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Lot #1343
Lot #1345

Lot 1344: Engraved H. Burgsmuller & Son Vierling Combination Gun

Rare Engraved H. Burgsmuller & Son Vierling Combination Gun with Scope

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: May 15, 2021

Lot 1344: Engraved H. Burgsmuller & Son Vierling Combination Gun

Rare Engraved H. Burgsmuller & Son Vierling Combination Gun with Scope

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: May 15, 2021

Estimated Price: $9,500 - $16,000
Price Realized:
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Rare Engraved H. Burgsmuller & Son Vierling Combination Gun with Scope

Manufacturer: Burgsmuller K
Model: Drilling
Type: Shotgun
Gauge: 16/16/22/8x57R
Barrel: 23 5/8 inch solid rib
Finish: blue/bright
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 3706
Item Interest: Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 261
Class: Curio & Relic Long Gun
Description:

Hensoldt H. Burgsmuller & Son was a well known maker of fine sporting arms, mail order service, and patent holder for many innovations in both guns and the machinery to produce guns. Per the consignor this vierling was manufactured in 1937, just one year after H. Burgsmuller & Son were awarded the patent on the barrel configuration seen on this example. Blued Krupp Steel barrels with beaded blade front and automatic express mid rib sights with provisions for a claw mount scope at the rear of the rib mounted above a .22 caliber barrel in the middle of the barrel cluster, and a 8x57mmR barrel at the bottom of the cluster with an extractor for all four barrels, and proofs ranging from 1912 to 1939 beneath the barrels. Bright boxlock action with tight scroll, intertwining line and border engraving as well as a bear scene on the left side and an elk scene on the right, matted top of the action, horn trigger guard, double triggers, front set trigger, top tang mode selector safety featuring "KUGEL" on the left and "SCHROT" on the right, and rifle barrel selector. Mounted to a straight grain, multi point checkered walnut pistol grip stock and forend with engraved fittings, Deeley forend release, cutout for rifle barrel selector on left flat, Swiss cheek piece, and unbranded recoil pad. Includes Hensoldt Wetzlar Diavari-D 1.5-6x scope. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): both chambers measure at 2 3/4 inches, bores 9 inches from the breech measure at .663/.664 inches, choked .028/.032 inches, minimum wall thickness .033/.032, drop a comb 1 5/8 inches, drop at heel 3 1/8 inches, 13 1/8 inches.

Rating Definition:

Very fine, retaining 95% original blue finish on the barrels with some finish loss on the rib and small spots of light pitting on the sides of the rib. Action is excellent with minor handling marks, typical age wear on the trigger guard, and crisp engraving. Wood is good with handling marks, a crack coming off the right side of the tang and a piece absent near the barrel selector spots of softened checkering, and dings and scratches. The rifle barrel selector needs adjustment otherwise mechanically fine. Scope optics clear.



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