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Description: | Martin action single shot under lever sporting rifle,side of action marked 'Walter Locke & Co Ltd. Calcutta.' Serial no. 7959, proof mark Birmingham pre 1904, center-fire ignition system, barrel one steel, calibre .303., Description by Bill Harding of the Birmingham Proof House 2005:Martin action single shot under lever sporting rifle,side of action marked 'Walter Locke & Co Ltd. Calcutta.' Serial no. 7959, proof mark Birmingham pre 1904, center-fire ignition system, barrel one steel, calibre .303", barrel length 768mm, barrel attached to stock with 1 screw through stock, sights front - V post, rear - 4 leaf hinged, stock type walnut half stock, lock type Martin Henry, chequering wrist & fore-end, engraved pattern around edges of slab sides of action. Condition good. Sling loops under barrel and on underside of stock. Saftey catch and cocking indicator on right of side action. This rifle bears identical features to those made by Westley Richards of Birmingham.,
Accession number: NCM 1992-608/6 | Subjects: | Indian arms and armour firearms (licensed) | Temporal: | ????-1904 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | maker Lock/Walter & Co | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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