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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 16/07) *VERY RARE**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA**British Webb 57 Piccadilly London 1803 Pattern Light Infantry Flank Officer’s Sword With Blued & Etched Warranted Sabre Blade, Remnant Of Original Officer’s Cord & Scabbard. Sn 22823 - 22823
The development of the Pattern 1803 Flank Officer's sword goes back to the late 18th century, when light infantry units were formed in the British Army. The Grenadiers and light companies of a battalion were considered the elite of these infantry regiments, and could be detached and deployed separately as skirmishers. Grenadiers were the senior company of any infantry battalion and would typically lead an assault. When the battalion was deployed in line, the grenadier and light companies were deployed on the right and left flanks respectively, and both companies could be could be called upon to operate in looser formations and semi-independently. The added element of risk associated with detached skirmishing in looser formations meant that officers of light infantry needed a more robust fighting sword. By 1799, sufficient numbers of officers of these regiments and companies were using sabres rather than the Pattern 1796 Infantry Officer’s sword, enough for them to be given official leave to wear sabres instead. In addition to being a more practical weapon, these sabres could be more easily hitched up, as they were suspended on slings rather than the shoulder belt and frog of the Pattern 1796 Infantry Officer's sword. This ensured that the weapon did not inhibit movement when skirmishing over broken ground. This need for a more robust weapon was formally acknowledged by the King in 1803, when he approved 'a Pattern Sword for the Officers of Grenadiers and Light Infantry'. Despite this regulation there exists a great deal of variety in 1803 Pattern swords. most have a slotted hilt with the royal cypher (GR) on the knuckle-guard, which joins the head of the back piece at a Lion's head pommel. It is rare to find these swords with Light Infantry 'slung bugle' or Grenadier 'ignited grenade' devices. The blade is commonly quite broad for an infantry sword, with a single fuller. In terms of general form, the sword is similar to the curved sabres of the light cavalry, and the blade is comparable to a slighter version of the 1796 Light Cavalry sword. This similarity was perhaps deliberate, as at this time light infantry across Europe were increasingly taking their military stylings from their light cavalry counterparts. Both light infantry and cavalry considered themselves an elite, and were keen to distinguish themselves from their comrades in the line through different uniform and equipment. The sword was approved for both flank officers of line infantry regiments as well as those few regiments in the British Army designated as light infantry. In addition to this, Regimental officers (Majors, Lieutenant-Colonels and Colonels) were permitted to carry the sword. This is an original very rare to find example of a British 1803 Pattern Light Infantry Flank Officer's sword (see page 168 of World Swords by Withers & page 151 of Swords Of The British Army by Robson). Our excellent example has the correct pierced brass guard with King’s Crown GR (George Rex) cypher, rare to find Light Infantry ‘slung bugle’ device and Lion’s head pommel. The wire bound leather covered grip is excellent. All wire is tight and intact. The hilt is mounted with remnants of an original Officer’s cord. The sword has a 27 ¾” long fullered, single edged sabre blade with pronounced curve & leather hilt washer (32 ½” overall). The blade is correctly gold etched on both sides for approx. one third of its length. The etchings are foliate design, ‘warranted’ banner and panel signed by the maker ‘Webb Manufacturer 57 Piccadilly London’. The sword comes with its steel scabbard which has 2 steel hanging rings and shoe. The scabbard has just a few light dents only visible on close inspection which is consistent with service use. The price for this quality sword worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. Sn 22823
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (19/07 LAY-AWAY) **Scarce** British, WW2, 100 Round Drum Magazine for the Bren Gun, Transit case & Loading Tools. Sn 23565 - 23565
The 100 round drum magazine was developed for use in the British army to enable the Bren Gun to be used in an anti aircraft mode by troops and also the be fitted to armoured vehicles to mount on top of turrets. The magazine was not successful in its use, the 32 round box magazines being easier to use in the role and few 100 round magazines survive. This is an original Bren gun 100 round magazine with 2 tools contained in its original transit case with the loading tools. The magazine retains its original cloth carrying handle and the drum has wear to its original blued finish. The magazine is contained in its original green painted fitted wooden transit box with the reloading adaptor slotted in at the front. The wooden transit case ha dovetailed joints and reinforcement on the corners has 2 turn buckles on the front and clasp on the lid. The case has feint yellow stencilling to the front 100 RDS MAGAZINE MKI. The case retains its 2 original rope carrying handles, the inside of the lid has the original loading instructions glued to the lid. Inside the case is a wooden pull out piece with metal brackets (the winding plate) to hold the magazine for reloading. There are also 4 loading tools in the case. See The Bren Guns Saga by Thomas B Dugelby, pages 185 to 196. The price for this original and rare magazine, loading plate, tools and wooden transit case includes U.K delivery. Sn 23565
£0.00

**SOLD**23/7**C1840 English Weston Of Brighton 54 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 23561 - 23561
A gunmaker W. Weston is recorded as making pepperbox pistols C1860 working from a shop in Brighton Sussex (see page 105 of English, Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey). This a very good English percussion pocket pistol made C1840 signed ‘W. Weston Brighton’. It is 6” overall with a just over 1 ½” screw off barrel (a tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The action and barrel have crisp English proofs. Its action is decorated on both sides with Martial banners & arms panels. One side is signed by the maker ‘W. Weston’ and the reverse ‘Brighton’. It has its original undamaged bag shaped wood grip.. The trigger guard is decorated with a stylised star motif. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 23561 (office drawers)
£0.00

C1850 T.B. Elliss Large 6 Bore Percussion Muzzle Loading Wildfowling / Sporting Shotgun With Damascus Steel Barrel & Ramrod. Sn 20472 - 20472
This is an excellent wildfowling/ sporting gun. This gun is 49” overall length. It is a large 6 bore and has a 32 ½” Damascus steel barrel. Its smooth bore has light staining and residue consistent with age and use. It has an excellent walnut stock with chequered wrist, German Silver fore stock cap and stock mounts including an inlaid void disc to the top of the wrist. The stock has a steel butt plate with extended tang. The action plate is signed by the maker ‘T.B Elliss’ (most likely Thomas Elliss recorded in Swaffham, Norfolk 1845 see page 95 of English Gunmakers By De Witt Bailey & Douglas Nie, we cannot find another maker with the surname spelt ELLISS). The action plate also has an engraved game Birds in the field scene. It has a heavy steel Dolphin hammer. The metal work has scrollwork decoration and the trigger guard has an extended tang with pineapple finial. The barrel has a small bead foresight. The piece is complete with its original ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap and tip which unscrews to reveal a worm. Its cocking & firing actions work perfectly. The price for this large bore fowling / sporting gun worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 collection or display. Sn 20472
£1,050.00

Original Schmeruly SPRA Pistol Rocket Line throwing Apparatus contained in its Original Tin plated Carrying Case. Sn 23496 - 23496
The Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus (SPRA) is a historic maritime line-throwing system invented in the 1920s by William and Conrad Schermuly at the SPRA works in Worcester Park, Surrey, originally using a modified brass Webley & Scott flare pistol with a steel barrel extension to fire a rocket, which pulls a lightweight rescue line to a distressed ship or shore. The apparatus was contained on board ships and by coastguard organisations for line throwing lifesaving. The tin plated steel carrying case has a steel carrying handle and 2 sliding locks. The case contains the line throwing gun which consists of a firing handle, barrel and 4 launching tubes that carried the line contained in one of the 4 boxes of sealed line. The launcher is easily assembled by screwing on the barrel which would have contained a blank cartridge onto the cocking firing handle. The launching tube is then slid onto the barrel and is attached to the line (250 yards of 3/8 inch line) contained in sealed cardboard boxes. The box contains the line thrower, 4 launching tubes with a line attachment, 4 boxes of 250 yard 3/8 inch line, an empty cartridge box and the original instructions. The price for this complete set includes U.K. delivery and no licence is required to keep the apparatus if used for collection or display use. Sn. 23496
£595.00

SOLD SOLD (24/07) C1870 Belgian Liege 7mm Pinfire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Pocket Revolver With Folding Trigger & Captive Ejector Rod. Sn 23484:116 - 23484:116
This is a very good 7mm calibre, 6 shot, pin fire pocket revolver. It has a 3” octagonal barrel (6 ½” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The underside of the barrel has number ‘1’ & one side of the barrel has Liege inspection mark and numbers ‘1903’ and ‘7.2’. The barrel has a post fore sight. It has undamaged varnished wood grips. The cylinder has ‘ELG’ and ‘Star above E’ Liege marks. It has its original captive steel ejector rod and is side gate loading. Its single and double action firing mechanisms work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre pin fire weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23484:116 (drawers office)
£0.00

**EXTREMELY RARE**BRITISH Army SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) 5.56×45mm NATO Calibre Rifle With Susat 4 x Magnification Tritium-Powered Illumination Utilised At Dusk Or Dawn**UK 2002 DEACTIVATION** Sn 23174:24 - 23174:24
The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army, replacing the L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle. The prototypes were created in 1976, with production starting in 1985. The weapons saw extensive service in the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts. This extremely rare example is in very good condition. It has a 20” barrel with flash suppressor. Its composite stock and alloy magazine are clean and undamaged. It has a ribbed recoil pad and sling bars. The rifle has a pistol grip. The rifle is serial number USMB02A0013. It is fitted with British Issue SUSAT, 4 x Magnification Sight Unit. The Sight Unit Small Arms, Trilux, or SUSAT, is a 4× telescopic sight with tritium-powered illumination, utilised at dusk or dawn. The sight is not designed as a sniper sight, but is rather intended to be mounted on a variety of rifles and to be used by all infantrymen. SUSAT is the primary sighting system for the British Army's SA80 series of weapons. The sight is dated 1985. The Optics of this Susat has a military post reticle (the battery no doubt has no charge due to date of manufacture). Deactivated to UK specification in 2002 the rifle’s slide is fixed in place, the trigger moves and the magazine can be removed. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23174:24
£4,950.00

**BEST QUALITY**BLANK FIRING**Italian Uberti Colt Model 1880 Peacemaker Single Action 9mm Blank Calibre 6 Shot Revolver. Sn 23484:117 - 23484:117
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 iconic 'Peacemaker' design lives on today in the form of Firearms quality weapons and blank firers by Italian manufacturer's such as Uberti. This firearms grade, quality, 9mm calibre blank firing example of the Uberti Model 1880 (Model 1873 Colt) Peacemaker is in excellent condition. The pistol has a 4 ¾” factory blued steel barrel (side venting) and measures 10" overall. The barrel is signed ‘Uberti Model 1880 9mm K’ and ‘A.Uberti Italy’. The action frame is numbered ‘Abel 00736U’. It has a colour case hardened action frame, side gate & hammer & off set blued cylinder. It has a blued steel grip frame and trigger guard. The pistol has a Walnut grip & It loads, cocks and fires correctly in single action only. It has a blade fore sight, groove top of the action rear sight and captive sprung ejector rod. The price for this impressive revolver includes UK delivery. NB As a blank firing revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK. Sn 23484:117
£595.00

**QUALITY**RARE**1810-1852 English Thomas Conway Manchester Hunting ‘Stone Bow’ (Large Wood & Steel Bullet Shooting Crossbow) In A Bespoke Period Solid Mahogany Case With Inscribed Plate To ‘Henry Burgess Springfield Salford’. Sn 15212 - 15212
The bullet-shooting crossbow, referred to as “Stone bow,” is a modified version of the classic crossbow. The bow was usually constructed with wood and steel, depending on the preference. It typically utilizes bullets and stones as projectiles instead of the traditional quarrel. The Stonebow reached its height of popularity between 1760 and 1810. The designs of the period, as well as later versions, remained popular even after the invention of the gun, probably due to their silence when shooting. This trait made the Stonebow a good weapon for poachers. Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852. This is a quality made Stone bow by Conway of Manchester. It has its original walnut rifle type stock with steel butt plate and chequered wrist and steel trigger guard with extended tang & finial. The wood has some aged old knocks & bumps to be expected. The top of the stock is slotted for its integral cocking leaver and the ovoid plate at the top of the action is signed by the maker ‘Conway Manchester’. The action works as it should. The cocking lever with handle is retained in its slot by means of a sprung metal catch at the butt end. The steel bow with central winged 4” prongs is riveted to the stock via steel tangs either side. All metal work is clean with no rust or signs of repair. The Stonebow measures 30” at its widest and 29” length. The Stone bow is contained in its quality period made solid Mahogany case with hinged lid and lock (key absent). The lid has a brass plate inscribed ‘Henry Burgess Springfield Salford’ no doubt the name of the original owner of this fine piece. The heavy solid case has no damage . The Stone bow is un-strung but the case contains remnants of an original period cat gut bow string dried with age. The case measures 31 ½” x 33 ½” x 6 ½”. The price for this large Stone bow unusual to find with case includes UK delivery. Sn 15212
£2,750.00

**MINT**Cased, WW2 British Dolland London 3 Draw Scouts Regiments Sniper Spotters / Signallers 3 Draw Telescope With Extending Sun Visor Cover Part Of No.4 (T) Sniper Kit. Sn 23545 - 23545
The Scout Regiment Telescope was first introduced 1939 at the start of WW2, and soon after supplied as an integral part of the snipers No4T kit chest issued alongside the Holland & Holland modified Lee Enfield No.4(T) snipers rifle, matched scope, officers prismatic compass, etc. The scope proved exceptional at acquiring targets and locating other snipers.This is a near mint British WW2 3 Draw Sniper Spotters / Signallers Telescope. It is made of leather covered brass & is nicely stamped 'Signalling Dolland London No.11736’. It has the correct extending sun visor. The scope comes with a separate cased eye piece lens. The set is complete with its original leather carry case with shoulder strap and adjustment buckle. All optics of the telescope are excellent and function as they should. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23545 (allied binoculars box shelf storeroom)
£475.00

**SCARCE**ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s IsiJula, Javelin / Throwing Spear. Sn 23529 - 23529
The traditional throwing spear, known as the IsiJula, features a narrow, leaf-shaped blade and a long shaft designed for javelin-like strikes. Warriors would carry several of these behind their cowhide shields to hurl at enemies before charging. The weapon revolutionized tribal warfare in South Africa. A period drawing of Zulu impi warriors armed with throwing spears is illustrated in image 1. This spear measures 5 Feet 5 1/2 Inches overall length. It has a blackened iron leaf shaped blade. Its tang is securely attached to its hand crafted wood shaft. The wood shaft is plain with no decoration and has a metal tube finial at the end of the shaft. Due to size delivery is within the UK only and at cost. Sn 23529 (storeroom next to ethnic shelves)
£375.00

**Scarce** British, Early WW2, Bren Gun Mark 1, Magazine Dent Removing Mandril. Sn 25366:1 - 25366:1
This is an original field armourers Bren gun magazine repair mandril. The mandril was used by armourers to repair damaged or deformed Bren gun magazines. The magazine slides over the former and could be pushed or hammered back into shape. These mandrils would have been used at the Enfield factory who repaired Brens that returned from Dunkirk and at repair depots by field armourers later on in the war. This is a British steel mandrel to remove dents from Bren gun magazines. When the pressed steel sides of the magazine are dented or mis formed through use, mis feeds can occur. This mandrel is made of machined steel and has a clamp on one end. The mandrel is stamped on one side MANDRIL G. BREN .303IN. MG MK1. The mandril measures 12 ½ inches in length. The price for this Bren gun mandril includes U.K. delivery. Sn 23566:1
£275.00
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