For the moment, this is the only thread I could think of to attach the following images of Mike Ford's Emil Kerner combo with "Original Kerner" stamped on the tube. It is made on the Ernst Kerner-Anson action and looks to have been made by Wilhelm Kelber for the most part as his monogram is stamped near the forend hanger as well as on the standing breech, unless it is some type of Kerner monogram. I spent yesterday morning with Mike Ford in Lafeyete, Alabama, where he is ahead of the game on Riverview time(Eastern), sifting thru his collection. Now I for one will freely admit that my photography skills with a cell phone are lacking so here are the images:
"WK" monogram near the forend hanger & near the initials "W.K." I think this same image to be found after the bullet on the Krupp tube steel type stamp.
"WK" monogram on standing breech
Also note the proof date of December 1923 as well as a ledger number. So it appears that Suhl began with a ledger number stamp but abandoned it at some point early on. Here's a thread with Vol423's 16 bore with a similar ledger number:
http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=233252#Post233252
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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