Antique Rifles and Long Guns
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**MINT BORE**RARE**1894 Winchester USA Model 1886 Lever Action .40-82 WCF Obsolete Calibre 'Buffalo' Rifle With Octagonal Barrel, Full Length Tube Magazine & Additional Removable C1903 Marble’s USA Flexible Joint Peep Sight. Sn 22297 - 22297 The Winchester Model 1886 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning to handle some of the more powerful cartridges of the period such as the Black powder 'Buffalo' round & as was favoured for hunting large game such as Grizzly Bear, Bull Elk and Bison. This is a rare, excellent, original example of the Model 1886 chambered in UK Obsolete .40-82 WCF (Winchester Centre Fire). The .40.82 WCF round has a higher muzzle velocity than many other black powder cartridges and gained a favourable reputation for hunting large game (see page 128 of the book ‘Cartridges Of The World’ by Barnes). The rifle has a 26" octagonal barrel & measures a large 45" overall. The top of the barrel is stamped with calibre detail 40-82 WCF. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with crisp rifling. It has all original Walnut woodwork and metal with even finish throughout. The breech tang is crisply stamped 'Model 1886' and the top of the barrel is stamped ' Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co New Haven, Conn USA'. The weapon is serial number 90311 which dates its manufacture to 1894. It has a steel 'buckhorn' rear sight, blae foresight, steel butt plate and full length 9 round tube magazine. It's lever, loading and firing actions work crisply. A nice feature of this rifle is that it has an original additional removable C1903 Marble’s Gladstone Michigan USA flexible joint peep sight (Marble’s took out patent’s for these types of sight in 1903). The sight is screwed to the action tang with original 2 screw bolts, simply unscrewing these bolts allows the peep sight to be removed. The price for this excellent rare piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22297 £2,950.00 |
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**RARE**FULLY WORKING**British John H. Hall, Station Works, Wigton, Cumbria, 1902 Patent 16 Bore Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre Automatic 12 Shot Gun Clock Bird / Pest Scarer. Sn 22183 - 22183 John H. Hall was a US gunsmith that invented a hybrid breechloading and muzzleloading rifle adopted by the US Army in 1819. But that’s not who we will be talking about. The John Hall we will be talking about was an auto mechanic. He lived in the small town of Wigton, Cumberland (present day Cumbria), in northwest England. Wigton had a population of 4000 people and was designated as a market town which gave it the legal right to hold a weekly market. In the late 1800s and early 1900s there were a lot of agricultural activities in the surrounding area including notable berry farms, livestock farms and many other types of farms. John Hall owned a company called Station Road Works which was located on Station Road and very likely was the building that is the current Station Road Garage. Hall was officially appointed by the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland and the Motor Union of Great Britain and Ireland as an automobile repairer for the Wigton area and listed in their Automobile Handbook. He referred to himself as an engineer and was likely a machinist that could fabricate parts needed to repair automobiles. On April 2nd in the year 1902, Hall applied for a British patent for “Improvements in Apparatus for Scaring Purposes, Especially Applicable for Scaring Birds.” This application for his clock gun mentions existing similar devices that used a clock and had hands attached to levers that would release weights. He mentioned that these devices were very expensive and prone to wear over time. He also mention the dangers of how each barrel was loaded at the muzzle and detonated by a cap and that sometimes people would steal or mess with the powder since everything was loaded from the outside. He highlighted how his use of breech loading pinfire cartridges were easier and safer. The charge could be measured ahead of time and the cartridges were not able to be meddled with from the outside since the whole device could be locked. One of the key aspects was changing the mechanism that allowed the weights to fall and detonate the cartridges. He did this by replacing the hour hand with a razor blade that would cut the strings that held up the weights. In the patent he mentions other methods of this which had a sturdier cord attached to the weights and a spring mechanism that released the cord from the clock rather than cutting it. you would attach the string to whatever 15 minute interval on a 12-hour clock you wanted the charge to go off. You would then tighten it and rest the weight on the string. When the razor hand would cut the string the weight would act as a gun’s hammer and would fall onto the pin of the pinfire cartridge and detonate it. Hall debuted this new invention at the 63rd annual Royal Agricultural Show hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of England. This July 1902 show was held in Carlisle which was only about 20 minutes away from Wigton. His clock gun won a silver metal (the only type of medals the society awarded) for “new and improved implements.” On December 4th, 1902, his clock gun patent was finally granted and given patent number 7756. This is an excellent rare to find fully functioning Hall’s 1902 Patent clock gun (reproduced in the images are copies of period Hall’s advertising and instructions for use). The galvanised steel case with hinged lid has the correct 4 fixed legs, carry handle and latch for padlock (not included). The inside of the lid has original instructions for use adhered. The case with legs when closed measures 19” Height, 11 ½” Width & 8” Depth. The exterior of the case has the correct Hall’s Station Works paint markings and ‘Danger’ warning at the rear muzzle vents. Inside the case it has all of the correct components including mounted clock with glazed face and knife hand, brass mechanism with winder, 12 removable tube shaped iron weight hammers, draw strings, wood pegs and iron ‘breech bar’. The mechanism works as it should (NB WE HAVE INSERTED A PIECE OF CARD INTO THE CLOCK MECHANISM TO STOP THE CLOCK MOVEMENT. IF THIS IS REMOVED THE MECHANISM WILL MOVE AND CUT THE FIRING STRINGS’. All of the chambers are empty but included is a single inert deactivated 16 Bore Pin Fire cartridge for display / demonstration purposes. The price for this interesting rare to find piece includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique pin fire clock gun if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22183 (floor storeroom near shells) £695.00 |
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**MINT BORE**Marlin Safety Model 1892 .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Lever Action Rifle With Take Down Action, Octagonal Barrel & Tube Magazine. Sn 22258 - 22258 This is an increasingly hard to find Marlin Model 1892 lever action rifle in UK obsolete calibre .32 RF. It has all original undamaged woodwork. The metalwork has even aged patina to its all original blue finish which has aged to a nice plum colour in areas. The rifle’s action has a removable steel plate which can be removed to allow access to the actions working parts for inspection / cleaning. The plate is removed by unscrewing a screw bolt with knurled lug on the side of the action. The rifle cocks and dry fires crisply. Its 23 ½” barrel has a near mint bore, clean & bright bore with well defined rifling (40 ½” overall length). The top of the barrel is marked with the Marlin Fire-Arms Co. New Haven address & patents for 1878- 1892. It has an external hammer & full length tube magazine. The top of the action is marked 'Marlin Safety'. The underside of the frame is stamped with number '80136'. It has a curved steel butt plate, blade foresight & adjustable rear sight. The price for this excellent rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22258 £1,975.00 |
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1831 Georgian British Enfield Tower Board Of Ordnance 39” Barrel India Pattern Brown Bess .750 Musket Calibre Flintlock Musket. Sn 22129 - 22129 India Pattern Brown Bess muskets were the standard British Infantry Musket between 1797 & 1854 (see 32-35 of British Military Long Arms 1715-1815 by Bailey where India pattern muskets are described & illustrated). These famous flintlock Brown Bess muskets were used in many wars and conflicts throughout history, including the American Revolutionary War of independence & The Napoleonic Wars as well as many others. This is an original British India Pattern Brown Bess flintlock. It has a standard 39” barrel (55” overall) with a fixed iron foresight (the very earliest production Brown Bess muskets had a 46 or 42 inch barrel). The barrel's bore has just light staining & residue consistent with age & use. Its lock plate is marked with ‘crown GR’ (King George Rex) together with ‘Tower’ (Enfield) across the tail of lock. The top of the barrel has crisp English black powder proof marks. The musket has standard British military ordnance pattern brass fittings including butt plate, trigger guard with extended tang, fore end cap & brass ramrod pipes. The butt plate has period hand applied initials 'T.E' (unknown). Its all original Walnut stock has just light bumps and bruises consistent with age and service use. The wood has British Board of Ordnance ‘BO with Boad Arrow’ inspection mark and ‘1831’ date. The Musket has its original iron ramrod & 2 sling swivels. The musket cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this historic piece includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique flintlock musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22129 £2,250.00 |
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**ORNATE**Early 19th Century North African / Turkish Ottoman / Moroccan/ Arabic 22 Bore Snaphance Or Snaphaunce Lock Musket With Decorated Furniture & Ram Rod. Sn 22137 - 22137 A snaphance or snaphaunce is a type of lock for firing a gun or is a gun using that mechanism. The name is Dutch in origin but the mechanism cannot be attributed to the Netherlands with certainty. It is the mechanical progression of the wheellock firing mechanism, and along with the miquelet lock and dog lock are predecessors of the flintlock mechanism. It fires from a flint struck against a striker plate above a steel pan to ignite the priming powder which fires the gun. Examples of this firearm can be found through Europe, Turkey, North Africa, and the Middle East. The muzzle loading weapons were generally handmade weapons, and consequently they widely varied in their construction. They were seen as very personal weapons, and unlike the typical military weapons of the time which were very plain and utilitarian, the weapons tended to be well crafted and were usually intricately decorated. They usually had very long barrels. The stocks were handmade and ornately decorated, featuring a distinctive curve which is not seen in the stocks of other muskets. The function of this curve is debated; it may be purely decorative, or it may have allowed the weapon to be tucked under the arm and cradled tightly against the body, as opposed to being held to the shoulder like a typical musket or rifle. This is an early 19th century Snaphance or Snaphaunce lock musket. It measures 5 Feet 2 Inches overall length. It has a 49”round steel barrel which is approx. 22 Bore. The bore has heavy staining and residue consistent with age. The barrel has a small blade fore sight and notched block rear sight. The musket has a full stock, the woodwork has silver decorated panels and stud work decoration, brass trigger guard with silver overlay and multi sheet decorated silver barrel bands. One side of the stock is mounted with colourful glass jewels. The musket has a steel ram rod stuck firmly in place (to avoid possible damage we have not attempted to remove it). The weapon has the wear and patina to be expected of a native weapon of its age. As is common with these weapons the action does not cock and dry fire but the hammer and trigger move. Due to size delivery of this item will be by arrangement, at cost & within the UK only. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22137 £625.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (12/11) German, 1859 Dated, 15.4mm Dreyse Model M/54 Pinenbuchse (Pike Rifle) Needle Fire Obsolete Calibre Rifle & integral Rod Bayonet. Sn - 22167 This is a rare, matching numbers, German Dreyse Model M/54 Pinenbuchse (Pike Rifle) needle fire breech loading rifle. This was the first breech loading rifle to use a bolt action to open and close the barrels chamber. The action was invented in 1836 by the German gunsmith Johann Nikolaus von Dreyse who had been conducting numerous designs since 1824. The rifle used a combustible cartridge consisting of the paper case, an acorn shaped bullet with a primer (percussion cap) attached to its base, and the black powder charge. The Dreyse series of rifles was introduced with the Model M/41 and had various modifications throughout its service life. This is an excellent example of the Dreyse M/54 needle fire rifle manufactured in 1859 and was used as the main infantry weapon of the Prussians in the Wars of German Unification. The rifle stamped with matching numbers. The rear of the breech is stamped 1859 (date) and the front 6318 (serial number) I.M.D. 208 9168 and proof marks. The barrel carries the serial number 6318 and proof marks under the 5 leaf rear sight. The barrel bands carry the matching numbers 6318, 18 & 18. The bolt is stamped 6318 (serial number) underneath with the bolt head stamped 18. The rifle has a retractable steel triangular rod bayonet that retracts into the stock and is secured by a steel spring bracket. The clean 4 groove barrel has the normal staining and residue due to firing and the woodwork has the usual knocks and bumps with service use. NB. As an obsolete calibre weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22167 £0.00 |
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C1800 English ‘London To Bristol’ Route Mail Coach Guard’s Brass Barrelled Flintlock Coaching Blunderbuss Retailed By Clarke (London). Sn 22213 - 22213 When an English public postal service was first introduced in 1635, letters were carried between ‘posts’ by mounted post-boys and delivered to the local postmaster. The postmaster would then take out the letters for his area and hand the rest to another post-boy to carry them on to the next ‘post’. This was a slow process and the post-boys were an easy target for robbers, but the system remained unchanged for almost 150 years. John Palmer, a theatre owner from Bath, had organised a rapid carriage service to transport actors and props between theatres and he believed that a similar scheme could improve the postal service. In 1782, Palmer sold his theatre interests, and went to London to lobby. The Post Office. Despite resistance from senior Post Office staff, who believed the speed of the mail could not be improved, William Pitt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, accepted the idea. An experimental mail coach journey, undertaken at Palmer’s expense, started from Bristol on 2 August 1784, at 4pm. It reached London at 8am the next day, exactly on schedule. A journey from Bristol to London that had taken up to 38 hours now took just 16. Richard Clake 1st listed as Hardware man, then Goldsmith & Jeweller at 62 Cheapside from 1797 to 1829, retailed guns with his name and address later marked guns Clarke & Son (Howard L. Blackmore (1986) Gunmakers Of London, 1350-1850). This an excellent original brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss retailed by Clarke carried by guards on the Bristol to London mail Coach route for protection against attack from Highwaymen. It is 30 ½” overall with a bell mouth 14 ¾” long brass 2 cannon barrel. The barrel has crisp black powder proofs. The muzzle opening is 1 ½” wide. The smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age & use. The top of the barrel is signed ‘Bristol To London’ denoting Mail Coach guard use on that Mail route and has English proofs. It has a steel lock signed by the retailer ‘Clarke’, cock fitted with flint, all original Walnut full stock which has just knocks bumps and bruising consistent with age & coaching use. It has brass mounts including butt plate with extended tang, trigger guard with extended tang & ram rod flutes. It’s ram rod is wood with a brass end cap. The price for this excellent blunderbuss worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 private collection or display. Sn 22213 £1,795.00 |
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**QUALITY**C1800 English HW Mortimer London Coaching Flintlock Blunderbuss With Brass Fittings, Ram Rod & Integral Folding Bayonet. Sn 22211 - 22211 HW Mortimer and his son Harvey Walklate Mortimer were London gunsmiths' between 1753 and into the 1800s with premises at Fleet Street (see page 187 of British Gunmakers London By Brown). The Mortimer family made Firearms by Royal Appointment. This is an excellent Blunderbuss by HW Mortimer of the type favoured by Coach drivers for self protection against Highwaymen. It is 29” overall (bayonet closed) with a 14” round steel barrel which is a large 1” muzzle opening smooth bore. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age & use. It has a steel cock fitted with flint, undamaged Walnut stock and brass mounts. The trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial and butt plate tang have light foliate engraved decoration. The stock has an inlaid brass escutcheon with stylised monogram (illustrated). The steel lock plate is crisply signed 'HW Mortimer' and has a sliding safety bolt that works as it should. It has an ebonised wood ramrod. The blunderbuss has its original integral folding bayonet mounted on top of the barrel which is retained by a spring clip at the muzzle end & sliding catch at the breech. The spring clips works correctly and the 11” triangular shaped blade tapers to a pin sharp point. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this quality Blunderbuss 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 private collection or display. Sn 22211 £1,975.00 |
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**RARE** American Model 1866 Turkish Contract Winchester (.44 Henry Rifle) Yellow Boy Musket. Sn - 22203 This is an American Winchester made Turkish Contract .44 rimfire Henry yellow boy musket made in 1873. The Henry rifle is encountered in three barrel lengths from 20 inches for the carbine, 24 inches for the rifle and 27 inches for the musket. This is a 27 inch Turkish Contract musket which is in excellent condition with smooth metal work which caries some of its original blued finish and a stock with only minor marks and bumps to it. Turkish markings are stamped above the sliding brass butt plate catch. The gun carries the serial number 111395 (dating the gun to 1873) and the inspectors mark BL on the frame under the underlever. The top of the barrel is marked WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS NEW HAVEN CT KING'S IMPROVEDMENT PATENTED MARCH 29 1866 OCTOBER 16 1860 and has the inspection letter J at the breech behind the folding ladder rear sight. The musket has the correct foresight fitted. The brass receiver is in excellent smooth condition with a smooth loading plate. The musket has the correct three barrel bands and extended protruding magazine. Both sling swivels are fitted. The butt carries a marking TK on its right hand side. The musket has an excellent rifled barrel with only minor staining with use and age. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. As an obsolete calibre antique firearm, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22203 £6,450.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/11) British, Tower, Pattern 1842 Percussion Musket With Lovels Bayonet Catch, Indian Mutiny Period, to the 83rd Division County of Dublin (Regiment of Foot). Sn - 22130 Tower, Pattern 1842 percussion musket which is fitted with Lovels patent bayonet catch. This musket was the last smoothbore gun used by the British army. The butt regimentally marked with engraved on top of the butt plate 83rd D 3 which is the 83rd Division County of Dublin (Regiment of Foot). This division was deployed to India in 1848 for 14 years which included service during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59). During this conflict, it helped secure the Bombay Presidency, before joining the Central India campaign. The musket has a smooth 39 inch barrel with a bright bore, the gun measuring 55 inches overall. The lockplate is marked VR over TOWER 1845 with a tower inspection mark. The gun has the correct Tower viewing, proof and government markings. The barrel is retained by three flat wedges and has the correct V back sight and block fore sight. The musket has a walnut stock with nice smooth woodwork with the normal bumps and bruises due to service life. The musket has brass furniture with the correct brass riveted on fore end cap and the correct ramrod. The fore end cap has the Lovells patent bayonet catch fitted. See RB 13 on page 2, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22130 £0.00 |
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