The longarm of the war – a rare £5700 Baker

The pick of a good selection of military muskets and rifles in Anthony Cribb’s (20% buyer’s premium) sale in Abingdon on June 27 was a relatively rare example of the Baker rifle issued to British rifle regiments from the beginning of the 19th century until the 1830s.

More than 20,000 of these weapons were produced in a number of variations. The first issue was sup…

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