I guess it is the quality of the pics, but the condition and effort applied to this example is just top shelf. I know that it is a task, but could you post a pic of the underside of the tubes ahead of the lockup? I'd guess it is a Berger design based on Dreyse and built by Teschner-Collath passing thru the Frankfurt an der Oder proofhouse or sourced by Teschner-Collath from the Suhl or Zella-Mehlis area. Lovely, just lovely. I'd have to agree with you that in having this example during the period, I wouldn't have left the Continent in search of something superior.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
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