Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2017 : Sale A1217 Lot 1126 - S1
AUG. FRANCOTTE (LIEGE) A SMETS-ENGRAVED .338 WIN. MAG. BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 21850,

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AUG. FRANCOTTE (LIEGE)
A SMETS-ENGRAVED .338 WIN. MAG. BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 21850,
23 3/4in. nitro barrel with matt and acanthus scroll-engraved sight rib, open sights and bead fore-sight on an acanthus engraved ramp, the receiver with quickly-detachable telescopic sight mount bases, elongated top strap, side-mounted safety, set trigger, fluted floral bolt knob, the receiver with bold acanthus designs on a matted background, the receiver ring with a portrait of a moose, detachable floorplate engraved en suite and with a central depiction of a standing bear, signed 'J Smets', bright finish, highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), 14 1/2in. pull including engraved skeletal steel buttplate, horn finial, weight 8lb.

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Estimate £2,000-3,000

S1