Antique Guns and Equipment
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WW1 Era Austrian Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 11x58mmR Obsolete Calibre Straight Pull Bolt Action Service Rifle. Sn - 23192 The Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 was one of the last black powder service rifles issued and therefore is one of the most developed. Designed by the formidable Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Model 1886 was the foundation for generations of later Austrian small arms, some of which are still in use today. Chambered for the obsolete 11x58mmR cartridge, the Steyr is a simple, straight pull bolt action rifle. The bolt is locked by way of a sliding wedge to the rear and is loaded by an en bloc clip that simply drops out of the bottom of the rifle when the last round is loaded. With elevating rear ladder sights and an ingenious long range volley sight on the right middle barrel band, the Steyr is a comprehensively designed and formidable service rifle. It was designed to replace the ageing M1867 Wernl-Holub rifle (a similar enough action to the Snider Enfield) and was at its invention at the very forefront of small arms technology. continue in use with Austria-Hungary certainly until the First World War and was documented in use by regular forces in the Spanish Civil War, with irregular use probably beyond. Many of these later model Steyr straight pull rifles have turned up in recent conflicts, and it is a testament to the original design that descendants of this rifle are still fit for use a century and a half after it’s invention. It is interesting to note that whilst service rifles of other European armies, such as the British Lee Enfield system or the German Mauser went through further decades of alteration and refinement, the Steyr Mannlicher system remained largely unchanged. Approximately 90,000 of the straight pull Mannlicher rifles were made from 1887 to 1888 when it was replaced by the 8mm version. Most of the 11mm rifles were converted to 8mm leaving very few 11mm rifles in existing making it a rare rifle. This is a Mannlicher Model 1886 rifle with a 32 inch barrel and an overall length of 52 inches. The wood furniture of this weapon has the usual knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use, but all wood is original and intact with no cracks. The left hand side of the butt is stamped 1 over 1390J over JFN. The metal work is smooth with even aged patina and the breech is stamped with the combined 'OEWG' (Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft 'Austrian Arms-Manufacturing Company' Steyr monogram. The rifle carries the serial number 1390J stamped on the left and side of the barrel. The rifle is fitted with a bayonet bar, sling swivels, steel butt plate, block and blade fore sight and a ramp and ladder rear sight incorporating and long range sight on the middle right barrel band. The weapon’s straight pull bolt action, firing mechanism and bolt safety catch work crisply. 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 part of a collection or display. Sn 23192 £875.00 |
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Victorian, British, 1862 Dated, TOWER Pattern 1861, .577 Calibre 2 Band Sergeants 5 Groove Short Rifle Enfield Rifle.**MINT BORE**. - A 1008 The 1862 Pattern Sergeants rifle was fitted with a heavy barrel with quick twist 5 groove rifling which gave a great increase in accuracy and is now favoured by rifle shooters. Most of the 5 groove rifles were held in store and not issued and were converted to Snider breech loading rifles. Very few 5 groove percussion rifles therefore survived. This is an original British, 1862 dated, .577 TOWER Enfield pattern 1861, 2 band Sergeants 5 groove short rifle with a mint bore. The 1862 Pattern Sergeants rifle was fitted with a heavy barrel with quick twist 5 groove rifling which gave a great increase in accuracy and is now favoured by rifle shooters. Most of the 5 groove rifles were held in store and not issued and were converted to Snider breech loading rifles. Very few 5 groove percussion rifles therefore survived. The rifle is fitted with a double line TOWER lock plate which is stamped with the queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) 1862 (date) TOWER and an inspection stamp. The barrel has a nice smooth browned finished barrel and is fitted with the correct 1250 yard backsight, a foresight on a block and a bayonet bar. The rifle is fitted with the correct iron fittings, trigger guard, butt plate, nose cap, barrel bands and sling swivels, with the lower one fitted to the rear of the trigger guard. This rifle has a 33” round steel 5 grove quick twist rifling barrel with a mint bore and crisp rifling. The original woodwork is undamaged with just light bumps and bruises to be expected and is stamped on the right hand side KRV KC 11 (Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers). The left hand side plate and the rear of the trigger guard are stamped 2CVT.See pages 74 to 75 & plate 79, British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W. Bailey. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion rifle, no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 1008 £1,675.00 |
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C1850 Victorian James Cuthbert Arbroath (Scotland) 12 Bore Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 20512:3 - 20512:3 This is a Scottish Victorian double barrel percussion sporting shotgun made or retailed by James Cuthbert Arbroath (unknown). It has 30” steel barrels and measures 46 ½” overall. The barrels set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with small bead fore sight. The bores have heavy staining and residue consistent with age and use. It has its original walnut stock with chequered wrist and fore stock panel. The wood has light knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and use. The underside of the shoulder stock has a void disc escutcheon. Its steel butt plate tang, trigger guard with extended tang and finial, stock block tang, action plates & hammer have foliate engraved decoration. One action plate is signed by the maker or retailer ‘James Cuthbert Arbroath’. The shotgun has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass cap and hollow brass tip. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this gun worthy of further research regarding the maker or retailer includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20512:3 £795.00 |
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Original British WW1 Military Issue Field Armoury Made ‘Nail’ Spiked Baluster Trench Club. Sn 23174:19 - 23174:19 During WW1 Military Units on both sides were either issued with or improvised their own trench warfare weapons which they saw as being of more use than rifles & other weapons when fighting hand to hand. This is an original, WW1 British Trench Club in the form made by Field armourers and issued to soldiers involved in Trench raids. The baluster form wooden club measures 17 ¼” overall length. The butt of the shaft is studded with a single period square head iron nail ideal for striking an opponent in combat. The shaft also has rows of the same nails around the circumference which would cause devastating injuries in combat. The wood has all the patina and surface knocks and bumps to be expected of a field made weapon of this age. The structure of the wood is secure. All nails are present, have even aged patina & are secure. The price for this hard to find reminder of the brutal nature of trench warfare includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:19 (Trench equipment box shelves storeroom) £395.00 |
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Victorian Volunteers Forces, New South Wales, 1 of 200, 1863 Dated, Westley Richards Whitworth Patent Percussion Capping Breech Loading Monkey Tail .451 / .483 Calibre Carbine. Sn 23174:5 - 23174:5 British Military Trials on Breech Loading rifles began in the mid 1800's. The most successful rifle was that submitted by Westley Richards. Its breech consisted of a plunger attached to a long handle which, when the breech was closed, lay along the top of the stock neck and was raised to open it, thus earning the nickname of the monkey-tail from its distinctive silhouette. Although the rifle was not adopted by the British army, the cavalry carbine was and several foreign governments ordered both the rifles and carbines. This is a quality, Westley Richards Percussion Capping Breech Loading Monkey Tail carbine which was one of 200 made for the Victorian Volunteers Force in New South Wales. The gun has a 23 ¼ inch barrel & measures 41 inches overall. The carbine has the distinctive additional middle barrel band minus its top strap across the barrel from which the front sling swivel was attached and this is present on the gun. The top of the butt plate is engraved P63 91 V.V (Victorian Volunteers) . The top of the barrel is stamped WHITWORTH PATENT with .451 & .483 on either side. The gun's serial number 1923 is stamped on the left hand side of the breech together with a 52 bore proof mark (.450” calibre). The rifle has steel furniture with a hinged trap in the butt plate. The carbine has a block and blade fore-sight graduated to 900 yards. The original walnut stock is fitted with both barrel bands with the sling swivel on the lower band and the sling hook in the butt behind the trigger guard. All of the fittings are made of iron including the trap door butt. The lift-up trapdoor action 'Monkey Tail' breech functions as it should and is stamped MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS together with the triangle. The lock plate is stamped WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co with the date 1863 on a triangle. The carbine retains its original iron clearing rod and the barrel is retained by a barrel band at the front and a flat sliding steel wedge near the rear sight. The rifle’s loading & firing actions work crisply. The bore has well defined deep rifling. There is an identical one, abeit missing the half barrel band, a feature is specific to the Victorian issue models ,in the Victoria Museum in Melbourne with the butt plate engraved P63 22 V.V. The price for this rare Australian Victorian Volunteer Force, NSW Westley Richards Monkey Tail carbine 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 23174:5 £2,250.00 |
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Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Tower, Model of 1844, Yeomanry .65” Bore Percussion Carbine, 1844 Dated. Sn 23174:4 - 23174:4 The Tower Yeomanry percussion carbine of 1844 was brought into service to replace the various earlier models of yeomanry carbines. The gun was based on the Second Model Victoria Carbine reduced in size with a 20 ½ inch barrel. This is a Tower made model of 1844 Yeomanry percussion carbine that has a 20 ½ inch barrel with an overall length of 36 inches. The carbine has a single brass ram rod pipe with a steel mushroomed head captive swivelling ramrod. The barrel is retained by two wedges and has fixed rear and fore sights. The barrel is profusely stamped with civilian and Tower proof and ordnance stamps as follows; 1844 ENFIELD, a Tower proof mark, London proof mark, 17(17 bore) and a London viewing mark. The bore is bright. The 5 ¼ inch lockplate has double line border engraving as is the hammer. The lockplate is stamped with the Queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) TOWER 1844 (date) and an ordnance stamp. The stock has a nice smooth finish and is stamped with a crowfoot over BO (Board of Ordnance) and 44 over 10. The left hand side of the stock has the cavalry bar (ordnance stamped) and ring attached to it. The stock is fitted with brass furniture and the top of the butt plate is engraved RL1sDYC (Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry) A26 (rack number). The Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. First raised in 1794, it participated in the Second Boer War and the First World War before being amalgamated with the Royal North Devon Yeomanry in 1920 to form the Royal Devon Yeomanry. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. See page 43 & plate 38, British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W. Bailey, 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 23174:4 £1,275.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (22/03) ZULU WARS Period, 1876 Dated British Martini Henry MK II Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle. Sn 23174:3 - 23174:3 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. In 1875 the rifle was modified to mark II standard. This is an original early British service .577x .450 Martini Henry mark II rifle made in 1876. The rifle has a long cocking indicator block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, steel butt plate, sling swivels, grooved trigger, original mark 2 cleaning rod, bayonet lug and a leather service sling. This is a nice Martini Henry rifle which retains much of its original worn blued finish. The rifle has a 33 ¼ “ steel barrel and measures 49 ½” overall. The action is stamped on the right side Crown V.R (Victoria Regina) ENFIELD 1876 (manufacture date) an inspection stamp II (mark II) 2. Most of the parts of the rifle are stamped with Enfield inspection stamps including the action trigger, trigger guard, operating lever, butt plate and barrel bands. The rifle has a nice sharp rifling and the cocking and firing action works crisply. The wood furniture has the normal bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. Following service in the Zulu Wars and later, the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle. The Nepalese government were unable to re arm quickly so quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to arm the Gurkhas in 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. This rifle is one of those guns. The right hand side of the butt is stamped with the Fort William, Calcutta roundel together with the date 11/94 indicating it was one of the first batch of Martini Henry rifles transferred. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. The right hand side of the action is also stamped 2 under the markings which was stamped on all weapons sent abroad. See section D, Martini arms, RB 96 on page 19 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and chapters 2 to 4 together with the plate on page 49 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw and Guns of the Gurkhas, (The lost arsenal: pistols, rifles and machine guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816 – 1945) by John Walter. 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 23147:3 £0.00 |
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Napoleonic Wars Era, c.1800, TOWER Brown Bess .750 , 39 Inch Barrel, India Pattern Regulation Antique Musket with Swan Neck Cock & Bayonet by S.Chambers. Sn 23174:2 - 23174:2 This is a circa 1800 Tower Brown Bess.750 , 39 inch barrel India Pattern EIC Regulation musket and a bayonet made by S Chambers. This musket retains the 7 inch bevelled lock plate and swan necked cock. The swan necked cock was replaced circa 1800 to the stronger ring necked cock. The bevelled lock plate is engraved TOWER with the kings crown over GR together with an ordnance acceptance stamp. This musket has a 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches and the barrel carries Tower proof marks. The barrel is retained by iron pins and is fitted with a small square foresight which acts as a bayonet lug. The musket has brass fittings together with 3 brass ramrod pipes and 2 iron sling swivels. The musket is fitted with the correct brass furniture with 3 brass ramrod rod tubes retaining a correct iron ramrod. . The stock carries the usual knocks and bumps from service use. The barrel has the makers name EDGE stamped under the breech and bore has residue and staining due to service use. the musket is fitted with a socket bayonet made by S Chambers who was in Birmingham from 1799 to 1818 and made bayonets under contract to the Tower from 1812 to 1818. The bayonet is stamped S CHAMBERS with a inspectors mark of a crown over 3 and the number 3 below the makers name. See page 32, items 21 & 22 in British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23174:2 £2,250.00 |
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Enfield,1867 Dated, Snider 3 Band .577 Snider Mark 2** Obsolete Calibre Rifle **MINT BORE**. Sn - 23174:1 The snider rifle was officially adopted in October 1866. The rifle was originally a conversion of the muzzle loading .577 rifles in service with the British army prior to this. This rifle is in exceptional condition and is an original newly made Snider 3 band infantry rifle made at Enfield using all new components with a near mint bore. The rifle is based on the third pattern 3 band Enfield and is fitted with a mark 2** breech block. The rifle retains much of its original blued finish including the lockplate and barrel bands. The woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor marks to it. The later correct plain blued lock plate which is crispy stamped with the queens crown over VR(Victoria Regina) the Enfield inspection stamp 1867 (date ) ENFIELD 8. The breech is crisply stamped II **. The breech block is stamped with a crowfoot WD crown over E over 61. The barrel carries crisp Enfield proof marks under the rearsight. The rifle has 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches. The woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor marks and is complete with its original brass butt plate, fore end block, trigger guard with extended tang, sling swivels and cupped hammer face, all of which carry the correct inspection stamps including the barrel bands. The right hand side of the stock carries a nice ENFIELD RM roundel. The three groove barrels bore is near mint with well defined rifling and is stamped with Enfield proof and acceptance marks. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. This is a nice original Enfield made Snider rifle andnot a conversion of the muzzle loading rifle. See section C, Snider arms, RB 72 and 77 on page 15 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. The rifle is complete with an inert .577 Snider Round. NB As an obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23174:1 £1,475.00 |
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*RARE**EXPERIMENTAL**Austrian Model 1863 29 Bore Convertible Percussion Rifled Barrel Combination Cavalry Pistol Carbine With Saddle Rings & Original Removable Shoulder Stock Gun Number 1364 Brooker Collection. Sn 23124 - 23124 This is an original experimental Austrian Model 1863 29 Bore Calibre Convertible Percussion Cavalry Pistol Carbine which is gun number 1364 from the Brooker collection. The pistol has an 10 ¼” sighted steel barrel. The rifled bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has indistinct inspection marks. It has a heavy military hammer. The action plate Austrian Eagle inspection mark and numbers 864. The walnut stock has regulation iron mounts and the butt has a saddle ring. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for the shoulder stock. The walnut shoulder stock which converts the pistol to a carbine when attached is undamaged and has just bumps and bruises to be expected. The shoulder stock has a lug at the wrist that fits neatly into the pistol grip recess. The lug is released by depression of a knurled steel button on the underside of the shoulder stock. The stock has a steel saddle ring. In its carbine configuration the weapon measures 25 ½” overall length. The carbine comes with its original Brooker collection tag numbered 1364. The price for this rare to find pistol / carbine from a top quality collection 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. Provenance: Robert Elton Brooker, Jr. started collecting firearms in 1954 at the age of 17, when he identified an original Colt revolver for sale in Morelia, Mexico. This led to a lifetime of collecting and scholarship related to technology development and geopolitics viewed through the lens of European military pistols. His first book, British Military Pistols 1603-1887, was published in 1978. This was followed by Armes de Poing Militaires Françaises (2006), Landeszeughaus Graz, Austria (2007), and finally British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons (2016), an updated version of his original book, illustrated largely with items from his personal collection. He authored scholarly articles about Napoleon's Mamluk guard, Saxon military pistols, Neapolitan pistols, and other topics, plus two unfinished book manuscripts: one about Spanish and Latin American pistols, another about the Bavarian Army Museum collection. He received the Great Medal of Honor from the Austrian state of Styria in 2008. Alongside his collecting and scholarship, Brooker built a career initially as an officer and pilot in the US Marine Corps. In the summer of 1959 he was granted a leave of absence from the Marines to work as an interpreter for the American Exhibition in Moscow. While there, he happened to be in the room where Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev entered and filmed what later became known as the Kitchen Debate. Following an MBA at Harvard Business School, he served in senior management roles at Cummins Engine Company, NL Industries, Lord Corporation, and Connell LP. He oversaw the development of horizontal drilling technology that later transformed the oil and gas industry. He retired from business to obtain a PhD in Art History from Brown University. He speaks six languages and was an enthusiastic scuba diver. All these achievements took place alongside his wife of 60 years, Kitty Brooker. He has four children and six grandchildren. The Robert Brooker Jr. Collection represents the greatest collection of types assembled in the history of the subject. Spanning more than three centuries and comprising a unique group of munition firearms, edged weapons and associated objects, its magnitude, breadth and quality are truly remarkable. Sn 23124 (Armoury behind Cannon) £1,975.00 |
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