Antique Guns and Equipment
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*QUALITY**MAKER**C1800 English John Manton London, 14 Bore, Single Barrel Muzzle Loading, Flintlock Later Period Converted To Percussion Shotgun With 2 Stage Damascus Steel Barrel. Sn 21276 - 21276 The famous English gunsmiths John Manton (1752-1834) & Son, George Henry (1789-1854) worked at Dover Street Piccadilly London. Between C1833 to 1844 George Henry Manton went into partnership with the Gunsmith William Hudson. The partnership continued to trade under the name Manton & Son (see page 170 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is an excellent muzzle loading shotgun by John Manton London made C1800 and later period converted to percussion. It has a 32 ½” 2 stage sighted Damascus steel barrel and measures 49” overall. The top of the barrel has a gold signature ‘---MANTON * LONDON---‘. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age. The shotgun has its original walnut stock with steel butt plate. The wrist has quality chequering and the fore stock has a polished horn cap. It has a Dolphin hammer and a plain steel action plate faintly signed ‘Manton’, steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. There is no visible serial number on the trigger guard. The underside of the barrel has number ‘3471’ and English proofs (illustrated). It has a wood ramrod with brass end cap. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this quality antique shotgun by the famous maker Manton includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21276 £1,475.00 |
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Victorian Era English Gentleman’s Mallaca Sword Stick with Curved Stag Antler Handle & Full-Size British Military Proofed Sword Blade. Sn 20739:1. - 20739:1 A original Victorian era Gentleman’s Mallaca Sword Stick. It has a full size 27 ½” long single edged steel sword blade with fullers (34 ¾” overall length unsheathed). The blade has an inlaid British Military brass proof roundel. The blade has staining and aged patina. There are no visible date or maker marks. It measures 35 ¼” overall in its scabbard and has an undamaged curved solid Stag antler handle with large ornate foliate and void shield device silver ferrule. There are no visible hall marks on the ferrule, the edges of which have age and handling related wear. The Mallaca scabbard has a brass ferrule at the tip. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20739:1. £775.00 |
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1856 Dated, Tower, 2 Band .577 Calibre Artillery Carbine. Sn - 22349 This is a 2 Band .577 calibre artillery carbine made in 1856 made at the Tower. The action plate is stamped With Queens Crown over V.R TOWER and 1856 (date). The carbine is complete with its original brass furniture, with ramrod and is fitted with a bayonet bar which is stamped 111, the bayonets issue number. The carbine is complete with its ramp and ladder rear sight. The top of the brass butt plate is stamped KW 494 which is probably King William College established in 1668 in the Isle of Man. The carbines barrel has 3 groove rifling with staining and residue form service use. The length of the carbine is 40 inches and the 24 inch barrel carries Tower proof marks. The wood work is in good condition and carries the normal bumps and bruises from service use and is stamped on the right hand side of the butt with a crowfoot over WD and 2. The price for this carbine includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique obsolete calibre rifle, and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22349 £975.00 |
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British Martini Henry MK II, 1887 Dated, Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle, 1876 Pattern Bayonet & Scabbard. Sn - 22334 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This is a Martini Henry mark 2 rifle, pattern 1876 bayonet and scabbard. The action is stamped on the right side Crown VR (Victoria Regina) A & M 1889 (manufacture date) II (Mark II). The action has the large cocking indicator and the barrel carries Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield proof marks. The butt is stamped on the right hand side with a R M Enfield roundel. The top of the receiver is stamped S-X for the strengthened extractor fitted to aid extraction of the cartridge case. The rifle measures 49 ½” and the 33 ¼” steel barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The action works crisply. The rifle comes complete with its as found 1876 Pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet and scabbard. The bayonet is marked on the ricasso with a crowfoot over WD 1/85 (January 1885 manufacture date) and various other stampings. The brass tipped leather scabbard is stamped on the locket with a crowfoot over WD and a crown over (9 (Enfield). The chape is stamped with a crowfoot over WD. After British service when the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle, surplus Martini Henry rifles were supplied to the Gurkhas who themselves were unable to re arm quickly. Quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to them from 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. See section D, Martini arms, RB 93 - 96 on page 18 and 19 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and chapters 2 to 4 together with the plate on page 49 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw and Guns of the Gurkhas, (The lost arsenal: pistols, rifles and machine guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816 – 1945) by John Walter . The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22334 £1,795.00 |
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British Martini Henry MK II, 1887 Dated, Rifle .577x .450 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Service Rifle by B,S.A & M Co & P1853/72 Pattern Bayonet. Sn - 22334 The Martini Henry mark 1 rifle was approved for service on the 17th July 1874. This is a Martini Henry mark 2 rifle. The action is stamped on the right side Crown VR (Victoria Regina) B,S.A & M Co (Birmingham Small Arms & Metal Company) 1887 (manufacture date) II (Mark II). The rifle carries many military inspection and proof stamps including the action trigger, trigger guard, operating lever, butt plate and barrel bands. The top of the reciever is stamped S-X for the strengthened extractor fitted to aid extraction of the cartridge case. The wood furniture has minor bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. The rifle measures 49 ½” and the 33 ¼” steel barrel's bore is clean with crisp rifling. The metal work has many WD ordnance inspection marks (illustrated). The action works crisply and fittings retain much of its original blued finish. The rifle comes complete with its as found 1853/72 Pattern Martini Henry rifle socket bayonet which is marked on the ricasso u K. After British service when the British Arm adopted the .303 Lee Metford rifle, surplus Martini Henry rifles were supplied to the Gurkhas who themselves were unable to re arm quickly. Quantities of surplus British Martini Henry rifles were sent to them from 1894 including further batches sent between 1906 and 1909. The rifle is neatly stamped to the left hand side of the rear sight NS NEP Native Scouts, Nepal. The butt is stamped with a faint FORT WILLIAM ARSENAL roundel. See section D, Martini arms, RB 93 - 96 on page 18 and 19 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office and chapters 2 to 4 together with the plate on page 49 in The Martini-Henry for Queen and Empire by Neil Aspinshaw and Guns of the Gurkhas, (The lost arsenal: pistols, rifles and machine guns of the Royal Nepalese Army, 1816 – 1945) by John Walter . The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22334 £1,745.00 |
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C1850, English Thomas Conway, Manchester Double Barrel Side By Side Muzzle Loading Percussion Combination Cape Rifle (.600 Calibre Rifled Barrel & 12 Bore Smoothbore Shotgun Barrel) With Walnut Stock & Ramrod. Sn 14949. - 14949 This is an excellent Double barrel percussion Cape rifle made C 1850. It has 30" browned steel barrels and measures 47 " overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib. The rifle barrel is .600 calibre, and the bore is clean with well-defined rifling. The shotgun barrel is smooth 12 bore. The bore is clean. It has its original walnut stock with chequered panels at the fore stock and wrist. It has a steel butt plate with extended tang and trigger guard with extended tang. The metal work has nice foliage engraving to the action plates, breach tang, Dolphin hammers, trigger guard and butt plate. The action plates are both signed by the manufacturer 'Conway' (most likely Thomas Conway an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Market Street & 43 Blackfriars Street, Deansgate between 1803-1852). Both barrels have silver roundel inserts at the breech. It has double triggers and the weapon cocks & dry fires perfectly as it should. The shotgun is fitted with blade foresight & 3 leaf flip up rear sights each with silver sighting lines. The stock has 2 sling swivel lugs, and it has its original brass tipped and capped wood ramrod. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion muzzle loading Cape rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 14949 £1,175.00 |
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