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Thursday 25 September 2025 e Friday 26 September 2025, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A very rare Whitworth percussion target rifle, 1860

Estimate

€ 700 - 1.200

Sold

€ 4.500

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Manchester
length 132.5 cm.
Rifled, smoothbore, 11 mm cal. barrel (clean bore, visible rifling), not completely screwed in, with slight pitting, provided with not entirely legible markings at the base, variable and foldaway rear sight, with adjustable precision front sight; behind the smooth tang, folding peep sight. Percussion lock with safety lock, plate marked "WITHWORTH RIFLE Co. MANCHESTER" and Withworth mark above the “W”. Wooden full stock with finely checkered pal rest and grip. Iron mounts and ramrod (slight pitting). Trigger guard marked "BEST".

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