Antique Pistols and Revolvers
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C1880’s Cased, American Hopkins & Allen Arms Company ‘ELECTRIC’ Model Factory Nickel Plated .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Empty Eley Bros London Cartridge Box. Sn 22409 - 22409 Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was a U.S. firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. Known as the ‘XL’ range of pistols, these derringers & revolvers were 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 excellent nickel plated .32 Rim Fire 5 shot revolver most likely made by Hopkins & Allen. The pistol has a 2 1/2" nickel plated steel barrel (the muzzle is absent its blade fore sight). The barrel’s bore is clean with crisp rifling. The top of the barrel is marked with model name ‘Electic’ (in America electricity use was introduced in 1882 and the model name ‘Electric’ was no doubt used to attract sales as the society changing roll out of the electricity use in the USA began, which would have been a main talking point in the public & media of the day). The grip frame butt is stamped with serial number '3001’. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works as it should. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small lever on the underside of its frame and removing its cylinder spigot. The smooth walnut grips are excellent and undamaged. The pistol is contained in its period fitted wood case lined with felt. The case has compartments to fit the pistol and has a separate compartment which contains an empty cardboard Eley Bros Ltd London labelled .32 RF calibre cartridge box. The case has a hinged lid and brass lock (key absent). The top of the lid has a brass plate engraved with initials ‘R.C’ (most likely a previous owner’s initials). 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 22409 £595.00 |
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Victorian, C1840’s British WD Swinburn Birmingham Military Contract .650 Carbine Calibre Percussion Pistol with Captive Steel Ram Rod & Brass Furniture. Sn 21977:6. - 21977:6 C. P. Swinburn was a gunmaker located at 16-17 Russell Street in Birmingham, England, beginning in the 1840s. This is a very good British WD Light Dragoon Cavalry pistol by Swinburn of Birmingham most likely made under a British WD contract. It is 14” overall length with an 8” sighted blued barrel. The barrel has British ordnance inspection marks. The barrel’s smooth bore is clean. The original Walnut stock is a nice deep brown with regulation brass furniture & has just the bumps & bruises to be expected with age and service use. The wood is impressed ‘Swinburn’ and with Birmingham roundel. It has its original captive steel ram rod. The brass butt plate is holed for lanyard ring. The action plate is marked ‘Birmingham' and has Crown above WD arrow indicating made for the British WD. The action functions crisply. As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a display or collection. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 21977:6. £975.00 |
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**PROFUSELY SILVER DECORATED BARREL**C1790 Turkish Ottoman / Arabic Form Flintlock Long Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder & Brass Fittings. Sn 22286 - 22286 This is an attractive, very ornate Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock Long Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder Stock. It is 19”overall with a 10 ¾” long iron barrel with flared muzzle and attractive profuse crisp silvered decoration. The barrel’s smooth bore has typical staining consistent with age and use. The muzzle opening is approx. 1 ¼” diameter. The all original wood full stock has just knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age. The stock incorporates a short shoulder stock with chequered grip panels at the wrist. The stock has brass fittings consisting of brass butt plate, brass stock plate, brass trigger guard with extended tang and brass ram rod flutes fitted with short wood ram rod. The cock is fitted with flint and the lock cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22286 £695.00 |
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C1820 English 54 Bore Percussion Pocket Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Folding Sprung Bayonet. Sn 22287 - 22287 This is a nice, English form, steel framed percussion pocket pistol made C1820. It measures 7 ¼” overall (bayonet closed) with a 2 ½” turn off steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining & residue consistent with age & use. The action has foliate engraved decoration. The underside of the action & barrel have crisp English proof marks. It has a steel Dolphin hammer and steel trigger guard engraved with flower motif. The pistol is fitted with a 1 ¼” long folding triangular section bayonet blade. The bayonet block has a sprung steel release button to allow the bayonet to fold into the closed position. When closed the tip of the bayonet fits into a notch in the front of the trigger guard. The bayonet is released and flicks open by pulling the sprung trigger guard to the rear. The pistol’s bag shaped walnut grip is undamaged & inlaid with void white metal escutcheon. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. 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 part of a collection or display. Sn 22287 (drawers office) £595.00 |
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**VERY ORNATE PROFUSELY SILVER WIRE INLAID**C1790 Turkish Ottoman / Arabic Form Flintlock Long Cavalry Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder & Saddle Bar. Sn 22289 - 22289 This is an attractive, very ornate Turkish Ottoman / Arabic flintlock Long Cavalry Pistol Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder Stock. It is 18”overall with a 9 ¼” long iron barrel with flared muzzle and attractive crisp silver scrollwork decoration. The barrel’s smooth bore has typical staining and residue consistent with age and use. The muzzle opening is just over 1” diameter. The all original tropical hardwood full stock is excellent. The stock incorporates a short shoulder stock and overall the stock is deeply carved with ornate decoration and inlaid with silver wire scroll work as is its iron butt plate. The stock is fitted with iron saddle bar. The cock is fitted with flint and the lock cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading flintlock no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22289 £975.00 |
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**FACTORY NICKEL PLATED**American Wild West Remington Elliot’s 1865 Patent .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Over & Under Double Barrelled Derringer. Sn 22216 - 22216 The design of the Remington double derringer was little changed by Remington during a production run of nearly 70 years. This is an excellent, original, fully functioning example. The pistol has two 3" barrels set over & under and measures 5" overall making it easy to conceal and therefore popular with period Wild West Gamblers. The top of the barrel rib is stamped 'E. REMINGTON & SONS. ILION N.Y.' & 'ELLIOTS PATENT DEC 12 1865'. The underside of the bottom barrel is numbered '168'. It has a sheathed trigger & undamaged wood grips. The pistol retains most of its original factory nickel plated finish. The barrels rifled bores are clean and its loading cocking and firing actions work crisply. Often the hinges on these derringers are found with cracks, our examples’ hinge has no cracks. The price for this iconic piece of American Wild West history includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22216 £895.00 |
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**QUALITY**1837 Pair Of J. Tarratt London Gentleman’s 40 Bore Percussion Presentation Belt Pistols With Stock Plates Engraved `Presented To Oliver Powell By The Members Of The 1st Company Nassau Guards Brooklyn (New York USA) July 4th 1837'. Sn 22208 - 22208 Internet resources indicate the gunsmith J. Tarratt is listed in the "Dictionary of London Gunmakers 1350 - 1850" as marking his guns 'London' circa 1830 -1840. Frank Sellers' American Gunsmiths lists Tarratt as an unlocated maker of half stock percussion guns in the USA, with markings of either J. Tarratt or J. Tarratt & Sons indicating that he worked in America during his career). This is an excellent pair of Gentleman’s percussion belt pistols by J. Tarratt London. They have 5 ½” sighted octagonal steel barrels, original undamaged walnut grips with chequered panel grips, steel trigger guards, Dolphin hammers, belt bars and captive ram rods. The top of each grip have void German Silver escutcheons inlaid & one side of each grip are mounted with curved white metal plates engraved `Presented To Oliver Powell By The Members Of The 1st Company Nassau Guards Brooklyn July 4th 1837'. The Pistol’s German Silver actions and frames have foliate tooled decoration. The German Silver butt caps of each pistol have hinged traps. The top of each action is signed by the maker ‘J. Tarratt’ and the top barrel flats ‘London’. The barrel’s smooth bores are clean. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The price for this pair of pistols worthy of further research regarding the Regiment and the named presentation recipient includes UK delivery. NB as antique percussion weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22208 (drawers office) £1,875.00 |
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C1820 English, D. Thompson 80 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol With Screw Off Barrel & Folding Sprung Bayonet. Sn 22128 - 22128 This is an excellent, English form, steel framed percussion traveling pistol made C1820. It measures 8” overall (bayonet closed) with a 3” turn off steel barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age. The action is signed ‘D. Thompson’ (unknown maker or retailer) amongst foliate engraved decoration. Foliate decoration is also present on the reverse side of the action. The underside of the action & barrel have crisp English proof marks. It has a steel Dolphin hammer and steel trigger guard. The pistol is fitted with a 2” long folding triangular section bayonet blade. The bayonet block has a sprung steel release button to allow the bayonet to fold into the closed position. When closed the tip of the bayonet fits into a notch in the front of the trigger guard. The bayonet is released and flicks open by pulling the trigger guard to the rear. The pistol’s bag shaped walnut grip with inlaid diamond shaped white metal escutcheon is undamaged. The pistol cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this pistol worthy of further research regarding the maker or retailer name includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22128 (drawers office) £645.00 |
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**MAN STOPPER**Early 1800’s English R. Horton London 22 Bore Flintlock Traveling Pistol With Folding Trigger & Turn Off Barrel. Sn 16380 - 16380 This an excellent large calibre flintlock pocket pistol made or retailed by R. Horton London. It is 8” overall length and has a 2 ½” screw off barrel (the underside of the barrel has a lug for tool to turn off the barrel. We do not have the tool). This man stopper pistol is 15mm at the muzzle (approx. 22 bore). The barrel’s smooth bore has just staining consistent with age and use. The underside of the frame has crisp proof marks. It's action is decorated on both sides, one side with Martial banners & arms and is signed ‘R.Horton’ within panel. The other side has Martial banners & arms and is signed ‘London’ within panel. The action has a sliding safety bolt to the rear of the Swan neck hammer which is fitted with flint. It has its undamaged original bag shaped wood grip. The grip is inlaid with a void silver escutcheon. It has a folding trigger & the weapon cocks and dry fires as it should. The price for this pistol worthy of further research 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 16380 £645.00 |
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Victorian British WD Pattern 1842 Enfield Tower .577 Regulation Calibre Percussion Cavalry Trooper’s Pistol. Sn 19688 - 19688 Designed by the British Army’s Inspector of Small Arms George Lovell, this heavy but elegantly simple percussion lock, smooth bore pistol was issued to troopers of British cavalry regiments c.1842-1860. It’s simple, robust design made it excellent for service in the field. This is a very good, original British WD Enfield Tower 1842 pattern percussion Cavalry Trooper’s pistol. It has all original wood work with brass fittings, including trigger guard with extended tang, butt plate with hinged steel lanyard ring, brass ram rod flute and fore stock plate. It has a heavy military hammer & captive steel ram rod. It measures 12” overall with an 5 ¾” round steel barrel. The smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age & use. The barrel has proofs. The action works crisply. The action plate is signed with the Enfield ‘Tower’ mark, Crown VR (Victoria Regina), 1842 (pattern) and WD arrow inspection mark. 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 19688 £795.00 |
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