Were there any other manufacturers of airguns in Zella-Mehlis besides Tell and EM-GE?
Were there any other manufacturers of airguns in Zella-Mehlis besides Tell and EM-GE?
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
Good stuff. Thanks
Interesting he says Germany continued Airgun production through WW2 until 1945? I always read Airgun production ceased as it did in Britain?
Walther, Anschütz and Weihrauch all started in Zella-Mehlis.
Must have been the German equivalent to the gun quarter in Birmingham.
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
In British slang an anorak is a person who has a very strong interest in niche subjects.
Wasn't the Langenhan company based there?
I thought that the 'L' and 'Z' in their earlier crossed-arms trademark (pre WW1?) stood for for Langenhan and Zella-Mehlis; likewise in their later circled 'FLZ' trademark (post WW1?) the letters stood for Freidrich Langenhan Zella-Mehlis.
It would be nice to get this verified, as I now have a couple of pre-WW1 Langenhan rifles and would like to be sure of their manufacturing origins.
Atb, Clogger
Looks like Zella-Mehlis see below:
https://guns.fandom.com/wiki/Langenhan_pistol
Was strolling around Suhl and noticed the Suhl Waffenmuseum. Not much of a website but if you decide to make a trip to the area, might be worth a stop.
http://www.waffenmuseumsuhl.de