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also, the bores are as shiny as a mirror!! smile may take it out dove hunting next season and give it a whirl... will need to find out what the chokes are though... knowing my grandfather im sure he used it for dove or quail...

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I took it outside to get some better lighting for pics.. the gun is in pretty good shape for being as old as it is... The word under sports is Forretning






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It'll probably make a better dove gun, these usually came with tight and tighter chokes. Of course, they could have been opened at some time. Most quail shooting needs more open chokes, or you'll end up with feather balls floating down through the air and the small amount of meat torn up pretty badly. In my area, the doves fly high and fast, and tight choked old Merkels are well suited for them if you can get the gun out in front of the birds. I am sure you'll enjoy the gun if the stock fit suits you. The pre war Merkel guns were very nice.

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Yea, those pics show it off better. I would probably bump my value estimate up a bit. Condition looks really nice. You've got a little jewel!!

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Thanks for all the help.. ive had the gun for over a year now and never really knew what i had.. i knew it was nice.. just not exactly what it was.. its been sitting in my safe.. i have never even fired it yet..

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Right off, Sportsforretnign A/S conjures up a firearms merchant in Norway, but that's just my first thought. I'll have to search a bit.

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Nice little gun indeed. Hard to find them in that condition these days.


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Hey nice gun you have there. I have a Geberuder merkel combo gun 16 over a riffle. Does anyone know anything about a combo gun and the value of one.

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This is a beautiful gun, TheKernel. I have a Merkel from the same period and I cannot stop to admire it every time it comes out of the safe - like today when it made a huge impression on some visiting friends.
By the way, would you care to let know its serial number? Mine is 21849, from 1935.
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id rather not post the serial number... but i want to thank you guys again for all of the information!!

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