Germany · 2005–

Merkel K3 Stutzen

Specifications

Maker: Merkel
Type: Rifle
Action: Falling block
Era: Current (2000–)
Produced: 2005–
Magazine: None
Swedish class: 1, 2

Chambered in

.243 Winchester
.308 Winchester
.30-06 Springfield
9.3×74R

Stock

Wood

What it is worth

Value unknown

No published price was found for this model. Rather than estimate one from a comparable gun, the compendium leaves it blank.

Chapter 01

Overview

The K3 Stutzen is the full-stocked version of Merkel’s K-class single-shot break-action rifle, pairing a short rifle with a two-piece forend that runs the length of the barrel. Merkel sells it on handiness.

Chapter 02

How it works

It is a single-lock rifle locked steel on steel by the Suhl Jäger tilting block in a Duraluminium action, and cocked by hand with a silent cocking slide. The fine trigger adjusts in three steps of about 400, 600 and 800 g, and the gun weighs about 2.4 kg at 91 cm overall with a 50 cm barrel.

Chapter 03

Variants

The K3 also comes as a rifle with a 60 cm barrel from 2.5 kg and as the Extreme with a black action and gilded block and trigger, in engraving grades from Jagd through Jena, Weimar and Erfurt to Suhl. The K4 is the same idea with a steel action, from 2.7 kg as a Stutzen.

Chapter 04

In the field

Merkel names stalking, the raised hide and transport as where it shines, and the Suhl tilt-up mount holds the scope low and repeatably. Standard Stutzen calibres run from .243 Win, 7×57R and 7×65R through .270, .308 and .30-06 to 8×57IRS.

Sources

Written from: K3 Stutzen data sheet — Merkel, Kipplaufwaffen K- & B-Klasse (Magalog, 2018) — Merkel — read 2026-10-29

Cross-reference