422 |
A PAIR OF GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY LEMAT A LIPSTADT, CIRCA 1710 with swamped sighted three-stage barrels formed with a long flat and signed over the breeches, grooved barrel tangs, curved bevelled stepped locks (defective, losses), figured walnut full stocks carved with a raised moulding about the barrel tangs, the locks and the trigger-guards (one fore-end extensively chipped, the other cracked), full steel mounts chiselled in low relief, including scrolling side-plates decorated with foliage, trigger-guards with acanthus finials, vacant escutcheons and spurred faceted pommels (one ramrod missing the other replaced) 51cm; 20in (2) £1800-2200 | Nil |
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2200 |
| 423 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1740 with three stage sighted barrel formed with three recessed panels over the breech, plain lock of military type stamped 'N39', moulded walnut full stock, and steel mounts including pierced scrolling side-plate and spurred pommel engraved with foliage (worn throughout, the stock extensively cracked and chipped, ramrod missing) 50cm; 19I in £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
| 424 | A RARE RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY GRECKE IN ST PETERSBURG, DATED 1779 with rebrowned two-stage sighted barrel signed and dated in silver script over the breech, plain tang (expertly repaired), signed rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with rococo scrolls and foliage in low relief about the barrel tang and ahead of the trigger-guard, slender butt of near fish-tail form, brass mounts including solid side-plate with diagonal mouldings, spurred pommel, and moulded trigger-guard with acanthus finial, horn fore-end cap (small repairs), and with various impressed and painted inventory numbers 38cm; 15in Johann Adolf Grecke was maker to the Russian Imperial Court and the son of the distinguished Swedish master Johann Joachim Grecke. A number of very fine firearms by him are preserved in the Hermitage, St Petersburg. £2000-2500 | Nil |
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2400 |
| 425 | A RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL, DATED 1834 with 24.5cm barrel fitted with brass fore-sight, the tang fitted with back-sight, dated lock fitted with brass pan and ring-neck cock (rubbed), figured walnut half-stock, slender butt, full regulation brass mounts including escutcheon engraved with the cypher of Czar Nicholas I (the pistol varnished and with areas of wear), and with no provision for a ramrod 40cm; 15N in £500-600 | Nil |
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800 |
| 426 | A RUSSIAN FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL, DATED 1834 with 24.5cm barrel fitted with brass fore-sight, the tang fitted with back-sight, dated lock fitted with brass pan and ring-neck cock, figured walnut half-stock, slender butt, full regulation brass mounts including escutcheon engraved with the cypher of Czar Nicholas I (the pistol varnished and with areas of wear, the stock cracked through at the butt), and with no provision for a ramrod 40cm; 15N in £500-700 | Nil |
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850 |
| 427 | A GERMAN D.B. FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1760 with tapering barrels fitted with silver fore-sight, stepped lock engraved with rococo ornament (one cock incomplete), figured walnut full stock lightly carved with foliage behind the barrel tang and the ramrod-pipe, and moulded steel mounts including spurred pommel and trigger-guard each engraved with scrolling foliage (fore-end repaired, later ramrod) 32.5cm; 12N in £400-500 | Nil |
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600 |
| 428 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1760 with two-stage barrel inscribed 'A Furstenau' (fore-sight removed), plain rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls and foliage about the barrel tang (the fore-end cracked through), brass mounts cast and chased in low relief, including solid side-plate, trigger-guard with acanthus finial and pommel each decorated with moustacheod grotesques, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials, and horn fore-end cap (later ramrod) 35cm; 13N in £350-450 | Nil |
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550 |
| 429 | A NORTH GERMAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL SIGNED THADDAUS POLTZ, CIRCA 1750 with two-stage sighted barrel formed with an elliptical muzzle, sparsely engraved with pellets, foliage and cornucopia over the breech, signed rounded lock, figured walnut full stock carved with scrolls in low relief about the rear ramrod-pipe and the tang, slender butt of near fishtail form, brass mounts including stepped solid side-plate, broad trigger-guard, spurred pommel and vacant escutcheon, and wooden ramrod (tip missing, one side nail replaced) 40.5cm; 16in £800-1000 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 430 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1740 with two-stage sighted barrel inlaid in brass with a na ve leaping stag within a scrolling framework, scroll-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock carved with a moulding about the barrel tang and decorated with incised linear ornament, and brass mounts including pierced scrolling side-plate (incomplete) and spurred pommel (worn throughout, ramrod missing); and A FLEMISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1740, with two-stage barrel, bevelled lock signed 'I.Deprenz' (indistinct), walnut half-stock (wormed), and brass mounts cast and chased in low relief including spurred pommel decorated with a grotesque mask (worn throughout, ramrod missing) the first: 43.2cm; 17in (2) £400-500 | Nil |
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420 |
| 431 | A GERMAN FLINTLOCK TARGET PISTOL IN THE FRENCH TASTE, CIRCA 1810 with two-stage sighted barrel, engraved rounded lock, figured walnut full stock (chipped, crude repairs), chequered grip, and engraved German silver mounts (ramrod missing) 30cm; 11N in £250-350 | Nil |
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| 432 | A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOLS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brass barrels strongly moulded towards the muzzles, brass box-lock actions engraved with linear ornament, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels (each incomplete), slender chequered bag-shaped butts inlaid with silver wire on the spines, and steel trigger-guards each engraved with a star; and a Continental percussion pocket pistol, mid-19th Century (worn)the first: 22cm; 8N in (2) £500-600 | Nil |
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800 |
| 433 | A .650 FLINTLOCK SERVICE PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with 9in barrel (shortened), stepped lock signed 'Innes' and with crowned GR, walnut full stock, and regulation brass mounts (worn throughout, the metal parts corroded, ramrod missing) 39cm; 15I in £250-350 | Nil |
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340 |
| 434 | A FLINTLOCK REGULATION PISTOL OF PRUSSIAN MODEL 1731 TYPE with 12in tapering barrel fitted with brass fore-sight, plain regulation lock with characteristic stepped moulded tail, carved figured walnut full stock, and regulation brass mounts (the steel parts pitted, the stock cracked and wormed, ramrod missing) 48.2cm; 19in £500-600 | Nil |
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500 |
| 435 | A FRENCH MODEL AN.13 FLINTLOCK PISTOL, DATED 1813 (top-jaw, top-jaw screw and ramrod missing, steel parts pitted, stock chipped); and ANOTHER, with An.9 barrel dated 1810 (worn, losses)the first: 35.5cm; 14in (2) £350-450 | Nil |
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480 |
| 436 | A FRENCH MODEL 1763 FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL with Libreville lock (cock damaged), complete with its steel ramrod); and A FRENCH MODEL 1763 FLINTLOCK NAVY PISTOL, with St Etienne lock, the stock impressed No.3, and regulation brass mounts (ramrod missing); and ANOTHER (barrel shortened, steel parts pitted, stock chipped, ramrod missing) the first: 39.5cm; 15I in (3) £500-600 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 437 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY H.W. MORTIMER CO. GUNMAKERS TO HIS MAJESTY, LONDON, CIRCA 1800-1807 converted from flintlock, with browned twist octagonal sighted barrels, engraved case-hardened breeches decorated with a scroll of foliage, engraved case-hardened breech tangs decorated en suite and incorporating the back-sights, signed stepped bolted case-hardened locks, set triggers, figured walnut full stocks (fore-ends replaced), finely chequered butts with characteristic spiral carving at the base, engraved blued trigger-guards decorated with a trophy-of-arms on the bow and with pineapple finial, a pair of ramrod-pipes, and contemporary horn-tipped wooden ramrods (each refinished throughout), in their original fitted mahogany case lined with green baize, the lid with flush-fitting handle and trade label for 1800-1807, and with some accessories (the lining worn and with minor moth damage, the label with small tears) 37.5cm; 14N in £4000-6000 | Nil |
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4200 |
| 438 | A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS SIGNED RENNETTE A PARIS, CIRCA 1840 each with octagonal etched twist barrel signed in gold and fitted with German silver fore-sight, engraved case-hardened breech and breech tang each numbered in gold, the latter fitted with back-sight, flush-fitting lock engraved with border ornament and scrolling foliage, set trigger, figured walnut half-stock carved with a lion mask in the round at the fore-end, the butt cut with a panel of fine chequering and carved with a band of laurel foliage around the base, engraved steel mounts including side-plate decorated with a scrolling serpent, butt-cap, and spurred trigger-guard, German silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant German silver escutcheons, and no provision for a ramrod: in their original fitted case veneered in burrwood (chipped, losses), lined in plum velvet and with a loading rod and rosewood mallet, probably the original 40cm; 15N in £2000-3000 | Nil |
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1300 |
| 439 | A PAIR OF HUNGARIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOLS BY KIRNER ES FIJA PESTEN, CIRCA 1832-42 with swamped octagonal sighted barrels signed in full and rifled with eight grooves, engraved breeches, engraved slender breech tangs numbered '1' and '2' and incorporating the back-sights, flush-fitting locks engraved with scrolling foliage and signed 'Kirner' and 'Pesten' respectively, double set triggers (the hair triggers each removed), figured light walnut half-stocks, the butts swelling at the bases, each incised with a band of trellis and fitted with engraved steel cap, engraved steel mounts including small side-plates, and engraved trigger-guards fitted with additional spurs in their working life (the ramrod apertures plugged): in their original relined fitted case with a number of later accessories (case lid cracked) 40cm; 15 N in £800-1000 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 440 | 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; 13I in £600-800 | Nil |
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| 441 | A RARE NORTH GERMAN BREECH-LOADING NEEDLE-FIRE RIFLED TARGET PISTOL BY E.A. STOERMER, HERZBERG, CIRCA 1840-45 with browned twist sighted barrel fitted with removable loading lever on the right, scroll-engraved side-hammer action, signed 'invenit et fecit E.A.Stoermer Herzberg', set trigger, figured walnut half-stock, chequered butt, engraved spurred blued trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and white metal barrel bolt escutcheons 36.5cm; 14G in Ernst August Stoermer (1776-1857) was gunmaker to the Kings of Hanover. £500-700 | Nil |
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900 |
| 442 | A PAIR OF PERCUSSION OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY CHARLES & HENRY EGG, NO. 1 PICCADILLY LONDON, CIRCA 1842-50 each with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrel, scroll-engraved breech inlaid with a gold line, pierced platinum plug, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed bolted lock engraved with scrolling foliage and border-ornament, highly figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, engraved steel trigger-guard, engraved steel butt-cap with trap, stirrup ramrod, white metal barrel bolt escutcheons and vacant white metal escutcheon (the steel parts pitted and refinished) 35cm; 13N in (2) £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 443 | A RARE DAY's PATENT COMBINED TRUNCHEON AND PERCUSSION PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1823 with turn-off brass barrel flared at the muzzle and decorated with raised and turned bands, brass action decorated en suite (defective), fitted with a later iron apron retaining the hammer, hollow pommel cast and chased as an eagle's head, set with a pair of glass eyes, and fitted with an iron stirrup for suspension (the patent plaque missing) 40cm; 15N in For a discussion of John Day's patent walking cane and truncheon see L. Winant 1956, p.136 and pp.154-5. £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 444 | A PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL BY KELLY, GLASGOW, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1835 with turn-off barrel engraved with a band around the muzzle, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened action decorated with a frame of key ornament on one side, blued folding trigger, finely chequered walnut butt with swollen ovoid terminal, and vacant white metal escutcheon 12cm; 4N in £300-400 | Nil |
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| 445 | A FRENCH MODEL AN XIII PERCUSSION PISTOL, 1807 converted from flintlock, complete with its steel ramrod (worn throughout) 35cm; 13N in £200-250 | Nil |
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| 446 | A GERMAN PERCUSSION PISTOL, CIRCA 1740 converted from flintlock, with tapering sighted barrel, rounded lock signed 'Petit Jean', figured walnut full stock carved with a rococo flower behind the barrel tang, and engraved brass mounts (worn throughout, ramrod missing); and A GERMAN PERCUSSION PISTOL, MID-18TH CENTURY, with tapering sighted brass barrel engraved with a bold scroll of foliage over the breech, engraved brass lock, and figured walnut full stock, and brass mounts including spurred pommel and trigger-guard with acanthus finial (worn throughout, the stock and ramrod replaced) the first: 35cm; 13N in (2) £450-550 | Nil |
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350 |
| 447 | 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; 38N in barrel £400-500 | Nil |
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| 448 | A BAVARIAN MODEL 1851 PERCUSSION RIFLE with folding back-sight pierced with two apertures, the lock with Munich arsenal inscription, and with its steel ramrod (the steel pats with areas of rust, the stock bruised, fore-end chipped) 105cm; 41D in barrel £250-350 | Nil |
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280 |
| 449 | A BAVARIAN MODEL 1858/67 PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING RIFLE stamped with the serial number 93696 at the breech, and the stock impressed with three large numbers on each side, with it steel ramrod (cleaned, the stock repaired) 92cm; 36D in barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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500 |
| 450 | A BAVARIAN MODEL 1869 WERDER SYSTEM BREECH-LOADING RIFLED CARBINE, NO. 1080 stamped serial number throughout, with its saddle ring 39.5cm; 15I in barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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550 |
| 451 | A BAVARIAN MODEL 1869 WERDER SYSTEM BREECH-LOADING RIFLED GENDARMERIE CARBINE, NO. 1673 stamped with serial numbers throughout, with its steel ramrod (the steel parts with areas of rust, the breech drilled through) 54.5cm; 21I in barrel £300-400 | Nil |
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340 |
