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Late 1700’s –Early 1800’s English Form Frosst & Sons 16 Bore Flintlock Overcoat Pistol. Sn 15716. Sn 15716 - 15716
This is an excellent 16 bore flintlock overcoat size pistol in the English form. It is 11 ½” overall with a 6” round steel blued barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is has just staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has black powder proofs and small brass bead fore sight. It has a blued stepped lock with swan neck hammer. The side plate is crisply signed ‘Frosst & Sons’ (an unusual spelling. A Birmingham Gunmaker, John Frost is recorded at Moland St and Snowhill between 1834 & 1842). It has a lovely walnut full stock with brass fittings including trigger guard with pineapple finial. It is complete with its original wood ramrod with brass end cap and steel worm. It's action works as it should. The metal and wood of the pistol have no damage. 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 15716
£1,395.00

**RARE**Napoleonic Battle Of Trafalgar Era**Georgian, English Board Of Ordnance Enfield Tower, Long Sea Service .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Regulation Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 23493 - 23493
During the 18th century the British Royal Navy began standardising their Naval small arms. One such weapon was the Sea Service flintlock pistol. These weapons were used by the British Royal Navy throughout the Wars with neighbouring France 1750- 1815 and saw service at the famous Naval Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805. This original Georgian, Tower, Long Sea Service Pistol is in very good condition. It is 19 ½” long with a 12” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore is clean. The barrel has English black powder proofs and small inspection marks. The all original full wood stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The wood has inspection marks (illustrated). The stock has an iron belt bar which has a small ‘Crown’ inspection mark. It has regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. The lock is crisply marked 'Tower' (Enfield) & ‘Crown GR’ (George Rex) together with small ordnance ‘Crown Arrow’ mark. All metal work is clean with even aged patina. The cock is fitted with flint. The lock functions crisply. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. The price for this rare pistol includes UK delivery. Sn 23493
£1,975.00

**SOLD**29/6**1855 French Chatellerault Arsenal Model 1822 .700 Calibre Muzzle Loading Dragoon Cavalry Percussion Pistol With Rifled Barrel, Arsenal Marked Stock With Iron Powder Measure Ram Rod. Sn 23544 - 23544
An original French Model 1822 Chatellerault Arsenal Dragoon Cavalry pistol. Many of these pistols were carried by Confederate troops in the American Civil war supplied by their French allies. This has all original Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The wood has just bumps, knocks and bruises to be expected with age & service use. The wood is impressed with roundel, arsenal mark and number roundel and number 2113 (illustrated). The brass and steel have several inspection marks. The lock plate is stamped with ‘Chatellerault Arsenal’ detail. The 7 ¾” sighted barrel number ‘4115’, 1822 model detail and 1855 date. The pistol’s rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age and service use. The pistol retains the original iron ramrod with hollow powder measure tip. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The pistol’s butt has an iron military lanyard ring. This is a nice 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. Sn 23544
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (07/07) C1840 English Richmond 54 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Brass Action & Turn Off Steel Barrel. Sn 23488 - 23488
This is a very good percussion pocket pistol signed Richmond (we cannot find a gunmaker named Richmond working in the flintlock / percussion pocket pistol era in our books). It has a just under 3” turn off blued steel barrel. The barrel's smooth bore has light staining and residue consistent with age & use. The overall length is 6 ¾”. The underside of the brass action and barrel have English black powder proof marks. It has a Dolphin hammer, steel trigger, steel trigger guard & sliding safety bolt that works as it should. One side of the action is signed ‘Richmond’ within foliate decoration, the other side has foliate decoration. It has an undamaged walnut bag shaped grip which has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The cocking & firing actions work as they should. 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 23488 (drawers office)
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 06/07) **SCARCE**C1840 English, Westwood London, 120 Bore Under Hammer Percussion Traveling Boot Pistol With German Silver Action & Turn Off Barrel. Sn 23487 - 23487
This is a nice box lock traveling pistol made C1840 by Westwood London (the only London gunmaker we can find in our books is recorded as a General gunsmith (no first name listed) working in London between 1800 & 1840). It is 9 ½” overall with a 4 ¼” screw off steel barrel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. It has impressed English black powder proofs on the underside of the barrel and action. The top of the sighted action is signed ‘Westwood London’. It has a steel trigger & the under hammer cocking & firing actions work crisply. The German silver action has tooled decoration. The original finely chequered walnut grip with inlaid void German silver escutcheon is undamaged. The brass butt plate has a hinged steel trap. The price for this scarce pistol 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 23487 (drawers office)
£0.00

**RARE**NAPOLEONIC WARS**1760 Dated Georgian British Edge Enfield Tower Pattern 1756 / 81 Land Service .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol Regiment Marked To The Kings Dragoon Guards With Stock Refurbished To Mint By The Royal Armouries. - 23484:57
This is an original rare to find British Enfield Tower Pattern 1756 / 81 Land Service .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol. A previous owner commissioned the Royal Armouries at Leeds to refurbish the Walnut stock of this pistol and as would be expected the stock of this pistol is now in near mint condition (see page 134 of British Cavalry Carbines & Pistols Of The Napoleonic Era by Chisnall & Davies). The pistol has regulation brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, ram rod flutes, stock plate & cudgel butt. It has a heavy military cock fitted with flint & wood ram rod with brass end cap. The pistol measures 19” overall with a 11 ¾” round steel barrel. The barrel has Georgian proofs. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use,. The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed by the maker ‘Edge’ (Most Likely Richard of Wednesbury Staffordshire, a gunmaker recorded as working in 1757, see page 95 of English Gunmakers by Bailey & Nie) above ‘1760’ date. The lock plate also has Kings Crown GR (George Rex) together with ordnance inspection mark. The top of the barrel is inscribed ‘K.D Guards’ to the King’s Dragoon Guards Regiment (The King’s Dragoon Guards Regiment was formed in 1685 as The Queen’s Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed The King’s Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I. The regiment attained the title 1st The King’s Dragoon Guards in 1751. The Dragoon Guards served as shock troops during the battle of Waterloo 1815). The price for this excellent rare to find Napoleonic wars era flintlock to a Regiment that fought at the battle of Waterloo and worthy of further research regarding the 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 Sn 23484:57
£2,450.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY cj) C1770 English Griffin (Most Likely Benjamin Griffin Bond Street London) 25 Bore Brass Cannon Barrel Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Eagle Or Griffin’s Head Brass Butt Cap & Brass Furniture. Sn 23484:39 - 23484:39
Benjamin Griffin [1739-1773] was a London based Gunmaker with premises at Bond Street, London. He was one of the early makers of double barrel pistols and fowling pieces. He made flintlock pocket and holster pistols with silver mountings, also double barrel, side-by-side, flintlock pistols with two hammers and two triggers & cannon barrel flintlock pocket pistols. The Company became Griffin & Tow from 1773 to 1796, continuing at Bond Street (see A. Merwyn Carey (1954) English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers, Acro Publishing Company, New York). This is an excellent flintlock traveling pistol with brass cannon barrel & brass furniture made C1770 by Griffin (most likely Benjamin). It is 10” overall with a 5” screw brass cannon barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The barrel has crisp English proofs. The brass lock plate is faintly signed by the maker ‘Griffin’. The action is strong and the steel cock is fitted with flint. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has a brass trigger guard, side plate, ram rod flutes and the stock’s brass butt cap is in the form of an Eagle or mythical Griffin’s head. The pistol has its wood ram rod with brass cap. The price for this attractive 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 23484:39
£0.00

**LARGE FRAME**C1865 Victorian Tranter's Patent, Double Action 54 Bore (.442 Calibre) 5 Shot Percussion Revolver. Sn 23484:38 - 23484:38
The Tranter revolver is a double action black powder cap & ball revolver invented around 1856 by English firearms designer William Tranter (1816 - 1890). Originally operated with a special dual-trigger mechanism (one to rotate the cylinder and cock the gun, a second to fire it) later models such as ours employed a single-trigger mechanism. This is a very good all original example of the single trigger double action Tranter Patent revolver. The pistol has a 6” octagonal barrel which has a brass blade foresight and notch 'v' on the cylinder frame rear sight. The barrel’s bore is clean and has well defined rifling. The loading arm and frame are marked ‘Tranters Patent’. The frame also has a small factory inspector’s mark ‘HH’. It's original finely chequered Walnut grip has been period holed for lanyard. The cylinder has small English black powder proofs. The weapon’s firing mechanism works crisply in both single and double action. The metal has even aged patina. The steel trigger guard, frame, loading lever arm and butt plate have floral scroll engraving. It has a spur hammer and side hook lever safety catch which works correctly. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap & ball percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23484:38
£1,195.00

NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA, 1813 Dated East India Company & British Board Of Ordnance Marked .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 23484:36 - 23484:36
This s an original Napoleonic wars era EIC marked flintlock Light Dragoon pistol. It measures 15 ¾” overall and has a 9" round steel barrel with .650 calibre smooth bore which has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has crown above ‘9’ & crown above ‘7’ inspection marks together with English black powder proofs. It has a heavy military swan neck hammer, brass trigger guard with extended tang, brass fore end block and cudgel butt cap. It also has a captive steel ramrod. The lock plate is marked with EIC rampant Lion mark and is dated 1813. The walnut full stock has just the knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age & service use. The wood is stamped with British Board Of Ordnance ‘BO’ stamp & has other impressed inspection marks (illustrated). The metal work has even patina throughout. 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 23484:36
£1,200.00

C1820 English, Reeves London 50 Bore Flintlock Traveling Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel & Folding Sprung Bayonet. Sn 23484:21 - 23484:21
This is an excellent, English, steel framed flintlock traveling pistol made C1820. It measures 8” overall (bayonet closed) with a 2 ½” steel barrel (the barrel requires a tool for insertion in the grooved muzzle to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining consistent with age and use. The frame is marked ‘Reeves’ within oval surrounded by Martial banners & arms on the left side and the right ‘London’ within roundel, Martial arms and banners (there were several London based gunmakers named Reeves working in London in the flintlock era). The underside of the action & barrel have crisp English proof marks. It has a steel cock, sliding safety bolt feature which works as it should and steel trigger guard. The pistol is fitted with a 2” long folding triangular section bayonet blade. The bayonet block has a sprung steel release button to allow the bayonet to fold into the closed position. When closed the tip of the bayonet fits into a notch in the front of the trigger guard. The bayonet is released and flicks open by pulling the sprung trigger guard to the rear. The pistol’s finely chequered bag shaped walnut grip with inlaid white metal escutcheon 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 23484:21 (drawers office)
£675.00
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