Thanks!
Thank you for all of your replies and information! The pics that were provided to me look almost identical to what I see on mine. I haven't torn it apart to check condition of the gears yet but did clean it out pretty thoroughly. It seems to be working fine andaand problems are most likely operator error 😉 I did check out the site that has the manuals in german specifically for the 276. I am working on translation now and think it will provide me with ample information.
Thanks to everyone for helping me out!
Spauley