Main Sale - December 2012 : Sale A1068 Lot 902
A .577 (SNIDER) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED ADAMS PATENT SMALL ARMS CO, MODEL MKI 3-BAND, no visible serial number,
Product Details
A .577 (SNIDER) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED 'ADAMS PATENT SMALL ARMS CO', MODEL 'MKI 3-BAND', no visible serial number,
circa 1865, with sighted 36 1/2in. barrel, the top signed 'ADAMS PATENT SMALL ARMS CO, STRAND LONDON' (detail rubbed and obscured), flip open breech with detent lock, plain military unsigned lockplate, walnut three-quarter stock, brass heel-plate and trigger-guard, iron sling swivels and three barrel bands, complete with iron ramrod, tip replaced
Estimate £400-600