Barrel length 63 cm (24,75"), stock length 36,5 cm (14,5"), overall length 106 cm (41,75"), choke full & full (F & F), weight 3,5 kg, year of manufacture 1980, German proof, condition 3
Engine-turned rib, automatic flip-up rear sight, two extractors, barrel base engraved, bright bascule, Greener safety and crossbolt, engraved scenes of deer on left, ducks on right, reinforced barrel flanks, three trigger plate locks, cocking indicator, double trigger with set trigger in front blade, restrained grained walnut stock, hog's back comb, oval cheek piece, rubber recoil pad, fore-end with Deeley latch, sling swivel lugs, stock wood and bluing in very good condition, light corrosion marks on lock plate.
In Suhl, Thuringia, known for weapons manufacturing, the brothers Oskar, Karl Paul and Gebhard Merkel founded the company Gebrüder Merkel Suhl in 1898. Like many other factories located in the city, they produced various hunting weapons but also armament components. After the end of the Second World War, the company suffered the same fate as many other factories in Suhl; production was either discontinued or nationalized, the latter happened at Merkel. Business continued under the name VEB Fahrzeug- und Jagdwaffenwerk "Ernst Thälmann". This was a so-called Volkseigene Betrieb of the GDR. After German reunification, the company underwent various phases of change, restructuring and ownership. Today, it produces modern hunting rifles with a new setup. While a number of traditional gun manufacturers left Suhl, Merkel today remains in the well-known gunsmithing town. Prominent features of Suhl hunting rifles are above all ornate box reinforcements, curved bascule and the frequent use of the Kersten crossbolt. The Merkel Group includes the Simson and Haenel brands, among others.

Category: Combination Guns