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I have been fortunate to pickup a Kombo by Michael Pegam from 1950 and retailed by GECO. Somehow the Austrian Makers were out of the gate early with weapons production & GECO was eager to fill inland orders. Michael Pegam passed this life in 1947 and his widow continued the business until @ least 1953, when arms production was allowed. Interesting how mass production was not allowed but GECO could still place orders with Ferlacher mechanics.








60.5 cm tubes chambered in 7X57R(11,2 gramme bullet) and 16 Bore. I seem to really find favour in these short tubes and dainty little platforms.


Bayerische Backe, Bavarian style stock. Does the forend chequering and that of the stock seem to pair?







Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Again, a dainty little platform with a frame w/ a Single Kersten Lockup. Bushed & Disk Set Strikers and for some reason the foto depicts what looks to be issues with the top striker set but that is just not the case.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

What a great find! Just from glancing at the pictures, maybe the forend checkering was refreshed vs. a different style? Hard to see.

I'm assuming disked strikers are not often seen in combo guns, is that correct? I haven't looked closely at very many, but have never seen that outside of higher-end shotguns and double rifles.

Thanks for sharing!

Well, this was made during the >>British Period<< in Ferlach under British Occupation so I just am not sure what the norm would have been. I will take a few more fotos as I am most curious. I just do not think that GECO did a restock and the scope & feet are a little odd. The Bayerische Backe / Bavarian style stock is typically for better target acquisition with iron sights and the one leaf is stamped >>200<<.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

The head of the stock is just a little proud @ the frame.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Raimey,
Do you have enough cases to get you by?
Mike

Thanks Ford, but indeed I do have some cases as I have a couple of these platforms in 7X57R(60cm or less; for 60cm + - 7X65R). Have you converted some cases @ one point. What I would like is a source for 9 gramme bullets as well as 11,2 gramme bullets.

Serbus,

Raimey
rse

Raimey:

"The Bayerische Backe / Bavarian style stock"

to be exactly: Bayrische Backe mit Doppelfalz - a more exquisite version....

Waihei,
Wolfgang

Thanks as always......

Serbus,


Raimey
rse

Many stock makers prefer Bayerische Backe to the German Backe; not for technical reasons, but because it is easier to cut the rear part and yet it is often an extra cost option (they are cut with a draw knife after roughing out with a straight bandsaw cut, much faster and easier than gouges, chisels, and rasps/files).

Raimey,
I didn't worry about bringing many 7mm bullets back because American 175 grain round nose bullets work perfectly for 11.2 grams. I brought back a few H mantel copper hollow points because I have a 7x57R sighted for it. Recently I acquired a 7x65R that was also sighted for the same bullet, so I should have brought more back but I concentrated more on harder to find bullets. I haven't converted any 7x57R or 7x65R because I was able to buy once fired brass from Heym at scrap price and Walter let me pick through his fired cases at no cost. I would use 7x65R or 9.3x74R to make other cases by preference because 7x57R is based on the slightly larger M93 case head and is harder to make the other x57 cases from it. It is easy to convert the other x57R cases to 7x57R (5.6 and 6,5 cases may be shorter after expanding, however). My cousin got an 11x65R double barrel and we were not able to convert 7x65R to that caliber because too many necks split in expanding. We were successful with 9.3x74R but it took several fireforming loads and annealing's to straighten the cases out. Once finished, they work and look great.
Mike