Hello all,
How many times have we all heard this line? Well, I have this rifle, it's made by a company by the name of Braun & Munzel( with an umlaut over the u in Munzel). I have figured the weapon is probably of German or possibly Belgian origination. My grandfather bought this gun to use for elk and deer hunting, the caliber is 9mmx57mm.
It has a scope on it that is possibly made by the same company or a German optical company. My father inherited the rifle from his father and I inherited it from my father 11 years ago when he passed. The problem I'm having is that I can't find any information on this weapon at all, anywhere. It's a beautiful rifle with possibly a Mannlicher action, it has a set trigger on it, the barrel is octagonal and the bore is quite something to see (big hole!), it has a serial number on it, it's in excellent shape for its age and I know it's close to 90-100 years old, my grandfather died in 1968 when I was 4 so I know it was made well before that. The barrel has a nice patina and the scope does as well. That's what makes me think the scope is made by the same company. The metal all looks the same. It has quite ornate scope mounts as well. The rear mount has a knurled edge on both sides and it slides back and then the scope lifts out of the mounts and then you can snap it right back in without affecting the accuracy. I remember my father talking about this feature.
I have searched high and low for information about this rifle, I have looked in the Blue book of gun prices, I have sent letters to the NRA (with no return I might add). I have emailed people, I have been to the library, I have searched The Library of Congress (online) with no luck. Is there anyone out there that has even heard of this company? If you'd like pictures of the rifle, I will be happy to take some and send them along. I would love to know where this rifle came from and who made it and when. Thank you for any information you can provide.
My father and I shot this rifle when I was about 16, I remember I shot it twice and it left quite a bruise. My father shot 4 rounds through it that day, that's the only time we ever had it out and fired it.
JW
How many times have we all heard this line? Well, I have this rifle, it's made by a company by the name of Braun & Munzel( with an umlaut over the u in Munzel). I have figured the weapon is probably of German or possibly Belgian origination. My grandfather bought this gun to use for elk and deer hunting, the caliber is 9mmx57mm.
It has a scope on it that is possibly made by the same company or a German optical company. My father inherited the rifle from his father and I inherited it from my father 11 years ago when he passed. The problem I'm having is that I can't find any information on this weapon at all, anywhere. It's a beautiful rifle with possibly a Mannlicher action, it has a set trigger on it, the barrel is octagonal and the bore is quite something to see (big hole!), it has a serial number on it, it's in excellent shape for its age and I know it's close to 90-100 years old, my grandfather died in 1968 when I was 4 so I know it was made well before that. The barrel has a nice patina and the scope does as well. That's what makes me think the scope is made by the same company. The metal all looks the same. It has quite ornate scope mounts as well. The rear mount has a knurled edge on both sides and it slides back and then the scope lifts out of the mounts and then you can snap it right back in without affecting the accuracy. I remember my father talking about this feature.
I have searched high and low for information about this rifle, I have looked in the Blue book of gun prices, I have sent letters to the NRA (with no return I might add). I have emailed people, I have been to the library, I have searched The Library of Congress (online) with no luck. Is there anyone out there that has even heard of this company? If you'd like pictures of the rifle, I will be happy to take some and send them along. I would love to know where this rifle came from and who made it and when. Thank you for any information you can provide.
My father and I shot this rifle when I was about 16, I remember I shot it twice and it left quite a bruise. My father shot 4 rounds through it that day, that's the only time we ever had it out and fired it.
JW
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