Main Sale - March 2012 : Sale A1062 Lot 608
C. G. BONEHILL A RARE .177 BARREL-COCKING AIR RIFLE, MODEL IMPROVED MODEL BRITANNIA, serial no. 970,
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C. G. BONEHILL
A RARE .177 BARREL-COCKING AIR RIFLE, MODEL 'IMPROVED MODEL BRITANNIA', serial no. 970,
circa 1910, with 19 1/2in. barrel, blade fore-sight, adjustable ramp rear-sight, over-cocking air-chamber stamped 'THE IMPROVED MODEL BRITANNIA AIR RIFLE' over 'PATENTEE & SOLE MANUFACTURER' over 'C. G. BONEHILL, BELMONT FIREARMS WORKS BIRMINGHAM', the slab-sided action body stamped 'THE BRITANNIA AIR RIFLE' together with a picture of Britannia and 'TRADE MARK REGD', chequered walnut butt-stock with saw-backed pistol-grip and iron heel-plate (traces of original finish)
Estimate £400-600