Franz Neuber, O/U
Johann Fükert Weipert
Carl Gründig DR
I bet ya'll had thought I had forgotten about this one and was going to let a sleeping dog lie. But alas I have found the pics I was looking for to post and am about to call "calf rope" being all in on Jani's example being assembled in Austria during a period when the proofhouse was inactive(WWII??), with an Austrian frame and other components sourced from Suhl. The Johann Fükert is one such example that was "on hand" in early 1893 in Germany, but by all accounts should have been assembled/made in Weipert. Some of the Gustav Fükert examples I've viewed had the German "Eagle" "Crown" over "S" stamp as well as a Kelber forge mark so the sourcing of Suhl had to be very strong. Also early on in the pin-fire examples, Schilling forged & filed some frames with arc attribute at the bottom on the frame. And the only way I could see the possibility of a re-barrel would also being during an inactive time for the proofhouse. Quite the puzzle.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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