Lot Essay
Proof exemption
CIRCA 1870
Details
A 13-Bore French System 1867 C.F. Service Rifle
Circa 1870
Converted from model 1857 percussion, with barrel sighted to 600 meters, 'tabatire' breech, back-action lock engraved 'Jerome Hachat (?) St. Etienne' (indistinct), walnut full stock (refinished, minor damage), butt with branded crowned number '465', iron mounts, trigger-plate with finger-rests, sprung barrel bands, and later cleaning-rod, with socket bayonet
38in. (98.4cm.) barrel
Circa 1870
Converted from model 1857 percussion, with barrel sighted to 600 meters, 'tabatire' breech, back-action lock engraved 'Jerome Hachat (?) St. Etienne' (indistinct), walnut full stock (refinished, minor damage), butt with branded crowned number '465', iron mounts, trigger-plate with finger-rests, sprung barrel bands, and later cleaning-rod, with socket bayonet
38in. (98.4cm.) barrel