One problem is that too many German guns are not "name" guns but guild guns or retailer names few here know. All the name first buyers are hard pressed to come up with more than two or three German makers.
A noteworthy portion of the higher Original Quality grade guns were made by the "local village gunmaker." The Germans seem to have been somewhat more loyal to the local guy than were the Brits. Germans have historically identified with their state first and country second. In all fairness, though, the Manchester area textile czars would rather have had a poke in the eye with a sharp stick than patronized a London gun shop. So, everyone in the village knew perfectly well who made the guns. Therefore, the gunmaker's name on the gun would have been superfluous and was rarely done. The result is a German masterpiece will value at about 1/4 to 1/8 of a Brit gun of the same Original Quality grade and Current Condition level.
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