Product Details
* A SCARCE .577/.450 ORANGE FREE STATE MARTINI-HENRY SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS, serial no. OVS3348,
dated 1897, with 32 1/2in. sighted barrel marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS' and '1897' in triangle, falling block action, slab-sided receiver marked 'MARTINI PATENT' on right and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS / OVS / 3348' on left, full walnut stock, complete with cleaning rod and sling swivels, fore-end varnished, back sight dented, cocking indicator retention screw absent, 49in. overall
Provenance: Some 3,500 Westley Richards Martini Henry rifles were purchased by Oranje-Vrystaat (Orange Free State) between 1895 and 1897
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Estimate £500-700
Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament