A forgotten hunter 2

In Angola Schomburgk met the then famous Danish elephant hunter Carl Larsen (one of the three .600 NE users mentioned by Truesdell). They became friends and Larsen taught him how to hunt the mighty elephant. In September 1906 Schomburg traded his .450-500 Westley Richards ss “and some cash” for Larsen’s .600 NE Jeffery.
A bit later photo of Schomburgk and .600 NE in central Africa when he had all his trousers destroyed by thorns:

Some game he shot with his .600 on his 1906 - 1909 way through Africa:

That was close!

He travelled through Africa, mostly on foot, constantly hunting for food, specimens and ivory. His trophies on the way to then German East Africa:

On his way, he got a .450 NE by i.Meffert, Suhl too. He also mentions a 9mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer. Finally he acquired an 8x57 Mauser, firing the then standard load of a 227 gr jacketed bullet at 2040 fps. From then on he shot all game, including buffalo, with the 8mm Mauser and used his .600 for elephant and rhino only. A map of Africa with Schomburg’s travels 1898 to 1909:

Two tusks at 180 pounds each:

In EastAfrica he caught several younf elephants and other animals for the Hagenbeck zoo, Hamburg.
In 1910 he returned to Germany for the first time and published his first book “Wild und Wilde = Game and Savages”
(To be continued)