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Victorian Era ‘WRC’ West Riding Constabulary (West Yorkshire) Queen’s Crown Hand Painted Decoration Ebonised Wood Police Truncheon With Collection Number Brass Tag 159 **FROM THE GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS** Sn 22805 - 22805 When bank manager Ralph Leyland was named as an executor of the will of one of his customers, little did he expect to be bequeathed an old police truncheon when it came time for him to fulfil his duties. The gift was the spark that ignited a passion. For the next 10 years Mr Leyland and his wife Irene scoured antiques fairs in the South of England acquiring a fascinating collection of 126 rare antique decorated tipstaffs and truncheons that charts the history of the essential police weapon. Mr Leyland died in 1998. In 1856 the West Riding Constabulary was formed. In 1968 The West Riding Constabulary was renamed West Yorkshire Police. This is an attractive, original, Victorian era West Riding Police truncheon from the GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS. The ebonised wood truncheon measures 15 ¼” length and has a turned bulbous ribbed grip section with recess for wrist strap. It has painted decoration featuring a Queen’s Crown and white rose of Yorkshire above monogram ‘WRC’ (West Riding Constabulary) on a field of red and ‘DB’ initials (most likely the initials of the Constable that carried this truncheon. All of the staff’s Gold, Green, Red & White decoration is vivid. Attached to the grip by a loop of copper wire is a brass disc collection tag number punched ‘159’. The price for this truncheon from an impressive collection includes UK delivery. Sn 22805 (in Leyland Collection box storeroom under ordnance shelves). **NB OTHER POLICE TRUNCHEONS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION ARE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY ON THIS WEBSITE** £295.00 |
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Victorian Era ‘All Saints’ Matlock Derbyshire Constabulary Queen’s Crown Hand Painted Decoration Ebonised Wood Parish Or Workhouse Police Truncheon With Collection Number Brass Tag 153 **FROM THE GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS** - 22806 When bank manager Ralph Leyland was named as an executor of the will of one of his customers, little did he expect to be bequeathed an old police truncheon when it came time for him to fulfil his duties. The gift was the spark that ignited a passion. For the next 10 years Mr Leyland and his wife Irene scoured antiques fairs in the South of England acquiring a fascinating collection of 126 rare antique decorated tipstaffs and truncheons that charts the history of the essential police weapon. Mr Leyland died in 1998. Derbyshire Constabulary was formed in March 1857 with the strength of 156 men. At this time there were eight divisions: Ashbourne, Bakewell, Belper, Chesterfield, Derby, Glossop, Melbourne and Matlock where All Saints Church & workhouse were located. This is an attractive, original, Victorian era ‘All Saints’ Derbyshire Constabulary truncheon from the GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS. The wood truncheon measures 13 ¾” length and has a turned bulbous ribbed grip section with recess for wrist strap. The upper section of the staff is painted green & has painted decoration featuring a Queen’s Crown ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) and the badge of Derbyshire, a stag depicted couchant (lying down), within a wreath. The rear face of the truncheon has ‘All Saints’ in gold indicating that this truncheon may have been issued to an ‘All Saints’ parish or Workhouse Constable. All of the staff’s Gold, Green, Red & White decoration is vivid. Attached to the grip by a loop of copper wire is a brass disc collection tag number punched ‘153’. Also found with the truncheon was a remnant of old label with hand written description ‘Victorian Truncheon Derby Parish or Parish Workhouse City of Derby’. The label is illustrated in the images & accompanies the truncheon. The price for this truncheon from an impressive collection includes UK delivery. Sn 22806 (in Leyland Collection box storeroom under ordnance shelves). **NB OTHER POLICE TRUNCHEONS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION ARE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY ON THIS WEBSITE** £475.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. **VERY RARE**. Mexican 5.2mm (5.2x68) Ball Round for the 5.2.mm Montdragon Service Rifle. Sn - 22787:2 INERT DEACTIVATED. *VERY RARE* This is a very rare Mexican 5.2mm (5.2x68) ball round for the 5.2.mm Montdragon Service Rifle, invented by Eduard Rubin of Switzerland, who created the .303 Rubin rimmed and rimless rounds used in trials of the early British Lee Metford service rifle. Rubin helped to develop this round and it was adopted for the Mexican Model 1894 Montdragon service rifle. The cartridge is unusual, being a small diameter jacketed bullet with a large volume straight sided rimless cartridge case with a cannelure approximately 16mm from the case neck. The cartridge has a piston fitted to the base of the bullet to aid velocity. The high volume cartridge case was developed to give high velocities with early inefficient smokeless propellants but with quick improvements smokeless powders rendering this design of cartridge case obsolete. This is a rare 5.2 mm (5.2x68) rimless round for the Model 1894 straight pull Montdragon Mexican service rifle made by S.I.G in Newhausen, Switzerland. The brass cartridge case is headstamped POLTE MAGDEBURG and has a unfired brass primer with a purple anulus. The cartridge case has a steeply angled shoulder and a short nickcrimping the round nosed jacketed bullet. See Cartridges, Volume 1 by F. Datig. The price for this rare 5.2mm Mon £275.00 |
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C1840’s English Hetherington Of Nottingham German Silver Frame 6 Shot .400 Calibre Double Action Percussion Ring Trigger Pepperbox Revolver. Sn 22797 - 22797 John Hetherington was a British Nottingham based gunmaker recorded as working between 1817 & 1844. His son John Hetherington Junior also working as a gunmaker in Nottingham is recorded 1844-1864. This is an excellent pepperbox bar hammer revolver by Hetherington of Nottingham made by John or his Son John Junior. The revolver measures 7 ¾” overall and the blued steel barrel cluster is just over 3 ¼” length. The German silver action and grip frame have quality tooled foliate decoration. The action is signed on one side by the maker ‘Hetherington Nottingham’ within banner amongst the foliate decoration (either John senior or his son). The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The top of the action has a blued steel sliding safety bolt which works correctly and it has a blued steel ring trigger. The revolver has an undamaged finely chequered Walnut grip. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It's correct double action only firing action works crisply. 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 part of a collection or display. Sn 22797 (drawers office) £975.00 |
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American Civil War Era, Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver With Period Leather Holster. Sn 22795 - 22795 The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes. S&W had been successfully producing their Model 1 Pocket Revolvers and Their Model 2 belt revolver. There was however a demand for a pocket revolver in a larger calibre than their Model 1 .22 Calibre pistol. To cater for the demand S&W introduced their Model 1 ½. This pistol referred to as the 'Transitional Model ½’ was made using some parts taken from the production line of their Model 1 and Model 2 revolvers. This is an excellent original example of the Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel 5 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It has original undamaged rose wood grips & the metal work has original blue finish. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with serial number '433'. It has a sheathed trigger and the top of its 3 ½” barrel is marked with Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass together with 1855-1859 patent detail (illustrated). The barrel's rifled bore has staining consistent with age and use. The 3 ½” barrel's ‘tip up’ action is operated by a ‘push up’ catch at the bottom of the barrel block. The pistol’s barrel rib is fitted with a small brass blade fore sight and the rear sight is a ‘v’ notch on the knurled hammer spur. The pistol measures 8” overall and its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The pistol comes with an original period holster. Made of quality brown leather the holster is in undamaged and clean with all stitching intact. It has a full flap cover with eyelet that fastens to a brass stud on the body of the holster. The rear of the holster has a single belt loop. There are no maker or date marks on the holster. The price for this excellent American Civil War era pistol set includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22795 (drawers office) £745.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (25/08) Ideal Manufacturing Company Nickel Plated Ideal Number 1 Tong Tool with an Integral Bullet Mould for the .32-40 Marlin Rifle Round. Sn - 22796 The Ideal Manufacturing Company was formed in 1884. In 1896, the company moved to the factory in New Haven, Connecticut making his own series of bullet moulds and dies under his 1884 patents. This is an early, non adjustable Ideal No. 1 Tong Tool with Integral Mould for the 32-42 Marlin round which was identical to the 32-40 Winchester round. This first patten tool did not have an adjustment for bullet seating unlike the later models. The bullet tool is made of steel and was nickel plated, much of which is retained. The mould has an integral sprue cutter and casts a flat tipped bullet and the nutcracker part of the tool resizes the bullet, pushes a primer into the primer pocket of the cartridge case and the spigot sticking up is the bullet seater/ crimper. The tool is in excellent condition with little mechanical wear. The bullet mould faces are true. The mould is stamped on the handles IDEAL MFG Co NEW HAVEN CONN. USA 32-40M (32-40 Marlin). The handles are also stamped with the patent information PAT.FEB.11.1884 AND PAT.DEC.29.1884. the price for this bullet mould includes U.K. delivery. Sn 22796 £0.00 |
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**MATCHING NUMBERS**C1870 -1880 Colt USA No.2 .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre ‘Knuckle Duster’ Derringer With English Proofs. Sn 22790 - 22790 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.1’ between Maltese cross marks. The underside of the barrel is numbered ‘3442’ and has English black powder proofs. 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 ‘3442’ 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 22790 (drawers office) £875.00 |
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Victorian Era Gloucestershire Constabulary Queen’s Crown Hand Painted Decoration Ebonised Wood Police Truncheon With Collection Number Brass Tag 170 **FROM THE GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS** Sn 22807 - 22807 When bank manager Ralph Leyland was named as an executor of the will of one of his customers, little did he expect to be bequeathed an old police truncheon when it came time for him to fulfil his duties. The gift was the spark that ignited a passion. For the next 10 years Mr Leyland and his wife Irene scoured antiques fairs in the South of England acquiring a fascinating collection of 126 rare antique decorated tipstaffs and truncheons that charts the history of the essential police weapon. Mr Leyland died in 1998. The English Gloucestershire Constabulary was founded in 1839. This is an attractive, original, Victorian era Gloucestershire Constabulary Police truncheon from the GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS. The ebonised wood truncheon measures just over 15 ½” length and has a turned bulbous ribbed grip section with recess for wrist strap. It has painted decoration featuring a Queen’s Crown, ‘VR’ (Victoria Regina) and shield heraldic arms of Gloucestershire. All of the staff’s Gold, Green, Red & White decoration is vivid. Attached to the grip by a loop of copper wire is a brass disc collection tag number punched ‘170’. The price for this truncheon from an impressive collection includes UK delivery. Sn 22807 (in Leyland Collection box storeroom under ordnance shelves). **NB OTHER POLICE TRUNCHEONS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION ARE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY ON THIS WEBSITE** £345.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (14/08) Early 20th Century Hertfordshire Constabulary Hand Painted Decoration Varnished Ebonised Wood Police Truncheon With Collection Number Brass Tag 116 **FROM THE GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS** Sn 22808 - 22808 When bank manager Ralph Leyland was named as an executor of the will of one of his customers, little did he expect to be bequeathed an old police truncheon when it came time for him to fulfil his duties. The gift was the spark that ignited a passion. For the next 10 years Mr Leyland and his wife Irene scoured antiques fairs in the South of England acquiring a fascinating collection of 126 rare antique decorated tipstaffs and truncheons that charts the history of the essential police weapon. Mr Leyland died in 1998. The English Hertfordshire constabulary was founded in 1841, under the County Police Act, five years after the Hertford Borough Police and St Albans Borough Police had been formed. In 1889, the Hertford Borough Police force was merged into the Hertfordshire force. This is an attractive, original, early 20th century era Hertfordshire Constabulary Police truncheon from the GEORGE RALPH LEYLAND COLLECTION OF TRUNCHEONS & TIPSTAFFS. The ebonised wood truncheon measures 15 ¾” length and has a turned bulbous ribbed grip section with recess for wrist strap. It has painted decoration featuring a Crown, Hertfordshire Constabulary badge above wreath and panel ‘Herts Constable’. The rear of the truncheon has a line of fleur de lys in gold & red. All of the staff’s Gold, Green, Red & White decoration is vivid and been period varnished. Attached to the grip by a loop of copper wire is a brass disc collection tag number punched ‘116’. The price for this truncheon from an impressive collection includes UK delivery. Sn 22808 (in Leyland Collection box storeroom under ordnance shelves). **NB OTHER POLICE TRUNCHEONS FROM THE SAME COLLECTION ARE AVAILABLE SEPARATELY ON THIS WEBSITE** £0.00 |
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Swedish, 1878 Dated, M1864-68 Remington Rolling Block 12.17x44R Rimfire Obsolete Calibre Carbine with Matching Numbers. Sn - 22800 This is an excellent original Swedish M1864-68 Remington Rolling Block 12.17x44R rimfire obsolete calibre cavalry carbine with matching serial numbers. The guns were originally made in 12.17x44R rimfire and some were modified in 1885 to accept a centre fire 12.17x44R cartridge by fitting a new breech block and firing pin. This is an original unmodified 12.17x44R rimfire Swedish cavalry carbine manufactured by the Swedish arsenal in 1878. The carbine an 18 inch barrel with an overall length of 34 inches. The barrel has a ramp and ladder rear sight graduated to 700 metres and is retained by a single barrel band. The breech is stamped on the right hand side with the Swedish crown over S arsenal mark and 1875 (manufacture date). the carbine has matching serial numbers 3079 on the left hand side of the breech and barrel. The carbines bore is clean with only minor staining due to use. The metalwork has a nice smooth finish with some traces of the original blued finish to the barrel and barrel bands remaining. The carbine retains its original short cleaning rod and both sling swivels. The left hand side of the butt has a brass identity disc which is stamped 4.T.B. B. No457, which is a unit mark. The woodwork is in excellent condition with a nice finish and only minor marks with light service use and is fitted with a brass butt plate. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. As an obsolete calibre antique firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22800 £1,295.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (19/08) French Mle 1857 Rifle Antique Muzzle Loading Rifle. Sn - 22801 The French Mle 1857 was the first French rifle in army service. The model was identical to the earlier smoothbore Mle 1853 with the adoption of 4 groove rifling and a fixed rear sight forged into the barrel tang. This is an original French Mle 1857 rifle. The rifle has a 37 ½ inch barrel with 4 groove rifling and an overall length of 53 inches. The steel barrel has the number 143 stamped near the breach, has a rearsight forged into the tang and an iron foresight which forms a bayonet stud. The iron lock plate is stamped Mre Imple de Talle (founded in 1690) and an inspection stamp of a letter B within a shield. The rifle has steel furniture with 3 iron driving bands, original iron ramrod and both sling swivels. The bore of the barrel has good rifling with the normal staining and residue from use. The walnut stock is in good condition with the normal knocks and bumps from service use. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique muzzle loading weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22801 £0.00 |
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