BEAUTIFUL UNMARKED GERMAN CAPE GUN.

BEAUTIFUL UNMARKED GERMAN CAPE GUN. SN NSN. Cal. 20 ga. X 57 Snider (or some similar caliber). Very well made Cape gun with 29-1/2” steel bbls, with flat, smooth rib, German silver Rocky Mtn. dovetail front sight & fixed rear sight with extractor & dbl underbites. It has a light receiver with reinforced sides, front action locks and tall sturdy hammers with attached forearm. Receiver, lockplates, hammers & appended metal are beautifully engraved with sweeping foliate arabesque patterns. Trigger guard is steel with an attached, nicely carved, horn finger rest and has a side swinging underlever. Mounted with highly figured marblecake, honey & chocolate French walnut with full checkered, schnable tipped splinter forearm & straight hand stock with carved & checkered wrist and deep cheekpiece with carving, about 14” over a smooth, thick horn buttplate with fluted edges. There is a sliding checkered patchbox cover on right side at butt. Weight: 6 lbs, 13.4 oz. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbls retain 95-96% strong orig blue with a few minor scrapes & scratches. Receiver, lockplates & hammers retain most of their subtle European case colors, moderately faded on lockplates. Lever & trigger guard retain most of their orig high polish blue with sling stud on stock retaining about all of its brilliant niter blue. Wood is sound with nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its piano varnish type finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores with a few spots of pitting in shotgun bore. This is a very lightly used gun. 4-59665 JR307 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	3144	$3,737.00	BEAUTIFUL UNMARKED GERMAN CAPE GUN. SN NSN. Cal. 20 ga. X 57 Snider (or some similar caliber). Very well made Cape gun with 29-1/2” steel bbls, with flat, smooth rib, German silver Rocky Mtn. dovetail front sight & fixed rear sight with extractor & dbl underbites. It has a light receiver with reinforced sides, front action locks and tall sturdy hammers with attached forearm. Receiver, lockplates, hammers & appended metal are beautifully engraved with sweeping foliate arabesque patterns. Trigger guard is steel with an attached, nicely carved, horn finger rest and has a side swinging underlever. Mounted with highly figured marblecake, honey & chocolate French walnut with full checkered, schnable tipped splinter forearm & straight hand stock with carved & checkered wrist and deep cheekpiece with carving, about 14” over a smooth, thick horn buttplate with fluted edges. There is a sliding checkered patchbox cover on right side at butt. Weight: 6 lbs, 13.4 oz. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbls retain 95-96% strong orig blue with a few minor scrapes & scratches. Receiver, lockplates & hammers retain most of their subtle European case colors, moderately faded on lockplates. Lever & trigger guard retain most of their orig high polish blue with sling stud on stock retaining about all of its brilliant niter blue. Wood is sound with nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of its piano varnish type finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores with a few spots of pitting in shotgun bore. This is a very lightly used gun. 4-59665 JR307 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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