Fine Modern & Antique Guns - March 2019 : Sale A0319 Lot 1043
WEBLEY, BIRMINGHAM A CASED .455 SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL NEW MODEL R.I.C., serial no. 4915,

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WEBLEY, BIRMINGHAM
A CASED .455 SIX-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'NEW MODEL R.I.C.', serial no. 4915,
circa 1883, with nitro re-proved 4 1/2in. ovoid barrel, crescent fore-sight, sighting groove to the top-strap, solid frame marked 'WEBLEY'S R.I.C. No.1 .455 CF NEW MODEL', swing-out central ejector, side loading gate, fluted six-shot cylinder, semi saw-handled chequered walnut grip, lanyard ring to the heel-plate and guarded trigger, the whole retaining much original nickel-plated finish (small areas of shallow pitting) and complete with its English market oak storage case lined and compartmented in blue baize, parchment trade label inside lid for 'CHARLES & HERBERT WESSON, 7 NEW ROAD BRIGHTON' and containing a glass oil-bottle, brass cleaning rod with wood handle and a tray for loose ammunition

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Estimate £1,000-1,500

S5 - Sold as a Section 5 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act, Sections 7.3 and 7.1 Eligible


Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred.

Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement.