Which does the job of raising and lowering the sight blade. £2650.00 PRICE REDUCED ON INSTRUCTION OF OWNER TO £2150.00 This rifle is stored in our shop but is not on open display. We have seen repeating versions of this made by Girandoni but this one is a single shot and not made by Girandoni (sometimes referred to as Girardoni). Plain trigger guard fitted underneath with quite a thin trigger. Fitted with a ramrod which may well be later, probably not original and nice tiger stripe effect to the wood which has probably been refinished. The metalwork is in brown smooth condition apart from the brass coloured brass! The lock plate itself is devoid of any engraving or decoration, it is extremely plain and functional.
The butt reservoir itself appears to have been recovered in leather some time after its manufacture, a really nice job has been done and it looks in good condition. The hammer mechanism is unusual with moving striking piece which strikes a just off centre located hammer. Whilst this antique butt reservoir rifle has no markings or makers name on it we are pretty sure it is of Austrian manufacture, there is no decoration and it is very plain in the military style.