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A RARE BELGIAN PERCUSSION TAPE-PRIMING UNDER-HAMMER SERVICE RIFLE BASED ON THE HEURTELOUP KOPTIPTEUR ACTION

NO.60, DATED 1838

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A RARE BELGIAN PERCUSSION TAPE-PRIMING UNDER-HAMMER SERVICE RIFLE BASED ON THE HEURTELOUP KOPTIPTEUR ACTION
NO.60, DATED 1838
With browned sighted barrel, octagonal breech struck with a series of marks, including AR crowned (Neue Støckel 1512), rifled with six grooves, retained by three iron bands, and fitted with leaf back-sight, concealed action with priming channel incorporating a toothed wheel for moving the priming-tape, hinged brass cover locked by a lateral bolt, full stock, iron and brass mounts, original ramrod, and much original finish
36 5/16in (92.9cm) barrel

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

See W. Reid The Fire-arms of Baron Herteloup The Journal of The Arms & Armour Society, volume III 1959.

J. Sigrist patented his self-priming underhammer action in Belgium on the 28th March 1843; it closely resembles that of Baron Herteloup's British patent of 1841.

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