French Model 1874/80 Gras Rifle by Ste. Etienne
Guns International #: 100487085 Seller's Inventory #: 23088
Category: Military Rifles - Non-US - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
We have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
Serial #K41392, 11mm Gras, 32 1/2" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has a small amount of freckling within the grooves. This is an 1877 dated rifle that has had the 1880 gas escape groove added to the receiver and retains about 80% of an armory re-applied blue finish that has left the markings and corners still crisp and sharp and has turned to a mellow plum-brown patina on the balance. There is silvering and fading along the projections and bearing surfaces as well as some minor peen marks at the muzzle, while a dull gray patina with even brown freckling is present on the trigger guard and matching numbered bolt. The rear sight is not complete and only has the graduated ladder remaining. The mechanism is somewhat tight but fully functional and the matching numbered walnut stock has numerous small handling marks and surface blemishes under the fairly thick added added oil finish. There are also some small chips missing from the edges of the ramrod channel and an old armory repair through the wrist on either side. This a handsome example of a French Gras in very good plus-near fine condition. Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: French
Model: 1874
Serial Number: K41392
Caliber Info: 11mm Gras
Gauge Info: 11mm Gras