HERKULES
.177 cal., BC, SS, 325 FPS, fixed sights, blue finish, wood grips, no safety. Mfg. 1933-1940.
EM-GE
Moritz & Gerstenberger apparently produced products for the German military program during WWII under the code "ghk". Now known mainly for rather low grade air pistols, teargas and blank-firing pistols; some of their pre-WWII products, such as the very interesting top-lever Zenit air pistol (SP) were quite good. Among their older products is a BBC, SP pistol, without model markings, which is very similar to a pre-WWII Diana Model 5 (probably an early version of the EmGe LP3A). Ref: AR2: 16-20.
Previous trademark manufactured by Moritz & Gerstenberger located in Zella-Mehlis, Thüringen, Germany circa 1922-1940, for airguns, starting pistols, blank-firing guns, and flare pistols. Re-established as Gerstensberger & Eberwein located in Gerstetten-Gussenstadt, Germany about 1950. Company seems to have vanished circa 1997.
EM-GE Airguns Models
EM-GE KRONE
4.5mm cal., BBC, SS or 15 shot repeater, 15.75 in. rifled steel barrel, 560 FPS, adj. rear and blade front sights, walnut stock with PG, 38.5 in. OAL, 5.1 lbs. Mfg. circa 1935-1940.
MODEL 3
.22 cal., BC, SS, 7.4 in. stepped, rifled steel barrel, all steel receiver, blue finish, fixed sights (rear sight at back end of receiver), checkered wood grips, no safety, 15.5 in. OAL, 2.6 lbs. Mfg. pre-WWII.
MODEL LP 3
.177 or .22 cal. BC, SS, 5.8 in. rifled steel barrel, adj. trigger, adj. sights, no safety, checkered brown plastic grips, anodized blue finish on zinc barrel cover, receiver, and other zinc die-cast metal parts, 12.4 in. OAL, 2.7 lbs. Mfg....
MODEL 100
No other information or values available at this time.
MODEL 101
No other information or values available at this time.
ZENIT
.177 cal., TL, SS or 10 shot repeater, fixed sights, smoothbore or rifled steel barrel, 325 FPS, blue finish, wood grip, (marked "gez") translates to rifled, no safety. Mfg. circa 1936-1940. Ref: AR2:16-20.