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Very Rare Portuguese Model 1873 Monkey-Tail Artillery Carbine by Westley Richards
Guns International #: 103464344 Seller's Inventory #: 52364
Category: Military Rifles - Antique - Military Rifles - Non-US
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #702, .451 Caliber, 20" barrel with a good, Whitworth-rifled bore that has some dark pitting within the vertices. This is a very handsome and rarely seen carbine, and is a very sturdy and robust weapon. It is one of 2,000 short carbines, or "clavinas," purchased by the Kingdom of Portugal in 1866 to arm its cavalry units. The breech area of the barrel is marked, "WHITWORTH PATENT," as well as with nominal bore diameters (.451 and .483). The left side flat of the receiver has numerous proofmarks and stamps as well. The breech lever is marked, "WESTLEY RICHARDS / PATENT," while the lockplate has the date, "1867 (in triangle)" behind the hammer, and "WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co." ahead of the hammer. The walnut stock has numerous minor handling marks and blemishes throughout the armory reapplied oil finish, and there is a legible "FA / 1881" arsenal rebuild dated stamp on the left side opposite the lock. The action is fully functional and locks firmly at both half and full-cock. These carbines were replaced for cavalry service in 1873, when the Snider was adopted, but they were modified for Artillery use by the addition of a bayonet stud on the forward band. They remained in service until 1881 when they were refurbished and shipped overseas for colonial service. Following their removal from all service, they were offered for commercial sale, with many being purchased by Boers in South Africa and used during the 1st Anglo-Boer War. These are very rarely seen arms in North America, and this example is in very good condition. It would make a splendid addition to any collection. Antique;
Price: $2,495.00
Antique: Yes