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French Model 1857 Muzzle Loading .700 Calibre Percussion Infantry Service Rifle. Sn 22798 - 22798
The French Model 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” barrel with correct 4 groove rifling and an overall length of 53”. The bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has inspection marks (illustrated) and has the correct rear sight forged into the tang. The barrel has a blade fore sight. The underside of the barrel has a bayonet lug. The iron lock plate has no visible maker or date marks. The rifle has steel furniture, sling swivels & ramrod. The walnut stock has knocks and bumps from service use and there are old stable chips around the butt plate. The weapon’s cocking and firing actions are crisp. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22798
£795.00

**RARE**ONE OF ONLY 2,315**1840 BENGAL PRESIDENCY CONTRACT**East India Company .65’’ Calibre 1840 Pattern Old Series Side Lock Percussion Cavalry Pistol. Sn 22830 - 22830
This is a rare East India Company .65’’ 1840 Pattern cavalry pistol having a 9" barrel and measuring 16” overall fitted with the early rounded Bakers 1819 style lock plate This pattern of pistol was an upgrade of the earlier Pattern 1819 flintlock pistol, produced as a percussion model with the same style lock using a percussion hammer and was known as the old series sidelock. In all other respects it was identical, it was a new made weapon using flintlock parts in store and not a conversion. Only 2,315 pistols were made in 1840 for issue in the Bombay presidency. No more pistols were ordered until 1843 and from then on production was of the New Series Sidelock. A quantity of these pistols were initially intended for issue to the H.M. 4th Light Dragoons then serving in the Bombay Presidency, however the regiment was called home. The first Bombay cavalry regiment to be issued this pistol were the 3rd Bombay Light cavalry who were re-equipped while serving in the Sind campaign under General Napier in 1842, the 4th carried and used them at the battle of Hyderabad. The next regiment to receive an issue was the 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry followed by the 1st Bombay Cavalry a Lancer regiment. During this period, it was normal practice to issue percussion arms first to regiments on active service. The pistol carries London viewing and proof marks on the barrel which has a nice smooth finish with a good patina. The pistol has a full walnut stock with regulation brass fittings with a lanyard ring to butt and captive swivel rammer hinged to muzzle. The bore has a nice smooth finish with only minor staining from service use. The stock has a nice smooth finish with a good colour. The wood has just light bumps and bruises consistent with age & service use and has a small inspection mark (illustrated in image 2). The pistol’s cocking & firing actions work crisply. This is one of very few known examples of this pattern of pistol. The price for this rare piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion pistol, no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22830
£645.00

Enfield 1867 Pattern, 1869 Dated, Bengal Light Cavalry Smoothbore Percussion Carbine. - 21829
This is nice 1869 dated Enfield produced, Bombay Arsenal marked, Enfield Pattern 1858 Bengal Light Cavalry smoothbore percussion carbine. This was the last pattern percussion gun made for the Indian Government. The carbine has a barrel length of 21 inches with an overall length of 36 ¾ inches. The correct plain lockplate is stamped T with the Queens crown over VR 1868 (date), ENFIELD, the Indian army crowfoot over I acceptance stamps together with other acceptance stamps. The barrel is retained by 2 Baddeley barrel bands which have Enfield armoury stamps and a WD over a crowfoot and has a nice smooth finish. The carbine is fitted with a wide u notch rear sight, an Enfield type blade foresight, a saddle bar and ring which are ordnance stamped and a captive swivelling ramrod. The barrel carries Tower proof marks and retains much of its old blued finish. The .65 inch bore is smooth and has mild staining and residue due to age and service. The carbine has a nice original walnut stock with nice smooth woodwork and is stamped on the right hand side with an Enfield roundel R crown M ENFIELD and in the centre I over a crowfoot. (Royal Manufactory Enfield Indian mark over a WD crowfoot) and I (Class 1 weapon). The carbine has brass furniture with the correct brass screwed on fore end cap, two piece brass butt plate and steel saddle bar & ring. The saddle bar and ring carry ordnance stamps. The brass trigger guard is stamped WD a crowfoot E18. The carbines cocking & firing actions work crisply. All of the screws of eh gun carry the WD crowfoot. See RB 50 on page 9, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. This is a very nice and original Enfield made Pattern 1858 Bengal Light Cavalry carbine with all the original Enfield features and the price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading musket, no licence is required to own this musket in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21829
£1,145.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 20/08) 1808 - 1810 Napoleonic Wars Era English Joseph & William Richards London 28 Bore Naval Officer’s Brass Barrelled Flintlock Pistol. Sn 22788 - 22788
Joseph & William Richards were English London based gunmakers recorded as working together for a short period of time between 1808 & 1810 at 16 Staining Lane. Joseph is then recorded as working alone in Birmingham 1815-1830 (address 62 Strand London is found on some of their pistols), see page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Volume 1 London. This is a nice Naval Officer’s flintlock pistol by ‘J&W Richards’. It is 13 ½” overall length with an unsighted 7” smooth bore brass 2 stage barrel which is 28 bore. The barrel is crisply stamped with proof / inspection marks and has faint engraved ‘No.4’. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The lock plate is signed by the makers ‘J&W Richards’ and has a sliding safety bolt which works correctly. The cock is fitted with flint and the cocking and firing actions work. The all original full wood stock is excellent and has brass furniture including cudgel butt and inlaid brass disc with stylised engraved monogram. The pistol has an ebonised wood ram rod. The price for this attractive, quality made piece worthy of further research 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 22788
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (18/08) Swedish, 18.55 mm Bore, Model 1815 Smoothbore, Military Land Pattern Musket with Original Dog Lock. Sn - 22799
The Swedish Model 1815 musket was modelled on the French Model 1811 musket but retained many original Swedish features. This is an original early example of the Swedish Model 1815 smoothbore musket with 42 inch barrel with a 18.55mm bore with an overall length of 58 inches. The musket retains the original dog lock with the dog style safety catch. The musket features the characteristic L shaped brass side plate which is stamped Lt 348. The barrel carries the Swedish crown at the breech with HB WN & Ch together with the number 348. The underside of the barrel near the muzzle retains the bayonet stud. The bore is smooth and has staining and residue for service use. The tang has a low profile rear sight forged into it which dates the musket to before 1820. The barrel is retained by the traditional 3 brass barrel bands and has the original tapered wooden ramrod. The brass butt plate and iron trigger guard are retained by oversized headed screws and the original sling swivels are retained. The muskets loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. As a muzzle loading antique firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22799
£0.00

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

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

**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

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
£395.00

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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