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**COMPSTALL MILL STOCKPORT CHESHIRE INTEREST**C1840 English ‘T. Andrews Compstall No.1’ Night Watchman’s 28 Bore Double Barrel Percussion Belt Pistol With Captive Iron Ram Rod. Sn 23163 - 23163
Compstall was a Mill complex owned by Thomas Andrew and his family in Romiley, Stockport, Cheshire. This is an excellent, original, percussion double barrel percussion pistol the barrel rib signed ‘T. Andrews Compstall No.1’ most likely a Mill Night Watchman’s self defence weapon . Its side by side brown wash steel barrels are 5 ¼” in length and are 28 bore. It measures 10 ¾” overall length. The smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age and use. It has a broad top rib and small brass bead fore sight. The action plates, hammers, trigger guard with extended tang and bud finial & action tang have foliate engraved decoration. It has double triggers, original captive iron ram rod and iron belt bar. The weapon has a lovely walnut full wood stock which has chequering at the grip and inlaid void silver escutcheon on top of the wrist. The pistol cocks and dry fires crispy. The price for this interesting percussion pistol worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB as an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23163 (drawers office)
£795.00

**MINT BORE**Cased C1860 English Charles Reeves Birmingham Patent Adams Type Double Action 5 Shot 54 Bore Percussion Revolver & Accessories. Sn 23137 - 23137
This is an excellent, original, cased, Adams type 5 shot Reeves Patent percussion revolver (Charles Reeves, a Birmingham gunmaker, took out three British patents relating to percussion revolvers: No. 2690 of 22 October 1857, No. 3156 of 1857 and No. 1623 of 1858. See Taylerson et al 1968, pp. 270, 324, 325 and 327). The large frame double action revolver has a 6 ¼” octagonal barrel (12 ¼” overall). The bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The barrel has a blade fore sight & notched frame rear sight. The frame is engraved ‘Patent’ on one side and ‘No. 1022 on the reverse. The barrel and cylinder have Victorian black powder proofs. It’s finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged with original blue finish which has light surface wear to be expected with age and use. Its captive loading lever works as it should. The pistol is contained in its re-lined and re-fitted Mahogany case with hinged lid and lock (key absent). The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass roundel. The case is lined blue felt and has compartments which contain accessories including a double brass and steel conical bullet mould numbered ‘54’, a copper and brass black powder flask which signed by the manufacturer ‘James Dixon & Sons Sheffield), 2 ebony handled tools, cleaning rod with brass jag, a white metal oil container with screw top lid and integral applicator also by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield, an empty Eley Brothers Japanned tin with removable lid & a number of moulded lead bullets in a pouch. The price for this excellent cased pistol with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23137
£1,895.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS**C1870 -1880 Colt USA No.1 First Model .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre ‘Knuckle Duster’ Derringer With English Proofs. Sn 23136 - 23136
Colt made their No.1 Derringer between 1870 and 1890. Colt designs were used by other American Arms manufacturer’s. This is an excellent original .41 RF Calibre ‘Knuckle Duster’ first model Colt USA No.1 It measures 5” overall with a 2 ½” barrel which has a flat top with brass blade fore sight. The rear sight consists of a groove in the knurled hammer spur. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel’s flat top is marked by the maker ‘Colt Mfg Hartford Ct USA No.1’ between Maltese cross marks. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘4654’ and has English black powder proofs indicating that this pistol was made in the USA for the English market. The derringer has a sheathed trigger & hook handle with the appearance of a knuckle duster (the heavy handle could be used to strike an assailant). The butt of the grip frame has matching number ‘4654’ and the steel frame has foliate scroll work decoration. The barrel swings to the left for loading by sliding a knurled steel button on the frame to the rear. Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23136 (drawers office)
£1,695.00

1875 - 1912 American Colt No.3 Second Model .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame Single Shot Derringer With Pivot Barrel & Traces Of Original Factory Nickel Plate Finish. Sn 23166 - 23166
An excellent original .41 Cal Rim Fire, Colt No.3 derringer. Production ran from 1875 through until 1912. The No.3 came in several different variations, or models, with changes being made to the shape of the hammer or the size of the grips. We think this pistol is the No.3 2nd model with the slanting hammer, as opposed to the upright hammer of the 1st model, or larger grips of the 3rd model. Our example has brass frame traces of original factory nickel plate finish & a sheathed trigger. Its 2 ½” steel barrel correctly pivots to the right for loading (the hammer must be at half cock to pivot the barrel). The pistol is 5” overall length. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight. Its rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The top of the barrel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Colt’ and the brass frame has .41 Cal. It has its original American walnut grips which are secured with a single recessed brass screw bolt. The wood has just light scuffs consistent with age & handling. The serial numbers are often stamped beneath the grips, and are not visible unless the grips are removed (we have not removed the grips). Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an obsolete calibre rim fire derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23166 (drawers office)
£725.00

British Snider .577 2 Band Obsolete Calibre Rifle by Thomas Turner, Fisher Street, Birmingham, 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn - 23162
Thomas Turner (1861-1879) was a renowned and famous English gunmaker with a shop at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham. Thomas Turner made top quality guns and supplied weapons to the Tower Armoury under government contracts. The rifle is in excellent condition and has a 23 inch barrel with an overall length of 43 inches. The rifle is fitted with a double lined steel lock plate which is engraved THOMAS TURNER FISHER STREET BIRMINGHAM and has the correct flat faced snider hammer. The barrel carries Birmingham proof house proof marks for 25 bore (.577 inch) and has nice sharp 3 groove rifling. The rifle is fitted with regulation brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap and is fitted with a mark II snider action with the breech block bearing the SNIDER PATENT stamp and monogram. The rifles barrel is retained by 2 iron barrel bands retained by spring clips. The rifle has the military block and blade fore sight, 900 yards ladder rear sight and a heavy military hammer. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique, obsolete calibre weapon and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23162
£1,150.00

**VERY ORNATE SILVER WIRE INLAID DECORATION**C1800 20 Bore Balkan / Ottoman Flintlock Pistol. Sn 23070 - 23070
This is an ornate Balkans / Ottoman flintlock pistol made C1800. It is 19” overall length. The 11 ¼” barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The stock is inlaid with profuse silver wire decoration and it has ornate cast brass fittings. The action cocks and dry fires. The price for this ornately decorated Ottoman / Balkan flintlock includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23070
£375.00

C1790 Balkan Cossack’s / Albanian / Turkish Ottoman Form 16 Bore Miquelet Lock Pistol With Ornately Decorated Brass Wrapped Frame, Steel Barrel & ‘Rat Tail’ Butt With Ornate tooled Decoration. Sn 23071 - 23071
This is an attractive Balkans Cossack’s / Albanian / Turkish Ottoman Pistol. It is 20”overall with a 12” iron barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel is unsighted. It has its original brass wrapped full stock ornately decorated with geometric & scroll tooling. The brass has knocks and bumps to be expected but is totally secure and it has the typical ‘rat tail’ butt. The pistol has an iron ram rod. The miquelet action cocks & dry fires. The price for this attractive piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23071
£495.00

**RARE**MINT BORE**1874 -1879 Colt USA 'New Line' 5 Shot .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Pocket Revolver With English Proofs Retailed By Baker London. Sn 23117 - 23117
The Colt New Line .41 Calibre Rim Fire revolvers had the largest of the New Line frames and were only produced for six years, from 1874 to 1879. During that time frame only 9,363 .41 calibre New Line revolvers were produced, making it the second rarest of the New Lines, second only to the .38 calibre variants. This is an excellent rare to find example. The metal work has even aged patina. The revolver has a 2 ¼” round steel barrel (6 ¼” overall) & sheathed trigger. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel has Colt’s USA address, 1874 Patent, serial number 9956, English black powder proofs and retailer name which looks like ‘F.T Baker Gun Manufacturer London’ together with correct acid etched panel ‘Colt New .41’ (all illustrated). It has a blade fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. The pistol is side gate loading (the gate opens and closes firmly). The action is single action only and works crisply. The original Walnut grips have some small old stable chips but are totally secure. The price for this rare Colt revolver includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23117 (drawers office)
£1,195.00

1858 - Early 1860’s American Civil War Era Eli Whitney (Whitneyville Armoury) USA .36 Naval Calibre, 5 Shot Single Action (Remington Beals Navy) Percussion Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23115 - 23115
The Whitneyville Armoury USA was founded 1798 in New Haven Connecticut by Eli Whitney. Whitney produced approx. 33,000 revolvers to compete with Colt & Remington patent revolvers. Many were purchased by the Union Army & Navy and saw service in the American Civil War. In 1888, the Whitney Arms Company was sold to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. This is an excellent, original 4” octagonal barrel Eli Whitney Remington Beals type Naval calibre revolver. It is a 5 shot percussion revolver with drop down loading lever. The bore has just light staining consistent with age and well defined rifling. The loading lever has number 15546 M, 15546 is repeated on the underside of the barrel & faintly on the removable cylinder. The metal work has nice even plum patina throughout. The top of the barrel has ‘Whitney N.Haven’. The pistol has a small brass post fore sight, grooved frame rear sight and brass trigger guard. It has original undamaged Walnut grips which have just light bumps & bruises to be expected. The pistol's loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23115 (drawers office)
£1,275.00

**MINT BORE**1864 American Civil War Colt New York USA Police Pocket Model 1862 Constabulary & Civil War Officer’s .36 Naval Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Percussion Revolver (Desirable 6 ½” Barrel Variant). Sn 23114 - 23114
The Colt 1862 Police 'Constabulary' Percussion Pocket Revolver is considered by many collectors as the epitome in development of the cap and ball revolvers. Manufactured from 1861 until approximately 1873, it was designed in response to the demand for pocket pistols by both civilians and early Police Forces. This model was the concluding design of Colt percussion pistols and in addition to, the Police for whom this pistol was designed these weapons were popular with Civil War Army Officers. This original example of the Model 1862 revolver has age and use related scuffs to its original blue finish. The pistol is the desirable 6 ½” barrel variant & measures 12” overall. The top of the barrel is stamped 'Colt New York U.S. America'. The barrel's bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The original factory nickel plated brass grip frame has faint calibre detail ’36 Cal’. The action plate is faintly stamped ‘Colt’s Patent’. It has the correct fluted cylinder, captive steel lever ram rod, small blade fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. It has a undamaged American walnut grip. The underside of the frame, trigger guard and butt of the grip frame are stamped with matching serial numbers ‘28512’ which dates its manufacture to 1864. Its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this historic revolver includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23114 (drawers office)
£1,750.00
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