61 |
A .577 THREE BAND SNIDER-ENFIELD RIFLE BY C.INGRAM GLASGOW AND B.S.A.CO, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO.3962, CIRCA 1865-85 with sighted barrel rifled with three shallow grooves, graduated 'ladder' back-sight, pivoting breech-block, signed lock, figured walnut three-quarter stock, regulation brass mounts, and regulation iron clearing rod, and leather sling (steel parts pitted) 98cm; 38 1/2in barrel £400-500 | Nil |
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450 |
| 62 | A .451 WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT 'MONKEY-TAIL' BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION MILITARY TARGET RIFLE, BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 467, DATED 1860 with Whitworth patent blued sighted barrel retained by two blued steel bands, fitted with both folding leaf and adjustable calibrated folding back-sight, blued hinged breech, signed dated lock fitted with blued safety-catch ahead of the hammer (the hammer replaced), chequered trigger, figured walnut full stock cut with chequering over the fore-end and the grip, blued steel mounts of regulation type, including butt-plate fitted with folding trap, triggerguard and a pair of steel sling swivels, retaining its steel clearing rod and an additional rod for loading, the latter housed in the butt, and with traces of early finish throughout 91.5cm; 36in barrel £1200-1500 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 63 | A .451 WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT 'MONKEY-TAIL' BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION RIFLE FOR SPORTING AND TARGET USE, BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, 170 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, NO. 9657 FOR 1861 with Whitworth patent browned twist octagonal sighted rifled barrel, signed in full ahead of the adjustable folding back-sight calibrated to 1100 yards, signed scroll-engraved hinged breech, signed scroll engraved lock fitted with blued safety-catch (recoloured, side nail sheered), chequered trigger, figured walnut half-stock cut with chequering over the fore-end and the grip, carved cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate with trap and triggerguard decorated with a lion, horn fore-end cap, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant silver escutcheon, and retaining traces of early colour throughout (later ramrod) 91.5cm; 36in barrel The Westley Richards ledger records this gun being sold in 1861 to William Bishop, the agent for Westley Richards in London. See footnote to LOT XXXXXXXXXX. We are grateful to Messrs Westley Richards for providing the above ledger extract £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1600 |
| 64 | A .450 WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT 'MONKEY-TAIL' BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION CARBINE, BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 4425, DATED 1860 with Whitworth patent sighted rifled barrel retained by a single band towards the muzzle, fitted with adjustable calibrated back-sight, hinged breech, signed dated lock (hammer retaining screw missing, nipple damaged), figured walnut full stock, regulation steel mounts (butt trap cover missing), and complete with its steel clearing rod 63.5cm; 25in barrel £200-250 | Nil |
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500 |
| 65 | A .450 WESTLEY RICHARDS PATENT 'MONKEY-TAIL' BREECH-LOADING PERCUSSION CARBINE, BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO.15021, DATED 1875 with Whitworth patent sighted rifled barrel retained by a single band towards the muzzle, fitted with adjustable calibrated back-sight, hinged breech, signed dated lock, figured walnut full stock, regulation steel mounts, and complete with its steel clearing rod (the steel parts pitted throughout, the stock cracked through and repaired with leather at the wrist) 63.5cm; 25in barrel £100-150 | Nil |
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280 |
| 66 | A D.B. CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN SIGNED GARAULT, TOURS, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1850 with tapering sighted shortened barrels inscribed 'Canons Damas D' Acier' in gold on the rib, the tang decorated with silver foliage, back-action locks signed in gold and decorated en suite with the tang, figured walnut half-stock carved with a scale pattern over the fore-end and the grip, the latter extending to a mask carved in the round and iron mounts (worn, the steel parts pitted, late ramrod) 48cm; 18 3/4in barrels £200-300 | Nil |
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280 |
| 67 | A D.B. CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN FOR A BOY SIGNED FAURÉ LEPAGE À PARIS, LIÈGE AND LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1865 with etched twist barrels, inscribed 'Canons A Damas' in gold within a silver frame on the rib, engraved case-hardened breech, border-engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed case-hardened back-action locks en suite with the tang, highly figured walnut half-stock cut with panels of chequering over the fore-end and the grip, engraved blued steel trigger-guard decorated in gold with the owner's initials and crest on the bow, incorporating a grip safety-catch at the rear, steel butt-plate, vacant silver escutcheon, associated brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and retaining some original colour throughout 55.5cm; 21 7/8in barrels Henri Fauré-Lepage is recorded at 8 Rue Richelieu, Paris circa 1865-1913. £350-450 | Nil |
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600 |
| 68 | A FRENCH PERCUSSION RIFLE BY BRUNÉEL À LYON, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with Indian etched twist sighted barrel chiselled with a scaley serpent engulfing the octagonal muzzle, the serpent head and muzzle each retaining some gilding, the middle section chiselled with shaped ropework panels, inlaid with a gold line and with gold foliage over the breech, engraved tang fitted with conical tunnel sight, flat lock signed within an oval gold panel framed by olive foliage, engraved with a dragon on the tail and a cornucopia, set trigger, highly figured walnut full stock finely carved with plaited ropework over the fore-end and the grip, the butt with carved cheek-piece, finely engraved steel mounts including side-plate formed as a pair of adorsed animal heads, butt-plate decorated with a stork on the tang, trigger-guard with a chamois on the bow and the finial en suite with the butt-plate, and a pair of sling swivels, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and with no provision for a ramrod 68.5cm; 27in barrel £1000-1200 | Nil |
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| 69 | AN AUSTRIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE SIGNED PETER ERING IN GRATZ, CIRCA 1760 converted from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel signed in silver, associated border-engraved lock, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved about the barrel tang (worn), carved cheek-piece, and brass mounts including two-piece side-plate pierced with a design of scrollwork (later ramrod) 78.8cm; 31in barrel £250-350 | Nil |
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400 |
| 70 | A .550 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves and fitted with adjustable back-sight (the muzzle face milled flat), border-engraved breech and breech tang, the latter fitted with a bed for an additional back-sight, border-engraved stepped lock, double set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, raised cheek-piece, chequered grip, steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated en suite with the lock, butt-plate with pronounced scrolling heel, a pair of steel sling swivels, and plain steel fore-end cap (replaced), and associated brass-tipped ramrod (the steel parts with light pitting) 81.2cm; 32in barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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550 |
| 71 | A .577 CALIBRE BOHEMIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE FOR LARGE GAME BY FRANZ JIRKU IN REICHENBERG, CIRCA 1830 rebuilt from flintlock, with signed heavy octagonal barrel rifled with eight grooves, fitted with white metal fore-sight and fixed back-sight, inlaid with a platinum line at the muzzle and breech, the latter engraved with a band of neo-gothic tracery, engraved breech tang, fitted with a bed for a peep-sight behind, signed lock engraved with border-ornament, scrollwork and a doe on the tail, double set trigger, highly figured walnut full stock, chequered fore-end and grip, carved cheek-piece, reblued steel mounts of shaped outline, including small engraved side-plate and horn fore-end cap (later ramrod) 79.8cm; 31 3/8in barrel £600-800 | Nil |
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850 |
| 72 | A 4.5MM GERMAN BREECH-LOADING GALLERY RIFLE BY C.STIEGELE KGL.BAYR.HOFGEWEHR FABRIK MÜNCHEN, CIRCA 1863-70 with browned octagonal barrel signed on a matted flat, fitted with a case-hardened steel bed for the fore-sight, inlaid with a platinum line at the breech, plain action operated by a case-hardened lever beneath, double set trigger, case-hardened action tang incorporating a bed for the back-sight (fore-and back-sight missing), figured walnut half-stock carved with chequering and incised with foliage, prominent carved cheek-piece, case-hardened steel mounts, and retaining some original finish throughout 64.5cm; 25 1/3in barrel £400-500 | Nil |
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650 |
| 73 | A .650 PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY ANTON VINCENT LEBEDA W PRAZE, NO. 2304, CIRCA 1850-60 with rebrowned twist barrel rifled with eight grooves, signed on a short flat at the breech, fitted with engraved fore-sight, engraved blued folding leaf back-sight calibrated to 240 yards and inscribed 'Angl. Yards' for Anglitsky Yards, finely engraved case-hardened breech decorated with scrolling foliage and with pierced platinum plug, engraved case-hardened breech tang en suite with the breech, and with an engraved blued bed for an additional back-sight, stepped lock signed in the French manner, engraved with scale ornament around the border and the remaining surface en suite with the breech, double set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, carved cheek-piece, engraved steel mounts including butt-plate decorated with a stag, blued trigger-guard decorated with a doe, horn fore-end cap, vacant white metal escutcheon, and brass-tipped blued steel ramrod (the forward sling swivel missing) 78cm; 30 3/4in barrel The inscription on the back-sight would suggest that this was made for an English client. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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3000 |
| 74 | A SAXON PERCUSSION SALOON RIFLE BY IGN RECHENMACHER IN WEIMAR, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal sighted barrel inscribed 'In Gussstahl Gebohrt von Ign Rechenmacher in Weimar', blued action with centrally striking hammer, double set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, carved raised cheek-piece, plain steel mounts of shaped outline, and retaining some early finish 35cm; 13 3/4in barrel £200-250 | Nil |
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190 |
| 75 | A SWISS BREECH-LOADING NEEDLE-FIRE TARGET RIFLE OF SMALL BORE BY V.SAUERBREY IN BASEL, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY with signed octagonal sighted barrel rifled with six narrow grooves, scroll-engraved breech with loading aperture, fitted with scroll-engraved loading lever on the right, figured walnut half-stock lightly chequered at the fore-end and the grip (cracks and repairs), and plain steel mounts (the steel parts pitted) 61cm; 24in barrel £150-200 | Nil |
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140 |
| 76 | A GERMAN PERCUSSION RIFLED MILITARY CARBINE, MID-19TH CENTURY rebuilt from flintlock, with octagonal barrel rifled with eight grooves, fitted with brass fore-sight, folding leaf back-sight, and bayonet bar, the lock stamped with a crown, 'Suhl' and 'S&C', double set trigger, figured walnut full stock, raised cheek-piece, steel patchbox, regulation steel mounts, and a contemporary steel ramrod (the barrel and mounts pitted, the stock with a working repair) 75cm; 29 1/2in barrel S&C was an amalgamation of the firms Spangenberg, Sauer & Sturm, C.G.Haenel and Valentin Christoph Schilling who supplied 1200 rifles and 100 pistols to the Bundesmarine in 1849. £350-450 | Nil |
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200 |
| 77 | A CAUCASIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET-LOCK PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY with tapering russet iron barrel decorated over it's full length with a symmetrical arrangement of scrolling gold foliage, retained by three nielloed silver bands, russet iron lock, decorated with gold koftgari over it's surface, including a brief inscription on the top flat, wooden full stock covered with leather, the spine of the butt encased with nielloed silver panels, nielloed silver mounts en suite with the barrel bands, compressed spherical marine ivory pommel fitted with a nielloed silver rondel and with suspension ring and no provision for a ramrod 41cm; 16 1/8in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 78 | A RARE BREECH-LOADING FLINTLOCK RIFLED HOLSTER PISTOL BY SHAW, CIRCA 1800 with 17th Century turn-off barrel strongly moulded at the breech and muzzle, fitted with bead fore-sight, and rifled with eight grooves (pitted), plain breech with slender integral tang incorporating the back-sight, signed lock engraved with a flower, fitted with semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut full stock flat-sided butt, engraved steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and with no provision for a ramrod (the fore-end repaired, minor restorations) 45.7cm; 18in £500-800 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 79 | A FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1750 with German swamped sighted barrel signed 'IOH IAN Kuchenreuter' in silver on the flat, inlaid with silver scrollwork and stamped with three gold-lined barrelsmiths marks (Neue Støckel 7719 and 7720) over the breech and numbered 2 (pitted), plain barrel tang fitted with folding back-sight, plain rounded lock (the cock and one side nail replaced), set trigger, figured walnut full stock (repairs), carved with a shell about the barrel tang, steel trigger-guard engraved with a flower on the bow and with early acorn finial, silver side-plate pierced and chased with foliage and rococo ornament, vacant silver escutcheon, silver butt-cap cast and chased with a rampant lion within a rococo frame, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 40cm; 15 7/8in £700-900 | Nil |
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900 |
| 80 | A FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY JOVER, LONDON, CIRCA 1775 with lightly swamped signed polygonal sighted barrel, stamped with maker's mark at the breech and engraved with a beadwork band (pitted, signature obscured), engraved breech tang incorporating a moulded back-sight, signed stepped lock (the cock an expert replacement), figured walnut full stock carved with a scalloped moulding about the tang (the fore-end cracked, the butt with a minor repair), engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 38.8cm; 15 1/4in £400-500 | Nil |
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550 |
| 81 | A FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY ROBERT WOGDON, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with signed rebrowned swamped sighted barrel, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed bolted lock (cock repaired), set trigger, figured walnut full stock, characteristic flat-sided butt, steel mounts including trigger-guard engraved with an expanded flowerhead on the bow and with acorn finial (later ramrod) 30cm; 11 3/4in £500-700 | Nil |
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600 |
| 82 | A FLINTLOCK OFFICERS PISTOL BY JAMES WILKINSON, LONDON, CIRCA 1810 with two-stage barrel engraved with a pair of lines diverging on a sunburst and inscribed 'London' , engraved breech tang decorated with a trophy -of-arms, signed stepped lock, figured walnut full stock (the fore-end extensively repaired), and engraved brass mounts (trigger-guard bow and ramrod replaced, the barrel and lock pitted) 36.3cm; 14 1/8in £400-500 | Nil |
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550 |
| 83 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY JOVER, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with earlier Continental browned sighted two-stage barrels, struck with a mark, 'BN' within a rectangle, over the breech, gold-lined vents, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating the back-sights, signed case-hardened stepped locks fitted with small dog safety-catches, set triggers, figured walnut full stocks (one fore-end repaired on each side of the muzzle), boldly chequered butts decorated with a trellis pattern framing a series of small circles, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards with a flowerhead on the bow and acorn finials, and each with horn-tipped wooden ramrods (one associated) 40cm; 15N in (2) £3500-4500 | Nil |
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3200 |
| 84 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY LIMBERY, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 each with signed rebrowned octagonal barrel fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sight, inlaid with a gold line at the breech, gold vent, engraved breech tang decorated with flowers and incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bolted lock with roller (the cocks replaced, restorations), set trigger, figured walnut full stock (one fore-end replaced), flat-sided butt cut with chequering in its early working life and incised with a geometric flower on the base, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with neoclassical urn finial and associated steel and horn-tipped ramrods (refinished throughout): in an associated early 19th Century mahogany case lined in green baize (compartment lids and the central compartment each replaced), and with a leathercovered copper-flask (restorations) 38cm; 15in £3500-4000 | Nil |
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3800 |
| 85 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS SIGNED J.PROBIN, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1780 with rebrowned two-stage barrels fitted with silver 'spider' fore-sights, engraved with a band of beadwork at the breech, engraved breech tangs, signed stepped bevelled locks fitted with bolt safety-catches and rollers (one cock expertly repaired, on cock retaining screw replaced), figured walnut full stocks carved with a rococo moulding about the breech tangs (one fore-end cracked and repaired), flat sided butts, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guards engraved with a classical urn and with acorn finial, and a pair of ramrod-pipes (later ramrods): in contemporary mahogany fitted case, the lid with rectangular flush-fitting brass carrying handle (the lid with a small crack), the interior lined in green baize and complete with some accessories including later brass three-way flask by Batty 35.5cm; 14in (2) John Probin is recorded in Birmingham circa 1770-1800. He was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and was succeeded in this appointment by his nephew after his death. Both had guns proved in London and occasionally signed them London. See H.L.Blackmore 1999, p.97. £3500-4500 | Nil |
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3800 |
| 86 | A PAIR OF IRISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS, CIRCA 1790, each with rebrowned twist swamped octagonal sighted barrel struck with the mark of Benjamin Powell and signed 'Powell, Dublin', gold-lined vent, matching engraved breech tangs, flat locks with rollers, one signed 'Powell' and fitted with safety-catch, the other signed 'Fowler' (a working replacement), figured walnut full stocks (one repaired towards the muzzle), flat-sided butts each with plain silver cap, matching engraved trigger-guards and ramrod-pipes, each with silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'FD' and horn-tipped wooden ramrods (one replaced) 38.5cm; 15in (2) Provenance: Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards, sold Sotheby's New York, May 31st 1995, lot 337, $2012 (£1021). £2500-3000 | Nil |
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3800 |
| 87 | AN IRISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY ANGLIN, CIRCA 1810 with octagonal sighted barrel stamped with Irish census mark 'WX-4690' and fitted with standing back-sight over the breech, signed lock fitted with roller and engraved with a foliate border (top-jaw screw and steel replaced, pan chipped), figured walnut full stock (cracks and repairs), and engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a trophy-of-hunting (the steel parts pitted throughout, worn, later ramrod) 38cm; 15in William Anglin is recorded in Wexford circa 1820-46. £400-500 | Nil |
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600 |
| 88 | AN IRISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY PATTISON, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1810 converted from flintlock, with signed swamped octagonal sighted barrel (pitted), stamped with Irish Census marks 'DC6314' beneath, case-hardened breech inlaid with two platinum lines, engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved lock, figured walnut half-stock with chequered saw-handled butt (cracked through and repaired), engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved oval butt-cap, silver fore-end cap, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and vacant silver escutcheon opposite the lock (later ramrod) 38cm; 15in £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
| 89 | an irish flintlock travelling pistol by mcdermott, dublin, circa 1820 with octagonal sighted barrel, signed stepped lock fitted with roller (top-jaw and screw replaced), figured walnut full stock cut with a trellis pattern of chequering over the grip, steel mounts and white metal escutcheon (ramrod missing, the steel parts pitted) 18.8cm; 7 3/8in £300-400 | Nil |
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350 |
| 90 | AN IRISH FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY T.PATTISON & CO., DUBLIN, NO.167, DATED 1803 reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned swamped octagonal sighted barrel, patent breech incorporating the back-sight, stamped with gold-lined maker's mark and with platinum plug, engraved bolted lock, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved silver mounts including later spurred trigger-guard, small butt-cap, and fore-end cap decorated with a flower, and escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest (later ramrod, extensive restorations) 38cm; 15in Thomas Pattison is recorded at 1 Clarence Street, North Strand, Dublin, circa 1800-06. £500-700 | Nil |
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920 |
