September 10-12, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/10/2024
Circa 1875. Beautiful vintage double rifle with dovetail 24” brown Damascus fully rifled barrels. Barrels are built with extractors, wide fine filed flat top rib with one standing fixed sight regulated for 50 yards and two folding leaf sights regulated for 100 and 150 yards. All three sights with platinum line markers. Rib also fit with a narrow blade front sight and a dolls head extension. Top of barrels read “R.B. Rodda & Co. Makers by Appointment to H.R. The Diceroy, and H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh. London & Calcutta” (in old English italics and in gold). Bottom rib with loop for sling. Barrel flats with London proofs and “6”. The gray and case colored patina action with third fastener, Jones underlever, hammers, non-rebounding locks, stalking safeties, and double triggers. The action is adorned with scrolls and makers name “R.B. Rodda & Co.” in old English gold italics. A traditional English walnut stock has been built with a pistol grip with grip cap, shadow line cheekpiece, vacant silver oval loop for sling, and finished with an orange Silvers pad. Splinter forend with engraved and checkered lever release. Interior iron metal with serial number. Rifle with vintage oak & leather case with cleaning accessories and reloading tools. Interior case lid with R.B. Rodda paper trade label and charge card. Accompanied by a lead pour and Cal's tools, still wrapped in bubble wrap and label "4 BORE TOOLS", and copies of "The British Bore Rifle" and "The Double Rifle Primer". CONDITION: Excellent. Barrels are excellent with slightly faded brown patina. Rifling is excellent. Action appears to be sound. Stock is very good with some light handing marks and small chip at top near pad. Forend excellent. Case worn but very good. PROVENANCE: Cal Pappas Collection
CORRECTION: The barrels have been rebrowned, the checkering has been recut, there is evidence of a wood fill repair on bottom of pistol grip, and pad is of a more recent vintage.
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