lancaster
(.470 member)
21/02/20 05:36 AM
Re: bore rifles at auction

https://auctions.holtsauctioneers.com/as...750&image=6















JOH. PETERLONGO
A 14,5X41R (SPANISH BERDAN) LEFAUCHEUX PATENT UNDERLEVER DOUBLE HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 4887,
serial number on under rib only, 28 1/2in. barrels, the rib gold-inlaid 'JOH. PETERLONGO IN INNSBRUCK', with open sights, folding leaf sight and bead fore-sight, carved serpentine fences with diamond and dot engraving, nickelled lining plates to the striker channels, horn-encased Lefaucheux patent forward facing underlever, permanently attached fore-end, rebounding back-action locks with ornately carved dolphin hammers (one lightly damaged), set triggers, broad triggerguard with scrolled horn pistolgrip, the action, lockplates and furniture carved with bold acanthus surrounding game scenes of wild boar, roe deer, red deer, pointer and chamois, 13 3/8in. stock with cheekpiece and steel buttplate, missing sling eye, minor losses to edges of fore-end wood, weight 8lb. 3oz.

Exhibited: Manuel Lopo de Carvalho Collection





I like Holt's but in this case it seems the specialist come to their limits. only because it come from the iberian peninsula dont make it a 14,5x41R spanish berdan double rifle.




anyway, they try to identify this good as possible. there are not many informations around about the 40 mm long Kugelpatronen( bullet cartridges or better rifle cartridges) based on shotgun shell like here a 24/40.





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