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A .700 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY probably for the East India Company, with tapering barrel, rounded lock stamped with a mark, the letters 'ON' crowned, regulation walnut stock (chipped), impressed 'Guzner' beneath the fore-end, regulation brass mounts, steel lanyard ring, and with no provision for a ramrod 38.5cm; 15 1/4in £200-300 | 5% |
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200 |
| 603 | A RARE 20 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY GRIFFIN & TOW, LONDON CIRCA 1770 with swamped sighted barrel stamped 'IG' for Joseph Griffinat the breech and with London proof marks (pitted), signed rounded border-engraved lock (steel spring missing), figured walnut full stock (fore-end cracked, cracked ahead of the lock), and full brass mounts comprising side-plate centring on a 'Death's head' device above the inscription 'Or Glory', vacant escutcheon enclosed by martial trophies, spurred pommel with Death's head device en suite with the side-plate, trigger-guard with early acorn finial and engraved with a flower on the bow, and a pair of ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 34.5cm; 13 5/8in The 'Death's Head' device is the regimental badge of the 17th/21st Lancers, originally the 18th Dragoons in 1759, and later the 17th Light Dragoons in 1769. In 1759 General John Hale, the colonel of the regiment, delivered the news of the victory of Quebec and the death of Wolfe to King George II. The regiment was given to the messenger as a reward for the delivery of this news and the badge was given as a tribute to the death of the commander, General Wolfe. An identical pistol, probably the pair to the present, is illustrated in E. Griffin 1993, pp. 142, plate 10. £1100-1200 | 5% |
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1400 |
| 604 | A PAIR OF 20 BORE FLINTLOCK PISTOLS SIGNED T. BRUETON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1770 with swamped barrels engraved with a pair of converging lines drawn-out to a loop over the breeches, barrel tangs engraved with a spray of foliage, signed rounded border-engraved locks decorated with a spray of foliage on the tails (one cock replaced), figured walnut full stocks (the fore-ends cracked), carved with a raised scalloped moulding about the tangs, steel mounts chiselled with rococo ornament, including foliate side-plates, spurred pommels decorated with a small scallop shell on the caps, trigger-guards engraved with a scallop on the bows, and vacant escutcheons (ramrods replaced, engraving with light wear) 35.8cm; 45 1/8in (2) This maker is recorded in Birmingham at 93 High Street 1769-81 and Prospect Row 1775-81. £1000-1100 | 5% |
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1500 |
| 605 | A .44 CALIBRE STARR ARMS COMPANY DOUBLE ACTION MODEL 1858 ARMY REVOLVER, NO.1188 of standard production specifications, apparently for civilian sale (cleaned throughout, butt worn) 29.5cm; 11 5/8in £400-500 | 5% |
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400 |
| 606 | A .31 CALIBRE U. S. COLT MODEL 1849 NEW YORK POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 298159 FOR 1867 of standard production specifications (the barrel with small areas of pitting, butt with small chips) 22.8cm; 9in £400-500 | 5% |
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400 |
| 607 | A .44 CALIBRE REMINGTON NEW MODEL ARMY SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER, NO. 67982 of standard production specifications, the barrel and action retaining some original colour (the butt cracked on one side) 35cm; 13 3/4in £500-600 | 5% |
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700 |
| 608 | A .36 CALIBRE ENGRAVED U. S. REMINGTON NEW MODEL NAVY REVOLVER, CIRCA 1863-78 of standard production specifications, the barrel, frame, cylinder and trigger engraved with scrolling foliage on a punched ground, and the butt fitted with staghorn grips (replaced) 32.8cm; 12 7/8in £250-300 | 5% |
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380 |
| 609 | A .31 CALIBRE U. S. ALLEN & THURBER BAR HAMMER SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A .31 CALIBRE U. S. ALLEN & THURBER BAR HAMMER SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with blued barrel group stamped with the maker's details, scroll-engraved action, scroll-engraved nipple-shield, polished walnut butt, and plain steel trigger-guard; the second with fluted barrel group stamped with maker and patent details, scroll-engraved action (hammer defective), fitted with nipple shield, and later walnut butt the first: 19cm; 7 1/2in (2) £400-500 | 5% |
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300 |
| 610 | AN 80 BORE CONTINENTAL MARIETTE PATENT FOUR-SHOT UNDER-HAMMER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with etched twist turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved rounded action, inscribed Mariette Bréveté on the underside of the back-strap, ring trigger, and ebonised butt 17.5cm; 6 7/8in £300-400 | 5% |
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300 |
| 611 | AN 80 BORE CONTINENTAL MARIETTE PATENT FOUR-SHOT UNDER-HAMMER PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with turn-off barrels, scroll-engraved rounded action, inscribed Mariette Bréveté on the underside of the back-strap and numbered '251', ring trigger, and walnut butt carved with chequering and foliage top and bottom 19.5cm; 7 5/8in £300-400 | 5% |
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420 |
| 612 | A. 31 CALIBRE A. RUGGLES UNDERHAMMER PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1830-45 with 7 3/4in sighted barrel, octagonal breech, signed 'A. Ruggles Stafford, Conn.,' and 'R. Hutchings & Co., Agents, Balt. MD' and fitted with back-sight on the top-strap, steel under-hammer action, and curly maple butt enclosed by a plain brass band (worn) 30cm; 11 7/8in £200-300 | 5% |
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220 |
| 613 | A 120 BORE BAR HAMMER SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with fluted barrel group, scroll-engraved rounded action, figured walnut butt, engraved back-strap, engraved trigger-guard and engraved butt-cap (worn) 20.2cm; 8in £300-350 | 5% |
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| 614 | AN 80 BORE COOPER'S PATENT FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845 with fluted barrel group, engraved rebrowned underhammer scroll-engraved action signed in a panel on the left, ring trigger, and highly figured walnut butt 19.7cm; 7 3/4in £200-250 | 5% |
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230 |
| 615 | AN 80 BORE COOPER'S PATENT FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1845 with fluted barrel group, engraved underhammer scroll-engraved rounded action signed 'J.R. Cooper's patent' in a panel on the left, ring trigger, and highly figured walnut butt 18.7cm; 7 3/8in £300-400 | 5% |
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300 |
| 616 | A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN 1855 PATTERN PERCUSSION RIFLED SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1855 of regulation specifications, with blued sighted 8in barrel rifled with three grooves, blued lock engraved with the date, 'Tower' and 'VR' crowned (hammer repaired), walnut full stock stamped with ordnance marks, the butt-plate inscribed V/PEI/47, and with some original finish throughout 34cm; 13 3/8in £500-600 | 5% |
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900 |
| 617 | A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN 1855 PATTERN PERCUSSION RIFLED SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1855 of regulation specifications, with blued sighted 8in barrel rifled with three grooves, blued lock engraved with the date, 'Tower' and 'VR' crowned, retaining its original nipple protector and chain, walnut full stock stamped with ordnance marks, the butt-plate with traces of an inscription, and with some original finish throughout (ramrod replaced) 34cm; 13 3/8in £600-800 | 5% |
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1050 |
| 618 | A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN 1855 PATTERN PERCUSSION RIFLED SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1855 of regulation specifications, with sighted 8in barrel rifled with three grooves, lock engraved with the date, 'Tower' and 'VR' crowned, walnut full stock stamped with ordnance mark, and the butt-plate inscribed V/PEI/3 34cm; 13 3/8in £600-700 | 5% |
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1050 |
| 619 | A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN 1855 PATTERN PERCUSSION RIFLED SERVICE PISTOL, DATED 1855 of regulation specifications, with blued sighted 8in barrel rifled with three grooves, the lock engraved with the date, 'Tower' and 'VR' crowned, walnut full stock stamped with ordnance marks, the butt-plate inscribed V/PEI/8, and with some original finish throughout (lanyard ring missing) 34cm; 13 3/8in £500-600 | 5% |
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1100 |
| 620 | A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN MODEL 1842 PERCUSSION COASTGUARD BELT PISTOL of regulation specifications, stamped throughout with ordnance marks, earlier lock engraved with 'Tower', the date 1840 and with 'VR' crowned, and with its stirrup ramrod and steel belt hook 29.5cm; 11 5/8in £350-400 | 5% |
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350 |
| 621 | A .577 CALIBRE VICTORIAN MODEL 1842 PERCUSSION COASTGUARD BELT PISTOL, DATED 1846 of regulation specifications, stamped throughout with ordnance marks, the lock engraved with 'Tower', the date and with 'VR' crowned, the stock impressed '19' behind the barrel tang, and with its stirrup ramrod and steel belt hook 29.5cm; 11 5/8in £300-400 | 5% |
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350 |
| 622 | A FRENCH .700 CALIBRE MODEL 1822 PERCUSSION PISTOL of regulation specifications, the lock with St Etienne arsenal inscription (the steel parts pitted, belt hook missing) 34cm; 13 3/8in £200-300 | 5% |
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| 623 | A 15 BORE SCANDINAVIAN PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL, DATED 1738 an arsenal conversion from flintlock, with tapering 9 3/4in barrel rifled with four grooves, brass muzzle band incorporating the fore-sight, stamped with a series of marks including London view and proof at the breech, percussion bolster stamped with Kongsberg mark, K crowned, regulation dated lock fitted with dog-safety, hardwood full stock, regulation brass mounts, the spine of the butt fitted with a steel plate for a shoulder stock, and steel ramrod, perhaps the original (the barrel and hammer pitted) 42cm; 16 1/2in £400-500 | 5% |
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600 |
| 624 | A BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A BELGIAN PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with octagonal barrel fitted with spring bayonet released by the trigger-guard, box-lock action, bag-shaped walnut butt, and steel trigger-guard; and the second with tapering barrel moulded at the muzzle, box-lock action, flat-sided ebonised butt, and steel trigger-guard the first: 21.8cm; 8 5/8in (2) £350-450 | 5% |
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300 |
| 625 | A 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL SIGNED H. SMITH. LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND A 22 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with signed octagonal sighted turn-off barrel engraved with a band of leaf ornament around the muzzle, German silver side-hammer action engraved with scrolling foliage, folding trigger, flat-sided walnut butt cut with chequering on the spine, and vacant shield-shaped German silver escutcheon; and the second with sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzle, fitted with stirrup ramrod, scroll-engraved side-hammer action (hammer replaced), chequered walnut butt (chipped), engraved trigger-guard, and vacant silver escutcheon (refinished throughout) the first: 21cm; 8 1/4in (2) £350-450 | 5% |
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300 |
| 626 | A 50 BORE PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL SIGNED SEGALAS, LONDON, LATE 18TH CENTURY; A 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY H. ELWELL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 AND A 32 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 converted from flintlock, with associated turn-off barrel, box-lock action signed within a rococo scrollwork frame, flat-sided walnut butt cut with a shell about the tang and inlaid with silver wire scrolls, and engraved steel trigger-guard (worn); the second with signed octagonal sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod (loose), scroll-engraved breech, tang and action, walnut butt (a working replacement), engraved steel butt-cap with trap, and vacant white metal escutcheon (worn); and the third with octagonal sighted barrel with traces of the maker's signature, fitted with stirrup ramrod, scroll-engraved side-hammer action (hammer replaced), chequered walnut butt, engraved trigger-guard, and vacant silver escutcheon (refinished throughout) the first: 22.5cm; 8 7/8in (3) Henry Elwell is recorded at Whitall Street, Birmingham 1838-56. £450-550 | 5% |
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| 627 | A PAIR OF 26-BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS, ST ETIENNE PROOF, CIRCA 1840 with swamped twist sighted barrels, long tangs extending over the spine of the butt and fitted with standing back-sights, back-action locks, engraved hammer retaining screws, figured walnut three-quarter stocks, the butts cut with a panel of cheqeuring on each side, and with a band of olive foliage around the base (small chips), case-hardened steel mounts including trigger-guards with terminals of shaped outline and small pommel caps, steel fore-end caps, and original steel ramrods 26cm; 10 1/4in (2) £300-400 | 5% |
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300 |
| 628 | A PAIR OF 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840 each with etched twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with twelve grooves (one fore-sight missing), engraved breech and breech tang, the latter fitted with standing back-sight, border-engraved lock decorated with bold scrolls of foliage, set trigger, highly figured polished walnut half-stock carved with shell ornament over the fore-end, chequered butt, engraved steel mounts comprising small 'batwing' side-plate, domed pommel decorated with an expanded flowerhead, spurred steel trigger-guard, silver barrel bolt escutcheon, and with no provision for a ramrod 43.2cm; 17in (2) £1000-1200 | 5% |
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1350 |
| 629 | A 100 BORE SMALL RIFLED PERCUSSION TARGET PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY AMERICAN converted from flintlock, with browned barrel engraved with a band at the breech and muzzle and rifled with eight slender grooves, engraved blued tang fitted with adjustable screw-in peep back-sight, border-and foliate engraved lock, hardwood full stock, blued border-engraved trigger-guard decorated with a leaf on the bow, white metal fore-end cap, and vacant white metal escutcheon 25cm; 9 7/8in £100-150 | 5% |
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100 |
| 630 | A 22 BORE TURKISH LONG PERCUSSION PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY AND A 16 BORE TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first with earlier Turkish barrel retained by three metal bands, plain lock, hardwood full stock, and steel mounts of rudimentary construction, and no provision for ramrod; and the second with tapering barrel overlaid with a panel of brass on the flat and retained by a plain metal band, strongly bevelled lock engraved with foliage and pseudo signature, moulded walnut full stock (chipped), brass mounts including pierced side-plate and spurred pommel each decorated with scrolling foliage, and imitation ramrod (worn) the first: 48.5cm; 19 1/8in (2) £250-350 | 5% |
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| 631 | A 22 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1830 AND A 40 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with swamped octagonal sighted barrel decorated with a pair of engraved gold bands at the breech (worn), border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (light worm damage opposite the lock), chequered butt, and engraved steel mounts (ramrod missing); and the second with octagonal sighted barrel cut with polygroove rifling, engraved tang fitted with standing back-sight, border-engraved back-action lock decorated with a spray of foliage, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock moulded over the fore-end (one small crack ahead of the lock), chequered butt, engraved steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard and butt cap, white metal vacant escutcheon, and with no provision for a ramrod the first: 29.5cm; 11 5/8in (2) £400-500 | 5% |
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350 |
