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CHARLES INGRAM, GLASGOW
A SCARCE PRESENTATION .451 PERCUSSION MILITARY MATCH RIFLE, MODEL 'THREE-BAND', no visible serial number,
dated for 1862, with blued, round 37 1/in. barrel (much surface corrosion) signed 'CHARLES INGRAM 100 UNION ST GLASGOW', dove-tailed blade fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight (traces of colour), colour-hardened octagonal breech-block, border-engraved lockplate signed 'C. INGRAM' (missing hammer, corroded), chequered military-style walnut full-stock, the right hand side of butt with an applied oval white-metal plaque engraved 'PRESENTED BY LEUT. COLONEL SIMPSON TO THE 1st LANARKSHIRE A BATTALION, GAINED BY ARTHUR JOHN HENDERSON, 56th L.R.V. BOTHWELL, 15th SEPTR. 1862', iron heel-plate, silver oval escutcheon to wrist, trigger blade and trigger-guard bow broken away and missing, iron barrel-bands, nose-cap and original iron ramrod, much corrosion throughout.
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Estimate £400-700