Pics of an early HW35E

[Garvin]

Here are some pics of a very early .177 cal Burgo branded HW35E, probably from the late 1950s. The first pic is of the cover of a brochure from around 1958 or 1959, belonging to a US collector, which has an illustration of the first export pattern HW35.

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[buffalo]

Very nice that mate...

[Gareth W-B]

Simply superb. My friend, Alan, has one identical in .177 ... Oh how I wish he'd sell it to me. Cheers for the pics Danny, great air gun eye candy . Atb: G.

[jonnyone]

Proof (if it were needed) of HWs timeless design of the marque. More than streets ahead of anything else on offer at the time (I would guess- as I didnt arrive until a few years after this).

Nice rifle- still is.

Dave

[Verminator 66]

that's been well looked after or resored

nice bit of kit

[RichardH]

Unusual checkering in front of the trigger guard?

Should that be there, it looks like someone has scraped it on with an axe

Personally I wouldnt give any HW35 houseroom

[Garvin]

Unusual checkering in front of the trigger guard?

Should that be there, it looks like someone has scraped it on with an axe

There's a few 35Es around with the same chequering. If it was applied by axe it's some mighty delicate axe work.

Catlover, never heard of the 'Hofmann HW35'. Maybe I.J. has?

that's been well looked after or resored

nice bit of kit

Nope, not restored at all.

[T 20]

Catlover, never heard of the 'Hofmann HW35'. Maybe I.J. has?

Hi Garvin

Hoffman was a trade name used in the 1960's and early 1970's.

There was one sold on here last year.

I will mail you an old article by Tom Downes on them when my AOL decides to work.


All the best Mick

[Gareth W-B]

Unusual checkering in front of the trigger guard?

... Yes, Alan's has that, too, so I imagine it is as they all were at that time (and I really want one ).

[RichardH]

... Yes, Alan's has that, too, so I imagine it is as they all were at that time (and I really want one ).

I've never ever seen that.

Gareth it wouldn't be hard at all to checker a triangle like that onto an an HW35 if you have a spare stock

Still think it would make better firewood though

Rich

[Kernel Gadaffi]

Probably the greatest trigger of all time.

[Garvin]

Hi Garvin

Hoffman was a trade name used in the 1960's and early 1970's.

There was one sold on here last year.

I will mail you an old article by Tom Downes on them when my AOL decides to work.


All the best Mick

Interesting Mick, thanks.

[junglie]

my freind picked a hoffman one up last year in need of restoration,it has hoffman import stamped on the action,shoots lovley at 11.5ft/lbs,it has a rounded pistol grip end & fine chequering

[Prewar]

Nice pics
I have an early HW brochure similar to the one shown here, but blue...maybe from the 60's, I will take a photo of it and put a link up...

[cliveyt]

There's a few 35Es around with the same chequering. If it was applied by axe it's some mighty delicate axe work.

Catlover, never heard of the 'Hofmann HW35'. Maybe I.J. has?

Nope, not restored at all.

hi garvin, i have 3 hw35's with the belly checkering -all pre1970's