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**EXTREMELY RARE**QUALITY**C1840 English Conway (Manchester Or Stockport Cheshire) Beever’s Oval / Elliptical Bore 1825 Patent, 10 / 18 Bore, Double Barrel Side By Side Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Damascus Steel Barrels. Sn 23007 - 23007
An Extremely rare Beever's 1825 Patent oval or elliptical bore percussion double-barrelled shotgun by Conway (either Thomas Conway, an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852 or Samuel Conway, an English Cheshire based Gunsmith. In 1840 he is recorded as having premises at 4 Middle Hillgate Stockport. See page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 2). See page 70 Abridgments of the Patent Specifications relating to Firearms and other Weapons Ammunition & Accoutrements 1588-1858 for the December 3rd 1825 patent of this gun, No.5305 which reads “BEEVER, John. — An improved gun-barrel. The barrel is made of an oval, elliptical, or other similar form, in order to give a more effective range to the charge of shot. The barrel is heated and put “upon a mandril of the required form,” and by preference an oval prism having the conjugate equal to two-thirds of the transverse diameter. The barrel is beaten upon the mandril into the required form” (a copy of the entry is illustrated in the images). The quality made gun has 28” Damascus steel barrels 10 bore if measured horizontally or 18 bore if measured vertically, designed to produce a fan of shot ideal for shooting rabbits. The gun measures 44” overall length. The barrel’s bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. The barrels, set side by side, have a central flat top barrel rib with bead fore sight. The underside of each barrel beneath the wood have English black powder proofs. It has a gold washed 'Beevers Patent' inlaid cartouche at the breech. It's original walnut stock with chequered panels at the fore stock and wrist is excellent. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang and the top of the wrist is inlaid with a void Silver escutcheon. The fore stock also has Silver fittings. The metal work has nice foliage engraving to the, breach tang, Dolphin hammers, butt plate tang and steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The action plates are both engraved by the manufacturer 'Conway' & with rabbits and acanthus leaves. The right side of the stock has a purpose designed notch near to the edge of the action plate for insertion of a tool to lever off the plate for inspection or repair. It has double triggers and the weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The shotgun has it's original ebonised wood ram rod with oval cap and screw off tip which reveals a steel worm. The price for this extremely rare, quality made English shotgun includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23007
£975.00

*MATCHING NUMBERS*MINT BORE*1897 Boer War Era, South African Republic (ZAR) Contract British Westley Richards & Co, Martini Henry 577x 450 Obsolete Calibre Rifle With Henry Rifling, Period Removeable Steel Foresight Cover & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. - 23006
Prior to the Boer War, The British gun makers Westley Richards & Co, sold a private contract shipment of their Martini Action 577 x 450 Calibre Rifles to the Boer, South African Republic (ZAR or Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek). The stopping Power of the large Martini 577x 450 round, simplicity of the Martini Action were favoured by the Dutch farmers. During the Boer War the weapons were used by South African Republic (ZAR) and Orange free State (OVS) forces against the British Army in most of the Major Battles. This is an excellent original example of a Westley Richards Rifle sold to the ZAR in 1897. It has all original metalwork and wood furniture which has even patina throughout. The wood is excellent with just light bumps and bruises to be expected of a weapon of this age. It is complete with block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, sling swivels & bayonet lug. The right side of the frame is stamped ‘Made Specially For ZAR’. The left side is crisply stamped 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' with the correct triangular stamp. The top of the breech is also stamped with a triangle and 1897 date. The barrel is clearly stamped 'WESTLEY RICHARDS & CO' & ‘HENRY RIFLING’. The bore of its 32 ½” barrel is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling (illustrated but the image doesn’t do it justice, best we could do with the camera we have). The barrel has proof / inspection marks. The inside of the action and underside of the barrel have matching numbers ‘15459’ and the underside of the barrel has an ‘8’ inspection mark. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a period removable steel fore sight cover (very tight fit) and 1 inert deactivated round of brass cased Kynoch 577x 450 obsolete calibre ammunition. The price for this rare historic Boer War era piece includes UK delivery. NB 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 23006
£1,795.00

Enfield 1867 Pattern, 1869 Dated, Bengal Light Cavalry Smoothbore Percussion Carbine. Sn 21829 - 21829
This is nice 1869 dated Enfield produced, Bombay Arsenal marked, Enfield Pattern 1858 Bengal Light Cavalry smoothbore percussion carbine. This was the last pattern percussion gun made for the Indian Government. The carbine has a barrel length of 21 inches with an overall length of 36 ¾ inches. The correct plain lockplate is stamped T with the Queens crown over VR 1868 (date), ENFIELD, the Indian army crowfoot over I acceptance stamps together with other acceptance stamps. The barrel is retained by 2 Baddeley barrel bands which have Enfield armoury stamps and a WD over a crowfoot and has a nice smooth finish. The carbine is fitted with a wide u notch rear sight, an Enfield type blade foresight, a saddle bar and ring which are ordnance stamped and a captive swivelling ramrod. The barrel carries Tower proof marks and retains much of its old blued finish. The .65 inch bore is smooth and has mild staining and residue due to age and service. The carbine has a nice original walnut stock with nice smooth woodwork and is stamped on the right hand side with an Enfield roundel R crown M ENFIELD and in the centre I over a crowfoot. (Royal Manufactory Enfield Indian mark over a WD crowfoot) and I (Class 1 weapon). The carbine has brass furniture with the correct brass screwed on fore end cap, two piece brass butt plate and steel saddle bar & ring. The saddle bar and ring carry ordnance stamps. The brass trigger guard is stamped WD a crowfoot E18. The carbines cocking & firing actions work crisply. All of the screws of eh gun carry the WD crowfoot. See RB 50 on page 9, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. This is a very nice and original Enfield made Pattern 1858 Bengal Light Cavalry carbine with all the original Enfield features and the price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket, no licence is required to own this musket in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21829
£1,095.00

French Flintlock Mle 1822 Muzzle Loading Rifled Musket. Sn - 22861
The French Mle 1822 musket was the last smoothbore musket used by the French Army. In later life, when rifling came into use, many of the smoothbore m 1822 muskets were rifled with 4 groove rifling cut into the bore. Much later on in service life, these guns were converted to the percussion system. This is an original flintlock French Mle 1822 smoothbore musket converted to a rifled barrel by rifling the existing barrel. The rifle has a 42 ½ inch barrel with an overall length of 58 inches. The iron lock plate is fitted with a continental style ring neck cock and carries feint arsenal engraving. The rifle is only fitted with a foresight, no rear sight being modified to fit the gun. The rifle has steel furniture with 3 iron driving bands, original iron ramrod and both sling swivels. The bore of the barrel has good 4 groove rifling with the normal staining and residue from use. The left hand side of the tang is stamped C&S and the under side of the breech carries proof marks and stampings. The stock is in good condition with the normal minor knocks and bumps from service use. The left hand side of the butt has the correct cutout for the riflemans cheek when firing the rifle. The weapon’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique muzzle loading weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22861
£1,275.00

Napoleonic Wars Era, c.1800, Brown Bess .750 , 39 Inch Barrel, India Pattern EIC Regulation Antique Musket with Swan Neck Cock by Contract Gunmaker Wilson. Sn - 22865
This is a Brown Bess circa 1800 .750 , 39 inch barrel India Pattern EIC Regulation musket made by Wilson. Richard Wilson of London was a contract supplier of military guns to the Government who supplied muskets for the Napoleonic Wars. This pattern musket was produced as an emergency measure in 1793 due to the Napoleonic Wars and retains the bevelled lock plate and swan necked cock. The swan necked cock was replaced circa 1800 to the stronger ring necked cock. The bevelled lock plate is engraved WILSON together with an ordnance acceptance stamp. The back of the lock is stamped with the lock makers mark TB. This musket has a 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches and the barrel carries London proof marks. The barrel is retained by iron pins and is fitted with a small square foresight which acts as a bayonet lug. The musket has brass fittings together with 3 brass ramrod pipes and the correct 2 iron sling swivels. The brass butt plate is engraved with the rack number 13. The stock carries the usual knocks and bumps from service use. The barrel has the makers name EDGE stamped under the breech and bore has residue and staining due to service use. See page 32, items 21 & 22 in British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22865
£1,275.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 07/11) ZULU WARS, 1874 (1st Year of Production) British Martini Henry MK I Converted To MK II Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Calibre Service Rifle, Bayonet & Frog. Sn 22974 - 22974
The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This is an original British service .577x .450 Martini Henry mark I rifle made in 1874 and was then later in its service life, converted to mark II standard. The rifle has a long cocking indicator block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, steel butt plate, sling swivels, grooved trigger, original mark 2 cleaning rod & bayonet lug. This is a nice Martini Henry rifle which retains most of its original blued finish. The rifle has a 33 ¼ “ steel barrel and measures 49 ½” overall. The metal work retains much of its original blued finish including the breech block and has many WD ordnance inspection marks (illustrated). The action is stamped on the right side ENFIELD 1874 (manufacture date) an inspection stamp Mark I to Mark II conversion designation where the first I is central over the inspection mark with the second I stamped to the right after the conversion of the rifle from a mark I to a mark II and 2. Most of the parts of the rifle are stamped with Enfield inspection stamps including the action trigger, trigger guard, operating lever, butt plate and barrel bands. The butt carries a feint Enfield class 1 roundel. The rifle has a nice bright bore and the cocking and firing action works crisply. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The action works crisply. The Nepalese government were unable to re arm quickly so quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to arm the Gurkhas in 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. This rifle is one of those guns. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. The right hand side of the butt is faintly stamped ALLAHABAD ARSENAL. The right hand side of the action is also stamped 2 under the markings which was stamped on all weapons sent abroad. The rifle is fitted with the correct pattern 1876 spike bayonet complete with its leather and brass scabbard and white Slade Wallace leather frog. The socket of the bayonet retains most of its original blued finish. The ricasso is stamped E over 73 a crowfoot over WD (War Department) R. The frog stud on the scabbard is stamped with the number 1967. See section D, Martini arms, RB 93 - 96 on page 18 and 19 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and chapters 2 to 4 together with the plate on page 49 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw and Guns of the Gurkhas, (The lost arsenal: pistols, rifles and machine guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816 – 1945) by John Walter. 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 22974
£0.00

C1830 English Jabez Bloxham Welch Banbury Nipple & Drum Percussion Converted from Flintlock Coaching Blunderbuss With Integral Folding Bayonet & Ram Rod. Sn 22697:1 - 22697:1
Jabez Bloxham Welch was an English gunmaker recorded as working in the market town, Banbury on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire between 1829 & 1852 (see page 105 of English Gunmakers by Bailey & Nie). We can find no other gunmakers named Welch working in the flintlock / percussion era in Banbury. This is an excellent Blunderbuss no doubt by Jabez Bloxham Welch and is of the type favoured by Coach drivers for self protection against Highwaymen. It is 28 ½” overall (bayonet closed) with a 12 ½” round steel barrel which is a large 1 ¼” width at the muzzle opening. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The underside of the barrel beneath the wood has initials ‘E.B’ most likely Welch’s barrel maker. The top of the barrel has English black powder proofs and is signed ‘Banbury’. The blunderbuss, originally a flintlock was period nipple & drum converted to percussion. It has a Dolphin hammer & steel lock plate which has foliate engraved decoration and is signed by the maker ‘Welch’. The action also has part of a sliding safety bolt probably from when it was a flintlock. The safety slides but does not lock the percussion hammer to safety. It has all original Walnut full stock with chequered wrist panels and steel mounts. The top of the wrist is inlaid with void brass shield escutcheon. The wood has just light age and handling related bumps and bruises. The trigger guard with extended tang and finial & butt plate tang have light foliate engraved decoration. a sliding safety bolt that works as it should. It has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap and tip which unscrews to reveal a steel worm. 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 9 ½” fullered 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 percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 22697:1
£1,950.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 11/10) **MINT BORE**. Victorian, British Volunteers .577 Calibre 2 Band Sergeants Short Rifle Enfield Antique Muzzle Loading Rifle by Wilkinson of London. Sn - 22975
Henry Wilkinson was a successful and famous gunmaker with premises on Pall Mall in London. The company was renown for making quality guns and swords. This is an original British .577 Enfield pattern 2 band sergeants short rifle made by Wilkinson of London made privately for the Volunteer regiments with a mint bore. This rifle has a 33” round steel 3 grove rifling barrel with a mint bore and crisp rifling. The rifle is fitted with the correct all steel furniture with sling swivels fitted to the butt and the top barrel band. The bayonet bar is stamped W S 70. The rifle is fitted with the correct ramp and ladder sight sighted to 1100 yards. The double lined lock plate is engraved WILKINSON, LONDON. and has a crisp action. The rifle has its original woodwork and is stamped on the left hand side of the butt with the name C.Sherpe. The rifle is fitted with the bayonet bar, cleaning rod, nipple protector with brass link chain, fixed foresight and adjustable 1,100 yard rear ladder sight. The rifles metalwork has a patina finish and the woodwork has some bumps and bruises due to its service life. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, muzzle loading rifle, no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22975
£0.00

FOR DISPLAY Turkish, c.1873, American Peabody Martini Action Turkish Government Contract 11.3x59R (.45 Turkish) Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle Captured by the Montenegrins at the Siege of Scutari, April 1913. Sn - 22918
The Peabody & Peabody Martini variations were the development of Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts. Commencing in 1873 the Turkish Government bought from the United States 600,000 Peabody Martini action Rifles and bayonets manufactured by the Providence Tool Company & the weapons saw service in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. On instruction from the Turkish Government who wanted the finest weapons to arm Ottoman Empire Forces, the weapons were identical to the Martini Henry action service rifles, apart from features such as the calibre/cartridge, chequered butt plate design, sling swivel sizes and sight marks. This is one of the Peabody Martini rifles purchased by the Turkish Government. The rifle in 11.3x59R calibre known in the USA as .45 Turkish calibre measures 49” overall with a 33” rifled barrel. The rifle is fitted with a museum plaque on the right hand side of the butt engraved CAPTURED FORM THE TURKS BY THE MOUNTENEGRINS AT THE SIEGE OF SCUTARI APRIL 1913. The siege of Scutari took place from 28 October 1912 to 23 April 1913 when the army of the Kingdom of Montenegro defeated the forces of the Ottoman Empire and invaded Scutari. This is one of the guns captured by the Montenegrins after the siege and eventually put on display in a museum. Although the gun cocks and dry fires, the rifle was unnecessarily deactivated in 1991 by having the barrel blocked and the chamber cut to deactivate the rifle before it became an obsolete calibre. The rifle has a good walnut stock with the ladder rear sight with Turkish range markings on it and the correct ramrod. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this extremely rare rifle 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 22918
£895.00

**VERY RARE**1801 Dated Irish Dublin His Majesties Mail Coach Guard’s Brass Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss By Teray Dublin With Matching Coach Or Weapon Number B/9. Sn 22902 - 22902
The early 18th century saw the introduction of regular public horse drawn stage coaches in Ireland with one of the 1st recorded services operating between Dublin & Kilkenny in 1728. Dublin mail coaches in the 1800s became part of a sophisticated network for mail and passenger transport, operating on routes to major Irish towns and across the Irish Sea to mainland Great Britain. These Royal Mail coaches, introduced to Ireland in 1789, were reliable services with standardized livery, though independent contractors ran them for the General Post Office. The Mail coach journeys were particularly hazardous as highway men and outlaw gangs would take any opportunity they could to rob Royal Mail transports. To counter attacks Mail Coach guards were armed with pistols and Blunderbusses. The mail service evolved with improved roads, the introduction of timetabled services in the 1820s, and by the mid-1800s, the transport of mail was increasingly taken over by the new railway system. An Irish Gunmaker named only as Teray is recorded working in Dublin circa 1790 (see page 95 of English Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey). This is an excellent very rare original brass barrelled Dublin Mail Guards flintlock blunderbuss by Teray. It is 29” overall with a bell mouth 14” long brass 2 cannon barrel. The barrel has crisp proofs, hand engraved ‘B/9’ most likely either a weapon or Mail Coach number which is repeated on the shoulder stock and is engraved ‘Dublin Mail 1801’. The muzzle opening is 1 ½” wide. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. A nice feature of this gun is that the rim of the muzzle is engraved ‘***HIS MAJESTIES MAIL*** It has a steel lock signed by the maker ‘Teray’, cock fitted with flint, all original Walnut full stock which has just knocks bumps and bruising consistent with age & coaching use. The wood has chequered grip panels at the wrist. 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 and steel worm. The price for this excellent very rare Irish Mail Coach blunderbuss worthy of further research regarding the maker and Coach / weapon number 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 22902
£3,450.00
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