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**MATCHING NUMBERS**WW1 / WW2 Era British BSA Co Military Contract SMLE No.1 Mk III .303 Calibre Bolt Action Rifle & Sling. Sn 22426:80 - 22426:80
An excellent WW1 & WW2 era SMLE No.1 Mk III .303 calibre rifle made in Britain by BSA Co for overseas Military contracts. The rifle has all original woodwork throughout and the grip strap is crisply marked ‘BSA Co’ (these contract rifles were not marked with dates, King’s Crown and model designation as found on British service rifles). It is complete with stripper clip loading bridge, magazine cut off, winged fore sight and adjustable rear sight with wing protectors. It also has a brass butt plate with trap and original webbing sling. The barrel shank has inspection marks and BSA’s Piled arms trade mark. The rifle cocks & dry fires crisply and the magazine can be removed. The rifle is serial number 28864 and has matching numbers on the bolt and under the rear sight. There are no visible numbers on the front of the nose cap. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 22426:80
£975.00

WW1 British WD 1915 & 1916 Dated Brass 1" MK III Trench Flare / Signal Pistol By Cogswell & Harrison (London). Sn 22426:78 - 22426:78
An original British WW1 brass 1" MK III Trench flare pistol made by Cogswell & Harrison London. It has its original wooden grips (one grip has an old stable crack which can be seen in the images. It is stamped on the left side of the frame by the maker ‘Cogswell & Harrison’ a London maker together with proof inspection marks, War Dept arrow, ’15 (1915 date) and ‘III’ (mark 3 designation). The left side of the barrel has ’16 (1916 inspection mark and WD arrow. The right side is stamped with serial number '52668'. It has a military lanyard ring & breaks, cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate. Sn 22426:78
£475.00

SOLD SOLD (05/03) British WD 1880 Enfield MK III Martini Henry Short Lever Rifle Converted 1895 To MK 1 Martini Enfield .303 Calibre For Boer War Use Later Issued To WW2 Home Guard. Sn 22426:77 - 22426:77
This is an original deactivated example of the MK III Martini Henry service rifle converted from .577 x 450 to .303 calibre Martini Enfield in 1895 (these MH MK III conversions to ME MK1 were introduced on 4th October 1895, more than fifty thousand guns of this pattern were converted, see page 172 of The Martini Henry For Queen & Empire By Aspinshaw). These weapons were used by the British War Dept as Training rifles for new recruits in the Boer War and WW1 eras and some later issued to Home Guard Units in WW2. The action is stamped on one side ‘Crown VR (Victoria Regina) Enfield 1880 and MK III designation. The reverse is stamped ‘Crown VR (Victoria Regina) Enfield 1895 WD inspection mark conversion date above ‘M.E. 303 I’ (Martini Enfield .303 calibre Mark I designation). The action is also stamped ‘3 H.G. 451’ (3rd Home Guard weapon number 451) indicating later issue to the Home Guard early in WW2. The 30 ¼” barrel has a block & blade foresight & flip up ladder rear sight. The woodwork is undamaged with just knocks bumps and bruises to be expected. The stock is fitted with void brass disc and has sling swivels. The rifle cocks & dry fires crisply. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 22426:77
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (02/03) **RARE**BOER WAR ERA**1891 Enfield MK I* Lee Metford .303 Calibre Rifle With Bolt Cover, Magazine Cut Off, Long Range Volley Sights & 1894 WD Wilkinson 1888 Pattern Mark 1, 2nd Type, Sword Bayonet And Scabbard. Sn 22426:76 - 22426:76
The Lee-Metford rifle is a bolt action British Army service rifle, combining James Paris Lee's rear-locking bolt system and ten-round magazine with a seven groove rifled barrel designed by William Ellis Metford. It replaced the Martini-Henry rifle in 1888, following nine years of development and trials and remained in service until replaced by the similar Lee-Enfield. The Lee Metford MK 1* was approved on 9th January 1892 (see page 381 of the Lee Enfield Story by Skennerton). The Lee Metford rifle was used extensively by British Forces during the Boer wars. This is an excellent Enfield made Mark I* Lee Metford Rifle. The rifle is in great condition with all original woodwork with early finger grooves in the fore stock as used in the Boer Wars. It also has steel butt plate with trap, magazine cut off, flip up ladder sight, long range volley sights, ramp block & blade fore sight, bayonet bar, correct bolt cover and sling swivels. The grip strap under the bolt is impressed 'Enfield I*' with Queen’s Crown VR (Victoria Regina). The rifle is serial number 9759L and has other un-matching numbers. The stock is fitted with void brass disc. The underside of the stock’s wrist and metal work has ordnance inspection marks and the shoulder stock has an impressed WD roundel. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply & the magazine can be removed. The rifle comes with an original Boer War era Wilkinson 1888 Pattern Mark I, 2nd Type, Lee Metford Bayonet And Scabbard. The bayonet’s 12” double edged blade with medial ridge has just light staining consistent with age. The ricasso of the blade is marked WILKINSON LONDON ‘9 ‘94 (September 1894 date). The reverse has WD Broad arrow and other inspection marks. The undamaged wood grips are secured by 2 Brass rivets and there are inspection stamps on each grip. There is the correct oil clearance hole behind the top rivet. The steel pommel has the correct steel button press catch which works as it should. The bayonet has its original steel mounted black leather scabbard. The Steel throat mount has a frog locket and all leather and stitching are clean and intact. There are no maker or date marks visible on the scabbard. The price for this excellent Lee Metford set includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 22426:76
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (14/03) **RARE**WW2 1943 No.4 MK1 (T) Sniper Rifle M/47C (BSA Shirley) With Sling & WW2 WD 1941 No.32 MK 1 Telescopic Sight / Scope With Matching Number Scope Mount & Lens Protector Covers. Sn 22426:74 - 22426:74
This is a rare WW2 1943 dated British No.4 MK 1(T) Sniper Rifle & 1941 dated No.32 MK 1 Telescopic Sight / Scope. The rifle has excellent woodwork and metal work. It is fitted with sniper's cheek piece. The left side of the frame is faintly stamped ‘No.4 MK1 T' sniper rifle designation. The grip strap is stamped with inspection marks number ‘AP2746’ and British wartime maker code M/47C (BSA Shirley). The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply and its magazine can be removed. It has a flip up ladder rear sight, winged fore sight, brass butt plate with trap & original webbing sling. The rifle is fitted with correct 1941 dated Sniper's telescopic Sight. It is crisply stamped with model designation & Date 'TEL SIGHTING No.32 MK.1 OS 466A. KL Reg No. 5896 1941’ and Broad Arrow WD stamp. The optics of the scope work as they should with correct reticle (the reticle image illustrated in image 1 is a representation of the reticle configuration in the scope not an actual photograph of it). The scope has its original sliding eye shade. The scope mount has number ‘AP 2746’ which matches the rifle. The scope has leather lens protection cups joined by WD marked leather strap which has impressed stores codes (illustrated). The strap has become detached on the edge of the small lens cup but this could easily be re-attached). The price for this rare sought after WW2 Sniper's rifle with scope includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 22426:74
£0.00

Colt Navy 1851 six-round .36 Calibre Revolver with Octagonal Barrel, Brass & Colour Case Hardened Frame. **UK/EU 2025 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**D 1518 - D 1518
Manufacturer unknown but manufactured to a high-quality. This replica would be used by historical re-enactors and target shooters. The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol or Navy Pistol, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Calibre" or "of Navy Calibre" (Naval is heavy gun and Navy Size Calibre was termed later for another Colt model), is a cap and ball revolver that was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. After the Civil War, revolvers using fixed metallic cartridges came into widespread use. The Colt Navy remained in production until 1873, being replaced in the Colt line with what would become one of the manufacturer's most famous handguns, the Colt Single Action Army (also known as the Peacemaker and Colt 45). Total production numbers of the Colt 1851 Navy Revolver were exceeded only by the Colt Pocket models in concurrent development and numbered some 215,000 domestic units and about 42,000 produced in the Colt London Armory. The cylinder and body of the revolver have numerous inspection marks, and the serial mark ‘B KA125’ *some minor age-related wear to the cylinder and barrel-see images for condition*. The hammer moves and rotates the cylinder, the trigger doesn’t move. The price includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate D 1518
£395.00

**RARE**WW2 Nazi German 3rd Variant Sauer 38H 7.65mm Calibre Semi Automatic Pistol. Sn 22426:72 - 22426:72
The JP Sauer & Son Model 38H is a 7.65 mm (.32 ACP) calibre fixed barrel blowback operated semi-automatic pistol with a magazine capacity of 8 rounds. There are 4 recorded variants of these Nazi pistols (see pages 48 to 52 of Axis Pistols by Still). Sauer & Son were in stiff competition with Mauser and Walther in the small pocket-pistol market when they developed the Model 38H. At the outset of WW2 the pistol was issued to German Police Units as well as some 200,000 being ordered for the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe. This is a rare original Nazi marked WW2 Sauer 38H 3rd variant pistol in excellent condition ( see page 52 figure 9c of Still’s book where a 3rd variant is illustrated). It retains its original military blue finish and has undamaged black bakelite grips with correct stippled grip panels (correctly only one grip has Sauer’s intertwined ‘SS’ signature roundel). It has the correct safety lever mounted on the left rear of the slide. The left side of the slide is correctly marked with calibre detail only and is without JP Sauer & Sohn Suhl name (The name was eliminated at about serial number 410000, see page 49 of Still’s book). The left side of the trigger guard is Waffenamt '37' (a characteristic of 3rd variants). The frame & slide are stamped with the WW2 Nazi Eagle N proof mark and the frame is serial numbered '457969' which is in the 3rd variant serial number range 339424 to 483015 (see page 49 of Still’s book). There are no visible maker marks or Waffenampt on the magazine. The pistol cocks and dry fires and the magazine can be removed. The price for this rare Nazi marked pistol includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 22426:72
£975.00

British WD WW1 1915 Webley & Scott Birmingham Brass 1" MK III Trench Flare / Signal Pistol Regiment Marked ’15 DLI 1’ to the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Weapon Number 1. Sn 22426:70 - 22426:70
The Durham Light Infantry (DLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) along with the Militia and Volunteers of County Durham. The regiment served notably in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II, the Korean War and the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. During the First World War, the D.L.I. expanded to 42 battalions, seeing active service overseas – on the Western Front (at Ypres, Loos, Arras, Messines, Cambrai, the Somme and Passchendaele), in Italy, Egypt, Salonika and India. Some battalions were part of the Army of occupation in Germany after the War. The regiment earned 59 battle honours and won six Victoria Crosses, but at the cost of 12,006 dead NCOs and other ranks. When officers are included this rises to approximately 12,530 – the 10th highest of any of the infantry regiments of the British Army. The 15th Battalion DLI mobilised for war on 11.09.1915 and landed at Boulogne. They were and engaged in various actions on the Western front including; 1915 The Battle of Loos (the Division suffered over 3,800 casualties and took the rest of the year to rebuild): 1916 The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval, The Battle of Le Transloy: 1917 The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The flanking operations around Bullecourt, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Broodseinde, The Second Battle of Passchendaele, The Cambrai Operations: 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The First Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Messines, The Second Battle of Kemmel, The Battle of the Aisne 1918, The Battle of Albert, The Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of Epehy, The Battle of the St Quentin Canal, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The Battle of the Selle. 11.11.1918 they ended the war at Berlaimont, France. This is an original British WW1 brass 1" MK III Trench flare pistol made by Webley & Scott to the 15th battalion DLI. It has its original wooden grips which are undamaged. It is stamped on the left side of the frame by the maker together with clear proof inspection marks, War Dept arrow, ’15 (1915 date) and ‘III’ (mark 3 designation). The right side is stamped with serial number '9467’ and has Webley’s winged bullet trademark. The pistol has a military lanyard ring & the grip strap is Regiment marked ’15 DLI 1’ to the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry Weapon number 1. The pistol breaks open, cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate. Sn 22426:70
£525.00

WW2 1945 Dated British M 67 (Daimler Motor Co Ltd) MK II Bren .303 Calibre Light Machine Gun****UK DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**Sn 22426:64 - 22426:64
The British Bren Light Machine Gun was introduced in the 1930's and used extensively by British & Allied Forces throughout WW2. Bren Guns were produced predominantly in Britain, Australia & Canada. This is an excellent British WW2 dated .303 Calibre MK II Bren Light Machine Gun. All of its metal work & woodwork is in excellent condition with original finish and it is complete with its bi pod, flip up rear sight, carry handle, sling swivel & original box magazine. The frame is crisply stamped 'Bren Mk II' model detail. It is also stamped 'M67' which is the British War Time Code for Daimler Motor Co Ltd, Coventry & Burton-On-Trent together with '1945' date. The frame is numbered RB5452. Deactivated to an early UK specification its original deactivation certificate became lost at some point in its life and a replacement certificate issued in 2025 without the need for any further deactivation work. The Bren cocks and dry fires and the magazine can be inserted and removed. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 22426:64
£975.00

SOLD SOLD (05/03)MUSEUM QUALITY**Original WW1 1914 Patent British WD BSA M1914 .303 Calibre Lewis Automatic Machine Gun With Regiment Marks ‘1.I.G’ To the 1st Battalion Irish Guards & ‘I.G.D’ To The Irish Guards Dragoons WD Drum Pan Magazine**UK DEACT** - 22442
The 1st Battalion, Irish Guards deployed to France, eight days after the United Kingdom had declared war upon the German Empire, as part of 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 2nd Division, and would remain on the Western Front for the duration of the war. The battalion took part in the Battle of Mons and the subsequent arduous and bloody Great Retreat. The Irish Guards was part of the rearguard during the retreat and took part in a small-scale action at Landrecies against the advancing Germans. The 1st Irish Guards also took part in another rearguard action at the woods near Villers-Cotterets, on 1 September, during the Battle of Le Cateau in which their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. George Morris and the Second-in-Command Major Hubert Crichton were killed. Le Cateau was a successful action that inflicted very heavy losses on the Germans and helped delay their advance towards Paris. At the outbreak of war, the Irish Guards Dragoons were based at Tidworth, part of 2nd Cavalry Brigade within the Cavalry Division and was rapidly deployed to France. During September, the Division was renamed as the 1st Cavalry Division. The Division remained on the Western Front in France and Flanders throughout the war and took part in most of the major actions where cavalry was used as a mounted mobile force, and also others where the troops were dismounted and effectively served as infantry. The Division then formed part of the Occupation Force in Germany. The .303 calibre Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun) is a World War 1 period light machine gun that was widely used by the British Military. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War. This is an extremely rare, excellent clean WW1 .303 Lewis Light Machine Gun With inlaid brass stock disc and wood markings to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards (1. I.G) weapon number 3 and ‘A’ Squadron Irish Guards Dragoons ‘A above I.G.D and weapon number 3’. The weapon was manufactured by Birmingham Small Arms Co for Arms Automatiques Lewis Belgium and is crisply stamped accordingly (illustrated). It is also marked 'Lewis Auto Gun’ and ‘1914 pat'. It is serial number ‘A 7188’ and has other unmatching numbers. The gun also has WD ordnance inspection marks (all illustrated). It is complete with original bipod with adjustable spiked legs. The bipod bracket is marked ‘Mount Field .303 Lewis Gun Mark III B& Co Ltd Makers Nottingham’. It has the correct swivelling wood carry handle with correct mounting bracket marked ‘Gun Lewis RFI .303’, flip up ladder rear sight, winged fore sight and original removable drum pan magazine. The underside of the magazine has WD marks & ‘.303 Mk VI & VII’. The gun has a steel butt plate & the top of the shoulder stock has a brass screw top trap for oil, the lid of which has an integral cleaning / application brush. The gun has sling swivels. Deactivated to an early UK specification, its original certificate became lost at some point in its life and in 2025 a UK only deactivation certificate was issued without the need for any new deactivation work. The gun cocks & dry fires. The magazine correctly rotates during the cocking and firing process and can be removed. These iconic weapons are extremely rare and this is a fine original example worthy of a museum or serious collectors display. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 22442
£0.00
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