Adams & Co Adams & Co Rook Rifle Single Shot .360 No 5 Rook Rifle

A characterful and collectible Victorian sporting piece, this Adams & Co..360 rook rifle combines fine period craftsmanship with an unexpected and genuinely unusual optical fitment. Adams & Co. operated from Finsbury Place South, London, producing rifles on the Martini-action pattern during the latter decades of the nineteenth century, and their rook rifles were noted for the quality of their engraving and the elegance of their fit and finish.

The action is hammerless underlever single-shot in configuration, the exterior showing engraving to the action body. The bore is reported in excellent condition — a significant positive in a rifle of this age and the primary indicator of functional viability for the collector or occasional shooter. The .360 No. 5 Rook cartridge, introduced between 1875 and 1880, was designed for small game shooting at modest ranges, and was the cartridge of choice for the country estate and rook shoot during the high Victorian era.

The most unusual feature of this particular example is the fitment of a Pecar Berlin 4x81 telescopic sight. Pecar Berlin was a German precision optical manufacturer whose 4x81 scopes were produced from the mid-twentieth century; the "81" designation denotes a light transmission rating rather than objective diameter, with a 26mm steel tube and a fixed 4x magnification. The combination of a late-Victorian English rook rifle with a mid-century German precision scope is genuinely uncommon and adds a distinctive character to this piece. A rifle of clear collector and display interest.

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