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A 4 BORE BALL GUN BY BENTLEY AND PLAYFAIR, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 with heavy octagonal twist sighted barrel (now smooth-bored), scroll-engraved breech, scroll-engraved breech tang, signed scroll-engraved flush-fitting lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, impressed '148' on the right of the butt, and engraved steel mounts including square-trigger-guard and engraved butt-plate, white metal fore-end cap, and vacant white metal escutcheon (ramrod missing, the steel parts pitted) 84.2cm; 33 1/8in barrel £400-600 | Nil |
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| 362 | AN UNUSUAL 32 BORE SPORTING RIFLE, MID-17TH CENTURY, CONVERTED TO PERCUSSION CIRCA 1860 BY J.G. PICKER, LEIPZIG, with heavy octagonal swamped barrel rifled with eight narrow grooves, fitted with brass barleycorn fore-sight and standing back-sight, signed on the breech, flat lock-plate boldly inscribed 'V. Kolleritz' ahead of the lock, double set trigger (incomplete), figured walnut full stock, fishtail butt (minor repairs) with flat comb shaped at the front for the thumb, steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, fitted with a pair of lugs beneath the back-sight, steel butt-plate, a pair of bone ramrod-pipes, and bone fore-end cap, and original bone-tipped ramrod (now seized) 99.6cm; 39 1/4in barrel This maker is recorded in Leipzig, Saxony circa 1865-74. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 363 | A 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY SAMUEL & CHARLES SMITH, PRINCES STREET, LONDON, NO. 5396 FOR 1844 with sighted twist barrels retaining traces of a signature on the rib, engraved case-hardened breeches fitted with platinum plugs (nipples replaced), engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating a hammer fence on each side, signed detented locks engraved with scrolling foliage and border ornament, engraved hammers decorated with a trellis pattern and a scroll of foliage, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, previously fitted with a cheek pad on the right of the butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-cap, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initial 'W', and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod 76cm; 30in barrels £700-900 | Nil |
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| 364 | A .700 COMPOSITE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN AND A 25 BORE GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN the first converted from flintlock, with tapering sighted military barrel, French regulation lock with Charleville arsenal inscription, hardwood half-stock, and the butt with sliding patchbox-cover (worn throughout, ramrod missing); the second with octagonal sighted barrel, associated lock signed Hebert and engraved with a hound, figured walnut full stock, carved walnut trigger-guard, and brass mounts of shaped outline (worn) the first: 85.3cm; 33 5/8in barrel (2) £80-120 | Nil |
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| 365 | A CASED PAIR OF 14 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUNS BY J. PRATT, NO. 28 HANOVER STREET, EDINBURGH, NOS. 136 AND 137, CIRCA 1840-50 with signed browned twist sighted barrels stamped with London proof marks and the number beneath, engraved case-hardened breeches fitted with platinum plugs, scroll-engraved case-hardened tangs, signed engraved case-hardened locks decorated with wrigglework borders and scrolls of foliage, engraved case-hardened hammers decorated en suite, highly figured walnut half-stocks, chequered grips, scroll-engraved steel mounts comprising blued numbered trigger-guards, butt-plates, barrel bolt escutcheons and rear ramrod-pipes, each with its brass-tipped ramrod numbered en suite and retaining much early browned, case-hardened and blued colour throughout: in their original fitted mahogany two-tier brass-bound case, the lid with flush-fitting circular carrying handle, the interior lined with blue baize, and complete with its clearing rod, German silver-mounted powder flask and matching bullet flask, and retaining its original leather outer case with carrying strap 76.5cm; 30 1/8in barrels John Pratt is recorded at 28 Hanover Street circa 1839-53, he is known to have styled himself the Joseph Manton of Scotland. £4000-6000 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 366 | A CASED 20 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, NO. 384, CIRCA 1791, REBUILT FROM FLINTLOCK CIRCA 1830 with rebrowned sighted barrels, inscribed 'Joseph Manton Patent elevation' on the flat, engraved case-hardened breeches with platinum plugs, signed scroll-engraved breech tang grooved for sighting, signed locks engraved with scrolls and border ornament, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial, fitted with engraved lever safety behind, butt-plate and rear ramrod-pipe (the locks and mounts worn), silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest beneath a Viscount's coronet (refreshed), silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod: in its original mahogany case lined in green felt, the lid applied with trade label inside for circa 1795-1805, and with brass carrying handle engraved with the owner's crest beneath a Viscount's coronet on the outside, and with some accessories including a gun-sized planished powder-flask and a leather shot flask (one compartment lid missing) 79.2cm; 31 1/4in barrels The crest is that of Hamilton. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 367 | A CASED 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY BOSS & CO., 73 ST JAMES'S STREET, LONDON, NO 1747 for 1860 with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrel formed with a very short flat, engraved case-hardened breech with platinum line and plug, scroll-engraved breech tang, signed flush-fitting lock engraved with scrollwork and border ornament, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, scroll-engraved trigger-guard with pineapple finial, scroll-engraved butt-plate, three ramrod-pipes, vacant escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod: in a contemporary brass-bound fitted mahogany case lined in blue (repairs), the lid applied with reproduction label, retaining some contemporary accessories including an embossed copper powder-flask by Hawksley 76.5cm; 30 1/8in barrel Boss & Co. manufactured around thirteen single barrelled shotguns between 1844-70 as opposed to the more popular double-barrelled shotguns of which they made one thousand and ninety seven during the same period. See D. Dallas 1995, p.316. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 368 | A CASED 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY J. PURDEY, 314 1/2 OXFORD STREET, LONDON, NO. 1976 FOR 1830 with signed rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with ten grooves, fitted with folding leaf back-sight to 150 yards, case-hardened breech inlaid with a pair of platinum lines, platinum plug, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened bolted lock, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip and fore-end, the butt with carved cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard, butt-plate and three ramrod-pipes (pitted), horn fore-end cap, and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod: in a later fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with reproduction trade label and complete with some accessories including Dixon & Sons brass powder-flask, and patchbox in the manner of Purdey 81.5cm; 32 1/8in barrels See L. P. Unsworth 1996, p.147. £1600-2000 | Nil |
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3500 |
| 369 | A CASED .650 CALIBRE FRENCH BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY HOULLIER-BLANCHARD A PARIS, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal browned twist sighted barrel signed in gold at the breech, fitted with blued bead fore-sight and blued folding leaf back-sight, cut with multi-groove rifling, the breech chambered to receive a removable cartridge incorporating a blued nipple, case-hardened breech tang of shaped outline, case hardened rounded single-bite underlever action, case-hardened back-action lock signed in gold, highly figured dark walnut half-stock, blued steel butt-plate, trigger-guard, and a pair of sling swivels, and case-hardened trigger-plate and fore-end (some refinishing throughout), in its original fitted case veneered with mahogany and inlaid with brass lines on the lid, lined in padded plum velvet, retaining four original cartridges and a number of contemporary accessories including bullet mould, turnscrew and powder-flask by Dixon 79.2cm; 31 1/4in barrel This maker is recorded at Rue de Cléry, Paris, circa 1855-70. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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2800 |
| 370 | A 28 BORE FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY BY LEPAGE, PARIS, PARIS CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARK, MAISON COMMUNE MARK FOR 1758 with two-stage brown polygonal barrel, stamped beneath the breech with the barrelsmith's mark of Jean Nicolas Leclerc (Neue Støckel 7249), encrusted with a pair of fronds behind the muzzle (fore-sight missing), signed in gold between decorative sprays of foliage and with a trophy-of-hunting over the breech (the goldwork worn, losses), border-engraved tang decorated with a trophy-of-arms barrel, rounded lock signed beneath the steel spring (the cock replaced), figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, carved with rococo scrolls and a bouquet of fruit behind the rear ramrod-pipe, a flower ahead of the trigger-guard and further ornament en rocaille about the tang, the butt fitted with a green silk cheek rest (worn) and extended in its early working life, full silver mounts cast and chased with rococo decoration, comprising scrollwork side-plate incorporating shell ornament and flowers, butt-plate with a bouquet of flowers, engraved with garlands and a hunting trophy on the tang, trigger-guard with further bouquets within scrollwork frames, escutcheon engraved with the owner's crowned coat-of-arms enclosed by two chivalric collars (rubbed), and three spirally-moulded ramrod-pipes (later ramrod, the mounts and stock rubbed) 77.7cm; 30 5/8in barrel The arms appear to be those of Philip, Duke of Parma who was born 15th March 1720 at Madrid. He was the son of Philip V, King of Spain and Isabella Farnese. He married Louise Elisabeth de Bourbon daughter of Louis XV of France in Spain on 25th October 1739. He succeeded to the title Duke of Palma in 1748 and died at Alessandria, Italy on 18th July 1765 at the age of 45. A gun made by the same maker around 1760 for the child Duc d'Orléans, formerly preserved in the Musée de Port de Hal, is discussed in T. Lenk 1965, p. 115. £2500-3500 | Nil |
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| 371 | A FINE 18 BORE D.B. SWISS FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY J. H. FREY A ZURICH, CIRCA 1810 with blued barrels fitted with silver barleycorn fore-sight, inlaid with a gold line at the muzzle and a pair of gold lines at the breech, the former inscribed 'Canon Tordu' in large gold script (the bluing refreshed in the gun's working life, the gold retouched), retained by a moulded silver band incorporating the fore-sight, finely pierced on the underside with an oval filled with the owner's initials 'MB' and a sun-in-splendour on each side, engraved case-hardened breech tang moulded for sighting and decorated with stars and acanthus, flush-fitting engraved case-hardened locks signed 'J.H.Frey' and 'a Zürich' respectively, decorated with wrigglework on the borders, foliate bouquets on the tails and garlands beneath the pans, fitted with engraved case-hardened cocks, rollers, semi-rainproof pans, and blued steel springs, blued triggers, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece carved with a bold scroll at each end, engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising broad trigger-guard decorated with game birds and with neoclassical urn finial, butt-plate and fore-end cap decorated en suite, three faceted ramrod-pipes, the forward two blued, blued steel trigger-plate, and blued sling swivels, silver shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped whalebone ramrod with steel worm 92.5cm; 36 1/2in barrels The initials are those of Martin Bodmer of Schloss Kyburg, to whom the gun was presented in 1905. Johann Heinrich Frey is recorded in Zurich circa 1769-1845 where he worked for, amongst others, the town Zeughaus. £7000-9000 | 5% |
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| 372 | A RARE 40 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK WENDER RIFLE FOR A BOY, MID-18TH CENTURY with three-stage blued tapering sighted barrels, fitted with a facing plate at the breech turning on a brass washer, slender rounded lock, figured walnut full stock incised with scrolls about the breech tang and beneath the lock, carved cheek-piece decorated en suite, steel mounts comprising pierced scrolling side-plate, trigger-guard engraved with an expanded flowerhead on the bow and fitted with a pierced lever at the front to release the barrels, butt plate with tang of shaped outline, moulded ramrod-pipe, and a steel eye and brass stud for a sling (ramrod and one ramrod-pipe missing) 58.4cm; 23in £2500-3500 | 5% |
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| 373 | A 15 BORE COMPOSITE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK MUSKET, 19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel retained by three engraved silver bands, fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight, inlaid with silver scrollwork and stamped with the barrelsmith's mark (rubbed) over the breech, stepped lock inscribed 'Tula' figured walnut full stock cut with chequering over the fore-end and the grip, fluted butt in the 'Spanish' taste, the stock inlaid with silver wire and pellets en suite with the breech, full silver mounts including solid side-plate, butt-plate and trigger-guard each engraved with foliage, and steel ramrod (worn throughout) 118cm; 46 1/2in barrel £300-500 | Nil |
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800 |
| 374 | A 20 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1760, AUSTRIAN OR BOHEMIAN with two-stage barrel retained by an engraved gilt-brass band, lightly swamped towards the muzzle, fitted with brass fore-sight, chiselled with a moulded band at the median and the muzzle, and retaining traces of blued finish, scroll-engraved barrel tang, border-engraved polished steel lock (the top-jaw and screw expertly replaced), highly figured walnut half-stock incised with scrollwork behind the rear ramrod-pipe and beneath the lock, carved with further scrollwork about the tang, carved cheek-piece, gilt-brass mounts comprising solid side-plate cast and chased in low relief with a stag hunting scene, butt-plate decorated with a classical warrior amidst scrolling tendrils within a strapwork frame, trigger-guard decorated with Diana the huntress on the bow and with acanthus finial, scroll-engraved fore-end cap, three ramrod-pipes, crowned vacant escutcheon and gilt-brass sling swivel, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod with steel worm, perhaps the original 101.5cm; 40in barrel Provenance Schloss Grafenegg, sold Galerie Fischer, Zurich, 2 May 1934, lot 202 £2000-3000 | 5% |
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2000 |
| 375 | A 22 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, LATE 17TH CENTURY with swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves (back-sight replaced), engraved with a series of lines over the breech and stamped with the maker's initials, 'GG', on the left, flat lock lightly engraved with linear ornament, scrolls and a flowerhead about the wheel spindle, fitted with internal wheel, sliding pan-cover, and flash-guard, pierced dog engraved with a bird-of-prey, double set trigger, fruitwood full stock moulded over the fore-end, inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques, including a tusked monster and a flowerhead opposite the lock forming the side nail washers, an oval engraved with a pair of feathers beneath a crown under the lock, carved cheek-piece inlaid with the seated figure of Ceres within an oval frame of foliage on the left, fitted with patchbox on the right with sliding cover veneered with engraved staghorn plaques including a lion mask and an expanded flowerhead, the spine inlaid with further panels including the inscription 'Secretari', and 'XXV', steel trigger-guard moulded for the fingers, horn butt-cap, a pair of engraved bone ramrod-pipes, and engraved bone fore-end cap (later ramrod) 86.7cm; 34 1/8in barrel Provenance The Jagdkammer of the Reichsgrafen R. von Kaunitz, part II, sold Galerie Fischer, Zurich, 13 May, 1936, lot 154 Rudolf von Kaunitz and his son Johann Wilhelm were both keen hunters and Oberstlandesjägermeister of Bohemia. In addition to inventory numbers a number of the wheel-lock sporting guns they had were given individual names. £3000-5000 | 5% |
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3000 |
| 376 | A 28 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, LATE 17TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped barrel rifled with seven grooves (sights removed), stamped with the brass-lined maker's mark, the letters 'IGS' above a vase, over the breech and engraved with a band of beadwork (the barrel chemically cleaned), the tang numbered '1', flat lock fitted with internal wheel, sliding pan-cover, and flash-guard, the lock-plate finely engraved with an architectural landscape including, in the fore-ground, an ostrich cornered by hounds with a Turkish bowman behind and a mounted Turk with a U-shaped spear ahead, engraved dog decorated with foliage (the upper jaw with one small chip), double set trigger (the forward trigger missing), figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end, impressed 'XXXXXII' beneath the lock, the butt inlaid on the left with a large engraved staghorn plaque decorated with a couple riding a monstrous beast, and on the right with patchbox with sliding cover veneered in burrwood and engraved staghorn, the spine of the butt inlaid with further engraved staghorn plaques including the inscription 'Fortunato' and 'XIIII', engraved steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers, bone butt-plate, engraved staghorn side nail washers, engraved ramrod-pipe, and engraved fore-end cap (ramrod missing, light wear) 85cm; 33 1/2in barrel Provenance The Jagdkammer of the Reichsgrafen R. von Kaunitz, part I sold Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 3 September 1935, lot. 114, illustrated. A double barrelled wheel-lock pistol manufactured in Nuremberg circa 1585 is stamped with a similar mark with the letters IS. See Støckel, p. 1251, nos. 3585 and 3586. See footnote to the previous lot £3000-5000 | 5% |
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| 377 | A 12 BORE GERMAN MILITARY WHEEL-LOCK MUSKET, CIRCA 1600 with tapering barrel formed with a very long slender rib for sighting and a shorter rib on each side, stamped with the barrelsmith's initials, 'T K' at the breech, fitted with bead fore-sight and brass back-sight (an early working replacement), flat lock of shaped outline retained by two side nails on horn washers, fitted with external wheel, short crescentic pierced wheel-bracket, sliding pan-cover, moulded dog with brass bridle, double set trigger, blackened hardwood full stock, moulded beneath the lock and shaped for the thumb behind the tang, paddle-shaped butt, moulded steel trigger-guard with broad bow, brass butt-plate, fore-end cap and three brass ramrod-pipes, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original, and remaining in good condition throughout 123.8cm; 48 3/4in barrel Provenance The Moser Collection £5000-7000 | 5% |
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| 378 | A 14 BORE COMPOSITE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, MÜLLERBÜCHSE, MID-17TH CENTURY with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, flat lock engraved with a landscape involving a town in the background, fitted with external wheel, fitted with engraved wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover, flash-guard and engraved dog, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end and inlaid with brass wire scrolls enriched with pellets (reworked to accommodate the lock), the butt profusely inlaid with engraved brass and bone plaques, including a seated female figure, a classical warrior, a trophy-of-music and a hunter taking aim, carved cheek-piece inlaid with the figure of Zeus, a small dog and an expanded flowerhead, all enriched with further brass wire scrolls and pellets (small losses), brass mounts including side-plate decorated with a landscape filled with vineyards and a town on the left, bevelled trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms finial surmounted by a classical bust, butt-plate engraved with a hunter taking aim, and inscribed 'E. S Gilt Baz' and 'Lintz', escutcheon engraved with a German coronet for an untitled noble above arms supported by a pair of rampant lions, engraved moulded ramrod-pipes, engraved fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 90.8cm; 35 3/4in barrel £4000-6000 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 379 | A 28 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY ANDREAS CLEMANT MARCKEL, CIRCA 1680 with signed blued octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark, a heart impaled by a bouquet of three flowers beneath the initials 'ACM', and engraved with a band of beadwork, the tang engraved with an early inventory number, '29', flat lock finely engraved with a wooded hunting scene, fitted with internal wheel, raised wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover and flash-guard engraved with a running fox on the fence, flat dog engraved with a hunter taking aim (worn), double set trigger, figured walnut full stock moulded over the fore-end and about the lock, the butt with carved cheek-piece decorated with scrolls and inlaid with a burrwood oval on the left and patchbox on the right, the latter with sliding cover inlaid with a stained horn panel and a scalloped thumb-plate on the spine, steel trigger-guard shaped for the fingers and engraved with a further inventory number '16', horn side-nail washers, a pair of pierced shaped horn ramrod-pipes, horn butt-cap and horn fore-end cap, original horn-tipped wooden ramrod with steel worm, and remaining in good untouched condition throughout 82.5cm; 32 1/2in barrel Provenance The Jagdkammer of the Fürsten Thun-Tetschen, part II, sold Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 28 August 1934, lot 63. The barrelsmith's mark appears to be unrecorded. £4000-6000 | 5% |
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| 380 | A 20 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK RIFLED CARBINE IN 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY incorporating some earlier elements, with octagonal swamped sighted barrel decorated with scrollwork at the muzzle and breech, engraved flat lock fitted with raised wheel-cover, pierced dog and flash-guard, double set trigger, fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid with staghorn over its full surface, including hounds in pursuit of hares over the fore-end amidst scrolling tendrils, pellets and expanded flowerheads, the butt decorated en suite and fitted with sliding patchbox on the right, engraved steel trigger-guard, and bone-tipped wooden ramrod 67.3cm; 26 1/2in barrel Provenance The Jagdkammer of the Fürsten Thun-Tetschen, part II, sold Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 28 August 1934, lot 68, illustrated. £1800-2200 | 5% |
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2800 |
| 381 | A WHEEL-LOCK RIFLE IN LATE 16TH/17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel formed with a pierced vase-shaped muzzle, flat lock with external main spring, hardwood full stock inlaid over the fore-end with crudely engraved bone plaques, short fishtail butt inlaid en suite, and bone-tipped wooden ramrod 113cm; 44 1/2in barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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420 |
| 382 | THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN NOBLE FAMILY A RARE SOUTH GERMAN MINIATURE WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL IN THE MANNER OF MICHEL MANN OF AUGSBURG AND NUREMBURG, LATE 16TH CENTURY with blued two-stage barrel, blued flat lock applied with a pierced gilt-brass scrolling plaque, fitted with internal wheel with blued domed cover, engraved gilt-brass pan with sliding cover, moulded dog with blued spring, gilt-brass full stock engraved with scrolling foliage, scrolling butt, and gilt-brass trigger-guard (one screw, the suspension loop and ramrod missing) 5.5cm; 2 1/8in A very similar example is preserved in the Bayersichen Nationalmuseum, Munich inv.nr. W1569. See E. Schalkhauser 1988, pp.119-120. Michel Mann was born in Augsburg and trained in Nuremberg. He became master in Augsburg and worked near Nuremburg where he died in 1630. He is recorded as a 'kunst schlosser' who made 'little iron caskets,......and also little iron guns and pistols that were....etched and gilded'. See C. Blair 1974 p. 486. £3000-4000 | Nil |
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| 383 | THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN NOBLE FAMILY A RARE SOUTH GERMAN MINIATURE WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL IN THE MANNER OF MICHEL MANN OF AUGSBURG AND NUREMBURG, LATE 16TH CENTURY with two-stage gilt-brass barrel decorated with hatched ornament over the breech and fitted with two loops for suspension, gilt-brass flat lock fitted with internal wheel with engraved domed cover, sliding pan-cover, silver full stock engraved with scrolling foliage, hemi-spherical pommel (the lower portion missing), gilt-brass trigger-guard, and complete with a silver ramrod 4.1cm; 1 5/8in See footnote to previous lot. £2500-3000 | Nil |
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| 384 | A FINE PAIR OF 28 BORE SILESIAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, TESCHEN, CIRCA 1640-60 each with tapering barrel punched and engraved with sprays of foliage at the breech, muzzle and over the median (light surface rust and patination), stamped on the left of the breech with a proof mark, probably Suhl, slender breech tang decorated en suite, strongly bevelled lock retained by three side nails, with flush-fitting external wheel retained by a gilt-brass bracket pierced and engraved with the Imperial Double Eagle, sliding pan-cover filed with diagonal fluting at the rear, gilt-brass button release chiselled with a cherubic head, close-fitting dog with internal spring, the lower portion filed with diagonal fluting en suite with the pan-cover, fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid with staghorn tendrils and pellets enriched with mother-of-pearl rondels (the stocks with minor repairs, inlay with small losses), including rabbits being pursued by hounds over the fore-end, marine monsters, a cherub playing a lute opposite the lock, doghead tendrils about the tang, a scroll incorporating a bird-of-prey's head about the trigger, and a bird-of-prey on each side of the butt, all within segmental lines, the butt encircled by a slender steel band and inlaid with an expanded flowerhead in mother-of-pearl (one missing), steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with very slender terminal and a single ramrod-pipe each punched with scrolls en suite with the barrel, engraved staghorn rear ramrod-pipe (one missing), and engraved staghorn fore-end cap, and steel-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 67cm; 26 3/8in (2) These pistols are distinguished from other Teschen examples of this period by their more refined streamlined locks incorporating partly enclosed wheels and dogs, and also by the high quality of the inlays on the stocks. £12000-18000 | Nil |
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19000 |
| 385 | A 100 BORE SIX-SHOT PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845 with fluted barrel group, engraved rounded German silver action engraved with scrolls of foliage on each side and along the spine, engraved bar hammer, finely chequered walnut grips, scroll-engraved trigger-guard and the butt fitted with chased German silver lion mask cap (worn, action inoperative) 19.7cm; 7 3/4in £300-400 | Nil |
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390 |
| 386 | AN 120 BORE TRANTERS PATENT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, RETAILED BY GILKS, WILSON & CO, 3 UNION ROW MINORIES, LONDON, NO. 14517 CIRCA 1860 with signed engraved blued barrel retaining some finish, fitted with loading lever on the left, associated cylinder with Birmingham proof marks, engraved blued frame, patent double trigger, chequered butt, and engraved steel cap 24cm; 9 1/2in £400-600 | Nil |
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750 |
| 387 | A 7MM CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, LIÉGE PROOF, CIRCA 1870 with octagonal sighted barrel, frame with loading gate and clearing rod on the right, and finely chequered walnut grips 18cm; 7 1/8in £50-60 | Nil |
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80 |
| 388 | A RARE DOG-LOCK MUSKETOON BY JAMES PAUL FREEMAN, CIRCA 1720 with brass barrel belled towards the muzzle and formed with a raised moulding at each end, stamped with the barrelsmith's mark and London view and proof marks at the breech, steel tang, flat lock with pointed tail and bevelled lower edge (pitted), retained by three side nails and fitted with dog safety-catch, figured walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding behind the tang, the butt with a flat comb and impressed 'W D F' on the right, steel trigger-guard with leaf-shaped terminal at each end, a single moulded brass ramrod-pipe, the fore-end reinforced with a brass band, and associated wooden ramrod 109cm; 43in James Paul Freeman was apprenticed to Henry Anthonison and turned over to Andrew Dolep in 1705. He was made Free of the Gunmakers Company 1716, elected assistant 1727 and became master 1732. He took over Dolep's shop in 1716. Between 1721 and 1731 he had 4872 muskets, 609 pair of pistols and 51 musketoons proved by the Gunmaker's Company. See H. L. Blackmore 1999, p. 68. £4000-6000 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 389 | AN 18 BORE LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED LECOMTE A LIEGE, CIRCA 1760 with two-stage sighted barrel engraved with foliage over the breech and stamped 'PA' beneath, engraved tang fitted with brass standing back-sight, signed rounded lock engraved with foliage (top-jaw and screw replaced), stamped with the letters 'ES' inside, moulded figured walnut full stock carved with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang (the butt repaired), gilt-brass mounts comprising solid side-plate and pommel each engraved with foliage, moulded trigger-guard and a pair of ramrod-pipes (gilding worn), and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod 50.8cm; 20in £800-1000 | Nil |
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950 |
| 390 | A PAIR OF 18 BORE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, MID-18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FLEMISH with two-stage sighted barrels stamped with an inventory number 'B32' and 'B33' respectively over the breech, tapering tangs grooved for sighting, stepped locks boldly chiselled with foliage, faceted pans, one engraved with the letter 'M' beneath', figured walnut full stocks moulded over the fore-ends and carved with foliage about the rear ramrod-pipes and tang (expertly repaired), and brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising side-plates pierced with foliage inhabited by hunters and hounds, spurred pommels fitted with classical profile busts on the caps, trigger-guards with foliate terminals, a pair of ramrod-pipes and escutcheons with masks issuant with scrolls surmounted by a coronet (later ramrods, the steel parts with areas of pitting) 50.8cm; 20in (2) £2500-3500 | Nil |
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