Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2016 : Sale A0316 Lot 1226 - S1
VERNEY CARRON A CHAUVE-ENGRAVED 9.3X74R SX ELOGE ELEGANCE SIDEPLATED OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 9162,

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VERNEY CARRON
A LITTLE USED, CHAUVE-ENGRAVED 9.3X74R 'SX ELOGE ELEGANCE' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDEPLATED OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE, serial no. 9162,
23 1/2in. nitro barrels with leaf engraved sight rib, open sights and ramp-mounted high visibility fore-sight, the breech end mounted with a Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 telescopic sight in quickly-detachable mounts, hold-open toplever, manual safety, double rolled-edge triggerguard, action and decorative sideplates finely engraved with acanthus scrollwork and floral bouquets, the fore-end with Boss-style bolsters engraved en suite, the underside signed in script 'L'Atelier Verney Carron. St. Etienne. France', and with engraver's initials 'G.C.' for Guillaume Chauve, bright finish, 15 1/8in. highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, engraved steel pistolgrip-cap and skeletal buttplate, weight 9lb. 1oz., in its fitted leather case by Alexandre Mareuil

Other Notes: The rifle comes with 42 rounds of Norma 'Oryx' 285 Grains softpoint ammunition

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Estimate £7,000-9,000

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