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Lot 163*
A Very Rare .577 Snider Sealed Pattern Long Service Rifle MusketBy V.& R. Blakemore, London, Circa 1870
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £687.50 inc. premium
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By V.& R. Blakemore, London, Circa 1870
By V.& R. Blakemore, London, Circa 1870
Similar to the last, the barrel retained by three barrel bands, breech numbered '24', signed lock, figured full stock (bruised overall, minor old split opposite the lock) with red wax seal (incomplete) on one side of the butt, regulation brass mounts, sling loops, original ramrod, and some original finish (some wear and rust patination), Birmingham proof marks
93.3 cm. barrel
93.3 cm. barrel
Footnotes
V.& R. Blakemore are recorded as agents at 46 Leadenhall Street between 1867 and 1874, 8 Lime Street between 1875 and 1897, and at 86 Leadenhall Street between 1914 and 1915








