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Friday 31 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A very rare prototype of a de Martino-system repeating gun, 1881 - 1889 circa

Estimate

€ 1.500 - 2.500

Sold

€ 3.000

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 128 cm
Smoothbore, two-stage, 17 mm cal. barrel, octagonal at the first part and then round, with front sight. With a very long magazine under the barrel, similar to those of the Venditti pistol or the Henry gun. Long frame with Mauser type, iron bolt, marked "Sistema de Martino Tegiano" on the left side. Wooden butt with iron mounts. See an article on this interesting repeating gun in "Diana Armi" of January 1st, 1988, Editoriale Olimpia SpA, pages 70-73 where the weapon is described and compared with the Venditti system.