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INERT DEACTIVATED. **MINT** Rare, Strippable, British WW1 British No 100 Percussion Nose Fuze For High Explosive & Smoke Rounds. - O 2184
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a near mint, strippable, unfired British WW1 No 100 nose impact fuze for high explosive and smoke projectiles. The fuze was one of the first streamlined fuzes for high explosive rounds and was in service at the start of the First World War in 1914. The fuze proved far from satisfactory and was soon replaced by the number 101 later the number 106 fuze. The fuse is stamped round the circumference No100 – 1B a crowfoot, a manufacturers monogram of a Griffin and the letter M LOT 4 – 2/16 (February 1916 date). the fuze strips into its original components, including the cocked pellet in the bottom of the fuze and the screw on brass gain holder. The fuze is completely made from brass except for the screw on steel top with the firing pin in. See Hogg British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1914 page 251. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert fuze in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2184
£195.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. British, WW1, 1915 Dated, Strippable, No 85 Time & Percussion Nose Fuze. - O 2185
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a WW1 British, No 85 time and percussion fuze used on the 13, 18 and 60 pounder field guns. This fuse is stamped round its circumference B.S.C. (Bethlehem Steel Company) S in a square No85 LOT IIII 1915 (date). The main body of the fuze is brass and is stamped in scales to 21 Above this are two powder time rings. This fuse is in excellent condition, the top screws off and the time rings can be removed. See Hogg British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1914 page 251.The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2185
£195.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. Very Rare, British, 1942 Dated, HS 804, 30mm (30x170) EXPERIMENTAL Aircraft Cannon Cartridge Case. - O 2186
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an extremely rare British WW2, 1842 dated fired case from the trials of an experimental gun produced by British Manufacture and Research Co Ltd based at Grantham (BMARC). The gun was proposed by the company in late 1941 based on the 20mm HS404 Hispano cannon for anti tank and anti submarine use. there was no requirement for the gun so the company went ahead with the experimental gun as a private venture. The company were unable to manufacture its own ammunition and a request for the Ordnance factories to manufacture it was refused by the controller of Research and Production of MAP. For an unknown reason, the Minister overruled the decision and a small quantity of ammunition was made by the Royal Laboratories in 1942. The gun proved most unsuccessful in its development and the trials were abandoned in1945 at the end of the war. Nothing was heard of this cartridge case (30x170) until the 1980s when the Royal Small Arms Factory adopted the cartridge case dimensions for their successful 30mm Rarden cannon used in British armoured vehicles. This is a fired brass cartridge case from the first lot produced for the trials with the gun in 1942. The cartridge case is headstamped 30MM LOT1 a crowfoot G777 1942 (date) RLB (Royal Laboratories). The cartridge case is screwed for a percussion primer and has 4 stab crimps round the case mouth. See The Guns of the Royal Air Force 1939 – 1945 by G.F Wallace on page 189 and British 30mm Rardin Ammunition (30x170), 1941 – 1999, Technical Ammunition Guide, Series 2, Pamphlet 14 by Peter Labbett. No licence is required to possess this inert cartridge case in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Delivery is by arrangement and at cost. O 2186
£175.00

INERT DEACTIVATED. British WW1, 1917 Dated British No 101B Percussion Nose Fuze For High Explosive Heavy Howitzer H.E. (High Explosive) Rounds. - O 2187
INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a British WW1, 1917 dated No 101B nose impact fuze for heavy howitzer high explosive rounds. The number 101B fuze was modified 101 fuze modified internally with a weaker arming spring to function at lower velocities of the larger guns. The fuse is stamped round the circumference No101B II E W.C 2 a crowfoot 28 over D a crowfoot 3 F. 3.17 (Filled March 1917). See Hogg British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1914 page 251. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert fuze in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2187
£195.00

**MAN STOPPER**Irish C1850 16 Bore Percussion Overcoat Pistol By Newman (Most Likely Newman Of Cork). Sn 22426:37 - 22426:37
This is an original percussion overcoat pistol made C1850. It is 9" overall with a 3 ½” brown wash steel barrel. The smooth bore has some light staining consistent with age & use. It has a steel action plate and Dolphin hammer decorated with attractive foliate engraving. The top of the action, trigger guard with tang and acanthus bud finial have similar foliate engraving. The action plate is signed ‘Newman’ most likely Newman of Cork (we have seen other pistols in this form by the Irish Gun maker). It has a small silver post foresight. The pistol has a lovely walnut full stock which is undamaged and has a void silver escutcheon inlaid on the back of the grip. The breech has a Silver band. It is complete with its original wood ram rod with brass end cap and its cocking & firing actions are crisp. The price for this attractive man stopper pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22426:37
£745.00

Modern Continental Colt Model 1851 Navy Type Single Action 6 Shot Side Gate Loading, Ejector .36 Centre Fire Calibre Revolver**UK 2009 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** Sn 20709:32 - 20706:32
The Colt Navy .36 calibre cap & ball revolver was a single-action percussion revolver produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It saw widespread use in the American Civil War and on the American western frontier. This is a Modern C1980’s Firearms quality, Continental, most likely Italian made Colt M1851 Navy type revolver resembling a vintage percussion converted to centre fire pistol which were popular guns in the transition from percussion to rim fire and centre fire era of the American Wild West (similar examples of original period Colt conversions are illustrated & described in chapter XVII of Serven’s book Colt Firearms and an original period colt Navy conversion similar to this modern example is illustrated on page 190 of the same book). The pistol has a 6 ½” octagonal steel barrel and measures 12 ½” overall. The blued metal work has even patina. There are no visible maker or date marks on the pistol and the only visible number on it is ‘51’ which is stamped on the barrel and side gate. It has a brass grip frame, a small blade fore sight, ‘v’ notch block rear sight & captive sprung ejector. It has a Walnut grip which has just knocks bumps & bruises consistent with use. Deactivated to UK specification in 2009 the pistol’s cylinder is ringed and its barrel blocked discreetly. The side gate opens and closes firmly, the ejector moves smoothly under spring tension and the pistol cocks and dry fires. The price includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate. Sn 20709:32
£475.00

French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman Sword and Scabbard. ED 2365. - ED 2365 - ED 2365
A French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman sword and scabbard maker marked ‘Talabot F.S Paris’ . The French M1831 Foot Artillery Sword was patterned after the Roman Gladius doubled edged weapon manufactured by Talabot of Paris. The French M1831 Sword was indirectly used as a model for the US Army's M1832 Foot Artillery Sword and the US Navy's M1841 Ames Naval Cutlass. The French soldiers used to call this sword a "coupe chou" which translates to cabbage cutter for its practical uses. The cruciform hilt is of solid brass with circumferential grooves to help grip in combat, the cross guard terminates with finials of concentric circles. The handle has decreasing circles below an extended pommel. The 47cm blade is showing signs of age-related wear, the sword is 62cm overall. The scabbard is thick leather * the stitching is loose to the rear, it has a brass chape with inspection marks, and a brass throat. See page 190 of ‘Withers World of Swords. The price includes UK postage. ED 2365. (Bucket)
£345.00

**QUALITY**C1800 Napoleonic Wars Era English 28 Bore Flintlock Naval Captain’s Brass Barrelled Pistol Period Converted C1830 By Blyths Brothers London. Sn 22426:38 - 22426:38
Thomas Blyth (1764-1839). Thomas Blyth was born in 1764 in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland. He was the son of David Blyth and Elizabeth Ramsey. He was baptised in Ballingry Church on 14th October 1764[1], although his name there is spelled 'Blayth'. We know that this is the same Thomas Blyth who started the Blyth shipping company because his company records show him as having "a sister named Allison who married a Kirkcaldy man named William Scotland"[2]. This fact confirms that his parents were David Blyth and Elizabeth Ramsey. He married Isabella Forster in Stepney, London, in 1793[3], and the couple had eight children.Blyth went to sea at an early age and later became an experienced sea captain in the south seas trade. He commanded at least three vessels - the Lively, British Tar and Cornwall on whaling voyages between 1790 and 1805. He was a bold an enterprising mariner during wartime, and while in command of Cornwall in 1799 and armed with a Letter of Marque - his vessel and another British whaler, the Kingston, captured a Spanish trading vessel, the Nostra Senora de Bethlehem, off the coast of Peru and sent the ship to New South Wales with a prize crew, where its cargo of grain and other food supplies alleviated a shortage of provisions in Sydney. Blyth retired from the sea around 1810 and became a prominent shipowner with at least 17 vessels, most involved in whaling and sealing. In 1810 he bought a large wharf and adjacent premises at 45 Fore Street (now part of Narrow street) in Limehouse, East London. He set up in business as a sail-maker and ship chandler in the name of "Thomas Blyth and Company". Later he extended his business to include coopering, oil-sanding, and the making of whaling gear. He had shares in a number of South Sea Whalers (e.g. "Eliza Anne") and he traded in sperm whale oil. In 1826 he took his second and third son, James and Henry David, into the firm and changed the name to Thomas Blyth and Sons. His family house, with his wife Isabella and their children, was in Church Row, Limehouse, near the River Thames. Shortly before his death they moved to Park House in Grove Road, Mile End, then in open country about a mile and a half north of the Thames. He died at Limehouse, London, in 1839 and was buried in a private vault in the basement of St Ann's Church, Limehouse. It is more than likely the his sons carried on the business after their father’s retirement & death. This quality made Georgian Naval Captain’s Pistol is in excellent condition. The pistol originally a flintlock made C1800 has its action plate signed ‘Blyths Brothers’ indicating that this pistol was period nipple & drum converted to percussion and or retailed by the sons of Thomas Blyth (we cannot find any gunmakers named Blyth Brothers in our books or online. It is 13 ½” overall length with an unsighted 8” smooth bore brass 2 stage barrel which is 28 bore. The barrel is crisply stamped with English black powder proofs and is signed ‘London’. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The all original full wood stock is excellent and has brass furniture. The pistol has an ebonised wood ram rod with brass end cap and wood tip with brass ferrule. The price for this attractive, quality made piece worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. Sn 22426:38
£975.00

SOLD SOLD (18/02) *Scarce* BSF Bayerische Sportwaffenfabrik Model S20 .177 Calibre Air Pistol. AI 876. - AI 876
These pistols were manufactured between 1950 and 1985 in West Germany. The BSF S20 is a large break barrel air pistol. It’s 14 ½ “long by 5 ½ “high. The barrel is 6 ¾ “long. It weighs just under 1.080kg. The barrelled action is all blued steel, and the stock is a one-piece pistol grip made of what appears to be a walnut. This is an airgun from the classic days of post-WWII. The S20 was apparently not imported by either Air Rifle Headquarters or the Beeman company. Both sold the S20 Custom Match model. The serial number of this pistol is 3912. The pistol is in very good original condition with the blueing on the barrel and cylinder in excellent order. The Model type Mod S20 is marked on the barrel pivot. The wooden grips are not split or cracked and feature the inset metal disc detailing ‘BSF’. It is complete with its original front pillar and rear adjustable sights which function correctly and the pistol cocks and fires with no issues. A very good example of this quite scarce German manufactured Air Pistol. See pages 35-36 of Dennis. E. Hiller for reference. The price for this rare pistol includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air pistol the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. AI 876.
£0.00

**RARE**Victorian Era English Parker Field & Sons London Borough Of Macclesfield (Cheshire) Constabulary Police Short Sword Hanger With Etched Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22426:39 - 22426:39
The Borough of Macclesfield Police Constabulary was in existence from 1836-1947. Macclesfield is now policed by the Cheshire Constabulary. This is an original Victorian era Police hanger & scabbard to the Borough of Macclesfield Police Constabulary. Manufactured by Parker Field & Sons 233 Holborn London it has a fine deeply etched panel with manufacturer's name & address on one side of the blade (illustrated). The reverse has an etched panel 'Borough Of Macclesfield’. It has a fullered 23 ¼” swept cutlass form blade which has just light staining consistent with age. The shagreen wrapped handle is in good order with brass hand guard & stepped pommel. The overall length of the sword is 28 ¾”. The leather scabbard with brass mounts is in very good condition with all stitching intact & just light old scuffs to the surface of the leather consistent with age and service use. The brass throat mount has a frog locket. The price for this rare hanger to a small Victorian Police constabulary includes UK delivery. Sn 22426:39
£895.00

*Special* (from the Dennis Hiller Collection) Boxed Pre-War 'The Webley Mark 1' .177 Calibre Air Pistol with Original Instruction Card/Accessories. AI 877. - AI 877
This is an excellent 'The Webley Mark I Air Pistol' from the famous authors own collection. These pistols were manufactured at the Webley Birmingham 4 factory post WWII To 1958. Production continued at their Handsworth factory into the 1960's. (See pages 71 to 73 of Bruce's book Webley Air Pistols). It has excellent undamaged metal work with original finish and undamaged black chequered grips correctly not embossed with the 'Webley' name (pre-war examples do not have Webley signature grips). The left side of the cylinder is stamped 'Webley Air Pistol Mark I Made in England'. The left side also has the correct oil hole marked 'Oil Here' with arrow indicator. The right side of the cylinder is marked 'Webley & Scott Ltd Birmingham' together with Webley’s International patents. It has an adjustable rear sight & the barrel strap beneath the blade fore sight is stamped 'MK 1 .177'. The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. The barrel is the pre 1939 straight version without ribbed section which was introduced post war. The frame has serial number ‘61013’ and the front of the cylinder is stamped with matching number ‘013’. The rear of the cylinder is correctly marked 'not to be removed'. The pistol cocks and fires crisply. The pistol is contained in its original Webley labelled box which is undamaged and bears Webley pistol imagery, trademark and Birmingham address. The inside of the lid has its original illustrated instructions. The box contains its original instruction card, seals, Webley branded pellet tin, barrel brush, oil dispenser and spare spring. The price includes for this set, once owned by the respected author Dennis. E. Hiller includes UK delivery. AI 877.
£575.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 12/02) **EXTREMELY RARE**British War Dept Factory Sectioned Cut-Away Bren MK 1M .303 Calibre SKN Armourer’s Instructional Light Machine Gun**MADE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL PIECE NOT CAPABLE OF FIRING NO DEACTICATION REQUIRED**Sn 22426:40 - 22426:40
This is an extremely rare British War Dept Factory Sectioned Cut-Away Lee Bren MK 1M Bren .303 Calibre SKN Armourer’s Instructional Light Machine Gun. We have never encountered one of these pieces. They were manufactured utilising components from out of service WW2 LMG’s, assembled by the Gun trade and by REME workshops. The frame is stamped ‘Bren MK 1M’ designation. This example is double stamped with the correct SKN designation and numbers ‘SKN 3783’ and SKN 2811’. It has its original dial sight, bi-pod and rotating carry handle. The component parts including the magazine were carefully sectioned at the factory, with cutaway areas painted red. This SKN is in excellent overall condition. The SKN cocks and dry fires and its magazine can be removed. The price includes UK delivery**NB MADE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL PIECE NOT CAPABLE OF FIRING OR CONVERSION NO DEACTICATION CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED**Sn 22426:40
£0.00
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