GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
HAMMER DOUBLE RIFLE BY MILLER & VAL GREISS.MILLER & VAL GREISSSXS DBL RIFLE259729.3 X 57R ?Cal. 9.3 x 57R ? 26" Chopper lump bbls are fitted with full length matted rib holding one standing leaf rear and silver bead front sights, are engraved "Miller & Val Greiss Munchen" on milled out portion of rib. Round bodied top lever action fitted with rebounding back locks having round bodied serpentine hammers, features flip-up tang sight, dolls head rib extension, and dbl triggers (both set). Action is engraved with 70% coverage combination of simple scroll flanking some semi-relief acanthus around hinge pin, and semi-relief blossoms on each side of action. Trigger guard is of horn. Nicely marbled European walnut round knob pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/8" over checkered horn buttplate, and features usual right hand cheekpiece, point pattern checkering and sling loop on toe line matching that soldered to bottom rib of bbls. Matching splinter forend with inlet horn schnabeled tip has Deeley release. Drop at heel: approx 3-1/4", drop at comb: approx 1-3/4". Neutral cast. Weight: 7 lbs. 0 oz. LOP: 14-1/8". CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bbls retain approx 70% of what appears to be orig blue. Action and locks retain maybe as much as 20% orig case colors, but are mostly mottled silver gray. Stocks retain most of an old oil refinish over numerous light marks, with a few heavier, checkering worn, especially on forend. Bores are fair to good, considerably pitted at breech ends, heavily frosted toward muzzles. Action is tight. Locks are fine. Hammers have seen some repairs and are blued. Triggers set. 51872-25 MGM95 (2,500-3,000)