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lancaster
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Diamant Orlow
#237185 - 27/10/13 10:40 PM

a 16 ga Diamant Orlow gun given by the last russian czar to the king of sweden with a later made 9x57R double rifle barrel by Ernst Steigleder in Suhl

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Re: Diamant Orlow [Re: lancaster]
#237187 - 27/10/13 11:49 PM

Very interesting; why the czar didn´t donate the russian weapon. In those times there was several very high skilled gunmakers in Tula and even in St Petersburg. I have seen two shotguns from that era and they seems to made very high grade.

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Re: Diamant Orlow [Re: Igorrock]
#237195 - 28/10/13 04:37 AM

A very nice rifle....

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Re: Diamant Orlow [Re: Sville]
#237197 - 28/10/13 05:07 AM

Thats a keeper!

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rglenz
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Re: Diamant Orlow [Re: Nordmann]
#237208 - 28/10/13 03:10 PM

I see this was made by Lindner,some of the best to ever come out of Prussia.

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