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A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1730 with two-stage barrel stamped with a brass-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech, in an oval three letters above a bird within a cartouche (rubbed, fore-sight removed), plain rounded lock, figured walnut half-stock carved with rococo scrollwork about the barrel tang and beneath the lock, carved wooden trigger-guard, and decorated throughout with incised lines in imitation of mounts, including a shaped outline on the spine of the butt and a pair of wooden ramrod-pipes, steel sling-swivel, and brass forward ramrod-pipe (ramrod replaced) 102.2cm; 40D in barrel A very similar mark is on the barrels of the pair of wheel-lock guns, lot number 378 £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 392 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1740 with three-stage Italian barrel stamped 'Gio Maria Aqvisii' and fitted with silver fore-sight, plain bevelled lock, the neck of the cock chiselled with foliage, figured walnut half-stock carved with rococo ornament in low relief about the barrel tang and ahead of the lock, plain brass mounts, including butt-plate and side-plate with brass sling swivel, wooden trigger-guard reinforced with a brass panel, horn fore-end cap, and the butt applied with an inventory label (the steel parts with light rust, the stock with minor chips and repairs) 110.2cm; 43F in barrel £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 393 | AN AUSTRIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, MID-18TH CENTURY with heavy blued twist Turkish barrel rifled with eight grooves, strongly swamped and encased in a band of silver at the muzzle, stamped with the barrelsmiths mark, decorated with silver scrolls between a pair of raised silver bands and with a silver cartouche over the breech, gilt-brass fore-sight and back-sight, the latter fitted with a tubular shade, gold-lined vent, bevelled lock engraved with scrolls, stags, and the reclining figure of Diana and Acteon as a stag on a leash, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with a rococo moulding about the barrel tang, raised cheek-piece, sliding patchbox-cover with a gilt-brass mounts at each end cast and chased with scrolls on a punched ground, full gilt-brass mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with a scene from the chase, trigger-guard decorated with a hunter within a scrollwork cartouche, butt-plate decorated with a pair of birds preying upon a rabbit and the figure of Diana above, crowned escutcheon decorated with a feeding stag, and a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 70cm; 27K in barrel £3000-3500 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 394 | AN AUSTRIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING RIFLED CARBINE SIGNED GAM, CIRCA 1730 with blued octagonal swamped sighted barrel stamped with a brass-lined makers mark, the letters GAM above a standing figured within a crested oval and inscribed 'Inri' over the breech, plain tang, signal border-engraved rounded lock, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolling foliage about the barrel tang and over the fore-end, raised cheek-piece carved with further scrolls and inlaid with pieces of horn, blued steel mounts including pierced side-plate formed as a scrolling serpent, trigger-guard with acanthus finial, butt-plate with pronounced heel and slender tang, and vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 59cm; 23I in barrel £400-600 | Nil |
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1700 |
| 395 | AN ITALIAN SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY FRANCESCO NUTI, CORTONA, CIRCA 1820-25 with two-stage swamped Spanish barrel fitted with gold 'spider' fore-sight, chiselled and gilt girdle decorated with anthemion and flowerheads, signed 'Fabricado en Eibar. Juan Francisco De Y Rusta. Ano de 1816' in gold and enriched with elaborate sprays of foliage on each side, stamped with gold lined barrelsmith's mark and a series of decorative marks over the breech, finely engraved breech and barrel tang decorated scrolling flowers and foliage, the former inlaid with a gold line, signed flat lock engraved with scrolling foliage and flowers en suite with the breech, the hammer retaining screw chiselled with a classical head, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered fore-end and grip each enriched with a trellis pattern of silver stars, the latter carved with a bearded mask and foliage in the round, carved cheek-piece decorated with an expanded flowerhead, engraved full silver mounts comprising slender foliate side-plate, trigger-guard decorated with a symmetrical pattern of foliage on the bow and the tail en suite with the lock, butt-plate with tang of shaped outline and surrounded by an additional scalloped band, silver sling swivels, moulded silver rear ramrod-pipe, gold forward ramrod-pipe, inlaid with the owners initials in gold ahead of the comb, and horn fore-end cap (steel parts with light surface rust, stock with areas of wear, ramrod missing) 95cm; 37G in barrel Francesco Nuti is recorded in Cortona, Tuscany, circa 1825. The barrelsmiths marks are reproduced in W.Keith Neal 1955, p.100 no.153. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 396 | A FINE BRESCIAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY GV.BANCHI, CIRCA 1780 with strongly swamped barrel, flared elliptical muzzle engraved with two pairs of lines, chiselled with a sighting flat and a female portrait medallion carried by an elaborate trophy-of-arms over the breech, engraved barrel tang decorated with foliage, signed rounded lock chiselled with further trophies-of-arms, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls at the fore-end, inlaid with silver scrolls over the fore-end and the butt, and incorporating engraved silver flowerhead plaques about the barrel tang, folding butt carved and inlaid en suite, steel mounts cast and chiselled with classical profile medallions carried by trophies-of-arms en suite with the lock and breech, comprising solid side-plate, trigger-guard with acanthus finial, butt-plate including a Turk's head, a pair of ramrod-pipe, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original (some inlays lifting, areas of wear, varnished throughout) 91.5cm; 36in See N.di Carpegna 1997, p.142. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 397 | AN 8 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BY CARTMELL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with rebrowned twist two-stage barrel fitted with silver fore-sight, signed stepped lock (cock replaced), figured walnut half-stock (repairs), chequered grip, and steel mounts of shaped outline (later ramrod) 137.5cm; 54B in barrel £400-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 398 | A FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY WILLIAM PARR, CHARLOTTE STREET, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1810 reconverted from percussion, with signed rebrowned two-stage sighted barrel, platinum vent, signed lock fitted with roller and engraved with a scroll of foliage, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts, white metal fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 82.8cm; 32K in barrel William Parr is recorded at this address circa 1799-1807. This gun was presumably reproofed when it was converted to percussion. £300-400 | Nil |
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480 |
| 399 | A GLOBE RESERVOIR AIRGUN BY C. PARKER, BURY, CIRCA 1820 with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrel cut with multi-groove rifling, engraved case-hardened action decorated with foliage, fitted with chamber lever on the left and inlaid with a platinum line towards the breech, with a threaded lug beneath for a globe reservoir, highly figured walnut full stock with take-down fore-end, finely chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, silver fore-end cap, a pair of silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and with its original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (globe missing) 79cm; 31in barrel Charles Parker is recorded at 18 Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds 1822-39 £700-900 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 401 | A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS SIGNED BUNNeY, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with four stage brass barrel belled at the muzzle, plain steel tang, signed stepped lock engraved with border ornament and fitted with bolt safety-catch, figured walnut full stock (repaired behind the lock, cracks and minor chips), and moulded brass mounts including scrolling waisted side-plate, and trigger-guard with bud-shaped terminal, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 74.3cm; 29D in £800-1000 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 402 | A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS BY B.TATE, LOUTH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 converted from flintlock, with brass barrel belled towards the muzzle (spring bayonet and fore-sight each removed), engraved tang fitted with bayonet release catch, signed stepped bolted lock, figured walnut full stock (cracked through and chipped behind the lock), and engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial and spurred butt-plate (later ramrod) 75.5cm; 29N in Bryan Tate is recorded at Butcher Market, Louth circa 1810-35. £400-500 | Nil |
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900 |
| 403 | A RARE NAVAL SEVEN BARRELLED FLINTLOCK VOLLEY GUN BY HENRY NOCK, TOWER PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with browned sighted barrels signed H. Nock' ahead of the lock, plain action tang with sighting groove, bevelled lock engraved with 'Tower' and 'GR' crowned, stamped 'HN' inside (mainspring broken), figured walnut butt impressed 'VII' inside the lock cavity, regulation brass mounts including side-plate and three ramrod-pipes, the forward ramrod-pipe with sprung steel catch (trigger-guard missing), and contemporary steel ramrod (the steel parts with areas of wear, stock bruised) 50.8cm; 20in barrels Nock's Sea Service Volley guns were designed to provide an effective means of clearing the enemy decks and fighting tops of sharpshooters. Sharpshooters in the tops were both a danger to the enemy and themselves. The dramatic fire on the Orient at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 was apparently caused this way, afterwards Nelson banned the use of such weapons and consequently the French sniper that fired the fatal shot at Trafalgar went unmolested. It was of little consolation to the British to read after the battle that one of the French sharpshooters had set fire to their own vessel, as Nelson had predicted. See H.L. Blackmore 1955, pp.165-192. £6000-8000 | Nil |
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12000 |
| 404 | A FINE BELGIAN D.B. PERCUSSION SHOTGUN BY J.B. RONGE FILS A LIEGE, PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN A.P. ALLEN BY KING LEOPOLD I OF BELGIUM, ANTWERP, DATED 3RD JULY 1839 with browned twist damascus barrels fitted with silver fore-sight, inscribed 'Damas Curr Superfin' in gold script with flourishes of silver foliage and inlaid with a gold line at the breech, engraved case-hardened breech, engraved case-hardened breech tang extending to a slender panel over the grip, engraved case-hardened locks signed in gold on a blued scroll, engraved case-hardened hammers en suite with the locks and fitted with blued safety-catches released by an engraved blued grip lever, highly figured rootwood half-stock with chequered grip, engraved blued steel mounts comprising trigger-guard formed with broad flutes on each side, butt-plate, ramrod-pipe also forming the fore-end cap, blued sling swivels, the rear on a German silver escutcheon, gold barrel bolt escutcheons, original ivory-tipped whalebone ramrod, and retaining much original finish throughout: in its original brass bound case veneered in highly figured burrwood (the back with extensive chips), the case lid fitted with brass escutcheon engraved with presentation inscription, the inside lined in plum velvet and complete with its padded silk cover and with its full compliment of original accessories including copper powder-flask finely embossed with star signed 'B a Paris' and with brass nozzle incorporating an optic, ebony and ivory-mounted turnscrew, and polished steel wad cutter (the case lining with light wear and fading); together with the original accompanying letter of delivery, a contemporary translation, an engraved maker's label for No.604 Rue Vinave-d'Isle, and a contemporary newspaper cutting77cm; 30D in barrels The presentation inscription on the lid escutcheon reads: 'Presented to Capt A.P. Allen of the ship Magistrate by Leopold 1st King of Belgium in commemoration of his Majesty's visit to that vessel at Antwerp 3rd July 1839.' The newspaper cutting reads: The King of Belgium, a few days ago, paid a visit to an English Merchant ship, the Magistrate, Captain Anthony Allen then at Antwerp. He examined the noble vessel very minutely, and expressed himself much gratified by the information he had received and the entertainment provided for him. The next day Captain Allen was gratified by the receipt of a sum of money to be distributed to the seamen, and a beautiful and costly fusil as a present to himself. The following letter accompanied the valuable gift:-"CAPTAIN SIR,- The King has commanded me to forward to you, in his name, and I lose no time in obeying his Majesty's order, the accompanying fusil- the manufacture of Liege, of which his Majesty begs your acceptance, in acknowledgement of the handsome reception you gave to him on board your vessel, on the 3rd instant. It is particularly agreeable to me, captain, to be charged with this commission from his Majesty; and I avail myself of the opportunity of offering you the assurance of my profound esteem." £4000-5000 | Nil |
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7500 |
| 405 | A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDON NO. 10530, FOR 1830 with signed rebrowned twist barrels fitted with silver bead fore-sight, engraved case-hardened breech decorated with a panel of entwined scrolls and foliage, pierced platinum plugs, scroll-engraved breech tang, signed back-action locks with engraved borders and finely engraved with scrolling foliage and a monsterhead terminal on the tails, scroll-engraved hammers, highly figured walnut half-stock (the underside of the butt cracked), chequered grip, engraved blued steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate (bluing oxidised, sling swivel missing), silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest and initials GCA (rubbed), silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 76.2cm; 30in barrels £500-600 | Nil |
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950 |
| 406 | A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOHN GRAINGER 106 KING STREET WEST TORONTO, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with signed twist sighted barrels, engraved breech decorated with a pheasant, inlaid with a pair of platinum lines and with platinum plugs, scroll-engraved flush-fitting locks, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial and butt-plate: in its fitted relined mahogany case, the lid painted with the owner's initials and previously fitted with flush-fitting handle (worn throughout) 76cm; 30in £400-500 | Nil |
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360 |
| 407 | AN 8 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY BURNETT, SOUTHAMPTON, WITH BARREL BY CHARLES LANCASTER LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned twist sighted barrel signed 'Charles Lancaster 131 New Bond Street, London', engraved patent breech inlaid with a platinum line, platinum plug, signed lock boldly engraved with border ornament and scrolling foliage (hammer replaced), highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard decorated on the bow with a hound putting up a duck, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 105.5cm; 41I in barrel £800-1000 | Nil |
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1250 |
| 408 | A 4 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY GEORGE FORREST, JEDBURGH, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned twist sighted barrel, case-hardened patent breech with platinum line, pierced platinum plug, and platinum-lined barrelsmith's stamp, engraved breech tang, signed lock engraved with foliage and with engraved border, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, fitted with leather-covered cheek-rest on the butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with shaped finial and butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, silver fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (incomplete) 96.5cm; 38in barrel George Forrest & Sons are recorded at 7 Abbey Place, Jedburgh circa 1874-1901 £800-1000 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 409 | A 6 bore PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with rebrowned two-stage sighted barrel, platinum lined breech, pierced platinum plug, engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, steel mounts including trigger-guard with engraved pineapple finial, vacant white metal escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the steel parts pitted, stock worn and with repairs) 91.5cm; 36in barrel £200-300 | Nil |
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400 |
| 410 | A PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY WILLIAM FOX, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned sighted barrel formed in two stages, engraved breech and breech tang, signed engraved back action lock decorated with a hound putting up a snipe, figured walnut half-stock stained in imitation of burrwood, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts, white metal fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the steel parts pitted) 79.5cm; 31D in barrel £100-150 | Nil |
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180 |
| 411 | A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY COOK, BATH, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with two-stage Spanish barrel stamped with the gold-lined marks of Juan Esteban Bustindui of Eibar (Neue Stockel 124 and 130) within a series of decorative marks at the breech, chiselled and gilt with a band of acanthus at the girdle (light pitting fore-sight missing), stepped bevelled lock signed on a scroll, figured walnut half-stock (fore-end cracked), tutenag mounts including pierced stepped side-plate, trigger-guard with acorn finial, butt-plate pierced en suite with the side-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap 82cm; 32B in barrel John Cook is recorded at Kingsmead Street, Bath, circa 1797-1839. £300-400 | Nil |
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180 |
| 412 | A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN SIGNED H. NOCK, BIRMInGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with three-stage sighted barrel, engraved breech inlaid with a gold line, platinum plug, signed stepped bevelled lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts, vacant silver escutcheon, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod (worn throughout, the steel parts pitted, losses) 80.5cm; 30N in barrel It would appear that this gun was proofed at the time it was converted. £100-150 | Nil |
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120 |
| 413 | AN AUSTRIAN MODEL 1851 PERCUSSION RIFLED CAVARY CARBINE of regulation type, with 14I-in barrel retained by a single band, plain lock rebuilt from a flintlock plate, figured walnut three-quarter stock, regulation steel mounts including saddle ring, and with no provision for a ramrod 76.2cm; 30in overall £200-250 | Nil |
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380 |
| 414 | A DUTCH MILITARY WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, MID-17TH CENTURY with two-stage sighted barrel stamped with a series of marks beneath, rounded lock retained by three side nails (mainspring missing), fitted with sliding pan-cover with button release (inoperative), external wheel engraved with the letter 'S' and retained by a bracket at the bottom, moulded full stock (the butt and fore-end each cracked and repaired), plain steel trigger-guard and fore-end cap (butt-cap missing), and with a contemporary wooden ramrod 57cm; 22I in The engraved letter S on the wheel marks the point to which the wheel should be spanned for firing and is an almost exclusively Dutch feature. See A.Hoff 1978, p.39. £2000-2500 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 415 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK 'PUFFER' PISTOL, DATED 1588, THE STOCK SIGNED HS converted from wheel-lock, with two-stage barrel fitted with 18th Century fore-sight and stamped with two marks over the breech (rubbed), flat stepped lock, figured fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid over its surface with scrolling foliage carrying ball flowers and terminating in foliage and flowerheads, the fore-end inlaid with a pair of marine monsters, on one side and with a staghorn plaquette engraved with a contemporary portrait bust signed 'HS, fitted with a pair of staghorn portrait profiles about the barrel tang, a long engraved staghorn panel including the signature HS and the date behind the barrel tang, compressed spherical pommel profusely inlaid en suite and enriched with pellets, fitted with a cast and chased gilt-brass plaquette decorated with a classical scene including the figure of Mercury within a frame of laurel, and steel trigger-guard (the stock cracked and with small losses, later ramrod)49cm; 19D in The lock, fore-sight and a number of repairs were apparently executed during the second quarter of the 18th Century. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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3600 |
| 416 | A PAIR OF FRENCH FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS BY PUSSET A LUNEVILLE, CIRCA 1710 with slender tapering barrels formed with sighting flats and fitted with moulded fore-sights, moulded breeches stamped with a series of marks on the left (indistinct), plain tangs, signed stepped locks sparsely engraved with foliage and decorated with a delicate wavy linear pattern about the principal borders, the cocks engraved en suite, set triggers, figured walnut full stocks carved with a raised moulding about the tangs and over the fore-ends, carved with a leafy moulding about the rear ramrod-pipes, full steel mounts comprising side-plates pierced with a strapwork design carrying a portrait medallion and involving leafy scrolls, moulded trigger-guards decorated with a recessed panel on the bow and with acanthus finials issuant from a grotesque half-mask, engraved trigger-plates, spurred pommels fitted with chiselled profile medallion caps, oval escutcheons decorated with a portrait medallion, and a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes (later ramrods) 57cm; 22I in (2) There are three makers of this name, Pierre Francois recorded in Besancon circa 1708 and his two sons Jean Claude and Antoine, recorded in Strasbourg circa 1708 and 1737-43 respectively. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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5000 |
| 417 | A PAIR OF BRESCIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY PICI FRUSCA, BRESCIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY with tapering three-stage barrels stamped 'Lazarino Cominazzo' over the breeches, rounded locks signed 'Pici Frusca Ba' and chiselled with leafy ornament in relief on the tails, each stamped 'I' on the inside, the cock retaining screws and steels chiselled en suite, figured walnut full stocks carved with scrolls over the fore-ends, applied with numerous steel plaques finely pierced and engraved with foliage, comprising a demon mask issuant with foliage about the barrel tang, further issuant masks on each side of the pommel and another mask ahead of the trigger-guard, steel mounts, comprising side-plates pierced and engraved with scrolling foliage, fruit and a grotesque mask, trigger-guards chiselled with leafy tendrils inhabited by a serpent and with finials pierced en suite, spurred pommels chiselled with beaded borders surrounding tightly scrolling foliage, flowers and fruit inhabited by serpents, a pair of ramrod-pipes chiselled with acanthus, pierced steel fore-end caps, and each with its original steel-tipped wooden ramrod (the stocks with repairs, the steel parts with areas of wear) 43.5cm; 17 1/8in These pistols have been shortened during their early working life. It would appear that a German gunsmith replaced the fore-ends, probably at the same time. Two makers of this name are recorded, the older Picin Frusca is mentioned circa 1684 and was known, in his lifetime, as a skilled lockmaker. He is supposed to have perfected the manufacture of the flintlock system though there is no firm basis for this. The younger, probably his grandson, is mentioned proving military firearms and as a direct producer and supplier of flintlocks to the Venetian government in 1721 and 1725. See N.di Carpegna 1997, p.176 £3000-4000 | Nil |
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4600 |
| 418 | A FINE PAIR OF GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS SIGNED DE GRAFFEN, SUHL CONTROL MARKS, CIRCA 1720 with swamped barrels each formed with a long flat and fitted with moulded brass fore-sights, chiselled with acanthus over the breech and stamped with Suhl control marks and the barrelsmith's mark (Neue Stockel 4834) beneath, engraved tangs fitted with moulded back-sights, signed locks with strongly bevelled edges chiselled with foliage on a punched ground, engraved with further scrolls on the tail and beneath the pan, the cocks strongly bevelled and chiselled en suite, highly figured walnut full stocks carved with raised mouldings and conventional foliage about the barrel tangs, and with delicate scrolls over the fore-ends, steel mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising pierced scrolling foliate side-plates, moulded spurred pommels fitted with grotesque mask caps, trigger-guards with acanthus finials and a flower on the bows, a pair of strongly faceted ramrod-pipes, and vacant escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, and one with original horn-tipped wooden ramrod (the other replaced) 53.2cm; 21 in (2) This maker appears to be unrecorded. £3000-5000 | Nil |
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5000 |
| 419 | A PAIR OF LIEGOIS FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL SIGNED SEGALLAS, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with turn-of cannon barrels, signed box-lock actions engraved with foliage (one action missing three screws, one cock missing its upper portion), flat sided engraved butts, and engraved steel trigger-guards (small areas of light wear) 14.5cm; 5N in (2) £500-700 | Nil |
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650 |
| 420 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY ANDREAS GANS IN AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1720 with etched twist barrel in the Turkish fashion, moulded at the muzzle and fitted with silver fore-sight, an engraved silver band at the median, and a further band of engraved silver at the breech, plain tang, signed stepped lock engraved with border ornament, foliage and a scroll terminating in a male demi-figure, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage about the barrel tang and behind the rear ramrod-pipe, gilt-brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising side-plate pierced with a design of scrollwork terminating in monsterheads, moulded trigger-guard with acanthus finial, spurred pommel decorated with a band of crescents around its base, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 46.2cm; 18D in See footnote to lot 387 £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 421 | A PAIR OF BOHEMIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY CASPAR PETER, CIRCA 1760 with tapering barrels formed with long flats fitted with silver fore-sights, chiselled with foliage encrusted with silver about the fore-sights and over the breeches, signed bevelled locks with engraved borders and decorated with a stag on the tails (one cock missing its upper portion, the other chipped), figured walnut full stocks carved with rococo scrolls about the barrel tangs and with shell ornament over the fore-ends, 'bird's head' butts, gilt-brass mounts cast and chased with rococo ornament on a stippled ground, including solid side-plates decorated with a reclining hound and a hunter within a scrollwork frame, trigger-guards with classical warriors on the bows, pommels decorated en suite with the trigger-guards and with long shaped tangs, vacant escutcheons, a pair of plain ramrod-pipes, fore-end caps, and each with its original gilt-brass tipped wooden ramrod (the stocks each with small chips, the gilding with areas of wear) 39cm; 15G in £3000-4000 | 5% |
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4800 |
