Antique Guns and Equipment
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C1830 English, Bradney Sheffield, 40 Bore Round Action Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Concealed Trigger. Sn 18732. - Sn 18732 This is an excellent percussion pocket pistol by Bradney of Sheffield made C1830 (although we cannot find a reference to a Sheffield based gunsmith named Bradney, in 1822 a John Bradney of 4 Solly Street, Sheffield is recorded as a metal japanner in the ‘Transcript of the entry of professions and trades for Sheffield’ in Baines's Directory and Gazetteer Directory, this may be the same person who expanded his metal working business into gun making). The pistol is 6” overall with a 1 ½” screw off smoothbore barrel. The bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use (the removal of the turn off barrel requires use of a tool which we do not have). The left side of the round steel action is engraved 'Bradney' within foliate panel. The right ’Sheffield’ within foliate panel. It has a sliding safety, folding concealed trigger and Dolphin hammer. The action works perfectly. It has crisp proof /inspection marks on the underside of the frame & barrel. Its bag shaped walnut grip has fine chequering and is inlaid with a void silver roundel. 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 18732. £575.00 |
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C1840 Flintlock Pocket Pistol By L.R. Evans Of London. Sn 6210. - Sn 6210 This is a very nice quality, early Victorian Flintlock Pocket Pistol made c1840 by L.R. Evans of London. It is 6 ¾ “ overall with a .42" bore, screw off 2 ¼ “barrel. It has a one piece slab grip of dark wood and clear Victorian black powder proof marks under the breech. The action is engraved on both sides with flags and the makers' mark 'L.R. Evans'. The lock works as it should. As an antique Flintlock pistol, no licence is required to possess this item in the UK as part of a collection or display. Sn 6210. £475.00 |
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C1865 Baker, London Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase Enfield 1856 Pattern 2 Band .577 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Rifle Sn - 20033 Ezekiel Baker & Son London Gun Makers to the King (Apprentice of Henry Nock & Inventor of the British Army Baker Rifle) which was adopted by the British government in 1800. The Baker company manufactured guns of quality. This is an original British Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase Enfield 1856 Pattern muzzle loading percussion rifle by Baker, London. The gun has all original walnut wood work in excellent condition with a, steel butt plate, fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang. The wood is numbered ‘106’. The rifle has its original steel ramrod, bayonet bar with a short forward extension, 1100 yard ladder rear sight, block & blade fore sight. The barrel’s 33 barrel is stamped with proof marks and the rifle measures 48 ½ inches ln length. Its rifled barrel is clean and bright. The cocking & firing actions work crisply. The action plate is signed ‘BAKER LONDON’. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 20033 £1,275.00 |
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C1865 British Richard Jackson Edgware Road London Yeomanry Officer’s Private Purchase Enfield Pattern 2 Band .577 Calibre Muzzle Loading Percussion Rifle With Nipple Protector & Chain. Sn 19997:7 - 19997:7 Richard Jackson son of another London gunmaker by the same name worked at Edgware Road London both on his own and with his brother Elias Jackson between 1847 & 1894 (see page 173 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This is an original British Yeomanry Officer’s private purchase Enfield Pattern muzzle loading percussion rifle by Richard Jackson. It has all original walnut wood work in excellent condition with chequered panels at the wrist and fore stock, steel butt plate, fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang. The wood is numbered ‘106’. The rifle has its original steel ramrod, bayonet bar, ladder rear sight, block & blade fore sight, sling swivels & nipple protector with brass chain. The barrel’s 31 ½” barrel is stamped with proof marks. Its bore is clean with crisp rifling. The cocking & firing actions work crisply. The action plate is signed ‘R. Jackson’ and the barrel ‘R. Jackson Edgware Rd’. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 19997:7 £1,895.00 |
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**EXTREMELY RARE** C1873 Russo-Turkish War American Peabody Martini Action Turkish Government Contract 11.3x59R (.45 Turkish) Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle. Sn 20023 - 20023 The Peabody & Peabody Martini variations were the development of Henry O. Peabody of Boston, Massachusetts. Commencing in 1873 the Turkish Government bought from the United States 600,000 Peabody Martini action Rifles and bayonets manufactured by the Providence Tool Company & the weapons saw service in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. On instruction from the Turkish Government who wanted the finest weapons to arm Ottoman Empire Forces, the weapons were identical to the Martini Henry action service rifles, apart from features such as Calibre size, butt plate design, sling swivel sizes and markings/ inspection marks. This is one of the Peabody Martini rifles purchased by the Turkish Government. The rifle in 11.3x59R calibre known in the USA as .45 Turkish calibre measures 49” overall with a 33” rifled barrel. The bore has light staining consistent with age and service use & crisp rifling. The rifle is fitted with sling swivels, block and blade fore sight, graduated ladder rear sight & correct chequered steel butt plate. The metalwork and woodwork are all original. The wood has light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The weapon retains its original cleaning rod. The right side of the action has serial number in Turkish script and Crest, the left side of the action is crisply marked with the ‘Peabody Martini Patent’ & USA address (all illustrated). The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this extremely rare rifle 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 20023 £1,875.00 |
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Victorian Muzzle Loading Enfield Combination Wrench. Sn - 19966:27 This is an original Enfield muzzle loading combination tool which was a all-in-one tool that combined a bullet puller, vent pick, worm, screw in oil bottle with a dropper, nipple wrench and screw driver. . This tool is complete and in excellent condition and complete. The tool is stamped TP on the screwdriver blade. The price for this tool includes U.K. delivery. Sn 19966:27 £225.00 |
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