Both Kornbrath and Fugger were each established engravers when they came to the US.
Kornbrath came here before WW1,,Fugger in the mid 20's IIRC.
Fugger worked with Kornbrath when he first came here and I seem to recall reading somewhere that Kornbrath was the one who sponsored (correct term?) his coming to the US.
Fuggers work w/Kornbrath for the first few years in the US was probably to learn more of the trade. Fuggers style shows the influence certainly.
I think there was some friction between the two, artists temperment aside even. But that's just a guess.
MP..If you like that squirrel that Greibel engraved on the Ballard,,Kornbrath did the exact same squirrel on a butt plate pictured in Gun Engraving Review.
Same pose, same tree branch,,his has a couple of extra branches in the background though.
The butt plate (trap door style) is part of an engraved set including the bottom metal for a bolt rifle ('03? maybe an M22)
Engravers have been copying others work since forever, especially favorite game scenes.
I wonder who went first?
