This weapon was produced of the Suhler firm August student.
The can maker established company profiles 1835 Friedrich Wilhelm student its weapon factory in Suhl. The weapon factory was first in the Judithstraße, of 1836 to 1982 in the Roschstraße 13. As an actual name giver of the firm, its younger brother proved himself however later August. First of all with in the business of the older brother handlly, August received student, born 1819, from 1850 the business until he transmitted it 1880 at its sons Friedrich and Oskar (*11.11.1855 †19.5.1926). Often the exact firm label changed: Weapon factory August student (around 1880), hunt-disks-and-disks weapon factory August student (around 1914), mechanical weapon factory and ammunition factory August student (around 1925), ACE weapons work August student (around 1930), weapon work August student (around 1935). The own Schießstandanlage of the firm was expanded occasionally the railroad building beginning of the '80er's of the 19th century so how it corresponded to its attitude. Above all of Friedrich student exist a patent, among other things the
student-reform-Repetierpistole four in heat, Kal. 6.35 (1905 patents). Yet also Oskar had obviously large designer-talents. He let patent himself already on the 3 January 1890 one "Selbstthätige firearm (pistol H. D.) with cylinder-fastener and magazine box". And the long C making before the furors 96 by mice, the miner-pistol and the famous Browning-development.
August died 1906 student in Suhl. Friedrich damaged 1912 student out of business life from and delivered Richard its business share to its son. Richard student, resident Schillingstraße 1, became the firm after the 1913 resulted retirement of its uncle, Oskar student, of exclusive proprietor August student. The personnel of the firm amounted to were 1913,60 colleagues, 1917 it 40. The business August student possessed a strong export orientation, so in the Großwildwaffen and the strongest cartridge, that was led at that time on the world market for Repetierbüchsen. Already around 1910, Richard student with the development was concerned großkalibriger can patron for the tropics hunt. After the 11.2 xs 60 students a 11.2 x followed 72 students. Student with the 12.7 xs 70 an extremely strong Großwildpatrone brings out about middle of the zwanziger years. The first cans came under the name "student model jumbo" on the market. After the first world war, the firm received the manufacture of the Charles Daly gun for the North American market, that in earlier years of the firm Schilling & Triebel or the hunt weapon factory Heinrich A. Lindner produced become were. Beside it the
pistol fabrication including the disk pistol Viktoria, the Schießbleistifte for color patron and tear gas patron or a shooting police club were the second, native support leg. Yet before the first world war, the business placed a lamp pistol four in heat for the army armament and later for the empire office here. 1925 were 35 workers in the factory active.
The engraver Robert Fahner co-owner of the firm becomes 1928. The patents registered under the name the at that time owner Richard student should be, to lead back to a goods part to the Hungarian designer Adalbert (Béla) Kadits. Kadits maintained a small construction office in the student-business. That the firm offered August the native and foreign hunters in addition a wide selection of finer pigeon gun, Drillinge, ram weapons and Repetierer to student, does not need mentioned in circles of experts to become. The fabrication became both carried out in the own machine business how also a large number was busied by homeworkers. In part the machines were made available were for the work outside of the firm the homeworkers 1930 and 1931,40 persons apiece in the firm active. In the fabrication program, 1937 stand: Hunt weapons of all constructions and caliber; specialty the großkalibrigen Repetierbüchsen and double cans remain however for strongest wild and pachyderm (Herkule-fastener). With the free death of the can maker and son-in-law Rolf Götz, that worked yet as an alone workman in the far, obsolete student-workshop,
the 147jährige company history ended in May 1982 August student. The factory building in the Roschstraße fell victim beginning of the '80er's of the 20th century for a new urban development the abstract.
Weapon profile Großwildbüchse KOH-I-NOOR (after the jewel KOH-I-NOOR named were equipped; very good weapons and/or weapon families corresponding to the export country with a special name. Here KOH-I-NOOR for India).
Manufacturer: The system comes of the firm August student. Course and shaft were produced of other course manufacturers and shafts, were delivered then individually student at the firm. Student has then the course and the shaft at its system angepasst.
Suhler weapons export house: Because every single can maker in Suhl (over 300 single workmen) was not able to complete foreign trade out of time reason or because of missing export experience, carried out these work against a remuneration that Suhler weapons export house.
Hand Detachable curl: The asymmetrical change lock is through turning of the two screws at the deduction disk easily to exchange Cal. 600 Large calibers
Cordite Nitro express: Label of the powder type st. mg Stahlmantelgeschoß 58.19 story weights 144 O 144 Grains powder quantities
The name of a weapon course is is Excelsior Witten "Excelsior" -special-steel and "Witten" the name of a city in Germany where the specially-steel was
produced.
Crown over U: Investigation after the Endbeschuß (security check)
22,76 Sheath masses of the cartridge 4.14 your weapon 1914 in the firm August was constructed in April student
297 Numbers of the course
All further letters or sign are check character of the single examiners of the course
Acquires: Dr. Hans-Jürgen Fritze, weapon museum Suhl
With friendly greeting Dr. Thomas Müller director of the weapon museum
Gun Particulars
Special Indian model KOH-I-NOOR, Suhler Waffen Export Haus gun manufacturers "SUHL", Germany.Cal 600 Cordite Nitro ExpressHand detachable lock
On left of the Gun
Cheetah and Wild Cat are engraved in gold. Handwork with ivory on Butt Group.
On Right of the Gun
Elephant and lion are engraved in gold. All writings are in Gold. Under the trigger cover JASHPORE STATE is written in gold. Engraved on it in gold is the lion holding an axe and having a crown on the top of the head. The gun originates from a place called Suhl in Germany, which is well known for its magnificence in gun making through out the world.
