Lot 3223
A heavy German percussion target rifle, circa 1820
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1366 Lots
Description
Browned barrel, slightly constricted in the middle, rifled bore with seven lands and grooves, calibre 20 mm. The chamber area decorated with two silver-inlaid bands, and with a silver-inlaid arrow before the rear sight and before the front sight. Lock plate, hammer and nipple base finely engraved. Converted percussion lock, mainspring broken (enclosed). Hair trigger with German set trigger. Walnut full stock with fine checkering and finely engraved iron furniture. Crack above the lock plate. Vacant thumb plate of nickel silver, an iron dioptre base fitted before it. Patch box on the right side of the butt stock with spring-catch sliding lid. Length 159 cm.349636
Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
