Walther, Anschütz and Weihrauch all started in Zella-Mehlis.
Must have been the German equivalent to the gun quarter in Birmingham.
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Walther, Anschütz and Weihrauch all started in Zella-Mehlis.
Must have been the German equivalent to the gun quarter in Birmingham.
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That’s crazy such a small town.Originally Posted by ptdunk
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I would love to see how a war torn country with its back against the wall, could still find the resources to make of all things airguns. No disrespect to airguns of course, but I struggle to see their utility in times of war.
Award-winning Airgun Anorak
Morale?
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.
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Training young soldiers?
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Oberndorf-am-Neckar has a similar pedigree. It is a big village with a railway station. Home to the once massive Mauser factory it also became the home of Feinwerkbau and Heckler & Koch.
I can believe that Germany continued airgun production long into the war. I have read several times that the Nazis continued producing consumer goods and failed to put their economy on a war footing as effectively as Britain did. They did not get as many women into the workforce, for instance although they did make massive use of slaves and conscripted foreign workers. They used airguns for youth training so perhaps some production made sense.
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