April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/24/2019
This very unusual prewar combination gun has 21-3/4" barrels with raised, matted rib fitted with pop-up rear sight and Krieghoff style scope bases. Barrels are engraved “Sempert & Krieghoff Suhl.” on tops. Bottoms are marked with German and Birmingham nitro proofs for 2-3/4" chambers. Rifle barrel has German and English proofs, and German proof date of 12/35. Breech area of rifle barrel is stamped “7 X 57 R”. Dural (aluminum) action features Krieghoff push forward rifle cocking slide on top tang, side clips, Greener crossbolt third fastener, bushed strikers, and gold-plated double triggers (front set). Back action sidelocks with steel plates, raised rib tumbler end cocking indicators, and safety lever on left side. Action is engraved with near full coverage scrolling acanthus in stippled background. Fences are relief carved in acanthus and floral motif. Bottom of action is engraved “Krieghoff Drilling” and “Neptun Standard” in ribands. Lockplates are deeply relief engraved with well detailed vignettes of game – a bugling stag and 3 hinds in woodland on right plate, and roebuck with doe and 2 fawns in pastoral setting on left plate. Trigger guard is of horn. Nicely fiddle figured, and lightly streaked European walnut full pistol grip buttstock measures 15" over remnants of pad, and features Bavarian style right hand cheekpiece, steel cartridge trap on toe line, and horn grip cap with engraved steel top that has monogram “JW” inlaid in gold. Instead of checkering, grip has 4 carved flutes on each side, running from grip cap toward lockplates. Borders are stippled. Two piece forend continues the fluted theme with 11 flutes running to slightly schnabeled horn cap at muzzles. Front portion is attached to barrels by the sling loop. Removable portion of forend has Deeley release and horn spacer where it joins front piece of forend. Bore diameter: left -.676, right -.674. Bore restrictions: left -.025, right -.028. Wall thickness: left -.028, right -.032. Drop at heel: Approx 3-1/16", drop at rear of hogback: 2-5/16", drop at comb: Approx 1-9/16". Weight: 7 lbs. 1 oz, LOP 15". CONDITION: Excellent, as partially refinished. Barrels retain virtually all of high quality British re-black. Action retains virtually all of its original silver anodized finish. Lockplates retain nearly all of their French gray, high points pleasingly silvered. Screws and cocking slide are newly temper blued. Stocks retain nearly all of their original oil finish with grain lifted somewhat, and a number of marks from handling and use. Original pad has collapsed, and needs replacing. Action is tight. Barrels are on face. Bores are excellent. A very finely made gun in an unusual configuration and finish, probably one of a kind. MGM127
Barrel Wall Thickness
(L) .028 (R) .032
Caliber/Bore
16 Gauge x 16 Gauge x 7x57R
Drop At Comb
approx 1 - 9/16"
Drop at Heel
approx 3 - 1/16"
Internal Bore Diameter
(L) .676 (R) .674
Manufacturer
Sempert & Krieghoff