*◊ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE SEMPERT & KRIEGHOFF SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE WITH SCOPE.

*◊ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE SEMPERT & KRIEGHOFF SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE WITH SCOPE. SN 16628. Cal. 8 x 60. This very scarce gas operated rifle, appeared in the 1939 Stoeger catalog on p. 53, and retailed then at $500.00. It has 24-1/2″ round bbl, fitted with island base for one standing, one folding leaf U-notch rear sight, and front ramp housing silver bead. Rear portion of bbl is stamped with 1956 Ulm proofs for 8 x 60. Gas system is housed underneath front portion of bbl, a muzzle gas port operating a piston and push rod, actuating vertical sliding breechblock and separate reciprocating loader/extractor slider, that extracts/ejects empty cases and then strips cartridges from an internal single column 3 shot magazine loaded through hinged cover on top left side. Top of action is marked “KRIEGHOFF AUTOMAT” and “D. R. Pat. a.” around receiver ring and has integral Krieghoff scope mounts. Action is also fitted with single set trigger and sliding safety through front portion of trigger guard bow. Left side of action is engraved “Sempert & Krieghoff, Suhl”. Full capped pistol grip buttstock is of nicely figured and dark veined European walnut, and measures 15″ over 1/16″ thick ribbed horn buttplate. It features small right hand cheekpiece and point pattern checkering with line border. A sling loop is on toe line with another matching loop affixed to bbl/ gas system. Long removable matching forend has Deeley type release. Original Hensoldt DIASTA 4 x 32 scope with fine crosshair reticle is in Krieghoff Q-D mounts with windage adjustment in rear mount. Drop at heel: approx 2-9/16″, drop at comb: approx 1-9/16″. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 4 oz. LOP: 15″. Copies of contemporary Krieghoff and Stoeger sales literature are included. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Excellent, with only some slight silvering and some light dings and scratches in its very fine satin rust blue metal finish. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig rubbed oil finish with numerous light handling marks and a few deeper small dents. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Scope has a few minor marks, mostly on front bell. Optics are clear. This very rare weapon is notable as being the basis for development of Krieghoff’s entry to the Luftwaffe design competition for the FG42. 4-53227 MGM305 (6,000-9,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013

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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	3167	$17,250.00	◊ EXCEPTIONALLY RARE SEMPERT & KRIEGHOFF SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE WITH SCOPE. SN 16628. Cal. 8 x 60. This very scarce gas operated rifle, appeared in the 1939 Stoeger catalog on p. 53, and retailed then at $500.00. It has 24-1/2″ round bbl, fitted with island base for one standing, one folding leaf U-notch rear sight, and front ramp housing silver bead. Rear portion of bbl is stamped with 1956 Ulm proofs for 8 x 60. Gas system is housed underneath front portion of bbl, a muzzle gas port operating a piston and push rod, actuating vertical sliding breechblock and separate reciprocating loader/extractor slider, that extracts/ejects empty cases and then strips cartridges from an internal single column 3 shot magazine loaded through hinged cover on top left side. Top of action is marked “KRIEGHOFF AUTOMAT” and “D. R. Pat. a.” around receiver ring and has integral Krieghoff scope mounts. Action is also fitted with single set trigger and sliding safety through front portion of trigger guard bow. Left side of action is engraved “Sempert & Krieghoff, Suhl”. Full capped pistol grip buttstock is of nicely figured and dark veined European walnut, and measures 15″ over 1/16″ thick ribbed horn buttplate. It features small right hand cheekpiece and point pattern checkering with line border. A sling loop is on toe line with another matching loop affixed to bbl/ gas system. Long removable matching forend has Deeley type release. Original Hensoldt DIASTA 4 x 32 scope with fine crosshair reticle is in Krieghoff Q-D mounts with windage adjustment in rear mount. Drop at heel: approx 2-9/16″, drop at comb: approx 1-9/16″. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 4 oz. LOP: 15″. Copies of contemporary Krieghoff and Stoeger sales literature are included. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Excellent, with only some slight silvering and some light dings and scratches in its very fine satin rust blue metal finish. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig rubbed oil finish with numerous light handling marks and a few deeper small dents. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Scope has a few minor marks, mostly on front bell. Optics are clear. This very rare weapon is notable as being the basis for development of Krieghoff’s entry to the Luftwaffe design competition for the FG42. 4-53227 MGM305 (6,000-9,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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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