Antique Pistols and Revolvers
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**MINT BORE**MATCHING NUMBERS**Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA 1871 Patent ‘BLUE JACKET No 2’ .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Revolver. Sn 22927 - 22927 Hopkins & Allen Arms Company were a U.S firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. Known as the ‘Blue Jacket No2 ’ Model, this revolver is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. This is an excellent original example of the ‘BLUE JACKET No 2’. It retains its original blue finish which has even aged fading. It has a 2 ¾” steel barrel (7” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling. The steel cylinder spigot can be removed for speed loading by depression of a steel lever on the frame. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘3848c’. Matching ‘384’ is repeated on the cylinder. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co BLUE JACKET No2 Pat March 28 1871'. It has a sheathed trigger and original undamaged Walnut grips. The pistol has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The action is correctly single action only and it cocks and dry fires crisply. The price 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 22927 (drawers office) £475.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (13/10) C1790 Liege Belgium 32 Bore Brass Flintlock Pocket Pistol Signed ‘W. Geddes’ With Cannon Barrel. Sn 22935 - 22935 This is a brass flintlock pistol with cannon barrel with Liege Proof marks. It is 7 ¼” overall with a 3” cannon barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. It has Liege ‘ELG’ and ‘IM’ marks on the brass frame and barrel. The action and barrel are faintly signed on one side ‘W. Geddes’ most likely a retailer. It has a steel hammer, frizzen, trigger guard and trigger. The action functions as it should. The action has a sliding safety catch which works as it should. The bag shaped walnut grip is undamaged with just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The stock has an inlaid void brass disc. 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 22935 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (08/10) C1790 French Revolution / Napoleonic Era Gendarmerie Police 18 Bore Muzzle Loading Flintlock Pistol With Brass Fittings. Sn 22931 - 22931 An original flintlock pistol in the form of French Revolution / Napoleonic Era Gendarmerie Police Pistols. This example has a Walnut Stock with brass fittings. The all original stock has knocks bumps & bruises to be expected with age and use. The iron lock plate is unsigned. The pistol has a 4 ¾” un-sighted barrel. The barrel has small indistinct inspection marks (illustrated). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol’s ram rod is absent. It has an iron cock fitted with flint, brass pan and iron frizzen. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. 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 22931 £0.00 |
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British Tipping & Lawden Birmingham Sharps USA 1859 Patent .30 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 4 Barrelled Pocket Derringer With Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame, Steel Barrel Cluster & Ornate Gutta Percha Hard Rubber Grip. Sn 22924 - 22924 Tipping & Lawden were one of the 20 members of the Birmingham Small Arms Trading Company Limited (along with Hollis & Sheath, Joseph Swinburn and Thomas Turner forming the "big four"). Tipping & Lawden were taken over by Webley & Scott in 1887. This is an original Sharps USA 1859 Patent 4 barrelled pocket derringer in .30 RF calibre made by Tipping & Lawden. It is a fully functioning example. The pistol has a cluster of 4 x 3” steel barrels and measures 5 ¾” overall. The barrel’s bores are clean with typical light rifling. The frame is brass and has some original nickel plating. The barrel cluster is absent its bead fore sight and it has a grooved frame rear sight. The right side of the frame is stamped 'Tipping & Lawden Sharps Patent’ (Sharps patented their design 25th January 1859). The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The underside of the barrel cluster at the muzzle has serial number 3370. It has a revolving firing pin and loading is achieved by depression of bar on the underside of the frame. The barrel cluster can then be moved forward for loading of rounds. It has a sheathed trigger & ornate un-damaged gutta percha hard rubber grip. It's loading cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22924 (drawers office) £845.00 |
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**MINT BORE**FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**American Civil War Era, Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver With Period Mother Of Pearl Grips. Sn 22926 - 22926 The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes. S&W had been successfully producing their Model 1 Pocket Revolvers and Their Model 2 belt revolver. There was however a demand for a pocket revolver in a larger calibre than their Model 1 .22 Calibre pistol. To cater for the demand S&W introduced their Model 1 ½. This pistol referred to as the 'Transitional Model ½’ was made using some parts taken from the production line of their Model 1 and Model 2 revolvers. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel 5 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It has period Mother of Pearl grips in excellent condition & original Factory nickel plate finish to the metal work. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with number '108169'. It has a sheathed trigger and the top of its 3 ½” barrel is crisply marked with Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass together with 1859-1865 patent detail (illustrated). The barrel's rifled bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel's ‘tip up’ action is operated by a ‘push up’ catch at the bottom of the barrel block and the pistol’s barrel rib is fitted with a small brass blade fore sight. The rear sight consists of a ‘v’ notch bar on top of the cylinder frame. The pistol measures 8” overall and its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this American Civil War era pistol 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 22926 (drawers 0ffice) £745.00 |
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C1790 French Revolution / Napoleonic Era Gendarmerie Police Officer’s Private Purchase 50 Bore Muzzle Loading Flintlock Pistol With Decorated Brass Fittings & Ram Rod. Sn 22932 - 22932 An original flintlock pistol in the form of French Revolution / Napoleonic Era Gendarmerie Police Pistols. This Officer’s quality piece was most likely an Officer’s private purchase weapon. This example has a nice Walnut Stock with brass fittings which are decorated with foliate motifs indicating private purchase. The all original stock has knocks bumps & bruises to be expected with age and use. The iron lock plate is unsigned and there are no visible external date or maker marks. The pistol has a 4 ¾” sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has a later steel ram rod. It has an iron cock, brass pan and iron frizzen. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. 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 22932 (drawers office) £645.00 |
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French Model 1822 St Etienne Arsenal .700 Calibre Muzzle Loading Dragoon Cavalry Percussion Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings & Iron Ram Rod. Sn 22915 - 22915 An original French Model 1822 Arsenal Dragoon Cavalry pistol. Many of these pistols were carried by Confederate troops in the American Civil war supplied by their French allies. This French Dragoon pistol has a Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The all original stock has bumps & bruises to be expected with age and use. The action plate is faintly arsenal signed ‘Manufactures St Etienne’. The pistol has an 8” sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has an iron ramrod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The pistol’s brass cudgel butt has an iron military lanyard ring. 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 22915 £595.00 |
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**RARE**1838 Dated American Mexican War & Civil War Era Robert Johnson Connecticut U.S Army Model 1836 28 Bore Flintlock Pistol With Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22933 - 22933 This is a rare original Model 1836 flintlock pistol by the American Arms manufacturer Robert Johnson Connecticut USA. There were two manufacturers of these guns: Asa Waters and Robert Johnson. Combined, the production totals 41,000 guns. These pistols were the last U.S. Martial pistol to use the flintlock system, and many consider them the best of all U.S. flint guns due to their craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal. The guns are historically significant as they were the primary issue pistol during the Mexican American War (1846-1848), and were significantly used during the American Civil War (1861-1865), especially in the percussion converted format, due to arms shortages on both sides. The pistol is 14” overall length with an 8 ½” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The original Walnut woodwork is a nice deep brown and has just the knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected of a weapon of this age. The metal work has even patina. The pistol has the correct heavy steel butt cap with extended tang that could be used as a cudgel during combat and original captive iron ram rod. The barrel has very faint inspection proof / marks (illustrated in image 2). The barrel has a brass blade fore sight and shallow grooved oval rear sight on top of the grip strap. The lock plate has manufacturer detail ‘U.S. (Army) R. JOHNSON MIDDN CONN’ & ‘1838’ date (illustrated in image 1). The pistol has a brass pan, iron frizzen and iron cock. The action functions correctly. The price for this Mexican War / Civil War era pistol 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 display or collection. Sn 22933 £1,595.00 |
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**SOLD**16/10**RARE**American Revolutionary War & Napoleonic Wars Era**French Maubeuge Arsenal Model 1777 Officer’s Brass Action Flintlock .650 Carbine Calibre Belt Pistol With Iron Belt Bar & Ram Rod. Sn 22930 - 22930 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 an excellent, 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 ‘Maubeuge’ (Arsenal) and has ‘A’ inspection mark. The brass trigger guard also has an 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 the correct iron belt bar to one side and removable iron ram rod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. This is an excellent example of a rare 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 22930 £0.00 |
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**ORNATE**C1790 Balkans / Turkish Ottoman Empire / Arabic 16 Bore Flintlock Pistol With Intricately Silver Bound Barrel Tooled Brass Fittings & Cudgel Butt. Sn 22914 - 22914 This is an elegant Balkans / Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock pistol. It is 20 ¾” overall with a 13 ½” 2 stage iron barrel with grooved tang rear sight. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has what looks like Arabic or Turkish script and Crown mark (illustrated). The barrel tang has other script markings which also look Arabic or Turkish (illustrated). It has its original full wood stock. Intricately Silver Bound Barrel Tooled Brass Fittings & Cudgel Butt. It also has a Mother of pearl escutcheon and inlaid scrolling silver wire inlays. It has a steel cock fitted with flint, pan with hinged frizzen and foliate engraved lock. The cocking & firing actions work with a strong spring action. The price for this attractive piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22914 £695.00 |
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