INCREDIBLY ELABORATE & RARE MILLER & VAL. GREISS UNDERLEVER SINGLE SHOT BIG BORE RIFLE.

Revised: 10/5/2008

Additional Information: Chamber Length is 3-1/4″. Weight is 11 lbs 2 oz.

INCREDIBLY ELABORATE & RARE MILLER & VAL. GREISS UNDERLEVER SINGLE SHOT BIG BORE RIFLE. SN 12550. Cal. 10 ga. Extraordinary example of the gunmaker’s true art. This rifle has 26-1/2″ heavy, tapered, oct bbl with dovetailed front sight & 4-leaf, hand matted, gold line express sight, one standing, three folding. Top flat behind rear sight is marked in gold “MILLER & VAL. GREISS MUNCHEN”. Bore is most unusual with eight lands & grooves and lands additionally grooved. Rifling is a fairly rapid twist for such a large projectile making a full revolution in less than its 26-1/2″ length. Mounted in a heavy underlever action with elaborate front action lock with beautiful curved hammer with offset nose & false lockplate on left side. Top of receiver has shielded, recessed firing pin with a matching shield shape on left side for symmetry. Receiver has reinforced sides with a fine rounded bottom & gold plated dbl set triggers. Receiver & lockplates and appended metal are all elaborately engraved with the skill that could only be applied by a master engraver’s master. Receiver has about 50% coverage beautiful & delicate foliate arabesque patterns. Lockplates are filed & engraved at rear ends in shape of elephant heads with coiled trunks & platinum tusks & eyes. Lockplate also has a beautiful gold inlaid standing Rhinoceros with a Savannah scene in background. Left side false lockplate has a spectacular gold inlaid elephant with a tiger in its trunk & another gold tiger fleeing toward front, again set in a very detailed Savannah scene in background. Top tang has an elaborate gold inlaid reclining tiger & bottom of receiver has an extraordinary detailed lion & lioness in gold, also in a Savannah scene in background. Top three flats of bbl, extending about 3-1/2″ over chamber area, are inlaid with incredibly fine gold wire in arabesque patterns with leaves & blossoms. Breech end of bbl has a narrow & one incredibly fine gold wire band with the narrow band at muzzle. Extreme rear edge of bbl is engraved with a very fine rope pattern. Inside the receiver is stamped with British vue proof. No other proofs were observed on bbl or receiver. Mounted with very beautiful, highly figured French walnut with elaborate deep carving. Forearm has full coverage intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with raised panels around wedge escutcheons. Tip of forearm is a demon head with glass eyes. Wrist & grip cap are an elaborately detailed carved lion’s head with flowing mane completely up both sides of the wrist. Lion has black & yellow glass eyes with a full set of ivory teeth. Left side of butt has a raised Germanic style cheekpiece behind which is deeply carved with vignette of a lioness with three cubs in a rocky outcrop with trees & vegetation in background. Right side of butt tells a story of early elephant hunting in India. It is very deep relief carved over the entire right side, depicting a bull elephant with ivory tusks & glass eyes in full charge with an elephant calf by its side. Elephant is chasing a man on horseback holding spears whose has agitated the Bull into a charge and then led him by another man who has stepped out of vegetation with a large scimitar in his hands and has struck the elephant a blow on the hind leg to hamstring it so that it will fall & can be dispatched then with the spears. The detail in this carving is nothing short of mind boggling. Proportions & symmetry are absolutely astounding. The horse has metal inserts on its bridle & martingale. Unfortunately the scimitar blade has been damaged as has an adjacent leaf. Bottom of stock around the rear sling swivel is also deep relief carved in wonderful foliate & floral arabesque patterns. All carving has an extremely fine stippled background. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains just about all of its beautiful orig rust blue finish with some light spots of scattered surface discoloration. Receiver, lockplates & hammer retain virtually all of their strong orig case colors, slightly faded on bottom & on opening lever. Top tang is partially gray patina. Trigger guard retains strong blue under lever turning plum on bottom tang. Buttplate retains most of its orig blue turned plum. Wood is sound with the aforementioned chips in the carving on right side of stock & a few minor handling & storage marks with a a bruise at the toe with the forearm showing moderate wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-32049 JR428 (35,000-75,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	1225	$86,250.00	Revised: 10/5/2008 Additional Information: Chamber Length is 3-1/4″. Weight is 11 lbs 2 oz. INCREDIBLY ELABORATE & RARE MILLER & VAL. GREISS UNDERLEVER SINGLE SHOT BIG BORE RIFLE. SN 12550. Cal. 10 ga. Extraordinary example of the gunmaker’s true art. This rifle has 26-1/2″ heavy, tapered, oct bbl with dovetailed front sight & 4-leaf, hand matted, gold line express sight, one standing, three folding. Top flat behind rear sight is marked in gold “MILLER & VAL. GREISS MUNCHEN”. Bore is most unusual with eight lands & grooves and lands additionally grooved. Rifling is a fairly rapid twist for such a large projectile making a full revolution in less than its 26-1/2″ length. Mounted in a heavy underlever action with elaborate front action lock with beautiful curved hammer with offset nose & false lockplate on left side. Top of receiver has shielded, recessed firing pin with a matching shield shape on left side for symmetry. Receiver has reinforced sides with a fine rounded bottom & gold plated dbl set triggers. Receiver & lockplates and appended metal are all elaborately engraved with the skill that could only be applied by a master engraver’s master. Receiver has about 50% coverage beautiful & delicate foliate arabesque patterns. Lockplates are filed & engraved at rear ends in shape of elephant heads with coiled trunks & platinum tusks & eyes. Lockplate also has a beautiful gold inlaid standing Rhinoceros with a Savannah scene in background. Left side false lockplate has a spectacular gold inlaid elephant with a tiger in its trunk & another gold tiger fleeing toward front, again set in a very detailed Savannah scene in background. Top tang has an elaborate gold inlaid reclining tiger & bottom of receiver has an extraordinary detailed lion & lioness in gold, also in a Savannah scene in background. Top three flats of bbl, extending about 3-1/2″ over chamber area, are inlaid with incredibly fine gold wire in arabesque patterns with leaves & blossoms. Breech end of bbl has a narrow & one incredibly fine gold wire band with the narrow band at muzzle. Extreme rear edge of bbl is engraved with a very fine rope pattern. Inside the receiver is stamped with British vue proof. No other proofs were observed on bbl or receiver. Mounted with very beautiful, highly figured French walnut with elaborate deep carving. Forearm has full coverage intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with raised panels around wedge escutcheons. Tip of forearm is a demon head with glass eyes. Wrist & grip cap are an elaborately detailed carved lion’s head with flowing mane completely up both sides of the wrist. Lion has black & yellow glass eyes with a full set of ivory teeth. Left side of butt has a raised Germanic style cheekpiece behind which is deeply carved with vignette of a lioness with three cubs in a rocky outcrop with trees & vegetation in background. Right side of butt tells a story of early elephant hunting in India. It is very deep relief carved over the entire right side, depicting a bull elephant with ivory tusks & glass eyes in full charge with an elephant calf by its side. Elephant is chasing a man on horseback holding spears whose has agitated the Bull into a charge and then led him by another man who has stepped out of vegetation with a large scimitar in his hands and has struck the elephant a blow on the hind leg to hamstring it so that it will fall & can be dispatched then with the spears. The detail in this carving is nothing short of mind boggling. Proportions & symmetry are absolutely astounding. The horse has metal inserts on its bridle & martingale. Unfortunately the scimitar blade has been damaged as has an adjacent leaf. Bottom of stock around the rear sling swivel is also deep relief carved in wonderful foliate & floral arabesque patterns. All carving has an extremely fine stippled background. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbl retains just about all of its beautiful orig rust blue finish with some light spots of scattered surface discoloration. Receiver, lockplates & hammer retain virtually all of their strong orig case colors, slightly faded on bottom & on opening lever. Top tang is partially gray patina. Trigger guard retains strong blue under lever turning plum on bottom tang. Buttplate retains most of its orig blue turned plum. Wood is sound with the aforementioned chips in the carving on right side of stock & a few minor handling & storage marks with a a bruise at the toe with the forearm showing moderate wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-32049 JR428 (35,000-75,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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