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ALBERT STAEHLE
A PAIR OF 16-BORE PINFIRE HAMMER GUNS, NOS. 1135/6, BUILT FOR A HANOVERIAN PRINCE
30-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, gold lined breeches, file-cut ribs signed in gold, the rounded frames, non-rebounding back locks, hammers and horn-mounted underlevers with gold lined decoration surrounding scenes of game in landscapes amidst scrollwork, Lefaucheux patent actions, set triggers, scrolling steel trigger guards with horn grips, 14-inch well figured stocks with cheekpieces and chequered steel butt plates, 7lb. 6oz., Austrian black powder proof
The tang of both guns is engraved with a crown and the entwined intials "AE", surmounted with a Prince's crown. The presence of set trigger mechanisms indicates that the guns may well have had a set of rifle barrels.
Prince Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Heir of Brunswick, 3rd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale.
(Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick, 21 September 1845-14 November 1923), was the eldest child and only son of George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie of Saxe-Altenburg. Ernest Augustus was deprived of the throne of Hanover upon its annexation by Prussia in 1866 and later the Duchy of Brunswick in 1884. Although he was the senior male-line great grandson of George III, the Duke of Cumberland was deprived of his British peerages and honours for having sided with Germany in World War I. Ernest Augustus was the last Hanoverian prince to hold a British royal title and the Order of the Garter. His descendants are in the line of succession to the British throne. |
Sold for £2800
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| Fine Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns |
| The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland |
| 24 August 2015 |
| Commission is 25% ex. VAT. Artist's Resale Right may apply |
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