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125 - Spindle-lock hunting rifle that belonged to Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy:
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€2,500 - 3,000Sale fees
Spindle-lock hunting rifle that belonged to Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy: Double barrels with a damask-patterned rib forming stars along the band, equipped with ejectors, marked on the underside: “17.0” and stamped in Liège: “ELG”; length 75.5 cm, 16-gauge; breech block, trigger guard, and all parts made of marbled steel, finely engraved with foliage; walnut stock, checkered grip, thumb rest; on the back of the trigger guard, an oval silver plate bearing the initials: “V E” surmounted by the royal crown; total length 116.5 cm. (Five small spots on the side of the right barrel, near the muzzle). Date: third quarter of the 19th century. Very good condition, near new. Victor Emmanuel II, born March 14, 1820, in Turin; died January 9, 1878, in Rome; Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia, Prince of Piedmont, and Count of Nice from 1849 to 1861, and King of Italy from March 17, 1861, until his death. PROVENANCE: Victor Napoleon and his descendants.
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Thierry de Maigret +33 1 44 83 95 20 maxime@tdemaigret.frDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.