Fine Modern & Antique Arms - September 2021 : Sale A0921 Lot 707
A .577-450 (M/H) SINGLE SHOT RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL COMMERCIAL MARTINI-HENRY, serial no. WB121739,

Product Details

* A .577-450 (M/H) SINGLE SHOT RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'COMMERCIAL MARTINI-HENRY', serial no. WB121739,
circa 1885, the number added later in South Africa, with 33in. barrel, (finish faded), block and replacement bead fore-sight, elevating ladder rear-sight, the left side of breech marked '360', Birmingham proofs, plain slab-sided receiver, tear-drop cocking indicator, walnut butt-stock (refinished, furniture proud), short under-lever and full-length walnut fore-end with two iron barrel-bands and provision for clearing rod (absent), fitted with a later leather sling

* Please note this item is subject to 5% VAT on the hammer price.

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Estimate £300-500

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament