Fine Modern & Antique Arms - July 2023 : Sale A0723 Lot 706
A FIELDS PATENT .500 (3in.) FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE RETAILED BY THE ARMS & AMMUNITION MFG. CO., LONDON, serial no. L2215,

Product Details

A FIELD'S PATENT .500 (3in.) FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE RETAILED BY THE ARMS & AMMUNITION MFG. CO., LONDON, serial no. L2215,
with patent use number '1927' and dated for 1877, round, tapering 30 1/2in. barrel, flat sighting plane with machined matting, dove-tailed fore-sight, ladder rear-sight with two additional flush folding leaves and a standing notch, panel engraved with the makers detail (some pitting throughout), engraved falling-block action with central exposed hammer, cocking lever to right hand side, chequered walnut pistol-grip butt-stock with iron furniture, chequered walnut splinter fore-end with horn tip and eyelets for sling, slight traces of finish 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