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I looked at a really nice litte double this past weekend but the gun didn't have any names on it and I couldn't find any makers marks. It had some unique features that I'm hopeing will give someone a clue as to the maker. Below is what I can remember.
German 7 pin sidelock in 9.3x74r caliber with sideclips and cocking indicators,tang safety. A round cross bolt third fastener. The action is completely covered in fine scroll engraving, also the trigger guard and gripcap. Extended top tang, disk set strikers, and the watertable and breech face were colorcase hardened. extractors with the locking screw for the extractors between the under lugs. Fine checkering, teardrops, splinter forend with anson style release. Metal trigger guard and grip cap. Pancake cheekpiece with three carved lines, two lines next to the stock where one normaly is and a fine cut line just under the top edge of the cheekpiece. Brick colored recoil pad. On the flats it was dated 12/29 and proofed with an eagle,crown,N and U. Then stmg but I don't remember the what weight was. then 9.3mm and the 74. The only evidence of a serial number was a #1 on the forend iron and a #1 on the barrel just forward of the locking lugs. The bbls. had a solid rib with machine wave and no standing rear sight or scope bases. It had a single island with two seperate hinged foding sights and a catapilar type front sight. The hood appeared to snap down onto the front ramp instead of sliding on. It was a beautiful gun, flawless workmanship. Any ideas as to who made it?

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