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ARMI CONCARI (LECCO)
A FINE, ZACCHI-ENGRAVED .500 (3IN.) NITRO EXPRESS 'MOD. ROYAL' HAND-DETACHABLE SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 0218,
25 1/4in. nitro chopperlump barrels, the sight rib and breech ends carved in high relief with art nouveau designs with gold-inlaid fluted floral motifs, with an ornate cartouche gold-inlaid 'ARMI CONCARI LECCO', open sights and two folding leaf sights with gold-inlaid sighting diamonds and marked 50, 100 and 150 in gold, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with gold bead face and flip-up moonsight, the muzzles with gold band details, treble-grip action with side-bolsters, elongated top strap with manual safety, hand-detachable lockplates, release lever to the right lockplate, articulated front trigger, rolled-edge triggerguard, the action, lockplates and furniture with whorls of bold stylised acanthus scrolls on a finely matted background and profusely interspersed with gold-inlaid flowers of fluted and round form, the underside carved and gold-inlaid with a central depiction of an African bull elephant, the triggerplate signed 'G. Zacchi', the triggerguard gold monogrammed, 14 1/2in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap engraved en suite with central carved and gold-inlaid portrait of a snarling tiger, 1in. rubber recoil pad, beavertail fore-end engraved en suite and with grip-catch release lever, weight 11lb. 6oz., in its burr walnut veneered case with canvas and leather outer cover, with some sighting targets.
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Estimate £18,000-22,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act