Impossible to answer without a detailed description of all markings, condition, features
Herbert Schmidt died in 2002.
Herbert Schmidt.
Herbert B. Schmidt was born in 1931.
Herbert B. Schmidt has written: 'Die Fallmethode ='
Herbert Schmidt - Fallschirmjäger - was born on 1912-10-03.
Herbert Schmidt - Fallschirmjäger - died on 1944-06-16.
35
Inexpensive firearms made by Herbert Schmidt, of what was then West Germany.
In the 60's
Herbert-Ernst Vahl was born on 1896-10-09.
50 or so
The Herbert Schmidt company was in Ostheim, West Germany. No dates of manufacture were listed.