NEW LOT ADDED Published: 12 Jul 2024
August 2024 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S0824 Lot 2103
* A .577/450 MARTINI HENRY RIFLE SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS, serial no. 15716,

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* A .577/450 MARTINI HENRY RIFLE SIGNED WESTLEY RICHARDS, serial no. 15716, late 19th Century, with 32 1/2 in. sighted barrel marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS &Co, LONDON', private proofs, numbered 15716, bridge stamped 'K . T' / 9593 Kingwilliam's Town Arsenal store mark, Union of South Africa ownership mark, Westley Richards triangle, Broad Arrow and S.R.G., falling block action, slab sided receiver marked 'HENRY PATENT' on right side and 'WESTLEY RICHARDS &Co. / LONDON' and triangle on left, bridge with 'C /I\G' Cape Government ownership mark, full walnut stock, fore-end stamped 'TJO', butt stamped '5848', chequered butt plate, worn, rear-sight bent with slider frozen, stock heavily worn with losses, butt plate sits proud of stock, clearing rod absent, appears to be a parts gun, 49 in. overall

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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