Guns at auction

The Americana, Paintings and Marine Art sale to be held 8-9 April at Eldred’s Auctions in Dennis, Massachusetts, has a lot of variety: furniture, Oriental rugs, silver tea sets, paintings, carvings, jewellery—and a number of pistols and rifles. They range from a 1870 Vetterli bolt action rifle, estimated at $150-250, to a rare .42 calibre Lemat revolved from around 1865, estimated at $15,000-$18,000. But antiques collectors should beware: buying a gun is not the same as buying an en