Kuchenreuter Gunmaking Dynasty

 

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Chronik-SW.pdf

Click on the above pdf file for the history of the Kuchenreuter in German.

Below is a gallery of images of a Jäger Rifle made by Johann Kuchenreuter (one of a set) that was sold by Herman Historica in their Oct. 27, 2016 Auction. © Hermann Historica GmbH, Grasbrunn/Munich

Below is another gallery of images of a Smooth Bore Fowler which is a match to the above Jäger rifle (the other half of the set) and also sold by Hermann Historica.

The following pictures of the Kuchenreuter shop in Cham, Bayern were taken during a visit in 2000. My good friends Hans Pfingsten and Dietrich Apel have since passed on.

This is the building that houses the Shop and Store.

 

My good friend Hans Pfingsten holding a kipplauf Stutzen outside hammer rifle made by Kuchenreuter’s.

 

Hans and Christoph Kuchenreuter discussing an antique gun in the families store museum.

 

My friend Dietrich Apel views a Rifling Machine from about 1800 with Martin Kuchenreuter giving the background of the machine.

 

Hans and Martin discuss gun components.
Hans and Christoph in front of the shop windows in deep discussion.

The following images are of a side by side percussion shotgun with 72 cm long Damascus barrels made around 1850 by Johann Adam Kuchenreuter (1794-1861) who was the royal Bavarian Court Gunsmith to the Princes of Thurn and Taxis. 

The Following images are courtesy of the Amoskeag Auction Co. and the guns were sold in the Auction no. 129 which took place on March 27 & 28, 2021.

The first gun is a side by side with two barrel set made by J. Adam Kuchenreuter-Regensberg and was lot no. 75. The first set of  rifle barrels are .54 caliber and 26 inches long. The second set of barrels are 16 ga. and have straight rifling.

The next is a Percussion Over-Under made by I. Christoph Kuchenreuter-Regensberg and is .52 caliber over a .58 caliber smooth bore. It was lot no. 90.

The last gun is a 20 ga. side by side Flintlock with 31 1/2 inch barrels. It is marked J. A. Kucheneuter-A. Regensberg. It was made by Johann Anton Kuchenreuter the younger from about 1758 to 1800.