A DOUBLE-BARRELLED ACTION FOR A PAULY PATENT BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION GUN

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A DOUBLE-BARRELLED ACTION FOR A PAULY PATENT BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION GUN
The lift-up breech engraved 'Invention Pauly Brevetée a Paris', the percussion-style hammers engraved with mythical monsters, the barrel-breeches with maker's poinçon
Circa 1843

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

S. J. Pauly, the inventor of this vital development in the history of the breech-loading gun, introduced a design in which the barrels are fixed in relation to the stock with the breech pivoting upwards for loading

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