Rifles
At Merkel the world of hunting guns is divided into two. Traditional, handcrafted works of art can be found here as well as modern hunting guns produced by contemporary methods. Merkel is one of the few manufacturers in the world that can produce both categories. On the one hand the Meisterst�ck, the largely handcrafted rifle, manufactured according to concepts that have applied in the old gunmaking town of Suhl for centuries. The name of these icons of handmade guns is inspired Gebhard Merkel�s original drilling 1.4, which was named the �Meisterst�ck�.
This first Meisterst�ck � in its time a technologically groundbreaking drilling - is the godfather of the whole class of traditional hunting rifles that are handmade in our manufactory.
It in its chequered history, the gunmaking town of Suhl has always been able to draw its strength and ideas for new products from the rich heritage of firearms expertise of the region. This is symbolised by the MEM hunting gun category. These three letters are double coded: on the one hand the mem is the art term for the culture gene � i.e. the hereditary aspects of cultural identity. On the other hand, MEM stands for Merkel Engineered Manufacturing - high-tech in combination with engineering expertise and Suhl gunmaking know-how. Every MEM from Merkel is based on the knowledge and the hunting cultural genes of the old gunmaking town, realised with state-of-the-art technology and the most modern material.
It is our gunmakers, the guardians of Meisterst�ck and MEM guns, who make sure that no soulless industrial products leave the Merkel manufactory.