VERY RARE, VERY EARLY AUSTRIAN AIR RIFLE.

VERY RARE, VERY EARLY AUSTRIAN AIR RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. About 30. Very rare wheelock pattern air rifle with 27-5/8″ swamped oct bbl with tiny brass dovetail front sight and an elaborate adjustable rear sight. Top flat is engraved “Art: Dell A Linz”. The chamber end of the bbl, across top three flats is lightly engraved with foliate arabesque patterns with light floral & foliate patterns around front sight. Mounted in a full length walnut stock with horn nosecap, brass furniture with deep wheelock style cheekpiece and flat wooden buttplate that is probably an old replacement. Buttplate is retained with two screws which, when removed, exposes the orig bellows style pump and a piece of wood that appears to have broken from somewhere inside. It has decorative flat brass sideplates on both raised side panels with flat brass decorations on cheekpiece, comb, right side of comb & both sides of toe with a long decorative heel plate. Cheekpiece & grip area have fine foliate & floral raised carved patterns with incised carved patterns around the decorative trigger guard finial. Trigger guard is of brass with three finger grooves & has dbl set triggers with a tiny wire front trigger. Slotted through the trigger guard finial is a small latch which releases the spring loaded bbl to pivot upwards for loading. Bottom of forestock has raised carving around the ramrod channel with two brass guides & decorative brass nosepipe. Toe of buttstock has a large replaced section. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains a dark mottled gray/brown patina with brass liner a dark mustard patina. Stock has a few grain checks with a cpl of repairs and retains most of an old restored finish. Double triggers will set but not fire, otherwise mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-35413 JR510 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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
	2731	$2,587.50	VERY RARE, VERY EARLY AUSTRIAN AIR RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. About 30. Very rare wheelock pattern air rifle with 27-5/8″ swamped oct bbl with tiny brass dovetail front sight and an elaborate adjustable rear sight. Top flat is engraved “Art: Dell A Linz”. The chamber end of the bbl, across top three flats is lightly engraved with foliate arabesque patterns with light floral & foliate patterns around front sight. Mounted in a full length walnut stock with horn nosecap, brass furniture with deep wheelock style cheekpiece and flat wooden buttplate that is probably an old replacement. Buttplate is retained with two screws which, when removed, exposes the orig bellows style pump and a piece of wood that appears to have broken from somewhere inside. It has decorative flat brass sideplates on both raised side panels with flat brass decorations on cheekpiece, comb, right side of comb & both sides of toe with a long decorative heel plate. Cheekpiece & grip area have fine foliate & floral raised carved patterns with incised carved patterns around the decorative trigger guard finial. Trigger guard is of brass with three finger grooves & has dbl set triggers with a tiny wire front trigger. Slotted through the trigger guard finial is a small latch which releases the spring loaded bbl to pivot upwards for loading. Bottom of forestock has raised carving around the ramrod channel with two brass guides & decorative brass nosepipe. Toe of buttstock has a large replaced section. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains a dark mottled gray/brown patina with brass liner a dark mustard patina. Stock has a few grain checks with a cpl of repairs and retains most of an old restored finish. Double triggers will set but not fire, otherwise mechanics are fine, worn dark bore. 4-35413 JR510 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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