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Lot 216*

A Fine And Rare .451 Percussion Match Rifle
By John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London, No. 14195 for 1874

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Fine And Rare .451 Percussion Match Rifle
By John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London, No. 14195 for 1874

Almost identical to the last, the breech flat engraved 'N.S.W. No. 11', the left side of the butt stamped 'NSW' over '11', sling mounts, and retaining nearly all its original finish; together with its very rare cased set of long-range sights serial numbered to the rifle (2)
91.5 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Literature
J.E. Corcoran, The Target Rifle in Australia, 1996, pp. 42-47

For 'NSW, No. 10' see Christie's Australia, Antique Arms and Militaria, 26 August 2001, lot 236

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