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My name is Michael Crawford and I live in northeastern West Virginia. I have two German drillings.
Drilling A is an Emil Kerner built around 1915. The pictures describe it in more detail than I can. It was represented to me as being “possibly unfired”. After I received it and looked at the bores, I realized that might be the case. It has some minor handling marks, but overall it is a much better firearm than I anticipated. I have been advised that it would be wrong to shoot it.
Drilling B appears to be well used. The engraving is a few scrowls with a lot of squiggly lines. You have to manually raise the rifle sight. The forearm was split about a third of the way, and I have glued it back together since the picture was taken. The split is still easily visible. The action works fine and it locks up tightly. The bores are brown.
I like old firearms and enjoy shooting them. I don't like owning guns that are too collectable to shoot. I would like opinions on the value of the Kerner and whether it should be shot. If it is of no particular value then I will shoot it and enjoy it. If it is of such value that a collector would want it, then I would just sell it and shoot Drilling B.
Drilling B doesn't appear to have the gunmaker's name on it. I am very curious about it. The caliber appears to be 8x58.5. What can I shoot in it? Is it a Mauser cartridge?
I have made a chamber casting of Drilling A. I anticipate I would have to have brass and dies custom made.
Due to the limit of five photos, I am attaching some pictures of Drilling A. I will try another post for questions about the unknown Driiling B.
Drilling A is an Emil Kerner built around 1915. The pictures describe it in more detail than I can. It was represented to me as being “possibly unfired”. After I received it and looked at the bores, I realized that might be the case. It has some minor handling marks, but overall it is a much better firearm than I anticipated. I have been advised that it would be wrong to shoot it.
Drilling B appears to be well used. The engraving is a few scrowls with a lot of squiggly lines. You have to manually raise the rifle sight. The forearm was split about a third of the way, and I have glued it back together since the picture was taken. The split is still easily visible. The action works fine and it locks up tightly. The bores are brown.
I like old firearms and enjoy shooting them. I don't like owning guns that are too collectable to shoot. I would like opinions on the value of the Kerner and whether it should be shot. If it is of no particular value then I will shoot it and enjoy it. If it is of such value that a collector would want it, then I would just sell it and shoot Drilling B.
Drilling B doesn't appear to have the gunmaker's name on it. I am very curious about it. The caliber appears to be 8x58.5. What can I shoot in it? Is it a Mauser cartridge?
I have made a chamber casting of Drilling A. I anticipate I would have to have brass and dies custom made.
Due to the limit of five photos, I am attaching some pictures of Drilling A. I will try another post for questions about the unknown Driiling B.
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