Antique Guns and Equipment
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**QUALITY**1785-1819 Cased Pair Of English Ketland & Co London Brass Action & Barrels 50 Bore Tap Action Double Barrel Flintlock Pistols With English Proofs, Turn Off Barrels & Original Accessories. Sn 22967:3 - 22967:3 Ketland & Co were English gunsmith's based at various addresses in Birmingham & London between 1785-1819. This is a nice pair of Tap action flintlock pistols made by Ketland & Co. Their round brass screw off barrels are 2 ¼” in length (7 ¾” overall). The smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age and use. The underside of the pistol’s brass frames have English black powder proofs. Their heavy brass frames are nicely signed on one side ‘Ketland & Co’, the revrse ‘London’. The trigger guards are blued steel. They each have steel slide safety bolts, steel pans and cocks fitted with flints. The pistol's bag shaped walnut grips are undamaged and the back of each grip are inlaid with void white metal shield escutcheons. The pistols cock and dry fire with strong spring actions and the tap actions operated by a rounded lever on the left side of their pans function correctly. The pistols are complete with their fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has an inlaid void brass shield device on top of the lid. The case measures 10 ¾” x 8 ¼” x 2”. The case has a brass lock (key absent) and 2 hook fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with green felt & contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories which consist of a small quantity of moulded lead balls, a spare flint, a pistol size brass & copper powder flask with sprung nozzle & a steel bullet mould. The price for this quality made pair of flintlock pistols with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As antique flintlock pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22967:3 £2,950.00 |
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**RARE**American Revolutionary War & Napoleonic Wars Era**French St Etienne Arsenal Model 1777 Cavalry Officer’s Brass Action Flintlock .650 Carbine Calibre Holster Pistol With Ram Rod. Sn 22929 - 22929 The Model 1777 pistol was designed in the late 1770s, and it was manufactured until 1792 in three French cities: Saint-Etienne, Charleville, and Maubeuge. Between the period of 1788 to 1792, it is estimated that approximately 145,000 were fabricated. The Model 1777 also served as the design for the United States Model 1799, the first official model of firearm adopted in the States. The predecessor to the North & Cheney 1799 pistol, many French 1777 pistols came over from Europe during the American Revolutionary War, both with French troops and as part of the military aid supplied to the Revolution. These firearms saw extensive use during the Revolutionary Wars in the U.S. and the Napoleonic Peninsula campaigns in Europe from approximately 1808 to 1815. This heavy-calibre flintlock pistol was favoured by various military personnel, including infantry, naval personnel, and cavalry. This is a rare to find, original French Model 1777 Flintlock pistol. The pistol has its all original Walnut stock with correct brass action. The action is signed ‘St Etienne’ (Arsenal) and has ‘L’ inspection mark. It has a heavy military cock fitted with flint. It has a 7 ½” correctly un-sighted barrel and measures 13 ½” overall. The pistol’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and service use. The pistol has a removable iron ram rod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. This is a rare to find pistol. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22929 £1,400.00 |
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**QUALITY**ORNATE SILVER MOUNTED**C1841-1849 Cased Pair Of English Joseph Kemp London 80 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistols With English Proofs, Turn Off Barrels & Original Accessories. Sn 22967:1 - 22967:1 Joseph Kemp was an English London based Gunsmith recorded as having premises at Charlotte Street in 1841, 115 Jermyn Street between 1844 – 1845 and 31 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square between 1846 & 1849 (see page 175 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 By Brown). This is a superb pair of percussion pistols made by Joseph Kemp. Each pistol measures 5 ½” overall and have just over 1 ½” screw off blued steel octagonal barrels. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. Each barrel has a German silver bead fore sight. The top of each barrel are signed by the maker ‘’JosH (Joseph) Kemp). The German silver actions have foliate tooled decoration & ‘v’ notch plate rear sights. The underside of their frames & barrels have crisp English proofs. They have blued Dolphin hammers and concealed triggers which are revealed when the pistols are cocked. The pistols have attractive, undamaged, Walnut grips ornately inlaid with silver wire and foliate decoration, both also have silver escutcheons engraved with matching stylised monograms, no doubt the original Victorian owner of these pistols. The butt of each pistol have excellent silver Lion’s head bosses. The pistols cock and dry fire crisply. The pistols are complete with their original fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has an inlaid brass shield device on top of the lid engraved with stylised monogram that matches the pistols. The case measures 8 ¼” x 5 ½” x 1 ¾”. The case has a brass lock ( 2 keys are in the case only one operates the lock correctly). The inside of the case is lined with green felt & contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories. Which consist of a small quantity of moulded lead balls & percussion caps (untested), a tiny brass & copper powder flask with sprung nozzle, a steel bullet mould marked ‘No.70’ and ‘WD’, steel tools & a wood handled cleaning rod with turn off brass tip. The price for this quality made pair of percussion pistols with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As antique percussion pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20958 £3,950.00 |
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**RARE**ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Chieftain’s Quality Assegai Short Stabbing Spear With Sections Of Intricate Wire Binding & Brass Studs. Sn 22868 - 22868 The Assegai is a short handled stabbing spear invented by the legendary Zulu king Shaka in the early 1800s. The weapon revolutionized tribal warfare in South Africa. Chieftains would also use their Assegai to direct the attack of Zulu warrior Impi battle formations. A period photograph of a Zulu Chieftain armed with an Assegai in fighting stance is illustrated in image 1. This Assegai measures 44 ½” overall length. It has a blackened iron 9” long leaf shaped blade. The blade is 1 ½” wide at its broadest. Its tang is attached to its hand crafted wood shaft by intricate bound wire. There are also a 5 sections of matching binding along the length of the wood shaft. The sections of wire binding are surrounded by round head brass stud nails (a few studs have been lost over its lifetime). The studs are not merely decoration but also assist grip during battle and would reflect light making it highly visible to warriors when being used to direct Impi movement. The shaft has a bulbous finial also decorated with round head brass stud nails on one side. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22868 (ethnic shelves storeroom) £875.00 |
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**SCARCE**ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s Assegai Short Stabbing Spear With Intricate Bi-Colour Wire Binding. Sn 22867 - 22867 The Assegai is a short handled stabbing spear invented by the legendary Zulu king Shaka in the early 1800s. The weapon revolutionized tribal warfare in South Africa. A period photograph of a Zulu warrior armed with an Assegai is illustrated in image 1. This Assegai measures 4 Feet 2 Inches overall length. It has a blackened iron 8” long leaf shaped blade. The blade is 1 ¼” wide at its broadest. Its tang is securely attached to its hand crafted wood shaft by intricate tightly bound bi-colour wire (frayed with age along the bottom edge). There is also a small section of matching binding on the lower section of the shaft. The wood shaft is plain with no decoration and has a bulbous finial carved with a recess near to the butt most likely for wrist strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22867 (ethnic shelves storeroom) £495.00 |
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**SCARCE**ORIGINAL**Victorian Zulu War Era Era Zulu Warrior’s Assegai Short Stabbing Spear. Sn 22866 - 22866 The Assegai is a short handled stabbing spear invented by the legendary Zulu king Shaka in the early 1800s. The weapon revolutionized tribal warfare in South Africa. A period artist’s drawing of a British cavalryman attacking a Zulu warrior armed with an Assegai during the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 published in Copenhagen in 1901 is illustrated in image 1. This Assegai measures 4 Feet 5 Inches overall length. It’s iron 13 ¼” long leaf shaped blade. The blade is 2” wide at its broadest. Its tang is securely attached to its hand crafted wood shaft by intricate tightly bound wire. The wood shaft is plain with no decoration and has a bulbous finial. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22866 (ethnic shelves storeroom) £475.00 |
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**RARE DOUBLE TRIGGER**MINT BORE** Cased British Victorian Tranter’s Patent 54 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Captive Loading Lever, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22699 - 22699 This is an original Tranter’s Patent 50 Bore 5 shot percussion revolver with spurless hammer and rare to find double triggers. Its double action firing mechanism works as it should. The pistol is fired in double action by using 2 fingers to pull both triggers at the same time or the long trigger spur can be pulled moving the hammer to firing position and rotating the magazine, then the small trigger is pulled to fire the pistol. It has a 6” octagonal barrel (11 ¾” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a blade fore sight & ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The frame and cylinder have matching numbers ‘No.12289 T’. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. Its dark coloured finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged & has some original blue finish. The weapon's lever loading arm & double action firing mechanism work crisply. The large trigger is stamped ‘Tranter’s Patent’ and the captive loading lever ‘Tranter’s Patent’. The pistol is contained in its associated wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass plate. The case has a brass lock (key absent). The case is lined with green felt and has compartments which contain accessories, consisting of: an empty W. Tranter’s labelled Lubricating Bullets tin, a Fred Joyce London labelled percussion cap tin, an empty Tranter’s labelled tin ‘Lubrication Composition’ (the tins are period, the labels look later), a Barlow Patent marked copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle & a brass double bullet mould with steel sprue cutter. The price for this nice Tranter pistol set 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 22699 £1,375.00 |
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**QUALITY**MINT RIFLED BORES**C1780 Cased, Pair Of English John Twigg & John Bass London .577 Regulation Calibre Cavalry Officer’s Private Purchase Carbine Flintlock Pistols Retailed In France By Pirmet Paris & Period Converted To Percussion &accessories - 22967:2 John Bass was a London based gunsmith. He worked between 1761 & 1794 at his workshop located at 19 Green Park Row, Piccadilly, London and was in partnership for a while with the renowned English Gunsmith John Twigg. Bass partnered with his father-in-law John Twigg, himself considered one of the most talented gun makers of the era, to form Twigg & Bass in the 1780s and continued to work under his own name after Twigg's death circa 1790. Twigg & Bass are known to have produced high end flintlock pistols including pocket, coach, and duelling pistols. This is an excellent pair of percussion Carbine pistols by Twigg & Bass made C1780 retailed in France By Pirmet Paris (most likely François Pirmet recorded in Paris 1779–1818) and later period converted to percussion. These convertible Carbine pistols were popular private purchase weapons favoured by Cavalry Officers. They would originally have been issued with removable shoulder stocks so they could be used as either holster pistols or carbines carried in saddle buckets. Originally the pistols would have been supplied in a larger case to accommodate each pistols shoulder stock. These carbine pistols are without their shoulder stocks and are contained in a period fitted case, possibly when period converted to percussion and has all original accessories. The pistols have all original walnut full stocks with chequered grip panels and carved butts. The back of each grip is slotted for shoulder stock attachment. They have 9” sighted octagonal Damascus steel barrels (14 ½” overall). They have blued foliate decorated trigger guards with extended tangs and pineapple finials & Dolphin hammers. The action plates of each pistol are signed ‘Twigg & Bass’. The top of each barrel are signed ‘Twigg & Bass London’. One barrel flat of each pistol is signed ‘Carabine Par’ (Carbine By) and another of each pistol ‘Pirmet A Paris’. Each barrel has crisp English black powder proofs. Both pistols are complete with their original wood ram rods with steel tips and end caps. The rifled bores of each barrel are near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. Their cocking & firing actions and safety bolts work crisply. The pistols are complete with their fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has its original lock with key that locks the case correctly, folding brass carry handle and brass hook fasteners. The interior of the case is lined in felt and has compartments contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories which include a copper and brass powder flask, a steel WD (War Dept) marked bullet mould, a wood cleaning rod with brass tip, a wood handled tool and Joyce & Co London labelled percussion cap tin which contains a quantity of percussion caps. The price for this quality pair of cased carbine pistols includes UK delivery. NB as antique percussion weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22967:2 £4,750.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (Lay-Away 10/10). 1898 Boer War South African Republic (ZAR) Westley Richards Boer Contract Martini Henry Rifle in 577 x 450 Obsolete Calibre. Sn - 22864 The Boer Republics of the Orange Free State (OVS or Oranje Vrij Staat) and the South African Republic (ZAR or Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek) had been at odds with the British Empire for decades. Events led to open hostilities and knowing War with the British Empire was imminent, the Boers rushed to purchase firearms to arm their citizen-soldier Commandos with rifles which were purchased by the ZAR and OVS States. Prior to the Boer War, the British gun makers Westley Richards & Co, sold a private contract shipment of their Martini Action 577 x 450 Calibre Rifles to the Boer, South African Republic (ZAR or Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek). The stopping Power of the large Martini 577x 450 round, simplicity of the Martini Action was favoured by the Dutch farmers. During the Boer War the weapons were used by South African Republic (ZAR) and Orange free State (OVS) forces against the British Army in most of the Major Battles. This is an excellent original example of a Westley Richards Martini Henry Rifle sold to the ZAR. The rifle has all original smooth metalwork with a nice even patina throughout. The woodwork is original and has the usual knocks, bumps and bruises from use. The rifle is complete with block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight with platinum lines, the cocking indicator on the breech block, both sling swivels the Westley Richards loading lever lock in the stock & bayonet lug. The right side of the receiver is stamped MADE ESPECIALLY FOR ZAR. The left side is crisply stamped WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO with the correct triangular trade mark. The top of the breech is also stamped with the Westley Richards triangle and 1898 date. The barrel is clearly stamped WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO also HENRY RIFLING. The bore of its 32 ½” barrel has good rifling with minor staining from use. . The barrel carries London proof marks and is stamped with the number 80 underneath. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this rare historic Boer War era piece includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre firearm no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22864 £0.00 |
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Victorian, Tower Contract, Imperial German 16 Bore (17mm) Officers Pattern Percussion Pistol. Sn - 22899 This is an unusual Tower contract, Imperial German, officers percussion pistol with a Tower lock plate with tower inspection marks and the queens crown to the lock plate with a Birmingham proofed barrel. The pistol is in the classic form of the Imperial German cavalry pistol with the traditional nose cap, butt cap, side plate, trigger guard, stock form, ramrod and the lock plate with the raised section in front of the nipple bolster. The pistol has a 16 bore barrel which is Birmingham proofed. 16 bore measures to 17 mm which was the standard Imperial German bore for cavalry pistols. The double lined lock plate is stamped with the queens crown TOWER and the tower crowned inspection stamp above it. The hammer is the standard double lined tower pattern with a slight curl at the top. The pistol has a Germanic style brass butt cap, brass trigger guard and a iron nose cap which holds the mushroomed head ramrod. The pistol measures 17 inches in length and the 10 inch barrel which has a bright clean bore with very little staining. The tang is stamped HE 160 and the woodwork near the trigger guard is impressed G R . The price for this unusual Tower contract Imperial German pistol includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22899 £595.00 |
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