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A FINE .340 (WA MAGNUM) FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY HARTMANN & WEISS, No. 8306, non-automatic rotary top-safe, elongated top-strap, best engraving of scenes of lion and tiger, the whole surrounded by bold acanthus scrolls on a matt ground, with the engraver's signature 'H. Eisbacher', full colour-hardened finish, the highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, cheekpiece and leather-covered recoil-pad, the forestock with horn cap, sling-swivels, the octagonal barrel with engraved sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with folding moon-sight, the breech-end mounted with a Zeiss Diatal-Z 6 x 42 telescope
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A FINE .340 (WA MAGNUM) FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY HARTMANN & WEISS, No. 8306, non-automatic rotary top-safe, elongated top-strap, best engraving of scenes of lion and tiger, the whole surrounded by bold acanthus scrolls on a matt ground, with the engraver's signature 'H. Eisbacher', full colour-hardened finish, the highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, cheekpiece and leather-covered recoil-pad, the forestock with horn cap, sling-swivels, the octagonal barrel with engraved sight-rib, open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with folding moon-sight, the breech-end mounted with a Zeiss Diatal-Z 6 x 42 telescope
Weight 8lb. 8oz, (with telescope), 14 1/8in. pull, 25in. barrels, nitro proof
The rifle appears to be unused
The lot is subject to V.A.T. as a re-import
Weight 8lb. 8oz, (with telescope), 14 1/8in. pull, 25in. barrels, nitro proof
The rifle appears to be unused
The lot is subject to V.A.T. as a re-import