I inherited a Merkel manufactured in January, 1956 (the “156" marking on the barrel apparently indicates this).
I sent an email to Merkel Jagd- und Sportwaffen GmbH asking about the chokes of the 2 barrels. They responded saying:
I assume that means “modified” and “full”, making it a trap gun? But the barrel is only 26”?
I sent an email to Merkel Jagd- und Sportwaffen GmbH asking about the chokes of the 2 barrels. They responded saying:
We could find out that the choke combination of the O/U-Shotgun with serial number provided are 1/2-1/1.
I assume that means “modified” and “full”, making it a trap gun? But the barrel is only 26”?