Hello folks. I don't visit or post much as I have drifted into black rifles, 1911's and shooting in 3-Gun Competitions.

I do still hunt with my SxS's and sent my go to hunting gun off for a renovation. 99% of the work was to the buttstock and forend, and the outcome was dramatic. Lots of dents removed, old finish stripped, checkering recut and wonderful finish applied.

The gun is marked "Mossier-Gabriel Breslau" on the rib and M.P. has posited that this gun was made by Heym. I trust his research so that is what I tell people.

Details. 12ga, 6 lb 5 oz BLE. 30" barrels with original 2 3/4" Nitro proof. Made/proofed in August of 1933.

Enjoy.

I refer to the gun as "Klimpke" as someone carved that name into the left stock panel with a pocket knife. That was the major item taken care of during this visit to the gunmaker.

I had made a point of leaving that out of pictures, and as it turns out, I didn't have many 'Before' pictures.

So here are the before and after with the pics I did have.












And some other views of the 'After'.





I took more pictures tonight, and when my slow connections gets them loaded to Photobucket, I'll post a few more.

PS This is the gun I have posted about a few times that Carlsons nearly ruined. Sent the barrels to them to have the original full chokes opened to .005" & .015". They sent it back with both barrels bored to .004" from the muzzle and offcenter in both barrels.

Briley bailed me out by fitting a set of thinwall chokes. I screwed in the .005" and .015" and I don't remember ever changing them.

First pic, just because.



Ex-Klimpke





Diamond Grip







Forend

With forend from my Scott 10ga. Work of same gunmaker.


Rib. Raised at breech, swamped at muzzle. Very flat ivory 'bead'.


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Markings

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With my duck and goose gun, the Scott 10ga. Renovated by the same gunmaker. I'm almost out of bismuth, then I guess the 870 will take over on waterfowl.

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EDIT II: I have no ideas why those last pics are not working. The IMG code is correct and they should work. I have copied and pasted the code to another forum and they work fine. You can click on the links to see the pics.

Mike,
Bravo!
That is quite a facelift on the old gal, shoot her in good health.
BTW, I think there is a limit to the number of photos per post.



Markings





With my duck and goose gun, the Scott 10ga. Renovated by the same gunmaker. I'm almost out of bismuth, then I guess the 870 will take over on waterfowl.

Very, very nice.

Ditto.

I really like the between-the-wars German guns. Light and well made.

Best,

Mike

Lovely work! Glad that it has come out so well for you. Perhaps you'd consider some more pics later w/gun & dog?

really turned out nice. Enjoy!

Title change to more accurately reflect the gun in question.

MP, if you see this post. Do you have the information at hand that led you to believe it was made by Heym?

Mike:

Would you mind telling us who did the work?

Thanks.

Rem

Fine looking shotguns

tunes

Drop me a note a marksman60@hotmail.com

Mike,

If I remember correctly it was identical to my Daly-Heym. I no longer have that double as well as most of my doubles which have gone to pay for rifles. I am also slowly finding new home for my shotguns files as well.

Is there a serial number (on the barrels) with or without letters?

Michael,

The s/n is 6116

The letters L.K (ELL DOT KAY) appear on the barrel about 1/2" after the s/n.

I made the s/n appear as it does above, to show the differing size of number stamps used on the barrel and action.