Originally Posted By: fuhrmann

Looking at the stockwork I feel that the untypical features may reflect the ideas or wishes of the first owner, and this gun was "bespoken" in every detail.


The exaggerated "Kaisergriff" makes me wonder if the original owner suffered from the same kind of physical impediment as Kaiser Wilhelm II, for whom that type of pistol grip was named. I have a hard time imagining why someone would otherwise choose such an unaesthetic feature for an otherwise elegant weapon. Fortunately, there is plenty of material available, if the new owner should decide to have the stock altered to a more elegant form.