Lot 447: A Mid-19th Century Percussion Muzzle-Loading Rifle with Ramrod
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A mid-19th century percussion muzzle-loading rifle featuring a long metal barrel secured to a full-length wooden stock by two metal bands. The action consists of a percussion lock mechanism with a hammer and nipple, and the furniture includes a metal trigger guard and butt plate. A separate metal ramrod is included, designed with a slotted and threaded head. The wooden stock bears a circular stamped mark containing a broad arrow symbol between the characters I and S, with the numeral 1 below. A smaller character, possibly in an Indic script, is impressed to the right. The metal action is stamped with a circular mark containing S, 1, and 5, adjacent to a struck crossed-arrow symbol. Numerals 8, 4, and 6 are impressed into the wood of the stock.
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