Old Heym, Perc. Rifle, Ca. 1850, I Need Some Help

[Dr. FM]

IN GERMAN

Hallo zusammen,

seit einigen Tagen habe ich diesen seltenen/wertvollen Vorderlader.


Heym, Vorläuder der jetzigen Jagdwaffenfirma

GL: 126,0 cm

Lauf-Länge ohne Schweifteil der Schwanzschraube gemessen 82,0 cm

Kaliber ca. 18,0 mm

Alles, Schloss, etc. voll funktionstüchtig

Hat einige interessante Details, wie z. B. einen Stecher (der heute noch glas-trocken steht), eine Sicherung

Baujahr (laut einem der Vorbesitzer) zwischen 1840 und 1880

Interessant:
Hatte einige berühmt/berüchtigte Vorbesitzer und wurde auch als Jagdwaffe in Afrika eingesetzt

FRAGE:
Wer kann mal eine Einschätzung zu dieser Waffe geben, wie:
- Baujahr
- Stil und Technik
- etc

FRAGE II:
Auch Literaturhinweise wären sehr interessant.
Wo kann ich dazu "was lesen"?



Danke und Gruß FM

 

[Dr. FM]

IN ENGLISH


This gun is an old Heym blackpowder gun.

126,0 cm long (include the stock)
82,0 cm long barrel
Caliber ca. 18,0 mm

This is an very interessting gun, with special details...


It was used as an competition gun and an hunting gun for Africa.

In the moment we search for more details in old german archives, old european gun museums, pp.

PLEASE:
Who can post some ideas and details (because Im not an expert in old guns)??
Internetlinks to similar guns, pp?


Thank you and best wishes.

FM

 

[Dr. FM]

HERE I SEND YOU SOME PICTURES

 

[Dr. FM]

 

[Dr. FM]

 

[Dr. FM]

 

[ken.clements]

in German,
Ich würde eine anschreiben an der Firma empfehlen (ja, die existieren)”¦.Da Sie in Deutsch schreiben, das Gewehr ist Deutsch, der Hersteller ist Deutsch”¦.

In English,
I would suggest writing to the company (yes they exist). You are writing in German, the Rifle is German, the producing company is German”¦.
:idunno:

 

[ken.clements]

Heym started business in 1860...

 

[Supercracker]

I would also ask the German Gun Collector Association. Germanguns.com

 

[Dr. FM]

Thank you gentleman.

Of course I had contact the new firm Heym, but after some wars, the russian invasion, pp., they had absolutly nothing for old infos.

That is the reason, why I come to you.
The experts!!!

 

[mhb]

Your rifle reminds me of some I saw in Germany which were intended for the sport of 'Vogelschiessen', or, shooting at the popinjay - a wooden bird target atop a tall, wooden pole.
The rather large caliber for a percussion rifle, and the apparent base for a target-type rear sight make me think it might be worthwhile for you to do some research on German rifles of that type.
Good Luck!
mhb - Mike
Arizona-Abteilung, Scheutzengilde Kornwestheim

 

[Lorne Johnson]

Dietrich Appel at the German Gun Collectors Guild (comes right up on Goggle) would be a very good person to contact (as suggested above). It's a gun that I would expect him to be interested in helping you with.

 

[dyemaker]

This is relative only in that it is in the same time and place (Suhl) it is a combination gun.
http://milpas.cc/rifles/ZFiles/Sporting Rifles/Heym/EARLY HEYM PERCUSSION CAPE GUN/

 

[dyemaker]

Your firearm is very nice :thumbsup: It has that distinctive Suhl triggerguard on it too.