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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 18/04) **RARE**British WD / Board Of Ordnance Georgian Enfield Tower .800 Calibre Brown Bess Musket Converted C1840 To Pattern 1839 Percussion Short Musket For Royal Navy Issue. A 1104 - A 1104
The British Ordnance System converted many Brown Bess flintlocks into the new percussion system known as the Pattern 1839 Musket. A fire in 1841 at the Tower of London destroyed many muskets before they could be converted. The Brown Bess conversions saw service until the middle of the nineteenth century. Guns such as this example were aboard ship and equipped Naval brigades ashore during the Crimean war and Indian Mutiny amongst others into the 1860s. This is a scarce, British Georgian Enfield Tower .800 Calibre Brown Bess Musket Converted C1840 To Pattern 1839 Percussion Musket For Royal Navy Issue. The Brown Bess lock plate of this example has Crown GR (George Rex) Tower (Enfield) and WD / Board Of Ordnance inspection mark. The undamaged, all original, Walnut stock has brass furniture. The 31 ½” sighted barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has crisp black powder proofs. The weapon measures 47 ½” overall length. It has its original iron ram rod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion musket no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1104
£0.00

**SOLD LAYAWAY 17/4**Victorian 1859 British East India Government (EIG) Enfield Tower .650 Carbine Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Native Troops Cavalry Carbine Regiment Or Unit Marked 1-25 With Captive Steel Ram Rod. A 1103 - A 1103
The East India Company (EIC) was English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with Qing China. The company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong after the First Opium War, and maintained trading posts and colonies in the Persian Gulf Residencies. They Governed large parts of India on behalf of the British government for many years. This is an original British Tower Enfield Cavalry Carbine issued to EIG native troops in very good condition. It has all original walnut full stock with brass butt plate, fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang. The wood has British and EIG impressed ink roundels. The trigger guard is Regiment or Unit marked ‘1-25’. It has a heavy military percussion hammer. The action plate is marked Crown VR (Victoria Regina), ‘Tower’ (Enfield) and ‘1859’ (date). Its 21" barrel (36 ½” overall) is smooth bore with staining and residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has crisp proof marks, fixed rear and fore sight & under barrel captive steel ramrod. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion Carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1103
£0.00

**CASED**C1853 Victorian, John Pratt Edinburgh Scotland 16 Bore Double Barrelled, Muzzle Loading, Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 21572:3 - 21572:3
John Pratt was a Scottish Edinburgh based gunmaker at various Edinburgh addresses from 1814 to 1861. In 1853 he was recorded at 99 Princes Street, Edinburgh (see page 311 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 By Brown). This is a very good Victorian double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by John Pratt Edinburgh made C1853 when he was recorded as working at his Princes Street premises. It has 28” steel barrels set side by side. The barrels have a central flat top barrel rib & bead fore sight. The rib is signed ‘J.Pratt 99 Princes Street, Edinburgh’. The barrel’s smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age & use. The underside of the barrels have proofs and are each marked ‘JP’ (John Pratt). It has its original walnut stock with chequered grip panels and inlaid void white metal escutcheon. The action has tooled decoration and both action plates are signed by the maker ‘Pratt’. The shotgun has a wood ramrod. The weapon cocks & dry fires as it should. The weapon is contained in its later good quality sturdy fitted leather covered wood carry case with hinged lid, carry handle, clasp fasteners and lock (key absent). The case has leather retaining straps with brass buckles. Internally the case is fitted with compartments for the shotgun and accessories. The case is lined with felt. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21572:3
£675.00

**QUALITY MAKER**Victorian 1880 Westley Richards Whitworth Patent Percussion Capping Breech Loading 'Monkey Tail' .450 / .483 Calibre Carbine. A 1101 - A 1101
British Military Trials on Breech Loading rifles began in the mid 1800's. The most successful rifle was that submitted by Westley Richards. Its breech consisted of a plunger attached to a long handle which, when the breech was closed, lay along the top of the stock neck and was raised to open it, thus earning The nickname of the monkey-tail from its distinctive silhouette. This is a quality made, Westley Richards Percussion Capping Breech Loading 'Monkey Tail' carbine. It has a 23 ½” blued barrel & measures 41” overall. The rifle’s bore has just staining consistent with age and well defined deep rifling. The barrel is crisply marked ‘Whitworth Patent’. The barrel is numbered ‘C2696, has proofs and .450 & .483 calibre detail. The steel butt plate has a hinged trap. It has a block and blade fore-sight and graduated flip up ladder rear sight. It has original undamaged walnut stock and is fitted with sling swivels. The steel trigger guard tang is numbered 25439. Its lift-up trapdoor action 'Monkey Tail' breech functions as it should and has Westley Richards maker detail which is repeated on the action plate. The action is dated ‘1880’. The rifle has its original iron clearing rod. The rifle’s loading & firing actions work crisply. The price for this Westley Richards 'Monkey Tail' carbine includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1101
£1,375.00

SOLD SOLD (15/04) Civil War 1863 Union Contract British 1863 Dated Enfield Tower Pattern 1853 .577 Calibre (US .58 Calibre) 3 Band Muzzle Loading Rifle Musket With Union Army Acceptance Mark, British WD Pattern 1853 Socket Bayonet & Scabbard. A 1100 - A 1100
During the American Civil War both the Union & Confederate forces imported large quantities of European firearms to assist them in arming their troops. The most widely used was the British Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket because it was accurate and well made. An important factor for both sides was that the .58 calibre bullet used by both Union and Confederate forces was interchangeable with the .577 Enfield. Many Enfield rifle-muskets were successfully smuggled into the South by the Confederacy during the war. The Enfield 1853 rifle-muskets saw service in every major engagement from the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862) and the Siege of Vicksburg (May 1863), to the final battles of 1865. An original period black & white photograph of Confederate dead after the Second Battle of Fredericksburg on May 3, 1863 is illustrated in image 1. A number of Enfield Pattern 1853 rifled muskets are visible in the image. This is an excellent original British Pattern 1853 Infantry rifle musket one of those ordered by the American Union Government in 1863 for use in the American Civil war. It has a 39” barrel and measures 55” overall. The barrel’s bore has well defined rifling and just staining & residue consistent with age and use. It has its original undamaged walnut stock and regulation brass fittings. It has a heavy military hammer, block & blade fore sight & adjustable ladder rear sight. The action plate is marked with Queen’s Crown VR (Victoria Regina), ‘Tower’ (Enfield) and ‘1863’ date. The barrel has a small American Union army acceptance mark and 1863 date (illustrated). The rifle has sling swivels and iron ramrod. The rifle’s cocking and firing action is crisp. The rifle is accompanied by an original period British P1853 socket bayonet. The bayonet measures 20 ½” overall length and has a clean 17” triangular blade. It has the correct swivel locking catch at the socket. The blade has a British WD inspection mark. The bayonet has its original brass mounted leather scabbard. All leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1100
£0.00

C1750-1780 Irish Samuel Wallace Dublin 15 Bore Flintlock Duelling / Holster Pistol With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 21572:2 - 21572:2
This is a very good flintlock holster or duelling pistol. It measures 15 ¾” overall and has a 10 ¼” octagonal barrel with small blade fore sight. The smooth bore has light staining and residue consistent with age & use. One barrel flat has English black powder proofs and ‘SW’ cartouche (most likely the gun mark of Samuel Wallace who is recorded as working in Dublin, Ireland C1750-1780, see page 103 of English, Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by A. Merwyn Carey). The lock pate is signed ‘Wallace’ with foliate decoration. It has a swan neck cock, steel trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial and steel ramrod mounts. It has a walnut full stock. The top of the stock’s wrist is inlaid with a void white metal escutcheon. The pistol has an ebonised wood ramrod. Its cocking and firing action work as they should. The price for this pistol worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21572:2
£1,245.00

C1790 English Form Flintlock Blunderbuss Traveling / Overcoat Pistol With Cannon Barrel. Sn 21572:1 - 21572:1
This is a blunderbuss flintlock pistol in English form made C1790. It is 8” overall with a 3 ¾” cannon barrel. The flared muzzle is approx. ¾” diameter. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. It has its original undamaged walnut full stock inlaid with steel fittings including trigger guard with acanthus bud finial, stock plate, ram rod flutes and butt plate. The action works as it should. There are no visible external maker marks or black powder proofs. It is complete with small wood ram rod which has a brass end cap. The price for this blunderbuss flintlock pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21572:1 (drawers office)
£975.00

**RARE**C1840’s Victorian Unwin & Rodgers Sheffield Patent ‘NON-XLL Self Protector Etched Blade .28 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Combination Knife Pistol With Horn Scales, German Silver Octagonal Barrel & Fittings. Sn 21582 - 21582
This is an original Unwin & Rodgers .28 RF calibre combination knife pistol, advertised in 1839 as "The Life and Property Preserver" when the Sheffield company was granted a patent for rim fire cartridge guns. Overall the pistol when closed is 6 ¾” overall length. The octagonal barrel, frame, bolsters and integral cartridge box with hinged lid on the rear of the frame are German silver. The 3 ½” octagonal barrel has a small bead fore sight. The rear sight consists of wings on the ejector bar. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. One barrel flat is crisply marked with English proof marks. Other barrel flats are signed ‘Unwin & Rodgers Patentees Sheffield’ & ‘NON-XLL’. It has a steel hammer and folding trigger. Its cocking & firing actions are strong. There are two folding knife blades, one 3 ½” length and signed ‘Unwin & Rodgers Sheffield’. This blade has a blued etched panel on one side with wording ‘Self Protector’ amongst foliate decoration. The other blade id 2 ½” length also signed ‘Unwin & Rodgers Sheffield’. It has undamaged polished horn grips. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21582
£1,200.00

**MINT**1875 - 1912 American Colt No.3 .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Brass Frame Single Shot Derringer With Pivot Barrel & Period Leather Belt Holster. Sn 21594 - 21594
An original near mint .41 Cal Rim Fire, Colt No.3 derringer. Production ran from 1875 through until 1912. Our example has a brass frame with a sheathed trigger. Its 2 ½” barrel has excellent original blue finish & correctly pivots to the right for loading (the hammer must be at half cock to pivot the barrel). The pistol is 5” overall length. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight and English Black Powder proofs. Its rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The top of the barrel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Colt’. It has its original undamaged American walnut grips which are in excellent condition and secured with a single recessed brass screw bolt. Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The brass frame is stamped with calibre detail ‘’41 Cal’. The serial numbers are often stamped beneath the grips, and are not visible unless the grips are removed (we have not removed the grips). The pistol comes with an original hard to find period leather holster. The holster has a full flap cover with brass stud that fastens to a retaining strap with eyelet stitched to the body. The rear of the holster has a single stitched belt loop. All leather & stitching are clean and intact. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an obsolete calibre rim fire derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21594
£975.00

Large Frame WW1 Era Liege ‘Montenegrin Gasser’ 5 shot, 11.3×36mmR Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Double Action Military Revolver With Ornate Decoration, Polished Bone Grips & Original Removable Cylinder Insert (To Allow Chambering Of Thin Rim Cartridges). - 21580
The title 'Montenegrin Gasser' covers a variety of six-chamber large calibre revolvers. In 1910 King Nicholas I of Montenegro proclaimed that all male citizens were the Militia and had a right and a duty to own a Gasser Pattern revolver. The standard issue in the Montenegrin military was the Austrian Gasser Model 1870 in 11mm which became known as the Montenegrin Gasser. The sudden demand was met by producers in Austria, Belgium and Spain. Single and double-action locks were used, grips were often in ivory or bone, engraved decoration was common, and the predominant impression was one of weight and bulk. Gasser revolvers were used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War 1 and by various Armies including Italy & Yugoslavia in World War 2. The pistols were produced by the firm Leopold Gasser Waffenfabrik in Vienna from 1898 to 1912. This is a very good typically large frame Montenegrin Gasser revolver in 11.3×36mmR Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre. The metal work has foliate engraved and punch dot decoration and Liege proof marks (illustrated in image 2). The 5 ¼” barrel has a thick triangular block fore sight. The barrel’s rifled bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use. The pistol measures 10 ½” overall length. It has a military lanyard ring & polished bone grips. One griphas some old stable nibbles to the edges. The pistol’s breaks open as it should and the firing mechanism works crisply in both single and double action. Interestingly the cylinder is fitted with an original removable steel insert to allow chambering of thin rim cartridges. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21580
£875.00
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