A mint unfired 42 Maltby, Trying to value it

[rayg]

Those swivels were missing when I first got the rifle many years ago when I had posted they were missing when I first got the rifle and I replaced them, but didn't recall this until you jogged my memory. I have since changed my inventory listing indicating such. Outside of the replaced swivels, the rifle is otherwise a minty condition and a scarce Malty being in the condition it is especially made with all the original expedient parts and having no import stamps. There may not be many maltby's like it around, if any. I still wonder why the swivels were purposely removed. There must have been a reason, maybe connected to the stock letters, parade rifle, Naval, range etc? In any case it looks that it possibly was not fired after proofing. Ray