Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024
Lot 390
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne: an 11x59mmR French Model 1866/74 Gras bolt action service
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £756
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Description
Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne: an 11x59mmR French Model 1866/74 Gras bolt action service rifle, serail number M 77093, barrel 32.25 in., single-loading cock on opening bolt action converted from needle fire ignition, action body marked 'MLE 1866-74', butt stamped with a roundel with 'ME' to the raised centre. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(130.6cm OAL)
The George Geear Collection