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Boer War Era British Officer’s Brown Leather Covered Swagger Sword Stick With German W.R. Kirschbaum & Co (Later WKC) Solingen Triangular Section Blade With Plaited Leather Retaining / Wrist Strap. Sn 23182 - 23182 This is an original Boer War Era British Officer’s brown leather covered wood Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard. It has a 15 ¼” triangular section blade that tapers to a pin sharp point. It measures 22 ¼” overall in its scabbard. The blade is stamped with the “Knight Helmet” trademark used by W.R. Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, later part of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. (WKC). The wood grip & scabbard are bound in brown leather. The leather has some light scuffing consistent with age and the throat of the scabbard is securely mounted with a plaited leather wrist strap that doubles as a hilt retaining strap. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23182 (top of gun rack armoury) £295.00 |
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**VERY RARE**Boer War Era 1890-1898 Dated British WD 3 Rivet, Mark 1, 1st Type 1888 Pattern Lee Metford Rifle Sword Bayonet With Enfield WD Naval ‘N’ Marked Land Pattern Scabbard. Sn 23108 - 23108 This is a very rare 3 rivet, 1st type, 1st Pattern, P1888 Lee Metford Bayonet & Scabbard with frog as used by British troops during the Boer Wars (see page 387 plate No. 801 of The Bayonet Book by Watts & White). It has its original wooden grips with the very rare 3 brass rivets. Its clean 12" double edged blade with medial ridge has WD inspection marks at the ricasso and back of the blade including Crown VR (Victoria Regina) & several 1890-1898 dates. There are no visible maker marks on the blade. It has its original Land pattern leather scabbard with steel throat mount and internal and chape, correctly with just tip showing. The leather is impressed with Enfield ‘EFD’ inspection mark, WD arrow, inspection marks & ‘N’ Naval mark. The stitching of the leather frog has opened with age on one side but could easily be re-stitched. All other leather and stitching are clean and intact. The price for this rare 1st type Metford bayonet set includes UK delivery. Sn 23108 (box 3) £975.00 |
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C1850 Victorian James Cuthbert Arbroath (Scotland) 12 Bore Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 20512:3 - 20512:3 This is a Scottish Victorian double barrel percussion sporting shotgun made or retailed by James Cuthbert Arbroath (unknown). It has 30” steel barrels and measures 46 ½” overall. The barrels set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with small bead fore sight. The bores have heavy staining and residue consistent with age and use. It has its original walnut stock with chequered wrist and fore stock panel. The wood has light knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age and use. The underside of the shoulder stock has a void disc escutcheon. Its steel butt plate tang, trigger guard with extended tang and finial, stock block tang, action plates & hammer have foliate engraved decoration. One action plate is signed by the maker or retailer ‘James Cuthbert Arbroath’. The shotgun has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass cap and hollow brass tip. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this gun worthy of further research regarding the maker or retailer 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 20512:3 £795.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (30/01) WW2, 1943 Dated, No.4 MK 1* Stevens, .303 Calibre Rifle With Sling, Stevens Made No.4 MK II Pig Sticker Socket Bayonet with Scabbard & 1944 Dated Webbing Sling. ** 2002 UK DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**. Sn - 23176 This is an original WW2, 1943 Dated, Stevens, U.S.A .303 calibre No.4 MK I* rifle, sling, and a Stevens made No 4 mark II bayonet with its mark 2 scabbard. The rifle has all of original woodwork with an excellent finish and metalwork which retains most of its original blued finish is also in excellent condition. The rifle together with its original bayonet was made by Savage Stevens at their Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts factory to supply to British forces in WW2 in 1943. The rifle has a winged fore sight, flip up micro adjustable rear sight and a brass butt plate with trap and an original 1944 dated webbing sling. The grip strap is marked on the left hand side with No4 MK1*, the serial number 45C1466 a letter S (Savage Stevens) and U.S PROPERTY on top of the action. The right side of the wrist is stamped with an Enfield inspection stamp. Deactivated to UK Old Specification specification in 2002 the weapon cocks, the bolt cycles correctly and the trigger moves. The magazine can be removed and rounds inserted. The rifle comes with an original number 4 mark II Pig Sticker socket bayonet made by Savage Stevins and a mark 1 scabbard. The bayonet’s 8” blade is straight and undamaged, the socket has the correct release catch which functions as it should and is marked with No.4 MK II designation. The bayonet’s original steel scabbard has a frog locket and ball end with the correct zinc alloy throat piece. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23176 £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (29/01) **VERY RARE**ORIGINAL**C1650 English Civil War Era Cromwell’s New Model Army ‘Ironsides’ Cavalry Horseman’s Lobster Tailed Iron Helmet. Sn 23174:35 - 23174:35 The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians & Royalists. The Parliamentary forces New Model Army was created in February 1645 as it was felt that a professional army would be more successful against the king’s army. It was a military unit that was to transform the English Civil War. The New Model Army's elite troops were its Regiments of Horse. They were armed and equipped in the style known at the time as harquebusiers, rather than as heavily armoured cuirassiers. They wore a back-and-front breastplate over a buff leather coat, which itself gave some protection against sword cuts, and normally a "lobster-tailed pot" helmet with a movable three-barred visor, and a bridle gauntlet on the left hand. Prince Rupert, the most respected officer fighting for the King, nick-named them the Ironsides as they seemed to cut through the enemy with ease. This is an original, complete and very rare C1650 ‘Ironsides’ Cavalry Horseman’s Lobster Tailed Helmet. The iron helmet has the correct dome skull with combe, riveted plate lobster tail neck guard. It also has riveted and vented steel cheek guards and adjustable central bar face guard. The helmet is approx. UK size 7. All metal of the helmet has even patina consistent with age. The price for this historic Cromwellian helmet includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:35 £0.00 |
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**FULL WORKING ORDER**Early 20th Century / Pre WW1 Brass Cased Naval Bulkhead Ship’s Clock Complete With Key. Sn 23183 - 23183 This is an excellent brass nautical ship’s bulkhead clock by Armstrongs of Manchester made in the early 20th century before the Great War. It has a 6 ¾” diameter enamel face which is clean. It has 1-12 hour Roman numeral markings with black metal hour and minute hands & minute timer dial. There are no visible maker or date marks on the clock. The face also has an adjustable slow-fast slider in a slot for fine tuning the time keeping & a hole for key winding. The clock case is brass and measures 8 ½” diameter including its integral rim which has 4 factory drilled holes for wall mounting. adhered to the rear of the clock is a label with hand written numbers '205-4752'. It has a hinged, brass rimmed, glazed face cover and is complete with brass winding key. The clock case is 3 ¾” deep with the face closed. This clock is fully functioning, keeping precise time. The price for this excellent nautical time piece includes UK delivery. Sn 23183 (clocks shelf storeroom) £295.00 |
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Victorian, British, 1862 Dated, TOWER Pattern 1861, .577 Calibre 2 Band Sergeants 5 Groove Short Rifle Enfield Rifle.**MINT BORE**. - A 1008 The 1862 Pattern Sergeants rifle was fitted with a heavy barrel with quick twist 5 groove rifling which gave a great increase in accuracy and is now favoured by rifle shooters. Most of the 5 groove rifles were held in store and not issued and were converted to Snider breech loading rifles. Very few 5 groove percussion rifles therefore survived. This is an original British, 1862 dated, .577 TOWER Enfield pattern 1861, 2 band Sergeants 5 groove short rifle with a mint bore. The 1862 Pattern Sergeants rifle was fitted with a heavy barrel with quick twist 5 groove rifling which gave a great increase in accuracy and is now favoured by rifle shooters. Most of the 5 groove rifles were held in store and not issued and were converted to Snider breech loading rifles. Very few 5 groove percussion rifles therefore survived. The rifle is fitted with a double line TOWER lock plate which is stamped with the queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) 1862 (date) TOWER and an inspection stamp. The barrel has a nice smooth browned finished barrel and is fitted with the correct 1250 yard backsight, a foresight on a block and a bayonet bar. The rifle is fitted with the correct iron fittings, trigger guard, butt plate, nose cap, barrel bands and sling swivels, with the lower one fitted to the rear of the trigger guard. This rifle has a 33” round steel 5 grove quick twist rifling barrel with a mint bore and crisp rifling. The original woodwork is undamaged with just light bumps and bruises to be expected and is stamped on the right hand side KRV KC 11 (Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers). The left hand side plate and the rear of the trigger guard are stamped 2CVT.See pages 74 to 75 & plate 79, British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W. Bailey. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion rifle, no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 1008 £1,675.00 |
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British WD 1856 Pattern Pioneer’s Sawback Short Sword Sidearm With Brass Hilt Regiment Marked ‘V MX 16 13’ To The Duke Of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) Volunteers & 1895 Scabbard Regiment Marked ‘3 DF 1’ To The Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Sn 23174:36 - 23174:36 Elements of The Duke Of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) saw service in India during the late 19th century. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in 1899, the Regiment embarked for active service in South Africa in December 1899 and took part in the storming of Alleman's Nek in June 1900. The battalion stayed in South Africa after the end of the war (June 1902). When the Boers declared war Elements of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers took part in the first major battle of the war, the Battle of Talana Hill near Dundee. The Regiment saw much action during the war including the siege of Ladysmith. This is an original 1856 Pattern British Pioneers Sawback Short Sword Sidearm (see page 173 of Robson's Swords of the British Army) with Middlesex Regiment marks and scabbard with Royal Dublin Fusiliers marks. It has a broad 22 ½” blade with deeply cut sawback (27 ¾”overall). The blade has just light staining consistent with age. One side of the blade has German blade maker trademark of W.R. Kirschbaum & Co. of Solingen, later part of Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co. (WKC) together with British ordnance inspection mark, the reverse has WD Broad arrow mark and ordnance inspection mark which is repeated on the spine. It has a heavy ribbed Brass handle with full knuckle bow, slotted for lanyard. The tail of the guard has Regiment marks ‘V MX 16 13’ To The Duke Of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) Volunteers. The sidearm is complete with original leather scabbard with brass mounts which have dents consistent with age and service use but are totally secure. The leather of the scabbard is clean and intact. The throat mount has ‘4 1895’ date (April 1895) above Regiment marks ‘3 DF 1’ To The Royal Dublin Fusiliers. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:36 (armoury bucket) £545.00 |
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WW1 Era Austrian Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 11x58mmR Obsolete Calibre Straight Pull Bolt Action Service Rifle. Sn - 23192 The Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 was one of the last black powder service rifles issued and therefore is one of the most developed. Designed by the formidable Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Model 1886 was the foundation for generations of later Austrian small arms, some of which are still in use today. Chambered for the obsolete 11x58mmR cartridge, the Steyr is a simple, straight pull bolt action rifle. The bolt is locked by way of a sliding wedge to the rear and is loaded by an en bloc clip that simply drops out of the bottom of the rifle when the last round is loaded. With elevating rear ladder sights and an ingenious long range volley sight on the right middle barrel band, the Steyr is a comprehensively designed and formidable service rifle. It was designed to replace the ageing M1867 Wernl-Holub rifle (a similar enough action to the Snider Enfield) and was at its invention at the very forefront of small arms technology. continue in use with Austria-Hungary certainly until the First World War and was documented in use by regular forces in the Spanish Civil War, with irregular use probably beyond. Many of these later model Steyr straight pull rifles have turned up in recent conflicts, and it is a testament to the original design that descendants of this rifle are still fit for use a century and a half after it’s invention. It is interesting to note that whilst service rifles of other European armies, such as the British Lee Enfield system or the German Mauser went through further decades of alteration and refinement, the Steyr Mannlicher system remained largely unchanged. Approximately 90,000 of the straight pull Mannlicher rifles were made from 1887 to 1888 when it was replaced by the 8mm version. Most of the 11mm rifles were converted to 8mm leaving very few 11mm rifles in existing making it a rare rifle. This is a Mannlicher Model 1886 rifle with a 32 inch barrel and an overall length of 52 inches. The wood furniture of this weapon has the usual knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use, but all wood is original and intact with no cracks. The left hand side of the butt is stamped 1 over 1390J over JFN. The metal work is smooth with even aged patina and the breech is stamped with the combined 'OEWG' (Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft 'Austrian Arms-Manufacturing Company' Steyr monogram. The rifle carries the serial number 1390J stamped on the left and side of the barrel. The rifle is fitted with a bayonet bar, sling swivels, steel butt plate, block and blade fore sight and a ramp and ladder rear sight incorporating and long range sight on the middle right barrel band. The weapon’s straight pull bolt action, firing mechanism and bolt safety catch work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23192 £875.00 |
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Tower, 1877 Dated, Native Sergeants Pattern 1858, 2 Band, Smoothbore .600” Percussion Musket. Sn - 23174:37 The Indian army prior to the Mutiny was army with the same 3 band Enfield rifle as the British troops. After the Mutiny of 1857, the Indian troops were armed only with smoothbore muskets with a simple V rear sight and a block foresight. This is an original Tower produced 2 band native sergeants smoothbore percussion musket in .600 inch calibre with the correct iron fittings. This is a Native Sergeants Pattern 1858, 2 Band, smoothbore .600” percussion musket was the equivalent of the Enfield pattern 1856 sergeants rifle, only smoothbore and could only accept a socket bayonet. The musket is fitted with 2 barrel bands, with a barrel length of 33 inches with an overall length of 49 inches. The 2 line lock plate is stamped with the Queens crown over V.R TOWER over 1877 (date) and 2 Tower inspection marks. The barrel is retained by 2 iron barrel bands and has Tower proof and inspection marks at the breech. The barrel is fitted with a simple U backsight and an inverted V fore sight. The musket has the correct iron fittings complete with the correct sergeants sling swivels, one at the top barrel band and the other behind the trigger guard. The musket has a smooth bore with a diameter of .600 inches and minor staining and residue due to age and service. The left hand side of the butt is stamped with a Tower roundel with an inspection mark. The cocking and firing action works crisply and retains the original iron ramrod.. The barrel has a smooth finish and the woodwork The wood furniture has the normal bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. See RB 45 on page 8, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket, no licence is required to own this in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23174:37 £595.00 |
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Tower, 1873 Dated, .75” Bore, 1842 Pattern Musket by Issac Hollis & Sons, London. Sn - 23174:38 This is a Tower .75” bore Pattern 1842 musket with adjustable rear sight made by the famous contract maker Issac Hollis and Sons of London. The musket is in excellent condition and is fitted with a double lined tower lock plate and military hammer. the lock plate is stamped with the Queens crown over V R (Victoria Regina) TOWER 1873 (date) and a Tower inspection stamp. The stock is in excellent condition with military brass fittings and retains both sling swivels. The barrel has a nice smooth patina finish and is fitted with a V rear sight with two folding leaves and a post foresight. The barrel is stamped on the top with the makers name II HOLLIS & SONS LONDON together with London proof marks. The musket is fully stocked to the muzzle and retains its original iron ramrod. The wood furniture is in good condition and has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use, the bore is smooth with staining and residue from service use. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket, no licence is required to own this in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23174:38 £795.00 |
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1948-1950, British War Dept Factory Sectioned Cut-Away Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 .303 Calibre, SKN 778 Armourer’s Instructional Rifle Action, Shoulder Stock & Part Barrel. **2012 UK DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**. - 23177 This is a now scarce Lee Enfield .303 No4 SKN Armourers Instructional Action. Approximately 2500 official SKN No4 actions were manufactured between 1948 & 1950 utilising components from out of service rifles. Quite a number of skeleton actions were assembled by the Gun trade and by REME workshops, but these lack the official SKN number on the left hand wall of the action body. The frame is stamped with ordnance acceptance mark and MK 1* designation. The contract was originally given to ROF Enfield, but following legal action involving the alleged un-licensed Government manufacture of the L2 Sterling SMG, manufacture was given instead to Sterling Engineering as part of the legal settlement. Sterling then sub-contracted the work to List Engineering of Dagenham, which completed SKN's returned to ROF Enfield for inspection and service acceptance. This example is stamped with the correct SKN designation (see page 230 of the Lee Enfield Story By Skennerton) SKN 778. The stock has a brass butt plate, component parts were carefully sectioned at the factory, with cutaway areas painted red. The piece measures 27 ¾” overall length. This SKN is in excellent overall condition. Although unnecessary within the UK this SKN comes with a UK 2012 specification deactivation certificate. The SKN cocks and dry fires and its magazine can be removed. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 23177 £575.00 |
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