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Cased C1830 English HW Mortimer London 28 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Accessories. Sn 21532:4 - 21532:4
HW Mortimer and his son Harvey Walklate Mortimer were London gunsmiths' between 1753 and into the 1800s with premises at Fleet Street (see page 187 of British Gunmakers London By Brown). The Mortimer family made Firearms by Royal Appointment. This is an English Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol by HW Mortimer with later fitted case. The pistol measures 8” overall and has a 4” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a bead fore sight. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod flutes. The action has light foliate engraved decoration and has the makers name ‘HW Mortimer’. It has its original walnut full stock which has just light bumps & bruises consistent with age and deep cut chequering and punch decoration at the grip. The pistol has an iron ram rod. It’s cocking and firing action work. The pistol comes with its later fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has a lock (key absent). The inside of the case is fitted and lined with felt to hold the pistol and its accessories which consist of a small roll of lint, a quantity of moulded lead balls and an empty TE Mortimer labelled percussion cap tin with removable lid & a brass & copper pistol size powder flask with sprung Nozzle and American Eagle embossed decoration. The inside of the lid has a Mortimer trade label. The exterior of the case has inlaid line decoration and a mother of pearl escutcheon. The price 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 21532:4
£575.00

1834-1853 English Perrins (Worcester Or Berkshire) 28 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 21532:3 - 21532:3
This is an English Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 11” overall and has a 5 ½” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a bead fore sight. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod flutes. The action has light foliate engraved decoration and has the makers name ‘Perrins’ (most likely either John working in Worcester 1834-1853 or Thomas working in Windsor Berkshire 1843-1851, see page 101of English Gunmakers by Baily & Nie) . It has its original walnut stock which has just light bumps & bruises consistent with age. The stock has a polished horn fore end cap and chequered grip panels. The pistol has an ebonised wood ram rod with white metal cap. It’s cocking and firing action work. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21532:3
£475.00

Cased C1860 English Form 6 Shot 120 Bore Double Action Percussion Bar Hammer Pepperbox Bar Hammer Revolver With Accessories. Sn 21532:1 - 21532:1
A very good pepperbox bar hammer revolver made circa 1860 in its later fitted case with accessories. The revolver measures 8" overall and the barrel cluster is 2 ¾” length. The steel frame and trigger guard are engraved with a foliate design. The grip frame and bar hammer also have engraved decoration. There are no visible manufacturer's marks on the pistol. The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The revolver has undamaged wood grips. The barrel’s bores are clean. It's cocking and firing actions work crisply. The pistol comes with its later fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has a lock (key absent). The inside of the case is fitted and lined with green felt to hold the pistol and its accessories which consist of a small roll of lint, a quantity of moulded lead balls and an empty Eley brothers percussion cap tin with removable lid. The inside of the lid has a later William Egan Bradford trade label. The price 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 21532:1
£645.00

C1840 English Form 18 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. A 1097 / 21532:2 - A 1097 / 21532:2
This is a English Form Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 9 ¼” overall and has a 4 ¼” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a bead fore sight. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod flute. The has light foliate engraved decoration. It has its original walnut full stock which has knocks, bumps & bruises consistent with age. There is an old stable and secure crack on the left side of the stock at the muzzle end. The pistol has a small wood ramrod with brass end cap that unscrews to reveal a worm. It’s cocking and firing action work. The includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 1097 / 21532:2
£475.00

Brace Of C1800 Period Composite Balkan / Turkish Ottoman Empire 16 Bore Flintlock Pistols With Ornate Brass & Silver Inlaid Wire Decoration. Sn 21393:56 - 21393:56
This is an attractive period composite pair of Balkan / Turkish Ottoman Empire 16 Bore Flintlock Pistols with some matching features. The pistols have obviously been put together in the period with contemporary alterations / additions to their brass fittings and decoration. They each have 11 ¾” long steel barrels with similar etched decoration near to the action. steel barrels. The barrels bores have staining & residue consistent with age and use. Their locks & cocks have similar foliate engraved decoration. The Walnut full stocks has polished horn fore end caps. The wood stocks have the knocks bumps and bruises to be expected of antique pistols of this age. The wood of each pistol stock has similar carved decoration and brass / silver wire inlaid decoration. They have similar ornate brass furniture including cudgel butts with hand tooled decoration. One pistol has ornate stock plate and trigger guard with extended tang and finial, the other’s stock plate has different foliate decoration and what looks like script letters (unknown language) and its trigger guard is plain. The top of each pistol wrist are mounted with un-matching escutcheons. Both pistols have short wood ram rods. Their actions work as they should. The price for this ornate, interesting pair of pistols includes UK delivery. NB As antique flintlock pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:56
£975.00

**QUALITY**C1840 J&E Peacock Bradford 54 Bore Percussion Overcoat Pistol With Brass Action & Screw Off Octagonal Steel Barrel. Sn 21393:55 - 21393:55
This is a good quality percussion overcoat pistol by J&E Peacock Bradford (we cannot find this gunmaker or retailer in our research books). It has a just under 3 ¼” turn off octagonal steel barrel. The barrel's smooth bore is clean. The overall length is 7 ½”. The underside of the brass action and barrel have black powder proof marks. It has a Dolphin hammer, concealed folding trigger and safety bolt. The action has foliate tooled decoration & the action tang is crisply signed ‘J&E Peacock Bradford’. It has an excellent undamaged walnut grip with finely chequered panels. The butt has a white metal patch box with hinged lid. The patch box has tooled foliate decoration. The cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this quality 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:55
£645.00

SOLD SOLD (11/03) C1750-1780 C.E. Gallas London Pair Of 80 Bore All Steel Flintlock Pocket Pistols With Screw Off Rifled Barrels. Sn 21393:54 - 21393:54
Little is known about the maker of these pistols C.E. Gallas London other than they worked C1750-1780 (internet resources, not in our books). The matching pistols are finely engraved throughout with foliate decoration. Both cocks are fitted with flints. One side of each pistol is marked by the manufacturer 'C.E. Gallas’ and the reverse 'London'. Both measure 5 ¾” overall & have just under 1 ½” round steel barrels. The barrel’s rifled bores have staining consistent with age. There are no visible proofs or dates on these pistols. Their cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent pair of flintlock pistols worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own these antique flintlock pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:54
£0.00

**ORNATE**C1800 ‘De Warnotte Pic No.44’ 15 Bore Gentleman’s Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Brass Fittings & Rifled Barrel. Sn 21393:53 - 21393:53
This attractive Gentleman’s pistol made sometime in the early 1800’s measures 11 ¾” overall and has a 6 ¼” two stage steel barrel. The barrel has a brass blade fore. The barrel is signed with what looks like ‘Pic No.44’ (possibly a London Piccadilly maker or retailer address). The bore has staining consistent with age and deep cut well defined rifling. Its cock is fitted with flint. It has brass fittings consisting of foliate engraved trigger guard with extended tang and finial, ramrod flutes & large foliate embossed butt plate with extended tang. The lock plate is signed ‘De Warnotte’ (we cannot find this gunmaker or retailer in our research books). It has its original walnut full stock which has just bumps & bruises consistent with age. The top of the wrist behind the barrel tang has foliate carved decoration. The pistol has its original wood ramrod with brass end cap. It’s cocking and firing action work crisply. The price for this flintlock worthy of further research regarding the markings 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 21393:53
£1,295.00

**QUALITY**RARE**1801-1805 Irish Thomas Fowler Dublin 22 Bore Flintlock Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Gold Inlays. Sn 21517 - 21517
Thomas Fowler was an Irish Dublin based Gunmaker recorded as having premises at 14 Capel Street, Dublin between 1801 & 1805. This is a quality flintlock overcoat / traveling pistol by Fowler. The sturdy pistol measures 7 ¾” overall and has a 3 ½” steel barrel. The barrel has a gold bead fore sight and decorative gold bands , gold roundel inset at the breech and maker’s cartouche in gold signed ‘Fowler Dublin’ (no doubt Thomas Fowler Dublin). The smooth bore has staining consistent with age and use. Its cock is fitted with flint. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod mounts & white metal escutcheon at the butt. The lock plate is signed ‘Fowler’. It has its original walnut full stock which has just bumps & bruises consistent with age. The pistol has its original wood ramrod with gold end cap. It’s cocking and firing action work crisply. The price for this excellent pistol by an Irish maker only recorded as working for 4 years 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 21517
£1,495.00

American Civil War Era 1861-1874 Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Belt Revolver. Sn 21513 - 21513
The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes including S&W ‘s Model 2 Army belt revolver. These pistols were manufactured 1861 - 1874, with a total production of 77,020. This is a good original example of the Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army 'Tip Up' Barrel 6 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire UK Obsolete Calibre. The pistol’s metal work has even aged patina. It has an undamaged original American Walnut grip. The butt of the grip frame has serial number which looks like ‘66583’. There is no visible number sometimes found on the barrel block & no visible 1860 patent detail sometimes found on the cylinder. The top rib of its 6” octagonal barrel is marked with the S&W Springfield Mass address. The barrel’s rifled bore has typical light rifling and just staining consistent with age & use. The pistol measures 11” overall and has a brass blade fore sight, ‘v’ notch bar rear sight and sheathed trigger. The pistol’s single action cocking & firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21513
£875.00
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