WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

41 THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 History 94 Withdrawn 94 95 Circa 1916. Irish Volunteers targets from shooting range at Woodtown House, Rathfarnham, Dublin. Standard 50 Yards Target and Standard 25 Years Target, imprinted ‘Irish Volunteers Headquarters 2 Dawson Street, Dublin’, unused, the smaller on light card 7 x 6.5 inches, the larger on paper, 12 x 12 inches. Printed by Sealy, Bryers &Walker, Dublin. Extremely rare. Provenance: James McNeil, Woodtown House, Rathfarnham, Dublin; Gifted to the present owner by a later owner of Woodtown House. Condition: Very fine. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £680-£1,030) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 95 96 [1916] Mauser rifle of a type used by the Irish Volunteers 1916-1921. G88 Mauser, made in Erfurt Germany in 1891, with all matching serial numbers. Condition: Deactivated with EU certificate, very good example of this historic weapon. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £680-£1,030) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 96