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A .577 Percussion 1856 Pattern Short RifleDated 1860
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £525 inc. premium
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Dated 1860
Dated 1860
With sighted barrel rifled with three grooves and retained by two screw-held barrel bands and with a bayonet-lug on the right towards the muzzle, calibrated folding adjustable back-sight, plain tang, chained brass nipple-protector, dated border engraved flat lock with 'Tower' and 'V.R' crowned on the tail, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising), butt with circular Birmingham arsenal mark on the right side over stamped with an Obsolete mark above 'NIS' over '6755', regulation steel mounts, sling loops, and steel ramrod, probably original (steel parts with some pitting), Ordnance view and proof marks
83.8 cm. barrel
83.8 cm. barrel








