Speaking of Hammerli....
When it comes to Hammerli, don't forget the classic model 100 series free pistols. Now that the Free Pistol event is dropped from the Olympics, it can be said for certain that the various Hammerli 100s won more Olympic medals than any other pistol. That would be 14 medals, not including 8 additional medals won with the 150/152/160/162 series.
It is also the only free pistol to be used to win a clean sweep of all three medals in a single Olympic year, and repeat the feat for a total of three different Olympic years (1952, 1956, and 1964). And, that doesn't include a clean sweep won with the 150/152 in 1984.
Attached pics show Joe Benner with his Hammerli 100, the only American to win a Gold Olympic medal (1952) in the Free Pistol event.
The various 100s were not "stock" items, they were built to order one by one. Even their left hand ones were built using a left hand frame and left hand set trigger mechanism. They didn't just slap a left hand grip on a right hand action.
Luxus versions could be ordered with various patterns of carved grips and/or engraving and inlays.
Jim
Last edited by 6string; 01-17-2020 at 02:09 AM.
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