Antique Guns and Equipment
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c.1880s, English, Midland Gun Company, Birmingham and London, 12 Bore Double Barrelled Antique Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn - 22445 The Midland Gun Company was established in Birmingham around 1888 making various good quality sporting guns. This is a 12 bore double barrelled percussion sporting gun made by the Midland Gun Company. The shotgun has heavy 32 inch blued barrels, each with a smooth clean bore and the gun has an overall length of 49 ½ inches. The shotgun has is fitted with a one piece walnut stock with a chequered wrist. The stock is nicely coloured with a steel butt plate and is in good condition with only minor knocks and bumps from use. The lock plates are lightly engraved with flat sided hammers. The shotgun has double triggers and has a pineapple finial at the front of the trigger guard and on the ramrod pipe. The shotguns barrel rib is faintly stamped MIDLAND GUN Co BIRMINGHAM & LONDON and the trigger guard carries the serial number 5879. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22445 £675.00 |
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c.1860s, English, W & C Scott & Son, London, 13 Bore Rotary Underlever Double Damascus Barrelled Breech Loading Pinfire Obsolete Calibre Sporting Shotgun. Sn - 18212 W & C Scott & Son was a London based gunmaker founded by William Charles Scott in Birmingham, which later became a prominent London firm known for its high quality firearms. In 1897, W & C Scott & Son amalgamated with P Webley & Son to form the Webley & Scott Revolver & Arms Company. This is a quality double barrel sporting pinfire shotgun by the acclaimed makers W & C Scott & Son of London. The shotgun has 30 inch smooth bore fine Damascus barrels with rounded top barrel rib with clean bores. The barrel rib and both action plates are engraved W & C Scott & Son of London. The action, locks, and hammers have fine foliate engraving. The rib has a German silver bead foresight and the gun has double hammers and double triggers. The shotgun’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The shotgun has a finely figured walnut stock and has the serial number 11144 engraved to the trigger guard and also stamped on the action. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre pinfire shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 18212 £875.00 |
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Georgian, Landguard Fort, Brass Barrelled Signal Cannon Fitted on a Wooden 2 Wheeled Carriage. Sn - 22898 Landguard Fort defends the approach to Harwich Harbour as a safe haven for shipping. The site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England, by the Dutch in 1667, who were repulsed by the Royal Marines in their first land battle. The current fort was built in the 18th century, and modified in the 19th century, with substantial additional 19th and 20th century outside batteries. The fort was manned through both World Wars and played an important anti aircraft role during the Second World War. In 1951 two of the old gun casemates were converted into a Cold War control rooms. The fort was disarmed and closed in 1956 and came under the care of English Heritage. This is a Georgian brass signal cannon on its wooden 2 wheeled wooden carriage. The barrel if finely cast in brass with correct cast trunnions with reinforcing bands on the barrel, breech and a flared muzzle. The touch hole has a raised bowl to hold the priming powder. The barrel is engraved with GR and the kings crest (King George) and LANDGUARD the forts name. The cannons barrel measures 16 inches with a bore of .8 inches. The cannons total length is 22 inches. The barrel is mounted on an old blackened oak two wheeled carriage with the trunnions mounted in the carriage with iron caps. The cannon is in excellent condition and the price includes UK delivery. N.B. As an antique black powder cannon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22898 £1,450.00 |
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C1840 English Thomas Conway Manchester 6 Shot 120 Bore Double Action Percussion Bar Hammer Pepperbox Revolver With German Silver Action & Butt Plate. Sn 22736 - 22736 Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852 (see page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is an excellent pepperbox bar hammer revolver by Thomas Conway of Manchester. The revolver measures 7 ½” overall and the barrel cluster is 2 ¾” length. The German Silver action, steel bar hammer, steel trigger guard and German Silver butt plate have foliate engraved decoration. The top of the action behind the bar hammer action is signed by the maker ‘T. Conway Manchester’. The barrel cluster has English black powder proofs. The revolver has a finely chequered Walnut grip, the back inlaid with void German Silver escutcheon. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. It's 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 22736 (drawers office) £695.00 |
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1834-1853 English Perrins (Worcester Or Berkshire) 15 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22818 - 22818 This is an English Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 11 ½” overall and has a 6” octagonal Damascus steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a brass bead fore sight and ‘v’ notch rear sight. The underside of the barrel under the wood has English black powder proofs (illustrated). The top barrel flat has very faint indistinct letters (to faint to photograph). The barrel at the breech has an inlaid platinum line. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial & steel ramrod flutes. The action has foliate engraved decoration and has the makers name ‘Perrins’ (most likely either John working in Worcester 1834-1853 or Thomas working in Windsor Berkshire 1843-1851, see page 101 of English Gunmakers by Baily & Nie). It has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered grip panels and inlaid German silver escutcheon. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. It’s cocking and firing action work 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 22818 £675.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (12/09) **QUALITY**C1800 English Form 20 Bore Naval Officer’s Private Purchase Brass Barrelled Flintlock Pistol with silver wire inlaid stock & Brass Fittings Including Grotesque Face Gudgel Butt. Sn 22817 - 22817 This is a nice English form Naval Officer’s flintlock pistol most likely a private purchase piece. It is 13 ½” overall length with an unsighted 7 ¾” smooth bore brass barrel which is 20 bore. The barrel is crisply stamped with English proof / inspection marks. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. There are no visible maker or date marks. The iron lock plate has engraved scrollwork decoration. The cock is fitted with flint and the cocking and firing actions work crisply. The all original full wood stock is excellent and has brass furniture including Grotesque Face cudgel butt and inlaid brass shield device. The top of the stock has attractive inlaid silver wire decoration. The pistol has wood ram rod with brass end cap. The price for this attractive, quality made piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. Sn 22817 £0.00 |
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C1815 English D. Anderson (Most Likely David of Birmingham) 15 Bore Traveling Pistol With Brass Fittings & Ram Rod. A 1111 - A 1111 David Anderson was an English Birmingham based gun smith recorded at Constitution Hill Birmingham between 1814-1831 (see page 157 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is an excellent Flintlock Pistol signed D. Anderson (most likely Daivid of Birmingham, we can find no other British Flintlock era gunsmith recorded as D. Anderson in our books). It is 14” overall with a 9” brown wash un-sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use and has English black powder proofs. The lock plate is signed by the maker ‘D. Anderson’. It has a walnut full stock with plain rounded butt. It's has brass fittings including trigger guard with extended tang, trigger guard with extended tang & ram rod flutes. It is complete with original ebonised wood ramrod with polished horn end cap. The pistols cock is fitted with flint. It's action works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 1111 £595.00 |
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**SOLD**8/9**RARE**American Revolutionary War & Napoleonic Wars Era**1779 Dated French Saint-Etienne Arsenal Model 1777 Officer’s Brass Action Flintlock .650 Carbine Calibre Belt Pistol With Iron Ram Rod. A 1109 - A 1109 The Model 1777 pistol was designed in the late 1770s, and it was manufactured until 1792 in three French cities: Saint-Etienne, Charleville, and Maubeuge. Between the period of 1788 to 1792, it is estimated that approximately 145,000 were fabricated. The Model 1777 also served as the design for the United States Model 1799, the first official model of firearm adopted in the States. The predecessor to the North & Cheney 1799 pistol, many French 1777 pistols came over from Europe during the American Revolutionary War, both with French troops and as part of the military aid supplied to the Revolution. a conjoined script "EP" on the right side. These firearms saw extensive use during the Revolutionary Wars in the U.S. and the Napoleonic Peninsula campaigns in Europe from approximately 1808 to 1815. This heavy-calibre flintlock pistol was favoured by various military personnel, including infantry, naval personnel, and cavalry. This is an excellent, rare to find, original French Model 1777 Flintlock pistol. The pistol has its all original Walnut stock with correct brass action and grip frame. The action is signed ‘St Etienne’ (Arsenal) and has ‘Crown L’ inspection mark. The brass butt of the grip frame has ‘Crown J’ inspection mark. The inside of the action is signed with what looks like ‘I.M. Byrand’ most likely a factory / arsenal inspector (worthy of further research). It has a heavy military cock fitted with flint. The 7 ½” correctly un-sighted barrel has very faint inspection marks and is dated ‘79’ (1779). It measures 13 ½” overall. The pistol’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and service use. The pistol has the correct iron belt bar to one side. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. This is an excellent example of a rare pistol. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1109 £0.00 |
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**RARE**MATCHING NUMBERS**LARGE**Imperial Prussian Model 1855 .650 Carbine Calibre Mounted Infantry / Dragoon Cavalry Troops Percussion Pistol With Rifled Barrel Convertible To Carbine Regiment Marked ‘C.III.D.’ Above ‘A.108a’ With Safety Catch. A 1108 - A 1108 This is an original Imperial Prussian Model 1855 Mounted Infantry / Dragoon Cavalry Troops Convertible Percussion Pistol Carbine With Saddle Ring. The pistol has a 11” 2 stage, sighted steel barrel which is numbered ‘95’ (the number is repeated on the metal and brass fittings, other numbers are also visible (illustrated). The large heavy pistol is 17 ½” overall length. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use and well defined rifling. It’s action has a heavy military hammer and safety bolt which works correctly. The walnut full stock has knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age & service use. The action has no maker name or date. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for shoulder stock attachment (shoulder stock not present). The brass cudgel butt is fitted with large saddle ring. The brass stock plate is Regiment marked ‘C.III.D.’ Above ‘A.108a’. The steel grip strap is marked ‘No. 318a’ and has inspection marks. The price for this rare to find convertible pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1108 £995.00 |
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**RARE DOUBLE TRIGGER**MINT BORE** Cased British Victorian Tranter’s Patent Benjamin Cogswell London 50 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Captive Loading Lever, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22360 - 22360 Between 1830 and 1842 Benjamin Cogswell was described as a pawnbroker at 4 Bengal Place. He then takes over at 224 Strand address & advertises himself as “Gun and Pistol warehouse” and later as gunmaker at 224 Strand. In 1863 Benjamin Cogswell (Jnr) takes Edward Harrison into partnership. Cogswell then becomes Cogswell & Harrison at 224 Strand. The famous Cogswell & Harrison still make best quality guns today and are London’s oldest surviving gunmakers. This is an original Tranter’s Patent 50 Bore 5 shot percussion revolver with spurless hammer and rare to find double triggers by Benjamin Cogswell made at his 224 Strand premises. Its double action firing mechanism works as it should. The pistol is fired in double action by using 2 fingers to pull both triggers at the same time or the long trigger spur can be pulled moving the hammer to firing position and rotating the magazine, then the small trigger is pulled to fire the pistol. It has a 6 ½” octagonal barrel (12” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a post fore sight & ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The top of the cylinder frame is signed by the maker with his 224 Strand London address (illustrated). The frame has number ‘No.12034.T’. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. Its dark coloured finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged & has some original blue finish. The weapon's lever loading arm & double action firing mechanism work crisply. The large trigger is stamped ‘Tranter’s Patent’ and the captive loading lever ‘Tranter’s Patent’. The pistol is contained in its associated wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). The case is lined with green felt and has compartments which contain accessories including a small white metal oil container with screw top lid and integral applicator, the base of the container is signed ‘James Dixon & Sons Sheffield’, ebony handled tools, cleaning rod with brass tip that unscrews to reveal a worm, an empty W. Tranter’s labelled Lubricating Bullets tin percussion cap tin, a Tranter’s labelled tin ‘Lubrication Composition’ containing a quantity of composition, a James Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle & a Tranter’s Patent marked Brass double bullet mould. The steel sprue cutter of the mould has bore detail ‘50’. The price for this excellent Tranter pistol set includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22360 £2,450.00 |
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