Theory as to why the Haenel 28-R is more prevalent in the US

[cinedux]

Good reading,these tomes! ;-) I don't have 1928 but have 1929 and several more modern. They tend not to itemise gun brands or names..Trev

[45flint]

Good reading,these tomes! ;-) I don't have 1928 but have 1929 and several more modern. They tend not to itemise gun brands or names..Trev

They are a great trip back in time, so many items and tricks I loved as a boy came from that era.

The Haenel air pistols were just being introduced in 1929 Catalog, probably printed early in the year. Would not be surprising that specifics names were not mentioned. But my quest for the unnamed 28-R will continue. Lol. Still surprising that the 26, 28, 28-R all came out pretty close to each other. Also I think it is surprising that the 28-R started life available in .177 and .22. Thought I read somewhere that the 22 came out later?

Got a new old Crosman coming, hopefully it gets me of my 28-R kick for a while. I think I need therapy.

[45flint]

Last bit of information from the advertisement I glossed over. It says that these are made to shoot "Haenel Precision Lead Pellets". I have to assume these are not round balls. Many assumed round balls is what they were designed for. They had a stouter thicker shirt pellet back then which could cycle more easily. I can get these to cycle with the right length modern pellet but still the skirts on modern pellets tend to be very thin and more pron to deformation.