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C1800 English Isaac Walker (Norwich Norfolk) 15 Bore, Flintlock Belt Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Belt Bar. Sn 20519 20519 - 20519
Isaac Walker was an English Norwich Norfolk based gunmaker recorded as having premises at 5 Briggs Lane 1797-1800, Rampant Horse Street 1801-1830 & St Stephen’s Plain 1835-1839 (see page 356 of British Gunmakers Vol 2 by Brown). This is a very good original Flintlock belt pistol by Isaac Walker. It is 11 ½” overall length with a 6” octagonal steel barrel which has a small brass blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. Its smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age. The original Walnut full stock furniture is undamaged with just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap, steel cock & steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The lock plate is marked by the manufacturer ‘I. Walker’. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The left side of the weapon has its original steel belt bar. 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 20519
£1,025.00

**VERY ORNATE SILVER WRAPPED WITH CORAL & POLISHED ANTIQUE IVORY DECORATION**C1800 16 Bore Balkan / Ottoman Rat Tail Butt Flintlock Pistol. Sn 21393:8 - 21393:8
This is a superb ornate Balkans / Ottoman flintlock pistol made C1800. It is 20 ¼” overall length. The 11” Cannon barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. Sections of the iron barrel and all of the stock are tightly wrapped in silver sheet and has ornate tooled foliate & hammered decoration. The stock and barrel towards the muzzle are intricately decorated with silver studs, polished antique ivory & coral lozenges including the rat tail butt. The pistol has its original decorative forming part of the frame, fixed in place faux silver ram rod end piece. The lock plate and cock have quality tooled decoration. The action cocks and dry fires. The price for this ornately decorated Ottoman / Balkan 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 21393:8 (NB Antique Ivory Content Comprises Less Than 10% Volume & Weight)
£1,145.00

1766-1803 Thomas Divine Dublin 16 Bore Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Browned 2 Stage Barrel & 1843-1846 WI 1314 (County Wicklow) Irish Registration Mark. Sn 20454 - 20454
This is an excellent Irish flintlock traveling pistol. It measures 15 ½” overall and has a browned 10 ¼” 2 stage barrel with clean smooth bore which is fitted with small blade fore sight. The rear sight consists of a shallow groove in the top of the action tang. The top of the barrel has 'Dublin' cartouche and another indistinct cartouche. The barrel also has a 1843-1846 ‘WI 1314’ (County Wicklow) Irish Registration Mark (the Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while, until August 1846. There were 39 districts (34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City) each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. Wicklow’s prefix was WI). It has a steel cock, brass trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial,brass butt with extended tang & brass ram rod mounts. The brass has foliate decoration. The steel lock plate is crisply signed 'Divine' within banner (most likely Thomas Divine / Devine Dublin 1766-1803) and has foliate decoration. The all original dark walnut full stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. The stock is mounted with silver plated brass shield which has a stylised monogram, most likely that of the original period owner. The pistol is complete with iron ramrod. 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 20454
£1,075.00

**MINT BORE**C1830 English Foxall Percussion 15 Bore Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22536 - 22536
This is an original English form percussion pistol made C1830. It is 11 ½” overall with a 6 ¼” octagonal steel barrel with brass bead fore sight. The barrels’ smooth bore is near mint clean and bright. The top barrel flat is faintly signed with indistinct initials and ‘Foxall Maker’ (there were several English provincial gunmakers named Foxhall in the flintlock / percussion era, we could not find any by that name working in London. Unfortunately the initials of the maker are unreadable which may assist identification of the maker) . It’s blued action plate and Dolphin hammer have foliate engraved decoration. It has a walnut full stock with no provision for ram rod and chequered grip panels. The stock has German silver stock mounts, roundel at the action and inlaid void shield. It has steel fittings including trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial. It's action works correctly. The price for this pistol worthy of further research to identify which of the Foxall gun smiths made this piece 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 22536
£595.00

C1840 English Proofed 6 Shot 120 Bore Bar Hammer Percussion Pepperbox Revolver. Sn 22538 - 22538
Pepperbox revolvers with similar features to our example are described and illustrated on pages 104-109 of the book Pepperbox firearms by Dunlap. This C1840 6 Shot 120 bore bar hammer percussion pepperbox revolver is in excellent condition. The revolver measures 7 ½” overall and has a steel barrel cluster length of 2 ¾”. The barrel ribs have English proofs. The pistol has an undamaged finely chequered walnut grip. The blackened steel action, grip frame, steel bar hammer, butt plate, trigger guard and muzzles of each barrel have quality tooled decoration. There are no external maker or date marks on this pistol. The smooth bores of each barrel have just light staining consistent with age and its cocking and firing actions work crisply. 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. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22538 (drawers office)
£675.00

**QUALITY MAKER**C1860 English Victorian Westley Richards London English Double Damascus Barrelled 15 Bore Percussion ‘Howdah’ Pistol With Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22539 - 22539
The renowned English Gunsmiths Westley Richards & Co have been making unique and best quality shotguns and rifles for over 200 years. The Howdah pistol was a large-calibre handgun, often with two or four barrels, used in India and Africa from the beginning of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, during the period of British Colonial rule. It was typically intended for defence against Tigers, Lions, and other dangerous animals that might be encountered in remote areas. The term "howdah pistol" comes from the howdah, a large platform mounted on the back of an Elephant. Hunters, especially during the period of the British Raj in India, used Howdahs as a platform for hunting wild animals and needed large-calibre side-arms for protection from animal attacks at close quarters. The earliest Howdah pistols were flintlock designs, and it was not until about 60 years later percussion models in single or double barrel configuration were seen. Even though Howdah pistols were designed for emergency defence from dangerous animals in Africa and India, British Officers adopted them for personal protection in other far-flung outposts of the British Empire. This is an excellent, original, percussion double barrel Howdah pistol by Westley Richards. Its side by side finely figured Damascus barrels are 5 ¼” in length and are 15 bore. It measures 11 ½” overall length. The smooth bores are clean. It has a broad top rib and small brass bead fore sight. The action plates have foliate engraved decoration and are signed by the maker Westley Richards. It has safety bolts on each action. Both barrels at the breech have silver roundel inserts. The barrel rib is engraved ‘Westley Richards 170 New Bond Street London’. It has double triggers, heavy Dolphin hammers and steel trigger guard all with foliate engraved decoration and is complete with its original captive steel ram rod. The weapon has a lovely walnut full wood stock which has chequering at the grip and inlaid void silver escutcheon on top of the wrist. The fore stock has a polished horn end cap. The pistol cocks and dry fires crispy. The price for this impressive percussion pistol by renowned English gun smiths 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 22539
£1,895.00

*SOLD SOLD (23/04) *VERY RARE**MINT BORE**Austrian Augustin Tube Lock Ignition System Kavalleriepistole M-1851 (Model 1851) .650 Carbine Calibre Dragoon / Heavy Cavalry Pistol With Vienna Proof Mark. Sn 22540 - 22540
The Austrian Model 1851 Cavalry Pistol, also known as the "Kavalleriepistole M-1851", is a notable example of a single-shot, large-bore muzzle-loading pistol that utilized the Augustin tube lock ignition system, a unique feature that distinguished it from other contemporary firearms. This is an excellent original, unaltered example This pistol was a key weapon of the Austrian Empire's cavalry, representing a transition period from flintlock to percussion ignition systems. It is a large-bore, single-shot muzzle-loader, characteristic of the end of the era of heavy cavalry and dragoons. Some surplus Austrian long arms, including those with the tube lock system, were even delivered to US forces during the early days of the Civil War. The Augustin tube lock system, developed by Augustin, was a unique feature of this pistol. It involved a tube containing the percussion cap, which was then struck by a hammer to ignite the powder charge. This system was designed to be reliable and efficient, even in harsh conditions, and was a significant advancement in firearm technology at the time. The pistol is .650 carbine calibre. The original Augustin ignition system is rare to find making it a valuable collector's item. The pistol has faint Austrian Vienna proof mark at the tail of the lock plate and number 854 (either a weapon number or partial 1854 date) at the centre. Unlike our example some of these pistols were altered to flintlocks, particularly in England, where there was a market for such weapons in Africa and South America. These alterations involved replacing the tube lock mechanism with a flintlock mechanism, requiring new hammers, frizzles, and Birmingham proofs. Our example has a 10” blued steel barrel with proof / inspection marks, blued steel hammer lock plate, Augustin tube lock ignition system which functions crisply and blued steel trigger. The pistol has regulation heavy brass fittings including cudgel butt and long fore end block incorporating a blade fore sight. Correctly there is no provision for ram rod. The pistol is a large 17 ¼” overall length. The pistol’s smooth bore is near mint, clean and bright. The Austrian Model 1851 Cavalry Pistol is a fascinating example of 19th-century military firearms technology. It represents a transition period from flintlock to percussion ignition systems and the evolution of cavalry weaponry. Its unique Augustin tube lock system and its presence in the American Civil War make it a valuable piece for collectors and historians. The price for this very rare pistol in excellent condition includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading Augustin Tube Lock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display Sn 22540
£0.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS**C1870’s-1880’s Whitneyville Armoury USA 1871 Patent Brass Frame .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22526 - 22526
This is an original brass framed .32 Rim Fire 5 shot revolver made by Whitneyville Armoury USA (founded 1798 New Haven Connecticut USA by Eli Whitney). These American pocket revolvers were produced in the 1870's into the 1880's. The pistol has a 3” factory nickel plated steel octagonal barrel. The nickel finish has areas of age related tarnish. The barrel’s bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use and well defined rifling. The top barrel flat is marked ‘Whitneyville Armory CT USA’ together with faint 'Pat May 23 1871'. The grip frame butt is stamped with serial number '3797B’. Matching numbers ‘797’ are stamped on the cylinder. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works, correctly in single action only. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small button on the underside of its frame and removing its cylinder spigot which doubles as a clearing rod. The original chequered panel gutta percha hard rubber grips are undamaged and have ‘W’ (Whitneyville) signature. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique 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 22526 (drawers office)
£475.00

**MINT BORE**MATCHING NUMBERS**Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA 1871 -1875 Patent ‘XL No.5 Safety Lock’ .38 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Factory Nickel Plated Revolver. Sn 22525 - 22525
Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was a US firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. Their ‘XL No.5 Safety Lock’ revolver, 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 original example of their ‘XL No.5 Safety Lock’ revolver. The steel pistol retains some original factory nickel finish with areas of staining and tarnish consistent with age. It has a 1 ¾” octagonal steel barrel (6 ¼” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with crisp rifling. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co XL No.5 Safety Lock’ and with 1871-1875 patents. The barrel is numbered ‘173’ which is repeated on the cylinder. It has a sheathed trigger, blade fore sight, notched frame rear sight and undamaged walnut grips. The cylinder can be removed by pressing a steel lever on the left side of the pistol which releases the cylinder spigot. The spigot can also be used as a clearing rod. The action cocks and dry fires correctly in single action only. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22525
£575.00

**RARE SNUB NOSE**MINT BORE**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS**1871-1879 Whitneyville Armoury USA Model 2 ½ Brass Framed .38 Rim Fire 5 Shot Revolver With Rare Short Variant 1 ½” Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22549 - 22549
The Whitneyville Armoury was founded in 1798 at New Haven Connecticut USA by Eli Whitney. This is an original Whitneyville Armoury, Model No 2 ½ .38 rimfire revolver. The estimated production numbers for this model are only 5,000. They were made with both steel and brass frames. This is the scarce Whitney snub nose 1 ½” short barrel variant with brass frame. The pistol is 5 ¾” overall length. It’s octagonal blued steel barrel is signed on the left barrel flat ‘Whitneyville Armory Pat May 1871’. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight and grooved cylinder frame rear sight. The butt is stamped '3156B'. Matching numbers ‘156’ are repeated on the fluted blued steel cylinder and cylinder spigot. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works crisply. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small button on the underside of its frame and removing the cylinder spigot which doubles as a clearing rod. The American rose wood grips are undamaged. The price for this rare snub nose pistol 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 22549 (drawers office)
£975.00
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