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Lot 173

A .450 Percussion Breech-Loading Westley Richards Patent 'Monkey-Tail' Carbine
No. 6737, Dated 1866

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A .450 Percussion Breech-Loading Westley Richards Patent 'Monkey-Tail' Carbine
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

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