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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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An infantry 1842 model percussion rifle, with bayonet, Mid 19th Century

Estimate

€ 200 - 300

Sold

€ 400

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Francia
length 147,5 cm
Round, rifled, 18 mm cal barrel, with octagonal breech featuring the marks "MR", serial numbers, crowned "AC" within a shell-guard, and a crowned "T", with the date "1845". Swiss-type rear sight and foresight on the back. Clutch for the bayonet. Bore with scales, needs cleaning, visible rifling. Tang with the model marking. Some pitting around the piston. Backward spring lock marked "M.re R.le de St. Etienne" and with "G" mark surmounted by a star. Full stock with remains of "MR" stamp on the butt stock. Iron mounts and ramrod. Socket bayonet (length: 52.3 cm). Working mechanism.