5th Oct, 2018 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 532
 

532

A Victorian Snider-Enfield Mark II ** Three Band Rifle to the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment,...

A Victorian Snider-Enfield Mark II ** Three Band Rifle to the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment, .577 calibre, the 93cm barrel with hinged ladder rear sight and various inspector's marks, the front of the breech block marked **/II, the lock plate with crowned VR, 1860/ENFIELD, arrow, crowned arrow, the walnut full stock with brass fore-end tip, trigger guard and butt plate, the tail engraved 1B/24/271, the left side of the butt with Sold Out of Service arrows, the right side with faint ENFIELD roundel, all metal parts with inspector's marks, with steel cleaning rod, sling swivels and buff sling, 137cm
**The 24th Regiment of Foot used these rifles in South Africa in the 1870's

Sold for £750
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

. Action works. Black/brown patching to metalwork. Some pitting to bore. Bruising to stock.

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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 5th Oct, 2018

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