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A CANADIAN .450 PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE BY WILLIAM MANTON, KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CIRCA 1870
TWO-THIRD TAPERED ROUND, ONE-THIRD OCTAGONAL LIGHT-WEIGHT BROWNED BARREL, RIFLED IN SIX GROOVES, TURNED AT MUZZLE FOR A BULLET STARTER (LACKING), AND BEARING A ROBUST DRIFT ADJUSTABLE FORE-SIGHT AND FOLDING LADDER-TYPE REAR SIGHT, HOOKED BREECH MARKED 1, LOCK-PLATE ENGRAVED W.MANTON/MAKER WITH PUSH-ON SAFETY, SINGLE SET TRIGGER (LACKING SET SCREW), VARNISHED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH EBONY TIP, SILVER WEDGE ESCHUTCHEON PLATES, TRIGGER GUARD FORMING A FINELY CHECKERED PISTOL GRIP, CHECKERED STRAIGHT GRIP, BUTT PLATE WITH EXTENDED TANG OVER COMB AND CIRCULAR PATCH-BOX.
28 INCH BARREL, 16 ACROSS FLATS.
LACKING STOCK-MOUNTED "LOLLY-POP" PEEP REAR SIGHT, RAM ROD MOUNTING BECOMING LOOSE.
TWO-THIRD TAPERED ROUND, ONE-THIRD OCTAGONAL LIGHT-WEIGHT BROWNED BARREL, RIFLED IN SIX GROOVES, TURNED AT MUZZLE FOR A BULLET STARTER (LACKING), AND BEARING A ROBUST DRIFT ADJUSTABLE FORE-SIGHT AND FOLDING LADDER-TYPE REAR SIGHT, HOOKED BREECH MARKED 1, LOCK-PLATE ENGRAVED W.MANTON/MAKER WITH PUSH-ON SAFETY, SINGLE SET TRIGGER (LACKING SET SCREW), VARNISHED WALNUT HALF-STOCK WITH EBONY TIP, SILVER WEDGE ESCHUTCHEON PLATES, TRIGGER GUARD FORMING A FINELY CHECKERED PISTOL GRIP, CHECKERED STRAIGHT GRIP, BUTT PLATE WITH EXTENDED TANG OVER COMB AND CIRCULAR PATCH-BOX.
28 INCH BARREL, 16 ACROSS FLATS.
LACKING STOCK-MOUNTED "LOLLY-POP" PEEP REAR SIGHT, RAM ROD MOUNTING BECOMING LOOSE.
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THIS LOT IS BEING SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO A RESERVE.