Antique Pistols and Revolvers
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Early 1800’s Spanish 32 Bore Miquelet Lock Percussion Belt Pistol With 2 Stage Cannon Barrel & Ram Rod. Sn 22288 - 22288 Miquelet lock is a modern term used by collectors and curators, largely in the English-speaking world, for a type of firing mechanism used in muskets and pistols. Miquelet is often "loosely" used to describe a gun lock with the mainspring mounted on the outside of the lock plate versus inside as in more traditional flintlock and percussion guns. This is a Miquelet lock percussion belt pistol in Spanish form made sometime in the early 1800’s. The percussion miquelet lock appears to be a genuine non-converted lock. It is 7 ¾” overall length with an 3 ½” 2 stage round to octagonal barrel which has tooled foliate decoration. It is approx. 32 bore. Its smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action with percussion hammer works as it should. The original Walnut full stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. The stock has a brass trigger guard and ram rod flute. It has its original iron ram rod and belt bar. It has typical Spanish form iron grip back strap incorporating rounded butt cap. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique Miquelet lock percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22288 (drawers office) £295.00 |
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**MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING CYLINDER**MINT BORE**AMERICAN CIVIL WAR**1865 Colt New York Pocket Model of 1849 .31 Calibre, Cap And Ball, 5 Shot, Single Action, Revolver With Cylinder Scene & Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22304 - 22304 The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the iconic 1860 Army and 1851 Navy Revolvers and were produced between 1849 and 1872. This original U.S. Colt .31 Calibre Cap and Ball, 5 shot Pocket Model of 1849 Revolver is in very good condition. The pistol has the correct conical brass fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. The metal work retains its original blue finish It has an undamaged American Walnut grip. The top of the 4" octagonal barrel is correctly marked 'Address Col Saml Colt New York US America'. The bore is near mint, clean & bright with crisp well defined rifling. It has all matching serial numbers '277216 / 7216' stamped on its frame, barrel, grip frame, cylinder and butt which dates its manufacture to 1865. The cylinder is marked 'Colt's Patent’ which is repeated on the frame. The cylinder has correct faint engraved ‘Stage Coach hold Up Scene’. The brass grip frame has ’31 cal’ (calibre detail). The weapon's single action firing mechanism and captive steel ‘lever’ ram rod work crisply. The price for this historic Samuel Colt percussion revolver includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap and ball revolver, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22304 (in pocket pistols drawers office) £1,275.00 |
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**MINT BORE**Remington USA W.S. Smoot’s 1873 Patent 1st Model Factory Nickel Plated .30 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Revolver With Captive Steel Ejector Rod & Gutta Percha Grips With Original 1877 Dated Remington Illustrated Catalogue. - 22300 The Remington-Smoot revolver was intended to compete with Colt's metallic cartridge pocket revolvers. These five-shot pistols are typically seen with a nickel-plated finish, although a blued finish was also offered. This is an excellent example of the Smoot 1st Model revolver (1st Models had a more curved grip frame rather than the flat grip frame butt found on 2nd models). It has its original factory nickel plated finish which has just light areas of surface wear to be expected with age. The revolver has a 3” octagonal barrel with top rib (7” overall). The top of the barrel is crisply engraved 'E.Remington & Sons, Ilion.NY Pat W.S. Smoot Oct 21 1873' (illustrated). The bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a shrouded trigger, fluted cylinder, German Silver blade fore sight and grooved notch frame rear sight. The single action firing mechanism works crisply. The original gutta percha hard rubber grips with chequered panels are excellent, secure and undamaged. The pistol is complete with original sprung ejector rod on the right side of the frame. The butt of the grip frame has a faint indistinct number possibly including ‘49’. The pistol comes with an original period Remington paper Catalogue titled ‘Remington’s Breech Loading Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers, Repeaters & Ammunition Gun Mounting & C. 1877’. The catalogue printed by ‘Citizen Steam Printing Ilion NY 1877’ describes & illustrates Remington’s Breech Loading Rifles, Shot Guns, Revolvers and includes factory finish options and price lists. The Smoot’s patent 1st model features on page 24 of the catalogue (illustrated). The booklet has 41 pages and measures 7 ½”x 5 ½” x ¼”. The pages are clean and undamaged. At some point in its life a previous owner has applied a cellophane cover to protect it during storage. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22300 (drawers office) £795.00 |
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C1820 Continental Form 80 Bore Overcoat Percussion Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Iron Ram Rod. Sn 22285 - 22285 This is a C1820 Continental Form 80 Bore Percusssion Overcoat Pistol. It is 7 ¾” overall with a just under 4” unsighted octagonal iron barrel which has tooled decoration to the barrel flats. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use. The action is fitted with percussion hammer and its action plate has tooled decoration. It has a wood stock with plain rounded butt. The wood has just light bumps & bruises consistent with age. It has iron fittings including trigger guard which also has tooled decoration and iron ram rod. It's action works. There are no externally visible, maker, date marks or proofs on this pistol. 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 22285 (drawers office) £295.00 |
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**RARE**Cased, British WD Inter War 1919 Dated Prideaux Patent 6 Round ‘Rapid Loader’ For Webley .455 Calibre Service Revolvers With 6 Inert Deactivated Rounds Of .455 Calibre Ammunition. MISC 1024 - MISC 1024 Developed just before WW1 by William de Courcy Prideaux, these speed loaders designated ‘Rapid loaders’ were all steel construction & were an improvement to his Patent of 1914 and were used for speed loading the Military .455 Revolvers (see page 245 of Webley revolvers by Bruce & Reinhart’ where a Prideaux rapid loader with a case the same as ours is illustrated). By exerting downward pressure the cartridges are released into the chambers. Our example is in excellent condition with no rust or damage and is fully functional. Commercial versions had Prideaux patent information stamped on the handle. Our British War Dept version is correctly without Prideaux patent detail and has correct markings ‘ WD arrow P-L2 & Crown 55B inspection mark’ together with 1919 date. The 6 inert deactivated .455 calibre rounds have brass cases and conical lead bullets. The head stamps are clear (illustrated). The loader and rounds are held in their original brown leather case with hinged lid, retaining strap that fastens to a brass stud and rear belt loop. All leather and stitching of the case are clean and intact. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own the loader or inert deactivated rounds in the UK. Overseas purchase can only be without the inert rounds as we are unable to ship them internationally MISC 1024 (corridor shelves near cannon balls) £675.00 |
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C1790 English Form Percussion 32 Bore Overcoat Pistol Period Converted From Flintlock With Octagonal Barrel & Ram Rod. Sn 22282 - 22282 This is a C1790 English Form Percussion 32 Bore Overcoat Pistol Period Converted From Flintlock. It is 7 ¼” overall with a 3 ½” octagonal brown wash steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use. The action is fitted with percussion hammer and is period nipple & drum converted from flintlock. It has a walnut full stock with plain rounded butt. The wood has some old stable chips and knocks bumps & bruises consistent with age. It has iron fittings including trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. It is complete with wood ram rod which is fixed tightly in place (to avoid damage we have not attempted to remove it). It's action works. There are no externally visible, maker, date marks or proofs on this pistol. 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 22282 (drawers office) £395.00 |
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**PROFUSELY SILVER DECORATED BARREL**C1790 Turkish Ottoman / Arabic Form Flintlock Long Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder & Brass Fittings. Sn 22286 - 22286 This is an attractive, very ornate Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock Long Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder Stock. It is 19”overall with a 10 ¾” long iron barrel with flared muzzle and attractive profuse crisp silvered decoration. The barrel’s smooth bore has typical staining consistent with age and use. The muzzle opening is approx. 1 ¼” diameter. The all original wood full stock has just knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age. The stock incorporates a short shoulder stock with chequered grip panels at the wrist. The stock has brass fittings consisting of brass butt plate, brass stock plate, brass trigger guard with extended tang and brass ram rod flutes fitted with short wood ram rod. The cock is fitted with flint and the lock cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22286 £695.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (02/12) Early 1800’s Spanish Form Miquelet Flint Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Marked ‘ARI MA FMR’. Sn 22284 - 22284 Miquelet lock is a modern term used by collectors and curators, largely in the English-speaking world, for a type of firing mechanism used in muskets and pistols. It is a distinctive form of snaplock, originally as a flint-against-steel ignition form, once prevalent in Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Balkans, North Africa, the Ottoman Empire and throughout Spain's colonies from the late 16th to the mid 19th Centuries. The miquelet may have come to the attention of arms makers in Istanbul & North Africa via long-established trade routes from Italian city-states through the port of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) to provinces on the Balkan Peninsula. Other avenues were probably provided by booty from corsair raids and/or from the many Ottoman-Euro conflicts of the period. This is a Miquelet lock blunderbuss belt pistol in Spanish form made sometime in the early 19th Century. It is 14” overall length with an 8” 2 stage round to octagonal barrel which has tooled wedding bands at transition. Its flared muzzle diameter is approx. 1”. Its smooth bore is clean. The barrel also has Fluer-de-lis, cross, crown, and "ARI / MA / FMR" marked over the breech. Its Spanish Miquelet style lock decorated with geometrics. The cock is fitted with flint and the action works as it should. The original Walnut full stock furniture has just bumps and bruises to be expected. The stock is fitted with iron belt bar which has tooled decoration. The pistol has brass fittings consisting of brass fore end cap and trigger guard. It has an iron grip back strap incorporating rounded butt cap. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique Miquelet lock flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22284 £0.00 |
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C1820 English 54 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Folding Sprung Bayonet. Sn 22287 - 22287 This is a nice, English form, steel framed percussion pocket pistol made C1820. It measures 7 ¼” overall (bayonet closed) with a 2 ½” turn off steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action has foliate engraved decoration. The underside of the action & barrel have crisp English proof marks. It has a steel Dolphin hammer and steel trigger guard engraved with flower motif. The pistol is fitted with a 1 ¼” 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 bag shaped walnut grip is undamaged & inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 22287 (drawers office) £595.00 |
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**VERY ORNATE PROFUSELY SILVER WIRE INLAID**C1790 Turkish Ottoman / Arabic Form Flintlock Long Cavalry Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder & Saddle Bar. Sn 22289 - 22289 This is an attractive, very ornate Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock Long Cavalry Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder Stock. It is 18”overall with a 9 ¼” long iron barrel with flared muzzle and attractive crisp silver scrollwork decoration. The barrel’s smooth bore has typical staining and residue consistent with age and use. The muzzle opening is just over 1” diameter. The all original tropical hardwood full stock is excellent. The stock incorporates a short shoulder stock and overall the stock is deeply carved with ornate decoration and inlaid with silver wire scroll work as is its iron butt plate. The stock is fitted with iron saddle bar. The cock is fitted with flint and the lock cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22289 £975.00 |
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