Mehul,

Thank you for sharing the Jagd & Freizeit listing with me. The Brenneke featured in the listing is an interesting combination of two Brenneke breech designs that I haven't seen before. I've attached a picture of another drilling that a fellow GGCA member sent me some time ago showing the same barrel/breech interface as the gun pictured in the listing but with pretty much a standard “blitz” action. The gun in the listing has the more complicated action with multiple safety features closer to mine, to include the low profile hammer like cocking levers/cocking indicators but it's not a "clamshell". Brenneke called the reinforced barrel/breech interface of the two non-clamshell designs the Brenneke "Verschluss" and the clamshells were called the Brenneke "Ideal Verschluss". He offered the "Ideal Verschluss" configured with a standard "blitz" action or the more complicated "Sicherheits" (safety) models. I knew Brenneke had offered the “Verschluss” breech design with either a “box-lock” or “blitz” action but until now I had not seen a third choice. It's neat for me to see this so I thank you again.

Marcus

PS – All of the Brenneke break-open receiver configurations that I knew of were available for drillings, double rifles, and shotguns. It looks like the action shown in the Jagd & Freizeit listing leads to the possibility of a few more variations.

I almost forgot to mention that Brenneke “Sicherheits” actions are also seen trailing behind the more conventional barrel/breech interfaces that we are more used to seeing (pictured above). The rather ornate piece is a double rifle and the “Plain Jane” is a drilling.