A rare .577 Carter & Edwards patent single-loading bolt action military rifle, serial number 13,

A rare .577 Carter & Edwards patent single-loading bolt action military rifle, serial number 13, barrel 30.75 in., tangent/ladder back sight, Birmingham proof, round action body marked 'CARTER & EDWARDS PATENT LONDON' and with a trade mark of an armoured fist clutching arrows,cock-on-closing bolt with slender forward mounted turned-down handle, shrouded cocking mechanism, cross-bolt safety with chequered button ends, full stock with steel furniture and clearing rod, serial number taken from bolt head. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.

The George Geear Collection