German Drilling

jfrizzell

January 21, 2003 09:45

Got a driliing (2 barrel shotgun with rifle on bottom) that is made from Krupp Fluss Stahl. Heavily engraved and is marked V. Trollund, Kjobenhavn which should probably be the person who made it. Guessing it to be from late 1800 to early 1900's.

Somewhere in it's history it has lost it's forearm stock. Does anyone know of a good gunsmith/woodworker who could make a new forearm stock for the drilling?

Dekalb Pawn

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  He Dog

  January 21, 2003 10:20

  Can't help with the forearm, but Kjobenhavn is Copenhagen, so Denmark not Germany. This may have been the builder, engraver etc.

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  allen griggs

  January 21, 2003 12:52

  That piece is named a "Dreiling". "Drei" is the German word for three.

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  rufe-snow

  January 21, 2003 16:48

  This guy might be able to help you?
  
  
  http://www.germanguns.com/

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  101AIRBORNE

  January 21, 2003 19:16

  Obviously the German for "three" is "drei" but we have basterized the
  spelling over the years. A three barrel is usually advertised as a
  "drilling". One of the sites you may wish to visit is:
  www.chadicks-ltd.com
  Only for information.
  
  Believe that Krupp has always been German.
  There is a stock builder that responds to the forum "Wanted".
  Age period is probabbly correct. If forearm is missing metal, more extremely expensive. You would also want the correct wood-Walnut.
  Good Luck- 101

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  jfrizzell

  January 22, 2003 06:30

  Thanks for all the responses. I had surmized that Kjobenhavn was indeed Copenhagen but since the "drilling" was made from German steel thought it best to be classified that way. Krupp was an easy lead to track because they were/are such a famous compnay, it's finding information on the V. Trollund (gunsmith) that is hindering progress. Did learn something new about the correct spelling of drilling from the messages, that gets added to the list of known information.
  
  The gun is indeed walnut, to be more precise, the root of a very large, old walnut tree (what I have been told by a topnotch woodworker) the grain is really fine. I will check with the leads that have been posted and if anyone else has some additional information I would appreciate a message sent to me or posted on the forum. The forearm is MIA so it will have to be built from scratch, but the drilling is worth the trouble.
  thanks for the help.
  
  Dekalb Pawn

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  jfrizzell

  January 22, 2003 06:30

  Thanks for all the responses. I had surmized that Kjobenhavn was indeed Copenhagen but since the "drilling" was made from German steel thought it best to be classified that way. Krupp was an easy lead to track because they were/are such a famous compnay, it's finding information on the V. Trollund (gunsmith) that is hindering progress. Did learn something new about the correct spelling of drilling from the messages, that gets added to the list of known information.
  
  The gun is indeed walnut, to be more precise, the root of a very large, old walnut tree (what I have been told by a topnotch woodworker) the grain is really fine. I will check with the leads that have been posted and if anyone else has some additional information I would appreciate a message sent to me or posted on the forum. The forearm is MIA so it will have to be built from scratch, but the drilling is worth the trouble.
  thanks for the help.
  
  Dekalb Pawn

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  allen griggs

  January 22, 2003 07:52

  My experience with those rifles is that I went deer hunting 30 years ago with a guy who had one. A guy in Atlanta had ordered one custom made. Before it got delivered from Germany, he died. He paid $2500 and my hunting companion got it for $1800. That was a lot of dough in 1973. I remember what a beautiful and unusual piece it was. It had double 12 gauge barrels on top and a 30-06 below. It had a little sight that flipped up when you switched it to "rifle".This gun was beautifully made and balanced. Anyway, I was giving the German spelling, either it was written on the barrel or my companion told me the name and since I spoke German I have since spelled it the German way. I stand corrected on the Americanized spelling.

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  He Dog

  January 22, 2003 10:21

  IF Trolland was located in Copenhagen you may have to look to Denmark for information on him. The Copenhagen is indeed enigmatic on a Krupp drilling, but I would also try Dannish records for Trolland. Too bad it is not a British shotgun, I could help with that. Good Luck!

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