Antique Guns and Equipment
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Victorian 1860 British WD Enfield, 5 Groove, Snider .577 Calibre Carbine Regiment Marked To The ‘VNA’ (South African Natal Volunteer Artillery), Leather Sling & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn 22352 - 22352 The Natal Field Artillery was raised in 1862 as part of the Durban Volunteer Guard, and later became a unit in its own right. The regiment took part in the Second Anglo-Boer War and the South African invasion of German South-West Africa during the First World War.. At the onset of the Boer War the Natal Field Artillery was commanded by Captain Daniel Taylor with a unit strength 123 men and 6 x 2.5 guns, based at Ladysmith. The Natal Volunteers had elements of both mounted rifles and field artillery. This is an original British .577 Snider Patent Carbine marked to the VNA. The Snider action was introduced to British service in 1866 and muzzle loading Enfield Carbines were converted to allow the use of the .577 calibre brass cartridge. They remained in use until the Martini Henry was introduced. This Snider cavalry carbine has a 24” round steel 5 groove rifled barrel with clean bore which has crisp well defined rifling. The metal work has even patina throughout. It has a brass butt plate and trigger guard with extended tang & fore end block. The butt pate tang is Regiment marked ‘ V NA 1 408’ most likely to the South African Volunteer Natal Artillery Battery Number 1 weapon number 408’. There is also a small ‘0’ inspection mark? ‘N1 408 & 0’ are repeated on the action tang. The wood is all original with just knocks bumps and bruises to be expected. There is an old stable secure chip on the underside of the shoulder stock at the butt plate which can be seen in the images. The wood has an unreadable stamped cartouche and roundel. The action plate is marked with ‘1860’ date & crisp Queen’s Crown with Royal Cypher ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) together with inspection marks. The barrel and breech have WD with Broad arrow inspection marks. The action is crisp. It has a block & blade foresight, adjustable rear ladder sight & sling swivels fitted with period leather sling. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22352 £945.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER** Victorian 1873 Westley Richards Whitworth Patent Percussion Capping Breech Loading Monkey Tail .450 / .483 Calibre Carbine. Sn - 22350 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. This is a quality made, Westley Richards Percussion Capping Breech Loading 'Monkey Tail' carbine. The gun has a 25 inch barrel & measures 41 ¼ inches overall. The rifle’s bore has just staining consistent with age and well defined deep rifling. The barrel is stamped WHITWORTH PATENT on the top with .450 & .483 on either side. The guns serial number ‘6088’ 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 on the butt plate. The rifle has a block and blade fore-sight adjustable for windage and graduated flip up ladder rear sight up to 800 yards. The rifle has original undamaged walnut stock and is fitted with sling swivels. 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 1873 on a triangle. The rifle 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 rearsight. The rifle’s loading & firing actions work crisply. The price for this 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 22350 £1,375.00 |
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Victorian British Volunteer Officer’s Thomas Turner, Birmingham Snider MK III .577 Obsolete Calibre 3 Band Match Prize Rifle With Presentation Plate To ‘JOHN R. SURR 6 LRV’(6th Battalion Lancashire Rifle Volunteers) & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn 22351 - 22351 TURNER, Thomas [1861-1879] was an English Gunmaker with a shop at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham. He made percussion sporting guns and Under Royal Government contract made Army metallic cartridge Snider Patent rifles (see A. Merwyn Carey’s book English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers). The Volunteer Force was raised in 1859 under the provisions of the 1804 Yeomanry Act. The majority of the Volunteer units were riflemen, but there were also artillery, engineer and cavalry (light horse) formations. Members of the Volunteer Force were exempt from service in both the regular Army and the Militia. The 6th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Battalion had eight companies: 'A' Company - Liverpool 'B' Company - Liverpool 'C' Company - Liverpool 'D' Company - Liverpool 'E' Company - Liverpool 'F' Company - Newton-le-Willows 'G' Company - Liverpool This is a militia / volunteer officer’s private purchase .577 Calibre Snider, MK III 3 Band Match prize Rifle by Thomas Turner made at his Fischer Street premises awarded as a match prize to a member of the 6th LRV. It has all original woodwork and metal throughout. Its steel action plate is signed by the maker ‘THOMAS TURNER FISCHER STREET BIRMINGHAM’. The barrel has proof / inspection marks. It has a brass butt plate, trigger guard & fore end block. The rifle measures 55” overall with a 39” barrel. The stock is very good and has chequered grip panels. The underside of the shoulder stock has a military match presentation white metal disc engraved to ‘JOHN R. SURR 6 LRV (6th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers)’ The barrel’s bore has just light staining consistent with age and use & well defined rifling. The hinged breech has the correct MK III knurled locking catch. The rifle is complete with sling swivels, ram rod, block and blade fore sight, ladder rear sight & heavy military hammer. Its cocking and firing actions work crisply. 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 item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22351 £975.00 |
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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 |
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SOLD SOLD (18/03) **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) £0.00 |
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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 |
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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 |
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**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 |
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**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 |
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**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 |
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