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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
Wagner notes further that these numbers often appear with the famed 'running wolf' marking, which would seem to emphasize my personal belief in that particular marking being talismanic in nature. The use of other numbers, not as commonly seen is noted by Wagner as associated with particular German makers; Johannes Wundes -1479, Johannes Keuller-1495, Meves Berns-1506, Johnann Hartkop-1506, Mathias Wundes-1515 and Peter Munich 1436.
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This almost makes it sound like the numbers (in these cases) would be a form of makers mark. The wolf for Passau, and then the number to identify the specific maker in question.