E(Erdmann) S(chmidt) & HA(bermann), Suhl. The firm was founded in 1886 and I think both fellas were up in years very similar to Moncrieff & Gye. E. Schmidt I think to be a businessman and possibly a Senator at some point. As usual with a business name, the money man was 1st and the workhorse/craftsman was 2nd. By the time this example was made Richard, Franz & Paul Stadelmann were the owners and possibly by 1927 Richard was out of the picture. What relationship they had to Schmidt or Habermann, I can't say. ESHA seems to have been a large source for the trade, especially in big bore Mauser bolt guns. I'm really not sure how they fit in the Mauser-Krieghoff-Schüler-Sauer versions. If you could post pics I might be able to tell what model it is. A pic of the flats and area ahead of the flats to the forend lug more than likely will name the maker. I may have more info somewhere.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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