Coburn's mystery 'Hiki'... anyone know what the hell it is?

[gordon]

Very limited production, or a prototype that didn't make it to the production stage.
A search into engineering company's history's of the Hiki name may turn up something.
The rising sun in the logo mmmm.

Hiki No is Hawaiian for Can Do i know that`s not much help, but is there a Japanese link ??? what do i know .

[air-tech]

Hiki No is Hawaiian for Can Do i know that`s not much help, but is there a Japanese link ??? what do i know .

I would doubt it very much.

Hiki appears to be the Hungarian brand name, (as it is associated with the Torv. Vedve script) which also coincidentally is a word with a different meaning in (apparently) Japanese and as you claim, Hawaiian.

Just like Relum "Telly"...

EDIT - It is a Hungarian surname, if the below is anything to go by:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK2Z-FBZ

So the brand name is Hiki, confirmed.

[gordon]

I would doubt it very much.

Hiki appears to be the Hungarian brand name, (as it is associated with the Torv. Vedve script) which also coincidentally is a word with a different meaning in (apparently) Japanese and as you claim, Hawaiian.

Just like Relum "Telly"...

EDIT - It is a Hungarian surname, if the below is anything to go by:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK2Z-FBZ

So the brand name is Hiki, confirmed.

Cheers, worth a try, i wonder if András Fekete-Móró (Maestro) over on stb could help ?

[chieffool]

Cheers, worth a try, i wonder if András Fekete-Móró (Maestro) over on stb could help ?

i have no idea what you just said - must be marvellous to have a gift for languages...?

[gordon]

i have no idea what you just said - must be marvellous to have a gift for languages...?

Oh dear András is a Hungarian FT shooter and designer of Maestro FT accessories, residing in Sutton in Ashfield thought him being Hungarian he may be able to shed some light on the name.Oh and Maestro is his name on Shooting The Breeze.

[DT Fletcher]

I work a fair amount in older Germanic languages and this looks like the character ß which translates into double s "ss" I've never seen a "k" that looks like that logo. Could be wrong but......

Hißi is "lift" as in elevator in Finnish. but it can also be a proper name.

In Hungarian Hißi is "hiss" as in how a snake hisses.

[chieffool]

I like the sibilant logic behind an air rifle called a 'hiss'.
Can't find anything though.

[Garvin]

Apparently the name of the next rifle produced by this company translates as "boing".

[coburn]

I wish someone would come up with something on this rare air rifle. I've got another three hundred of them I need to shift! Only joking.

[gordon]

I wish someone would come up with something on this rare air rifle. I've got another three hundred of them I need to shift! Only joking.

We are trying!!

[aircol]

Sorry to disappoint you, Richard, but this is a totally new one on me. It looks a bit like the prewar Diana mod 2 rifle in the sense it is an underlever tinplate (if those pressings count as tinplate?). And it has the butt-clenching sliding breach of the Cunox.

It looks to be in very good condition. I wonder what era it is.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...cxj6cjmr.jpg:D :-)

[chieffool]

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...cxj6cjmr.jpg:D :-)

this is only really a very slight resemblance. The 'Hiss?Hiki?' is really solid steel pressing (not tinplate) with a very elegant and good quality stock + 'the finger-removing' breach. Definitely not a copy, and from the same 'stable'...

[aircol]

this is only really a very slight resemblance. The 'Hiss?Hiki?' is really solid steel pressing (not tinplate) with a very elegant and good quality stock + 'the finger-removing' breach. Definitely not a copy, and from the same 'stable'...

but i recognized Garvins Diana 2 picture , i bought the gun a few days ago the French eureka looks a little familiar too , Bosse from sweden think it is japanese , also possible , it is a mysteri.

[chieffool]

Very limited production, or a prototype that didn't make it to the production stage.
A search into engineering company's history's of the Hiki name may turn up something.
The rising sun in the logo mmmm.

i checked with coburn, who has returned the rifle back to the owner, and the only number visible was '31'.

[chieffool]

.... Just intrigued, so thought I would raise the question once more.

Anyone....? Bueller....?