Fine Modern & Antique Arms - November 2022 : Sale A1122 Lot 734
A .577-450 MARTINI HENRY MK I/II SERVICE RIFLE BY B.S.A. & M.CO., CIRCA 1878, no visible serial number,

Product Details

A .577-450 MARTINI HENRY MK I/II SERVICE RIFLE BY B.S.A. & M.CO., CIRCA 1878, no visible serial number,
with 33in. barrel profusely marked at the breech with Ordnance proof and inspection stamps the barrel also stamped 'N.S. / NEP' (Native State Nepal), block and blade front-sight and ladder rear-sight, the action body bearing the Crown V.R. cypher over 'B.S.A. & M. CO', with the small crown arrow inspection stamp over the Mark II designation, iron mounted two piece full walnut stock the butt stamped with various characters probably Regimental, together with a faint ordnance roundel and a date stamp for 1894, complete with sling swivels and original rod, some filler repairs to stock, barrel with line of pitting following fore-end edge



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Estimate £400-500

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