hallo
i also have the shotgun marked W.Foerster berlin. it's strange... but i have doubts that it was made for Wilhelm.
my shotgun is double-barreled, its made with all the care and precision of a work of art. engraved with gold and silver. metal has a marble effect (texture) with rich ornaments and butt is made of chosen piece of walnut with exquisite structure. on the top it has a monogram (initials) with crown above and also golden number "2" in the circle.
About golden number "2" on the shotgun i have learned that, for the important persons, as a rule there was making the pair of identical shotguns - difference was only in diameter of barrels. first was 12-bore for the hunting on beasts and second was 16-bore for the birds.
My attention was especially laid on the monogram. During its identification I started to think that this shotgun was made for the German emperor Wilhelm the second. First of all - from the shape of the crown I verified that it is “margrave's” crown. On the other side I found that Hohenzollerns were the margraves of Brandenburg. Also on one of Russian internet sites I found an article where was told that Augusta Victoria (Wilhelm 2s firs wife) presented him with a pair of double-barreled shotguns made by the royal gunsmith W.Foerster. In “ Potsdam ” there is a museum of royal firearms and I can’t find there Augusta ’s gift to Wilhelm. My doubts aggravated the fact that the grandfather of the person from whom I bought this shotgun was the soviet “polkovnik” and after the world war 2 he was living in “ Potsdam ” for about 6 years.
Unfortunately, i dont understand how to put photos here. can someone told me how can i do this?
