Product Details
* REILLY, LONDON
A .577 VOLUNTEER PERCUSSION SERVICE RIFLE OF PATTERN 1860 TYPE, serial no. 11612,
with 33in. barrel signed 'REILLY. 315 & 502 OXFORD STREET. LONDON' towards the breech and rifled with five grooves, block-mounted bead fore-sight, rear tangent sight calibrated to 1,100 yards, border and scroll engraved breech, tang and lock, the last signed 'REILLY LONDON', walnut three-quarter stock with chequered grip and fore-end, border and scroll engraved iron mounts, silver escutcheon, iron ramrod, brown leather sling (chained nipple-protector missing, iron parts discoloured with light surface corrosion), London proof marks.
Estimate £400-600
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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