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Early 1800’s Spanish 16 Bore Miquelet Lock Percussion Pistol With 2 Stage Cannon Barrel & Ram Rod. Sn 23437 - 23437 Miquelet lock is a modern term used by collectors and curators, largely in the English-speaking world, for a type of firing mechanism used in muskets and pistols. Miquelet is often "loosely" used to describe a gun lock with the mainspring mounted on the outside of the lock plate versus inside as in more traditional flintlock and percussion guns. This is a Miquelet lock percussion belt pistol in Spanish form made sometime in the early 1800’s. It is 7 ½” overall length with a just under 3 ½” 2 stage round to octagonal iron barrel. It is approx. 16 bore. Its smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The action with percussion hammer works as it should. The original Walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. The stock has a brass trigger guard, ram rod flute fitted with iron ram rod, curved butt cap holed for lanyard ring and fore end block. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique Miquelet lock percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23437 £695.00 |
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**NAMED**British WD WW1 1915 George V 1897 Pattern British Fenton Brothers Sheffield Presentation Sword With Blued & Etched Blade To ‘Harry L. Searle, Commander D' Company, 1st Battn. B.C.V.F, Cord, Acorn Knot & Leather Field Scabbard & Sam Browne Frog. - 23458 This is an excellent original, George V 1897 Pattern British Infantry Officer's WW1 1915 dated presentation Sword to a named Officer with original leather cord, acorn knot & Leather Field Combat Covered Wood Scabbard with leather Sam Browne Frog. The Sword has a clean 33” single edged blade with fullers. The blade has etched & blued panels to both sides. One side has a Ordnance proof star and proof WD / ordnance inspection mark. The reverse has the makers name and trademark ‘Fenton Bros Sheffield Cutler To The War Office’ & Royal AppointmentBoth sides have foliate etched panels King’s crown above ‘GR V’ Royal cypher (King George V Rex) and heraldic arms of Great Britain. The hilt is fitted with its original leather washer. It has the correct ornate bowl guard with stylised King’s crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR V’ and wire bound fish skin grip together with ball top steel pommel. The guard is inscribed 'Presented to Harry L. Searle, Commander D' Company, 1st Battn. B.C.V.F. by the officers N.C.O's, and men of his Com.y. July 28th 1915'. The hilt is fitted with original officer’s brown leather cord (worn and frayed with sections absent) and excellent acorn knot. The sword is complete with its brown leather covered field scabbard which has a German silver insert in the throat in very good condition. The scabbard is fitted with a clean & complete period Sam Browne pattern leather frog. The price for this WW1 presentation sword worthy of further research regarding the named Officer and regiment includes UK delivery. Sn 23458 £975.00 |
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WW1, 1916 Dated, Imperial German Winkelmesser 35 Artillery Clinometer/Gunners Quadrant. MISC 2024 - MISC 2024 This is a WW1, 1916 Dated, Imperial German brass artillery clinometer/gunners quadrant used extensively by Imperial German artillery and mortar teams. The brass clinometer is graduated from 45 to 90 degrees in 1/16 of a degree increments. The clinometer being a right angled shape can be rotated 90 degrees to give 0 to 45 degrees. The clinometer is stamped on the side with the makers name Seibert Wetzlar No 234 F and 1916 (date). the clinometer is in perfect working order with a finely engraved brass body and a steel pivoting arm with intact bubble level indicator. This clinometer measures 4 ¼ inches in a triangle and was retained throughout WW2 and as the Winkelmesser 35. The price for this WW1 clinometer includes U.K delivery. MISC 2024 £275.00 |
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1834 Dated British William IV Public Office Oxford Brass Crown Top Police / Official’s Crown Top Tipstaff With Ebonised Wood Baluster Handle. Sn 23310:2 - 23310:2 Oxford has a long history of public offices dating back to the 12th century, ranging from local municipal governance to ancient royal appointments. The city’s administration has evolved from medieval guilds and royal charters to the modern Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council. The earliest record of the Tipstaff (Warrant Stick) was in the 14th century. The name derives from the early origins of Policing when Warranted Officers would apprehend a criminal with the help if necessary of a tipped staff. The staff would be made of wood and / or metal and were not only a means of self defence but the tips of the staffs would bear symbols of their authority. Modern Police Truncheons originated from these Tipstaffs. This is an excellent original William IV dated Tipstaff to The Oxford public Office. It measures 7” overall length. The shaft is a hollow brass cylinder with crown top. The shaft is inscribed ‘WR IV (William IV Rex)’ above ‘Public Office Oxford’ & date ‘1834’. The price for this excellent piece of Policing history includes UK delivery. Sn 23310:2 £475.00 |
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German WW2, 1940 Dated, WUMAG (Waggon- und Maschinenbau AG Görlitz) Railway Wagon Manufacturers Identification Plate. MISC 2026 - MISC 2026 Waggon- und Maschinenbau AG Görlitz traded under the name WUMAG and were a major manufacturers of rolling stock in Germany before WW2 and during the conflict. This is an alloy railway wagon manufacturers plate made in Nazi Germany in 1940. The oval plate is cast in aluminium and measures 5 ½ inches by 2 7/8 inches. the rear of the plate is stamped GAL-Mg-Si. The plate is damaged to one side which would appear to have been made on its removal. The price includes U.K. delivery. MISC 2026 £145.00 |
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**7 Feet 6 Inches Overall Length**Original**British WD & ‘N’ Royal Navy Marked Victorian 1894 Dated Model 1888 Boarding Pike With Ash Wood Shafts & Steel Triangular Spear Point. Sn 23425 - 23425 This is an excellent original British Model 1888 Naval Boarding Pike. These Pikes were used in the Victorian Era for boarding enemy vessels and repelling attacks by enemy boarders. The Pike has an overall length of 7 Feet 6 Inches with a tapering 4 ½” triangular spear head fixed to its solid undamaged Ash wood shaft by two integral 7 ¼” long extended tangs secured by single rows of screws. The base on the shaft has the correct steel ring with tangs secured by screws. One spear head tang has a crisp ‘N’ Royal Navy mark above WD broad arrow inspection mark and ’94’ date (1894). One tang of the lower shaft ring has WD broad arrow inspection mark. The metal work is clean with no rust or pitting and are securely attached to their excellent Ash shafts which have no cracks or damage. Due to the size of this piece of British Naval history delivery will be to UK mainland only and by arrangement at cost. Sn 23425 £795.00 |
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**ORIGINAL**WW2 Nazi German Heer / Army Single Decal M40 Combat Helmet By ‘ET’ (Eisenhuttenwerk AG, Thale Harz) With Original Liner & Leather Chin Strap. Sn 23474 - 23474 This is an original WW2 era Nazi Army combat helmet in as found condition. The helmet retains its original olive green paint finish. It has no dents and all rivets / pins and steel chin strap bales are correctly in place. The inner skirt of the helmet is stamped with lot / batch number ‘314’ and is maker and size marked ‘ET66’ (‘ET’ (Eisenhuttenwerk AG, Thale Harz approx. UK size 7 ½). One side of the helmet features its original Army / Heer Eagle with Swastika on Shield background decal. The decal has vivid colouring and is in very good condition with just light service and age related rubbing. It is complete with original leather liner which has service wear to be expected. It also has its original leather chin strap with buckle. There are no visible maker marks on the liner and chinstrap, all leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23474 £1,200.00 |
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Pair of Japanese WW2 Artillery Officers Equipment. MISC 2027 - MISC 2027 This is a pair of Japanese WW2 artillery instruments. The first is a brass artillery clinometer with a German silver vernier scale and a levelling bubble which is gear driven. The clinometer is gear driven and bears Japanese markings on the clinometer face and range tables on one of the sides. The other is a combined wooden compass and sundial. This instrument bears Japanese characters in red and black on the rear and front faces. The operating key for the clinometer is missing but works correctly. The price includes U.K. delivery. MISC 2027 £475.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, 1941 Dated, German, 7.9mm (7.9x94) Panzerbusche 38/39 Anti Tank Gun Armour Piercing Round. O 2402 - O 2402 DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, German, German anti-tank rifles originated back in 1917 with the Mauser 1918 T Gewehr, the world's first anti-tank rifle. The Germans developed this concept prior to the second world war, the cartridge used was essentially a necked down version of the earlier 13x92SR Mauser cartridge to 7.9mm used in the 1918 anti tank gun. This round was used in the 7.9mm Panzerbüchse 38, abbreviated Pzb 38 culminating with the Panzerbüchse 39 PzB 39 using a tungsten cored copper jacketed bullet. This is a 1941 dated round and the brass cartridge case is headstamped aux (Polte-Werk, Magdeburg) 36d 41 (1941 date) Waa109. The cartridge case is fitted with a brass primer held in with 3 stab crimps with a red coloured annulus. The round is fitted with copper jacketed armour piercing projectile and bears damage from being struck by a .303 calibre bullet, igniting the propellant. The bullet in the illustration is not the actual bullet that caused the damage but is included in the sale for reference. See page 102 in Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich, An Encyclopaedic Survey by Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2402 £275.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1, Rare, German, 12.5kg P.u.W (Prufanstalt und Werft der Fliergertruppe) Incendiary Bomb. Sn 23465 - 23465 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a very rare WW1 German 12.5kg Zeppelin and aircraft incendiary bomb developed in 1916 to produce an accurate bomb by the P.u.W. (Prufanstalt und Werft der Fliergertruppe) Test Establishment and Workshop of the Aviation Troops. P.u.W bombs were developed from 1916 onwards to overcome difficulties with earlier crude aerial bombs and were considered as the prototype of the modern aircraft bomb due to their superior aerodynamic performance brought on by streamlining and construction. The tail fins were mounted at an angle to help spin-stabilise the bomb as it fell and also to activate the centrifugal nose fuse. The bombs were made of steel instead on cast iron or sheet steel and used the fins to spin stabilise the bomb for greater accuracy a bonus was the spin activated the nose fuze. P.u.W bombs were made in various sizes up to 1,000kg. This incendiary bomb measures 750mm long with a diameter of 90mm the bomb has 8 radial vents in the nose section and 3 further vents in the bombs pressed steel and rivet tail section to dissipate the flames from the incendiary mixture. The bomb was activated by a percussion brass nose fuze. The body retains some of its original black painted finish to the fin assembly. The price for this rare WW1 aircraft incendiary bomb includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert bomb in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23465 £975.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. RARE, Unfired WW2 Original 1944 Dated German 15 Round Service Pack Of 7.92x33 Ball Ammunition for MP44 Assault Rifle. Sn 22787:21 - 22787:21 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an original and rare German WW2, 1944 dated service pack of 15 rounds of 7.92x33 Pistolenpatronen 43 m E. ball ammunition for MP44 assault rifle. The rounds have a steel cartridge case wwhich are headstamped St (steel) 2 44 (February 1944 date) Wa (Hasag, Hugo Schneider AG, Abteilung Lampenfabrik, Leipzig). The rounds are contained in a buff cardboard box with a white label with a blue band on it. The label is stamped in black ink 15 Pistolenpatronen 43 m E. together with the date 1944 and Wa, the manufacturer Hasag. The rounds are fitted with a copper plated steel jacketed ball projectile. The primer annulus is blue. 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. The MP44 shown in the images in not included in the sale. Sn 22787:21 £175.00 |
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Victorian, British Army in Indian, Light Cavalry.65 Calibre, Smooth Bore, Antique Percussion Carbine with Saddle Bar and Ring. Sn 23424 - 23424 Enfield Pattern 1853 cavalry carbines were used by the British army In India. By 1866 the stock of Tower P 53’s became diminished and conditions in India called for another issue of smooth bore carbines resulting in production of Light Cavalry Carbines. This cavalry carbine is in excellent condition with good smooth woodwork and metalwork. The carbine measures 39 inches in length with a 24 inch smoothbore barrel. The barrel carries Birmingham 25 bore proof marks and is retained by a single Baddley band. The steel lockplate with an Enfield hammer is stamped with a Queens crown. The carbine is fitted with Enfield brass furniture and is fitted with a steel saddle bar and ring. The barrel has a smooth bore which has staining and residue consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23424 £675.00 |
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