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14/12/2017 08:00:21
Mars Model-115 Military.
See Tell (and Mars) catalogue (mid-late 1930s German)
These rifles have been for sale on eGun, the German auction site.
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29/11/2021 18:18:06
Mars Model-115 Military (as new)
With thanks to Eberhard.
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23/02/2022 15:57:42
Mars Model-115 Military
With thanks to Eberhard for the heads up.
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05/03/2024 18:21:11
Mars Model-115 Military
With thanks to Eberhard.
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30/05/2024 15:06:00
Mars Model-115 Military (post-WW2, by August Bebel Werk)
With thanks to Eberhard.
He says:
When the German Democratic Republic finally took control of the Haenel company from the Russians in 1952 it was given the official name “Ernst Thälmann Werk” (ETW)... In Zella Mehlis... the August Bebel Werk, was making Mars air rifles, namely the Mars models 100 and 115, although relatively few examples of the model 100 were made. Both models were intended for export and for military training of the "FDJ" (Free German Youth). The FDJ rifles had no markings whatsoever, whereas the Mars export air rifles were marked "Aug.Bebel Werke Zella Mehlis", with the relevant model designations "Mars 100" or "Mars 115".
For a detailed description of the postwar East German airgun scene, see also:
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28/04/2025 16:21:37
Mars Model-115 Military 1st variant
With thanks to Eberhard.
https://www.vintageairgunsgallery.com/images/2025/04/28/29819b08a9e58681723df47b0d20404c.jpe
