180 |
A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS SIGNED SARGEANT, ABERGAVENY, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 each with three-stage brass barrel belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech inscribed 'Abergaveny', engraved iron breech tang, signed engraved bolted lock with roller, figured walnut full stock, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finials and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod: in a contemporary fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (the base cracked and wormed, lining with areas of moth damage and wear, one compartment with a small chip), with some accessories including bullet mould and cleaning rod, together with a quantity of contemporary naval brass buttons and sword knots (the sword knots worn) 34.2cm; 13Iin By tradition the property of Captain Charles Burrough, First Lieutenant on the Russell at The Battle of Camperdown, 11th October 1797. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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6000 |
| 181 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS SIGNED SHERWOOD, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with swamped brass barrels belled at the muzzles, fitted with spring bayonets released by a catch on the tangs and engraved with foliage over the breeches, signed locks (one steel spring incomplete, one cock replaced, one bayonet spring missing), figured walnut full stocks (chips and minor cracks), flat-sided butts, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guards with acorn finials, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods, perhaps the original (one ramrod split and missing its tip) 33cm; 13in (2) £1800-2200 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 182 | A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY PETER 2 GANDON, LONDON, CIRCA 1750 each with swamped two-stage barrel inscribed 'London' over the breech and engraved with a band of foliage, engraved breech tang, signed engraved lock (one steel, top-jaw and screw missing, one steel detached), figured walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the barrel tang (one fore-end extensively chipped, the other stock with a small chip behind the lock), iron trigger-guard with acanthus finial, silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, including scrolling side-plate and grotesque mask butt-cap, and iron-capped wooden ramrod (the iron parts patinated, one ramrod replaced) 31cm; 12Din (2)Peter 2 Gandon was made Free of the Gunmaker's company 1736 and registered his mark in 1742. He is recorded as a gunmaker on Bond Street 1742-45 and became bankrupt in 1754. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 183 | A RARE CASED IRISH FLINTLOCK OFFICER'S PISTOL AND TRAVELLING PISTOL BY RIGBY, DUBLIN CIRCA 1800-10 with browned twist sighted barrels inscribed 'Dublin' over the breeches, fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath and with blued spring bayonets on the left released by blued sliding catches, signed stepped engraved locks, fitted with 'French' cocks, rollers, and blued bolt safety-catches, figured walnut full stocks with characteristic slender chequered butts, the Officer's pistol with brass mounts of regulation type including small butt-cap, trigger-guard of shaped outline and fore-end cap, the travelling pistol with engraved blued mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial and ramrod-pipe: in their original mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, applied with trade label for No.19 Suffolk Street on the inside (small tears, the lining with areas of minor wear), and complete with a bullet mould for each pistol and Dixon & Sons three-way flask 31.5cm; 12Gin and 21cm; 8Din £5000-7000 | Nil |
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7000 |
| 184 | A FLINTLOCK MUFF PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action engraved with trophies, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, chequered walnut butt fitted with engraved silver cap (chipped), and border-engraved trigger-guard (the steel parts reblued) 11.8cm; 4Kin £150-200 | Nil |
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320 |
| 185 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL, SIGNED G. SMART, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with turn-off barrel, engraved box-lock action signed on trophies-of-arms, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel (top-jaw and screw replaced), folding trigger, flat-sided walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon 15.5cm; 6Bin £150-200 | Nil |
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240 |
| 186 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED W. & S.R, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with blued turn-off barrel, box-lock action engraved with trophies, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, and flat-sided walnut butt 15.2cm; 6in £120-180 | Nil |
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220 |
| 187 | TWO BELGIAN SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVERS, LIEGE PROOF, CIRCA 1860-70 17.5cm; 6Pin (2) £100-150 | Nil |
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50 |
| 188 | A FLINTLOCK OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION POCKET PISTOL BY WELCH, BANBURY, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrels, signed box-lock action engraved with scrolling foliage on each side, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, figured walnut butt, and vacant white metal escutcheon 15cm; 6in £400-500 | Nil |
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700 |
| 189 | A SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with three-stage barrel formed with a slightly flared muzzle, fluted breech, engraved with a symmetrical pattern of foliage over the median (the muzzle worn), rounded lock signed 'IO:Shiels' and engraved with wrigglework around the border, the cock engraved en suite and formed with a pierced rosette behind the comb, silver 'button' trigger, steel full stock engraved with wrigglework and foliage, ram's horn butt inset with an oval silver plaque on each side, one engraved with the owner's initials, slender iron belt hook with pierced bracket, and silver pricker en suite with the trigger (ramrod missing, engraving worn throughout) 31.5cm; 12Gin £1500-1800 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 190 | A FINE PAIR OF GERMAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY J. ADAM KUCHENREUTER IN REGENSBURG, CIRCA 1850 with etched twist octagonal sighted barrels signed in gold script surrounded by silver scrollwork and stamped with silver-lined maker's mark, scroll-engraved breeches and breech tangs, the latter each fitted with adjustable back-sight, scroll-engraved locks each fitted with gravity-stops, decorated with trophies-of-war and differing scenes of cavalrymen, the hammers each engraved with a J"ger vignette, set triggers, highly figured walnut half-stocks carved with scrollwork about the tangs and over the fore-ends, fluted butts carved en suite (one cracked through and repaired), scroll-engraved steel mounts en suite with the breech tangs, comprising flush-fitting side-plates of shaped outline, spurred trigger-guards, and butt-caps, and vacant white metal escutcheons: in original fitted case lined in plum velvet, and retaining almost their entire compliment of original accessories including mainspring clamp, nipple key and cut-glass oil bottle (powder-flask and turnscrew missing) 40cm; 15Nin Johann Adam Kuchenreuter (1794-1869) was gunmaker to the Princes von Thurn und Taxis. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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6500 |
| 191 | A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS, SIGNED J.G. PARISIS IN AACHEN, LIEGE PROOF, CIRCA 1850 with etched twist octagonal barrels rifled with eight narrow grooves, blued fore-sights, engraved breeches and breech tangs, scroll-engraved back-action locks signed in gold capitals, set triggers, highly figured walnut half-stocks carved with a lion mask in the round at the fore-ends, the grips each carved with scale pattern, spurred steel trigger-guards engraved with differing game birds, and ebony pommels fitted with white metal butt-caps with copper traps embossed with a Bacchus mask (each dented): in original lined and fitted case complete with their full compliment of accessories including copper powder-flask embossed with a trellis pattern framing flowerheads and signed B ... P (the case with repairs, lining with areas of wear and small tears) 42cm; 16Iin £4000-5000 | Nil |
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4200 |
| 192 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS SIGNED H.W. MORTIMER, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with browned twist octagonal sighted barrels, engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with a pair of gold lines, platinum plugs, engraved case-hardened breech tangs fitted with standing back-sights, signed scroll-engraved bolted locks (actions inoperative, one hammer missing its spur and nose, one nipple crushed, the other missing), set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks (one stock chipped in front of the lock), chequered butts, engraved blued trigger-guards with stylised pineapple finials, vacant silver escutcheons, silver fore-end caps, and each with its original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (one finial and one worm cap missing, one ramrod-pipe detached): in their original fitted oak case lined in green baize (one compartment lid missing, areas of wear) 37.5cm; 14Nin £3500-4000 | Nil |
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| 193 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY H.W. MORTIMER. CIRCA 1790 converted from flintlock, with signed octagonal sighted barrels, blued breech tangs fitted with standing back-sights and decorated with trophies and flowers, signed bollted locks engraved with scrolling foliage and trophies (hammer screws replaced), set triggers, figured walnut full stocks, finely chequered butts, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards engraved with a large flower on the bow and with double pineapple finials, a pair of ramrod-pipes, one with its original steel-tipped wooden ramrod (the other replaced), and the mounts with traces of blued finish throughout: in a later lined and fitted oak case, the lid applied with facsimile trade label for 89 Fleet street 38.5cm; 15Bin O £1800-2400 | 5% |
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1800 |
| 194 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY EDWARD LONDON, 51 LONDON WALL, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with signed browned twist octagonal sighted barrels with swivel ramrods, engraved case-hardened breeches with platinum plugs, engraved case-hardened breech tangs fitted with adjustable back-sights, scroll-engraved case-hardened bolted side-hammer actions, finely chequered figured walnut butts, engraved case-hardened steel mounts including butt-caps with traps, and trigger-guards, blued steel belt hooks, and vacant silver escutcheons: in their original oak fitted case lined in green baize, the lid with trade label for 1828-1872, and complete with bullet mould, three-way flask and wad cutter 26.5cm; 10Gin O £1200-1800 | 5% |
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2600 |
| 195 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY REDFERN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 each with rebrowned octagonal twist sighted barrel signed in gold (refreshed), engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with a pair of platinum lines, scroll-engraved back-action locks, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered butts, engraved reblued trigger-guards, white metal fore-end caps and vacant escutcheons, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrods (one ramrod missing its worm and cover, one ramrod-pipe detached): in a contemporary fitted mahogany case with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, lined in green baize and with Lang trade label of No.7 Haymarket for circa 1821-52 (small holes, lining replaced) 36.8cm; 14Iin £1800-2400 | Nil |
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1800 |
| 196 | A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL, LIEGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted barrel inscribed 'Canon ... Rubans' in a gold frame (worn), border-engraved back-action lock inscribed '... Paris' in gold, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, the grip carved with a series of flowerheads, engraved white metal spurred trigger-guard, German silver fore-end cap and pommel cap each cast and chased in high relief with a lion's mask and a grotesque respectively, and with no provision for a ramrod 40.5cm; 16in £700-900 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 197 | A PERCUSSION TURN-OFF PISTOL BY KETLAND, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 converted from flintlock, with blued turn-off barrel fitted with spring bayonet beneath (small areas of light surface rust), case-hardened box-lock action inscribed 'London' and signed within an oval beneath a rococo swag on each side, engraved case-hardened hammer, blued steel sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided figured walnut butt swelling towards the base, and blued trigger-guard engraved with a flower 29.8cm; 11NinIt would appear that this pistol was refinished at the same time as it was converted to percussion. £400-500 | Nil |
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550 |
| 198 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY ROSS, EDINBURGH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 each with turn-off barrel engraved with a band of acanthus around the muzzle and fitted with spring bayonet on the right, box-lock action signed within a panel on the left, engraved with a bouquet on the right and fitted with sliding bayonet release, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, flat-sided figured walnut butt, and vacant white metal escutcheon: in a later mahogany case 17cm; 6Nin (2)O £400-500 | 5% |
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950 |
| 199 | A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY E.& W. BOND, CORNHILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1830 with blued turn-off fluted barrel, box-lock action signed on the left and engraved with scrollwork on the right, blued folding trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety catch, chequered walnut butt fitted with white metal lion mask cap (chipped), and vacant white metal escutcheon 16cm; 6Din Edward and William Bond are recorded in Cornhill circa 1826-55. £140-180 | Nil |
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240 |
| 200 | A D.B. OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION PISTOL BY SAMUEL NOCK, LONDON, NO. 7518, CIRCA 1835 with sighted barrels, the upper inscribed 'London' and the lower carrying a swivel ramrod beneath, signed scroll-engraved breech tang fitted with standing back-sight, scroll-engraved box-lock action fitted with bolt safety-catches on each side, scroll-engraved hammers, finely chequered figured walnut butt fitted with scroll-engraved steel butt-cap with trap, vacant silver escutcheon, and scroll-engraved trigger-guard 21.5cm; 8Iin Samuel Nock was Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to George III, George IV, William IV and Queen Victoria. £600-800 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 201 | A PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY VAN WART SON & CO. BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted twist turn-off barrel fitted with swivel ramrod, signed engraved white metal side- hammer action with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, blued belt hook, and chequered walnut butt with white metal cap fitted with steel trap (worn throughout) 20cm; 7Pin Henry van Wart was born in Tarrytown New York in 1783. He emigrated to England where he acted as a merchant in Birmingham from 1808. With his son George he traded as Henry Van Wart Son & Co, General, American & West Indies merchants 1833-54 and supplied Samuel Colt in London with powder-flasks. £200-250 | Nil |
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260 |
| 202 | A FINE AND RARE PIN-FIRE SIX-SHOT RING REVOLVER, LATE 19TH CENTURY formed with an engraved white metal ring inscribed 'Le Petit Protector', the band carrying a flush-fitting blued mainspring around its circumference, blued flush-fitting under hammer, lateral pivot trigger, shielded hand rotated pepperbox barrels locked by a bar catch, and retaining much original finish, in its original fitted case, covered in red morocco, the lid with silver escutcheon also inscribed 'Le Petit Protector', the lid lined in blue silk, the remainder in blue velvet, and retaining a contemporary turnscrew 4.5cm; 1Nin £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 203 | A COLT MODEL 1849 NEW YORK PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 97561 FOR 1854 of standard production specifications, with 4in barrel, matching numbers throughout, and the back-strap and trigger-guard each retaining traces of original silver-plated finish (worn) 22.2cm; 8Nin £200-300 | Nil |
|
380 |
| 204 | A .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER PRESENTED 'BY THE INVENTOR TO SAMUEL WEAKLEY' NO. 6170 FOR 1855, DATED 1859 with 5in blued barrel with two line London address, engraved blued cylinder, case-hardened frame, silver-plated brass back-strap inscribed 'Samuel Weakley from The Inventor 1859', silver-plated brass trigger-guard, figured walnut grips, with matching numbers, and retaining some original finish and silver-plating throughout: in its fitted oak case lined in blue velvet, the lid applied with loading instructions and complete with blued nipple wrench and copper flask by James Dixon & Sons (lid escutcheon missing)24.7cm; 9Nin £2200-2800 | Nil |
|
3600 |
| 205 | A SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY GEO. & JNO.DEANE, 30 KING WILLIAM ST, LONDON, CIRCA 1846-51 with scroll-engraved case-hardened fluted barrel group, case-hardened self-cocking action signed within a frame of scrollwork on the left, and finely engraved with a panel of scrollwork on the right, engraved case-hardened bar-hammer, engraved sliding safety-catch, engraved trigger-guard, finely chequered walnut butt fitted with scroll-engraved butt-cap with trap, vacant silver escutcheon, and retaining traces of original finish throughout: in its original brass bound mahogany fitted case lined in green baize, the lid applied with trade label for 30 King William Street (one small tear), and complete with copper Sykes patent flask and nipple key 22.5cm; 8Pin George and John Deane were appointed gunmakers to Prince Albert in 1848 and exhibited an electroplated silver revolving pistol at the Great Exhibition in 1851. They were succeeded at the same address by Deane Adams & Deane. See H.L. Blackmore 1986, p.80. O £1000-1200 | 5% |
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2800 |
