Reply With QuoteBoth Haenel and Diana did.
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The tear drop on the early FLZ rifles seem so distinctive, did anyone else use these? Or are they a diagnostic feature to FLZ?
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Both Haenel and Diana did.
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Very elegant. Is there a technical or manufacturing reason behind them?
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Which Diana was that, Len? Memory fails...!Originally Posted by Leonardj
I remember you posted pics of this early Haenel of yours:
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....-ii/#post-1366
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That’s fascinating, I can see in the Gallery a catalog with a Haenel 3 with what looks like tear drop forks? I have never seen one? Must have been early 1920’s. Mine is 1929 and has straight forks. I searched the gallery and I can find no Diana even in the early catalogs? I’m sure you will pull out a photo!
Last edited by 45flint; 09-08-2021 at 05:26 PM.
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Also unmarked Millitas here (possibly made by FLZ):
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....guns/#post-340
and these Tell-type rifles:
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....guns/#post-339
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It does lower the pivot point below center. Had to be a reason they thought this was advantageous? Puts the pivot more in line with the lockup wedge on my example.
When I open my straight fork Haenel 3 and my tear drip FLZ you can see the possible reason. The Haenel has the edge of the fork sticking out some? The curved lines and placement look better on the FLZ? Actually the FLZ makes the Haenel look kind of crude when opened? Lol
Last edited by 45flint; 09-08-2021 at 05:35 PM.
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I recall having seen a very early Diana model 27 with the teardrop forks.
Maybe it is my memory that is failing....
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Could be that this tradition was started with the very early makers in Zella Mehlis? Both FLZ and Tell made Airguns early on before WW1. Haenel I believed started making Airguns after WW1 and would have probably looked to these makers 5 miles away? Could be very poor speculation on my part, I tend to always over think things. Lol
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