November 18, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2020
Bead front sight, rear sight with a small U-notch for rifle fire and a wide U-notch for shotgun on a solid slightly tapered machine matted rib with Krieghoff Montage scope mounts at rear. Barrels marked "SEMPERT & KRIEGHOFF, SUHL" on top of each barrel. Breeches engraved with tight scroll and wriggle work, relieved for side clips. Underside of barrels with German diagnostic proofs for 16 gauge shotgun barrels and 8x57 JR rifle; rifle barrel with "Krupp-Lauf" steel designation, shotgun barrels with "ROCHLING ELEKTRO" with intercepting shield with flag and three dots. Matching serial number on rifle barrel. Splinter tip forearm with ebony inset at tip. Deely style release engraved with geometrics, exterior of iron engraved with florals. Matching serial on interior of iron. Sidelock with safety made to resemble a Holland & Holland hand detachable lock mechanism, cocking indicators. Receiver engraved throughout with florals with vignettes on plates of woodland scenes depicting roe and buck deer. Underside of action with "KRIEGHOFF - DRILLING / NEPTUN - STANDARD" in a reserve. Sidepanels converge to teardrops. Enlarged tang mounted rifle selector. Horn trigger guard with double triggers, front set for rifle fire. Pistol grip stock with horn cap checkered at wrist in skipline pattern. Shadowline cheekpiece with Bavarian drop, serrated horn buttplate. Sling swivels at toe and soldered on to rifle barrel. CONDITION: Fine. Barrels retain the vast majority of their original black with a few minor handling marks, one spot of silver on right shotgun barrel. Action engraving is crisp. Wood is very good with a few areas of craquelure and some pressure marks and dings. There is one light line on left side of the wrist as if someone accidentally drug a scribe across the wood. Action works appropriately when operated by hand, bores are very good, smooth in the shotgun barrels and with strong rifling in the rifle barrel. EW
Barrel Wall Thickness
(L) .022 (R) .020
Caliber/Bore
8mm Mauser/ 16 Bore
Drop At Comb
1 - 3/4" ; 2 - 3/16" at Bavarian Drop
Internal Bore Diameter
(L) .674 (R) .674
Manufacturer
Semper & Krieghoff