GUN FALL 2016
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2016.
HIGH QUALITY AND CONDITION, UNUSUAL, GERMANIC UNDERHAMMER FLINTLOCK RIFLE, EX KEITH NEAL COLLECTION.UNMARKEDF/L UNDERHAMMERNSN70CALCal. 70 bore. (.680 groove diameter, 7 straight grooves) 42-1/2" Temper blued and slightly swamped round bbl with beautifully filed-in tapered top rib, is silver inlaid with Jaeger blowing horn while perched on acanthus scroll device having hound and hare highlights. Breech section is nicely filed in lunate ogee arches. Underhammer boxlock type action has well filed cock and frizzen. Lightly marbled and figured European walnut stock extends to muzzle with horn cap, and has fine relief scrolled carving around bbl tang with floral carving at front of action mechanism and at base of both sides of comb. Side panels are carved with flutes; bbl channel is also fluted, as is toe line. Furniture is of brass with fine engraving, some on top tang of buttplate in relief. Horn tipped ramrod mounts through two beaded and fluted pipes, with matching tail pipe. Stock is pinned to bbl. PROVENANCE: Pictured in GUNS AND RIFLES OF THE WORLD by Blackmore as figure 287, with notation that it was from the W. Keith Neal collection. Auction listing, Christie's July 1998, with this gun listed with a sales price of 5750 pounds inked in, with provenance to The Grand Dukes of Saxe-Weimar, Schloss Ettersburg. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl retains approx 70% of what appears to be orig blue, loss due to areas where cleaned. Stock retains most of its orig oil finish with numerous marks, dents, bumps, and scratches. Bore is excellent. Lock is crisp. 50676-2 MGM327 (12,500-17,500)