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Lot 217*
A Rare .451 Percussion Match RifleBy John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London, No. 14199 for 1874
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,750 inc. premium
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By John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London, No. 14199 for 1874
By John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London, No. 14199 for 1874
Almost identical to the last, with shortened barrel (loss of finish at the muzzle), the breech flat engraved 'N.S.W. No. 7', the left side of the butt stamped 'N.S.W.' over '7', and retaining nearly all its original finish
82 cm. barrel
82 cm. barrel
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Literature
J.E. Corcoran, The Target Rifle in Australia, 1996, pp. 42-47








