Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2013 : Sale A190913 Lot 1131 - S1
VO ROYAL TD - A FINE, DAMIR-ENGRAVED LEOPARD .416 TAYLOR TAKE-DOWN BOLT-MAGAZINE RIFLE, serial no. 2068, with extra .7MM RM barrel

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VO ROYAL TD COLLECTION
A FINE, DAMIR-ENGRAVED 'LEOPARD' .416 TAYLOR TAKE-DOWN BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 2068, with extra 7mm Rem. Mag. barrel,
23 7/8in. nitro .416 Taylor barrel gold-inlaid in script with the calibre designation, Vo designed 600mm round heavy barrel profile, finely scroll engraved stepped sight rib with skeletal open sights, finely scroll-engraved ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with fold-over protector / moonsight, permanently attached fore-end with jacaranda wood finial;
24 1/4in. unsighted nitro 7mm Rem. Mag. barrel gold-inlaid in script with the calibre designation, Vo designed 610mm round light barrel profile, fine scroll engraving at the breech end and with two gold line details, permanently attached fore-end with jacaranda wood finial;
VO 1900 take down design, the receiver profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork and gold-inlaid 'VO ROYAL TD nr 2068', receiver mounted with scroll engraved quickly-detachable sight mount bases, bolt handle deeply carved in high relief with bold filiciform motifs with gold highlights and a chequered oval panel, scroll-engraved recoil block, hinged floorplate with push button release, gold-washed trigger, the floorplate with finely engraved central vignette of a snarling leopard and signed 'DAMIR', the receiver and bolt cocking piece retaining full original colour-hardening, the floorplate and furniture with bright finish, highly-figured pistolgrip stock with sculpted cheekpiece, palm swell and acanthus scroll-engraved skeletal buttplate and pistolgrip-cap, 13 5/8in. pull, in its fitted brass-cornered oak and leather case with oak lined partitions and canvas and leather outer case embroidered with the rifle details

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Estimate £8,000-12,000

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