Rare 1898-Vintage Wilhelm Brenneke 16 Gauge/8mm Dreiling (“Drilling”) Combination Gun

A scarce Wilhelm Brenneke 16 gauge / 8×53 mm Rimmed caliber drilling (three-barrel) rifle made in 1898. Improved Modified choke left shotgun barrel, fixed Modified choke right shotgun barrel. Barrel rib is roll-marked and gold-inlayed: “Wilh. Brenneke Gewehrfabrik Leitzig & Suhl”. Engraved receiver. Checkered wood stock with raised cheek rest. Multiple triggers. Typical European sling mounts, with a barrel-mounted swivel in the front. A 5-cartridge compartment in the top of the stock holds five rounds of 8×53 mm Rimmed straight-case ammunition. Serial Number: 19X (circa mid-1898.)  27″ barrels. Bore condition:  – Shotgun: Light wear with moderate pitting in the left barrel. Rifle: Moderate wear with good rifling. Receiver: Light wear. Stock: Light wear. The dark German walnut wood has some nice grain. Has attractive original factory engraving on the receiver.  Mechanically excellent — the action has a nice tight lock-up. Given this gun’s early vintage, we presume that the shotgun chamber depth is 2-1/2″ and the rifle chambering is for a 8×53 mm Rimmed straight-case. (There are three fired cases in the buttstock cartridge compartment available to match.) The Brenneke company was established in 1895, and is still operating.  It became world-famous for its innovative and quite effective rifled shotgun slug shells. This combination gun shows amazing Old World craftsmanship! (See photos.) As a pre-1899 antique, no FFL is required. (NHAS-857)