Auction 139 - Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour from Around the World

Auction 137



Thursday the 21st of March at 2 pm (lots 1 - 181)
Friday the 22nd of March at 10 am (lots 182 - 343)
Friday the 22nd of March at 2 pm (lots 344 - 512)

Exhibition
From Monday the 18th to Wednesday the 20th of March
From 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm

Piazza Vittorio Veneto 17
Sarzana (La Spezia)
Italy

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GUNS & RIFLES

A RARE CENTERFIRE SHOTGUN

origin  

France

dating  

third quarter of the 19th Century

dimensions  

length 144.5 cm.

conditions  

good

 
Round, smoothbore, 12 cal barrels with hollow rib marked “DAMAS ANGLAIS” in gold, foresight; iron frame engraved with floral motifs, on the right side is a lever to load the cocks; frame, barrels and butt can be easily turned-off; engraved iron trigger guard, wooden butt and fore-end. Interesting system. In patina.
 

An exhibition featuring all lots presented will anticipate the sale, during it the director and the staff of the auction house will be available to provide any additional information or guidance; the exhibition gives clients the opportunity to examine the authenticity, the attribution, the provenance, the state of preservation, the type and the quality of any piece presented and, where necessary, to suggest corrections to inaccuracies found in the catalogue. Before taking part in the auction, everyone interested in buying a lot undertakes to inspect it accurately, if necessary with the support of an expert, in order to assess the features mentioned above. Once sold, the auction house does not accept any claims; the seller and Czerny’s International Auction House will have no responsibility for any error or omission included in the catalogue.

A. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Czerny’s International Auction House has no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free form wear and tear, imperfections or the effect of aging.
B. Colors shown in this pictures may vary slightly from actual items due to different screen settings.
C. The dates given for metallic cartridge breechloading firearms may refer to the (probable) patent/model date, and not the manufacture date.

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