Lee Speed .303 bolt action Officer's private purchase short rifle, serial number 09703, 21inch barrel secured by a one band/nose cap fitted with bayonet lug, folding ladder rear sight, the wrist joint stamped with two lances above the letter B and the serial number, this mark repeated on the barrel, the bolt with dust cover, turn down flat profile bolt knob for a cavalry holster, the action fitted with magazine cut off, the magazine with loop retainer. Birmingham proof marks.
The rifle is stamped with the Braendlin Armoury crossed lances over B mark. The original company was dissolved in 1889 so this carbine was probably made under the unincorporated successor company run by one of the Greeners.
UK FIREARMS CERTIFICATE WITH .303 RIFLE VARIATION OR RFD REQUIRED.
Dimensions: 102cm long
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Sold for £700
Auction: Two Day Firearms, Shotguns, Airguns, Arms and Militaria, 9th May, 2024
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