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1 - FLINTLOCK HUNTING RIFLE, DOUBLE-BARrelled, BY BOUTET OF VERS…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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FLINTLOCK HUNTING RIFLE, DOUBLE-BARrelled, BY BOUTET OF VERSAILLES, CIRCA 1780 From a series Round barrels with flat sides at the breech, hallmarked, including one by the gunsmith Leclerc; round-bodied locks signed ‘BOUTET Arquebusier de MONSIEUR à VERSAILLES’ and swan-neck hammers (one previously repaired); bassinets with spark guards; fittings in chiselled and engraved iron featuring medallions, foliage and flaming urns; trigger guard engraved “No. 1” A flamed-edged breech plate; a marbled walnut stock (with small period wooden patches), featuring a burgundy leather cheek piece edged with silver passementerie braid; a crack beneath the lock plate L.: 112 cm A double-barrelled flintlock shotgun by Boutet in Versailles, circa 1780
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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