Lot Essay
The rifles were completed circa 1985 and appear to be virtually unused. They are of superlative quality
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A FINE PAIR OF .375 (H.& H. MAGNUM RIMLESS) DOUBLE-BARRELLED HAMMERLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR RIFLES BY AUGUSTE LEBEAU-COURALLY, NO. 45157/8
The treble-grip action-bodies with side-bolsters, articulated front triggers, manual safeties, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, the action-bodies, lockplates and furniture engraved with best bold foliate-scrollwork on a matt ground, the triggerplates signed 'DELAHAUT', bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, gold-washed lockwork, highly-figured stocks with pistolgrips, engraved pistolgrip-caps (with traps) and leather-covered recoil-pads, elongated top-straps, the Böhler-steel chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-ribs, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresights
Weight 10lb. 6oz., 14.3/8in. pulls, 25½in. barrels, nitro proof
The treble-grip action-bodies with side-bolsters, articulated front triggers, manual safeties, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, the action-bodies, lockplates and furniture engraved with best bold foliate-scrollwork on a matt ground, the triggerplates signed 'DELAHAUT', bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, gold-washed lockwork, highly-figured stocks with pistolgrips, engraved pistolgrip-caps (with traps) and leather-covered recoil-pads, elongated top-straps, the Böhler-steel chopper-lump barrels with matt sight-ribs, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresights
Weight 10lb. 6oz., 14.3/8in. pulls, 25½in. barrels, nitro proof