451 |
A RARE 120 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION PALM PISTOL SIGNED LEPAGE FRÈRES À PARIS, CIRCA 1860 with blued octagonal rifled sighted barrel inscribed 'Inv Delvigne', fitted with a percussion nipple in the centre of the breech, enclosed action incorporating a horizontally cocked hammer chiselled with a serpent mask in the round, the trigger formed as a serpent's tail, composite grips formed with a hound amidst foliage on each side (one small crack), inscribed respectively 'Lepage Fres a Paris' and, 'Seuls Depositaires', and steel ramrod (surface rust) 10.2cm; 4in An identical pistol is preserved in the National Museum, Prague (inv. no. II-1494. See M. Šáda 1986, p. 150. £400-600 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 452 | A PAIR OF 54 BORE FRENCH D.B. PIN-FIRE POCKET PISTOLS BY GABION, ST ETIENNE, ST ETIENNE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1870-80 each with etched twist drop-down barrels rifled with four broad shallow grooves and released by a lug beneath the muzzle, fitted with silver bead fore-sight, border-engraved tang grooved for sighting, sparsely engraved action signed on the underside, fitted with case-hardened hammers with gilt borders, folding triggers decorated with neo-rococo scrolls, fluted ivory butt (one with small cracks) fitted with shaped steel cap fitted with a screw-in rod for releasing the barrels, and with blued and gilt screws throughout 14.5cm; 5 3/4in (2) £600-800 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 453 | TWO 80 BORE D.B. CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE TRAVELLING PISTOLS, CIRCA 1870 the first with blued barrels decorated with gold scrollwork over the breeches and released by a rotary underlever, fitted with a sliding safety-catch incorporating the fore-sight over the breech, scroll-engraved action, and fluted butt (surface rust); and the second with blued barrels released by a rotary underlever, and the action engraved with scrolling foliage (surface rust) 25.5cm; 10in (2) £300-400 | Nil |
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300 |
| 454 | AN 8MM BELGIAN SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER SIGNED MARIETTE BTE, LIÈGE PROOF, NO. 1826, CIRCA 1860 with rifled sighted barrel engraved with a scroll at the muzzle and breech, the latter signed and stamped with the serial number of on the left, scroll-engraved numbered frame, the barrel released by a blued sprung bolt beneath the lug, scroll-engraved numbered cylinder, ebonised butt carved with scrolls en suite, steel lanyard ring, engraved trigger-guard, and the steel parts retaining much early gilt finish throughout 27.5cm; 10 3/4in £500-600 | Nil |
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550 |
| 455 | A 4MM CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1860; A 7MM CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1860; AND A 3MM CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1870 with slender blued two-stage barrel moulded at the muzzle, decorated over its surface with silver scrolls, scroll-engraved frame fitted with hinged loading gate on the right and threaded safety-catch on the left, blued cylinder decorated en suite with the barrel, folding trigger, ivory grips, and the butt fitted with a screw-in clearing rod (the second missing its back-sight and clearing rod); the third with long fluted cylinder, and nickel-plated throughout (worn) the first: 23.7cm; 9 1/4in (3) £200-300 | Nil |
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320 |
| 456 | A 0.35-42 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL DREYSE SYSTEM NEEDLE-FIRE REVOLVER, NO. 2198, CIRCA 1860 AND A CONTINENTAL GALLERY PISTOL, LATE 19TH CENTURY the first with octagonal sighted barrel rifled with four grooves (fore-sight damaged), inscribed 'v. Dreyse Sommerda' over the top-strap, engraved action and cylinder, inlaid with silver scrolls over the breech, chequered figured walnut butt, steel mounts including engraved trigger-guard, and the butt with lanyard ring (surface rust); and the second with short octagonal barrel, the breech incorporating a swivelling nipple operated by a thumb lever on the right, and a sprung cocking bar, figured walnut butt, and spurred steel trigger-guard (surface rust) the first: 27.5cm; 10 7/8in (2) £600-700 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 457 | A RARE 6MM FRENCH NOEL PATENT TEN-SHOT PILL-LOCK TURRET PISTOL BY J. P. CANAT & CIE, PARIS, NO. 293, CIRCA with blued octagonal sighted barrel stamped with patent details and maker's signature on the respective sides of the rib, pierced frame engraved with foliage, vertically mounted blued cylinder, engraved side-hammer, cylinder cover and catch, folding trigger, and chequered walnut butt with engraved numbered steel cap (surface rust) 22cm; 8 5/8in Pierre Jules Noel received the patent for his turret pistol on 22nd December 1868. £500-700 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 458 | A RARE 7MM ITALIAN EIGHT SHOT CENTRE FIRE VOLLEY PISTOL, SIGNED MITRAGLIERA MEROLLA, CIRCA 1870 with rifled barrels arranged in two horizontal rows, fitted with blued fore-sight, signed Mitragliera Merolla on the top flat and released by a sprung breech block with knurled grips on each side, blued steel removable breech plate, two knurled hammers each acting on four barrels and released simultaneously by the trigger, plain frame, chequered walnut butt, spurred trigger-guard, suspension ring, and the steel parts nickel-plated throughout 17.8cm; 7in Giovanni Merolla is recorded in Naples circa 1850-75. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1900 |
| 459 | A 120 BORE PERCUSSION KNIFE-PISTOL BY JAMES RODGERS, SHEFFIELD, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1865 with octagonal German silver barrel, German silver frame enclosing the action, fitted with a pair of horn panels over brass fillets, folding steel trigger, two signed folding knife-blades, the larger retaining traces of an etched inscription, the butt fitted with German silver trap, a pair of steel tweezers on the left, and with provision for a bullet mould on the right (now missing, areas of surface rust) 16cm; 6 1/4in £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 460 | A 120 BORE FRENCH DUMONTHIER PATENT COMBINED D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL AND DAGGER, CIRCA 1850 with tapering barrels fitted with a fullered blade between, a pair of knurled hammers also forming the left-hand side of the cross-guard, and fitted with a pair of spirally fluted horn grip-scales, in its original steel-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard (surface rust throughout, the action defective, chape missing) 33cm; 13in See H-W. Lewerken 1989, pp. 232-3 nos. 57 and 58. £400-500 | Nil |
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900 |
| 461 | A 54 BORE CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK COMBINED PISTOL AND WHIP, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 18TH CENTURY with slender tapering barrel encased in leather, moulded at the muzzle, fitted with external flintlock action towards the base (the mainspring replaced), fabric-covered wooden grip (light wear), and fitted with a long braided thong at the muzzle 55cm; 21 5/8in £500-700 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 462 | AN 8MM FRENCH FIVE-SHOT CENTRE-FIRE GAULOIS PATENT PALM PISTOL BY ARMES ET CYLCES MANUFACTURE FRANCAISE, ST ETIENNE, NO. T16244, CIRCA 1880 with short sighted barrel retaining traces of inscription on the flat, engraved engine turned blued action decorated with a trellis pattern filled with flowerheads, fitted with safety on the left, sprung squeezer action, and bakelite palm: in its felt case with German silver clasp (light moth damage) 13cm; 5 1/8in See L. Winant 1956, p.83 fig. 74. £300-400 | Nil |
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750 |
| 463 | A 5MM FRENCH 10-SHOT CENTRE-FIRE TURBIAUX SYSTEME PALM PISTOL 'LE PROTECTOR' BY S.G.D.G., NO. 2960/2459, CIRCA 1890 with short two-stage barrel, round frame with patent and maker's details on the respective sides, hard rubber grips, and retaining some early nickel-plated finish 11cm; 4 3/8in Jacques Turbiaux patented 'Le Protector' in 1883, see L. Winant 1956, p.78. £400-500 | Nil |
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400 |
| 464 | A CASED PAIR OF 4MM CONTINENTAL PIN-FIRE PALM PISTOLS, CIRCA 1870 each with short rifled moulded barrel swinging to the right for loading and stamped 'Dse' over the breech, action with knurled hammer, and the butt formed of a pair of near circular ivory panels: in original fitted ebonised case lined in black velvet (the lid with a small crack), complete with an ivory cartridge holder 7.5cm; 2 7/8in £400-500 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 465 | A CASED PAIR OF 180 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION MUFF PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1850 each with etched twist turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, engraved folding trigger, rounded ivory butt (one with an age crack): in original fitted case lined with blue velvet (light wear, small losses), complete with a combination bullet-mould, turnscrew and nipple wrench 9.5cm; 3 3/4in £500-600 | Nil |
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800 |
| 466 | A CASED PAIR OF 180 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION MUFF PISTOLS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1850 each with etched twist turn-off barrel, scroll-engraved box-lock action, engraved folding trigger, ebonised butt, and German silver escutcheon: in original fitted cased veneered with walnut and lined with plum velvet (light wear, lid warped), and complete with a three-part flask and associated combination bullet-mould, turnscrew and nipple wrench 11cm; 4 1/4in £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 467 | A CASED PAIR OF 30 BORE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY JOSEPH LANG, 7 HAYMARKET, LONDON, CIRCA 1835 each with signed browned twist octagonal sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech incorporating the back-sight, scroll-engraved case-hardened side-hammer action fitted with sliding safety-catch, finely chequered walnut butt, scroll-engraved blued steel mounts comprising trigger-guards, butt-caps with traps and plain belt hooks, and vacant silver escutcheons (light surface rust): in their original fitted oak case lined in green baize, the lid with trade label for 22 Cockspur Street, and complete with some accessories including bullet mould and copper priming flask (the lid detached, case worn) 21.2cm; 8 1/4in Joseph Lang worked at 7 Haymarket from 1825-52, the following year he is recorded at 22 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross until 1874. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 468 | A CASED PAIR OF 120 BORE FRENCH UNDER HAMMER PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY J. B. CESSIER À ST ETIENNE with turn-off damas frisé barrel, rounded case-hardened under-hammer actions signed 'J. Bte Cessier à St Etienne' in gold on the tangs, hammers with knop-shaped terminals, case-hardened triggers, dark-stained horn grips (one with a small crack), and retaining much original finish throughout: in a later veneered case lined in blue velvet with later combination barrel wrench and bullet mould 14.5cm; 5 3/4in Jean Baptiste Cessier trained in Paris and at the Manufacture de Versailles. He is recorded making barrels of this type from 1817. £1200-1500 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 469 | A CASED 54 BORE WEBLEY PATENT THIRD MODEL 'LONG-SPUR' FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY BLISSETT, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with signed blued octagonal sighted barrel, case-hardened cylinder with numbered chambers, case-hardened hammer (tip chipped), scroll-engraved blued frame signed on the right, chequered walnut butt, engraved steel mounts and retaining much original finish throughout (areas of surface rust): in original fitted mahogany case lined in green velvet, and complete with some accessories including brass War Department bullet mould, and nickel oil bottle (the case with light wear, the lid relined) 26.5cm; 10 3/8in £1200-1800 | Nil |
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2300 |
