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FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF PRINCE ERNEST AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.
H. SCHERPING, HANOVER
A FINE 20-BORE PINFIRE DOUBLE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 14,
circa 1865, with browned damascus octagonal 26in. barrels, the flat top-rib signed 'H. SCHERPING IN HANOVER', dove-tailed bead fore-sight, dove-tailed standing notch rear-sight, gold borderline inlay to the standing breech with a checker-board ground, carved fences, gold borderline inlay to the top-tang surrounding a raised carved monogram of the Duke and scroll engraving with a standing stag, gold borderlines to the back-action locks, the right signed 'H. SCHERPING' with an engraving of wild boar in a woodland setting, the left signed 'IN HANOVER' with an engraving of a braying stag, engraved and gold borderlined hammers, gold borderlined rounded action with further game-scene and scroll engraving, figured walnut butt-stock with raised cheek-piece and chequered at the wrist, the engraved heel-plate with gold borderlines, en-suite trigger-guard tang with moulded horn grip-cover, the bow engraved with a depiction of a distinguished gentleman (possibly the Duke) smoking a pipe, set triggers, horn covered Lefaucheux swing under-lever, smooth walnut splinter fore-end with push-catch removal and provision for sling (rear swivel missing), TOGETHER WITH a file of research on the Duke
Provenance: Ernest (Ernst) August William Adolphus George Frederick, Crown Prince of Hanover, Heir of Brunswick, 3rd Duke of Cumberland (21 September 1845 to 14 November 1923) was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife Marie Saxe-Altenburg. Ernest August was deprived of the thrones of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with the Germans during World War One. Ernest August was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title and the Order of the Garter. His decendants are in line of succession to the British throne however.
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Estimate £2,000-3,000