John O-O,

I think it was quite usual for the descendants of Louis Delp using the impressive title of "Hofbchsenmacher" as a marketing tool! It was their Brand. By the way it wasn't the court of the german emperor but of course that of the princedom, later dukedom of Hessen-Darmstadt!

I find this which shows that they use of course many sources for their guns:

Sauer&Sohn/Louis Delp

Very interesting history in each case!

Best Regards,
Gunwolf

Last edited by Gunwolf; 10/30/13 01:38 PM.