I have been trying to get this posted for some time. It is that of a custodian in Russian.

Upon 1st glance, I would think(assume - Assumption is the Antithesis of Exactitude) it was Italian made of German Components, or @ least adorned by an Italian Artisan, who just substituted Achilles for the Sauer Wildmann and pressed on?????

Firma Suhler Waffen Export Haus
Fabbr Spec Di Armi Suhl Germania

Apparently all wrong, wrong, wrong.....


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They ponied up for the Nitro Test so it dates between 1912 - 1923. With the stamp being high on the tubes, it dates closer to WWI than after WWI.

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Sauer Tubeset

Master Adorner was Gottlieb Ortlepp.

Hochachtungsvoll,

Raimey
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