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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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**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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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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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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VERY RARE.1855 Colt .56 inch Calibre Percussion 5 Shot Matching Numbers, Model 1855 BRITISH CONTRACT Revolving Rifle. Sn 22715 - 22715 The Colt revolving rifle was patented by Samuel Colt as the Model 1855. The guns were made in various calibres and barrel lengths. This is an exceedingly rare matching numbers Colt revolving rifle in the military calibre .56 inch. The rifle is a Colt Model 1855 with a 5 shot fluted cylinder, fully walnut stocked to 5 inches of the muzzle together with its original iron cleaning rod. The gun bears full London proof and viewing marks to the cylinders and barrel. The walnut forend is held on by 2 screw clamping barrel bands, one of which retains the original front sling swivel. The walnut stock is fitted with an iron butt plate with an integral sliding cover originally holding a cleaning jag. The 31 ¼ inch barrel has 7 groove rifling with a near mint bore with only minor staining from storage near the muzzle. The barrel is round in profile except for a 3 ½ inch octagonal section where it meets the frame. The top of the side hammer frame is stamped COL. COLT HARTFORD CT.U.S.A. The side of the frame is stamped COLTS PATENT NOV 24th 1857 under the cylinder clamping screw. The fluted cylinder is stamped in one of the flutes PATENTED SEPT.10th 1859. The serial number 9369 is stamped into the trigger guard and on the underside of the barrel beneath the fore end. The serial number is also written in black ink in the woodwork in the stock beneath the trigger guard and the forend below the rear part of the barrel (illustrated). The rear sight consists of two leaves dovetailed into the rear of the barrel graduated at 300 and 600 yards. The forend has a brass nose cap which is retained by 2 iron barrel bands, one of which retains its original sling swivel. The rifle has the correct pear shaped steel ramrod. The walnut woodwork is in good condition and the metalwork has a nice patina to the surface. See Colt Firearms (from 1836) by James E. Serven, Colt full Stocked Rifles on pages 343 – 345 and the rearsight on page 335. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique percussion firearm, no licence is required to own in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22715 £9,750.00 |
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