This just came back in the shop

[WKevinD]

It came in the shop two years ago in three pieces. A WW2 GI bring back from Germany.  Beautifully restored by someone else






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[Mike Brooks]

Someone of royalty used to own that.

[WKevinD]

Someone of royalty used to own that.

Been wondering about the monogram on the thumb piece, Saxony crest on the buttplate I think.

[homerifle]

Very nice! Any chance you could show pictures of the carving. Thanks for posting.

[Avlrc]

That would have been a hard cut to make. But I guess it had to fit in a duffel bag. Beautiful is an understatement

[smylee grouch]

Viewing pieces like this strengthens the appreciation for the skills of the old masters.   

[WKevinD]

That would have been a hard cut to make. But I guess it had to fit in a duffel bag. Beautiful is an understatement

Fit in a duffel bag for sure but literally broken in pieces. Like smacked on a tree broke! The restoration/ repair was done by a master I could not find the breaks and bent or broken hardware I had originally seen even with bright lights and magnification

[Avlrc]

That restorer must be good.  I figured it was sawed to bring home.

[Pukka Bundook]

Someone might still be looking for that one.

Beautiful work on the restoration!

[Joe S.]

Watched a video, forget the title. Confiscated guns by US forces after germanys surrender. Was heart breaking, mostly all old arms, jaegers ect. Old hunting arms.Seems Hitler didn't confiscate antique hunting arms when he took power. The allies sure did, the video I watched, they stacked them in the street and a sherman tank preceded to flatten them into splinters, darn shame

[WKevinD]

Watched a video, forget the title. Confiscated guns by US forces after germanys surrender. Was heart breaking, mostly all old arms, jaegers ect. Old hunting arms.Seems Hitler didn't confiscate antique hunting arms when he took power. The allies sure did, the video I watched, they stacked them in the street and a sherman tank preceded to flatten them into splinters, darn shame

At least this one made it!
Looking at the pan and frizzen I don't think it was ever fired. I assume a previous grand collection or a museum piece "liberated".

Kevin

[homerifle]

What a fine piece of work.

[alacran]

It is possible that this gem was salvaged from the rubble.

[ntqlvr1948]

Back in the 1980's I met a WW11 veteran in new Orleans who was showing a friend of mine who was an antique gun dealer....some locks that he took off of guns piled up to be burned in Germany. He had magnificent wheellock locks, and fancy flint locks. That was all he could salvage was the locks. He was showing them but they were not for sale.

[Mike Brooks]

Too bad Chris Immel went and fell in love. He'd have some input on something like this.

[Jim Kibler]

The work looks very well done, but I do think they missed a bit on the cock shape.  Looks a little “necky”.

It’s a beautiful rifle, though.

[Jim Kibler]

I just looked more closely at the photos and if you compare the cock before and after restoration you can see what I was saying.  In particular look at the shape of the "U" formed from the cock neck on each photo.  Not trying to be a jerk here, but these things are important and it's good to train your eye to be aware of such things.