Stahl Drilling
My grandma has this gun that I would like to buy from her but dont know where to start as I have no idea what its worth. Apologize in advance but I do not have photos; will by the end of this week!
Its 2 shotgun barrels with a small rifle barrel underneath. Other than markings not sure what caliber?? I assume by reading other threads it is 16 gauge for shotgun barrels.
This is the hammered version. Has 2 hammers
On top of barrel one it reads STAHL
On top of barrel two it reads KRUPP
On one side of the gun we could make out 2.5 gr SCHP and directly underneath it looks to be 28n, 3gr BL
On the other side 2.5 gr SC.P and underneath 28. 3 gr BL
I am picking up the gun wednesday so I will be able to provide photos and look it over again for additional markings.
These markings are very faint and tough to make out but the gun is in very good condition and doesn't have any major wear or scratches etc.
The receiver is all silver with brilliant engravings; one side has 2 big horn sheep and 3 woodcock or snipe; the silver plating on the receiver goes back into the stock on both sides.
The other side has 2 Red Stag. ; also has a fox flushing a quail with 2 baby quail in the grass in the back. Surrounding the engravings on both sides is a mix of flowers and leaves. From other pictures I have seen; this gun appears to be much more detailed.
Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
Its 2 shotgun barrels with a small rifle barrel underneath. Other than markings not sure what caliber?? I assume by reading other threads it is 16 gauge for shotgun barrels.
This is the hammered version. Has 2 hammers
On top of barrel one it reads STAHL
On top of barrel two it reads KRUPP
On one side of the gun we could make out 2.5 gr SCHP and directly underneath it looks to be 28n, 3gr BL
On the other side 2.5 gr SC.P and underneath 28. 3 gr BL
I am picking up the gun wednesday so I will be able to provide photos and look it over again for additional markings.
These markings are very faint and tough to make out but the gun is in very good condition and doesn't have any major wear or scratches etc.
The receiver is all silver with brilliant engravings; one side has 2 big horn sheep and 3 woodcock or snipe; the silver plating on the receiver goes back into the stock on both sides.
The other side has 2 Red Stag. ; also has a fox flushing a quail with 2 baby quail in the grass in the back. Surrounding the engravings on both sides is a mix of flowers and leaves. From other pictures I have seen; this gun appears to be much more detailed.
Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
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the markings indicate the the barrels are made of Krupp steel, not 'who' made the drilling. Please post pix. and be sure to include the proofing (marks on the under side of the barrel). 0 -
Sounds like one of the old Euro guns that had both the shotgun and rifle features. My neighbor had one. It was interesting, and unique he sold it to a collector.
Post some pics sounds neat.0 -
Dan270,
Welcome to the Gunbroker Forums!
We are all looking forward to the photographs of your drilling. Be sure to take the forearm off and look at that area on the barrels for additional marks. Then look at the underside of the barrels at the breech and on the water table. This is usually where most of the proof marks are found.
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The numbers you gave are charge weights for the shotgun barrels, 16ga. Look on the rifle extractor slide for rifle caliber markings, or on the barrel itself. We need photos to give estimate of value, but since it is your grandmother I would say about $50,000.00, you owe her that much. No seriously...waiting for pics. 0 -
Here are some pictures to show the details of this gun. Unfortunately most of my pics of the markings were blurry or had a glare and were tough to read. I will post more pics next week. Any info would be greatly appreciated. If there are any other specific pictures you would like to see or would need to positively ID let me know! 
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And yes I realize that my memory was wrong! I thought they were bighorns but they actually appear to be Tahr and what I remembered to be Snipe actually looks like an Egret. None the less very neat! 0 -
Welcome to the world of Drilling. Pronounced "Dry ling", from German Dri as in three. Typical hammer drilling, most likely 9.3mm X 72r mm rifle. But can not tell until we see pic of rifle barrel underside or extractor slide. Engraving is typical,not to understate it, they are all neat guns.
It seems to be original and unaltered. The small screw on the forward trigger underside is the set trigger adjustment. To test the trigger first,Make sure firearm is unloaded, cock the right hammer, push the front (set) trigger "forward" gently until it clicks in place. Push the thumb selector forward to engage the rifle. Now holding the hammer back to prevent it striking the firing pin or cushion its blow...pull the trigger. It should trip off with very little effort. If it fails any of this test no problem we will get to that later.
Do not dry fire, ie allow the hammers to strike a blow on firing pins without any "snap caps" in the chambers absorbing the firing pin/hammer blow.
If you plan on shooting or hunting (as I do) with a drilling let us know.
Right now I would value it at between $1900 and $2800, and made around 1890 to 1908, my opinion ,others may differ. You can find similar drillings by doing search on this site or {elsewhere},{elsewhere} or guns international, searching for drillings/combo. The value of these drillings has doubled in the past 5 years, although it may take some time finding the correct interested buyer. No two drillings are exact since they are guild built guns or mostly hand made under the name of a larger manufacturer.
Gather all the opinions you can here and else where.0
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