Several sources give Robert Schlegelmilch(pre-WWI) as being from Meiningen(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiningen ), which was a mining town and from memory I believe Agricola referred to it as Romhildus, and my first guess is that he was also a retailer? Suhl date marks began circa September 1923 and I'd guess this one to fall between 1912 and pre-WWI. The "Crown" beside the "Crown" over "N" is missing the "G" due to wear. Also beside the barrel lug the "Crown" beside the "Crown" over "N" above the "7,7mm" is missing a letter, possibly a "R", "B"(probaby not but isn't "Crown" over "B" found on some Mausers?) or a "G". I've seen/read/heard that the sylized "K" in a jagged circle is the the mark for Krupp steel and I've seen it many times and am just parroting the relationship. Also there was a Reinhard Schlegelmilch, but I believe he was only a stocker just prior to WWII. Let me ponder on the puzzle.
The "waffenfabrik" is for weapons factory and here's a site with a little info that show just how interconnected, Funk & all prior to WWI, the Suhl makers/retailers were:
http://www.bryndumlund.dk/index.php?id=3 .
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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