Seeking help in identifying this 16ga double, which looks to be German. It seems to have a horn trigger guard, grip cap, and basket weave buttplate. The guard as chips in the left side, and the buttplate is cracked at the toe.

Thanks for your help.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=10_aU3nobA08JYE6HmGTxPgD7qvhi68Qh

Suhl A&D Body Action platform with lower scears only that wears tubes made by Kelber(or by Klett w/ the jagged encircled K). It passed thru the Suhl proof facility between 1912 & 1923 & I would hazard a guess during or just after WWI.


Cheers,

Raimey
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Thanks Raimey. What does "lower sears only" mean?

Does the rib text indicate the maker, seller, or a particular region?

The bores are pretty well pitted in some areas, but it wasn't much money, and will make a good school project.

indicate the maker, Richard Fischer

particular region? Gera R. (bis 1920),
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gera

Thank you. I looked up HOFBUCHSENMACHER and came up blank.

HOFBUCHSENMACHER : court gunsmith

Indeed, gunmaker to a court per a yearly fee, which court I'm not sure @ the moment. Just an advertising ploy. Richard Fischer of Zeppelinstrße 16, I believe was born in 1873 & expired in 1913 when Richard Fischer, Jr. took the reins that there may have been another changing of the guard in 1925? There were several Fischers in Zella - Mehlis and I wouldn't doubt they were all related.

This A&D Body Action platform only has the lower scears and not the belts and braces of a variant that includes the upper scears w/ lower intercepting.

Cheers,

Raimey
rse