December 2023 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S1223 Lot 2005
A .577/450 ZAR CONTRACT WESTLEY RICHARDS IMPROVED MARTINI HENRY RIFLE, no visible serial number,

Product Details

A .577/450 ZAR CONTRACT WESTLEY RICHARDS IMPROVED MARTINI HENRY RIFLE, no visible serial number, dated 1897, with 32 1/2 in. sighted barrel marked 'HENRY RIFLING' and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS', receiver with triangle and date, plus 'MADE SPECIALLY FOR / Z A R' with 'WESTLEY RICHARDS' over, walnut stock, worn, rear sight bent, stock with significant denting, fore-end with losses around the cleaning rod channel and large repair on the right below the junction of the receiver and barrel, cleaning rod a replacement from a Mark II Martini, sling a modern reproduction



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Estimate £400-600

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