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Are you looking for an example peddled in the U.S. of A. or just any O/U - Bockgewehre - Superposés since 1905?
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Too, could it be a Biks or Combo instead of just a scattergun?
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My oldest Gebr. Merkel is a Drilling from about WWI (retailed by Miller & Val. Greiss, München). My most carried Merkel is an O/U DR from 1935, my old reliable multi purpose rifle. And my Merkel shotgun is a 200E from 1951, my first Gebr. Merkel, and about the oldest I could find locally. Then I turned to Hermann Historica and eGun.
Cheers, Jani
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Hey, Raimey.
I'm interested in seeing any early Merkel OU.
Thanks,
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See, all these examples are a far cry from 1905. The fad must have taken a while to gain traction and Gebrüder Merkel was turning out typical platforms till the 1930s?
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Boy that W. Glaser retailed example is some kind of nice.
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If I remember correctly, at that time (1920s/c.1930) Merkel's over/unders started winning the international pigeon shoots such as Monte Carlo and Gebr. Merkel used that as a capital to promote their vertical guns in general, obviously with great success.
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Many thanks Jani for the confirmation on the Pichón shooting soirées. I believe that Simson followed a similar path or had a similar advertising protocol.
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