Visite at the Tanner gun shop in Fulenbach...
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View ArticleJ J Schlaepfer stutzer rifle
I have recently acquired a stutzer martini by J.J. Schlaepfer and wonder if anyone can give me some information on this maker.There are very few markings on the rifle. The right side of the action is...
View ArticleA Weber & Tschubi ''Swiss'' Martini..??
Seeing that Guisan has his book open to tell us when J.J. Schlaepfer was in business recently, I wonder if there is any reference in that coveted publication to a ''Weber & Tschubi ''; which is...
View ArticleSIG P210-6 Review, October 2001 American Rifleman
Hi All, I just purchased this magazine copy of a SIG P210-6 review, published in Read More
View ArticleMIS Marked Swiss SIG P210 pistols ???
In the Armbruster/ Kessler book about the Swiss SIG SP 47/ 8 and P 210 pistols, page 92;States that 105 pistols were mis marked at the factory. Can anyone tell me more about this topic?Read More
View Articletrigger groups
I am trying to find out what type of double trigger group existed on the Swiss Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851 and Swiss M.1864-67 Milbank-Amsler Stutzer. Does anyone have any info or know where I might...
View ArticleVon ERLACH und Cie
Trying to gather information on a Swiss gun manufacturer whose stamped weapons carry “Von ERLACH und Cie”. I have two examples of work he did on converting the Federal M.1864 percussion to the...
View ArticleSwiss Peabody Numbering Puzzle
I recently acquired the book by Edward Hull on the Providence Tool Co. It gives the serial number range for the Canadian Rifle Musket as 0 to 5500. It would surely be strange to actually number a...
View ArticleShooting the Sig 210 , questions .
Well i finally bought myself a Sig P210 , picked it up a little over a week ago , a late 70's manufacture. Only took me 35 +/ - years to get one after i first saw and read about them...
View Articlenew owner
Hi all I just inherited a Swiss Schmidt Model 1882 Ordnance Revolver with a serial number 31XXX and after reading all these posts I am still no closer, to knowing about when it was produced any help...
View Article1842/59 Rifled Musket--Info?
All ~I have one of those on layaway--nice, complete and clean. I'll post pics of it once I take it out, which will be within three-four weeks. I have been unable to find any information on the model,...
View ArticleHammerli Lugers/Parabellums/P08
Greetings,I have been looking for information regarding Hammerli's involvement in the Swiss Luger P08 pistol. Besides some very basic info on their manufacture of barrels for the P08, I haven't found...
View ArticleTanner .22
A guy showed me a Tanner .22 today and the receiver was marked Switzerland. Interesting rifle with an interesting set trigger. Anyone have pictures of them and know their history.
View ArticleSIG Pistole 75 Offered...
Hello All, I'm back from the Wild West (California, Arizona and Nevada) and I noticed a Pistole 75 on GunBroker today, located in Lake Havasu, AZ--a town I stayed overnight in just last week. (It's...
View ArticleSIG 551A1 / SIG Sauer 551A1 questions?
There is a fair amount of type on the internet about the SIG Sauer 551A1 rifle. Its difficult to separate the truth from the rumors. Im trying to get something clarified.What parts on this rifle ( SIG...
View Articleswiss percussion rifle ......
Hello!Can you please help me identify the manufacturer of this rifle shooting?The barrel is marked "Kästli in Paris" but I would have liked to know a little more about this gunsmith ....This weapon is...
View ArticleP210 prices in the USA
Fellow Swiss shooters,I'm in the market for a P210 and was wondering what the typical price range for an example in good condition would be. My internet searching so far has revealed guns from around...
View ArticleInscription on barrel
A friend has a Swiss percussion target rifle with an inscription on the barrel, "XXXXNEN ACIER FONDU." A dovetail cut across the barrel has removed the first part of the text. Presumably it is the...
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