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C1870 Clamshell Hard Cased Belgian Liege 7mm Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Revolver With Folding Trigger & Screw Out Extractor Rod Extractor Rod. Sn 22608 - 22608
This is a 6 shot 7mm pin fire revolver made in Liege C1870. It measures 6 ¾” overall with a 2 ¾” two stage barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The metal work in the white is undamaged. It has a fluted cylinder & typical folding trigger. Its original walnut grip is undamaged. The pistol is stamped with Liege ‘crown L’ & ‘ELG roundel’ marks. The pistol is side gate loading & has its original screw out ejector rod in the butt of the grip frame. The pistol’s double and single action firing mechanism works correctly. The pistol is accompanied by its original leather covered wood pistol shaped clamshell type hard case with clasp fastener. The case is lined and padded with rich purple material. The liner has just wear to be expected & the leather has some light scuffing to be expected. The case fits the pistol perfectly. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22608 (drawers office)
£475.00

SOLD SOLD (25/05) **RARE DOUBLE TRIGGER**MINT BORE** Cased British Victorian Tranter’s Patent Benjamin Cogswell London Small Frame 120 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Captive Loading Lever, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22640 - 22640
Between 1830 and 1842 Benjamin Cogswell was described as a pawnbroker at 4 Bengal Place. He then takes over at 224 Strand address & advertises himself as “Gun and Pistol warehouse” and later as gunmaker at 224 Strand. In 1863 Benjamin Cogswell (Jnr) takes Edward Harrison into partnership. Cogswell then becomes Cogswell & Harrison at 224 Strand. The famous Cogswell & Harrison still make best quality guns today and are London’s oldest surviving gunmakers. This is an excellent, original, Cased, Tranter’s Patent 5 shot percussion revolver in rare to find 120 Bore (Tranters are more commonly found in the large 54 bore) by Benjamin Cogswell made art his 224 Strand premises. It has a spurless hammer and rare to find double triggers. The weapon's lever loading arm & double action firing mechanism work crisply. The large trigger is stamped ‘Tranter’ and the captive loading lever ‘Tranter’s patent’. It has a 3 ½” octagonal barrel (9” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. It has a blade fore sight & ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The frame is crisply marked ‘No. 9299 T’. The barrel and cylinder have black powder proofs. Its dark coloured finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged & has foliate engraved decoration. The top of the cylinder frame is signed ‘B. Cogswell 224 Strand London’. The pistol is contained in its original wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent) and brass hook fasteners. The case is lined with green felt and has compartments which contain accessories including a small white metal oil bottle with screw top lid and integral applicator, ebony handled tools, cleaning rod with brass tip that unscrews to reveal a steel worm, a percussion cap tin with Eley Bros London label, the tin contains a small quantity of percussion caps, a Tranter’s labelled tin ‘Lubrication Composition’ containing a small quantity of composition, a Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked copper and brass powder flask with graduated nozzle, a japanned tin with removable lid that contains a quantity of moulded lead bullets & a brass and steel double bullet mould marked ‘Tranter’s Patent’ & ‘120’ (bore). The price for this excellent Tranter pistol set includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22640
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (24/05) Victorian British Officer’s Deane Adams & Deane London Makers To HRH Prince Albert , Adams Patent 54 Bore 5 Shot Double Action Percussion Cap & Ball Revolver With Spurless Hammer Quality Tooled Decoration & Accessories. - 22641
Robert Adams was shop manager for George and John Deane of 30 King William St., London Bridge, and designed the revolver came to be known as the Deane Adams Deane model. Adams split with the Deane firm in 1856. The Deane firm remained at 30 King William St. and became "Dean and son". Until the arrival of Samuel Colt at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with his display of percussion revolvers, British gun makers had largely neglected this style of weapon except for pepperbox revolvers. The arrival of Colt with his American methods of promoting business caused much resentment in the British gun trade. The outcome was a surge in quality revolver design and production by British makers including Deane Adams & Deane & Deane & Son. This is an excellent, original, cased, Deane Adams & Deane Model, 5 shot percussion revolver. The weapon's firing mechanism works as it should, correctly, in double action only. It has a 6” octagonal barrel (12” overall). The rifled bore is clean. The barrel has a blade fore sight & notched plate on the frame rear sight. The top of the frame is crisply marked ‘Deane Adams & Deane 30 King William St London Bridge Makers To HRH Prince Albert’. The action has a sliding safety hook. The frame trigger guard and butt plate with hinged trap have deluxe deep cut tooled foliate decoration. The cylinder has English proofs and No. 10620R. The frame has banner with ‘Adams Patent’ & matching number ‘No. 10620R’. The cylinder is numbered '6851'. It’s finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol is contained in its associated mahogany case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). The case is lined with green felt. The case has compartments which contain accessories including a white metal oil tin with screw top lid and integral oil applicator, a brass and steel double bullet & ball mould which is marked with calibre detail ‘54’ and a Victorian Queen’s crown Adams 1854 dated Registration mark, an ebonised wood cleaning rod with brass tip that unscrews to reveal a steel worm and a copper & brass powder flask with sprung graduated nozzle marked ‘James Dixon & Sons Sheffield’. The price for this excellent cased pistol with accessories includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22641
£0.00

C1820’s English Hamburger & Co London Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22607 - 22607
Hamburger & Co are recorded as London Gunmakers working at 30 Kings Street Covent Garden between 1812 & 1826, the company then became Hamburger Harwood & Co between 1827 & 1839 then Hamburger Rogers & Co between 1840 & 1917 (see page 165 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This percussion pistol by Hamburger & Co was most likely a Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase piece is in very good condition. It is 14” overall length with an 8” brown wash octagonal steel smooth bore sighted barrel. The barrel’s bore is clean. The all original walnut stock has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age, chequered grip panels & inlaid void white metal disc. The blued metal work is clean and the trigger guard has an extended tang with Acanthus bud finial. The lock plate is crisply engraved 'Hamburger & Co’ and the top barrel flat ‘London'. The name is repeated on the top barrel flat. The action with sliding safety bolt functions as it should and the barrel at the breech has inlaid platinum lines. The action and hammer have foliate engraved decoration. The pistol has its original steel captive swivel ram rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. Sn 22607
£695.00

C1830’s English Simmons (Most Likely William Simmons Of London) Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22606 - 22606
This original Georgian era Pistol by Simmons most likely a Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase piece is in very good condition. It is 13 ½” overall length with a 7 ½” brown wash octagonal steel smooth bore sighted barrel. The barrel’s bore is clean. The all original walnut stock has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age, chequered grip panels & inlaid brass disc. The blued metal work is clean and the trigger guard has an extended tang with Pineapple finial. The lock plate is crisply engraved 'Simmons' (most likely William Simmons Gunsmith recorded in 1836 as having premises at Chamber Street London (see page 203 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). The name is repeated on the top barrel flat. The lock with sliding safety bolt functions as it should and the breech has an inlaid platinum vent roundel and line. The pistol has its original steel captive swivel ram rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. Sn 22606
£975.00

**SUPERB**EXTREMELY RARE**C1780 Brace Of Matching 1 To 8 Numbered Barrels English Waters (Birmingham) 32 Bore Ship’s Sea Captain’s Duck's Foot Flintlock Volley Pistols With Screw Off Cannon Barrels & Intricate Silver Wire Inlaid Decoration. Sn 22583:4 - 22583:4
Duck's foot pistols, also known as volley pistols, are a type of firearm with multiple barrels arranged to resemble a duck's foot. They were primarily used in situations where a single person needed to quickly and forcefully engage a larger group of opponents. These pistols gained popularity among sea captains in the flintlock era to subdue or repel mutinous crews or pirates. Captains would usually carry a brace of these weapons. Duck’s foot pistols owed much of their effectiveness to psychology. Mobs were rarely armed with firearms, and their offensive capability was based on size, backed up with knives, cudgels, and cobblestones. Consequently, a man wielding an impressive multi-barrelled handgun had an intimidatory effect. There was always a chance that the same man armed with a single-shot pistol might miss; the duck’s foot was a different matter, and there were likely to be multiple casualties, nobody wanted to be one of them. John Waters was an English Birmingham gunmaker recorded as working 1766 to 1788, he later went into partnership with Thomas Gill who started in Birmingham and worked in London, c.1780-1800 see Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850 (internet sources). This fine pair of extremely rare to find and desirable Duck’s foot pistol’s as used by Sea Ship’s Captains by Waters (most likely John). The matching pistols are each 9” overall with Four 2 ¾” turn off cannon barrels. One pistols barrels and breeches are numbered 1,2,3 & 4, the other pistol’s barrels and breeches are consecutively numbered ‘5,6,7& 8. The underside of each pistols actions at the breech have English proofs. The smoothbores of each barrel on both pistols have just light staining consistent with age. The actions and trigger guards of both pistols have foliate engraved decoration. One side of each action are signed by the maker with marching signatures ‘Waters’. The pistols cocks are each fitted with flints. The metal work of both pistols is clean and their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The undamaged walnut stocks of each pistol have beautiful inlaid scrolling wire decoration, all wire is present and intact. The butts of both pistols have Grotesque head silver caps. The price for these superb rare matching 4 barrel Duck’s foot flintlocks 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 22583:4 (in public cabinet)
£27,500.00

C1830 English Alden & Smith London Pair Of 54 Bore Percussion Overcoat Pocket Pistols With Screw Off Barrels & Folding Concealed Triggers. Sn 22583:2 - 22583:2
Robert Alden in partnership with Thomas Smith were English gunmakers recorded as working together at 9 Prince’s Court Westminster London between 1826 and 1829 then at 55 Parliament Street Westminster 1829-1885 (see page 137 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is an excellent pair of percussion overcoat pocket pistols made C1830 by Alden & Smith. The matching pistols are engraved with foliate decoration. Both have Dolphin hammers and sliding safety bolts. One side of each pistol is marked by the makers ‘Alden & Smith’ within panel. Both measure 5 ½” overall & have just under 1 ½” turn off barrels. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. A tool is required 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. They both have undamaged bag shaped wood grips mounted with void white metal void escutcheons. Their cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent pair of percussion pistols 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 22583:2 (drawers office)
£1,475.00

**RARE**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**1758 Dated Georgian British Enfield Tower Pattern 1756 / 81 Land Service .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings. Sn 22583:1 - 22583:1
This is an original rare to find British Enfield Tower Pattern 1756 / 81 Land Service .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol in excellent Condition (see page 134 of British Cavalry Carbines & Pistols Of The Napoleonic Era by Chisnall & Davies). The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, ram rod flutes, stock plate & cudgel butt. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. It has a heavy military cock & wood ram rod with brass end cap. The pistol measures 19” overall with a 11 ¾” round steel barrel. The barrel has English black powder proofs and ‘SB’ or ‘58’ mark. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use,. The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed ‘Tower’ above ‘1758’ date & has Georgian Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex) together with ordnance inspection mark. The price for this excellent rare to find Napoleonic wars era flintlock 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 22583:1
£3,450.00

C1850 Liege Belgium Officer’s Private Purchase Double Barrelled 11 Bore Percussion ‘Howdah’ Holster Pistol. Sn 22579 - 22579
The Howdah pistol was a large-calibre handgun, often with two or four barrels, used in India and Africa from the beginning of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, during the period of British Colonial rule. It was typically intended for defence against Tigers, Lions, and other dangerous animals that might be encountered in remote areas. The term "howdah pistol" comes from the howdah, a large platform mounted on the back of an Elephant. Hunters, especially during the period of the British Raj in India, used Howdahs as a platform for hunting wild animals and needed large-calibre side-arms for protection from animal attacks at close quarters. The earliest Howdah pistols were flintlock designs, and it was not until about 60 years later percussion models in single or double barrel configuration were seen. Even though Howdah pistols were designed for emergency defence from dangerous animals in Africa and India, British Officers adopted them for personal protection in other far-flung outposts of the British Empire. This is a percussion double barrel Howdah pistol made C1850. Its side by side barrels are 10” in length. It measures 16” overall length. The smooth bores have staining & residue consistent with age. It has a broad top rib and brass bead fore sight. The rear sight consists of a groove to the top of the action and barrel rib. It is complete with its blued steel ram rod. The undamaged walnut stock has chequered panels at the grip, brass stock mounts and skull crusher brass cudgel butt with hinged trap. It has double triggers and Dolphin hammers. The metal work has original blue finish which has aged to a nice plum colour in areas. The pistol has no externally visible maker or date marks. The underside of the barrels have Liege proof / inspection marks and the underside of the barrel rib has numbers ‘153’. 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 18803
£1,095.00

1875 - 1912 American Colt No.3 Second Model .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame Single Shot Derringer With Pivot Barrel & English Proofs. Sn 22580 - 22580
An original near mint .41 Cal 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 3rd model. Our example has a factory nickel plated brass frame with a sheathed trigger. Its 2 ½” steel barrel has excellent original factory nickel plate finish & 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 factory nickel plated brass blade fore sight and English Black Powder proofs indicating this Colt pistol was made for the English market. 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 brass 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 brass 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 22580 (drawers office)
£795.00
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