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Who made these rifles.
atrisha
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I posted this on the Competion fourm. So here it is. I have two rifles one is 22-250 and the other is 25-06 with a heavy barrel. Both guns have the same markings. Any info would be great.
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If not some US based gunsmith made them. The only way to find out who, is if somebody can identify the monogram?
EDIT #1, Herters was a large mail order, sporting goods, importer/distributor, located in MN. The stuff they sold was utilitarian, aimed at the economy market, for folks that didn't have a lot of money. They put out a large yearly catalog that carried most everything, you could imagine, for hunting, fishing, trapping etc. Most all of the guns they sold under their name, were just rebranded European imports.
They went out of business in the early 80's. I heard it had to do with some kind of run-in with the feds. Don't know if that is factual though?
The modern outfit selling stuff under the Herters name is completely different. The just bought the name for commercial sales purposes.
There is simply not enough information available to tell you who might have made these two rifles. The pictures show little if anything of value except for the stampings. You don't even show the action or the bolt. The shield is usually reserved for the original owners initial but in this situation it appears that the Teutonic script has been mimicked by the stamp on the barrel.
Remove the barreled action from the stock and examine all of the various pieces with a magnifying glass to see if there are any specific stamps that will provide any clues. Look carefully.
Without further markings, you have a late fifties/early sixties pair of rifles. If they shoot accurately, keep them to enjoy. Otherwise sell them as generic shooters.
Best.
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quote:I never asked for value or opinion of what you might think they are worth.
And none of the members ever suggested a value or opined on the worth. You might be confusing us with another set of posts.
quote:I am not trying to be a jerk but this is the usual bs some one has to give opinions in stead of facts.
There has been no BS given, that's your misunderstanding. Everything we've offered has been fact.
There is nothing to go by except the two marks and so far none of us has any information unfortunately.
Good Luck with your search.
Best.
The design of the stocks looks to be herters,most actions used were FM mausers.I have 5 of these herters guns but I am at my winter home and they are not with me.So hard to compare.I worked in a shop that made 100's of custom guns like this.verious actions,cal's and stocks in the 60's.tks hedge[:D]
I responded to this post in the other forum, saying that the "symbol" on the forearm reminded me of Herter's...I guess the next question MIGHT be "WHO made them for Herter's?".......