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.
Wishing MP could join this discussion.
I once posted pictures of my German BLE and he posted something like "The serial number is between 6100 & 6300." A short discussion ensued where he questioned the German 'guild system' and thought that the bigger makers were willing to put a name on a gun if you purchased a large enough quantity.
In this case the s/n on my BLE is 6116 and MP said that it was made by Heym.
