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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 30/08) Rare Crimea Period Model 1845 Imperial Russian .700 Calibre Percussion Musket. * MINT BORE*. Sn - 22056 This Pattern of Russian musket were an almost exact duplication of the contemporary Model 1842 French Army musket, the main difference being brass furniture instead of iron furniture. This is an original, 1852 dated, Model 1845 Imperial Russian .700” calibre infantry musket. The musket is in very good condition, is profusely stamped and has a mint smooth bore. The lockplate is stamped with the Arsenal M.O.3 together with the date 1852 and a letter K inspection stamp. The brass butt plate carries the double headed Imperial eagle combined with the letter H and the number 100. The barrel has a mint bore and is stamped at the breech T over 1853 and No 33223. The barrel has a simple notch rear sight with a brass foresight soldered on and a bayonet lug is under the foresight. The small brass sideplate is stamped over 1852. The brass trigger guard is stamped 16 T No-1852 at the front and IIMC1852 327 at the rear. All three brass barrel bands are stamped with the date 1852 a hammer over IIMC and the numbers 220, 5 and 305. The wooden stock has an arsenal roundel near the butt plate and has a raised cheek piece. The woodwork is in excellent condition just minor bumps and marks from service use and retains both original sling swivels. the metal work is smooth with a nice patina finish. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22056 £0.00 |
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English, Moore, 10 Bore Double Barrel Side By Side, Back Action Lock Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn - 22005 This is a 10 bore double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by Moore. There are several gunmakers using the name Moore and this one is likely to be Moore of Chichester, Sussex. The shotgun has 39 ½ inch fine twist damascus steel barrels with a total length of 55 inches. The shotgun has back action lockplates and polphin head hammers which carry fine engraving. The barrels, set side by side have a central top barrel rib which is inlaid in gold with a shooter raising geese from a lake. The barrels have a hooked breech retained by two barrel wedges with a gold lined breech and a german silver bead foresight. The shotgun has german silver butt plate, trigger guard with a pineapple finial, fore end cap. wedge plates and a cap box in the butt which are all finely engraved, the trigger guard having a finger rest at the rear. The shotgun has double triggers, and both the wrist & fore stock have chequered panels. The shotgun has a brassed tipped wooden ramrod. The gun has its original walnut stock with fine chequering with minor bumps and to be expected with age. 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 22005 £875.00 |
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Austrian 18mm Kavalleriekarabiner M 1842/1854 Percussion Rifled Cavalry Carbine converted from a Kavalleriekarabiner M 1842 Tube Lock Rifled Cavalry Carbine. Sn - 21998 The model 18mm 1842/1854 rifled Kavalleriekarabiner was converted to the percussion system in 1854. This involved removing the external parts of the System Augustin tubelock and the resulting holes in the lockplate were filled. A bolster [Wellbaum] was forged, threaded to hold a nipple, and threaded to screw into the hole for the System Augustin tubelock Kern in the barrel of the weapon. Once in place, the new bolster was soldered or brazed to the barrel. The face of the System Augustin hammer was opened to fit around the nipple on the new percussion bolster. This rifled carbine carries the first type of this conversion. The carbine measure 30 inches overall and is fitted with steel furniture. The carbine has a short 14 ½ inch rifled barrel with 13 well defined grooves which is clean with some staining from use. the barrel has a soldered on blade foresight. The one piece wooden stock is in good condition with the usual bumps and knocks form service use. The left hand side of the stock has an integral cheekpieck is fitted with a saddle bar and is stamped with the number 24 on its side as is the front of the trigger guard. These are probably assembly numbers when the carbine was manufactured. There was no provision for a ramrod on the carbine, the ramrod being carried on two loops on the trooper's cartridge box strap and secured with a leather lanyard. Price includes UK delivery. NB as an obsolete calibre, antique weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21998 £795.00 |
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Tower, 1858 Dated, Enfield 1858 Pattern Native Mounted Police Smoothbore Percussion Carbine. Sn - 21878 This is nice 1858 dated Tower produced, Bombay Arsenal marked, Enfield Pattern 1858 Native Mounted Police smoothbore percussion carbine. This was the first pattern smoothbore Indian pattern carbine produced after the Indian Mutiny. After the Indian mutiny, Indian soldiers and armed personal were only given smoothbore not rifled weapons. These smoothbore carbines were made for the Indian government, this version was for issue to the Native Indian Mounted Police and troops and were used during the Indian/Sepoy Mutiny of 1858-59. The carbine has a barrel length of 21 inches with an overall length of 36 ¾ inches. The double lined lockplate is stamped TOWER with the Queens crown over VR 1858 (date) and other acceptance stamps. The barrel is retained by 2 barrel bands and has a nice smooth finish. The carbine is fitted with a wide u notch rear sight, an Enfield type blade foresight, sling swivels and a captive swivelling ramrod. The barrel has a brass chained nipple protector and is profusely marked with British proof marks and Indian acceptance stamps. The barrel is stamped on the left hand side of the rearsight NS over KOH (Native States, Kingdom of Hyderabad). The .65 inch bore is bright and has some mild staining and residue due to age and service. The carbine has a walnut stock with nice smooth woodwork with the normal bumps and bruises due to service life and is stamped on the right hand side with a roundel of the Bombay Arsenal and various other stampings. The carbine also carries the Bombay Arsenal stamps to the barrel, tang and stock above the roundel. The top of the tang and underneath the trigger guard carry native issue marks. The carbine has brass furniture with the correct brass riveted on fore end cap and steel saddle bar & ring. The carbines cocking & firing actions work crisply. See RB 49 on page 9, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. 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 21878 £895.00 |
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**MINT BORE**SCARCE**ONE OF ONLY 7,987**MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING BOLT**Swiss Military Schmidt Rubin, 7.5 x 53.5 mm Calibre Single Shot, Model 1897 Kadett (Cadet) Straight Pull Short Rifle. Sn 21996 - 21996 In 1882 Eduard Rubin began testing the first small-calibre copper-jacketed bullet which could successfully withstand high velocities. In 1885, this round was combined with Rudolf Schmidt's first straight-pull action Rifles. The Schmidt Rubin, 7.5 x 53.5 mm Calibre single shot, Model 1897 Cadet Rifle was adopted in 1898 and only 7,987 were produced. This is a near mint example. It measures 43 ¾” overall with a 23 ½” barrel which has a near mint bore, clean and bright with well defined rifling. It's all original wood stock is excellent. The metal work retains much its original blueing and is in excellent undamaged condition. The butt plate, fixed fore sight, rear tangent sight and trigger guard with extended tang are stamped with Swiss Cross proof/ inspection marks. The breech housing is crisply stamped with a number of proof/ inspection marks and it has matching serial numbers '2185' on the breech housing, bolt and barrel. It is complete with bayonet lug and sling swivels. It's cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this scarce rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique firearm no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21996 £895.00 |
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**MINT BORE**1869 Husqvarna Remington USA Swedish Contract Rolling Block 12.17x44mm Obsolete Calibre Rifle. Sn 21994:2 - 21994:2 A Swedish Remington 'Rolling Block' 12.17x44mm Obsolete Calibre rifle. The Remington Rolling Block rifle was a breech-loading rifle produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms Company). The action was extremely strong, and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. This type of rifle was used in the Franco/Prussian War, Egyptian War 1882 and The Sudanese War 1884-85. This excellent original Husqvarna Sweden rolling block rifle has a near mint bore, clean & bright with crisp rifling. It has a 37 ½” barrel (53” overall) and has an external hammer, block and blade fore sight, graduated ladder rear sight, forward sling swivel, rear sling swivel lug and steel cleaning rod. The wood is all original and has just light knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. The barrel has inspection marks. The action is numbered ‘704’ which is repeated on the Steel butt plate tang. The wood has indistinct numbers. The wood and action are also marked ‘H’ (Husqvarna) above ‘1869’ date. It's loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. 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 21994:2 £875.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (10/10) **MINT BORE**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING BOLT**1888 Dated, Imperial German Spandau Arsenal Mauser M1871 / 74 8 Shot (Kropatschek Tubular Magazine) 11x60R/.43 Obsolete Calibre, Infantry Rifle. Sn 21995 - 21995 The German Mauser M1871 single shot Infantry rifle was updated in 1884. The update introduced a tubular 8 round magazine designed by Alfred von Kropatschek, making this Germany's first repeating rifle. This version was designated the Gewehr 1871/84. This is a near mint original example made at Spandau, chambered for the UK obsolete calibre 11x60R/.43 cartridge. The top of the breech is stamped with the Spandau maker's mark and with numerous proof/ inspection marks. It is also stamped with the 'I.G.' (Infanterie-Gewehr) 'Mod. 71/84' designation. The right side of the breech is date stamped '1888'. The rifle has all matching numbers ‘6701/01’ on its breech, barrel, bolt barrel bands and trigger guard. It has excellent all original woodwork which has impressed Imperial inspection marks. It has an adjustable ladder rear sight, block & blade fore sight, bayonet bar and sling swivels. It’s 32” blued steel barrel has a near mint bore clean and bright with well defined rifling & it's firing action works crisply (51” overall length). The price for this superb rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete Calibre weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21995 £0.00 |
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C1854-1860’s British London Made Brunswick Pattern Volunteer / Militia .577 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Rifle With Patchbox. Sn 21593 - 21593 The Brunswick rifle was a large calibre muzzle-loading percussion rifle manufactured for the British Army by Enfield in the early 19th century. The Brunswick rifle was one of several designs submitted to replace the Baker rifle. Unlike the Baker rifle, the Brunswick rifle used a special round ball with raised ribs that fit into two spiralling grooves in the barrel. The rifle was designed to accept a sword type bayonet which mounted by use of a bayonet bar, similar to the design of that used on the Baker rifle. The bayonet bar was relocated further back due to problems that had been experienced with the Baker rifle. The Brunswick rifle used a block front sight and a two position folding leaf rear sight which although ungraduated were set for either 200 or 300 yards. In 1854 as a result of introduction of the Minie rifle musket, Brunswicks were issued to militia Regiments and remained in service with them into the 1860’s (see page 64 plate 58 and page 65 of British Military Longarms by Bailey). This is a Brunswick type Volunteer / Militia rifle. The usual calibre of a Brunswick rifle is .704 calibre our variant is .577 calibre. The action plate is stamped ‘London’. It has all original woodwork with brass butt plate, trigger guard, fore end block, ram rod mounts and Brunswick type patch box with hinged lid which has the correct 2 compartments, original steel ramrod & Brunswick pattern bayonet bar with notch. It has a block & blade fore sight and Brunswick type leaf rear sights. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and service use. The wood is impressed with what looks like number ‘8’ or reverse letter ‘B’ above ‘25’. The plain steel barrel has no visible external proofs and measures 30” in length. The rifle measures 46 ¼” overall. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age & service use. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21593 £2,495.00 |
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1876 Dated Imperial German Cavalry Steyr Mauser Model 1871 11 x 60R / .43 Obsolete Calibre Bolt Action Carbine Regiment Marked ‘21.D.34’ To The 21st Dragoner (Dragoon) Regiment Weapon Number 34. Sn 20914 - 20914 These carbines are highly elusive and rarely offered for sale. This is an excellent example of the cavalry weapon that saw some service right through the end of WW1. The woodwork and metal work are all original and its cocking & firing mechanisms are crisp. The wood has an old stable fine crack on the left side of the stock’s wrist which can be seen in image 3. It has a 20" barrel secured by two bands, folding ladder sight, serial numbers 5910 to most parts including the bolt (except the bolt retaining washer and screw), some parts are un-numbered, the receiver is stamped with Steyr Arsenal mark Oesterr. Wafffb. Ges. as well as the royal cypher of Frederick Wilhelm IV & is dated 1876. The rifled bore is clean. The wood has several Imperial inspection marks. The butt plate has the unit mark 21.D.34. to The 21st Dragoner (Dragoon) Regiment Weapon Number 34 (until 1918 Dragoner (en: Dragoon) was the designation given to the Dragoon regiments of the Austro-Hungarian and Imperial German Armies ( a contemporary image of a troop of Hannoversches Dragoners armed with lances & carbines is illustrated in image 1). The Carbine is complete with sling swivels and correct turned down bolt (to prevent snagging on uniform). It has an adjustable ladder rear sight and winged fore sight arrangement. The price for this very rare piece of Dragoon history includes UK delivery. Sn 20914 £1,475.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (22/09) Martini Henry, Enfield, 1872 Dated, .577x 450 (Obsolete Calibre) Artillery Carbine Mark 2, Officially Converted in 1894 from a Mark I Martini Henry Rifle Later Converted to a Mark II Rifle. Sn - 21955 The Martini Henry artillery carbine was developed to replace the Snider artillery carbine and was issued to the troops in 1879. The mark 2 artillery carbine was adopted in 1891 and between 1891 and 1894, mark 2 Martini Henry rifles were officially converted to artillery carbines at RSAF Enfield. This consisted of shortening the barrel, removing the rifle rearsight to be replaced by a 1000 yard carbine rear sight, shortening the forend and moving the barrel bands to the rear. The pinning of the fore end and bayonet bar were retained on the carbine. During the conversion, a decision was made to use up stocks of unused 13 ½ inch butt stocks. This conversion entailed an extension piece being fitted at RSAF Smallbrook. The rifles were also fitted with the mark three rifle strengthened extractor and were stamped S-X on top of the breech. The rifle cleaning rods were also shortened and modified at the tip with a cup being machined in it. The carbine accepted the bushed P/58 Enfield sword bayonet in service. This is a very original 1872 dated Martini Henry Cavalry Carbine mark II that may have seen action during the Zulu was before its conversion. The barrel and action retain most of its original blued finish and all of the metalwork is in excellent condition and is profusely stamped and marked. The action is stamped on the right hand side VR (Victoria Regina) ENFIELD an inspection stamp II over 2 (mark 2 rifle converted to a mark 2 artillery carbine). This carbine was originally a Mark 1 rifle converted to a mark II rifle, the first part of II being directly under the inspection arrow. The butt is an original Mark 1, the lower sling swivel being plugged and the carbine lower sling swivel moved towards the butt plate. The lower sling swivel was discontinued with the mark 2 rifle. The butt plate has a 1 ½ inch extension plate fitted as part of its conversion and is stamped with the Enfield Roundel over II over 2 (mark 2 rifle converted to a mark 2 artillery carbine). The butt is also fitted from November 1891 with a 1 inch diameter disc to apply unit markings as part of the conversion which was adopted by the .303 magazine rifle This disc is stamped 1894 V 1. C.LL.A 701 (Volunteer, 1st Company, Loyal Lanarkshire Artillery, gun number 701). The left hand side of the action and barrel carry crisp proof and inspection marks. The wood work is in excellent condition with only minor bumps and knocks with service. The barrel has well defined rifling with minor staining and residue due to use. See section D, Martini arms, RB 105 on page 20 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and chapter 8 together pages 98 to 100 with the plate on page 99 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw. This is a very original and unmessed with 1894 dated Martini Henry Cavalry Carbine mark 2 officially converted from a 1872 dated mark I which was subsequently converted to a mark II rifle which in excellent condition. The price for this antique rifle includes UK delivery and no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21955 £0.00 |
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