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I just got a 16ga Nimrod hammer gun from a WWII vet. It was his pride and joy and he hunted with it for years. 5# 14oz. Bores are perfect and finish is silver on receiver and hammers with good wood. Receivr is typically German engraved in high relief. Barrels are worn to patina. My guess is about 1912-15 from the marks. No date on barrels or watertable. I'll try to post pics.
I plan to take it quail shooting this weekend.

Nimrod....it must be a Thieme & Schlegelmilch. Good stuff

It says "Thieme & Schlegelmilch " on the barrels. Nimrod on the watertable.
I have several of their drillings of different breech systems and one early shotgun just labeled "Nimrod".

http://s207.photobucket.com/user/drducati750/library/Nimrod%2016%20ga?sort=3&page=1

Sweet looking shotgun, enjoy!!

The stepped water table is the key. I believe not only on the water table does one see Nimrod the hunter, but also forward on each flat. Most interesting that it has the Anson pushrod forend type.

Axel is currently giving that the K in a jagged K is for one of the Klett Klan but at one point I believe Dietrich noted it as Kelber. Narrows the field a bit.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

What year do you think Raimey?
Barrel is in beautiful shape inside.The receiver looks like it has been polished but the guy I got it from says no.

Hum, for sure between 1893 & 1912 and possibly closer to 1912 that 1893. I've seen founding dates as late as 1852 but it may be that it was on May 4th, 1850 by Carl Adolph Thieme and Heinrich Nicolaus Schlegelmilch. Funk absorbed it in 1934. I'll have to look, but I'm not sure when the Nimrod Nasenverschluss wasn't stamped on the lockup. Remember they had a stake in R�hmer Werke.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

The engraving on your double gun somewhat resembles the engraving on my drilling. The Nimrod "step" can be seen on both firearms.

For some reason I just love these T&S guns!
That is beautiful engraving. Very tasteful for the use.

drduc,

Good looking hammer double. Hunting quail with it sounds like a lot of fun, Waidmannsheil!

I'm no expert but the cuts of the engraving on your gun and Vic's (sharps4590) are so similar that to me it is very likely that they were done by the same engraver. Hendrik Fr�hauf - http://www.gebrueder-fruehauf.de/ - is quite the expert on these things and may be able to tell you should you two collaborate and send pictures to him.

Regards,

Mark