Antique Guns and Equipment
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East India Company Type F .75” Musket Bore Percussion Musket. Sn. 16416:16 - 16416:16 This is an East India Company type F percussion musket. The gun measures 54 ¾ inches in length. The 39 inch round smooth steel barrel which has staining and residue consistent with age and use. It is also fitted with a pattern F bayonet catch. The barrel has British black powder proof marks and has a block foresight and a v back sight. The original percussion lock plate is crisply marked with the EIC rampant lion and cocks correctly. The gun has its original walnut stock which has the knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The round steel ramrod has a round rammer head with a short section under it being square. The gun has brass furniture including butt plate, trigger guard, fore end and ram rod mounts. The gun retains its original iron sling swivels and barrel is attached to the stock with 3 steel wedges. The metal work has even patina throughout. The gun has Nepalese markings on the top of the butt plate. 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. Sn 16416:16 £975.00 |
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**SCARCE**TRANSITIONAL**MINT BORE**Cased, Victorian English, Thomas Kerslake Baker’s 1852 Patent, German Silver Frame, 54 Bore Six Chamber Cap & Ball Revolving Lever Cock Percussion Pistol. Sn 21229 - 21229 Thomas Baker was born on the 25th of September, 1800. He owned a gunsmithing business at 88 Fleet Street in London, and patented a type of hammer for percussion revolver in 1852, which had a notched cocking handle attached. This hammer achieved fair popularity with British revolvers of the time. In 1857, Frederick T. Baker took over Thomas’ business and produced hunting shotguns until the twentieth century. Thomas Baker passed away in his late 70’s in 1879 (British Patent No. 3230 of 24 April 1852 for his ‘long-spur hammer’ see A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, 1968, p. 46, pl. 6 and pp. 68-69, fig. 8). This is a scarce cased transitional Bakers Registered 1852 Patent Six Chamber Revolving Lever Cock Pistol in excellent condition. The pistol is 11 ¼” overall length. It retains its original finish throughout, 5” octagonal to round blued barrel and cylinder, long lever action hammer marked Bakers Patent, engraved German silver frame with serial number ‘1911’ The cylinder & barrel have English black powder proofs. The pistol’s original Walnut grips are undamaged. The pistol’s cocking and firing actions are crisp. Its safety bolt works correctly at half cock to prevent firing when loading percussion caps. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined multi groove rifling. The pistol is contained in its wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). Inside the lid of the case is an original trade label with instructions for use. The price for this excellent, rare to find cased transitional pistol 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 21229 £2,250.00 |
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1893 Dated, Winchester Repeating Arms Company (WRA Co) USA Model 1887 Law Enforcement & Stage Coach Companies Obsolete Calibre 10 Gauge Under Lever Action Shotgun. - A 1080 The Model 1887 was one of the first truly successful repeating shotguns. Its lever-action design was chosen at the behest of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, best known at the time as manufacturers of lever-action firearms such as the Winchester model 1873. Designer John Browning suggested that a pump-action would be much more appropriate for a repeating shotgun, but Winchester management's position was that, at the time, the company was known as a "lever-action firearm company" and felt that their new shotgun must also be a lever-action for reasons of brand recognition. The shotguns were used widely by U.S. law enforcement agencies and stagecoach companies. This Model 1887 is furnished with a 30” barrel. The weapons serial number is 45364 which dates its manufacture to 1893. The metalwork and wood is all original and the barrel has staining which is consistent with use. The action tang has crisp Winchester name and 1886 Patent detail. The action has the Winchester ‘WRA’ monogram stamped to the left hand side. The shotgun has a bead fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. 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. A 1080 £2,950.00 |
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British 1863 Dated Enfield Tower 1853 Pattern .577 Calibre 3 Band Presentation Rifle ‘PRESENTED BY G H WHALLEY ESQ MP TO BENJAMIN LLOYD LEWIS OF NANT YR HENDY FOR HIS MANLY AND CORRECT CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR OF THE 7TH SEPT 1863’ P1853 Bayonet & Scabbard - 21273 George Hammond Whalley (22 January 1813 – 8 October 1878) was a British lawyer and Liberal Party politician. He was the eldest son of James Whalley, a merchant and banker from Gloucester, and a direct descendant of Edward Whalley, the regicide. George was educated at University College London, gaining a first class degree in Metaphysics and Rhetoric. He entered Gray's Inn in 1835, and was called to the bar in 1839. He was an assistant tithe commissioner between 1836 and 1847, writing over 200 articles for the Justice of the Peace between 1838 and 1842. In 1838 and 1839 he published a pair of treatises on the Tithe Acts, which were expanded and published in 1848 as The Tithe Act and the Whole of the Tithe Amendment Acts. During the Great Famine in 1847 he established several fisheries on the Irish west coast. In 1852 he was made Sheriff of Caernarvonshire, a deputy lieutenant of Denbighshire and a captain in the Denbighshire Yeomanry. He unsuccessfully stood for Parliament at the 1852 general election in Montgomery and was returned to Parliament on his second attempt at a by-election in December 1852[ for the City of Peterborough. There were reports of irregularities in the election, which had been heavily influenced by Earl Fitzwilliam, and his election was voided on 8 June 1853. A second by-election was held on 25 June 1853, when Whalley was re-elected. Another election petition was lodged, and a Committee of the House of Commons was established in July 1853 to investigate the case. The committee determined that he had not been legitimately elected, and reinstated his opponent, Thomson Hankey. He was once again elected, however, in the 1859 general election. An Anglican, Whalley was persuaded to lead the parliamentary campaign against Roman Catholicism, taking over from the ailing Richard Spooner. His principal aim was to abolish the Maynooth Grant, claiming that Britain was paying for the creation of Catholic priests whose goal was to turn Britain into a "citadel of Popery". His three motions for the creation of a committee to consider repeal of the grant were all defeated in 1861, 1862, and 1863, and he experienced difficulty in getting his anti-Catholic speeches heard due to opposition from the numerous Irish MPs. In 1866 he claimed to have evidence that Vatican machinations had caused the defeat of British troops in New Zealand, that Cardinal Cullen, the Irish primate, intended to place a Stuart pretender on the throne of England, and that the Pope had taken control of the British artillery corps, the police, the telegraph office, and railway companies. He was also a zealous supporter of Arthur Orton, the notorious Tichborne Claimant, and was eventually jailed by Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, who tried the case, for contempt of court. He died insolvent in 1878, still in office (a period portait photogra of GH Whalley MP is illustrated in the images). This is a very good British Enfield Tower 1853 pattern percussion rifle presented by Whalley to BENJAMIN LLOYD LEWIS OF NANT YR HENDY (North Wales) most likely for his assistance in Whalley’s 1861, 1862, and 1863 committee motions to repeal the Maynooth grant. It has a 39” barrel and measures 55” overall. The barrel’s bore has crisp rifling and just light staining consistent with age and use. It has its original undamaged walnut stock and regulation brass fittings. The stock is mounted with a white metal presentation plate engraved ‘PRESENTED BY G H WHALLEY ESQ MP TO BENJAMIN LLOYD LEWIS OF NANT YR HENDY FOR HIS MANLY AND CORRECT CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR OF THE 7TH SEPT 1863’ It has a heavy military hammer, block & blade fore sight & adjustable ladder rear sight. The action plate is crisply marked with Queen’s Crown, ‘Tower’ (Enfield) and ‘1863’ date. The barrel has proofs. The rifle has sling swivels and iron ramrod. The rifle has a strong cocking and firing action. The rifle is accompanied by an original period British P1853 socket bayonet. The bayonet measures 21” overall length and has a 17 ½” triangular blade. It has the correct swivel locking catch at the socket. The bayonet has staining consistent with age but no rust. The blade has inspection marks and indistinct makers name. The bayonet has its original brass mounted leather scabbard in very good condition. The price for this nice P1853 rifle presented by a controversial British MP worthy of further research regarding the circumstances of the presentation and the named recipient includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21273 £1,895.00 |
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**RARE**1841 Dated American Frontier Deringer Model 1817 .54 Calibre Black Powder Muzzle Loading Flintlock 'Common Rifle' With Patch Box & Iron Ram Rod. Sn 21270 - 21270 The M1817 common rifle (also known as Deringer M1817 rifle) was a flintlock muzzle-loaded weapon issued due to the Dept. of Ordnance's order of 1814, produced by Henry Deringer and used from the 1820s to 1840s at the American frontier. Referred to as the “Common Rifle” by both collectors and historians. It derived its name due to that it was being manufactured simultaneously with the Hall’s Rifle and the 1817 was the more common of the two (the Hall being a breech loading weapon), but there was definitely nothing common about this unique offering to U.S. martial weapons. Unlike the half octagon barrelled M1814 common rifle that preceded it, it had a barrel that was round for most of its length. The 36” barrel was rifled for .54 calibre bullets. For rifling it had seven grooves. Like the M1814 common rifle, it had a large oval patch box in the stock, however the stock dropped steeper than on the M1814 common rifle. After producing the M1814 common rifle through contractors, the military decided to do the same with the M1817 rifle. The Harper's Ferry Arsenal produced a pattern weapon, which was then taken to gunsmiths to be copied. The rifle was built by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia (13,000 made), Nathan Starr & Co. of Middleton, Conn. (10,200 made), Simeon North of Middleton, Conn. (7,200 made), R. Johnson of Middleton, Conn. (5,000 made), R. & J. D. Johnson of Middleton, Conn. (3,000 made). During the American Civil War, some of these flintlocks were converted to percussion. This is a very good rare to find muzzle loading Derringer M1817 flintlock rifle. This example has all original wood stock which has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age & use. It has iron fittings including trigger guard with extended tang, butt plate, barrel bands, fore end block, iron ramrod & hinged patchbox. The rifle measures 51” overall with a 36” round steel barrel. The barrel has JH over P inspection marks. The barrel’s bore has the correct deep cut 7 groove rifling which has just light staining consistent with age. The rifle is fitted with blade fore sight and peep rear sight. Its steel cock fitted with flint. The lock plate is dated 1841 and is signed ‘Deringer Philada’. The metal work has even patina. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. The price for this rare flintlock includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21270 £1,675.00 |
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**MINT BORE**Boer War Era, South African Republic (ZAR) British Contract Martini Henry 577x 450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Rifle & 1 x Inert Deactivated Kynoch Round. Sn 21330 - 21330 Prior to the Boer War, British gun makers sold contract shipments of their Martini Action 577 x 450 Calibre Rifles to the Boer, South African Republic (ZAR or Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek). The stopping Power of the large Martini 577x 450 round, simplicity of the Martini Action were favoured by the Dutch farmers. During the Boer War the weapons were used by South African Republic (ZAR) and Orange free State (OVS) forces against the British Army in most of the Major Battles. This is an excellent original example of a British made rifle sold to the ZAR. It has all original metalwork and wood furniture which has even patina throughout. The wood has just light knocks bumps and bruises to be expected of a weapon of this age. It is complete with block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight & sling swivels. The action is stamped ‘ZAR’ and numbered ‘8636’. Therre are no visible maker marks but the barrel has British proofs and the lever has british WD marks indicating the rifle was made using British service rifle parts. The bore of its 32 ½” barrel is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The wood has impressed numbers (illustrated). The loading and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single Inert Deactivated Round Of Kynoch .577/.450 Ammunition. The price for this rare historic Boer War era piece includes UK delivery. NB 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 21330 £1,475.00 |
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**UNIQUE BREECH LOADING ENFIELD TRIALS RIFLE**MINT BORE**Victorian British George Henry Daw, London Enfield Pattern 1856 Muzzle Loading Rifle Converted to Breech Loading Bolt Action .577 Obsolete Calibre. Sn 18023 - 18023 George Henry Daw was an English Gunmaker recorded as having premises at 57 Threadneedle Street London C1860 -1879. This is an original British trials rifle by Daw made in the transition era of muzzle loaders to breech loading actions and is most likely unique. The rifle has been converted to breech loading using a muzzle loading P1856 short rifle platform. The percussion action removed and replaced with the hinged breech cover that would later be found on snider patent weapons but with the addition of a hammerless bolt action. This rifle has a 31” round steel barrel with a near mint borer, clean & bright with crisp rifling. The top of the barrel is signed ‘G.H. Daw 57 Threadneedle Street London’. The metal work has even patina throughout. The all original woodwork has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected. The action plate signed ’G.H Daw’. The action is strong and works as it should. It has sling swivels, original iron cleaning rod, fixed foresight and adjustable rear ladder sight and bayonet bar. The forward sling swivel has an old inventory label attached which has obviously been with the rifle for many years. The label has ink writing ‘M694’.The price for this extremely rare trials piece includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 18023 £1,650.00 |
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C1840’s Allen & Wheelock 1845 Patent 5 Shot 120 Bore Bar Hammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver With Tooled Decoration. Sn 21283 - 21283 The firm of Allen & Wheelock was a true powerhouse of American arms manufacturing during the middle of the 19th century. Unlike the major American arms producers of the era like Colt and Remington, Allen & Wheelock concentrated upon manufacturing arms for civilian sale rather than focusing on trying to obtain government military contracts. The company was founded in 1831 when Ethan Allen started to make cutlery in Milford, MA. Allen’s primary line was the knives and tools needed for cobblers. Allen then moved his small facility to North Grafton MA where he added a cane gun to his line of shoemaker’s tools. In 1836 Allen introduced his “Pocket Rifle”, a single action, under hammer, long barrelled rifled pistol in .31 calibre. With the initial success of this product, Allen pursued the design and patent of a double action pocket pistol and eventually the pepperboxes that would be his mainstay product line for the next 20 years. An Allen & Wheelock Pepperbox revolver similar to ours is illustrated on page 53 Figure 28 of the book ‘Pepperbox Firearms’ by Dunlap. This 5 shot double action Allen & Wheelock percussion pepperbox revolver is in very good condition. The revolver measures 6 ½” overall and has a rounded steel barrel cluster length of 2 ½”. The cluster is numbered ‘172’. The revolver's barrels have clean smooth bores and are small calibre approx. 120 bore. Its double action only firing action works crisply. The pistol has excellent undamaged 2 part walnut grip. The action & grip frame have tooled foliate decoration. The barrel cluster is signed by the maker ‘Allen & Wheelock’ and the hammer ‘Patented April 16 1845’. 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 21283 (drawers office) £795.00 |
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1760-1820 George III British Enfield Tower .650 Carbine Calibre Light Dragoon Flintlock Pistol Marked ‘D-16’ To The 16th Queens Light Dragoons (Burgoyne's Light Horse) & Later Issued To The Nottinghamshire Yeomanry (Cavalry) With Regulation Brass Fittings - 19683 The 16th The Queen's Lancers was a Cavalry Regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1759. It saw service for two centuries, before being amalgamated with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers to form the 16th/5th Lancers) in 1922. The Regiment was raised in 1759 by Colonel John Burgoyne as the 16th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons, being the second of the new Regiments of Light Dragoons; it was also known as Burgoyne's Light Horse. The Regiment saw much action during the Napoleonic peninsular wars. It charged with John Vandeleur's Cavalry Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 fought at the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812, the Siege of Burgos in September 1812 and the Battle of Vitoria in June 1813. The Regiment had been the sole British Cavalry Regiment to serve throughout the Peninsular War and at the Hundred Days. The various Troops that eventually became the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Cavalry were raised in the 1790s. The Nottingham Town Troop can be said to be the first Troop of the South Notts Yeomanry. This is an original Enfield Tower Lock Dragoon / Cavalry flintlock pistol made during the reign of King George III [1760 - 1820] to the 16th Dragoons and later issued to the Notts Yeomanry Cavalry. It is 15 ½” overall length, with a nicely stamped Enfield ‘Tower’ marked lock plate. The lock plate is also marked with the King’s Crown and ‘GR’ (George III Rex). It has regulation brass furniture including brass fore end cap, stepped butt cap and trigger guard with extended tang. The trigger guard is marked ‘D-16’ to the 16th Dragoons. It has its original captive steel ram rod and original walnut stock which has a brass stock plate engraved ‘Notts Yeomanry’ indicating later issue to their Cavalry. The stock has just bumps and bruises to be expected. The smooth bore of the 9” round steel barrel has staining and residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has crisp black powder proof marks and is engraved ‘D+XVI’ to the 16th Dragoons. The lock’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The heavy military hammer is fitted with flint. The price for this well marked pistol 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 19683. £2,225.00 |
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C1840 English Form .50 Calibre Percussion Duelling Pistol / Officer’s Holster Pistol Signed Sollom with Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 18524:6 - 18524:6 This duelling pistol or Officer’s private purchase holster pistol in English form is 15 ½” long with an 8 ½” brown wash octagonal barrel. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use. It has a German silver blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The woodwork is all original with chequered panel grip, inlaid void oval brass escutcheon & steel furniture. It has its original captive steel ram rod. The action has foliate tooled decoration. The action plate is signed ‘Sollom’ (Sollom is a hamlet in the parish of Tarleton, in Lancashire, England. We cannot find any record of a gunmaker named Sollom ). The action functions crisply. As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 18524:6. £1,445.00 |
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