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Original, WW1, French Artillery Wicker Ammunition Carrier for 75mm Field Gun Ammunition used by the French Army during WW1 to carry Ammunition to the Guns. O 2410 - O 2410 This is an original WW1 French wicker artillery shell carrier to carry ammunition for the 75mm Canon de 75 mm Mle 1897 Field Gun and was used by French during WW1 to carry rounds of ammunition to the guns on the front. The body is made of wicker with 3 vertical wooden strengtheners, with a leather rim attached by wire. The leather rim has a lifting tab wired into one side to help in picking it up. The ammunition carrier measures 22 ¼ inches high. The shell carrier is in excellent condition with no damage to it. The round of 75mm French ammunition is NOT included in the sale and is available separately on our web site under the reference O 1842. Price includes UK delivery. O 2410 £175.00
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WW1 Imperial German Model 84/98 Bayonet by E. & F. Hörster & Co. Solingen & Scabbard Reworked Post WW1 for Police Issue. BAYO 368 - BAYO 368 This is an excellent German 1920/30s rework of a WW1 issue S84/98 bayonet for issue to the police in the Weimar-era of post war Germany. The bayonet was made by E. & F. Hörster & Co. Solingen and bears their mark on the ricasso. The spine of the blade bears the Police eagle mark stamped near the hilt. The scabbard is stamped RICH.A.HERDER 5574 and is in excellent condition with no dents. Both the bayonet and scabbard retain all their original blued finish and the wooden grips are undamaged. The price for this original example includes U.K. delivery. (Box 2) BAYO 368 £295.00
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WW1, 1917 Dated, Imperial German, Pattern 98/05 Sawback Butcher Bayonet & Matching Scabbard by Waffenfabrik Mauser. BAYO 369 - BAYO 369 This is an Imperial German pattern 98/05 sawback butcher and scabbard both made by Waffenfabrik Mauser. The bayonet has the correct 9 groove wooden grips which are secured with two original screw bolts. The cross guard correctly has no muzzle ring. The steel blade is crisply marked on the ricasso and also the mouth of the scabbard by the manufacturer WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.G OBERNDORF a.N. The spine of the blade is stamped with the crown over W17 (1917 date) and an inspection stamp. The pommel is marked with 1 inspection stamp. The clean blade measures 14 ¼ inches long with an overall length of 19 5/8 inches. The original steel scabbard has a ball finial and is in excellent condition retaining much of its original blued steel finish. See pages 113 – 156, item 270 of White & Watts, The Bayonet Book. The price for this WW1 bayonet, scabbard, frog and knot includes UK delivery. (German Box 3). BAYO 369 £395.00
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INERT DEACTIVATED. **MINT** British, WW2, Strippable, No 199 Mk IV Time Fuze for the British 3.7 Inch Anti-aircraft Gun. O 2411 - O 2411 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a mint, unfired and complete WW2, British, No 199 Mk IV fuze for the British 3.7 inch anti-aircraft which was the standard heavy anti-aircraft gun used from 1938 throughout WW2. The No 199 fuse was the first fuse used with this gun and was superseded by the clockwork 207 fuze, introduced in later in the war with a running time of 43 seconds. This fuze was subsequently superseded by the proximity fuze. The alloy cap unscrews off the top of the fuze and the two brass powder timing rings come off. The fuze is complete with the detonator assembly and firing pin. This fuse is stamped round the top powder ring 199 IV V2FL. The main body of the fuze is brass and is stamped in scales from 1 to 30 Above this are two powder time rings. Above this is the black bakelite ballistic cap. See British and American Artillery of World War 2 by Ian V. Hogg, pages 107 to 111. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess these inert rounds in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2411 £245.00
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WW2, 1943 Dated, ’37 Webbing Pattern Bren Gun Parts/Spare Barrel Bag Complete with the Spare Parts Wallet and Contents. MISC 1023 - MISC 1023 This is a scarce WW2, 1943 dated ’37 Pattern webbing Bren gun canvas holdall/spare barrel bag. The bag is complete with original contents including the number 2 Bren gun tool, cleaning rods, oil bottles, jags and brushes. All of the contents are shown in the photographs. This bag is stencilled in black on the inside W M.& A 1943 (date), a crowfoot and an inspection crowfoot over 59 on the inside of the top flap. The bag has an adjustable canvas sling and a separate carrying handle. The bag contains another pattern 37 webbing pouch which is stencilled on the outside in black WALLET SPARE PARTS. BREN .303 IN.M.G.MK.1. which holds various contents and is stencilled in black on the inside in black B Ltd a crowfoot 1945 (date) and an inspection crowfoot over 35. The price including includes U.K. delivery. MISC 1023 £295.00
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*Original* 1944 Nazi German Army Buckle by CTD (Christian Theodor Dicke) and 1940 Leather Belt by Doppert. N 252 - N 252 The eagle on the first pattern Wehrmacht Heer buckle was initially faced to the wearer’s right as had the Weimar eagle. This however was soon changed to a design with the eagle facing the wearer’s left, in which form it remained to the end of the war. The reason for the change is unclear but it may have been to bring it into line with the political eagle that face it’s left. From its introduction in 1936 the one piece buckle was produced with either a bright metal finish or a factory paint finish of olive green for combat use. (See German Belt Buckles by Peter Nash) This is a steel example with the makers mark to the rear CTD (Christian Theodor Dicke, Lüdenscheid) 1944 (1944 date) retaining its original green painted finish to the inside and in the eagle. The leather belt is stamped DOPPERT HZINGEN 4/40 (April 1940) (A. Doppert, Lederfabrik located in Kitzingen (Hzingen in Bavaria)). on one end an 86 at the other. The leather belt measure 39 ¼ inches outstretched and is in good condition. Price includes UK delivery. N 252 £375.00
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RARE, British, Pattern 1863 Whitworth Rifle Yatahgan Sword Bayonet and Scabbard. BAYO 370 - BAYO 370 This is a good example of the rare Whitworth 1863 pattern yataghan sword bayonet and scabbard used on the Enfield Pattern 1863 Whitworth rifle. Approximately 8,206 Whitworth rifles were produced together with the bayonets making it a rare item. The 580mm heavy recurved yataghan blade has a broad, flat spine. The single edged blade is deeply fullered on both sides and terminates in a spear point. The blade is in excellent condition and is clean and bright. One side of the ricasso bears the crowned VR cypher of Queen Victoria and the obverse bears an Enfield inspection stamp. The spine is stamped with the letter J. The top of the pommel bears an Enfield inspection mark. The grips are in excellent condition and are made of chequered black leather held by steel pins. The scabbard is made of black leather with steel top mount and chape. See B174 on pages 132-3 of Skennerton's British & Commonwealth Bayonets. The price includes UK delivery. BAYO 370 £595.00
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**MATCHING NUMBERS**C1870 -1880 Colt USA No.2 .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre ‘Knuckle Duster’ Derringer With English Proofs. Sn 23599 - 23599 Colt made their No.2 Derringer between 1870 and 1880. Colt designs were used by other American Arms manufacturer’s. This is an excellent original .41 RF Calibre ‘Knuckle Duster’ Colt USA No.2 derringer made for the English market. It measures 5” overall with a 2 ½” barrel which has a flat top with brass blade fore sight. The rear sight consists of a groove in the knurled hammer spur. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel’s flat top is marked by the maker ‘Colt Mfg Hartford Ct USA No.2’ between Maltese cross marks. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘5939’ and has English black powder proofs. The underside of the pistol has a 'C' factory inspector's mark. The derringer has a sheathed trigger & hook handle with the appearance of a knuckle duster (the heavy handle could be used to strike an assailant). The derringer’s American rosewood grips are undamaged and have nice deep cut chequered grip panels. The butt of the grip frame has matching number ‘5939’ and the steel frame has foliate scroll work decoration. The barrel swings to the left for loading by sliding a knurled steel button on the frame to the rear. Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23599 (drawers office)
£795.00
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C1840 English 50 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 23596 - 23596 This a good English percussion pocket pistol made C1840. It is 7 ¼” overall with a 3” screw off barrel (a tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The action and barrel have crisp English proofs. Its action is decorated on both sides with foliate panels. There is no visible makers name. It has its original, undamaged, bag shaped wood grip. The trigger guard is decorated with a stylised star motif. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 private collection or display. Sn 23596 (drawers office)
£295.00
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**QUALITY MAKER**C1840 German Goellner (aka Göllner) Suhl .50 Bore Percussion Target / Duelling Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Safety Catch. Sn 18258:3 - 18258:3 Gottlieb Albrecht Goellner (aka Göllner) was an elite 19th Century master gunmaker based in the historic German firearms manufacturing city of Suhl, famous for crafting high-end flintlock and percussion sporting guns. This is an excellent quality percussion target / duelling pistol by Goellner. The pistol has an 8” octagonal steel barrel (14 ¼” overall length). The smooth bore is clean. The top barrel flat is signed ‘Goellner A Suhl’. The action has foliate engraved decoration. Its attractive walnut full stock has a chequered grip panel, stepped steel pommel cap with foliate engraved decoration and polished horn fore end cap. There is a small, old, fine, stable crack in the wood near to the stock plate which can only be seen on close inspection (can be seen in image 3). The stock plate, ram rod flute tang and trigger guard with spur & extended tang have foliate tooled decoration including acanthus bud finial. The Dolphin hammer has a brass rosette head bolt securing it to the action and a swivelling safety catch. The pistol has a blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate on the action rear sight. The pistol has a wood ram rod. The pistol’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent pistol 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 18258:3
£1,025.00
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Victorian British Hollis & Sheath Birmingham Makers To Her Majesty’s War Department Enfield Volunteer’s Private Purchase, 2 Band .577 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion 2 Band Rifle With 3 Groove Rifling. Sn 20647 - 20647 Hollis & Sheath were English, Birmingham based Gunmakers with premises at Weaman Row & 49 Whittall Street between 1849 to 1861 when the Business succeeded to Isaac Hollis & Sons (see page 251 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown). Hollis & Sheath also made military weapons for the British Board Of Ordnance. This is an excellent, original British Volunteer’s private purchase 2-band Percussion Rifle in .577" calibre. The action plate is faintly signed signed ‘Hollis & Sheath Makers To Her Majesty’s War Department’. It has all original walnut stock with steel butt plate, steel fore end block, bayonet bar & trigger guard with extended tang. The rifle also has its original steel ramrod, block with blade fore sight none standard graduated ladder rear sight with copper aiming ladder band (illustrated in image 3).The barrel’s bore has just light staining & residue consistent with age and use & its 3 band rifling is well defined. The metal work has even aged patina. Total length is 49” with a 33" barrel. The cocking & firing action works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 20647 £895.00
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C1850’s English Frederick Barnes & Co London Steel Frame 16 Bore Muzzle Loading Percussion Traveling Belt Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ramrod. Sn 23594 - 23594 Frederick Barnes the English London based Gunmaker is recorded at Tower Hill between 1847 & 1850. The company then became Frederick Barnes & Co and are recorded at 3 Union Row, 109 Fenchurch Street and 67 Minories 1851-to 1866. Between 1857-1904 they are recorded at 109 Fenchurch Street only (see page 140 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 ‘by Brown). This is an excellent steel framed percussion traveling pistol by Frederick Barnes & Co London. It is 11”overall length with a 6” octagonal steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age. The barrel has English black powder proofs. The top of the sighted barrel is signed ‘Barnes & Co London’. The action, Dolphin hammer, & trigger guard have foliate engraved decoration. It has a captive steel ram rod & steel belt bar. The action works crisply. The Walnut stock is undamaged and has fine chequering. The back of the grip has a void inlaid German Silver escutcheon. 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 23594
£595.00
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