A scarce British production .577 (Snider) Albini Braendlin breech-loading service rifle, serial

A scarce British production .577 (Snider) Albini Braendlin breech-loading service rifle, serial number 2998, barrel 30.5 in. with tangent/ladder back sight, single loading action with forward hinged breech block, lock plate with a crown and 'TOWER' and dated 1866, full stock with iron furniture, configuration generally conforming to the '2-band' Enfield short rifle. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection