Jani, I still am leaning to the fact that it was finished in either Prague or Weipert and one reason is that it doesn't have the Ferlach Nitro proof, NP sub f. Also if it bears true, the double-tailed Bohemian Lion between the 8690 & 25, represents a new mark for the 3rd proof effort and will have either a 1, for Prague, or 2, for Weipert, on his breastplate and it would have been among the earliest being from 1925. That's why I think it was finished by the craftsmen in either Prague or Weipert. Then in 1956/1958 the stylized little demon of a Bohemian Lion represent the black powder proof of the tubeset while the N in a shield notes the 4th proof of semi-smokeless for scatterguns. Unless Simson, which was just a figure-head by the 1950s, had a client in Bohemia, I'm still a bit perplexed for a time.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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