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krupp side-by shotgun

keaven noteboomkeaven noteboom Member Posts: 2 ✭✭
edited May 2007 in Ask the Experts
I am looking for info on a ESSEN STAHL KRUPP shotgun that my father-in-law brouht home after WWII.It has a five degit ser.no. starting with 43---.
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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The markings "Essen Stahl Krupp" usually denote the maker of the steel the barrels were fabricated from. Quality German made shotguns would usually have the gunmakers and/or retailers name on them.

    We would have to have these name(s) and all the proof marks on the shotgun to have any hope in identifying it.
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  • nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    keaven noteboom,

    Welcome to the GB forums!

    Other places to look for marks to aid in identification are under the forearm, on the water table, on the barrels above the water table and on the inside and outside of the action tangs.

    Best.
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  • luv_the_huskersluv_the_huskers Member Posts: 277 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Krupp was located in Essen and stahl is German for steel. So that gun was made with quality Krupp steel.
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  • gotstolefromgotstolefrom Member Posts: 1,479 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    While thinking in WWII Krupp mode, I'm going to try and hitch a ride on this thread.
    I've got a sxs krupp bbl & 'action' in 16ga, a WWII bring-back.
    I do remember 'Krupp' and 'Nitro' being the only words stamped on it.
    With any luck, we may both be able to get some info on the various proof marks.
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