Michael, those rifles are so good looking they make my teeth hurt. Major kudos!

And if you happen to have a left-over narrow sling swivel, I've been looking for one to replace a missing one on an Emil Kerner combo that's going to Namibia with me at the end of May; just the sling attachment loop, not the whole ass'y. The ring on the base this loop will attach to is 6mm (.240") wide.

Steve Meyer

Steve, Email me, I checked and have two, one with an open top and one closed so I think I might be able to match the one you have.

mjpetrov@acsalaska.net

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Originally posted by Michael Petrov:
Thanks guys, it brings me a lot of pleasure to see these brought back to life.

I'm going to mark them somehow and when I decide the what and were of it I'll post so it becomes common knowledge.

Michael, I found this and thought you might get a kick out of it, if you haven't already seen it.

Whelen may have broken the stock when he was in Panama. Today it has an Adolph stock but not the original one.

Ha! That is clearly the same combo rifle/shotgun, with a different buttstock that does reflect Adolph's styling.

Perhaps Whelen did break the original buttstock, or else why would he replace it with a less ornate one?

Looks like there is some oil soaked wood at the head of the stock.

I should have known that you would be all over this one, Michael.

Michael: I wonder if Whelen didn't have the carving excised below the checkering, the grip slimmed a bit around the cap and then had the checkering extended and some new swirls carved above the cap similar to the top. The top of the grip checkering and carving appear to match the original picture very closely. Perhaps Whelen didn't cotton to the carved portion so had it altered. Very interesting piece.

Anything is possible and I don't know where the gun is today. A couple of years ago it popped up on my radar then vanished. I understand that it was to be "Restored" which has given me a few sleepless nights . I wish I knew more!

I can console myself with knowing his Wundhammer is safe, warn-out but safe.

I had long admired Michael Petrov's collection of Springfield sporters and was particularily fond of his Wundhammer rifles. I was fortunate enough to purchase two of them from the Amoskeag auction and this restored rifle was both his and my favorite.
I know Michael shot his rifles and last summer I took it on a two week float trip down the Colville river looking for grizzlies . I am sure the fresh air did it good.






And the rifle shoots wonderfully

That's really cool Phil.