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Lot Essay
Originally sold 5 August 1844 for £68.5.0.
A typewritten note signed by the late owner and sold with this lot reads: 'This rifle belonged to and was made for the Chisholm of Chisholm and came from Chisholm Castle, Scotland. I never met him but was told by the gunmaker in Inverness from whom I bought it that he was a very tall strong man who had a great liking for muzzle loading guns and rifles all of which he kept in perfect working order...'
The original owner is likely to have been Duncan Macdonell Chisholm (1811-59) of Erkless Castle, Inverness, who served in the Coldstream Guards, and became chief of Clan Chisholm in 1838
A typewritten note signed by the late owner and sold with this lot reads: 'This rifle belonged to and was made for the Chisholm of Chisholm and came from Chisholm Castle, Scotland. I never met him but was told by the gunmaker in Inverness from whom I bought it that he was a very tall strong man who had a great liking for muzzle loading guns and rifles all of which he kept in perfect working order...'
The original owner is likely to have been Duncan Macdonell Chisholm (1811-59) of Erkless Castle, Inverness, who served in the Coldstream Guards, and became chief of Clan Chisholm in 1838