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A D.B. Percussion Cape RifleSigned Pryse & Redman, 250 Piccadilly, London, No. 7579, Mid-19th Century
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,500 inc. premium
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A D.B. Percussion Cape Rifle
Signed Pryse & Redman, 250 Piccadilly, London, No. 7579, Mid-19th Century
Signed Pryse & Redman, 250 Piccadilly, London, No. 7579, Mid-19th Century
With rebrowned damascus twist barrels with four reblued folding leaf-sights from 200 to 550 yards, broad twist rib signed in full on the breech and calibrated in inches from '1' to '20' forward of the leaf-sights, the right barrel smooth and of 14-bore, the left barrel of 25-bore and rifled for a belted ball, long foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, hammers and mounts en suite, the latter comprising butt-plate (worn), trigger-guard and trigger-plate finial, figured half-stock with rechequered grip, the butt with hinged rectangular patch-box cover on one side engraved with a running stag in a landscape, vacant silver escutcheon, set trigger, sling mounts, and brass-mounted ramrod, possibly original (some wear and pitting), London proof marks
75 cm. barrels
75 cm. barrels
Footnotes
Charles Pryse and Richard Redman are recorded working in Birmingham between 1842 and 1873. The company is listed as prolific manufacturers of military and sporting arms. De Witt Bailey and Douglas A. Nie note in their English Gunmakers..., 'In April 1867, James Scott, an employee, was found to be manipulating the petty cash, but the partners decided to deal leniently with him. However, Scott took a loaded revolver and shot John Pryse dead, wounding Charles in the hand. Scott was sentenced to death, but this was commuted to 20 years imprisonment'




