December 2022 Sealed Bid Auction : Sale S1222 Lot 2033
A .450 NO. 1 MUSKET, WESTLEY RICHARDS IMPROVED MARTINI SPORTING RIFLE IN RELIC CONDITION, CIRCA 1870, serial no. 796,

Product Details

* A .450 NO. 1 MUSKET, WESTLEY RICHARDS IMPROVED MARTINI SPORTING RIFLE IN RELIC CONDITION, CIRCA 1870, serial no. 796, with 26 in. barrel, sights missing, stamped at knoxform 'RIFLE 2 1/4 CASE', the action body marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT / 170 NEW BOND ST. LONDON', forend missing, the butt broken and damaged, action at fault, the barrel with patches of pitting near the breech

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Estimate £70-90

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