Once again I would like to offer my thanks to Dave for hosting this forum for the continued learning of just how prolific the sourcing lines were in the hey days of German gun making, and Raimey for his continued and exhaustive effort in research & data storage for compiling pieces of the puzzle when it come to sorting out the different tasks by different master craftsman to create these wonderful guns. With Raimey's help I feel confident in the theory we have established in knowing that Heinrich Scherping sourced others such as Sauer & Merkel & others in these masterpieces he sold with his name & title atop them. Through finding & studying the marks on quite an array of guns that bear Heinrich Scherpings name, it helps open the blinds on the history of the many craftsmans workshops that worked together before a time of mass production and helping to re-establish the history of these men & their business practices & roles in making these guns & bringing them to market. I continue to be open minded to theory & fact by all in the quest to the truth on this history of which most has been lost or destroyed through the many years. Kudo's to all who join in with pieces of the puzzle!
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