632 |
A PAIR OF 54 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS SIGNED BLAKE & CO., LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 each with signed octagonal blued sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle and fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, scroll-engraved tang fitted with back-sight, bolted side-hammer action engraved en suite, figured walnut butt cut with fine cheqering, engraved blued steel trigger-guard, and vacant silver escutheon 21cm; 8 1/4in (2) £500-600 | 5% |
|
500 |
| 633 | A 28 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY E & W. BOND, 45 CORNHILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with signed octagonal sighted barrel, scroll-engraved breech tang fitted with back-sight, engraved side-hammer action fitted with bolt safety-catch (chipped), figured walnut butt cut with fine chequering, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap, steel belt hook, and vacant silver escutcheon 29.8cm; 11 3/4in £250-300 | 5% |
|
|
| 634 | A PAIR OF 40 BORE CONTINENTAL RIFLED PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS, MID-19TH CENTURY with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions engraved with a trellis pattern, folding triggers, and swelling walnut butts cut with a panel of chequering on each side and with foliage behind the actions 15.8cm; 6 1/4in (2) £200-300 | 5% |
|
380 |
| 635 | A 10 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL OF REGULATION TYPE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 rebuilt from flintlock, with tapering barrel, border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock, regulation brass mounts and steel ramrod (fore-end split) 39.2cm; 15 1/2in £200-300 | 5% |
|
|
| 636 | AN 80 BORE PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY T. LITTLEY, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1840 converted from flintlock, with turn-off barrel fitted with spring bayonet beneath, signed action engraved with trophies, sliding thumb-piece safety catch, the steel adapted to act as a cap-clearer, flat-sided walnut butt, engraved steel trigger-guard engaging the bayonet, and vacant shield-shaped white metal escutcheon 19cm; 7 1/2in Thomas Littley is recorded at 20 Norfolk Street, Sheffield 1832-34 and 40 Forgate 1840-42. £300-400 | 5% |
|
300 |
| 637 | A 25 BORE IRISH PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY JOHN NEILL , MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with a pair of platinum lines and engraved with a star on the bolster, scroll-engraved tang, scroll-engraved signed back-action lock, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved spurred trigger, vacant German silver escutcheon, German silver fore-end cap and barrel bolt escutcheons 22cm; 8 5/8in J. Neill is recorded in Belfast circa 1850. £250-350 | 5% |
|
450 |
| 638 | A 25 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY J. RICHARDS, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 AND A 54 BORE FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED J & W RICHARDS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 the first converted from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel, signed border-engraved stepped bevelled lock, figure walnut full stock (the fore-end chipped and repaired), engraved steel trigger-guard, and original two-piece stirrup ramrod (incomplete); and the second with turn-off barrel previously fitted with spring bayonet released by a sliding lever on the right of the action, signed brass box-lock action (safety catch missing), folding trigger, and flat-sided walnut butt the first: 20.5cm; 8 1/2in (2) £350-450 | 5% |
|
300 |
| 639 | A 20 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL BY W. SMITH, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted barrel fitted with later stirrup ramrod, engraved breech tang with back-sight, signed engraved stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety, figured walnut full stock (cracked), chequered butt, engraved steel mounts, and vacant silver escutcheon (worn, the steel parts pitted) 30.5cm; 12in £200-300 | 5% |
|
280 |
| 640 | A PAIR OF 25 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION TURN-OFF PISTOLS SIGNED BEETON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 converted from flintlock, with cannon barrels stamped with Irish census numbers 'F3360' and 'F3361', engraved rounded actions signed on scrolls on the left and inscribed 'London' on the right (worn), sliding thumb-piece safety-catches, swelling figured walnut butts inlaid with silver wire scrolls, pellets and flowerheads (losses), silver grotesque mask butt-caps cast and chased in low relief, and engraved steel trigger-guards (worn) 29.2cm; 11 1/2in (2) Thomas Brueton is recorded in Birmingham 1764-81. £400-600 | 5% |
|
800 |
| 641 | A PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL BY ROWLAND, LONDON, CIRCA 1690 converted from flintlock, with two-stage barrel tapering towards the muzzle, signed over the breech and engraved with a band of strawberry foliage, engraved steel barrel tang, signed engraved rounded lock, highly figured walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the barrel tang (small cracks), engraved brass mounts comprising scrolling foliate side-plate, spurred pommel engraved with strawberry foliage on the sides and fitted with chiselled lionmask cap (rubbed), moulded trigger-guard with acanthus finial, vacant escutcheon, and moulded ramrod-pipe, and associated ramrod (tip missing, seized) 37.2cm; 14 5/8in £600-800 | 5% |
|
1900 |
| 642 | A 14 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL BY J. KEEN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA1840 with octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with a pair of lines at the breech (signature now missing), platinum plug, signed scroll-and border-engraved lock (hammer replaced), figured walnut full stock (small cracks and repairs), chequered butt, scroll-engraved trigger-guard, vacant white metal escutcheon, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod retained by a lug beneath the muzzle 33.7cm;13 1/4in £300-400 | 5% |
|
320 |
| 643 | A 16 BORE PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with tapering sighted barrel, engraved recessed breech with platinum plug, scroll-engraved breech tang, scroll-and border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap, silver vacant escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and stirrup ramrod (the steel parts with light pitting, cleaned throughout) 37cm; 14 5/8in £300-400 | 5% |
|
380 |
| 644 | A CASED PAIR OF 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY HETHERINGTON, NOTTINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 converted from flintlock, each with octagonal sighted brass barrel inscribed 'Nottingham', steel barrel tang engraved with foliage, signed stepped bolted lock engraved with foliage (one safety-catch chipped), figured walnut full stock, finely chequered butt, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with foliage on the bow and with pineapple finial, ramrod-pipe and vacant escutcheon, and one with original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the other replaced): in a later fitted case lined in green baize and with associated bullet mould and later brass powder-flask 20.5cm; 8in John Hetherington is recorded at Bridlesmith's Gate, Nottingham 1817-44. £1500-2000 | 5% |
|
1500 |
| 645 | A CASED PAIR OF 18 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY LYELL, ABERDEEN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with signed brown twist octagonal sighted barrels engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzles, engraved case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, engraved case-hardened side-hammer actions fitted with bolt safety-catches, finely chequered figured walnut butts, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guards, butt-caps with traps, and stirrup ramrods (one ramrod tip missing), blued steel belt hooks, vacant silver escutcheons and retaining some original finish throughout: in a later fitted mahogany case lined in purple velvet and with cap tin from Thomas Thomson, Aberdeen 24.6cm; 9 3/4in £1500-2000 | 5% |
|
1500 |
| 646 | A CASED PAIR OF 22 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY W. L. SHARP, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 each with browned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in script, fitted with blued stirrup ramrod beneath, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with a platinum line, engraved percussion bolster, scroll and foliate-engraved breech tang fitted with standing back-sight, signed scroll-engraved blued back-action lock, figured walnut three-quarter stock cut with chequering over the butt, engraved blued trigger-guard, brass fore-end cap, vacant white metal escutcheon, white metal barrel bolt escutcheons, and retaining some original colour throughout: in an earlier mahogany case with flush-fitting brass carrying handle (small cracks, the lining and fittings later), and with associated bullet mould and three-way flask 27.3cm; 10 3/4in William Lacy Sharp worked at 7 Little Alie Street 1839-50. £1500-2000 | 5% |
|
1500 |
| 647 | A CASED PAIR OF 80 BORE OVER-AND-UNDER PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOLS BY ROBERT WHEELER & SON, BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 with turn-off barrels engraved with a band around the muzzles and with leaf ornament at the breeches, rounded box-lock actions engraved with foliage on each side and signed vertically on the left (one hammer replaced), blued folding triggers, figured walnut butts cut with fine chequering, engraved silver butt caps and vacant silver escutcheons, and retaining some original blued and case-hardening finish throughout: in their original fitted mahogany case, lined in red velvet, the lid applied with trade label for 27 Snow Street, and complete with some accessories including barrel key, bullet mould and powder-flask (lid and key escutcheon missing) 15.2cm; 6in £2000-2200 | 5% |
|
2400 |
| 648 | A FINE CASED PAIR OF 80 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1850, MAKER'S MARK HS, DATED 1851 each with signed browned octagonal twist barrel rifled with twelve grooves and fitted with silver bead fore-sight, scroll-engraved case-hardened numbered breech, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech tang fitted with standing back-sight, scroll-engraved case-hardened side-hammer action fitted with blued bolt safety-catch, finely chequered figured walnut butt, engraved silver mounts comprising trigger-guard, butt-plate with the owner's initials 'J. H.' and vacant escutcheon, and retaining much original finish throughout: in their original fitted mahogany case with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, lined in plum velvet (two compartment lids missing, lid repaired), the lid applied with trade label for 170 New Bond Street, and complete with some accessories comprising combined barrel and nipple key, rammer, two horn cleaning rods, associated two-way flask by J. Dixon & sons, and bullet mould 22.2cm; 8 3/4in £2000-2500 | 5% |
|
2600 |
| 1162 | 3 LOCK KNIVES AND 2 PENKNIVES EACH WITH ANTLER SCALES ALL 19TH CENTURY the first by Christopher Johnson 6ins (15cm) folded, the second by Needham 4 12ins (11 1/2cm) folded, the third by Henry Hobson 6ins (15cm) folded; the fourth Sheffield 6ins (15cm) folded; the fifth with Roedeer antler scales and silver mounts signed Stodart, possibly Scottish 4ins (10cm) folded (5) £400-600 | Nil |
|
|
| 1167 | 15 PENKNIVES AND 1 SMALL KNIFE MADE SINCE 1945 the first by Digby's of Kelham Island Sheffield with wavy scales and mother of pearl scales; the second by Ibberson, pocket pruning penknife; the third a small knife by Jonathan Crookes with mother of pearl handle; the fourth by Jonathan Crookes with mother of pearl scales; the fifth by Walker Hall with mother of pearl scales; the sixth with six unplements and toroise shell scales (6) £400-600 | Nil |
|
|
| 1387 | TWO RAF SECOND WORLD WAR FLYING LOG BOOKS the first from P/O A.T. Taylor 218 Squadron 1941/2; the second P/O Taylor 218 Squadron 192/43. Missing 10.8.43. With a log book 1939/45 from Stalag Luft III (3) £200-400 | Nil |
|
|
| 1468 | A .41 CALIBRE RIM-FIRE COLT THIRD MODEL LONDON DERRINGER, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO.426, CIRCA 1875 of standard production specifications, with 2 1/2in barrel struck with proof marks beneath (now feint), brass frame engraved with a rampant Colt on the left, and polished walnut grips 12.5cm; 4 7/8in The rampant colt mark was used by The Colt London Agency to identify their authorised product for only a few years. See R.L.Sutherland and R.L.Wilson 1971, pp.287-9. £300-400 | Nil |
|
|
| 1505 | A PAIR OF 16 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY EDWARD LONDON, 51 LONDON WALL, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with signed octagonal sighted barrels engraved with a band at the muzzles and the breeches, fitted with stirrup ramrods beneath, scroll-engraved breech tangs fitted with standing back-sights, side-hammer actions engraved en suite (one hammer spur chipped), finely chequered walnut butts, engraved steel trigger-guards and butt-caps with traps, steel belt hooks, and vacant German silver escutcheons: in their original fitted mahogany case lined with blue felt, the lid with trade label, and with an associated bullet-mould and later flask (the case with minor repairs) 26.5cm; 10 1/2in £1000-1400 | Nil |
|
