GUN SPRING 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE SCHMIDT & HABERMANN MARTINI SCHUETZEN RIFLE. SCHMIDT & HABERMANN MARTINI SCHUETZEN 786 8.15x46 Cal. 8.15x46R. Plain but elegant and of high quality. The stock wood is quality timber which is unusual in most German Schuetzen rifles. The buttstock has nice carving, the left side shows, in deep relief a dog and a stag while the rest is checkered in a fine pattern. The other side of the stock shows deep relief carving of vines & flowers. The end of the forearm is also checkered with a carved dog's head with glass eyes. The complete set of original sights are with the rifle. Front and bbl sights are of an intricate design. The action is a take down. It is engraved with the owner's name, "Aug. Schumann" on one side and his home town, "Solingen" on the other. Both are inlaid in gold. The action has a tasteful inlaid gold border and most of the case color is still present. The bbl is fluted is 26.5" long and the blue on it is in excellent condition. It has been relined which was a common practice in Germany to use a more modern cartridge. It was a lot less expensive to reline than replace the bbl. It also has some intricate gold inlay at the breech end as well as the retailer's name "Chr Graessler Suhl". What is almost never found is the original French fitted case that was made for the rifle. The case contains a cleaning rod and tip, muzzle and sight protector, sight key, a bullet seater, and an empty cartridge box. Missing is the bullet mold and re-decapper. A collector can go many years and not see another cased outfit. The simple, elegant design with the very best quality, excellent condition and the super rare orig case makes this a prime Schuetzen rifle for the collector. PROVENANCE: "Alte Scheibenwaffen" Vol. 2 pgs. 150-151; "Classic German Target Arms" pgs. 34 -36; The Allen Hallock Schuetzen Collection. CONDITION: Overall excellent. Wood has very minor handling marks. Case color is mostly there. Bore excellent. Blue on the bbl is excellent. 50900-10 TWR (4,000-6,000)