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JOHN ZUENDORFF, NEW YORK
A RARE 6.5mm LEVER-COCKING GALLERY RIFLE, MODEL 'NEW YORK TYPE', no visible serial number,
circa 1865, with octagonal smoothbore iron 22in. barrel (some external pitting) signed near the breech 'JOHN ZUENDORFF, NEW YORK', dove-tailed bead fore-sight, elevating notch rear-sight, unusual 'twist sideways to load' action, all brass tubular air-chamber with carved rope-border decoration, brass cylindrical trigger-unit with brass ears reinforcing the head of the walnut butt, brass scrolled trigger-guard forming the cocking lever, missing heel-plate and long walnut fore-end with slimmed and shell carved tip
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Estimate £1,000-1,500