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bavarian M 1869 Werder "lightning" rifle probably sporterized in Suhl/Zella Mehlis, maybe one the rifles made once by C.G. Haenel http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=5674581 interesting fact that the rifle is chambered for the 8x58R Sauer &Sohn one of the older so called Express cartridge because the mother case was the 360 BPE 2,25". such express cartridges had a lower pressure than 8x57 rimmed and rimless and were used for early weaker break action guns. the old Werder rifle get a new breechblock when the rifle was rechamberd from 11,5x50R Werder to 11,15x60R Mauser 71 in the 1870s and seems it was strong enough then for small bore nitro rounds. |