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Tuesday 25 March 2025 e Wednesday 26 March 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A beautiful target percussion rifle by W. & J. Rigby, Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 1.200 - 1.600

Sold

€ 3.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Dublin
length 114.5 cm.
Rifled, three-stage, 18 mm cal. barrel (clean bore, visible rifling), octagonal at the first part and signed "W.m & J.n Rigby Dublin" (refreshed) and rear sight with two browned sight leaves; then round after a sixteen-sided segment, foresight. Long tang engraved with floral motifs with foldaway peep sight marked "JRES". Backward spring lock finely engraved with floral motifs, a deer and signed "W.m & J.n Rigby Dublin" at the tang . Wooden half stock with grip pistol, checkered palm rest and grip, smooth butt with side, iron patch-box decorated en suite, trigger guard decorated with tiger, floral and geometric motifs. Tang with serial number "88xx". Set trigger. Working mechanism. Original, brass-tipped, wooden ramrod and iron and brass cartridge extractors.