Guns International #: 101860294
Seller's Inventory #: Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom Side Lock
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Guns International #: 101860294
Category - Merkel Shotguns
- Shotguns - German Double
Seller's Information
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Seller: Kevin Worfe
Member Since: 4/8/14
First Name: Kevin M.
Last Name: Worfe, Sr.
State:
Texas
Zip: 78023
Country: United States
Phone: (210) 837-1005
Platinum Seller
Active Listings: 18
Total Listings: 2437
Seller Type:Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
Shipping ranges from $35-$500 Payment Methods: Personal Checks (item held until check clears) and cashiers checks
About Us: This page started as a way to slowly sell off my collection after 35 years (as of 2024 now 42 years) of appreciating wonderful American, Belgium and English/European shotguns. I began this journey in June of 2017 and haven’t looked back - it’s been great fun and have found my way to becoming a reputable marketer of mostly fine shotguns and rifles. I specialize in Browning and Winchester — I also offer many fine consignments from private sellers and estates.
Merkel 300 Series Custom Ordered All Factory Original SLE - 12ga - 28” - F/F - Ivory Pistol Grip - Master Carved Three Piece Forend
Description: Merkel 300 Series Magnificent Custom Ordered All Factory Original SLE - 12ga - 28” - F/F - Factory Single Selectgive Trigger - Ivory Pistol Grip - Master Carved Foliate Scroll & Flowers - Three Piece Forend - Merkel High Grade Butt Plate - Ivory Snap caps - Peirced Lever - Pierced Trigger Gaurd - The Finest Deep Relief Engraving - Gold Inlays - Gold Cocking Inidicator - 5 Pin Sidelock - Third Bite - Custom Barrel Lug Retainer on floor of the Receiver - Gold Ejector Rods - Gold Cocking Hammers - Custom Order Like Nothing I have ever listed ***The Significance of this Special Order was to Commemorate the Upland Achievement of having harvested a Western CaperCaillie in Europe... the most illusive upland bird on the planet. Another important piece of information was just brought my attention; the gun was special ordered by the man that was the original importer of Merkel guns into the USA... I'd sure appreciate some help to figure out his name. Further Notes: The industrial revolution turned Germany into the third largest industrial nation in the world. And in Suhl the craftsman’s workshops turned into manufactories and later into gun factories. The Merkel brothers wanted to be a part of the unprecedented transformation of the national economy at the turn of the 19th Century. Albert Oskar, Gebhard and Karl Paul Merkel came from a long line of engravers, stock makers and gunsmiths – and a family with many children. All eleven sons of the family found their way into the gunmaking trade. Albert Oskar and Gebhard Merkel were master gunsmiths. Karl Paul Merkel followed as a master stock maker – they formed a trading company “for the purpose of the joint manufacture of firearms and other articles. ” On the 1st September 1898 the company started running in the second district. This was the start of a development that is remarkable even in the gunmaking town of Suhl. During the formative years of the company the manufacture of hunting, sporting and luxury guns was booming in the old gunmaking town. The mechanical design of these guns was more elaborate and technically variable than military rifles. Merkel was committed to the “fine gun” at all times; even in wartime it was never more than a parts supplier for military production. While the two great wars of the 20th Century turned some gunmakers into industrial enterprises, the Merkel workforce hardly ever rose above 350 employees during the war. Instead, the export-oriented company twice lost its important foreign markets. From the beginning onwards, the Merkels pinned their hopes on innovation. The over-and-under gun with two barrels lying upon one another originates from Suhl, and Merkel registered the “Bock” as a trademark. Merkel revolutionised sport shooting and hunting with these rifles. Quillen & Worfe Fine Guns Disclosures and Important Information:
SOLD Shotgun Gauge: 12 Gauge Manufacturer: Merkel Model: 300 Series Custom Serial Number: 41909 Barrel Length: 28” Chambers: 2 3/4” Ejectors: Auto Condition: 99% Metal Condition: 99% Wood Condition: 99% Bore Condition: Perfect Barrel Type: OU Action: Side Lock Ejector Triggers: Single Stock Comb: 1 1/2” Stock Heel: 2 5/8” Stock Cast: Right Hand Fore End: Three Piece Butt Pad: Custom Merkel Buttplate LOP: 14 5/8” Rib: Custom Game Matted Finish: Custom Oil Satin Weight: 6 lbs 15 ozs Chokes: F/F Case: Custom Maker’s Case |
Guns International #: 101860294
Seller's Inventory #: Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom Side Lock
Guns International #: 101860294
Seller's Inventory #: Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom Side Lock
Guns International #: 101860294
Seller's Inventory #: Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom Side Lock