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French Model 1822 St Etienne Arsenal .700 Calibre Muzzle Loading Dragoon Cavalry Percussion Pistol With Regulation Brass Fittings & Iron Ram Rod. Sn 22915 - 22915
An original French Model 1822 Arsenal Dragoon Cavalry pistol. Many of these pistols were carried by Confederate troops in the American Civil war supplied by their French allies. This French Dragoon pistol has a Walnut Stock with regulation brass fittings. The all original stock has bumps & bruises to be expected with age and use. The action plate is faintly arsenal signed ‘Manufactures St Etienne’. The pistol has an 8” sighted barrel. The barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. The pistol has an iron ramrod. The pistol cocks and dry fires with a strong action. The pistol’s brass cudgel butt has an iron military lanyard ring. 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 22915
£595.00

1807-1821 English Dunderdale, Mabson & Labron, Birmingham 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Concealed Folding Trigger, Safety Bolt & Turn Off Barrel. Sn 22882 - 22882
This a Flintlock pocket pistol made By Dunderdale, Mabson & Labron who were quality English Gun makers located at 25 Russell Street, Birmingham between 1807-1821 (see page 35 of English Gunmakers By Bailey & Nie). It is 6 ¼” overall with a just over 1 ½” screw off barrel. A tool is required to turn off the barrel, we do not have the tool. The barrel’s smoothbore has light staining consistent with age and use. The underside of the action has English proof marks. It's steel action is decorated with Martial banners on the right side and with the manufacturer's name 'Dunderdale, Mabson & Labron' on the left. It has undamaged original bag shaped wood grip. The back of the grip has an inlaid void silver disc. The pistol has a sliding safety bolt behind the cock. The weapon cocks and dry fires. 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 collection or display. Sn 22882 (drawers office)
£395.00

1834-1853 English Perrins (Worcester Or Berkshire) 15 Bore Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22818 - 22818
This is an English Percussion Overcoat / Traveling Pistol. The pistol measures 11 ½” overall and has a 6” octagonal Damascus steel barrel. The barrel’s smoothbore is clean. The barrel has a brass bead fore sight and ‘v’ notch rear sight. The underside of the barrel under the wood has English black powder proofs (illustrated). The top barrel flat has very faint indistinct letters (to faint to photograph). The barrel at the breech has an inlaid platinum line. It has a steel trigger guard with extended tang and finial & steel ramrod flutes. The action has foliate engraved decoration and has the makers name ‘Perrins’ (most likely either John working in Worcester 1834-1853 or Thomas working in Windsor Berkshire 1843-1851, see page 101 of English Gunmakers by Baily & Nie). It has its original undamaged walnut stock with chequered grip panels and inlaid German silver escutcheon. The pistol has its original captive steel ram rod. It’s cocking and firing action work 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 22818
£675.00

**RARE**MATCHING NUMBERS**LARGE**Imperial Prussian Model 1855 .650 Carbine Calibre Mounted Infantry / Dragoon Cavalry Troops Percussion Pistol With Rifled Barrel Convertible To Carbine Regiment Marked ‘C.III.D.’ Above ‘A.108a’ With Safety Catch. A 1108 - A 1108
This is an original Imperial Prussian Model 1855 Mounted Infantry / Dragoon Cavalry Troops Convertible Percussion Pistol Carbine With Saddle Ring. The pistol has a 11” 2 stage, sighted steel barrel which is numbered ‘95’ (the number is repeated on the metal and brass fittings, other numbers are also visible (illustrated). The large heavy pistol is 17 ½” overall length. The rifled bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use and well defined rifling. It’s action has a heavy military hammer and safety bolt which works correctly. The walnut full stock has knocks, bumps and bruises to be expected with age & service use. The action has no maker name or date. The back of pistol grip has a recessed steel plate for shoulder stock attachment (shoulder stock not present). The brass cudgel butt is fitted with large saddle ring. The brass stock plate is Regiment marked ‘C.III.D.’ Above ‘A.108a’. The steel grip strap is marked ‘No. 318a’ and has inspection marks. The price for this rare to find convertible pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1108
£995.00

**RARE DOUBLE TRIGGER**MINT BORE** Cased British Victorian Tranter’s Patent Benjamin Cogswell London 50 Bore 5 Shot Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Captive Loading Lever, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 22360 - 22360
Between 1830 and 1842 Benjamin Cogswell was described as a pawnbroker at 4 Bengal Place. He then takes over at 224 Strand address & advertises himself as “Gun and Pistol warehouse” and later as gunmaker at 224 Strand. In 1863 Benjamin Cogswell (Jnr) takes Edward Harrison into partnership. Cogswell then becomes Cogswell & Harrison at 224 Strand. The famous Cogswell & Harrison still make best quality guns today and are London’s oldest surviving gunmakers. This is an original Tranter’s Patent 50 Bore 5 shot percussion revolver with spurless hammer and rare to find double triggers by Benjamin Cogswell made at his 224 Strand premises. Its double action firing mechanism works as it should. The pistol is fired in double action by using 2 fingers to pull both triggers at the same time or the long trigger spur can be pulled moving the hammer to firing position and rotating the magazine, then the small trigger is pulled to fire the pistol. It has a 6 ½” octagonal barrel (12” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a post fore sight & ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The top of the cylinder frame is signed by the maker with his 224 Strand London address (illustrated). The frame has number ‘No.12034.T’. The barrel and cylinder have English black powder proofs. Its dark coloured finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The pistol's metal work is undamaged & has some original blue finish. The weapon's lever loading arm & double action firing mechanism work crisply. The large trigger is stamped ‘Tranter’s Patent’ and the captive loading lever ‘Tranter’s Patent’. The pistol is contained in its associated wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void central brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). The case is lined with green felt and has compartments which contain accessories including a small white metal oil container with screw top lid and integral applicator, the base of the container is signed ‘James Dixon & Sons Sheffield’, ebony handled tools, cleaning rod with brass tip that unscrews to reveal a worm, an empty W. Tranter’s labelled Lubricating Bullets tin percussion cap tin, a Tranter’s labelled tin ‘Lubrication Composition’ containing a quantity of composition, a James Dixon & Sons Sheffield marked copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle & a Tranter’s Patent marked Brass double bullet mould. The steel sprue cutter of the mould has bore detail ‘50’. The price for this excellent Tranter pistol set includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22360
£2,450.00

SOLD SOLD ( Lay-Away 24/11) C1840 Cased, Pair Of Continental ‘Canon A Bubans’ Gentleman’s / Officer’s Private Purchase .650 Carbine Calibre Perc Pistols, Sighted Rifled Damascus Steel Octagonal Barrels & Accessories. Sn 22789 - 22789
This is a pair of cased Continental Gentleman’s or Officer’s private purchase percussion pistols with period accessories. They have 8 ¼” sighted octagonal Damascus steel barrels, original walnut stocks with foliate engraved design iron re-curving trigger guards with extended tangs, action plates & hammers and iron butts with military lanyard rings. The wood also has German silver stock mounts. The top of each barrel are etched ‘Canon A Bubans’ within panels (unknown). Both pistols are complete with their original iron ramrods. The pistol’s bores have staining consistent with age and well defined multi groove rifling. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The pistols are complete with re-lined Mahogany case. The case has a hinged lid the centre inlaid with a brass shield device which has a stylised engraved monogram. The case has a brass lock with key which works as it should. The inside of the case with compartments is contoured to snugly fit the pistols and their accessories which include, a copper and brass powder flask, a wood and brass cleaning rod with removable tip which reveals a worm, 2 ebony handled tools (one has a screw out steel tool in the handle), a Joyce & Co labelled percussion cap tins with removable lid which contains a quantity of percussion caps & 7 moulded lead balls. The price for this nice pair of cased pistols worthy of further research regarding the maker 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 22789
£0.00

SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 20/08) Late 1700’s – Early 1800’s**Imperial German L. Lindner IN Mayntz Clamshell Stag / Boar Hunting Dagger / Sidearm 7mm Bore Flintlock Pistol Combination With Etched & Blued Blade, Silver Fittings & Spadroon Shape Grip. A 1106 - A 1106
This is a rare, quality made Clamshell Hunting Dagger / Sidearm combination flintlock pistol. These substantial weapons were carried when hunting large game such as Stag or Boar for self defence and to deliver the 'death blow' to the hunted prey. This dagger has a polished horn section spadroon type hilt with silver fittings including cross guard with hook quillon and bar guard, large clamshell, ferrule and butt cap with finial. The fullered blued steel blade is just over 1” broad at its widest and is 21 ½” length. The dagger measures 27” overall length. The blade has etched foliate panels on all sides. The pistol’s mechanism, integral to the hilt and screwed to the blade is protected by the clamshell. It has a 2 ½” two stage cannon barrel which is 7mm diameter at the muzzle opening and it has an iron cock. The barrel flats are signed ‘L. Lindner’ & ‘IN Mayntz’ (we cannot find a gunmaker or retailer with those details in our books or in internet resources). The trigger is located on the hilt at the top of the clamshell. The barrel’s smoothbore has staining and residue consistent with age and use and the pistol’s cocking and firing action works crisply. The price for this quality Nobleman’s hunting combination sidearm worthy of further research regarding the maker includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flinlock combination sidearm pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1106 (sword rack armoury)
£0.00

*EXTREMELY RARE* MINT BORE* FULLY RE-FURBISHED*Large Frame American Civil War Confederate Army & Navy LeMat Combination 9 Shot .42 Calibre / Single Barrel 20 Gauge Shotgun Single Action Percussion ‘Grapeshot Revolver’. A 1105 - A 1105
Made between 1856 & 1865, the LeMat revolver was a .42 calibre cap & ball black powder combination pistol invented by Jean Alexandre LeMat of New Orleans, which featured an unusual secondary 20 gauge smooth-bore barrel capable of firing buckshot. It saw service with the armed forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. This unique sidearm was also known as the "Grape Shot Revolver." It was developed in New Orleans in 1856 by Jean Alexandre Le Mat, whose manufacturing effort was backed by P. G. T. Beauregard, who became a general in the Confederate States Army. When war broke out, LeMat received Confederate army & Navy contracts for the production of five thousand revolvers and plans were laid to manufacture the gun abroad and then import them into the Confederacy, which lacked the necessary facilities to produce the weapon locally. Confederate gun runners were able to slip shipments of the gun through the Union naval blockade and it is estimated that about 2,500 made it into Confederate service. In addition to General Beauregard and Colonel LeMat, LeMat’s revolvers were used by such famous Confederate officers as Major Generals Braxton Bragg, J. E. B. Stuart, Richard H. Anderson, and Captain Henry Wirz. Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart. The distinguishing characteristic of LeMat's revolver is that its 9-shot cylinder revolves around a separate central barrel of larger calibre than the chambers in the cylinder proper. The central barrel is smooth-bore and can function as a short-barreled shotgun (hence the name "Grape Shot Revolver") with the shooter selecting whether to fire from the cylinder or the smooth-bore barrel by flipping a lever on the end of the hammer. Flipping the lever up caused the movable striker to fall upon the primer set directly under the hammer, discharging the lower barrel, while leaving it in the standard position would fire the chambers in the cylinder, much like any other revolver. The pistol’s had a jointed ramrod (mounted on the right-hand side of the frame), which was used to load both barrels. This is an excellent, original, LeMat’s ‘Grapeshot revolver’ fully re-furbished and re-blued to a high standard at some point in its life. The weapon's single action only firing mechanism works crisply in both revolver and shotgun mode. It has a 6 ¾” octagonal barrel (13 ½” overall). The bore is near mint, clean & bright with crisp rifling. One barrel flat has inspection marks and is numbered ‘1170’. The barrel has a triangular blade fore sight & notched hammer rear sight. The shotgun barrel is 4 ¾” length and its smoothbore is equally near mint clean and bright. The correct jointed ramrod has an inspection mark (illustrated). It’s finely chequered walnut grip is in excellent undamaged condition. The price for this extremely rare Confederate combination revolver includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. A 1105
£9,500.00

American Marlin Firearms Company Factory Nickel Plated No.32 Standard 1875 .32RF Obsolete Calibre Single Action 5 Shot Revolver With Tip Up Barrel. Sn 22746 - 22746
TThis is an original Marlin No.32 Standard 1875 .32 Rim Fire obsolete calibre single action revolver with 'fold up' barrel and factory nickel plated brass frame. It has a 3" blued barrel and shrouded trigger (7 ½” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. It retains much of its factory nickel plating & the action is crisp. Its original bag shaped gutta percha grips have chequered grip panels. The bottom edge of one grip has an old stable chip which can be seen in image 3. The left side of the barrel is stamped ' JM Marlin New Haven CT USA Pat July1875'. The top of the barrel is marked ‘No.32 Standard 1875’. It has a blade fore sight and notched frame rear sight. The cylinder has faint numbers either ‘108’ or ‘801’. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an 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 22746 (drawers office)
£675.00

C1830 Irish Parkinson Dublin 22 Bore Percussion Traveling Pistol With C1843 Irish Registration Mark DU-1835 (Dublin), Fish Tail Stock, Octagonal Barrel & Captive Steel Ram Rod. Sn 22740 - 22740
This is a nice Irish made antique percussion traveling pistol. It is 9” overall length with a 4” octagonal sighted barrel. The action plate is signed `Parkinson Dublin’ (Internet resources reveal John Parkinson first appears in the Dublin trade directory of 1826, where he is listed in error as Parkins (sic). This business traded in Arran Quay from the around 1825 through to 1916. As with so many establishments during this period the expansion of the city of Dublin led to door number changes and we doubt if Parkinson ever moved? John Parkinson Trading Dates: 1823/1824 59 Prussia Street 1825-1833 22 Arran Quay 1834-1844 19 Arran Quay 1845-1916 17 Arran Quay The Company described itself as "Manufacturers of Guns of Every Description on the most approved principles equal to any of the best London work" (see page 76 of English Irish & Scottish Firearms Makers by Carey where a Dublin gunmaker by the name of Parkinson is listed C1860). The top barrel flat is very faintly marked ‘Dublin’ alongside period Irish Registration mark DU-1835 (the Irish Registration Act was passed in 1843 and lasted only a short while, until August 1846. There were 39 districts (34 counties, 4 boroughs and Dublin City) each with its own two letter prefix followed by a number. Dublin’s prefix was DU). The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The action tang & trigger guard with finial & Dolphin hammer have tooled foliate decoration. The all original Walnut fish tail stock has finely chequered grip panels. The stock has an inlaid void white metal escutcheon. One side of the stock has a small old stable crack at the stock screw which can be seen in image 3. 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 22740
£695.00
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