December 2025 Sealed Bid : Sale S1225 Lot 2001
A TRANSVAAL .577/450 MARTINI-HENRY CUT-DOWN RIFLE, SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS, serial number 24336,

Product Details

* A TRANSVAAL .577/450 MARTINI-HENRY CUT-DOWN RIFLE, SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS, serial number 24336, circa late 1880s, with 20 3/4 in. sighted barrel, receiver marked with triangle and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS' on right side with 'MADE SPECIALLY FOR / ZAR' OVER, walnut stock with two barrel bands, the forward band with a bayonet lug; worn with some heavy knocks, cocking indicator absent, side screw enters through the wrong side of the receiver, rear sight bent and ladder broken, stock sanded leaving furniture standing 'proud', fore-end split, clearing rod and rear sling swivel absent, front sling swivel bent, barrel shortened or a possible replacement, 37 1/2 in. overall

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Estimate £400-600

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament