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149 - Large-game hunting rifle, percussion (express), double-barre…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,500
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Description
Large-game hunting rifle, percussion (express), double-barrelled side-by-side, tobacco-coloured rib, wide band fitted with an adjustable rear sight, three-leaf, signed: ‘J. MONTIGNY ARQ DU ROI DES PAYS-BAS À BRUSSELS’, engraved breech; length 66.5 cm, 15.5 mm rifled calibre; heavily engraved breech block; front hammers entirely engraved with hunting scenes; cut-work iron fittings, entirely engraved, trigger guard terminating in a scroll; stock in quarter-sawn walnut, the grip and on the butt, an oval silver thumb rest; the rear of the trigger guard engraved with a dragon; a sturdy blued iron ramrod with a brass-plated ferrule; total length 108 cm. (Engraving worn on the top of the trigger guard). Period, Brussels, c. 1830/1840. Good to very good condition. MONTIGNY, Jean-Joseph, arquebusier, Brussels, 1820; Queen’s Gallery; arquebusier to His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, commissioned by the King of the Netherlands, Brussels; known for his breech-loading firearms. Exhibitions in Paris, 1855 (2nd-class medal), 1867 (M B) and in London, 1851 (Price Medal).
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About the sale Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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