Antique Pistols and Revolvers
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British Naval Officer’s Private Purchase R. Watkins (London C1710-1740) Long Sea Service Pattern .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 21393:15 - 21393:15 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 British Naval Officer’s Private Purchase Long Sea Service Pistol is in excellent condition. It is 20 ¼” long with a 12 ¾” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel is crisply stamped with black powder proof marks. The lock plate is signed ‘R. Watkins’ (recorded as working in London C1710-1740, a maker of flintlock pistols and muskets, see page 104 of English, Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey). The all original full wood stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. It has regulation type brass furniture including cudgel butt. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. 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 21393:15 £2,350.00 |
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English, C1840 Thomas Conway Manchester .500 Calibre Percussion Target / Dueling Pistol With Damascus Steel Octagonal Barrel & German Silver Mounts. Sn 21393:9 - 21393:9 Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852. This is an excellent original percussion target or Dueling pistol by Conway Manchester. Its octagonal Damascus steel barrel is 9 ½” length (15 ¾” overall). The barrel has a gold band inlaid at the breech and the barrel is sighted. The smooth bore of the barrel has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has its original ebonised wood ram rod with polished horn end cap and brass tip which unscrews to reveal a worm. Its action plate, trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial and Dolphin hammer are nicely engraved with a foliate decoration. The action plate is signed by the manufacturer 'Conway’ & the top barrel flat ‘Manchester’. The pistol has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered panel grip, German silver stock mounts and Inlaid void German Silver escutcheon. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this desirable pistol 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 21393:9 £1,395.00 |
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C1870 Clamshell Hard Cased Belgian Liege 9mm Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Only Revolver With Ornate Tooled Decoration, Folding Trigger, Captive Swivel Extractor Rod. Sn 21393:4 - 21393:4 This is an attractive 6 shot 9mm pin fire revolver made C1870. It measures 7 ½” overall with a 3 ¼” two stage barrel. The barrel’s rifled bore has staining & reidue consistent with age and use. The metal work in the white has attractive deep cut tooled foliate decoration & typical folding trigger. Its original chequered panel gutta percha hard rubber grips are excellent. The pistol is stamped with Liege ‘crown N’ & ‘P’ marks. The cylinder is numbered ‘67’. The pistol is side gate loading & has a captive swivel ejector rod. The pistol is correctly double action only and its firing mechanism works as it should. 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 21393:4 £695.00 |
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**ALL MATCHNG NUMBERS**MINT BORE**C1870’s J.P Lower Denver Colorado USA .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Revolver With Octagonal Barrel, Removable Extractor Rod & Sheathed Trigger. Sn 21391 - 21391 Born in 1833 to a Philadelphia carpenter, John Pray Lower soon developed a much keener interest in firearms than carpentry. At 13 he began an apprenticeship with J.C. Grubb, a blacksmith turned gun dealer and trader, and by age 20 Lower had become a master gunsmith with all the known arms of the day. After Grubb sent Lower on the road Lower developed connections with every known firearms manufactory in the country. His travels as a gun salesman took him abroad and through the States (he avoided the draft during the Civil War, obtaining an appointment to an artillery unit at Fort Barry, Va., in 1863). On one of his trips to the West he met Indian fighter turned gunsmith Carlos Gove and they formed a brief partnership. In 1872 Lower brought his family to Denver and three years later bought out the gun shop of brothers Frank and George Freund. At his Sportsman’s Depot, Lower primarily sold guns and ammunition but also fishing gear and camping supplies. He continued the practice he had started in the mid-1850s of stamping his name on most of the guns he sold. He was known as one of the best shots in Denver and had a private range behind his store. This is an excellent original JP Lower 6 shot .32 RF calibre single action revolver made C1870’s. The pistol’s metal work retains its original finish. It has original American Walnut grip which has just a few nibbles at the butt consistent with holster wear. The butt of the grip frame is numbered ‘2260’ which is repeated on the underside of the 5 “ octagonal barrel & cylinder. The underside of the barrel is fitted with original removable sprung steel extractor rod. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The top the cylinder frame is signed ‘J.P Lower’. The pistol measures 10 ¼” overall and has a brass blade fore sight, grooved cylinder frame rear sight and sheathed trigger. The pistol’s single action cocking & firing mechanism works crisply. The price 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 21391 (drawers office) £1,450.00 |
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**ORNATE**C1870 Liege Belgium 7mm Pinfire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Revolver With Folding Trigger, Octagonal Barrel & Captive Ejector Rod. Sn 21359 - 21359 This is a very ornate pinfire double action revolver made in Liege C1870. The steel frame, cylinder and barrel have quality deep cut tooled decoration and inlaid polished steel studs. It measures 7” overall with a 3” octagonal barrel. The pistol’s rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. It has a typical steel folding trigger and attractive Fish scale effect scalloped walnut grips. The barrel has Liege ‘Crown R’ mark and the cylinder has Crown ELG Liege proof mark. The pistol is side gate loading, has a brass post fore sight and a captive steel ejector rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre pin fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21359 (in drawers office) £450.00 |
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TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE **MINT BORE**Georgian, English Ordnance Marked Enfield Tower, .600 Calibre, Flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 21354 - 21354 This original Georgian, Light Dragoon Pistol is in excellent condition. It is 15 ½” long with a 9” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean and bright. The barrel is crisply stamped with black powder proof marks and the metal has crown ordnance inspection marks. The all original full wood stock has light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The wood is impressed with factory inspector’s marks and Bord Of Ordnance marks (illustrated). It has brass furniture including cudgel butt which has faint numbers possibly ‘1046’ . 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 mark. All metal work is excellent and undamaged. 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 21354 £0.00 |
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**QUALITY**C1800 Avery & Co New Bond Street London 32 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol (C1820 Converted From Flintlock) With Octagonal Damascus Barrel. Sn 21355 - 21355 This is an excellent original percussion pistol (Period Converted From Flintlock). It is 12” overall with a 7” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel has a small German silver bead fore sight, ‘v’ notch block rear sight, silver band and roundel insert at the breech. The smooth bore is clean. The action plate is signed by the maker Avery & Co London, the top of the barrel is signed ’63 New Bond Street’ and has the makers cartouche (all illustrated). It has a walnut stock with chequered panel grip. The stock has a void silver escutcheon. The wood has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. Its action plate, steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial & action tang have foliate engraved decoration. The action has a safety bolt. It is complete with its ebonised wood ramrod with polished horn end cap and steel worm. Its action works crisply. 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 21355 £1,475.00 |
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C1820 W&J Rigby Dublin Ireland 15 Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol With Fish Tail Stock, Brass Furniture & Captive Ram Rod. Sn 21350 - 21350 John Rigby & Company (or John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers) Ltd) is the oldest gunmaking firm in continuous operation in the English-speaking world. Rigby has a distinguished history of technological advancement for both sporting and military application. Rigby rifles, guns and pistols have played prominent roles throughout the British Empire and particularly in Asia and Africa. The company was established by the first John Rigby in Dublin, Ireland in 1775. After the founding John Rigby's death, in 1818, his sons William and John Jason Rigby operated the business as W. & J. Rigby from circa 1820 to 1865, a period that spanned flintlock, percussion, pinfire and needlefire ignition and marked the start of the modern metallic cartridge era. Rigby was a leader in barrel-making and rifling technology and, at the time, it was also recognised for its high grade dueling pistols. This is an excellent original W&J Rigby Dublin flintlock holster pistol, made around 1820. It is a sturdy pistol, 15 ½” overall length with a 9” heavy steel barrel. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The round steel barrel has a flat barrel rib faintly signed ‘W&J Rigby Dublin’. The fish tail stock is all original, made from Walnut and it has brass furniture. It has its original captive steel ram rod. The lock plate is signed 'W&J Rigby' and 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. Sn 21350 £1,495.00 |
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C1840 British Cavalry Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Holster Pistol With Captive Steel Ram Rod & Hinged Trap. Sn 18706. - 18706 This is a very good, original British Cavalry officer’s holster pistol. It has all original wood work with chequered panel grip. Its metal work has foliate engraved decoration and it has a hinged trap in the butt. It has its captive steel ram rod. The pistol measures 16” overall with a 9 ¾” 2 stage barrel. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight. The cocking and firing mechanism is crisp. There are no visible maker or date marks on the pistol. 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 18706. £845.00 |
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1851 U.S Army Haston & Co Middletown Connecticut Model 1842 .54 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Cavalry Pistol. Sn 20475. - 20475 These single-shot black powder muzzle loaders were made between 1845 and 1852. The pistols saw service in the American Indian wars, Mexican wars and later In the American Civil war. This is an original U.S Army Haston & Co Middletown Connecticut 1851 Dated Model 1842 .54 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Cavalry Pistol. This pistol has a Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The metal & brass have factory / military acceptance marks (illustrated). The wood is all original with knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected. The lock plate is signed by the maker Haston & Co Middtn Conn’ together with US army mark and 1851 date. The 8 ½” barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and service use. It measures 14 ¼” overall length. The pistol retains the original captive iron ramrod. The pistol has a brass blade fore sight. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. 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 20475. £1,195.00 |
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