Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2023 : Sale A1123 Lot 720
A BEST QUALITY .310 (CADET) MARTINI-ACTION TAKE-DOWN SPORTING RIFLE BY B.S.A., serial no. 17682,

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A BEST QUALITY .310 (CADET) MARTINI-ACTION TAKE-DOWN SPORTING RIFLE BY B.S.A., serial no. 17682,
circa 1913, with blued tapering round 25in. barrel, block and blade fore-sight, mounting points for a peep-sight blanked off, the top of barrel signed 'MADE BY THE BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO. LTD.', Parker Hale type telescopic sight mounting blocks fitted with blued steel Parker Hale 'GTM2' see-through mounts and a post war Optikon 2 1/2x telescopic sight, border and scroll engraved blued receiver signed with BSA trademarks to the left face, take-down lever to the same side, colour hardened feed-ramp with cocking indicator, chequered walnut pistol grip butt-stock with heel and toe plates, engraved under-lever and trigger guard bow, chequered walnut splinter fore-end with horn tip, eyelets for sling and much original fading finish throughout, serial number to wood only



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Estimate £800-1,200

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