DELUXE V. FUNK & SOHNE JAEGER RIFLE.

DELUXE V. FUNK & SOHNE JAEGER RIFLE. SN 1679. Cal. About 62. Dlx percussion German Jaeger rifle with 32″ slightly swamped oct bbl with dovetail front sight and elaborate rear sight with one standing leaf and the folding leaf broken away. The top flat over chamber area is inlaid in silver in old Germanic script “V. Funk & Sohne in Suhl”. The breech plug, top tang lockplate & hammer are beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Lock is front action style, 4-1/2″ long with a flat-sided hammer and is inlaid in flat gold block letters with the same inscription as on the bbl. Nipple is in a deep scalloped recess with clean-out screw. Mounted in a full length rosewood stock with German silver furniture having two keys and a screw through the forestock with two lock screws and two ramrod guides with decorative nosepipe containing the orig hardwood ramrod with nickeled brass tip. It has dbl set triggers and an elaborate trigger guard with serpentine finger rest and a beautiful floral & leaf finial with the swelled trigger bow very nicely engraved with a trophy of arms & flags. It has a checkered & carved forestock and straight wrist with raised side panels and a deep carved cheekpiece with a carved & checkered sliding wooden patchbox cover. Buttplate tang & nosecap tang are engraved to match trigger guard tang with heel of buttplate engraved with a bow & quiver of arrows. Bottom of stock has a sling stud with a sling loop in forestock. CONDITION: Very Good. Bbl retains a smooth blue/brown artificially aged patina with some scattered fine pitting. Lockplate has some heavier pitting with an aged patina. Hammer nose has a repair. Stock has a crack in front of the lockplate with several repaired cracks in the wrist and forestock with a few light gouges and light handling & use marks with the checkering showing moderate to heavy wear. German silver furniture is bright & clean and stands out wonderfully against the carved rosewood stock. Mechanics need attention, strong bore with deep grooves & moderate pitting. 4-87593 (2,500-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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
	1287A	$2,875.00	DELUXE V. FUNK & SOHNE JAEGER RIFLE. SN 1679. Cal. About 62. Dlx percussion German Jaeger rifle with 32″ slightly swamped oct bbl with dovetail front sight and elaborate rear sight with one standing leaf and the folding leaf broken away. The top flat over chamber area is inlaid in silver in old Germanic script “V. Funk & Sohne in Suhl”. The breech plug, top tang lockplate & hammer are beautifully engraved in foliate arabesque patterns. Lock is front action style, 4-1/2″ long with a flat-sided hammer and is inlaid in flat gold block letters with the same inscription as on the bbl. Nipple is in a deep scalloped recess with clean-out screw. Mounted in a full length rosewood stock with German silver furniture having two keys and a screw through the forestock with two lock screws and two ramrod guides with decorative nosepipe containing the orig hardwood ramrod with nickeled brass tip. It has dbl set triggers and an elaborate trigger guard with serpentine finger rest and a beautiful floral & leaf finial with the swelled trigger bow very nicely engraved with a trophy of arms & flags. It has a checkered & carved forestock and straight wrist with raised side panels and a deep carved cheekpiece with a carved & checkered sliding wooden patchbox cover. Buttplate tang & nosecap tang are engraved to match trigger guard tang with heel of buttplate engraved with a bow & quiver of arrows. Bottom of stock has a sling stud with a sling loop in forestock. CONDITION: Very Good. Bbl retains a smooth blue/brown artificially aged patina with some scattered fine pitting. Lockplate has some heavier pitting with an aged patina. Hammer nose has a repair. Stock has a crack in front of the lockplate with several repaired cracks in the wrist and forestock with a few light gouges and light handling & use marks with the checkering showing moderate to heavy wear. German silver furniture is bright & clean and stands out wonderfully against the carved rosewood stock. Mechanics need attention, strong bore with deep grooves & moderate pitting. 4-87593 (2,500-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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