Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 3rd June 2025
Lot 217
Westley Richards: a scarce .500/.450 (No 2 Musket) Model 1871 improved Martini action military
Estimate £500 - £700
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Description
Westley Richards: a scarce .500/.450 (No 2 Musket) Model 1871 improved Martini action military rifle, barrel 34.75 in. with tangent/ladder back sight and marked 'HENRY'S PATENT RIFLING', Nock's form marked 'RIFLE' / 'FOR No.2 CASE', Birmingham proof, action body marked 'WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT', lever safety, action lever curving under the trigger guard and with a right hand cast to fall under the thumb, military configuration full stock with steel furniture, upper barrel band with bayonet bar and lower band of Baddeley type, steel clearing rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.
(130cm OAL)
The George Geear Collection