Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2015 : Sale A1215 Lot 659
A RARE .177 SMOOTHBORE BREAK-BARREL GALLERY AIR-PISTOL SIGNED MAURITZ WIDFORSS, MODEL GEM TYPE, no visible serial number,

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* A RARE .177 SMOOTHBORE BREAK-BARREL GALLERY AIR-PISTOL SIGNED 'MAURITZ WIDFORSS', MODEL 'GEM TYPE', no visible serial number,
almost certainly the product of Oskar Will, Germany circa 1900, with blued round 10 1/2in. barrel with 'gem' type breech-block, the latter signed on the left hand side 'TILLVERKADT 1. THURINGEN F ? MAURITZ WIDFORSS H A B STOCKHOLM' (one word obscured), dove-tailed blade fore-sight, standing notch rear-sight forwards of the nickel-plated 'T' bar locking latch, plain large diameter nickel-plated air-chamber (losses to plating), square-fronted trigger-unit with long top-tang, chequered walnut bag-shaped butt, nickel-plated trigger-guard with finger spur, long adjustment screw behind trigger-blade and straight nickel-plated cocking bar

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Estimate £300-500