Yeah, but you would still need a set of Suhler claw mount rings and they are a bit labour intensive.
I forgot to mention that the reason ole Carl Stiegele could secure lucrative contracts is that he was near the facet of money, which was the case of many firearms merchants. A craftsman could not be the best of the best and be a firearms merchant also. The natural progression of things would be to know/recognize what the end product should resemble, which was a result of being an apprentice and then a journeyman. The firearms merhant would then contract with a master craftsman to perform the work. Suhl & Zella-Mehlis were just teeming with craftsmen like Liege, Weipert and other gunmaking centers.
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Raimey
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