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SOLD SOLD (26/03) Cased, Victorian C1860 Thomas Blissett Liverpool, Tranter's Patent, 120 Bore 7 Shot Percussion Revolver With Sheathed Trigger, Side Gate Nipple Protector, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. A 602 - A 602
Thomas Blissett was an English Gunsmith with premises at 38 South Castle Street and 11 Water Street, Liverpool between 1834 and 1870 (see page 174 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 2).The Tranter revolver is a double action black powder cap & ball revolver invented around 1856 by English firearms designer William Tranter (1816 - 1890). This is a nice example of a Tranter Patent percussion revolver by Thomas Blissett of Liverpool. It measures 8 ¼” overall with a 3 ½” octagonal barrel which has a blade foresight and slotted cylinder frame rear sight as found on American Remington revolvers in that era. The barrel’s rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age. The top barrel flat is signed ‘T. Blissett, South Castle St, Liverpool’. The frame is marked ‘Tranter Patent 3272’. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. It's finely chequered Walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. It has a spurred hammer and sheathed trigger. The Single action only firing mechanism functions crisply. The metal work has even aged patina. It is contained in its later period associated wood case. The case is lined with felt and has compartments which snugly fit the weapon with additional compartments for accessories. The accessory compartments contain a wood handled tool, a glass oil bottle with old cork stopper, a small cleaning brush and an Eley labelled percussion cap tin which contains a small quantity of percussion caps. The case with hinged lid has a lock (key absent). On top of the lid, in its centre, is an inlaid void brass plate. The inside of the lid has a later reproduction Blissett Liverpool trade label. The price 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 602
£0.00

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

SOLD SOLD (20/03) *1881 American Winchester Model 1876 Lever Action .45-75 Winchester Centre Fire Calibre Buffalo / Big Game Hunting Rifle With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22456 - 22456
The Winchester Model 1876 was a heavier-framed rifle than the Model 1866 or Model 1873 and was the first to be chambered for full-powered centre fire rifle cartridges, as opposed to rim fire cartridges or handgun-sized centre fire rounds. The .45-75 Winchester is a centerfire rifle cartridge developed in 1876 for the newly designed Winchester Model 1876 lever-action rifle. Winchester Repeating Arms Company introduced the rifle and cartridge at the United States Centennial Exposition. The Model 1876 rifle used an enlarged version of the famous Winchester Model 1873 action to offer a lever-action repeating rifle using cartridges suitable for big-game hunting. The cartridge and rifle enjoyed brief popularity with Gilded Age American hunters including Theodore Roosevelt, and was issued to the Canadian North-West Mounted Police and to Texas Rangers. This is an excellent original example of the 1876 lever action rifle in the large 45-75 Winchester centre fire calibre. It has a 28” barrel which has a near mint bore, clean and bright with crisp rifling & measures 49" overall length. It has all original undamaged Walnut woodwork and blued metal work with original finish. The breech tang is crisply stamped 'Model 1876' and the top of the barrel is crisply stamped 'Winchester Repeating Arms Co New Haven CT King’s Improvement Patented March 29 1866 October 16 1860’ (the patent refers to a convenient new type of loading gate, devised by Winchester plant superintendent Nelson King ‘King’s Improvement’). The weapon is serial number 15349 which dates its manufacture to 1881. The barrel is correctly without calibre marking (Model 1876 rifles were chambered for .45-75 WCF Calibre, early production guns were without calibre detail, later production models had calibre markings). It has an adjustable flip up graduated rear sight, brass blade foresight, steel butt plate with brass sliding trap, steel fore end block, sliding breech dust cover and full length tube magazine. It's lever, loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this impressive rifle includes UK delivery. NB 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 22456
£0.00

PAIR of Antique, Falkirk Iron Company 1 ¼ Pounder Blomefield Cannon on Cast Iron Garrison Carriage. Sn - 22432
The Falkirk Iron Company was founded in 1810 and employed many men from the Carron Iron Works (established in 1759), a famous maker of cannon barrels. The cannon barrels are of the Blomfield pattern after Thomas Blomfield. Thomas Blomfield was appointed Inspector of Artillery and Superintendent of the Royal Brass Foundry in 1780. Blomefield rounded the breech, made the first reinforce (the section between the first and second rings on the barrel) more cylindrical, strongly tapered the second reinforce (the middle area through which the trunnions pass) and strengthened the chase (the front section of the gun). Finally, he added a loop to the ball of the cascable (the back of the barrel) which allowed free movement of the breech ropes which were used to limit the recoil on the gun after it was fired. Blomfield cannon patterns replaced most of the earlier patterns by the 1790s. These is a superb matching pair of 1 ¼ pounder Blomfield cannons on cast iron wheeled garrison carriages made by the Falkirk Iron Company. The cast iron carriages have four cast iron wheels with integral cast in spokes fitted, have a bolt on capsquare to retain the barrel on the carriage and a pair of breeching ringbolts on the side. These two features would enable the cast iron carriage to be used on ships as well as on land. The carriage is fitted with a heavy cast iron quoin for regulating the gun barrel elevation has cast into it at the rear FALKIRK, the manufacturers name. The cannon barrels 2 inch bores are fitted with two wooden tampons and the barrels are heavily greased. The barrels are clear and the vent holes are open. A cast iron cannon ball is included in the sale which measures 2 inches diameter with a weight of 20 ounces (1 ¼ pounds). The pair of cannons are shown with a 10 bore Winchester signal cannon for size, the Winchester cannon is not being included in the sale. Delivery is at cost and by arrangement. The cannon can also be collected by arrangement, the carriage and barrels can be easily separated, and it is possible for the pair of cannon to be collected in a large estate car or small van. N.B. As an antique black powder cannon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22432
£6,250.00

SOLD SOLD (20/03) 1863 Dated, Enfield, Pattern 1853, 4th Model, 3 Band .577 Percussion Calibre Rifle. Sn - 22426:48
This is a 1863 dated. Pattern 1853, 3 Band percussion rifle. This rifle is the fourth and final pattern of the three band rifles and differs by having the two lower barrel bands of the Baddley pattern. Most of the 4th pattern rifles were converted to the Snider breech loading system having been kept in store and not issued. This is a percussion 3 band pattern 1953, 4th model made in 1863 with a 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches. The later plain lockplate is stamped with the Queens crown over V.R. the Enfield inspection mark 1863 (date) ENFIELD, a later Endian Broad arrow inspection mark over SR (Sind Rifles). This rifle in later service was sent to India and issued to the 3rd or Sind, Punjab and Indus Valley Railways Volunteer Rifle Corps who were raised to protect armoured trains on the North West Frontier in India. The rifle is fitted with the correct 2 lower Baddeley barrel bands. The woodwork is in very good condition with only minor bumps and bruises expected with service use. The rifles brass butt plate is stamped 238 VP 632 A on the top, the number 632 struck out by crosses. The left hand side of the butt has a 1 ½ inch diameter brass plate inlaid in it which is engraved at the top F ,in the centre HS3 and ???VECK at the bottom. The wood work complete with its original brass butt plate, fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang. The barrel has staining and residue from use. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. This is a nice British percussion 3 band final pattern of the 1853 rifle which after British service, the rifle was transferred to Indian service and survived not being converted into a Snider rifle. See Page 71, item 68 in British Military Longarms 1815 - 1865. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22426:48
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (27/03) British, Victorian Martini Cape Rifle .577x 450 Obsolete Calibre by Issac Hollis, London. - A 1121
Isaac Hollis and Sons were London based Victorian gun makers recorded as operating in 1861. Throughout the years, Hollis manufactured quality sporting firearms and rifles for the British Government. About 1915, Hollis merged to form the company of Hollis, Bentley and Playfair. They remained in business until 1935. This is nice Martini actioned Cape rifle made by Issac Hollis with .450 inch Henry rifling firing the .577x 450 Martini Henry military cartridge. The cape rifle has a 26 inch steel barrel and measures 42 ¼ inches overall. The top of the barrel is nicely stamped with the makers name I.HOLLIS & SONS LONDON and carries the serial number 44403 in front of the trigger guard. The rifle is fitted with a cape rear sight with a fixed leaf at 100 yards, two folding blades for 200 and 300 yards and a ladder sight graduated to 1000yards, each engraved with a platinum line. The foresight has a long round bead. The action, trigger guard, breach block and, cocking lever are nicely engraved with fine scroll engraving, the cocking lever having an enlarged rounded and hollow end for ease of use and is retained by a concealed spring catch in the pistol grip. The rifle is fitted with a side mounted safety catch fitted to the right hand side of the action. The rifle has a finely figured chequered walnut pistol gripped stock with a horn forend tip and pistol grip cap. The rifle is fitted with sling attachments to the barrel and stock which has a blank silver escutcheon fitted behind the rear sling swivel. The barrel has nicely defined rifling has just light staining & residue consistent with age. The metal work has even aged patina. The cocking & firing action works crisply. The price for this antique obsolete calibre rifle includes UK delivery and no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1121
£0.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS**MINT BORE**Cased American Civil War Era 1851-1869 Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Co .31" Calibre, 6 Shot, Double Action Percussion Revolver (Colt's Pocket Model of 1849) With Accessories. Sn 22434:4 - 22434:4
The Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Co of Philadelphia, manufactured pistols From 1851 To 1869. When Colt's Patents for revolving firearms expired in 1857 Cooper Firearms Co began Manufacturing Colt Patent expired weapons. Many of their weapons were used during the American Civil War. This is an original 4” octagonal barrel Cooper manufactured Colt's Pocket Model of 1849 .31 Calibre, 6 shot percussion revolver with captive steel lever ramrod. The pistol has a brass bead fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. Its cylinder is stamped with number '5092' which is repeated on the butt of the brass grip frame. The number is repeated on the butt of its grip frame and the underside of its barrel. The rifled bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The top of the barrel is faintly marked by the manufacturer ' Cooper Firearms Manufacturing Co, Frankford, Phila PA. PAT JAN 7, 1851-APRIL 25, 1854-SEPT 4, 1860’. It has its original undamaged American Walnut grip. The pistol's double and single action firing mechanism functions crisply. The pistol is contained in its later associated varnished wood case & period accessories. The case has a hinged lid and a brass hook fastener. The centre of the lid has an inlaid void brass plate. The inside of the lid has a later copy of an Army & Navy Co-Op Society London trade label. 3 edges of the case are reinforced with brass fittings. The case has felt lined compartments which fit the pistol well and contain accessories consisting of a brass & steel double bullet mould (1 bullet & 1 ball), the mould is numbered ‘1892’, a quantity of moulded lead balls and bullets, a small UMC labelled percussion cap tin which contains a small quantity of percussion caps, a small copper and brass black powder flask with sprung nozzle and embossed clamshell decoration, a metal oil container with screw top lid that has an integral oil applicator tool & a wood handled steel tool & steel nipple key / screwdriver tool. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22434:4
£1,150.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING CYLINDER**MINT BORE**AMERICAN CIVIL WAR**1863 Colt New York Pocket Model of 1849 .31 Calibre, Cap And Ball, 6 Shot, Single Action Revolver With Cylinder Scene & Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22434:1 - 22434:1
The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the iconic 1860 Army and 1851 Navy Revolvers and were produced between 1849 and 1872. This original U.S. Colt .31 Calibre Cap and Ball, 6 shot Pocket Model of 1849 Revolver is in very good condition. The pistol has a small brass post fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. The metal work retains its original blue finish. It has an undamaged American Walnut grip. The top of the 5" octagonal barrel is correctly marked 'Address Col Saml Colt New York US America'. The bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. It has all matching serial numbers '234727 / 34727' stamped on its frame, barrel, grip frame, cylinder and butt which dates its manufacture to 1863. The cylinder is marked 'Colt's Patent’ which is repeated on the frame. The cylinder has correct faint engraved ‘Stage Coach hold Up Scene’. The brass grip frame has ’31 Cal’ (calibre detail) factory stamped over ‘.36 Cal’ no doubt a production error. .31 Cal is repeated on the trigger guard. The guard is also stamped with number '7'. The weapon's single action firing mechanism and captive steel ‘lever’ ram rod work crisply. The price for this historic Civil War Samuel Colt percussion revolver includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap and ball revolver, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22434:1 (in drawers office)
£1,200.00

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

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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