Fine Modern & Antique Guns - June 2018 : Sale A0618 Lot 508
THOMAS TURNER, BIRMINGHAM A .451 (WHITWORTH) PERCUSSION RIFLE, MODEL MILITARY PATTERN VOLUNTEER, serial no. 6081,

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* THOMAS TURNER, BIRMINGHAM
A .451 (WHITWORTH) PERCUSSION RIFLE, MODEL 'MILITARY PATTERN VOLUNTEER', serial no. 6081,
possibly an consolidation of parts, with re-blued 32 1/2in. barrel stamped at the breech 'W. RICHARDS', deeply crowned muzzle with six-groove hexagonal rifling, block and blade fore-sight, replacement military pattern ladder rear-sight, witness marks near breech from brazed sight mounts, military proofs, nipple removed and absent, brushed bright lock signed 'THOMAS TURNER, FISHER ST. BIRMINGHAM' (rubbed), blued hammer, chequered walnut full-stock with inlet elongated and engraved re-blued iron trap in the right hand side of butt for cleaning utensils (one remaining), blued iron furniture, chequered trigger blade, three barrel bands, iron nose-cap and iron under-barrel ramrod

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Estimate £600-800