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DELUX CUSTOM WINCHESTER MODEL 1885 S/S RIFLE with scope by R.CHAPMAN: 22 Hornet; 24" oct barrel; mint bore; Leupold M8-4x scope on 2 pc mounts on 1/4 rib with ramp mounted rear iron sight; ramp mounted front sight with blade; Deluxe grade 2 pc walnut stock; chequered Schnabel forend; chequered semi pistol grip hand with butt cap, cheek piece, fluted comb & chequered butt; metal lavishly engraved with extensive gold inlay borderline engraved to action, sight mounts, both iron sights & scope mounts, butt cap, forend screw surround & hammer; top barrel flat & side of sight mounts with artistic leaf design; receiver with total coverage of acanthus scroll with vignettes of deep relief game scenes, foxes in open woodland to lhs & rabbits on similar background; hanging brace of rabbits to lever; exhibition quality throughout. This rifle has to be seen to appreciate the amount & the quality of work executed in this stunning piece. #1101710 L/R Estimated at AUS$9-11,000
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Terry,
Thank you. Very nice piece of work.
I am not familiar with the makers name, any one have a bio?
Thanks again
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A few other items of interest in this catalog.
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Would you mean the Alex Henrys, Gibbs, D&E single shots, and of course the Fraser pistol with fraser scope?
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That is a very fine rifle, thanks for posting Terry.
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An engraver friend and historian in Suhl sent the following regarding the low wall that started the thread:
"I know the engraving . I Have in my collection old rubblings from this.
I think the engraver was Karl Kólb.
This gun is not made in the Sauer factory- only for the Sauer gunshop in Berlin from another gunmaker from Suhl.."
I personally like the design and think it's a nice example of production execution. In the pre WW1 days, engravers produced work at a pace we would find hard to fathom today. Records show Jack Sumner fully engraved a Boss in less than two weeks.
There is a prolific, modern-day engraver in Belgium that turns out the best kind of high-relief work (on Purdeys and Hollands) probably as fast as anyone ever has. He prefers hammer and graver although he owns air-tools.
Thanks to all for a great thread,
C.
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