Antique Guns and Equipment
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**LARGE**Model 1798 Austrian Dragoon / Heavy Cavalry Officer’s 15 Bore Flintlock Pistol With Liege Proofs & Regulation Brass Furniture Regiment Marked ‘5.E.2.55’. Sn 23049 - 23049 This is a very good, large & heavy Model 1798 Austrian Dragoon / Heavy Cavalry Officer’s 15 Bore Flintlock Pistol. The pistol has a 9 ¾” round steel barrel (17” overall length), original iron ram-rod and original Walnut one piece full stocks with regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt cap with iron lanyard ring and brass muzzle block with cast blade foresight. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The lock plate has number ‘852’ which is repeated on the barrel and has inspection mark. The pistol has matching number ‘5’ on the trigger guard, fore end block and side plate. The barrel tang has Regiment marks ‘5.E.2.55’ (possibly 5th Regiment, E Squadron, 2nd Company, Weapon number 55). The barrel has Liege ‘ELG’ proof and other Imperial inspection marks (illustrated). The pistol has a heavy military cock fitted with flint. Its cocking & firing action is strong. The price for this substantial cavalry pistol worthy of further research regarding the Regiment marks includes UK delivery. NB As antique flintlock pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23049 £1,475.00 |
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**NAPOLEONIC WAR ERA**Famous Zeeland Family Of Dutch Naval Heroes Connections** C1815 Liege Belgium / Dutch Sea Service .650 Calibre Flintlock Belt Pistol With Brass Fittings Engraved To Dutch War Ship ‘Admiraal Evertsen Vlissingen’. Sn 23048 - 23048 The country we know as Belgium, with the city of Liege, famous for its centuries of arms manufacture, was not yet independent at the time this pistol was made. It was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1839. That period in history was dominated by Napoleon’s wars of conquest and the Kingdom of the Netherlands was a part of the French Empire from 1795 to 1813. Under Napoleon’s rule it was renamed the Batavian Republic and then the Kingdom of Holland. During this time, the Dutch fought alongside the French. After Napoleon was defeated in 1813, William I was restored to head the government, and declared himself king in 1815 when Napoleon returned from Elba. His son, the future King William II, known as “Slender Billy” to the English, fought with Wellington at Waterloo against Napoleon. Liege pistols, although not the fine quality of the British versions were robust, heavy and well made, the short supply of British Sea Service pistols led to the British and other allied nations purchasing Liege variants to supplement their arsenals. Our Liege / Dutch Sea service pistol is in very good as found, un-messed with condition and has connections to the Evertsens, a prominent Dutch naval family from Zeeland, many of whom were admirals and naval heroes. It measures 15 ½” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has light staining & residue consistent with age & service use. The top of the barrel is engraved ‘Admiraal Evertsen Vlissingen’ / Admiral Evertsen Vlissingen (the Dutch name for a city, which was historically known as Flushing in English). The inscription most likely relates to the name of Dutch warship several of which were named after the Evertsen family, possibly, the ship Admiraal Evertsen which was a Dutch ship-of-the-line launched in 1808. While Vlissingen (Flushing) was a significant Dutch naval port and home to the Admiralty of Zeeland, the specific operations of this particular ship were primarily in the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) in the immediate aftermath of the Napoleonic wars). The barrel, lock plate and brass trigger guard have inspection marks including ‘W’ marks (most likely Dutch Wilhem II) and the steel belt bar has Naval anchor inspection mark. The brass butt cap with steel lanyard ring has engraved Ship’s armoury weapon number ‘14’ (illustrated). It has a heavy military cock. The heavy all original walnut full stock has brass furniture. The pistol is correctly without facility for ram rod as these pistols were belt carried. The metalwork has nice even patina throughout. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this interesting pistol worthy of further research 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 23048 £1,375.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (27/02) British Import Sharps USA 1859 Patent .30 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame 4 Barrelled Pocket Derringer & Gutta Percha Hard Rubber Grip. A 1114 - A 1114 This is an original Sharps USA 1859 Patent 4 barrelled pocket derringer in .30 RF calibre made for the Victorian British market. It is a fully functioning example. The pistol has a cluster of 4 x 3” blued steel barrels and measures 5 ¾” overall. The barrel’s bores have light staining consistent with age & use and have typical light rifling. The brass frame has its original factory nickel plate finish. The barrel cluster has a brass bead fore sight and it has a grooved frame rear sight. The right side of the frame is faintly stamped ‘C. Sharps Patent 1859’. The left side has faint partially visible stamp ‘***& Co*** PA’ (no doubt ‘C. Sharps & Co Philada PA’). The barrel cluster and frame have English black powder proofs. The underside of the barrel cluster at the muzzle has serial number 8883 which is repeated on the butt of the grip frame. It has a revolving firing pin and loading is achieved by depression of bar on the underside of the frame. The barrel cluster can then be moved forward for loading of rounds. It has a sheathed trigger & chequered un-damaged gutta percha hard rubber grip. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1114 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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**ORNATE**LARGE**Early 19th Century North African / Turkish Ottoman / Moroccan/ Arabic 32 Bore Snaphance Or Snaphaunce Lock Musket With German Silver Decorated Furniture & Sling. Sn 23004 - 23004 A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of lock for firing a gun or is a gun using that mechanism. The name is Dutch in origin but the mechanism cannot be attributed to the Netherlands with certainty. It is the mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and dog lock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. It fires from a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan to ignite the priming powder which fires the gun. Examples of this firearm can be found through Europe, Turkey, North Africa, and the Middle East. The muzzle loading weapons were generally handmade weapons, and consequently they widely varied in their construction. They were seen as very personal weapons, and unlike the typical military weapons of the time which were very plain and utilitarian, the weapons tended to be well crafted and were usually intricately decorated. They usually had very long barrels. The stocks were handmade and ornately decorated, featuring a distinctive curve which is not seen in the stocks of other muskets. The function of this curve is debated; it may be purely decorative, or it may have allowed the weapon to be tucked under the arm and cradled tightly against the body, as opposed to being held to the shoulder like a typical musket or rifle. This is an early 19th century Snaphance or Snaphaunce lock musket. It measures 5 Feet 4 Inches overall length. It has a 48” sighted round steel barrel which is approx. 32 Bore. The bore has heavy staining and residue consistent with age. The musket has a full stock, the woodwork has intricately tooled German silver bands and stud work decoration. The musket has the distinctive curved butt and a steel ram rod stuck firmly in place (to avoid possible damage we have not attempted to remove it). The gun is fitted with period plaited rope sling. The weapon has the wear and patina to be expected of a native weapon of its age. As is common with these weapons the action does not cock and dry fire but the hammer and trigger move. Due to size delivery of this item will be by arrangement, at cost & within the UK only. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23004 £450.00 |
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**BEST QUALITY**MINT BORES**FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**Cased C1840 Liege Mariette Brevette .36 Calibre Under Hammer Ring Trigger, 6 Shot Percussion Pepper Box Revolver With Turn Off Damascus Steel Barrels & Original Period Accessories. Sn 22967:4 - 22967:4 The Mariette family of Liege Gunmakers were active in the 19th Century. Revolving pepper box multi shot pistols were produced from the late 1820s and were designed for civilian use. They were made in numerous calibres. This under hammer Mariette Patent pepperbox is superb quality. The action works crisply. The pistol has 6 x 2 ¾” turn off Damascus steel barrels and measures 7 ¼” overall. The barrels turn off as they should. The smooth bores of each are near mint clean & bright. The steel metal work retains all of its original factory nickel plate finish. The steel frame, action and ring trigger have foliate engraved decoration. The barrel cluster has a Liege ‘ELG’ proof roundel and crown B inspection mark. Each barrel & corresponding breach on the barrel cluster are numbered 1 to 6 . The underside of the grip frame is signed ‘Mariette Brevette’. The pistol’s ebony grip is excellent & undamaged. The pistol is contained in its wood case & has quality period accessories. The case has a hinged lid and a brass lock with Key that locks and opens the case. The centre of the lid has an inlaid void brass escutcheon. The case has felt lined compartments which fit the pistol and contain accessories consisting of a pistol size copper and brass black powder flask with sprung nozzle and embossed ‘Hercules’ figure above ‘B.A. Paris’ and a useful period made factory nickel plated ball mould with multi tool features consisting of a nickel key at the end of one arm, a barrel key at the end of the other arm for turning off the barrels and pincer near to the hinge. The price for this superb cased pistol with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pepper box no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22967:4 £3,750.00 |
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**EXTREMELY RARE**QUALITY**C1840 English Conway (Manchester Or Stockport Cheshire) Beever’s Oval / Elliptical Bore 1825 Patent, 10 / 18 Bore, Double Barrel Side By Side Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Damascus Steel Barrels. Sn 23007 - 23007 An Extremely rare Beever's 1825 Patent oval or elliptical bore percussion double-barrelled shotgun by Conway (either Thomas Conway, an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852 or Samuel Conway, an English Cheshire based Gunsmith. In 1840 he is recorded as having premises at 4 Middle Hillgate Stockport. See page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 2). See page 70 Abridgments of the Patent Specifications relating to Firearms and other Weapons Ammunition & Accoutrements 1588-1858 for the December 3rd 1825 patent of this gun, No.5305 which reads “BEEVER, John. — An improved gun-barrel. The barrel is made of an oval, elliptical, or other similar form, in order to give a more effective range to the charge of shot. The barrel is heated and put “upon a mandril of the required form,” and by preference an oval prism having the conjugate equal to two-thirds of the transverse diameter. The barrel is beaten upon the mandril into the required form” (a copy of the entry is illustrated in the images). The quality made gun has 28” Damascus steel barrels 10 bore if measured horizontally or 18 bore if measured vertically, designed to produce a fan of shot ideal for shooting rabbits. The gun measures 44” overall length. The barrel’s bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. The barrels, set side by side, have a central flat top barrel rib with bead fore sight. The underside of each barrel beneath the wood have English black powder proofs. It has a gold washed 'Beevers Patent' inlaid cartouche at the breech. It's original walnut stock with chequered panels at the fore stock and wrist is excellent. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang and the top of the wrist is inlaid with a void Silver escutcheon. The fore stock also has Silver fittings. The metal work has nice foliage engraving to the, breach tang, Dolphin hammers, butt plate tang and steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The action plates are both engraved by the manufacturer 'Conway' & with rabbits and acanthus leaves. The right side of the stock has a purpose designed notch near to the edge of the action plate for insertion of a tool to lever off the plate for inspection or repair. It has double triggers and the weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The shotgun has it's original ebonised wood ram rod with oval cap and screw off tip which reveals a steel worm. The price for this extremely rare, quality made English shotgun includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23007 £975.00 |
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*MATCHING NUMBERS*MINT BORE*1897 Boer War Era, South African Republic (ZAR) Contract British Westley Richards & Co, Martini Henry 577x 450 Obsolete Calibre Rifle With Henry Rifling, Period Removeable Steel Foresight Cover & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. - 23006 Prior to the Boer War, The British gun makers Westley Richards & Co, sold a private contract shipment of their Martini Action 577 x 450 Calibre Rifles to the Boer, South African Republic (ZAR or Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek). The stopping Power of the large Martini 577x 450 round, simplicity of the Martini Action were favoured by the Dutch farmers. During the Boer War the weapons were used by South African Republic (ZAR) and Orange free State (OVS) forces against the British Army in most of the Major Battles. This is an excellent original example of a Westley Richards Rifle sold to the ZAR in 1897. It has all original metalwork and wood furniture which has even patina throughout. The wood is excellent with just light bumps and bruises to be expected of a weapon of this age. It is complete with block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, sling swivels & bayonet lug. The right side of the frame is stamped ‘Made Specially For ZAR’. The left side is crisply stamped 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' with the correct triangular stamp. The top of the breech is also stamped with a triangle and 1897 date. The barrel is clearly stamped 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' & ‘HENRY RIFLING’. The bore of its 32 ½” barrel is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling (illustrated but the image doesn’t do it justice, best we could do with the camera we have). The barrel has proof / inspection marks. The inside of the action and underside of the barrel have matching numbers ‘15459’ and the underside of the barrel has an ‘8’ inspection mark. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a period removable steel fore sight cover (very tight fit) and 1 inert deactivated round of brass cased Kynoch 577x 450 obsolete calibre ammunition. The price for this rare historic Boer War era piece includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23006 £1,795.00 |
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Austrian Model 1798 Uhlan Cavalry Officer’s .700 Calibre Percussion Pistol Converted From Flintlock With Uhlan Cavalry Regiment Marks & Regulation Brass Furniture. Sn 23002 - 23002 This is an original large & heavy Model 1798 Austrian Uhlan Cavalry Officer’s percussion pistol period converted from flintlock. The pistol has a 9 ¾” round steel barrel (17” overall length), original iron ram-rod and original Walnut one piece full stocks with regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt cap with iron lanyard rings and brass muzzle block with cast blade foresight. The pistol has its original iron ram rod. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The inside of the action has number ‘2’ stamped in 2 places and struck out ‘III’ mark (illustrated’. The pistol has number ‘341’ and inspection marks on the muzzle block and the brass trigger guard has Regiment marks ‘10 UR 3E 135’ (most likely 10th Uhlan Regiment, 3E Squadron Weapon number 135). There are no visible maker or date marks on the pistol. The pistol has a heavy military hammer. The action works correctly. The price for this substantial pistol includes UK delivery. NB As antique percussion pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23002 £675.00 |
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**QUALITY**1785-1819 Cased Pair Of English Ketland & Co London Brass Action & Barrels 50 Bore Tap Action Double Barrel Flintlock Pistols With English Proofs, Turn Off Barrels & Original Accessories. Sn 22967:3 - 22967:3 Ketland & Co were English gunsmith's based at various addresses in Birmingham & London between 1785-1819. This is a nice pair of Tap action flintlock pistols made by Ketland & Co. Their round brass screw off barrels are 2 ¼” in length (7 ¾” overall). The smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age and use. The underside of the pistol’s brass frames have English black powder proofs. Their heavy brass frames are nicely signed on one side ‘Ketland & Co’, the revrse ‘London’. The trigger guards are blued steel. They each have steel slide safety bolts, steel pans and cocks fitted with flints. The pistol's bag shaped walnut grips are undamaged and the back of each grip are inlaid with void white metal shield escutcheons. The pistols cock and dry fire with strong spring actions and the tap actions operated by a rounded lever on the left side of their pans function correctly. The pistols are complete with their fitted wood case. The case with hinged lid has an inlaid void brass shield device on top of the lid. The case measures 10 ¾” x 8 ¼” x 2”. The case has a brass lock (key absent) and 2 hook fasteners. The inside of the case is lined with green felt & contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories which consist of a small quantity of moulded lead balls, a spare flint, a pistol size brass & copper powder flask with sprung nozzle & a steel bullet mould. The price for this quality made pair of flintlock pistols with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As antique flintlock pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22967:3 £2,950.00 |
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**RARE**American Revolutionary War & Napoleonic Wars Era**French St Etienne Arsenal Model 1777 Cavalry Officer’s Brass Action Flintlock .650 Carbine Calibre Holster Pistol With Ram Rod. Sn 22929 - 22929 The Model 1777 pistol was designed in the late 1770s, and it was manufactured until 1792 in three French cities: Saint-Etienne, Charleville, and Maubeuge. Between the period of 1788 to 1792, it is estimated that approximately 145,000 were fabricated. The Model 1777 also served as the design for the United States Model 1799, the first official model of firearm adopted in the States. The predecessor to the North & Cheney 1799 pistol, many French 1777 pistols came over from Europe during the American Revolutionary War, both with French troops and as part of the military aid supplied to the Revolution. These firearms saw extensive use during the Revolutionary Wars in the U.S. and the Napoleonic Peninsula campaigns in Europe from approximately 1808 to 1815. This heavy-calibre flintlock pistol was favoured by various military personnel, including infantry, naval personnel, and cavalry. This is a rare to find, original French Model 1777 Flintlock pistol. The pistol has its all original Walnut stock with correct brass action. The action is signed ‘St Etienne’ (Arsenal) and has ‘L’ inspection mark. It has a heavy military cock fitted with flint. It has a 7 ½” correctly un-sighted barrel and measures 13 ½” overall. The pistol’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and service use. The pistol has a removable iron ram rod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. This is a rare to find pistol. 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 part of a collection or display. Sn 22929 £1,400.00 |
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