Antique Guns and Equipment
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**RARE DOUBLE TRIGGER**MINT BORE** Cased British Victorian Tranter’s Patent Benjamin Cogswell London 50 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Captive Loading Lever, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22360 - 22360 Between 1830 and 1842 Benjamin Cogswell was described as a pawnbroker at 4 Bengal Place. He then takes over at 224 Strand address & advertises himself as “Gun and Pistol warehouse” and later as gunmaker at 224 Strand. In 1863 Benjamin Cogswell (Jnr) takes Edward Harrison into partnership. Cogswell then becomes Cogswell & Harrison at 224 Strand. The famous Cogswell & Harrison still make best quality guns today and are London’s oldest surviving gunmakers. This is an original Tranter’s Patent 50 Bore 5 shot percussion revolver with spurless hammer and rare to find double triggers by Benjamin Cogswell made at his 224 Strand premises. Its double action firing mechanism works as it should. The pistol is fired in double action by using 2 fingers to pull both triggers at the same time or the long trigger spur can be pulled moving the hammer to firing position and rotating the magazine, then the small trigger is pulled to fire the pistol. It has a 6 ½” octagonal barrel (12” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a post fore sight & ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The top of the cylinder frame is signed by the maker with his 224 Strand London address (illustrated). The frame has number ‘No.12034.T’. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. Its dark coloured finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged & has some original blue finish. The weapon's lever loading arm & double action firing mechanism work crisply. The large trigger is stamped ‘Tranter’s Patent’ and the captive loading lever ‘Tranter’s Patent’. The pistol is contained in its associated wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). The case is lined with green felt and has compartments which contain accessories including a small white metal oil container with screw top lid and integral applicator, the base of the container is signed ‘James Dixon & Sons Sheffield’, ebony handled tools, cleaning rod with brass tip that unscrews to reveal a worm, an empty W. Tranter’s labelled Lubricating Bullets tin percussion cap tin, a Tranter’s labelled tin ‘Lubrication Composition’ containing a quantity of composition, a James Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle & a Tranter’s Patent marked Brass double bullet mould. The steel sprue cutter of the mould has bore detail ‘50’. The price for this excellent Tranter pistol set 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 22360 £2,450.00 |
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British, Flintlock, 1761 Dated, .65” Calibre Brown Bess Cavalry Carbine with 20“ Barrel Marked to the 2nd Dragoon Guards. - A 1107 Various cavalry carbines were based on the Brown Bess rifle were used by the British army with various barrel lengths and lighter stocks/metalwork. Various guns were made for the 7 years war between 1756 and 1763 and the Birmingham gunsmith Grice made several types of them. The carbine has a short barrel length of 20 inches with an overall length of 35 inches. This carbine is marked on the top of the brass butt plate 2 D G (2nd Dragoon Guards) C over 56 (the rack and gun number). The musket is fitted with a lock plate nicely engraved 1761 GRICE (the gunmaker) Crown over GR (George Regina) and an ordnance inspection mark. The bevelled lock plate has double lined engraving and is fitted with a nice early swan necked cock with 2 line engraving to the borders and mild engraving to the side. The carbine is fitted brass furniture wit 2 cross pinned ramrod pipes, the front one being bell mouthed. The cavalry carbine is fitted with the correct pinching to the front of the trigger guard with no hole for a sling swivel. The carbine has a ring and saddle bar fitted between the side plate using one of the side plate screws and attached to the forend by a cross screw. The barrel is secured by 2 cross pins and a screw at the tang. The barrel is fitted with a captive ramrod retained by a lug under the muzzle of the barrel and a pair of ramrod swivels. The metal work has an even patina throughout and the barrel has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The brass fittings are in good condition and the woodwork is in good condition with the normal knocks and bumps from service use. See British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1107 £2,995.00 |
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French Model 1857 Muzzle Loading .700 Calibre Percussion Infantry Service Rifle. Sn 22798 - 22798 The French Model 1857 was the first French rifle in army service. The model was identical to the earlier smoothbore Mle 1853 with the adoption of 4 groove rifling and a fixed rear sight forged into the barrel tang. This is an original French Mle 1857 rifle. The rifle has a 37 ½” barrel with correct 4 groove rifling and an overall length of 53”. The bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has inspection marks (illustrated) and has the correct rear sight forged into the tang. The barrel has a blade fore sight. The underside of the barrel has a bayonet lug. The iron lock plate has no visible maker or date marks. The rifle has steel furniture, sling swivels & ramrod. The walnut stock has knocks and bumps from service use and there are old stable chips around the butt plate. The weapon’s cocking and firing actions are crisp. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22798 £795.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 16/12) 1878 Dated, M1864-68 Remington Rolling Block 12.17x44R Rimfire Obsolete Calibre Carbine with Matching Numbers. Sn - 22800 This is an excellent original Swedish M1864-68 Remington Rolling Block 12.17x44R rimfire obsolete calibre cavalry carbine with matching serial numbers. The guns were originally made in 12.17x44R rimfire and some were modified in 1885 to accept a centre fire 12.17x44R cartridge by fitting a new breech block and firing pin. This is an original unmodified 12.17x44R rimfire Swedish cavalry carbine manufactured by the Swedish arsenal in 1878. The carbine an 18 inch barrel with an overall length of 34 inches. The barrel has a ramp and ladder rear sight graduated to 700 metres and is retained by a single barrel band. The breech is stamped on the right hand side with the Swedish crown over S arsenal mark and 1875 (manufacture date). the carbine has matching serial numbers 3079 on the left hand side of the breech and barrel. The carbines bore is clean with only minor staining due to use. The metalwork has a nice smooth finish with some traces of the original blued finish to the barrel and barrel bands remaining. The carbine retains its original short cleaning rod and both sling swivels. The left hand side of the butt has a brass identity disc which is stamped 4.T.B. B. No457, which is a unit mark. The woodwork is in excellent condition with a nice finish and only minor marks with light service use and is fitted with a brass butt plate. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. 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 22800 £0.00 |
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C1840’s English Hetherington Of Nottingham German Silver Frame 6 Shot .400 Calibre Double Action Percussion Ring Trigger Pepperbox Revolver. Sn 22797 - 22797 John Hetherington was a British Nottingham based gunmaker recorded as working between 1817 & 1844. His son John Hetherington Junior also working as a gunmaker in Nottingham is recorded 1844-1864. This is an excellent pepperbox bar hammer revolver by Hetherington of Nottingham made by John or his Son John Junior. The revolver measures 7 ¾” overall and the blued steel barrel cluster is just over 3 ¼” length. The German silver action and grip frame have quality tooled foliate decoration. The action is signed on one side by the maker ‘Hetherington Nottingham’ within banner amongst the foliate decoration (either John senior or his son). The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The top of the action has a blued steel sliding safety bolt which works correctly and it has a blued steel ring trigger. The revolver has an undamaged finely chequered Walnut grip. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It's correct double action only firing action works 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 part of a collection or display. Sn 22797 (drawers office) £975.00 |
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SOLD SOLD ( Lay-Away 24/11) C1840 Cased, Pair Of Continental ‘Canon A Bubans’ Gentleman’s / Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Perc Pistols, Sighted Rifled Damascus Steel Octagonal Barrels & Accessories. Sn 22789 - 22789 This is a pair of cased Continental Gentleman’s or Officer’s private purchase percussion pistols with period accessories. They have 8 ¼” sighted octagonal Damascus steel barrels, original walnut stocks with foliate engraved design iron re-curving trigger guards with extended tangs, action plates & hammers and iron butts with military lanyard rings. The wood also has German silver stock mounts. The top of each barrel are etched ‘Canon A Bubans’ within panels (unknown). Both pistols are complete with their original iron ramrods. The pistol’s bores have staining consistent with age and well defined multi groove rifling. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The pistols are complete with re-lined Mahogany case. The case has a hinged lid the centre inlaid with a brass shield device which has a stylised engraved monogram. The case has a brass lock with key which works as it should. The inside of the case with compartments is contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories which include, a copper and brass powder flask, a wood and brass cleaning rod with removable tip which reveals a worm, 2 ebony handled tools (one has a screw out steel tool in the handle), a Joyce & Co labelled percussion cap tins with removable lid which contains a quantity of percussion caps & 7 moulded lead balls. The price for this nice pair of cased pistols worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB as antique percussion weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22789 £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 20/08) Late 1700’s – Early 1800’s**Imperial German L. Lindner IN Mayntz Clamshell Stag / Boar Hunting Dagger / Sidearm 7mm Bore Flintlock Pistol Combination With Etched & Blued Blade, Silver Fittings & Spadroon Shape Grip. A 1106 - A 1106 This is a rare, quality made Clamshell Hunting Dagger / Sidearm combination flintlock pistol. These substantial weapons were carried when hunting large game such as Stag or Boar for self defence and to deliver the 'death blow' to the hunted prey. This dagger has a polished horn section spadroon type hilt with silver fittings including cross guard with hook quillon and bar guard, large clamshell, ferrule and butt cap with finial. The fullered blued steel blade is just over 1” broad at its widest and is 21 ½” length. The dagger measures 27” overall length. The blade has etched foliate panels on all sides. The pistol’s mechanism, integral to the hilt and screwed to the blade is protected by the clamshell. It has a 2 ½” two stage cannon barrel which is 7mm diameter at the muzzle opening and it has an iron cock. The barrel flats are signed ‘L. Lindner’ & ‘IN Mayntz’ (we cannot find a gunmaker or retailer with those details in our books or in internet resources). The trigger is located on the hilt at the top of the clamshell. The barrel’s smoothbore has staining and residue consistent with age and use and the pistol’s cocking and firing action works crisply. The price for this quality Nobleman’s hunting combination sidearm worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flinlock combination sidearm pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1106 (sword rack armoury) £0.00 |
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Austrian 18mm Kavalleriekarabiner M 1842 Tube Lock Rifled Cavalry Carbine. Sn - 22766 This is an original Austrian Model 1842 18mm bore rifled Kavalleriekarabiner muzzle loading cavalry carbine. This tube lock was made under the System Augustin tube lock developed by Vincenz Augustin. The lock consists of a hinged vent cover on the breech a vertical hammer on it into which was inserted a tube primer. The hinged breech was closed and the hammer struck the vertical hammer on the breech block to fire the gun. The lock plate has a small inspection mark at its rear. The carbine measure 30 inches overall and is fitted with steel furniture. The carbine has a short 14 ½ inch rifled barrel with 13 well defined grooves which is clean with minor staining from use. The barrel has a block and blade foresight. The one piece wooden stock is in a nice condition with only mild old bruises. The left hand side of the stock has an integral cheekpiece is fitted with a saddle bar with two rings. There was no provision for a ramrod on the carbine, the ramrod being carried on two loops on the trooper's cartridge box strap and secured with a leather lanyard. Price includes UK delivery. NB as antique percussion rifle, no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22766 £1,275.00 |
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RARE. Tower, 2 Band Enfield, Dated 1860, Sergeants Pattern 1858, Bar on Band, .577 Calibre Percussion Rifle. Sn - 22767 This is a rare to find original Tower Sergeants Pattern 1858, bar on band, 2 band percussion rifle manufactured in 1860. The pattern 1858 rifle was only made just over a year, being replaced by the Pattern 1860 short rifle and was issued to rifle regiments and sergeants of infantry. This is a Tower Pattern 1858 short rifle commonly called the bar on band model due to the bayonet lug mounted on the upper barrel band. The rifle is in excellent condition and the lock plate is engraved with a queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) TOWER 1860 together with the Tower acceptance mark. The lockplate also has twin lined border engraving and fitted with the heavy military hammer. The rifle has its original chained nipple protector which was standard issue to all bar on band rifles. The 33 inch barrel has Tower proof marks and has excellent bright 3 groove rifling with minor staining from residue. The furniture on the rifle is made of iron as opposed to the Pattern 53series which all had brass furniture. the rifle retains its original sling swivels together with the original barrel bands. Th woodwork if in excellent condition with only a couple of minor knocks and some staining. The left hand side of the stock is stamped with a roundel which is stamped BIRMINGHAM 1860 with a crown BO and a crowfoot (Board if Ordnance) in the centre. Under the butt of the stock is stamped the name JOSEPH SMITH who was a quality Birmingham gunmaker and supplied guns to the Tower Armouries under contract. The rifle is complete with its correct iron 1100 yard range ramp and ladder rear sight mounted part way along the barrel, a block and blade fore sight, front and tang sling swivels and correct barrel bands. The rifle measures 49 inches in length with a 33 inch barrel and the cocking & firing actions work crisply. See British Military Longarm, 1715 – 1815 by D.W. Bailey pages 75 and plate77 together with Section B, Capping breech loading Arms, RB 42 on page 8, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22767 £1,495.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (A) VERY RARE ORIGINAL. British, Pre Land Pattern, Dog Lock Musket circa 1720, with Grenade Launching Reinforcing Ring & Museum Quality Discharger Cup. Sn - 22768 This is an exceptionally rare British Pre Land Pattern George I era, circa 1720, English Dog Lock musket, with many features dating to 1720. In 1720, the dog lock was replaced by the flintlock. This musket was superseded by the Pattern 1730 Brown Bess Musket which was the very first pattern of Brown Bess initially known as the King's Pattern musket. These guns were originally designed with a combination of Dutch musket, sporting guns and French muskets. These series of weapons were developed before 1720, often having iron furniture with a flat contour, screwed onto the stock which was slowly replaced to brass furniture becoming semi inletted onto the stock which became the norm by 1730. The dog lock lockplate is banana shaped with a pronounced curve towards the tail of the lockplate. The stock is swelled at the tailpipe to afford a better grip. The jaws of the ring necked cock are of a circular form and top of the frizzen is flat in the continental style. The lock plate was double lined after the first 5 years of production, dating the musket to pre 1720. The musket appears to be a transitional type and has features of the 1720 and pre 1720s pattern muskets. The inside of the lockplate has a flat mainspring with a simple hooked end over the bridle. The musket is fitted with brass furniture which includes an early pattern flat brass butt plate fitted to the flat comb, a rounded side plate and trigger guard, with a bevelled lockplate fitted with a dog safety catch. There are old gunsmiths marks stamped into the trigger guard LG, the lockplate MB and the sidenail NWH 57 (inlet) and the number 1. The musket is fitted with 3 brass ram rod pipes, octagonal in profile with turned baluster ends. The brass nose cap fitted under the reinforcing ring which is held in by an iron cross pin. The musket has a barrel length of 37 inches and is fitted with an iron collar 3 ¼ inches from the muzzle with a locking slot in the side. This serves a recoil shield for a grenade launcher. Grenade launchers are a separate item and are seldom seen. There is a steel museum quality copy of a grenade launcher fitted to the musket with a locking lug which engages in the slot of the recoil ring. The length of the musket is 52 inches and is fitted with a heavy iron domed and swelled head ramrod. The bore is smooth with just the normal staining and wear from use. The woodwork has the usual bumps and knocks from its long service, especially as a grenade launcher. See British Military Longarm, 1715 – 1815 by D.W. Bailey pages 13, 14, 15, 20 and photographs on page 21 which describe the Pre Land Pattern muskets. NB This is an antique weapon, no licence is required to own this musket in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22768 £0.00 |
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