Lot Essay
It is probable with the 'MG3' marking on this carbine that it was used at the Melbourne Gaol or Pentridge
Details
A .577 TWO BAND LANCASTER (SAPPERS & MINERS) PERCUSSION CARBINE
With 80 cm. (31 1/2 in.) oval bore rifled barrel, sighted to 1000 yards, bayonet boss, marked 'Lancaster's Patent', the lock marked 'VR' crowned '1861 Tower', regulation brass mounts, ramrod missing, one sling swivel missing, nipple protector on chain, butt cap marked 'MG3', Ordnance marks
122 cm. (48 in.)
With 80 cm. (31 1/2 in.) oval bore rifled barrel, sighted to 1000 yards, bayonet boss, marked 'Lancaster's Patent', the lock marked 'VR' crowned '1861 Tower', regulation brass mounts, ramrod missing, one sling swivel missing, nipple protector on chain, butt cap marked 'MG3', Ordnance marks
122 cm. (48 in.)
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