WHITWORTH PERCUSSION PRIZE RIFLE.

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. 4-50541 JR118 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	813	$4,025.00	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. 4-50541 JR118 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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