Antique Guns and Equipment
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**RARE**LARGE CALIBRE**C1850 English Deane Adams Deane 30 King William St, London Bridge 5 Shot .700 Calibre Cap & Ball Revolving Rifle With Removable Cylinder, Captive Steel Ram Lever & Removable Steel Hammer Cover. Sn - 18067 Circa 1863 Robert Adams was shop manager for George and John Deane of 30 King William St., London Bridge, and designed the revolver came to be known as the Deane Adams Deane model. Adams split with the Deane firm in 1856. The Deane firm remained at 30 King William St. and became "Dean and son". This is scarce C1850 revolving rifle by Deane Adams Deane 30 King William St., London Bridge. This revolving rifle has a 24 ¾” octagonal barrel which has a clean rifled bore and the rifle is 43” overall. The top of the cylinder frame is faintly signed ‘Deane Adams Deane 30 King William St, London Bridge’. The underside of the barrel is faintly numbered ‘520’. The underside of the action has 'No.18'. Depressing a lever on the frame of the rifle allows the cylinder spigot to be withdrawn and the cylinder to be removed for loading or replacing with a fully charged cylinder. The action frame has light foliate engraved decoration and it has its original captive steel hinged rammer lever. The rifle has a block with post foresight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The original Walnut stock has a chequered panel wrist and steel butt plate. The rifle’s double action only firing mechanism works as it should. The hammer, correctly without spur, is protected by a removable steel cover. The cover is removed by depression of a steel button at the rear of the action. The price includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 18067 £4,795.00 |
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C1820 English John Hetherington Nottingham 50 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel & Concealed Folding Trigger. Sn 21012 - 21012 John Hetherington was a Nottingham based gunmaker with premises at Bridlesmith Gate 1817-1844, (his son John Jnr is recorded at the same premises 1844- C1874), see page 246 of British Gunmakers Vol 2 by Brown. This a very good English percussion pocket pistol by Hetherington made C1820. It is 6” overall with a 1 ¾” screw off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age. The pistol has a concealed folding trigger, released when the pistol is cocked. The underside of the action and barrel have crisp proof marks. Its steel action is decorated with foliate panels. The right panel has the maker’s name 'Hetherington'. The reverse panel is signed ‘Nottingham’. It has an undamaged original bag shaped wood grip. The grip is inlaid with a white metal escutcheon which has a stylised monogram (illustrated). The rear of the action has a sliding safety bolt. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 private collection or display. Sn 21012 £475.00 |
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C1820 English Hill London 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 20995 - 20995 This a very good English Flintlock pocket pistol. It is 6 ¾” overall with a 2 ¼” screw off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The underside of the action has crisp proof marks. Its steel action is decorated with foliate edged panels. The right panel has the maker’s name 'Hill'. The reverse panel is signed ‘London’ (most likely one of 2 gunmakers, either, John Hill who worked as a gun barrel filer at Royal Enfield 1808-1817 then as a gunmaker at 40 St Catherine Street, Tower Hill 1817-1820. He is then recorded at 168 Tooley Street, Borough 1823-1831 and 76 Tooley Street 1832-1856. He is finally recorded at Essex Street & New Road Whitechapel 1836-1856, the second man William Hill was a gunsmith recorded at Plough Street, Whitechapel 1818-1824, see page 169 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). It has an undamaged original bag shaped wood grip. The rear of the action has a sliding safety bolt. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 private collection or display. Sn 20995 £475.00 |
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Swiss, Military Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 7.5 x 53.5 mm Straight Pull Rifle, All Matching Serial Numbers. - A 1068 In 1882 Eduard Rubin began testing the first small-calibre copper-jacketed bullet which could successfully withstand high velocities. In 1885, this round was combined with Rudolf Schmidt's first straight-pull action resulting in the Swiss, Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 7.5 x 53.5 mm Rifle. This is a very good example of the Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889 rifle with excellent wood and metal work throughout. The rifle measures 51 ½ ”overall with a 31” barrel. The rifle is stamped with the matching serial number 83621 on the breech, barrel, bolt, rear sight and magazine. The stock is stamped with Swiss Military marks and roundel with number 3. Behind this on the butt plate is stamped with 3 over the Swiss cross over 390 (weapon and rack number). This is a very good example with all original wood with minor bumps due to service use. The metalwork retains all of its original blued finish. The stock & metal are stamped with Swiss Military marks (illustrated). The gun is complete with its bayonet bar, slings swivels, adjustable rear sight (graduated to 2000 metres) and fore sight. The cocking and firing actions work perfectly. The price 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. A 1068 £895.00 |
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C1800 16 Bore Muzzle Loading Flintlock Belt Pistol With Brass Cudgel Butt & Ram Rod. Sn 21002 - 21002 This flintlock belt pistol made C1800 is 15 ½” overall length with a 9” barrel which is 16 bore. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age. The all original Walnut stock has regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt and has just light bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The metalwork in the white has even aged patina. It has a brass capped wood ram rod & is fitted with belt bar. There are no external visible maker, date or proof marks. The cock is fitted with flint & the action functions crisply. 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 display or collection. Sn 21002 £1,245.00 |
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Victorian Era British Enfield Tower Merchant Ship’s 10 Bore Muzzle Loading Percussion Pistol With Brass Cudgel Butt, Iron Ram Rod & Copy Of Page From Phillip Webley & Son’s 1870’s Merchant Ships Store Catalogue Advertising This Type Of Pistol. Sn 21014 - 21014 This type of pistol were carried on British Merchant Ship’s for protection against enemy nations and pirates. A copy of a page from a Phillip Webley & Son’s catalogue of the 1870’s which illustrates Merchant ships stores weapons & equipment including a pistol the same as ours accompanies this pistol and can be seen in our images. Our pistol is 15” overall length with an 8 ½” round steel barrel which is a large 10 bore. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age. The all original Walnut stock brass furniture including cudgel butt and has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood has an indistinct maker or retailer roundel. It has its original iron ram rod. The lock plate is marked with Crown & Tower (Enfield) indicating that, as was common, this Merchant ship example may have been period made from parts of war department muskets for use protecting Merchant shipping. The action functions crisply. The price for this interesting piece 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 display or collection. Sn 21014 £795.00 |
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1854-1869 English Irwin Wallas Of Wigton & Carlisle (Cumberland) Double Barrelled 12 Bore Muzzle Loading Percussion Shotgun. Sn 21010 - 21010 Wallas were a large family of Wigton & Carlisle Cumberland based gunmakers working from 1827 through to C1913. Irwin Wallas is recorded at Ludgate Lane Wigton between 1854 and 1869 (see page 357 of British Gunmakers Vol 2 by Brown). This is a very good double barrel shotgun made by Irwin Wallas. It has all original Walnut furniture. The shotgun with double 30”, brown wash steel barrels, has double hammers & triggers. It measures 46” overall. The barrel has a small brass bead fore sight and the barrel rib is faintly signed ‘Wallas Wigton & Carlisle’. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. Both action plates are signed ‘I. Wallas’ within foliate decorations. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age. The shotgun has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap and tip. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21010 £975.00 |
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**ORNATELY ENGRAVED**Brace Of Consecutively Numbered Armoury Tagged Victorian English Officer’s Enfield Pattern Sea Service 16 Bore Percussion Pistols With Captive Ram Rods. Sn 21053 - 21053 This is an excellent original brace of Victorian Officer’s Sea Service percussion pistols. They are each 13 ½” overall length with 8” barrels. The sighted barrel’s smooth bores have just staining consistent with age. The barrels, action plates and brass trigger guards have quality, elaborate, tooled foliate decoration. The Walnut stocks are excellent with regulation brass furniture. They each have their original captive iron ram rods. The brass butt plates have steel lanyard rings. Attached to each lanyard are brass disc tags consecutively numbered LP/2B and LP/3B. Each disc most likely period armoury identification tags also have crown marks. The numbers are repeated in small original white paint marks on the side of each barrel. The actions both function crisply. The price for this pair of ornate Officer’s pistols includes UK delivery. NB As antique percussion pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. Sn 21053 £1,695.00 |
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**MINT BORE & EXCEPTIONAL RE-BLUED FINISH**Victorian 1868 British WD BSA Co Snider MK III .577 Calibre 2 Band Rifle With ‘JPR/EXR’ Indian Jaipur Arsenal Marks. Sn 20948 - 20948 This is an original British .577 Snider Patent MK III 2 band rifle by BSA Co. The Snider action was introduced to British service in 1866 and muzzle loading Enfield Carbines were converted to allow the use of the .577 calibre brass cartridge. They remained in use until the Martini Henry was introduced. This Snider rifle has a 29 ½” steel barrel and measures 48 ½” overall. The bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel is marked with WD inspection / proof marks. The trigger guard tang is numbered 40402 and the rifle has other un-matching numbers. The metal work been re-finished to exceptional standard at some point in its life. The all original wood is undamaged with just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The action plate is marked ’BSA Co’ together with ‘1868’ date. The breech and barrel have proof/ WD inspection marks. The breech cover has the correct locking catch. The barrel has .577 calibre designation & is stamped ‘JPR/EXR’ indicating Indian Jaipur Armoury issue at some point in its life. It has sling swivels, bayonet bar, cleaning rod, fixed foresight and adjustable rear ladder sight. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 20948 £1,750.00 |
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**RARE**1881 Dated British WD Enfield Martini Henry 'I.C.1.' (1st Issue Pattern Cavalry Carbine MK 1) .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Carbine With Correct 1st Type Features. Sn 21008 - 21008 This is an original rare, to find, MK 1, 1st issue .577x .450, Enfield made, Martini Henry, Cavalry Carbine. It is WD ordnance stamped and has all original woodwork which has the knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The metal has even patina. It has correct 1st type features including adjustable flip up rear sight, winged blade fore sight, cleaning rod and grooved trigger. It has a steel butt plate & single sling swivel. The steel barrel's rifled bore has just staining consistent with age & well defined rifling. The carbine has been fully stripped and checked with everything is in order. The action is fully functional. It is stamped on the right side of the action, Crown VR (Victoria Regina), dated '1881' and has the correct designation stamp 'I.C.1.' (1st Issue Carbine MK 1) together with crown arrow mark. The barrel, trigger guard and lever have clear WD ordnance inspection marks. The price for this rare to find 1st issue pattern MK1 Cavalry Carbine includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21008 £1,775.00 |
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