A gorgeous Factory Cased Whitworth Sporting Rifle.  The gun has deluxe wood and deluxe engraving throughout.  It is sharp as a tack with some minor dents, dings and handling marks in the wood.  The bore is nice and the action is crisp.  It is very high grade for a Whitworth.  It is cased in its original baize lined Whitworth case with a fully intact, original Whitworth label.  The case itself is made of mahogany with some damage to the two rear corners on the lid.  You will note that this gun has a back action lock which is marked "Whitworth Rifle Company."  A back action lock on a Whitworth rifle is something I have never seen before.  I have consulted with Bill Curtis in Britain about this gun.  He explains that there are five known back-action Whitworth Sporting Rifles.  They are all found between serial numbers 206 and 218 of the first series (A) of production.  This gun is serial number 215 of the first series (A) of production.  It has express flip up rear sights with a dovetail front sight.  The long range ladder is missing from the sight base.  The case has numerous accessories to include a period, leather covered flask and a hexagonal bullet mold set, which is very nice but may be of fairly modern construction.  The gun is photogenic, to say the least, and the photos should tell the rest of the story.  An extremely rare Whitworth.  SOLD!!