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ah, originally invented for Wilhelm II, like the "Kaisergriff", for shooting with one hand?

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"It is known that Kaiser Wilhelm was a good shot and successful hunter, but he needed all the help he could get from the gun makers. Many of the Kaiser’s guns with horn trigger guards have a hook like you see on this gun.
Other guns have a steel hook that can be folded out of the forearm as the one shown below. It is called Anstreichhaken or also Kaiserhaken in Germany, and is used for steadying the gun by hooking it to a tree or post. The hook can be installed on both sides of the forearm, was available to gun makers by companies that produced small gun components, and its use was not limited to hunters that had a physical problem. A flat spring holds it securely in the folded-out or -in position. Other guns have a Kaisergriff, a very short pistol grip that sticks out further on the bottom than normal grips.
A third and more complicated shooting aid made for the Kaiser is a gun without triggers, but with push buttons on top of the grip for firing the gun."

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