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Lot 117

A .577 Snider Short Rifle
Dated 1868

24 November 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £510 inc. premium

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A .577 Snider Short Rifle
Dated 1868

Of regulation pattern, the lock stamped 'Tower' over the date, a rectangular mark between 'W.J. Hill' and 'R.L & Co', and with a crown on the tail (some surface rust patination, ramrod missing), Birmingham proof marks
77.5 cm. barrel

Footnotes

W.J. Hill are recorded in Birmingham between 1860 and 1897. The company had retail premises in London between 1871 and 1879

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