Details of Lot 30
FRANZ SODIA
AN AUSTRIAN 8X57 IRS BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR OVER AND UNDER RIFLE, NO. 23030

a two barrel set, 23 1/4-inch barrels with machined rib, fixed rear sight and raised fore sight, mounted with a Zeiss Diavari 1.5-6x42 telescopic sight, the additional 25-inch monobloc 12-bore/8x57IRS combination barrels by R. Henneberger with machined rib, fixed rear and raised fore sight, bases for claw mounts and fitted with a 5.6x52R calibre barrel liner, the scroll-back frame engraved with scrollwork and scenes of wild boar and deer in woodland landscapes, 14-inch highly figured stock with pistol grip, cheekpiece and rubber recoil pad, engraved trap fo four rounds, 8lb. 14oz. (including telescopic sight), Austrian nitro proof

The rifle appears little used and retains virtually all of its original finish.
Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns
Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland
24 August 2009
Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply