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**QUALITY MAKER**C1780 English Henry Nock London 50 Bore Brass Action Flintlock Overcoat Pocket Pistol Period Converted To Percussion With Folding Concealed Trigger Safety Bolt & Turn Off Brass Barrel. Sn 22426:17 - 22426:17
Henry Nock (1741–1804) was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. As well as supplying the military and civilian markets, Nock made expensive pieces for the aristocracy and Royalty. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent, brass overcoat pocket pistol by Henry Nock. Originally a flintlock made C1780 the pistol was period converted C1820’s to percussion. Its screw off brass barrel is 1 ¾” in length. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age and use. The pistol measures 6 ¼” overall length. Its brass action has engraved oval panels on the left and right sides together with Martial banners & arms. The left panel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Nock’, the right ‘London’. The top of the action has a sliding safety bolt. The underside of the action has crisp black powder proofs. The underside of the barrel is marked ‘I’. It has a concealed folding trigger & steel Dolphin hammer. The pistol's bag shaped wood grip is undamaged. The pistol’s action is crisp. The price for this pistol by a quality maker 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 22426:17 (drawers office)
£475.00

**MINT BORE**QUALITY**1826-1855 English, Edward & William Bond London, 50 Bore Percussion Overcoat Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Fluted Barrel, Concealed Folding Trigger & White Metal Lion’s Head Butt Cap. Sn 22426:16 - 22426:16
A large family of English Gunsmith’s named Bond had premises at various London addresses including at 108 Leadenhall Street, 45 Cornhill and at 'The Golden Blunderbuss' 59 Lombard Street, between 1762 & 1879. The Bond's made and supplied firearms to The British East India Company. A member of that family Edward Bond is recorded at 45 Cornhill 1826-1855 (see page 143 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). William Bond is also recorded as working with Edward Bond at 45 Cornhill 1826-1855 and Northumberland Alley London 1871-1879 (see page 143 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is an excellent overcoat percussion pocket pistol by Edward & William Bond made at their Cornhill premises 1826-1855. The pistol is 6 ½” overall with a 2” screw off fluted barrel which has a near mint clean & bright smooth bore. The left side of the steel action is engraved 'E & W Bond Cornhill London’ . The right has foliate engraved decoration. It has a sliding safety, folding concealed trigger and Dolphin hammer. The action works crisply. It has crisp black powder proofs on the underside of the action. Its excellent undamaged walnut grip has fine chequering and is inlaid with a void white metal escutcheon. The butt has a well crafted Lion’s head plate. The price for this attractive pistol by famous makers 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 22426:16 (drawers office)
£675.00

**MINT**1841-1878 Edwin Ladmore Hereford & Birmingham 6 Shot 7mm Calibre Double Action Spurless Hammer Side Gate Loading Pinfire Pepperbox Pocket Revolver With Folding Trigger. Sn 22364 - 22364
Edwin Ladmore was a Hereford & Birmingham based gunsmith between 1841-1878 with premises at Widemarsh Street, Hereford and High Street, Caroline Street and St Paul's, Birmingham during his career. This is a near mint pepperbox pocket revolver by Edwin Ladmore. The small revolver measures just 4 ¾” overall and has a barrel cluster length of 1 ¾”. The steel frame is engraved with foliate decoration. The grip frame is signed by the maker ‘Edwin Ladmore’. The fluted cylinder has Birmingham proofs. The revolver has excellent undamaged walnut grips with chequered panels. It has a folding trigger, spurless hammer and the butt has a screw in steel extractor rod. The revolver's barrels have clean bores and it's double action firing actions work crisply. NB As an antique pinfire 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 22364 (drawers office)
£745.00

C1840 Scottish Alexander Martin Of Glasgow (Edinburgh Aberdeen & Stirling)Steel Frame 38 Bore Belt Pistol With Octagonal Barrel, Butt Trap, Belt Bar & Captive Ramrod. Sn 22362 - 22362
Alexander Martin (established 1778) was a Scottish gunmaker with various addresses in, Glasgow Edinburgh Aberdeen & Stirling. The Company traded until 1988 when it was taken over by John Dickson & Sons (see pages 281-282 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown). This is a nice steel framed percussion belt pistol by Alex Martin Glasgow. It is 10” overall length with a 5” octagonal sighted steel barrel which has British black powder proofs. The barrel’s smoothbore has just staining & residue consistent with age. The top of the barrel is signed by the maker ‘Alex Martin Glasgow’. The action, Dolphin hammer & trigger guard have foliate engraved decoration. It has a steel belt bar butt plate with hinged trap and captive steel ram rod. The action works crisply. The Walnut grip with fine chequering is excellent & undamaged. The back of the grip is inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. 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 22362 (drawers office)
£675.00

**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS**MINT BORE** Cased, C1870’s-1880’s American Eli Whitney, Whitneyville Armoury USA 1871 Patent Factory Nickel Plated Brass Framed .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22410 - 22410
This is a nice original nickel plated 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 ¼” nickel plated steel octagonal barrel. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean with crisp rifling. The top barrel flat is marked ‘Whitneyville Armory CT USA’ together with 'Pat May 23 1871'. The grip frame butt is stamped with serial number '6340B’. Matching numbers ‘340’ are stamped on the underside of the barrel, cylinder and cylinder spigot. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works as it should. 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 smooth walnut grips are excellent and undamaged. The pistol is contained in its associated fitted wood case lined with felt. The case has compartments to fit the pistol and accessories which consist of a white metal oil container with screw top lid and integral oil applicator tool, a small wire cleaning brush and steel cleaning rod. The case has a hinged lid and brass push button clasp fastener which works correctly. The inside of the lid has a paper trade label Frederick J. Smith & Co Birmingham manufacturer of guns. The top of the lid has a brass plaque inlaid which is marked ‘No.194 W.H. Harling London’ above indistinct struck out mark. 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 22410
£675.00

SOLD SOLD (06/03) **RARE**MINT BORE**American Civil War Era L.W. Pond’s 1860 Patent .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Revolver With Octagonal Tip Up Barrel. Sn 22411 - 22411
Lucius W. Pond began making his Belt Revolvers around 1861, at a time when America was fighting itself in the American Civil War. For a year or so, Pond was able to produce a number of Belt Revolvers. This is a rare to find original example of Pond’s 1860 patent .32 Rim Fire 6 shot revolver. It has a 5” octagonal barrel which has a near mint bore, clean and bright with crisp rifling and measures 9 ¾” overall length. The top of the barrel has very faint L.W. Pond’s name Worcester mass address and 1860 patent detail (illustrated). The barrel and cylinder frame tip up for loading and ejecting rounds which is achieved by depression of a steel button on the frame. It has a brass blade foresight and notched frame rear sight. The underside of the barrel is numbered 2615. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works crisply. The smooth rosewood grip is excellent and undamaged. The price 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 22411 (drawers office)
£0.00

C1880’s Cased, American Hopkins & Allen Arms Company ‘ELECTRIC’ Model Factory Nickel Plated .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Empty Eley Bros London Cartridge Box. Sn 22409 - 22409
Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was a U.S. 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. Known as the ‘XL’ range of pistols, these derringers & revolvers were 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 excellent nickel plated .32 Rim Fire 5 shot revolver most likely made by Hopkins & Allen. The pistol has a 2 1/2" nickel plated steel barrel (the muzzle is absent its blade fore sight). The barrel’s bore is clean with crisp rifling. The top of the barrel is marked with model name ‘Electic’ (in America electricity use was introduced in 1882 and the model name ‘Electric’ was no doubt used to attract sales as the society changing roll out of the electricity use in the USA began, which would have been a main talking point in the public & media of the day). The grip frame butt is stamped with serial number '3001’. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works as it should. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small lever on the underside of its frame and removing its cylinder spigot. The smooth walnut grips are excellent and undamaged. The pistol is contained in its period fitted wood case lined with felt. The case has compartments to fit the pistol and has a separate compartment which contains an empty cardboard Eley Bros Ltd London labelled .32 RF calibre cartridge box. The case has a hinged lid and brass lock (key absent). The top of the lid has a brass plate engraved with initials ‘R.C’ (most likely a previous owner’s initials). 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 22409
£595.00

Victorian, C1840’s British WD Swinburn Birmingham Military Contract .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Pistol with Captive Steel Ram Rod & Brass Furniture. Sn 21977:6. - 21977:6
C. P. Swinburn was a gunmaker located at 16-17 Russell Street in Birmingham, England, beginning in the 1840s. This is a very good British WD Light Dragoon Cavalry pistol by Swinburn of Birmingham most likely made under a British WD contract. It is 14” overall length with an 8” sighted blued barrel. The barrel has British ordnance inspection marks. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The original Walnut stock is a nice deep brown with regulation brass furniture & has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood is impressed ‘Swinburn’ and with Birmingham roundel. It has its original captive steel ram rod. The brass butt plate is holed for lanyard ring. The action plate is marked ‘Birmingham' and has Crown above WD arrow indicating made for the British WD. The action functions crisply. As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21977:6.
£975.00

SOLD SOLD (18/03) **MINT BORE**C1840 English T. Wilson & Company Liverpool .450 Calibre Percussion Overcoat Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22319 - 22319
This overcoat pistol made C1840 is 9” overall length with a 4 ¾” octagonal sighted barrel. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Liverpool’. The smooth bore is near mint clean & bright. The action tang & trigger guard with Pineapple finial, breech plug & Dolphin hammer have tooled foliate decoration. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. The undamaged all original Walnut stock has finely chequered grip panels. The stock has an inlaid void German silver escutcheon. The action is signed by the maker or retailer ‘T. Wilson & Company’ amongst foliate engraved decoration (there were many English gun makers named Wilson in the flintlock and percussion era, but we can only find Edward Wilson working in Liverpool C1810. He is recorded working as a gunsmith at 64 Thomas Street Liverpool, see page 370 of British Gunmakers Vol. 2 by Brown. T. Wilson may have been a relative of Edward). The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 22319 (drawers office)
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (05/02) 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)
£200.00
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