Work orders reveal that August Bräutigam was sourced by Merkel as either a frame filer or action maker. I guess August Bräutigam to be a decendent of Franz Bräutigam, royal weapons inspector???, from the mid 1800s, and possibly the son of Franz. Any of you pre-WWII Merkel owners have a "A.B." set of initials on the frame? I don't think August Bräutigam worked at Bernhard Merkel, Gebrüder Merkel or Oskar Merkel but was an independent contractor. New info could prove otherwise.

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