HAENEL

The Haenel Company was founded in 1840 by Carl Gottlieb Haenel. The company originally produced military weapons, then sporting guns and later airguns. The company was sold around 1890 and the Haenel brand name has changed hands many times since then. Haenel airguns were most recently made by Suhler Jagd-und Sportwaffen GmbH, in Suhl, Germany. Waffentechnik in Suhl currently has control. Identity of the company itself and all of the records were lost when the firm was integrated into the communist state-run firearms industry in the late 1940s. Therefore, accurately dating and identifying every Haenel airgun is not always possible.
Haenel guns are all stamped with the Haenel name and model number. The 1926 catalog only lists the Models I, II, III, and IV air rifles and no air pistols. The 1937 catalog lists the Model 10 and IV ER and VR, and four air pistols including the 28R and 50.
The Luger-style Model 28 air pistol and the Model 33 air rifle are Haenel´s most famous models. Designed by Hugo Schmeisser, of sub-machine gun fame, the Model 33 was the basis for the later Haenel 49, 310, 400, 510, LP55R and the Anschütz 275. The Schmiesser brothers worked at the factory for about twenty years.
Haenel had been noted for exceptionally high quality, but standards seemed to almost vanish under the state-owned operation. Quality improved some after the unification of Germany.
The key reference on post-WWII Haenel airguns was compiled by Ernst Dieter (a pseudonym) (2002), a former top engineer at Haenel: Luftgewehre und Luftpistolen nach 1945 aus Suhl und Zella-Mehlis.
 
For more information and pricing on used Haenel firearms, please refer to the Blue Book of Gun Values (also available online).
Previous manufacturer located in Suhl, Germany. Previously imported by Pilkington Competition Equipment LLC, located in Monteagle, TN, Cape Outfitters, located in Cape Girardeau, MO, and  G.S.I., located in Trussville, AL.

HAENEL Airguns Models

MODEL 26 Image

MODEL 26

.177 cal., pellet, 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 ch...

MODEL 1 Image

MODEL 1

- .177 or .22 cal., SS, BBC, SP, smoothbore or rifled barrel, beech stock, small pistol grip, blue finish, no safety, 38.3 in. OAL, 4.6 lbs. Mfg. 1925-1939. (Listed in 1939 Stoeger Catalog as their Model 3100).

MODEL 28 Image

MODEL 28

.177 or .22 cal., pellet, SP, SS, smoothbore or rifled barrel (rifled barrel indicated by asterisk after caliber marking), GC cocks by lifting receiver tube up from trigger guard and grip frame, loaded by tipping breech open, blue finish, s...

MODEL 1-53 Image

MODEL 1-53

- .177 cal., SS, BBC, SP, rifled barrel with lock similar to Haenel II and III, beech stock, small pistol grip, manual safety, blue finish, 38.3 in. OAL, 4.6 lbs. Mfg. 1949-1969.

MODEL 28R Image

MODEL 28R

.177 or .22 cal., pellet, GC, SP, similar to Model 28, except repeating mechanism, twenty rounds of .177 or fifteen rounds of .22, rifled barrel, manual safety, 10.5 in. OAL, 2.6 lbs. Mfg. 1930-1940s.

MODEL II/MODEL III Image

MODEL II/MODEL III

.177 or .22 cal., pellet, rifled (eight grooves) or smoothbore, SS, BBC, SP, barrel release lever left-hand side of breech, 43.3 in. OAL, sight radius 17.7 in., 6.6 lbs. Circa 1925-1939.

MODEL 50/51 Image

MODEL 50/51

.174 cal. (4.4mm lead balls), SP, repeater, 50 shot gravity-fed magazine (Model 51 - lighter, SS), smoothbore barrel, nickel finish, hardwood grips with or without Haenel brass medallion, no safety, 8.8 in. OAL, 2.6 lbs. Shorter version was...

MODEL III-53/III-56/III-60/III-284/3.014  Image

MODEL III-53/III-56/III-60/III-284/3.014

.177 or .22 cal., pellet, SS, BBC, SP, five variations of Model III made from 1950 to 1993, 568 FPS (173 MPS) for .177 cal., 400 FPS (122 MPS) for .22 cal., 19 in. barrel with 12-groove rifling, walnut finish beech or laminated stock, open...

MODEL 100 Image

MODEL 100

.174 cal. (4.4mm lead balls), SP, cocked by pulling ring on base of grip to release grip-backstrap cocking lever, 50 shot gravity-fed magazine, smoothbore barrel, nickel or blued finish, no safety. Mfg. 1932-1940.

MODEL IV/M Image

MODEL IV/M

.177 cal., pellet, SP, SS, TL, match rifle, characteristic top cocking bolt pivots at rear sight, 43 in. OAL, 6.75 lbs.

MODEL VIII Image

MODEL VIII

.177 or .22 cal., pellet, UL, SP, smoothbore or rifled barrel, wood buttstock behind grip, blued, sight radius 17.3 in., 42.9 in. OAL, 5.7 lbs. Mfg. circa 1925-1939.

MODEL 10 (X) Image

MODEL 10 (X)

.177 cal., SP, SS, BO, smoothbore, slab-sided wood buttstock behind grip area, sheet metal "tinplate construction" (may have been made by Dianawerk; this model is not listed in Dieter’s book), nickel-plated, 31 in. OAL, 1.3 lbs.

MODEL 15 (XV) Image

MODEL 15 (XV)

.177 cal., BBC, SP, SS, smoothbore barrel, loaded by removing brass inner barrel from sheet metal barrel shroud, sheet metal/tinplate construction, beech buttstock behind grip area, blued or nickel finish, 32.5 in. OAL, 2 lbs. 7 oz.

MODEL 20 (XX) Image

MODEL 20 (XX)

.177 cal., smoothbore, similar to Model 15, except direct breech loading, thin inner barrel within sheet metal barrel shroud, early versions with round Haenel logo; later with typical Haenel arrow logo, late 1930s rear sight moved from body...

MODEL 30 (XXX) Image

MODEL 30 (XXX)

- .177 cal., similar to Model 20, except rifled or smoothbore, full stock with pistol grip and grooved forearm, no buttplate, no safety, 34.5 in. OAL, 3.1 lbs.

MODEL 33/33 JUNIOR Image

MODEL 33/33 JUNIOR

.174 cal. (4.45mm lead balls), SP, bolt lever cocking, paramilitary-style with bayonet lug and stock slot for sling, detachable spring-fed 8 or 12 (Model 33) or 6 or 12 (Model 33 Junior) round box magazines, Mauser type wing manual safety,...

MODEL 40 Image

MODEL 40

- .177 cal., SP, BBC, SS, similar to Model 30 (XXX), except solid 14.8 in. barrel, pistol grip stock with finger grooved forearm, no buttplate, no safety, 35.5 in. OAL, 3.75 lbs. Mfg. 1930s to 1939.

MODEL 45 Image

MODEL 45

.177 cal. only, SP, BBC, SS, solid steel rifled or smoothbore barrel, straight grip stock with no forearm, 35 in. OAL, 3.6 lbs. Mfg. 1930s to 1939.

MODEL 49/MODEL 49a Image

MODEL 49/MODEL 49a

.174 cal. (4.4mm lead balls), SP, rocking-bolt lever cocking, Sporter version of Model 33, detachable spring-fed 6, 8, or 12 shot round ball box magazines, Mauser-type wing manual safety, date stamp on steel buttplate. Model 49 sight radius...

MODEL B96 BIATHLON TRAINER Image

MODEL B96 BIATHLON TRAINER

.177 cal., PCP, SS or 5 shot repeater using one-round and five-round magazines, Fortner-type action, adj. match trigger, adj. sights, competition stock with adj. cheekpiece, 39.4 in. OAL, 9.6 lbs.

MODEL 300 Image

MODEL 300

- .177 cal., SS, BBC, small pistol grip, blue finish, 38.3 in. OAL, 4.6 lbs. Mfg. 1969-1989.

MODEL 302 Image

MODEL 302

- .177 or .22 cal., SS, BBC, larger version of Model 300, several versions with minor changes. Production began in 1966.

MODEL 303 (KI)/MODEL 303-8 SUPER Image

MODEL 303 (KI)/MODEL 303-8 SUPER

.177 or .22 cal., similar to Model 302 with minor improvements. Production began 1969. Presumably replaced Model 302. USA importation discontinued circa 1993. Unusual variation: Model 303-8 Super with target stock and aperture sights.

MODEL 310 (KI 104) Image

MODEL 310 (KI 104)

4.4mm round lead ball, SP, rocking-bolt lever cocking, sportier version of Model 49/49a, detachable, spring-fed 6, 8, or 12 shot round ball box magazines, push pull safety at rear of compression tube, numerous versions differ mainly in sigh...

MODEL 311 (KI 102) Image

MODEL 311 (KI 102)

.177 cal., pellet, SS, SP, top action bolt cocking handle, tap loader, open or aperture sight, 43.75 in. OAL, 7.2 lbs. Mfg. 1964-1992.

MODEL 312 Image

MODEL 312

.177 cal., SL, SP, multiple spring/rubber buffer recoil-reduction system, sliding breech, 42.5 in. OAL, 10.8 lbs. Mfg. early 1970s-1990s.

MODEL 400/MODEL 570 Image

MODEL 400/MODEL 570

upgrades of Model 310, Model 570 is 1989 model number change for Model 310, Model 400 is 1991 model number change for Model 570, detachable spring-fed 6, 8, or 12 round box magazines for 4.4mm round lead balls.

MODEL 410/MODEL 580 Image

MODEL 410/MODEL 580

- 4.4mm lead balls, SP, unique lever action repeater, same magazine system as Models 400 and 570, dummy in-line magazine below barrel resembles tubular .22 cal. rimfire magazine.

MODEL 600 Image

MODEL 600

- .177 or .22 cal., SP, SS, SL, match rifle, open or aperture sights, adj. buttplate, 42.13 in. OAL, 8.8 lbs.

MLG 550 (KI 101) Image

MLG 550 (KI 101)

.177 cal., SP, SS, tap-loading, SS top lever mechanism, 25.6 in. barrel, recoilless match rifle, the MLG (Meisterschafts-Luftgewehr) approx. 500 FPS, match trigger, 42.8 in. OAL, 10.8 lbs. USA importation disc. 1993.

MODEL 800 Image

MODEL 800

.177 cal., SS, SP, match rifle, characteristic top-cocking bolt pivots at rear sight. Mfg. circa 1990-1992.