Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2020 : Sale A1220 Lot 731
* BSA CO. BIRMINGHAM A .577 (SNIDER) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-RIFLE, MODEL 'SNIDER TWO-BAND', serial no. 2684,

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* BSA CO. BIRMINGHAM

A .577 (SNIDER) SINGLE-SHOT SERVICE-RIFLE, MODEL 'SNIDER TWO-BAND', serial no. 2684,
circa 1865 (date obscured), with round 30 1/2in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, 'II**' stamped to receiver ring, flip-open breech-block, later applied serial number to top-tang, bar-action lock with make and date (rubbed, date partially illegible) and 'V.R.' crown device to tail, walnut three-quarter stock (refinished), iron furniture, bayonet bar to muzzle and provision for clearing rod (absent), exposed iron surfaces stained and frosted

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Estimate £300-500

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament