Originally Posted By: Der Ami
The so called guild guns are usually not "guild guns", but guns made for "the trade". In other words they were usually made by a "name" maker for sale to a retailer, who would have his name placed on it. Often they didn't bother with the name. Some makers placed a logo inside. There are a few records of serial numbers tied to a particular maker, but in most cases they can't be used to date a gun, much less ID the maker.
Mike


Agree with this.

That said, if the records did exist, there was a very good chance MP would have them or a copy of them.

My 'Heym' BLE. It is not as 'Germanic' as most.
When I had it renovated, I thought about removing the sling swivels and cheekpiece, but have come to like it the way it is.






Mike