Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2023 : Sale A0323 Lot 838
A .32 (RIMFIRE) FRANK WESSON SINGLE-SHOT BUGGY-RIFLE, MODEL 1870 MEDIUM FRAME POCKET RIFLE SECOND TYPE, serial no. 477,

Product Details

A .32 (RIMFIRE) FRANK WESSON SINGLE-SHOT 'BUGGY-RIFLE', MODEL '1870 MEDIUM FRAME POCKET RIFLE SECOND TYPE', serial no. 477,
circa 1871, with octagonal 15in. barrel, tunnel fore-sight, peep rear-sight, the left hand side of breech stamped 'FRANK WESSON WORCESTER, MASS. PATENTED MAY 31ST 1870', rotating nickel-plated action with manual ejector, two-piece smooth walnut grips, iron butt-cap dove-tailed for a shoulder-stock (absent), spur-trigger, strong amount of finish remaining



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Estimate £500-700

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