TELL

Venuswaffenwerk was formed by Oskar Will in 1844, and made both air rifles and pistols for nearly one hundred years. The Tell 1 was most likely designed by Will as a companion to his popular rifles. The design of Tell 2 & Tell 3 are very different and more elegant. They were not companions to any rifle and were designed after Wilhelm Foss took over the company about 1919. The company ceased operations in the late 1950s.
Previous trademark manufactured by Venuswaffenwerk, located in Zella, Mehlis, Germany.

TELL Airguns Models

TELL 1 Image

TELL 1

.177 cal., BBC, SP, 9.75 in. rifled blue barrel, 300 FPS (.177 cal.), blue or nickel plated body, rounded wood grips, nickel plated trigger guard with finger rest. Its ungainly size and style suggests that it was a pistol version of the ori...

MARS 85 Image

MARS 85

- 4.4mm lead round ball cal., SP, BA, youth sized, full length hardwood stock, gravity-fed mag. loads through gate on barrel sleeve, swinging safety, 34.1 in. OAL, 3.6 lbs.

TELL 2 Image

TELL 2

.177 cal., SP, concentric-piston, 5 in. rifled barrel, 220 FPS (.177 cal.), blue or nickel finish, grip backstrap folds out to aid cocking which is accomplished by front of trigger guard engaging piston, checkered wood grips, 5.75 in. OAL,...

TELL 3 Image

TELL 3

- .177 cal., BBC, SP, unique cocking link above air chamber, 5.38 in. rifled barrel, 280 FPS, blue finish, brown checkered Bakelite grips with Tell emblem in center, 10 in. OAL, 2.2 lbs. Approx. fifty mfg. 1936-1940. Ref: AW - June 2003.

MARS 115 Image

MARS 115

4.4mm round lead ball cal., SP, BA, paramilitary-style trainer based on Schmeisser design of Anschütz Model 275, styled very closely to Mauser 98 paramilitary rifle w/full length stock, top wooden handguards and side slot in buttstock for l...

MILITIA MODEL Image

MILITIA MODEL

.177 cal., BBC, SP, SS, milita-style rifle, part-round/part-octagonal barrel, walnut buttstock, blue steel buttplate, 5.4 lbs.