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**MINT BORE**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS**Mid 1800's Henry Deringer USA Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ Type 'Tip Up' Barrel Factory Nickel Plated & Blued .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver. Sn 23118 - 23118 Henry Deringer was a famous 19th-century American maker of small pocket pistols.The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes. S&W had been successfully producing their Model 1 Pocket Revolvers and Their Model 2 belt revolver. There was however a demand for a pocket revolver in a larger calibre than their Model 1 .22 Calibre pistol. To cater for the demand S&W introduced their Model 1 ½. This pistol referred to as the 'Transitional Model 1 ½ was made using some parts taken from the production line of their Model 1 and Model 2 revolvers. Due to the popularity of these pistols other manufacturers such as Henry Deringer began making Smith & Wesson type pistols. This is an excellent original example of the Henry Deringer Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ type 'Tip Up' Barrel 5 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It retains its original blue finish to the barrel, cylinder, hammer & sheathed trigger aged to plum colour in areas & original factory nickel plated finish to its brass frame. It has undamaged wood grips. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with serial number '254' which is repeated on the barrel block & cylinder. The top of its just under 3 ½” barrel is signed by the maker (illustrated). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The pistol measures just under 8” overall and it's single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this excellent pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23118 (drawers office) £975.00 |
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**RARE**MINT BORE**Imperial German (Hanoverian) Model 1816 Uhlan Cavalry 20 Bore Convertible Flintlock Combination Rifled Barrel Pistol Carbine With Saddle Bar & Ring & Original Removable Shoulder Stock Gun Number 561 Brooker Collection. Sn 23123 - 23123 This is an original Imperial German Uhlan Cavalry 20 Bore Convertible flintlock Pistol Carbine which was gun number 561 from the Brooker collection. The pistol has an 11 ¼” sighted steel barrel. The bore is near mint, clean & bright with deep cut rifling. The barrel is numbered ‘58’ which is repeated on its screws and regulation brass mounts and has small inspection marks. It has a steel cock, frizzen & brass pan. The lock plate is signed ‘Crause in Herzberg’. The brass stock plate is stamped ‘KG5’ most likely a Regiment or Unit number. The steel grip strap is engraved ‘No. 146’. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for the shoulder stock also with matching number ‘58’. The walnut shoulder stock which converts the pistol to a carbine when attached is undamaged and has just bumps and bruises to be expected and has hand applied marks which can be seen in the images (unknown). The shoulder stock has a steel butt plate stamped butt plate stamped ‘GdC D.13’ (also most likely a Regiment or Unit mark). The stock has a lug at the wrist that fits neatly into the pistol grip recess. The lug is released by depression of a steel button on the underside of the shoulder stock. The steel tang of the stock is engraved ‘No. 406’. The shoulder stock has steel saddle bar and steel saddle ring. In its carbine configuration the weapon measures 27 ½” overall length. The price for this rare to find pistol / carbine from a top quality collection includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Provenance: Robert Elton Brooker, Jr. started collecting firearms in 1954 at the age of 17, when he identified an original Colt revolver for sale in Morelia, Mexico. This led to a lifetime of collecting and scholarship related to technology development and geopolitics viewed through the lens of European military pistols. His first book, British Military Pistols 1603-1887, was published in 1978. This was followed by Armes de Poing Militaires Françaises (2006), Landeszeughaus Graz, Austria (2007), and finally British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons (2016), an updated version of his original book, illustrated largely with items from his personal collection. He authored scholarly articles about Napoleon's Mamluk guard, Saxon military pistols, Neapolitan pistols, and other topics, plus two unfinished book manuscripts: one about Spanish and Latin American pistols, another about the Bavarian Army Museum collection. He received the Great Medal of Honor from the Austrian state of Styria in 2008. Alongside his collecting and scholarship, Brooker built a career initially as an officer and pilot in the US Marine Corps. In the summer of 1959 he was granted a leave of absence from the Marines to work as an interpreter for the American Exhibition in Moscow. While there, he happened to be in the room where Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev entered and filmed what later became known as the Kitchen Debate. Following an MBA at Harvard Business School, he served in senior management roles at Cummins Engine Company, NL Industries, Lord Corporation, and Connell LP. He oversaw the development of horizontal drilling technology that later transformed the oil and gas industry. He retired from business to obtain a PhD in Art History from Brown University. He speaks six languages and was an enthusiastic scuba diver. All these achievements took place alongside his wife of 60 years, Kitty Brooker. He has four children and six grandchildren. The Robert Brooker Jr. Collection represents the greatest collection of types assembled in the history of the subject. Spanning more than three centuries and comprising a unique group of munition firearms, edged weapons and associated objects, its magnitude, breadth and quality are truly remarkable. Sn 23123 (Armoury behind Cannon) £2,450.00 |
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*RARE**1855 Imperial German Suhl VCS (Hamburg Probably For The Hanseatic League) Uhlan Cavalry 28 Bore Convertible Percussion Combination Pistol Carbine With Saddle Bar & Rings & Original Removable Shoulder Stock Gun Number 576 Brooker Collection Sn 23128 - 23128 This is an original Imperial German Hamburg Uhlan Cavalry 28 Bore Calibre Convertible Percussion Pistol Carbine which is gun number 576 from the Brooker collection most likely for the Hanseatic League ( The Hanseatic League, commonly called The Hansa, was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from Lübeck and a few other North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from what is now Estonia in the northeast to the Netherlands in the west, and extended inland as far south as Cologne). The pistol has an 11 ¼” sighted steel barrel. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age and use. The barrel is numbered 238 and has date ‘1855’. Number 238 is repeated on the metal work of the pistol. It has a heavy military hammer & hinged safety. The action plate is signed Suhl VCS and the stock plate has indistinct numbers. The walnut stock with regulation iron mounts and the butt has a saddle ring. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for the shoulder stock. The walnut shoulder stock which converts the pistol to a carbine when attached is undamaged and has just bumps and bruises to be expected. The shoulder stock has a lug at the wrist that fits neatly into the pistol grip recess. The lug is released by depression of a steel button on the underside of the shoulder stock. The shoulder stock has an original additional safety feature consisting of a prong attached to the saddle bar which when squeezed together slots securely into a hole in the pistol grip recess plate. The steel saddle bar has a steel saddle ring. In its carbine configuration the weapon measures 28 ½” overall length. The carbine comes with its original Brooker collection tags numbered 576. The price for this rare to find pistol / carbine from a top quality collection includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Provenance: Robert Elton Brooker, Jr. started collecting firearms in 1954 at the age of 17, when he identified an original Colt revolver for sale in Morelia, Mexico. This led to a lifetime of collecting and scholarship related to technology development and geopolitics viewed through the lens of European military pistols. His first book, British Military Pistols 1603-1887, was published in 1978. This was followed by Armes de Poing Militaires Françaises (2006), Landeszeughaus Graz, Austria (2007), and finally British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons (2016), an updated version of his original book, illustrated largely with items from his personal collection. He authored scholarly articles about Napoleon's Mamluk guard, Saxon military pistols, Neapolitan pistols, and other topics, plus two unfinished book manuscripts: one about Spanish and Latin American pistols, another about the Bavarian Army Museum collection. He received the Great Medal of Honor from the Austrian state of Styria in 2008. Alongside his collecting and scholarship, Brooker built a career initially as an officer and pilot in the US Marine Corps. In the summer of 1959 he was granted a leave of absence from the Marines to work as an interpreter for the American Exhibition in Moscow. While there, he happened to be in the room where Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev entered and filmed what later became known as the Kitchen Debate. Following an MBA at Harvard Business School, he served in senior management roles at Cummins Engine Company, NL Industries, Lord Corporation, and Connell LP. He oversaw the development of horizontal drilling technology that later transformed the oil and gas industry. He retired from business to obtain a PhD in Art History from Brown University. He speaks six languages and was an enthusiastic scuba diver. All these achievements took place alongside his wife of 60 years, Kitty Brooker. He has four children and six grandchildren. The Robert Brooker Jr. Collection represents the greatest collection of types assembled in the history of the subject. Spanning more than three centuries and comprising a unique group of munition firearms, edged weapons and associated objects, its magnitude, breadth and quality are truly remarkable. Sn 23128 (Armoury behind Cannon) £2,350.00 |
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*RARE**EXPERIMENTAL**Austrian Model 1863 29 Bore Convertible Percussion Rifled Barrel Combination Cavalry Pistol Carbine With Saddle Rings & Original Removable Shoulder Stock Gun Number 1364 Brooker Collection. Sn 23124 - 23124 This is an original experimental Austrian Model 1863 29 Bore Calibre Convertible Percussion Cavalry Pistol Carbine which is gun number 1364 from the Brooker collection. The pistol has an 10 ¼” sighted steel barrel. The rifled bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has indistinct inspection marks. It has a heavy military hammer. The action plate Austrian Eagle inspection mark and numbers 864. The walnut stock has regulation iron mounts and the butt has a saddle ring. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for the shoulder stock. The walnut shoulder stock which converts the pistol to a carbine when attached is undamaged and has just bumps and bruises to be expected. The shoulder stock has a lug at the wrist that fits neatly into the pistol grip recess. The lug is released by depression of a knurled steel button on the underside of the shoulder stock. The stock has a steel saddle ring. In its carbine configuration the weapon measures 25 ½” overall length. The carbine comes with its original Brooker collection tag numbered 1364. The price for this rare to find pistol / carbine from a top quality collection includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Provenance: Robert Elton Brooker, Jr. started collecting firearms in 1954 at the age of 17, when he identified an original Colt revolver for sale in Morelia, Mexico. This led to a lifetime of collecting and scholarship related to technology development and geopolitics viewed through the lens of European military pistols. His first book, British Military Pistols 1603-1887, was published in 1978. This was followed by Armes de Poing Militaires Françaises (2006), Landeszeughaus Graz, Austria (2007), and finally British Military Pistols and Associated Edged Weapons (2016), an updated version of his original book, illustrated largely with items from his personal collection. He authored scholarly articles about Napoleon's Mamluk guard, Saxon military pistols, Neapolitan pistols, and other topics, plus two unfinished book manuscripts: one about Spanish and Latin American pistols, another about the Bavarian Army Museum collection. He received the Great Medal of Honor from the Austrian state of Styria in 2008. Alongside his collecting and scholarship, Brooker built a career initially as an officer and pilot in the US Marine Corps. In the summer of 1959 he was granted a leave of absence from the Marines to work as an interpreter for the American Exhibition in Moscow. While there, he happened to be in the room where Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev entered and filmed what later became known as the Kitchen Debate. Following an MBA at Harvard Business School, he served in senior management roles at Cummins Engine Company, NL Industries, Lord Corporation, and Connell LP. He oversaw the development of horizontal drilling technology that later transformed the oil and gas industry. He retired from business to obtain a PhD in Art History from Brown University. He speaks six languages and was an enthusiastic scuba diver. All these achievements took place alongside his wife of 60 years, Kitty Brooker. He has four children and six grandchildren. The Robert Brooker Jr. Collection represents the greatest collection of types assembled in the history of the subject. Spanning more than three centuries and comprising a unique group of munition firearms, edged weapons and associated objects, its magnitude, breadth and quality are truly remarkable. Sn 23124 (Armoury behind Cannon) £1,975.00 |
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**ANCIENT LATE 14th - LATE 16th CENTURY MUROMACHI ERA BLADE IN MINT FULL POLISH**Wakizashi Short Sword Suriage Cut Down From Samurai Tachi Blade, Officer’s Rank Tassel, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. ED 3033 - ED 3033 This Wakizashi with ancient blade has been examined by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg and a copy of his assessment notes accompany the sword. In extracts of his notes he states “Ancient blade now a wakizashi (length). I Think this has been a tachi blade originally made sometime in the muromachi period (ran from late 14th century to late 16th century). Suriage (cut down) tang shortened and cut square. Blade shoulders (machi) moved down. Shortening cutting edge to the length it is now. Any signature that may have been on it lost in the shortening process. The boshi (temper) with its strings of long nie (hakikaki) looks like yamashiro work. In practically mint polish, showing all the workmanship. Needs more research in Japan to identify It properly. Put into shin gunto pattern mounts for service in WW2. Saya is leather covered wood with brass koi-guchi (mouth) some old damage to leather (repaired) complete with rare plated suspension chain. Tsuba is good quality gunto pattern in gilt brass, in good used condition. Tsuka (hilt) is complete with all binding and mounts & brass wire sarute (loop) for blue/brown rank tassel of a Lieutenant to Captain grade. In good used condition, finish on mounts faded. A very light & well balanced Samurai blade in very good polish. A nice addition to a Japanese sword collection”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as just under 52cms. Total length 65.5cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. ED 3033 £2,250.00 |
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**Original**Nazi German NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party) Window Hanger Flag Maker Ink Stamped Gosch Gr.3 50 x 85 ( cms, Size 3) & Clean Cloth ‘Württemberg Calico’ Label. N 163 - N 163 An original small double sided, German Nazi Party Window hanger flag. The Vivid red cotton Flag has a printed centre roundel containing a black printed Swastika. It has a white cotton hem for pole or cord hanging. The Flag is clean with just a few small holes which can be seen in the images & all stitching is intact. One side of the hem has clear ink stamp "Gosch Gr.3 50 x 85"( Gosch: Likely a manufacturer or brand name Gr.3: Size 3 (Gr. = Größe, which means "size" in German).50 x 85: size in centimeters 50 cm by 85 cm). The reverse has a nice clean original label "Württemberg Calico Manufacture Heidenheim on the Brenz." (Württembergische = Württemberg (a region in Germany) Cattunmanufactur = Calico Manufacture (calico cotton fabric) Heidenheim a. Brz. = Heidenheim an der Brenz (a town in Germany). The price includes UK delivery. N 163 £475.00 |
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**MASSIVE** Framed Original WW2 Japanese Soldier’s 'Yosegaki Hinomaru' (Or Good Luck) Battle Flag With Many Hand Written Kanji Signatures. MISC 2000 - MISC 2000 This is a massive, original WW2 Japanese 'yosegaki hinomaru' or good luck Battle Flag. These flags were signed by family members, friends & Colleagues of Japanese Soldiers and presented to them before leaving for war. It is made of white silk and has a central vivid red painted roundel surrounded many Japanese kanji signatures. The flag has some staining consistent with age to be expected. The Flag is contained in its later varnished wood glazed frame. The rear of the frame has the framers label (illustrated in image 3). This item including frame measures 42”x 30 ½”x 1”.. The price for this unusually large WW2 Japanese flag includes UK delivery (NB Shipping would be without frame. The frame is only included if collected by the buyer (by appointment only) as we cannot risk damage during shipping. MISC 2000 (in corridor) £575.00 |
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British, WW2, 1941 Dated, Lee Enfield No 4 MK I Cruciform Spike Bayonet by SM (Singer Manufacturing Co) with MK I Scabbard and Webbing Frog & Safety Clip. - BAYO 757 The No. 4 Mk. I was beautifully made, with its distinctive cruciform blade in one solid forging. Only 75,000 of this type were made. Production occurred during the latter half of 1941 and into the early months of 1942. The only maker was the Singer Manufacturing Co. (the famous sewing machine manufacturer), at their Clydebank, Scottish plant. One influence in the selection of Singer was that Scotland it was felt it would be safer from German bombers than in England. This is an excellent, original, Lee Enfield No.4 MK 1 spike bayonet with cruciform blade in its original scabbard. The socket is stamped No. 4 MK.1 and by the manufacturer SM (Singer Manufacturing Co). The other side is stamped US2. The 8” cruciform blade is undamaged, and its ribbed locking catch works as it should. The ribbed locking catch is stamped SM 41 (Singer Manufacturing, 1941 date). The bayonets scabbard is in similar excellent condition with no dents and is stamped at the throat NO.4 MK1. The 1944 dated khaki webbing frog is in good order with brass clip in place. See Skennerton pages 214-215, Item B266. The price includes UK delivery. (Box 1). BAYO 757 £395.00 |
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**RARE**1927-1936 German Haenel Model 28 (1928) .177 Calibre Break Action Air Pistol. AI 852 - AI 852 Haenel Model 1928 Air Pistols were produced by C.G. Haenel Suhl Thuringer Wald Germany between 1927 & 1936 (see page 88 of Hiller's book 'The Collectors’ Guide To Air Pistols 3rd Edition'). This is an original rare to find Haenel Model 1928 .177 calibre break action air pistol. It has a 4 ¼” barrel with clean bore & correct shallow rifling & measures 10 ½” overall. It has a block & blade foresight & adjustable rear sight. The undamaged wood grips of this example are correctly inlaid with Haenel signature brass medallions. The top of the cylinder is crisply marked 'Haenel Mod .28 Brit Pat No. 277265 DRP’. The right side of the cylinder is stamped 'Made In Germany' & the left side of the barrel 'Cal 4.5mm (.177)*’ calibre detail. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with serial number ‘18567’. These pistols have an unusual cocking action. A knurled steel button on the right side of the trigger guard releases the cylinder from the grip frame and the cylinder is pulled upwards to break open the pistol and cock it. The barrel breaks to allow loading of a pellet. The pistol cocks and fires crisply. It retains its original finish with even aged patina throughout. The price includes UK delivery. AI 852 £375.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. British Original Kynoch Box of 50 Unfired .297/.250 Rook Rifle Cartridges (6.4x21mmR) Rifle Cartridges. - O 2299 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original Kynoch 50 round box of .297/.250 Rook Rifle Cartridges (6.4x21mmR) rifle cartridges. The rounds are headstamped K (Kynoch) .297/.250 on the brass cartridge cases crimped onto a 54 grain round nosed lead bullet. The rounds are contained in their original cardboard box sealed with a green label. The box is printed in black 50 KYNOCH .297/.250 ROOK RIFLE CARTRIDGES Black Powder 54 Grns. Solid Bullet together with other information. 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 2299 £145.00 |
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Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s Large Root Ball Knobkerrie / Knobkerry Tropical Hard Wood Fighting War Club. W 672 - W 672 An original Zulu Large large knobkerrie War club. Knobkierie, also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie or knobkerry, are clubs used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for throwing at animals in hunting or for clubbing an enemy's head in battle. This knobkerrie is carved from Tropical hard wood tree from which it was carved and the knob is the heart wood of the tree. This heavy club measures 25 ¼” overal length. The club is in excellent condition, free of damage. The shaft has some faded with age native hand applied ink stripe decoration. The knob is 4" in diameter. The price includes UK delivery. W 672 £345.00 |
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Mid 1930s Japanese Arisaka Type 30 Bayonet and Scabbard. Sn - 22938 This is an early pre war or early WW2 production Japanese Arisaka Type 30 hooked quillon bayonet and scabbard made at the Tokyo Kokura arsenal when the Kokura Arsenal was established to fulfil the need to supply the war effort against China. The bayonet has many early features of a birds head pommel, a button on the end of the scabbard and contoured wooden grips. The fullered blade carries the 4 ring Kokura arsenal mark and the pommel is stamped with the serial number 25588 and an inspection mark. The bayonet has the usual Kokura Arsenal contoured wooden grips held by round washers riveted on. The bayonet is held in its original ball tipped steel scabbard which carries no marks or serial numbers. See bayonets of Japan by Raymond C.Labar 79 onwards. The price includes UK delivery. Included with the bayonet is a reproduction leather frog for the bayonet. Sn 22938 £345.00 |
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