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Vlim · 02-06-2013, 08:29 PM

Sieger:

Well documented, even. Sir Joseph Jonas, the chairman of the Sheffield Steel Company, was even convicted during WW1 on charges of espionage for Germany. He was accused of leaking information about certain British arms firms to a friend in Germany, who happened to be DWM's manager, Paul von Gontard.

Paul Mauser also preferred Sheffield steel above German steel, as the quality was just better. He also had a good, longstanding and friendly relationship with Jonas, who was a German jew by origin, but moved to England in the 1890s where he set up his steel business.

Jonas was stripped of his orders and titles as a result of the 1914 scandal, which was basically just a ploy to get him out of the way. He was accused of giving information about Vickers, but when you consider that members of the board of Vickers were also members of the boards of DWM and Loewe, it was normal for these guys to share information about their cooperation.

Another interesting fact is that DWM, for a long time, ordered their barrels from Böhler, who were an Austrian company.

02-06-2013, 08:29 PM	#11
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,049 Thanks: 1,034 Thanked 3,954 Times in 1,200 Posts	Sieger: Well documented, even. Sir Joseph Jonas, the chairman of the Sheffield Steel Company, was even convicted during WW1 on charges of espionage for Germany. He was accused of leaking information about certain British arms firms to a friend in Germany, who happened to be DWM's manager, Paul von Gontard. Paul Mauser also preferred Sheffield steel above German steel, as the quality was just better. He also had a good, longstanding and friendly relationship with Jonas, who was a German jew by origin, but moved to England in the 1890s where he set up his steel business. Jonas was stripped of his orders and titles as a result of the 1914 scandal, which was basically just a ploy to get him out of the way. He was accused of giving information about Vickers, but when you consider that members of the board of Vickers were also members of the boards of DWM and Loewe, it was normal for these guys to share information about their cooperation. Another interesting fact is that DWM, for a long time, ordered their barrels from Böhler, who were an Austrian company.