A RARE JUNG ROLAND GERMAN 4.5MM BREAKBARREL SPRING PISTOL AIR RIFLE ONLY MADE FOR 10 YEARS (1952-1960s) AFTER THE GREAT WAR GROOVED WOODEN STOCK - WORKING

AN INTERESTING AND RARELY SEEN AND HISTORIC ORIGINAL JUNG ROLAND 4.5MM CAL AIR RIFLE FROM GERMANY.
IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AIR RIFLES PRODUCED AFTER WORLD WAR 2. ONLY MADE FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS BY HUBERTUS METALWORKS SCHLUTER UND SOHN IN GERMANY BETWEEN 1952 AND THE EARLY 1960S.

ITS A BREAKBARREL SPRING-PISTON RIFLE WITH AN OPEN FRONT SIGHT AND A V REAR SIGHT.
DESCRIBED BY SOME AS THE PERFECT AIRGUN THAT EARNED A GREAT REPUTATION BUT ENDED ITS LIFE PREMATURELY.
THE WOODEN STOCK IS MADE FROM WALNUT. IT HAS BEAUTIFUL GROOVED PATTERNS ON THE GRIP AND BUTT. THIS WAS THERE EXPORT MODEL.

TESTED AND WORKING BUT WITH SOME ISSUES:

HIGH ACCURACY BUT SPRING FORCE LOW: I HAD NO PROBLEM HITTING A TIN CAN REGULARLY FROM A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 8M. THE PELLET ONLY DENTED BUT DID NOT PENETRATE THE CAN. EVEN AT A SHORTER DISTANCE IT DID NOT PENETRATE.
PISTON DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE EVERY TIME: When you cock the gun, the spring is compressed and the piston is locked in place. This air rifle sometimes fail to do so. It also sometimes after cocking snaps back. PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND NOT GIVE THIS GUN FOR YOUR EIGHT  YEAR OLD TO GO PLAY ALONE.

Manufacturer: Hubertus Metalworks "Schlüter und Sohn" based in in Mölln Western Germany
After the fall of Germany, around 1950, Mr. Schlüter bought the site of the former Wehrmacht ammunition and weapons factory from the city of Mölln.
In the purchased buildings, he founded the sports weapons factory HUBERTUS METAL OHG SCHÜTER UND. From 1952, the company produced three types of air rifles under the name Original "Jung Roland". 
A 4.5 mm gladbore (smooth bore), a 4.5 mm threaded barrel and an export version with a grooved Walnut or Beech pistol grip. OUR ROLAND AUR RIFLE WAS CLEARLY AN EXPORT MODEL.
At the beginning of the 1960s, the companies were sold and the production of airguns ceased. 
 
MARKINGS: ORIGINAL JUNG ROLAND
 
SIZE: OVERALL LENGTH 1,0M LONG  GUN BARREL LENGTH 350MM WEIGHT
 
CONDITION: A FEW SCRAPES ON THE WOOD BUT DECORATIVE ENGRAVED PATTERNS STILL BEAUTIFUL. METAL HAS SOME STAINS BUT I DO NOT SEE ANY RUST.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE SOME INTERESTING WORLD WAR 1 AND 2 BADGES AND MEDALS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.