BY JOSEF PERGER IN GRAZ, MID-19TH CENTURY
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A .28 Austrian Breech-Loading Percussion Target Rifle For In-Door Use
By Josef Perger in Graz, mid-19th Century
With swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed at the breech and engraved 'Stahl=Lauf' and 'K.K. Privileg', blued fore-sight hood, under-lever, case-hardened back-action lock, figured walnut butt with mount for the back-sight (missing) behind the barrel tang, cheek-piece and chequered thumb-rest, indented iron trigger-guard, case-hardened hooked iron butt-plate, set trigger, white metal escutcheon engraved with the initials 'JK', and traces of original finish
18.3/8in. (46.7cm.) barrel
By Josef Perger in Graz, mid-19th Century
With swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed at the breech and engraved 'Stahl=Lauf' and 'K.K. Privileg', blued fore-sight hood, under-lever, case-hardened back-action lock, figured walnut butt with mount for the back-sight (missing) behind the barrel tang, cheek-piece and chequered thumb-rest, indented iron trigger-guard, case-hardened hooked iron butt-plate, set trigger, white metal escutcheon engraved with the initials 'JK', and traces of original finish
18.3/8in. (46.7cm.) barrel