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A FINE WEBLEY-LANG PATENT .500 (NO.2 BLACK POWDER EXPRESS) DOUBLE-BARRELLED SELF-COCKING HAMMER RIFLE BY R.B. RODDA, NO. 3553/4
The push-forward snap-underlever with full self-cocking and self half-cocking action, the triggerplate action with non-rebounding hammers, percussion fences, best foliate-scroll engraving with much hardening-colour, well-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap and butt-plate, the browned damascus Henry-rifled barrels with matt sight-rib and open-sights
Weight 9lb. 10oz., 14in. pull, 28in. barrels, Black Powder proof
The push-forward snap-underlever with full self-cocking and self half-cocking action, the triggerplate action with non-rebounding hammers, percussion fences, best foliate-scroll engraving with much hardening-colour, well-figured stock with pistolgrip, engraved and colour-hardened pistolgrip-cap and butt-plate, the browned damascus Henry-rifled barrels with matt sight-rib and open-sights
Weight 9lb. 10oz., 14in. pull, 28in. barrels, Black Powder proof