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SOLD SOLD (10/07) **MINT BORES**QUALITY MAKER**DURS EGG LONDON**C1830 Double Barrelled 20 Bore Percussion ‘Howdah’ Pistol With Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 21880 - 21880
The famous Durs Egg (1748–1831) was a Swiss-born British gunmaker, noted for his quality pistols and for his company's production of the Ferguson rifle. Egg was apprenticed in Solothurn and Paris before establishing his own business in London in 1772. He was a contemporary of Joseph Manton, Jean Samuel Pauly and the uncle of Joseph Egg. When the famous gunsmith Durs Egg died in 1831 his Son John Egg took over the business operating at Haymarket London. In 1839 The business name reverted to Durs Egg at 4 Pall Mall London until 1854 then at 4 Colonnade Pall Mall from 1855 to 1865. The Howdah pistol was a large-calibre handgun, often with two or four barrels, used in India and Africa from the beginning of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, during the period of British Colonial rule. It was typically intended for defence against Tigers, Lions, and other dangerous animals that might be encountered in remote areas. The term "howdah pistol" comes from the howdah, a large platform mounted on the back of an Elephant. Hunters, especially during the period of the British Raj in India, used Howdahs as a platform for hunting wild animals and needed large-calibre side-arms for protection from animal attacks at close quarters. The earliest Howdah pistols were flintlock designs, and it was not until about 60 years later percussion models in single or double barrel configuration were seen. Even though Howdah pistols were designed for emergency defence from dangerous animals in Africa and India, British Officers adopted them as holster pistols for personal protection in other far-flung outposts of the British Empire. This is an excellent, original, percussion double barrel Howdah pistol by the prestigious gunmaker Durs Egg of London. Its side by side blued steel barrels are 6” in length and are 20 Bore. It measures 12 ¼” overall length. The smooth bores are near mint clean & bright. It has a broad top rib signed ‘London’ and has a brass bead fore sight. It is complete with captive steel ram rod. The all original walnut stock has no damage, has chequered panels at the grip and inlaid void German silver escutcheon on top of the wrist. It has double triggers and heavy Dolphin hammers. Its action plates, action tang, trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial & hammers are tooled with foliate decoration. Both action plates are crisply signed 'D. Egg’. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this percussion pistol by a quality gunmaker includes UK delivery. NB as an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21880
£0.00

Colt Licenced Italian Made Colt Pocket Model of 1849 .31 Calibre, Cap And Ball, 6 Shot, Single Action, Revolver With Brass Grip Frame, Colour Case Hardened Action & Cylinder Scene. D 1548. - D 1548
The family of Colt Pocket Percussion Revolvers evolved from the iconic 1860 Army and 1851 Navy Revolvers and were produced between 1849 and 1872. This original U.S. Colt .31 Calibre Cap and Ball, 5 shot Pocket Model of 1849 Revolver made in Italy in the modern era under licence from Colt is in excellent condition. It has a brass trigger guard and grip frame, colour case hardened action and hammer. The pistol has the correct brass post fore sight, notched hammer rear sight & captive lever ram rod. It has an undamaged American Walnut grip. It has a 4 " two stage barrel (9 ¼” overall). The barrel is marked ‘Made In Italy Black Powder Ony’ and has Italian ‘PN’ inspection mark. The cylinder is marked 'Patent’ & has a crisp Indian Wars scene. Deactivated to UK specification in 2005 the pistol cocks and dry fires. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 1548.
£475.00

Victorian British 1845 / 1854 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword With Brass Hilt, Etched Blade & Steel Scabbard. Sn 17834 - 17834
The British 1845 / 1854 Pattern Infantry Officer’s sword was the successor to the 1822 pattern. The 1822 Pattern had a pipe back blade and fold down guard. The 1845 / 54 pattern does not have a folding guard and has a fullered single edged blade (see page 175 of World Swords By Withers). This original infantry Officer's Pattern 1845 / 54 sword has a 33” single edged blade with fullers (39 ¼” overall). The blade has just light staining consistent with age and has its original leather hilt washer, etched panels on both sides with Victoria Regina ‘VR’ Crowns and foliate panels. The ricasso has ordnance acceptance stars and inlaid proof roundel. There are no visible manufacturer, date or Regiment marks. The voided brass knuckle guard inspired by Gothic architecture incorporates the Crown & stylised Royal Cypher ‘VR’. It has a brass stepped pommel. Its leather bound grip with finger grooves & wire binding is undamaged with all wire tight and intact. The sword is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings and shoe. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 17834
£595.00

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**Georgian British 1796 Pattern Officer's Quality Light Cavalry Sabre With Etched Blade & Cast Steel Scabbard By Woolley & Co Birmingham. Sn 21884 - 21884
Woolley of Birmingham produced their 1796 pattern sabres especially for the looming 100 Days War in March and April 1815, after the Congress of Vienna declared Napoleon an outlaw after his escape from his first exile to the Elba, and the Allies mobilised their armies accordingly. This is an original British 1796 Pattern Officer's Quality Light Cavalry Sabre with Scabbard by Woolley & Co Birmingham. These Sabres were primarily used by British Light Dragoons and Hussars during the Napoleonic Wars. The blade is remembered today as one of the best of its time and has been described as the finest cutting sword ever manufactured in quantity. Officers of the famous 95th Rifles, Light Infantry Regiments and the "flank" Companies of Line Regiments adopted these Swords (The Hit Napoleonic War, Book & TV series Sharpe's Rifles featured this pattern of Sword). Pattern 1796 Sabres were used at The Battle of Waterloo 1815. This example has a single edged, fullered 32 ½” Sabre blade (37 ½” overall). The blade has some staining consistent with age but no rust and the cutting edge has no nicks. Both sides of the blade have etched Banners & Arms, together with heraldic arms of Great Britain King’s Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex). There are no visible maker marks on the sword. Its cross guard with rounded langets, knuckle guard, pommel and leather covered ribbed grip with wire binding are in nice condition. The wire binding is tight and intact. The Sabre is complete with its original steel scabbard with 2 hanging rings. The scabbard has even patina with no cracks and just a few small dents to be expected. The scabbard has an engraved roundel with the maker’s name ‘Woolley & Co Birmingham’ above engraved ‘Cast Steel’. The price for this Napoleonic Wars Era Sword & Scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 21884
£1,275.00

Remington New Model Navy Brass Frame Single Action .36 Calibre Cap & Ball Percussion Revolver with Octagonal Barrel by Pietta. D 1550. - D 1550
Remington New Model Navy percussion revolvers were manufactured by Remington & Sons USA in .36 Calibre between 1863 to 1875. These weapons were popular with both Union & Confederate Officers during the Civil War. The Remington design lives on today in the form of quality black powder firearms from Italian manufacturers Uberti, Pietta, and Euroarms. This Pietta made example of the New Model Navy revolver is in good condition. The pistol has a 6 ¾” blued steel barrel and measures 12 ¾” overall. The barrel is crisply stamped 'F.LLI Pietta Made In Italy' together with ‘FAP diamond cartouche’ and 'Black Powder Only .36 Cal'. It has a brass frame, blued cylinder and undamaged wood grip. Deactivated to UK specification in 2005 the pistol cocks and dry fires correctly in single action only. The pistol is without fore sight and has a grooved frame rear sight. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. D 1550.
£475.00

Quality Thick Hand-tooled Dark Brown Leather Western Rig in a 'Basket Weave' Pattern L 277. - L 277
A Quality Western Rig. The belt is lined with green suede, with a tooled dark brown leather belt and holster. The holster is lined in tan leather giving a very nice contrast. The belt measures 45" from end to end. The belt has a tooled 'Basket Weave' pattern on the outside, it is very supple. It has a silver-coloured buckle which is secured with two rivets. The holster is also tooled in a 'Basket Weave' pattern. It measures 18cm x 9cm approx. It has a very striking tan leather lining and is in a slight cut out on the belt as can be seen in the photographs. The price includes UK delivery. L 277.
£225.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS, BLADE NUMBERED ON SIDE**Original, WW2 Japanese NCO's Type 95 Katana With ‘The Lijima Swords Factory’ & Kokura Arsenal Marks & Scabbard. Sn 21886 - 21886
This is an original WW2 Japanese NCO's Katana and scabbard. The sword has the typical aluminium cast handle with lanyard ring and fully functioning scabbard retaining clip. The hilt retains some of its original brown paint. Its early, fullered, 27 ½” blade is stamped on one side '59554' and with inspection mark (later examples were stamped on the spine). The blade has no damage and clean. The hilt is stamped with Lijima Swords Factory roundel with crossed swords mark and inspection mark together with Kokura arsenal mark (see pages 185 & 186 of Swords Of Imperial Japan by Dawson). It is complete with its original scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The scabbard has just a few small dents and retains its original olive green paint finish. The throat of the scabbard is stamped with matching number. This piece is clearly a WW2 bring back, surrendered or recovered from the battlefield. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21886
£1,095.00

**MATCHING NUMBERS**Second Sino-Japanese War / WW2 Era Chinese Cavalry NCO’s & Trooper’s Sword (Japanese Type 32 ‘Ko’ 1st Series Long Blade) & Scabbard. Sn 21887 - 21887
The Second Sino-Japanese War was the war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945 as part of World War II. The Chinese Army and Cavalry were armed with swords similar in design to the Japanese including a variant of the Japanese Type 32 Army & Cavalry swords. This is an excellent Chinese made Cavalry NCO’s and Trooper’s sword similar in design to the Japanese ‘Ko’ 1st series long blade (approx. 32”) issue sword (Otsu 2nd series Japanese type 32 shorter approx. 30” blade examples were issued to NCO’s and men in the military police, transportation corps, infantry, engineers & artillery Master Sgts). This sword has all of the correct Chinese variant features such as : No Japanese arsenal marks on the guard which has the correct original leather finger loop on the inside of the guard found on early variant Type 32 swords, Olive green painted plastic chequered grip scales (Japanese were wood and steel): a block shaped locking catch as opposed to the bar catch on the Japanese Type 32 & Two ‘D’ shaped hanging rings on the scabbard rather than single ‘O’ ring on the Japanese Type 32 (see Swords Of Imperial Japan By Dawson Chapter 11 pages 119 & 121). Its guard has cord slot & its scabbard release catch works correctly. Its clean, ‘Ko’ 1st Series fullered slightly curved steel blade is 32” length with serial number 212380 at the ricasso. It is complete with original steel scabbard with correct 2 x ‘D’ shaped hanging rings. The shoe of the scabbard has matching number 212380. The scabbard retains its original olive green paint and leather band cover between the 2 hanging ring mounts. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21887
£675.00

Quality Thick Hand-tooled Dark Brown Leather Western Rig with Brass Buckle and De-activated Colt Bullets. L 280. - L 280
A Quality Western Rig. The belt is double lined with leather, with a tooled dark brown leather belt and holster. The belt measures 45" from end to end. The belt has a smooth effect with white stitching and brass furniture and is very supple. It has a brass-coloured buckle which is secured with two rivets. The holster has no pattern. It measures 24cm x 9cm approx. It has several de-activated Colt 45 shells included as in the photographs. The price includes UK delivery. L 280.
£295.00

WWI Era German Hebel 27mm Trench Flare/ Signal Pistol By 'Gebr.R' Gebruder Rempt Suhl. D 1460. - D 1460
This is a good WWI era German Hebel 27mm calibre Flare Pistol. It has a 9" Barrel and measures 14" overall. It has undamaged wood grips with just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. It's lever opening action works & it cocks & dry fires. The left side of the frame is stamped with serial number '1815' and by the manufacturer 'Gebr.R' (Gebruder Rempt Suhl Germany). The number is repeated on the barrel block together with the company’s ‘GR’ mark. The right side has Imperial inspection marks. The butt is fitted with its original military lanyard ring. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery (NB UK deactivated flare/ signalling pistols do not need to be re proofed to the new UK/EU specification). D 1460.
£345.00

**Quality**WW2 Era Nazi German NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps) Double Sided Car Pennant. N 201 - N 201
In May 1931 the Nazi NSKK (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps) was formed. The primary mission assigned to the paramilitary NSKK was to meet all transportation requirements of the Nazi Party. This is an original triangular Nazi NSKK car pennant. The pennant measures 12 ½” x 7 ½”. It has just one small hole on one side of its thick double sided blood red cloth with intricate stitched edging. Both sides feature a 5 ¼” diameter cloth patches with expertly stitched edges and badge of the NSKK with Eagle, Wreath & Swastika (4” wing span). One edge of the pennant has 2 brass hanging rings at the corners and 2 centrally located wire hangers on the same edge. The pennant is and all correct stitching is intact. The price includes UK delivery. N 201
£395.00

British WW1 Era Schermuly's Patent 1” Calibre Brass Trench Flare / Signal Pistol**UK 2022 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**D 1533. - D 1533
William Schermuly was a seaman & inventor born in 1857 of Dutch origin. He was famous for his invention of sea rescue, line throwing apparatus including rockets and flare pistols. This is an excellent condition British WW1 era brass Trench flare pistol. It has its original undamaged wood grips. The pistol is serial number '72986' which is stamped on the frame and barrel block. The left side is stamped 'Schermuly's' Patent’. The pistol has 4" barrel. Deactivated to UK specification in 2022, the pistol breaks open as it should, and it cocks and dry fires. The price includes UK deactivation certificate and UK delivery (NB UK deactivated flare/ signalling pistols do not need to be re proofed to the new UK/EU specification). D 1533.
£345.00
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