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Late 1800’s American Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA Factory Nickel Plated 1871 Patent ‘Ranger No.2’ .32 Rim Fire 5 Shot Single Action Pocket Revolver With Mother Of Pearl Grips. Sn 22219 - 22219 Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was a U.S firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. This ‘Ranger No.2’ by Hopkins & Allen is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. The metal work’s original factory nickel finish is worn in areas. It has a 2 ¾” round steel barrel (6 ¾” overall). The rifled bore is clean. The top of the pistol is crisply marked 'Ranger No.2' and with manufacturer / patent detail (all illustrated). The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘6654’. It has a concealed, shrouded trigger, blade fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. The attractive Mother Of Pearl grips are undamaged. The single action only firing action works crisply and the cylinder can be removed for speed loading by pressing a steel lever on the side of the frame and removing the cylinder spigot. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22219
£475.00
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DEACTIVATED INERT WW2 German Tiger 1 Tank 1944 Dated, Unfired 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive Round for the 88mm Tiger 1 KWK 36 tank gun and the Flak 18 Towed Anti-aircraft/tank Guns. - O 1313 DEACTIVATED INERT This is an unfired WW2 German 88mm (88 x 571R) High Explosive Round for the Tiger 1 tanks KWK 36 L/56 gun and the 88mm Flak 18 towed anti-aircraft/tank gun. These guns had formidable power both in range and hitting power throughout the war. This grey lacquered unfired steel case is headstamped 8.8cm Flak 18 8,8cm30 St 24 42 (1942 date) eec (Gebr. Buehler Nachfolger, Triberg). The steel projectile has two iron driving bands and is stamped round the circumference bsw (unknown maker) 13SK 6 44 (June 1944). The round is fitted with a steel AZ23 nose impact fuze which retains much of its original green painted finish. The fuze has a delay screw on the side. The fuze is stamped round its circumference AZ23 enz (Buehler Nachfolger, Triberg) 43 (1943 date).. See page 162 – 170, Hogg, German Artillery of World War Two. 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 1313 £695.00
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British Home Guard / L.D.V. Rare, Dummy/Training Rifle (SMLE) by William Durose, Tunstall, Staffordshire. Sn - 22009 This is a rare, British Home Guard / LDV (Local Defence Volunteers) SMLE training rifle used for drill training members of the Home Guard in the early stages of WW2 when Briain was threatened by a Nazi invasion due to the acute shortage of weapons. The rifle has no moving parts and was made by William Durose, a famous art blacksmith and prestige wrought iron gate maker at his works in Tunstall in Staffordshire. The gun is weighted to a standard SMLE rifle and consists of a solid iron barrel with a small hole at the muzzle that has primitive sights, a rifle bolt with safety catch, an iron magazine and trigger guard complete with a stylised trigger. The gun has a cast iron butt plate for added weight. The simple one piece wooden stock is stamped with his stamp W DUROSE TUNSTALL STOKE.ON.TRENT . The right hand side of the butt is stamped with the number 181 which appears to be a production number and underneath is stamped W.LINT which could be the name it was issued to in the Home Guard. The woodwork carries the normal knocks and bumps with service use and the metalwork retains most of its original black painted finish. The price for this piece of British Home Guard memorabilia includes U.K. The price includes U.K. delivery and no licence is needed to own this dummy training rifle. Sn 22009 £675.00
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SOLD SOLD (01/11) 1937 Dated WW2 Era Nazi German Hitler Youth 'HJ' Dagger With RZM Mark M7/27, Puma Solingen Trademark, Partially Visible Etched Motto & Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 21556 - 21556 An original Hitler-Jugend (HJ) Hitler Youth dagger with nickel plated pommel and cross guard. It has original black chequered grips, the front inset with the red and white enamel HJ diamond with black and gold swastika. It has a 5 ½” long, single edged blade. One side the blade is crisply marked with RZM roundel 'M7/21' (Nazi Quartermaster’s Manufacturer code) and pre WW2 1937 date. It also has the Puma Solingen manufacturer’s name and trademark above ‘Ges Geschutzt’ (Nazi patent protection mark). The blade has faint partially visible HJ motto "Blut und Ehre!". It’s original black metal scabbard has the correct leather integral frog and retention strap with press stud fastener. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21556
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**LEE ENFIELD CONNECTIONS**American 1870’s Lee Arms Company ‘RED JACKET No 3’ .32 Rim Fire Calibre Factory Nickel Plated 5 Shot Single Action Revolver. Sn 22220 - 22220 James Paris Lee (August 9, 1831 - February 24, 1904) was a Scottish-Canadian and later American inventor and arms designer, best known for inventing the bolt action that led to the Lee-Metford and Lee-Enfield series of rifles. The Lee Model 1879 rifle was his first successful magazine-fed rifle, which was adopted by China and the US Navy, and two later designs - the Remington-Lee M1885 and the Winchester-Lee or Lee Navy M1895 - were also adopted militarily and sold commercially. It is a portion of the Model 1879 that earned Lee his place in the pantheon of arms designers. Lee designed the first practical detachable box magazine - an item that would become an absolute requirement for military arms of the future. His bolt and magazine design was investigated by the British and in 1889, after extensive trials and tests, the British Army decided to adopt the Rifle, Magazine, Lee-Metford as a standard issue arm. This in turn developed into the Rifle, Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield (or SMLE), the British service arm for many decades. In 1864 James Paris Lee established the Lee Arms Company. Known as the ‘Red Jacket No3 ’ Model, this revolver is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. This is an excellent original example of the ‘Red Jacket No3’. It retains its original factory nickel finish with small areas of wear consistent with age. It has a 2 ¼” octagonal steel barrel ( 6 ¼” overall). The barrel’s bore is clean with crisp rifling. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘80490’. The top barrel flat is crisply marked ‘RED JACKET No 3’. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'The Lee Arms Co Wilkes Barre Pa'. It has a shrouded trigger, steel hammer and undamaged, attractive Mother of Pearl grips. The pistol has a blade fore sight and grooved frame rear sight. The pistol’s single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22220 (drawers office)
£545.00
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Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA 1871 Patent ‘BLUE JACKET No 2’ .32 Rim Fire Calibre Factory Nickel Plated 5 Shot Single Action Revolver. Sn 22217 - 22217 Hopkins & Allen Arms Company were a U.S firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. Known as the ‘Blue Jacket No2 ’ Model, this revolver is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. This is an original example of the ‘BLUE JACKET No 2’. It’s original factory nickel finish is worn in areas. It has a 2 ¾” round steel barrel (7” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore has light staining consistent with age & use. The knurled cylinder spigot can be removed for speed loading by depression of a steel lever on the frame. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘4782’. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co BLUE JACKET No2’ and the barrel ‘Pat March 28 1871'. It has a sheathed trigger and original undamaged gutta percha hard rubber scales with chequered grip panels. The pistol has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The action is correctly single action only and crisp. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22217 (drawers office)
£495.00
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SOLD SOLD (03/11) **MINT BORE**EXCELLENT ORIGINAL FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**American Civil War Era, Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver. Sn 22182 - 22182 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 ½’ was made using some parts taken from the production line of their Model 1 and Model 2 revolvers. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel 5 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Model 1 ½ five shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It has original rose wood grips in excellent condition and all original excellent Nickel plate finish. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with serial number '58133 (or 58188)'. It has a sheathed trigger and the top of its 3 ½” barrel is marked with Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass together with patent detail (illustrated). The barrel's rifled bore is near mint, clean and bright with crisp rifling. The barrel's ‘tip up’ action is operated by a ‘push up’ catch at the bottom of the barrel block and the pistol’s barrel rib is fitted with a small blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch bar rear sight. The pistol measures 8” overall and its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this excellent American Civil War era 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 22182 (drawers office)
£975
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INERT DEACTIVATED. *MINT*. Rare And Original German ‘Fuzed Stick Grenade model 1916’ Stielhandgranats. (Stick Grenade). Sn - 22237 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a near mint, original, rare and original German ‘Fuzed Stick Grenade model 1916’ ‘potato masher stick grenade’. This grenade has the early large canister for using the less powerful ammonium nitrate explosive which was replaced later by Tolite. This change reduced the size of the explosive canister later on in service. The 70mm diameter by 105mm steel canister is screwed onto the wooden throwing stick by a threaded collar retained by 8 stab crimps. The steel canister has a belt hook retained by 2 steel rivets and retains much of its original green painted finish and cream stencilling. The steel canister is stencilled in cream round its circumference ‘vor gebrauch sprengkapel einsetzen’ (before use insert detonator). The wooden throwing shaft has a threaded steel collar held on by 8 stab crimps and is stamped on the shaft 5 ½ sek (5 ½ second delay) on one side and SP 29?? On the other side. The fuze cap adaptor is retained to the wooden shaft by steel pins. The screw off safety cap is the early type with smooth sides and base. This cap retains most of its original green painted finish and retains the original porcelain pull toggle, string and wire extension to the detonator. See German Grenades of the Great War by Patrice Delhomme. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22237 £595.00
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare, British, 1904 Dated, Time & Percussion Number 62 Mark I Fuze for the 6 inch BL Howitzer 30cwt, - O 2163 INERT DEACTIVATED. Rare, British 1904 dated long burning Time & Percussion number 62 Mark I Fuze which was for the 6 inch BL Howitzer 30cwt 118 lb shrapnel projectile. The gun was introduced in 1896 and was used in the Boer War and continued in service in the First World War until it was phased out in 1915. The large brass fuze has a GS tapered thread and has two time rings. One of these rings is graduated from 0 – 30 and the bottom one is from 30 to 60. The fuze is stamped round the bottom body R crowfoot L (Royal Laboratories) 2/04 (February 1904 date) I (mark I) 2. See the H.M S O. Handbook, 6 Inch BL Howitzer 30 cwt dated 1909 and Hogg, British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1914 pages 124 and 125. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this fuze in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The fuze is shown next to the much smaller number 56 fuze used in the 12 and 15 pounder shrapnel projectiles and is not included in the sale. O 2163 £245.00
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW1 1916 Dated Unfired British Vickers Naval 2Pr (40 x 158R) Pom Pom High Explosive (HE) Time Fused Round. - O 2164 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired British Vickers Naval 2Pr (40 x 158R) Pom Pom high explosive time fused anti-aircraft round for the Vickers 2pr anti-aircraft gun fitted to British naval ships during WW1. The brass cartridge case is headstamped 2Pr.1 MDCo 19.8.16 (date) C and a crowfoot CF (Cordite Full Charge) NC. The cartridge case is fitted with a umber 5 percussion primer which is stamped No5 IA 5/15 (date) B (Birmingham Metals Limited). The steel copper driving banded projectile is stamped 2Pr F.S. EADIE 7-16 (July 1916). The rear is stamped with the naval N, a crowfoot and various other inspection marks. The brass No 121 time fuze is stamped 121 II 5/16 V.S.M (Vickers Son and Maxim) 336 and is graduated up to 10. See Hogg, British Artillery Weapons and Ammunition 1914 – 1918. Price includes UK delivery. O 2164 £295.00
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Original WWII German M1/52 SS Visor Cap Skull by Deschler & Sohn, Munich. N 114. - N 114 The Allgemeine-SS, (General-SS), was originally formed in May 1923 as the Stosstrupp Adolf Hitler (Shock Troops Adolf Hitler), and was redesignated Schutzstaffel, (Protection Squad), in April 1925 with the official acceptance of the name verified on the second anniversary of the failed Munich “Beer-Hall” Putsch on November 9th 1925. On January 6th 1929 Heinrich Himmler was appointed as Reichsführer-SS, (National Leader {of the} SS), and on July 20th 1934 shortly after the, June 30th 1934, purge of the SA, Sturm Abteilung, (Storm Troopers) on the “Night of the Long Knives”, the SS was rewarded by Hitler by being granted the status of an independent organization under direct control of the NSDAP, Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, (National Socialist German Worker’s Party). In an attempt to distance themselves from the SA, the SS introduced a new pattern cap skull to replace the previously used Imperial Prussian Danziger style skull on October 6th, 1934. The distinctive new pattern SS skull remained in use for the duration of the war. 1934 SS pattern, stamped alloy construction skull with a silver wash. The skull features detailed eye and nose cut-outs, two rows of teeth and bottom jaw, superimposed over crossed bones. The skull also has subtle cranium and bone detailing. The hollow backed reverse of the skull is a mirror image of the obverse. The reverse is well marked with embossed RZM logo with dual circular borders and manufacturers code, “M1/52”, indicating manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, Munich (The company of Deschler & Sohn was an important maker during the Third Reich. Deschler received the first contract for the German Cross among all German makers of the period. They also received the first number in both the LDO and PKZ directory. Deschler was also the company that produced one of the first 1939 Iron Closs 2nd Class prototypes). The two original attachment prongs are still intact to the reverse. The price includes UK delivery. N 114. £395.00
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1922-1930 BSA Club Standard (CS) .177 Long Cylindered Air Rifle. 22138. - 22138 This B.S.A. 2nd series Club Standard .177 Calibre underlever air rifle is in very nice condition. Production of the Club Special ran between 1922 - 1936 (See page 128 of ‘The Book of the BSA air rifle 1905-1939’ by John Milewski). It has all original wood and metal work. The wood has very minor knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use *small nick on the wing tip above the grip- see images*. It measures 45 ½” overall with a 19 ½” barrel. Its rifled bore is clean and bright. It has a blade foresight & adjustable dial rear sight. The wrist of the wood stock has the correct chequered panels and ribbed butt with trap. The underside of the wood is impressed ’14 ¼’ (stock length in inches). The breech at the loading port is numbered ‘1’ (.177 calibre). The weapon has the 'CS' prefix serial number ‘CS 16564’ which is in the serial number range for c1923 production. The weapon’s loading and firing actions work as they should. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. 22138. £495.00
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