"So is Gebr�der Merkel sourcing components, labour, etc. from Paris & St.-Etienne or were those just satellite store fronts?"

The ad says "usine" (factory) and the description includes manufacturing the usual items gun makers in Saint Etienne made - bicycles, sewing machines, motorcycles, etc. Here's a post card showing the factory:

[Linked Image from s18.postimg.org]

Last edited by Argo44; 11/20/22 10:41 PM.

Baluch are not Brahui, Brahui are Baluch