Originally Posted by
45flint
In the 1930s there was a major high end gun importer in New York City the Stoeger Company. They had exclusive rights to import the Luger and had their names put on what are now "Stoeger" Lugers. I have seen their name on Tell 2 air pistols. Their catalog was extensive. Would not surprise me that they imported Haenel's and at the time the Haenel 28-R would have probably been "the" high end German air pistol which looked like a Luger. The world was still in a economic depression, but I can see Stoeger having good access to the wealthier end of the US market. I have been approached by a German collector wanting to buy a 28-R, he says they are very rare in Germany? But what do I know?