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INERT DEACTIVATED. British, 20MM Hispano-Suiza (20x110) HS 404 Aircraft Cannon Inspection Round by Kynoch. - O 2224 INERT DEACTIVATED. The British 20mm Hispano-Suiza (20x110) HS 404 aircraft cannon which first entered service experimentally in the Battle of Britain in 1940 arming several Supermarine Spitfires and also in the Bristol Beaufighter which carried 4 of the guns internally. The gun however with its original 60 round drum feed although very effective in combat was mechanically unreliable. The gun was later modified to a belt feed which was reliable and served in many aircraft throughout WW2 including the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Westland Whirlwind, Bristol Beaufighter, Hawker Typhoon and Tempest as standard equipment or an upgrade of the Browning .303 machine gun as an effective hard hitting gun. The round was later used in the De Havilland Vampire and Gloster Meteor fighter aircraft after World War 2. This is a Hispano HS 404 aircraft inspection round manufactured by Kynoch. The round has a nickel plated brass cartridge case with a blind primer pocket which is crimped onto a steel copper driving banded ball projectile which retains most of its original white painted finish. The round is headstamped K (Kynoch manufacture) and has a blind nickel plated primer hole. The price includes U.K. delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2224 £125.00 |
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C1830’s English Simmons (Most Likely William Simmons Of London) Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22606 - 22606 This original Georgian era Pistol by Simmons most likely a Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase piece is in very good condition. It is 13 ½” overall length with a 7 ½” brown wash octagonal steel smooth bore sighted barrel. The barrel’s bore is clean. The all original walnut stock has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age, chequered grip panels & inlaid brass disc. The blued metal work is clean and the trigger guard has an extended tang with Pineapple finial. The lock plate is crisply engraved 'Simmons' (most likely William Simmons Gunsmith recorded in 1836 as having premises at Chamber Street London (see page 203 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). The name is repeated on the top barrel flat. The lock with sliding safety bolt functions as it should and the breech has an inlaid platinum vent roundel and line. The pistol has its original steel captive swivel ram rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. Sn 22606 £975.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. American,1943 Dated, 20MM Hispano-Suiza (20x110) HS 404 Aircraft Cannon AP (Armour Piercing) Round by G.M.S. (Globe Machine and Stamping Co., Cleveland, Ohio. - O 2225 INERT DEACTIVATED. The British 20mm Hispano-Suiza (20x110) HS 404 aircraft cannon which first entered service experimentally in the Battle of Britain in 1940 arming several Supermarine Spitfires and in the Bristol Beaufighter which carried 4 of the guns internally. The gun however with its original 60 round drum feed although very effective in combat was mechanically unreliable. The gun was later modified to a belt feed which was reliable and served in many aircraft throughout WW2 including the Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane, Westland Whirlwind, Bristol Beaufighter, Hawker Typhoon and Tempest as standard equipment or an upgrade of the Browning .303 machine gun as an effective hard hitting gun. The round was later used in the De Havilland Vampire and Gloster Meteor fighter aircraft after World War 2. This is an American made round under the Lend Lease Contract for the Royal Air Force’s Hispano HS 404 20mm aircraft cannon. The round has a brass cartridge case and is headstamped G.M.S. (Globe Machine and Stamping Co., Cleveland, Ohio) 1943 (date) 20MM M21A1. The cartridge case is fitted with an unfired brass primer that is retained by 5 stab crimps. The steel American armour piercing projectile has an unfired copper driving band and retains its original black painted finish. The price includes U.K. delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2225 £125.00 |
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C1820’s English Hamburger & Co London Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22607 - 22607 Hamburger & Co are recorded as London Gunmakers working at 30 Kings Street Covent Garden between 1812 & 1826, the company then became Hamburger Harwood & Co between 1827 & 1839 then Hamburger Rogers & Co between 1840 & 1917 (see page 165 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This percussion pistol by Hamburger & Co was most likely a Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase piece is in very good condition. It is 14” overall length with an 8” brown wash octagonal steel smooth bore sighted barrel. The barrel’s bore is clean. The all original walnut stock has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age, chequered grip panels & inlaid void white metal disc. The blued metal work is clean and the trigger guard has an extended tang with Acanthus bud finial. The lock plate is crisply engraved 'Hamburger & Co’ and the top barrel flat ‘London'. The name is repeated on the top barrel flat. The action with sliding safety bolt functions as it should and the barrel at the breech has inlaid platinum lines. The action and hammer have foliate engraved decoration. The pistol has its original steel captive swivel ram rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK as part of a display or collection. Sn 22607 £695.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Russian, WW2, 1941 Dated, 45mm (45x310R), Anti Tank Gun Fragmentation High Explosive (H.E) Round. - O 2226 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an unfired Russian WW2, 1941 dated 45mm (45x310R), fragmentation high explosive (H.E) round for the model 1937 53-k 45mm anti tank gun. The gun was introduced as a quick firing anti tank gun and used in the initial stages of WW2. The weapon however soon proved inadequate in penetration and the gun was relegated to infantry support using the high explosive round. This round is fitted with the O-240 extended high explosive projectile fitted with a KTM-1 steel nose fuze. This heavier projectile utilised a reduced charge due to its extra weight. The projectile is stamped on the side with various markings including 104 3 23 11. The steel nose fuze is stamped 3NA KTM-S – 161-991. The brass cartridge case carries most of its original stencilling on the side A 241 101 01 45 K32 PJALS mr 120 pn 13 16 RwwV. The cartridge is headstamped 41 471 (1941 date) S6. 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 2226 £295.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**MINT BORE WITH 5 GROOVE RIFLINGC1850 British Volunteer Officer’s Private Purchase W. Greener (Birmingham) .577 Regulation Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion 2 Band Rifle With Silver Stock Shield Engraved To ‘J.Smith’. Sn 22609 - 22069 The famous W.W. (William Wellington) Greener English sporting shotgun and rifle manufacturer was established in 1829 and is still in business, with a fifth generation Greener serving on its board of directors. He produced weapons under the names W. Greener & W.W. Greener. In the mid 1800’s Greener was producing firearms at the St Mary’s Works Birmingham and had Royal appointments with the British Monarchy. This is an excellent Percussion Rifle in .577" regulation calibre no doubt a volunteer Officer’s private purchase weapon by W. Greener. The 2 band rifle has a bayonet lug, sling swivels & steel ramrod, folding ladder sight, block & blade fore sight, platinum breech plug and quality scrollwork engraving to the hammer action bearing the maker's name, butt plate with extended tang and trigger guard with extended tang & acanthus bud finial. The full length stock has chequered grip panels & is fitted with scrollwork engraved patchbox hinged lid. The wood is inlaid with silver shield engraved to ‘J. Smith’ no doubt the Officer who commissioned this rifle. The 32” barrel has a near mint bore clean and bright with well defined 5 groove rifling. The rifle is 49” overall length. The action works crisply. The price for this excellent rifle by a renowned maker includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22069 £1,750.00 |
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Presentation 2 Band Enfield Sergeants Pattern 1860, .577 Calibre Percussion 5 Groove Rifle, Presented to Corporal H. Jarvis, Somersetshire Rifles in 1860 by Thomas Turner, Birmingham. Sn - 22610 This is a Presentation Enfield Sergeants Pattern 1860, 2 band percussion rifle made and presented by Thomas Turner of Fisher Street, Birmingham to Corporal H.Jarvis, the best shot of number 1 & 2 Companies of the Somersetshire Rifle Volunteers 1860. The rifle is fitted with 5 groove rifling and has a near mint bore with good rifling and some minor staining. The rifle is fitted with the correct iron furniture and the iron patchbox is engraved PRESENTED BY THOMAS TURNER FISHER ST BIRMINGHAM TO CORPl H.JARVIS THR BEST SHOT OF NO 1 & 2 COPANIES OF THE SOMERSETSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS 1860. The finely figured walnut stock is in excellent condition. The rifle is complete with its iron 1100 yard range ladder rear sight, block and blade fore sight, front and tang sling swivels, correct barrel bands and cleaning rod. The rifle measures 49 inches in length with a 32 ½ inch barrel. The rifles cocking & firing actions work crisply. See Section B, Capping breech loading Arms, RB 41 on page 8, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22610 £1,750.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Russian, Unfired, MINT, 37mm (37x252R) High Explosive (H.E) Model 1939 Gun Round. - O 2229 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a near mint unfired Russian 37mm (37x252R) round for the automatic air defence gun M1939 developed in the late 1930s form the Swedish 40mm Bofors gun. During trials it was found that the 40mm gun did not offer any advantage over the 40mm gun so the Russians produced their own gun. The gun was fed via 5 round clips. The gun was used during the Second World War on land as a anti aircraft gun with against lightly armoured vehicles. A naval version was developed and introduced as the 70-K gun. This is a near mint unfired round with a brass cartridge case is headstamped 60 14 54T. The cartridge is profusely stencilled on the side in black with the loading information. The black steel projectile retains its original painted and stencilled finish. The projectile has a copper driving band which is stamped DGPOMKOM and is stencilled in white round its circumference in Russian script. The projectile is fitted with a steel percussion nose fuze which retains all of its original components. The fuze is stamped round its circumference M6.37 132 in an oval SZK 6 54M. The price of this round includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert rounds in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. O 2229 £295.00 |
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Original Framed WW1 British Government Royal Air Force Recruiting Poster By James Walker (Printers) Dublin. - 22602 Although the technology to enable the relatively inexpensive mass production of high quality images had been in existence for over a century, the First World War saw the first extensive use of posters for propaganda purposes. The British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC) was a thirty member body organized by political party organizers, under the supervision of the War Office, with the express aim of aiding the raising of troop numbers in Britain’s volunteer army. The main modes of appeal were through mass recruiting rallies and through posters and pamphlets that encouraged enlistment. Within a few weeks of the outbreak of the war the designs of poster began to incorporate striking graphic images. Some 200 different posters were produced and distributed by the PRC over the course of the War. War posters were intended to be ephemeral and never meant to be archival or historical documents. Yet, because of the content of the messages they projected they have become an important resource by which we can today explore the mind set of those who believed passionately in the rightness of the cause and the necessity to wage War between 1914 and 1918. On the 1st of April 1918, the British government amalgamated the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) that were established before WW1 into the Royal Air Force. During WW1, many recruiting posters were printed by the British Government to recruit from the United Kingdom and its empire. This is a coloured recruiting poster from April 1918 to recruit pilots into the newly formed Royal Air Force. This is an original WW1 British Government PRC framed recruiting PRC poster to recruit into the Royal Air Force. The poster measures 28” x 18” and the printing is clear and bright. There is part of the bottom of the poster missing with the printers name (photographed). NB. Due to the fragile nature of this piece, the poster can be collected by arrangement or it can be posted in a postal tube within the U.K. Sn 22602 £275.00 |
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WW2 Era U.S. Army Thompson 1928A1 .45 Calibre Sub Machine Gun With Original 50 Round 'Type 'L' Drum Magazine, Cutts Compensator & Flip Up Lyman Rear Sight. D 5993 - D 5993 This is an excellent WW2 Era, Thompson 1928A1 SMG. It's wood pistol grip and fore stock are in nice undamaged condition as is its metal work. It is crisply stamped ' Auto -Ordnance Corporation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A. on the right side of the frame together with U.S. Patent detail and 'Thompson Submachine Gun, Caliber .45 Automatic Cartridge U.S. Model 1928A1 No. S-242204 on the left side of the frame and has Thompson trademark. The top of the action is also stamped ‘Tommy Gun’. The muzzle is fitted with original 'Cutts Compensator'. It is complete with its original 50 Round 'type L' drum magazine with Crisp instructions and Auto Ordnance Company markings. The flip up rear sight bed is stamped by the maker ‘Lyman’ with USA address. It is fitted with single sling swivel and has a steel butt plate with trap. The weapon’s trigger, and slide move, the magazine can be removed and the shoulder stock can be removed by depression of a steel button on the stock. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 5993 £1,450.00 |
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**RARE**Spanish Civil War & WW2 Era Spanish Astra 1928 Patent Model 900 (Mauser C/96) 7.63mm Calibre 'Broom Handle' Semi Automatic Pistol With WW1 1916 German Hoffman Berlin Holster / Shoulder Stock Combination Rig Ammo Pouch & Cleaning Rod. Sn 22552:2 - 22552:2 The Astra Model 900 is one of many Spanish variants of the German Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol. It shares the same calibre, magazine capacity, and holster type and is generally very similar to the German handgun. The Spanish gunmaker Astra-Unceta y Cia began producing a copy of the Mauser C/96 in 1928 that was similar to the C96 (including the presence of a detachable shoulder stock/holster). It was produced until 1941, with a production hiatus in 1937 and 1938. The Spanish copies of the C96 were generally intended for export to China, but after the commencement of the Sino-Japanese war, the remaining Astra 900s were used in the Spanish Civil War, and numbers were also sold to Germany in the period 1940–1943.This is an excellent condition, Spanish Astra Model 900, Broomhandle, 7.63 mm Semi Automatic Pistol. This example has a small ring hammer and Universal safety protruding from the rear left side of the frame. The weapon has a 6" barrel & grooved wood grips which are undamaged. The weapon has fixed foresight and adjustable tangent rear sight. The frame has Spanish Astra manufacturer marks 1928 patent detail and serial number 16582. The pistol has other un-matching numbers. It is complete with military lanyard ring. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. These pistols were issued to Infantry troops in a wooden holster that doubled as a shoulder stock. Our holster rig is in excellent condition. The wood shoulder stock holster has the correct knurled steel button which opens the hinged lid. The hinge plate has a fixed belt bar. The wood stock holster / stock has the correct steel slide with release catch that allows the holster to be attached to the grip frame recess of the pistol. The holster has its original leather belt rig. The rig has the correct magazine pouch with flap cover and stud fastener to the front. One side of the rig is slotted for its original wood handled steel cleaning rod. The tool is present & held in place by a leather strap with stud fastener. The rig also has a leather retaining strap secured by a stud fastener that fits over the top of the wood stock / holster. The leather is impressed by the WW1 German maker ‘A.PH. Hoffman Berlin’ and dated 1916. All leather & stitching are clean & intact. The price for this rare pistol with shoulder stock holster rig includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 22552:2 £1,975.00 |
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All-in Fighting by W.E. Fairbairn, 1942 First Edition. - BO 486 This is a first edition of 1942 of All-in Fighting by W.E. Fairbairn which was published in 1942. The hard cover book is in good condition. The book has its original orange cloth, spine lettered in red, red title panel on front board and illustrated dust jacket. The book is illustrated with many line drawings illustrating his techniques. The author, Lieutenant Colonel William Ewart Fairbairn was in charge of the Shanghai Municipal Police Riot Squad and was their chief instructor in self-defence. He was the first foreigner living outside of Japan to be awarded a black belt degree by the Kodokan Jiu-Jitsu University, Tokyo. He also co-designed the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife, instructions for the use of which are contained in this manual. The book is introduced “The majority of the methods shown are drastic in the extreme. In contrast to judo, they recognise no accepted rules. They are not intended to provide amusement for all-in wrestling spectators, but for use in these dangerous times as part of national preparedness against our enemies". The price for this scarce original first edition book includes U.K. delivery. BO 486 £375.00 |
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