Mr. Mann:
I too concur with what you state and by no means detract from the genius of the Lindner gunmaking folk. For easier math say he produced 4500 longarms and worked from 1885 to 1915, 30 years. So on the average that's 3 per week. I don't see how he could do it with a small workshop say with 5 men or so. He just about had to source components in the white from the craftsmen of Suhl and surrounding areas. Lindner, with his brilliant mind and every peering eyes, set the bar high and the craftsmen of Suhl rose to the occasion. If the stamped initials were the same on most examples, I would say he had assembled a team of sorts. But there are several sets initials; therefore, he sourced possibly the whole of Suhl. It is these unsung craftsmen that also deserve at least some acknowledgment.
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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Last edited by ellenbr; 05/22/09 10:36 PM.
