Product Details
KARL HAUPTMANN
A FINE, VIRTUALLY UNUSED GRECHENIG-ENGRAVED LEFT-HANDED 8x68s DOUBLE SQUARE BRIDGE BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 232999,
25in. nitro barrel with gold-bordered ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with flip-over high visibility bead, gold-highlighted block-mounted rear-sight of one standing and two folding leaves with gold-inlaid centre-lines, the blued barrel with the calibre designation, serial number and 'KARL HAUPTMANN FERLACH' gold-inlaid, fitted with a Swarovski 4-16x50 Habicht telescopic sight in gold-highlighted quickly-detachable mounts, colour-hardened receiver adorned with gold arabesques and borderwork in the Mongolian style, the pins and furniture decorated en suite, the colour-hardened magazine floorplate with two of the Golden Horde embossed in gold set against a traditional Mongolian yurt-filled landscape, overlooked by an ethereal depiction of Genghis Khan, the whole surmounted by a gold-inlaid stylised Cross fleury, signed 'M. Grechenig', gold-washed set triggers, 14 1/2in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock including 1/2in. rubber recoil pad, with cheekpiece, the colour-hardened steel pistolgrip cap with gold arabesque bordering, sling mounts
Estimate £7,000-9,000
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