Originally Posted By: Michael Petrov
The problem you run into when putting DST in a Borchardt is you do away with the safety.

Not needed on a target rifle but hunting rifles should have one. Zischang built a safety into the trigger guard and Niedner used a cocking knob.


Michael,

Do you have any pictures of the Zischang safety or an explanation of how it works?

In all my researches into Borchardts I haven't found anything describing or illustrating it.

I believe that a Zischang Borchardt is the most gracefull of all the Borchardts, his work also included a subtle refining of the action lines that give his actions a really sleek look that no one else seems to have copied. He probably knew Borchardt actions better than any custom gunsmith of that period, he having been a foreman in the Sharps Factory during the Borchardts production.

Harry

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