GECO...who, when?
I have a Swedish Rolling Block that was modified by GECO, Berlin. The only info I have found is that they built guns in the 30s. Hopefully someone will be able to give me some more detailed history. TIA!
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GECO was a Trade Name used by the Gustave Genschow CO. Genschow was a very large German manufacturer and distributor of sporting firearms and ammo. They were in business for years, both before and after the Second World War. 0 -
Thanks. I knew they made match rifles before WW II, and probably converted military surplus arms to sporters? My barrel is stamped Gustav Gerschow Berlin and is in what I believe to be 38-55 caliber as that chambers and shoots fine. Also GECO is stamped on top of the receiver. The modern brass is a tad short and I will try to get some longer "old style" brass from Starline to try. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mazo kid
Thanks. I knew they made match rifles before WW II, and probably converted military surplus arms to sporters? My barrel is stamped Gustav Gerschow Berlin and is in what I believe to be 38-55 caliber as that chambers and shoots fine. Also GECO is stamped on top of the receiver. The modern brass is a tad short and I will try to get some longer "old style" brass from Starline to try.
The Swede RB's date to the 1860's/70's time frame. They were originally chambered for a 50 caliber rimfire military cartridge similar to our 50-70. Many were later reworked to a centerfire sporting cartridge of the same caliber. As RB's go the Swede's are really uncommon, if it was in original military configuration it would be worth big bucks to a military rifle collector.0 -
Yeah, unfortunately as is the case of so many guns, it was made into a sporter. Here is a picture of the receiver: 0
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