Oh, we fancy the antiquated Fratur, Waidmannssprachel, Old German for things Hunting and Calligraphy here. Actually I read 1800s Calligraphy almost daily where folk held to the European modell of value notation with a comma.

But the steel strength is the main reason for the Fluid for Scatterguns & Cast for Rifles. It must have been most difficult, or more difficult, to bore a larger scattergun diameter thru a rod of Cast Steel(Guß Stahl) after being converted from Bar Stock, where a pilot hole was drilled to form a rough, bored tube in Liège. Krupp, along with German Gunmakers, found trademark protection in Belgium and sourced the bulk of their rough bored tubes from the talented mechanics in Liège. So the Liège mechanics may have set the tone for which steel type married with which sporting platform.

One exception just may be Witten? But I know not where these were rolled before Mechanic Gottgetreu commenced his craft.

>>Diese Vervollkommnung der deutschen Flinten ist zum gro�en Teil der deutschen Stahlindustrie zu verdanken. W�hrend die deutschen Gewehrfabriken fr�her ganz auf die ausl�ndischen Damastl�ufe angewiesen waren verarbeiten sie heute ausschlie�lich die un�bertrefflichen, silberleinen, deutschen Stahll�ufe. Die besten L�ufe liefern die Kruppschen Werke unter dem Namen "Spezialgewehrlauf Stahl von Friedrich Krupp Essen" und die Stahlwerke in Witten unter der Marke "Excelsior Witten". An diese deutschen Edelstahl Sorten reicht kein ausl�ndisches Erzeugnis heran. Jedoch ist der weiche z�he Gewehrlaufstahl lediglich f�r Flintenl�ufe verwendbar w�hrend f�r B�chsl�ufe ein festerer h�rterer Stahl von Krupp Essen verarbeitet wird.
Kosmos 1906<<

I'll work on the missing characters that were not allowed on a previous platform here.

>>A most interesting tid-bit/golden nugget of info by Axel E. on the GGCA site centred around Witten tubes regarding mechanic Joh(?) Werner Gottgetreu of Suhl. Axel E. attributes the G encircled W surmounted by a cross as possibly that of Joh. Werner Gottgetreu & I believe him to be correct. Joh. Werner Gottgetreu obtained his master's sheepskin by 1845 & it would appear he attained that rank by 1840/1841. He departed this life in 1919. I'm sure the possibility exists there were 2 generations of Werner Gottgetreu as being active 80 years is a lengthy span. Anyway, more diggin' there and this may bring more questions than answers. But I'm curious if there are any Witten Excelsior tubesets pre-1919 that do not wear the G encircled W surmounted by a Cross and at what state he sourced the tubes? I had always associated the mark w/ the Witten steel mark, situated between HAL control mark & the steel type stamp, so it passed by without suspicion. <<

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