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Auction archive: Lot number 19

A Very Rare Cased 13-bore Moser's Patent Muzzle-Loading Needle-Fire Sporting Gun

Auction 25.10.2001
25 Oct 2001
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,177 - US$2,903
Price realised:
£3,290
ca. US$4,776
Auction archive: Lot number 19

A Very Rare Cased 13-bore Moser's Patent Muzzle-Loading Needle-Fire Sporting Gun

Auction 25.10.2001
25 Oct 2001
Estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
ca. US$2,177 - US$2,903
Price realised:
£3,290
ca. US$4,776
Beschreibung:

A Very Rare Cased 13-bore Moser's Patent Muzzle-Loading Needle-Fire Sporting Gun Circa 1832 With browned twist barrel inscribed 'A. Moser's Patent' in the short sighting groove at the breech, and with silver fore-sight, enclosed case-hardened action engraved with scrollwork on a matted ground and with sighting groove finely engraved with a coursing scene and also inscribed 'A. Moser's Patent', varnished figured walnut half-stock (minor bruising at barrel-bolt), chequered grip, blued iron mounts finely engraved with scrollwork and sporting scenes, large double trigger-guard enclosing the blued cocking lever and the blued trigger, original ramrod with white-metal tip, and nearly all its original finish: in earlier lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Barlow patent flask, and spare ramrod, London proof marks 30½in. (77.5cm.) barrel

Auction archive: Lot number 19
Auction:
Datum:
25 Oct 2001
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A Very Rare Cased 13-bore Moser's Patent Muzzle-Loading Needle-Fire Sporting Gun Circa 1832 With browned twist barrel inscribed 'A. Moser's Patent' in the short sighting groove at the breech, and with silver fore-sight, enclosed case-hardened action engraved with scrollwork on a matted ground and with sighting groove finely engraved with a coursing scene and also inscribed 'A. Moser's Patent', varnished figured walnut half-stock (minor bruising at barrel-bolt), chequered grip, blued iron mounts finely engraved with scrollwork and sporting scenes, large double trigger-guard enclosing the blued cocking lever and the blued trigger, original ramrod with white-metal tip, and nearly all its original finish: in earlier lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Barlow patent flask, and spare ramrod, London proof marks 30½in. (77.5cm.) barrel

Auction archive: Lot number 19
Auction:
Datum:
25 Oct 2001
Auction house:
Christie's
London, King Street
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