That is very sad news indeed.
RIP Frank.
Very sadly I have to report that our friend Frank Korn (Frakor) in the Netherlands has died. He told me a few months ago that his stomach cancer was advanced and he had (bravely) decided not to go down the chemo route.
As a collector of vintage airguns he had few equals. Check out his amazing collection here:
https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....ion/#post-1940
As many of you know, Frank's kindness in sharing his huge knowledge of airguns was appreciated by collectors around the world.
His generosity was incredible. He would often send me things he came across that didn't fit in his collection. His skill as a gunsmith was also superb (eg. check out the repro stock HERE - second one down).
He will be greatly missed.
RIP Frank.
Vintage Airguns Gallery
..Above link posted with permission from Gareth W-B
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That is very sad news indeed.
RIP Frank.
Another sad loss to the airgun world. RIP Frank.
Very sad news.
Frank's knowledge and contributions to the vintage airgun community will be missed.
RIP my friend.
What a terrible shame.
Rest in peace, Frank.
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I am very sorry to hear that.
He had an immense amount of knowledge and was always happy to share it.
Guaranteed if you were interested in a rare match rifle he had an example.
Rest in peace.
Matt
Such a sad loss.
Frank was always happy to share his extensive knowledge and will be sadly missed, my condolences to his friends and family.
RIP Frank
Mick
That is a shame. I always enjoyed his posts
Condolences to his family
Morally flawed
What a loss, Frank was a very nice & knowledgeable guy, whom I could always call for advice. I was proud to know such an established Dutch collector, with a truly global network of contacts. Too bad we didn't have enough contact last year He guided me a few times through his vast collection of air rifles with some wonderful anecdotes, which came up in many of his conquests. Especially collecting in the pre-internet era provided some great adventures. I even got him to join facebook to enforce some of our collectors groups. We had common ground in the field of prewar air rifles (old German and English rifles) but the size & completeness of his collection is truly unrifled to what I have seen to date. He was handy enough to fabricate missing parts, a stock or accessories himself. He has also taken care of quite a few rare pieces in my collection. Kudos for some very nice restorations.
RIP Maestro!
Collection: vintage air pistols & air rifles / vintage air gun accessories
Facebook groups: vintage air guns 1. Webley, 2 BSA, 3. Haenel, 4. Weihrauch, 5. Diana
Another great collector no longer with us. A sad loss to our fraternity.
RIP Frank, you will be missed by many.
Rip frank. Had many chats with frank in here. I kept on to him about making me a bullpup hw80 after seeing his bullpup springer he made. Such a talented, grounded and lovely man. Always helpful and nothing was ever to much trouble. Rip buddy hope you are at peace.
Another generous source of knowledge and helpfulness who will be greatly missed.
Brian
Very sad news. RIP Frank. May your Airgun legacy live on