Sealed Bid Sale - March 2012 : Sale S1063 Lot 2263
AN UNUSUAL 11mm (CHASSEPOT) BOLT-ACTION SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED KYNOCH, MODEL CHASSEPOT 1866, serial no. 42195,
Product Details
AN UNUSUAL 11mm (CHASSEPOT) BOLT-ACTION SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED KYNOCH, MODEL 'CHASSEPOT 1866', serial no. 42195, with semi-smoothbore 32 1/2in. barrel signed near breech 'KYNOCH GUN WORKS ASTON', bolt with straight handle (missing cocking piece), walnut three-quarter stock and bayonet lug to muzzle, worn throughout
Other Notes: It is not known whether this is a contract produced arm, or whether it was one of many retailed by English gun dealers after the Franco-Prussian war
Estimate £100-150