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1305
$2,875.00

*FINELY RESTORED LONG BARRELLED FRANCOTTE KNOCK-ABOUT 20 GA GAME GUN.

SN 82576. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Cham. 30″ bbls, choked IC/Mod, top of bbls marked “THE KNOCK ABOUT GUN / VON LENGERKE / & DETMOLD NEW-YORK”. Case colored action with minimal engraving, model and importer on sideplates. Greener style cross bolt, double trigger, auto ejectors. Rich European walnut, splinter forend, semi pistol grip stock. 14-3/4″ LOP over solid brown pad. PROVENANCE: Remarkable William Larkin Moore Private Estate Collection of Fine Sporting Arms. CONDITION: Very fine as restored. Gun retains all of a professional restoration with light handling marks to the blue and wood finish. Engraving on receiver is sharp and crisp. Wood is sound with sharp checkering. Trigger bow has a small flat spot. Bores bright, mechanics crisp, action tight. Wonderful handling characteristics in this rare configuration. 50595-26 JWD (3,000-5,000) C&R – Lot 1305


Auction: Firearms - October 2016
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