Main Sale - September 2012 : Sale A1066 Lot 931
A 50-BORE (11mm) BREECH-LOADING SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL ALBINI-BRAEDLIN, serial no. 1843,
Product Details
A 50-BORE (11mm) BREECH-LOADING SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'ALBINI-BRAEDLIN', serial no. 1843,
dated for 1868, with 34 3/4in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight with auxilliary volley-sight, front hinged trap-door action with rear-mounted central hammer, plain walnut full-stock with iron furniture, two barrel-bands, iron nose-cap with throat for iron clearing rod (present), and bayonet lug to underside of muzzle, (some surface corrosion throughout)
Estimate £200-300