FINE EARLY C. GREULING PERCUSSION MATCH RIFLE.

FINE EARLY C. GREULING PERCUSSION MATCH RIFLE. SN None. Cal. About 36. Beautiful German medium match rifle with 28-1/2″ oct bbl with fine protected dovetail protected front sight and adjustable forward mounted rear sight and a tang mounted Schutzen style adjustable sight. Top of bbl is inlaid in flat gold “C. GREULING IN ESSLINGEN” and over the top three flats just in front of breech plug inlaid in flat gold is “ENGL-GUSS-STAHL” with each flat having flat gold inlaid arabesque patterns. The breech plug top tang lockplate & hammer along with the trigger guard buttplate and nosepipe are very ornately & beautifully engraved with the vignette of a reclining stag on top tang, a standing raebuck on buttplate tang and a stag at bay fighting a hunting dog on lockplate all surrounded by beautiful intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with very fine shaded background. Trigger bow has a very highly detailed vignette of a lynx in a tree. Hammer nose is engraved in a dolphin pattern. Trigger guard is very ornate Schutzen style with dbl set triggers. Mounted in very beautiful French walnut 1-pc stock with horn forend tip and two iron guides and nosepipe containing its orig brass tipped ebony cleaning rod with a concealed worm, missing the other tip. It has raised side panels with a bird shaped engraved sideplate and engraved screws. The buttstock has a high comb with deep Schutzen style cheekpiece and a square edge bottom with sling loop and corresponding loop in forestock. The buttplate is heavy Schutzen style with a large, round, flat-sided toe and an extendable heel screw with acorn finial. Altogether a wonderfully made & beautiful German rifle. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl retains about 90% orig blue/brown finish with some very fine surface rust. Breech plug, top tang and balance of the steel parts retain their orig bright metal finish with a medium patina on trigger guard and buttplate. Stock is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-31619 JR449 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1641	$8,050.00	FINE EARLY C. GREULING PERCUSSION MATCH RIFLE. SN None. Cal. About 36. Beautiful German medium match rifle with 28-1/2″ oct bbl with fine protected dovetail protected front sight and adjustable forward mounted rear sight and a tang mounted Schutzen style adjustable sight. Top of bbl is inlaid in flat gold “C. GREULING IN ESSLINGEN” and over the top three flats just in front of breech plug inlaid in flat gold is “ENGL-GUSS-STAHL” with each flat having flat gold inlaid arabesque patterns. The breech plug top tang lockplate & hammer along with the trigger guard buttplate and nosepipe are very ornately & beautifully engraved with the vignette of a reclining stag on top tang, a standing raebuck on buttplate tang and a stag at bay fighting a hunting dog on lockplate all surrounded by beautiful intertwined foliate arabesque patterns with very fine shaded background. Trigger bow has a very highly detailed vignette of a lynx in a tree. Hammer nose is engraved in a dolphin pattern. Trigger guard is very ornate Schutzen style with dbl set triggers. Mounted in very beautiful French walnut 1-pc stock with horn forend tip and two iron guides and nosepipe containing its orig brass tipped ebony cleaning rod with a concealed worm, missing the other tip. It has raised side panels with a bird shaped engraved sideplate and engraved screws. The buttstock has a high comb with deep Schutzen style cheekpiece and a square edge bottom with sling loop and corresponding loop in forestock. The buttplate is heavy Schutzen style with a large, round, flat-sided toe and an extendable heel screw with acorn finial. Altogether a wonderfully made & beautiful German rifle. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl retains about 90% orig blue/brown finish with some very fine surface rust. Breech plug, top tang and balance of the steel parts retain their orig bright metal finish with a medium patina on trigger guard and buttplate. Stock is sound with light handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-31619 JR449 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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