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A .577/.450 ZAR Contract Martini Henry Service RifleBy Westley Richards, No. 157, Dated 1898
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £600 inc. premium
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By Westley Richards, No. 157, Dated 1898
By Westley Richards, No. 157, Dated 1898
With sighted barrel rifled with nine grooves and retained by two barrel bands, the forward one with bayonet-lug on the right, stamped 'Henry Rifling' in front of the calibrated folding adjustable back-sight and 'Westley Richards and Co.' behind, breech dated within a triangle and stamped '24' in front, the side stamped 'EE 58', action with stamped signature on the left and 'Made Specially For ZAR' on the right, the latter punched '266' at a later date, figured butt and fore-stock (cleaned off), regulation steel mounts, sling loops with later leather sling, and original steel ramrod (some light pitting), Birmingham proof marks
84.5 cm. barrel
84.5 cm. barrel
Footnotes
At the time this rifle was supplied the South African Republic (ZAR) comprised only the Transvaal. The Republic and the Orange Free State joined forces against the British in the Second Boer War fought between October 1899 and June 1902
For another example sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms & Armour..., 23 July 2015, lot 248








