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SOLD SOLD (05/03) **QUALITY**English 1808-1824 King London Queen Anne Style Flintlock Traveling Pocket Pistol With 50 Bore Screw Off Cannon Barrel, Stock With Inlaid Silver Wire Decoration & Heavy Silver ‘Grotesque Face’ Butt Plate. Sn 21393:43 - 21393:43
Thomas King was a London based gunmaker with premises ar Hammersmith 1808-1818 & High Street, Staines 1823-24 (see page 176 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This is a fine flintlock pistol in the Queen Anne style by King London (most likely Thomas, the only flintlock period London maker named King in Brown’s book). It is 7¼” overall length with 2”, turn off cannon barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The underside of the action and barrel have crisp black powder proofs / inspection marks. A tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool. The action has foliate engraved decoration with scrolling banners. The left banner is signed ‘King’ & the right ‘London’. It has a Swan neck cock fitted with flint. The cocking and firing mechanism works crisply. The original walnut stock is excellent & undamaged. The stock has elaborate inlaid silver wire decoration and it has a silver 'grotesque Face' butt plate. The price for this elegant 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 21393:43
£0.00

**QUALITY MAKER**English C1830 Henry Nock London Pair Of 50 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistols With Fluted Screw Off Barrels & Folding Concealed Triggers. Sn 21393:42 - 21393:42
Henry Nock was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. As well as supplying the military and civilian markets, Nock made expensive pieces for the aristocracy and Royalty and was an appointed gunmaker to the King. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent pair of percussion pocket pistols by Henry Nock London. The matching pistols are beautifully engraved with Arms and Banner designs around the steel frames. Both have Dolphin hammers and sliding safety bolts. One side of each pistol is marked by the manufacturer 'H. Nock' and the reverse 'London'. Both measure 5 ¾” overall & have just under 1 ¾” fluted barrels. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. The muzzle of each barrel are slotted for tool to assist barrel removal, we do not have the tool. Both pistols have concealed folding triggers & the underside of the actions & barrels have black powder proof marks. They both have undamaged bag shaped wood grips which have chequered panel back sections and are inlaid with void silver escutcheons. Their cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this pair of percussion pistols by a famous maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own these antique percussion pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:42
£1,175.00

**MINT RIFLED BORES**1770 - C1799 Henry Petitjean Liege Belgium Gentleman’s Side By Side Double Screw Off Cannon Barrelled .500 Calibre Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Inlaid Silver Wire Decoration Stock & Londonderry ‘LY’ Irish Registration Marks. - 21393:41
Henry Petitjean was a Liege arms manufacturer between 1770 and circa 1799. This is a quality made flintlock double barrel traveling pistol by Petitjean. Its side by side turn off steel cannon barrels are each 4” in length. The pistol measures 11” overall length. The muzzle of each barrel are slotted for tool to assist barrel removal, we do not have the tool. The bores of each barrel are near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. Each barrel has 1843-1846 ‘LY 539’ (County Londonderry) Irish Registration Marks indicating later entry into Ireland (the Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while, until August 1846. There were 39 districts consisting of 34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. Londonderry’s prefix was LY). Its excellent, original Walnut stock is inlaid with intricate silver wire decoration. It has single trigger (the first pull fires the right barrel the second pull the left) & Swan neck cocks. The action has foliate decoration and is signed by the maker, one side ‘Henry’ the reverse ‘Petitjean’. The trigger guard tang has what looks like a small ‘JG’ mark most likely a period parts maker. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this quality pistol includes UK delivery. NB as an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:41
£1,275.00

**MINT BORE**C1870 Liege Belgium Military Officer’s 12mm Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Revolver With Octagonal Barrel & Ornate Tooled Decoration. Sn 21449:4 - 21449:4
This is an excellent, 12mm, pin fire, 6 Shot Revolver. It is side gate loading with a 6” Octagonal barrel. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel, cylinder and frame have ornate tooled decoration and have been re-blued to a high standard at some point in its life. The cylinder has a small inspection mark most likely a Liege proof (illustrated). The pistol’s firing mechanism works correctly in both single & double action. It is side gate loading, has a military lanyard ring and captive steel ejector rod. It has a blade fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. The original undamaged walnut grips have finely chequered panels. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an obsolete calibre, antique pin fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 21449:4
£695.00

1856 French Mutzig Arsenal Model 1822 .700 Calibre Muzzle Loading Dragoon Cavalry Percussion Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings & Iron Powder Measure Ram Rod. Sn 21449:3 - 21449:3
An original French Model 1822 Mutzig Arsenal Dragoon Cavalry pistol. Many of these pistols were carried by Confederate troops in the American Civil war supplied by their French allies. This French Dragoon pistol has a Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The all original stock has just light bumps & bruises to be expected with age. The brass has several French inspection marks. The action plate is stamped with ‘Mutzig Arsenal’ detail. The 7 ¾” sighted barrel dated 1856 has inspection marks and numbers (illustrated). The pistol’s smooth bore is clean. The pistol retains the original iron ramrod with hollow powder measure cup tip. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The pistol’s brass butt has an iron military lanyard ring. This is a fine example of this pistol, substantial and well made. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21449:3
£745.00

Victorian 1858 British WD Enfield Tower .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings, Military Lanyard Ring & Captive Ram Rod. Sn 21449:2 - 21449:2
This is a nice, original British Enfield Tower percussion pistol. It has all original wood work with regulation pattern brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang & butt plate with fixed steel military lanyard ring, brass ram rod flute and fore stock plate. It has a heavy military hammer & captive steel ram rod. It measures 15 ¾” overall with an 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore is clean. The barrel has English black powder proofs. The barrel and butt plate have number ‘2’ inspection marks. The action works crisply. The action plate is signed with the Enfield ‘Tower’ mark, Crown VR (Victoria Regina), 1858 date and WD arrow inspection mark. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21449:2
£975.00

**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**Georgian British WD Enfield Tower New Land Pattern .650 Carbine Calibre Flintlock Light Cavalry Pistol To The ‘WNYC’ (West Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry) With Brass Mounts & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 21449:1 - 21449:1
A volunteer unit, the Norfolk Rangers, was raised as a home defence force in the county of Norfolk in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War, by the Hon George Townshend. Lord Ferrers of Chartley (later 2nd Marquess Townshend). It consisted of a troop of cavalry and an infantry company. The unit was accepted as Yeomanry Cavalry in 1794, and during the Napoleonic Wars there were three regiments, the West Norfolk, Mid Norfolk and East Norfolk. This is an excellent, original Napoleonic wars era Georgian New Land Pattern Enfield Tower flintlock pistol to the West Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry. It has all original wood work with brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, fore end block & cudgel butt. The trigger guard is engraved ‘WNYC’ to the West Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry & has a weapon number ‘51’. The metal and brass have other 2 digit numbers (illustrated). The wood has just light bumps and bruises to be expected and has factory inspector’s impressed initials ‘II’. It has a heavy military cock & captive steel ram rod. It measures 15 ½” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore is clean. The barrel has crisp proofs and inspection mark. The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed with the Enfield ‘Tower’ mark & has a WD / Board of Ordnance inspection mark together with Georgian Crown & Royal Cypher ‘GR’ (George Rex). The price 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 21449:1
£1,475.00

1867 Dated, Tower Snider 2 Band .577 Obsolete Calibre Artillery Carbine. Sn - 21405
This is a Tower Snider 2 Band artillery carbine. The carbine was originally patterned on the 1858 Artillery carbine (see RB 37 below) and will have been converted to a Snider The action plate is stamped With Queens Crown, TOWER and 1869 (date).The wood work is in good condition with the normal bumps and bruises from service use. The carbine is complete with its original brass butt plate, fore end block and trigger guard. The rifle is complete with its early rear sight with one fixed sight and two more on a pivot, blade fore sight, bayonet bar without an extension and the correct Snider square section cleaning rod. The barrel has 3 grooves and has staining and residue from use. The length of the carbine is 40 ½” with a 22” barrel. On the carbines conversion, to a snider Enfield, it was fitted with a snider breach which is stamped on the top SNIDER PATENT. The barrel carries Birmingham proof marks. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. See Section C, Snider Arms, RB 37 on pages 6 & 7, also RB 82 & 82 on page 15, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price for this rifle worthy of further research regarding the Regiment marks includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21405
£795.00

SOLD SOLD (12/03) Victorian, c1870 14 Bore Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Hammer Shotgun By J.T. Ellis of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Sn - 21415
This is a Victorian double barrel 14 bore percussion shotgun by J.T. Ellis of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. The shotgun has 32” damascus steel barrels and measures 49” overall. The Birmingham proofed 14 Bore barrels set side by side with a central concave damascus steel top barrel rib. The bores are smooth with staining and residue due to use. The shotgun has its original walnut stock which has just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. The steel butt plate tang, trigger guard, breech & dolphin hammers have finely engraved decoration. The wrist is inlaid with void rectangular German silver escutcheon. The breach has a gold line insert across it. Both side plates have the makers named J T Ellis engraved on them. The gunsmith J T Ellis was based Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire between 1847 to 1901. The lock side plates are finely engraved with scrollwork, game birds and the makers name J T ELLIS. The shotgun is fitted with bead foresight and has its original wood ramrod with brass end caps and is fitted with a worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires as it should. 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 21415
£0.00

**MINT BORE** Swiss Military Vetterli M.1869/71 10.4 mm Obsolete Calibre Bolt Action Rifle By W.v.Stieger, Thun. - A 1090
The Vetterli rifles were a series of Swiss army service rifles in use from 1869 to circa 1890, when they were replaced with Schmidt-Rubin rifles. Modified Vetterli rifles were also used by the Italian Army. The Swiss Vetterli rifles combined the American M1866 Winchester rifle's tubular magazine and a bolt system derived from the German Dreyse. Due to the Swiss Federal Council's early 1866 decision to equip the army with a breech loading repeating rifle, the Vetterli rifles were, at the time of their introduction, the most advanced military rifles in Europe. This is an excellent M1869 / 74 Vetterli bolt action rifle in 10.4mm UK obsolete calibre. The metal work has even patina. It has all original, wood furniture with chequered grip panel on the fore stock. The wood work is in excellent condition and retains the original polished finish. The stock and the fore end are stamped with military ‘Swiss Cross’ mark. The action is signed by the maker W.v.STEIGER, THUN and serial number 31379 which is repeated on the barrel and underside of the action. The bolt has un-matching number. The rifle has an adjustable rear sight, block & blade foresight, steel butt plate and original cleaning rod. The rifle is 51” overall length with a 33” barrel. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean & bright with crisp rifling. The loading & firing actions are crisp. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1090
£795.00
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