Two contributions:
1.- I had a 201E of late 1970's vintage. It was a two barrel set, 12 gauge, coin finished,
with engravings of a fox and pheasants on the left side and ducks on the right. Really
miss it.
2.- During that same period (1978-1980) I worked for the local importer of Omega and
Tissot watches. In order to be able to export to the communist countries, the Swiss had
to generate hard currencies, i.e. dollars to be paid with, so they "peddled" merchandise
from behind the Curtain. I was offered Sellier&Bellot shotshells at the time, as I was
interested in importing them in. They surely did this with all sorts of communist products
including shotguns. JMTC.
JC
P.S.: Agree totally that in spite of their lack of means, the German craftsmen of the
communist era were first and foremost "German craftsmen", so the guns they made are, in my
humble opinion extremely well made considering... jc
