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Antique Pistols and Revolvers

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**Napoleonic Battle Of Trafalgar Era**Georgian, English Board Of Ordnance Marked Enfield Tower, Long Sea Service .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Regulation Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 21807 - 21807
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 excellent condition. It is 19 ½” long with a 12” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel is crisply stamped with English black powder proof marks. The all original full wood stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. 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 excellent and undamaged. 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 includes UK delivery. Sn 21807
£2,645.00

1815-1828 English Williamson Hull (Yorkshire) 40 Bore Percussion Traveling Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. A 1118 - A 1118
Robert Williamson was an English Hull (Yorkshire) based gunmaker recorded at 26 Silver Street, Hull 1815-1828 (see page 369 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This a good English traveling percussion pocket pistol by Williamson (most likely Robert we cannot find another gunmaker named Williamson in Hull during the period). It is 6” overall with a 1 ½” screw off barrel (a tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The action and barrel have crisp English proofs. Its action is decorated with foliate panel and banners & arms panel. One panel has the makers name ‘Williamson’ the other side has faint ‘Hull’. The metal has even aged patina. Its original bag shaped wood grip is excellent & undamaged. The trigger guard is decorated with a stylised star motif. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. A 1118 (drawers office)
£275.00

Mid 1800’s English Smith Of Newcastle (Most Likely George Smith Newcastle U Lyme Staffordshire ) 40 Bore, Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel. A 1117 - A 1117
Newcastle gunmaker U Lyme Staffordshire gunmaker George Smith is recorded at Red Lion Square 1817-1828 & Iron Market 1834- 1850 (see page 334 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown, we cannot find another Newcastle maker in the percussion era named Smith). This is a good mid 1800’s percussion pocket pistol by Smith. It is 6” overall with a 1 ¼” screw off barrel. It has a dolphin hammer and sliding safety. On the right side amongst the martial banners & arms decoration is engraved 'Newcastle' and on the left ' Smith'. The trigger guard is decorated with an engraved Star design. The action works crisply. It has impressed proof /inspection marks on the barrel and action. The bag shaped dark wood grip is excellent & undamaged. 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. A 1117 (drawers office).
£295.00

1831 – 1834 English, Gameson & Co London, 40 Bore Round Action Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Concealed Folding Trigger. Sn 21094 - 21904
David & Joseph Gameson were English London based gunmakers. Between 1831 & 1834 they were operating as Gameson & Co at 67 Threadneedle Street, London (see page 161 of British gunmakers Vol.1 By Brown). This is a nice percussion pocket pistol by Gameson & Co. The pistol is 6” overall with a 1 ½” screw off smoothbore barrel. The bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use. The left side of the round steel action is signed ‘Gameson & Co’ within foliate panel. It has a sliding safety bolt, folding concealed trigger and Dolphin hammer. The action works as crisply. It has crisp proof /inspection marks on the underside of the frame & barrel. Its excellent original bag shaped walnut grip has fine chequering and is inlaid with a void silver roundel. 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 21094 (drawers office)
£375.00

C1830 English Fotherby (York) 40 Bore Percussion Traveling Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 21903 - 21903
In Nigel Brown's books British Gunmakers Volumes 1 & 2 there are several provincial Gunmakers named Fotherby recorded, all based at various address in the York area of England. There are no London Gunmakers named Fotherby recorded in the Volumes). This a good English traveling percussion pocket pistol by Fotherby. It is just under 7 ¼” overall with a 2 ¼” screw off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The underside of the action has crisp English proofs. Its action is decorated with foliate panel and one side. The other side has an oval foliate etched panel which has the maker’s name within ‘Fotherby’. The rear of the action has a safety bolt. The metal has even aged patina. Its original bag shaped wood grip is excellent & undamaged. The trigger guard is decorated with a stylised star motif. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 21903 (drawers office)
£375.00

C1845 English Rippon & Burtob 39 Oxford Street (London) Large 50 Bore Percussion Traveling Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 21902 - 21902
Rippon & Burtob were English London based gunmakers recorded as being established in 1820 at 12 Wells Street, then at Oxford Street 1843 & finally at 39 Oxford Street in 1845 (see page 197 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This a good English traveling percussion pocket pistol by Bond in large 50 bore. It is 7 ¼” overall with a 3” screw off barrel (a tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The action and barrel have crisp English proofs. Its action is decorated with foliate panels. One panel has the makers name diagonally hand engraved ‘Rippon & Burtob’ the other side has the address also diagonally engraved ’39 Oxford Street’. The metal has even aged patina. Its original bag shaped wood grip is excellent & undamaged. The top of the stock is inlaid with void German silver diamond shaped escutcheon. The trigger guard is decorated with a stylised star motif. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 21902 (drawers office)
£375.00

**MINT BORE**American Civil War Era, U.S Army Remington 1858 Army New Model 6 Shot, .44 Calibre Single Action Revolver. A 1116 - A 1116
The Remington 1858 Army New Model Revolvers were used during the American Civil War and the design was the beginning of a successful line of medium and large frame percussion revolvers. Due to limited availability of Colt 1860 Army Revolvers at the time, large numbers of the Remington revolver were ordered by the Union Government. It was favoured for its durability. This is an excellent original Civil War Era, Model 1858 Army New Model, Large frame, .44 calibre, revolver. The pistol has an 8" octagonal barrel and measures 14" overall. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with crisp rifling. It has a brass blade fore sight, grooved frame rear sight & captive lever ramrod. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘123413’. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Patented Sept 14 1858 E. Remington& Sons Ilion New York USA New Model’. The metal work has factory inspectors marks (illustrated). The metal work has original blue finish which has holster wear in areas & it has a brass trigger guard. Its original walnut grips are excellent and undamaged. One grip has an Army inspector’s acceptance impressed cartouche. The pistol’s single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this excellent piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique cap & ball percussion revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1116
£2,450.00

SOLD SOLD (08/12) **SUPERB BLUE FINISH**American Civil War Era, Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver. Sn 21812 - 21812
The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes. S&W had been successfully producing their Model 1 Pocket Revolvers and Their Model 2 belt revolver. There was however a demand for a pocket revolver in a larger calibre than their Model 1 .22 Calibre pistol. To cater for the demand S&W introduced their Model 1 ½. This pistol referred to as the 'Transitional Model ½’ was made using some parts taken from the production line of their Model 1 and Model 2 revolvers. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel 5 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Model 1 ½ five shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It has original rose wood grips which have just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and the metal work has excellent original blue finish. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with serial number '60464'. It has a sheathed trigger and the top of its 3 ½” barrel is marked with Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass together with 1855-1859 patent detail (illustrated). The barrel's rifled bore is clean. The barrel's ‘tip up’ action is operated by a ‘push up’ catch at the bottom of the barrel block and the pistol’s barrel rib is fitted with a small brass blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch bar rear sight. The pistol measures 8” overall and its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this excellent American Civil War era pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21812 (drawers office)
£0.00

**RARE** Mid 1860's American Eagle Arms Company New York, 6 Shot Single Action Brass Framed Front Loading Obsolete Calibre .28 Cup-Primer Cartridge Revolver With Octagonal Barrel, Bolt Ejector & Sheathed Trigger. Sn 21814 - 21814
Manufactured in the mid 1860s with a total production of approximately 20,000. These scarce revolvers were manufactured by The Eagle Arms Company of New York, financed by the legendary firearms agents Merwin & Bray of New York. This is an excellent example of the unusual front loading .28 Cup-Primer Cartridge by the Eagle Arms Co. It has a 3 ½” octagonal barrel with top rib which is marked “Eagle Arms Co New Yor” (k absent). It measures 7 ½” overall. The pistol’s rifled bore is clean. It has an undamaged brass frame stamped with serial number “4708”. The brass frame retains traces of original factory nickel plating. It has a brass blade fore sight & grooved frame rear sight. The original rosewood grips have just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The barrel, removable cylinder and hammer are blued steel. The action functions correctly. This revolver loads its special cartridges from the front, and extracts them with a captive rod with bolt action mounted on the frame’s right side. The cartridges used in this revolver had a priming compound in the cup shaped base of the cartridge. It was designed as a front loading cartridge revolver in an effort to circumvent the Rollin White patent held by Smith & Wesson which allowed for chambers bored completely through the cylinder and loaded from the rear. The price for this rare & unusual American front loading pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn 21814 (drawers office)
£795.00

C1830’s Pistol Size James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Copper & Brass Black Powder Flask With Graduated Sprung Nozzle Charger & Twin Base Receptacles For Balls, Patches & Or Percussion Caps. A 1110 - A 1110
Hunting accessories were added to the British Gunmaker James Dixon & Sons Sheffield production line in the 1830s. This included powder and shot flasks in copper and brass, leather shot pouches and hunting belts. Other sporting goods such as wine and spirit flasks, as well as sandwich and cheese boxes, proved to be very popular with consumers. The line continued to expand as firearm technology progressed. A complete catalogue of Dixon's hunting accessories was produced in 1876. Dixon's continued to make these items well into the 1900s. Decoration of 19th century powder flasks varied dramatically with hunting, game animals, foliate, village, military and marine scenes together with a variety of material coverings. This quality flask falls into the plain category (see pages 271 to 275 of the powder flask book by Riling and page 274 item 132 where a Dixons flask similar to ours with twin base receptacles is illustrated). This is an excellent, pistol size, black powder flask by James Dixon & Sons Sheffield. It’s plain copper body has just a few light dents consistent with field use only visible on close inspection. The screw top brass charger has unmarked measurement adjustment and spring lever which is fully functioning with a strong action. The charger nozzle is crisply marked ‘Dixon & Sons’. The flask is 4 ½” length and 1 ¾” diameter at its widest. The brass base has 2 receptacles for balls, patches & or percussion Caps. The receptacles have 2 sliding brass covers which have foliate decoration. The price for this attractive, useful flask includes UK delivery. A 1110 (powder flasks drawer office)
£395.00
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