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Lot 154

An Unusual German Percussion Gallery Or Target Rifle Originally Of Small Bore
By G. Greis In München, Circa 1860

24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£400 - £500

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An Unusual German Percussion Gallery Or Target Rifle Originally Of Small Bore
By G. Greis In München, Circa 1860

With browned octagonal sighted barrel signed in silver along the top flat at the breech, threaded for a bore-plug (missing) at the muzzle, and cut with an aperture on the underside for applying percussion caps to the nipple, adjustable back-sight, foliate engraved tang and border engraved flat lock, hammer en suite and linked to the stricker, figured half-stock, butt with cheekpiece and chequered grip, the latter with an iron mount for a peep-sight (missing) above, shaped iron side-nail plate en suite with the lock, imitation ebonised butt-plate, wooden spur trigger-guard with large scroll at the rear, engraved iron pineapple-shaped finial, and set trigger (sling mounts missing)
61.5 cm. barrel

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