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BY THE WHITWORTH COMPANY LIMITED
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A MUZZLE LOADING PERCUSSION MATCH RIFLE
By The Whitworth Company Limited
With 91.5 cm. (36 in.) round barrel with Whitworth's patent hexagonal rifling, stamped with Whitworth crest, 'Manchester Ordnance & Rifle', the lock plate with crest and 'The Whitworth Company Limited', safety bar to half cock, walnut stock with chequered wrist and fore-end with horn tip, vacant silver presentation escutcheon, chequered steel butt plate, butt tang with prone peep sight post, with cased set of Whitworth's vernier sights, cleaning ramrod with hexagonal ramming tip detached, flattened ammunition packet, two hexagonal projectiles, oil bottle and main spring clamp
133.5 cm. (52 1/2 in.)
See illustration
By The Whitworth Company Limited
With 91.5 cm. (36 in.) round barrel with Whitworth's patent hexagonal rifling, stamped with Whitworth crest, 'Manchester Ordnance & Rifle', the lock plate with crest and 'The Whitworth Company Limited', safety bar to half cock, walnut stock with chequered wrist and fore-end with horn tip, vacant silver presentation escutcheon, chequered steel butt plate, butt tang with prone peep sight post, with cased set of Whitworth's vernier sights, cleaning ramrod with hexagonal ramming tip detached, flattened ammunition packet, two hexagonal projectiles, oil bottle and main spring clamp
133.5 cm. (52 1/2 in.)
See illustration
Literature
Cf. Corcoran The Target Rifle in Australia' p. 48-51
Special notice
A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium on all lots in this sale.