Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2018 : Sale A0918 Lot 608
SPRINGERS ERBEN (IN WIEN) A .450 (3 1/4IN) BLACK POWDER EXPRESS SINGLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 5633,

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SPRINGERS ERBEN (IN WIEN)
A .450 (3 1/4IN) BLACK POWDER EXPRESS SINGLE-BARRELLED ROTARY-UNDERLEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 5633,
27 3/4in. black powder only barrel, with partially file cut raised solid top-rib, matt rib, open sights with folding leaf sight, bead fore-sight, ornately carved percussion fence, non-rebounding back action lock with bolted hammer, set triggers, permanently attached fore-end, fine scroll engraving, the top-strap with small blank silver oval, the triggerguard tang with unusual floral pattering, retaining very slight traces of original finish, 13 5/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, domed horn pistolgrip-cap, sling swivels and with engraved steel buttplate, the heel of the butt with an armoury / hunting lodge oval escutcheon numbered '18', weight 8lb. 10oz.

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Estimate £1,500-2,000  € 1,664-2,219

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament