JOSEF SIEGEL GOLD AND SILVER INLAID SINGLE SHOT COMBINATION HUNTING AND TARGET RIFLE.

JOSEF SIEGEL GOLD AND SILVER INLAID SINGLE SHOT COMBINATION HUNTING AND TARGET RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 8 x 47 R. .318 Groove diameter, based on the 43 Mauser case. 27″ Fluted octagonal steel bbl is inlaid in gold Germanic script, “Josef Siegel in Salzburg” at rear portion of top flat. Breech area is inlaid semi relief gold and silver acanthus tendrils within arched stippled fields. Muzzle also repeats this treatment. Windage adjustable front sight ramp has bead sight. Rounded snap under-lever action has hinged forend permanently attached and bbl attaches to forend with side nail through engraved steel escutcheons. Under-lever is horn covered with finger spur. Triggers are set. Peninsula lock has non-rebounding round bodied serpentine hammer with tall checkered spur. All metal parts are semi-relief engraved with gold and silver inlaid open scrolled acanthus, with some floral highlights outlining silver inlaid vignettes of game; running stag is on right side of action, and buck and doe roebuck is on left. Grazing doe graces top tang, and running fox is on lockplate. Rear sight is a tang mounted windage and elevation adjustable square block target peep. Lightly figured European walnut buttstock measures 13-1/8″ over relief acanthus engraved steel buttplate with trap covering recesses for two cartridges. Top tang is engraved with acanthus inlaid in silver, matching action. Stock features Tyrolean right hand cheekpiece with coarse checkering inside stippled and fleur di lis borders, terminating in relief carved scrolled acanthus on right side of butt. Matching carving is on left side of stock behind cheekpiece. Sling loop mounted on toe line secures 2-1/2″ ovoid metal base with more gold and silver inlaid acanthus surrounding vignette of chamois on mountain top. Forend wood is 80% checkered at about 20 LPI. Drop at heel: approx 3-1/4″, drop at comb: approx 2″. Weight: 8 lbs. 0 oz, LOP 13-1/8″. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains what appears to be its orig blue. Silver inlay is nicely toned. One inlay is missing on lump. Action retains most of its coin finish, nicely darkened in fields around inlays, which are excellent. Wood retains an old oil finish, with details of carving slightly softened. Horn guard has some repaired cracks. Bore is excellent. Lock is crisp. Set triggers work. An interesting Austrian rifle. 4-42035 MGM116 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1126	$4,312.50	JOSEF SIEGEL GOLD AND SILVER INLAID SINGLE SHOT COMBINATION HUNTING AND TARGET RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 8 x 47 R. .318 Groove diameter, based on the 43 Mauser case. 27″ Fluted octagonal steel bbl is inlaid in gold Germanic script, “Josef Siegel in Salzburg” at rear portion of top flat. Breech area is inlaid semi relief gold and silver acanthus tendrils within arched stippled fields. Muzzle also repeats this treatment. Windage adjustable front sight ramp has bead sight. Rounded snap under-lever action has hinged forend permanently attached and bbl attaches to forend with side nail through engraved steel escutcheons. Under-lever is horn covered with finger spur. Triggers are set. Peninsula lock has non-rebounding round bodied serpentine hammer with tall checkered spur. All metal parts are semi-relief engraved with gold and silver inlaid open scrolled acanthus, with some floral highlights outlining silver inlaid vignettes of game; running stag is on right side of action, and buck and doe roebuck is on left. Grazing doe graces top tang, and running fox is on lockplate. Rear sight is a tang mounted windage and elevation adjustable square block target peep. Lightly figured European walnut buttstock measures 13-1/8″ over relief acanthus engraved steel buttplate with trap covering recesses for two cartridges. Top tang is engraved with acanthus inlaid in silver, matching action. Stock features Tyrolean right hand cheekpiece with coarse checkering inside stippled and fleur di lis borders, terminating in relief carved scrolled acanthus on right side of butt. Matching carving is on left side of stock behind cheekpiece. Sling loop mounted on toe line secures 2-1/2″ ovoid metal base with more gold and silver inlaid acanthus surrounding vignette of chamois on mountain top. Forend wood is 80% checkered at about 20 LPI. Drop at heel: approx 3-1/4″, drop at comb: approx 2″. Weight: 8 lbs. 0 oz, LOP 13-1/8″. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains what appears to be its orig blue. Silver inlay is nicely toned. One inlay is missing on lump. Action retains most of its coin finish, nicely darkened in fields around inlays, which are excellent. Wood retains an old oil finish, with details of carving slightly softened. Horn guard has some repaired cracks. Bore is excellent. Lock is crisp. Set triggers work. An interesting Austrian rifle. 4-42035 MGM116 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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