most all german guns made before ww2 are of fine quality. the ones made prior to ww1 are even finer. you should be able to find a nice field grade gun for around $1000. if you want relief engraving and ejectors, then your $2000 budget is appropriate.
gunsamerica and gunsinternational are good sources.
Ed, mein Fruend verruckt Flammenwerfer zum ersten Mal in diesem Forum, Sie haben Recht. Wir Sie Rosten Ihr Vogel mit-- Victor, Rego oder Harris in diesem Jahr??
In case Ithaca 33 does not understand German, I will translate- Ed, my crazy flamethrower friend, for once on this forum you are right. Are you roasting your bird (Turkey) with Victor, Rego or Harris this year. To further elaborate, I am a welder by trade, and Ed is commonly known as "Ed the torch" for his propensity for Fubaring receivers that were color case hardened when made by Parker, Hunter Arms, Ithaca and AH Fox- for whatever reason (warpage be damned I guess) God only knows- and Victor (the Steinway of oxy-acetylene torches) Rego and Harris, Smith and NCG are all well-known brands of such torches in the trade.
Ed causes ein Scheissesturm (you can probably guess what that means in German) here, as the rule pretty much is that no dealers should list guns for sale here-- Ed is as slipperly as the fabled Mr. Grinch about circumventing that, you will note he mentions both Guns America and Guns International, where he offers his shotguns to the unwary-- Ask him sometime if you like why then, he does not also use Gunbroker to peddle them vis a vis the Internet-- Does the German word "Verbotten" ring a bell for you- I would joint the German Gun Collectors if you are serious about obtaining a valid and shootable German "Schrottflinten"-- We have several very knowledgeable members on this BBS that are good solid men to ask- Raimey Ellenburg, Mike "Der Ami" and Jagermeister, just to mention a few. Run your requests towards them if you have a mind to do so- Viel gluck-- Der Fuchs!!
