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1053
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$1,265.00
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UNMARKED GERMAN STALKING RIFLE. Cal. Appears to be 9mm with a short, straight tapered, rimmed case. NSN. Beautiful guild made little stalking rifle with 22″ oct to fluted rnd bbl with full length matted top, ramp front sight and 2-leaf express rear sight. Top side flats of the receiver are engraved with foliate patterns with arabesque patterns on the sides and top tang. Trigger guard is also engraved in foliate patterns. Top tang has a mortised folding peep sight. It is mounted in a highly figured 1-pc French walnut stock with semi-Schnable tipped forearm, raised side panels and checkered pistol grip with cheek piece and horn grip cap and serrated horn buttplate. It has dbl set triggers & spoon handle bolt with a sgl wedge through German silver escutcheons. Accompanied by a reproduced page from a German language arms catalogue, which shows this exact rifle as item #7335. No indication of the date of this publication. CONDITION: Very fine. All the metal retains 96-98% strong bright orig blue. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks with some bug damage to the grip cap & a large portion of the toe of the buttplate missing. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-55275 JR210 (800-1,200)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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. |