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HENRI PIEPER, LIEGE
A RARE .22 RIMFIRE 7-SHOT ROLLING-BLOCK VOLLEY RIFLE, serial no. 94,
with 25 5/8in. Belgian black powder proofed round barrel housing seven internal rifled barrels, dove-tailed blade fore-sight, provision for soldered rear-sight (missing), Pieper patent rolling block action (firing all seven barrels simultaneously), detachable cartridge charger, unsigned action with geometric patterns of dot engraving on a matt background, 14 1/4in. chequered pistolgrip stock with engraved steel pistolgrip-cap and horn buttplate with H. Pieper logo (some worm damage to edges of heel-plate), weight 7lb. 5oz.

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Estimate Ł3,000-4,000
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SAMUEL NOCK, LONDON
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 60-BORE PERCUSSION SEVEN-SHOT VOLLEY GOOSE-RIFLE, serial no. 7079,
circa 1835, with hexagonal 20in. rifled damascus barrel cluster comprising of six barrels around a seventh central barrel, all discharging simultaneously, the flat top-rib with small white-metal fore-sight and a dove-tailed standing notch rear-sight with two additional folding leaves, the breech-block with inlet platinum poincon signed 'S. NOCK, LONDON' together with a crown, the long borderline and scroll engraved top-tang featuring a gamescene engraving of waterfowl in flight and on water in a lakeland setting, moulded snail and fence with platinum vented plug, back action lock signed 'SAML. NOCK INVENTT.' and game scene engraved with waterfowl over and around reed beds, slab-sided scroll engraved dolphin headed hammer with detachable nose, walnut half-stock chequered at the wrist, iron furniture including heel-plate, the top-spur scroll and waterfowl engraved, the serial number to the rear face, scroll engraved trigger-guard bow and tang and equipped with a brass under-barrel ramrod threaded for accessories

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Estimate Ł10,000-15,000
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