What I cannot understand, why does Krieghoff engrave like this…?


KRIEGHOFF
CLASSIC
GERMANY

I mean every hunter should be aware of the fact that Krieghoff is a German company. A short while ago I purchased a Krieghoff Hubertus single-shot rifle, there is also that bloody 'Germany' engraved. I'm German, so 'Germany' is not the problem, but in my opinion, that looks cheap. Are there any well-known gun manufacturers in England or Italy which engrave the name of the country as bold as in this case? Looks like 'Made in Germany' on a dust cleaner or similar...

Simple, "made in Germany" connotates quality, real or imagined..

Neither of my K DRs have Germany on them. They say; "Krieghoff Classic". But if they did, I wouldn't care.

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I mean every hunter should be aware of the fact that Krieghoff is a German company.

Maybe, but when a fair few in the world can't place a country on a map of the world, it helps !!!

Do you know where every gun maker resides ?

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Originally posted by 505G:

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I mean every hunter should be aware of the fact that Krieghoff is a German company.

Maybe, but when a fair few in the world can't place a country on a map of the world, it helps !!!

Do you know where every gun maker resides ?

.............Or who owns the companies?

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Do you know where every gun maker resides?

The most important ones, yep.

"Would you like a Double Rifle by "Chanel"


Doesn't have the same ring as "Holland and Holland" !!!

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Originally posted by dpcd:
Neither of my K DRs have Germany on them. They say; "Krieghoff Classic". But if they did, I wouldn't care.

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That's not my rifle, just an example

I think that is a good thing.If they are made elsewhere also then this way you can easily distinguish them and chose the one with the origin you want.

Like Brownings.

I am more concerned about the name CLASSIC.

If a manufacturer give the name CLASSIC to a brand new product, what should they call in this case Krieghoff, a handcrafted Musselverschluss pre WWI double rifle -NOT CLASSIC?

Or compare with Chevrolet, are the new Impala the CLASSIC model and a Bel Air from 1955 NOT CLASSIC model?

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Originally posted by husky:
I am more concerned about the name CLASSIC.

If a manufacturer give the name CLASSIC to a brand new product, what should they call in this case Krieghoff, a handcrafted Musselverschluss pre WWI double rifle -NOT CLASSIC?

Or compare with Chevrolet, are the new Impala the CLASSIC model and a Bel Air from 1955 NOT CLASSIC model?

Dont forget that this is a factory rifle.It is not expected to be perfect in any sense but it does not mean that it isn`t.

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Originally posted by shootaway:

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Originally posted by husky:
I am more concerned about the name CLASSIC.

If a manufacturer give the name CLASSIC to a brand new product, what should they call in this case Krieghoff, a handcrafted Musselverschluss pre WWI double rifle -NOT CLASSIC?

Or compare with Chevrolet, are the new Impala the CLASSIC model and a Bel Air from 1955 NOT CLASSIC model?

Dont forget that this is a factory rifle.It is not expected to be perfect in any sense but it does not mean that it isn`t.

I think that in the new things being called "CLASSIC" is meant to be a RETRO style copy or MEMORY type of product.

The K-rifle is, in some ways, far better in mechanical design than most true CLASSICS.

I fail to see what is wrong with the word "GERMANY" being found on a German made rifle! I have German made double shotguns, cape guns and double rifles and all have the place of manufacture on them regardless if they are as new as tomorrow ,or over 100 years old.

The newly made double rifles are simply what they are, working rifles that are not intended to be anything other than what they are, SOLID dependable rifles for use in the hunting fields for hunting what the chambering would indicate, nothing more, and in 100 yrs they will be CLASICS as well.

I suppose they have to put the name and etc somewhere on it. Could be smaller print, microscopic size would be cool.. I think for me, I like where it is, on the bottom, of the K-gun, better than the ribbon on the side of the VC. But, at least their print size isn't overly obnoxious.

Some countries (US is one) require the country of origin to be engraved on the gun, both a min size and depth

I'd say they are proud of their nation, and their
product, which comes from within Germany's borders.



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