**E Beyer Celle Side Lever Drilling Rifle

16 Gauge. 8x72mm. 26.75" barrel length. SN: 4153. 3.5" chamber length. Cylinder Bores. Blued metal finish with walnut semi pistol grip stock with splinter forend, and back action hammer sidelocks. Triple barrel Drilling rifle with folding rear notch and front blade sights on a matted barrel rib that continues over the muzzles. Item features front and rear sling loops, and a selector lever to the tang. Top of the barrel is marked E. BEYER CELLE with light floral and spiral engraved embellishments to the frame, lockplates, and breeches. Item features German firing proofs to major parts, and matching serial numbers on the barrels, frame, and forend. Toe of the stock features a trapdoor and ports for four cartridges, including a dummy round provided by the consignor for this lot with loading data hand written on both the cartridge, and a note taped to the right butt. Cartridge reads 8mm ON 9.3x72/-CASE-/.321 DIA-BULLET/176 GR. Interior forend has been polished at some point. Stock lightly sanded and refinished. {C&R}

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Good. Bores are Bright with crisp rifling to rifled bore. Barrels retain much of their patina with some brown streaks, spots, and oxidized flecking within seams. Frame primarily brown patina with some blue remaining in seams. Horn buttplate and semi-pistol grip cap flaking and holed. Some chips, handling dents, and stains to the stock. Crack forming to wrist behind the tang. Barrels lock up tight. Action functions when cycled by hand. Firing pin for rifle barrel moves stiffly.

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