GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
VERY RARE DREYSE 1869 NEEDLEFIRE PREUSSISCHES ZUNDNADEL GENDARMERIEGEWEHR U/M CARBINE. DREYSE NEEDLEFIRE U/M 1869 938 14MM Cal. .14 mm. 24" rnd bbl with oct breech. Fixed rear sight with forward facing flip sight for higher elevation. Imperial proofs on right side of the chamber. Visible numbers are matching except for brass trigger guard. Marked Herzberg on left receiver identifying the Gewehrfabrik Herzberg where the Prussian conversion from a Hannoverian musket to this Dreyse system breechloading rifle for the Gendarmerie was made. 1869 date on right receiver. Walnut stock with large Crown/W on right side and Imperial proofs on bottom. Brass buttplate. PROVENANCE: (see Wirtgen – Das Zündnadelgewehr, Item 5/44) Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fine, most metal is in the white with scattered corrosion overall. Black finish on bbl bands is 70%. Brass has proper patina with traces of verdigris. Bore is bright and sharp. Mechanics are good. 43475-818 BWS (3,000-5,000)