Ending 8th Sep, 2024 16:00
Olympia Timed Autumn 2024
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A RARE GIFFARD 1872 PATENT BREECH-LOADING GAS GUN OF MINUTE BORE NO. 3643, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with blued sighted barrel decorated with a matted panel within a linear frame obscuring the manufacturer's details along the top in front of the adjustable back-sight, blued foliate engraved action with manufacturer's logo in front of the loading port, threaded gas cylinder mounted beneath the barrel, butt with chequered grip and dark hard-rubber patent butt-plate, engraved trigger-guard, and adjustable trigger (early reblued finish), 61.8 cm barrel
See Eldon G. Wolfe, Air Guns, 1958, pp. 123-127.
Sold for £360
with blued sighted barrel decorated with a matted panel within a linear frame obscuring the manufacturer's details along the top in front of the adjustable back-sight, blued foliate engraved action with manufacturer's logo in front of the loading port, threaded gas cylinder mounted beneath the barrel, butt with chequered grip and dark hard-rubber patent butt-plate, engraved trigger-guard, and adjustable trigger (early reblued finish), 61.8 cm barrel
See Eldon G. Wolfe, Air Guns, 1958, pp. 123-127.
Auction: Olympia Timed Autumn 2024, ending 8th Sep, 2024
Tel: +44 (0)20 7806 5541
Starts: 30th August, 2024 9am
Ends from: 8th September, 2024 4pm
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