| lancaster |
| (.470 member) |
| 28/05/11 04:34 AM |
one of the missing links
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found in the holts online catalog: http://auctions.holtsauctioneers.com/asp...8&saletype=
THOMAS HORSLEY
A RARE .577 BLACK POWDER EXPRESS 1863 PATENT PULL-BACK TOPLEVER BAR-IN-WOOD SINGLE-BITE SNAP-ACTION PINFIRE DOUBLE HAMMER RIFLE, no visible serial number,
29 3/4in. black powder only damascus barrels, six groove rifling, raised rib with open sights and folding adjustable iron sight (missing slide), T. Horsley patent action incorporating Horsley patent pull back toplever, patent no. 2410 of 1st October 1863, use number 85, carved serpentine fences, faceted pinfire hammers, bar-in-wood, bold acanthus scroll engraving with ropework borders, triggerguard retaining traces of game scenes, possible replaced tang, brushed finish overall, 14 1/4in. boldly-figured stock including scroll-engraved steel buttplate
Estimate £3,000-5,000
a pinfire express double rifle made between October 1863 and ... I would say 1868?