Drilling
Have purchased a Drilling and have some questions.
Double shotgun marked 16 Ga., but bottom of rifle barrel stamped: 7.7 x 57 mm.
I am not familiar with this mark and any help would be appreciated.
Thank You.
Double shotgun marked 16 Ga., but bottom of rifle barrel stamped: 7.7 x 57 mm.
I am not familiar with this mark and any help would be appreciated.
Thank You.
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I recently purchased a collection that included 2 drillings. Seller thought they were both Colt Sauers. Upon closer inspection one is a 16 ga sxs over a 8x57. Engraving on vent reads Walter Uhlig Halle-s. Any help on telling me what I have and what it is worth. It is in exceptional condition. 0 -
german guild gun not worth 2k e walther is not of walther fame that is carl walther 0 -
According to my reference E. Walther was the gunsmith who made the Drilling. Heidersbach was a village/town?, near the larger city of Suhl that he was located in.
Not very likely that the rifle barrel is chambered for the 303 British. The marking in your second photo would likely give us the metric dimensions of the original rifle cartridge. Since the correct rimmed metric cartridges weren't available after the war, when our GI's brought them back as souvenirs. The closest fitting rimmed cartridge was utilized, even if they had to crudely ream the chamber to get it to fit.
In your photos there appear to be mounts for a scope on top of the barrels. If it's missing it would also negatively affect the value.
All considered, $2000 is way out of line, IMHO. Making that kind of a investment would see you stuck with this drilling for many many years, before you could even get your money out of it.
EDIT #1, Another factor I forgot to mention is the forend. When the German civilians were forced to turn in all their firearms after the war. Many removed the forends and scopes to keep the Ami's from making use of them. In the past I have run across a number of Drillings with replacement forends. The photos of the one in question doesn't show the forend. If it is a U.S. made post war replacement, the value the drilling will be additionally diminished.0 -
Most likely you have a 8x57 rimmed, . 318 dia, with cases formed from 303 brass.
Also most likely a 2 1/2 chamber 16 ga.. As advised have both measured .
You can obtain brass and bullets from buffalo arms, reloading dies, and shot shells from ballistic products., or load your own low pressure 2 1/2 . $2000. Is a fair price, find the scope and you can add 1500. To that. Check out the gun with a smith before purchase.0 -
Your drilling has some of the better grade features for the then German market. Horn trigger guard and Cartridge trap./ "area to put extra shells". Engraving is not of The very highest grade but all in all a Plus. Hunting in Germany is entirely different then in the USA, so these guns are more to collect then to actually use. However today the numbers of collectors of this type weapon has gotten much smaller because the people that like them are for the most part 75 + and passing away.I currently hunt with a Valmet model 412 Rifle Shotgun combination gun and have hunted with drillings but I like the modern Valmet best. 0
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