Lot Essay
The rifle was, purportedly, once the property of a member of Beatrix Potter's family
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A MANNLICHER SCHOENAUER 6.5MM 'MODEL 1903' SPORTING RIFLE BY G. GIBBS, No. B5995, blued finish, well-figured stock with semi-pistolgrip and butt-plate, sling-eyes, the barrel with open-sights
Weight 6lb. 15½oz., 14 3/8in. pull, 25¾in. barrel, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted canvas full-length case; with a quantity of ammunition for this calibre
Weight 6lb. 15½oz., 14 3/8in. pull, 25¾in. barrel, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted canvas full-length case; with a quantity of ammunition for this calibre