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**RARE**MINT BORE**Cased, Victorian .470 Calibre Percussion Benchrest Rifle With Heavy Octagonal Barrel & Long Range Vernier Sights As Used By American Civil War Snipers, Many Original Accessories Some Very Rare & Certificate Of Proof. A 583 - A 583 This is a rare to find Victorian, .470 Calibre Percussion Rifle With Heavy Octagonal Barrel. The rifle is cased and supplied with everything the shooter of this rifle would need. These Benchrest rifles, were the sniper rifle of the American Civil War & were so named because they were so heavy that they were easiest to fire with the barrel resting on a bench or other support. These rifles were used for extreme accuracy shooting at any range up to 1000 yards. Bench rest shooting was and still is a very American sport. In the UK at the turn of the 19th century the shooter would be lying on his side with leather slings to support. The browned octagonal steel barrel of our rifle has a round section at the muzzle to accommodate its loading accessory (included). The barrel is 14lb weight and is 32” long attached to the stock by a single steel taper pin. The barrel is numbered 168 (there are no maker or date marks on the rifle). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The rifle measures 45 ¼” overall length when assembled. The stock has a Scheutzen style butt plate and a set trigger, there is no half click position on the hammer (you set the mechanism first by pressing the rear trigger actuating the set trigger the rifle is now set to fire). The rifle’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The weapon is contained in its wood case with hinged lid. The case has a carry handle, clasp fasteners and 2 locks (keys absent). The inside of the case is contoured to fit the rifle and it's accessories which consist of a set long range Vernier sight, a Hooded foresight with Vernier adjustment for windage, a Bullet starter tool (fits precisely over the smooth front section of barrel), a Powder flask, a Powder funnel (this puts the powder down by the nipple),a Powder dipper, a Bullet seating rod, a Bullet seating tool, a Cleaning rod screwed at one end to fit brushes in the kit, a Plain base bullet mould by Hensel number 11.9,a Hollow base bullet mould by Hensel number 11.95, 2 Nipple keys, a Brass headed hammer, a Bench rest pad for barrel that is tapped and threaded for the screw, Bullet patches, a Selection of cast bullets .470 cal paper patched and lube, a Selection of plastic bottles for pre weighed charges. The rifle is also accompanied by a British Black Powder certificate of Proof dated 30th April 2001 and a list of the aforementioned accessories. The price for this excellent cased piece with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique black powder percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 583
£2,850.00
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