Fine Modern & Antique Arms - December 2024 : Sale A1224 Lot 747
A .577-450 (M/H) Z.A.R. MARTINI-HENRY SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS , serial no. 381,

Product Details

A .577-450 (M/H) Z.A.R. MARTINI-HENRY SERVICE RIFLE SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS , serial no. 381,
dated for 1896, with reblued 33 1/4in. barrel marked 'HENRY RIFLING' and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO.', block and blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, additional South African registration number lightly stamped at breech, nocksform with triangular bordered date stamp, slab-sided receiver marked 'MADE SPECIALLY FOR Z.A.R.' on the right and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO.' on the left, together with Union stamps and a further triangle trademark, walnut butt-stock (refinished), short under-lever and full-length fore-end with two iron barrel-bands, the front with bayonet lug and under-barrel clearing rod



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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