A Tower .570 (.577) percussion experimental rifled sea service pistol

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A Tower .570 (.577) percussion experimental rifled sea service pistol
Dated '1863', the sidelock with 'Tower' and crown marks, the rifled barrel with Birmingham proof marks, brass furniture, belt-hook and swivel ramrod
6in. barrel, Birmingham proof

Lot Essay

This is the rarest of all Sea Service pistols. A small number of rifled variants were tried at Enfield in the 1860s in a vain endeavour to modernise this arm. Details are recorded in the Enfield range book.

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