511 |
A GERMAN PERCUSSION WENDER PISTOL BY MICHAEL BEIER IN WIRZBURG, CIRCA 1760 converted from flintlock, with swamped barrels fitted with 'spider' fore-sights, signed 'Michael Beier' and 'In Wirzburg', numbered 3 and 4 respectively and released by a brass catch beneath, bevelled lock engraved with simple border ornament, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrolls and shell ornament about the barrel tang and further rococo ornament about shaped brass panels over the fore-end (fore-end cracked on one side) and plain brass side-plate and pommel (trigger-guard and ramrod each missing, pommel repaired) 34.5cm; 13 1/2in £250-400 | Nil |
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250 |
| 512 | A BELGIAN PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with scroll-engraved action and the butt with rudimentary carving (the steel parts pitted, action inoperative); and A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY (pitted) the first: 15.2cm; 16in (2) £80-100 | Nil |
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| 513 | A SPANISH PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED JOSE BEISTEGUI EN EIBAR, DATED 1853 with octagonal swamped barrel signed in silver and inlaid with a silver line at the breech, border and scroll-engraved back-action lock, walnut three-quarter stock, chequered butt, engraved steel mounts and steel ramrod (the steel parts pitted throughout, the fore-end cracked and repaired, cleaned); and A SPANISH PERCUSSION PISTOL EIBAR, MID-19TH CENTURY, of rudimentary construction (worn, extensively cleaned) the first: 30.5cm; 12in (2) £200-300 | Nil |
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| 514 | A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL IN THE ENGLISH TASTE, CIRCA 1820 converted from flintlock, with brass barrel flaring to a moulded muzzle, engraved box-lock action stamped 'London' on each side, flat-sided walnut butt cut with a trellis pattern of chequering, and steel trigger-guard (pitted) 23cm; 9in £100-150 | Nil |
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185 |
| 515 | A FRENCH MODEL 1763 FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL of regulation type. the lock with Maubeuge arsenal inscription, complete with its ramrod (the steel parts pitted, areas of wear) 40.5cm; 16in £300-400 | Nil |
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550 |
| 516 | A FRENCH REGULATION FLINTLOCK PISTOL, LATE 18TH CENTURY with steel barrel retained by a brass muzzle band, the lock with traces of an arsenal inscription, hardwood full stock, and regulation brass mounts (restorations and repairs); and AN EASTERN PERCUSSION PISTOL IN THE CONTINENTAL STYLE, 19TH CENTURY the first: 34.5cm; 13 5/8in (2) £250-350 | Nil |
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360 |
| 517 | A BELGIAN PERCUSSION PISTOL OF REGULATION TYPE BY PIRLOT FRÈRES À LIÈGE, CIRCA 1840 with tapering barrel retained by a single brass band incorporating the fore-sight, signed back-action lock, walnut three-quarter stock, brass mounts of regulation type, and associated steel ramrod ((the steel parts pitted throughout; and A CONTINENTAL REGULATION PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1840, a regulation conversion from flintlock, with steel barrel retained by a single brass band, regulation lock with rounded tail, walnut stock, regulation brass mounts, and with its steel ramrod (worn throughout) the first: 35.5cm; 14in (2) £350-450 | Nil |
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350 |
| 518 | A FRENCH MODEL AN 13 FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL, DATED 1812 the lock with Charleville Imperial Arsenal inscription, the stock and mounts with further arsenal and inspection stamps, with its regulation ramrod and muzzle plug 36.5cm; 14 3/8in £350-450 | Nil |
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700 |
| 519 | A FRENCH MODEL AN XIII PERCUSSION PISTOL, 1807 converted from flintlock, complete with its steel ramrod (worn throughout) 35cm; 13N in £100-150 | Nil |
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150 |
| 520 | A FRENCH MODEL 1777 PERCUSSION PISTOL, DATED 1786 converted from flintlock, the action inscribed St Etienne and with an inspector's stamp, the stock dated and stamped with a further mark, with its ramrod (cleaned throughout); and A FRENCH MODEL 1770 FLINTLOCK PISTOL (heavily cleaned throughout, worn) the first: 33.6cm; 13 1/4in (2) £500-600 | Nil |
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400 |
| 521 | A BELGIAN PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL SIGNED MERCIER, ARMURIER AU 5TH CUIRASSIERS, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted barrel cut with polygroove rifling, breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed back-action lock highly figured walnut half-stock, and steel mounts including spurred trigger-guard and pommel-cap with lanyard ring, with its steel ramrod; and A FRENCH PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL BY PALLIARD-VIALLETTON FRERES, CIRCA 1845-55, with swamped octagonal sighted barrel, signed rounded back-action lock with curved c-shaped hammer, figured walnut half-stock with chequered grip, and steel mounts including spurred trigger-guard (the steel parts cleaned, worn throughout, ramrod missing) the first: 31cm; 12 1/4in (2) £500-600 | Nil |
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| 522 | A PAIR OF FRENCH MODEL 1833 RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOLS of regulation specifications, with polygroove rifled barrels, stamped with inspector's marks at the breeches, flush-fitting flat locks with Maubeuge Royal arsenal inscription and retained by a single screw passing from the lock-plate through to the side-plates, regulation half-stocks, steel mounts and original brass-tipped wooden ramrods 36.3cm; 14 3/8in (2) See R. E. Brooker Jr. 2006, pp. 182-185. £1200-1500 | Nil |
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800 |
| 523 | A PERCUSSION HOLSTER PISTOL OF REGULATION TYPE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY converted from flintlock, with tapering barrel, plain lock, figured walnut full stock, and regulation brass mounts (ramrod missing) 40cm; 15 3/4in £100-150 | Nil |
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| 524 | A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOL, CIRCA 1830 converted from flintlock, with octagonal swamped sighted barrel cut with multi-groove rifling, rounded lock, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, steel mounts, and associated wooden ramrod; and A CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY, with octagonal sighted barrel, engraved barrel tang incorporating the back-sight, scroll-engraved back-action lock decorated en suite, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved German silver mounts and steel ramrod the first: 31cm; 12 1/4in (2) £200-300 | Nil |
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| 525 | A .56 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK LONG SEA SERVICE PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY of regulation specifications, the lock with crowned GR, 'Tower' and the crowned '2' for the East India company Inspector beneath the pan, the stock with traces of arsenal marks, and compete with its steel belt hook (cock retaining screw, top-jaw and screw and ramrod missing, the barrel heavily patinated) 48.8cm; 19 1/4in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 526 | A .56 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK SEA SERVICE PISTOL, with shortened 26.2cm barrel stamped 'IW' and with Tower proof marks, border-engraved the lock with crowned 'GR' and 'Tower', and the trigger-guard incised 'XXII' (ramrod missing, stock and trigger-guard chipped, worn throughout) 43.8cm; 17 1/4in £300-500 | Nil |
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500 |
| 527 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION BELT PISTOLS BY JOHN PROBIN, LISLE STREET, LODNON, CIRCA 1835 each with signed octagonal barrel engraved with a linear band around the muzzle and fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, box-lock action engraved with scrolling foliage, signed 'Probin' above and inscribed London below, engraved blued thumb-piece safety-catch, folding trigger, finely chequered walnut butt (one with a small chip), steel mounts comprising engraved butt-cap and belt hook, and vacant silver escutcheon (the steel parts cleaned): in a later lined and fitted case with bullet mould and flask 18.5cm; 7 1/4in John Probin is recorded at this address circa 1826-41. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 528 | A RARE SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION OVER-AND-UNDER SINGLE TRIGGER POCKET PISTOL BY JOSEPH EGG, NO.1 PICCADILY, LONDON, NO. 2657, CIRCA 1825 with blued barrels inlaid with two gold lines at the breeches, the upper signed in gold and fitted with silver fore-sight, the lower inscribed with the maker's address, percussion bolsters engraved with lightening bolts and clouds, engraved breech tang decorated with fern foliage and incorporating the back-sight, flush-fitted flat locks profusely engraved with dense foliage involving a serpent, signed on the right and inscribed 'London' on the left, later external mainsprings, figured walnut butt cut with chequering (small scratches and dents), silver mounts comprising vacant diamond-shaped escutcheon, square-backed trigger-guard decorated with foliage inhabited by a pair of exotic birds (hallmarks worn, no longer visible) and spurred pommel fitted with a vacant gold plaque on the base, blued steel ramrod-pipe on the left, retaining some original colour throughout (ramrod missing, the steel parts with very small spots of light pitting) 15cm; 6in PROVENANCE Presented to the current owner's grandfather by the Duke of Connaught in 1908. £4000-5000 | Nil |
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| 529 | A FINE PAIR OF PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY JOSEPH KEMP, 31 DUKE ST, GROSVENOR SQUARE, LONDON, NO.5007, CIRCA 1846-49 with browned twist barrels of musket bore, signed on a broad full length flat, fitted with blued bead fore-sights and blued blade back-sights, engraved patent case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened breech tangs decorated with scrolling foliage, engraved bolsters with platinum plugs, signed bolted engraved case-hardened locks decorated with scrolls and border ornament, highly figured polished walnut full stocks, chequered butts, engraved steel mounts comprising blued trigger-guards, plain case-hardened trigger-plates, case-hardened butt-caps with traps, moulded ramrod-pipes, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant German silver escutcheons, horn fore-end caps, blued steel stirrup ramrods, and retaining some original finish throughout: in their original fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle and the applied with trade label for 31 Duke Street, and complete with Frith patent planished powder-flask (worn), rammer, nipple wrench and turnscrew (case lid slightly warped, lining with very light wear and minor fading) 35.2cm; 13 7/8in £6000-8000 | Nil |
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6000 |
| 530 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOHN MANTON & SON, DOVER STREET, LONDON, NO 11175, CIRCA 1840-44 with signed browned octagonal sighted barrels numbered '1' and '2' respectively, engraved case-hardened breeches incorporating the back-sights, engraved case-hardened bolsters fitted with engraved pierced platinum plugs, signed engraved case-hardened locks fitted with bolt safety-catches, highly figured polished walnut half-stocks (one with a small chip opposite the lock), chequered butts, and engraved blued steel mounts comprising trigger-guards with stylised pineapple finials, butt-caps, and fore-end caps, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant silver escutcheons, and with no provision for a ramrod: in their original mahogany case lined in green baize (compartments removed), the lid fitted with brass carrying handle and engraved with the owner's initials 'GS' on an escutcheon on the outside and with trade label applied on the inside, (the lid with one small crack), a complete with some accessories comprising original bullet mould, combination spanner, three-way red leather flask (nozzle missing) and combined hammer and rammer 37.5cm; 14 3/4in £4500-5500 | Nil |
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7000 |
| 531 | A RARE EAST SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL MADE ENTIRELY OF STEEL, CIRCA 1700 with multi-stage barrel decorated with raised mouldings enriched with silver bands and with a wavy pattern of brass inlay over its length (pitted, small losses), rounded lock, plain stock, heart-shaped pommel with silver collar en suite with the barrel, long slender belt hook with shaped pierced bracket and applied with a silver rondel, engraved button trigger, and engraved pricker en suite, and moulded steel ramrod 39.3cm; 15 1/2in £3000-4000 | Nil |
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6000 |
| 532 | A SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL OF REGULATION TYPE FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, MID-18TH CENTURY with tapering barrel, moulded breech incorporating the back-sight and stamped with Meath census mark 'ME 3359', flat lock retaining traces of engraved foliage, plain steel full stock, 'rams horn' butt (later pricker), moulded trigger, plain belt hook, and moulded steel ramrod (tip replaced, pitted throughout, repairs) 31cm; 12 1/4in £450-550 | Nil |
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700 |
| 533 | A FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER & SON LONDON, GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, NO.1357, CIRCA 1806-10 with signed octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with a platinum line at the breech (worn), platinum vent, engraved case-hardened grooved breech tang fitted with back-sight, signed bolted detented lock engraved with border ornament and flowers, fitted with roller, semi rainproof pan, and 'French' cock (top-jaw replaced), set trigger, highly figured walnut full stock (the fore-end with minor repairs), saw-handled butt grooved at the top for sighting and cut with fine chequering, the base inset with an engraved oval plaque, engraved steel mounts comprising spurred trigger-guard decorated with a trophy carrying an oval with the maker's address on the bow, pineapple finial, and a pair of ramrod-pipes, and associated brass-tipped ramrod 40cm; 15 3/4in £1000-1400 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 534 | A FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY HAY, GREENWICH, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with signed two-stage barrel fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight and spring bayonet on the right, engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, engraved tang, signed lock with engraved border(cock replaced), fitted with a sliding catch beneath the pan for the bayonet, figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt cut with chequering, and engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial, and oval escutcheon with the owner's initials (the steel parts pitted, later ramrod) 32cm; 12 1/2in This maker appears to be unrecorded. £500-600 | Nil |
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650 |
| 535 | A SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY E.NORTH, LONDON, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1743 with swamped two-stage barrel signed on a raised moulding terminating in a scallop over the breech and stamped with the maker's mark, gold vent, engraved barrel tang fitted with pronounced back-sight, rounded lock signed on a scroll and fitted with sliding safety-catch (incomplete), figured walnut full stock carved with a scallop shell about the barrel tang (fore-end cracked), full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief, comprising side-plate pierced with elaborate trophies-of-war, spurred pommel decorated with further trophies and fitted with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard chased with a flower on the bow, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, vacant trophy-of-arms escutcheon, and original silver-tipped ebony ramrod (the silver parts rubbed, one barrel bolt missing, ramrod incomplete) 36cm; 14 1/8in Edward North was made free of the Gunmaker's Company in 1729, registered his mark in 1733 and became Master in 1753. It is likely that the vent was lined in gold and the back-sight added in the very early part of the pistol's working life. £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1900 |
| 536 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY HENRY HADLEY, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1760 with turn-off barrel (now reversed and fixed at the breech), signed box-lock action, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt fitted with silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials (worn throughout) 20.5cm; 8in £150-200 | Nil |
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| 537 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOLS BY KNUBLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 each with brass barrel swelling to a moulded muzzle and fitted with spring bayonet beneath, engraved action decorated with swags, signed on the left and inscribed 'London' on the right, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catch (one replaced), flat sided figured walnut butt (possibly early replacements), engraved steel sliding trigger-guard locking the bayonet, and a pair of brass ramrod-pipes on the right of the barrel (later ramrods, areas of wear) 26cm; 10 1/4in (2) £1500-2000 | Nil |
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1800 |
| 538 | A PAIR OF SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY JOSEPH GRIFFIN, LONDON, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS, MAKER'S MARK JA, CIRCA 1770 each with swamped barrel signed within a linear frame over the breech, engraved barrel tang, signed rounded lock engraved with border ornament, figured walnut full stocks carved with shell ornament about the barrel tang (one fore-end replaced), swelling bulbous butts, silver mounts comprising pierced strapwork side-plate involving flowers and conventional foliage, butt-cap cast and chased with grotesque masks, solid escutcheon en suite with the side-plate and engraved with the owner's crest, engraved moulded ramrod-pipes, and steel trigger-guards engraved with expanded flowers on the bows and with shell terminals (later ramrods, restorations and repairs) 32.5cm; 12 3/4in (2) £2500-3000 | Nil |
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2500 |
| 539 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO.6226 FOR 1814 with heavy octagonal barrels fitted with silver fore-sights, stamped with the barrelsmith's initials 'WF' for William Fullerd beneath and numbered '3' behind the ramrod channel, case-hardened patent breeches stamped with the platinum-lined maker's stamp and inlaid with a platinum line, platinum vents, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating standing back-sights, signed detented bolted locks engraved with border ornament and flowers on the tails, rainproof pans and rollers, patent steels numbered '6099' and '6100' respectively, figured walnut half-stocks numbered in ink beneath the breeches (one fore-end with very small chips), chequered butts, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards decorated with trophies-of-arms carrying the serial numbers on the bow, pineapple finials and retaining traces of original blued finish, butt-caps, blued moulded rear ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end caps, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant silver escutcheons, and horn-tipped wooden ramrods, perhaps the original: in their original mahogany case with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, the lid applied with trade label, and the compartment lids each inscribed with the serial number ink (the label with small tears and very light staining) 37.5cm; 14 3/4in PROVENANCE Probably General Sir Martin Hunter J. D. Bates Esq. (by descent) LITERATURE W.Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, London 1966, p.254 General Sir Martin Hunter (1757-1846) was appointed Ensign in the 52nd Regiment of Foot in which he became Lieutenant 18th June 1775, Captain 21st November 1777 and Major 30th October 1790. He was with his regiment at Bunker's Hill, and was at the blockade of Boston by Washington. He made the campaigns of 1776-78 including the Battle of Long Island and Brandywine and the storming of Fort Washington. He accompanied his regiment to India and was the Brigade-Major there: leading the light infantry that stormed the breech at the Siege of Cannanore. As senior Captain and Regimental Major he commanded his regiment in the campaigns against Tippoo Sahib in 1790-92 and was shot through the arm and body in the attack on Tippoo's camp before Seringapatam in 1792. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the newly raised 91st foot in 1794 and was transferred in 1796 to the 60th Royal Americans. He served with that regiment in the West Indies, commanding them under Sir Ralph Abercromby at the capture of Trinidad and the attempt of Porto Rico. He exchanged into the 48th regiment of foot which he commanded in Minorca, at Leghorn and at the reduction of Malta. In 1803 he was appointed a Brigadier General in North America and commanded the troops in Nova Scotia. He acted for a time as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He was appointed Colonel of the New Brunswick Fencibles in 1803 and in 1810 was made Colonel of the old 104th foot formed out of the New Brunswick Fencibles. He became Lieutenant-General in 1812 and General in 1825. He was a Knight Bachelor, G.C.M.G. and G.C.H. and Governor of Stirling Castle. £6000-8000 | Nil |
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24000 |
