Lot Essay
The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in 1986. It was stocked by Mark Crudgington and appears to be unused
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A FINE MARCUS HUNT-ENGRAVED .270 SPORTING RIFLE BY G. GIBBS, NO. B7910
The receiver, telescope-mounts and sight-blocks with gold-inlaid borderwork and lettering, the hinged-floorplate gold-encrusted with the figure of a Red deer stag, engraved recoil-block, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, colour-hardened and gold-inlaid pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece, Monte Carlo comb and leather-covered recoil-pad, sling-eyes, the receiver mounted with a Swarovski 4x32A 'Habicht' telescopic-sight in quickly-detachable mounts
Weight 9lb. 2½oz. (with telescope), 14½in. pull, 22¾in. barrel, nitro proof
The receiver, telescope-mounts and sight-blocks with gold-inlaid borderwork and lettering, the hinged-floorplate gold-encrusted with the figure of a Red deer stag, engraved recoil-block, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, colour-hardened and gold-inlaid pistolgrip-cap, cheekpiece, Monte Carlo comb and leather-covered recoil-pad, sling-eyes, the receiver mounted with a Swarovski 4x32A 'Habicht' telescopic-sight in quickly-detachable mounts
Weight 9lb. 2½oz. (with telescope), 14½in. pull, 22¾in. barrel, nitro proof