Anyone confirm or deny that the "Crown" over inverted "Crossed Scepters" is the mark of the Austro-Hungarian BundesHeer proofhouse? I've seen several military arms with the "Eagle BH" mark that had a crossed scepters stamp but the image quality was poor.
Regarding the maker, as I posted before, I think he was somewhat of a firearms merchant more so than a gunsmith. Many gunsmiths as the progressed in age made the transition from gunsmith to firearms merchant. He could have sourced much of the work out or received the longarm "in the white" and finished it or sourced the longarm with his name roll stamped on the rib. Rare? I don't know if I would state that and he may have only made, or had made, 320 longarms for instance. I think uncommon would be more in line.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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