Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2017 : Sale A0317 Lot 1200 - S1
H. SCHEIRING A VERY FINE .470 NE PUSH-FORWARD UNDERLEVER SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 17643, with extra 8x75RS barrels

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H. SCHEIRING
A VERY FINE .470 NITRO EXPRESS JAEGER PATENT PUSH-FORWARD UNDERLEVER SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 17643, with extra 8x75RS barrels,
24 3/4in. ported nitro .470 NE barrels with heavily carved sight rib, pyramid open sight with two folding leaf sights, ramp-mounted blade foresight, flush rib engraved 'H. SCHEIRING - FERLACH', the breech end mounted with a Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 EE telescopic sight in engraved quickly-detachable mounts;
24in. 8x75RS nitro barrels with heavily carved sight rib, open sights, ramp-mounted blade foresight, flush rib engraved 'H. SCHEIRING - FERLACH', the breech end mounted with a Swarovski Z6i 1-6x24 telescopic sight in engraved quickly-detachable mounts; each barrel with individual schnabel fore-end with Deeley & Edge patent release, carved en suite, and with ejector/non-ejector selector switches,
Jaeger patent 'verticalblockverschluss' action with sprung breech face, carved fences, manual safety, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, set front trigger, the action and furniture carved in high relief with scrolling vines and gold-inlaid grapes, the left lockplate finely engraved in bulino style with a herd of African elephant, the right lockplate with a forkl of kudu, the underside with a female hound, bright finish overall, 14 5/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with fluted grip, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap monogrammed 'SS'), carved ammunition trap and including 5/8in rubber recoil pad, weight as .470 NE: 9lb. 10oz. (unscoped) and 10lb. 15oz. (with scope), weight as 8x75RS: 8lb. 4oz. (unscoped) and 9lb. 9oz. (with scope), all in its fitted alloy flight case with provision for both sets of barrels and telescopic sights

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Estimate £25,000-30,000

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