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1834-1853 English Perrins (Worcester Or Berkshire) 28 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 21532:3 - 21532:3
This is an English Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 11” overall and has a 5 ½” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a bead fore sight. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod flutes. The action has light 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 101of English Gunmakers by Baily & Nie) . It has its original walnut stock which has just light bumps & bruises consistent with age. The stock has a polished horn fore end cap and chequered grip panels. The pistol has an ebonised wood ram rod with white metal cap. It’s cocking and firing action work. 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 21532:3 (drawers office)
£475.00

C1840 English Form 18 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. A 1097 / 21532:2 - A 1097 / 21532:2
This is a English Form Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 9 ¼” overall and has a 4 ¼” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a bead fore sight. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod flute. The has light foliate engraved decoration. It has its original walnut full stock which has knocks, bumps & bruises consistent with age. There is an old stable and secure crack on the left side of the stock at the muzzle end. The pistol has a small wood ramrod with brass end cap that unscrews to reveal a worm. It’s cocking and firing action work. The 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 1097 / 21532:2
£475.00

**ORNATE**C1800 ‘De Warnotte Pic No.44’ 15 Bore Gentleman’s Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Brass Fittings & Rifled Barrel. Sn 21393:53 - 21393:53
This attractive Gentleman’s pistol made sometime in the early 1800’s measures 11 ¾” overall and has a 6 ¼” two stage steel barrel. The barrel has a brass blade fore. The barrel is signed with what looks like ‘Pic No.44’ (possibly a London Piccadilly maker or retailer address). The bore has staining consistent with age and deep cut well defined rifling. Its cock is fitted with flint. It has brass fittings consisting of foliate engraved trigger guard with extended tang and finial, ramrod flutes & large foliate embossed butt plate with extended tang. The lock plate is signed ‘De Warnotte’ (we cannot find this gunmaker or retailer in our research books). It has its original walnut full stock which has just bumps & bruises consistent with age. The top of the wrist behind the barrel tang has foliate carved decoration. The pistol has its original wood ramrod with brass end cap. It’s cocking and firing action work crisply. The price for this flintlock worthy of further research regarding the markings 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 21393:53
£1,295.00

**QUALITY**RARE**1801-1805 Irish Thomas Fowler Dublin 22 Bore Flintlock Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Gold Inlays. Sn 21517 - 21517
Thomas Fowler was an Irish Dublin based Gunmaker recorded as having premises at 14 Capel Street, Dublin between 1801 & 1805. This is a quality flintlock overcoat / traveling pistol by Fowler. The sturdy pistol measures 7 ¾” overall and has a 3 ½” steel barrel. The barrel has a gold bead fore sight and decorative gold bands , gold roundel inset at the breech and maker’s cartouche in gold signed ‘Fowler Dublin’ (no doubt Thomas Fowler Dublin). The smooth bore has staining consistent with age and use. Its cock is fitted with flint. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial, steel ramrod mounts & white metal escutcheon at the butt. The lock plate is signed ‘Fowler’. It has its original walnut full stock which has just bumps & bruises consistent with age. The pistol has its original wood ramrod with gold end cap. It’s cocking and firing action work crisply. The price for this excellent pistol by an Irish maker only recorded as working for 4 years 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 21517
£1,495.00

**NAPOLEONIC WAR ERA**C1810 Liege Belgium .700 Calibre Flintlock British Royal Navy / Merchant Navy Sea Service Pistol With Brass Fittings. Sn 21393:52 - 21393:52
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. Due to heavy production demands for Sea service pistols during the Napoleonic Wars the British Admiralty turned to their Belgian allies to produce Sea Service pattern pistols to supplement dwindling British made supplies. Liege pistols, although not the fine quality of the British version were robust, heavy and well made. Our Liege made Sea service pistol was most likely one of those made for the British Navy in the Napoleonic war era and is in very good as found, un-messed with condition. It measures 15 ½” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & service use. The barrel has inspection marks (illustrated). It has a heavy military cock. The heavy walnut full stock has brass furniture and fixed steel lanyard ring. The lock plate is plain steel with no visible maker or date marks. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The wood stock has just bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use and the metalwork has nice even patina throughout. 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 21393:52
£975.00

Victorian 1867 Birmingham, British ‘EIG’ East India Government / East India Company .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Light Dragoon Cavalry Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings, Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 21393:51 - 21393:51
The East India Company (EIC) was English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with Qing China. The company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong after the First Opium War, and maintained trading posts and colonies in the Persian Gulf Residencies. They Governed large parts of India on behalf of the British government for many years. This is an original EIG (East India Government) marked percussion Light Dragoon Pistol. It measures 13 ¾” overall and has an 8" round steel sighted barrel which is .650 carbine calibre. The barrel has crisp proofs. The smooth bore is clean. It has a heavy military hammer, brass trigger guard with extended tang, brass fore end block and brass butt cap with steel lanyard ring. It also has a captive steel ramrod. The action plate is marked with Crown and EIG mark together with Birmingham and date 1867. The walnut stock has knocks, bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood is impressed with indistinct roundel (illustrated in the images). The metal work has even patina throughout. Its 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:51
£895.00

C1800 English Wilson London Pair Of 54 Bore Round Brass Action Flintlock Pocket Pistols With Screw Off Barrels & Folding Concealed Triggers. Sn 21393:48 - 21393:48
C1800 English Wilson London Pair Of 54 Bore Round Brass Action Flintlock Pocket Pistols With Screw Off Barrels & Folding Concealed Triggers. Sn 21393:48 This is an excellent pair of round brass framed flintlock pocket pistols by Wilson, London (most likely William Wilson, a London gunmaker recorded as working at 154 Minories 1767-85 as William Wilson & Co, then as William Wilson alone 1786-93 until when he is then recorded as working as William Wilson & Son 1794-1808 when he then reverts to William Wilson 1809-1832, see page 215 of Vol 1 British Gunmakers by Brown). The matching pistols are beautifully engraved with Arms and Banner designs around their brass actions. Both cocks are fitted with flints and each have sliding safety bolts. One side of each pistol is marked by the manufacturer 'Wilson' and the reverse 'London'. Both measure 6 ½” overall & have just under 1 ¾” round steel barrels. The barrel’s smooth bores are have just light staining consistent with age. The underside of each barrel have lugs for tool to assist barrel removal, we do not have the tool. Both pistols have concealed folding triggers & the underside of the actions have black powder proof marks. One pistol has number ‘1’ on the underside of the action and barrel, the other pistol has number ‘2’ in the same locations. They both have excellent undamaged bag shaped walnut grips which have fine chequering. Their cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent pair of flintlock pistols includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own these antique flintlock pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:48
£1,175.00

**QUALITY MAKER**English C1800 Henry Nock London 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Safety Bolt, Screw Off Barrel & Folding Concealed Trigger. Sn 21393:46 - 21393:46
Henry Nock 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 and was an appointed gunmaker to the King. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent flintlock pocket pistol by Henry Nock London. The pistol’s action is beautifully engraved with Martial Arms and Banner designs. It has a Swan neck cock and sliding safety bolt. One side of the pistol is signed by the manufacturer 'H. Nock' and the reverse 'London'. The pistol measures 6 ½” overall & has a 1 ¾” turn off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. It has a concealed folding trigger & the underside of the action & barrel have black powder proof marks. The pistol has an undamaged bag shaped wood grip which is inlaid with void silver escutcheon. Its cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this pistol by a famous maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique flintlock pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:46
£695.00

**QUALITY MAKER**English C1830 Henry Nock London Pair Of 50 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistols With Fluted Screw Off Barrels & Folding Concealed Triggers. Sn 21393:42 - 21393:42
Henry Nock 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 and was an appointed gunmaker to the King. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent pair of percussion pocket pistols by Henry Nock London. The matching pistols are beautifully engraved with Arms and Banner designs around the steel frames. Both have Dolphin hammers and sliding safety bolts. One side of each pistol is marked by the manufacturer 'H. Nock' and the reverse 'London'. Both measure 5 ¾” overall & have just under 1 ¾” fluted barrels. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. The muzzle of each barrel are slotted for tool to assist barrel removal, we do not have the tool. Both pistols have concealed folding triggers & the underside of the actions & barrels have black powder proof marks. They both have undamaged bag shaped wood grips which have chequered panel back sections and are inlaid with void silver escutcheons. Their cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this pair of percussion pistols by a famous maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own these antique percussion pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:42
£1,175.00

**MINT RIFLED BORES**1770 - C1799 Henry Petitjean Liege Belgium Gentleman’s Side By Side Double Screw Off Cannon Barrelled .500 Calibre Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Inlaid Silver Wire Decoration Stock & Londonderry ‘LY’ Irish Registration Marks. - 21393:41
Henry Petitjean was a Liege arms manufacturer between 1770 and circa 1799. This is a quality made flintlock double barrel traveling pistol by Petitjean. Its side by side turn off steel cannon barrels are each 4” in length. The pistol measures 11” overall length. The muzzle of each barrel are slotted for tool to assist barrel removal, we do not have the tool. The bores of each barrel are near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. Each barrel has 1843-1846 ‘LY 539’ (County Londonderry) Irish Registration Marks indicating later entry into Ireland (the Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while, until August 1846. There were 39 districts consisting of 34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. Londonderry’s prefix was LY). Its excellent, original Walnut stock is inlaid with intricate silver wire decoration. It has single trigger (the first pull fires the right barrel the second pull the left) & Swan neck cocks. The action has foliate decoration and is signed by the maker, one side ‘Henry’ the reverse ‘Petitjean’. The trigger guard tang has what looks like a small ‘JG’ mark most likely a period parts maker. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this quality pistol 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 21393:41
£1,275.00
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