Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024
Lot 309
William Parker: a British .704 First Model Brunswick percussion service rifle, browned twist barrel
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £3528
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Description
William Parker: a British .704 First Model Brunswick percussion service rifle, browned twist barrel 30 in., back sight with one standing and one folding leaf, hooked breech, back action lock inscribed 'W. PARKER', full stocked with brass furniture, steel button head ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(118cm OAL)
The George Geear Collection
Part of the initial order placed with the London trade in 1838 when it became clear that Enfield would be unable to fulfill the urgent requirement to equip Colonel George Brown's battalion of the Rifle Brigade. William Parker, of Glasshouse Yard and Chamber Street, supplied only 80.