The Mystery Rifle Returns
Royal Armouries
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9m 1s
Over two years ago, Jonathan introduced a strange prototype rifle, a complete unknown pulled from the shelves of the Ministry of Defence Pattern Room. No label, no provenance, and a mechanism unlike anything else in the collection.
This week, the mystery comes full circle.
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