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Lot 325

A Fine 14-Bore Percussion Volunteer Officer's Rifle
By John Blanch & Son, 29 Gracechurch Street, London, Circa 1850

29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Fine 14-Bore Percussion Volunteer Officer's Rifle
By John Blanch & Son, 29 Gracechurch Street, London, Circa 1850

With browned twist sighted barrel signed in full along the sighting flat at the breech and rifled with four wide grooves, blued folding adjustable ladder back-sight calibrated to 1000 yards,, plain case-hardened breech, tang, signed detented flat lock and rounded hammer, figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with horn cap, brass mounts of regulation type comprising butt-plate, hinged rectangular patch-box cover and spur trigger-guard, turned brass rear ramrod-pipe, set trigger, sling mounts, original ebonised ramrod, and in fine condition retaining virtually all its original finish, London proof marks
79.9 cm. barrel

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John Blanch & Son are recorded at 29 Gracechurch Street between 1848-1914

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