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**MINT BORE**MATCHING NUMBERS**Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA 1871 Patent ‘BLUE JACKET No 2’ .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Revolver. Sn 22927 - 22927
Hopkins & Allen Arms Company were 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 ‘Blue Jacket No2 ’ Model, this 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 excellent original example of the ‘BLUE JACKET No 2’. It retains its original blue finish which has even aged fading. It has a 2 ¾” steel barrel (7” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling. The steel cylinder spigot can be removed for speed loading by depression of a steel lever on the frame. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘3848c’. Matching ‘384’ is repeated on the cylinder. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co BLUE JACKET No2 Pat March 28 1871'. It has a sheathed trigger and original undamaged Walnut grips. The pistol has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The action is correctly single action only and it cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 22927 (drawers office)
£475.00

British Tipping & Lawden Birmingham Sharps USA 1859 Patent .30 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 4 Barrelled Pocket Derringer With Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame, Steel Barrel Cluster & Ornate Gutta Percha Hard Rubber Grip. Sn 22924 - 22924
Tipping & Lawden were one of the 20 members of the Birmingham Small Arms Trading Company Limited (along with Hollis & Sheath, Joseph Swinburn and Thomas Turner forming the "big four"). Tipping & Lawden were taken over by Webley & Scott in 1887. This is an original Sharps USA 1859 Patent 4 barrelled pocket derringer in .30 RF calibre made by Tipping & Lawden. It is a fully functioning example. The pistol has a cluster of 4 x 3” steel barrels and measures 5 ¾” overall. The barrel’s bores are clean with typical light rifling. The frame is brass and has some original nickel plating. The barrel cluster is absent its bead fore sight and it has a grooved frame rear sight. The right side of the frame is stamped 'Tipping & Lawden Sharps Patent’ (Sharps patented their design 25th January 1859). The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The underside of the barrel cluster at the muzzle has serial number 3370. It has a revolving firing pin and loading is achieved by depression of bar on the underside of the frame. The barrel cluster can then be moved forward for loading of rounds. It has a sheathed trigger & ornate un-damaged gutta percha hard rubber grip. It's loading cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price 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 display. Sn 22924 (drawers office)
£845.00

C1790 French Revolution / Napoleonic Era Gendarmerie Police Officer’s Private Purchase 50 Bore Muzzle Loading Flintlock Pistol With Decorated Brass Fittings & Ram Rod. Sn 22932 - 22932
An original flintlock pistol in the form of French Revolution / Napoleonic Era Gendarmerie Police Pistols. This Officer’s quality piece was most likely an Officer’s private purchase weapon. This example has a nice Walnut Stock with brass fittings which are decorated with foliate motifs indicating private purchase. The all original stock has knocks bumps & bruises to be expected with age and use. The iron lock plate is unsigned and there are no visible external date or maker marks. The pistol has a 4 ¾” sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has a later steel ram rod. It has an iron cock, brass pan and iron frizzen. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. 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 22932 (drawers office)
£645.00

French Model 1822 St Etienne Arsenal .700 Calibre Muzzle Loading Dragoon Cavalry Percussion Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings & Iron Ram Rod. Sn 22915 - 22915
An original French Model 1822 Arsenal Dragoon Cavalry pistol. Many of these pistols were carried by Confederate troops in the American Civil war supplied by their French allies. This French Dragoon pistol has a Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The all original stock has bumps & bruises to be expected with age and use. The action plate is faintly arsenal signed ‘Manufactures St Etienne’. The pistol has an 8” sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has an iron ramrod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The pistol’s brass cudgel butt has an iron military lanyard ring. 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 22915
£595.00

SOLD SOLD (15/11) **ORNATE**C1790 Balkans / Turkish Ottoman Empire / Arabic 16 Bore Flintlock Pistol With Intricately Silver Bound Barrel Tooled Brass Fittings & Cudgel Butt. Sn 22914 - 22914
This is an elegant Balkans / Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock pistol. It is 20 ¾” overall with a 13 ½” 2 stage iron barrel with grooved tang rear sight. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has what looks like Arabic or Turkish script and Crown mark (illustrated). The barrel tang has other script markings which also look Arabic or Turkish (illustrated). It has its original full wood stock. Intricately Silver Bound Barrel Tooled Brass Fittings & Cudgel Butt. It also has a Mother of pearl escutcheon and inlaid scrolling silver wire inlays. It has a steel cock fitted with flint, pan with hinged frizzen and foliate engraved lock. The cocking & firing actions work with a strong spring action. The price for this attractive piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22914
£0.00

1807-1821 English Dunderdale, Mabson & Labron, Birmingham 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Concealed Folding Trigger, Safety Bolt & Turn Off Barrel. Sn 22882 - 22882
This a Flintlock pocket pistol made By Dunderdale, Mabson & Labron who were quality English Gun makers located at 25 Russell Street, Birmingham between 1807-1821 (see page 35 of English Gunmakers By Bailey & Nie). It is 6 ¼” overall with a just over 1 ½” screw off barrel. A tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool. The barrel’s smoothbore has light staining consistent with age and use. The underside of the action has English proof marks. It's steel action is decorated with Martial banners on the right side and with the manufacturer's name 'Dunderdale, Mabson & Labron' on the left. It has undamaged original bag shaped wood grip. The back of the grip has an inlaid void silver disc. The pistol has a sliding safety bolt behind the cock. The weapon cocks and dry fires. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22882 (drawers office)
£395.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 20/09) 1875 - 1912 American Colt USA No.3 Second Model .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame Single Shot Derringer With Pivot Barrel. Sn 22819 - 22819
A nice original .41 Calibre Rim Fire, Colt No.3 derringer. Production ran from 1875 through until 1912. The No.3 came in several different variations, or models, with changes being made to the shape of the hammer or the size of the grips. We think this pistol is the No.3 2nd model with the slanting hammer, as opposed to the upright hammer of the 1st model, or larger grips of the No.3 3rd model. Our example has a factory nickel plated brass frame with a sheathed trigger. Its 2 ½” blackened steel barrel correctly pivots to the right for loading (the hammer must be at half cock to pivot the barrel). The pistol is 5” overall length. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight. Its rifled bore has just light staining & residue consistent with age and use. The top of the barrel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Colt’. It has its original undamaged American walnut grips which are in excellent condition and secured with a single recessed screw bolt. The serial numbers are often stamped beneath the grips, and are not visible unless the grips are removed (we have not removed the grips). Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The frame is stamped with calibre detail ‘41 Cal’. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an obsolete calibre rim fire derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22819 (drawers office)
£0.00

C1840 English Thomas Conway Manchester 6 Shot 120 Bore Double Action Percussion Bar Hammer Pepperbox Revolver With German Silver Action & Butt Plate. Sn 22736 - 22736
Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852 (see page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is an excellent pepperbox bar hammer revolver by Thomas Conway of Manchester. The revolver measures 7 ½” overall and the barrel cluster is 2 ¾” length. The German Silver action, steel bar hammer, steel trigger guard and German Silver butt plate have foliate engraved decoration. The top of the action behind the bar hammer action is signed by the maker ‘T. Conway Manchester’. The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The revolver has a finely chequered Walnut grip, the back inlaid with void German Silver escutcheon. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. It's double action only firing action works 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 22736 (drawers office)
£695.00

1834-1853 English Perrins (Worcester Or Berkshire) 15 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22818 - 22818
This is an English Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 11 ½” overall and has a 6” octagonal Damascus steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a brass bead fore sight and ‘v’ notch rear sight. The underside of the barrel under the wood has English black powder proofs (illustrated). The top barrel flat has very faint indistinct letters (to faint to photograph). The barrel at the breech has an inlaid platinum line. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial & steel ramrod flutes. The action has foliate engraved decoration and has the makers name ‘Perrins’ (most likely either John working in Worcester 1834-1853 or Thomas working in Windsor Berkshire 1843-1851, see page 101 of English Gunmakers by Baily & Nie). It has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered grip panels and inlaid German silver escutcheon. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. It’s cocking and firing action work 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 22818
£675.00

C1815 English D. Anderson (Most Likely David of Birmingham) 15 Bore Traveling Pistol With Brass Fittings & Ram Rod. A 1111 - A 1111
David Anderson was an English Birmingham based gun smith recorded at Constitution Hill Birmingham between 1814-1831 (see page 157 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is an excellent Flintlock Pistol signed D. Anderson (most likely Daivid of Birmingham, we can find no other British Flintlock era gunsmith recorded as D. Anderson in our books). It is 14” overall with a 9” brown wash un-sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use and has English black powder proofs. The lock plate is signed by the maker ‘D. Anderson’. It has a walnut full stock with plain rounded butt. It's has brass fittings including trigger guard with extended tang, trigger guard with extended tang & ram rod flutes. It is complete with original ebonised wood ramrod with polished horn end cap. The pistols cock is fitted with flint. It's 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. A 1111
£595.00
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