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1873 & 1874 Dated French Manufactures d’armes St. Étienne Model 1866-74, M80 11mm Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre, Gras Carbine. Sn 13624:22 - 13624:22
The Chassepot French Model 1866-74 is a French bolt action military breech loading rifle. They were also made as carbines. The M1866 rifle was originally needle fire. Beginning in 1874, later dated needle fire M1866 weapons were converted to fire metallic centre fire cartridges (under the name of Gras rifle) and designated M 1866-74 / M80. This is an original example of the 1866-74 Gras carbine in the obsolete 11mm Centre Fire Calibre. It has a 20” barrel with clean bore and crisp rifling. It has brass furniture and an original iron cleaning rod. It has inspection marks and the breech marked on one side ‘Manufactures d’armes de St. Étienne M.80 Mle 1866-74’. The other side is dated ‘1873 & 1874’. The original stock has the knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use and old, stable, cured worm holes. The rifle has matching numbers ‘45549’ on the barrel & bolt. The bolt action loading and firing actions work correctly. It is fitted with sling swivels, bayonet slide, ladder rear sight and block & blade fore sight. The price includes UK delivery. N.B As an antique, obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 13624:22
£895.00

**MAN STOPPER**Early 1800’s English R. Horton London 22 Bore Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Folding Trigger & Turn Off Barrel. Sn 16380 - 16380
This an excellent large calibre flintlock pocket pistol made or retailed by R. Horton London. It is 8” overall length and has a 2 ½” screw off barrel (the underside of the barrel has a lug for tool to turn off the barrel. We do not have the tool). This man stopper pistol is 15mm at the muzzle (approx. 22 bore). The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining consistent with age and use. The underside of the frame has crisp proof marks. It's action is decorated on both sides, one side with Martial banners & arms and is signed ‘R.Horton’ within panel. The other side has Martial banners & arms and is signed ‘London’ within panel. The action has a sliding safety bolt to the rear of the Swan neck hammer which is fitted with flint. It has its undamaged original bag shaped wood grip. The grip is inlaid with a void silver escutcheon. It has a folding trigger & the weapon cocks and dry fires as it should. The price for this pistol worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a private collection or display. Sn 16380
£645.00

C1860's British Army In India Officer’s Private Purchase Manton & Co Calcutta & London Enfield Pattern 3 Band .600 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Musket. Sn 16416:20 - 16416:20
The Manton family were English gunmakers beginning with John in the early 1800's, then his younger brother Joseph who operated circa 1825-35. J. Manton and Son operated circa 1832-1862 and J. Manton & Co is later listed as operating in London and Calcutta. This is a British Army In India Officer’s Private Purchase Manton & Co Calcutta & London Enfield Pattern 3 Band .600 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Musket. The action plate is stamped With stylised Queen’s Crown. It has all original wood stock which has bumps and bruises consistent with age and use and a contemporary repair to the wood near to the top of the action plate. The repair is stable & secure. The wood is stamped with small numbers (illustrated). It has a steel butt plate, fore end block & trigger guard with extended tang numbered ‘35162’. The rifle also has its steel ramrod, block and blade fore sight, sling swivels and bayonet lug. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. Total length is 49” with a 32 ¾” barrel. The barrel has proofs and is signed ‘Manton & Co Calcutta & London’. The cocking and firing action work crisply. This is an antique muzzle loading percussion musket and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 16416:20
£745.00

C1850 Victorian British Officer's Private Purchase Percussion Rifled 13 Bore Fusil Musket Saddle Carbine. Sn 14111. - 14111
This is a very good British Officer's Private Purchase Percussion Fusil saddle carbine made C1850. It has 20” long round steel barrel and measures 35 ½” overall. The bore has just light staining consistent with age and crisp rifling. Its walnut full stock has just minor bumps and bruises and is all original with no damage. It has brass fittings including forend block, butt plate, ramrod mounts and trigger guard with extended tang. The action has a plain steel side plate and heavy military hammer. The top of the barrel is stamped with proof marks. The stock has also has a brass plate engraved ‘Bore 13’. The weapon has its original steel ramrod. It has a block and blade fore sight and 2 leaf rear sight. It has a strong cocking and firing action. There are no visible manufacturer or retailer marks on this piece. Price 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 14111
£845.00

**QUALITY**C1840 English Beckwith London 15 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Shotgun Converted From Earlier Flintlock Piece. Sn 19995 - 19995
This is a quality made 15 Bore double barrel muzzle loading percussion shotgun converted from an earlier flintlock piece. It has all original Walnut furniture with finely chequered wrist. The shotgun with double 32”, Damascus steel barrels, has double hammers & triggers. It measures 48 ½” overall. The barrel rib has a bead fore sight. The action plates, action tang and trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial have foliate engraved decoration. The action plates are also engraved with the depiction of a ‘Hare in the field’ and are inset with yellow metal lozenges ‘Beckwith’ (most likely the English gunmaker William. A. Beckwith who operated in London from 1800 until approx. 1840 from which time business was conducted at 58 Skinner Street, Snow Hill. His son Henry was also involved in the family business until 1868. Henry Beckwith is listed as participating in the International Exhibition of 1851). The action has an inlaid silver bands at the breech of each barrel. The barrel rib also has ‘Beckwith London’ in gold lettering. The cocking & firing actions of the weapon work crisply. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. The gun has an ebonised wood ram rod with brass end cap and brass tip which unscrews to reveal a worm. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 19995
£945.00

Victorian British WD Pattern 1842 Enfield Tower .577 Regulation Calibre Percussion Cavalry Trooper’s Pistol. Sn 19688 - 19688
Designed by the British Army’s Inspector of Small Arms George Lovell, this heavy but elegantly simple percussion lock, smooth bore pistol was issued to troopers of British cavalry regiments c.1842-1860. It’s simple, robust design made it excellent for service in the field. This is a very good, original British WD Enfield Tower 1842 pattern percussion Cavalry Trooper’s pistol. It has all original wood work with brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, butt plate with hinged steel lanyard ring, brass ram rod flute and fore stock plate. It has a heavy military hammer & captive steel ram rod. It measures 12” overall with an 5 ¾” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has proofs. The action works crisply. The action plate is signed with the Enfield ‘Tower’ mark, Crown VR (Victoria Regina), 1842 (pattern) and WD arrow inspection mark. 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 19688
£795.00

**QUALITY MAKER**English C1800 Henry Nock London 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Safety Bolt & Screw Off Barrel. A 1125 - A 1125
Henry Nock was a British inventor and engineer of the Napoleonic period, best known as a gunsmith. As well as supplying the military and civilian markets, Nock made expensive pieces for the aristocracy and Royalty and was an appointed gunmaker to the King. Nock's business eventually became Wilkinson Sword. This is an excellent flintlock pocket pistol by Henry Nock London. The pistol’s action is beautifully engraved with Martial Arms and Banner designs. It has a steel cock fitted with flint & sliding safety bolt which works correctly. One side of the pistol is signed by the manufacturer 'H. Nock' and the reverse 'London'. The pistol measures 6” overall & has a just over 1 ½” turn off barrel (a tool is required to remove the barrel, we do not have the tool). The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The underside of the action has black powder proof marks. The pistol has an undamaged bag shaped Walnut grip. The metal work has excellent original blue finish. Its cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent pistol by a famous maker includes UK delivery. NB No licence is required to own this antique flintlock pistol in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1125 (drawers office)
£675.00

**MINT BORE**American Civil War 1864 Sharps ‘New Model 1863’ 1852 Patent .52-70 Obsolete Calibre Cavalry Carbine With 'RS Lawrence 1859 Patent' Rear Sight, ‘DFC’ Cartouche Government Inspectors Stock Mark, Saddle Bar With Ring & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. - A 1124
The Sharps was one of the best known breech loading guns made by the Union during the American Civil War. The Carbine designed by Christian Sharps featured a vertical sliding block at the breech. 40,000 of these weapons were supplied by Sharps to Union Forces during the American civil war. conversions to the breech loaders were done under the direction of the US Army and the guns were then issued to the US cavalry who used them on the frontier in the Indian wars. In the late 1870's ,they were replaced by the Springfield carbines and were sold off to hunters and farmers in the west. This is an excellent original Civil War, Sharps Carbine. It has all original wood which has just light the knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. The wood has a ‘DFC’ Cartouche Government Inspectors Mark and other small inspection marks (illustrated). The metal work has virtually all of its original blue and colour case hardening finish. The weapon’s bore is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling. The loading cocking and firing action works crisply. The 21 ½” barrel is marked with Sharps Rifle Manufg Co Hartford Conn address and ‘New Model 1863’. The carbine is 39” overall length. It is serial number C22366 which dates its manufacture to 1864. This carbine is fitted front brass blade sight, flip up rear sight marked 'RS Lawrence Patented 15th Feb 1859'. The action also has Lawrence patent detail. The left side of the frame is fitted with steel saddle bar and ring. The action is also marked 'C. Sharps Pat Oct 5th 1852' and Sharp’s 1848 Patent (all illustrated). The carbine is accompanied by 1 inert deactivated .52-70 brass cased cartridge. The round chambers and extracts correctly. The price for this piece of American Civil War history includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1124
£3,200.00

**VERY RARE**MINT BORE**MATCHING NUMBERS INCLUDING BOLT**Swiss Military Waffenfabrik Bern Vetterli M78 (Model 1878) 10.4 x 42mm Obsolete Calibre Bolt Action Rifle With Tube Magazine. A 1093 - A 1093
The Vetterli rifles were a series of Swiss army service rifles in use from 1869 to circa 1890, when they were replaced with Schmidt-Rubin rifles. Modified Vetterli rifles were also used by the Italian Army. The Swiss Vetterli rifles had the American M1866 Winchester rifle's type tubular magazine & Henry type lifter. Designed by Frederic Vetterli who worked for the famous Swiss arms company SIG, these rifles were the 1st repeating bolt action rifles in the world to be adopted by a National army. Due to the Swiss Federal Council's early 1866 decision to equip the army with a breech loading repeating rifle, the Vetterli rifles were, at the time of their introduction, the most advanced military rifles in Europe. This is an excellent M78 Vetterli bolt action rifle in 10.4x42 mm UK obsolete calibre. The M78 rifles are far rarer than earlier models. The regulation steel metal work has even patina with much original blue finish. The metal has several inspection marks. It has all original, wood furniture in excellent condition with just very light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The stock is stamped with military ‘Swiss Cross’ mark cartouche. The action is signed by the maker Waffenfabrik Bern, model designation 'M78’, Swiss Cross mark & serial number ‘177494’ which is repeated on the barrel, underside of the action, butt plate tang & bolt. It has an adjustable tangent wedge rear sight graduated to 1600 M, block & blade foresight, sling swivels, spurred trigger guard, bulbous striker cover, steel butt plate, bayonet bar and original cleaning rod. The rifle is 52” overall length with a 33” barrel. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The loading & firing actions are crisp. The price for this excellent Vetterli includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1093
£875.00

Liege Belgium ‘MJ’ Michel Jamar ‘The Guardian Model Of 1878’ 7mm Pinfire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver With Folding Trigger & Captive Ejector Rod. A 1123 - A 1123
Michel Jamar, arms manufacturer in Liege, boulevard of Avroy, 16 then street Saint Jean, 26. From 1888 to 1892, he deposited 7 patents for inventions and in particular for revolvers. This is a 5 shot 7mm double action pinfire revolver made by Michel Jamar Liege. It has a 3” octagonal barrel. The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. The metal work has proof / inspection marks and the side gate has the maker’s initials ‘MJ’. The cylinder is engraved with banner ‘The Guardian Model Of 1878’. The metal work has even patina. And panels of engraved foliate decoration. It has a captive ejector rod, folding trigger and undamaged ebony grips. It has a post fore sight. The pistols firing mechanism works crisply in both single & double action. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre, antique, pinfire weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 1123 (drawers office)
£575.00
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