Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this beautifully engraved over and under shotgun today for a penny start auction, this is the Josef Winkler Ferlach!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Josef Winkler
Model: Ferlach
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 27 1/2" Solid Ribbed
Optics/Sights: Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Stock with Oval Cheekpiece and Forearm
Action: Over and Under
Markings: "Jos. Winkler" marked upside down on the right side of the top barrel, "Ferlach" stamped on the left side of the top barrel. "42/55" stamped on the waterplate, on the bottom barrel, and inside of the forearm. "D.1178.47" is stamped on the waterplate and on the bottom barrel along with Austrian Proof marks. The actions are fully engraved with scroll and line patterns, and detailed game scenes depicting two running hares on the left with two Roe Deer walking on the left.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Many people mistakenly believe that Ferlach is a trademark - it is not. Rather, it is a small village in Austria where a gun guild was started as early as 1558. At that time, it was absolutely necessary that all the people involved in fabricating a firearm were located together in close proximity. This enabled the barrel maker, the stock maker, and the lock mechanism maker to work together closely to ensure that everyone was performing their task(s) correctly, effectively and efficiently. As the individual skills became better and more refined, more and more firearms were manufactured. Eventually, individual gunsmiths began to put their name on the barrel or frame of those guns which they had either manufactured solely or with the help of their fellow Ferlach craftsmen.
Since all Ferlach firearms are essentially hand made per individual special order, very few are exactly alike. In the past, the gunsmiths of Ferlach have produced almost every type of shoulder arm imaginable, including such modern firearms as superposed and juxtaposed rifles and shotguns, hammerless drillings, repeating rifles, 3 barrel rifles, combination guns, 4 barrel rifles/shotguns/combination guns (called Vierlings), hammer guns of every type, etc. Some of these specimens represent the highest refinement in the gunmakers trade.
Today's master gunsmiths of Ferlach carry on the Old World tradition of quality in every respect. Most guns manufactured today are by individual special order with a wide range of calibers/gauges and other special features and options. As of this writing, these gunsmiths in alphabetical order are: Ludwig Borovnik, Johann Fanzoj, Wilfried Glanznig, Josef Hambrusch, Karl Hauptmann, Gottfried Juch, Josef Just, Jakob Koschat, Peter Michelitsch, Johann & Walter Outschar, Herbert Scheiring, Benedikt Winkler, and Josef Winkler.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Ferlach
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 27 1/2" Solid Ribbed
Optics/Sights: Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Checkered Walnut Stock with Oval Cheekpiece and Forearm
Action: Over and Under
Markings: "Jos. Winkler" marked upside down on the right side of the top barrel, "Ferlach" stamped on the left side of the top barrel. "42/55" stamped on the waterplate, on the bottom barrel, and inside of the forearm. "D.1178.47" is stamped on the waterplate and on the bottom barrel along with Austrian Proof marks. The actions are fully engraved with scroll and line patterns, and detailed game scenes depicting two running hares on the left with two Roe Deer walking on the left.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Many people mistakenly believe that Ferlach is a trademark - it is not. Rather, it is a small village in Austria where a gun guild was started as early as 1558. At that time, it was absolutely necessary that all the people involved in fabricating a firearm were located together in close proximity. This enabled the barrel maker, the stock maker, and the lock mechanism maker to work together closely to ensure that everyone was performing their task(s) correctly, effectively and efficiently. As the individual skills became better and more refined, more and more firearms were manufactured. Eventually, individual gunsmiths began to put their name on the barrel or frame of those guns which they had either manufactured solely or with the help of their fellow Ferlach craftsmen.
Since all Ferlach firearms are essentially hand made per individual special order, very few are exactly alike. In the past, the gunsmiths of Ferlach have produced almost every type of shoulder arm imaginable, including such modern firearms as superposed and juxtaposed rifles and shotguns, hammerless drillings, repeating rifles, 3 barrel rifles, combination guns, 4 barrel rifles/shotguns/combination guns (called Vierlings), hammer guns of every type, etc. Some of these specimens represent the highest refinement in the gunmakers trade.
Today's master gunsmiths of Ferlach carry on the Old World tradition of quality in every respect. Most guns manufactured today are by individual special order with a wide range of calibers/gauges and other special features and options. As of this writing, these gunsmiths in alphabetical order are: Ludwig Borovnik, Johann Fanzoj, Wilfried Glanznig, Josef Hambrusch, Karl Hauptmann, Gottfried Juch, Josef Just, Jakob Koschat, Peter Michelitsch, Johann & Walter Outschar, Herbert Scheiring, Benedikt Winkler, and Josef Winkler.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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