61 |
A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE BRASS CANNON BY W. PARKER MAKER 233 HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 formed in four stages, swelling towards the muzzle and with raised mouldings, a pair of plain trunnions, raised vent field, signed on the underside of the the base ring and struck with London proof marks, and pierced cascabel: on its brass-mounted rosewood carriage; and a detached French regulation flintlock mechanism, early 19th Century the first: 21.5cm; 8I in barrel (2) £300-400 | Nil |
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700 |
| 62 | A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY W. PARKER, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with signed three-stage brass barrel belled towards the muzzle, engraved over the breech and fitted with steel spring bayonet secured by a catch on the barrel tang, signed engraved bolted lock fitted with roller, pierced cock, figured walnut full stock, chequered grip, and engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with acorn finial (later ramrod, the steel parts with areas of pitting) 81cm; 32in £1400-1800 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 63 | A FINE AIR CANE BY PARKER FIELD AND SONS 233 HOLBORN LONDON, NO. 9452 MID-19TH CENTURY with black-painted sighted barrel fitted with a button trigger, the muzzle with a threaded brass cap and wooden ramrod, the barrel lined with a rifled brass sleeve threaded at the muzzle for securing the ramrod cap, original black japanned stock en suite, green-stained figured horn handle and retaining much original finish throughout (small losses): in its original fitted oak case lined in blue felt, and retaining its accessories including signed browned pump numbered en suite (the lining with areas of light wear) 57cm; 22G in barrel £1200-1800 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 64 | A D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY W. PARKER, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, HOLBORN, LONDON, NO. 5379 CIRCA 1820 with signed rebrowned twist sighted barrels, inlaid with two pairs of gold lines at the breech and engraved with a flower, engraved case-hardened breech tang decorated with scrolls and fern foliage, pierced platinum plugs, finely engraved locks decorated with border ornament, foliage and a cock and hen pheasant on the respective sides, signed 'W. PARKER Improv'd Detonating', highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard decorated with a hound tracking game and with a rabbit on the butt-plate, silver escutcheon with the owner's initials, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and contemporary brass-tipped wooden ramrod 76.5cm; 30B in barrels £350-450 | Nil |
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750 |
| 65 | A VICTORIAN PERCUSSION MUSKET BY PARKER FIELD & SONS with black-painted sighted barrel, signed lock, regulation lock and mounts, with its steel ramrod 84.8cm; 33G in barrel £200-250 | Nil |
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480 |
| 66 | A VOLUNTEER PERCUSSION BRUNSWICK RIFLE BY W. PARKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 with rebrowned twist sighted barrel fitted with bayonet lug on the left of the muzzle and stamped 'W Millward' underneath, signed back-action lock, figured walnut full stock, regulation brass mounts and with its steel ramrod (sling swivels missing) 76cm; 30in barrel £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 67 | A FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY W. PARKER, LONDON, TOWER PRIVATE PROOF MARKS, NO. 1155 CIRCA 1830 with signed octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with a gold line at the breech, gold lined vent, engraved breech tang incorporating the back-sight and decorated with scrolls and foliage, signed stepped lock fitted with bolt safety-catch also locking the steel, fitted with rainproof pan and roller, set trigger, highly figured walnut half-stock, flat-sided butt cut with panels of fine chequering, spurred steel trigger-guard engraved with bouquets on the bow and with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, silver fore-end cap, and horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm 38cm; 15in £1000-1400 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 68 | A FLINTLOCK MAIL COACH PISTOL BY H.W. MORTIMER & CO, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 221, CIRCA 1799-1806 with signed swamped brass barrel stamped 'for His Majesty's Mail Coaches' around the muzzle (worn and illegible in parts), plain steel barrel tang, signed stepped bolted lock (signature worn, small areas of pitting), figured walnut full stock, brass mounts of regulation type including scrolling side-plate, trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial, and butt-plate with tang of shaped outline (later ramrod, worn throughout commensurate with use) 37.5cm; 14N in The standard arms carried by the mail coach guard was a blunderbuss and a pair of flintlock pistols. Under the instructions of the Mailcoach Superintendent the firearms were carried loaded and regularly cleaned and checked, which explains the condition of the majority of surviving examples. H.W. Mortimer is recorded receiving payment for pistols at regular intervals from April 1788 '....for firearms for the Mail Guards from 24-April 1790-5 January 1791 No. 131-10-0' He is further recorded supplying pistols for the horse post in accounts of 2nd December 1803. See F. Wilkinson 2002, p.120. £800-1000 | Nil |
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2000 |
| 69 | A FLINTLOCK MAIL COACH PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 161, CIRCA 1795-99 with signed swamped brass barrel retaining traces of engraved letters around the muzzle, plain steel barrel tang, signed stepped bolted lock (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock, brass mounts of regulation type including scrolling side-plate, trigger-guard with bud-shaped finial, and butt-plate with tang of shaped outline (later ramrod, wear commensurate with use) 37cm; 14I in See footnote to previous lot. £700-900 | Nil |
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1200 |
| 70 | A FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOL BY HENRY NOCK, LONDON, CIRCA 1790 with rebrowned twist swamped sighted barrel, patent breech stamped with the barrelsmith's gold-lined mark, inlaid with a gold line and gold-lined vent, breech tang engraved with trophies-of arms, signed stepped bevelled lock fitted with bolt safety-catch and roller, set trigger, figured walnut full stock (fore-end expertly replaced), flat-sided butt finely carved with panels of chequering, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved with bouquets and a basket on the bow, a pair of steel ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrod 38cm; 15in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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3200 |
| 71 | A FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL OF THE GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET PUBLIC OFFICE, BY W. PARKER, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with swamped brass barrel inscribed 'No. 6' and 'London' over the breech, signed stepped lock with roller, figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt, brass mounts of regulation type, including flush-fitting scrolling side-plate engraved 'Public Office, Gt Marlborough St', trigger-guard of shaped outline, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, and with its wooden ramrod (seized, tip missing) 35.5cm; 14in A similar pistol with Bow Street inscription on the side-plate is in the Metropolitan Police Collections. £500-600 | Nil |
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950 |
| 72 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY WILLIAM PARKER HOLBORN, LONDON, NO. 2542 CIRCA 1800 with signed rebrowned octagonal sighted barrels with platinum-lined vents, engraved breech tangs decorated with flowers and fern foliage and incorporating the back-sight, signed stepped bolted locks with rollers, 'French' cocks, figured walnut full stocks, chequered butts, engraved steel mounts comprising trigger-guards with pineapple finials and a pair of ramrod-pipes, and vacant white metal escutcheons, and one with horn-tipped wooden ramrod with worm (the steel parts refinished, engraving refreshed, one stock with a hairline crack, one ramrod replaced): in a contemporary relined oak case for a pair of d.b. pistols, with brass flask and rammer 38cm; 15in £2500-3000 | Nil |
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2500 |
| 73 | A FLINTLOCK OFFICER's PISTOL BY W. PARKER, GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY HOLBORN, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 5181 CIRCA 1830 with octagonal sighted barrel signed in full on the top flat and fitted with stirrup ramrod beneath, inlaid with a gold line at the breech, platinum vent, engraved breech tang, signed bolted lock engraved with foliage around the border and behind the cock, highly figured walnut full stock, finely chequered butt, steel mounts including trigger-guard engraved with globes and bouquets on the bow, and horn fore-end cap 36.5cm; 14D in £800-1000 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 74 | A FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL BY TATHAM AND EGG, CIRCA 1801-1810 with octagonal sighted barrel engraved 'London' (pitted), engraved tang, signed stepped bolted lock (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock, flat sided butt, brass mounts including trigger-guard engraved 'Bow Street' and with moulded finial, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod, perhaps the original (now seized) 24cm; 9I in Tatham & Egg are not included in the accounts of the Bow Street Office. £400-500 | Nil |
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500 |
| 75 | A FLINTLOCK PISTOL OF THE NOTTINGHAM POLICE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with tapering barrel inscribed 'Nottingham Police', struck with a barrelsmiths mark on the breech (indistinct), and fitted with spring bayonet secured by a catch on the breech tang, stepped lock engraved with naive flowers and fitted with roller, stamped with the arms of Nottingham beneath the pan, figured walnut full stock, brass mounts of regulation type, and with its steel stirrup ramrod 39.5cm; 15I in Literature: Those entrusted with Arms, Frederick Williamson, 2002, p.19 illustrated. The engraving on the lock is similar to that frequently encountered on trade musket locks of the period. £1000-1500 | Nil |
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2600 |
| 76 | A FLINTLOCK TRAVELLING PISTOL FOR THE DISMOUNTED HORSE PATROL, BY W. PARKER, NO. 5644 CIRCA 1820 with octagonal sighted barrel, signed bolted lock (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with finial of shaped line, and crudely engraved ' DISMD HORSE PATROLE NO11', and with its brass-tipped wooden ramrod 23cm; 9in £400-500 | Nil |
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750 |
| 77 | TWO FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FROM THE WORSHIP STREET POLICE OFFICE, BY W. PARKER HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions signed in full on the left and inscribed 'Police Offices Worship Street' on the right and each numbered 5, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided figured walnut butts, engraved steel trigger-guards, vacant silver oval escutcheons, and each retaining traces of case-hardening colour 23cm; 9in (2) These, along with the following lot evidently formed part of a series made for the Worship Street Police Office. £500-600 | Nil |
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750 |
| 78 | TWO FLINTLOCK PISTOLS FROM THE WORSHIP STREET POLICE OFFICE, BY W. PARKER HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off barrels, box-lock actions signed in full on the left and inscribed 'Police Office Worship Street' on the right and numbered 1 and 2 respectively (one top-jaw and screw replaced), sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided figured walnut butts (one replaced), engraved steel trigger-guards (one refreshed), and white metal escutcheons each crudely engraved with the respective numbers (one action with traces of later Birmingham proof mark) 23cm; 9in (2) See footnote to previous lot. £450-550 | Nil |
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750 |
| 79 | A FLINTLOCK PISTOL FROM THE UNION STREET POLICE OFFICE BY T.K. HUTCHINSON, NO. 232 BOROUGH, LONDON, CIRCA 1802-5 with signed octagonal barrel inscribed 'Police Office' and Union Street' on the outer flats, signed stepped bolted lock with roller (cock replaced), figured walnut full stock, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, butt-cap engraved with an expanded flowerhead, and escutcheon numbered '2', and with its steel ramrod 31.5cm; 12G in T.K. Hutchinson is recorded at this address circa 1802 where he presumably stayed until 1805 when he was working in Southwark. £500-600 | Nil |
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750 |
| 80 | A FLINTLOCK PISTOL BY W. PARKER, HOLBORN LONDON, MAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, NO. 5182, CIRCA 1820 with signed sighted barrel engraved with a band about the muzzle and over the breech, signed lock fitted with reblued bolt safety and roller (the cock replaced), figured walnut full stock, flat-sided butt, engraved brass mounts including side-plate of livery type, and trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod 24cm; 9G in £600-800 | Nil |
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500 |
| 81 | A PAIR OF OVER-AND-UNDER TAP-ACTION FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY WILLIAM PARKER, 233 HOLBORN, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1815 with turn-off barrels cut for a key, numbered '2' and '3' on one pistol and on the other the lower numbered '1', box-lock actions signed on an oval carried by elaborate trophies-of-arms on the left and fitted with tap levers, inscribed 'London' on an oval carried by a trophy-of-music and engraved with a radiating pattern of fern foliage opposite the tap-lever on the right, top-mounted safety-catches also locking the steels, figured walnut butt cut with chequering over the spines, engraved silver butt-caps, steel trigger-guards engraved with bouquets, vacant silver escutcheons, and each retaining traces of early finish 14.8cm; 5P in (2) £1400-1800 | Nil |
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1400 |
| 82 | TWO FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS OF THE HATTON GARDEN POLICE OFFICE BY W. PARKER, HOLBORN, LONDON, TOWER PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1810 the first with turn-off barrel engraved with slender triangular pattern around the breech, and stamped 'Police Office, Hatton Garden', the breech engraved en suite with the muzzle, box-lock action signed on ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, folding trigger-guard, sliding safety-catch also locking the steel, flat-sided walnut butt, and silver escutcheon engraved 'Hatton Garden 7' and two initials (the steel parts with very small areas of light pitting, the stock rubbed); the second, very similar (in extensively worn condition) 15.2cm; 6in (2) £400-500 | Nil |
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650 |
| 83 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL OF THE GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET POLICE OFFICE, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with turn-off barrel, box-lock action engraved No. 1, 'Police Office Gt Marbro Str', and 'London' beneath swags on the respective faces, flat-sided walnut butt, and engraved steel trigger-guard (top-jaw replaced, light wear) 15.5cm; 6B in £250-300 | Nil |
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480 |
| 84 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED W. PARKER, HOLBORN, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with turn-off barrel engraved with a band around the muzzle, box-lock action signed on ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, incised with Indian arsenal marks on the left, folding trigger, sliding safety-catch also locking the steel, finely chequered walnut butt, and engraved silver butt-cap 14.5cm; 5N in £150-180 | Nil |
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350 |
| 85 | A FLINTLOCK BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL OF THE SHADWELL POLICE OFFICE, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY with reblued turn-off barrel, box-lock action inscribed 'No5' and 'Police Office Shadwell' beneath a swag on the left and 'London' on the right, struck with London proof marks, flat-sided walnut butt, and steel trigger-guard engraved with a flower 15.5cm; 6in £200-250 | Nil |
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380 |
| 86 | A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS BY W. PARKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1800with turn-off barrels engraved with a band of acanthus about the muzzles, numbered 1 and 2 respectively on the breeches, box-lock actions signed 'W. PARKER' and inscribed 'Holborn London' on differing trophies-of-arms on the respective sides, folding triggers enclosed by engraved garlands, sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, flat-sided figured walnut butts cut with fine chequering over the spines, and vacant silver escutcheons (areas of pitting): in a contempoary fitted mahogany case, relined in green baize, and with an associated three-way flask and original bullet mould 15.3cm; 6in £1000-1200 | Nil |
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1500 |
| 87 | A FINE PAIR OF FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOLS OF THE MARYLEBONE PUBLIC OFFICE, BY W. PARKER, HOLBORN, LONDON, CIRCA 1810 with browned turn-off barrels engraved with a band of foliage about the muzzles and inscribed 'High Street Public Office Marleybone' on the top, box-lock actions signed on ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, fitted with sliding thumb-piece safety-catches also locking the steels, folding triggers, enclosed within an engraved frame, flat-sided figured walnut butts cut with chequering on the spine and inner faces (light bruising), vacant silver escutcheons, and remaining in good condition with much original finish throughout 16cm; 6D in (2) £800-1000 | Nil |
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1100 |
| 88 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL BY DUTTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 with brass turn-off barrel, brass box-lock action signed within ovals carried by trophies-of-arms, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch, flat-sided walnut butt, and steel trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow 17cm; 6N in £200-250 | Nil |
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300 |
| 89 | A FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL SIGNED NOCK AND FENTON, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1830 with turn-off barrel engraved with foliage about the muzzle, signed brass box-lock action with rainproof pan, folding trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also locking the steel, finely chequered walnut butt, brass butt-cap cast and chased with a lions head in low relief, and vacant silver escutcheon 14.5cm; 5N in £250-300 | Nil |
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400 |
| 90 | A PERCUSSION KNIFE PISTOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with tapering octagonal German silver barrel, the frame faced with horn panels over brass fillets, and incorporating a German silver tap for ball at the base, fitted with two folding knives (probably replaced), and retaining its tweezers and bullet mould (worn, the horn with small chips) 16.5cm; 6I in £250-300 | Nil |
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480 |
