The manufacturing of products from deer horn has tradition in Kleinschmalkalden. Since more than 58 years buttons, knives, lamps, cutlery as well as jewelleries made of deer horn are manufactured here.

In 1947 Kurt Haenel founded the enterprise. Son of a forester he particularly became acquainted with the beauty and variety of nature and the domestic kinds of game.

Inspired by the beauty and variety of nature he started manufacturing products from deer, fallow deer and roe deer antlers. By the enormous demand for the noble products of deer horn the simple workshop developed fast to a large export enterprise with 70 employees.

Workshop 1953
Company Kurt Haenel 1969
Finally the enterprise was put under state control by the GDR in 1972. In 1990 the enterprise was taken over by Kurt Haenel again. Since 1999 his daughter, Christa Kellner leads the enterprise together with her husband.
Together with a young team of employees we manufacture a large assortment of products from deer horn.
In 2001 we extended our
Store (near the Busstation at Kleinschmalkalden). Here you can find a large range of deer horn products as well as porcelain, ceramic(s), tin, wood goods, animal preparations and trophies in 3 large rooms.
In order to receive a view of our production programme, you visit also our exhibition booth on the annual hunt fairs. (on Topical you experience when and on which fairs, you us find!)