Antique Guns and Equipment
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**RARE**MINT**FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**1871-1888 American Remington Rider 5 Shot .32 Rim Fire Tube Magazine Pistol / Derringer. Sn 22503 - 22503 One of many firearms developed for Remington by Joseph Rider was the Rider Magazine Pistol – a manually operated 5-shot repeater chambered for the .32 extra-short rimfire cartridge (the same round used by the Chicago Palm Protector). It used a tube magazine under the barrel and a simple but clever vertically shifting breechblock to give an impressive amount of firepower in small (and particularly flat and narrow) package. About 15,000 of these were made between 1871 and 1888. The Joseph Rider invention is one of the most unusual of 19th Century pocket pistols and one of the 1st to use a tubular magazine. These pistols were not numbered ( see page 168 of Flayderman’s 9th Edition 2019 re-print). This original example is in near mint condition with excellent original factory nickel finish to its metal work. The innovative 5 shot pull out tube magazine is located underneath the 2 ½”octagonal barrel. Overall length of pistol 6”. The sighted barrel’s bore is clean and bright with well defined rifling. The top of the barrel is nicely marked ‘E. Remington & Sons. Ilion N.Y. Rider's Pat Aug 15th 1871’. It has undamaged American Walnut grips and the action and tube feed system works crisply (The large blued knurled hammer is pulled back which loads a cartridge into the barrel and cocks the smaller blued knurled hammer for firing). This is a rare type of American magazine pistol and to find one in such near mint condition is unusual. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre rim fire pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22503 £2,395.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**C1800 Durs Egg London Large Brass Frame & Barrel .650 Carbine Calibre Traveling / Coaching Pistol Period Nipple & Drum Converted From Flintlock To Percussion. Sn 22486 - 22486 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 a large brass frame and barrel muzzle loading traveling or Coaching pistol originally a flintlock period nipple & drum converted to percussion by Durs Egg London. The brass has light knocks & bumps consistent with age and use. The pistol has a 6 ¼” round brass sighted barrel and measures 10 ¾” overall length. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. One side of the barrel has an English ‘Crown’ proof mark and is signed by the maker ‘D. Egg London’. The pistol has an iron trigger, trigger guard & Dolphin hammer. The brass action has engraved foliate & martial arms decoration. Its original finely chequered Walnut grip is undamaged. The pistol has an ebonised wood ram rod and it cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this pistol by a quality maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own these antique muzzle loading percussion pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22486 (drawers office) £395.00 |
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Victorian C1860 Webley Bentley Type .400 Calibre Long Spur Double Action Only 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Captive Steel Loading Leaver & Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22482 - 22482 This is a very good Victorian C1860 Webley Bentley Type .400 Calibre Long Spur Double Action Only 5 Shot Percussion Revolver. The pistol’s double action only firing mechanism and loading lever arm function as they should. The hammer has a later addition of a long steel spur resembling Webley Bentley long spur single action revolver hammers. The action, grip frame, trigger guard & steel butt plate have panels of foliate engraved decoration. The pistol retains most of its original factory blue finish. The pistol has a sighted 5” octagonal barrel (10 ½” overall). The pistol’s bore has just staining consistent with age and crisp rifling. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. It's finely chequered Walnut grip is undamaged. The pistol can be disassembled by undoing a screw lug at the front of the frame which allows the cylinder and barrel to be removed. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22482 (drawers office) £595.00 |
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1854-1856 American Allen Thurber & Co (Worcester USA), Allen’s 1845 Patent .36 Calibre Tube Bar Hammer Percussion Traveling Boot Pistol With 2 Stage Cannon Barrel. Sn 22485 - 22485 Ethan Allen (September 2, 1808 – January 7, 1871) was a major American arms maker from Massachusetts. He is unrelated to the revolutionary Ethan Allen. His first firearm, the "Pocket rifle" was developed in 1836, and his first patent was granted in 1837. That year he went into business with his brother-in-law, Charles Thurber. Between 1854–1856 the business traded as Allen Thurber & Co (at Worcester). In 1844 Allen submitted a patent for a single-shot percussion pocket pistol with the hammer in the more usual top position for contemporary pistols (his earlier pocket rifle boot pistol’s were under hammer). The spectacular innovation was the 'double action' which allowed firing simply by pulling the trigger. Most firearms of the day and for decades thereafter were 'single action', requiring the user to manually cock the firearm prior to pulling the trigger. The barrel had no sights, this was a close-range personal defence weapon used with a 'point and shoot' method rather than careful aiming. This is a nice example of Allen’s 1845 patent tube hammer boot pistol produced by Allen Thurber & Co (the company traded under a variety of names throughout their history. Between 1854 & 1856 the company traded as Allen Thurber & Co at Worcester USA). It is 9 ½” overall with a 6” 2 stage cannon barrel. The barrel’s bore has light staining consistent with age and has well defined rifling. The underside of the barrel is numbered 867. The top barrel flat is faintly signed ‘Allen Thurber & Co’. The bar hammer cocking & firing actions work crisply. One side of the hammer arm is marked ‘Allen’s patent1845’. The steel action has tooled foliate decoration. The original finely chequered walnut grip is undamaged. 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 22485 £475.00 |
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**MINT BORE**American Civil War Era, 1862 (Early Production) Factory Nickel Plated Colt Model 1861 Navy Single Action 6 Shot Revolver Factory, 3 ½” Re-Barrelled & Converted to Side Port Loading .38 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre. Sn 20709:15 - 20709:15 The Colt Navy .36 calibre cap & ball revolver was a single-action percussion revolver produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It saw widespread use in the American Civil War and on the American western frontier. This is an original example of the Colt M1861 Navy revolver contemporarily factory re-fitted with shorter 3 ½” barrel & converted to .38 RF Calibre (similar examples of Colt conversions are illustrated & described in chapter XVII of Serven’s book Colt Firearms and a Colt 1861 Navy conversion similar to ours with 3 ½” round barrel is illustrated on page 193 of the same book). The pistol’s bore is near mint clean and bright with crisp rifling. The pistol measures 8 ¾” overall. The pistol retains its original factory nickel plating which is tarnished in areas consistent with age and handling and it has a brass grip frame. The top of the barrel is stamped with correct 2 line ‘Colt’s PT. F.A MFG. Co Hartford CT. U.S.A.’ address (see page 192 of Serven’s book). The left side of the frame is stamped with correct Colt’s 1871 & 72 patent detail (see page 193 of the same book & .36 Cal (the original calibre prior to its conversion, illustrated) . The cylinder has a clear ‘Stagecoach Hold Up’ scene engraved. Matching numbers ‘3437’ are stamped on the grip frame, butt, frame, barrel & cylinder. The serial number is in the early production range of 1862. It has an undamaged Walnut grip. During the contemporary conversion process the pistol was made open side port loading without ejector (as illustrated on page 193 of Serven’s book). The barrel has a small conical post fore sight, and the rear sight is a ‘v’ notch in the hammer. The pistol’s single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20709:15 £1,295.00 |
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C1805 English Wheeler London (Most Likely Robert Wheeler 1805-1808) 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol with Turn Off Barrel Sn 20359 - 20359 This is a nice English flintlock pocket pistol. The pistol is 7 ¼” overall with 2 ¼” 54 bore turn off barrel. The smoothbore has just staining and residue to be expected with age & use. The left side of the action is engraved with the name 'Wheeler' (most likely Robert Wheeler recorded as owning the Gun & Pistol Warehouse Cheapside 1805-1808 see page 212 of British Gunmakers by Brown). The right side has ‘London’. The rear of the action has a sliding safety bolt. The underside of the action has English proofs. It has a bag shaped wood grip which has a void white metal escutcheon. The hammer is fitted with flint. The pistol's cocking and firing mechanisms work 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 20359 £595.00 |
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American Civil War Era .32 Calibre Moores / Williamsons 1864 Patent 6 Shot Teat Fire Revolver. Sn 8761 - Sn 8761 Manufactured from 1864 to 1870 these 6 shot American front loading teat-fire revolvers were one of the most successful competitors to Smith & Wesson and it is believed that their popularity was one of the reasons for Colt's purchase of the National Arms Co in 1870. The top of the barrel is faintly marked "MOORE'S PAT. FIREARMS CO. BROOKLYN N.Y." and the underside with number "15868''. "D. WILLIAMSON'S PATENT JANUARY 5, 1864" is marked around the rear edge of the cylinder. The 'Gold Washed' frame and butt strap are nicely scroll engraved with a punch dot background. It has a case-hardened hammer and smooth dark rosewood grips. The cocking & firing action work as they should. Price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique teat fire pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 8761. (Fair tray). £775.00 |
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1831 French Model 1822 Challerault Cavalry Pistol Converted from Flintlock to Percussion. A 585. - A 585 An original French Model 1822 Challerault Cavalry pistol converted from flintlock to percussion with a rifled barrel. The pistol has a dark wood stock which has regimental marks stamped into it "122 449 G". The woodwork is excellent. The lock plate is stamped with "Mre Rle de Culle". The barrel is date stamped with "1831" and "M.R." on the right-hand side and "C de 17, 6A C.C." on the left-hand side. The pistol retains the original ramrod / powder measure which is stamped "3387". The pistol's foresight and backsight are original and undamaged. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The brass furniture is all original with a good patina and all have the French proof marks stamped inside an oval. The pistol butt has a steel lanyard ring attached to it. This is a fine example of this pistol, substantial and well made. 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 part of a collection or display. A 585. (Fair tray) £875.00 |
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Early 1800’s English Form Worts & Co 15 Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol. Sn 21036. - 21036 This is a very good flintlock holster Pistol in English form. It is 15” overall with a 9" round steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore has just staining consistent with age and use. The barrel has English black powder proofs. It has a plain lock plate & cock fitted with flint. The lock plate is signed ‘Worts & Co’ (we cannot find references to this gunmaker or retailer in our books or online. Possible American?). It has a walnut full stock which has just the light knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age its brass furniture and iron ram rod. Its action works crisply. The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker or retailer 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 21036 £1,450.00 |
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C1800 British Form Thomson Flintlock 15 Bore Coaching / Overcoat Traveling Pistol Stock Marked ‘VII’ With Heavy Brass Fittings, Safety Bolt & Captive Iron Ram Rod. Sn 21393:19 - 21393:19 This is a rugged Flintlock coaching or overcoat traveling pistol in British form by Thomson (there were several British gunmakers named Thomson in London & the Provinces during the flintlock era, several of them being in Scotland). It is 10 ½” overall with a 5” round steel barrel. The barrels’ smooth bore is clean and has black powder proofs. It has a flat stepped lock & cock fitted with flint. The lock plate is signed ‘Thomson’ and has a safety bolt. It has a walnut full stock with brass cudgel butt. The wood has period hand applied Roman numerals ‘VII’ (possibly a coach or weapon number). It has heavy brass fittings including trigger guard with extended tang and fore end cap. It is complete with original captive iron ram rod. Its action works 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:19 (Fair Tray) £1,325.00 |
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