Bidspirit auction | Pin-fire rifle-shotgun combination gun, Carl

Pin-fire rifle-shotgun combination gun, Carl Delp, Darmstadt - Side-by-side round Damascus barrels, rifled barrel in 14 mm caliber Lefaucheux, shot barrel in 17 mm caliber. Adjustable rear and front sights. Signature “C. DELP HOFFBÜCHSNMACHER DARMSTADT” inlaid in gold on the mid rib, gold-inlaid decoration in the breech area. Golden coat of arms in engraved tang. Cock safety, locks plates with vine engraving and animal motifs. Double trigger, front trigger with set trigger, walnut half stock with chequering. Finely engraved iron furniture. Darmstadt after 1860, length 113 cm. Karl Delp was awarded the title of “Court Gunsmith” on April 20, 1860. See Grand Ducal Hessian Government Gazette 1860, No. 13 of 5 April 1860. Condition 2+