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**RARE** British, WW1, 1918 Dated Lewis Machine Gun Fields Tool with Leather Maintenance Kit Pouch. Canvas Holdall with Handles & Blue & White Formation Patch. Sn - 23200:1 The Lewis gunner was issued as part of his equipment a comprehensive maintenance kit to keep the gun in a clean and serviceable condition. This is a rare, 2 piece kit comprising of a leather tool pouch and a large webbing holdall with a leather reinforced bottom, webbing carrying handle and sling. The holdall contains the leather pouch and the rest of the equipment. The leather pouch is stamped .303 M G RGD 1918 (date). The pouch contains the correct Lewis gun Plug Cleaning No 2 retained by its own leather strap and contained in the pouch inner bag is the correct trigger pull gauge with the screwdriver on one end and a pointed tool on the other which is stamped with the Salter monogram and MADE IN ENGLAND an oil bottle, inspection gauge stamped GUN LEWIS .303 and various other tools for the gun. The large webbing holdall has a blue and white formation patch on the front together with the roman numeral I and contains the leather pouch with tools together with a two piece ash handled and brass cleaning rod with mop, wooden handled screwdriver, three tinplate tins with sliding covers, two of which contains several small items and the long steel cleaning rod. The holdall retains all of its original leather closure straps and buckles. The price includes U.K. delivery. Sn 23200:1 £1,750.00 |
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Boxed Post 1977 Webley Hurricane .22 Calibre Air Pistol & Accessories. Sn 23207 - 23207 Production of the Webley Hurricane began in 1977. The pistols replaced the Webley Premier MK II (see page 238 of The Collector’s Guide To Air Pistols by Hiller). This is an excellent example of the Webley Hurricane .22 calibre Air Pistol. The Pistol has an over lever action which has a strong spring and fires crisply. The pistol retains all of its original black finish. The frame is marked with the Webley manufacturer’s detail and 'Hurricane' model. It has contoured target grips, safety catch, adjustable rear sight & blade foresight. The pistol has its original brightly coloured Black and Green coloured box with Red inlaid tray. The inside of the lid has illustrated instructions for care & use. A previous owner has wrapped the lid in clear cellophane to protect it during storage. The accessories consist of an RWS Diablo pellet tin containing a quantity of .22 calibre lead pellets, a metal target holder with pellet catcher tray & the pistol’s original allen key tool with metal Webley key ring. The price for this excellent Hurricane set includes UK delivery. NB As a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale & delivery of this item. Sn 23207 £325.00 |
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**1904-1907 EARLY 1” MUZZLE DIAMETER VARIANT**Winchester USA Model 1898 10 Gauge Obsolete Calibre Breech Loading Black Powder Blank Firing Signal Cannon ‘NOT FOR BALL’ On Wheeled Carriage With Copies Of Articles Regarding Development & Use Of These Cannon - A 1010 This is an excellent original early Winchester 1901 Patent 10 Gauge Black Powder Signal Cannon. The 10 gauge, Winchester Breech Loading Signal Cannon was designed and patented by Charles H. Griffith for the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1901. The cannon were first offered for sale in the March 1903 Winchester Catalogue. These cannon emitted loud noise and smoke & were used to start yacht races. A copy of articles on these cannon detailing their development, specifications and use accompanies the cannon. The steel cannon barrel of our example is 12” long and has the rare 1904-1907 early muzzle barrel diameter of 1” which changed to 1 ¼” diameter in 1908 (introduced to replace the earlier, rarer 1” muzzle diameter which were often damaged by being mishandled in transit when users picked up the cannon by the rear of the carriage causing muzzles often to make contact with the floor). The muzzle of our example is undamaged & its smooth bore has light staining & residue consistent with age & use. The metal work of the carriage has even patina. The barrel and trunnion numbers have matching numbers ‘852’. The breach mechanism with hinged hatch and hammer mechanism is in working order and it has original draw cord with wood toggle attached. These cannon are for blank cartridges only and “NOT FOR BALL” (this warning message is stamped on the barrel). The barrel has the Winchester manufacturer detail and calibre (illustrated). The cast iron wheeled carriage has correct cast markings “W. R. A. Co, Trade Mark, Registered in U. S. A.”. The price for this rare cannon includes UK delivery. NB As an antique, obsolete calibre black powder signal cannon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1010 (armoury floor) £1,295.00 |
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Pre 1952 Portsmouth City Police Male Constable's/ Sergeant's 2 Panel Ball Top Helmet With Blackened King's Crown Helmet Night Patrol Plate. POL 600 - POL 600 Portsmouth City Police was the city force for Portsmouth, Hampshire from 1836 to 1967. This is an excellent original pre 1952 male Constable's/ Sergeant's Helmet of the Portsmouth City Police. It has a perfect exterior finish with correct 2 panel construction and plated copper vented ball top mount and headband with side rosettes. It is fitted with its original blackened Kings Crown night patrol plate with central silvered shield containing Arms of Portsmouth. Inside it is in excellent condition with a leather sweat band with string adjustment cord. The sweatband is size ink stamped ‘6 7/8’ and has hand written rank, initials and collar number ‘PC AR 410’. The price includes UK delivery. POL 600 (top shelf store room with Police headgear) £375.00 |
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WW2 Era To Pre 1952 Christys London Lancashire Constabulary Police Male Constable's/ Sergeant's 6 Panel Ball Top Helmet With Blackened King's Crown Helmet Night Patrol Plate. POL 601 - POL 601 The Lancashire Police Constabulary was formed in the 1880’s. This is an excellent original WW2 era to pre 1952 male Constable's/ Sergeant's Helmet of the Lancashire Constabulary It has a good exterior finish with just small areas of service wear and a small shallow dent to one side. It has the correct 6 panel construction and plated copper vented blackened rosette top mount and headband. It is fitted with its original blackened Kings Crown night patrol plate with central silvered Lancashire white Rose. Inside is in excellent condition with a leather sweat band with string adjustment cord. The sweatband has the impressed maker mark ‘Christys London’ and is size ink stamped ‘7 1/8’. The interior has hand written rank, initials and collar numbers ‘PC 2584 PIE’, ‘2584’ and ‘LANPM/644’. The price includes UK delivery. POL 601 (top shelf store room with Police headgear) £375.00 |
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Napoleonic War, Fine Quality, Duke of Richmond’s Pattern Musket, Short Land Pattern, Brown Bess .75 inch Calibre, Musket & Bayonet to the Thoresby Volunteers, Pierrepont Family Engraved Escutcheon ex Thoresby Hall Collection Sold by Sotherbys 1989. Sn - 23230:1 The Pierrepont family, specifically the Earls Manvers, held the estate of Thoresby Hall from 1633 until the mid 20th century. The arms display were prominently displayed inside the Grand Hall of Thoresby Hall and are often featured in historical prints of the estate. The Thoresby Volunteers were raised circa 1802-03 and was commanded by Charles Herbert Pierrepont, a man of immense wealth and great influence in the locality who was also the 2nd Earl Manvers of Thoresby Hall in Nottinghamshire. The unit was raised not only to counteract any threat of invasion, but also to protect the Pierrepont estate against aggression and looting resulting from civil disturbances prevailing at the time. They were also a militia unit during the Napoleonic Wars and were deployed in the Nottingham Lace Riots in the early 1800s. This is a superb India Pattern 10 bore Brown Bess musket that originally came from the great firearms display at Thoresby Hall. This collection was auctioned at Sotheby’s is 1989 and retains the Sotheby’s house sale of Thoresby Hall contents label, lot number 1124 on the 1st June 1989. This is one of those muskets and retains its original auction label. This is a high quality gun made by the renowned gunmaker Mr. John Knubley of Charring Cross 1786-93, 7 Charring Cross 1794. John Knubley was also a gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. This musket is modelled on the Duke of Richmond’s pattern musket made between 1794 and 1797 in 2 variations with 42 inch barrels. This musket measures 55 inches overall with a barrel length of 39 inches. The original muskets were made with 4 ram rod tubes. This is a short land pattern Brown Bess with 3 ram rod tubes and a steel ramrod. The barrel is retained by 3 flat steel wedges instead of round pins. The high quality iron bevelled lockplate measures 5 7/8 inches long with a small tail at the rear and is fitted with an elegant early swan neck cock and a roller frizzen. The lock plate is engraved KNUBLEY with the gun number 36. The lock plate is held on by a flat brass side plate and 3 side nails. The 39 inch London proofed barrel has a hooked breech and is retained by 3 flat wedges instead of cross pins. The barrel has nice smooth patina finish with a bright smooth bore. The musket has 3 brass ramrod pipes, each retained by 2 cross pins, the first two have a flared opening. The brass trigger guard has a small finial at the front and is engraved with the rack number 36. The brass butt plate is also engraved with the rack number 36. The musket is fitted with a quality walnut stock which is slimmer than the normal land pattern and is in excellent condition and is fitted with a brass escutcheon at the wrist bearing the rampant lion flanked by two wings with a crown overhead which is the crest of the Charles Herbert Pierrepont family. The musket is fitted with a triangular socket bayonet which is stamped WOOLLEY & DEAKIN, who changed their name after 1818. The bayonet measures 21 inches long with a 16 inch blade. The socket is engraved with the number 35. The foresight stud doubles as a bayonet lug. The action works as it should. See page 50, item 48 in British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey The price includes UK delivery. NB This is a scarce and desirable antique musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:1 £4,750.00 |
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**American War of Independence Era**Extremely Rare .67 Bore Officers Fusil Brown Bess, Number 7 by Hirst. Sn - 23230:2 This is an extremely rare .670” (PISTOL) bore officers flintlock fusil with a 38 inch barrel and an overall length of 53 inches by Hirst ; numbered 7 on the barrel tang. Mr Jim Kochan, an American researcher suggests that Hirst was contracted around 1774 to make these fusils for Royal Artillery Officer Cadets at Woolwich, several of which ended up in America during the Revolution. These muskets were fitted with a lock of an earlier pattern with only one screw visible behind the cock. On page 129 of De Witt Bailey’s book, Small Arms of the British Forces in America, there is an identical fusil, which must have come from the same group and is credited to the Don Troiani collection. Only 4 of these muskets are known to exist. The early bevelled 6 inch pattern lock is fitted with a fine, slim swan neck cock and is retained by an early pattern brass side plate. The London proofed barrel is retained by cross pins and the ramrod pipes are made of rolled sheet brass. The tang of the barrel is engraved No7. The musket has all brass furniture and is fitted with a blank brass escutcheon. The walnut stock is of the correct pattern with the swell to the fore with an integral inlet brass ramrod pipe. The musket retains its original iron sling swivels. The foresight stud doubles as a bayonet lug and the musket is fitted with an iron ramrod. A file of correspondence with Royal Armouries and the USA and research will accompany this gun and it holds an interesting story with War of Independence connections that is worthy of further research. The action works as it should and the bore has residue and staining from use. See British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey The price includes UK delivery. NB This is a scarce and desirable antique musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:2 £3,750.00 |
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**Crimean War Contract** 1858 Dated, 3 Band .577 Antique Rifle Sn - 23230:3 This is a Crimean War Contract 3 band Enfield percussion rifle that was ordered by the British government from the Belgian firearms industry to supplement the shortage of British produced 3 band Enfield rifles. These rifles were made at the Liege factories to the Enfield standard. This is one of those rifles. The rifle is fitted with an Enfield type lock plate and is stamped with the Queens crown over V*R (a star being the correct stamping for Belgian produced rifles) 1858 (date) and a British government acceptance stamp. The lock plate has a double lined border. The right hand side of the stock is stamped with a roundel with a WD arrow and a sold out of service stamp together with a 1 (1st class weapon). There is also a heavy stamp below this HJB. The rifle measures 55 inches long and is fitted with a 39 inch barrel. The wood work is in good condition with the normal bumps expected with service use. the rifle is fitted with brass furniture with iron barrel bands and sling swivels. The top of the butt plate is engraved with the volunteer regimental marking V FI 58. The rifle is complete with its 900 yard ladder rear sight, block and blade fore sight, both sling swivels and cleaning rod. The barrel has crisp rifling with minor staining due to service use. The cocking and firing actions work as they should. The price includes U.K delivery. As an antique percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:3 £975.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (13/02) **MINT BORE** Crimean War Era** 1856 Dated, Tower Enfield, 2nd Pattern 1853, 3 Band .577 Percussion Calibre Rifle. Sn - 23230:4 This is a nice Crimean War era Tower, 2nd Pattern 1853, 3 Band percussion rifle that was produced from 1855 to 1858, being replaced by the Third model. The 2nd pattern is distinctive in having the solid barrel bands retained by spring clips inletted into the stock. The 1st, 3rd and 4th models al had screw clamping barrel bands. The barrel bands bear tower proofs. The double lined lock plate is stamped With Queens Crown VR (Victoria Regina) TOWER 1856 (date) and two tower inspection marks. The rifle is complete with its 1000 yards ladder rear sight, block and blade fore sight, sling swivels and cleaning rod. The rifle retains all of its original brass butt plate, fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang. The fore end cap is the correct brass one retained by two rivets to the stock. The barrel retains most of its blued finish with a mint bore and crisp rifling. The barrel is profusely stamped with Tower proof marks near the breech The cocking and firing actions are crisp and the woodwork is in good condition with only the minor marks from service use. The top of the brass butt plate is stamped with the rack number 224 and the rear of the stock is stamped PIMLICO 1862 in a roundel and 2 indicating this rifle was refurbished after active service at Pimlico in 1862 and later issued to reserved regiments. The rifle measures 55 ½” long with a 39” barrel. See 69page 50, item 48 in British Military Longarms 1815-1865 by D.W.Bailey for a full description and Section A, Muzzle Loading Arms items RB 33 in Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price 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 23230:4 £0.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. WW2, 1940 Dated, Mills No 36M MK1, Hand Grenade. Sn 23230:5 - 23230:5 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is an excellent, WW2, 1940 dated Mills No.36M MK 1,. The 36M refers to the pattern of Grenade 36 M originally 'Mesopotania' and the fact they were waterproofed. The cast iron body retains its original brown varnished finish and retains the green band round the middle for Amatol and red crosses near the top for a filled grenade. The alloy base plug has cast into it No 36 M Mk1 40 (1940 date) Z (zinc alloy) and is screwed for a rifle grenade base plate. The grenade is fitted with an alloy filling plug. The fly off lever is stamped B&K. See pages 111-119 in ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert grenade in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:5 £295.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. RARE, Original Paint, Early WW1, July 1916 Dated, No5 MK 1 'Centre Cast & Lathe Finished' First Pattern Mills Hand Grenade by M M Co (Mills Munitions). Sn 23230:6 - 23230:6 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a scarce and early example of the first type centre cast, lathe turned No5 MK 1 Mills hand grenade by the inventors company, Mills Munitions based at 102, Bridge Street West, Birmingham. The grenade retains its original white painted band round the circumference and a slight trace of red paint under the brass filling plug. The cast iron body has centre cast line directly under the brass filling plug as opposed to the slightly later ones where the casting line under the filling plug was omitted. The grenade was lathe finished after being cast and this gave it a very smooth and uniform finish which was labour intensive and was soon stopped. As a result the segmentation on these early grenades is markedly more defined than on later grenades. The recessed brass base plug is stamped NO5 MK1 mills patents 7/16 (July 1916) M M Co B’HAM (Mills Munitions 102, Bridge Street West, Birmingham). The grenade has the original first type fly off lever with the small ring attached to the safety split pin. The grenade has the first pattern firing pin without the slit to aid combustion of the primer. This is a scarce, original and nicely marked early WW1 1st pattern Number 5 mark 1 Mills hand grenade by the inventors company. See pages 41-46, ‘GRENADE’ British & Commonwealth Hand & Rifle Grenades by Rick Landers. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess inert grenades in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23230:6 £595.00 |
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Russian, WW2, 1944 Dated M1910 Maxim Machine Gun. **2009 UK DEACTIVATION STRIPS COCKS & DRY FIRES** Sn - 23231:1 This is a 1944 dated, WWII Russian Maxim model 1910 Machine gun on its Sokolov wheeled carriage. The gun was introduced into service with the Russian government in 1910 and was used through the First and Second World War. This machine gun is complete with its snow hopper used for putting snow into the cooling jacket in winter weather when water was frozen. The Maxim is mounted on the Sokolov folding wheeled carriage which can give the gun a 360 degree traverse. The gun and carriage retains all of the original green painted finish and the steel rimmed wooden wheels are in excellent condition. the gun retains its original bullet shield which hooks on vertically with slots to sight the gun. The gun was deactivated in November 2009 and it cocks, strips and dry fires as it should. Deactivated to UK specification in2009, the weapon strips, cocks & dry fires, the magazine feed can be removed and the top hatch lifts. In an Ironic twist, Ukrainian forces are now using Maxim M 1910 machine guns against Russia forces in the current ongoing conflict. The price for this Maxin M1910 machine gun includes deactivation certificate. UK mainland delivery is by arrangement and at cost. Sn 23231:1 £1,750.00 |
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