VERY FINE HELDBERG PERCUSSION FULL STOCK JAEGER RIFLE.

VERY FINE HELDBERG PERCUSSION FULL STOCK JAEGER RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. .580 Groove diameter. 10-Rounded groove deep rifling. One turn in approx. 50″. 31″ Slightly swamped octagonal barrel made of best quality three stripe silver steel Damascus, has dramatic etched finish. Rear of top flat is inlaid in gold “Heldberg in Sondershausen” inside silver inlaid rectangular device with leaf terminations. Rear of bbl is also inlaid with silver band and sunrise motifs. Blued rear sight is dovetailed through bbl, and has intricately filed and engraved spring tail as part of elevating U-notch blade. A square key (key not present) operates elevating screw with pointer. German silver front sight has copper-faced blade, and is dovetailed through bbl. Hook type patent breech has some scroll engraving and inlaid gold lines. Breech iron has long tang, is scroll engraved, and has hole drilled and tapped at wrist for attachment of aperture rear sight (present) made of German silver, with steel dovetailed adjustable aperture, adjusted with two thumb screws. Back action lock with nicely filed and shaped broad flat hammer, has pivoting safety at front. Lockplate is engraved with broad shaded scroll flanking vignette of fatigued stag approaching mountaintop. Face of hammer is engraved with bear’s face, and has stylized dolphin head. Trigger plate is mounted with double set triggers. Stock furniture is German silver, nicely relief engraved and shaped. Trigger guard extends into scrolled pistol grip, and is engraved on bow with vignette of some strange short horned beast (Tasmanian devil?) climbing through the crotch of a stump. Buttplate has long tang with scroll engraving. Ramrod pipes have raised beaded ends, with large flange/ thumbpiece toward muzzle of front pipe. Tail pipe is nicely filed and engraved. Bbl attaches with 3 side nails through shaped German silver escutcheons. Original rosewood ramrod has long heavy German silver tip. Dense, nicely streaked light colored European walnut stock has nice relief carved sliding patchbox with button release in center of carved acanthus decoration. Patchbox is inlet to receive rear sight. There is a full cheekpiece for right hand shooter with very well carved shaded acanthus panel at rear framing a perched eagle. Skip line checkering has silver tacks set into larger diamonds, and is flanked by more sweeping acanthus carving. Gun is stocked to muzzle with Schnabel horn cap. There are molded beads along ramrod channel. PROVENANCE: The fine collection of David Crowley. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains virtually all of its bright etched finish. Iron parts are mottled blue gray which may be case hardening color. Stock retains most of what appears to be its original finish. German silver parts have been cleaned, but are toned. Horn of tip has been repaired. Lock is crisp. Set triggers work. Bore is very good, with strong rifling, slightly pitted. 4-40197 MGM102 (3,000-5,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1131	$5,175.00	VERY FINE HELDBERG PERCUSSION FULL STOCK JAEGER RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. .580 Groove diameter. 10-Rounded groove deep rifling. One turn in approx. 50″. 31″ Slightly swamped octagonal barrel made of best quality three stripe silver steel Damascus, has dramatic etched finish. Rear of top flat is inlaid in gold “Heldberg in Sondershausen” inside silver inlaid rectangular device with leaf terminations. Rear of bbl is also inlaid with silver band and sunrise motifs. Blued rear sight is dovetailed through bbl, and has intricately filed and engraved spring tail as part of elevating U-notch blade. A square key (key not present) operates elevating screw with pointer. German silver front sight has copper-faced blade, and is dovetailed through bbl. Hook type patent breech has some scroll engraving and inlaid gold lines. Breech iron has long tang, is scroll engraved, and has hole drilled and tapped at wrist for attachment of aperture rear sight (present) made of German silver, with steel dovetailed adjustable aperture, adjusted with two thumb screws. Back action lock with nicely filed and shaped broad flat hammer, has pivoting safety at front. Lockplate is engraved with broad shaded scroll flanking vignette of fatigued stag approaching mountaintop. Face of hammer is engraved with bear’s face, and has stylized dolphin head. Trigger plate is mounted with double set triggers. Stock furniture is German silver, nicely relief engraved and shaped. Trigger guard extends into scrolled pistol grip, and is engraved on bow with vignette of some strange short horned beast (Tasmanian devil?) climbing through the crotch of a stump. Buttplate has long tang with scroll engraving. Ramrod pipes have raised beaded ends, with large flange/ thumbpiece toward muzzle of front pipe. Tail pipe is nicely filed and engraved. Bbl attaches with 3 side nails through shaped German silver escutcheons. Original rosewood ramrod has long heavy German silver tip. Dense, nicely streaked light colored European walnut stock has nice relief carved sliding patchbox with button release in center of carved acanthus decoration. Patchbox is inlet to receive rear sight. There is a full cheekpiece for right hand shooter with very well carved shaded acanthus panel at rear framing a perched eagle. Skip line checkering has silver tacks set into larger diamonds, and is flanked by more sweeping acanthus carving. Gun is stocked to muzzle with Schnabel horn cap. There are molded beads along ramrod channel. PROVENANCE: The fine collection of David Crowley. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains virtually all of its bright etched finish. Iron parts are mottled blue gray which may be case hardening color. Stock retains most of what appears to be its original finish. German silver parts have been cleaned, but are toned. Horn of tip has been repaired. Lock is crisp. Set triggers work. Bore is very good, with strong rifling, slightly pitted. 4-40197 MGM102 (3,000-5,000) 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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