AN EXTREMELY RARE 28-BORE CAPT. RITSO PATENT FOUR-SHOT SUPERIMPOSED LOAD PERCUSSION RIFLE with polygroove rifled browned twist octagonal sighted barrel (back-sight replaced, muzzle pitted) engraved 'Captn. Ritso's Patent. W. Mills Maker. 120 High Holborn, London', and fitted with four nipples, each with platinum plug, foliate engraved breech and tang, signed foliate engraved sliding lock decorated with a boar, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, finely engraved blued steel mounts with a lion on the trigger-guard and a stag on the butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon and fore-end cap, iron-tipped wooden ramrod (replaced), and much original finish (sling mounts missing), by W. Mills, London, No. 1671, London proof marks, circa 1840

AN EXTREMELY RARE 28-BORE CAPT. RITSO PATENT FOUR-SHOT SUPERIMPOSED LOAD PERCUSSION RIFLE with polygroove rifled browned twist octagonal sighted barrel (back-sight replaced, muzzle pitted) engraved 'Captn. Ritso's Patent. W. Mills Maker. 120 High Holborn, London', and fitted with four nipples, each with platinum plug, foliate engraved breech and tang, signed foliate engraved sliding lock decorated with a boar, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, finely engraved blued steel mounts with a lion on the trigger-guard and a stag on the butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon and fore-end cap, iron-tipped wooden ramrod (replaced), and much original finish (sling mounts missing), by W. Mills, London, No. 1671, London proof marks, circa 1840
24in. barrel