Antique Guns and Equipment
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**SOLD**13/11**Late 1800’s American Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA Factory Nickel Plated 1871 Patent ‘SPORT’.32 Rim Fire 5 Shot Single Action Pocket Revolver. Sn 22221 - 22221 This ‘SPORT’ model 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 revolver was most likely made by Hopkins and Allen who were a Norwich Connecticut based American arms manufacturing company and were responsible for making many of these revolvers with dynamic names (Hopkins & Allen Arms Company were a U.S firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell). The metal work’s original factory nickel plating is worn in several places and has small areas of pitting but no rust. It has a 2 ¾” octagonal steel barrel (7 ¼” overall). The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The top of the cylinder frame is crisply marked 'SPORT'. There are no manufacturer or patent details. It has a concealed, shrouded trigger & blade fore sight. The undamaged period gutta percha hard rubber grips have chequered panels and rosette roundels. The single action only firing action works as it should. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22221 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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**ORNATE**Early 19th Century North African / Turkish Ottoman / Moroccan/ Arabic 22 Bore Snaphance Or Snaphaunce Lock Musket With Decorated Furniture & Ram Rod. Sn 22137 - 22137 A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of lock for firing a gun or is a gun using that mechanism. The name is Dutch in origin but the mechanism cannot be attributed to the Netherlands with certainty. It is the mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and dog lock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. It fires from a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan to ignite the priming powder which fires the gun. Examples of this firearm can be found through Europe, Turkey, North Africa, and the Middle East. The muzzle loading weapons were generally handmade weapons, and consequently they widely varied in their construction. They were seen as very personal weapons, and unlike the typical military weapons of the time which were very plain and utilitarian, the weapons tended to be well crafted and were usually intricately decorated. They usually had very long barrels. The stocks were handmade and ornately decorated, featuring a distinctive curve which is not seen in the stocks of other muskets. The function of this curve is debated; it may be purely decorative, or it may have allowed the weapon to be tucked under the arm and cradled tightly against the body, as opposed to being held to the shoulder like a typical musket or rifle. This is an early 19th century Snaphance or Snaphaunce lock musket. It measures 5 Feet 2 Inches overall length. It has a 49”round steel barrel which is approx. 22 Bore. The bore has heavy staining and residue consistent with age. The barrel has a small blade fore sight and notched block rear sight. The musket has a full stock, the woodwork has silver decorated panels and stud work decoration, brass trigger guard with silver overlay and multi sheet decorated silver barrel bands. One side of the stock is mounted with colourful glass jewels. The musket has a steel ram rod stuck firmly in place (to avoid possible damage we have not attempted to remove it). The weapon has the wear and patina to be expected of a native weapon of its age. As is common with these weapons the action does not cock and dry fire but the hammer and trigger move. Due to size delivery of this item will be by arrangement, at cost & within the UK only. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22137 £625.00 |
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**FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**American Wild West Remington Elliot’s 1865 Patent .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Over & Under Double Barrelled Derringer. Sn 22216 - 22216 The design of the Remington double derringer was little changed by Remington during a production run of nearly 70 years. This is an excellent, original, fully functioning example. The pistol has two 3" barrels set over & under and measures 5" overall making it easy to conceal and therefore popular with period Wild West Gamblers. The top of the barrel rib is stamped 'E. REMINGTON & SONS. ILION N.Y.' & 'ELLIOTS PATENT DEC 12 1865'. The underside of the bottom barrel is numbered '168'. It has a sheathed trigger & undamaged wood grips. The pistol retains most of its original factory nickel plated finish. The barrels rifled bores are clean and its loading cocking and firing actions work crisply. Often the hinges on these derringers are found with cracks, our examples’ hinge has no cracks. The price for this iconic piece of American Wild West history 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 22216 £895.00 |
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**QUALITY**1837 Pair Of J. Tarratt London Gentleman’s 40 Bore Percussion Presentation Belt Pistols With Stock Plates Engraved `Presented To Oliver Powell By The Members Of The 1st Company Nassau Guards Brooklyn (New York USA) July 4th 1837'. Sn 22208 - 22208 Internet resources indicate the gunsmith J. Tarratt is listed in the "Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350 - 1850" as marking his guns 'London' circa 1830 -1840. Frank Sellers' American Gunsmiths lists Tarratt as an unlocated maker of half stock percussion guns in the USA, with markings of either J. Tarratt or J. Tarratt & Sons indicating that he emigrated to America during his working life). This is an excellent pair of Gentleman’s percussion belt pistols by J. Tarratt London. They have 5 ½” sighted octagonal steel barrels, original undamaged walnut grips with chequered panel grips, steel trigger guards, Dolphin hammers, belt bars and captive ram rods. The top of each grip have void German Silver escutcheons inlaid & one side of each grip are mounted with curved white metal plates engraved `Presented To Oliver Powell By The Members Of The 1st Company Nassau Guards Brooklyn July 4th 1837'. The Pistol’s German Silver actions and frames have foliate tooled decoration. The German Silver butt caps of each pistol have hinged traps. The top of each action is signed by the maker ‘J. Tarratt’ and the top barrel flats ‘London’. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The price for this pair of pistols worthy of further research regarding the Regiment and the named presentation recipient 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 22208 (drawers office) £1,875.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 28/10) *Imperial Prussian Suhl VCS 1856 Dated Model 1855 .577 Calibre Mounted Infantry / Dragoon Cavalry Troops Convertible Percussion Pistol Rifle Carbine With Original Removable Shoulder Stock & Saddle Bar With Ring. Sn 22222 - 22222 This is an original Imperial Prussian 1856 Dated Model 1855 .577 Calibre Mounted Infantry / Dragoon Cavalry Troops Convertible Percussion Pistol Carbine With Original Removable Shoulder Stock & Saddle Bar With Ring. The pistol has a 11” round to octagonal sighted steel barrel which is numbered ‘220’ (the number is repeated on the action, shoulder stock slot frame on pistol, Shoulder stock lug (on shoulder stock) & shoulder stock wood. It’s steel fore end block has a winged foresight and the pistol has a ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use and well defined rifling. It has a heavy military lock and sprung lever bar nipple protector. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & service use. The action plate is maker marked ‘Suhl VCS (V.C. SCHILLING). The barrel is dated ‘1856’ and has small inspection mark. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for the shoulder stock. The figured walnut shoulder stock which converts the pistol to a carbine when attached is undamaged and has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The stock has a steel plate on the underside of the wrist with bayonet lug attachment and sprung release button which allows the stock to be locked onto the pistol by sliding on and off similar to attaching a bayonet. The shoulder stock locks securely to the pistol. An innovative feature of this piece is a tweezer type prong clipped to the saddle bar which when pressed together can be slotted into a recess in the pistol grip and acts as an additional safety feature assisting to retain the shoulder stock to the pistol. The saddle bar is also fitted with steel saddle ring. In its carbine configuration the weapon measures 28” overall length. The price for this rare to find pistol / carbine includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22222 (wall rack armoury) £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (12/11) German, 1859 Dated, 15.4mm Dreyse Model M/54 Pinenbuchse (Pike Rifle) Needle Fire Obsolete Calibre Rifle & integral Rod Bayonet. Sn - 22167 This is a rare, matching numbers, German Dreyse Model M/54 Pinenbuchse (Pike Rifle) needle fire breech loading rifle. This was the first breech loading rifle to use a bolt action to open and close the barrels chamber. The action was invented in 1836 by the German gunsmith Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse who had been conducting numerous designs since 1824. The rifle used a combustible cartridge consisting of the paper case, an acorn shaped bullet with a primer (percussion cap) attached to its base, and the black powder charge. The Dreyse series of rifles was introduced with the Model M/41 and had various modifications throughout its service life. This is an excellent example of the Dreyse M/54 needle fire rifle manufactured in 1859 and was used as the main infantry weapon of the Prussians in the Wars of German Unification. The rifle stamped with matching numbers. The rear of the breech is stamped 1859 (date) and the front 6318 (serial number) I.M.D. 208 9168 and proof marks. The barrel carries the serial number 6318 and proof marks under the 5 leaf rear sight. The barrel bands carry the matching numbers 6318, 18 & 18. The bolt is stamped 6318 (serial number) underneath with the bolt head stamped 18. The rifle has a retractable steel triangular rod bayonet that retracts into the stock and is secured by a steel spring bracket. The clean 4 groove barrel has the normal staining and residue due to firing and the woodwork has the usual knocks and bumps with service use. NB. As an obsolete calibre weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22167 £0.00 |
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C1800 English ‘London To Bristol’ Route Mail Coach Guard’s Brass Barrelled Flintlock Coaching Blunderbuss Retailed By Clarke (London). Sn 22213 - 22213 When an English public postal service was first introduced in 1635, letters were carried between ‘posts’ by mounted post-boys and delivered to the local postmaster. The postmaster would then take out the letters for his area and hand the rest to another post-boy to carry them on to the next ‘post’. This was a slow process and the post-boys were an easy target for robbers, but the system remained unchanged for almost 150 years. John Palmer, a theatre owner from Bath, had organised a rapid carriage service to transport actors and props between theatres and he believed that a similar scheme could improve the postal service. In 1782, Palmer sold his theatre interests, and went to London to lobby. The Post Office. Despite resistance from senior Post Office staff, who believed the speed of the mail could not be improved, William Pitt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, accepted the idea. An experimental mail coach journey, undertaken at Palmer’s expense, started from Bristol on 2 August 1784, at 4pm. It reached London at 8am the next day, exactly on schedule. A journey from Bristol to London that had taken up to 38 hours now took just 16. Richard Clake 1st listed as Hardware man, then Goldsmith & Jeweller at 62 Cheapside from 1797 to 1829, retailed guns with his name and address later marked guns Clarke & Son (Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850). This an excellent original brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss retailed by Clarke carried by guards on the Bristol to London mail Coach route for protection against attack from Highwaymen. It is 30 ½” overall with a bell mouth 14 ¾” long brass 2 cannon barrel. The barrel has crisp black powder proofs. The muzzle opening is 1 ½” wide. The smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age & use. The top of the barrel is signed ‘Bristol To London’ denoting Mail Coach guard use on that Mail route and has English proofs. It has a steel lock signed by the retailer ‘Clarke’, cock fitted with flint, all original Walnut full stock which has just knocks bumps and bruising consistent with age & coaching use. It has brass mounts including butt plate with extended tang, trigger guard with extended tang & ram rod flutes. It’s ram rod is wood with a brass end cap. The price for this excellent blunderbuss worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 22213 £1,795.00 |
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**QUALITY**C1800 English HW Mortimer London Coaching Flintlock Blunderbuss With Brass Fittings, Ram Rod & Integral Folding Bayonet. Sn 22211 - 22211 HW Mortimer and his son Harvey Walklate Mortimer were London gunsmiths' between 1753 and into the 1800s with premises at Fleet Street (see page 187 of British Gunmakers London By Brown). The Mortimer family made Firearms by Royal Appointment. This is an excellent Blunderbuss by HW Mortimer of the type favoured by Coach drivers for self protection against Highwaymen. It is 29” overall (bayonet closed) with a 14” round steel barrel which is a large 1” muzzle opening smooth bore. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age & use. It has a steel cock fitted with flint, undamaged Walnut stock and brass mounts. The trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial and butt plate tang have light foliate engraved decoration. The stock has an inlaid brass escutcheon with stylised monogram (illustrated). The steel lock plate is crisply signed 'HW Mortimer' and has a sliding safety bolt that works as it should. It has an ebonised wood ramrod. The blunderbuss has its original integral folding bayonet mounted on top of the barrel which is retained by a spring clip at the muzzle end & sliding catch at the breech. The spring clips works correctly and the 11” triangular shaped blade tapers to a pin sharp point. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this quality Blunderbuss includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 22211 £1,975.00 |
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**RARE** American Model 1866 Turkish Contract Winchester (.44 Henry Rifle) Yellow Boy Musket. Sn - 22203 This is an American Winchester made Turkish Contract .44 rimfire Henry yellow boy musket made in 1873. The Henry rifle is encountered in three barrel lengths from 20 inches for the carbine, 24 inches for the rifle and 27 inches for the musket. This is a 27 inch Turkish Contract musket which is in excellent condition with smooth metal work which caries some of its original blued finish and a stock with only minor marks and bumps to it. Turkish markings are stamped above the sliding brass butt plate catch. The gun carries the serial number 111395 (dating the gun to 1873) and the inspectors mark BL on the frame under the underlever. The top of the barrel is marked WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT KING'S IMPROVEDMENT PATENTED MARCH 29 1866 OCTOBER 16 1860 and has the inspection letter J at the breech behind the folding ladder rear sight. The musket has the correct foresight fitted. The brass receiver is in excellent smooth condition with a smooth loading plate. The musket has the correct three barrel bands and extended protruding magazine. Both sling swivels are fitted. The butt carries a marking TK on its right hand side. The musket has an excellent rifled barrel with only minor staining with use and age. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. 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 22203 £6,450.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/11) British, Tower, Pattern 1842 Percussion Musket With Lovels Bayonet Catch, Indian Mutiny Period, to the 83rd Division County of Dublin (Regiment of Foot). Sn - 22130 Tower, Pattern 1842 percussion musket which is fitted with Lovels patent bayonet catch. This musket was the last smoothbore gun used by the British army. The butt regimentally marked with engraved on top of the butt plate 83rd D 3 which is the 83rd Division County of Dublin (Regiment of Foot). This division was deployed to India in 1848 for 14 years which included service during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59). During this conflict, it helped secure the Bombay Presidency, before joining the Central India campaign. The musket has a smooth 39 inch barrel with a bright bore, the gun measuring 55 inches overall. The lockplate is marked VR over TOWER 1845 with a tower inspection mark. The gun has the correct Tower viewing, proof and government markings. The barrel is retained by three flat wedges and has the correct V back sight and block fore sight. The musket has a walnut stock with nice smooth woodwork with the normal bumps and bruises due to service life. The musket has brass furniture with the correct brass riveted on fore end cap and the correct ramrod. The fore end cap has the Lovells patent bayonet catch fitted. See RB 13 on page 2, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22130 £0.00 |
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