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A MOST UNUSUAL 12-BORE PERCUSSION SCREW-BREECH SPORTING RIFLE WITH TOWER LOCK, UNSIGNED, no visible serial number, circa 1860, with multi-groove rifled octagonal 22 1/4in. barrel fitted with a Ferguson Patent vertical screw breech, dove-tailed fore-sight, rear-sight of a standing notch with a further six folding graduated leaves, solid squared and bevelled top-tang, military-style bar-action lock signed 'TOWER' and dated '1859', 'V.R.' and crown device to tail, walnut half-stock apparently cut-down from a Pattern 1853-style service rifle, brass heel-plate and side-nail cups, swing-lever trigger-guard bow lowering the screw-breech and later contrasting wood fore-end tip.

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A MOST UNUSUAL 12-BORE PERCUSSION SCREW-BREECH SPORTING RIFLE WITH TOWER LOCK, UNSIGNED, no visible serial number, circa 1860, with multi-groove rifled octagonal 22 1/4in. barrel fitted with a Ferguson Patent vertical screw breech, dove-tailed fore-sight, rear-sight of a standing notch with a further six folding graduated leaves, solid squared and bevelled top-tang, military-style bar-action lock signed 'TOWER' and dated '1859', 'V.R.' and crown device to tail, walnut half-stock apparently cut-down from a Pattern 1853-style service rifle, brass heel-plate and side-nail cups, swing-lever trigger-guard bow lowering the screw-breech and later contrasting wood fore-end tip.

Estimate 800 - 1 200 GBP
Starting price 800 GBP

* Not including buyer’s premium.
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For sale on Monday 29 Jul - 09:00 (BST)
wolferton-norfolk, United Kingdom
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