Custom Pre-War Merkel M30 Drilling

Vintage Weimar Republic Merkel of Suhl Drilling in 16GA 2 1/2" and 9.3x72R. Boxlock with extractor, tang rifle barrel selector with automatic rear site. Coin finished receiver with attractive alpine hunting game motive. 25.2” (640mm) barrels with solid engine-turned top rib. Excellent bore condition, Hensoldt Dialytan 4x hunting scope on offset Suhl claw mount. Very nice walnut stock with pressed horn butt plate and pistol grip terminal. Butt stock magazine with interesting Adam & Eve engraving on the lid. Fore end with inlet ebony wedge, horn trigger guard, cocking indicators on tang. Retailed in Switzerland by Ernst Waelti of Langnau im Emmental, silver owner’s cartouche reads: Ernst Roethlisberger of Langnau im Emmental, no Gebrueder Merkel marking. OAL=42” (1065mm), LOP=13.8” (350mm), weight with scope=7.4 lbs (3.35kg). Scope is usable as it is, but a cleaning would improve it. Stock has normal handling and storage marks, light scuffs on the pistol grip. Excellent blue metal finish, horn trigger guard with a very small chip on the left side. Complete with vintage brown leatherette leg of mutton gun case and deluxe leather AKAH Albrecht Kind scope case.