Winchester Repeating Rifle. The stock is half stocked in two seperate parts in what appears to be dark brown walnut. All furniture is steel. There is a tubular magazine in foreend which has a steel cap with a central steel button at the end of the magazine. The butt plate is steel and is fitted with a sling loop. It has an underlever operated to cock (on opening) and supply a round from the tubular magazine. There is a safety catch in the form of a swivel which locks the rear end of the trigger guard. The barrel is of circular section, rifled with seven shallow grooves. The calibre is 0.50in. The foresight consists of a forward hinged brass ring containing a needle surmounted by a pellet; there is a further pellet on top of the ring. When the ring is pushed forward a blade attached to its lower part acts as the sight instead. The rear sight is mounted on a steel block between the rear of the hammer and the front of the comb. It is also hinged and can be folded back out of the way. When pushed forward it consists of a pillar within a knurled sleeve, surmounted by a circular peep sight. The sight is calibrated from 0-2500 yards. Inscriptions on the barrel are the London Gunmaker's Company view and proof marks and the number 38. Also inscribed on the rifle is the following: 'WINCHESTERS-REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT KING'S IMPROVEMENT-PATENTED-MARCH 29 1866. 50 cal'. To the rear of the trigger guard is the number: '37777'. The rifle is in a leather case with the following tools: a twin cavity steel bullet mould stamped 'Winchester Express' (AAA2542.2); a steel die for extracting cap (in two parts - AAA2542.5 and AAA2542.6); brass cartridge case (AAA2542.4); brass and wood cleaning rod (AAA2542.8); steel handloading equipment marked 'PAT.SEPT 14 1888/EXPRESS/WINCHESTER' (AAA2542.9); brass case resizer (AAA2542.10); 3 lead bullets (made by L Birnie 1985) (AAA2542.3); wood handle (AAA2542.7). Label on case reads:'OHMS Received from 3rd Bn S.R. Rl Welsh Fus acting as escort 28/3/18. Surrendered by Mr Richard C Langford...Co Limerick'. This rifle is presumably intended for heavy game purposes and is not a military weapon. The barrel, however, is the same length as that used with the Winchester Military carbine of 1876.