A FRENCH 50-BORE PERCUSSION RIFLE with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel encrusted with engraved silver foliage in the Turkish fashion at the breech and slightly swamped muzzle, folding adjustable back-sight calibrated to 1000 meters, polished breech and long tang engraved with vine leaves against a stippled ground, signed lock, hammer and mounts engraved en suite, the last including butt-plate, trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes, varnished figured walnut full stock, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod, by Devisme à Paris, St. Etienne proof, No. 11252, circa 1850 | Christie's

拍品 125

125

A FRENCH 50-BORE PERCUSSION RIFLE with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel encrusted with engraved silver foliage in the Turkish fashion at the breech and slightly swamped muzzle, folding adjustable back-sight calibrated to 1000 meters, polished breech and long tang engraved with vine leaves against a stippled ground, signed lock, hammer and mounts engraved en suite, the last including butt-plate, trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes, varnished figured walnut full stock, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod, by Devisme à Paris, St. Etienne proof, No. 11252, circa 1850

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A FRENCH 50-BORE PERCUSSION RIFLE with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel encrusted with engraved silver foliage in the Turkish fashion at the breech and slightly swamped muzzle, folding adjustable back-sight calibrated to 1000 meters, polished breech and long tang engraved with vine leaves against a stippled ground, signed lock, hammer and mounts engraved en suite, the last including butt-plate, trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes, varnished figured walnut full stock, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod, by Devisme à Paris, St. Etienne proof, No. 11252, circa 1850
30in. barrel