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Enfield,1867 Dated, Snider 3 Band .577 Snider Mark 2** Obsolete Calibre Rifle **MINT BORE**. Sn - 23174:1 The snider rifle was officially adopted in October 1866. The rifle was originally a conversion of the muzzle loading .577 rifles in service with the British army prior to this. This rifle is in exceptional condition and is an original newly made Snider 3 band infantry rifle made at Enfield using all new components with a near mint bore. The rifle is based on the third pattern 3 band Enfield and is fitted with a mark 2** breech block. The rifle retains much of its original blued finish including the lockplate and barrel bands. The woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor marks to it. The later correct plain blued lock plate which is crispy stamped with the queens crown over VR(Victoria Regina) the Enfield inspection stamp 1867 (date ) ENFIELD 8. The breech is crisply stamped II **. The breech block is stamped with a crowfoot WD crown over E over 61. The barrel carries crisp Enfield proof marks under the rearsight. The rifle has 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches. The woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor marks and is complete with its original brass butt plate, fore end block, trigger guard with extended tang, sling swivels and cupped hammer face, all of which carry the correct inspection stamps including the barrel bands. The right hand side of the stock carries a nice ENFIELD RM roundel. The three groove barrels bore is near mint with well defined rifling and is stamped with Enfield proof and acceptance marks. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. This is a nice original Enfield made Snider rifle andnot a conversion of the muzzle loading rifle. See section C, Snider arms, RB 72 and 77 on page 15 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. The rifle is complete with an inert .577 Snider Round. NB As an 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 23174:1 £1,475.00 |
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**RARE** WW2, MG34 7.92mm, Machine Gun by bp (Otto Goessel u. Co., Glashuette in Sachsen, Dresden) Sn - 23173 The MG34 was the main German light machine gun in use by the German army at the start of WW2 and was in service throughout WW2. The gun was designed by Mauser and was a high precision piece of equipment with close manufacturing tolerances which proved expensive to manufacture in terms of cost and hours. Th MG34 was supplemented by the MG42 which was easier to manufacture and had a substantially increased rate of fire. This is an excellent MG34 which retains most of its original blued finish and has matching numbers except for the removable / replaceable wooden butt. The gun was made in Germany by (Otto Goessel u. Co., Glashuette in Sachsen, Dresden) with the code bp, the gun's serial number is stamped on all the main parts and there are multiple waffenampts. This is an 'old spec' UK (1999) deactivation. As a consequence it cocks, strips and dry fires. This is an excellent example of a German made, old specification WW2 light machine gun. The price includes the deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23173 £4,450.00 |
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Napoleonic Wars Era, c.1800, TOWER Brown Bess .750 , 39 Inch Barrel, India Pattern Regulation Antique Musket with Swan Neck Cock & Bayonet by S.Chambers. Sn 23174:2 - 23174:2 This is a circa 1800 Tower Brown Bess.750 , 39 inch barrel India Pattern EIC Regulation musket and a bayonet made by S Chambers. This musket retains the 7 inch bevelled lock plate and swan necked cock. The swan necked cock was replaced circa 1800 to the stronger ring necked cock. The bevelled lock plate is engraved TOWER with the kings crown over GR together with an ordnance acceptance stamp. This musket has a 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches and the barrel carries Tower proof marks. The barrel is retained by iron pins and is fitted with a small square foresight which acts as a bayonet lug. The musket has brass fittings together with 3 brass ramrod pipes and 2 iron sling swivels. The musket is fitted with the correct brass furniture with 3 brass ramrod rod tubes retaining a correct iron ramrod. . The stock carries the usual knocks and bumps from service use. The barrel has the makers name EDGE stamped under the breech and bore has residue and staining due to service use. the musket is fitted with a socket bayonet made by S Chambers who was in Birmingham from 1799 to 1818 and made bayonets under contract to the Tower from 1812 to 1818. The bayonet is stamped S CHAMBERS with a inspectors mark of a crown over 3 and the number 3 below the makers name. See page 32, items 21 & 22 in British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23174:2 £2,250.00 |
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ZULU WARS Period, 1876 Dated British Martini Henry MK II Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle. Sn 23174:3 - 23174:3 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. In 1875 the rifle was modified to mark II standard. This is an original early British service .577x .450 Martini Henry mark II rifle made in 1876. The rifle has a long cocking indicator block and blade fore sight, flip up ladder rear sight, steel butt plate, sling swivels, grooved trigger, original mark 2 cleaning rod, bayonet lug and a leather service sling. This is a nice Martini Henry rifle which retains much of its original worn blued finish. The rifle has a 33 ¼ “ steel barrel and measures 49 ½” overall. The action is stamped on the right side Crown V.R (Victoria Regina) ENFIELD 1876 (manufacture date) an inspection stamp II (mark II) 2. Most of the parts of the rifle are stamped with Enfield inspection stamps including the action trigger, trigger guard, operating lever, butt plate and barrel bands. The rifle has a nice sharp rifling and the cocking and firing action works crisply. The wood furniture has the normal bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. Following service in the Zulu Wars and later, the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle. The Nepalese government were unable to re arm quickly so quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to arm the Gurkhas in 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. This rifle is one of those guns. The right hand side of the butt is stamped with the Fort William, Calcutta roundel together with the date 11/94 indicating it was one of the first batch of Martini Henry rifles transferred. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. The right hand side of the action is also stamped 2 under the markings which was stamped on all weapons sent abroad. See section D, Martini arms, RB 96 on page 19 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and chapters 2 to 4 together with the plate on page 49 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw and 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 As an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23147:3 £1,895.00 |
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Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry Tower, Model of 1844, Yeomanry .65” Bore Percussion Carbine, 1844 Dated. Sn 23174:4 - 23174:4 The Tower Yeomanry percussion carbine of 1844 was brought into service to replace the various earlier models of yeomanry carbines. The gun was based on the Second Model Victoria Carbine reduced in size with a 20 ½ inch barrel. This is a Tower made model of 1844 Yeomanry percussion carbine that has a 20 ½ inch barrel with an overall length of 36 inches. The carbine has a single brass ram rod pipe with a steel mushroomed head captive swivelling ramrod. The barrel is retained by two wedges and has fixed rear and fore sights. The barrel is profusely stamped with civilian and Tower proof and ordnance stamps as follows; 1844 ENFIELD, a Tower proof mark, London proof mark, 17(17 bore) and a London viewing mark. The bore is bright. The 5 ¼ inch lockplate has double line border engraving as is the hammer. The lockplate is stamped with the Queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) TOWER 1844 (date) and an ordnance stamp. The stock has a nice smooth finish and is stamped with a crowfoot over BO (Board of Ordnance) and 44 over 10. The left hand side of the stock has the cavalry bar (ordnance stamped) and ring attached to it. The stock is fitted with brass furniture and the top of the butt plate is engraved RL1sDYC (Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry) A26 (rack number). The Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army. First raised in 1794, it participated in the Second Boer War and the First World War before being amalgamated with the Royal North Devon Yeomanry in 1920 to form the Royal Devon Yeomanry. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. See page 43 & plate 38, British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W. Bailey, The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23174:4 £1,275.00 |
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Victorian Volunteers Forces, New South Wales, 1 of 200, 1863 Dated, Westley Richards Whitworth Patent Percussion Capping Breech Loading Monkey Tail .451 / .483 Calibre Carbine. Sn 23174:5 - 23174:5 British Military Trials on Breech Loading rifles began in the mid 1800's. The most successful rifle was that submitted by Westley Richards. Its breech consisted of a plunger attached to a long handle which, when the breech was closed, lay along the top of the stock neck and was raised to open it, thus earning the nickname of the monkey-tail from its distinctive silhouette. Although the rifle was not adopted by the British army, the cavalry carbine was and several foreign governments ordered both the rifles and carbines. This is a quality, Westley Richards Percussion Capping Breech Loading Monkey Tail carbine which was one of 200 made for the Victorian Volunteers Force in New South Wales. The gun has a 23 ¼ inch barrel & measures 41 inches overall. The carbine has the distinctive additional middle barrel band minus its top strap across the barrel from which the front sling swivel was attached and this is present on the gun. The top of the butt plate is engraved P63 91 V.V (Victorian Volunteers) . The top of the barrel is stamped WHITWORTH PATENT with .451 & .483 on either side. The gun's serial number 1923 is stamped on the left hand side of the breech together with a 52 bore proof mark (.450” calibre). The rifle has steel furniture with a hinged trap in the butt plate. The carbine has a block and blade fore-sight graduated to 900 yards. The original walnut stock is fitted with both barrel bands with the sling swivel on the lower band and the sling hook in the butt behind the trigger guard. All of the fittings are made of iron including the trap door butt. The lift-up trapdoor action 'Monkey Tail' breech functions as it should and is stamped MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS together with the triangle. The lock plate is stamped WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co with the date 1863 on a triangle. The carbine retains its original iron clearing rod and the barrel is retained by a barrel band at the front and a flat sliding steel wedge near the rear sight. The rifle’s loading & firing actions work crisply. The bore has well defined deep rifling. There is an identical one, abeit missing the half barrel band, a feature is specific to the Victorian issue models ,in the Victoria Museum in Melbourne with the butt plate engraved P63 22 V.V. The price for this rare Australian Victorian Volunteer Force, NSW Westley Richards Monkey Tail carbine 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 collection or display. Sn 23174:5 £2,250.00 |
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DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, 1939 Dated, German, 7.9mm (7.9x94) Panzerbusche 38/39 Anti Tank Gun Armour Piercing Round. - O 2300 DEACTIVATED INERT. WW2, German, German anti-tank rifles originated back in 1917 with the Mauser 1918 T Gewehr, the world's first anti-tank rifle. The Germans developed this concept prior to the second world war, the cartridge used was essentially a necked down version of the earlier 13x92SR Mauser cartridge to 7.9mm used in the 1918 anti tank gun. This round was used in the 7.9mm Panzerbüchse 38, abbreviated Pzb 38 culminating with the Panzerbüchse 39 PzB 39 using a tungsten cored copper jacketed bullet. This is a 1939 dated round and the brass cartridge case is headstamped P (Polte Armaturen- u. Maschinenfabrik AG, Magdeburg) 13f 39 (1939 date) WaA700 waffenampt. The cartridge case is fitted with a brass primer held in with 3 stab crimps with a red coloured annulus. The copper jacketed bullet has a black tip 10mm long. See page 102 in Small Arms, Artillery and Special Weapons of the Third Reich, An Encyclopaedic Survey by Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2300 £275.00 |
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**SOLD*22/1**VERY RARE**NEAR MINT**WW2 British 1st Pattern Wilkinson FS Commando Fighting Knife With Double Etched Panels & 1st Pattern Scabbard With Correct Newey Stud Fastener, Scabbard Initialled R.H.H. Sn 23174:6 - 23174:6 The 1st Pattern FS fighting knife was introduced in 1940 and produced by Wilkinson Sword (see page 63 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Flook). This is an increasingly rare to find, original, near mint condition WW2 1st pattern, FS dagger with original 1st pattern scabbard. The hilt retains its original nickel finish and knurled grip. The ricasso is marked with correct blued etched panels, 'Wilkinson Sword London' together with crossed swords legend & the reverse 'The FS Fighting Knife'. Its double edged dagger blade with medial ridge measures 167mm in length (blade lengths of these FS knives vary as they were hand ground). The undamaged blade is clean. It is complete with original 1st Pattern leather scabbard with nickel plated brass chape & integral belt loop with retaining strap which has the correct ‘Newey’ press stud fastener. The rear of the belt loop is stamped ‘R.H.H’ (most likely the initials of the WW2 Commando who carried this weapon). All leather & stitching are intact. The price for this very rare 1st Pattern FS fighting knife & scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:6 £0.00 |
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**RARE**WW2 FAT GRIP, 'Fat Boy', 2nd Pattern, Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting Knife With WD Broad Arrow 4 Inspection Mark & Scabbard. Sn 23174:7 - 23174:7 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a great example of the WW2, 2nd Pattern fighting knife. This has an original 'fat grip' oversized knurled brass grip produced to provide a greater grip for the bigger hand and are a rare pattern of FS dagger. This example has a blackened 170mm long double edged blade with medial ridge. The brass knurled grip is undamaged and is stamped with WD Broad arrow 4 mark which is a known WD mark found on Fat Boy Fs knives (see page 152 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives By Ron Flook (reference illustrated in image 2). It is complete with original leather scabbard. The scabbard with belt loop has its 4 sewn on leather tabs and original elasticated retaining strap. All leather & stitching are intact and it has its original blackened brass chape. The price for this rare FS dagger & scabbard includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:7 £1,200.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. Unfired, German WW1, 1915 Dated, Gruson 53mm Balloon Gun (53x176R) High Explosive (HE) Round. - O 2301 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a rare unfired German WW 1 Gruson 53mm Balloon gun (53x176R), (also called a fortress gun) High Explosive (HE) round. The gun was first used in the Gruson Fahrpanzer, a turret for static defence with a 2 man crew. The gun had all around traverse and limited elevation. Later in the WW1, the guns were dismounted from the Fahrpanzer and put on wheeled carriages. The brass cartridge case is headstamped AWS 4 JUNI 19154 (June 1915 date) . The steel projectile has a 10mm wide copper driving band with three grooves and is stamped on the side P. The projectile is fitted with a brass percussion nose fuse. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to retain this inert round in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2301 £395.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (20/01) **RARE**WW2 British Wilkinson Sword London 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife With Double Etched & Blued Panels Blade & Scabbard. Sn 23174:8 - 23174:8 2nd Pattern Fairbairn Sykes 'FS' Fighting Knives were introduced in 1941. This is a rare to find, WW2 2nd pattern FS dagger with double etched & blued panels and scabbard. Examples of FS daggers with Wilkinson etched blades are illustrated in Chapter 7 of ‘The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives’ by Flook. The dagger has the correct brass knurled handle & oval blued steel cross guard. The knife has a 168 mm long clean blade with medial ridge. The ricasso has etched and blued panels on both sides, one side 'Wilkinson Sword London with Crossed Swords Legend' & the reverse 'The FS Fighting Knife'. The blade is undamaged. Its original scabbard has a blackened brass chape and integral belt loop. As is common its original elasticated retaining strap is present but perished in the centre. It retains its original 4 sewn on leather tabs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:8 £0.00 |
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**SCARCE**EXCELLENT ORIGINAL BLUED BLADE**WW2 Era British WD (Broad Arrow 9 Marked) Fairbairn Sykes FS Commando Fighting Knife Beaded & Ribbed (9 Rows Of Beads) & Scabbard. Sn 23174:9 - 23174:9 The Beaded & Ribbed variant of the Fairbairn Sykes FS Fighting knife was available as a private purchase weapon but were also Military issue. Beaded & Ribbed versions have been found with 9,8,7 & 6 rows of beads (see page 127 of The Fairbairn Sykes Fighting Knife & Other Commando Knives by Ron Flook). This WW2 era Beaded and Ribbed Pattern Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife has a blackened brass beaded and ribbed grip with 9 rows of beads. The hilt has no visible WD marks. It has an excellent, sharp, 171mm long original factory blued blade with medial ridge. It is complete with original scabbard with external blackened brass chape, 4 original sewn on leather tabs and belt loop with leather retaining strap & press stud fastener. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:9 £975.00 |
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