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Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics » Question on an old Haenel    View previous topic :: View next topic  Question on an old Haenel   Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:40 pm yooper35 New Member Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan USA Hi Newbie here. I've got an old Haenel air pistol Model 26 that has been in the family since probably 1940 +/-. It's marked 4.5mm (.177 caliber) and was manufactured in Germany, but don't know much more about it. It's in nice shape with probably 75% of what appears to be a Japanned finish and the wood grips are excellent with no chips, cracks etc. Any comments on the value, quality or other aspects of this pistol would be appreciated. I can take and post pics if that would be of assistance. Thanks and Happy New Year! John   Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:10 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area http://www.pyramydair.com/blog/2007/04/blast-from-past-haenel-model-28-pellet.html That is a link to a review on your gun and what it went for at a gun show along with the condition it was in and the repairs it needed. You may find something there helpful.   Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:12 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area Sorry about that I just noticed the link is to a model 28 and not a 26.   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:33 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands A pic would be usefull, I can't find anything anywhere about it either. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:59 pm yooper35 New Member Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan USA Here's three pics of my pistol. First is an overall shot. Second shows the barrel dropped to insert a new pellet. Third shows the trigger guard assembly dropped to start the cocking stroke. Lettering is as follows: Left side of barrel: CAL. 4.5m/m (.177) * Top of frame over the trigger: HAENEL MOD. 26 BRIT. PAT. No 277265 D.R.P. Right side of frame near the back: MADE IN GERMANY My camera isn't good enough to capture the lettering. Hope this helps and thanks in advance for any assistance. yooper   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:02 pm yooper35 New Member Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan USA Forgot to mention. On the bottom of the grip is the SN - 104xx yooper   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:17 pm yooper35 New Member Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan USA Sorry, but I don't know how to edit a post. Here's pics of the lettering. I guess my camera's better than I thought it was. First, the top of frame markings: Next the caliber markings on the barrel: Last the marking at the right rear of the frame: yooper   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:16 pm broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Hm, all I can say it looks like a 28... The grips are different, perhaps an earlier version? Good find, anything that we don't know anything about, is a good thing, for sure. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:48 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area Here's all I found HAENEL : PISTOLS MODEL 26 - .177 cal. pellets, SP, SS, smoothbore or rifled barrel, GC cocks by lifting receiver tube up from trigger guard and grip frame, loaded by tipping breech open, black enamel finish, ribbed black plastic or hardwood grips with straight line checkering, no safety, 10 in. OAL, 1.5 lbs. Circa 1926-late l930s. From https://store.bluebookinc.com/InstantAccess/Model.aspx?product=4&id=90   Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:55 pm donec Senior Member Joined: 19 Dec 2009 Posts: 836 Location: central Texas Pflugerville area I looked up the name of the collection that is in the previous post and I found an interesting site of the collector. It may be enjoyable to look through so I thought I would share. BTW it is an air gun collection. http://www.beemans.net/collection.htm   Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:01 am yooper35 New Member Joined: 31 Dec 2009 Posts: 6 Location: Michigan USA Thanks to everybody who went out of their way to help a noobie. I really appreciate it. I checked out the pricing in the Bluebook of Airguns and will likely put it up for sale on your site. I'd rather see a true collector have it than possibly get a couple more bucks on an auction and see a dealer get it. Again, thank you all and have a happy and prosperous New Year. yooper   Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:22 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands That's what fora are for. _________________ BIG GAP Question on an old Haenel     Air Gun Home Forum Index » General Air Gun Questions and Topics You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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