A J. FARQUHARSON PATENT .303 FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY G. GIBBS, NO. 17219

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A J. FARQUHARSON PATENT .303 FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY G. GIBBS, NO. 17219
Best Quality, incorporating J. Farquharson falling-block action patent No. 1592 of 25th. May 1872, action patent use-number 838, the underlever with sprung release-catch, lever side-safety, best bouquet and scroll engraving with slight traces of hardening-colour, well-figured replacement stock with pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap (with trap) and chequered iron butt-plate, sling-eyes, barrel No. B5510, with block-mounted open-sights, the breech-end mounted with a Dr. Walter Gerrard (Charlottenburg) B3x telescopic-sight
Weight 8lb. 11oz. (with telescope), 13in. pull, 26in. barrel, nitro proof

Lot Essay

Rifle No. 17219 belongs to the noted falling-block rifle specialist and author Jonathan Kirton and the history and specification of this rifle are detailed in his book The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifle From 1865. The rifle was built circa 1895 in .461 calibre and was returned to Gibbs in 1910 to be fitted with a new .303 straight taper Metford barrel. The present telescopic-sight was fitted at the same time. Gibbs built a total of 974 Farquharson rifles and no more than about 50 were completed in .303 calibre
This Lot is subject to V.A.T. as a re-import

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