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French, J.B Rivolier Fils, St Etienne Percussion 12 Bore Side by Side Percussion Shotgun. Sn - 22004
This is a nice French 12 bore side by side percussion shotgun with back action locks and gold lining to the ironwork. The gun has 28 inch barrels with an overall length of 43 inches. The gun has fine damascus twist barrels, ribs and ram rod tubes. The back action locks are signed on one side J.B Rivolier Fils and the other side a St Etienne. The lockplates, butt plate, scroll trigger guard, fore end cap, barrel wedge and breech strap all have a single gold line decoration. The single barrel wedge his shaped as a seashell. The barrels and lower ribs are nicely stamped underneath with proof and makers marks, including the serial number 774. The shotgun has a one piece walnut stock and all of the fittings are made of iron. The trigger guard and hammers are of the French style and 2 sling swivels are fitted in the traditional continental style. The gun has a German silver bead foresight and the wooden ramrod has a wad extractor under the brass ferrule. The bore is clean with the usual staining and residue with use. The stock has the normal bumps and bruises with normal 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 22004
£475.00

SOLD SOLD (22/09) Rare, NAPOELONEC WARS PERIOD, British, .65 inch calibre, Baker, Pattern 1806 (3rd Pattern) Rifle by Ezekiel Baker. Sn - 22070
This is a rare, original, British Baker rifle (Pattern 1806 (third pattern) infantry rifle) by the famous gunsmith Ezekiel Baker. ( As used in the TV production SHARPE) The rifle is engraved on the top of the barrel near the breech E - BAKER & SON together with London proof and viewing marks. The rifle was invented by Ezekiel Baker, the Baker Rifle muzzle-loading flintlock rifle being the first British rifle to be used in British service. The rifle was first issued to the Rifle Brigade in 1800 and remained in use until 1838. This rifle has a well defined 30 inch Damascus steel rifled barrel retained by 3 steel barrel wedges with an overall length of 45 inches. The top of the butt plate is engraved with the number 43. The barrel is fitted with the Baker bayonet bar to the right hand side of the muzzle. The barrel has 7 groove rifling with a clean bore and well-defined rifling. The standing notch rear-sight is fitted on a shaped foot together with a brass blade foresight. The plain lock-plate is fitted with the correct swan necked cock and a semi rainproof pan. The rifles walnut stock is stocked to the muzzle with a brass nose cap and has the correct split ramrod channel. The stock is fitted with a cheek piece on the left hand side and has a Baker style hinged patch box to the right hand side of the stock and is complete with its two iron sling swivels. The rifle is fitted with brass furniture a brass escutcheon at the top of the wrist, two ramrod pipes and its correct pan headed swelled ramrod. The barrel has a nice patina and the 7 groove rifled bore just light staining as expected. The walnut stock is in a nice condition with only minor service wear. See British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore. NB As an antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price includes U.K. delivery. Sn 22070
£0.00

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**QUALITY MAKER**Georgian British Cavalry 1796 Pattern Ketland & Co .750 Musket Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings. Sn 22059:8 - 22059:8
Ketland & Co were English gunsmith's based at various addresses in Birmingham & London between 1785-1819. This is an original British 1796 Pattern Ketland & Co .750 Musket Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol. The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, fore end block & cudgel butt. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. It has a heavy military cock fitted with flint & iron ram rod. It measures 15 ¼” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has just staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has crisp English proofs. The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed ‘Ketland & Co’ & has Georgian Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex) indicating military issue. 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 22059:8 (in 22059 collection box)
£1,445.00

**SOLD**30/9**C1790 English John Fox Twigg London 28 Bore Flintlock Dueling / Target Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22059:7 - 22059:7
John Fox Twigg was born at Grantham, Lincolnshire, 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 flintlock dueling or target pistol made C1790 by Twigg London. It measures 15 ¼” overall and has a 10" octagonal steel barrel with brass blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate fixed rear sight. The smooth bore is clean. The top of the brown wash octagonal barrel is engraved ‘Twigg London'. It has a stepped lock, swan neck hammer fitted with flint, safety bolt, trigger guard with foliate engraved decoration and acanthus bud finial & steel ramrod mounts. The lock plate is signed 'Twigg'. It has a dark walnut full stock which has deep cut quality chequering and carved decoration at the rear of the action. The pistol has an ebonised wood ramrod with steel worm. Its cocking and firing action works crisply. The price for this pistol by a quality maker 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 22059:7 (in 22059 collection box)
£0.00

**SUPERB**MINT BORES**Cased C1820’s Matching Pair Of English John Probin London Maker To The Prince Of Wales 22 Bore Gentleman’s Flintlock Dueling / Target Pistols, With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrels. Sn 22059:7 - 22059:7
John Probin (b.1785) was an English London based gunmaker recorded as having premises at 29 Lisle street, Leicester Square 1826-41, 70 Strand 1842, 11 Agar Street Strand 1843-46, 115 St Martins Lane 1847-51. He was gunmaker to the Prince Of Wales (see page 194 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This is a superb pair of matching English dueling pistols by John Probin. The pistols are in fine condition undamaged and all original with 9 ½” octagonal Damascus steel barrels & undamaged original walnut full stocks. Each barrel is signed by the maker ‘Probin Maker to His RH The Prince Of Wales’’. The smooth bores are near mint clean & bright. The actions both have ‘v’ notch plate rear sights and the barrels have brass blade fore sights. Both pistols have Swan neck hammers fitted with flints & safety bolts. The metal work is clean and undamaged. Each lock plate is signed ‘J.Probin’. The trigger guards have engraved decoration & Pineapple finials. The breech of each pistol have gold roundel inserts. The pistol's cocking & firing actions work crisply. Both pistols have their original wood ram rods with polished horn end caps and steel worm tips. The pistols are contained in their later wood case. The case with hinged lid is lined with felt and has compartments to fit the pistols and accessories (there are no accessories with these pistols). The case has a brass lock (key absent) and hook fasteners. The price for this quality pair of pistols includes UK delivery. NB as antique flintlock weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22059:7 (in 22059 collection box)
£7,450.00

**MINT BORE**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**Georgian British Ordnance Enfield Tower .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings, Stock Impressed With ‘JW’ Stock Maker’s Mark. Sn 22059:6 - 22059:6
This is an original British Ordnance Regulation Enfield Tower .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol in excellent Condition. The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, fore end block & cudgel butt. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The wood is impressed with stock maker’s mark ‘JW’. It has a heavy military ring neck cock fitted with flint & original wood ram rod with brass end cap. It measures 15 ½” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The barrel has English black powder proofs. The smooth bore is near mint clean and bright. The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed ‘Tower’ & has Georgian Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex) together with ordnance inspection mark. The price for this excellent Napoleonic wars era flintlock 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 22059:6 (in 22059 collection box)
£1,675.00

**SOLD**3/10**Victorian, 14 Bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Hammer Shotgun By Patrick. Sn - 22003
This is a Victorian single barrel 14 bore percussion shotgun by Patrick. The gun has a fine damascus barrel and carries Birmingham Proof marks. The shotgun has a 32 inch damascus steel barrel which has a hooked breech with a total length of 48 inches. The breech has a inlaid platinum line near the hook and has a nipple and drum conversion from flintlock. The top of the barrel is engraved with a star 4 inches from the breach. The steel lockplate is held in by a single screw and is engraved with the name PATRICK. The rear of the lockplate carries soe engraving as does the preach plate. The dolphin shaped hammer is nicely engraved and there is avoid german silver escutcheon at the top of the wrist. The shotgun has a one piece walnut stock with iron fittings and the trigger guard has a curled hand guard behind the trigger and a pineapple finial at the front. The stock has the normal bumps and bruises with normal use. The shotgun is fitted with german silver bead foresight and the bore is clean with the usual staining and residue with 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 22003
£0.00

English, Victorian, Hale, 12 Bore Double Barrel Side By Side, Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn - 22001
This is a fine quality 12 bore double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by Hale. The shotgun has 30 inch fine twist damascus steel barrels, a plain top rib, with a total length of 46 inches and bears Birmingham proof marks to the underside of the barrels. The shotguns lockplates and dolphin head hammers carry fine engraving of a setter putting up snipe on one side and putting up pheasants on the other side. The barrels, set side by side have platinum blow out vents to the side with a hooked breech retained by a single barrel wedge and a german silver foresight bead. The shotgun has finely engraved steel furniture including the butt plate engraved with pheasants, trigger guard with a pineapple finial, fore end cap with a pineapple finial and wedge plates. The shotgun has double triggers, and both the wrist & fore stock have chequered panels. The shotgun has a brassed tipped wooden ramrod with a screw off end. The guns original finely figured walnut stock has fine chequering and a nicely polished finish. The guns bores are smooth with mild residue and staining from use. The guns firing mechanisms work as they should. The 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 22001
£695.00

SOLD SOLD (20/09) ZULU WARS ERA, 1874 Dated British Martini Henry MK I Converted To MK II Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle & 1876 Pattern Bayonet & Scabbard. Sn - 22047
The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This first year of production, 1874 dated example of an original British service .577x .450 Martini Henry mark I converted to a mark II standard rifle. The rifle has a long cocking indicator block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, steel butt plate, sling swivels, correct MK II steel cleaning rod, grooved trigger & bayonet lug. The top of the barrel in front of the nocksform has a small star stamped on it which was done to indicate the advancement from a previous mark of weapon, (i.e. mark 1 to mark 2). The 33 ¼ “ steel barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling and the rifle measures 49 ½” overall. The metal work has many WD ordnance inspection marks (illustrated). The action is stamped on the right side Crown VR (Victoria Regina) ENFIELD 1874 (manufacture date) an inspection stamp Mark I to Mark II conversion designation where the first I is central over the inspection mark with the second I stamped to the right after the conversion of the rifle from a mark I to a mark II. 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 two Enfield inspection stamps for 1884 and 1889 on the left hand side of the action near the butt. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The action works crisply. The rifle comes complete with its as found 1876 Pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet and scabbard. The Nepalese government were unable to re arm quickly so quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to them from 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. This is one of those guns. The rifle is stamped S-X on top of the breech which was stamped on when the longer strengthened extractor was fitted when the guns were sent to the Nepalese. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal which are the only Nepalese stamps on the rifle. The butts roundel is stamped ALLAHABAD ARSENAL over 2 (class 2 weapon) and 26 over 11. See section D, Martini arms, RB 93 - 96 on page 18 and 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 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 22047
£200.00

SOLD SOLD ( Lay-away 06/09) NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**QUALITY MAKER**Georgian British Cavalry 1799 Pattern Durs Egg London .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings. Sn 22059:5 - 22059:5
Durs Egg (1748–1831) was a Swiss-born British gunmaker, noted for his quality pistols and for his company's production of the Ferguson rifle. Egg was apprenticed in Solothurn and Paris before establishing his own business in London in 1772. He was a contemporary of Joseph Manton, Jean Samuel Pauly and the uncle of Joseph Egg. When the famous gunsmith Durs Egg died in 1831 his Son John Egg took over the business operating at Haymarket London. In 1839 The business name reverted to Durs Egg at 4 Pall Mall London until 1854 then at 4 Colonnade Pall Mall from 1855 to 1865.This is an original British 1799 Pattern Durs Egg London .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol by Durs Egg. The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, fore end block & cudgel butt. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. One side of the stock at the muzzle has a fine, small crack which is stable and only visible on close inspection. It has a heavy military cock fitted with flint & wood ram rod. It measures 15 ½” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The top of the barrel is signed by the maker ‘D. Egg London N26’. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The barrel has crisp proofs. The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed ‘D. Egg’ & has Georgian Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex) indicating military issue. 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 22059:5 (in 22059 collection box)
£0.00
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