Antique Guns and Equipment
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Victorian C1840’s English 'J. Barnes Maker, West Derby, No.79' 16 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Hammer Shotgun. Sn 23848 - 23848 This is a very good double barrel percussion sporting shotgun. It has 28” Damascus steel barrels set side by side with central rib with bead foresight and measures 44” overall. The rib is very faintly engraved 'J. Barnes Maker, West Derby, No.79' (the rib lettering is illustrated in image 2 but is very faint and barely discernible. We cannot find a British gunmaker named Barnes with a West Derby address in the flintlock or percussion era in our books or online. It is most likely a retailer name). The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It has its original walnut straight hand stock with chequered grip panels & inlaid white metal void escutcheon on top of the wrist. The fore stock has some small old stable chips along the top edge consistent with age and use which can be seen in image 2. It’s back action locks are engraved with game birds and scrollwork. The top of the action between the hammers have gold lines. The shotgun has its wood ramrod with brass cap and tip which unscrews to reveal a steel worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23848 £475.00 |
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C1900 English E & G Higham Ranelagh Street Liverpool .300 Centre Fire Obsolete Calibre Breech Loading Side Lever Break Action Single Shot Rook Rifle. Sn 23872 - 23872 E & G Higham of Ranelagh Street was a respected family-run English gunmaking business founded in Liverpool in 1795 by Edward and George Higham. They operated across the North West of England and the Welsh Marches for over a century before the Liverpool branch was absorbed by W.C. Carswell between 1917 and 1920. This rook rifle by E&G Higham has a blued 26” Octagonal rifled barrel. The bore is clean with well defined rifling. The trigger guard tang is numbered 4319. It has an external hammer, blade foresight, and 3 tier rear sight with silvered aiming lines. Two barrel flats are signed ‘E & G Higham’ & the other ‘Ranelagh Street Liverpool’. The rifle has all original undamaged walnut stock with chequered panel pistol grip and chequered fore end with polished horn fore end cap. It has an undamaged chequered polished horn butt plate and polished horn pistol grip cap. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre Rook rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23872 £995.00 |
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*BEST QUALITY*MINT BORE*HOLLAND & HOLLAND*98 New Bond Street London .300 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Underlever Break Action Rook Rifle. Sn 23873 - 23873 In 1870 Holland & Holland did not exist. In fact, it would be six years before the firm’s founder, Harris Holland, was to take in his nephew Henry and create the iconic brand which now graces London’s Bruton Street. Harris Holland was a was a good shot with both rifle and shotgun, regularly competing in live-pigeon competitions at Hornsey Wood Tavern. He appears to have gained enough kudos among fellow shooters for them to start asking him to get them guns and rifles like the ones he used so successfully himself. Seeing a clear business opportunity, Harris ordered guns made to his specification. 98 New Bond Street London was Harris Holland’s address from 1858. His nephew Henry Holland joined him in 1876, when Holland & Holland became the company title. This is a superb, circa 1900 Break action Rook Rifle in Obsolete .300 calibre. It has a 28" octagonal barrel. The barrel has a near mint, clean bore with sharp rifling and the rifle measures 44" overall. It's under lever break action works firmly. It has a nicely figured original walnut wood stock with chequered panel straight hand grip and fore end. It has a blade foresight and flip up 3 tier rear sight graduated 50-100-150 (yards). It’s action, trigger guard and lever have foliate decoration. The stock has a steel butt plate. The action top barrel flat is signed by the distinguished manufacturer 'Holland & Holland 98 New Bond Street London'. The weapon’s cocking & firing action works crisply. The price for this excellent piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23873 £1,295.00 |
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C1840 English Form W. Thompson & Co 38 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Steel Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 23877 - 23877 This is an English form Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 9” overall and has a 4” octagonal steel barrel with brass bead fore sight. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel at the breech has an inlaid platinum line. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial & steel ramrod flute. The action has foliate engraved decoration and has the name ‘W. Thompson & Co Perrins’ (we cannot find a British gunmaker named W. Thompson & Co in the flintlock or percussion era in our books or online. It is most likely a retailer name). The pistol has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered grip panels and inlaid void white metal escutcheon on top of the wrist. 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 23877 (drawers office) £645.00 |
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C1865 Large Frame Belgian Liege Lefaucheux 11mm, Military Pinfire Double Action 6 Shot Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23879 - 23879 This is a nice, Liege Lefaucheux military, pinfire, 6 Shot Revolver made C1865. It is side gate loading with a 6” sighted octagonal barrel (11 ½” overall), sturdy undamaged frame and undamaged wood grips one grip inscribed with weapon number ‘246’. The barrel's rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. One barrel flat is signed “E. LEFAUCHEUX INVR BREVETE”. The cylinder has Liege ‘ELG’ roundel proof and the frame ‘77R’ inspection mark. The cylinder and frame have foliate engraved decoration. The frame is numbered '67223'. It is side gate loading and it is complete with military lanyard ring and captive steel ejector rod. The pistol’s firing mechanism works correctly in both single and double action. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an obsolete calibre, antique pinfire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if part of a private collection or display. Sn 23879 £695.00 |
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C1865 British Robert Jones 3 Great Howard Street, Liverpool .32 Rim Fire, Obsolete Calibre Side Gate Loading 5 Shot Double Action Revolver With Captive Lever Ejector Rod. Sn 23843 - 23843 Robert Jones was an English gunmaker recorded as working at 27 Stanhope Street, Liverpool 1826-29, 32 Stanhope St 1831-45, 9 Waterloo Rd & 53 Oldhall St 1847-54, 3 Gt Howard St 1855-69, 3 or 32 Gt Howard St c.1870, 60 Dale St c.1874-c.83, Manchester St c.1890-c.94, 42 Manchester St c.1897-c.1917 (see page 264 of Brown's book British Gunmakers Vol.2). This is a very good Robert Jones 5 Shot .32 RF Calibre Double Action Revolver made at his 3 Gt Howard Street Liverpool premises C1865. The revolver has a 4 ¼” octagonal barrel and measures 9 ½”overall. The rifled bore is clean. The barrel & cylinder have English black powder proofs. The top of the grip frame & barrel are signed by the maker ‘Robert Jones 3 Great Howard Street, Liverpool’. The metal work and finely chequered walnut grips are undamaged. The barrel retains some of its original blue finish. The pistol is side gate loading and has a captive ejector rod lever. It's single and double action firing mechanisms work crisply. The price 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 23843 (drawers office) £975.00 |
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**RARE**French Revolution & American Revolutionary War Eras French Libreville ‘Freetown’ (Charleville) Arsenal Model 1763 Military Flintlock .650 Carbine Calibre Pistol. Sn 23877 - 23877 This is an excellent example of a French Military Model 1763 flintlock pistol. Approximately 35,000 pairs were ordered from the Charleville Arsenal which had been given the more freedom friendly name "Libreville" (Freetown) by the revolutionaries. With the passing of the "Reign of Terror" period of the revolution, Libreville returned to its original name, and marked the pistols produced from then on as such (The Reign of Terror (September 5, 1793 – July 27, 1794) was a violent, radical phase of the French Revolution marked by political purges, mass executions, and state repression). These pistols were used by both the French Army and Navy, and by American rebel forces later during the American Revolution (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783) making them historically significant pistols for both European and American martial arms collectors. The pistol has all original undamaged metal work in the white and un-damaged all original walnut wood work. The pistol has its original heavy military cock and frizzen pan. It has regulation iron fittings including typical heavy fore end block, trigger guard with extended tang, stock plate and cudgel butt. It has a 9 ¼” un-sighted barrel and measures 16” overall length. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The barrel tang is engraved with ‘M 1763’ model designation and the lock plate is signed by the Libreville ‘Freetown’ (Charleville) arsenal. The barrel also is engraved ‘RN’ (? possibly an Army Regiment Or Naval designation). The pistol has its original iron ram rod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. This is a rare to find 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. Sn 23877 £1,295.00 |
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Napoleonic Wars Era British Cavalry 1796 Pattern Type Ketland & Co London .700 Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol Nipple & Drum Converted To Percussion With Victorian 1840’s Northern Ireland Registration ‘TY6079’ County Tyrone Mark. Sn 23876 - 23876 Ketland & Co were English gunsmith's based at various addresses in Birmingham & London between 1785-1819. This is an original British 1796 Pattern type Ketland & Co .700 Calibre Flintlock Heavy Dragoon Pistol. The pistol has all original wood work with regulation brass fittings including trigger guard with extended tang. The top of the wrist is inlaid with void brass escutcheon. The walnut full stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. C1820’s the pistol was nipple and drum converted to percussion and its cock replaced by a heavy military Dolphin hammer. It measures 15” overall with a 9” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has crisp English proofs and has later Irish compulsory registration mark ‘TY’ for County Tyrone (Northern Ireland) and number ‘6079’ indicating that the pistol made its way to Ireland before 1846 (illustrated in the images). The action works crisply. The lock plate is signed ‘Ketland & Co’ & the top of the barrel ‘London’. The pistol has ebonised wood ramrod. 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 23876 £1,295.00 |
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**RARE**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**French 1808 Dated Model 1807 Tulle Arsenal Naval Flintlock .69” Calibre Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings, Belt Bar & Iron Ram Rod. Sn 23833 - 23833 A scarce French Model 1807 military flintlock Naval officer's pistol manufactured at the Imperial Tulle Military arsenal dated 1808 from the time of the Napoleonic Wars (C1790-1815). It has a rounded brass military skull-crusher cudgel butt-cap, matching brass military style trigger-guard, fore-end block and side-plate. The action is in excellent working order & is complete with its original iron ramrod. This type of heavy calibre flintlock pistol were carried by French Naval officers during the era of the Napoleonic campaigns of the late 18th-early 19th century. The pistol has its all original Walnut stock with regulation brass fittings. The wood and brass have several inspection marks including 1808 dated ‘EF’ (Empire Francais) roundel. The wood is all original with just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The lock plate is signed with ‘Tulle Arsenal’ detail and inspection marks. It has a brass pan and heavy military cock fitted with flint. The 8” un-sighted barrel in the white has inspection marks and has model detail ‘1807’. It measures 14 ¾” overall. The pistol’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and service use. The pistol cocks & dry fires crisply. This is a fine example of this model of pistol, substantial and well made. 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. Sn 23833 £1,375.00 |
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East India Company .75” Musket Bore Flintlock Musket. Sn 23834 - 23834 This is an early East India Company flintlock musket fitted with a ring necked cock. The gun measures 55 inches in length with a 39 inch round steel barrel with a block foresight doubling as a bayonet lug. The original flintlock lock plate is retained by a flat brass side plate together with 2 steel screws. The lockplate is stamped with the EIC rampant lion and an inspection mark of a crown over 3. The barrel has a nice smooth patina finish and is stamped with three marks, a viewing mark, an East India mark, a final proof mark and 1. The gun has an original stock which is in good condition ad has three brass ramrod pipes retaining an original flat headed iron ramrod. The musket has a brass furniture including a flat side plate retained by a screw which is stamped RTM 85, trigger guard, butt plate and nose cap. The metal work has nice smooth even patina throughout and the barrel has staining and residue consistent with age and use. the mucket retains its original oron sling swivels. The action cocks as it should. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique musket no licence is required to own this antique musket in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23834 £1,375.00 |
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