Francotte rifles
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It has 'Fortaleza general artigas' printed on top of the receiver. Gun features 4-leaf flip up gold marked rear sight. MERZ31 FRANCOTTE DOUBLE RIFLE Hammerless model in caliber 6.5 rimmed. SKU: MERZ31 Categories: Other Various, Rare & Collectable Guns, Old Rifles & Carbines. This rifle is a delight to load and shoot. Good afternoon, I am hoping somebody can help me identify this rifle. Beautiful walnut stock, Mauser action, folding rear sights, hooded front sight, Belgian manufacture, the floorplate, trigger guard tang and grip cap are beautifully engraved with fine scroll, the floorplate features a gorgeous gold inlay of bears head, the rifle remains in excellent overall condition with very minor handling marks, available for immediate delivery. MERZ31 FRANCOTTE DOUBLE RIFLE A 8,975.00. It has been in my personal collection since 1998. A truly outstanding rifle in a greatĬaliber. It shows only the slightest handling marks from its 75 or so years.Ĭased in contemporary oak and leather trunk case with maker’s label. This pre-war rifle remains in excellent, near mint condition.
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The barrels are 25” (63.5cm) dovetail lump, with full length hand-filed rib, 1 standing and 1 folding rear sight, front sight with bead. FRANCOTTE SIDEPLATED BOXLOCK EJECTOR DOUBLE RIFLE WITH EXTRA 28 GAUGE BARRELS AND CASE. Stocked to the fences with a beautifully figured piece of dark streaked quarter-sawed French walnut with semi-pistol grip, point-pattern checkering, oval cheekpiece, and checkered butt. Action beautifully engraved with acanthus scroll and signed by L. Purdey under bolts with concealed third fastener. : 9992 Sellers Phone : 0363301873 Transferring Dealer : All firearm transfers must be conducted using a licenced firearms dealer. Make: English Model: Francotte Calibre/Gauge: 297-230 Action: Lever Action Scope/Sights: Open Location : TAS Licence No. please advise what you have posted to tas 7277. Of course, any such antiques should be checked by a gunsmith before firing. Condition: GOOD Comments: Want to Buy 297-230 Francotte Martini Training Rifle. These cache rifles are a labor of love to work on and shoot. The colors are slightly faded on the exterior surfaces, which can be determined only by comparing with the colors on the water table and on the inside of the forend iron. The Francotte rifle is an interesting piece coming from isolated land just out of reach of the British Empire. 105 Stevens Single Shot Rifle 1915 Favourite 106 Over/Under Beretta Shotgun 107 Martini Greener 108 Martini Greener. He plans to make them (large and small actions) and rifles out. He tells me that hes planning (now making drawings and installing new machinery) to put the Martini back into production. Color case hardened action with 100% vivid original color remaining. Thought you might be interested that a fellow in Ohio named Lester McFarland runs a small machine shop operation called Highland Technologies (1-93). Francotte double rifle, best quality sidelock ejector in 9x57R, S/N 86996 built 1930. Sources: Austin Gray-Buildings-Pegasus June 1952 p 37.Auguste Francotte Double Rifle 9x57R Sidelock EjectorĪ. This range appears to have continued on this site until about the early 1960s.Īfter the opening of the Preparatory School a new range was established below the Preparatory School and against the hill. It was used for juniors shooting with Francotte Rifles and seniors with lightly loaded point 303 ammunition. The Council Minutes of February, 1910 refer to the lease of a firing range for the cadets from a Mr George for £5 per year.Ī ‘miniature’ rifle shooting range was erected by the Defence Department in Bartlett’s Paddock near Claremont Avenue in 1910. In 1905, the Annual Report mentions that 20,000 rounds of ball ammunition were used in training with the juniors shooting on the privately owned College Rifle Range and the Artillery Range by the Seniors. After minor additions to this wing in about 1898 the range was discontinued. Museum has 1,400 wildfowl decoys and Vermont-made historical firearms.
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Originally, targets were fixed to the south facing wall of the north wing and Junior Cadets using Francotte Rifles fired from near Noble St and in line with the rear of the library across the present quadrangle to the southern wall of what is now the Keith Home Room (Originally Room A). The Francotte had blackpowder-proof Damascus barrels, but Vibber took a gamble.
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Prior to about 1898 a firing range existed in the School Grounds sited across the present cloister. Cadets at the Preparatory School Shooting Range, circa 1975.