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**EXTREMELY RARE**C1840 William Billinghurst Rochester New York USA .38 Calibre Four Barrelled Swivel Breech Muzzle Loading Revolving Percussion Rifle. Sn 22348 - 22348
American gunmaker William Billinghurst manufactured high quality target pistols and revolving rifles as well as fishing reels. Before becoming the sole proprietor in 1839, he was employed by Joseph Medbery in 1827, and J. & J. Miller from 1834-1838. After 1838, Billinghurst made a version of the John and James Miller designed/patented revolving rifle. He was located in Rochester, New York 1839-1880. This is a very rare, American 4 barrel swivel-breech revolving rifle. There is no name on this example but it was almost certainly made by William Billinghurst of Rochester, New York. There are several other examples in well known U.S. collections that are identical in construction to this rifle. The rifled barrels are 25” long (42 ½” overall). Calibre is approx .38. There is a small inspection / proof mark visible on one of the barrels (illustrated in image 2). The rifled bores of each barrel have staining and residue consistent with age & use. The sighted barrel cluster is manually rotated by releasing a latch mounted on the top of the action. Complete with its original iron ramrod with brass end cap and tip secured by three iron pipes. It is estimated that less than 25 of these multi-shot rifles were made by Billinghurst. For a similar but two barrel rifle and further details about Billinghurst please see page 55 plate 44 in "FIREARMS CURIOSA" by Lewis Winant. The wood stock has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and there is a small piece of wood missing from one side of the action. The wood around that area is stable and secure (illustrated in the images), The metal work has even patina. The action, barrel cluster cylinder, butt plate tang and trigger guard with Pineapple finial have foliate tooled decoration. The rifle’s stock has a brass fore end block also with Pineapple finial. The rifle’s rotating barrel and double trigger / double hammer percussion firing mechanism works correctly. The price for this extremely rare piece includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22348
£3,950.00

**MINT BORE**C1840 English T. Wilson & Company Liverpool .450 Calibre Percussion Overcoat Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22319 - 22319
This overcoat pistol made C1840 is 9” overall length with a 4 ¾” octagonal sighted barrel. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Liverpool’. The smooth bore is near mint clean & bright. The action tang & trigger guard with Pineapple finial, breech plug & Dolphin hammer have tooled foliate decoration. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. The undamaged all original Walnut stock has finely chequered grip panels. The stock has an inlaid void German silver escutcheon. The action is signed by the maker or retailer ‘T. Wilson & Company’ amongst foliate engraved decoration (there were many English gun makers named Wilson in the flintlock and percussion era, but we can only find Edward Wilson working in Liverpool C1810. He is recorded working as a gunsmith at 64 Thomas Street Liverpool, see page 370 of British Gunmakers Vol. 2 by Brown. T. Wilson may have been a relative of Edward). The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22319 (drawers office)
£575.00

SOLD SOLD (29/01) Early 1800’s English Parker London Constabulary Pattern 15 Bore Flintlock Uniform / Overcoat Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22312 - 22312
The gunsmith William Parker (1722-1841) is recorded as having premises at various premises in London between1793 & 1841 including 233 High Holborn, Chamber Street and Glass House yard. His Sons continued the business after his death in 1841 and the company later became the prestigious Parker Field, makers of quality firearms and edged weapons, many of which were supplied to the British Military & Police (see page 190 of Browns book ‘British Gunmakers Volume 1’ ). This is a Parker of London flintlock uniform overcoat pistol. Made in the early 1800’s, this is the type of pistol made by William Parker and later Parker Field, that was routinely carried by Victorian Police Officers in London. The pistol has an octagonal 6” sighted barrel and is 10 ¾” overall length. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The top barrel flat is faintly marked ‘London’. The all original walnut full stock has knocks bumps & bruises consistent with age and service use. It has an ebonised wood ram rod with polished horn end cap, metal ferrule and polished horn tip. The lock plate is faintly engraved 'Parker' and the cock is fitted with flint. The steel trigger guard with extended tang have foliate engraved decoration and Pineapple finial. The price 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 22312
£0.00

MASSIVE, 1823- 1851 William Burnett Southampton 9 Bore Percussion Muzzle Loading Wildfowling Bank Gun with Walnut Stock & Ramrod. Sn 15395. - 15395
William Burnett was an English Southampton based gunsmith between 1823 & 1851. This is a massive percussion wildfowling gun by Burnett. This size of gun (5’ 5” overall length) were lay on riverbanks and sand dunes to support the heavy weight of the gun when hunting wild fowl. It is 9 bore and has a 49” round, browned, steel barrel. Its bore has just staining consistent with age & use. The barrel has a small indistinct inspection / proof mark (illustrated).It has walnut stock with horn fore stock cap. The wood has just knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age. The top of the wrist is inlaid with void German silver escutcheon. The metal work has engraved foliate decoration. It has a steel butt plate. The action plate is signed ‘Burnett’ amongst foliate decoration. It has a heavy steel dolphin hammer. The barrel has a small brass post foresight. The piece is complete with its original wood ramrod with brass end cap and brass threaded tip. Its cocking & firing actions work perfectly. The price for this massive fowling piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 15395
£2,175.00

EXTREMELY RARE, BEST QUALITY, Victorian Jackson Nottingham 18 Bore, Belted Ball, Percussion Deer Hunting / Sporting Rifle with Octagonal Barrel, Removable Brass Muzzle Stopper & Leather Sling. Sn 15815 - 15815
John Jackson was an English, Nottingham based Gunmaker recorded at 7 Church Gate, Low Pavement Nottingham between 1821 & 1866. The Gunmaker Samuel Jackson is recorded at the same premises 1866-1886 then at 7 & 9 Church Gate C1886 – 1912. This is an excellent black powder Deer hunting / sporting rifle by John or Samuel Jackson Nottingham. The rifle has a steel 30” octagonal barrel (46" overall) in 18 bore for lead belted ball. The muzzle has its original removable brass and cork stopper to prevent water from entering the barrel when being carried in the field. The stopper fits the muzzle snugly. The bore has crisp grooved rifling for belted ball. The bore has just staining consistent with age & use. The barrel has a gold band inlaid at the breech end and the action has a silver roundel inlaid. It has all original undamaged Walnut stock with steel butt plate which has an extended tang & foliate engraving. The stock has finely chequered wrist panels and is inlaid with a void German silver escutcheon. The stock has a polished horn fore end block. The large trigger guard for gloved hand has an extended tang and acanthus bud finial. It has a Dolphin hammer and the action plate has a crisp Deer & Stag in the field scene. It is also crisply marked by the manufacturer ‘Jackson Nottingham’. It is fitted with a German silver blade foresight & flip up 3 leaf rear sights. It has sling swivels fitted with an original leather sling & original wood ramrod with brass end caps. Its firing action works as it should. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique black powder percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 15815
£1,645.00

SOLD SOLD (19/01) **LEE ENFIELD CONNECTIONS**American 1870’s Lee Arms Company ‘RED JACKET No 4’ .32 Rim Fire Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Revolver. Sn 22333 - 22333
James Paris Lee (August 9, 1831 - February 24, 1904) was a Scottish-Canadian and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing the bolt action that led to the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield series of rifles. The Lee Model 1879 rifle was his first successful magazine-fed rifle, which was adopted by China and the US Navy, and two later designs - the Remington-Lee M1885 and the Winchester-Lee or Lee Navy M1895 - were also adopted militarily and sold commercially. It is a portion of the Model 1879 that earned Lee his place in the pantheon of arms designers. Lee designed the first practical detachable box magazine - an item that would become an absolute requirement for military arms of the future. His bolt and magazine design was investigated by the British and in 1889, after extensive trials and tests, the British Army decided to adopt the Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Metford as a standard issue arm. This in turn developed into the Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (or SMLE), the British service arm for many decades. In 1864 James Paris Lee established the Lee Arms Company. Known as the ‘Red Jacket No4 ’ 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 excellent original example of the ‘Red Jacket No4’. The metal work has even aged patina. It has a 2 ¾” octagonal steel barrel ( 6 ¾” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The underside of the barrel has faint number which looks like ‘8 or 6 71’. The top barrel flat is crisply marked ‘RED JACKET No 4’. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'The Lee Arms Co Wilkes Barre Pa'. It has a shrouded trigger, steel hammer and undamaged gutta percha hard rubber grips. The pistol has a brass blade fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. The pistol’s single action firing mechanism works crisply. 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 22333 (drawers office)
£0.00

**RARE 1” MUZZLE VARIANT**Early Winchester USA Model 1898, 1901 Patent 10 Gauge Antique Obsolete Calibre Breech Loading Black Powder Blank Firing Signal Cannon On Wheeled Carriage With Copies Of Articles Related To Winchester Cannon Specifications. - 22331:4
This is an excellent 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. Accompanying the cannon is a copy of articles on these cannon detailing their development, specifications and use. The steel cannon barrel of our example is 12” long and has the pre 1908 thinner muzzle barrel diameter of 1” (post 1908 1 ¼” muzzle diameter barrels were introduced to replace the earlier, rarer 1” muzzle barrel 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 just staining and residue consistent with age and use. The metal work has black paint finish. The underside of the barrel & trunnion have matching faint numbers 438. The breach mechanism with hinged hatch and hammer mechanism is in working order. Attached to the firing mechanism is its original pull cord with wood toggle handle which doubles as a muzzle plug. These cannon are for blank cartridges only and are “NOT FOR BALL”. The barrel has faint Winchester manufacturer detail Patent information and calibre (illustrated). The cast iron wheeled carriage has cast correct cast markings “W. R. A. Co, Trade Mark, Registered in U. S. A.”. The price for this rare cannon 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 22331:4 (armoury)
£895.00

**WAR Of 1812 & NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British Army India Pattern 39" Barrel Brown Bess .750 Calibre Flintlock Musket Regiment Marked ‘G/60’ (60th Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps Raised in British North America 7 Years War) & Socket Bayonet. - 22331:2
**WAR Of 1812 & NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British Army India Pattern Brown Bess .750 Calibre Flintlock Musket Regiment Marked ‘G/60’ (60th Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps Raised in British North America) & Socket Bayonet. India Pattern Brown Bess muskets were the standard British Infantry Musket between 1797 & 1854. Some were in use pre-1797 purchased from the East India Company for use in Egypt (see 32-35 of British Military Long Arms 1715-1815 by Bailey where India pattern muskets are described & illustrated). This is a very good, original, India Pattern Tower Brown Bess flintlock musket. It has a 39” barrel (55” overall) with block foresight. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and service use. Its lock plate is marked with a crown and Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (King George Rex). The musket has standard British India pattern brass fittings including butt plate, trigger guard with extended tang, fore end cap & brass ramrod pipes. It has a military cock fitted with flint, all original Walnut full stock with iron ramrod. The musket’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The butt plate tang is Regiment marked ‘G/60’ (Possibly indicating that this piece was a Garrison Gun of the British 60th Regiment of Foot King's Royal Rifle Corps originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the Seven Years War known in the United States as 'The French and Indian War’. The regiment was intended to combine the characteristics of a colonial corps with those of a foreign legion. Swiss and German forest fighting experts, American colonists and British volunteers from other British regiments were recruited. The 60th was uniformed and equipped in a similar manner to other British regiments with red coats and cocked hats or grenadier caps, but on campaign, swords were replaced with hatchets, and coats and hats cut down for ease of movement in the woods. Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire. A battalion was raised specifically for service in the American War of 1812 & During the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment saw action in the Peninsular War. The Regiment was so effective that Sir Arthur Wellesley recommended their use to the divisional commanders describing them as the "most useful, active and brave troops in the field". Element of the Regiment were stationed in Forts & Garrisons in North America & the Regiment’s UK Garrison HQ was at Peninsular Barracks, Winchester. Illustrated in image 1 is a copy of a period drawing of a soldier of the Royal American Regiment C1758). The Musket comes complete with an original period socket bayonet. The 17” triangular form blade is straight and has just staining and aged patina. The blade has no visible inspection or maker marks. The bayonet fits the musket. The price for this historic piece includes UK delivery. N.B 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 22331:2
£1,975.00

**FROM THE WOLLATON HALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ARMOURY WEAPON NUMBER 37**AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WARS & NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British, W. Ketland Short Land Pattern, 42” Barrel, Brown Bess .750 Musket Calibre, Musket With Ram Rod. Sn 22331:1 - 22331:1
Wollaton Hall Nottinghamshire was built between 1580 and 1588 for Sir Francis Willoughby and is believed to be designed by the Elizabethan architect, Robert Smythson, who had by then completed Longleat in Wiltshire and was to go on to design Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. The Hall had a substantial armoury including Brown Bess muskets all by the prestigious makers Thomas Or William Ketland. In the early 1970’s the Curator of Wollaton gave away 60, leaving 70 for display ( illustrated in the images is a copy of a Black & white photograph of the armoury taken in 190. A display of Brown Bess muskets can be seen on display in the image). This is one of the Wollaton Hall armoury Brown Bess Muskets stand number 37. William Ketland, Senior, established a gunsmithy at Birmingham in 1740, and after his death his eldest grandson, William Ketland, carried on the business until his death in 1804. During this period they operated under the name of Ketland & Co. It is not definitely known when they opened the London shop but it is believed to be about 1760, and were one of the first Birmingham gunmakers to compete with London gunmakers of fine workmanship. The Ketlands arms mark later developed into the Birmingham Proof Mark. William Ketland II's brother-in-law, Thomas Izon continued to operate the company under the name Ketland & Co. until 1831. Reputedly this is one of the Wollaton Hall armoury Brown Bess muskets by William Ketland given away by the Wollaton Curator in the 1970’s. It is the British Tower, Short Land Pattern, 42 inch barrel Brown Bess .750 Musket Bore variants (see British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore). The musket measures 58 ¾” overall with a barrel length of 42”. The barrel has black powder proofs and block fore sight. The bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The lock with cock functions crisply. The lock plate is marked Crown GR (George Rex) and by the maker ‘W. Ketland’. The stock has brass ram rod pipes, brass butt plate with extended tang, brass stock plate, brass fore end block and brass trigger guard. The butt plate has engraved number ‘37’ (armoury stand number). The musket is fitted with iron sling swivels and iron ram rod. The original walnut stock has knocks, bumps & bruises consistent with age and use. Delivery is to the U.K. mainland only and by arrangement at cost. Sn 22331:1
£2,250.00

SOLD SOLD (05/02) Early 1800’s Spanish 32 Bore Miquelet Lock Percussion Belt Pistol With 2 Stage Cannon Barrel & Ram Rod. Sn 22288 - 22288
Miquelet lock is a modern term used by collectors and curators, largely in the English-speaking world, for a type of firing mechanism used in muskets and pistols. Miquelet is often "loosely" used to describe a gun lock with the mainspring mounted on the outside of the lock plate versus inside as in more traditional flintlock and percussion guns. This is a Miquelet lock percussion belt pistol in Spanish form made sometime in the early 1800’s. The percussion miquelet lock appears to be a genuine non-converted lock. It is 7 ¾” overall length with an 3 ½” 2 stage round to octagonal barrel which has tooled foliate decoration. It is approx. 32 bore. Its smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action with percussion hammer works as it should. The original Walnut full stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. The stock has a brass trigger guard and ram rod flute. It has its original iron ram rod and belt bar. It has typical Spanish form iron grip back strap incorporating rounded butt cap. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique Miquelet lock percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22288 (drawers office)
£200.00
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