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Lot n° 521

A rare big-game percussion rifle

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dating: Mid 19th Century provenance: Europa, Heavy, octagonal, round, rifled, two-stage, twisted, 23.4 mm (!) cal. barrel with brass foresight and adjustable rear sight. Breech with wide base for the piston on the right side, provided with spark arrester. Backward spring lock with eagle-shaped badge featuring a shield and three non legible letters (possibly LSC). Working mechanism. Wooden, half stock with some woodworm holes and a missing block. Missing ramrod. Iron mounts.