J035 - Journal #35, Winter 2007-2008

Journal #35, Winter 2007-2008

On The Cover: A Double Rifle Drilling by Schiwy of Berlin, owned by Donald Soter in Virginia, won the Franz Jaeger Award, pg. 18

Inside:

• From the Editor: Our Tenth Anniversary Celebration, pg. 2-4
• The History of one fine Merkel, and its happy ending. pg. 4-5
• An unusual Drilling with removable rifle barrel, by Adolf Frank of Berlin, pg. 6-7
• Adolf Frank's Patent No. 81389, pg. 8
• In Memory of Lud Olson, by Fred Reigle, pg. 9
• A Needle-fire bolt action sporting rifle, by Doersch of Suhl, pg. 10-11
• The photo gallery of fine German hunting guns- Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles- Centerspread of 1937 Catalog, pg. 12-13
• A Franz Steigleder Drilling, by Charlie Price, pg. 14-15
• Back to Suhl again!!, by Jim Cate, pg. 16-17
• What do three Drillings have in common?, Schiwy, Jaeger and Abesser, pg. 18-21
• New Anschutz Book and History, pg. 22-24