A Little more info:

>>As far as I know, there were three types of "Suhl Best" guns made around 1945-1951
- Parts of general order for making sporting guns, as part of 'reparation of war damages'. The Suhl gunmaking guilt was basically told to go and make as many guns as they could - the demand was insatiable and hunting was an important part of the economy. Mostly they were plane Jane guns, but some higher grades were produced too.

- "Special order" placed by the USSR military commandment of the occupational zone, as gifts for high-ranking officers. This order went through Otto Reif initially.

- "bread guns", ordered privately by individual Soviet officers for personal use; these orders were often paid in military rations, thus the name.<<

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