Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28th November 2024
Lot 336
Massachusetts Arms Company: a rare .54 Green's patent capping breech-loading British contract
Estimate £1,600 - £2,000 | Hammer £2268
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Description
Massachusetts Arms Company: a rare .54 Green's patent capping breech-loading British contract service carbine, serial number 1499, barrel 18 in. with faceted grip section and ladder back sight, locking lugs released from the breech by rotating the barrel within sleeve secured to its axis pin by a wedge fastener, back action lock incorporating Maynard's patent tape primer, tang impressed 'GREEN'S PATENT JUNE 27. 1854', lock plate with Crowned 'VR' and with 'MASS. ARMS CHICOPEE FALLS U.S.A. 1856', with various British Ordnance stamps and a sold-out-of-service mark on the left below the back sight, butt stock with iron furniture including a patch box and a saddle ring behind the trigger guard. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(88cm OAL)
The George Geear Collection