Antique Guns and Equipment
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1875 - 1912 American Colt No.3 Second Model .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame Single Shot Derringer With Pivot Barrel & Traces Of Original Factory Nickel Plate Finish. Sn 23166 - 23166 An excellent original .41 Cal Rim Fire, Colt No.3 derringer. Production ran from 1875 through until 1912. The No.3 came in several different variations, or models, with changes being made to the shape of the hammer or the size of the grips. We think this pistol is the No.3 2nd model with the slanting hammer, as opposed to the upright hammer of the 1st model, or larger grips of the 3rd model. Our example has brass frame traces of original factory nickel plate finish & a sheathed trigger. Its 2 ½” steel barrel correctly pivots to the right for loading (the hammer must be at half cock to pivot the barrel). The pistol is 5” overall length. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight. Its rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The top of the barrel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Colt’ and the brass frame has .41 Cal. It has its original American walnut grips which are secured with a single recessed brass screw bolt. The wood has just light scuffs consistent with age & handling. The serial numbers are often stamped beneath the grips, and are not visible unless the grips are removed (we have not removed the grips). Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an obsolete calibre rim fire derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23166 (drawers office) £725.00 |
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British Snider .577 2 Band Obsolete Calibre Rifle by Thomas Turner, Fisher Street, Birmingham, 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn - 23162 Thomas Turner (1861-1879) was a renowned and famous English gunmaker with a shop at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham. Thomas Turner made top quality guns and supplied weapons to the Tower Armoury under government contracts. The rifle is in excellent condition and has a 23 inch barrel with an overall length of 43 inches. The rifle is fitted with a double lined steel lock plate which is engraved THOMAS TURNER FISHER STREET BIRMINGHAM and has the correct flat faced snider hammer. The barrel carries Birmingham proof house proof marks for 25 bore (.577 inch) and has nice sharp 3 groove rifling. The rifle is fitted with regulation brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap and is fitted with a mark II snider action with the breech block bearing the SNIDER PATENT stamp and monogram. The rifles barrel is retained by 2 iron barrel bands retained by spring clips. The rifle has the military block and blade fore sight, 900 yards ladder rear sight and a heavy military hammer. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique, obsolete calibre weapon and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23162 £1,150.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (02/01) **VERY ORNATE SILVER WIRE INLAID DECORATION**C1800 20 Bore Balkan / Ottoman Flintlock Pistol. Sn 23070 - 23070 This is an ornate Balkans / Ottoman flintlock pistol made C1800. It is 19” overall length. The 11 ¼” barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The stock is inlaid with profuse silver wire decoration and it has ornate cast brass fittings. The action cocks and dry fires. The price for this ornately decorated Ottoman / Balkan flintlock 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 23070 £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (02/01) C1790 Balkan Cossack’s / Albanian / Turkish Ottoman Form 16 Bore Miquelet Lock Pistol With Ornately Decorated Brass Wrapped Frame, Steel Barrel & ‘Rat Tail’ Butt With Ornate tooled Decoration. Sn 23071 - 23071 This is an attractive Balkans Cossack’s / Albanian / Turkish Ottoman Pistol. It is 20”overall with a 12” iron barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel is unsighted. It has its original brass wrapped full stock ornately decorated with geometric & scroll tooling. The brass has knocks and bumps to be expected but is totally secure and it has the typical ‘rat tail’ butt. The pistol has an iron ram rod. The miquelet action cocks & dry fires. The price for this attractive piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23071 £0.00 |
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**RARE**MINT BORE**1874 -1879 Colt USA 'New Line' 5 Shot .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Pocket Revolver With English Proofs Retailed By Baker London. Sn 23117 - 23117 The Colt New Line .41 Calibre Rim Fire revolvers had the largest of the New Line frames and were only produced for six years, from 1874 to 1879. During that time frame only 9,363 .41 calibre New Line revolvers were produced, making it the second rarest of the New Lines, second only to the .38 calibre variants. This is an excellent rare to find example. The metal work has even aged patina. The revolver has a 2 ¼” round steel barrel (6 ¼” overall) & sheathed trigger. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel has Colt’s USA address, 1874 Patent, serial number 9956, English black powder proofs and retailer name which looks like ‘F.T Baker Gun Manufacturer London’ together with correct acid etched panel ‘Colt New .41’ (all illustrated). It has a blade fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. The pistol is side gate loading (the gate opens and closes firmly). The action is single action only and works crisply. The original Walnut grips have some small old stable chips but are totally secure. The price for this rare Colt revolver 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 23117 (drawers office) £1,195.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/01) 1858 - Early 1860’s American Civil War Era Eli Whitney (Whitneyville Armoury) USA .36 Naval Calibre, 5 Shot Single Action (Remington Beals Navy) Percussion Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23115 - 23115 The Whitneyville Armoury USA was founded 1798 in New Haven Connecticut by Eli Whitney. Whitney produced approx. 33,000 revolvers to compete with Colt & Remington patent revolvers. Many were purchased by the Union Army & Navy and saw service in the American Civil War. In 1888, the Whitney Arms Company was sold to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. This is an excellent, original 4” octagonal barrel Eli Whitney Remington Beals type Naval calibre revolver. It is a 5 shot percussion revolver with drop down loading lever. The bore has just light staining consistent with age and well defined rifling. The loading lever has number 15546 M, 15546 is repeated on the underside of the barrel & faintly on the removable cylinder. The metal work has nice even plum patina throughout. The top of the barrel has ‘Whitney N.Haven’. The pistol has a small brass post fore sight, grooved frame rear sight and brass trigger guard. It has original undamaged Walnut grips which have just light bumps & bruises to be expected. The pistol's loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23115 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (09/01) **MINT BORE**1864 American Civil War Colt New York USA Police Pocket Model 1862 Constabulary & Civil War Officer’s .36 Naval Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Percussion Revolver (Desirable 6 ½” Barrel Variant). Sn 23114 - 23114 The Colt 1862 Police 'Constabulary' Percussion Pocket Revolver is considered by many collectors as the epitome in development of the cap and ball revolvers. Manufactured from 1861 until approximately 1873, it was designed in response to the demand for pocket pistols by both civilians and early Police Forces. This model was the concluding design of Colt percussion pistols and in addition to, the Police for whom this pistol was designed these weapons were popular with Civil War Army Officers. This original example of the Model 1862 revolver has age and use related scuffs to its original blue finish. The pistol is the desirable 6 ½” barrel variant & measures 12” overall. The top of the barrel is stamped 'Colt New York U.S. America'. The barrel's bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The original factory nickel plated brass grip frame has faint calibre detail ’36 Cal’. The action plate is faintly stamped ‘Colt’s Patent’. It has the correct fluted cylinder, captive steel lever ram rod, small blade fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. It has a undamaged American walnut grip. The underside of the frame, trigger guard and butt of the grip frame are stamped with matching serial numbers ‘28512’ which dates its manufacture to 1864. Its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this historic revolver includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23114 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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**RARE**1844 Dated American Mexican War & Civil War Era Robert Johnson Connecticut U.S Army Model 1836 28 Bore Percussion Pistol Period Converted From Flintlock With Captive Iron Ram Rod. Sn 23135 - 23135 This is a rare original Model 1836 flintlock converted to percussion 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 no damage. The metal work has even mottled brown grey finish often found on these pistols. The pistol has regulation iron fittings including the correct heavy steel butt cap on the grip frame that could be used as a cudgel during combat and original captive iron ram rod. The barrel and stock plate have factory inspector’s 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’ & ‘1844’ date (illustrated in image 1). The pistol’s action functions crisply. The price for this Mexican War / Civil War era pistol 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 23135 £1,275.00 |
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**MINT BORE**1847 Dated American Mexican War & Civil War Era Henry Aston Middtn Connecticut U.S Army Model 1842 28 Bore Percussion ‘Horse Pistol’ With Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 23134 - 23134 Henry Aston manufactured approximately 6000 1842 pistols for the U.S. Ordnance Department. They have a strikingly similar design to the French cavalry pistols of that era. The Model 1842 Percussion Pistol was the last single shot percussion handgun to see service with the U.S. Army. Model 1842 Pistols saw extensive use during the Mexican War and were still in limited service at the start of the Civil War. The Model 1842 Percussion Pistol was a well-designed, robust weapon that represented the final development of the single shot “horse pistol”. This is an excellent original U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Pistol made by Henry Aston of Middtn, Connecticut in 1847. The pistol is 14 ½” overall length with an 8 ½” round steel barrel. The smooth bore is near mint clean and bright. The original Walnut woodwork is a nice deep brown and has no damage. The metal work has even patina. The pistol has correct regulation brass fittings including the correct heavy brass butt cap on the brass frame that could be used as a cudgel during combat and original captive iron ram rod. The barrel has ‘GWH’ factory inspector’s mark and the barrel tang is dated ‘1847’. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight. The action plate has “U.S (army) H.ASTON” and “MIDDTN CONN 1847” behind the hammer (all illustrated). The action functions crisply. The price for this excellent Mexican War / Civil War era pistol 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 23134 £1,275.00 |
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**SOLD*16/12**RARE**American Mexican & Indian Wars & Civil War Era U.S. Army Harpers Ferry Arsenal Model 1816 Type II .69 Calibre Muzzle Loading Flintlock Musket Converted To Percussion In 1849 With Ram Rod. Sn 23133 - 23133 The Harpers Ferry Model 1816 Type II musket is a U.S. flintlock musket produced from 1822 to 1831. A U.S Army Model 1816 Flintlock Musket By Harpers Ferry Arsenal converted to percussion in 1849. Due to its robust design and large production numbers, many Model 1816 muskets used during the Indian Wars and Mexican Wars, including Type II’s, were later converted to the more reliable percussion ignition system, particularly before and during the early years of the American Civil War. Our Type II Model 1816 musket converted by Harpers Ferry Arsenal in 1849 is in very good condition. It has the correct Type II features : All iron parts were originally finished in a "National Armoury Brown" protective browning process, rather than the bright finish of other variants. This finish as with ours often appears as a deep plum or mottled grey brown patina on surviving antique examples. Another distinguishing feature as found on our musket is the updated configuration of the lower sling swivel, which was placed on the trigger guard bow, and another on the middle barrel band. It has all original American walnut furniture which has bumps and bruises to be expected and hand carved initials and numbers most likely by the U.S Soldiers who carried this musket. The metal work has even mottled grey brown patina often found on these guns. The musket measures 57” overall with a 41” round steel barrel which has a blade fore sight on the forward barrel band. The barrel has inspection marks and ‘1849’ date denoting year of conversion. The barrel under the wood and the inside of the action plate have small inspection marks. Its smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. It has a heavy military hammer, steel butt plate stamped ‘US’ (Army), sling swivels, bayonet lug and original iron cleaning rod. The action plate features the U.S. Army Eagle mark and is marked "HARPERS FERRY 1849". The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23133 £0.00 |
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