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SOLD SOLD (23/07) 1860's American Civil War Era Smith & Wesson Moore's Patent Firearms Company 'Seven Shooter' Single Action .32” Rim Fire Calibre Belt Revolver With Swing Out Cylinder & Brass frame With Traces Of Original Silver Plating. Sn 21813 - 21813
Moore’s Patent Firearms Company was founded by Daniel Moore, who in his own way was one of America’s most prolific inventors. Just prior to the Civil War Moore began producing a seven-shot .32 cal. revolver in Brooklyn, NY. Moore’s pistol, which he had patented in September, 1860, proved very popular with soldiers going off to war, especially the New York Regiments. Over 7,000 were produced. This gun is the very first revolver with swing-out cylinder ever produced. With the hammer in half cock position, pressing on the catch located to the right of the hammer on the recoil shield allows the barrel and cylinder to be swung out to the right for loading. Sturdy and very well made, this revolver was, in its days, ahead of its competitors. Moore’s design violated Rollin White’s bored-through cylinder patent used by Smith & Wesson and in 1862 he was sued. Moore had to turn over 3376 guns to his competitor and to add insult to injury had to stamp the barrel MANFD FOR SMITH & WESSON BY MOORE’S PAT. FIRE ARMS CO. This is an original .32 Cal. Rim Fire Moore's Patent 'Seven Shooter' made for Smith & Wesson under the terms of the successful legal action by S&W. The revolver has a 5” octagonal barrel and brass frame beautifully hand engraved with scrollwork and retains some of its original silver plating . The top barrel flat is very faintly stamped ‘MANFD FOR SMITH & WESSON BY MOORE’S PAT. FIRE ARMS CO’ (only partially readable). The barrel block is numbered ‘6908’. The underside of the barrel has the correct removable steel ejector rod. The pistol’s single action firing mechanism works as it should & is strong. The grip is original undamaged Walnut. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21813 (drawers office)
£0.00

C1830’s Pistol Size James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Copper & Brass Black Powder Flask With Graduated Sprung Nozzle Charger & Twin Base Receptacles For Balls, Patches & Or Percussion Caps. A 1110 - A 1110
Hunting accessories were added to the British Gunmaker James Dixon & Sons Sheffield production line in the 1830s. This included powder and shot flasks in copper and brass, leather shot pouches and hunting belts. Other sporting goods such as wine and spirit flasks, as well as sandwich and cheese boxes, proved to be very popular with consumers. The line continued to expand as firearm technology progressed. A complete catalogue of Dixon's hunting accessories was produced in 1876. Dixon's continued to make these items well into the 1900s. Decoration of 19th century powder flasks varied dramatically with hunting, game animals, foliate, village, military and marine scenes together with a variety of material coverings. This quality flask falls into the plain category (see pages 271 to 275 of the powder flask book by Riling and page 274 item 132 where a Dixons flask similar to ours with twin base receptacles is illustrated). This is an excellent, pistol size, black powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. It’s plain copper body has just a few light dents consistent with field use only visible on close inspection. The screw top brass charger has unmarked measurement adjustment and spring lever which is fully functioning with a strong action. The charger nozzle is crisply marked ‘Dixon & Sons’. The flask is 4 ½” length and 1 ¾” diameter at its widest. The brass base has 2 receptacles for balls, patches & or percussion Caps. The receptacles have 2 sliding brass covers which have foliate decoration. The price for this attractive, useful flask includes UK delivery. A 1110 (powder flasks drawer office)
£395.00

**MINT BORE**1802-1827 English Brander & Potts London Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase 16 Bore Flintlock Pistol With Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 21572:6 - 21572:6
The English Gunsmith’s Martin Brander & Thomas Potts had workshops at 70 Minories & Goodman’s Yard London between 1802 & 1827. This original Georgian Pistol by Brander & Potts most likely a Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase piece is in excellent condition. It is 13 ½” overall length with an 8” brown wash steel smooth bore sighted barrel with top rib. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright. The barrel rib is signed ‘London’. The all original full wood stock has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The metal work has engraved foliate decoration and the trigger guard has an extended tang with Pineapple finial. The stock has a steel butt plate. The steel lock plate is signed by the maker’s 'Brander & Potts’ together with martial banners & arms. The lock functions as it should and the breech has an inlaid platinum or silver roundel. The price for this quality made pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. Sn 21572:6
£1,200.00

SOLD SOLD (01/09) **ORNATE FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**Late 1800’s American Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA 1871 Patent ‘Ranger No.2’ .32 Rim Fire 5 Shot Single Action Pocket Revolver With Mother Of Pearl grips. A 1100 - A 1100
Hopkins and Allen were a Norwich Connecticut based American arms manufacturing company. This ‘Ranger No.2’ 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 example of the ‘Ranger No.2’. The metal work has ornate hand tooled & punch work decoration incorporating foliate & Geometric designs. The pistol has its original factory nickel finish. It has a 2 ¾” barrel (6 ¾” overall). The rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The top of the pistol is crisply marked 'Ranger No.2' and with manufacturer / patent detail (illustrated). The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘2478’. It has a concealed, shrouded trigger, brass blade fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. The undamaged Mother Of Pearl grips are in excellent condition. The single action only firing action works crisply and the cylinder can be removed for speed loading. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 1100 (drawers office)
£0.00

WW1 Era Austrian Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 11x58mmR Obsolete Calibre Straight Pull Bolt Action Service Rifle With Post WW1 Bulgarian Military Stock Mark. Sn 21758 - 21758
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. This is a very good example of the model 1886. The wood furniture of this weapon has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use, but all wood is original and intact with no cracks. The metal work is undamaged with even aged patina. The breech is stamped with the combined 'OEWG' (Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft 'Austrian Arms-Manufacturing Company' Steyr mark. The rifle is serial number 5279 and has other un-matching numbers. The wood is impressed with 5 pointed star within shield mark which indicates later post WW1 issue to Bulgarian troops. The rifle has a 32" barrel and is 52" overall length. It has bayonet bar, sling swivels, steel butt plate, block and blade fore sight, adjustable elevating rear sight 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 21758
£595.00

**QUALITY**Victorian English Golden (Most Likely Chas (Charles) Golden Bradford Yorkshire) 12 Bore Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre, Double Damascus Barrelled, Rotary Underlever, Break Action, Breech Loading Shotgun. Sn 21734 - 21734
This is a nice quality 12 bore pin fire double Damascus barrelled shotgun made C1860’s. It is rotary under lever break action and has original Walnut furniture with finely chequered wrist and fore stock. The underside of the stock has a void white metal disc inlaid. The shotgun’s 29” Damascus steel barrels have smooth bores. The bores have just light staining consistent with age and use. The shotgun has double hammers & triggers, bead fore sight and grooved action rear sight. It measures 45 ¾” overall. The lever, side plates, hammers and trigger guard with extended tang have tooled foliate decoration. The action plates are signed by the maker ‘Golden’ (most likely Chas (Charles) Golden a Yorkshire based gunsmith with premises at 10 Cheapside, Bradford between 1864-C1870, 10 Cheapside C1874-C1883, Market Street C1866, 53 Tyrrell Street C1890-C1897 and was finally recorded at 7 Northgate C1901, see page 227 of the book British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown). The barrel rib has very faint indistinct ‘Golden’ name and unreadable address. The inside of the action has English proofs. The break action and firing actions of the weapon work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique pin fire shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21734
£595.00

C1790 English, Twigg Of London 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Safety Bolt. Sn 21608:14 - 21608:14
John Fox Twigg was born at Grantham, Linconshire, in 1732 and is listed by Heer (1978) as being apprenticed to the Irish gunmaker, Edward Newton (active 1718-1764), though no dates for the apprenticeship are offered. By 1755, Blackmore (1986) lists Twigg working as a gunmaker from Angel Ct., Charing Cross until 1760 when he moved to 132 Strand, opposite Catherine Street and continued at this address until 1776. He moved again in 1776, this time to Piccadilly where he remained until 1790. During these 14 years he opened several warehouses; at little Somerset Street, in 1771; 30 Cornhill, 1777 and Tower Hill in 1779. His only son, John, was apprenticed in 1786 to Henry Nock, and subsequently inherited his father's business. This is a nice flintlock pocket pistol by Twigg, London. It measures 7” overall with a just over 2 ¼” screw off steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action is marked ‘Twigg’ within panel on one side and the reverse ‘London’ within matching panel. The underside of the frame has English black powder proof marks. It has a steel cock, sliding safety bolt and steel trigger guard. The pistol’s original bag shaped wood grip is undamaged. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 21608:14 (drawers office)
£575.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 07/10) 1832-1867 English Benjamin Sturman London Side Hammer 28 Bore Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Steel Rifled Barrel, White Metal Lion’s Head Butt Plate & Captive Steel Ramrod. Sn 21681:14 - 21681:14
Benjamin Sturman was an English Gunmaker recorded as working at 17 Union Street 1832-34, 42 Kingsland Road 1835-54, 45 Kingsland Road 1855-66 & 72 Kingsland Road 1867 (see (see page 153 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This is a nice side hammer percussion traveling pistol by Benjamin Sturman. It is 9” overall length with a 4” octagonal sighted barrel. The action and barrel have English black powder proofs. The barrel’s rifled barrel has just staining consistent with age and well defined rifling. The top of the barrel is signed by the maker ‘B.Sturman London’. The action, Dolphin hammer & trigger guard have foliate engraved decoration. The pistol has a captive steel ram rod. The action works crisply. The Walnut grip with fine chequering is excellent & undamaged. The back of the grip is inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. The butt has a White Metal Lion’s Head Butt Plate. The price 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 21681:14 (drawers office)
£0.00

Victorian, c1870, 8 Bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Hammer Shotgun By W.Richards of London. Sn - 21735
This is a Victorian single barrel 8 bore percussion shotgun by W. Richards of London. The shotgun has 36” damascus steel barrel which has a hooked breech with three gold lines and a platinum safety plug. The shotgun measures 52 ½ inches overall. The damascus barrel is London proofed and has a blow-out platinum plug at the breech which has 3 bold lines on it and with engraving to the top of the hooked breech plug. The top of the barrel near the breach is finely engraved with the name W RICHARDS LONDON. The shotgun has its original walnut stock with a cheek piece and has the normal bumps and bruises with use. The stock is chequered at the wrist. The steel butt plate, lock plate with a dolphins head hammer, tang, trigger guard with finger grip, breech & hammer have finely engraved decoration with a pineapple finial at the front of the trigger guard. the fore end has a german silver fore end cap. The wrist is inlaid with void oval German silver escutcheon on the tang. The lock side plate has the makers name W RICHARDS engraved on IT. The shotgun is fitted with bead foresight and has its original wooden ramrod with brass end caps and is fitted with a worm. The bore has staining and residue due to use. The weapon cocks & dry fires as it should. Price 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 21735
£575.00

**QUALITY MAKER**English C1800 Henry Nock London 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Safety Bolt, Screw Off Barrel & Folding Concealed Trigger. Sn 21681:13 - 21681:13
Henry Nock was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. As well as supplying the military and civilian markets, Nock made expensive pieces for the aristocracy and Royalty and was an appointed gunmaker to the King. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent flintlock pocket pistol by Henry Nock London. The pistol’s action is beautifully engraved with Martial Arms and Banner designs. It has a steel cock fitted with flint and sliding safety bolt. One side of the pistol is signed by the manufacturer 'H. Nock' and the reverse 'London'. The pistol measures 6 ¼” overall & has a 1 ½” turn off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. It has a concealed folding trigger & the underside of the action has black powder proof marks. The pistol its original bag shaped wood grip which is inlaid with void silver escutcheon. The wood has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. Its cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this pistol by a famous maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique flintlock pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21681:13 (drawers office)
£675.00
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