Michael:
Do have the birth/death dates for Johann M. Nowotny who was from Leitmeritz(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litom%C4%9B%C5%99ice ) near Prague? I've read that he began circa 1840 with Klawitter of Herzberg am Harz(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzberg_am_Harz ) on the crank operated Gallery Gun(1840-1870) and the Drilling pic from Halloween & Co on littlegun's site shows tubes that were proofed/proved in Germany and then again in Prague in 1907. I've also read that he was active in Suhl. So did he have a shop in Suhl and one in Bohemia? Or were there a couple generations of Nowotnys or was he just a firearms merchant near the end?
Kutter: are any proofmarks or the like on the underside of barrels?
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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