GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
RARE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT EARLY BREECH-LOADING DOUBLE SHOTGUN BY JEAN SAMUEL PAULY.PAULYSXS BEST GRADE19320 GACal. 20 ga. 32" Bbls. Swiss born, Jean Samuel Pauly, moved to Paris in 1802, and invented one of the first breech-loading systems using the earliest self contained cartridge in 1808. It gained limited popularity and was the predecessor of later systems, one of which was patented by Dreyse, one of Pauly's employees. Pauly left Paris in April 1814 and went to London and worked for Durs Egg. This interesting gun, made by Pauly while he was in Paris (obviously) is nicely gold inlaid in Gothic script "Invention Pauly" "Brevette a Paris" on tops of bbls. Breech section with gold poincons of a crown over "AR" (?), and gold damascening, are fitted with monkey tail lifting breech mechanism, sides of which are engraved with same patent information as bbls. Hidden roller strikers are housed in lower section and cocked by nicely filed "hammers". SN (193) is stamped on most major parts. Nicely marbled and figured European walnut stock with right hand cheekpiece, is iron mounted with well filed trigger guard and heavy steel buttplate. Grip and forend are nicely checkered and a well detailed carved boar's head forms termination of long pistol grip. Sling eyes are on bottom of bbls and toe line. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbls cleaned and most likely re-browned over some scattered pitting. Breech section is mottled gray to brown. Stock rates fine with nearly all of its orig rubbed oil finish with numerous marks and dents, checkering lightly worn. Bores are excellent. A good example of this scarce milestone in the development of firearms. 52030-1 MGM73 (7,000-11,000)