DOPPELBÜCHSDRILLING – “KING” NOT ONLY ON DRIVEN HUNT

If there is any “King” of hunting weapons, it is without doubt the Doppelbüchsdrilling/Double Rifle Drilling. Designed as the counterpart of the “normal” Drilling for hunting on big game, the Doppelbüchsdrilling belongs to the miracles of gunmaking. Against all physical principals, it’s makers build a gun, which shoots two rifled and one smooth barrel together. All done alone with human spirit, hands and eyes! Craftsmanship at it’s best, often completed with an outstanding engraving. Here you can admire four typical designs and actions of this combination guns:

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Hammer – Sauer Dresden (dealer name) caliber 20 – 2x 11,15x60R shotgun barrel damascus:
Sauer Dresden (+dealer name) caliber 20 - 2 x 11,15x60R, shotgun barrel damascus. ©Fredrik Franzen
Sauer Dresden, caliber 20 – 2 x 11,15x60R, shotgun barrel damascus. ©Fredrik Franzen
Sauer Dresden, caliber 20 - 2 x 11,15x60R, shotgun barrel damascus. ©Fredrik Franzen
Sauer Dresden, caliber 20 – 2 x 11,15x60R, shotgun barrel damascus. ©Fredrik Franzen

Sidelock -W. Hamacher Dresden (dealer name?) caliber 16 – 2x 11,15x65R. The right sidelock has working parts for both the shotgun barrel and the right rifle barrel. Two mainsprings, two hammers, two sears and so on:

W. Hamacher Dresden, caliber 16 - 2x 11,15x65R.©Fredrik Franzen
W. Hamacher Dresden, caliber 16 – 2x 11,15x65R.©Fredrik Franzen

 

W. Hamacher Dresden,16 - 2x 11,15x65R.©Fredrik Franzen
W. Hamacher Dresden,16 – 2x 11,15x65R.©Fredrik Franzen

 

W. Hamacher Dresden,16 - 2x 11,15x65R.©Fredrik Franzen
W. Hamacher Dresden,16 – 2x 11,15x65R.©Fredrik Franzen

Anson & Deeley – Merkel, Suhl, caliber 16 – 2x8x57IR. Also marked Karl Körmes:

Merkel, caliber 16 - 2 x 8x57IR.©Fredrik Franzen
Merkel, Suhl, caliber 16 – 2 x 8x57IR.©Fredrik Franzen
Merkel Suhl, caliber 16 - 2 x 8x57IR.©Fredrik Franzen
Merkel, Suhl, caliber 16 – 2 x 8x57IR.©Fredrik Franzen

Blitz – C.F. Triebel, Suhl  16 – 2 x 9,3x74R.  Prooved 2/42. Also marked Josef Pirks Erbe, Puskamüves Budapest:

C.F. Triebel Suhl 16- 2 x 9,3x74R.@Fredrik Franzen
C.F. Triebel Suhl 16- 2 x 9,3x74R.©Fredrik Franzen

 

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