Lot 189
German Combination Rifle
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$2,500 -
3,500
Price Realized
$1,560
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
German Combination Rifle
13.5mm (undetermined cartridge). 30.25" barrel length. SN: NSN. Case colored frame mounting Damascus pattern barrels and ribs set in a Walnut straight wrist stock with ebony finger rest. Double barrel side by side back action lock rifle featuring exposed hammers and an extractor. Item is unsigned, and shows only a single Imperial German {Crown/V} mark to the rear barrel rib. Sights consist of a blued rear notch and German Silver front blade on a twist Damascus rib. Right barrel features conventional rifling with the left displaying straight rifling through its entire length. Barrels are unadorned, but the frame features German style engraving with wolf head motifs to each lockplate, and line border engracing to all major parts. Triggerguard is engraved with the profile of a figure in period hunter's costume. Checkered splinter forend is retained by a wedgepin, and mounted above a horn lever. Stock features a cheek rest to the left side, and carved Arabesque designs to the flanks of the wrist. Right butt features a trapdoor with an engraved vignette of two deer.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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