Unique Christoph Funk/K. Eversull Over and Under Dual Caliber Bolt Action Mauser Sporting Rifle with Zeiss Scope

roduced at an unknown date, this rifle is effectively a pair of barreled receivers sharing space in a single stock, creating a unique double bolt action over and under weapon. The core of the rifle is a Mauser 98k-style receiver upgraded by the firm of Christoph Funk of Suhl, which has passed through proof houses in Germany and London, with a ramp blade front and dual-leaf rear sights on the Krupp steel barrel, a band of light engraving at the breech, a Zeiss scope installed on a double claw mount, elongated and turned bolt handle, conventional Mauser-style internal magazine and a single set trigger. Riding beneath the 7x57 barrel is a single shot 22 caliber rifle fed via a rotating and tilting breech assembly, German proofed, marked "K.EVERSULL" and set into the forearm with a single trigger installed behind the 7x57 trigger and a cocking mechanism on the top left of the wrist. The combination is at once mechanically novel while also featuring a barrel profile and functionality reminiscent of a traditional German multi-caliber hunting arm; such arms, such as the more famous drilling and vierling breechloaders, developed as a result of overlapping seasons of game. This combination would give the hunter enough firepower to deal with stag or boar while also having a way to dispose of smaller animals without the blast, recoil, or expense of using an overpowered round. Fitted with a fine checkered walnut stock with sling swivels, a horn grip cap, and a checkered horn buttplate extension. Included with the rifle is a partial replacement breech assembly, which also bears German proofs.
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