The vintage photo thread: “what’s the gun?”, oddities and nice hunting scenes

[sauerfan]

Gentlemen,

hopefully, there’s an interest in vintage (period original) photos showing (German) hunters equipped with interesting, odd or unknown guns - or simply nice scenes of hunting groups. Well, beside guns made by J. P. Sauer & Sohn, Suhl I’m also collecting photos taken before WWII. Some are just showing nice scenes – others are showing guns being unknown to me. I just like to start a thread showing such photos in hope of seing photos of other members – and I’m starting with a real brain teaser:

what the heck is the gun in the photo? I haven’t seen something like this before. It's a drilling - but that's all what's clear to me.

Best regards

Martin

[sharps4590]

This should be a very interesting thread. As I've accumulated the years I have gained an appreciation for old photos. I don't have any and I really look forward to seeing what "pops up"!! That's a neat picture of the hunter, his drilling, dog and bino's.

Other than the drilling having what appears to be a Jones underlever and three triggers I don't have a clue.

[mike ford]

Sauerfan,
From time to time, Axel has shared old family photos with us, to illustrate a point he was making. Maybe you can go over old threads and pick some photos out and move them. Maybe you should ask him first.
Mike

[MARAT]

Very interesting topic !
Thank you!

[chapmen]

Thats an nice thread.........i think we are collecting the same things Mr. Krause....vintage pics and vintage "Waffenscheine".....

[sharps4590]

chapmen, those are nice!!! Thanks!

[sauerfan]

Hi Michael,

Thats an nice thread.........i think we are collecting the same things Mr. Krause....vintage pics and vintage "Waffenscheine".....

Yep! And don’t forget the “Jagdscheine”…. ;-)

Anyway: isn’t there anybody who could bring light to the odd drilling in my photo? I’m really lost with that design.

Here’s another photo from my collection I presented already on another forum. Axel helped in determining what the gun is: it’s an Immanuel Meffert, Suhl "Hubertus" safety gun, a later type with toplever opening.

An odd detail of the photo: the large name “K. KERTSCHER” (or K. KERISCHER”) carved in the stock – the nightmare of any collector. Obviously, the owner of the gun wasn’t an abassodor of understatement….

Best regards

Martin

[mike ford]

Martin,
I guess I don't understand the question, both photos are of the same gun and you said Axel identified it.
Mike

[sauerfan]

Mike,

I mean the gun in the first photo (first post). That still is unidentified, contrary to the gun of post #7.

Regards

Martin

[mike ford]

Martin,
I understand now. If Axel doesn't know, maybe John Laborde will.
Mike

[Axel E]

Seen such a thing before, but where and when??? Maybe Flintenkalle knows? Will meet him, Peo, Peter R.L., BerndK. tomorrow to sunday at the "Waffenbörse" gunshow in Kassel, maybe other members too.

[Axel E]

Found it! In "Der Waffenschmied" #40, summer 2009, page 17, Dietrich published photos of such a Drilling, allegedly made by Dreyse, but set up as a shotgun Drilling, 3 shot barrels.

[sauerfan]

Hi Axel,

many thanks! Received also the scan of the relating page of "Der Waffenschmied" you sent me.

Regards

Martin