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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A Remington Rolling Block rifle, Third quarter of the 19th Century

Estimate

€ 500 - 800

Sold

€ 3.000

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Stato Pontificio
length 131 cm
Round, rifled, 12 mm cal. barrel (slightly dusty bore with visible rifling), provided with foresight, club guide for the bayonet, foldaway and adjustable rear sight, featuring markings "EM & L NAGANT", Papal mark, other marks and the marks of the Liege test bench at the base, serial number "41xx". Frame with rolling-block bolt with mark of Nagant, coeval marks and serial numbers on the barrel and "BREVET REMINGTON 4305". Working mechanism. Wooden butt and fore-end, stamp "CATHOLIQUES BELGES" with date "1868" clearly visible on the right part of the butt stock. Iron mounts and ramrod.