Hello, my name is Erick Schaefer and i am new to this forum. I have inherited two german shotguns from my dad and am looking for some help with any history and value of the two guns.
Gun # 1 1. 28.5" barrels that have been re-choked to modified and improved cylinder, Markings on barrel say Rheinmetall and Ehrhard Lauf is on each barrel in a circular pattern. The gun has a nice walnut stock with swivels and some scroll type engraving on the reciever. Action locks up tight and gun functions very well and has killed a lot of grouse and woodcock for me. Bluing is gone from barrels and stock has some damage to the wrist area and a small chip on edge of forearm. The proof mark is a square inside a circle. I was told the following in another forum,"#1 is from Rheinmetall (Rheinische Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft) a company founded in 1889 by Heinrich Ehrhardt and has a long history in german gunmaking."
This is what I know about gun #2 2. gun #2 has 28" barrels not sure of chocke but belive it is improved and modified. Writing on barrels says Fluss-Stahl Krupp-Essen serial # 51468 on both barrels and reciever. Barrel also has Gustloff Werke Waffenwerk SUHL written on it. There is a rib with two beads. Action locks up tight and gun functions perfectly, stock is walnut and in good shape, barrels have good bluing some scroll engraving on reciever. On each barrel is a 16 in a circle and then 70mm underneath that and then a capital N and on one barrel under the N is somesort of sheild and then the number 942. In another forum I was told that this gun #2 is from Gustloff Werke Waffenwerk, formerly Simson & Co. a very good gunmaker owned by the Jewish. In 1936, under the nazi regime they had to leave the company wich was renamed BSW (Berlin Suhler Waffenwerk), later, in 1939 it was changed to Gustloff.
Can anyone shed any more history and give a value on these two guns?
Gun # 1 1. 28.5" barrels that have been re-choked to modified and improved cylinder, Markings on barrel say Rheinmetall and Ehrhard Lauf is on each barrel in a circular pattern. The gun has a nice walnut stock with swivels and some scroll type engraving on the reciever. Action locks up tight and gun functions very well and has killed a lot of grouse and woodcock for me. Bluing is gone from barrels and stock has some damage to the wrist area and a small chip on edge of forearm. The proof mark is a square inside a circle. I was told the following in another forum,"#1 is from Rheinmetall (Rheinische Metallwaren und Maschinenfabrik Aktiengesellschaft) a company founded in 1889 by Heinrich Ehrhardt and has a long history in german gunmaking."
This is what I know about gun #2 2. gun #2 has 28" barrels not sure of chocke but belive it is improved and modified. Writing on barrels says Fluss-Stahl Krupp-Essen serial # 51468 on both barrels and reciever. Barrel also has Gustloff Werke Waffenwerk SUHL written on it. There is a rib with two beads. Action locks up tight and gun functions perfectly, stock is walnut and in good shape, barrels have good bluing some scroll engraving on reciever. On each barrel is a 16 in a circle and then 70mm underneath that and then a capital N and on one barrel under the N is somesort of sheild and then the number 942. In another forum I was told that this gun #2 is from Gustloff Werke Waffenwerk, formerly Simson & Co. a very good gunmaker owned by the Jewish. In 1936, under the nazi regime they had to leave the company wich was renamed BSW (Berlin Suhler Waffenwerk), later, in 1939 it was changed to Gustloff.
Can anyone shed any more history and give a value on these two guns?
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