Too, a source tells me that the Wilcke mechanics were of an old lineage from the Middle Ages(I bet they had a tonne of work for the Hobbits) where they were sword mechanics who preserved and put a fine a fine edge on edged weapons. Today such a person applies a bit of anti-corrosion salve & from components assembles edged weapons.
I do not see that a Gottlob Wilcke picked up the craft. Maybe there was one and he fell in fighting in one of the conflicts? Maybe George Braun was a son-in-law or grandson. He may have just bought into the family?
Cheers,
Raimey
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