WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2018 AT 11AM

History THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 15 SEPTEMBER AT 11AM 92 1914 Howth Mauser rifle. A Mauser Infantry Rifle Model 1871, single shot, 11mm, black powder rifle, serial number 83193, dated 1874. One of eight Howth Mauser rifles used in 1966, by a firing party composed of 1916 veterans, to fire a volley outside the General Post Office as part of the Rising Anniversary celebrations. Provenance Collection Pat O’Hagan, Belfast. Exhibited Rody McCorley Museum, on long-term loan up to February 2018. ’Revolution 1916’ Exhibition, Ambassador Theatre, O’Connell Street, 1916. Sold prior to auction