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Hello all, I recently inherited an antique WWII era drilling that my grandfather brought home after the war. He rescued it from a pile of firearms that were set to be destroyed after the allies won the fight. He fought in Italy and moved into Germany from the south, so I'm assuming he...

I think Drilling guns are really cool and plan to get one or have one made some day and am just thinking of what my ideal calibers would be. I know 2 12 gauge 3” barrel would be perfect for on top, but I cannot decided on the caliber for the rifle barrel under them. At first I thought a 45-70...

Hello! This looks like an amazing forum- I just joined. This drilling was my grandfather's- he brought it back from Germany after WWII. I would LOVE to know more about it, including its value for insurance purposes, and any information about how I should best care for it- this is the only...

Hello everyone. My grandpa passed away recently and left a very large collection of guns to go through. I stumbled upon this drilling and wanted to know more about it. I have read a few posts about them on here and figured this was the best place to find out what exactly I have. Looking for...

Hello all, I have seen a few posts about drillings before, but I can't find any like mine. Most seem to have two shotgun barrels and one rifle barrel, but ours is the opposite. My wife's grandfather gave us this rifle. He claims that it is from 1890, but in my own research I can't find anything...

I recently purchased a Simson drilling. From reading this and another site I believe it was made in Nov of 1919. It is 16 gauge and the rifle is 9.3 x 72, (I think). It appears to be in pretty good shape. I don't know what model it would have been but the above information is just a guess...