Of leather, with fine engraved, pierced and profiled steel mounts overall. Retains its pouches, powder measure and set of eight powder cartridges. Latter 19th century. Minor wear. From the estate of Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author. Best known as one of the four men that made the first successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, and for his experiences in India and Tibet. He wrote Seven Years in Tibet (1952) on which the 1997 film of the same name was based. See also: wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Harrer. Overall length 126.5cm. Condition II