RARE**HEAVY OCTAGONAL BARREL**C1840 Canadian Form .45 Calibre Muzzle Carbine Size Percussion Buggy Rifle. Sn 23402 buggy rifle Muzzleloader .45 Rifle

**RARE**HEAVY OCTAGONAL BARREL**C1840 Canadian Form .45 Calibre Muzzle Carbine Size Percussion Buggy Rifle. Sn 23402 - 23402

Canadian Buggy guns were compact rifles designed for easy transport in a carriage or "buggy" during the 19th century. Common in Canada and the U.S. during the mid-1800s, these simple guns were usually large calibre. This is a very good Canadian Form .45 calibre percussion Buggy rifle. It has a rare to find, heavy octagonal brown wash barrel with German Silver blade fore sight & ‘v’ notch plate rear sight (38 ½” overall). The barrel’s bore is clean with well defined multi groove rifling. The underside of the barrel has English, Birmingham black powder proofs. The top of the barrel has a blade fore sight and it has a ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The rifle has all original undamaged woodwork, German Silver stock fittings and steel butt plate with extended tang & re-curving steel cross guard. The rifle has and ebonised wood ram rod with ribbed brass tip. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this piece worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 23402

£975.00