VERY RARE**C1810 British Ezekiel Baker London .653 Calibre Percussion Sporting Rifle Baker Converted From Flintlock Rifle With Patch Box & Ram Rod. Sn 21369 Muzzleloader .65 Rifles

**VERY RARE**C1810 British Ezekiel Baker London .653 Calibre Percussion Sporting Rifle Baker Converted From Flintlock Rifle With Patch Box & Ram Rod. Sn 21369 - 21369

The Baker Rifle was first produced in 1800 by Ezekiel Baker, a master gunsmith from Whitechapel. He was maker to the Prince of Wales. His design won the competition for the 1st British Military Rifle. Very few of these rifles were made by Baker himself, the vast majority being sub-contracted to other prominent makers,. This C1810 example of a sporting rifle made by Baker was later period converted to percussion almost certainly by him and is of the same specification as the military model (.653 bore for a patched .625 carbine ball & a 30.3” barrel with his unique 7 groove ¼ twist rifling. The top barrel flat of the heavy octagonal barrel is signed ‘E. Baker London’. The lock plate is also engraved ‘E. Baker’. The figured stock has a patch box with hinged steel lid with Stag in the field engraving partly faded with age. The rifle is excellent with shiny bore (fine lands-some staining and residue). There is a pillar rear sight with one folding leaf. The original heavy iron ram rod contributes to the precise balance of this Genuine Baker sporting piece. The rifle is 46 ½” overall length. The price for this very rare sought after piece which is a must for any serious collector includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21369

£1,895.00