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Wm Wanless Birmingham Break Action Rifle 300 Rook

Currency:CAD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:50.00 CAD
Wm Wanless Birmingham Break Action Rifle 300 Rook
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Wm Wanless Birmingham Break Action Rifle 300 Rook

The rook rifle, originally called the rook and rabbit rifle, is an obsolete English single-
shot small calibre rifle intended for shooting small game, particularly rook shooting.

William Wanless SINGLE SHOT ROOK RIFLE Deluxe Model.

Octagonal barrel with flat top dovetailed blade front sight, 3 leaf rear sight, 2 folding and
1 standing, regulated for 50, 100, and 150 meters.
Flat Top rib with anti-glare matting.

Splinter forearm, with point pattern checkering and a diamond escutcheon .
Receiver frame is finely engraved with scroll and pattern
Rear Stock with checkered pistol grip. Steel buttplate. Silver ID plate.
Makers name Wm Wanless is stamped on right side of barrel.
On left sid eis address 22 Norfolk St Sunderland
On bottom of barrel is Birmingham Proof House proof stamp dated from 1855 to 1875
So we assume maker is one of the many Birmingham Gunsmiths contracted out.

CONDITION: Overall very good, retaining the 70% of the bluing. No chips or cracks seen.
Case colors are still very good at about 50%.

Mechanically fine, bore is very good with good rifling and some frosting to edges of
grooves.

A very nice example of the early Rook Rifle..