May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/9/2024
A French made rimless dangerous game double rifle with 25 – 1/2” blacked nitro barrels. Barrels built with ejectors, machined raised quarter rib with one standing and three folding sights at 100, 150, and 200 yards. Rib is tapped for mounts and reads “Carabine Double Express CHAPUIS France”. Front sight is raised and bladed. Bottom rib is tapped for sling. Bottom of right barrel is marked with importer “Armes de chasse Kennett Square P.A.” and with AR with crown. Barrel flat marked “375HH”, “2-H and “15818”. Coin finished scalloped boxlock action with light scroll and floral bouquets and reads "PROGRESS-CHAPUIS” and “S’ETIENNE- FRANCE” at bottom. Action built with double triggers, checkered and floral scroll engraved top lever, and checkered slide safe. Red dot for safe. Coin finished and floral scroll engraved trigger guard extends to a long bottom strap. Reddish brown walnut stock with checkered pistol hand grip. Pistol grip with coin finished steel grip cap with door. Stock is completed with check piece and thin brown leather covered pad. Long beavertail forend with steel Deeley styled latch release. Engine turned interior iron metal with serial number and “375HH”. Rifle lives in long Browning rifle case. CONDITION: Very good. Barrel black is very good to excellent and rifling is as well. Action, triggers and ejectors appear to function well. Stock and forend both very good with very light handling marks. Case is very good with light handling marks.
Item Dimensions: 50" x 11" x 6"