Antique Guns and Equipment
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American Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company 1879 Patent ‘Dictator’ Factory Nickel Plated .32 Rim Fire 5 Shot Single Action Pocket Revolver. Sn 22744 - 22744 Hopkins and Allen were a Norwich Connecticut based American arms manufacturing company. Known as the ‘Dictator’ Model, this revolver is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. This is an original example of their ‘Dictator’ model. It retains much of its original factory nickel finish & has even aged patina. It has a 2 ¾” round steel barrel (7 ¼” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co DICTATOR Pat May 27 79 (1879)'. The underside of the barrel is stamped with numbers either ‘6606’ or ‘9909’.It has a sheathed trigger, blade fore sight and gutta percha hard rubber grips with chequered panels. The grips have just a few knocks and bumps consistent with handling and carry. The cylinder can be removed for speed loading by unscrewing the cylinder spigot that is also used as an ejector rod. The single action only firing action works correctly. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22744 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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*EXTREMELY RARE* MINT BORE* FULLY RE-FURBISHED*Large Frame American Civil War Confederate Army & Navy LeMat Combination 9 Shot .42 Calibre / Single Barrel 20 Gauge Shotgun Single Action Percussion ‘Grapeshot Revolver’. A 1105 - A 1105 Made between 1856 & 1865, the LeMat revolver was a .42 calibre cap & ball black powder combination pistol invented by Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans, which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot. It saw service with the armed forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. This unique sidearm was also known as the "Grape Shot Revolver." It was developed in New Orleans in 1856 by Jean Alexandre Le Mat, whose manufacturing effort was backed by P. G. T. Beauregard, who became a general in the Confederate States Army. When war broke out, LeMat received Confederate army & Navy contracts for the production of five thousand revolvers and plans were laid to manufacture the gun abroad and then import them into the Confederacy, which lacked the necessary facilities to produce the weapon locally. Confederate gun runners were able to slip shipments of the gun through the Union naval blockade and it is estimated that about 2,500 made it into Confederate service. In addition to General Beauregard and Colonel LeMat, LeMat’s revolvers were used by such famous Confederate officers as Major Generals Braxton Bragg, J. E. B. Stuart, Richard H. Anderson, and Captain Henry Wirz. Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart. The distinguishing characteristic of LeMat's revolver is that its 9-shot cylinder revolves around a separate central barrel of larger calibre than the chambers in the cylinder proper. The central barrel is smooth-bore and can function as a short-barreled shotgun (hence the name "Grape Shot Revolver") with the shooter selecting whether to fire from the cylinder or the smooth-bore barrel by flipping a lever on the end of the hammer. Flipping the lever up caused the movable striker to fall upon the primer set directly under the hammer, discharging the lower barrel, while leaving it in the standard position would fire the chambers in the cylinder, much like any other revolver. The pistol’s had a jointed ramrod (mounted on the right-hand side of the frame), which was used to load both barrels. This is an excellent, original, LeMat’s ‘Grapeshot revolver’ fully re-furbished and re-blued to a high standard at some point in its life. The weapon's single action only firing mechanism works crisply in both revolver and shotgun mode. It has a 6 ¾” octagonal barrel (13 ½” overall). The bore is near mint, clean & bright with crisp rifling. One barrel flat has inspection marks and is numbered ‘1170’. The barrel has a triangular blade fore sight & notched hammer rear sight. The shotgun barrel is 4 ¾” length and its smoothbore is equally near mint clean and bright. The correct jointed ramrod has an inspection mark (illustrated). It’s finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The price for this extremely rare Confederate combination revolver 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. A 1105 £9,500.00 |
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C1870’s-1880’s Whitneyville Armoury USA 1871 Patent Type Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22743 - 22743 This is an antique original factory nickel plated brass framed .32 Rim Fire 5 shot revolver of the type made by Whitneyville Armoury USA (founded 1798 New Haven Connecticut USA by Eli Whitney). These American pocket revolvers were produced in the 1870's into the 1880's. The pistol has a 3 ¼” sighted blued steel octagonal barrel. One barrel flat has a partially visible serial number or inspection mark ‘7’. The nickel finish to the brass frame has just small areas of age related wear. The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works crisply, correctly in single action only. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small lever on the front of its cylinder frame. The original wood grips are undamaged. There are no visible maker or date marks on this pistol. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22743 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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American Marlin Firearms Company Factory Nickel Plated No.32 Standard 1875 .32RF Obsolete Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Revolver With Tip Up Barrel. Sn 22746 - 22746 TThis is an original Marlin No.32 Standard 1875 .32 Rim Fire obsolete calibre single action revolver with 'fold up' barrel and factory nickel plated brass frame. It has a 3" blued barrel and shrouded trigger (7 ½” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. It retains much of its factory nickel plating & the action is crisp. Its original bag shaped gutta percha grips have chequered grip panels. The bottom edge of one grip has an old stable chip which can be seen in image 3. The left side of the barrel is stamped ' JM Marlin New Haven CT USA Pat July1875'. The top of the barrel is marked ‘No.32 Standard 1875’. It has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The cylinder has faint numbers either ‘108’ or ‘801’. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22746 (drawers office) £675.00 |
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VERY RARE.1855 Colt .56 inch Calibre Percussion 5 Shot Matching Numbers, Model 1855 BRITISH CONTRACT Revolving Rifle. Sn 22715 - 22715 The Colt revolving rifle was patented by Samuel Colt as the Model 1855. The guns were made in various calibres and barrel lengths. This is an exceedingly rare matching numbers Colt revolving rifle in the military calibre .56 inch. The rifle is a Colt Model 1855 with a 5 shot fluted cylinder, fully walnut stocked to 5 inches of the muzzle together with its original iron cleaning rod. The gun bears full London proof and viewing marks to the cylinders and barrel. The walnut forend is held on by 2 screw clamping barrel bands, one of which retains the original front sling swivel. The walnut stock is fitted with an iron butt plate with an integral sliding cover originally holding a cleaning jag. The 31 ¼ inch barrel has 7 groove rifling with a near mint bore with only minor staining from storage near the muzzle. The barrel is round in profile except for a 3 ½ inch octagonal section where it meets the frame. The top of the side hammer frame is stamped COL. COLT HARTFORD CT.U.S.A. The side of the frame is stamped COLTS PATENT NOV 24th 1857 under the cylinder clamping screw. The fluted cylinder is stamped in one of the flutes PATENTED SEPT.10th 1859. The serial number 9369 is stamped into the trigger guard and on the underside of the barrel beneath the fore end. The serial number is also written in black ink in the woodwork in the stock beneath the trigger guard and the forend below the rear part of the barrel (illustrated). The rear sight consists of two leaves dovetailed into the rear of the barrel graduated at 300 and 600 yards. The forend has a brass nose cap which is retained by 2 iron barrel bands, one of which retains its original sling swivel. The rifle has the correct pear shaped steel ramrod. The walnut woodwork is in good condition and the metalwork has a nice patina to the surface. See Colt Firearms (from 1836) by James E. Serven, Colt full Stocked Rifles on pages 343 – 345 and the rearsight on page 335. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique percussion firearm, no licence is required to own in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22715 £9,750.00 |
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C1830 Irish Parkinson Dublin 22 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol With C1843 Irish Registration Mark DU-1835 (Dublin), Fish Tail Stock, Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22740 - 22740 This is a nice Irish made antique percussion traveling pistol. It is 9” overall length with a 4” octagonal sighted barrel. The action plate is signed `Parkinson Dublin’ (Internet resources reveal John Parkinson first appears in the Dublin trade directory of 1826, where he is listed in error as Parkins (sic). This business traded in Arran Quay from the around 1825 through to 1916. As with so many establishments during this period the expansion of the city of Dublin led to door number changes and we doubt if Parkinson ever moved? John Parkinson Trading Dates: 1823/1824 59 Prussia Street 1825-1833 22 Arran Quay 1834-1844 19 Arran Quay 1845-1916 17 Arran Quay The Company described itself as "Manufacturers of Guns of Every Description on the most approved principles equal to any of the best London work" (see page 76 of English Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey where a Dublin gunmaker by the name of Parkinson is listed C1860). The top barrel flat is very faintly marked ‘Dublin’ alongside period Irish Registration mark DU-1835 (the Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while, until August 1846. There were 39 districts (34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City) each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. Dublin’s prefix was DU). The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The action tang & trigger guard with finial & Dolphin hammer have tooled foliate decoration. The all original Walnut fish tail stock has finely chequered grip panels. The stock has an inlaid void white metal escutcheon. One side of the stock has a small old stable crack at the stock screw which can be seen in image 3. The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 22740 £695.00 |
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**MINT BORE**19th Century Irish Richardson Youghal (County Cork) 25 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol With C1843 Irish Registration Mark CB-1202 (Cork Borough), Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22739 - 22739 This is a nice Irish made antique percussion traveling pistol. It is 10 ¼” overall length with a 5” octagonal sighted barrel. The top barrel flat is signed `Richardson Youghal' (Youghal is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. The only Irish gunmaker named Richardson we can find is listed with no first name on page 84 of Carey’s book English Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers. The entry indicates a man named Richardson had premises in Limerick Ireland, C1850). There is also a period Irish Registration mark CB-1202 (the Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while, until August 1846. There were 39 districts (34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City) each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. Cork Borough’s prefix was CB). There is a German silver band and vent plug on the barrel at the breech. The smooth bore is near mint clean & bright. The action tang & trigger guard with finial & Dolphin hammer have tooled foliate decoration. The all original Walnut stock has finely chequered grip panels. The stock has an inlaid German silver escutcheon with stylised engraved monogram. The action is signed by the maker ‘Richardson’ amongst foliate engraved decoration. The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 22739 (drawers office) £695.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**English C1810 Thomas Styan Manchester 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Safety Bolt, Screw Off Barrel & Folding Concealed Trigger. Sn 22738 - 22738 Thomas Styan was a quality English Gun maker located Broome Street, 6 Market Street & Hanging Ditch Manchester between 1803 & 1838 (see page 342 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 By Brown). This is an excellent flintlock pocket pistol by Thomas Styan of Manchester. The pistol’s action is engraved with panels on both sides. It has a steel cock fitted with flint and sliding safety bolt. One side of the pistol is signed by the manufacturer 'Styan' and the reverse 'Manchester'. The pistol measures 6 ¼” overall & has a 1 ½” turn off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. It has a concealed folding trigger & the underside of the action has black powder proof marks. The pistol’s original bag shaped wood grip is undamaged. Its cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this flintlock pistol by a quality Manchester 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. Sn 22738 (drawers office) £495.00 |
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**MINT BORE**COMPLETE**Cased C1860 Thomas Williams Liverpool Tranter's Patent, Double Action 120 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Accessories. Sn 22762 - 22762 The 1851 census records Thomas Williams as a master gun maker living at Park View, Claughton, Cheshire, with two previously unrecorded sons, Thomas W (b.1843) and John (b.1845), both born in Claughton. In 1860 the firm moved to 25 South Castle Street Liverpool. In the 1861 census Thomas, who described himself as a gun manufacturer, and Elizabeth, were recorded in Claughton with Thomas W and John, both described as gun makers, and another son, Henry H (Horton) who had been born in 1852. In about 1870 the firm were appointed Gunmakers to HRH the Duke of Gloucester. From 1870 to about 1874 the firm occupied additional premises at 5 Thomas Street. In the 1871 census Thomas and Elizabeth's address was 1 Shrewsbury Road, Claughton (Park View). The Tranter revolver is a double action black powder cap & ball revolver invented around 1856 by English firearms designer William Tranter (1816 - 1890). Originally operated with a special dual-trigger mechanism (one to rotate the cylinder and cock the gun, a second to fire it) later models employed a single-trigger mechanism. This is an excellent original example of the single trigger double action Tranter Patent revolver by Thomas Williams made at his South Castle Street premises. The pistol has a 3 ½” octagonal barrel which has a post foresight and notch 'v' frame rear sight. The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The top of the frame is signed by the maker ‘Tho’s Williams South Castle St Liverpool’. The loading arm and frame are marked ‘Tranters Patent’. The frame also has a small factory inspector’s mark ‘HH’ and is numbered ‘No.15957T’. It's finely chequered Walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. The weapon’s firing mechanism works crisply in both single and double action. The trigger guard, butt cap and frame have floral scroll engraving. The pistol retains most of its original blue finish. It has a spur hammer and side hook lever safety which works correctly. The pistol is contained in its associated wood case. The case is lined with felt and has compartments which snugly fit the weapon with additional compartments for accessories. The accessory compartments contain : a black powder flask with darkened, bag shape copper body and brass top with sprung nozzle signed by the maker Dixon & sons Sheffield, wood handled tools, cleaning rod, a white metal oil bottle with screw top applicator tool lid, an empty Tranter lubricating bullets labelled tin with removable lid, a Tranter lubrication composition labelled tin with removable lid which contains a quantity of lubricating composition, an Eley Brothers labelled percussion caps tin which contains a small quantity of percussion caps, a Tranter’s Patent marked brass and steel double conical bullet mould. The mould is also marked with calibre detail ‘120’ (bore). The case with hinged lid is undamaged. It has a brass lock (key absent) and 2 brass hook fasteners. On top of the lid, in its centre, is a void brass roundel. The price for this quality Tranter 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 22762 £2,750.00 |
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**SUPERB**ALL ORIGINAL**C1865 Victorian Griffiths & Worsley Manchester Tranter's Patent, Double Action 80 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver. Sn 22718 - 22718 Griffiths & Worsley were English Manchester based gunmakers recorded as working between 1862 & 1869 at 2 St Mary’s Gate (see page 79 of of English Gunmakers by Baily & Nie).The Tranter revolver is a double action black powder cap & ball revolver invented around 1856 by English firearms designer William Tranter (1816 - 1890). Originally operated with a special dual-trigger mechanism (one to rotate the cylinder and cock the gun, a second to fire it) later models employed a single-trigger mechanism. This is a superb, all original example of the single trigger double action Tranter Patent revolver by Griffiths & Worsley. The pistol has a 4 ½” octagonal barrel which has a white metal post foresight and notch 'v' cylinder frame rear sight. The barrel’s bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use & well defined rifling. The top of the frame is signed by the makers ‘Griffiths & Worsley Manchester’. The loading arm and frame are marked ‘Tranters Patent’. The frame also has a small factory inspector’s mark ‘HH’ and is numbered ’27,844T’ . It's original finely chequered Walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The barrel and cylinder have English Birmingham black powder proofs. The weapon’s firing mechanism works crisply in both single and double action. The blue finish to the metal work is excellent. The steel trigger guard, frame, loading lever arm and butt screw have floral scroll engraving. It has a spur hammer and side hook lever safety catch which works correctly. The price for this quality Tranter 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 22718 (drawers office) £1,695.00 |
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