Too, Heinrich Moritz of Z-M might be a culprit but I believe he was a peddler of wood and specialized in that & repairs along with some pistol paraphernalia. Stock mechanics is really one area we haven't mined much.

One interesting name associated with tube work is that of August Menz of Suhl, proprietor of Waffenfabrik Menz. One sees the initials AM from times to time on tubes.

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