SOLD FOR: $4,551
LSB#: 191108CD21
Make: Krieghoff
Krieghoff model 32 combo. Receiver, forend iron and single barrel have matching serial number of 5334 over under barrel is 5926. Krieghoff Model: 32 Serial Number: 6348 Year of Manufacture: 1970 Gauge: 12 Gauge, 2 ¾” Shells Action Type: Over / Under, Top Break, Single Selective Trigger Boxlock Shotgun with Ejectors Markings: The left of the upper barrel is marked “H. KRIEGHOFF OHG. ULM GERMANY / MODEL 32-12 GA / BOHLER-LAUFSTAHL / Xo4R / 12/70” and eagle.
Model: 32
Serial Number: 8966
Year of Manufacture: Ca. 1970 (the barrels have a 1970 date code with serial number about 400 later than the receiver)
Gauge: 12 Gauge, 2 ¾” Shells. Sub-gauge tubes are included for 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 Bore.
Action Type: Top Lever, Break Action Double Barrel Shotgun With Single Selective Trigger
Markings: The left of the top barrel is marked “H. KRIEGHOFF OHG. ULM GERMANY / MODEL 32 – 12 GA. / BOHLER – LAUFSTAHL”, the left of each barrel has an eagle over “N” proof “12/70” and with inspection marks. The right of the top barrel is marked “MADE FOR EUROPA CORPORATION MIAMI FLORIDA”. The bottom of the monoblock is marked “9390”, eagle over “N”, “470”, Ulm antler proof, “302 / KRIEGHOFF / ULM / I”. The top of the forend iron is marked “9390”. The bottom of the receiver is marked “KRIEGHOFF / MODEL 32”, the left shoulder is marked “8966”, the right has an eagle over “N” proof, each side has scroll engraving with a gold fill. Each of the sub-gauge tubes are marked “302”, bottom tubes with “U” and top tubes with “O”
Barrel Length: 28”, Vent Rib, the barrels have been ported. The 20 gauge tubes are also ported.
Choke: Our gauge reads Cylinder over Improved Cylinder, Fixed. There are dents at the muzzle of the bottom barrel which probably show more constriction on our gauge than is really present.
20 Gauge: Improved Cylinder/Improved Cylinder
28 Gauge: Modified/Modified
.410: Skeet/Skeet
Sights / Optics: There is a white bead in a base at the front and a smaller silver-colored mid-bead. The top of the rib is finely serrated for glare reduction.
Weight: 8 lb., 6.7 oz. as assembled.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The installed stocks are two-piece checkered walnut with finger-grooved, skip-line checkered forend, standard and finer checkered pistol grip, monte-carlo comb, and ventilated black rubber Pachmayr White Line recoil pad. The right of the grip has a palm-swell and the stock is cast slightly off for a right-handed shooter. The forend has a nick on the top-left edge and there are a few other scattered minor marks. The checkering has minor handling wear, generally sharp. There are no chips or cracks. The drop at the front and rear of the comb is approximately 1 3/8″, drop at heel 1 3/4″. The LOP measures 14 1/2″ from the front of the trigger to the back of the pad, 13 3/8″ to the back of the wood. Overall, the installed stocks are in about Fine condition as not original to the gun or to each other.
Also included is an additional stock set. The inside of the forend has “UNDERWOOD” hand-written and the grip cap is marked “BRENT UMBERGER / MASTER STOCKMAKER”. The additional stock set is checkered and carved select walnut with beavertail forend, capped pistol grip, monte-carlo comb and solid black rubber Kick-Eez buttpad. The extra stocks have some scattered light scratches and thinning finish at edges. The checkering is sharp. There are no chips or cracks. We did not install the additional stocks for proper LOP and drop measurements, but they appear to be close to those installed. Overall, the additional stocks are in about Very Good-Fine condition as not original to the gun.
Type of Finish: Blue
Krieghoff Shotguns
Finish Originality: Original to the parts, the barrel and forend iron are not original to the receiver.
Bore Condition: The bores are bright. There is no erosion.
Overall Condition: This shotgun retains about 95% of its metal finish. The finish is thinning at a few edges, most notable on the shoulders of the barrel at the breech. The barrels have infrequent minor wear, most notable under the forend, concealed while assembled. There is a band of gold leaf at the muzzles which is coming loose on the right side. The receiver has some scattered light marks on the bottom and right. The lever and safety show light handling wear. The screw heads are lightly tool marked with strong slots. The pin heads are unmarred. The markings are clear. The sub-gauge tubes show normal light use-wear. Overall, this shotgun is in about Very Good condition as not parts original (see Mechanics)
Mechanics: The safety appears to be frozen, we were not able to engage it. Otherwise, the action functions correctly. The barrels lock to the receiver with no play. The trigger is crisp. We have not fired this shotgun. As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.
Krieghoff Shotgun Serial Numbers
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This shotgun comes in a hard-sided aluminum Americase with combination-lock latch and two key-lock latch (we do not know the combination and no keys are included). The interior of the case has compartments for two stocked receiver asssemblies (only one receiver included), two forends, two barrel assemblies (only one barrel set included), the sub-gauge tubes in their black plastic carry case and various other accessories, included a mallet, black synthetic tube-pusher, t-handle stock tool, snap-on hook tool, one tube of K Gun Glide and one tube of Tetra Gun Grease. The exterior of the case shows scattered light scratches, scrapes and general storage and handling wear. The interior has light wear from the contents. The accessories show normal use-wear with the tubes clearly not full. Overall, the case is in about Good-Very Good condition as missing keys and combo. The accessories are in about Very Good condition.
Our Assessment: The Remington 32 was discontinued shortly after WWII and their patents on the design not renewed. Henrich Krieghoff, having recently escaped Soviet-controlled East Germany had settled in Ulm and started making sporting arms. He was able to receive approval from Remington to utilize their design and the Krieghoff 32 was born! It would go on to be considered one of the finest sporting shotguns available, and with good reason. This example was produced around 1970, with the barrels and forend iron coming from a slightly later produced gun, two sets of new stocks and a nice set of sub-gauge tubes which allows the user to fire 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge and .410 from the same gun just be removing or inserting the tubes. The whole set comes in a nice Americase fit for the gun and its accessories. This should make a nice all-around sporting gun for the lucky winner. Please see our photos and good luck!
Krieghoff Model 32 Serial Numbers
Make: Krieghoff
Model: Model 32
Serial Number: 2425
Year of Manufacture: circa 1965 – 1970
Gauge: 12 Gauge, 2 ¾” Shells & 20 Gauge, 3” Magnum Shells
Action Type: Top-Break Over/Under with Single Selective Trigger and Ejectors
Markings: The sides of the receiver have some scroll work, the underside of the receiver is marked “KRIEGHOFF / MODEL 32”, the barrel selector is marked “T” on the left and “B” on the right. The interior bottom of the receiver is marked “BN” in electro pencil and the top left edge of the receiver is marked “2425”. The inside of the forearm hardware is marked “2425”. The 12 gauge barrel set is marked “KRIEGHOFF K. G. ULM GERMANY / MODEL 32 – 12 GA. / BUHLER-LAUFSTAHL” on the upper left side of the top barrel and “MADE FOR EUROPA CORPORATION MIAMI FLORIDA” on the upper right side of the top barrel. The top barrel’s left side is marked “U1C”, “12/70” and with an Eagle over “N” proof mark. The left side of the lower barrel is marked “U1C”, 12/70”, “P” and with an Eagle over “N” proof mark. The left side of the monobloc, above the ejector is marked with an “S”. The underside of the monobloc is marked “2425” above an Eagle over “N” proof mark, “466” and an Ulm antler mark. Below these marks is “KRIEGHOFF / ULM / I”. The 20 gauge barrel set is marked “KRIEGHOFF K. G. ULM GERMANY / BUHLER-LAUFSTAHL” on the upper left side of the top barrel and “MADE FOR EUROPA CORPORATION MIAMI FLORIDA” on the upper right side of the top barrel. The left side of the top barrel is marked “UC1”, “12/76” and “MAGNUM” which are partially obscured by a metal filler bar that fills in what would be a gap left by the 20 gauge barrel using a forearm fitted for 12 gauge barrels. The left side of the lower barrel is marked “UC1”, “P” over “20/76”, “MAGNUM”. Below that is an Eagle over “N” proof with “12” to its left and “00” to its right. The underside of the monobloc is marked “W614 / 2498” above an Eagle over “N” proof followed by “666” and an Ulm antler mark. Below these marks is “KRIEGHOFF / ULM / I”. Each of the 20 gauge ejectors are marked 3”.
Barrel Length: Both Barrel Sets are 28” Long.
Choke: The choke markings, as we understand them are all “1” which indicates Improved Cylinder with about .010” of constriction. The 12 gauge upper barrel actually measures about .006” of constriction and the 12 gauge lower barrel actually measures about .005” of constriction. The 20 gauge upper barrel actually measures about .008” of constriction and the 20 gauge lower barrel actually measures about .005” of constriction.
Sights / Optics: The 12 gauge barrel set is mounted with a small steel mid-rib bead and a Bradley bead front sight where the white bead has broken off. The 20 gauge barrel set is mounted with a small steel mid-rib bead and a white Bradley bead front sight.
Stock Configuration & Condition: The stocks are checkered walnut with a pistol grip. There is a black grip cap with white spacer and a Terminator recoil pad which is well fitted and still pliable. The left side pistol grip has one small compression mark and the right side is unmarred. There are about a dozen small handling and compression marks scattered throughout the butt stock. There are both repaired chips and a lost chip where the stock mates with the receiver on each side of the trigger guard. Please see our detailed photos to examine this area. The forearm has no chips or scratches but does have some scattered handling and compression marks. The start of an about ½” crack may be seen at the right rear of the forearm latch, but this cannot be seen going through to the inside. The LOP measures 14 3/16” from the front of the trigger to the back of the recoil pad. The drop at the comb measures about 1 3/8” and the drop measures about 2” at the heel. The stocks rate in about Very Good overall condition.
Type of Finish: Blue Barrels with White Receiver
Finish Originality: All Original
Bore Condition: The 12 gauge bores are bright as are the 20 gauge bores. There is no erosion.
Overall Condition: This shotgun retains about 96% of its metal finish. The balance of the finish shows some thinning and loss, mostly from assembling and disassembling the shotgun. There are several light scratches on the underside of the receiver. The barrel sets have some bright spots on the sharp edges of the barrel ribs. The screw heads are sharp. The markings are clear except as discussed. Overall, this shotgun rates in about Very Good to Fine condition and would be Fine without question if the butt stock was not missing some wood chips where it joins at the lower receiver.
Mechanics: The action functions correctly. The tang safety does not move or engage, we believe this was intentional (there are no alibis in Skeet when shooting an Over/Under.) We have not fired this shotgun.
Box, Paperwork & Accessories: This two barrel set shotgun is supplied with sub gauge barrel inserts for the 12 gauge barrels in 28 Gauge and .410 Bore. These inserts are marked in electro pencil with “2425”. One insert from each set is also marked “Top” and has a red felt marker band to help indicate for which barrel it has been fitted. The chamber end of the tubes show some wear from rubbing against the breech face during opening and closing of the action. The bores are bright and have fixed chokes. Also provided are three sets of ejectors, one in 12 gauge, another in 28 gauge and one in .410. Each set has been marked with a “T” to indicate which ejector is fitted to the top barrel. Other than that, the 12 gauge is unmarked; the remaining ones are marked “28” or “410” as appropriate. There is a small soft faced hammer for installing and removing the sub gauge tubes. The hammer is well used and has some loss of finish and face. A small triangular stone is provided for smoothing any burrs that might occur. The hammer and stone are in Good and Very Good condition respectively. Lastly, an aluminum Americase comes with this ensemble, capable of carrying the forearm and butt stock in their lined and padded compartments in the lower portion, along with a compartment for accessories. The upper portion has four compartments with a hinged cover secured by Velcro straps. The compartments hold either a barrel set or a sub gauge tube set. The case has two keyed latches for which no keys are supplied and a latch secured by a combination lock, the combination for which is supplied. The case is marked on the exterior but does not seem to have been abused; it’s likely some of the scuffs could be cleaned off if desired. The case as a whole is in Very Good to Fine condition and absolutely solid physically.
Our Assessment: This is a complete four gauge American Skeet package. The Krieghoff Model 32 (which evolved into the K80) needs no introduction to serious skeet competitors. They are designed to survive being shot literally thousands of times (they keep on ticking – more like a Rolex perhaps than a Timex) and many current K80 parts should be interchangeable with this Model 32 if ever needed. It is provided with a ported 28” barrel set in 12 gauge and an unported barrel set in 20 gauge. Also supplied are two sets of sub gauge inserts (28 and .410) that are not marked as to manufacturer, but fitted to the 12 gauge barrels. All of this is contained in an Americase fitted case. This is just less than 32 pounds of skeet shooting heaven and supplies. If you are looking to step up your game, this is your chance.