Don't know who ole JohnAden might be and he may be a China-man passing secrets thru the DGS BBS port. Anyway, nice bit of bird-doggin' Axel in gleaning the info on the Frohn action. I'd like to see the marks to see if indeed it was actually made in Suhl. Also I'd like to know more about the Helmuthauser family of craftsmen.
Martin:
Considering that firearms merchant Loesche & Scherping had similar motifs on sporting weapons and as you note were in business in the same location. And that Scherping was the concern that peddled the specialty model Waidblatt designed by artist and hunter Friedrich Karl Lippert under Patent #1393684 registered 3/12/1936, which seems to be after the death of both Eckenbrecht boys. They seem to have similar business models and I wouldn't think that Friedrich Karl Lippert would just sidle in the shop of the heirs Scherping & Eckenbrecht and convince them to peddle his very expensive Waidblatt without some basis for the venture. Considering that Loesche had success in peddling fixed blade weapons, I would think that the Scherping shop consulted with other retailers before agreeing to the deal, which netted a very, very low number of examples. I don't know if 1 or 2 were made at first then the rest were ordered as need be or what. M-4 is an authority on this and more than likely has some insight.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Kind Regards,
Raimey
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