Hi first post here.
I'm looking to learn anything I can on the history and value of this German Stalking rifle.
My father brought this back from Germany after WWII. Firearms were being turned in after the war as new town governments were being set up. This rifle was turned in by a local Count and appears to be a custom made hunting rifle.
It is a break open single shot, 5,6X52R European caliber (22 Savage High Power) made by Carl Stiegele. It has claw scope mounts that I didn't want to mess up so I had a gunsmith make some custom claw mounts that fit the stock mounts and then mounted the modern scope to those blocks.
On the left side of the barrel it is stamped:
Krupp-LAUFSIHAL
and to the right of that:
Carl Stiegele, Hofgewehrfarrik
Munchen
Under the barrel it is stamped with the typical proof marks and the 3 digit number 438. I believe that indicates it was manufactured in April of 1938. the serial number is 37765.
On the bottom of the receiver it marked with Greifelt & Co, Suhl
It has some normal usage wear but is still a beautifully crafted rifle.
Here are few photos:
