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A Fine Cased .500 (40-Bore) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle
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London, United Kingdom
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A Fine Cased .500 (40-Bore) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle By G. West, Market Place, Retford, No. 1032, Circa 1863 With finely twist rebrowned sighted barrels signed in full in capitals along the rib and each rifled with five bright spiral grooves, reblued fore-sight and folding-leaf back-sights, the latter each with central platinum line, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with platinum plug and a profile tiger's head on the flat between, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang, case-hardened serial numbered detented locks each signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork borders, one with a lion on the tail and the other with a tiger, each signed 'J. GRAINGER' on the inside and the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, hammers of Purdey type decorated with foliate scrollwork and each with blued safety-stop in front, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising foliate scroll engraved butt-plate (loss of finish), serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with an elephant in a landscape, the branch of a tree in its trunk, trigger-plate with a circular arrangement of feathering above scrolling foliage, engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the trigger-plate, sling mounts, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining much of its blued and case-hardened finish: in original brass-mounted oak case fitted and lined in blue baize with a few accessories including its leather sling, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (worn), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 76.8 cm. barrel Footnotes: George West is recorded at Grove Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire between 1862 and 1864 Many of the features of this rifle are reminiscent of rifles built by James Purdey For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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A Fine Cased .500 (40-Bore) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle By G. West, Market Place, Retford, No. 1032, Circa 1863 With finely twist rebrowned sighted barrels signed in full in capitals along the rib and each rifled with five bright spiral grooves, reblued fore-sight and folding-leaf back-sights, the latter each with central platinum line, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with platinum plug and a profile tiger's head on the flat between, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang, case-hardened serial numbered detented locks each signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork borders, one with a lion on the tail and the other with a tiger, each signed 'J. GRAINGER' on the inside and the mechanisms retaining their burnished finish, hammers of Purdey type decorated with foliate scrollwork and each with blued safety-stop in front, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising foliate scroll engraved butt-plate (loss of finish), serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with an elephant in a landscape, the branch of a tree in its trunk, trigger-plate with a circular arrangement of feathering above scrolling foliage, engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, rear ramrod-pipe en suite with the trigger-plate, sling mounts, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining much of its blued and case-hardened finish: in original brass-mounted oak case fitted and lined in blue baize with a few accessories including its leather sling, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (worn), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 76.8 cm. barrel Footnotes: George West is recorded at Grove Street, Retford, Nottinghamshire between 1862 and 1864 Many of the features of this rifle are reminiscent of rifles built by James Purdey For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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