Verney-Carron Sagittaire

About the Verney-Carron Sagittaire

The Verney-Carron Sagittaire is a French over/under (superposed) break-action express double rifle built for big-game hunting. Chambered most commonly in 9.3x74R, it pairs two vertically stacked rifled barrels on a hammerless boxlock-style action with automatic ejectors and a single non-selective trigger. The barrels lock with two conical lateral lugs at the base of the upper barrel, and the rifle carries express iron sights with a fiber-optic front bead over a battle-sight leaf, plus integral pivot bases for a scope. Hand-finished in the Saint-Etienne workshops, it is a classic driven-hunt and stalking rifle for wild boar, red deer and other large game.

Verney-Carron, founded in Saint-Etienne in 1820, is one of the oldest continuously operating French gunmakers, and the Sagittaire has been a mainstay of its express double-rifle line for driven boar and dangerous-game hunting.

Verney-Carron Sagittaire specifications

Offered in several configurations differing mainly in barrel length, wood grade and trigger arrangement, including the compact Traqueur (500 mm barrels) and the deluxe XS Classique. Also produced in other rimmed express chamberings such as 8x57 JRS.