New stock
All stock listed here has been added to the site over the last 28 days
| Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next | Page 4 of 8 |
  |
**RARE**MINT BORE**1905-1908 Britannia Anglo Sure Shot MK1 Cox’s Patent .177 Calibre Break Action, Air Rifle ' Made Only For R. Ramsbottom, Manchester'. Sn 23387 - 23387 Britannia Anglo Sure Shot MK 1 air rifles were produced between 1905 -1908 (see page 12 & 13 of a Collector's Guide To Air Rifles By Hiller). The break action is achieved by a thumb operated, gate type, barrel latch which when pulled backwards releases the barrel and allows the weapon to be cocked and loaded. This is an excellent example with original wood & metalwork in excellent condition. It has a 22 ¼” stepped rifled barrel and measures 37 ½” overall. The bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The rifle has a blade fore sight and adjustable rear sight stamped ‘Patent’. The top of the frame is correctly stamped 'Cox's Patent' together with ‘Made Only For R. Ramsbottom, Manchester & 'Anglo Sure Shot Mark 1'. The left side is stamped with the Britannia name and trade mark. The steel stock frame and barrel section are stamped with numbers '3387' & ‘3369’. The frame is also stamped ‘RD 394207’. The break action loading and firing action work as they should with a strong spring action. The price for this rare air rifle includes UK delivery. Sn 23387 £1,200.00 |
 |
 |
**RARE**HEAVY OCTAGONAL BARREL**C1840 Canadian Form .45 Calibre Muzzle Carbine Size Percussion Buggy Rifle. Sn 23402 - 23402 Canadian Buggy guns were compact rifles designed for easy transport in a carriage or "buggy" during the 19th century. Common in Canada and the U.S. during the mid-1800s, these simple guns were usually large calibre. This is a very good Canadian Form .45 calibre percussion Buggy rifle. It has a rare to find, heavy octagonal brown wash barrel with German Silver blade fore sight & ‘v’ notch plate rear sight (38 ½” overall). The barrel’s bore is clean with well defined multi groove rifling. The underside of the barrel has English, Birmingham black powder proofs. The top of the barrel has a blade fore sight and it has a ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The rifle has all original undamaged woodwork, German Silver stock fittings and steel butt plate with extended tang & re-curving steel cross guard. The rifle has and ebonised wood ram rod with ribbed brass tip. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this piece worthy of further research 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 collection or display. Sn 23402 £975.00 |
|
 |
**ATTRIBUTED TO WW1 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (DSM) GALLIPOLI RECIPIENT**British Royal Navy Officer’s 1827 Pattern George VI Presentation Sword With Etched Blade By Gieves, Inscribed ‘PRESENTED BY MARTINS BANK LTD TO GUNNER W.G. MANTELL DSM RN 30.9.41’ - 23388 William George Mantell was a member of the Royal Navy (RN) who served during both World War I and World War II. He was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) in August 1917 for his service during the Great War. Mantell served as a rating and was wounded in action during the Dardanelles Campaign (Gallipoli) in 1915. His "conspicuous gallantry" during the war led to him being awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in 1917. He was later recorded as a Chief Petty Officer & served as a Gunner during World War II. He was later employed by Martin’s Bank as head messenger (more service information / antecedents on this man is available online at the Imperial War Museum archives and a portrait photograph of Mr Mantell is reproduced in image 1). This is an excellent British RN sword to Mr Mantell DSM presented to him by Martin’s bank Ltd in 1941. The Naval Officer’s sword has 80.5cm long fullered blade both sides with foliate etched & Blued panels and Kings crown Cyphers (one side ‘GRVI’ (King George 6th Rex). One side of the ricasso has maker’s / retailer’s name ‘Gieves Ltd’ the reverse has ordnance star and inlaid proof roundel. One side of the blade has presentation inscription ‘PRESENTED BY MARTINS BANK LTD TO GUNNER W.G. MANTELL DSM RN 30.9.41’. It has an attractive Lion’s head pommel and the knuckle guard features King’s crown and RN motif. The sword’s fish skin grip with wire binding is undamaged. One side of the guard has a folding langet which locks securely to a pin on the throat of the scabbard and holds it securely in place. The hilt is fitted with original bullion cord & bullion portepee. The leather scabbard with brass fittings is in excellent condition. The price for this excellent RN sword presented to a DSM recipient includes UK delivery. Sn 23388 £795.00 |
|
.jpg) |
**RARE**ORIGINAL**American Civil War Era, Sharps New Model 1859 .52” Paper Cartridge Capping Breech Loading Percussion Single Shot Rifle With Lawrence 1859 Patent Flip Up Ladder Rear Sight & Patch Box. Sn 23386 - 23386 The Sharps was one of the best known percussion breech loading guns made by the Union during the American Civil War. Designed by Christian Sharps it featured a vertical sliding block at the breech end of the barrel. It utilised a paper cartridge which, when the sliding beech was closed cut the end from the cartridge. The percussion system then fired the shot. The top of the barrel, left and right sides of the receiver have Sharps & R.S Lawrence patent markings (Lawrence was chief armourer at the sharps factory) and ‘New Model 1859’ designation. The action tang is numbered ‘40558’. The rifle’s 30” barrel has just light staining consistent with age & crisp rifling (46 ¾” overall length). It has block and blade fore sight, Lawrence 1859 patent flip up ladder rear sight, bayonet bar and sling swivels. The metal work has its original blue finish nicely age to plum colour. The all original wood is excellent with no damage. The patch box has a hinged iron lid. The weapon’s loading and firing actions operate crisply. This is an excellent example of a scarce, highly desirable and historic Sharps rifle. The price 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 23386 £4,750.00 |
|
 |
**COMPLETE**ORIGINAL**WW2 Era Nazi German Eickhorn Solingen Kriegsmarine Officer’s Dagger With Etched & Blued Blade, Scabbard, Original Officer’s Bullion Cord, Portepee & Hanger Straps. Sn 23401 - 23401 An original and complete Nazi German Kriegsmarine Dagger set. The dagger’s blade is excellent, clean with crisp etched & blued panels on both sides featuring marine fouled Anchors together with scroll work panels. The ricasso is marked with the makers Squirrel trademark and Eickhorn Solingen name. It has the distinctive Kriegsmarine 'Eagle’ Pommel, ornate cross guard with fouled anchor device, scabbard retaining button that works as it should and it has the correct Ivory hue resin grip with wire binding which is tight and secure. The dagger is complete with original scabbard which is decorated with a 'hammered' and etched design. The scabbard has 2 hanging ring mounts with Oak leaf decoration. The mounts are fitted with original hanging rings. The scabbard has one small dent either side of the bottom section near the tip consistent with service carry. The dagger is fitted with original period Officer’s bullion cord & portepee which are excellent clean with no damage. The scabbard’s hanging rings are fitted with correct original velvet backed hanging straps with gilt buckles which have Lion’s head bosses & sprung clips, one with chain and hook, all clean with no damage. The price for this excellent complete Kriegsmarine dagger set includes UK delivery. Sn 23401 £845.00 |
|
 |
**RARE** Sterile WW2 U.S. Collins No. 1253 Type 1 Paratroop & Office Of Strategic Command (O.S.S. Special Forces) Machete With Wrist Cord & Original Leather Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 23399 - 23399 This is an original WW2 American OSS machete with its original correct scabbard, see page 163 of Cole’s Book III U.S. Military knives where a machete the same as ours is illustrated & he states ‘an unmarked machete said to have been made for the O.S.S to be used in the Philippines, and supposed issued to Philippine troops being trained in the U.S. These troops were to be parachuted into the Philippines or come in by submarine. If captured, the unmarked weapon would not reveal the country of origin’ (see image 2). Also see pages 139 to 144 of Collins Machetes & Bowies 1845-1965 by D.E. Henry. Henry states that these Collins Machetes were made for Curver mfg. Co. USA and that the blades were un-marked. On page 41 Collins No. 1253 Paratroop machete variants are illustrated. Ours is identical to the Type 1 machete in the illustration (see image 1). Our example is excellent and undamaged. It has the correct Burmese Dahl form 16 ¼” long, single edged blade with heavy tip constructed so that the weight is at the tip- effective in strengthening the slashing stroke of the weapon. The blade retains its original parkerised finish and is sharp with no damage to the cutting edge. The hilt is moulded black plastic & has the correct chequered panels and hole for wrist strap & fitted with leather wrist cord. The machete measures 22 ¼” overall length. Its original scabbard is correctly leather with heavy duty stitching and integral belt loop. As is usual with special forces equipment, both the machete and scabbard are sterile having no manufacturer, Unit or War Dept marks. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price for this WW2 Paratroop / O.S.S. weapon and scabbard rarely seen on the collector's market includes UK delivery. Sn 23399 (in FS box) £845.00 |
|
 |
1907 British WD 1903 Pattern Sword Bayonet To ‘U.C. O.T.C.’ (University College School Officer Training Corps) & Rare Land Pattern Scabbard With Integral Leather Frog. Sn 23397 - 23397 In 1902 Experimental Long and Short bayonets were trialled to succeed the 1888 pattern Bayonets. After the trial period it was decided that, when fixed to rifles, the Short version affected accuracy of fire less than the Longer heavy version. The short bladed version was approved and introduced as the '1903 Pattern' sword bayonet (see page 233 & page 391 item No.814 of the bayonet book by Watts & White). This is an excellent British Enfield 1903 Pattern Bayonet With scabbard & frog. The steel blade with medial ridge is 12” length. The double edged blade has no damage and just light staining consistent with age & it measures 6 ¾” overall length. One side of the blade has Kings Crown ER (Edward Rex) ‘1903’ (pattern) and date ’02 ’07 (February 1907). The reverse has WD Broad arrow and . below WD arrow and inspection mark. The spine of the blade also has inspection marks. There are no visible maker name on the blade. The wooden grips are in excellent undamaged condition and are secured with correct screw bolts. The pommel’s steel press button release works correctly and is stamped ‘U.C. O.T.C.’ (University College School Officer Training Corps, see page 100 of Broad Arrow by Skennerton). The scabbard is the rare to find brown leather covered Land pattern variant with steel throat mount numbered ‘21’. The scabbard’s leather frog has 2 brass rivets. The leather of the scabbard is impressed with ‘EFD’ Enfield maker mark and WD broad arrow. All material & stitching are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23397 (Box 3) £575.00 |
|
 |
**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING BOLT**Pre WW1 1907 Dated Imperial German Army Mauser 7.92×57mm Calibre GEW 98 (G98) Infantry Rifle, Stock Disc Regiment Marked ‘17.R.1. 185’ & Original Leather Sling**EARLY UK 1990 DEACTIVATION** Sn 23407 - 23407 An original pre WW1 dated Imperial German Mauser 7.92×57mm, GEW 98 infantry rifle. It has all original woodwork which has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The metal work has even patina. The barrel shank is crisply stamped 'Waffenfabrik Mauser A Oberndorf’ and dated ‘1907’. The action housing is crisply marked with model detail 'GEW 98' (Gewehr 1898) and has Imperial German inspection marks. The rifle is complete with bayonet slide, cleaning rod, sling swivels fitted with original period leather sling, block and blade fore sight, adjustable graduated rear sight & steel butt plate. It is serial number ‘9476 d’ and has all matching numbers ‘9476 / 76’ on the barrel, magazine plate, receiver and bolt. The stock is inlaid with metal disc Regiment Marked ‘17.R.1.185’ most likely to the 17th Company 1st Reserve Regiment Weapon number 185. Deactivated to early UK specification in 1990 the rifle cocks and dry fires. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23407 £1,275.00 |
|
 |
**VERY RARE**Pre WW2 Era Czech VZ 35 Bolt Action Military Training Air Rifle 4.5mm Ball Bearing Calibre With 10 BB Hopper Type Magazine & Czech Model 1924 Bayonet & Scabbard. Sn 23403 - 23403 The VZ35 was made by the Czech State Arsenal in Brno before World War II. The designation VZ 35 means model 1935, or something to that effect. This is a rare example in excellent condition. It has the correct winged foresight and adjustable rear sight (the later post war VZ 47 had a shrouded fore sight). The cylinder is crisply marked by the manufacturer (illustrated) together with number '22735'. The gravity feed, hopper magazine located on top of the cylinder has the correct hinged lid (the later V 47 had a steel sliding cover) and holds up to 10 BB's. The hopper frame is marked ‘J Rampant Lion 37’ (possible export to Israel in 1937 see bayonet markings below). The rifle's original wood furniture is undamaged and fitted with a steel butt plate, bayonet bar, cleaning rod & correct 2 sets of sling swivels. The weapon's bolt action cocking mechanism functions crisply with a strong spring action. The rifle is 43” overall length & comes with an original Czech M1924 Bayonet & Scabbard. These bayonets were adopted by Czech Armed forces in 1924 to fit Mauser type rifles. The bayonet has a clean parkerised 11 ¾” blade with fullers. The wood grips are secured by screw bolts. There are no visible manufacturer or date marks on the bayonet’s blade but the pommel top is marked ‘VA 1218’ above ‘tgf’. The scabbard is blued steel and its frog stud is stamped with CZ roundel ‘E3 48’ & Rampant Lion mark (denoting post war manufacture in 1948 for export to Israel, see ‘An Illustrated History Of Bayonets’ By Brayley pages 52-54). The price for this very rare military training rifle with bayonet in superb condition includes UK delivery. Sn 23403 £1,375.00 |
|
 |
C1850 English John Blissett & Son 322 High Holborn London 18 Bore, Single Damascus Steel Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 23392 - 23392 John Blissett (1808-1872) was an English Gunmaker and Jeweller recorded as working at 74 High Holborn London between 1832 & 1835 then at 321-322 High Holborn between 1836 & 1856. He and his son together with a later business associate named ‘Tomes’ are later recorded at other High Holborn addresses until 1885 (see page 143 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 1). This is an excellent muzzle loading shotgun by John Blissett & Son 322 High Holborn London. It has a 27” Damascus steel barrel with brass bead fore sight and measures 43 ½” overall. The top of the barrel is signed by the maker ‘John Blissett & Son 322 High Holborn London’ with a foliate flourish. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The shotgun has its all original walnut stock with steel butt plate. The wrist & fore stock with polished horn end cap have quality chequering. The back of the wrist has an inlaid white metal shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with a pair of stylised initials ‘JC’, It has scroll engraved steel mounts, a Dolphin hammer and a steel action plate, foliate scroll engraved & signed ‘John Blissett & Son’, steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The trigger guard tang has number ‘1506’. It has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap & steel worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this quality antique 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 23392 £575.00 |
|
.jpg) |
WW1 1918 Mesopotamia British Serviceman’s War Souvenir Brass Pocket Fob Watch By E.R Khazam Bagdad Engraved ‘Amara (British Military Medical Hub Iraq) April 1918 Mesopotamia’ With Chain & Key. Sn 23371 - 23371 Amara, Iraq, was a critical medical hub and logistical base for British forces in April 1918, serving as a primary hospital centre for the Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I. While the famous Siege of Kut-al-Amara had ended two years earlier in April 1916, Amara remained a vital occupied town where thousands of soldiers were stationed or treated. Although the major fighting had moved north toward Mosul, Amara was a frequent stop for units like the 13th (Western) Division and various Indian Army brigades as they rotated through the region. Many soldiers who died of disease or wounds in these hospitals during early 1918 are now commemorated at the Amara War Cemetery, which contains over 4,600 burials. This is an Iraq made pocket fob watch no doubt a war souvenir perhaps bought by a British Serviceman receiving medical treatment or serving as Medical staff at Amara in 1918. The fob watch has been serviced & is working but not guaranteed. The watch is just under 2 ¼” diameter with lids closed. The face has hour and minute markings, ornate, delicate pierced copper, hour and minute hands. The face is signed by the maker or retailer ‘E.R Khazam Bagdad’. The case is brass and the inside of the hinged lids are plated & marked ‘Oris’ within roundel and have marks possibly Iraqi silver plate marks. The front of the case has tooled decoration, central stylised monogram within shield and ‘Amara April 1918 Mesopotamia’. The fob watch shackle is fitted with 10” white metal link chain and brass key marked ‘’Griffiths Windham St Bridgend’ & ‘Watchmaker & Jeweller’ together with number ‘6’. The key winds the watch. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23371 (drawers office) £295.00 |
|
.jpg) |
**QUALITY MAKER**Victorian C1820 English Thomas Manton London 13 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Unusual Shoulder Stock Trap With Hinged Lid. Sn 23391 - 23391 Thomas Manton was a London gunmaker operating at 144 Long Acre from approximately 1817–1825, known for producing high-quality percussion guns. He was a cousin to the famous London gunmakers John and Joseph Manton. This is a Victorian era double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by the quality gunmaker Thomas Manton, London. It has 29 ½” Damascus steel barrels and measures 46” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with bead foresight. The rib is very faintly engraved ‘Thomas Manton London’ in gothic script. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It has its original walnut straight hand stock in very good condition with chequered grip panels & inlaid white metal void escutcheon on top of the wrist. An unusual feature of this gun is that the underside of the shoulder stock has a German silver trap with hinged lid most likely for percussion caps. It’s steel butt plate tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial, action tang, hammers and action plates have foliate engraved decoration, the action plates are both signed ‘T. Manton London’. The shotgun has its ebonised wood ramrod. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this attractive shotgun by a quality maker includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23391 £595.00 |
|
| Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next | Page 4 of 8 |
(Page updated regularly)