Wilhelm Förester hung out his gunmaking shingle in 1861, the if typical @ an age of 24 years, he would have been born circa 1837. Paul Schmidt was @ the helm of the firm from say 1925 forward, so assuming Wilhelm Förester passed within a year or two prior, Wilhelm Förester would have lived to 86 - 87 years??

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