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A .38 CALIBRE AMERICAN PERCUSSION PLAINS RIFLE, MID-19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with heavy octagonal barrel rifled with seven narrow grooves, fitted with brass fore-sight, standing back-sight and stamped 'W.Turr' over the breech (feint), engraved lock decorated with foliage and border ornament, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock impressed 'T.L.' opposite the lock, brass mounts comprising flush-fitting solid side-plate, moulded trigger-guard, and German silver fore-end cap (ramrod-pipes replaced, ramrod missing) 97.2cm; 38 1/4in barrel £500-600 | Nil |
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| 452 | A .44 CALIBRE AMERICAN PERCUSSION PLAINS RIFLE BY THE EAGLE GUN FACTORY, PHILADELPHIA, MID-19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with heavy rebrowned octagonal barrel rifled with seven grooves, finely punched with a wavy band around the muzzle face, signed over the breech and punched over much of its surface with stars and a wavy pattern matching the muzzle face, fitted with brass fore-sight and sprung blued back-sight inlaid with silver pellets, the tang punched en suite with the barrel, engraved lock signed 'Jas Golcher, Philadelphia' (worn, feint) and decorated with bird's and a landscape, double set trigger, figured maple full stock enriched with dark stained stripes, the butt with shallow cheek-piece, and fitted with patchbox on the right, the latter with brass mount and cover engraved with scrollwork, brass trigger-guard, three brass ramrod-pipes, brass fore-end cap and associated steel-tipped ramrod (light wear throughout) 115cm; 45 1/4in barrel £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 453 | A RARE .36 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY PERCUSSION REVOLVER, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 188121L FOR 1866 of standard production specifications, with 7 1/2in barrel stamped with New York address, stamped with London proof marks on the left of the frame and on the cylinder, figured walnut grips stamped with Enfield storekeeper's mark on the left, and with matching numbers throughout (one grip with a very small crack, areas of wear), complete with a contemporary pigskin holster 33cm; 13in The Egyptian Government purchased 4,000 navy revolvers and 12,000 Springfield rifles from Colt via their agent Colonel Efflatoun Bey during the period 1865-66. See J.G.Rosa 1976, pp. 121-4. £1800-2200 | Nil |
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1800 |
| 454 | 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 |
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320 |
| 455 | A .41 CALIBRE AMERICAN PERCUSSION DERRINGER BY SCHMIDT & CO. HOUSTON, CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned barrel rifled with seven grooves, signed over the breech (refreshed) and fitted with German silver fore-sight, engraved lock decorated with foliage and reinforced at the front with a German silver plaque, figured walnut three-quarter stock cut with chequering over the butt, German silver mounts of shaped outline including slender side-plate, trigger-guard engraved with foliage, narrow drop-shaped butt-cap, vacant shield-shaped escutcheon, and German silver fore-end cap, and contemporary ramrod, perhaps the original 21cm; 8 1/4in £300-400 | Nil |
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800 |
| 456 | TWO .54 CALIBER AMERICAN MILITARY PERCUSSION PISTOLS BY A. H. WATERS & CO. MILBURY, MASS, DATED 1844 of regulation specifications, each retaining its steel ramrod (each worn, the steel parts pitted throughout, hammer missing, the inscriptions on one lock missing, one side nail and one ramrod link missing) 35cm; 13 3/4in (2) £400-600 | Nil |
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| 457 | THE PROPERTY OF A LADY AN 18 BORE FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY JAMES WILKINSON & SON, LONDON, DATED 1848 with 4 1/2in fluted barrel group engraved with sprays of foliage at the muzzles and stamped with London proof marks, scroll-engraved rounded action signed within an oval on the left, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, engraved nipple-shield, engraved bar hammer, finely chequered figured walnut butt, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard butt-cap with trap, and silver escutcheon engraved with a presentation inscription, and retaining traces of original finish: in its brass-mounted fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle engraved 'H.N.Durand, Bengal Engineers', and applied with trade label for 27 Pall Mall inside, the inside with trade label for 27 Pall Mall (light wear), and retaining its nipple wrench (one compartments loose) 26cm; 10 1/4in The inscription on the escutcheon reads: 'Lord Ellenborough to his much valued friend CapTN Durand Bengal Engineers, 4th July 1848.' Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand (1812 - 1871) was orphaned at an early age and educated at the East India Company's school in Addiscombe. He received a commission as second Lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers in 1828 landing in Calcutta in 1830 having been shipwrecked off the Cape of Good Hope. Durand played and important part in the capture of Ghazni in 1839 where he headed a party of natives who laid three hundred bags of powder at the Cabul gate. Despite being under direct fire from the town, Durand and his sergeant successfully detonated the explosion and the gates were blown in, the town fell on 23rd July. The following year Durand returned to England where he made the acquaintance of Lord Ellenborough who became Governor General of India shortly after and appointed Durand as his private secretary. Durand married the following year and was promoted to Captain. He accompanied the Governor General throughout the Gwalior Campaign and was present with him at the battle of Maharajpore, for which he was decorated. In 1844 he was recalled by Ellenborough and he accepted the post of commissioner of the Tenasserim provinces. His energy and hatred of corruption led to his removal from this post in 1846 after which he returned to England where he started writing a history of the Afghan War. He returned to India in 1848 arriving at Calcutta shortly after the outbreak of the Sikh war. He was present at the engagements of Chilianwallah and Gujerat serving on the staff of Brigadier-General Colin Campbell. For his services during the campaign he received the Punjab Medal with two clasps. In 1856 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and the following year he was appointed to the Central India Agency. Despite having no European soldiers Durand managed to hold out in the residency at Indore for several weeks when the mutiny broke out in Delhi. He achieved this by isolating the contingent troops and playing them off against the native regulars. Inevitably this could not last and Durand was driven out and retreated in the face of overwhelming numbers. He escaped successfully concealing his weakness with a show of force. He marched without loss to Sehore and then to Hoshungabad where he held the natural barrier of Nerbudda. He forced Woodburn's hesitating column and with it took a strong fort, gained three actions, captured more than forty guns and dispersed and disarmed forces far exceeding his own number. During the forced marches in the hot sun his wife fell ill and died. For his services during the mutiny Durand received a C.B. and was promoted to Brevet Colonel. In 1861 he became foreign secretary in India and in 1867 was promoted Major-General and awarded K.C.S.I. In 1870 he was appointed Lieutenant-General of the Punjab where, having inspected an outpost on foot, he mounted an elephant to visit the town of Tank. Durand's howdah was crushed against the roof of a gateway and he was fell to the ground, dying the following day. The Royal Engineers have founded a medal which is awarded annually in his honour . £2000-2500 | Nil |
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| 458 | AN 80 BORE TRANTER PATENT THIRD MODEL FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY H.BECKWITH, SKINNER STREET, LONDON, NO. 21701T, circa 1863-68 with signed 4 1/2in barrel engraved with scrolling foliage at the breech and fitted with patent rammer on the left, engraved frame stamped 'HH' on the left, double trigger, chequered walnut butt, engraved steel trigger-guard and butt-cap: in a fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid applied with trade label of W.A.Beckwith, complete with accessories including Tranter's patent brass bullet mould, and Dixon & Sons copper flask 25.5cm; 10in xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx henry becwith at this address 1863-8 wa beckwith at this address before and til '68/ EIC commission ends in 53 and is as elizabeth & sons. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 459 | A CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860 with fluted barrel group engraved with alternating panels of foliage and scrollwork, engraved frame and action, sprung hinged loading gate, engraved back-strap, a pair of ebonised grips, and the butt complete with its screw-in clearing rod; ANOTHER CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860, (worn, small losses); and A CONTINENTAL SIX-SHOT PIN-FIRE REVOLVER, CIRCA 1860, (pitted, worn) the first: 14.5cm; 5 3/4in (3) £300-400 | Nil |
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| 460 | A COOPERS PATENT SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION PEPPERBOX REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1843-45 with fluted barrel group stamped with Birmingham proof marks, signed engraved rounded patent under hammer action, ring trigger, engraved back-strap, and a pair of figured walnut grips (the steel parts with light pitting and wear) 19.5cm; 7 3/4in Joseph Rock Cooper patented his design, no.86 for 'many barrelled revolving pistol and gun', on 7th November 1843. £200-250 | Nil |
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240 |
| 461 | A SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY EDWARD (1) NORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1750 with two-stage barrel swamped at the muzzle and fitted with silver fore-sight, signed on a tapering flat at the breech and struck with London proof and the barrelsmith's mark, engraved grooved barrel tang, signed rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a scalloped moulding about the barrel tang (small cracks and repairs), silver mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chased with rococo flowers and foliage and escutcheon incorporating a hound's head, engraved steel trigger-guard with acorn finial, engraved butt-plate, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod 107.3cm; 42 1/4in barrel £2000-2500 | Nil |
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| 462 | A D.B. FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY JAMES SCOTT, CANONGATE, EDINBURGH, BIRMINGAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with rebrowned two-stage barrels fitted with silver fore-sight, signed over the octagonal breeches and with gold-lined vents, engraved grooved breech tang, signed bevelled locks engraved with scrolls on the tails, fitted with links between the steels and springs, and a sliding plate immediately behind the cock acting as a safety-catch (one comb, top-jaws and screws replaced), figured walnut half-stock cut with a trellis pattern of chequering filled with punched dots over the fore-end and the grip (refreshed, filled repairs over the fore-end and the butt), engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a bouquet and with acorn finial, butt-plate, and fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original (the mounts cleaned) 86.5cm; 34 1/8in barrels £1800-2200 | Nil |
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| 463 | AN 8 BORE FLINTLOCK WILDFOWLING GUN BUY T. LANE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with lightly swamped barrel fitted with steel fore-sight and engraved with scrolling foliage over the breech, engraved grooved tang, signed rounded lock engraved with a scroll on the tail, figured walnut full stock carved with a raised scallop moulding about the barrel tang, brass mounts engraved with rococo ornament, comprising solid side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard decorated with a flower and with acorn finial of early form, four ramrod-pipes, escutcheon engraved with an expanded flowerhead (the steel parts with light pitting, fore-end cracked) 153.3cm; 60 3/8in Thomas Lane is recorded as a gun and pistol maker at Newhall Street, Birmingham circa 1766-81. £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1900 |
| 464 | A 20 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, DAVIES STREET, BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON, NO. 2046, CIRCA 1803, rebuilt from flintlock by Samuel and Charles Smith with signed rebrowned fitted with a short semi-circular fore-sight on the rib at the muzzles, engraved reblued breeches fitted with anvils for mushroom percussion caps, scroll-engraved grooved breech tang, signed stepped bevelled locks engraved with foliage on the tails, scroll-engraved hammers, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, butt-plate, ramrod-pipes, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and vacant silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (the lining worn, trade label with small tears), the lid with flush-fitted brass carrying handle, brass escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, a badger proper, and initials 'ESBan additional plaque inscribed 'Capt. Newnham Davis', and retaining some associated accessories including a brass bullet mould for a .450 rifle 80cm; 31 1/2in barrels Literature W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, London 1966, p.234. £1000-1500 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 465 | A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY ROBERT GAROOD, CIRCA 1730 with two-stage brass barrel swelling towards the muzzle, stamped with London proof and the barrelsmith's mark at the breech, signed flat lock with flat cock and faceted pan (patinated), figured hardwood full stock carved with a raised moulding about the barrel tang (the fore-end with cracks and reparis), moulded brass mounts including flat flush-fitting side-plate of shaped outline, butt-plate, and trigger-guard with bulbous finial (later ramrod) 76.8cm; 30 1/4in Robert Garrood was apprenticed to Francis Smart in 1714, became free of the Gunmaker's Company in 1722, and Master in 1740. He was a contractor to the Royal African Company 1729-44. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 466 | A QUANTITY OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY REPRINTS CONCERNING BRITISH FIREARMS PATENTS OF THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES and a reprinted edition of Henry Alken: British Sports, published by Thomas McLean, 1821, reprinted 1970 by Kingsmead (qty) £500-700 | Nil |
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| 467 | A 4 PDR IRON CARRONADE, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with multi-stage barrel of characteristic form, moulded at the muzzle, cast with a crown and the number '6' over the first reinforce, a pair of plain trunnions, and the cascabel with a breeching loop at the top: on a later stepped wooden carriage (rusted overall, now painted black, the carriage damaged) 116cm; 45 3/4in barrel 9.5cm; 3 3/4in bore £2000-2500 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 468 | A GERMAN ENGRAVED POWDER-FLASK, MID-18TH CENTURY of green-stained flattened cowhorn, decorated on one side with a hunter in contemporary dress taking aim at a reclining stag, and with a boar leaping at a huntsman on the other, moulded at the nozzle, and fitted with an early wooden stopper (the horn with small cracks at the base, nozzle chipped) 27cm; 10 5/8in £400-500 | Nil |
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| 469 | a pair of irish percussion turn-over pistols by william & john rigby, dublin, circa 1840 with turn-off barrels engraved with a band around the muzzles and numbered '1' to '4' respectively (areas of pitting), engraved breeches, engraved actions decorated with characteristic foliage, signed on a scroll on the left and inscribed 'Dublin' on a further scroll on the right, three bents, blued folding triggers, highly figured chequered walnut butts, inset with a silver oval on the base (one oval missing), and silver escutcheons engraved 'C. D. C. 7th D. G.' 12.8cm; 5in (2) £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 470 | A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOLS BY WORNALL, CIRCA 1700 with two-stage swamped sighted barrels retaining traces of engraving over thee breeches, signed rounded locks engraved with scrolling tendrils with monsterhead terminals and pairs of lines around the borders (worn), figured walnut full stocks carved with raised mouldings about the barrel tangs (the stocks replaced in the second quarter of the 18th Century, one fore-end cracked the other with minor repairs), full silver mounts comprising side-plates pierced with scrolling foliage involving a monsterhead tendrils and a profile mask, trigger-guards engraved with a perching bird on the bows and with slender foliate terminals, spurred pommels engraved with monsterhead scrolls and fitted with finely chased grotesque mask caps, escutcheons enclosed by a gaping grotesque and engraved with the initials 'GO', a pair of baluster ramrod-pipes, and one retaining its original steel-tipped wooden ramrod (the other replaced) 52cm; 20 1/2in (2) Edward Wornall was a maker of gun barrels working in London circa 1690-1705. The silver mounts and the engraving on the locks is similar to another pair of pistols by this maker formerly in the Clay P. Bedford collection. The Bedford pistols' silver mounts are attributed to William Bull. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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5500 |
| 471 | A RARE PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSSES BY JOHN DAFTE, CIRCA 1680-85 with three-stage barrels swelling towards the muzzles, stamped with London proof and Foreigner's marks at the breeches, engraved barrel tangs, signed rounded locks engraved with pairs of lines around the borders (worn), figured walnut full stocks carved with a raised moulding about the tangs (one grip cracked through and repaired, the fore-ends with minor repairs), full brass mounts comprising pierced scrolling side-plates with profile dragon mask terminals, butt-plate engraved with border ornament and scrolling foliage, trigger-guards with acanthus finials, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and escutcheons engraved with the owner's crest and motto, each fitted with a steel saddle ring on the side-plate (later ramrods) 76.8cm; 30 1/4in (2) The Crest is that of Duff of Scotland. John Dafte was made Free of the Gunmaker's Company in 1668. He was implicated in the Rye House Plot of 1683, the Horrid Conspiracy, when the Duke of Monmouth and others planned the assassination of King Charles II and the Duke of York on their return from Newmarket. Dafte was interrogated and found not guilty, being described as a 'very honest fellow'. See J. S. Cooper and K. J. Westwood 1989. £5000-6000 | Nil |
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4000 |
| 472 | A VIENNESE MAGAZINE AIR RIFLE BUILT ON THE GIRANDONI PRINCIPLE, BY SENGER IN WIEN, CIRCA 1810 with octagonal swamped barrel fitted with German silver fore-sight and inlaid with silver foliage beneath, folding back-sight, signed and decorated with a bouquet in silver over the breech, fitted with ball-magazine on the right and sliding transverse feed-block at the rear, engraved brass action cover chiselled with a running-stag in a shield-shaped frame, border-engraved flat lock inscribed 'In Wien' in silver script and inlaid with foliage at the front and over the tail, spurred cocking lever, figured walnut fore-end cut with chequering and carved with a bouquet in low relief beneath the breech (small repairs), engraved steel side-plate decorated with a pair of stags being pursued by a hunter, engraved brass trigger-guard chiselled with a bird-of-prey on the bow, engraved brass ramrod-pipes, and conical turn-off steel reservoir (leather covering missing, ramrod and horn fore-end cap replaced) 75cm; 29 1/2in barrel A number of gunmaker's copied Bartholomeo Girandoni's system following its invention in 1778 or 1779, including the maker of the present gun, Ignaz Segner. Segner also made a pair of pistols on the same system which were included in the Hungarian Millennium exhibition. See A. Hoff 1972, p.72. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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| 473 | A GERMAN BREECH-LOADING AIRGUN OF BELLOWS TYPE, CIRCA 1780 with octagonal sighted barrel sleeved in brass and opened by a lever in front of the trigger-guard, the action and tang covered by flush-fitting brass plates of shaped outline, fitted with an additional peep-sight behind the tang, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrolls and foliage behind the ramrod-pipe and over the butt (the fore-end cracked and repaired, the last 17cm replaced), inlaid with shaped brass plaques, and brass mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard en suite (ramrod missing) 78cm; 30 3/4in barrel £800-1200 | Nil |
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800 |
| 474 | A GERMAN AIR GUN OF BELLOWS TYPE BY F.A.ROTMAUER IN LEGAU, CIRCA 1760 with signed octagonal swamped sighted barrel fitted with a brass sleeve, plain tang, fully enclosed mechanism, figured walnut full stock carved and incised with rococo scrollwork about the tang, behind the ramrod-pipe and over the butt, raised cheek-piece carved with further designs and fitted with a bolt for winding the mechanism behind, wooden trigger-guard with brass reinforce of shaped outline, brass mounts including a pair of scrolling panels on each side of the mechanism in imitation of a side-plate, two-piece butt-plate, three ramrod-pipes, and complete with its original brass ramrod incomplete, the stock with minor repairs and worm damage) 81.5cm; 32 in barrel A gun of similar date and signed Franz Anthony Rotmauer in Legau is preserved in a German ancestral collection. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 475 | A GERMAN BREECH-LOADING SPRING AIR GUN, CIRCA 1870 with blued octagonal sighted barrel, fitted with adjustable back-sight and opened by a sliding lever on the right of the breech, plated cylindrical action operated by a separate crank handle on the right, flush-fitting action tang, double set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, raised cheek-piece, and case-hardened steel mounts comprising butt-plate with pronounced toe and spurred trigger-guard, complete with its crank 52.2cm; 21in barrel £600-800 | Nil |
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900 |
| 476 | A BAVARIAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY ANDREAS GANS IN AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1740 with blued two-stage sighted barrel, stamped with a series of decorative marks and the brass-lined barrelsmiths marks over the breech (including Neue Stockel 422), signed bevelled lock finely engraved with trophies-of-arms and a cherub playing a harp beneath the pan, the cock engraved with strapwork and chiselled with a serpent head beneath the jaws, figured walnut full stock carved in relief with rococo flowers and foliage behind the barrel tang, raised cheek-piece carved en suite, brass mounts of shaped outline, including two-piece side-plate and butt-plate, wooden trigger-guard reinforced with brass, and three brass ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod 87.7cm; 34 1/2in barrel The second mark on the breech, that of the maker's name rendered in the Spanish style, is not recorded in Støckel. Two pairs of guns by this maker are preserved in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, inv. nrs. 13/781,783,785 and 791. See E.Schalkhauser 1988, pp.122-123. £800-1000 | Nil |
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800 |
| 477 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1730 with two-stage barrel stamped with a brass-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech, in an oval three letters above a bird within a cartouche (rubbed, fore-sight removed), plain rounded lock, figured walnut half-stock carved with rococo scrollwork about the barrel tang and beneath the lock, carved wooden trigger-guard, and decorated throughout with incised lines in imitation of mounts, including a shaped outline on the spine of the butt and a pair of wooden ramrod-pipes, steel sling-swivel, and brass forward ramrod-pipe (ramrod replaced) 102.2cm; 40 1/4in barrel A very similar mark was on a pair of wheel-lock guns by Heinrich Auer in Salzburg, sold in these rooms, 7th December 2006, lot 378. £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 478 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1730 with two-stage swamped sighted barrel struck with the barrelsmith's mark, a sabre, engraved with a band of beadwork over the breech and retained by a pierced brass band, plain bevelled lock, the lower portion of the cock concealed within the lock and retained by a blued plate, figured walnut half-stock carved with rococo ornament in low relief, plain brass mounts of shaped outline including side-plate, trigger-guard with moulded bow, butt-plate, pierced vacant escutcheon and faceted brass ramrod-pipes (later ramrod, fore-end cap and one sling swivel missing, the stock with minor repairs) 105cm; 41 3/8in barrel £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 479 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1740 with three-stage Italian barrel stamped 'Gio Maria Aqvisii' and fitted with silver fore-sight, plain bevelled lock, the neck of the cock chiselled with foliage, figured walnut half-stock carved with rococo ornament in low relief about the barrel tang and ahead of the lock, plain brass mounts, including butt-plate and side-plate with brass sling swivel, wooden trigger-guard reinforced with a brass panel, horn fore-end cap, and the butt applied with an inventory label (the steel parts with light rust, the stock with minor chips and repairs) 110.2cm; 43F in barrel £400-500 | Nil |
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400 |
| 480 | A FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, DATED 1758 with two-stage Spanish barrel, silver 'spider' fore-sight, fold vent, rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a simple shell moulding about the barrel tang, engraved brass mounts including side-plate decorated with a trophy-of arms, trigger-guard with near acorn-shaped terminal, dated escutcheon and butt-plate decorated en suite with the side-plate, with its ramrod (the steel parts pitted, stock cracked and worn, one ramrod-pipe missing, the ramrod incomplete) 108cm; 42 1/2in barrel £400-600 | Nil |
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