C.G Bales Muzzleloader Muzzleloader 1 Inch Rifle

C.G Bales , 4 bore Percussion Rifled shot & ball Gun for Dangerous game circa 1870, with round 32 3/4 in , barrel signed ‘ C.G. Bales Durban ‘ standing notch rear-sight with two additional folding leaves , South African registration number stamped at breech , plain colour hardened double screwed top-tang , plain colour hardened bar-action lock stamped ‘C.G.Bales D’urban’ Chequered walnut full-stock, iron furniture, twin barrel keys with provision for a ramrod , much finish remaining beneath an old applied lacquer , overall length 49 1/2 in ,

C.G.Bales was a gunmaker and retailer in Durban , South Africa, who was active around 1869-1879. He operated a shop on Field Street in Durban and later in Pietermaritzburg, and is known for producing Percussion rifles favored by Rhinoceros hunters .

Frederick Courteney Selous , The Famous hunter used a 4 bore Muzzlerloader in the 1870s , it fired a one-inch quarter-pound ball (1750 grains) . Selous Complained that the brutal recoil upset his nerve .