|
|
|||||||
intersting and unusual find this was planned to collect so many M 88 as possible because if we compare the mass of all this different rifle we will find the similaritys. till now we only see two names coming up again and again: V.C. Schilling and C.G.Haenel in Suhl I ask myself if they were the only firms making hunting rifles and if any other name is only a retailer. Schilling and Haenel had have the complete machinery and were making carbine's for the military till the Karabiner 98 was coming in place. I was a little bit surpriced Haenel make M 88 military carbines as late as 1907 here in 7x57 for mexico http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?243067-C-G-Haenel-1907-Kar-88-in-7mm possible that this firms have sold actions to other gunmakers in the Suhl/Zella Mehlis. only the name Waffen- und Munitionsfabrik Sömmerda on one of the sporters above is another story. I dont know if they also making carbines for the german militay before, possible it is. the former Dreyse factory was capable of doing anything in the gun business. |