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The Antique Arms Collection of a Californian Gentleman

Friday 14 February 2025 • Sarzana

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A Martini-Henry type rifle with silver and gold decorations, 1875 circa

Estimate

€ 150 - 250

Sold

€ 813

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Impero Ottomano
length 109 cm.
Interesting, round, rifled, 11 mm cal. barrel (not clearly visible rifling), with short rib at the base and decorated with gold Arabic inscriptions and floral motifs, the rest of the barrel decorated in silver; adjustable rear sight. Iron frame decorated with silver floral motifs. Wooden butt and fore-end of simple workmanship. Muzzle ring with engraved and niello-plated silver band. Iron ramrod. Defects and missing parts. The mechanism needs revision. This lot is imported from a non-EU country and incurs additional taxes beyond the auction house commission and the V.A.T. Consequently, the total Buyer’s Premium, inclusive of all taxes, amounts to 35%.