About that Hahn Ischler Kipplaufstutzen by Borovnik, you must consider that it’s a “traditional” rifle and even if it could be disliked, the front schnabel made of a roe deer antler base is as old as that kind of rifle, its function being to hook the barrel to the loden backpack when aiming upward in an steeply slope.
The middle schnabel is of use to the same function, on the middle of the two parts forearm, and on that kipplauf it ends the removable forend that is finished with an slanted slim slab of black horn.
Relating to the stock, the cheekpiece shape know as “Bavarian” is German, not Austrian, and to my knowledge, with its egg shaped cheekpiece, the overall rendering of the stock is truly “Ischler” styled, all the fittings, grip cap and butt plate, being made in black horn.
Also, having worked on and shot it, it’s an extremely well balanced light rifle, and contrarily to what could think of someone’s, it will be used without special care to hunt in mountain…it has been made for hunt and it must be used for hunt, not for show!
When I look at a rifle I try to understand what in its origins conducts to its shape. Even if I’m not too fond of lever rifles I kindly recognize the value of a good pre-war Winchester, Marlin or Savage but I will never compare the later to a Schöenauer.
Now I owe to the true to admit that I prefer the clean lines of a pre-war English rifle…those who have seen the kind of rifles we make know that we are on the severely classic side… !

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