Dave:
Well it really does matter to me as the bulk of the tubes used in Suhl were rolled on the backs of the mechanics @ Liege(well figuratively and not literally; well maybe literally). We've run down the trademarks/protections filed by the Suhl compagnies in Belgium & we've seen the same tube touchmarks on Liege offerings as in Suhl; well the ones that weren't worked off the tubes. From circa 1900 till WWII the Germans pretty much had control of Liege, at least the larger concerns where they could source the raw components, which were cheaper in Liege. And it was all about the Benjamins of course. I can't call a German authority on pre-WWII sporting weapons that would say that Suhl blanks were rolled in Suhl.
Cheers,
Raimey
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