Product Details
AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE
A SMEETS-ENGRAVED .475 (NO.2) NITRO EXPRESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 90533,
25 5/8in. (65cm) nitro chopperlump barrels with broad file cut sight rib, open sights with folding leaf sight, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, the tubes engraved 'AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE BREVETE LIEGE', treble-grip rounded bar action with hidden third bite, feathered side bolsters, removable striker discs, elongated top strap with bolted manual safety, cocking-indicators, articulated front trigger, profusely engraved with fine acanthus scrollwork with feathered and beaded bordering, the triggerplate signed 'R. Smeets. Grar Inr de S.M. Le Roi', retaining some original colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. well-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap), weight 11lb. 2oz., together with a leg of mutton case
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Estimate £12,000-16,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act