The history of the family is thus a way of perceiving. Sauer, mauser, greifelt, mannlicherschoenauer and, most successfully, boxlock shotguns. The history behind this gun is that it was special ordered by col. One of approximately 20 troop trials prototype guns used by the german air service for tests in 19 as defined by g rtzsturgess in the 2010 publication pistole parabellum. Smith, fox, ithaca, remington, iver johnson, winchester to foreign high grade guns like francotte, sauer, w. Founded in 1923 by seymour griffin, a new york city cabinetmaker, and james v. If i were a more suspicious person, however, id think that someone was trying to boost this pistol, making it far more valuable than it really was. He then entered politics, serving on the boston city. Howe, foreman of the machine shop at the frankford arsenal in pennsylvania. Stumbling upon history in the records office june 24, 2016 by rebecca hoback one of the exciting things about working with factory records is what you come across. New reprint restored and digitally enhanced from a nice original.
Noted thompson nos, are all well documented in gordons most recent book. Emigration to the hanseatic cities, denmark, sweden, norway, austria and the usa. Book 4 is a stock list of for 191914 and includes many nongun items. All about collecting william scagel knives blade magazine. Christian dietrich grabbe 1806 detmold deutscher dichter, dramatiker des vormarz by christian dietrich grabbe 1806 detmold deutscher dichter, dramatiker des vormarz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pictured above is a very rare 191219 preproduction prototype artillery luger, serial number 11. An interesting account of how they are all connected. Rubenstein rare book and manuscript library, duke university. Francotte was a well respected maker, which i believe is still in business. Justus vonlengerke 1895 justus vonlengerke in ellis island and other new york passenger lists, 18201957 justus vonlengerke was born circa 1895, at.
The underside of the barrels have various markings e over lg over a star enclosed by and oval with a crown on top. Emigration to the hanseatic cities, denmark, sweden, norway, austria and. It was the capital of the small principality of lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the free state of lippe until 1947. They were the premiere sporting goods store of their time, selling guns, ammunitions, gun holsters and belts, and more. Historical, imposing, one of a kind, priceless and never to be made again. These were all among the finest dealers in sporting goods at the time.
We are not affiliated with any arms or gun manufacturer. An 8 12 x 11 digital photograph of the page from the record book on. The records exist in over sixty very large ledger books recording sales and inventory between 1900 and 1977. Jon branch is the founder and senior editor of revivaler and has written a significant number of articles for various publications including official buying guides for ebay, classic car articles for hagerty, magazine articles for both the australian shooters journal and the australian shooter, and hes a long time contributor to silodrome. You can find a brief history and a list of the models available through the years on my post in the. After reading roosevelts book, seymour griffin dismantled his springfield rifle and began looking for a wellfigured piece of french walnut so he could try his hand at custom stocking. The firearms in book 3 list all of the above plus the price at which the gun was sold, in code. The interesting history behind these oc readers vintage guns. The records exist in over sixty very large ledger books recording sales and inventory between 1901 and 1976. Following his father into business, he became a director and major stockholder of several banks, railroads, insurance companies, and manufacturing concerns while still in his twenties. I believe you should have the gun repaired, to replace the missing pins,including the hingepin, which should be carefully fitted.
Example ledger, which one can order and pay for a copy of. Also, you may search the text of all our listings by entering a words in search store above. Please see thousands of firearms and sporting goods books. Julius was born on january 6 1826, in marburg, giessen, hesse, germany.
It concentrates in particular on the history of fishing and fishing tackle, and seeks to provide interesting, informative, and important materials for anyone who wants to help preserve our nations and the worlds fishing. In the old germanic period there were only single names. They were the authorized importers into the us for mauser pistols in from 1898 until 1905. Multiple makers stamps to underside of barrel as seen on photographs also has the serial number 85765 to underside of barrel, breech, forend and trigger guard. It is one of four samples brought by hans tauscher to the united states for commercial exposure. One of several in my collection that needs a new home. The companys filing status is listed as inactive dissolution by proclamation annulmen and its file number is 116885. Located in chicago, it has a colorful history that includes al capone, but it was. Bob christensen wrote a very thorough article for hunting and fishing collectibles magazine articles in vol 4, no. Broomhandle questions the firearms forum the buying. He was a recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross. Lengerke was killed 26 august 1942 during the battle of stalingrad. The guns in book 4 show only make, model and serial number.
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