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A .450 Percussion Breech-Loading Westley Richards Patent 'Monkey-Tail' CarbineNo. 6737, Dated 1866
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,375 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA .450 Percussion Breech-Loading Westley Richards Patent 'Monkey-Tail' Carbine
No. 6737, Dated 1866
No. 6737, Dated 1866
Of regulation pattern, the lock dated '1866' over 'Enfield' and with 'V.R' crowned on the tail (head of hammer retaining screw missing), the butt (bruised behind the tail of the lock) with circular Enfield arsenal mark on one side and stamped 'UYO' over '135' on the other (some wear and rust patination overall, ramrod missing), Ordnance proof marks
50.8 cm. barrel
50.8 cm. barrel








