Product Details
AN UNUSUAL .451 PERCUSSION PATTERN 1863 WHITWORTH MILITARY RIFLE, SIGNED ENFIELD, no visible serial number, dated 1863, with 25 in. steel barrel marked 'WHITWORTH PATENT', Enfield inspection and period proof-marks, beaded foresight, lock with crown over 'V.R.' plus lock-viewer's mark over '1863 / ENFIELD' and 'S.R.', walnut stock with butt stamped '154', barrel bands, trigger-guard and butt-plate with Enfield inspection marks, barrel bands and butt-plate with what appears to be original blue. front end reduced by some 9 in., barrel smooth-bored and cleaned of finish, script and proof-marks rubbed but fully legible, modern proof-marks applied, original cleaning rod similarly shortened with blinded pitting, sling swivels removed, 40 1/2 in. overall
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Estimate £300-350
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament