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Hello, I bought this one for these crazy double Damascus twist barrels but it was advertised as an Imman Meffert. It looked like a Meffert. I have 2 others and has very strong resemblance. What can you gentlemen tell me about this one. It’s a 16ga 31” barrels with silver game embellishments. I have 16x28ga tubes but hope I don’t need to have that done.



Money shot, who is this?

The stamp of the Sole & Shoe is for Suhl.

The pattern welded tubes look to be acid etched, where you can actually feel them, then there looks to be some additional adornment. Many times this acid etched effort was faked by just turning patterns into the tubes.

I do not recognize the monogram right off.....

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Yes you can feel the etching. I have seen the fake ones, not this one and they ring better than my Krupp barrels. Lots of pitting but no dents or scratches, I may get lucky.I will send out to Dean Harris to have honed and checked out. Now that I have studied this mark does look like it could be a stylized I inside a M but I had never seen this one before obviously pre Hubertus. I can get use to looking down at this

Has silver bands to match game birds, hel I could just hang it over the fireplace when not using this one and be perfectly happy.
Guess it’s pre 1891 with these marks?

Well I feel silly. Got it out in sunlight and found Mr Mefferts name on top rib

Thanks Raimey for the identification of the old Suhl stamp, Hope this “IM” mark helps someone in the future. The tarnished silver just blended in really well with the dirty laminate patterns. Do we have a date or range on the stamps?

That pattern has a German name..... let me search....

Are you sure it is Silver/plata and not Platinum¿

So you think the Monogram is Imm. Meffert¿

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Yep

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Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Oh, nice catch on the IM monogram....

Early style fences & Lefaucheux style platform with what looks to be rebounding hammers. So I would use the platform and hammers to guess @ the date. I assume metal buttplate?

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Yes metal.I remember Hann’s book mentioning pre 1891 date for Suhl stamp similar to that one?