To Raimey and others:
My previous post will have as the first 2 photos from
this promoflyer pictures of their double-rifle falling
block.
I assume that they did not build the systems piece-by-piece
but had some system of optimal lot-size.
(A common question in university examens).
Some questions and no answers:
- What happened to the batch of raw-parts once
the horror of WW I had started.
- Did they continue to build after WW I

My impresssion is that some systems were left over
- even after WW II - and finally used up.
The proofmark would tell the story.

According Hans Jiricek ( now aged 86 and still toiling at the bench )there has been a gentleman agreement between Kalezky
and Springer not to unhook each others gunsmiths.
This came to an end when by the end of the 1920's
Springers business was booming and that of Kalezky rather
poor, so some of the Kalezky crew moved to Springer.

This is not only reflected with the number of items
submitted to proof but also visible with a Kalezky flyer from
end 1931 with just 2-pages of retail-guns, no high-end stuff
anymore.
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/51071
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/51070
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/51067
As to the question of business relationship between
Kalezky and Henry, the book of Jonathan Kirton/British
falling block rifle may
provide some insight.
This book has a very detailed list of Henry rifles
and their customers. Beside others also some
wellknown aristo names (Kinski,Nadasdy,..) of the
Austro-Hungarian empire, also 2 Henry rifles shipped
to the Vienna exhibition of 1873 and one full page 43
of a Ferlach/Henry joint venture with a rather unknown
retailer from the province.

I guess that Kalezky took/used the Henry system the same
style he used the prefabricated Belgian or Suhl barrels
for shotgun or drilling.
For both sides a win-win situation.

To conclude here is a photo of an ad page of the
contemporary hunting magazine, showing on the same
page Henry's ad and also Kalezky's ad.
What an absolute ad show by the Scot Henry about his royal appointments
HIM queen Victoria, HRH prince of Wales, HRH Duke of Sachsen
Coburg etc etc.
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/51063
http://www.jpgbox.com/page/51064
As told in my neighbouring post (Creeping Orwellian ...)
we are all missing hard and positive photo facts on these royal
adventures. Instead we get to see - in Dave Carrie's
great clip on Warter Priory - affluent commoners with
long-barrelled O/U Berettas and Brownings and other Japanese
weapons and in the yellow press this brace of ugly
pet dogs of the present queen. We are waiting to see instead alma mater Victoria with her x-th stag .....

Last edited by felix; 11/13/16 05:03 PM.