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**QUALITY MAKER** Victorian 1873 Westley Richards Whitworth Patent Percussion Capping Breech Loading Monkey Tail .450 / .483 Calibre Carbine. Sn - 22350
British Military Trials on Breech Loading rifles began in the mid 1800's. The most successful rifle was that submitted by Westley Richards. Its breech consisted of a plunger attached to a long handle which, when the breech was closed, lay along the top of the stock neck and was raised to open it, thus earning the nickname of the monkey-tail from its distinctive silhouette. This is a quality made, Westley Richards Percussion Capping Breech Loading 'Monkey Tail' carbine. The gun has a 25 inch barrel & measures 41 ¼ inches overall. The rifle’s bore has just staining consistent with age and well defined deep rifling. The barrel is stamped WHITWORTH PATENT on the top with .450 & .483 on either side. The guns serial number ‘6088’ is stamped on the left hand side of the breech together with a 52 bore proof mark (.450” calibre). The rifle has steel furniture with a hinged trap on the butt plate. The rifle has a block and blade fore-sight adjustable for windage and graduated flip up ladder rear sight up to 800 yards. The rifle has original undamaged walnut stock and is fitted with sling swivels. The lift-up trapdoor action 'Monkey Tail' breech functions as it should and is stamped MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS together with the triangle. The lock plate is stamped WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co with the date 1873 on a triangle. The rifle retains its original iron clearing rod and the barrel is retained by a barrel band at the front and a flat sliding steel wedge near the rearsight. The rifle’s loading & firing actions work crisply. The price for this Westley Richards 'Monkey Tail' carbine 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 collection or display. Sn 22350
£1,375.00

Victorian British Volunteer Officer’s Thomas Turner, Birmingham Snider MK III .577 Obsolete Calibre 3 Band Match Prize Rifle With Presentation Plate To ‘JOHN R. SURR 6 LRV’(6th Battalion Lancashire Rifle Volunteers) & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn 22351 - 22351
TURNER, Thomas [1861-1879] was an English Gunmaker with a shop at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham. He made percussion sporting guns and Under Royal Government contract made Army metallic cartridge Snider Patent rifles (see A. Merwyn Carey’s book English, Irish and Scottish Firearms Makers). The Volunteer Force was raised in 1859 under the provisions of the 1804 Yeomanry Act. The majority of the Volunteer units were riflemen, but there were also artillery, engineer and cavalry (light horse) formations. Members of the Volunteer Force were exempt from service in both the regular Army and the Militia. The 6th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Battalion had eight companies: 'A' Company - Liverpool 'B' Company - Liverpool 'C' Company - Liverpool 'D' Company - Liverpool 'E' Company - Liverpool 'F' Company - Newton-le-Willows 'G' Company - Liverpool This is a militia / volunteer officer’s private purchase .577 Calibre Snider, MK III 3 Band Match prize Rifle by Thomas Turner made at his Fischer Street premises awarded as a match prize to a member of the 6th LRV. It has all original woodwork and metal throughout. Its steel action plate is signed by the maker ‘THOMAS TURNER FISCHER STREET BIRMINGHAM’. The barrel has proof / inspection marks. It has a brass butt plate, trigger guard & fore end block. The rifle measures 55” overall with a 39” barrel. The stock is very good and has chequered grip panels. The underside of the shoulder stock has a military match presentation white metal disc engraved to ‘JOHN R. SURR 6 LRV (6th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers)’ The barrel’s bore has just light staining consistent with age and use & well defined rifling. The hinged breech has the correct MK III knurled locking catch. The rifle is complete with sling swivels, ram rod, block and blade fore sight, ladder rear sight & heavy military hammer. Its cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique, obsolete calibre weapon and no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22351
£975.00

**EXTREMELY RARE**C1840 William Billinghurst Rochester New York USA .38 Calibre Four Barrelled Swivel Breech Muzzle Loading Revolving Percussion Rifle. Sn 22348 - 22348
American gunmaker William Billinghurst manufactured high quality target pistols and revolving rifles as well as fishing reels. Before becoming the sole proprietor in 1839, he was employed by Joseph Medbery in 1827, and J. & J. Miller from 1834-1838. After 1838, Billinghurst made a version of the John and James Miller designed/patented revolving rifle. He was located in Rochester, New York 1839-1880. This is a very rare, American 4 barrel swivel-breech revolving rifle. There is no name on this example but it was almost certainly made by William Billinghurst of Rochester, New York. There are several other examples in well known U.S. collections that are identical in construction to this rifle. The rifled barrels are 25” long (42 ½” overall). Calibre is approx .38. There is a small inspection / proof mark visible on one of the barrels (illustrated in image 2). The rifled bores of each barrel have staining and residue consistent with age & use. The sighted barrel cluster is manually rotated by releasing a latch mounted on the top of the action. Complete with its original iron ramrod with brass end cap and tip secured by three iron pipes. It is estimated that less than 25 of these multi-shot rifles were made by Billinghurst. For a similar but two barrel rifle and further details about Billinghurst please see page 55 plate 44 in "FIREARMS CURIOSA" by Lewis Winant. The wood stock has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and there is a small piece of wood missing from one side of the action. The wood around that area is stable and secure (illustrated in the images), The metal work has even patina. The action, barrel cluster cylinder, butt plate tang and trigger guard with Pineapple finial have foliate tooled decoration. The rifle’s stock has a brass fore end block also with Pineapple finial. The rifle’s rotating barrel and double trigger / double hammer percussion firing mechanism works correctly. The price for this extremely rare piece includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22348
£3,950.00

MASSIVE, 1823- 1851 William Burnett Southampton 9 Bore Percussion Muzzle Loading Wildfowling Bank Gun with Walnut Stock & Ramrod. Sn 15395. - 15395
William Burnett was an English Southampton based gunsmith between 1823 & 1851. This is a massive percussion wildfowling gun by Burnett. This size of gun (5’ 5” overall length) were lay on riverbanks and sand dunes to support the heavy weight of the gun when hunting wild fowl. It is 9 bore and has a 49” round, browned, steel barrel. Its bore has just staining consistent with age & use. The barrel has a small indistinct inspection / proof mark (illustrated).It has walnut stock with horn fore stock cap. The wood has just knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age. The top of the wrist is inlaid with void German silver escutcheon. The metal work has engraved foliate decoration. It has a steel butt plate. The action plate is signed ‘Burnett’ amongst foliate decoration. It has a heavy steel dolphin hammer. The barrel has a small brass post foresight. The piece is complete with its original wood ramrod with brass end cap and brass threaded tip. Its cocking & firing actions work perfectly. The price for this massive fowling piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 15395
£2,175.00

EXTREMELY RARE, BEST QUALITY, Victorian Jackson Nottingham 18 Bore, Belted Ball, Percussion Deer Hunting / Sporting Rifle with Octagonal Barrel, Removable Brass Muzzle Stopper & Leather Sling. Sn 15815 - 15815
John Jackson was an English, Nottingham based Gunmaker recorded at 7 Church Gate, Low Pavement Nottingham between 1821 & 1866. The Gunmaker Samuel Jackson is recorded at the same premises 1866-1886 then at 7 & 9 Church Gate C1886 – 1912. This is an excellent black powder Deer hunting / sporting rifle by John or Samuel Jackson Nottingham. The rifle has a steel 30” octagonal barrel (46" overall) in 18 bore for lead belted ball. The muzzle has its original removable brass and cork stopper to prevent water from entering the barrel when being carried in the field. The stopper fits the muzzle snugly. The bore has crisp grooved rifling for belted ball. The bore has just staining consistent with age & use. The barrel has a gold band inlaid at the breech end and the action has a silver roundel inlaid. It has all original undamaged Walnut stock with steel butt plate which has an extended tang & foliate engraving. The stock has finely chequered wrist panels and is inlaid with a void German silver escutcheon. The stock has a polished horn fore end block. The large trigger guard for gloved hand has an extended tang and acanthus bud finial. It has a Dolphin hammer and the action plate has a crisp Deer & Stag in the field scene. It is also crisply marked by the manufacturer ‘Jackson Nottingham’. It is fitted with a German silver blade foresight & flip up 3 leaf rear sights. It has sling swivels fitted with an original leather sling & original wood ramrod with brass end caps. Its firing action works as it should. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique black powder percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 15815
£1,645.00

**WAR Of 1812 & NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British Army India Pattern 39" Barrel Brown Bess .750 Calibre Flintlock Musket Regiment Marked ‘G/60’ (60th Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps Raised in British North America 7 Years War) & Socket Bayonet. - 22331:2
**WAR Of 1812 & NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British Army India Pattern Brown Bess .750 Calibre Flintlock Musket Regiment Marked ‘G/60’ (60th Regiment King's Royal Rifle Corps Raised in British North America) & Socket Bayonet. India Pattern Brown Bess muskets were the standard British Infantry Musket between 1797 & 1854. Some were in use pre-1797 purchased from the East India Company for use in Egypt (see 32-35 of British Military Long Arms 1715-1815 by Bailey where India pattern muskets are described & illustrated). This is a very good, original, India Pattern Tower Brown Bess flintlock musket. It has a 39” barrel (55” overall) with block foresight. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and service use. Its lock plate is marked with a crown and Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (King George Rex). The musket has standard British India pattern brass fittings including butt plate, trigger guard with extended tang, fore end cap & brass ramrod pipes. It has a military cock fitted with flint, all original Walnut full stock with iron ramrod. The musket’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The butt plate tang is Regiment marked ‘G/60’ (Possibly indicating that this piece was a Garrison Gun of the British 60th Regiment of Foot King's Royal Rifle Corps originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the Seven Years War known in the United States as 'The French and Indian War’. The regiment was intended to combine the characteristics of a colonial corps with those of a foreign legion. Swiss and German forest fighting experts, American colonists and British volunteers from other British regiments were recruited. The 60th was uniformed and equipped in a similar manner to other British regiments with red coats and cocked hats or grenadier caps, but on campaign, swords were replaced with hatchets, and coats and hats cut down for ease of movement in the woods. Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire. A battalion was raised specifically for service in the American War of 1812 & During the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment saw action in the Peninsular War. The Regiment was so effective that Sir Arthur Wellesley recommended their use to the divisional commanders describing them as the "most useful, active and brave troops in the field". Element of the Regiment were stationed in Forts & Garrisons in North America & the Regiment’s UK Garrison HQ was at Peninsular Barracks, Winchester. Illustrated in image 1 is a copy of a period drawing of a soldier of the Royal American Regiment C1758). The Musket comes complete with an original period socket bayonet. The 17” triangular form blade is straight and has just staining and aged patina. The blade has no visible inspection or maker marks. The bayonet fits the musket. The price for this historic piece includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22331:2
£1,975.00

**FROM THE WOLLATON HALL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ARMOURY WEAPON NUMBER 37**AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WARS & NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**British, W. Ketland Short Land Pattern, 42” Barrel, Brown Bess .750 Musket Calibre, Musket With Ram Rod. Sn 22331:1 - 22331:1
Wollaton Hall Nottinghamshire was built between 1580 and 1588 for Sir Francis Willoughby and is believed to be designed by the Elizabethan architect, Robert Smythson, who had by then completed Longleat in Wiltshire and was to go on to design Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire. The Hall had a substantial armoury including Brown Bess muskets all by the prestigious makers Thomas Or William Ketland. In the early 1970’s the Curator of Wollaton gave away 60, leaving 70 for display ( illustrated in the images is a copy of a Black & white photograph of the armoury taken in 190. A display of Brown Bess muskets can be seen on display in the image). This is one of the Wollaton Hall armoury Brown Bess Muskets stand number 37. William Ketland, Senior, established a gunsmithy at Birmingham in 1740, and after his death his eldest grandson, William Ketland, carried on the business until his death in 1804. During this period they operated under the name of Ketland & Co. It is not definitely known when they opened the London shop but it is believed to be about 1760, and were one of the first Birmingham gunmakers to compete with London gunmakers of fine workmanship. The Ketlands arms mark later developed into the Birmingham Proof Mark. William Ketland II's brother-in-law, Thomas Izon continued to operate the company under the name Ketland & Co. until 1831. Reputedly this is one of the Wollaton Hall armoury Brown Bess muskets by William Ketland given away by the Wollaton Curator in the 1970’s. It is the British Tower, Short Land Pattern, 42 inch barrel Brown Bess .750 Musket Bore variants (see British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore). The musket measures 58 ¾” overall with a barrel length of 42”. The barrel has black powder proofs and block fore sight. The bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The lock with cock functions crisply. The lock plate is marked Crown GR (George Rex) and by the maker ‘W. Ketland’. The stock has brass ram rod pipes, brass butt plate with extended tang, brass stock plate, brass fore end block and brass trigger guard. The butt plate has engraved number ‘37’ (armoury stand number). The musket is fitted with iron sling swivels and iron ram rod. The original walnut stock has knocks, bumps & bruises consistent with age and use. Delivery is to the U.K. mainland only and by arrangement at cost. Sn 22331:1
£2,250.00

**VERY RARE**ONE OF ONLY 900** Un-Altered, 1859 Dated, 32 Bore, Jacob Double Rifled Barrel Percussion Rifle By Swinburn & Son To The Indian Jacob's Rifles Battalion. Sn 14786 - 14786
In the history of firearms, the military double rifle invented by British General John Jacob of the Indian Army was probably one of the most ambitious designs ever devised. General Jacob was a fascinating person, one of those larger than life mid-19th century characters whose career reads more like a novel than fact. He tamed great portions of India’s wild Northwest Frontier & set up civil administrations. As an improvement on the British issue Brunswick Rifle, which fired a belted round ball, he devised a symmetrical conical projectile with studs that mechanically fit in the rifle’s bore, giving far better accuracy than the Brunswick. He continued his work, to include the invention of a bullet with a fulminate nose plug that exploded upon contact that was felt would be great for blowing up enemy artillery at long distances. At about the same time he invented the double rifle, and figured that style would perfectly suit his rifling system. In the mid-1850s Jacob contracted with British gunsmith Swinburn & Son to make the unusual arms. Each rifle had a special patchbox proudly engraved with the proposed unit’s name, “Jacob’s Rifles”. Jacob raised a Battalion of native riflemen and armed them with his double gun. “Jacob’s Rifles,” as the unit was to be called, numbered about 1,000 officers and men, 900 of whom were issued with Jacob’s very expensive rifles. Some time after Jacob's death in 1858, the rifles issued to his troops were put back into stores and the troops were given more conventional long arms. Ultimately the doubles were released from service and sold for large game hunting use, some having either one or both barrels converted to smoothbore to allow a choice of shot or bullet. The firm of Swinburn & Son had its origin in the 1832 partnership between John Field and Charles Philip Swinburn. After John Field passed away in 1834, C.P. Swinburn succeeded to the business at 15 Newtown Row, moving to 14 Weaman Row in St. Mary’s in 1838 and eventually to 17 Russell Street in 1840, where the firm remained until it went out of business in 1883. In 1850 the firm expanded to include #16 Russell Street as well and also added a 14 Weaman Row address, likely as a retail location, in 1853. In 1851, the firm became Swinburn & Son with the addition of C.P. Swinburn’s son to the business, who he had named John Field Swinburn in honor of his old partner. This very rare, excellent, original Jacob double-barrelled rifle by Swinburn & Son to The Jacob’s Rifles has not been altered in any way and retains its original military double rifled barrels which are 32 bore. The barrels measure 24” and the gun’s overall length is 40”. Both barrels are clean and the rifling is crisp and well defined. This weapon has its original military bayonet lug. Its sights are graduated to a very optimistic 2,000 yards. (The 6” long rear leaf was so contrived that to use it at an extreme range it had to be fired from the chest). The rifle's cocking and double trigger firing action work crisply. Its wood work and metal are in excellent condition with just the minor bumps & bruises on the wood to be expected of a weapon of this age. Its hammer plates are both marked 'Swinburn & Son 1859' and its patch box lid, crisply marked 'Jacob's Rifles'. The rifle is complete with original ram rod and sling swivels. The price for this innovative, historic piece which is one of only 900 made includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 14786
£4,250.00

**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

**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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