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BY RUDOLF PFISTER, ZÜRICH, CIRCA 1840
Details
A 22-BORE SWISS PERCUSSION MILITARY TARGET RIFLE
By Rudolf Pfister, Zürich, circa 1840
With octagonal sighted barrel cut with sixteen grooves, tangent back-sight, bayonet catch at the muzzle, patent breech, long tang, signed engraved lock, walnut full stock with chequered grip, raised cheek-piece inlaid with white-metal escutcheon bearing the initials 'JH', brass mounts including indented trigger-guard, set trigger, iron sling swivels, brass-mounted ramrod and muzzle-plug, and leather sling
35½in. (90.2cm.) barrel
By Rudolf Pfister, Zürich, circa 1840
With octagonal sighted barrel cut with sixteen grooves, tangent back-sight, bayonet catch at the muzzle, patent breech, long tang, signed engraved lock, walnut full stock with chequered grip, raised cheek-piece inlaid with white-metal escutcheon bearing the initials 'JH', brass mounts including indented trigger-guard, set trigger, iron sling swivels, brass-mounted ramrod and muzzle-plug, and leather sling
35½in. (90.2cm.) barrel
Special notice
Please note that no condition report is stated in this description.
Also note that this lot will be removed to the warehouse of Cadogan Tate Ltd. if not cleared by 1.00 p.m. on 21 November 2002.
Please refer to "Storage and Collection" on page 174 of the printed catalogue.