Guns International #: 102675856
Seller's Inventory #: Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom SLE

Category - Merkel Shotguns - Shotguns - German Double

Category
Merkel Shotguns
Shotguns - German Double

Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom Special Order Side Lock Ejector Four Barrel - 28ga 30” 28ga 26” 410ga 30” 410ga 26” - Straight Grip

Description:
Merkel 300 Series Ultra Custom Special Order Hand Detachable Side Lock Ejector Four Barrel - Factory Single Selectgive Trigger - Straight Grip - Custom Buttplate - Finest Grade Turkish Walnut - HIghest Grade Checkering - Three Piece Forend - 28ga 30" MF - 28ga 26" IC/IC - 410ga 30" FF - 410ga 26" CYL/CYL - Custom Maker's Case - The Action is Uber Tight - Made for "W. Gasser Waffen, Zurich" Fine Gun Shop - Remarkable Craftsmanship and Beauty
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.

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SOLD

Shotgun Gauge: 28 Gauge
Manufacturer: Merkel
Model: 300 Series Custom Special Order
Serial Number: 45170
Barrel Length: 30/26/30/26 respectively
Chambers: 2 3/4” and 3”
Ejectors: Auto
Condition: “Fine”
Metal Condition: Excellent
Wood Condition: One blemish on forend right side
Bore Condition: Excellent
Action: Side Lock Ejector
Triggers: Single
Stock: English Style
Stock Comb: 1 1/2”
Stock Heel: 2 1/4”
Stock Cast: Neutral
Fore End: Three Piece
Butt Pad: Buttplate
LOP: 14”
Rib: Solid Rib and Vent Rib
Finish: Oil
Weight: 6 lbs 2 ozs
Chokes: MF IC/IC FF CYL/CYL respectively
Case: Custom Maker’s Case