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Raimey,

Please PM me the engravers contact information. I would appreciate it a great deal. I'm also very interested in the work you are doing to compile the information on the Austrian/Bohemian/German makers. I'll certainly want to see it when you feel it can be released.

With regard to my Christoph Funk Jaeger rifle, it has been a while since I had the barrel out but I don't recall seeing a date on the underside. I'll have to remember to check it out sometime. "CHRISTOPH FUNK IN SUHL" is in silver inlay on the top along with silver inlay scroll on the adjacent flats.

On another note have you by chance seen the "German Clamshell in .280 Ross" post in the "Double Rifle Photos & Archive" section of the forum? That piece has bugged me for a while with regard to who may have manufactured it. I bought it in late September of last year and have spent quite a bit of time researching on the Internet and corresponding with others since and haven't made any real progress. I've read the theories on clamshells with regard to the limited number of makers that probably produced them and then another much later from a rather well know gentleman, who was responsible for one earlier theory, saying they were probably all made by the Merkels. In your research have you found anything ... conclusive on the subject? My next step is to contact the New York Historical Society and try to track down the importer Edurtreg Company, New York. "BEST GERMAN MAKE ESP. MANUFACTURED FOR EDURTREG COMPANY, NEW YORK" is inlayed on the top rib. The first letter in each word appears to be yellow gold and the rest appear to be platinum.

I know all of this is getting off the original topic of the Doppelbuchse Drilling so please PM me. Once I have a clue as to who may have made the aforementioned double rifle I would like to update the original post for the other members that were curious as well.

Regards,

Buchseman

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