Merkel
GTW
FEATURE
Manuel Ma eos carriy his K120
“Damaszener”, for the first time
Documented company
history: Be ina Sokolowski
and her team have collected
and processed exhibits and
stories from the 120 years of
Merkel.
during the jubilee, in the Thuringian
forest. He won the auction for this
fine single shot ri e during the
jubilee celebrations, resulting in a
donation of €9,000 for a good cause.
Merkel
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company’s history before the jubilee
celebrations. e result of these ndings led
to contact with descendants of the founders
plus details of the company’s history. is
not only includes old Merkel hunting guns
and the stories of their owners but also the
stories of the stock-makers, gunsmiths and
engravers, who were the founders of the now
world famous Suhl-made guns.
OPENING DAY FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE
WORKERS
During an opening day for workers and
their relatives, the families used this rare
opportunity to visit the production facilities
at Merkel. It is not every day that a company
such as this permits people to look behind
the scenes but around 400 relatives got the
chance to see where the magic happens.
MORE THAN €10,000 RAISED FOR A GOOD
CAUSE: JUBILEE RIFLE AUCTIONED OFF FOR
A CHILDREN’S HOSPICE
For the jubilee, Merkel has developed a
jubilee ri e. e single-shot ri e K120
“Damaszener” has been manufactured
from Damascus steel and ne wood in a
small batch of 120 pieces – a homage to
Suhl, which in the past, as a tribute of the
engravers artistry, carried the name “the
German Damascus”. A ri e with the serial
number 001 was auctioned o by Merkel for
a good cause. Manuel Matteos, owner of the
Spanish TV-station Iberalia TV, won the
ne ri e for €9,000 and workers of Merkel,
guests and friends of the company raised
the sum even higher. e donation went to
the children’s hospice Mitteldeutschland in
Nordhausen e.V. – Stephan Masch of the
hospice’s booster club received the cheque at
the o cial jubilee celebration.
Jubilee donation by Merkel to the childrens’ hospice Mi eldeutschland: (From
the le ) Merkel managing director Olaf Sauer and Manuel Ma eos, who won the
auction for the jubilee ri e, handed over a symbolic cheque and a donation box to
Stephan Masch from the hospice in Nordhausen.
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