Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 1160 - S1
HARTMANN & WEISS A FINE EISBACHER-ENGRAVED .416 RIGBY DOUBLE SQUARE-BRIDGE BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 8902,

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HARTMANN & WEISS
A FINE EISBACHER-ENGRAVED .416 RIGBY DOUBLE SQUARE-BRIDGE BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 8902,
24 1/8in. nitro barrel with finely matted sight rib, gold-highlighted open sights and folding leaf sights for 100, 200 and 300 metres, ramp-mounted gold bead sight with engraved flip-up moonsight, the bolt with adjustable peep-sight, barrel engraved at the receiver with a gold line, the top gold-inlaid 'HARTMANN & WEISS . HAMBURG - LONDON', the receiver mounted with a Hartmann & Weiss Diopta telescopic sight in detachable mounts, with extra Schmidt & Bender 1 1/4 x 4x20 telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, engraved recoil block, the receiver, bolt and furniture finely engraved with scrolling acanthus, the bolt handle with progressive radial diamond cut chequering, hinged floorplate with further acanthus scrollwork surrounding a savannah scene of a charging bull elephant, signed 'Eisbacher', screw heads engraved with the head of a flower, retaining virtually full original colour-hardened finish, highly-figured three-quarter pistolgrip stock with chequered fore-end and grip, cheekpiece, sling swivels, dark wood finial, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap (with trap), 14 1/4in. pull including 1in. rubber recoil pad
Estimate £10,000-15,000

S1