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Yes, earlier than 1874. There may have been 3 serial number sequences. 1 for Georg as a subcontractor to S,D&G. 1 for H.A. Lindner pre-1891(or when he was forced to replace his >>Crown<< stamp w/ his >>HAL<< stamp and 1 for post >>Crown over Crossed Sidearms<<.
I do not think we are sure that H.A. continued Georg's serial numbers or not?
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So since it is not made from a W&C Scott parts kit & it doesn't wear the Quality Control Stamp(QCS) of H.A. Lindner, then it falls in between. I would say for sure pre-1874.
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Can you view the initials with a magnifying glass and see if they are >>E.R.<<, >>E.B.<< or >>E.E.<<, which if true would put it in 1876 as that is when Emil Eckoldt hung out his gunmaking shingle.
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Can you view the initials with a magnifying glass and see if they are >>E.R.<<, >>E.B.<< or >>E.E.<<, which if true would put it in 1876 as that is when Emil Eckoldt hung out his gunmaking shingle.
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Raimey rse I zoomed in on my pictures...
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Good eye on the >>FB<< on the lug. But I was referring to the initials across from the >>65<< just forward of the flats. Cheers, Raimey rse
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Im not at home. Ill look tomorrow and post a pic. Thanks for all the help! I noticed those initials in the photos I posted and never noticed it looking at it prior. Its going to eat at me till I get at home to see what it is.lol I zoomed up on the same photo and it looks like E R...
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Its definitely stamped E R. I also took a complete photos of the wood forearm. Does E R tell what year it is? I took it out today to try and call in a winter turkey. All I saw were deer and squirrels. Maybe tomorrow Ill harvest something with it.
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The Suhl mechanic's initials >>E.R.<< just adds another layer of complexity as right off, I know not who that might have been bu I will look. More than likely >>E.R.<< hung out his gunmaking shingle close to the time of Georg Lindner?
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Raimey rse
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Some possibilities are(if any were active):
Emil Recknagel
Emil or Ernst Reinhardt
Ernst Russ of Zella - Mehlis
Ernst Ruck(if he was actually active)
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I looked for contemporaries for Georg Lindner & found the following in a 1846 Suhl listing, but no >>ER<< mechanics were listed:
Andreas Reinhardt
Nicolaus Rei
Johann Heinrich Rittelbach
Georg Christ. Rll
Stephan Gabriel Rosch
Christian Rosenthal
Gottlieb Hermann Rud(?)
As a sidenote, there was an August Rempt, listed as a Klempnermeister but I am not sure if he made tubes are not?
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Raimey rse
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