Waffenstadt Suhl
The famous gunmaking center of Suhl, Germany
Suhl Website
Located in the beautiful green hills of Thüringia. Original home to many well-known gunmakers.
According to a local joke, "Suhl is so close to the edge of the world you can see Zella-Mehlis".
Suhl is famous for being the original home to many famous gunmakers, including:
Merkel GmbH, (still located in Suhl) 
Suhl Firearms Museum
Suhl Firearms Museum Website
Completely remodeled and re-opened in June, 2008.
Located in the old Malzhaus (Malthouse; built 1663),
it's one of the oldest and most attractive half-timbered buildings in town.
The original Simson Villa (famous for Simson Luger Pistols),
is located in the upper right of this picture.
Ziegenhahn, (Now Ziegenhahn & Son oHG located in Zella-Mehlis, Germany
J.P. Sauer & Sohn, (Now Sauer & Sohn, located in Eckernförde, Germany)
Heinrich Krieghoff, (Now located in Ulm, Germany)
Krieghoff International (USA),
H. Krieghoff GmbH (Ulm)
Heym,
Simson & Co.,
BSW,
Gustloff-Werke,
Simson (DDR),
Ernst Thälmann Werke (DDR),
Theodor Bergmann,
C. G. Haenel,
Gebhard Merkel,
Gebruder Merkel,
Franz. Jäger & Co.,
Nimrod,
Paul Meffert,
Schilling,
Greifelt & Schlegelmilch,
Fritz Kieß & Co.,
Gebruder Adamy,
H.D. Lindner,
Eduard Kettner,
August Menz,
Bernhard Merkel,
Oskar Merkel & Co.,
Emil Kerner,
August Schüler,
Walter Munk - Gunmakers (Formerly Franz Neumann),
Gebruder Walter Rempt,
Willi Barhold,
Alfred Funk,
A. W. Wolf,
Immanuel Meffert,
Thieme & Schlegelmilch,
Johann Wilhelm Spangenberg,
Wilhelm Gottlieb Spangenberg,
and many others.