Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2016 : Sale A1216 Lot 901
SOC. IND. SUISSE A 10.4mm (VETTERLI RIMFIRE) SINGLE-SHOT MATCH-RIFLE, MODEL SYSTEME VETTERLIN, no visible serial number,

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* SOC. IND. SUISSE

A 10.4mm (VETTERLI RIMFIRE) SINGLE-SHOT MATCH-RIFLE, MODEL 'SYSTEME VETTERLIN, no visible serial number,
circa 1878, with blued octagonal 30in. barrel, oversize dove-tailed block and blade fore-sight, elevating adjustable rear-sight mounted to a raised dove-tail, tubular bolt action receiver marked in an oval 'SOC. IND. SUISSE, SYSTEME VETTERLIN' around a central cross, figured walnut half-stock with chequered straight grip, exaggerated raised tear-drop cheek-piece, heavy hooked 'Swiss-style' iron heel-plate, double set triggers within a complex trigger-guard, shell carved fore-end tip and under-barrel wood clearing rod (tip missing), strong amounts of finish remaining

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Estimate £300-500