Product Details
AN EXTREMELY RARE 32mm PINFIRE SINGLE-SHOT WHEELED BANK-GUN SIGNED W.R. PAPE, no visible serial number,
probably French or Belgian, with round tapering 76in. sighted barrel, single feed bolt-action receiver with left mounted external lock signed W.R. Pape, and hammer, chequered walnut tiller butt giving an overall gun length of 94in., trigger with provision for lanyard release, mounted on an iron pintle fixed to a painted hardwood trolley with metal furniture including twin trail legs and 24in. diameter four-spoke wheels, worm and wheel elevation device, full overall length approximately 132in.
Other Notes: This impressive bank-gun has remained in the same family for three generations and was originally purchased for the harvesting of larks. For an associated lark lure see Lot 700.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000 € 3,329-5,548
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament