91 |
A flintlock turn-off pistol by Taylor, birmingham proof marks, circa 1765 with cannon barrel, engraved breech, signed border-engraved lock, walnut half-stock inlaid with silver wire about the tang, brass mounts including butt-cap cast and chased in low relief as a grotesque mask, and trophy-of-arms side-plate (worn, cock replaced, restorations) 19cm; 7 1/2in £450-550 | Nil |
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450 |
| 92 | A SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK RIFLED TRAVELLING PISTOL BY ALEXANDER THOMSON, DRUMMOND ST, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1820 with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, recessed breech inlaid with a platinum line, platinum vent, engraved case-hardened breech tang fitted with standing back-sight, signed border-engraved lock fitted with roller, semi-rainproof pan, highly figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved trigger-guard retaining traces of blue and with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 30.5cm; 12in Alexander Thomson is recorded at 3 Drummond Street in 1820. £600-700 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 93 | A FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY H.OUGHTON, CIRCA 1800 with octagonal sighted barrel retaining trace of Birmingham private proof marks, engraved breech tang, signed engraved stepped bolted lock fitted with roller (safety-catch chipped), figured walnut full stock (chipped, minor repairs), engraved steel trigger-guard, and vacant white metal escutcheon (the steel parts pitted, ramrod missing) 23cm; 9in £250-350 | Nil |
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250 |
| 94 | A COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK PISTOL, 17TH CENTURY with turn off rifled barrel, faceted breech tang inscribed 'M. Michel', stepped lock, engraved with wrigglework, signed 'Turene A. Paris' on the outer face and stamped 'Brunet' inside, figured walnut half-stock carved in low relief about the breech tang, and moulded brass mounts including side-plate pierced with scrolling foliage and a monster head (restorations) 27.5cm; 10 3/4in No CPC number, ex lot 1087, sale 84 WD £300-400 | Nil |
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500 |
| 95 | A SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY TWIGG, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM SILVER HALLMARKS FOR 1796, MAKERS MARK CF FOR CHARLES FREETH with turn-off barrel lightly engraved at the breech and muzzle, box-lock action signed within a rectangular frame carried by trophies-of-arms on the left-hand side and inscribed 'London' within a laurel wreath on the right (cock replaced), sliding trigger-guard safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, flat-sided swelling walnut butt, drop-shaped silver butt-cap engraved with an expanded flowerhead, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'PT' 19.5cm; 7 3/4in £350-450 | Nil |
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500 |
| 96 | A FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY ROBERT WOGDON, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1770 with cannon barrel, engraved action signed in full on rococo scrolls (cock and steel replaced), flat-sided walnut butt inlaid with the initials AC in silver wire on one side, and sliding trigger-guard safety-catch (worn) 19.5cm; 7 3/4in £200-300 | Nil |
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400 |
| 97 | A FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED NOCK, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 with turn-off barrel, signed action engraved with bands of foliage, trophies and bouquets (top-jaw replaced), sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel (chipped), folding trigger, flat-sided walnut butt, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'WP' 17.5cm; 6 7/8in £200-250 | Nil |
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200 |
| 98 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED H.NOCK, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel engraved around the muzzle, box-lock action signed on ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, (steel replaced) flat-sided walnut butt, and vacant silver escutcheon 15.5cm; 6in £200-250 | Nil |
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200 |
| 99 | A FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY S.WALLIS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel, engraved action signed within a trophy-of-arms, folding trigger, sliding safety-catch (steel chipped), and flat-sided walnut butt (worn) 16cm; 6 1/4in Stephen Wallis is recorded on Vauxhall Road, Birmingham circa 1807-26. £150-200 | Nil |
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150 |
| 100 | A FRENCH FLINTLOCK PISTOL CIRCA 1790 with swamped octagonal sighted barrel stamped with a mark three times over the breech, possibly that of Hubert Leclerc (Neue Støckel 7243) engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, engraved lock decorated with fern-like foliage, figured walnut full stock (fore-end shipped), chequered butt with carved octagonal pommel fitted with engraved steel cap, and engraved steel trigger-guard (ramrod missing) 29cm; 11 1/4in £300-400 | Nil |
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350 |
| 101 | A LIÈGOIS FLINTLOCK OFFICERS PISTOL BY HARZE À LIEGE, CIRCA 1810 with tapering sighted smooth-bore barrel lightly engraved at the breech and muzzle, engraved tang, signed engraved lock fitted with roller (the upper portion of the cock replaced), figured walnut half stock, chequered butt enriched with silver nails, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a cornucopia on the bow and with urn-shaped finial, and no provision for a ramrod 32cm; 12 1/2in CPC2, ex Philips lot 468, sale 793 £250-350 | Nil |
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350 |
| 102 | A PAIR OF FRENCH SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK rifled PISTOLS BY BOURDIEC À BORDEAUX, CIRCA 1770-80 with lightly swamped sighted twist barrels formed in two stages and each struck with Irish census marks 'EC2210', gold lined vents (pitted), signed rounded locks (one cock and one top-jaw and screw each replaced), moulded figured walnut full stocks carved in low relief behind the barrel tang and ramrod-pipe (one cracked at the muzzle), full silver mounts cast in low relief, the pommels side-plates and trigger-guards all chased with trophies and designs of formalised foliage (one trigger-guard finial missing), horn-tipped wooden ramrods (associated), and struck with provincial silver marks, apparently Bourdeaux Communautés 32.5cm; 1 3/4in (2) £1600-1800 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 103 | A SAXON FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY PISTOR IN DER MÜHL, CIRCA 1760 with three-stage stippled barrel formed in the Spanish taste, fitted with silver fore-sight and retaining traces of previously gold-lined marks over the breech, engraved breech tang fitted with silver back-sight, signed lock engraved with pairs of lines around the border, figured moulded walnut full stock (cracked ahead of the lock), lightly carved about the tang, cast and chased brass mounts including trigger-guard with acanthus finial, decorated with a monstrous mark on the bow and inscribed 'No C', pommel cap decorated with a pair of monstrous masks and scrolling side-plate, horn fore-end cap, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 36.5cm; 14 1/4in A number of gunmakers from this family are recorded in Schmalkalden in the 18th century. £500-600 | Nil |
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600 |
| 104 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY IOH CRISTOPHE. KUCHENREITER, CIRCA 1740 reconverted from percussion with swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed in silver and decorated with silver scrollwork (pitted), struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech (Neue Støckel 640), plain tang fitted with folding leaf back-sight and numbered '1', signed rounded lock, set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with a bouquet about the tang, slender butt of fishtail form, plain steel mounts of shaped outline including flush-fitting side-plate and spurred pommel, and horn tipped fore-end (stock cracked and repaired, ramrod replaced) 39.8cm, 15 3/4in £400-500 | Nil |
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600 |
| 105 | A FRENCH OVER-AND-UNDER SINGLE TRIGGER FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY LEPAGE ARQER DU ROI, NO.2473, DATED 1821 with octagonal sighted barrels signed in gold in gothic script, inlaid with a gold line at the breech (pitted), platinum vents, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, engraved locks decorated with neo-classical flowers and foliage, signed in gold within a framework of stylised fronds, 'French' cocks, semi-rainproof pans lined in platinum (the cocks and steels each expertly replaced, the forward lock retaining lugs each missing), highly figured walnut half-stock decorated with a finely chequered shaped panel over the butt (one small repaired chip beneath the right hand lock), engraved steel trigger-guard en suite with the locks, and associated horn-tipped ramrod 31cm; 12 1/8in £2500-3500 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 106 | A NORTH ITALIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY BARTOLOMEO SCALAFIOT A TURIN, CIRCA 1782-96 with two-stage barrel engraved with bands of foliage at the muzzle, girdle and over the breech, the latter stamped with two gold-lined marks (Neue Støckel 8198, 8199), and inscribed 'B.Scalafiot a Turin Pour M. r Louis Assarsti' , signed stepped lock fitted with roller, figured walnut full stock carved with a scroll and scallop moulding about the barrel tang and foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe (the fore-end repaired), moulded steel mounts including solid side-plate, spurred pommel and trigger-guard with acanthus finial, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's crowned monogram (ramrod missing) 43cm; 17in Bartolomeo Scalafiot is recorded as Superintendent of the Turin Royal Gun foundry circa 1782-1796, after which Piedmont fell under French rule. See Turin 1982, p.382 and pp.382-383, no.311. £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 107 | A LIÈGEOIS FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 in the Versailles manner, with associated turn-off barrel, engraved action decorated with symmetrical arrangements of foliage, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, and finely chequered figured walnut butt carved with foliate borders 15.2cm; 6in £600-800 | Nil |
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600 |
| 108 | A CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL, SIGNED FOURNI PAR PIRMET À PARIS, LIÈGE PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 with short turn-off barrel numbered '2', signed beneath the breech, engraved with differing oval flowerheads on each side of the action, sliding thumb-piece safety catch also locking the steel (the cock, steel and safety-catch replaced), folding trigger engraved with ears of corn, and figured walnut butt carved with panels of beadwork over the spine and cut with chequering 14.5cm; 5 3/4in £250-350 | Nil |
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350 |
| 109 | A PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, 170 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO.554 CIRCA 1846-48 with signed octagonal sighted barrel fitted with a stirrup beneath for a ramrod (now missing), engraved breech with platinum line and plug, finely engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed bolted lock engraved with scrollwork, figured walnut full stock (cracked through and repaired), chequered butt, engraved steel trigger-guard, plain belt hook and vacant brass escutcheon (worn throughout) 31cm; 12 1/8in £300-400 | Nil |
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100 |
| 110 | A PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 with octagonal sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, engraved case-hardened breech, engraved case-hardened breech tang fitted with back-sight, signed scroll-and border-engraved back-action bolted lock, chequered figured walnut butt, engraved steel mounts including butt with trap and belt hook, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's monogram (the steel parts pitted throughout) 27.5cm; 10 3/4in £400-500 | Nil |
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300 |
| 111 | A SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION TURN-OFF PISTOL BY DELANEY, LONDON SILVER HALLMARKS, CIRCA 1740 converted from flintlock, with cannon barrel, signed engraved action, figured walnut butt inlaid with silver wire about the tang, engraved steel sliding trigger-guard safety-catch, and silver pommel cast and chased in low relief with a castle surmounted by a lion rampant 21cm; 8 1/4in £200-250 | Nil |
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220 |
| 112 | AN UNUSUAL PERCUSSION OFFICERS PISTOL BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO. 3871, CIRCA 1805 converted from flintlock, with browned tapering octagonal Portugese barrel fitted with silver fore-sight, stamped with a series of gold-lined decorative marks (losses), the maker's mark of Mauricio Sicar and a further mark, in a rectangle a sphinx, blued breech inlaid with a platinum line, stamped with platinum-lined maker's stamp of Joseph Manton, platinum plug, engraved case-hardened tang decorated with trophies-of-music, no provision for a back-sight, signed lock engraved with border ornament and a trophy-of-music on the tail, highly figured walnut full stock (repaired above the lock, the fore-end cracked), saw-handled grip cut with fine chequering over the butt, engraved steel trigger-guard en suite with the tang and lock, and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 28.5cm; 11 1/8in Literature: W.Keith Neal & D.H.L.Back, The Manton Supplement, 1978, p.226. Mauricio Sicar was TO FOLLOW TOP FOLLOW TO FOLLOW £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1900 |
| 113 | A PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO. 6089, CIRCA 1813 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with a platinum line and stamped with copper-lined maker's marks (previously covered with platinum), finely engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed bolted lock engraved with border ornament and foliage (the bolt chipped, hammer replaced), highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, steel trigger-guard engraved with a trophy-of-arms incorporating the serial number and with pineapple finial, engraved steel butt-cap, moulded silver ramrod-pipe, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod 38cm; 15in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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700 |
| 114 | A PERCUSSION OFFICERS PISTOL BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO.124 FOR 1839 with signed octagonal sighted barrel fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, engraved case-hardened breech inlaid with a platinum line, signed scroll-engraved lock (safety-catch missing, hammer replaced), figured walnut full stock, chequered butt, engraved steel trigger-guard, and with a German silver plaque opposite the lock inscribed 'GG to RHW' (the steel parts worn throughout, minor losses and repairs): in an associated fitted case veneered with exotic wood, the interior lined in green baize, and the lid applied with Westley Richards trade label, with some accessories including brass flask by James Dixon, (partly relined, areas of wear) 36.5cm; 14 1/4in £600-800 | Nil |
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950 |
| 115 | A PERCUSSION HOLSTER PISTOL SIGNED W.KETLAND & CO, LONDON, BRIMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with octagonal twist sighted barrel (pitted), case-hardened breech inlaid with a pair of gold lines, engraved case-hardened breech tang incorporating the back-sight, signed lock engraved with foliage and border ornament, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, finely chequered butt, engraved spurred steel trigger-guard, vacant white metal escutcheon, white metal fore-end cap, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod (the forward ramrod-pipe previously detached) 36.8cm; 14 1/2in £600-800 | Nil |
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300 |
| 116 | A PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOL BY FURNISS, TRURO, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1843-45 with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, engraved breech inlaid with a gold line, signed scroll-engraved back action bolted lock stamped 'O & J' beneath a crown on the inside (side-nail replaced, cock pitted), set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, scroll-engraved steel trigger-guard, vacant silver escutcheon, horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original 36.5cm; 14 1/4in The mark on the inside of the lock may be for Osborn & Jackson, recorded at 49 Ellis Street, Birmingham circa 1838-45. John Furniss is recorded at Church Lane, Truro, circa 1843-55. £300-400 | Nil |
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400 |
| 117 | A PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BUILT WITH BARREL, LONCH AND TRIGGER-GUARD BY SAMUEL STAUDENMAYER, LONDON, NO1740, CIRCA 1830, bohemian or german with browned twist octagonal sighted barrel cut with multi-groove rifling, case-hardened patent breech inlaid with two gold lines, finely engraved case-hardened breech tang fitted with blued back-sight, signed engraved case-hardened bolted patent lock decorated with border ornament and foliage, highly figured walnut half-stock cut with chequering over the grip, the butt terminal finely carved with a scallop shell off-set on the right for additional support, small engraved blued side-plate formed as a crouching scaley monster, engraved blued spurred trigger-guard, blued ramrod-pipe, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initial 'B' (ramrod missing) 40.8cm; 16in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1250 |
| 118 | A PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOL BY RICHARDSON, CIRCA 1800 converted from flintlock, with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel, engraved tang, signed engraved bolted lock, figured walnut full stock, flat-sided chequered butt cut with chequering over the spine, engraved steel trigger-guard, and vacant white metal escutcheon (the steel parts heavily pitted, later ramrod) 37cm; 14 1/2in £250-350 | Nil |
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250 |
| 119 | A COMPOSITE PERCUSSION PISTOL, THE LOCK BY JOHN PROBIN, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with octagonal sighted barrel, signed engraved bolted lock, and figured walnut full stock (the stock and mounts Indian replacements, worn) 28cm; 11in £150-200 | Nil |
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55 |
| 120 | A PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL BY GARDNER, NEWCASTLE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 converted from flintlock, with browned twist heavy octagonal sighted barrel inscribed 'Newcastle' , case-hardened breech with gold lines, engraved case-hardened tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved lock with engraved bevelled borders, sliding safety-catch, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock (bruised at the breech tang), chequered butt, engraved blued spurred trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver fore-end cap and escutcheon, brass-tipped wooden ramrod, and some original finish throughout 38cm; 15in John Gardner is recorded at Collingwood Street, circa 1815 and 130 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, circa 1823-37. £800-1000 | Nil |
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800 |
