Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2018 : Sale A0618 Lot 1225
ARMI CONCARI A ZACCHI-ENGRAVED .375 H&H MAGNUM MOD. 04 FARQUHARSON FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 0551,

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ARMI CONCARI
A ZACCHI-ENGRAVED .375 H&H MAGNUM 'MOD. 04 FARQUHARSON' FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 0551,
25 3/4in. nitro barrel gold-inlaid 'ARMI CONCARI LECCO ITALY', sight rib with fine file cut finish and bold acanthus scroll detailing, open sights with two folding leaf sights, gold-inlaid sight lines and marked 50, 100 and 150, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight with flip-up moonsight, the ramp face with bold acanthus scroll engraving, the knox form similarly embellished and with central floral motif, Farquharson type falling block action with non-selective ejector, manual side-safety lever with gold-inlaid 'S' and 'F' details, tang-mounted gold pin cocking-indicator, the action and furniture fully engraved with stylised floral and acanthus designs interspersed with gold-inlaid depictions of big cats, on the left side a lion, lioness and a cub, on the right side a tiger, tigress and two cubs, on the underlever a cheetah bring down a springbok, signed 'Zacchi', 14 1/2in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap engraved en suite, with a trap gold inlaid with the portrait of a leopard, engraved steel ammunition trap, sling swivels and including 7/8in. rubber recoil pad, the fore-end with ornate finial engraved en suite and gold-inlaid with the portrait of a lioness, weight 7lb. 13oz., in its full length canvas and leather case

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Estimate £5,000-7,000

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act