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  • Robert E. Petersen Collection
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H. Sauer Percussion Target Rifle

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This gold-inlaid and engraved target rifle was fitted with both a hooded barrel sight and an adjustable tang-mounted vernier sight. The back-acting lock was preferred by some European shooters who elected to cock their rifles with a forward push from the firing position. Similar rifles were still being used in competitions in the 1950s.


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