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1914 (26 July). "The Bachelors Walk Massacre" by association. A Lee Enfield rifle, issued to a King's Own Scottish Borderers soldier.
Starting Bid: €700
Estimate:
€1,000 - €1,500
Ended
Timed Auction
The Eclectic Collector - Timed Auction
Description
Description: Brass buttplate stamped "T/5SST/94/KOSB/5 95" and sideplate with "Crown/VR/1894.
Note: The Bachelor's Walk massacre happened in Dublin, on 26 July 1914, when a column of troops of the King's Own Scottish Borderers were accosted by a crowd on Bachelor's Walk. The troops attacked "hostile but unarmed" protesters with rifle fire and bayonets - resulting in the deaths of four civilians and injuries to in excess of 30 more.
Note: The Bachelor's Walk massacre happened in Dublin, on 26 July 1914, when a column of troops of the King's Own Scottish Borderers were accosted by a crowd on Bachelor's Walk. The troops attacked "hostile but unarmed" protesters with rifle fire and bayonets - resulting in the deaths of four civilians and injuries to in excess of 30 more.
Condition
Fair, action seized, barrell plugged, metal corroded, some woodworm holes and slight losses to wood. Worth restoration.
Provenance
From the collection of an IRA quartermaster (War of Independence).
