Lot Essay
It appears from the Maori carvings on this carbine that it could have been decorated during the Maori Land Wars
Details
A .539 CALISHER & TERRY PERCUSSION CARBINE
With 53 cm. (21 in.) five groove barrel, sighted to 1200 yards, marked 'Terry's Patent 30 Bore', the lock marked 'VR' crowned, '1860 Tower', steel clearing, steel mounts, butt plate with trap, sling swivels, Ordnance marks, Birmingham proof marks, stock carved with traditional Maori patterns
95 cm. (37 1/2 in.)
With 53 cm. (21 in.) five groove barrel, sighted to 1200 yards, marked 'Terry's Patent 30 Bore', the lock marked 'VR' crowned, '1860 Tower', steel clearing, steel mounts, butt plate with trap, sling swivels, Ordnance marks, Birmingham proof marks, stock carved with traditional Maori patterns
95 cm. (37 1/2 in.)
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