301 |
A COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS WITH LOCK BY T. PAGE, LATE 18TH CENTURY
with late 17th Century brass barrel formed in two stages, stamped with London View and proof marks at the breech, the unrecorded barrelsmith's mark 'TF' beneath a stylised crown, and formed with a raised grooved moulding for sighting, border-engraved lock signed 'T Page', walnut full stock (chipped and cracked) and brass mounts of shaped outline
74cm; 29 1/4in
Estimate: 500-700 |
Nil |
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850 |
302 |
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY SILK, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1800
reconverted from percussion, with three-stage brass barrel strongly belled at the muzzle, signed and stamped with Mayo registration number, 'MA1130', over the breech, iron tang, signed stepped bevelled lock, walnut full stock (cracks and repairs), and brass mounts of shaped outline
78cm; 30 3/4in
Estimate: 1000-2000 |
Nil |
|
|
303 |
A MIQUELET-LOCK MUSKETOON BY PERES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PORTUGESE
with two-stage barrel moulded at the muzzle and stamped with the barrelsmith's marks retaining traces of gold inlay at the breech (obscured), retained by a pair of shaped steel bands, engraved breech tang, signed shaped lock decorated with scrolls, hardwood full stock including 'Catalan' butt carved with a wavy pattern, and iron mounts comprising trigger-guard (repaired), side-plate, belt hook, butt-cap and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original
62.5cm; 24 5/8in barrel
Three makers with this name are recorded in Lisbon during the 17th Century.
Estimate: 1000-1500 |
Nil |
|
1100 |
304 |
A 35 BORE GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE WITH BARREL BY JAMES 1 WILKINSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1840
with signed browned twist heavy octagonal barrel of circa 1810, rifled with five grooves, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark beneath, fitted with barleycorn fore-sight and folding ladder back-sight, case-hardened breech, engraved case-hardened breech tang decorated with foliage inhabited by a serpent, detented lock engraved with foliage around the border and a hound in pursuit of a stag, retained by a blued quick-release thumb-screw, and fitted with engraved case-hardened hammer en suite with the tang, double set trigger, highly figured walnut full stock cut with a shaped panel of chequering at the fore-end and the grip, carved raised cheek-piece (bruising and scratches, the fore-end with one small crack), finely engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard shaped for the fingers and incorporating an adjustable front guard, spurred butt-plate decorated with a stag, three moulded ramrod-pipes, and two sling swivels, silver scrolling side-plate inset with a vacant gold escutcheon beneath, oval escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap (one small crack), and brass-tipped steel ramrod, perhaps the original
76.5cm; 30 1/8in barrel
James 1 Wilkinson is recorded as Henry Nock's foreman and succeeded him as Gunmaker in Ordinary to George III in 1805.
Estimate: 1000-1500 |
Nil |
|
1200 |
305 |
A .600 CALIBRE GERMAN TARGET RIFLE SIGNED W. FREUND IN HEIDELBERG, CIRCA 1860
with heavy octagonal etched twist barrel rifled with seven narrow grooves, inscribed 'Canon Damassé' and signed in gold over the breech (sights removed), the breech incorporating a percussion bolster finely chiselled as a scaly monster, engraved breech tang with provision for two standing back-sights behind, border and scroll-engraved lock fitted with pierced hammer decorated en suite, double set trigger, highly figured walnut full stock carved with bold chequering over the fore-end and the grip, carved raised cheek-piece, carved horn mounts including trigger-guard (incomplete), side-plate decorated with a reclining stag (cracked), and fore-end cap, three white metal ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod
94cm; 37in barrel
Estimate: 700-900 |
Nil |
|
650 |
306 |
A 22 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JEAN LOUIS JALABERT, ST ETIENNE, CIRCA 1800
with two-stage blued swamped barrel, fitted with silver fore-sight enclosed by a gilt wreath, inscribed 'Canon Tordu' and decorated with thunderbolts and scrolling foliage all in gold over the breech, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark for Sebastian Merley (Neue Støckel 7902), platinum-lined vent, engraved breech tang incorporating a grooved back-sight, signed bevelled lock decorated with foliage on the tail and the cock, platinum-lined pan (the vent and pan relined, probably in its working life), figured walnut three-quarter stock (cut-down from full stock) carved about the tang with foliage and a basket of fruit, chequered grip and fore-end, the former carved with a goat's head in the round, carved raised cheek-piece , engraved steel mounts including two-piece side-plate, trigger-guard with stylised urn finial, two ramrod-pipes, and gold escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials, and associated horn-tipped baleen ramrod
78cm; 30 3/4in barrel
Estimate: 2500-3500 |
Nil |
|
|
307 |
A .550 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE FOR BELTED BALL SIGNED EUGÈNE DUPRÉ, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY
with heavy twist octagonal barrel signed in gold, fitted with fore-sight with etched cover, etched back-sight adjustable for windage and fitted with drop-shaped level, etched breech and breech tang, the latter fitted with folding fully adjustable peep-sight, flush-fitting stepped lock retained by an etched quick-release thumb-screw and etched over its surface with scrolling foliage, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage over the grip, the butt with carved raised cheek-piece on the left and etched hinged patchbox-cover on the right, etched steel mounts comprising small side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard, three robust ramrod-pipes, the rear incorporating a long slender panel extending towards the trigger-guard, horn fore-end cap (chipped), and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original
84cm; 33in barrel
Estimate: 800-1000 |
Nil |
|
800 |
308 |
A COMPOSED PAIR OF HANOVERIAN ROYAL D.B. PIN-FIRE SPORTING GUNS MADE FOR ERNST AUGUST, CROWN PRINCE OF HANOVER, CIRCA 1878
one 16 and the other 14 bore, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in gold on the ribs by the barrelsmiths 'Albert Staelhe in Wienn' and 'H. Scherping in Hannover' respectively (one rebarrelled in its early working life), finely chiselled breech tangs decorated with a hound beneath a tree, the crowned Royal cypher, and enriched with gold scrolls, rounded Lefaucheux type actions operated by a rotary underlever, chiselled with scrollwork and game vignettes enriched with gold, back-action locks decorated en suite with the actions, figured walnut half-stocks with chequered grips and raised cheek-pieces (light bruising), chiselled steel trigger-guards en suite with the locks and actions, reinforced with a piece of scrolling horn, engraved steel butt-plates with the numbers '1' and '2', and a pair of sling swivels (the steel parts with areas of pitting)
74cm; 29 1/8in barrels
Provenance
The Crown Prince's Gunroom, Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden
Schloss Marienburg
Estimate: 3000-3500 |
Nil |
|
3800 |
309 |
A 16 BORE HANOVERIAN ROYAL D.B. PIN-FIRE SPORTING GUN MADE FOR ERNST AUGUST, CROWN PRINCE OF HANOVER, BY H. SCHERPING IN HANNOVER, CIRCA 1870
with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed on a matted rib, engraved breech tang decorated with the crowned Royal cypher, rounded Lefaucheux type action operated by a horn rotary underlever, engraved with scrollwork and enriched with panels of gold scrollwork, signed engraved locks chiselled with game vignettes in gold frames, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip and raised cheek-piece, chiselled steel trigger-guard en suite with the locks, reinforced with a piece of scrolling horn, engraved steel butt-plate with the number '9' on a small oval escutcheon adjacent to the heel, and a sling swivel (the forward sling swivel missing, steel parts with areas of pitting)
75.2cm; 29 5/8in barrels
Provenance
The Crown Prince's Gunroom, Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden
Schloss Marienburg
Estimate: 1000-1500 |
Nil |
|
3000 |
310 |
A .600 CALIBRE HANOVERIAN ROYAL PIN-FIRE DOUBLE SPORTING RIFLE MADE FOR ERNST AUGUST, CROWN PRINCE OF HANOVER, BY H. SCHERPING IN HANNOVER, CIRCA 1870
with rebrowned twist sighted barrels rifled with seven grooves, signed in gold and decorated with gold scrollwork at the breech, engraved breech tang chiselled with a stag and the crowned Royal cipher in a gold frame, rounded Lefaucheux type action operated by a chiselled steel underlever decorated en suite with the tang, back-action locks chiselled with stag and boar hunting vignettes enriched with gold, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip and raised cheek-piece, chiselled steel trigger-guard en suite with the locks, reinforced with a piece of scrolling horn at each end, engraved steel butt-plate with the number '12', and a pair of steel sling swivel (the steel parts with areas of pitting)
64cm; 25 1/4in barrels
Provenance
The Crown Prince's Gunroom, Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden
Schloss Marienburg
Estimate: 2500-3500 |
Nil |
|
3800 |
311 |
A 16 BORE HANOVERIAN D.B. PERCUSSION CAPE RIFLE BY TANNER IN HANNOVER, CIRCA 1830
with rebrowned twist sighted barrels, the right barrel rifled, signed in gold on the rib, engraved case-hardened breech decorated with scrolling foliage extending down each side and inlaid with gold lines, back-action locks chiselled with differing scenes involving hounds and stags, scroll-engraved hammers, set trigger for the rifled barrel, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts decorated en suite with the locks including trigger-guard and butt-plate, the latter engraved 'no.1988', vacant white metal escutcheon, white metal barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the steel parts with areas of pitting)
76.8cm; 30 1/4in barrels
Provenance
The Crown Prince's Gunroom, Schloss Cumberland, Gmunden
Schloss Marienburg
Estimate: 2000-2500 |
Nil |
|
2000 |
312 |
A 12 BORE PIN-FIRE FORWARD UNDERLEVER SHOTGUN BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, CIRCA 1830
converted from percussion, with rebrowned twist barrels signed on the rib (fore-sight missing), the breech adapted for breech-loading, engraved breech tang, signed flush-fitting locks engraved with characteristic scrolls and dragons, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, hinged take-down fore-end operated by a catch ahead of the trigger-guard, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard, and vacant German silver escutcheon
71.8cm; 28 1/4in barrels
Estimate: 700-900 |
Nil |
|
1200 |
313 |
A RARE 11 BORE ENGLISH LOCK MUSKET, CIRCA 1650
with three-stage sighted barrel, the breech of octagonal and polygonal form and inscribed with the armoury number '17' on the top flat, stamped with London view and proof mark and the barrelsmith's mark, perhaps 'TG', plain tang (small repair), flat lock retained by three side nails, stamped with the maker's initials 'HB', fitted with dog catch, separate pan, and buffer for the cock, the trigger pivoting on a pin above the tail of the lock-plate, walnut full stock carved with a shell in low relief about the barrel tang (the stock a working replacement, small cracks and chips), iron trigger-guard, two brass ramrod-pipes, and later iron-tipped ramrod
107.3cm; 42 1/4in barrel
Provenance
William Keith Neal
The Marquess of Bath, Longleat House, Wiltshire
Literature
Richard Akehurst, The World of Guns, 1972, p.15, illustrated.
W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, 1984 p.108, plate 25.
It has been suggested that the initials on the lock may be those of Harman Barne (recorded in England circa 1642-61).
Estimate: 4000-6000 |
Nil |
|
4000 |
314 |
A CASED PAIR OF 54 BORE POLISH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY J. PETERSCHÜTZ IN PITSCHEN, CIRCA 1840
with octagonal swamped etched twist barrels signed in silver on the flats and rifled with eight grooves, German silver fore-sights, engraved case-hardened breeches incorporating a fence, engraved case-hardened tangs fitted with blued adjustable back-sights and numbered '1' and '2' respectively, engraved stepped case-hardened locks decorated with trophies-of-arms and neo-rococo ornament and enriched with silver (the top portion of one hammer spur detached), set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks with moulded fore-ends, carved with foliage over the spine of the butts and a finely chequered panel on each side, engraved case-hardened steel mounts decorated en suite with the locks, comprising butt-caps with acorn finials and spurred trigger-guards, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, with no provision for ramrods, and each remaining in fine crisp condition throughout: in original fitted hardwood case (lid cracked) lined in green baize (areas of wear) and complete with a number of accessories including bullet mould, wad cutter and nipple wrench
38.7cm; 15 1/4in
Together with a typed note recording the pistols presentation to Lt. Col. Harris by Baron Emmerich v. Jeszenszky, the grandson of the original owner, in 1947.
Estimate: 4000-6000 |
Nil |
|
|
315 |
A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE DANISH PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY DELCOMYN, KIOBENHAVN, CIRCA 1840
with octagonal swamped sighted barrels signed 'C. H. Delcomyn' and 'Kiobenhavn' in silver respectively, rifled with eight grooves, engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with silver lines, engraved case-hardened tangs incorporating the back-sights, signed flush-fitting locks engraved with border ornament and foliage (one hammer spur detached, one hammer screw head missing), set triggers, figured walnut full stocks, chequered butts, engraved case-hardened engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards, butt-caps and a pair of ramrod-pipes (ramrods missing, the steel parts patinated throughout), and horn fore-end caps: in their fitted elm case lined in green baize, complete with some accessories including embossed copper flask signed 'A Paris', bullet mould, and combined turnscrew, mallet and powder measure (lid warped)
40cm; 15 3/4in
Carl Heinrich Delcomyn (circa 1800-64) was born in Helsingor, trained by his father Heinrich in Odense and arrived in Copenhagen around 1825. In 1834 he is recorded gunmaker to the Jutland Infantry Regiments.
Estimate: 3000-5000 |
Nil |
|
|
316 |
A 32 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOL BY LE PAGE, ARQUEBUSIER DU ROI, PARIS, NO. 2837, CIRCA 1825-30
with rebrowned octagonal swamped twist sighted barrel cut with polygroove rifling, decorated with a band of gold foliage about the muzzle, signed in a gold oval over the breech and numbered '2' (the gold with losses), stamped with the serial number beneath and the barrelsmith's mark, foliate-engraved tang numbered in gold en suite with the barrel and fitted with standing back-sight, flush-fitting detented lock signed in a gold oval and engraved with trophies, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock carved with shell ornament at the fore-end, chequered butt fitted with a wooden pommel projecting to the right for assisting aim (probably an early working addition), engraved steel mounts comprising spurred steel trigger-guard with urn-shaped finial engraved with foliage, bat-wing side-plate, and a pair of barrel bolt escutcheons, and with no provision for a ramrod
35.2cm; 13 7/8in
Estimate: 800-1200 |
Nil |
|
1200 |
317 |
A 20 BORE FLEMISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY
with engraved tapering brass barrel (shortened, the breech repaired), engraved bevelled lock fitted with later 'French' cock, moulded walnut full stock (repaired, fore-end replaced), and engraved brass mounts
40cm; 15 3/4in
Estimate: 300-400 |
Nil |
|
250 |
318 |
A 32 BORE FRENCH FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY ALEGRE A PARIS CIRCA 1750
with tapering barrels retaining some gold decoration, engraved grooved tang, border-engraved stepped locks decorated with scrolls and trophies, signed on the right and inscribed 'a Paris' on the left, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo ornament in low relief, engraved steel mounts including spurred pommel decorated with trophies and with a gilt classical profile on the cap, and trigger-guard with acanthus finial (the steel parts rusted, triggers missing, lock inoperative, stock with cracks and small chips)
28cm; 11in
Estimate: 400-600 |
Nil |
|
400 |
319 |
A SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, RIPOLL, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
with two-stage barrel, the forward portion formed with a central rib and moulded at the muzzle, fluted breech, engraved tang, iron patilla lock stamped with the maker's mark beneath the pan (rubbed), hardwood stock with near spherical butt, applied beneath the fore-end, about the trigger-guard and around the tang with pierced and engraved brass plaques in the Ripoll style (losses), the butt applied with an expanded flowerhead in engraved brass, spurred steel trigger-guard, brass fore-end cap decorated with scrolls on a hatched ground, and moulded steel ramrod, probably the original (the steel parts pitted)
26cm; 10 1/4in
Estimate: 1000-1500 |
Nil |
|
1000 |
320 |
A RARE FRENCH FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL BY DUMAREST A PARIS, CIRCA 1820
with tapering barrel swelling to a strongly formed elliptical muzzle, fitted with a spring bayonet beneath, and signed beneath the breech, border-engraved box-lock action finely engraved with camels on the left and a bull on the right, engraved with thunder bolts on the top-jaw, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, figured walnut butt (chipped behind the lock on one side) carved with a band of foliage around the pommel, cut with a panel of fine chequering enriched with silver nails all within a beadwork frame above a gold swag on each side, inlaid in gold and silver with flowers and foliage over the spine of the butt (losses), engraved steel trigger-guard locking the bayonet, engraved steel butt-cap with lanyard ring, and vacant silver shield-shaped escutcheon (the steel parts patinated throughout)
27.3cm; 10 3/4in
Estimate: 800-1000 |
Nil |
|
800 |
321 |
A PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL BY UNWIN & RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860
with tapering octagonal German silver barrel, the frame faced in polished cow horn over brass fillets, folding iron trigger and with two folding blades of differing size, engraved 'Unwin & Rodgers, Sheffield' and 'Non XLL Unwin Rodgers Patent' at the respective bases, the butt with folding German silver cap, and retaining its original steel tweezers, (bullet mould missing)
17cm; 6 3/4in
Estimate: 500-700 |
Nil |
|
700 |
322 |
A RARE .650 CALIBRE D.B. PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY WILKINSON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850
with browned sighted barrels signed on the rib, tang of shaped outline, flush-fitting case-hardened back-action locks, the left lock fitted with steel belt hook, figured walnut three-quarter stock, brass mounts of regulation type, comprising trigger-guard, butt-cap fitted with a robust steel 'skull crusher' of hog's back form pierced for attaching to a rampart or perhaps a howdah, brass ramrod-pipe, original swivel ramrod, and with much early colour throughout
37.5cm; 14 3/4in
Estimate: 1200-1800 |
Nil |
|
1200 |
323 |
A CASED PAIR OF 45 BORE FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY JAMES FREEMAN, CIRCA 1740
with short turn-off cannon barrels, border-engraved rounded breeches decorated with a band of foliage and inscribed 'London' on top and 'Freeman' beneath the pans, border-engraved tangs and locks, swelling chequered walnut butts (probably chequered in their early working life), carved with foliage about the breech tangs, engraved trigger-guards, and drop-shaped silver butt-caps: in a later lined and fitted case
13cm; 5 1/8in
(2)
James Paul Freeman was elected assistant 1727, and master in 1732. He made a number of fine silver-mounted pistols including some breech-loaders. See H. L. Blackmore 1986, p. 96.
Estimate: 3500-4500 |
Nil |
|
|
324 |
A PAIR OF 10 BORE FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY WILLIAM 2 BRANDER, CIRCA 1780
with swamped barrels fitted with standing back-sights and with traces of the barrelsmith's stamps at the breeches (fore-sights removed, pitted), steel tangs grooved for sighting, signed stepped border-engraved locks (pitted, signatures obscured), figured walnut full stocks (cracks and repairs, one fore-end replaced), flat-sided butts in the manner of Wogdon, full brass mounts including engraved flush-fitting scrolling side-plates, vacant rococo escutcheons, and trigger-guards with a rococo flower on the bows and acorn finials (later ramrods)
47.5cm; 18 3/4in
(2)
William 2 Brander is recorded at 70 Minories 1765-87.
Estimate: 1000-1500 |
Nil |
|
900 |
325 |
A PAIR OF SCOTTISH HIGHLAND FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOLS MADE ENTIRELY OF STEEL BY I. MURDOCH, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY
with four stage barrels engraved with opposing designs of scrollwork and foliage, octagonal muzzles decorated with alternating panels of scrollwork, and cut with fluting over the breeches (rubbed), signed locks with engraved bevelled edges, wrigglework borders and scrollwork at the rear, engraved full stocks decorated with an engraved silver panel beneath the locks, silver Celtic strapwork over the spines, and an engraved oval on each side of the butts decorated with the owner's crest and monogrammed initials 'BV' respectively, engraved silver button triggers, engraved silver prickers en suite with the triggers (the silver rubbed), engraved steel belt hooks, and each with its steel ramrod
31.8cm; 12 1/2in
(2)
The crest is probably that of Vere of Stanbroke, Suffolk.
John Murdoch is recorded in Doune circa 1750-98. Alexander MacGibbon makes the following reference to him in his account of the Doune gunmaking industry, published around 1798 'John Murdoch.......famous for his ingenuity in the craft and who likewise furnished pistols to the first nobility of Europe. These pistols were sold for 4-24 guineas a pair.......' See M. Kelvin 1996, pp. 92-4.
Estimate: 7000-9000 |
Nil |
|
7500 |
