Antique Guns and Equipment
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British East India Company Pattern F Percussion .750 Musket Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Infantry Musket. Sn - 21393:12 This is a British East India Company Pattern F percussion .75” infantry musket. The musket has a 39 inch smoothbored barrel with London proof marks. The barrel is clean and has staining consistent with use. The musket has all original woodwork with the correct Brunswick pattern scroll trigger guard, three rammer pipes, the unique pattern E.I.C. spring bayonet catch protruding through the nose-cap. The musket is complete with the correct and original E.I.C. pattern ramrod. The lockplate is stamped with EIC’s Rampant Lion trademark with a double line border. The musket measures 55 inches in length with a 39 inch barrel the bore having just light staining consistent with age. The F type musket was produced between 1845 and 1851. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. Muskets such as this saw service and action in many Indian campaigns from 1845 including the 2nd Sikh War, and the Great Indian Mutiny it was used by both sides. Many of these muskets were returned to this country from the Nepal Royal Armoury. During the Mutiny Nepal sent a contingent in support of the British on arrival in India they were armed with muskets such as this and upon return to Nepal together with Indian Mutineers who were disarmed and the weapons kept by the Nepal authorities for issue to its forces. This musket bears Nepalese regimental stampings under the trigger guard and on the top of the butt plate showing re issue to Nepalese troops. See pages 32 - 36 & 123 - 128 including the plates in Guns of the Gurkhas, (The lost arsenal: pistols, rifles and machine guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816 – 1945) by John Walter. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading percussion musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:12 £1,195.00 |
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1875 - 1912 American Colt No.3 Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame Single Shot .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Derringer With Pivot Barrel. Sn 21408 - 21408 An excellent original .41 Cal Rim Fire, Colt No.3 derringer. Production ran from 1875 through until 1912. The serial numbers are often stamped beneath the grips, and are not visible unless the grips are removed (to avoid risk of damage we have not removed the grips). Our example has its original factory nickel plated brass frame with a sheathed trigger. All of its original factory nickel plate finish is present. Its 2 ½” barrel pivots to the right for loading (the hammer must be at half cock and a small lug on the barrel block depressed to pivot the barrel). The pistol is 5” overall length. The barrel has a German Silver blade fore sight. It’s rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The top of the barrel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Colt’. The brass frame has 41 Cal (calibre detail). It has its original American walnut grips which are in excellent condition and secured with a single recessed screw bolt. Its loading and firing actions work crisply. 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 21408 (drawers office) £745.00 |
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English, C1840 Thomas Conway Manchester .500 Calibre Percussion Target / Dueling Pistol With Damascus Steel Octagonal Barrel & German Silver Mounts. Sn 21393:9 - 21393:9 Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852. This is an excellent original percussion target or Dueling pistol by Conway Manchester. Its octagonal Damascus steel barrel is 9 ½” length (15 ¾” overall). The barrel has a gold band inlaid at the breech and the barrel is sighted. The smooth bore of the barrel has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has its original ebonised wood ram rod with polished horn end cap and brass tip which unscrews to reveal a worm. Its action plate, trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial and Dolphin hammer are nicely engraved with a foliate decoration. The action plate is signed by the manufacturer 'Conway’ & the top barrel flat ‘Manchester’. The pistol has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered panel grip, German silver stock mounts and Inlaid void German Silver escutcheon. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this desirable pistol 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 21393:9 £1,395.00 |
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**VERY ORNATE SILVER WRAPPED WITH CORAL & POLISHED ANTIQUE IVORY DECORATION**C1800 16 Bore Balkan / Ottoman Rat Tail Butt Flintlock Pistol. Sn 21393:8 - 21393:8 This is a superb ornate Balkans / Ottoman flintlock pistol made C1800. It is 20 ¼” overall length. The 11” Cannon barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. Sections of the iron barrel and all of the stock are tightly wrapped in silver sheet and has ornate tooled foliate & hammered decoration. The stock and barrel towards the muzzle are intricately decorated with silver studs, polished antique ivory & coral lozenges including the rat tail butt. The pistol has its original decorative forming part of the frame, fixed in place faux silver ram rod end piece. The lock plate and cock have quality tooled decoration. The action cocks and dry fires. The price for this ornately decorated Ottoman / Balkan flintlock 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 21393:8 (NB Antique Ivory Content Comprises Less Than 10% Volume & Weight) £1,245.00 |
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C1850 English Proofed 120 Bore Bar Hammer, 6 Shot Pepper Box Pocket Revolver With Fluted Cylinder & Safety Catch. Sn 21393:7 - 21393:7 This is a nice bar hammer pepperbox made in English form C1850 (examples of bar hammer pepperboxes are illustrated and described in Chapter 9 of Pepperbox Firearms by Dunlap). The action works crisply. The pistol has a cluster of 6 x 1 ¾” barrels and measures 6 ½” overall. The barrel flutes are stamped with English black powder proofs and are numbered 1-6. The smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age. The action, hammer & trigger guard have tooled foliate engraving. It has a stepped steel butt plate. There are no visible manufacturer or date marks. The rear of the action has a sliding safety catch which works correctly. The pistol has its original undamaged finely chequered Walnut grip. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pepperbox no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:7 (drawers office) £645.00 |
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C1870 Clamshell Hard Cased Belgian Liege 9mm Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Double Action Only Revolver With Ornate Tooled Decoration, Folding Trigger, Captive Swivel Extractor Rod. Sn 21393:4 - 21393:4 This is an attractive 6 shot 9mm pin fire revolver made C1870. It measures 7 ½” overall with a 3 ¼” two stage barrel. The barrel’s rifled bore has staining & reidue consistent with age and use. The metal work in the white has attractive deep cut tooled foliate decoration & typical folding trigger. Its original chequered panel gutta percha hard rubber grips are excellent. The pistol is stamped with Liege ‘crown N’ & ‘P’ marks. The cylinder is numbered ‘67’. The pistol is side gate loading & has a captive swivel ejector rod. The pistol is correctly double action only and its firing mechanism works as it should. The pistol is accompanied by its original leather covered wood pistol shaped clamshell type hard case with clasp fastener. The case is lined and padded with rich purple material. The liner has just wear to be expected & the leather has some light scuffing to be expected. The case fits the pistol perfectly. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:4 £695.00 |
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