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27. Klassische Auktion

 

Auction on Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 16:00  | Auction ended

Completed | Physical auction

909

Lot: 909

pinfire-S/S double rifle John Donaghy - Amsterdam, calibre 15 mm, #PH35, with exchangeable barrels, § unrestricted

Starting price 8.500 EUR
Result:
9.000 EUR

74,5 cm rifled barrels, fluted and etched rose Damascus, top rib with gold inlaid maker’s name, two folding rear sights, dovetailed silver coloured front sight, T- bolt locking action internally numbered “PH 35”, rotating underlever beneath the trigger guard type Jones, colour hardened action, bar-action hammer locks with intricately shaped lock-plates, gold inlaid game scenes of gundogs and gamebirds, cocks with stylised griffin heads and foliate scroll, double triggers, iron furniture, forged and pierced trigger guard with chiselled masque and gold inlaid game scenes, butt-plate with gold inlaid fox and hinged trap for cleaning rod handle, well grained walnut stock, elaborately carved with foliate scroll, swept cheek-piece, fore-end with wedge fastener, with an exchangeable pair of 76,5 cm smoothbore barrels calibre 16 bore Lefaucheux, externally identical to the rifle barrels, top rib gold inlaid "Damas Turc", both ramrods missing, in its original, red velvet lined French-fitted mahogany case including a handled cleaning rod (modern), LOP 35,5 cm, OAL 119 cm, year of manufacture between 1850 and 1860, condition II-III.