Lot Essay
F. Morgenroth is recorded in Gernrode circa 1840-1850
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A FINE 28-BORE GERMAN OVAL-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE
BY MORGENROTH IN GERNRODE, CIRCA 1850
With etched twist sighted barrel (sights replaced) with four raised longitudinal ribs and signed in gold on the top flat of the breech behind the back-sight, inlaid with two gold lines and a small panel of strapwork at the rear, and with pillar breech engraved with scrollwork on a hatched ground, long tang en suite engraved with a hind in a wooded landscape and inlaid with silver escutcheon, shaped back-action lock signed in gold, engraved with a recumbent stag and fitted with engraved pivoting safety-stop (hammer cracked), figured walnut full stock with carved cheek piece, the grip chequered with a basket-weave pattern, scroll engraved iron mounts including shaped hinged patch-box cover engraved with a boar in a landscape, the trigger-guard with applied pierced scrolled dark horn tang, set trigger, iron sling mounts, horn fore-end cap (damaged), and original wooden ramrod with white-metal tip
31 1/8in. (79cm.) barrel
BY MORGENROTH IN GERNRODE, CIRCA 1850
With etched twist sighted barrel (sights replaced) with four raised longitudinal ribs and signed in gold on the top flat of the breech behind the back-sight, inlaid with two gold lines and a small panel of strapwork at the rear, and with pillar breech engraved with scrollwork on a hatched ground, long tang en suite engraved with a hind in a wooded landscape and inlaid with silver escutcheon, shaped back-action lock signed in gold, engraved with a recumbent stag and fitted with engraved pivoting safety-stop (hammer cracked), figured walnut full stock with carved cheek piece, the grip chequered with a basket-weave pattern, scroll engraved iron mounts including shaped hinged patch-box cover engraved with a boar in a landscape, the trigger-guard with applied pierced scrolled dark horn tang, set trigger, iron sling mounts, horn fore-end cap (damaged), and original wooden ramrod with white-metal tip
31 1/8in. (79cm.) barrel