Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2019 : Sale A0919 Lot 602A
A MOST UNUSUAL 17.5mm NEEDLEFIRE CONVERSION OF A PERCUSSION RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL CARCANO 1860 FOOT POLICE, serial no. 85,

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A MOST UNUSUAL 17.5mm NEEDLEFIRE CONVERSION OF A PERCUSSION RIFLE, UNSIGNED, MODEL 'CARCANO 1860 FOOT POLICE', serial no. 85,
Italian circa 1860, with rifled 27in. barrel 'in the white' (some staining), applied blade fore-sight, tangent rear-sight, bolt action receiver with oversized locking straight handled bolt and rear cocking pieces, walnut three-quarter stock with French style brass furniture other than iron heel-plate and lower tang, complete with swivels and clearing rod

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Estimate £2,500-3,500

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