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A LIÈGOIS PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, 19TH<br />
CENTURY<br />
with browned two-stage sighted barrel, engraved back-action<br />
lock (inoperative), hardwood half-stock moulded behind the<br />
trigger-guard, fitted with brass patchbox with scalloped cover<br />
on the left of the butt, steel mounts and steel ramrod<br />
85cm; 33Iin barrel<br />
£60-80<br />
416<br />
A RARE 16 BORE GERMAN BREECH-LOADING<br />
PERCUSSION ROTARY UNDERLEVER SHOTGUN BY A.<br />
HOFFMANN IN MAGDEBURG, CIRCA 1860<br />
with rebrowned sighted barrels signed in silver enclosed in<br />
scrolls of foliage on the top rib, the breech opened by a<br />
rotary underlever with horn knob, slender tang, blued backaction<br />
locks, figured walnut half-stock, the fore-end secured<br />
by a locking pin at the front, scrolling horn trigger-guard,<br />
horn butt-cap, and a pair of steel sling swivels<br />
84.8cm; 33Gin barrels<br />
£200-300<br />
417<br />
A .500 CALIBRE PRUSSIAN DREYSE SYSTEM NEEDLE-<br />
FIRE SPORTING RIFLE, BY DREYSE, SÖMMERDA,<br />
NO.1256, CIRCA 1860<br />
with browned octagonal barrel rifled with four grooves,<br />
inlaid with a pair of silver lines behind the muzzle and<br />
signed in silver over the breech, fitted with brass blade foresight<br />
and adjustable back-sight, the muzzle dove-tailed on<br />
the right for an additional fore-sight mount, scroll-engraved<br />
action, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock,<br />
chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, scroll-engraved steel<br />
mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate, the former<br />
fitted with an additional piece of scrolling horn, German<br />
silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn fore-end cap (the<br />
fore-end and fore-end cap with small chips on the right)<br />
72.2cm; 28I in barrel<br />
£450-550<br />
418<br />
A 16 BORE GERMAN D.B. DREYSE SYSTEM NEEDLE-FIRE<br />
SHOTGUN, BY F. W. HEYM, NO.571, CIRCA 1860<br />
with rebrowned sighted barrels inlaid with the maker’s<br />
initials in silver at the breech (worn), scroll-engraved casehardened<br />
breeches, engraved case-hardened rotaryunderlever<br />
action decorated with game bird vignettes on<br />
each side, engraved lever with horn knob, highly figured<br />
walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, horn<br />
trigger-guard, engraved case-hardened butt-plate, engraved<br />
steel fore-end cap, and a pair of engraved steel sling swivels<br />
78.4cm; 30P in barrels<br />
£300-350
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