Hi John
Unfortunately there is no date printed on either catalogue, unless I'm missing it. I estimated a rather vague "mid-late 1950s" because most of the guns I'm familiar with were definitely on the market by then.
My best guess is 1959, for two reasons.
One is that the edition with Weihrauchs in it appears to include the
HW35E, which we know was in circulation by 1959 from
this brochure, courtesy of Mike D.
The second reason is that the two editions pictured seem to date from the same year, and share the same cover photo. But one brochure features Falke airguns and the other does not. We know that Falke stopped producing guns in 1959 after its MD and founder had a heart attack. This could be the reason the Falke range were abruptly pulled from the catalogue and a deal done with the Weihrauch factory to fill the gap.
It's all supposition, but there it is! Maybe someone else has got a different date in mind? I'd be interested to hear any alternative theories.
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Originally Posted by Garvin
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