Dachau.? - The Firearms Forum

tw3006 · 01-09-2011, 07:00 AM

I came across this rifle the other day. Very unsure of what it is. Left side of the barrel is stamped with "Dachau" and the right side is "A. Kliegel" I know this is not and airgun forum and im thinking thats what it may be. It doesn't seem to break open as a single shot would, and there is a trap door out on the last 10" of barrel to load something in it there. The barrel size seems to be about .15 caliber. as a .177 bb will not fit down it. The trigger guard pulls down as if to cock something, and the set trigger is functional as well

hrf · 01-09-2011, 07:45 AM

You have a German zimmerstutzen, designed for indoor target shooting. They used tiny 4mm rimfire cartridges, and a Google search will show examples of same.

Jim K · 01-09-2011, 12:21 PM

The reason for that breech system was simple. The little 4mm round was originally made for pistols; it had no powder and the primer was not enough to reliably get the pellet out of a long barrel rifle.

Jim

01-09-2011, 07:00 AM	#1
tw3006 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	Dachau.? I came across this rifle the other day. Very unsure of what it is. Left side of the barrel is stamped with "Dachau" and the right side is "A. Kliegel" I know this is not and airgun forum and im thinking thats what it may be. It doesn't seem to break open as a single shot would, and there is a trap door out on the last 10" of barrel to load something in it there. The barrel size seems to be about .15 caliber. as a .177 bb will not fit down it. The trigger guard pulls down as if to cock something, and the set trigger is functional as well Attached Images -->

01-09-2011, 07:45 AM	#2
hrf Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,277	Re: Dachau.? You have a German zimmerstutzen, designed for indoor target shooting. They used tiny 4mm rimfire cartridges, and a Google search will show examples of same. Last edited by hrf; 01-09-2011 at 08:59 AM..

01-09-2011, 12:21 PM	#3
Jim K Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 6,408	Re: Dachau.? The reason for that breech system was simple. The little 4mm round was originally made for pistols; it had no powder and the primer was not enough to reliably get the pellet out of a long barrel rifle. Jim