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French LePage Side-by-Side Percussion Shotgun

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:NA
French LePage Side-by-Side Percussion Shotgun
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
French LePage Side-by-Side Percussion Shotgun, 16 ga., 27'' Damascus barrel with gold decoration, scroll engraved backlocks and hammers, checkered European walnut halfstock, with metal ramrod. Triple gold banded at breech area with some inlaid foliage designs. Rib is also embellished ''LePage a Paris'' in both gold and platina; backlocks are similarly adorned. Condition is good. Inlay work has suffered somewhat over the years with losses to gold and platina. Stock with moderate general thinning to checking and repaired fractures at upper tang. Good functioning action, fair bores. Est.: $800-$1,200. (Antique)