16th Sep, 2015 10:00
Fine Art
Sold for £980
Lot details
A Straight Line Pump air gun, by P. Giffard, circa 1870, 21 1/2in. 8mm. barrel, re-blued, sighted and smooth bored, the breech with loading aperture operated by a butterfly wing tap, signed, P. Giffard, Brevet, the engraved tang stamped CB196, the full length cylinder with pump beneath the barrel, engraved and re-blued action, fitted walnut half stock, steel butt cap and scrolling trigger guard, 38in. long overall. PROVENANCE Thomas Del Mar Lot 271 5th June 2012.
A Straight Line Pump air gun, by P. Giffard, circa 1870, 21 1/2in. 8mm. barrel, re-blued, sighted and smooth bored, the breech with loading aperture operated by a butterfly wing tap, signed, P. Giffard, Brevet, the engraved tang stamped CB196, the full length cylinder with pump beneath the barrel, engraved and re-blued action, fitted walnut half stock, steel butt cap and scrolling trigger guard, 38in. long overall. PROVENANCE Thomas Del Mar Lot 271 5th June 2012.
Auction: Fine Art, 16th Sep, 2015
