Product Details
* WHITWORTH RIFLE CO., MANCHESTER
A .451 WHITWORTH PATENT PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE, serial no. 872,
with 30in. barrel signed 'WHITWORTH PATENT', blade fore-sight, block-mounted Whitworth patent rear-sight of two folding leaves and a tangent sight calibrated to 1,200 yards (tangent not sitting flat), patent breech with platinum plug, border and scroll engraved bolted detented lock, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, shaped dark horn fore-end cap, border and scroll engraved iron mounts including pistolgrip trigger-guard and hinged patchbox-cover, and silver escutcheon (rear sling eye missing, breech, tang and hammer re-engraved, engraving to lock and mounts worn), Birmingham proof marks.
Estimate £2,000-3,000
THE ABOVE LOT IS PURCHASED AS AN EXEMPT ITEM UNDER SECTION 58 (2) OF THE 1968 FIREARMS ACT. TO BE HELD AS A CURIOSITY OR ORNAMENT.
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