Roper" Model 1866 "Shotgun" with rotating magazine, four shots, 16 gauge. Round muzzle-loading barrel 64 cm. Breechblock marked "Roper Repeating rifle Amherst Mass Patented / April 10 1866". Stock (crack) and barrel in varnished walnut. Bronze finish with patina. Length : 117 cm A.B.E. Patent of April 10, 1866, for a repeating shotgun. Made around 1867-1868.
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Lot no. 124

Roper" Model 1866 "Shotgun" with rotating magazine, four shots, 16 gauge. Round muzzle-loading barrel 64 cm. Breechblock marked "Roper Repeating rifle Amherst Mass Patented / April 10 1866". Stock (crack) and barrel in varnished walnut. Bronze finish with patina. Length : 117 cm A.B.E. Patent of April 10, 1866, for a repeating shotgun. Made around 1867-1868.

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€1,000 - €1,200
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€1,408
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Roper" Model 1866 "Shotgun" with rotating magazine, four shots, 16 gauge. Round muzzle-loading barrel 64 cm. Breechblock marked "Roper Repeating rifle Amherst Mass Patented / April 10 1866". Stock (crack) and barrel in varnished walnut. Bronze finish with patina. Length : 117 cm A.B.E. Patent of April 10, 1866, for a repeating shotgun. Made around 1867-1868.
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SYSTEM GUNS AND U.S. GUNS - L. Family Collection
Tuesday 6 July 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris