Well, of course I was incorrect on "Biff" from "The Death of a Salesman" being the first name of Timpe but his initials were J.F. and he was the owner of Leue & Timpe. Also in his own right he was a supplier to a royal court, which court I can't say. Examples exist from the 1880s with J.F. Timpe HofBuchsenmacher atop the top rib, some of which I think to be sourced from Sauer. I have posed the question to myself if a gunmaker could be a supplier to a royal court and not be a master gunsmith, or is master gunsmith implied in HofBuchsenmacher?
Kind Regards,
Raimey
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