Product Details
BUILT FOR H.R.H KING GEORGE IV
TANNER, HANNOVER
AN EXTREMELY FINE 18-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE-SHOT RIFLE, serial no. 2,
circa 1825, with swamped, browned twist-iron octagonal 30in. barrel, dove-tailed silver foresight, standing notch rear-sight with additional blued folding leaf, the top-flat of barrel signed in gold 'STOERMER HOFRUSTMEISTER', colour hardened breech-block with twin gold lines and engraved band, florally engraved top-tang, engraved fenced snail, border and floral engraved bevel-edged lock with rounded stepped tail, the lock signed in gold 'TANNER, HANNOVER', swinging two position hammer-block safety, florally engraved and carved dolphin headed hammer, horn tipped walnut full-stock with chequered half pistol-grip and moulded ramrod channel, gold oval escutcheon engraved with the monogram of George IV, carved and raised cheek-piece with inlet padded velvet covering, engraved blued and numbered heel-plate, engraved white-metal pommel-cap, double set triggers, triple silver escutcheoned barrel-keys and horn-tipped ramrod.
This item was lot 869 in Sotheby's auction "Works of Art From The Royal House of Hanover", Schloss Marienburg, Hannover 5th-15th October 2005. While more recently it featured in Issue 2296 of The Antiques Trade Gazette in the "Famous Firearms" section of the "Auction Calendar" column. CLICK HERE for further details.
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Estimate £3,500-5,000