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WESTLEY RICHARDS, LONDON,
A .450 (1 1/2in. CARBINE) SINGLE-SHOT CARBINE, MODEL '1871 IMPROVED MARTINI', serial no. 1400,
circa 1872, with round 22in. barrel marked at the breech '1 1/2 CASE' and 'CARBINE', block and dove-tailed blade fore-sight, small elevating ladder rear-sight, the top of barrel also marked 'HENRY'S PATENT RIFLING, slab-sided receiver with large safety on the right, the left 'WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT, 170 NEW BOND ST LONDON', walnut straight-hand butt-stock, iron heel-plate with central trap-door, under-lever cocking, walnut fore-end, single barrel-band and provision for clearing rod (absent)
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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