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TIP DOWN HAMMERLESS BRITISH ROOK RIFLE BY

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 900.00 USD
TIP DOWN HAMMERLESS BRITISH ROOK RIFLE BY

RAMSBOTTOM SLEEVED TO 22 LONG RIFLE. Cal. 22 LR. S# 49587. Bbl. 26" ovate w/ matted has top flat fitted w/ V notch rear & sm. silver bead front sights. Maker’s name & "Manchester" are on either side of flat toward rear. Newer Birmingham proofs for 22 LR are on left side flat along w/ original cal. “300”. Case hardened top lever action is well filed & has safety lever on right side. Action is engraved w/ 30% coverage scroll which is also on top lever & triggerguard. Triggerguard bow is integral w/ triggerplate. Well-marbled & lightly figured European walnut steel capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14 5/8" over steel buttplate. Flat top point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching sm. forend w/ horn tip attached to bbl. w/ spring tension release. CONDITION: bbl. retains over 90% good quality reblue. Action retains perhaps as much as half of its original case hardening color. Stocks retain nearly all of an older oil refinish over scattered marks & w/ a few subsequent marks. Nice, shiny bore. Action is tight. Ejector works. These little rook rifles are quite popular; this one is especially desirable due to conversion to a readily found caliber. (21-2742/MGM). CURIO. $600-900.