Was given an incredible gift today.

[Mike]

Went over to a friend of my mothers house today to help her out with some home maintenance that was overdue. While talking to her she mentioned that she had a .22 rifle she wanted to show me. I was expecting a plinker .22. She brought out a beautiful German made falling block target rifle. Detachable diopter rear sight, front palm rest, gorgeous checkering, and a trigger that can only weigh ounces. She ended up giving it to me as she hasn't shot it in almost twenty years. It is an incredibly well made rifle and an unbelievable gift.

She said her father brought it back from Germany after WW2. From what I can tell from an Internet search it was made in the 1920s.

Haenel K.K. Sport, .22LR



http://www.rifleman.org.uk/Haenel_Target_Rifle.htm

Mike

Edited May 24, 2013 by Mike

[NRA]

very nice........ Karma is a wounderful thing

[graycrait]

Now that is an heirloom rifle.  Very cool. Congratulations. 

[R1100R]

Nice rifle. Let us know how it shoots.

[Greg_Mid_TN]

Wow. That is a nice rifle! Grats :)

[R_Bert]

beautiful!

[peejman]

Very cool!

[RichardR]

Sweet heirloom piece man, congrats & hope you enjoy it til the day that you pass it down!

[gregintenn]

Everbody doesn't have one of those! Very nice rifle.

[RED333]

Give more than you get, and

you will get more than you need.

Thus is true for the good and bad

you do in life.

CONGRATS

[wareagle]

I love falling blocks, but have never seen a rim fire. Congrats!

[Mike]

Took some more pictures.

[wareagle]

Very cool!

[Fourtyfive]

Wow

[plinker4life]

Very nice German schuetzen rifle ! Just google Schuetzen Rifle and you will find many like this. Most were custom built for the individual shooter.

[leroy]

Great rifle!!  Thanks for posting the pictures.

 

Enjoy

leroy

[gregintenn]

There's a lot going on with that front sight. You figured out how it works yet?

 

Quit taking pictures and go shoot the rifle! I'm guessing it's a tack driver.

[klamb5]

Nice treat it good it will be good to you

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[BigK]

Wow, amazing! Are you going to have some angry sons/grandsons looking for you to get that rifle back? LOL

If not, ask her if she has any more guns and chores she needs done :D

[graycrait]

I was reading that you can scope that thing with rimfire Millet Angle Loc rings and then try and find a Redfield 3200 24" scope for it.  If you have good eyes then no need, just use the irons.

 

Here is a source for Redfield 3200s.  Don't get them with the costly Redfield rings unless you just want the rings, as they won't work on your rifle.

 

http://unertl.alexweb.net/for_sale.htm

 

Here is a link where a fella with the same rifle was trying to find rings to scope it.

 

http://www.rimfireaccuracy.com/Forums/showthread.php/951-Haenel-KK-Sport-question-from-a-Newbie-...

 

 

Here is some other info.  Interestingly in '07 someone said that these were worth nearly $1,000.00.  You do good work.

http://www.gunforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/4836/

 

However, this one sold on gunsmerica for $1700.00 

 

http://www.gunsamerica.com/901903881/Guns/Rifles/H-Misc-Rifles/HAENEL_KK_Sport_Pre_WWII.htm

[ttocswob]

Does your mother's house have any more friends? /jk

 

Beautiful rifle!

[TGO David]

Beautiful rifle.  Congrats, Mike!

[whitewolf001]

That is probably worth something, pass it on to the kids!

[timthetoolman]

That is awesome, what a gift!!!