Antique Guns and Equipment
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**MINT BORE**Remington USA W.S. Smoot’s 1873 Patent 1st Model Factory Nickel Plated .30 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Revolver With Captive Steel Ejector Rod & Gutta Percha Grips. Sn 22741 - 22741 The Remington-Smoot revolver was intended to compete with Colt's metallic cartridge pocket revolvers. These five-shot pistols are typically seen with a nickel-plated finish, although a blued finish was also offered. This is an original Smoot 1st Model revolver (1st Models had a more curved grip frame rather than the flat grip frame butt found on 2nd models). It has its original factory nickel plated finish which has areas of surface wear to be expected with age & handling. The revolver has a 3” octagonal barrel with top rib (7” overall). The top of the barrel is crisply engraved 'E. Remington & Sons, Ilion.NY Pat W.S. Smoot Oct 21 1873' (illustrated). There are no visible external numbers on this pistol. The bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a sheathed trigger, fluted cylinder, blade fore sight and grooved notch frame rear sight. The single action firing mechanism works crisply. The original gutta percha hard rubber grips with chequered panels are excellent, secure and undamaged. The pistol is complete with original sprung ejector rod on the right side of the frame. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22741 (drawers office) £545.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (04/08) French Chassepot M1866 11mm Needle Fire, 1867 Dated, Matching Numbers Obsolete Caliber Rifle. Sn - 22747 This is an early matching numbers French Military Chassepot M1866 rifle manufactured in the second year of production in 1867. The butt plate is stamped 24 which is to the the 24th Line Infantry Regiment which was part of the 2nd Corps at the start of the Franco Prussian War of 1871 under General Frossard's II Corps. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Gravelotte, Battle of Villiers , the Siege of Metz and the Siege of Paris amongst other actions. The Chassepot was developed by Antoine Chassepot who after experimenting with various capping breech loaders developed the M1866 rifle based on the German Dreyse needle fire gun and was introduced into French service on the 30th August 1866. This is an early example of this rifle dated 1867. The rifle has a 32 inch barrel and measures 51 inches overall. The rifle has matching serial numbers U53701 stamped on the barrel, bolt, cocking lug and the bayonet lug. The rifle is stamped Mle 1867 (date) on the right hand side of the barrel. The stock is stamped with the Arsenal roundel on the right hand side near to the butt plate and the rifle has the normal bumps and knocks from service use. The gun retains all of its stampings and proof marks. The rifles bolt retains its original needle. The rear sight is graduated to 1200 metres. The rifle has steel furniture and sling swivels but is missing its front barrel band. The bore of the barrel has good rifling with the normal staining and residue from use. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle is complete with its original leather sling. The bayonet illustrated on one of the photographs is not included in the sale and is for display purposes only. The bayonet is available separately on our web site. The price includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22747 £0.00 |
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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 £5,950.00 |
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Danish Remington Model 1867 Rolling Block (11.7x51R) Obsolete Calibre Rifle. Sn - 22765 The Remington Rolling Block rifle was a breech-loading rifle produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms Company). The action was extremely strong and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. The Danes were without an effective breech loader in their conflict with Prussia during the War of 1864, and were both outclassed and outgunned by the Prussian forces armed with the breech-loading Dreyse rifles. After their defeat, and following an American tour by members of the Danish Ordnance Commission which included a visit to Remington, the Danes placed an order for 20,000 of the new Model 1867 Rolling Block rifle in April of 1867. This is one of the examples of the military rifle made under contract by the Remington Arms Company the Danish Government. The rifle has the 3 line address and patent dates on the top of the tang. The rifle has a 35 ¼ inch barrel with an overall length of 50 ¾ inches. The barrel rifled bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The rifle has an external hammer, bayonet bar, block and blade fore sight and folding ladder rear sight. The woodwork and metal work are both excellent. The woodwork has the minor bumps and bruises from normal use which is to be expected of a weapon of this age and the metal has a nice patina finish. The side of the stock on the left hand side of the tang has is stamped HBH inside a rectangle. The action tang has Remington’s patents (illustrated). The rifle retains its original sling swivels. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22765 £975.00 |
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MINT BORE. British Tower, 1859 Dated, Snider Conversion MK III .577 Obsolete Calibre, Pattern 1853, 3 Band Rifle by Thomas Turner, Birmingham, Pattern 1853 Bayonet & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn - 22764 TURNER, Thomas (1861-1879) was an 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 retains all of its original woodwork and metal throughout. The stocks wrist and forend are nicely chequered. The barrel measured 36 ½ inches with the Snider conversion with an overall length of 55 inches. The double lined steel lockplate is stamped TOWER 1859 (date) a queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) with 2 tower inspection stamps. The barrel carries Birmingham proof house proof marks. The rifle has a regulation brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The barrel has a mint bore with three groove rifling. The rifle has been converted using the mark III Snider hinged breech block with a knurled locking catch and is stamped SNIDER PATENT with the Snider monogram. The rifles barrel is retained by 3 barrel bands, the front one having a sling swivel fitted. The rifles stock carries 2 roundels to the stock. The first is THOMAS TURNER BIRMINGHAM TRADE MARK with the castle trade mark in the centre. The second has BIRMINGHAM round it together with other small stamps of a crown G1 and 1 over 1878. 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 Pattern 1853 spike bayonet which measures 20½” overall with a 17 ¼ ” blade and a 3” long socket. 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 22764 £1,295.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/08) Rare, 1860's English Whitworth, Enfield Pattern .451 Trials Rifle & Bullet Mould. Sn - 22770 The Whitworth rifle wa developed by Joseph Whitworth and sold under the Manchester Rifle Company name. The rifles were known for their accuracy and had a bore of .451 inch whereas the standard rifle bore was .577 inch. This reduction in bore size and increasing the twist of the rifling also increased the range. Various rifles were trialled a Enfield in the 1860s to produce a successor the 577 Enfield. The rifle has standard Enfield brass furniture (butt plate, trigger guard, trigger, lock plate, fore end cap and side nails. The barrel is also a similar outside diameter to the .577 Enfield service rifle and is fitted with Baddeley barrel bands This rifle has an Enfield style lockplate with government stampings to the inside and is stamped on the outside with the makers name W.S.W and a monogram of C , a small S A . The monogram is CSA which could be the Confederate States Of America together with a hand stamped W.S.W. The inside of the hammer is stamped WD Crown over X3. The bridle and sear are military stamped crown over 5. The 33 inch rifled barrel has a .451 inch hexagonal bore with a crowned muzzle and good clean rifling. The barrel is stamped underneath the woodwork with WSW is screwed into a 3 ¾ inch long breech. Both the barrel and breech carry London proof and viewing marks. The underneath of the tang of the barrel is military stamped with a crowfoot over WD and C404. The rearsight has a correct rearsight for Whitworth barrelled guns having H & C on the slider (hexagonal and cylindrical bullet ranges). The walnut stock is in nice condition with a finely chequered wrist and forend. The rifle is complete with an original quality 2 piece brass and steel mould with ebony handles and a steek screw cutter. The price for this rare rifle 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 22770 £0.00 |
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American Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company 1879 Patent ‘Dictator’ Factory Nickel Plated .32 Rim Fire 5 Shot Single Action Pocket Revolver. Sn 22744 - 22744 Hopkins and Allen were a Norwich Connecticut based American arms manufacturing company. Known as the ‘Dictator’ Model, this revolver is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. This is an original example of their ‘Dictator’ model. It retains much of its original factory nickel finish & has even aged patina. It has a 2 ¾” round steel barrel (7 ¼” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co DICTATOR Pat May 27 79 (1879)'. The underside of the barrel is stamped with numbers either ‘6606’ or ‘9909’.It has a sheathed trigger, blade fore sight and gutta percha hard rubber grips with chequered panels. The grips have just a few knocks and bumps consistent with handling and carry. The cylinder can be removed for speed loading by unscrewing the cylinder spigot that is also used as an ejector rod. The single action only firing action works correctly. The price 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 22744 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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*EXTREMELY RARE* MINT BORE* FULLY RE-FURBISHED*Large Frame American Civil War Confederate Army & Navy LeMat Combination 9 Shot .42 Calibre / Single Barrel 20 Gauge Shotgun Single Action Percussion ‘Grapeshot Revolver’. A 1105 - A 1105 Made between 1856 & 1865, the LeMat revolver was a .42 calibre cap & ball black powder combination pistol invented by Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans, which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot. It saw service with the armed forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. This unique sidearm was also known as the "Grape Shot Revolver." It was developed in New Orleans in 1856 by Jean Alexandre Le Mat, whose manufacturing effort was backed by P. G. T. Beauregard, who became a general in the Confederate States Army. When war broke out, LeMat received Confederate army & Navy contracts for the production of five thousand revolvers and plans were laid to manufacture the gun abroad and then import them into the Confederacy, which lacked the necessary facilities to produce the weapon locally. Confederate gun runners were able to slip shipments of the gun through the Union naval blockade and it is estimated that about 2,500 made it into Confederate service. In addition to General Beauregard and Colonel LeMat, LeMat’s revolvers were used by such famous Confederate officers as Major Generals Braxton Bragg, J. E. B. Stuart, Richard H. Anderson, and Captain Henry Wirz. Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart. The distinguishing characteristic of LeMat's revolver is that its 9-shot cylinder revolves around a separate central barrel of larger calibre than the chambers in the cylinder proper. The central barrel is smooth-bore and can function as a short-barreled shotgun (hence the name "Grape Shot Revolver") with the shooter selecting whether to fire from the cylinder or the smooth-bore barrel by flipping a lever on the end of the hammer. Flipping the lever up caused the movable striker to fall upon the primer set directly under the hammer, discharging the lower barrel, while leaving it in the standard position would fire the chambers in the cylinder, much like any other revolver. The pistol’s had a jointed ramrod (mounted on the right-hand side of the frame), which was used to load both barrels. This is an excellent, original, LeMat’s ‘Grapeshot revolver’ fully re-furbished and re-blued to a high standard at some point in its life. The weapon's single action only firing mechanism works crisply in both revolver and shotgun mode. It has a 6 ¾” octagonal barrel (13 ½” overall). The bore is near mint, clean & bright with crisp rifling. One barrel flat has inspection marks and is numbered ‘1170’. The barrel has a triangular blade fore sight & notched hammer rear sight. The shotgun barrel is 4 ¾” length and its smoothbore is equally near mint clean and bright. The correct jointed ramrod has an inspection mark (illustrated). It’s finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The price for this extremely rare Confederate combination 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. A 1105 £9,500.00 |
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C1870’s-1880’s Whitneyville Armoury USA 1871 Patent Type Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22743 - 22743 This is an antique original factory nickel plated brass framed .32 Rim Fire 5 shot revolver of the type made by Whitneyville Armoury USA (founded 1798 New Haven Connecticut USA by Eli Whitney). These American pocket revolvers were produced in the 1870's into the 1880's. The pistol has a 3 ¼” sighted blued steel octagonal barrel. One barrel flat has a partially visible serial number or inspection mark ‘7’. The nickel finish to the brass frame has just small areas of age related wear. The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works crisply, correctly in single action only. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small lever on the front of its cylinder frame. The original wood grips are undamaged. There are no visible maker or date marks on this pistol. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22743 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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American Marlin Firearms Company Factory Nickel Plated No.32 Standard 1875 .32RF Obsolete Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Revolver With Tip Up Barrel. Sn 22746 - 22746 TThis is an original Marlin No.32 Standard 1875 .32 Rim Fire obsolete calibre single action revolver with 'fold up' barrel and factory nickel plated brass frame. It has a 3" blued barrel and shrouded trigger (7 ½” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. It retains much of its factory nickel plating & the action is crisp. Its original bag shaped gutta percha grips have chequered grip panels. The bottom edge of one grip has an old stable chip which can be seen in image 3. The left side of the barrel is stamped ' JM Marlin New Haven CT USA Pat July1875'. The top of the barrel is marked ‘No.32 Standard 1875’. It has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The cylinder has faint numbers either ‘108’ or ‘801’. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22746 (drawers office) £675.00 |
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