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Lot 164*
A Fine .577 Braendlin-Albini Patent Breech-Loading Service Rifle Musket For South AustraliaBy H. Holland, 98 New Bond St., No. 2451, Dated 1867
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,250 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Fine .577 Braendlin-Albini Patent Breech-Loading Service Rifle Musket For South Australia
By H. Holland, 98 New Bond St., No. 2451, Dated 1867
By H. Holland, 98 New Bond St., No. 2451, Dated 1867
With blued sighted barrel (minor scattered surface rust) signed at the breech and retained by three russet barrel bands, blued calibrated folding adjustable back-sight, case-hardened tip-up breech-block stamped with the serial number and 'Braendlin-Albini Patent', the right side with crossed lances above 'B' mark, dated border engraved case-hardened flat lock, highly figured full stock (minor bruising) stamped with inspector's marks behind the trigger-guard tang and crossed lances above 'B' mark in front of the lock, regulation brass mounts including butt-plate stamped with crowned 'S-A' and numbered '1211' on the tang, sling loops, original steel ramrod, and retaining virtually all its original finish, London proof mark
93 cm. barrel
93 cm. barrel
Footnotes
Harris John Holland is recorded at 98 New Bond Street between 1859 and 1876
For another example (no. 2578) see Christie's Australia, Antique Arms and Militaria, 26 August 2001, lot 199 (A$2,240 including premium)








