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British, Kynoch Box of 50 Unfired .303 Miniature Mullineux Adaptor Cartridges Cartridges. Sn - 22787:19
This is a Kynoch 50 round box of .303 Miniature cartridges for the Mullineux adaptor. The adaptor was designed by the Kynoch company and was used for training with the .303 service rifle with reduced costs and recoil. The cartridge was put in a steel and brass adaptor and could be fed normally in the magazine of the Lee Enfield rifle. The rounds have a lead bullet with a circular case mouth crimp. The brass rimmed cartridge cases are headstamped KYNOCH ADAPTOR and have a copper primer fitted. The cartridges are contained in a buff cardboard box, each inner and outer having steel clips to reinforce the corners. The tallow closure label is printed in black 50 KYNOCH .303 MINIATURE CARTRIDGES FOR THE MULLINEUX ADAPTOR CORDITE. Kynoch Limited TRADE MARK WITTON BIRMINGHAM. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the U.K. if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22787:19
£175.00

WW2 Era Home Front, National Fire Service (NFS) Fire Force No. 34 Tommy Helmet To Fire Fighter 202799 F. Waites With Liner & Chinstrap. Sn 22853 - 22853
During WW2, Ealing served as the headquarters for the National Fire Service (NFS) Fire Force No. 34, which was located at Haven Green Court, Haven Green. This area was a vital part of the London Region's firefighting efforts during the war, including during the Blitz, and supported a large contingent of firefighters with dedicated staff and control units. The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) formed in January 1938 and fire stations were set up in buildings such as schools, garages and factories. A recruitment drive was launched with as many as 28,000 fire fighters required to support London Fire Brigade's 2,500 officers and fire fighters. To provide a unified service throughout the country, the National Fire Service (NFS) took control on 18 August 1941 when all AFS were merged with local brigades to form a national service. By 1943 over 70,000 women had enrolled in the NFS in the United Kingdom. This is an excellent original, WW2, steel NFS 'Tommy' helmet. The helmet has its original green paint with red band and King’s Crown NFS insignia together with ‘34’ (Ealing Force Designation). The inner rim of the helmet is stamped with what looks like ‘27’ beneath original white paint letters and numbers ‘202799 F. Waites’ no doubt the fire fighter issued with this helmet. There are no date marks but they may be present under the paint. It has its original black oil cloth liner and sprung webbing chinstrap. The helmet is undamaged with no denting and just some areas of scuffing to the green paint finish. It is approx. UK size 6 ½. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22853
£275.00

**LOFT FIND**SIEGE OF MALTA CAMOUFLAGE**British WW2 Tommy Combat Helmet With Liner & Chin Strap. HE 861 - HE 861
The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy. The opening of a new front in North Africa in June 1940 increased Malta's already considerable value. British air and sea forces based on the island could attack Axis ships transporting vital supplies and reinforcements from Europe; Churchill called the island an "unsinkable aircraft carrier". General Erwin Rommel, in de facto field command of Axis forces in North Africa, recognised its importance quickly. In May 1941, he warned that "Without Malta the Axis will end by losing control of North Africa". The Axis resolved to bomb or starve Malta into submission, by attacking its ports, towns, cities, and Allied shipping supplying the island. Malta was one of the most intensively bombed areas during the war. The Luftwaffe and the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) flew a total of 3,000 bombing raids, dropping 6,700 tons of bombs on the Grand Harbour area alone, over a period of two years in an effort to destroy RAF defences and the ports. Success would have made possible a combined German–Italian amphibious landing (Operation Herkules) supported by German airborne forces, but this did not happen. In the event, Allied convoys were able to supply and reinforce Malta, while the RAF defended its airspace, though at great cost in materiel and lives. In November 1942 the Axis lost the Second Battle of El Alamein, and the Allies landed forces in Vichy French Morocco and Algeria under Operation Torch. The Axis diverted their forces to the Battle of Tunisia, and attacks on Malta were rapidly reduced. The siege effectively ended in November 1942. In December 1942, air and sea forces operating from Malta went over to the offensive. By May 1943, they had sunk 230 Axis ships in 164 days, the highest Allied sinking rate of the war. The Allied victory in Malta played a major role in the eventual Allied success in North Africa. This is an excellent, original, WW2 steel 'Tommy' Combat helmet, a recent loft find. This helmet has all of its original rough texture green and sand section colour camo paint as used in the Siege of Malta. The surface of the helmet has one shallow dents near to the crown most likely battle damage. The rim has no visible date or maker marks but they may be present under the paint. It has its original oil cloth sweat band liner, chin strap bales & elasticated webbing chinstrap with buckle all of which are intact. The helmet is approx. UK size 6 1/2. The price includes UK delivery. HE 861
£375.00

**WW2 WAR TROPHY BRITISH TANKERS BRING BACK**Large, Original Nazi German Double Sided NSDAP Party Building Drape Banner With Provenance To Lance Corporal Norman Dennis Hunt Royal Tank Regiment Mentioned In Despatches London Gazette 1945. Sn 23015 - 23015
A large original double sided Nazi building banner direct from the family of WW2 British Tanker Norman Dennis Hunt, Lance Corporal, Royal Tank Regiment. This flag was found in the property of the late Norman Dennis Hunt and was a war trophy brought home from War. There is a press photograph of him in the area of Schilberg in the Netherlands in January 1945. Schilberg crossroads was a key location in Operation Blackcock, part of the Allied advance on Germany. He is third from the right in the picture. The copy of the picture comes with a copy of War Dept notice ‘NOT TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE MONDAY'S EVE JAN. 22nd BRITISH WAR OFFICE PHOTO. PHOTOGRAPH NO. 338013 (XT) DISTRIBUTED BY P.N. ... 30 FLEET STREET TELEPHONE CENTRAL 8982 SHOT BY WARWICK TIMES. Seen with the 2nd Army during their new advance. Men of a scout armoured division in Schilberg 21/1/45’. This photograph was reproduced in the Listener magazine 25/1/45. Norman was also mentioned in despatches as reported in the London Gazette of 7 August 1945 (copies of original photos, newspaper cuttings and London Gazette entry accompany the flag). The banner in blood red cotton material measures 2.31 Metres x 1.08 Metres. It has large 71” diameter central white stitched roundels & printed black Swastikas on both sides. One edge of the banner has a 3 cms stitched hem for wall mounting. These large banners were used on NSDAP ceremonial occasions / rallies mounted on the outside of buildings. The material of the flag is clean and undamaged with no mothing. The price for this War trophy bring back with provenance includes UK delivery. Sn 23015
£695.00

Austrian Model 1798 Uhlan Cavalry Officer’s .700 Calibre Percussion Pistol Converted From Flintlock With Uhlan Cavalry Regiment Marks & Regulation Brass Furniture. Sn 23002 - 23002
This is an original large & heavy Model 1798 Austrian Uhlan Cavalry Officer’s percussion pistol period converted from flintlock. The pistol has a 9 ¾” round steel barrel (17” overall length), original iron ram-rod and original Walnut one piece full stocks with regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt cap with iron lanyard rings and brass muzzle block with cast blade foresight. The pistol has its original iron ram rod. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The inside of the action has number ‘2’ stamped in 2 places and struck out ‘III’ mark (illustrated’. The pistol has number ‘341’ and inspection marks on the muzzle block and the brass trigger guard has Regiment marks ‘10 UR 3E 135’ (most likely 10th Uhlan Regiment, 3E Squadron Weapon number 135). There are no visible maker or date marks on the pistol. The pistol has a heavy military hammer. The action works correctly. The price for this substantial pistol includes UK delivery. NB As antique percussion pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23002
£675.00

*MATCHING NUMBERS*MINT BORE*1897 Boer War Era, South African Republic (ZAR) Contract British Westley Richards & Co, Martini Henry 577x 450 Obsolete Calibre Rifle With Henry Rifling, Period Removeable Steel Foresight Cover & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. - 23006
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 were 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 Rifle sold to the ZAR in 1897. It has all original metalwork and wood furniture which has even patina throughout. The wood is excellent with just light bumps and bruises to be expected of a weapon of this age. It is complete with block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, sling swivels & bayonet lug. The right side of the frame is stamped ‘Made Specially For ZAR’. The left side is crisply stamped 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' with the correct triangular stamp. The top of the breech is also stamped with a triangle and 1897 date. The barrel is clearly stamped 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' & ‘HENRY RIFLING’. The bore of its 32 ½” barrel is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling (illustrated but the image doesn’t do it justice, best we could do with the camera we have). The barrel has proof / inspection marks. The inside of the action and underside of the barrel have matching numbers ‘15459’ and the underside of the barrel has an ‘8’ inspection mark. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a period removable steel fore sight cover (very tight fit) and 1 inert deactivated round of brass cased Kynoch 577x 450 obsolete calibre ammunition. The price for this rare historic Boer War era piece includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23006
£1,795.00

**EXTREMELY RARE**QUALITY**C1840 English Conway (Manchester Or Stockport Cheshire) Beever’s Oval / Elliptical Bore 1825 Patent, 10 / 18 Bore, Double Barrel Side By Side Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Damascus Steel Barrels. Sn 23007 - 23007
An Extremely rare Beever's 1825 Patent oval or elliptical bore percussion double-barrelled shotgun by Conway (either Thomas Conway, an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852 or Samuel Conway, an English Cheshire based Gunsmith. In 1840 he is recorded as having premises at 4 Middle Hillgate Stockport. See page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 2). See page 70 Abridgments of the Patent Specifications relating to Firearms and other Weapons Ammunition & Accoutrements 1588-1858 for the December 3rd 1825 patent of this gun, No.5305 which reads “BEEVER, John. — An improved gun-barrel. The barrel is made of an oval, elliptical, or other similar form, in order to give a more effective range to the charge of shot. The barrel is heated and put “upon a mandril of the required form,” and by preference an oval prism having the conjugate equal to two-thirds of the transverse diameter. The barrel is beaten upon the mandril into the required form” (a copy of the entry is illustrated in the images). The quality made gun has 28” Damascus steel barrels 10 bore if measured horizontally or 18 bore if measured vertically, designed to produce a fan of shot ideal for shooting rabbits. The gun measures 44” overall length. The barrel’s bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. The barrels, set side by side, have a central flat top barrel rib with bead fore sight. The underside of each barrel beneath the wood have English black powder proofs. It has a gold washed 'Beevers Patent' inlaid cartouche at the breech. It's original walnut stock with chequered panels at the fore stock and wrist is excellent. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang and the top of the wrist is inlaid with a void Silver escutcheon. The fore stock also has Silver fittings. The metal work has nice foliage engraving to the, breach tang, Dolphin hammers, butt plate tang and steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The action plates are both engraved by the manufacturer 'Conway' & with rabbits and acanthus leaves. The right side of the stock has a purpose designed notch near to the edge of the action plate for insertion of a tool to lever off the plate for inspection or repair. It has double triggers and the weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The shotgun has it's original ebonised wood ram rod with oval cap and screw off tip which reveals a steel worm. The price for this extremely rare, quality made English shotgun includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23007
£975.00

SOLD SOLD (30/10) **RARE**AS FOUND**WW1 1918 U.S Army Expeditionary Forces LF&C (Landers Frary & Clark USA) Brass Hilt Knuckle Dagger / Fighting Knife With Correct Matching Manufacturer 1918 Scabbard. Sn 23013 - 23013
This form of WW1 knuckle knife was the design of Major James Eugene McNary of The U.S Army Ordnance Dept. They were manufactured in the USA by Landers Frary & Clark (LF&C) for American Expeditionary Force Soldiers. This is a rare, excellent, original, 1918 knuckle dagger by LF & C (see page 56 items 276 & 277 and page 68 item 334 in the book Fighting Knives by Stephens). The knife is in as found and un-cleaned condition. It has a clean, blackened, leaf shaped, steel double edged blade with medial ridge which measures 6 ¾” length (11 ¾”overall). The blade is secured through the brass hilt by a pointed steel locking nut which would cause devastating injuries if used to strike an opponent during Trench combat. The hilt is solid brass and "U.S. 1918 LF&C 1918" is on the grip. It has four finger stalls each with cast protrusions on the knuckle guard. The original scabbard is made of sheet steel and has belt loops on both sides. The scabbard is stamped with matching detail ‘LF&C’ & dated ‘1918’. The scabbard has even patina and no dents. The price for this rare WW1 fighting knife includes UK delivery. Sn 23013 (In FS box)
£0.00

C1830 English Spencer (London Or Lyme Regis Dorset) 10 Bore Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Grip Safety Bar. Sn 23008 - 23008
This is a double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by Spencer made C1830 (In our books we can only find 2 gunmakers named Spencer in the percussion era (one C1820 had premises in London (first name and address not documented) and another M. S Spencer recorded as working C1830 in Lyme Regis Dorset (address not documented) see page 91 of English, Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey). It has 30 ½” steel barrels and measures 47 ½” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with brass bead fore sight. The barrel’s smooth bores have staining consistent with age and use. The breach has a gold band. It has its original walnut stock with chequered grip panels. The wood has just light knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and use. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang. The gun’s trigger guard with extended tang & Pineapple finial and hammers have foliate engraved decoration. The action plates have foliate decoration. Both action plates are engraved with the manufacturer’s name ‘Spencer’. The shotgun has its original wood ramrod with brass cap. The weapon cocks & dry fires but the grip safety bar does not work. The price for this shotgun worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23008
£450.00

**RARE**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING CYLINDER**WW1 1916 British WD Officer's Webley MK VI .455 Calibre Service Revolver With Inert Cylinders That Will Accept Inert Rounds & 6 Inert Deactivated Rounds Of Ammunition*EARLY UK 1992 DEACTIVATION*. Sn 22501 - 22501
This is an original World War 1 dated British WD Officer's MK VI .455 calibre Service Revolver. It is serial number 235224 which is stamped on the barrel, frame & cylinder. On the right side of the frame it is crisply stamped 'Webley Mark VI Patents' and dated ‘1916’. It has WD proof/ inspection marks on its frame and ‘Mark VI’ designation. The pistol has its original finely chequered Bakelite grips and Lanyard ring. Deactivated to an early UK specification in 1992, the pistol breaks open for loading & cocks & dry fires in both single & double action. Its barrel is blocked. The cylinders are open and will accept inert rounds. The pistol comes with 6 rounds of inert, deactivated brass cased .455 calibre ammunition. The price for this WW1 dated British service revolver with inert rounds includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 22501
£1,575.00

**RARE**MINIATURE**Uberti Colt Buntline M1873 Single Action Army/ Peacemaker Side Ejector Revolver With Kingfisher Blue & Colour Case Hardened Metal Work Frame Stamped ‘E Co (Company) 7th Cav (Cavalry) Commemorating Custer’s Last Stand. Sn 23003 - 23003
The Colt M1873 Single Action Army/ Peacemaker was a single action revolver designed for the U.S. Government by Colt. The revolvers were adopted as the U.S. Army standard military service revolver until 1892 and were favoured by Early Law Enforcement Officers. The Colt Buntline Special was a long-barrelled variant of the Colt Single Action Army revolver, which Stuart N. Lake described in his best-selling but largely fictionalized 1931 biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal. According to Lake, the dime novelist Ned Buntline commissioned the production of five Buntline Specials. Lake described them as extra-long Colt Single Action Army revolvers. Uberti of Italy are famous for making modern high quality models of Wild West guns. In the 1980s, Uberti made a range of non firing miniature guns of non- production calibre. This is an excellent miniature fully working authentic model of the Colt Buntline M1873 Single Action Army/ Peacemaker Side Ejector Revolver. It has an undamaged walnut grip, attractive colour case hardened frame & Kingfisher blue metalwork. The action has Colt patent detail and calibre as found on original Colt revolvers and ‘US’ (army). The underside of the barrel is stamped ‘A.Uberti Italy’. It has matching numbers ‘C2767’ on the cylinder frame, trigger guard & butt of the grip frame. The butt of the grip frame is also stamped ‘E Co (Company) 7th Cav (Cavalry) Commemorating Custer’s Last Stand At The Battle Of Little Big Horn in 1876 (Company E of the 7th Cavalry was part of the five companies under George Armstrong Custer's direct command during the Battle of the Little Bighorn and was annihilated). The butt of one side of the grip has an impressed ‘A’ inspection markdIt has a brass blade foresight and grooved frame rear sight. The barrel is 3 ½” long and it measures just 6 ¼” overall. The single action firing mechanism works as it should, its side gate and captive sprung ejector functions as it should. The price for this superbly engineered, rare miniature of an iconic Colt revolver includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this non firing miniature. Sn 23003 (drawers office)
£575.00

WW1 French Trench Art Spelter Desk Top Ink Well & Pen Stand Combination Featuring The Iconic Renault Model FT-17 Tank & Hinged French Infantry Adrian Combat Helmet. Sn 23014 - 23014
A French inkwell & Pen Stand from WWI. Made of spelter, these desk top accessories are considered a form of trench art, a type of folk art made by soldiers, often depicting battlefield equipment. The decorative pieces were sold as souvenirs to support the war effort or commemorate battle victories. Our WW1 example is 5” width and just under 3 “ height. The Spelter Ink Well & Pen Stand Combination features a platform mounted with a tank Modelled on the iconic WW1 French Renault FT-17 tank, which was the first tank with a fully rotating turret. Below the tank is a shallow dish for pens or quills. The dish has cast foliate decoration. The inkwell hole is hidden under a hinged helmet in the form of a WW1 French Infantry Adrian Combat Helmet. The ink well hole is absent its small ink pot (the hole is approx. 2.2 cms not including the recessed edge and approx. 3cm deep to the desk top). The underside of the stand is stamped ‘Made In France’ and numbered ‘812’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23014 (corridor shelves near cannon balls)
£175.00
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