Lot Essay
The Queensland Government purchased 206 'capping breech loader' rifles in the early 1860's. There are no recorded examples with 'QG' markings
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A .539 CALISHER & TERRY PERCUSSION RIFLE
With 85 cm. (33 1/2 in.) five groove right hand twist barrel, sighted to 1200 yards, marked 'Terry's Patent 30 Bore', the lock marked 'Calisher & Terry, London', bayonet boss, steel ramrod, steel mounts, butt plate with trap, sling swivels, Birmingham proof marks
127 cm. (50 1/2 in.)
With 85 cm. (33 1/2 in.) five groove right hand twist barrel, sighted to 1200 yards, marked 'Terry's Patent 30 Bore', the lock marked 'Calisher & Terry, London', bayonet boss, steel ramrod, steel mounts, butt plate with trap, sling swivels, Birmingham proof marks
127 cm. (50 1/2 in.)
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