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Dealers Catalogue
Description
WHITWORTH PERCUSSION PRIZE RIFLE. Cal 50. NSN. Fine Whitworth rifle
musket with 33" rnd bbl with Whitworth hexagonal rifled bore. It
is fitted with windage adjustable blade front sight and ladder rear
sight. The top of the bbl is marked "Whitworth's Patent 121".
It is mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with two bbl bands and steel nose
cap. It has a front action lock marked "B Beasley". The front
bbl band and lower tang are fitted with sling swivels. The right side
of the butt has a 1-3/4" silver oval plate engraved: "Q.W.R.D."??/No16
Company/Second prize won by/Corp C. Webb/1862". The wrist and forestock
are nicely checkered in about 20 lines per inch. CONDITION: Very good.
Metal retains an even dark brown patina with fine pitting over the bbl.
There are several small hammer marks by the lower band. Stock has a
crack in back of the lockplate. Otherwise is sound with a dark patina
showing heavy use with usual nicks, dings, and scratches and a couple
of bruises on the forestock. Ramrod is a replacement. Strong bright
bore with rust in the grooves.
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