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A SCANDINAVIAN PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 with rifled 24.8cm barrel retained by a brass muzzle band incorporating the fore-sight, stamped with an arsenal number at the breech, regulation lock fitted with dog-safety, beechwood full stock impressed with numbers ahead of the trigger-guard, regulation brass mounts, the spine of the butt fitted with a steel plate for a shoulder stock, and with no provision for a ramrod (cleaned throughout) 42cm; 16 1/2in £300-400 | Nil |
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| 392 | A SCANDINAVIAN PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL, CIRCA 1840 an arsenal conversion from flintlock, with tapering smooth bored 24.8cm barrel retained by a brass muzzle band incorporating the fore-sight, stamped with a series of marks at the breech, percussion bolster stamped with Kongsberg mark, K crowned, regulation 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 (cleaned throughout) 42cm; 16 1/2in £300-400 | Nil |
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250 |
| 393 | A SCANDINAVIAN PERCUSSION REGULATION PISTOL, DATED 1852 with tapering sighted 17cm barrel fitted with a stirrup for a ramrod beneath the muzzle (now missing), breech tang incorporating the back-sight, back-action lock stamped with Kongsberg mark, K crowned, and arsenal marks, walnut full stock, and regulation brass mounts (the butt cracked through and repaired, cleaned overall) 30.4cm; 12in £250-350 | Nil |
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300 |
| 394 | A COSSAK PERCUSSION PISTOL, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering barrel retained by three slender steel bands, back action lock, stamped with a series of marks including Liège proof at the breech, flush-fitting back action lock, figured walnut full stock, separate pommel of compressed spherical form fitted with a suspension ring, and no provision for a ramrod 45.5cm; 17 7/8in £200-250 | Nil |
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380 |
| 395 | A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1823 PERCUSSION PISTOL, DATED 1834 of regulation type, with 23.5cm barrel, stamped throughout with arsenal markings, and with no provision for a ramrod (areas of pitting, cleaned overall) 39.6cm; 15 5/8in £200-250 | Nil |
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550 |
| 396 | A RARE SAXON BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION PISTOL BY R. DRECHSLER, BAERENSTEIN, CIRCA 1865 with sighted rifled 30cm barrel retained by a steel muzzle band, turning breech block with sprung locking lever of Terry type, signed flush-fitting lock fitted with pivot nipple-shield, figured walnut three-quarter stock, regulation steel mounts, and with no provision for a ramrod 44.5cm; 17 1/2in This appears to be based on the Saxon model 1865 cavalry carbine. See H-D. Götz, p. 328. £700-900 | Nil |
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3200 |
| 397 | A WürtTeMBERG MODEL 1862 PERCUSSION PISTOL of regulation type, with 19.3cm barrel, lock with arsenal inscription, and with no provision for a ramrod (the butt-cap apparently repaired in its working life, the butt cracked through and repaired, cleaned overall) 34.2cm; 13 1/2in £300-400 | Nil |
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250 |
| 398 | A BAVARIAN MODEL 1844 PERCUSSION GENDARMERIE CARBINE, DATED 1851 the lock with Amberg arsenal marking and the date (one barrel band and the ramrod missing, cleaned throughout) 78cm; 38 3/4in barrel £200-250 | Nil |
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190 |
| 399 | A FRENCH MODEL 1822 PERCUSSION MUSKET with its steel ramrod (the lock missing one retaining screw, the steel parts patinated, stock chipped) 102.8cm; 40 1/2in barrel £150-200 | Nil |
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100 |
| 400 | A FRENCH MODEL 1822 PERCUSSION MUSKET the barrel tang and stock with traces of arsenal markings, the lock with St Etienne Royal arsenal marking, and with its steel ramrod (the stock cleaned) 92cm; 36 1/4in barrel £150-200 | Nil |
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180 |
| 401 | A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RIFLE, MÜLLERBÜCHSE BY CHRISTOPH NEGELE, DATED 1687 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves and signed over the breech (rubbed, partly obscured), flat lock plate retained by two side nails, pierced wheel-cover, sliding pan-cover, pierced engraved dog, set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the tang, raised cheek-piece decorated with a scroll of foliage terminating in a profile mask at the rear, steel mounts including trigger-guard with acanthus finial and butt-plate with tang of shaped outline, and contemporary steel ramrod (the steel parts pitted, cleaned throughout) 83.5cm; 32 7/8in barrel £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 402 | A 22 BORE GERMAN FLINTLOCK WENDER RIFLE BY JAKUB HEILER, CIRCA 1740 with two-stage tapering sighted barrels formed with a long flat, rifled with seven and six grooves respectively and signed on the upper, fitted with a facing plate at the breech engraved with a panel of foliage on each side, bevelled lock engraved with a line around the border, figured walnut full stock carved with a raised foliate moulding about the tang, moulded over the fore-end, raised cheek-piece, and fluted sliding patchbox cover, steel mounts including solid side-plate decorated en suite with the lock, sliding trigger-guard releasing the barrels, butt plate with engraved tang of shaped outline, and a pair of sling swivels (later ramrod, the steel parts chemically cleaned) 85cm; 33 1/2in barrels £1800-2200 | Nil |
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| 403 | A BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE BY ST.SCHUESTER IN NEUBERG, CIRCA 1730 with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed bevelled lock engraved with foliage, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock cut with acanthus about the barrel tang (cracks and repairs), carved cheek-piece, sliding patch-box cover partly veneered in horn, steel mounts including scrolling side-plate, trigger-guard with acanthus finial, and butt-plate with heel and terminal en suite with the trigger-guard, and horn fore-end cap (later ramrod) 49cm; 19 3/8in barrel £500-700 | Nil |
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500 |
| 404 | A D.B. FRENCH FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1790 with browned tapering barrels, fitted with blued fore-sight seated on a gilt arrow, decorated with gilt ferns over the breeches and inscribed Giraud underneath, engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, engraved bevelled locks with semi-rainproof pans, sparsely decorated with cornucopia and flowers, the steels engraved en suite, finely carved figured walnut half-stock, decorated with delicate scrolls of foliage about the tang, panels of flowers over the fore-end and about the locks, chequered fore-end and grip, the latter carved in the round and terminating in a winged lion mask, raised cheek-piece (the fore-end repaired), finely engraved case-hardened steel mounts comprising steel trigger-guard with front bar formed as a leaping hound and with urn-finial, butt-cap engraved with a beadwork border and with bouquets, three moulded ramrod-pipes, the rear decorated with a basket of flowers, and a pair of sling swivels, vacant gold escutcheon, and original horn-tipped baleen ramrod 84.8cm; 33 3/8in barrels Pierre Giraud (active 1777-1837) is recorded as a gunmaker, barrelsmith and proof master of civilian firearms in St Etienne. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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4600 |
| 405 | A SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK SPORTING GUN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with two-stage sighted barrel stamped with a mark at the breech, beneath a crown Jem. Betolaza (partly obscured), and retained by three slender brass bands, flat lock of characteristic type stamped with the maker's mark inside, beneath a crown Vrigoen, figured stained walnut stock with 'Catalan', butt, brass mounts of shaped outline, and two steel sling swivels (ramrod missing, cleaned overall) 87.5cm; 34 1/2in barrel £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 406 | A RARE GERMAN GLOBE RESERVOIR AIRGUN, MID-18TH CENTURY with reblued two-stage sighted barrel fitted with a brass sleeve, octagonal breech with a vertical bar valve-opener, stepped bevelled lock fitted with external mainspring operating a horizontal pivoting striker with a curved bar for cocking, figured walnut full stock carved with a raised moulding about the barrel tang and incised with scrollwork over the fore-end (small cracks at the fore-end and about the lock), raised cheek-piece, and moulded brass mounts (associated ramrod, globe missing) 75cm; 29 1/2in barrel This system was probably developed on the Continent, see A. Hoff 1972, p.48. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 407 | A .500 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION CAPE RIFLE BY K.HOLLY IN GLATZ, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned sighted barrels, the right-hand barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed in gold on the rib and inlaid with a single gold line at the breeches (the right hand muzzle swollen from a previously blocked ball), engraved case-hardened breech chiselled with gold-eyed vultures about the bolsters and with a hound head profile medallion, engraved case-hardened tang decorated with a doe, broad leaf foliage and with the owners initial, the letter T beneath a Baron's cornet, flush-fitting locks signed 'Kholly' and inscribed 'In Glatz' in gold and engraved with a pair of foxes and a stag pursued by a hound on the respective sides, the tails decorated foliage en suite with the tang, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a stag, butt-plate decorated with foliage, patchbox cover with a further stag in a landscape, three ramrod-pipes, the rear incorporating the fore-end cap, and steel sling swivel, fitted with an additional horn grip behind the trigger-guard, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and wooden ramrod with German silver tip, perhaps the original 71cm; 28in barrels This maker appears to be unrecorded. Glatz is modern day Klodzko in Poland, southwest of Warsaw. £400-500 | Nil |
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600 |
| 408 | A GERMAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY GOLLNER IN SUHL, CIRCA 1820 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed in silver partly enclosed by silver foliage over the breech and fitted with folding back-sight, stepped bevelled lock fitted with gravity stop, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with a Taurus mask behind the barrel tang and with foliate mouldings behind the rear ramrod-pipe, raised cheek-piece decorated with a washing stag, sliding patch-box cover, moulded German silver mounts comprising pierced two-piece side-plate, trigger-guard with with acanthus finial and butt-plate formed en suite, moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant mother-of-pearl escutcheon 63cm; 24 3/4in barrel £350-450 | Nil |
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450 |
| 409 | A GERMAN PERCUSSION RIFLED SPORTING CARBINE, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted barrel rifled with six narrow grooves and inlaid with a pair of platinum lines at the breech, large rounded percussion bolster fitted with screw-in moulded nipple mount, flush-fitted back-action lock, double set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, steel mounts including scrolling trigger-guard (rear sling swivel missing), and original steel ramrod 63.2cm; 24 7/8in barrel £250-350 | Nil |
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| 410 | A 16 BORE GERMAN D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY V. FUNK IN SUHL, CIRCA 1860 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned sighted barrels signed 'Seeber in Sondershausen' in silver script on the rib, engraved breeches, engraved breech tang decorated with clouds and foliage, stepped bolted engraved locks signed in gold script and decorated with gold details, the hammers formed as winged monsters fitted pivoting nipple covers, figured walnut half-stock, carved with a monstrous mask in the round at the fore-end, raised cheek-piece, (the butt extended in its working life), engraved German silver mounts including broad trigger-guard decorated with a capercaillie on the bow and with urn finial, and butt-plate decorated en suite (one butt-plate screw missing), and associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the steel parts chemically cleaned throughout) 86.8cm; 34 1/23in barrels £350-450 | Nil |
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300 |
| 411 | A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, THE LOCKS BY F. A. GEORGE KONIGL. HOF. BÜCHSENM. IN BERLIN, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1850 with etched twist sighted barrels signed 'Lassence Rongé in Luttich', engraved breech, scroll-engraved breech tang decorated with a stag and numbered '1', engraved flush-fitting locks signed in two parts and decorated with a brace of pheasant and a hound respectively, blued triggers, figured walnut half-stock chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved steel trigger-guard with an additional carved horn grip, engraved steel butt-plate numbered 417, a pair of steel sling swivels, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 94.6cm; 37 1/4in barrels £350-450 | Nil |
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| 412 | A 16 BORE CONTINENTAL D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY E. SCHLÜTER, CIRCA 1840 with rebrowned sighted barrel signed on the rib, engraved breech inlaid with a silver line, engraved plugs, engraved tang, scroll-engraved locks fitted with gravity stops, inlaid with silver hounds and rabbits in a landscape on the tails, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, strongly cast-off butt with raised cheek-piece, moulded horn trigger-guard with terminal of shaped outline, engraved German silver butt-cap, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 83.2cm; 32 3/4in barrels £300-400 | Nil |
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| 413 | A 16 BORE CONTINENTAL D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1830 with rebrowned twist sighted barrels, engraved breeches inlaid with brass panels, engraved breech tang decorated with a trophy, engraved flush-fitting locks fitted with gravity-stops, inlaid with brass panels and decorated with scrolling serpents and foliage, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece carved with a spray of foliage to the rear, scrolling horn trigger-guard (cracked) reinforced with a steel strip, engraved steel trigger-plate extending to a pineapple final ahead of the trigger-guard, engraved steel butt-plate, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrod 80.5cm; 31 3/4in barrels £250-350 | Nil |
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200 |
| 414 | A 20 BORE BELGIAN D.B. PERCUSSION SHOTGUN, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY with tapering sighted barrels engraved with a star over the breeches, refinished locks decorated with a trellis pattern, walnut half-stock cut with basket weave chequering over the grip and fore-end, steel trigger-guard, and the butt fitted with white-metal patchbox with steel cover, and steel ramrod 80cm; 31 1/2in barrels £80-100 | Nil |
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40 |
| 415 | A LIEGOIS PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, 19TH CENTURY with browned two-stage sighted barrel, engraved back-action lock (inoperative), hardwood half-stock moulded behind the trigger-guard, fitted with brass patchbox with scalloped cover on the left of the butt, steel mounts and steel ramrod 85cm; 33 1/2in barrel £60-80 | Nil |
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50 |
| 416 | A RARE 16 BORE GERMAN BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION ROTARY UNDERLEVER SHOTGUN BY A. HOFFMANN IN MAGDEBURG, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned sighted barrels signed in silver enclosed in scrolls of foliage on the top rib, the breech opened by a rotary underlever with horn knob, slender tang, blued back-action locks, figured walnut half-stock, the fore-end secured by a locking pin at the front, scrolling horn trigger-guard, horn butt-cap, and a pair of steel sling swivels 84.8cm; 33 3/8in barrels £200-300 | Nil |
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280 |
| 417 | A .500 CALIBRE PRUSSIAN DREYSE SYSTEM NEEDLE-FIRE SPORTING RIFLE, BY DREYSE, SÖMMERDA, NO.1256, CIRCA 1860 with browned octagonal barrel rifled with four grooves, inlaid with a pair of silver lines behind the muzzle and signed in silver over the breech, fitted with brass blade fore-sight and adjustable back-sight, the muzzle dove-tailed on the right for an additional fore-sight mount, scroll-engraved action, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, scroll-engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard and butt-plate, the former fitted with an additional piece of scrolling horn, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn fore-end cap (the fore-end and fore-end cap with small chips on the right) 72.2cm; 28 1/2in barrel £450-550 | Nil |
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400 |
| 418 | A 16 BORE GERMAN D.B. DREYSE SYSTEM NEEDLE-FIRE SHOTGUN, BY F. W. HEYM, NO.571, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned sighted barrels inlaid with the maker's initials in silver at the breech (worn), scroll-engraved case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened rotary-underlever action decorated with game bird vignettes on each side, engraved lever with horn knob, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, horn trigger-guard, engraved case-hardened butt-plate, engraved steel fore-end cap, and a pair of engraved steel sling swivels 78.4cm; 30 7/8in barrels £300-350 | Nil |
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650 |
| 419 | A 12 BORE GERMAN D.B. DREYSE SYSTEM SIDE OPENING NEEDLE-FIRE SHOTGUN, BY F. v. DREYSE, SÖMMERDA, NO.11849, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned sighted barrels signed on the rib and opened by an engraved case-hardened rotary underlever, inlaid with a pair of silver lines and silver scrollwork on the breeches, engraved numbered tang, figured walnut full stock, raised cheek-piece, chequered grip, engraved case-hardened butt-plate, scrolling horn trigger-guard, and a pair of steel sling swivels 73cm; 28 3/4in barrels £300-350 | Nil |
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250 |
| 420 | A 12 BORE BELGIAN D.B. PIN-FIRE BASTIN LEPAGE TYPE SHOTGUN BY L. GHAYE, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned twist sighted barrel, signed patent underlever action engraved with a scale pattern within a trellis frame, back-action locks decorated en suite, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, engraved steel butt-plate and trigger-guard matching the locks, and a pair of steel sling swivels 78.3cm; 30 7/8in barrels £250-300 | Nil |
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420 |
