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**OLDEST GUNMAKER**MINT BORE**QUALITY** C1840’s W&J Rigby Dublin Ireland .450 Calibre Percussion Overcoat Pistol With C1843 ‘EC-392’ Cork East Riding Irish Registration Mark, Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22676 - 22676
John Rigby & Company (or John Rigby & Co. (Gunmakers) Ltd) is the oldest gunmaking firm in continuous operation in the English-speaking world. Rigby has a distinguished history of technological advancement for both sporting and military application. Rigby rifles, guns and pistols have played prominent roles throughout the British Empire and particularly in Asia and Africa. The company was established by the first John Rigby in Dublin, Ireland in 1775. After the founding John Rigby's death, in 1818, his sons William and John Jason Rigby operated the business as W. & J. Rigby from circa 1820 to 1865, a period that spanned flintlock, percussion, pinfire and needle fire ignition and marked the start of the modern metallic cartridge era. Rigby was a leader in barrel-making and rifling technology and, at the time, it was also recognised for its high grade dueling pistols. This is a quality W&J Rigby Dublin percussion overcoat pistol, made circa 1840’s. It is a sturdy pistol, 8” overall length with a 3 ½” octagonal barrel. The smooth bore is near mint clean and bright. The top flat of the barrel is signed ‘Dublin’ and has the Irish registration mark ‘EC-392’ for Cork East Riding (these Irish County identification marks were introduced by the short lived Arms Act of 1843). The original stock is made from Walnut and has an inlaid void German Silver disc on top of the wrist. The pistol has blued steel furniture decorated with foliate engraving. The pistol grip has fine chequered panels and it has German silver stock mounts. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. The action plate is engraved 'W&J Rigby' and its cocking and firing actions are crisp. The price for this quality Irish piece 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 22676 (drawers office)
£895.00

Victorian C1860 English Form 13 Bore Double Barreled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 22618 - 22618
This is a Victorian era double barrel percussion sporting shotgun in English form. It has 29 ¾” steel barrels and measures 46” overall. The unsighted barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib. The barrel’s smooth bores have staining and residue consistent with age and use. It has its original walnut straight hand stock in very good condition with chequered grip panels & inlaid white metal void escutcheon on the underside of the stock. It’s steel butt plate tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial, action tang, hammers and action plates have light foliate engraved decoration. There are no external maker marks on this gun. The shotgun has its wood ramrod with brass cap. 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 22618
£575.00

Victorian C1860 English Form 13 Bore Double Damascus Barrels Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 22620 - 22620
This is a Victorian era double barrel percussion sporting shotgun in English form. It has attractive 30 ½” Damascus steel barrels and measures 46 ¾” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with brass post fore sight. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. The breech has platinum lines. It has its original walnut straight hand stock in excellent condition with chequered grip panels & inlaid white metal void escutcheon on top of the wrist. It’s blued steel butt plate tang, blued steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial, action tang & hammers have foliate engraved decoration. The action plates have foliate engraved scenes with Game birds in the field. There are no external maker marks on this gun. The shotgun has its wood ramrod with brass cap and brass tip. 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 22620
£675.00

Victorian C1860 English ‘Nixon Maker’ 13 Bore Double Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 22619 - 22619
This is a Victorian era double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by Nixon (see page 295 of British Gunmakers Volume 2 by Brown where several provincial gunmakers named Nixon are recorded as working in the percussion era. Brown’s book Volume 1 has no makers named Nixon recorded as working in London during the same period). It has 29” steel barrels and measures 45 ½” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib. The barrel’s smooth bores have staining & residue consistent with age and use. Each breech has platinum vent plugs. It has its original walnut stock in excellent condition with chequered grip panels, inlaid white metal void escutcheon on top of the wrist and attractive carved butt of the stock’s pistol grip. It’s steel butt plate tang, trigger guard with extended tang, stock block tang & hammer have foliate engraved decoration. The action plates have foliate scenes with Game birds and hunting dog in the field. Both action plates are engraved with the manufacturer’s name ‘Nixon Maker’. The shotgun is fitted with bead foresight and has its original wood ramrod with brass cap and brass tip which unscrews to reveal a steel worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this shotgun worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 22619
£675.00

**MINT BORE**MATCHING NUMBERS**Swiss Military Vetterli M1869 / 71 10.4 mm Obsolete Calibre Bolt Action Rifle By Keller Aarau. Sn 1185 - 1185
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 combined the American M1866 Winchester rifle's tubular magazine and a bolt system derived from the German Dreyse. 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 M1869 / 74 Vetterli bolt action rifle in 10.4mm UK obsolete calibre. The metal work has even patina. It has all original, wood furniture with chequered grip panel on the fore stock. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The stock is stamped with military inspection marks. The action is signed by the maker Keller Aarau together with serial number ‘106084’ which is repeated on the barrel and underside of the action. There is no visible external number on the bolt. It has an adjustable rear sight, block & blade foresight, sling swivels, steel butt plate and original cleaning rod. The rifle is 51” 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 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. Sn 1185
£795.00

SOLD SOLD (14/03) Victorian 1873 Birmingham, British WD ‘EIG’ East India Government / East India Company .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Light Dragoon Pistol With Regulation Brass Furniture & Captive Swivel Ram Rod. Sn 22645:10 - 22645:10
The East India Company (EIC) was English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with Qing China. The company seized control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong after the First Opium War, and maintained trading posts and colonies in the Persian Gulf Residencies. They governed large parts of India on behalf of the British government for many years. This is an original EIG (East India Government) marked percussion Light Dragoon Pistol in excellent condition. It measures 14” overall and has an 8" round steel barrel which is .650 carbine calibre. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The barrel has English proof / ordnance inspection marks. The pistol has a blade fore sight and block with ‘v’ notch rear sight. It has a heavy military hammer, brass trigger guard with extended tang, brass fore end block and brass butt cap fitted with steel lanyard ring. It also has a captive steel ramrod. The action plate is marked with Crown and EIG WD arrow mark together with Birmingham and date 1873 & ordnance inspection mark. The dark walnut full stock is undamaged. The metal work has even patina throughout. Its 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 22645:10
£0.00

**Napoleonic Battle Of Trafalgar Era**Georgian, English Board Of Ordnance Marked Enfield Tower, Long Sea Service .577” Regulation Calibre, Flintlock Pistol With Belt Bar & Regulation Brass Fittings Including Cudgel Butt. Sn 22583:5 - 22583:5
During the 18th century the British Royal Navy began standardising their Naval small arms. One such weapon was the Sea Service flintlock pistol. These weapons were used by the British Royal Navy throughout the Wars with neighbouring France 1750- 1815 and saw service at the famous Naval Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805. This original Georgian, Tower, Long Sea Service Pistol is in very good condition. It is 19 ½” long with a 12” smooth bore barrel which is Regulation .577" calibre. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has faint English black powder proof mark. The all original full wood stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and a couple of period stable repairs. The stock has an iron belt bar which has a small ‘Crown above 6’ inspection mark. It has regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt. The pistol has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap. The lock is crisply marked 'Tower' (Enfield) & ‘Crown GR’ (George Rex) together with small ordnance ‘Crown Arrow’ mark. All metal work has even aged patina. The cock is fitted with flint. The lock functions crisply. 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. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22583:5
£2,150.00

1895 To 1915 Marlin USA Model ’92 (1892) .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Lever Action Rifle, Octagonal Barrel & Tube Magazine. Sn 22565 - 22565
This is an increasingly hard to find Marlin Model ‘92 (1892) lever action rifle in UK obsolete calibre .32 RF. It has all original undamaged woodwork numbered 48850. The metalwork has even aged patina to its all original blue finish. The rifle’s action has a removable steel plate which can be removed to allow access to the actions working parts for inspection / cleaning. The plate is removed by unscrewing a screw bolt with knurled lug on the side of the action. The rifle cocks and dry fires crisply. Its 23 ½” barrel has a clean bore (40 ½” overall length). The top of the barrel is marked with the Marlin Fire-Arms Co. New Haven address & patents for 1878- 1892 and the action tang ‘Marlin ‘92’ (the model designation was changed in 1905 from model 1892 to just the model 92. The model 92 rifles were available until 1915). It has an external hammer & full length tube magazine. The underside of the frame is stamped with number '349457’. It has a curved steel butt plate, German Silver blade foresight & adjustable rear sight. The price for this excellent rifle 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. Sn 22565
£1,975.00

**ONE OF THE EARLIEST SWING OUT CYLINDER PISTOLS**MINT BORE**American Civil War Era, Bacon Mfg Co, Hopkins 1862 Patent .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre, 6 Shot, Single Action Revolver With Swing Out Cylinder & Under Barrel Removable Ejector Rod. Sn 22643:11 - 22643:11
Thomas K Bacon originally worked for the American Manhattan Firearms Company before leaving C1859 to set up his own business Bacon Mfg Co, Norwich Connecticut (Conn). In 1862 another Norwich Conn gunmaker and inventor C.W. Hopkins patented one of the earliest revolvers with swing out cylinders. These revolvers were made by Bacon under Hopkins’ patent. This is an excellent, original 4” octagonal barrel .32 RF obsolete calibre, 6 shot percussion revolver by Bacon with Hopkins’ innovative early swing out cylinder system. The metal work has even patina throughout with foliate engraved decoration to both sides of the action. The top of the barrel is marked ‘Bacon Mfg Co, Norwich Conn’ and the left side ‘C.W Hopkins Patented May 27 1862’. The underside of the 4” octagonal barrel is numbered ‘144’. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. It has undamaged Walnut grips, sheathed concealed trigger, blade fore sight, grooved cylinder frame rear sight and spur hammer. Its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The cylinder swings out for loading when a knurled lever on the front of the cylinder frame is depressed. Underneath the barrel is a spring loaded removable steel ejector rod. The price for this pistol, one of the earliest with swing out cylinder includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22643:11 (drawers office)
£1,250.00

**MINT BORE**American Civil War Era, Smith & Wesson Transitional Model 1 ½ 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Revolver. Sn 22643:9 - 22643:9
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. This is an original Smith & Wesson Model 1 ½ five shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire Calibre. It has original undamaged rose wood grips in excellent condition & original blue finish to the metal work aged to a nice plum colour in areas. The butt of the grip frame is stamped with number '22301'. The cylinder, frame under the left grip and barrel have matching numbers ‘49’. It has a sheathed trigger and the top of its 3 ½” barrel is marked with Smith & Wesson Springfield Mass together with 1859-1865 patent detail (illustrated). The barrel's rifled bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. The barrel's ‘tip up’ action is operated by a ‘push up’ catch at the bottom of the barrel block and the pistol’s barrel rib is fitted with a small brass blade fore sight. The rear sight consists of a groove in the knurled hammer spur. The pistol measures 8” overall and its single action firing mechanism works crisply. The price for this American Civil War era pistol 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 22643:9 (drawers 0ffice)
£795.00
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