We are flattered to be featured at TGS outdoors. It would be helpful maybe to contact us personally for information and picture material next time. A kind invitation. Thank you.
Thank you for an amazing video, can't wait for parts 2 and 3! I had a pleasure of meeting Hausmann at Hohe Jagd fair in Salzburg this year and could get my hands on their single trigger Vierling - it is ready for engraving already. Breathtaking gun, a true ode to engineering thought and handwork!
That wee presentation has taken some research, it is appreciated and I share your enthusiasm for the flamboyant! Looking forward to part 2, cheers and thank you.
Had a privilege of taking a closer look on Peter Hofers creations at gun show. Absolutely sublime. However, I don’t consider them usable firearms. Art pieces? Sure. Investments? Possibly. But the mere thought of taking such a thing into the woods is making my skin crawl. Holland & Holland guns are extremely expensive and yet most of them still feel and look like a usable firearm.
Guns are very important to Austria and our history but most people, even Austrians, don't know about it. Here are some Austrian gun Facts: -Biggest firearms exporter to the USA -Home of Glock and Steyr arms -Invented the first semi Automatic rifle -Created the smallest semi Automatic pistol -Created the first (maybe only) double barrel bolt action rifle -Least restrictive gun laws in the EU, even less restricted than some US states -Despite all of the guns, we are one of the safest countries in the world. There are probably some more that I don't know.
@@tgsoutdoors I know, which is why I didn't mention any specific gun. Well, I guess I mentioned two indirectly. Think of it more as a teaser than a spoiler.
If you would indulge me for a moment in 70s I drooled over a Purdey that was made for a gentleman named Minoudis a Greek shipping magnate I believe check it out if you can .Now why did you have to do this to me Hofer OMG thanks again for these wonderful posts so helpful in these gloomy times
I can send you some pictures of the finished Vierling! I just ned your Email! And Prinz is not from Ferlach! He's a German gunschmith! Best regrets from Austria 👌🏻
Once the current unpleasantness is over, I really hope you guys can make an Austria gun making/hunting tour film. That is a country with a whole lot of visual appeal. Good deal less flat than Hampshire, though.
Hi Jonny, I had a quick look at the Lechner and Jungl website on the train home from work... and WOW! Just beautiful! I really like those side by sides!! Dare I ask, how much?
Total man hours per gun? the most basic of engraving jobs, such as loose scroll borders will take a full day - the best sidelock with bulino gamescene - 500 hours maybe.
@@tgsoutdoors I guess the gun engravers and wood carvers aren't classed as gunsmiths in any way? -- more as their own specialist craftsmen / women who could come and go from the gun market into others?
Very much the case, however the most famous and best gun engravers work only on guns and have a vast wait list. These masters can be working on a single gun for 6 months.
I have a Ferlach combination gun built in 1911 5.6 x 52 caliber pre ww2 , unknown shotgun gauge. Has name of “Val. Tscinkowitz” . Ever heard of his work?
Austrians tended to bird hunt in communist hungary in the early/mid eighties. How they got back and forth across the border I have no idea. I was invited on a hunt but as a NATO kid and because of my Dad's job I had to decline. They all had really arty austrian shotguns.
I am searching for information on two rifles my father acquired while stationed in Stuttgart circa 1970. They are pristine condition - matched - bolt action rifles in calibers 306 & 308. I am trying to determine general values in 2022 for insurance purposes. Any assistance truly appreciated.
