Product Details
THOMAS TURNER, BIRMINGHAM
A RARE .451 PERCUSSION MILITARY-MATCH PRIZE-RIFLE, MODEL 'TURNER'S PATENT', no visible serial number,
dated for 1861, with blued round 36in. barrel (some frosting) marked at the breech 'TURNER'S PATENT', drift adjustable fore-sight with drum base, broad ladder rear-sight with locking reversible blade, borderline engraved colour hardened top-tang, colour hardened (much finish remaining) border engraved bar-action lock with sliding safe forwards of the hammer partially obscuring the signature 'THOMAS TURNER, BIRMINGHAM', chequered figured walnut full-stock, the right hand side of butt bearing a borderline engraved white metal oval plaque inscribed 'BRIGHTON ALL COMERS MATCH, 2nd APRIL 1861. 'FIRST PRIZE' W. H. HALLETT, 1st SUSSEX R.V.', border engraved iron furniture, two iron barrel-bands and brass jag-ended iron ramrod, 52in. overall
Provenance:
Presented to William Henry Hallett, b.1828 who resided at Black Rock Farm, Brighton. His father was a builder, landowner, brewer and farmer who was Mayor of Brighton 1855-56. William Hallett ran the family brewery, Kemp Town Brewery and died in 1892.
Estimate £2,800-3,200