Lot 3228
A percussion target rifle, Morgenroth in Gernrode, circa 1840
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1366 Lots
Description
Exceptional octagonal Damascus barrel with eight-groove rifled bore in 13 mm calibre. Two silver-inlaid bands above the chamber, and ahead of these signed “Morgenroth in Gernrode” in silver inlay. Tang plate with deeply chiselled scrollwork, inset iron diopter sight and vacant thumb plate with gold-inlaid frame. Recessed lock plate engraved with hunting motifs and deep scrollwork, signed again in silver inlay around the hammer. Finely operating percussion lock with external hammer safety. French set trigger. Walnut full stock with horn nose, engraved iron furniture and barrel wedges undercut with nickel silver. Two-piece trigger guard worked in blackened wood and iron, patch box on the right with finely carved, spring-loaded lidded cover. Interior tool for replacing the piston. Wooden ramrod with brass tip and mutual thread. Length 123.5 cm.353092
Condition: II + Questions about the lot?
