Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 33
A RARE .25 C.G. BONEHILL IMPROVED MODEL BRITANNIA BARREL-COCKING AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 1340,

Product Details

A RARE .25 C.G. BONEHILL 'IMPROVED MODEL BRITANNIA' BARREL-COCKING AIR-RIFLE, serial no. 1340,
circa 1910, with 18 3/4in. barrel, blade fore-sight, adjustable ramp rear-sight, over-cocking air-chamber stamped 'THE IMPROVED MODEL BRITANNIA AIR RIFLE' over 'PATENTEE & SOLE MANUFACTURER' over 'C. G. BONEHILL, BELMONT FIREARMS WORKS BIRMINGHAM' (the latter lightly struck), the slab-sided action body stamped 'THE BRITANNIA AIR RIFLE' together with a picture of Britannia and 'TRADE MARK REGD', chequered walnut butt-stock with saw-backed pistol-grip and iron heel-plate, strong traces of original finish



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Estimate £400-600

Pre-1939