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1922-1930 B.S.A. Club Standard / Special' .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle 'CS' Prefix Serial Number. Sn 23828 - 23828 This is a B.S.A. Model Club Standard / Special' .177 Calibre Underlever Air Rifle. Production of the Club Standard / Special ran between 1922 - 1930 (see Chapter 17 page 128 of ‘The Book of the BSA air rifle 1905-1939’ by John Milewski which is available separately on our website & page 29 of Hiller's book ‘The Collector's Guide To Air Rifles’). It has all original wood and metal work which has its original blue finish aged to a nice plum colour in areas. The wood is excellent. It measures 43 ½” overall with a 19 ½” barrel. Its rifled bore is clean and bright. It has a blade foresight & adjustable dial rear sight. The wrist of the wood stock has the correct chequered ‘BSA’ panels and ribbed butt with trap. The underside of the wood is impressed ’14 ¼’ (stock length in inches). The breech at the loading port is numbered ‘1’ (.177 calibre). The weapon has the 'CS' prefix serial number ‘CS 48506’. The weapon’s loading and firing actions work as they should. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23828 £495.00 |
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1932-1939 BSA 'Breakdown Pattern’ .177 Calibre Break Action Air Rifle With ‘B’ Prefix Serial Number. Sn 23839 - 23839 This is an original BSA Breakdown Pattern .177 Calibre Air Rifle, these air rifles were made between 1932 & 1939 in .177 calibre only (see Chapter 21 page 147 of ‘The Book Of BSA Air Rifles 1905-1939’ by Milewski). It has an 18 ½” rifled barrel and measures 41 ½” overall. It has an adjustable trigger, blade foresight and adjustable dial rear sight. In front of the rear sight is the BSA pyled arms trademark. The metal work has original blue finish aged to a nice plum colour in areas. There are no visible cylinder markings. The original undamaged wood stock has chequered BSA logo panels at the grip on both sides. The stock has a grooved butt with concealed trap. The rifle has the correct B prefix serial number ‘B5076’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23839 £375.00 |
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Original, 'D-Day' WW2 1943 Dated British 3rd Pattern Camouflaged Paratroopers Jump Helmet By BMB With Camo Netting, Liner & Webbing Chin Strap. Sn 23859 - 23859 This is an excellent, original, complete, WW2 1943 dated 3rd Pattern British Paratroopers Jump Helmet. 3rd pattern Jump Helmets were manufactured from 1943 and featured a manganese steel shell with webbing liner & leather chin cup. This pattern of helmet 1st saw action on June 6th 1944 for the Normandy Invasion (see page 93 of For King & Country By Glenn). This helmet has no denting and is complete with correct liner & chinstrap. It has its original rough texture green camo paint. The leather sweatband is date faintly stamped '1943' together with manufacturer's mark 'BMB' and size '7 ½’ and has indistinct period hand written ink signatures. The helmet is fitted with its original Camo netting. As with all of our stock this item is guaranteed 100% original. The price for this excellent complete WW2 Para jump helmet includes UK delivery. Sn 23859 £1,450.00 |
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Napoleonic Wars Era British Cavalry 1796 Pattern Type Ketland & Co London .700 Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol Nipple & Drum Converted To Percussion With Victorian 1840’s Northern Ireland Registration ‘TY6079’ County Tyrone Mark. Sn 23876 - 23876 Ketland & Co were English gunsmith's based at various addresses in Birmingham & London between 1785-1819. This is an original British 1796 Pattern type Ketland & Co .700 Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol. The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings including trigger guard with extended tang. The top of the wrist is inlaid with void brass escutcheon. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. C1820’s the pistol was nipple and drum converted to percussion and its cock replaced by a heavy military Dolphin hammer. It measures 15” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has crisp English proofs and has later Irish compulsory registration mark ‘TY’ for County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) and number ‘6079’ indicating that the pistol made its way to Ireland before 1846 (illustrated in the images). The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed ‘Ketland & Co’ & the top of the barrel ‘London’. The pistol has ebonised wood ramrod. 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 23876 £1,295.00 |
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**RARE**French Revolution & American Revolutionary War Eras French Libreville ‘Freetown’ (Charleville) Arsenal Model 1763 Military Flintlock .650 Carbine Calibre Pistol. Sn 23877 - 23877 This is an excellent example of a French Military Model 1763 flintlock pistol. Approximately 35,000 pairs were ordered from the Charleville Arsenal which had been given the more freedom friendly name "Libreville" (Freetown) by the revolutionaries. With the passing of the "Reign of Terror" period of the revolution, Libreville returned to its original name, and marked the pistols produced from then on as such (The Reign of Terror (September 5, 1793 – July 27, 1794) was a violent, radical phase of the French Revolution marked by political purges, mass executions, and state repression). These pistols were used by both the French Army and Navy, and by American rebel forces later during the American Revolution (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783) making them historically significant pistols for both European and American martial arms collectors. The pistol has all original undamaged metal work in the white and un-damaged all original walnut wood work. The pistol has its original heavy military cock and frizzen pan. It has regulation iron fittings including typical heavy fore end block, trigger guard with extended tang, stock plate and cudgel butt. It has a 9 ¼” un-sighted barrel and measures 16” overall length. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The barrel tang is engraved with ‘M 1763’ model designation and the lock plate is signed by the Libreville ‘Freetown’ (Charleville) arsenal. The barrel also is engraved ‘RN’ (? possibly an Army Regiment Or Naval designation). The pistol has its original 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 23877 £1,295.00 |
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C1865 British Robert Jones 3 Great Howard Street, Liverpool .32 Rim Fire, Obsolete Calibre Side Gate Loading 5 Shot Double Action Revolver With Captive Lever Ejector Rod. Sn 23843 - 23843 Robert Jones was an English gunmaker recorded as working at 27 Stanhope Street, Liverpool 1826-29, 32 Stanhope St 1831-45, 9 Waterloo Rd & 53 Oldhall St 1847-54, 3 Gt Howard St 1855-69, 3 or 32 Gt Howard St c.1870, 60 Dale St c.1874-c.83, Manchester St c.1890-c.94, 42 Manchester St c.1897-c.1917 (see page 264 of Brown's book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is a very good Robert Jones 5 Shot .32 RF Calibre Double Action Revolver made at his 3 Gt Howard Street Liverpool premises C1865. The revolver has a 4 ¼” octagonal barrel and measures 9 ½”overall. The rifled bore is clean. The barrel & cylinder have English black powder proofs. The top of the grip frame & barrel are signed by the maker ‘Robert Jones 3 Great Howard Street, Liverpool’. The metal work and finely chequered walnut grips are undamaged. The barrel retains some of its original blue finish. The pistol is side gate loading and has a captive ejector rod lever. It's single and double action firing mechanisms work 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 23843 (drawers office) £975.00 |
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C1865 Large Frame Belgian Liege Lefaucheux 11mm, Military Pinfire Double Action 6 Shot Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23879 - 23879 This is a nice, Liege Lefaucheux military, pinfire, 6 Shot Revolver made C1865. It is side gate loading with a 6” sighted octagonal barrel (11 ½” overall), sturdy undamaged frame and undamaged wood grips one grip inscribed with weapon number ‘246’. The barrel's rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. One barrel flat is signed “E. LEFAUCHEUX INVR BREVETE”. The cylinder has Liege ‘ELG’ roundel proof and the frame ‘77R’ inspection mark. The cylinder and frame have foliate engraved decoration. The frame is numbered '67223'. It is side gate loading and it is complete with military lanyard ring and captive steel ejector rod. The pistol’s firing mechanism works correctly in both single and double action. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an obsolete calibre, antique pinfire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if part of a private collection or display. Sn 23879 £695.00 |
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**SCARCE**1905-1908 ‘H (Heavy / Hercules) - The Lincoln’ Jeffries Patent .177 Calibre Under Lever Air Rifle Retailed By S. Chambers Gunmaker & Co Cardiff (Wales). Sn 23840 - 23840 The Lincoln & 'H' or Heavy / Hercules model were introduced in 1905 see pages 27-29 of Milewski’s book ‘The Book Of BSA Air Rifles 1905-1939’ where he describes how Lincoln Jeffries described the ‘H’ as standing for Hercules (a name of an associated company of Jeffries). A known retailer of Lincoln Jeffries air rifles were S Chambers Gunmaker & Co Located at 21 Castle Street, Cardiff. Septimus Chambers was listed as a Gunmaker and Athletic Outfitter in the 1902 Kelly’s Directory of Bristol, as he also had premises at 63 Broad Street, Bristol and 19 High Street, Shepton Mallet. Although described as a gunmaker in the directory and on the plate that was pegged into the side of a Lincoln’s stock, the company may have been a gun shop rather than a true gun maker, with the plate giving the impression of a business more than just a shop. Several such plates from Chambers have been encountered and all on Lincolns rather than BSAs. The plate itself was not inlet into the stock very well and covered the standing man part of Lincoln Jeffries’s own trademark. A food retailer was also based at 21 Castle Street in 2019 (see page 268 of Milewski’s book where a chamber’s retailer plate the same as found on our gun is illustrated, and as described in his book the plate covers part of Jeffries own legend). The metal work has even blue finish faded with age in areas and it has all original wood stock with chequered pistol grip stock, steel butt plate and the cocking lever has the correct ‘bayonet’ catch. The stock is impressed with partially visible Lincoln Jeffries trademark, partially obscured by Chamber’s trade plate and Jeffries Registered trademark. The underside of the stock is impressed 14 ¼ stock length in inches. The rifle measures 43 ¼” overall with an 19 ½” rifled barrel. The cylinder has ‘H-The Lincoln Air Rifle Patent’. The rifle is serial number 11029 which is in the serial number range for H-The Lincoln rifles made between 1905 & 1908. The rifle has a blade foresight and adjustable dial rear sight. The loading port has BSA’s Pyled arms trademark and ‘Load’. The rifle cocks and fires with a strong spring action. The price for this scarce Lincoln variant includes UK delivery. Sn 23840 £645.00 |
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Victorian Hand Painted Warwickshire Police Constabulary Truncheon By Field 233 Holborn (London) With Wrist Strap. Sn 23858 - 23858 The Warwickshire Police Constabulary was established in 1840 as Warwickshire Constabulary. It did not, however, even cover all the rural areas of the county until 1857. This is an original hand painted Victorian Warwickshire Police Truncheon to Bow Street Police. The staff is made from ebonised wood. The body is painted Black and the grip unpainted natural wood all varnished. The body of the staff is hand painted with Queen’s Crown Heraldic Arms in Gold, green & Red together with Warwickshire Constab (ulary) in in a panel on a field of red. The decorations retain their original vivid colours. The truncheon has a contoured grooved grip recessed for wrist strap fitted with later thin leather wrist strap. The rounded butt impressed by the manufacturer ‘Field 233 Holborn (London)’ (a quality Victorian Police and military Sword and Police equipment manufacturer). The truncheon has no damage & measures 15” overall length. The price for this attractive Victorian police truncheon includes UK delivery. Sn 23858 £375.00 |
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C1840 English Form W. Thompson & Co 38 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Steel Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 23877 - 23877 This is an English form Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 9” overall and has a 4” octagonal steel barrel with brass bead fore sight. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel at the breech has an inlaid platinum line. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial & steel ramrod flute. The action has foliate engraved decoration and has the name ‘W. Thompson & Co Perrins’ (we cannot find a British gunmaker named W. Thompson & Co in the flintlock or percussion era in our books or online. It is most likely a retailer name). The pistol has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered grip panels and inlaid void white metal escutcheon on top of the wrist. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. It’s cocking and firing action work crisply. 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 23877 (drawers office) £645.00 |
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**QUALITY**Victorian Joseph Rodgers & Sons Cutlers To Their Majesties No. 6 Norfolk Street, Sheffield Dirk With Spirally Carved Polished Horn Hilt Bound With Brass Wire & German Silver Mounted Scabbard. Sn 23852 - 23852 Joseph Rodgers had an unsurpassed reputation for knife making in the 19th century. The Star and Maltese cross were granted to Rodgers by the Company in 1764 and both he and later his sons continued to produce quality knives throughout the Victorian era at various premises in Sheffield including the world famous 6 Norfolk Street. Due to the high quality of their work Rodgers & Sons were awarded Royal Warrants. This is an excellent Victorian Spear Point Bowie by Joseph Rodgers & Sons ( see page 265 of David Hayden-Wright’s book 'The Heritage of English Knives' where a very similar dirk by Rodgers & Sons is illustrated). Our knife has 5 ½” single edged spear point tapering blade crisply struck with the maker’s details including cross and star mark on one face. It has a rectangular ricasso formed with two pairs of small notches, a moulded ferrule and German silver pommel cap with ball top. The hilt is undamaged spirally carved polished horn bound with brass wire which is all intact and tight. The knife measures 10 ¼” overall and is complete with its original open top leather scabbard with large German silver chape and locket with belt bar. The price for this excellent Victorian dirk includes UK delivery. Sn 23852 (drawers office) £875.00 |
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**RARE**American Civil War 1865 Dated Christopher Roby (Chelmsford, Massachusetts) Model 1860 U.S. Cavalry Trooper’s Sword With A.G.M. (Alfred G. Manning 1864-1865) Factory Inspector’s Mark & Scabbard. Sn 23849 - 23849 There was no official "Model 1865" cavalry sword; swords stamped with "1865" are actually the U.S. Model 1860 Cavalry Sabre manufactured during the final year of the American Civil War. Over 300,000 of these sabres were produced in total, and they remained standard issue through the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American War. The Model 1860 Cavalry Sabre replaced the heavier Model 1840 ("Old Wrist breaker"). It featured a slimmer, better-balanced profile for quicker cuts and reduced fatigue. The design of American Infantry swords of the Civil war era were influenced by French designs. This is an excellent, nicely marked, original example of the Model 1860 U.S. Cavalry Trooper’s sword complete with its original scabbard (see page 125 of World Swords by Withers. The author describes these swords as scarce). It has 34 ½” curved, steel blade with fullers on both sides and it is 40 ¾” overall. The blade is fitted with original leather hilt washer. The cutting edge of the blade is sharp & has just a couple of small nibbles consistent with service use. One side of the blade is marked by the American manufacturer, very faint, ‘Roby’ above crisp ‘Chelmsford, Mass (Massachusetts)’, the reverse is marked ‘U.S.’ (army), dated ‘1865’ and has initials A.G.M. (Alfred G. Manning 1864-1865) a U.S. government ordnance and arsenal sub-inspector active during the American Civil War. It has a curving 3 bar brass bar guard and stepped pommel cap in typical French form. The guard is and pommel cap are stamped with matching weapon number ‘43’. Its wire bound leather grip is undamaged with just light surface wear to be expected and the copper wire binding is intact and tight. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 original hanging rings. The scabbard is clean with just a few minor dents to be expected with service carry. The price for this rare American Civil war collector’s piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23849 £895.00 |
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