It is one of four samples brought by hans tauscher to the united states for commercial exposure. Francotte was a well respected maker, which i believe is still in business. All about collecting william scagel knives blade magazine. Stumbling upon history in the records office june 24, 2016 by rebecca hoback one of the exciting things about working with factory records is what you come across. Smith, fox, ithaca, remington, iver johnson, winchester to foreign high grade guns like francotte, sauer, w. I believe you should have the gun repaired, to replace the missing pins,including the hingepin, which should be carefully fitted. Jun 24, 2016 stumbling upon history in the records office june 24, 2016 by rebecca hoback one of the exciting things about working with factory records is what you come across. The companys filing status is listed as inactive dissolution by proclamation annulmen and its file number is 116885. Following his father into business, he became a director and major stockholder of several banks, railroads, insurance companies, and manufacturing concerns while still in his twenties. The underside of the barrels have various markings e over lg over a star enclosed by and oval with a crown on top. In the old germanic period there were only single names.
An interesting account of how they are all connected. The records exist in over sixty very large ledger books recording sales and inventory between 1901 and 1976. Broomhandle questions the firearms forum the buying. Justus vonlengerke 1895 justus vonlengerke in ellis island and other new york passenger lists, 18201957 justus vonlengerke was born circa 1895, at. Christian dietrich grabbe 1806 detmold deutscher dichter, dramatiker des vormarz by christian dietrich grabbe 1806 detmold deutscher dichter, dramatiker des vormarz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Howe, foreman of the machine shop at the frankford arsenal in pennsylvania. Lengerke was killed 26 august 1942 during the battle of stalingrad. They were the authorized importers into the us for mauser pistols in from 1898 until 1905.
If i were a more suspicious person, however, id think that someone was trying to boost this pistol, making it far more valuable than it really was. Bob christensen wrote a very thorough article for hunting and fishing collectibles magazine articles in vol 4, no. Rubenstein rare book and manuscript library, duke university. Also, you may search the text of all our listings by entering a words in search store above. Historical, imposing, one of a kind, priceless and never to be made again. He was a recipient of the knights cross of the iron cross. Julius was born on january 6 1826, in marburg, giessen, hesse, germany.
You can find a brief history and a list of the models available through the years on my post in the. The blade stamp above is on a knife he made for the latter. He then entered politics, serving on the boston city. Sauer, mauser, greifelt, mannlicherschoenauer and, most successfully, boxlock shotguns. The paper reported that before koller died he gave a statement to the coroner fully exonerating folsom. One of several in my collection that needs a new home. Jon branch is the founder and senior editor of revivaler and has written a significant number of articles for various publications including official buying guides for ebay, classic car articles for hagerty, magazine articles for both the australian shooters journal and the australian shooter, and hes a long time contributor to silodrome. Book 4 is a stock list of for 191914 and includes many nongun items. Emigration to the hanseatic cities, denmark, sweden, norway, austria and.
The firearms in book 3 list all of the above plus the price at which the gun was sold, in code. Example ledger, which one can order and pay for a copy of. Located in chicago, it has a colorful history that includes al capone, but it was. An 8 12 x 11 digital photograph of the page from the record book on. The records exist in over sixty very large ledger books recording sales and inventory between 1900 and 1977. It concentrates in particular on the history of fishing and fishing tackle, and seeks to provide interesting, informative, and important materials for anyone who wants to help preserve our nations and the worlds fishing. They were the premiere sporting goods store of their time, selling guns, ammunitions, gun holsters and belts, and more. Please see thousands of firearms and sporting goods books. Pictured above is a very rare 191219 preproduction prototype artillery luger, serial number 11. The history of the family is thus a way of perceiving. After reading roosevelts book, seymour griffin dismantled his springfield rifle and began looking for a wellfigured piece of french walnut so he could try his hand at custom stocking.
The history behind this gun is that it was special ordered by col. We are not affiliated with any arms or gun manufacturer. The interesting history behind these oc readers vintage guns. Founded in 1923 by seymour griffin, a new york city cabinetmaker, and james v.