Antique Guns and Equipment
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C1821-1830 English Richard Brunton York 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 21013 - 21013 Richard Brunton was an English gunmaker recorded at High Street Doncaster Yorkshire 1817-1820 & Stonegate, York 1821-1830 (see page 182 of ‘British Gunmakers Vol.2’ by Brown). This is an excellent flintlock pocket pistol by Brunton made at his York premises. It is 6 ¼” overall with a 1 ¾” screw off barrel which is 54 Bore (the barrel requires a tool to turn it off, we do not have the tool). The smoothbore has just light staining consistent with age. The underside of the barrel & action have crisp English proofs. Its action is decorated with Martial shield and banners on both sides. One side has the manufacturer's name 'Brunton' & the reverse ‘York’. It has undamaged original bag shaped wood grip and safety catch. The cock is fitted with flint. The cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price 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 21013 £595.00 |
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C1820’s Brace Of English, Claborough Lincoln 32 Bore Flintlock Overcoat Pistols With Turn Off Octagonal Barrels & Concealed Triggers. Sn 21019 - 21019 Peter Claborough was an English gunsmith with premises at The High Street Lincoln between 1821 and 1828. Jane Claborough is recorded as operating at the same premises C1840. Peter's Brother Joseph Claborough operated as a gunsmith at various addresses in Birmingham between 1868 & 1902. This is an excellent pair of flintlock overcoat pistols by Claborough made at his premises in Lincoln. The pistols are each 7 ½” overall length with 2 ½” screw off octagonal barrels. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age. The steel actions are both engraved by the maker 'Clabrough Lincoln' and have Martial banners and arms and foliate devices. They have ‘dog tooth’ engraved box lock actions with side mounted ‘v’ shaped rain proof pans, roller bearing frizzen springs, sliding safeties and folding concealed triggers. The actions work crisply. The pistols have English proof /inspection marks on the underside of the frames and barrels. The bag shaped wood grips with chequered panels, inlaid void diamond shaped white metal escutcheons and white metal Lion’s head butt caps are excellent & undamaged. The price includes UK delivery. NB As antique flintlock pistols no licence is required to own them in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21019 (drawers office) £2,450.00 |
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**PART OF A CONSIGNMENT COMMANDEERED FROM EIC BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR THE NAPOLEONIC WARS** 1802 British Barnett London East India Company Light Dragoon .650 Carbine Calibre Muzzle Loading Flintlock Pistol. Sn 21015 - 21015 The London based Barnett family of Gunsmiths are recorded at various addresses in London from 1796 to 1908 starting with Thomas Barnett at 134 Minories who later became Thomas Barnett & Sons and later John Edward Barnett at the Minories & 37 Camomile Street, ending as JE Barnett & Sons Ltd at Brewhouse Lane, Leaman Street & Duncan Street (see page 140 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.1). This is an original Light Dragoon flintlock pistol made by Barnett in 1802 for the EIC which has British proofs indicating that this pistol was one of a consignment commandeered by the British Government for Napoleonic wars use. It is 16” overall length with a 9 ½” barrel which is .650 Carbine Calibre. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The all original Walnut stock has brass furniture including cudgel butt and has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. It has a later replacement wood ram rod with brass end cap. The barrel has English proof marks and British ordnance inspection marks. It also has EIC 1802 mark and is signed by the maker ‘Barnett’. The lock plate also has EIC 1802 mark and is signed by the maker ‘Barnett’ below ordnance inspection mark. The cock is fitted with flint & the action functions crisply. The price for this historic pistol 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 display or collection. Sn 21015 £1,495.00 |
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British 1821 Pattern Board Of Ordnance / War Dept Enfield Tower Sea Service .577 Regulation Calibre Muzzle Loading Flintlock Pistol With Brass Cudgel Butt, Steel Belt Bar & Correct Steel Ram Rod. Sn 21016 - 21016 This is an excellent original 1821 Pattern Sea Service flintlock pistol. It is 15 ½” overall length with a 9” barrel which is .577 Regulation Calibre. The barrel’s bore has just light staining consistent with age. The all original Walnut stock has regulation brass furniture including cudgel butt and has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood is impressed with ‘Broad Arrow’ Board Of Ordnance / WD mark. It has its original correct steel ram rod & is fitted with later belt bar. The barrel has English proof marks. The lock plate is marked Crown GR together with BO/WD inspection mark & ‘Tower’ (Enfield). The cock is fitted with flint & the action functions 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 display or collection. Sn 21016 £1,795.00 |
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C1840 English Conway Manchester Single Barrel 15 Bore Muzzle Loading Single Barrel Percussion Sporting / Hunting Shotgun With Rare Early Form Grip Safety. Sn 20950 - 20950 Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852. Samuel Conway was an English Cheshire based Gunsmith. In 1840 he is recorded as having premises at 4 Middle Hillgate Stockport (see page 196 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol.2).This is a single barrel percussion shotgun made C1840. It has a 31” brown wash steel barrel & measures 47 ½” overall. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age and use. The barrel has a small bead fore sight and the rear sight consists of a shallow groove. It has all original walnut stock which has bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use (there is an old contemporary repair to the stock at the rear of the action which can be seen in the images and is totally secure). It has a steel butt plate with extended tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang & Dolphin hammer. Behind the trigger is a rare to find early form grip safety bar (the cocked hammer cannot be fired without the grip safety being pressed at the same time as pulling the trigger). The action plate has foliate engraved decoration and is signed ‘Conway’. The top of the barrel has partially visible ‘Manchester’. The shotgun is complete with wood ramrod which has a brass end cap. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. 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 collection or display. Sn 20950 £475.00 |
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**MINT** Remington USA 1873-74 Patent Argentine Contract Rolling Block .43 Spanish Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Infantry Rifle. Sn 20915 - 20915 A near mint, Remington Argentine military contract 'Rolling Block' infantry rifle in .43 Spanish Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre. The Remington Rolling Block rifle was a breech-loading rifle produced from the mid-1860s into the early 20th century by E. Remington and Sons (later Remington Arms Company). The action was extremely strong, and could easily withstand the increased pressure of the new smokeless powders coming into use by the late 1880s. This example was made as part of one of Remington’s Argentine National Army contracts. It has a 36” barrel (51” overall). The barrel's rifled bore is near mint, clean & bright with well defined rifling. The rifle has an external hammer, bayonet bar, block and blade fore sight and folding ladder rear sight. The woodwork and metal work are both excellent. The woodwork has only very minor bumps and bruises from normal use which is to be expected of a weapon of this age and the metal has superb blue finish. The action tang has Remington’s patents (illustrated). It is complete with sling swivels and steel cleaning rod. It's loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. 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 20915 £1,475.00 |
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