Lot #750 - CHINESE BOXER REBELLION STARR ARMS CO PATT 1858 PERCUSSION CARBINE
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Auction House:Australian Arms Auctions
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Sale Name:May 2013 Arms Auction
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Sale Date:04 May 2013 ~ 6pm
05 May 2013 ~ 10am -
Lot #:750
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Lot Description:CHINESE BOXER REBELLION STARR ARMS CO PATT 1858 PERCUSSION CARBINE
54 Cal; 21" rnd barrel secured by a brass band; g. bore; std front & rear sights; lock marked STARR ARMS CO YONKERS N.Y.; breech marked STARRS PATENT SEPT 14 1858; plain frame & lever; fitted with saddle ring; clear address & patent dates; dark grey patina to barrel, lock, breech & fittings; mellow patina to band & butt plate; f to g butt stock & forend with butt marked W.COLE V.N.C. (Victorian Naval Contingent) CHINA 1900-1901; all complete; gwo & cond. -
Provenance:The Collection of Robert Etherington
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Notes:A Piece of Victorian Naval history.
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Estimate:A$2,000 - 3,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Militaria & Weapons
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