Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2019 : Sale A1219 Lot 735
HAFNER, GERMANY AN 11mm MAUSER (.43) DOUBLE-BARRELLED DELUXE TOP-LEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 11244,

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HAFNER, GERMANY
AN 11mm MAUSER (.43) DOUBLE-BARRELLED DELUXE TOP-LEVER HAMMER RIFLE, serial no. 11244,
circa 1895, with blued 26in. side by side barrels, the matted raised flat top-rib signed in gilt within a rectangular panel 'V. HAFNER KGL HOFBUCHSENMACHER CASSEL', inlaid gold lines at breech, dove-tailed front and rear sights, rounded chisel engraved brushed bright triple-bite action featuring depictions of stags, boars and hounds against a ground of vines, carved percussion fences, flush fitting folding peep-sight set into the top-tang, chisel engraved back-action locks, each featuring a central deer against a field of vines, engraved hammers, chequered walnut semi pistol grip butt-stock with raised cheek-piece and inlet at toe with a chisel engraved cartridge magazine for four rounds, replacement hard rubber ribbed heel-plate with white-line spacer, set triggers for both barrels, the trigger guard bow with a gilt monogram within an oval border surmounted by a crown and smooth splinter fore-end (tip absent), refinished

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Estimate £1,500-2,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament