451 |
AN 18 BORE BRESCIAN ITALIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
with two-stage sighted barrel, the breech section decorated with recessed panels filled with chased silver scrollwork and brass foliage and flower heads, and a silver female portrait profile within a frame of chased brass foliage, the barrel tang inscribed '11' and decorated en suite, border-engraved bevelled lock signed 'A Mor', inlaid with panels of silver scrolling foliage within beadwork frames, matching cock, moulded walnut half-stock, carved cheek-piece, brass mounts decorated en suite with the breech comprising side-plate, trigger-guard and butt-plate all with chased silver busts in high relief, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing)
115.5cm; 45 1/2in barrel
Estimate: 1500-2500 |
Nil |
|
1000 |
452 |
A 20 BORE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY CHRISTOPH JOSEPH FREY IN MUNCHEN, CIRCA 1740
with blued two-stage barrel fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight, stamped with the gold-lined barrelsmith's mark (Neue Støckel 397) and numbered '18' over the breech, scroll-engraved tang, signed engraved bevelled lock decorated with mounted hunters and hounds in pursuit of a stag, figured walnut half-stock carved with rococo scrolls about the tang (small cracks), brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising pierced foliate side-plate, trigger-guard engraved with a bust medallion, butt-plate finely chased with a resting hunter and a stag on the tang, vacant escutcheon, a pair of ramrod-pipes, steel sling swivel, and horn fore-end cap (forward ramrod-pipe and ramrod missing)
112.4cm; 44 1/4in barrel
Estimate: 1000-1500 |
Nil |
|
1000 |
453 |
A .600 CALIBRE BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY CHRISTOPH JOSEPH FREY IN MUNCHEN, CIRCA 1730-40
with two-stage sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves (shortened, the tang detached, vent and barrelsmith's mark lining removed, cleaned), signed lock engraved with scenes from the chase, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrolls about the tang, the rear ramrod-pipe and over the cheek-piece (cracks and repairs), steel mounts finely engraved with rococo scrolls, comprising pierced side-plate, trigger-guard decorated with a female portrait on the bow, butt plate decorated with a classical vase on the rear and the figure of music beneath a canopy on the tang, and faceted ramrod pipes (later ramrod, sling swivels missing)
103.5cm; 40 3/4in barrel
Estimate: 700-900 |
Nil |
|
700 |
454 |
A 140 BORE SOUTH GERMAN BREECH-LOADING AIR GUN OF BELLOWS TYPE, CIRCA 1780
with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel fitted with a brass sleeve, opened by a blued lever ahead of the trigger-guard, the tang covered with a plaque of shaped brass incorporating a bed for a peep-sight, enclosed action retained by a pierced brass plate of shaped outline on each side, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock, cut with a panel of chequering over the fore-end and the grip, the latter incorporating a scroll of foliage, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left and incorporating an iron spindle for the mechanism on the right, brass mounts comprising trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, butt-plate, and three ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod
73cm; 28 3/4in barrel
Estimate: 400-600 |
Nil |
|
1300 |
455 |
A 100 BORE BAVARIAN BREECH-LOADING AIR GUN OF BELLOWS TYPE BY JOHANNES WINTER IN MUNCHEN, CIRCA 1770
with octagonal sighted barrel signed in silver enclosed by scrolls over the breech, opened by a lever ahead of the trigger-guard, the tang covered with a piece of shaped brass and with provision for a peep-sight behind, enclosed action retained by a pierced brass plate of shaped outline on each side, double set trigger (incomplete), figured walnut full stock (cracked and chipped), moulded over the fore-end and carved with rococo flowers behind the tang, rear ramrod-pipe, and ahead of the trigger-guard, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left and incorporating an iron spindle for the mechanism on the right, brass mounts comprising trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, butt-plate, and three ramrod-pipes and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing, worn)
78.8cm; 31in barrel
Estimate: 400-600 |
Nil |
|
500 |
456 |
A SMALL BORE BAVARIAN GALLERY GUN BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1840
with signed octagonal sighted barrel, engraved tang, engraved action modelled on a percussion lock, double set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, raised cheek-piece, wooden trigger-guard (chipped) and steel butt-plate numbered '3724'
66cm; 26in barrel
Estimate: 150-200 |
Nil |
|
260 |
457 |
A SMALL BORE BAVARIAN GALLERY GUN BY WEILHAMMER IN TEGERNSEE, CIRCA 1860
with signed blued octagonal sighted barrel, tang incorporating a spur for cocking and a peep sight, double set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, raised cheek-piece, steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, and spurred steel butt-plate
70cm; 27 1/2in barrel
Estimate: 100-150 |
Nil |
|
220 |
458 |
A PAIR OF 16 BORE ROYAL BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUNS MADE FOR LUDWIG, DUKE OF BAVARIA, BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1835
from a larger garniture, with browned twist sighted barrels, signed in gold and engraved with sprays of foliage on a broad rib, engraved with the crowned Royal cypher, and inlaid with a line, engraved case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened breech tangs numbered '4' and '9', engraved case-hardened locks decorated with scrolls of neo-rococo foliage, one gun fitted with gravity stops, carved walnut half-stocks, chequered fore-ends and grips, carved raised cheek-pieces decorated with an exotic animal and sprays of foliage respectively, engraved steel mounts including butt-plates numbered '1980' and '2103' respectively, wooden trigger-guards inset with German silver plaques, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, steel sling swivels, and each with its brass-tipped ramrod
83.2cm; 32 3/4in barrels
(2)
Estimate: 900-1200 |
Nil |
|
2200 |
459 |
A 12MM ROYAL BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE MADE FOR LUDWIG, DUKE OF BAVARIA, BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1835
with octagonal browned twist sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed in silver (small losses), engraved with the crowned Royal cypher, numbered '1', and inlaid with a line, engraved case-hardened breech, with provision for a peep-sight behind, scroll-engraved flush-fitting lock, figured walnut full stock, chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece carved with a spray of foliage behind and patchbox with sliding cover, engraved steel mounts including small side-plate and butt-plate, scrolling wooden trigger-guard inset with small German silver plaques and an engraved steel plaque at the front, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons (one barrel bolt and one sling swivel missing), horn fore-end cap, and original wooden ramrod (tip missing)
69cm; 27 1/4in barrel
Estimate: 600-800 |
Nil |
|
1200 |
460 |
AN 11MM OVER-AND-UNDER BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1840
with twist sighted barrels, recessed muzzles for a loading tool, signed in gold and inlaid with silver scrolls over the breeches, scroll-engraved breech and breech tang, the latter fitted with provision for an adjustable back-sight (damaged), scroll-engraved back-action locks decorated with game, set trigger for the right barrel, figured walnut full stock cut with a panel of chequering on each side of the fore-end and the grip, the latter incorporating a spray of foliage, carved with a leafy moulding about the tang, the butt with raised cheek-piece carved with a pair of hounds in a woodland behind on one side and with patchbox fitted with sliding cover on the right, engraved steel mounts including spurred trigger-guard reinforced with a carved wooden scroll behind, butt-plate numbered '3116', three moulded ramrod-pipes, brass-tipped ramrod, and steel sling swivel
63.5cm; 25in barrels
Estimate: 900-1200 |
Nil |
|
1700 |
461 |
A COMPOSED SET OF FOUR D.B. BAVARIAN SPORTING GUNS BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1840
rebuilt from flintlock, with sighted barrels inscribed in gold on the ribs, engraved tangs, signed engraved locks, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered grips and fore-ends, engraved steel mounts and two retaining their ramrods
86.6cm; 34in, 86.3cm; 34in, 76.8cm; 30 1/4in, 83.2cm; 32 3/4in barrels
(4)
Estimate: 400-500 |
Nil |
|
700 |
462 |
AN 18 BORE D.B. GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1800, converted from flintlock, with two-stage barrels, stepped bevelled locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end (worn), wooden trigger-guard reinforced with a central strip of brass, brass butt-plate and ramrod-pipes (ramrod and rear sling swivel missing, worn)
82.5cm; 32 1/2in barrels
Estimate: 100-150 |
Nil |
|
130 |
463 |
A 7MM BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY F. BAADER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1840
with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel of small bore, rifled with seven narrow grooves, signed in gold, engraved with a band foliage and inlaid with a pair of platinum lines over the breech, engraved case-hardened breech stamped with the barrelsmith's mark (Neue Støckel 17), and fitted with fully adjustable peep-sight behind, engraved case-hardened lock decorated with scrolling foliage and signed in gold, fitted with chiselled hammer, double set trigger, highly figured walnut full stock cut with a panel of chequering at the grip and fore-end, raised cheek-piece finely carved with a panel of scrolling foliage and flowers, engraved German silver mounts comprising small flush-fitting side-plate decorated with a pair of waterfowl, trigger-guard shaped for the fingers and with urn finial, near block-shaped butt-plate decorated with foliage, three faceted ramrod-pipes, barrel bolt escutcheons, and fore-end cap (ramrod missing)
68.5cm; 27in barrel
Franz Xaver Baader was born in Burggriesbach, Bavaria in 1801. He is recorded in Muncich in 1830 where he became a burger and married in 1836. He became hofbüchsenmacher the following year and was honoured by the City of Nuremburg following the industrial exhibition of 1840.
Estimate: 600-800 |
Nil |
|
1300 |
464 |
A 15MM CALIBRE GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY GOTSKE IN BERLIN, CIRCA 1860
with octagonal sighted barrel rifled with four shallow grooves, signed in script over the breech (worn), plain flush-fitting lock, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock (the fore-end chipped), the butt with raised cheek-piece on the left and patch box fitted with steel trap cover on the right, steel mounts of shaped outline, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod
75.5cm; 29 3/4in barrel
Estimate: 500-600 |
Nil |
|
500 |
465 |
A .400 CALIBRE D.B. BAVARIAN PIN-FIRE SPORTING RIFLE BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1870
with browned twist barrels rifled with seven grooves, signed in silver on the rib and fitted with blued back-sight, engraved breech tang, rounded Lefaucheux type actions operated by a horn rotary underlever and engraved with scrolls of foliage on a matted ground, engraved back-action locks decorated en suite, set triggers, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece carved with a pair of chamois behind and impressed with the date '1875' above, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate, the latter engraved with the number '4707', and single sling swivel (the rear sling swivel missing)
69cm; 27 1/8in barrels
Estimate: 400-600 |
Nil |
|
900 |
466 |
A BAVARIAN PERCUSSION CAPE RIFLE BY RIEGER, CIRCA 1840
with 20 bore smooth bored left barrel and 11mm rifled right barrel, signed in silver on the rib and fitted with rifle sights, engraved breech inlaid with a silver line, scroll-engraved case-hardened tang, scroll-engraved case-hardened locks decorated with neo-rococo ornament, fitted with gravity stops and cocks decorated en suite, figured walnut half-stock cut with panels of chequering, the butt with raised cheek-piece carved with foliage on the left and patchbox with sliding cover with bone button release on the right, broad wooden trigger-guard carved with an expanded flower head on the rear scroll and reinforced at the front with an engraved case-hardened steel panel, engraved case-hardened tang numbered '3997', German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod
72.3cm; 28 1/2in barrels
Estimate: 800-1000 |
Nil |
|
800 |
467 |
A 22 BORE D.B. BAVARIAN SPORTING GUN BY RIEGER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1835
with French twist barrels decorated with a band of gold at the muzzles, small silver-fore-sight decorated with gold on each side, signed 'Leclerc a Paris Canon Ruban' in gold letters on the rib and decorated with trophies-of-arms in gold and silver over the breech, engraved grooved case-hardened breech tang, case-hardened flush-fitting locks signed on ovals on the tails, highly figured walnut half-stock cut with a panel of chequering at the fore-end and on the grip, carved with a neo-rococo garland and flowers about the tang and behind the cheek-piece, wooden trigger-guard reinforced with a pierced panel of silver, vestigial butt-plate en suite with the trigger-guard,vacant silver escutcheon, a pair of steel sling swivels, and silver fore-end cap (ramrod missing)
75cm; 29 1/2in barrel
Estimate: 600-800 |
Nil |
|
600 |
468 |
A 20 BORE D.B. SOUTH GERMAN SPORTING GUN BY F. JUNG & SUHN, SUHL, CIRCA 1830
converted from flintlock, with etched twist sighted barrels, stamped with the copper-lined barrelsmith's mark of Rehbichler over the breech, engraved grooved tang, shaped locks, the lockplates each formed as a wild boar, fitted with engraved hammers formed as wyverns and slender engraved nipple protectors acting on the original steel springs, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, raised cheek-piece, carved horn trigger-guard, engraved steel butt-plate, vacant German silver shield-shaped escutcheon, and horn-tipped ramrod
78.5cm; 31in barrel
Estimate: 500-700 |
Nil |
|
1000 |
469 |
A 16 BORE D.B. BAVARIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY BRUNER IN MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1845
with browned twist barrels signed on the rib in gold script, engraved case-hardened breeches with recessed wells for the nipples, engraved case-hardened box-lock action signed in gold letters, fitted with hammers with large cup-shaped heads, engraved with foliage and a wyvern on the tang and a cupid beneath, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, raised cheek-piece, engraved case-hardened butt-plate, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped ramrod
79.3cm; 31 1/4in barrels
Estimate: 400-600 |
Nil |
|
800 |
470 |
AN 18 BORE D.B. BAVARIAN SPORTING GUN BY GOELLNER A SUHL, DATED 1827
with browned sighted barrels signed in gold script on a ground of scrollwork on the rib, engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with gold lines, engraved screw-in plugs, engraved case-hardened tang, engraved case-hardened locks decorated with scrolls and monster head tendrils, signed in gold block letters, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, raised cheek-piece, scrolling wooden trigger-guard reinforced with engraved case-hardened steel, engraved case-hardened steel mounts en suite with the locks, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and wooden ramrod
81.5cm; 32 1/8in barrels
Estimate: 400-500 |
Nil |
|
550 |
471 |
A 12MM SOUTH GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, CIRCA 1800
converted from flintlock, with heavy octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, fitted with adjustable peep-sight behind the tang, slender lock, double set trigger, walnut full stock incised with pairs of lines and cut with panels of chequering, the butt with raised carved cheek-piece and patchbox with sliding cover, brass mounts engraved with rococo designs including shaped side-plate, butt-plate with a stag on the tang, trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing)
83.7cm; 33in barrel
Estimate: 250-350 |
Nil |
|
280 |
472 |
A RARE .41 CALIBRE FIRST MODEL U.S. VOLCANIC REPEATING ARMS COMPANY LEVER ACTION CARBINE, NO.2986, CIRCA 1855-7
with 16 1/2in blued rifled barrel stamped 'The Volcanic Repeating Arms Co. Patent Newhaven Conn. Feb 14 1854', blued back-sight, brass action, case-hardened hammer, case-hardened blued loading lever, varnished figured walnut butt (small dents and minor scratches), impressed with the serial number beneath the butt-cap, numbered brass butt cap retained by two numbered blued steel screws, and retaining much original finish throughout
87cm; 34 1/4in overall
Estimate: 10000-15000 |
Nil |
|
15000 |
