Main Sale - June 2010 : Sale A1042 Lot 405
ALLPORT, BIRMINGHAM A SCARCE REGULATION .650 VOLUNTEER PAGET CAVALRY FLINTLOCK CARBINE,
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ALLPORT, BIRMINGHAM
A SCARCE REGULATION .650 VOLUNTEER 'PAGET' CAVALRY FLINTLOCK CARBINE,
circa 1810, with round 19 1/2in sighted barrel stamped 'MB 39' and Birmingham proofs, the flat regulation lock with a 'Georgian' crown and 'ALLPORT' on the tail, elongated 'U' bar on the l/h side with twin saddle-rings, walnut full-stock with brass furniture, captive swivel steel ramrod, (crack at wrist expertly repaired, iron surfaces darkly patinated).
Estimate £1,000-1,500
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.