7th Dec, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
270
An Enfield Martini Action Mk.II .450 Rifle, converted to a smooth bore, the 82.5cm steel barrel with hinged ladder rear sight, two barrel bands - the muzzle end set with a bayonet lug, with Birmingham proof marks and stamped 52, the left side of the receiver stamped with inspectors marks and Sold Out of Service arrows, the right side faintly marked ENFIELD/1874/II/2, the trigger guard and cocking lever with further inspector's stamps, the walnut full stock with inspector's stamps, the right side of the butt stamped with ENFIELD roundel over 1 and Sold Out of Service arrows, with steel butt plate, two sling swivels and steel clearing rod, 125cm; a British 1895 Pattern Socket Bayonet, with 55cm triangular section fullered steel blade, faint inspector's markings and numbered in Arabic, 64cm (2), contained in a later black hard plastic gun case with cleaning rod.
Estimated at £500 - £800
1 - Action works. Clean smooth bore. Rust pitting to barrel and all metalwork, particularly the receiver where the marks are very difficult to decipher. Bruising to the stock, with repairs to the butt. 2 - Bayonet does not fit this weapon. Rust pitting and wear to the marks. Lacks scabbard.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 7th Dec, 2022
Militaria and Ethnographica Sales encompass items across diverse areas of collecting, from European and Eastern armour to 18th and 19th century firearms, military uniforms and documents, edged weapons, World War I and World War II ephemera, masonic regalia and medals.
Also included are a vast range of objects created in the early 20th century or earlier by indigenous cultures around the world, from early American civilisations to African tribes and Polynesian island cultures, incorporating religious idols, domestic and ritual objects, figurative sculpture, jewellery and weapons of all descriptions.
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