Antique Guns and Equipment
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**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**Georgian British Ordnance .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings. Sn 22474:1 - 22474:1 This is an original British Ordnance Regulation Enfield Tower .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol in very good Condition. The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, fore end block & cudgel butt. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The wood has small indistinct inspection marks. It has a heavy military cock & original wood ram rod with brass end cap. It measures 15 ½” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The barrel has English black powder proofs and an ordnance acceptance / inspection mark. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The action works crisply. The lock plate has Georgian Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex). The price for this Napoleonic wars era 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 22474:1 £1,595.00 |
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19th Century British Sykes Sheffield Pocket Pistol Size Plain Category Copper & Brass Black Powder Flask with Sprung Nozzle Charger. A 596 - A 596 Decoration of powder flasks varied dramatically with plain utilitarian examples and ornate examples with hunting, game animals, foliate, village, military and marine scenes & were made of a wide variety of materials. This tiny pocket pistol size flask falls into the ‘Plain category’ described in the ‘Plain Flasks’ chapter (page 271) of, ‘The Powder Flask’ book by Riling. Similar small copper and brass plain flasks are illustrated at plates 125 of Rilings book page 272 & 274 along with other forms from the period Sykes catalogue. Riling states that these plain flasks “should receive special attention from the new collector and form an important part of any collection”. This tiny flask measures 3 ½” overall length and is 1 ½” at its widest. The brass sprung charger works correctly and has a removable screw in nozzle. The copper body is faintly stamped by the manufacturer ‘Sykes’. The copper has a few minor dents but no cracks or splits. The price includes UK delivery. A 596 £195.00 |
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**PRESTIGIOUS MAKER**GUN REFERENCED IN THE BOOK HOLLAND & HOLLAND BY DALLAS**1858-1860 Victorian English, Harris Holland 98 New Bond Street London Large 6 Bore, Double Barrelled Muzzle Loading ‘Live Pigeon Competition’ Percussion Sporting Shotgun. - 22458 1870 Holland & Holland did not exist. In fact, it would be six years before the firm’s founder, Harris Holland, was to take in his nephew Henry and create the iconic brand which now graces London’s Bruton Street. Harris Holland was a was a good shot with both rifle and shotgun, regularly competing in live-pigeon competitions at Hornsey Wood Tavern. He appears to have gained enough kudos among fellow shooters for them to start asking him to get them guns and rifles like the ones he used so successfully himself. Seeing a clear business opportunity, Harris ordered guns made to his specification. 98 New Bond Street London was Harris Holland’s address from 1858. His nephew Henry Holland joined him in 1876, when Holland & Holland became the company style. It was not until 1893 that Holland & Holland built their factory on Harrow Road London. This is a best quality double barrel muzzle loading shotgun by Harris Holland made at his 98 New Bond Street Address. This actual gun features in Donald Dallas’s book page 10 ‘Holland & Holland The Royal Gunmaker The Complete History’ where images of its action are illustrated and the author comments “A typical Harris Holland big bore live pigeon muzzle loader. The gun is 6 bore with no serial number, barrel’s engraved H. Holland 98 New Bond Street helps date it to 1858-1860. The barrels are 34” long with Platinum plugs. The front action locks with flat hammers are engraved in flowing scripts and are of good quality. There is no provision for ram rod, the fore end ending in a horn finial. There is only one double 6 bore listed in the number books for this period number 652 built in 1858 and this could be this gun. In the early period although guns were given a serial number in records under order such numbers were often not engraved” (a photocopy image of the cover of Dallas’ book, photo copies of the book illustrations of the action and author comments accompany the piece and are illustrated in the images). The shotgun has all the features of the gun described in the book, correctly without serial number. The gun has best quality tooled foliate decoration to the action and trigger guard with pineapple finial and steel butt plate tang. The fore stock and wrist have finely chequered grip panels. The original undamaged Walnut fore stock’s polished horn end cap correctly has no provision for ram rod. The underside of the all original Walnut shoulder stock is inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. It has platinum plugs at the breech. Its 34” brown twist barrels have a centre rib signed ‘H. Harris 98 New Bond Street London’ (49 ½” overall). The smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age and light use. The rib has a brass bead fore sight at the muzzle and a shallow groove in the top of the action acts as a rear sight. Both action plates are signed ‘Holland’. The actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22458 £4,450.00 |
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Cased C1852 Webley Bentley Type Wedge Frame 80 Bore Five Shot Double Action Only Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22446 - 22446 This is an original example of the English Webley Bentley Wedge Frame type double-action only percussion revolver, as produced C 1852. The English wedge frame design popular in the period on Colt USA revolvers is attributed to Birmingham gun maker Philip Webley, although Webley himself seemed to have manufactured very few of the guns. The simplified double-action lock mechanism typically encountered in these revolvers is usually of the Joseph Bentley design and these guns are often referred to as Webley-Bentley revolvers, even though they were produced by many makers. This is an antique, cased C1852 Webley Bentley Wedge Frame type 80 Bore Five Shot Double Action Only Percussion Revolver. It has English black powder proof mark on the barrel and cylinder. There are no external maker, date or serial number on the pistol. The double action only firing mechanism works crisply. It has the correct loading lever and has a spurless hammer. The pistol has a 5 inch octagonal barrel (10 ¼ inches overall). The barrels rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age. It has a brass post fore sight and notch frame rear sight. The metal has even patina and some original blue finish. Its finely chequered walnut grip is undamaged. The pistol is contained in its later period fitted wood case. The case is lined in felt and has compartments which snugly fit the weapon and its accessories. The accessory compartments contain an original pistol size brass and copper black powder with sprung nozzle, a brass & steel double bullet mould marked 80 (bore), 2 moulded lead bullets, an Eley Bros London labelled percussion cap tin containing a small quantity of percussion caps, a white metal oil container with screw off lid which has an integral oil applicator/ tool and 2 ebonised wood handled tools. The inside of the lid has a later W.C Hill Gunmaker London reproduction trade label & one edge of the inside of the case has a previous owners descriptive label adhered. The exterior lid of the case has an inlaid void brass disc and the case has a brass lock (key absent). The price for this antique cased pistol with accessories 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 22446 £1,275.00 |
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C1830 Liege Belgium 38 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Damascus Steel Rifled Barrel & Folding Concealed Trigger. Sn 22426:47 - 22426:47 This is a nice percussion pocket pistol made in Liege Belgium C1830. The pistol’s action has foliate engraved decoration all around. The side of the breach has a Liege ‘ELG’ roundel proof / inspection mark and the underside a small indistinct inspection mark (illustrated). The pistol measures 7” overall & has a just under 2 ¾” turn off Damascus steel barrel. The barrel’s rifled bore has just staining consistent with age & use. It has a concealed folding trigger & undamaged fluted and foliate carved ebony grip with ornate foliate engraved steel butt plate. The pistol’s cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique percussion pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22426:47 (drawers office) £375.00 |
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C1830 Liege Belgium 50 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Rifled Barrel, Folding Concealed Trigger. Sn 22426:46 - 22426:46 This is a nice percussion pocket pistol made in Liege Belgium C1830. The pistol’s action has foliate engraved decoration all around. The barrel is numbered ‘73’ and the action has a Liege ‘ELG’ roundel proof / inspection mark (illustrated). The pistol measures 6 ¼” overall & has a just under 2 ¼” turn off barrel. The barrel’s rifled bore has just staining consistent with age & use. It has a concealed folding trigger & undamaged fluted and foliate carved ebony grip with ornate foliate engraved steel butt plate. The pistol’s cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique percussion pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22426:46 (drawers office) £375.00 |
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**MINT BORE**C1800 English Richardson Liverpool Flintlock .700 Calibre Pistol C1820 Period Nipple & Drum Converted To Percussion With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22426:42 - 22426:42 This pistol originally a flintlock made C1800 has been period nipple & drum converted to percussion C1820. It is 14” overall length with an 8” octagonal sighted barrel. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Liverpool’. There is a silver band on the barrel at the breech. The smooth bore is near mint clean & bright. The action tang & trigger guard with Pineapple finial & Dolphin hammer have tooled foliate decoration. The pistol has a sliding safety bolt & its original captive steel ram rod. The undamaged all original Walnut stock has finely chequered grip panels. The stock has an inlaid void silver escutcheon. The action is signed by the maker or retailer ‘Richardson’ amongst foliate engraved decoration (we cannot find a Liverpool based gunmaker named Richardson in the flintlock or percussion eras in our books or online). The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker or retailer 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 22426:42 £875.00 |
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**MINT BORE**QUALITY MADE**1793-1830 Richardson Manchester .650 Carbine Calibre Yeomanry Cavalry Officer's Flintlock Pistol With Gold & Silver Fittings And Inlaid Silver Disc Engraved With Georgian Royal Cypher & '6 Troop'. Sn 22426:35 - 22426:35 James Richardson was an English Gunsmith with premises at 21 Deansgate, Manchester between 1793 to 1830. This is an excellent .650 carbine calibre Flintlock pistol by Richardson made to the highest quality for a Yeomanry Cavalry Officer. It is 14 ½” overall with a steel 9" 'twist wash' finish octagonal barrel. The barrel has crisp English proof marks. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Manchester’. The barrel’s smooth bore is near mint clean and bright. It has a Swan neck hammer fitted with flint. The lock plate is crisply signed by the maker 'Richardson' below tooled decoration. It has a lovely walnut full stock with plain rounded butt and chequered top edge. It's steel fittings including trigger guard are nicely engraved with foliate decoration and it's trigger guard with extended tang has a pineapple finial. The breech has a gold band and gold roundel touch hole & the fore stock has silver fittings. The pistol has silver bead fore sight and 'v' notch plate rear sight. It is complete with its ebonised wood ramrod with polished horn cap & steel worm. The top of the stock is inlaid with an engraved silver escutcheon with engraved stylised Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (King George III Rex) and '6 Troop' indicating that this is a privately purchased Yeomanry Officer's weapon. It's action works crisply. The metal and wood of the pistol have no damage. The price for this quality piece worthy of further research 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 22426:35 £1,375.00 |
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*MINT BORE* *RARE*. Danish, Model M1848/65 Snider Conversion (17.5x28R) of the Model1848 Bagladeriffel Pillar Breech Percussion Obsolete Calibre Rifle. Sn - 22426:33 This is a rare Danish Model M1848/65 (1851 dated) Snider converted rifle that was converted from the Model 1848 Bagladeriffel pillar breech percussion rifle. The rifles were converted in 1865 to the Snider breechloading mechanism at the Copenhagen Arsenal. The rifle has a mint bore with sharp rifling. The lockplate is stamped with the Danish royal cypher over MD 1848 1851-45 (indicating a Model MD-1848 manufactured in 1851) serial number 45. The rifle has a full walnut stock which is in a lovely condition with only minor marks to it. The rifle has a brass butt plate, trigger guard and side plate. There are three iron barrel bands, the lower one held by a spring clip, the middle one retained by the screw through the sling swivel and the top one which has the foresight fixed on the top. The lower sling swivel is attached to the rifles lower butt. The iron patchbox from the muzzle loading rifle is retained. The rifles rearsight adjustment is by releasing a side screw and sliding the rear sight in an arced track near the breech for elevation. The breech is opened by pushing in a button on the left hand side of the breech and flipping the block over. Extraction is in the usual Snider manner by pulling the breech block back and turning the rifle upside down. The serial numbers on the rifle are matching, 45 for the original muzzle loading rifle and 4924 for the Snider conversion. The woodwork is in very good condition with only minor bumps and bruises expected with service use. The rifle retains its original sling swivels. At the time, the Danish rifle fired the worlds largest diameter rimfire rifle cartridge. 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 22426:33 £1,375.00 |
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Victorian Era 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse Enfield Pattern .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Cavalry Pistol Retailed By Garden London With Captive Steel Ram Rod & Brass Lion’s Head Butt Cap. Sn 22426:25 - 22426:25 The Scinde Irregular Horse was raised at Hyderabad on 8 August 1838. It was named after the province of Sind now in Pakistan, where it was raised to protect the trade route from the Bolan Pass to Sukkur on the Indus River and fight against the marauding Baluchi warriors. It later expanded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Scinde Horse. These three regiments were absorbed into the regular forces after the Mutiny of 1857 and became the 35th Scinde Horse and the 36th Jacob's Horse. They saw active service in Northern and Central India, Persia, Afghanistan on the North West Frontier and, during World War I, where they served in France and Palestine. The two Regiments were amalgamated in 1922, as the present 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse which served in World War II. Hugh garden is recorded as an army accoutrement and saddle maker at 200 Piccadilly London 1826-51 , the company became Garden & Son at the same premises 1878-88 (see page 161 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown).This is an original private purchase cavalry pistol marked to the 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse retailed by Garden London. Its original wood full stock is undamaged with just bumps and bruises to be expected. The metal work has even patina. It has a heavy military percussion hammer and the action plate is marked ‘2nd Scinde Irregular Horse’. Its 9” barrel with flat top (15” overall) has a smooth bore which has staining & residue consistent with age. The top of the barrel has faint retailer name ‘Garden 200 Piccadilly London’. It has fixed sights and under barrel captive swivel steel ramrod. The pistol has brass fittings including a Lion’s head embossed butt plate. The pistol cocks & dry fires 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 22426:25 £975.00 |
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