Antique Guns and Equipment
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C1908-1911 Transit Cased Winchester USA Model 1898, 1901 Patent 10 Gauge Antique Obsolete Calibre Breech Loading Black Powder Blank Firing Signal Cannon ‘NOT FOR BALL’ Wheeled Carriage With Copies Of Articles Regarding Development & Use Of These Cannon. - 18681 This is a very good original Winchester 1901 Patent 10 Gauge Black Powder Signal Cannon. The 10 gauge, Winchester Breech Loading Signal Cannon was designed and patented by Charles H. Griffith for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1901. The cannon were first offered for sale in the March 1903 Winchester Catalogue. These cannon emitted loud noise and smoke & were used to start yacht races. A copy of articles on these cannon detailing their development, specifications and use accompanies the cannon. The steel cannon barrel of our example is 12” long and has the post 1908 thicker muzzle barrel diameter of 1 ¼” which was introduced to replace the earlier, rarer 1” muzzle diameter which were often damaged by being mishandled in transit when users picked up the cannon by the rear of the carriage causing muzzles often to make contact with the floor. Its smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The metal work of the carriage has even patina. The barrel and trunnion have matching numbers ‘915D’. The breach mechanism with hinged hatch and hammer mechanism is in working order and it has draw cord with wood toggle attached. These cannon are for blank cartridges only and “NOT FOR BALL” (this message is faintly stamped on the barrel). The barrel has the Winchester manufacturer detail and calibre (illustrated). The cast iron wheeled carriage has correct cast markings “W. R. A. Co, Trade Mark, Registered in U. S. A.”. The cannon comes with its original wood transit case with lid. The wood is clean and undamaged. The wood has ‘Winchester Trade Mark’ stencilled in red on 4 sides and ‘ One Breech Loading Cannon’ stencilled in black on 2 sides. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre black powder signal cannon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 18681 £1,200.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 16/10) **MINT BORE**Remington USA 1864-1872 Patents 3 Band 50-70 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Rolling Block Rifle Adapted to Fit Chassepot Bayonet With Sling & Model 1866 Brass Hilt Chassepot Yataghan Bayonet with Scabbard. Sn 22197 - 22197 An excellent Remington USA 'Rolling Block' rifle. 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. This type of rifle was used in the Franco/Prussian War, Egyptian War 1882 and The Sudanese War 1884-85. This excellent original Remington rolling block rifle has a near mint rifled bore clean and bright with crisp rifling. It has a 35” barrel (50 ¼” overall) and has an external hammer, block and blade fore sight, graduated ladder rear sight, sling swivels fitted with sling, steel butt plate, bayonet lug and steel cleaning rod. The rifle has been adapted to fit French Chassepot Yataghan bayonet. The woodwork and metal work are both undamaged with just light knocks, bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The metalwork retains its original blue finish. The action tang has Remington USA 1864-1872 patents (illustrated). It's loading and firing actions work crisply. There are no visible external numbers or dates. The barrel bands have Swedish Crown inspection marks. The rifle comes with an original French model 1866 Chassepot sword bayonet which fits the rifle perfectly (see pages 70 and 71 of ‘An Illustrated History Of Bayonets’ by Brayley). The steel fullered single edged ‘T’ back Yataghan blade has staining consistent with age and is 22 ½” length (27 ½” overall). It has the correct steel hooked quillon with muzzle ring. It has a ribbed brass grip with flat spring and steel push button which works correctly. The blade and cross guard have no maker or date marks. It is complete with the correct steel scabbard. The scabbard has even patina and has its original fixed strap bar. The scabbard is stamped with letters & numbers ‘FG31161’ near to the throat. 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 22197 £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (lAY-AWAY 07/11)1794-1816 Cased, Pair Of English PB (Philip Bond) London Gentleman’s 28 Bore Flintlock Pistols With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrels & Accessories. Sn 22186 - 22186 One of a large family of Gunsmiths, Philip John Joseph Bond was a London Gunmaker established at 45 Cornhill & Lombard Street, London during the reign of George III between 1794 and 1816 (see page 143 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 By Brown). This is an excellent pair of cased Gentleman’s flintlock pistols by ‘PB’ (most likely Philip John Joseph Bond). They have 9” Damascus steel barrels with blade foresights. Their original undamaged walnut stocks with chequered panel grips have engraved foliate design trigger guards with Pineapple finials, Swan neck cocks fitted with flints and original ebonised wood ram rods with polished horn end caps and steel worm tips. The plain steel lock plates have oval silver cartouches engraved with stylised ‘PB’ (most likely the monogram of Philip John Joseph Bond). The barrels smooth bores are clean. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The pistols are complete with wood case. The case has a hinged lid & original lock (key absent). The inside of the case is lined with felt and has compartments for accessories and the pistols. Accessories consist of a copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle, steel ball mould stamped ‘No.44 9370’, a wood handled tool, an ebony handled cleaning rod, steel worm attachment & a quantity of moulded lead balls, paper wads & spare flints. The price for this pair of cased pistols includes UK delivery. NB as antique flintlock weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22186 £0.00 |
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C1820 Cased, Pair Of English Hewson London Gentleman’s 20 Bore Percussion Pistols With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrels & Accessories. Sn 22185 - 22185 The English London based gunsmith Thomas Hewson is recorded as having premises at 133 Fetter Lane between 1805 & 1808, 36 Piccadilly 1808 to 1820. He is believed to have emigrated to South Africa C1820 and worked as a gunsmith at Grahamstown from 1837 (see page 169 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is an excellent pair of cased Gentleman’s percussion pistols by Hewson. They have 8” Damascus steel barrels with bead foresights and captive steel ram rods, original undamaged walnut stocks with chequered panel grips and inlaid void metal escutcheons, ornately engraved foliate design trigger guards, Dolphin hammers & actions. The top of each barrel is crisply engraved by the manufacturer ‘Hewson London’ (most likely Thomas). The barrels smooth bores are clean. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The pistols are complete with wood case. The case has a hinged lid the centre of which is has a void brass shield device. The case has its original lock (key absent) and 2 hook fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with felt and has compartments for accessories and the pistols. Accessories consist of a copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle, steel ball mould & 6 moulded lead balls. The price for this pair of cased pistols 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 22185 £3,450.00 |
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**MINT BORE**British WD Enfield Snider MK II* 3 Band .577 Obsolete Centre Fire Regulation Calibre Rifle Converted From 1862 Dated Pattern 1853 Rifle With Steel barrel Regiment Marked ‘59’ To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment & 1 x Inert Deact Round. - 22131 The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1755 in response to the threat of renewed war with France. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot to form the East Lancashire Regiment in 1881. This is a British WD Enfield Snider MK II* 3 Band .577 Obsolete Centre Fire Regulation Calibre Rifle Converted From 1862 Dated Pattern 1853 Rifle With Steel barrel Regiment Marked ‘59’ To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot. The action plate is stamped With Queens Crown VR (Victoria Regina) and by the manufacturer 'Enfield’ & ‘1862' date together with ordnance inspection marks. It has all original wood work in very good condition. There is a small old stable ship on the underside of the shoulder stock at the brass butt plate which is also totally secure. The butt plate tang is Regiment marked ‘59’ To The 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot above weapon number ‘474’. It has a brass fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang, steel sling swivels, iron cleaning rod, ladder rear sight & blade fore sight. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling and is stamped with proofs, WD marks and ‘Steel’. The breech has the correct hinged cover with knurled steel catch. The breech is stamped with WD inspection mark and ‘II*’ designation. Total length is 55 ¼” with a 36 ½” barrel. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single Inert Deactivated Round Of Kynoch .577 x 450 Ammunition. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22131 £1,095.00 |
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Indian Pattern .55 Inch Smoothbore, Percussion Saddle Carbine. Sn - 22168 Indian pattern .55 inch smoothbore percussion saddle carbine. Smoothbore Indian carbine were produced after the Indian Mutiny whereby Indian soldiers and armed personal were only given smoothbore not rifled weapons. The carbine has a barrel length of 20 ¾ inches with an overall length of 36 ½ inches. The lockplate is stamped TOWER with the Queens and 0981 and is fitted with a wide u notch rear sight, an Enfield type blade foresight and a captive swivelling ramrod. The damascus barrel has a nice smooth finish is retained by 2 wedges, one of which is missing and the bore is smooth with only minor staining with use. The carbines is fitted with brass furniture and the with nice smooth woodwork and the normal bumps and bruises due to service life. The top of the tang is stamped 158 and the barrel is stamped with a struck out 700. At some time in the carbines service, the saddle bar has been removed. 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 22168 £595.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (28/10) **MINT BORE**Victorian C1840 English Forrest London .400 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Hunting Rifle With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22135 - 22135 This is a C1840 hunting rifle by Forrest of London (there were many English gun makers named Forrest operating in the Provinces during the flintlock & percussion era but we cannot find any London maker using that surname). It has a 33” octagonal steel barrel (49” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The top of the barrel has a blade fore sight and it has a 2 leaf rear sight. The top barrel flat is signed ‘London’. It has all original walnut half stock. The wood work has just light, bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The wrist has finely chequered grip panels And an inlaid void white metal escutcheon. The fore stock has a polished horn end cap. It has a swept hammer with foliate engraved decoration. The early pattern lock with chamfered edges and stepped tang is signed by the maker ‘Forrest’ and has a game bird in the field scene. The trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial & butt plate tang have engraved foliate decoration. The rifle is complete with iron ramrod with brass end cap and threaded tip. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 22135 £0.00 |
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C1850’s Victorian English, W. Worton Birmingham 12 Bore, Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 22134 - 22134 William Worton was an English Birmingham based gunmaker with premises at 5 Weaman Street, 1851-56 and 10 Bath Street 1887-88 (see page 374 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown). This is an attractive, double barrel muzzle loading shotgun by William Worton. It has undamaged Walnut furniture with finely chequered wrist panels & void inlaid white metal escutcheon. The shotgun with double 28 ½” Damascus steel barrels, has double hammers & triggers. The cocking and firing actions are crisp It measures 45 ¼” overall. The barrels are 12 bore. The bores have light staining consistent with age & use. The action and hammers have foliate engraved decoration. The polished steel action plates also have Game Birds in the field scenes and are each signed by the maker ‘W. Worton’ (the letter ‘T’ in the surname is poorly engraved and looks like letter ‘I’, we cannot find any maker with surname ‘Worion’ indicating that this is a William Worton gun). Its polished steel trigger guard has an extended tang & finial which have foliate engraved decoration. It is complete with its brass capped ebonised wood ram rod. The brass tip of the ram rod unscrews to reveal a worm. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22134 £695.00 |
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**HEAVY BARREL**C1840 English Smith Of London .650 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Large Game Hunting Rifle With Octagonal Barrel, Figured Stock & Patch Box. Sn 22133 - 22133 This is a C1840 large game hunting rifle by Smith of London (there were many English gun makers named Smith operating in both London & the Provinces during the flintlock & percussion era). It has a heavy 30 ½” octagonal steel barrel (46 ½” overall). The barrel’s bore has just staining consistent with age and deep cut rifling. The top of the barrel has a post fore sight and it has a 2 leaf rear sight. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Smith London’ inside a panel of foliate decoration It has all original walnut stock figured cheek piece. The wood work has just knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The wrist has finely chequered grip panels And an inlaid void brass escutcheon. The fore stock has a polished horn end cap. One side of the shoulder stock has a patch box with hinged steel lid. The lid has engraved martial arms & banners. The action plate is signed by the maker ‘Smith’. The action has a sliding safety bolt (thumb lug absent). The breach has an inlaid German Silver roundel. The trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial & butt plate tang have engraved foliate decoration. The rifle has a single sling swivel & is complete with original ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap & tip. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 22133 £975.00 |
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**RARE**Victorian 1849 British Enfield Paget .650 Carbine Calibre Smoothbore Cavalry Carbine Regiment Marked ‘SSYC’ To The South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry (Shropshire & Shrewsbury). Sn 22132 - 22132 In 1828 The South Shropshire and Shrewsbury Yeomanry Regiments were amalgamated into the single South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry. In response, the North Shropshire Regiment renamed itself to become the North Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry. Eventually, these two would also merge in 1872, becoming simply the Shropshire Yeomanry. This continuity of service entitled it to be 6th in the Yeomanry order of precedence. The Paget Carbine was designed by General Henry Paget (1768-1854), see page 141 of British Military firearms 1650-1850 By Blackmore. The flintlock version was adopted by the British Army in 1808 and was the carbine of the English Cavalry until C1830. Percussion smoothbore Paget Carbines continued in British service and Paget’s with rifled barrels remained in British Cavalry service during most of the Victorian era. This is an excellent example of the rare Paget percussion carbine Regiment marked to the South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry. It has nice even patina to the metal work throughout. It has a heavy military percussion Dolphin hammer and the action plate is crisply stamped Crown VR (Victoria Regina) together with inspection mark. Its 15 ¾” barrel (31 ½ " overall) has a smooth bore which has just light staining consistent with age & use. The top of the barrel has inspection marks (illustrated). It has the correct under barrel captive swivel ramrod with end cap, blade foresight and ‘v’ notch block rear sight. The carbine also has brass fore end block, ram flute, trigger guard with extended tang & butt plate. The butt plate tang is crisply Regiment marked ‘SSYC’ to the South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry & ‘B26’ (most likely B Squadron weapon number). It has all original Walnut stock which is stamped with faint ‘Enfield 1849’ roundel. The carbine cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this rare carbine includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion Carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22132 £1,495.00 |
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