Originally Posted By: Gunwolf
The locks are hand detachable. It's written on the Gewehrkarte and you can see it on the 6th picture:
http://www.hunting-heritage.com/blog/index.php/2017/04/09/a-rare-pair-of-merkel-304/

Cheers
Gunwolf




I didn't see that 6th picture before....My 304E looks very similar but is not hand detachable...it also has a one piece fore end and a straight grip

Last edited by Robert Chambers; 07/11/18 10:00 PM.