*FINE ENGRAVED GERMAN SCHUTZEN RIFLE ON A MARTINI FRAME.

*FINE ENGRAVED GERMAN SCHUTZEN RIFLE ON A MARTINI FRAME. SN 1901. Cal. 8.15X46R. Beautiful Schutzen rifle with 30-5/8″ oct bbl, windgage front sight with mid-sight rail on top flat at rear end. Receiver is beautifully engraved with full coverage foliate & floral patterns having a Bavarian gentleman on each side in Bavarian costume each with a rifle over his shoulder. The gentleman on the right is smoking a Calabash pipe. Engraving is on the top of breech block, floorplate, trigger guard & buttplate. Top flat of bbl, at breech end, is inlaid in very fine silver foliate arabesque patterns. The breech end of the bbl has a narrow and an extremely fine inlaid silver band. Top tang is mounted with its orig, large cup, diopter sight. Mounted with very highly figured, shell grain, European walnut with carved & checkered schnable tip forearm and a typical Schutzen stock with masswive cheekpiece & thumb rest, fleur-de-lis carved & checkered wrist with flared side panels and a short tang Schutzen buttplate. The area behind the cheekpiece is spectacularly deep relief carved with vignette of a Schutzenfest participant wearing his lederhosen and knee socks with jacket & tie, sitting at a table with a tankard, smoking his pipe and holding his Schutzen rifle. The scene also has a very detailed oak tree and building in the background. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about all of its brilliant & spectacularly restored orig type finish to both metal & wood. Bbl blue is strong & bright with brilliant case colors. Wood is sound with strong hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Although refinished this rifle would add to anyone’s collection. 4-36313 JR333 (1,500-2,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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
	1321	$3,737.50	FINE ENGRAVED GERMAN SCHUTZEN RIFLE ON A MARTINI FRAME. SN 1901. Cal. 8.15X46R. Beautiful Schutzen rifle with 30-5/8″ oct bbl, windgage front sight with mid-sight rail on top flat at rear end. Receiver is beautifully engraved with full coverage foliate & floral patterns having a Bavarian gentleman on each side in Bavarian costume each with a rifle over his shoulder. The gentleman on the right is smoking a Calabash pipe. Engraving is on the top of breech block, floorplate, trigger guard & buttplate. Top flat of bbl, at breech end, is inlaid in very fine silver foliate arabesque patterns. The breech end of the bbl has a narrow and an extremely fine inlaid silver band. Top tang is mounted with its orig, large cup, diopter sight. Mounted with very highly figured, shell grain, European walnut with carved & checkered schnable tip forearm and a typical Schutzen stock with masswive cheekpiece & thumb rest, fleur-de-lis carved & checkered wrist with flared side panels and a short tang Schutzen buttplate. The area behind the cheekpiece is spectacularly deep relief carved with vignette of a Schutzenfest participant wearing his lederhosen and knee socks with jacket & tie, sitting at a table with a tankard, smoking his pipe and holding his Schutzen rifle. The scene also has a very detailed oak tree and building in the background. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall retains about all of its brilliant & spectacularly restored orig type finish to both metal & wood. Bbl blue is strong & bright with brilliant case colors. Wood is sound with strong hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Although refinished this rifle would add to anyone’s collection. 4-36313 JR333 (1,500-2,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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