The top rifle is the one I got last weekend at Tulsa and the bottom rifle was Michaels. Michael wrote his rifle up in Book 2 Page 123-125 as a rifle found in Wundhammers shop when he died. Michael later identified it as being made made by Paul Wolff and it was so listed in the Amoskeag auction #104. JoDo found a file for Paul Wolff in Michaels files which was an article from the 1995 Guns & Ammo Annual and sent me a copy. The photos are not very clear on my copy but I have not been able to find a 1995 issue to get better photos. Anyone out there have a 1995 G & A Annual? The 1995 article covers more than just Paul Wolff and is about '03 rifles. Paul Wolff remodeled issue stocks into sporters.
Here is a link to an earlier discussion of Paul Wolff rifles
Michael's Wolff thread
Dan,
Thanks for sharing. It looks like Tulsa was a worthwhile trip. I find it interesting that the similarities are mixed between the three rifles. One might expect the top two to be closer in appearance, but the bottom one has a couple of features that are close to the top one's. Might be a time vs. style difference.
Fred, thanks for posting.
Thaine
Thaine,
The middle rifle might be the latest since it used a short Lyman 48 which started in 1920.
The top rifle might be early since it has the thinned wrist like the example in the 1995 G&A Annual which is supposed to be one of first by Wolff in 1910.
Dan
I found this while I was doing some research.