Ah, they are haphazardly stamped, unlike the British Contingent, & I have seen similar. If the marks were British, it would not have been just the Crown over V, but the full regiment of marks. The only time I have seen only one British Proofmark was just the Rampant Lion on barrels on Bohemian Wares. This example dates to a very specific period of January 1893 - April 1893 and was just hangin' around the shop @ Imann. Meffert, where Post WWII Brno was the one that was beaten by the Russians with a Rubber Hose in a cellar till he tired of it. He & his wife gave a few fotos away, locked the door the disappeared into the night.
The original marks have been destroyed leaving only speculation.
The longarm has the Lindner safety; >>Triebel Bump<< on the forend iron and a lengthy frame along with Beltls & Braces on the A&D Body Action.
EVERY mechanic in Suhl & Zella-Mehlis, less Lindner in Suhl & Oskar Will in Zella - Mehlis, was too cheap to pay for the APUN; therefore, there were stabs @ alternate platforms until the Patent Protection Period expired. Sauer could have handled the deal on the actions w/ the APUN from A. Francotte, but the Daly-Schoverling-Lindner seems to be the connection as I have not seen a Sauer with the APUN? Lindner either sourced the actions from Francotte or had them machined @ Sauer and the APUN applied @ a Satellite Stamping Station where the APUN was paid. Unequivocally, Meffert was not involved in sourcing....
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