Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2020 : Sale A2020 Lot 520
SHARP, USA A SCARCE .577 PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL 1855 BRITISH CONTRACT, serial no. 18759,
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SHARP, USA
A SCARCE .577 PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING CARBINE, MODEL '1855 BRITISH CONTRACT', serial no. 18759,
with tapering iron 21 1/2in. (approximate) barrel, applied blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, receiver with slanted angle dropping breech, back-action lockplate with tape primer feed, walnut butt-stock with inlet brass patch-box to the right hand side, finger lever forming the trigger-guard bow, walnut splinter fore-end with brass nose-band and iron saddle-bar and ring, finish worn with some loss to written detail
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Estimate £2,000-3,000