Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024
Lot 335
R. T. Pritchett: a commercial .577 Pattern 1856 percussion rifle, barrel 33 in., inscribed 'LONDON'
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £441
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Description
R. T. Pritchett: a commercial .577 Pattern 1856 percussion rifle, barrel 33 in., inscribed 'LONDON' above the breech, with London Company proof marks and barrel maker's name of John Clive, tangent/ladder back sight, lock plate with line engraved border and inscribed 'R. T. PRITCHETT', with snap cap on retaining chain, steel jag head ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(124.5cm OAL)
The George Geear Collection
Robert Taylor Pritchett's name became associated with the original bullet employed in the Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket after he helped William Ellis Metford in its development. Refs. Blackmore, 'Gunmakers of London'; Brett Gibbons, 'The English Cartridge'.