VERY RARE DREYSE 1869 NEEDLEFIRE PREUSSISCHES ZUNDNADEL GENDARMERIEGEWEHR U/M CARBINE.

SN 938. Cal. .14 mm. 24″ rnd bbl with oct breech. Fixed rear sight with forward facing flip sight for higher elevation. Imperial proofs on right side of the chamber. Visible numbers are matching except for brass trigger guard. Marked Herzberg on left receiver identifying the Gewehrfabrik Herzberg where the Prussian conversion from a Hannoverian musket to this Dreyse system breechloading rifle for the Gendarmerie was made. 1869 date on right receiver. Walnut stock with large Crown/W on right side and Imperial proofs on bottom. Brass buttplate. PROVENANCE: (see Wirtgen – Das Zündnadelgewehr, Item 5/44) Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine, most metal is in the white with scattered corrosion overall. Black finish on bbl bands is 70%. Brass has proper patina with traces of verdigris. Bore is bright and sharp. Mechanics are good. 43475-818 BWS (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3692

Auction: Firearms - October 2015

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
	3692	$3,450.00	VERY RARE DREYSE 1869 NEEDLEFIRE PREUSSISCHES ZUNDNADEL GENDARMERIEGEWEHR U/M CARBINE. SN 938. Cal. .14 mm. 24″ rnd bbl with oct breech. Fixed rear sight with forward facing flip sight for higher elevation. Imperial proofs on right side of the chamber. Visible numbers are matching except for brass trigger guard. Marked Herzberg on left receiver identifying the Gewehrfabrik Herzberg where the Prussian conversion from a Hannoverian musket to this Dreyse system breechloading rifle for the Gendarmerie was made. 1869 date on right receiver. Walnut stock with large Crown/W on right side and Imperial proofs on bottom. Brass buttplate. PROVENANCE: (see Wirtgen – Das Zündnadelgewehr, Item 5/44) Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine, most metal is in the white with scattered corrosion overall. Black finish on bbl bands is 70%. Brass has proper patina with traces of verdigris. Bore is bright and sharp. Mechanics are good. 43475-818 BWS (3,000-5,000) – Lot 3692 Auction: Firearms - October 2015 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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VERY RARE DREYSE 1869 NEEDLEFIRE PREUSSISCHES ZUNDNADEL GENDARMERIEGEWEHR U/M CARBINE.