Antique Rifles and Long Guns
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British, Martini Henry MK II, 1888 Dated, Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle by B,S.A & M Co & P1876 Pattern Bayonet. Sn - 22335 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This is a Martini Henry mark 2 rifle. The action is stamped on the right side Crown VR (Victoria Regina) B,S.A & M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metal Company) 1888 (manufacture date) II (Mark II). The rifle carries many military inspection and proof stamps including the action trigger, trigger guard, operating lever, butt plate and barrel bands. The top of the receiver is stamped S-X for the strengthened extractor fitted to aid extraction of the cartridge case. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The rifle measures 49 ½” and the 33 ¼” steel barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling. The metal work has many WD ordnance inspection marks (illustrated). The action works crisply and fittings retain much of its original blued finish. After British service when the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle, surplus Martini Henry rifles were supplied to the Gurkhas who themselves were unable to re arm quickly. Quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to them from 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. The butt is stamped with a roundel BIRMINGHAM over a crowfoot WD roundel over stamped with a Fort William, Calcutta Roundel . The rifle comes complete with its as found 1876 Pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet and scabbard. The bayonet is marked on the ricasso with a crowfoot over WD and various other stampings including . 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 22335 £1,750.00 |
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*QUALITY**MAKER**C1800 English John Manton London, 14 Bore, Single Barrel Muzzle Loading, Flintlock Later Period Converted To Percussion Shotgun With 2 Stage Damascus Steel Barrel. Sn 21276 - 21276 The famous English gunsmiths John Manton (1752-1834) & Son, George Henry (1789-1854) worked at Dover Street Piccadilly London. Between C1833 to 1844 George Henry Manton went into partnership with the Gunsmith William Hudson. The partnership continued to trade under the name Manton & Son (see page 170 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is an excellent muzzle loading shotgun by John Manton London made C1800 and later period converted to percussion. It has a 32 ½” 2 stage sighted Damascus steel barrel and measures 49” overall. The top of the barrel has a gold signature ‘---MANTON * LONDON---‘. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age. The shotgun has its original walnut stock with steel butt plate. The wrist has quality chequering and the fore stock has a polished horn cap. It has a Dolphin hammer and a plain steel action plate faintly signed ‘Manton’, steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. There is no visible serial number on the trigger guard. The underside of the barrel has number ‘3471’ and English proofs (illustrated). It has a wood ramrod with brass end cap. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this quality antique shotgun by the famous maker Manton 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 21276 £1,475.00 |
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1856 Dated, Tower, 2 Band .577 Calibre Artillery Carbine. Sn - 22349 This is a 2 Band .577 calibre artillery carbine made in 1856 made at the Tower. The action plate is stamped With Queens Crown over V.R TOWER and 1856 (date). The carbine is complete with its original brass furniture, with ramrod and is fitted with a bayonet bar which is stamped 111, the bayonets issue number. The carbine is complete with its ramp and ladder rear sight. The top of the brass butt plate is stamped KW 494 which is probably King William College established in 1668 in the Isle of Man. The carbines barrel has 3 groove rifling with staining and residue form service use. The length of the carbine is 40 inches and the 24 inch barrel carries Tower proof marks. The wood work is in good condition and carries the normal bumps and bruises from service use and is stamped on the right hand side of the butt with a crowfoot over WD and 2. The price for this carbine includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique obsolete calibre rifle, and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22349 £975.00 |
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British Martini Henry MK II, 1887 Dated, Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle, 1876 Pattern Bayonet & Scabbard. Sn - 22334 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This is a Martini Henry mark 2 rifle, pattern 1876 bayonet and scabbard. The action is stamped on the right side Crown VR (Victoria Regina) A & M 1889 (manufacture date) II (Mark II). The action has the large cocking indicator and the barrel carries Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield proof marks. The butt is stamped on the right hand side with a R M Enfield roundel. The top of the receiver is stamped S-X for the strengthened extractor fitted to aid extraction of the cartridge case. The rifle measures 49 ½” and the 33 ¼” steel barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The action works crisply. The rifle comes complete with its as found 1876 Pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet and scabbard. The bayonet is marked on the ricasso with a crowfoot over WD 1/85 (January 1885 manufacture date) and various other stampings. The brass tipped leather scabbard is stamped on the locket with a crowfoot over WD and a crown over (9 (Enfield). The chape is stamped with a crowfoot over WD. After British service when the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle, surplus Martini Henry rifles were supplied to the Gurkhas who themselves were unable to re arm quickly. Quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to them from 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. 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 22334 £1,795.00 |
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British Martini Henry MK II, 1887 Dated, Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle by B,S.A & M Co & P1853/72 Pattern Bayonet. Sn - 22334 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This is a Martini Henry mark 2 rifle. The action is stamped on the right side Crown VR (Victoria Regina) B,S.A & M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metal Company) 1887 (manufacture date) II (Mark II). The rifle carries many military inspection and proof stamps including the action trigger, trigger guard, operating lever, butt plate and barrel bands. The top of the reciever is stamped S-X for the strengthened extractor fitted to aid extraction of the cartridge case. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The rifle measures 49 ½” and the 33 ¼” steel barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling. The metal work has many WD ordnance inspection marks (illustrated). The action works crisply and fittings retain much of its original blued finish. The rifle comes complete with its as found 1853/72 Pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet which is marked on the ricasso u K. After British service when the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle, surplus Martini Henry rifles were supplied to the Gurkhas who themselves were unable to re arm quickly. Quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to them from 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. The butt is stamped with a faint FORT WILLIAM ARSENAL roundel. 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 22334 £1,745.00 |
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C1850, English Thomas Conway, Manchester Double Barrel Side By Side Muzzle Loading Percussion Combination Cape Rifle (.600 Calibre Rifled Barrel & 12 Bore Smoothbore Shotgun Barrel) With Walnut Stock & Ramrod. Sn 14949. - 14949 This is an excellent Double barrel percussion Cape rifle made C 1850. It has 30" browned steel barrels and measures 47 " overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib. The rifle barrel is .600 calibre, and the bore is clean with well-defined rifling. The shotgun barrel is smooth 12 bore. The bore is clean. It has its original walnut stock with chequered panels at the fore stock and wrist. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang and trigger guard with extended tang. The metal work has nice foliage engraving to the action plates, breach tang, Dolphin hammers, trigger guard and butt plate. The action plates are both signed by the manufacturer 'Conway' (most likely Thomas Conway an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852). Both barrels have silver roundel inserts at the breech. It has double triggers and the weapon cocks & dry fires perfectly as it should. The shotgun is fitted with blade foresight & 3 leaf flip up rear sights each with silver sighting lines. The stock has 2 sling swivel lugs, and it has its original brass tipped and capped wood ramrod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion muzzle loading Cape rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 14949 £1,175.00 |
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1867 Dated, Tower, 5 Groove, Snider 2 Band .577 Obsolete Calibre Artillery Carbine. Sn - 22353 This is a Tower Snider 2 Band artillery carbine fitted with a 5 grooved rifled barrel. The carbine was originally patterned on the 1861 Artillery carbine (see RB 39 below) and will have been converted to a Snider The action plate is stamped With Queens Crown, TOWER and 1867 (date). The carbine is complete with its original steel furniture and is fitted with two sling swivels and a bayonet bar. The carbine is complete with its reversed rear sight with 400 yards on the ramp and 800 yards on the ladder. The barrel retains much of its original blued finish and is fitted with a bayonet bar and the correct Snider square section cleaning rod. The barrel has 5 grooves with clean rifling and is retained by an Enfield band with a sling swivel at the front and a Baddeley band at the middle. The length of the carbine is 40 ½” and the 24 ½ inch barrel carries Birmingham proof marks for 25 bore (.577”). On the carbines conversion, to a snider Enfield, it was fitted with a snider breach which is stamped on the top SNIDER’S PATENT with his monograms on the breech and action. The wood work is in good condition with the normal bumps and bruises from service use. The cocking and firing actions are crisp and work as they should. See Section C, Snider Arms, RB 39 on pages 6 & 7, also RB 82 & 82 on page 15, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price for this carbine includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique obsolete calibre rifle, and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22353 £975.00 |
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ZULU WARS ERA, 1876 Dated British Martini Henry MK I Converted To MK II Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle. Sn - 22337 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 1876 and was the 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 & bayonet lug. 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 Crown VR (Victoria Regina) B,S.A &M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metal Company) 1876 (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. 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 wood furniture has only 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. 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. 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 22337 £1,875.00 |
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**CRIMEAN WAR ERA** Model 1828/44 Imperial Russian Army Percussion Rifle Converted From Model 1828 Flintlock With Izyetsk Arsenal Regulation Brass Fittings & Original Iron Ram Rod. Sn 22357 - 22357 The M-1828 musket was based substantially upon the French Pattern 1822 musket, as well as the earlier Russian M-1808 musket. It was a flintlock, smoothbore musket with a 41 ¼” long barrel and an overall length of 51 ¼”. In 1841, with the adoption of the percussion cap for ignition, the Russians began the process of converting their flintlock muskets to the percussion system, thus the designation of Model 1828/44, a percussion conversion of the Model 1828 musket. These converted flintlocks were issued to the bulk of the Russian army during the Crimean War. This is an original 1839 dated Imperial Russian army Model 1828 flintlock musket period converted to Model 1828/44 percussion. It has the correct heavy curved military hammer and brass pan. Its all original wood stock has just the knocks, bumps and bruises consistent with age and service use. The metal work has even patina. The lock plate is dated 1839 and has a Russian Izyetsk arsenal mark in Cyrillic script . 1838 and 1839 dates are repeated on the brass fittings which also have Cyrillic script arsenal inspection marks (all illustrated). The brass butt plate tang has crisp Imperial Russian Double headed Eagle crest and indistinct weapon number. It has a blade fore sight and grooved action tang rear sight. The smooth bore of the rifle’s round steel barrel has light staining consistent with age & use and has a bayonet lug near to the muzzle. The rifle has its original iron ram rod and sling swivels. The weapon’s double cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22357 £1,375.00 |
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Victorian 1860 British WD Enfield, 5 Groove, Snider .577 Calibre Carbine Regiment Marked To The ‘VNA’ (South African Natal Volunteer Artillery), Leather Sling & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn 22352 - 22352 The Natal Field Artillery was raised in 1862 as part of the Durban Volunteer Guard, and later became a unit in its own right. The regiment took part in the Second Anglo-Boer War and the South African invasion of German South-West Africa during the First World War.. At the onset of the Boer War the Natal Field Artillery was commanded by Captain Daniel Taylor with a unit strength 123 men and 6 x 2.5 guns, based at Ladysmith. The Natal Volunteers had elements of both mounted rifles and field artillery. This is an original British .577 Snider Patent Carbine marked to the VNA. The Snider action was introduced to British service in 1866 and muzzle loading Enfield Carbines were converted to allow the use of the .577 calibre brass cartridge. They remained in use until the Martini Henry was introduced. This Snider cavalry carbine has a 24” round steel 5 groove rifled barrel with clean bore which has crisp well defined rifling. The metal work has even patina throughout. It has a brass butt plate and trigger guard with extended tang & fore end block. The butt pate tang is Regiment marked ‘ V NA 1 408’ most likely to the South African Volunteer Natal Artillery Battery Number 1 weapon number 408’. There is also a small ‘0’ inspection mark? ‘N1 408 & 0’ are repeated on the action tang. The wood is all original with just knocks bumps and bruises to be expected. There is an old stable secure chip on the underside of the shoulder stock at the butt plate which can be seen in the images. The wood has an unreadable stamped cartouche and roundel. The action plate is marked with ‘1860’ date & crisp Queen’s Crown with Royal Cypher ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) together with inspection marks. The barrel and breech have WD with Broad arrow inspection marks. The action is crisp. It has a block & blade foresight, adjustable rear ladder sight & sling swivels fitted with period leather sling. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22352 £945.00 |
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