Antique Guns and Equipment
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**RARE** Mid 1860's American Eagle Arms Company New York, 6 Shot Single Action Brass Framed Front Loading Obsolete Calibre .28 Cup-Primer Cartridge Revolver With Octagonal Barrel, Bolt Ejector & Sheathed Trigger. Sn 21814 - 21814 Manufactured in the mid 1860s with a total production of approximately 20,000. These scarce revolvers were manufactured by The Eagle Arms Company of New York, financed by the legendary firearms agents Merwin & Bray of New York. This is an excellent example of the unusual front loading .28 Cup-Primer Cartridge by the Eagle Arms Co. It has a 3 ½” octagonal barrel with top rib which is marked “Eagle Arms Co New Yor” (k absent). It measures 7 ½” overall. The pistol’s rifled bore is clean. It has an undamaged brass frame stamped with serial number “4708”. The brass frame retains traces of original factory nickel plating. It has a brass blade fore sight & grooved frame rear sight. The original rosewood grips have just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age. The barrel, removable cylinder and hammer are blued steel. The action functions correctly. This revolver loads its special cartridges from the front, and extracts them with a captive rod with bolt action mounted on the frame’s right side. The cartridges used in this revolver had a priming compound in the cup shaped base of the cartridge. It was designed as a front loading cartridge revolver in an effort to circumvent the Rollin White patent held by Smith & Wesson which allowed for chambers bored completely through the cylinder and loaded from the rear. The price for this rare & unusual American front loading pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or displays. Sn 21814 (drawers office) £795.00 |
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UNAVAILABLE. WW1 Era Austrian Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 11x58mmR Obsolete Calibre Straight Pull Bolt Action Service Rifle With Post WW1 Bulgarian Military Stock Mark. Sn 21758 - 21758 The Steyr Mannlicher Model 1886 was one of the last black powder service rifles issued, and therefore is one of the most developed. Designed by the formidable Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Model 1886 was the foundation for generations of later Austrian small arms, some of which are still in use today. Chambered for the obsolete 11x58mmR cartridge, the Steyr is a simple, straight pull bolt action rifle. The bolt is locked by way of a sliding wedge to the rear and is loaded by an en bloc clip that simply drops out of the bottom of the rifle when the last round is loaded. With elevating rear ladder sights and an ingenious long range volley sight on the right middle barrel band, the Steyr is a comprehensively designed and formidable service rifle. It was designed to replace the ageing M1867 Wernl-Holub rifle (a similar enough action to the Snider Enfield), and was at its invention at the very forefront of small arms technology. continue in use with Austria-Hungary certainly until the First World War, and was documented in use by regular forces in the Spanish Civil War, with irregular use probably beyond. Many of these later model Steyr straight pull rifles have turned up in recent conflicts, and it is a testament to the original design that descendants of this rifle are still fit for use a century and a half after it’s invention. It is interesting to note that whilst service rifles of other European armies, such as the British Lee Enfield system or the German Mauser went through further decades of alteration and refinement, the Steyr Mannlicher system remained largely unchanged. This is a very good example of the model 1886. The wood furniture of this weapon has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use, but all wood is original and intact with no cracks. The metal work is undamaged with even aged patina. The breech is stamped with the combined 'OEWG' (Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft 'Austrian Arms-Manufacturing Company' Steyr mark. The rifle is serial number 5279 and has other un-matching numbers. The wood is impressed with 5 pointed star within shield mark which indicates later post WW1 issue to Bulgarian troops. The rifle has a 32" barrel and is 52" overall length. It has bayonet bar, sling swivels, steel butt plate, block and blade fore sight, adjustable elevating rear sight and long range sight on the middle right barrel band. The weapon’s straight pull bolt action, firing mechanism and bolt safety catch work crisply. The price 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 21758 £0.00 |
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C1790 English, Twigg Of London 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Safety Bolt. Sn 21608:14 - 21608:14 John Fox Twigg was born at Grantham, Linconshire, in 1732 and is listed by Heer (1978) as being apprenticed to the Irish gunmaker, Edward Newton (active 1718-1764), though no dates for the apprenticeship are offered. By 1755, Blackmore (1986) lists Twigg working as a gunmaker from Angel Ct., Charing Cross until 1760 when he moved to 132 Strand, opposite Catherine Street and continued at this address until 1776. He moved again in 1776, this time to Piccadilly where he remained until 1790. During these 14 years he opened several warehouses; at little Somerset Street, in 1771; 30 Cornhill, 1777 and Tower Hill in 1779. His only son, John, was apprenticed in 1786 to Henry Nock, and subsequently inherited his father's business. This is a nice flintlock pocket pistol by Twigg, London. It measures 7” overall with a just over 2 ¼” screw off steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action is marked ‘Twigg’ within panel on one side and the reverse ‘London’ within matching panel. The underside of the frame has English black powder proof marks. It has a steel cock, sliding safety bolt and steel trigger guard. The pistol’s original bag shaped wood grip is undamaged. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 21608:14 (drawers office) £575.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**English C1800 Henry Nock London 50 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Safety Bolt, Screw Off Barrel & Folding Concealed Trigger. Sn 21681:13 - 21681:13 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 and sliding safety bolt. One side of the pistol is signed by the manufacturer 'H. Nock' and the reverse 'London'. The pistol measures 6 ¼” overall & has a 1 ½” turn off barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. It has a concealed folding trigger & the underside of the action has black powder proof marks. The pistol its original bag shaped wood grip which is inlaid with void silver escutcheon. The wood has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. Its cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this 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. Sn 21681:13 (drawers office) £675.00 |
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C1840 English Ridley (Ridler or Ridle) Dover 38 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Concealed Folding Trigger. Sn 21605:3 - 21605:3 This a nice percussion pocket pistol made in Dover. It is 6 ½” overall with a 2” screw off barrel. The muzzle is carved for tool to assist removal (the barrel turns off easily without use of tool which we do not have). The barrel’s smooth bore has staining consistent with age & use. The underside of the action and barrel have crisp English black powder proof marks. It's steel action in the white is signed with the maker’s name within scrolling banner and foliate decoration. The end of the name is partially hidden by one of the screws and reads ‘Ridley, Ridler or Ridle’ (we cannot find these names or similar in any of our books) & the other side ‘Dover within matching banner and decoration. It has its undamaged original Walnut grip with chequered grip panels. The wood is inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply and it has a concealed folding trigger which operates as it should. The 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 private collection or display. Sn 21605:3 (drawers office) £475.00 |
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C1820 M & J Pattison Dublin Ireland 28 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol With Fish Tail Stock Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 21681:12 - 21681:12 This is a nice M & J Pattison Dublin Ireland 28 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol, made around 1820 (Carey’s book English Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers page 76 records a Dublin based Gunmaker M I Pattison making civilian pistols & long arms and Royal Government contract arms between 1800-1840, this is most likely the same man or family). It is a small sturdy pistol, 8 ¼” overall length with a 4” sighted Damascus steel barrel. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The top barrel flat has faint but legible marking ‘Dublin’ and the blued action plate has foliate tooled decoration and is signed by the Irish maker ‘M & I Pattison’. The fish tail stock is all original, made from Walnut. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang & Pineapple finial, Dolphin hammer and steel butt plate. The grip has chequered panels and is inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. It has its original captive steel ram rod. The action works as it should. 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 21681:12 (drawers office) £495.00 |
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