£500
An interesting Franco Prussian War relic, being a 12 bore (18mm) French 1867 Tabatiere breech loading centre fire conversion of an 1857 pattern percussion rifled musket, barrel 39" with single folding rearsight, back action lock with original percussion hammer, fullstocked with 3 steel barrel bands, steel mounts, and sling swivels, the butt with 1862 ordnance stores stamp, serial number 214, various other small marks, and inset with a contemporary oval brass plaque engraved "French Tabatiere Rifle/Hoebrakes Army (three lines of illegible script) January 1871". GWO & basically GC, (no cleaning/ramrod, no visible markings on the metalwork which is moderately pitted overall). £300-350
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