Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2015 : Sale A0315 Lot 1210 - S1
LUCIANO BOSIS A VIRTUALLY UNUSED .470 NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 604,

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LUCIANO BOSIS
A VIRTUALLY UNUSED .470 NITRO EXPRESS BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 604,
24in. nitro monobloc barrels with raised matt sight rib, finely matted open sights and two folding leaf sights with gold-inlaid sight lines and marked for 50, 100 and 150 metres, broad sunken rib gold-inlaid with the calibre designation, ramped bead fore-sight, the left tube gold-inlaid 'LUCIANO BOSIS BRESCIA - ITALY' and with two gold bands at the breech ends, bolstered scroll-back action with carved arcaded fences, removable striker discs, the toplever pierced with a dragon, manual safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, articulated front trigger, fine acanthus scroll engraving with chequered and rococo bordering, the underside with a portrait of a cape buffalo in bulino style, initialled 'A.G. INC.', bright finish overall, 14 3/4in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, finely engraved skeletal steel pistolgrip-cap, sling eyes and including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, beavertail fore-end finely inset in gold with the Bosis crest, weight 9lb. 12oz., in its brass-cornered leather case with accessories

Provenance: The rifle was completed circa 2012

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Estimate £10,000-15,000

S1