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SOLD SOLD (23/03) WW1 Era British Officer's Brown Leather Bound Wood Swagger Dagger Sword Stick With Blued & Etched Panels Blade. Sn 23265:12 - 23265:12
An original WW1 era British Officer’s, brown leather cord covered swagger sword stick. It has an 12 ¾” steel blade which narrows to a pin sharp point. The blade has blued and etched panels for approx. half of its length on both sides (illustrated). It measures 22 ¾” overall in its scabbard. The blade has some areas of light staining consistent with age, but is straight and undamaged (there are no manufacturer or date marks). The leather cord binding of the hilt and scabbard are tight and intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23265:12 (on top of gun rack armoury)
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (23/03) BOER WAR ERA**1900 Dated Victorian British WD Enlisted Soldier’s 1895 Pattern Infantry Regiments Drummer’s / Bugler’s Brass Hilt Short Sword & Scabbard Regiment Marked ‘RA 25’ To The Royal Artillery Weapon 25. Sn 23265:13 - 23265:13
Unlike Bandsmen, drummers & buglers were enlisted soldiers who fought alongside their comrades. These swords are usually Regiment marked on both their hilts and scabbards (see page 172 of World Swords by Withers where a Pattern 1895 drummers & buglers sword with the same hilt as ours is illustrated). This original Pattern 1895 drummers & buglers sword in good condition for its age and length of service. It has a 13” long double edged steel blade with medial ridge and it is just under 18 ½” overall length. The blade is fitted with original leather hilt washer. The blade has just staining and a few nibbles to one cutting edge consistent with age & service use. The blade has British WD marks partially obscured by the hilt’s langets and ‘00’ date (1900) indicating Boer War era issue. It has the correct cast brass hilt With central Victorian Royal Cypher ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) on both sides. The rounded pommel and cast hilt have struck out Regiment numbers and the pommel has faint Regiment mark ‘R.A 25’ To The Royal Artillery Weapon 25. The sword is complete with its original black leather scabbard with brass throat mount which has a frog locket and chape. The throat mount has matching Regiment mark ‘R.A 25’ and ‘3/23’(March 1923 date indicating long miliary service re-issue after the Boer wars, through WW1 into the inter war years). The tip of the chape is stamped with matching number ‘25’. The leather and stitching of the scabbard are clean & intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23265:13 (on top of gun rack armoury)
£0.00

**AS FOUND**WW1 1916 Imperial German Model 1898/05 Simson & Co Suhl Mauser G98 Rifle Butcher Bayonet & Scabbard. Sn 23265:14 - 23265:14
An original, WW1 Imperial German Model 1898/05 G98 rifle butcher bayonet and scabbard as found & un-messed with (see image 267 in 'The Bayonet Book' by Watts and White). The 14 ½” single edged blade with fuller which widens towards the point has just staining consistent with age but no rust and no damage to the cutting edge. The ricasso is crisply stamped by the manufacturer 'Simson & Co Suhl'. The spine of the blade is faintly stamped with Imperial inspection mark 'Crown W' & dated '16' (1916 date). The blade also has small number ‘6’ & the guard has Imperial inspection mark (all illustrated). The bayonet has a steel swept quillon, correct undamaged 9 groove wood grips and steel pommel with press button release catch which works as it should. It is complete with original steel scabbard with frog locket & ball tip. The scabbard has staining consistent with age but no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23265:14 (box 1)
£195.00

**RARE**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS**Boer War Commando Issue, Austrian Steyr, Model 1885-86 (Cancelled Portuguese Contract), Guedes 'Falling Block' Action, 8x60mmR Guedes Obsolete Calibre Rifle With Boer Carved Stock. Sn 23335 - 23335
This is a rare, interesting Steyr made, M1885-86 'Guedes' Action 8x60mmR Guedes UK obsolete calibre Rifle. The Guedes was an indigenous design, unique to Portugal, developed by Portuguese Lieutenant (later General) Luis Guedes Dias. It was initially designed for an 11mm cartridge, the adoption of smokeless propellant in France and the quick adoption of small calibre cartridges across Europe during this period causing the design to be changed to 8mm before production began. 40,000 rifles were ordered to be manufactured by O.E.W.G (Steyr, in Austria) but the contract was cancelled. Portugal paid a cancellation fee and ownership of the rifles remained with O.E.W.G. In 1886 practically all of the rifles were sold to Transvaal and the Orange Free State and used extensively in the Boer War. Many such rifles were used by Z.A.R. forces (Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek, Dutch for South African Republic) against the British. The Guedes action was a creative, unique, dropping breech-block form in which the breech-block contains the trigger, hammer and mainspring. When the operating lever/trigger guard, hinged at the front of the trigger guard section, is lowered, it moves the breech block which is attached to it away from the breech and downward, cocking the hammer and ejecting the spent case in its downward stroke. There is nothing else quite like the Guedes. It is a unique rifle and easily distinguished once one has been seen. References in some books refer to the Guedes as a kind of Martini, but it is in no way, shape or form a Martini, having a dropping rather than pivoting block and internal hammer rather than firing pin. These rifles are sometimes referred to as "Portuguese Guedes" but the Portuguese only designed and ordered them, they never actually followed through on buying them. The rifles might be better called "Steyr Guedes" or even "Boer Guedes". The woodwork and metal work of this rifle are in very good undamaged condition with nice patina throughout and it has all matching numbers '3223' on stock, barrel, action and mechanism (the metal and wood of this rifle have some light small flecks of white paint no doubt a result of being displayed in an area being decorated at some point in its life). The action plates are stamped with a clear Steyr roundel containing 'O.E.W.G. initials M1885 and Steyr 1886' (also impressed on the shoulder stock) and the reverse with crisp roundel containing Portuguese Crest (all illustrated). The action works crisply and it has a clean bore with well defined deep cut rifling. It is complete with sling swivels, bayonet lug, cleaning rod, blade foresight and flip up rear sight. Interestingly this rifle’s stock has period stylised hand carved initials (illustrated) which is a common feature of Boer owned weapons as Commando’s would regularly carve their initials and other imagery such as religious iconography into the wood of their guns. The price for an opportunity to own one of these original, rare, Boer war rifles with carved stock includes UK delivery. NB. As an obsolete calibre antique weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23335
£1,675.00

WW1 / WW2 Era British BSA Co. Contract Lee Enfield Short Magazine SMLE No.1 MK III .303 Calibre Rifle & Sling With WW1 1918 Dated WD Wilkinson 1907 Pattern Bayonet & Scabbard**UK DEACTIVATION COCKS & DRY FIRES** D 6055 - D 6055
BSA contract rifles were made for supply to The commonwealth & other Foreign Governments and were not stamped with the usual date markings. This contract SMLE has excellent all original woodwork throughout. The stock is inlaid with a brass disc stamped with numbers (illustrated). The grip strap is crisply stamped BSA Co and is correctly without other date and manufacturer marks. It is serial number ‘58998’ which is stamped on the action and under the rear sight (there are no numbers on the bolt or fore end). The rifle is complete with stripper clip loading bridge, magazine cut off (fixed in place during deactivation), winged fore sight and adjustable rear sight with wing protectors. It also has a brass butt plate with trap and webbing sling. Deactivated to UK specification with a 2026 deactivation certificate, the rifle cocks & dry fires and the magazine can be removed. The rifle comes with an original Pattern 1907 bayonet complete with scabbard. The ricasso of the bayonet is stamped by the manufacturer 'Wilkinson' and King’s Crown ‘GR’ (George Rex) together with ‘8 ‘18 (August 1918 date). The reverse has WD inspection marks. The blade and its slab wood grips with impressed inspection marks are excellent and undamaged. It has its original steel mounted leather scabbard. All leather & stitching of the scabbard are intact. The price for this SMLE set includes UK delivery and deactivation certificate. D 6055
£975.00

**MINT BORE**Marlin Safety Model 1892 .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Lever Action ‘Take Down’ Rifle With Octagonal Barrel & Tube Magazine. Sn 23336 - 23336
This is an increasingly hard to find Marlin Model 1892 lever action ‘take down’ 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 26” barrel has a near mint bore, clean & bright bore with well defined rifling (42 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 & tube magazine. The top of the action is marked 'Marlin Safety'. The underside of the action is stamped with number '74246’. 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 23336
£1,475.00

**MINT BORE**English ‘Army & Navy CSL London’ (Co-Op Society Victoria St London SW) .360 No.5 or .380 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Breech Loading, Side Lever, Break Action Single Shot Rook / Rabbit Rifle With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23337 - 23337
This is an excellent Rook / Rabbit rifle retailed by ‘Army & Navy CSL London’ (Co-Op Society Victoria St London SW). It has a blued 26” Octagonal rifled barrel. The bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has an external hammer, blade foresight, and 2 leaf graduated rear sight 50-1100 yards with silvered aiming lines. The barrel flats are signed ‘Army & Navy CSL London’ and have calibre detail ‘360 No.5 or .380’. The underside of the action is numbered 42198 and the trigger guard tang 9390. The rifle has excellent undamaged walnut stock with chequered pistol grip and chequered fore end. It has a steel butt plate and pistol grip cap. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre Rook / Rabbit rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23337
£1,275.00

**RARE UK OBSOLETE .25 RIM FIRE CALIBRE**1890-1904 Patent Marlin Firearms Co New Haven CT USA Model 27-S Pump / Slide Action Rifle. Sn 23338 - 23338
These Marlin USA slide action rifles were introduced in 1909 as the Model 27. The rifles were designed John Marlin and LL Hepburn. The model was re-designated as 27-S C1911. It was made up to WWI, and again after the war until 1932. This example is very good and chambered for the rare to find UK obsolete .25 Rim Fire calibre. The bore is clean with well defined rifling. The barrel is stamped with .25 RF’ calibre detail. It has a tube magazine, 23 ½” blued steel barrel (42” overall), all original wood stock and grooved wood slide. All wood and blued metalwork have even aged patina and no damage. The barrel is stamped with Marlin New Haven CT manufacturer detail and 1890 to 1904 patent detail (illustrated). It has a curved blued steel butt plate, an adjustable rear sight and blade fore sight. There is no visible external serial number. The action tang is stamped ‘Marlin 27-S’. & it cocks and dry fires crisply. The price 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 23338
£1,250.00

**Early Production**1886 Winchester Model 1885 (Browning’s 1879 Patent) .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre ‘Low Wall’ Lever Action Falling Block Single Shot Rifle With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23339 - 23339
The Model 1885 Single Shot rifle was John M. Browning’s first design and patent, and it was the first single shot to be built by Winchester. The patent for the Model 1885 rifle was what brought John M. Browning and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company together for beginning of their eventual 19-year association. Two models of the Winchester Model 1885 falling-block action were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall ( Low Wall which showed an exposed hammer and the so-called High Wall whose steel frame covered most of the firing hammer when viewed from the side). Winchester produced nearly 140,000 Single Shot rifles from 1885 to 1920, and it was found that the falling-block Model 1885 had been built with one of the strongest actions known at that time. This is a very good example of the Winchester Model 1885. It has a 26” heavy octagonal barrel (42 ½” overall). The top barrel flat is crisply signed with Winchester manufacturer detail (illustrated). The barrel's bore is clean & has well defined rifling. The barrel has calibre detail ‘.32 Cal RF’ and the action tang is numbered ‘3600’ which dates its manufacture to 1886. The tang also has John Browning’s patent date ‘Pat Oct 7th 79 (1879)’. The blued metal work has even aged patina. The wood work is all original and has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has a curved steel butt plate. The weapon has German silver blade fore sight & adjustable rear sight. Its loading, cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this obsolete calibre 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 23339
£1,275.00

Victorian Era Japanese Tourist Export Wakizashi Short Sword With Ornately Hand Carved Ox Bone Handle & Scabbard With Original Plaited Silk Hanging Cord. Sn 23303 - 23303
The Wakizashi is a traditional short sword carried as a companion to a Katana (see page 11 of Military Swords Of Japan by Fuller & Gregory). This is an excellent original late 19th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword With Beautiful Carved Ox Bone Handle & Scabbard no doubt a Tourist export piece. The sword has a sharp 15 ¼” single edged blade with brass habaki (collar) at the hilt and measures just under 25” overall length (30 ¼” in its scabbard). The blade has no damage and just areas of staining consistent with age. Its handle and scabbard made of the bone from the shin of an Ox are ornately hand carved with attractive imagery of Japanese Noblemen & Monk characters dressed in traditional Japanese Costume, the bone has even aged patina. The scabbard has 2 holed bone pegs fitted with original plaited silk hanging cord. The price for this hand crafted Japanese piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23303
£345.00

Victorian Era Japanese Tourist Export Wakizashi Short Sword With Ornately Hand Carved Ox Bone Handle & Scabbard With Original Plaited Silk Hanging Cord. Sn 23304 - 23304
The Wakizashi is a traditional short sword carried as a companion to a Katana (see page 11 of Military Swords Of Japan by Fuller & Gregory). This is an excellent original late 19th Century Japanese Wakizashi Sword With Beautiful Carved Ox Bone Handle & Scabbard no doubt a Tourist export piece. The sword has a sharp 15 ½” single edged blade and measures 25” overall length (30 ½” in its scabbard). The blade has no damage and just areas of staining consistent with age. Its handle and scabbard made of the bone from the shin of an Ox are ornately hand carved with attractive imagery of Japanese Noblemen & Monk characters dressed in traditional Japanese Costume, the bone has even aged patina. The scabbard has 2 holed bone pegs fitted with original plaited silk hanging cord. The price for this hand crafted Japanese piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23304
£345.00

**10.520 Kg**Heavy Victorian Era 1” Bore Cast Iron Naval Type Signal / Early Firework Launching Mortar Cannon Marked ‘IM’(NB NOT FOR BALL). Sn 23300 - 23300
Victorian era iron signal mortars are small, heavy cast-iron device designed to launch signal flares or early fireworks, primarily for communication or celebration. In the 19th century, these "pyrotechnic mortars" were commonly used by the navy or merchant ships to signal other vessels or ports using bright flashes and loud reports. Our original example is in the typical short, squat mortar cannon form with a large 1” bore muzzle opening and has an open touch hole at the base for ignition (the bore is open all the way to the touch hole, illustrated). Made of heavy cast iron, our example is 10.520 Kg weight to withstand the pressure of gunpowder charges without needing complex recoil systems. These mortars were loaded with a small charge of gunpowder and a pyrotechnic "shell" or flare. When ignited, the device produced a loud "bang" and a bright white or coloured flash. The mortar with stubby cannon form barrel is just under 8” height and the base plate is 8 ¼” diameter. One side of the barrel has cast marking ‘IM’ (unknown worthy of further research). The muzzle has lost some metal from one edge during its lifetime. The Mortar is an antique signalling piece and not for ball. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23300 (armoury floor near drawers)
£245.00
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