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Do you have any insight into the steel hardness of the actual claws and locking surfaces? Were these relatively soft to limit battering or hardened to preserve geometry?
As I am no professionally trained gunsmith, I don’t know. That’s part of the gunsmithing art, but not always done “just right” even by professionals. I have seen errors and mistakes in both directions: Too soft leads to deformations and the mount will not hold zero. Too hard may lead to chipping and breaking under recoil or even on attaching the scope. Obviously it needs knowledge of the steel used and lots of experience.
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Re: Pre WW1 German double rifle retailed by Weisgerber