Antique Pistols and Revolvers
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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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**BEST QUALITY**C1840 Cased, Pair Of English Collins London Gentleman’s 16 Bore Percussion Belt Pistols With Damascus Steel Barrels & Accessories. Sn 21018 - 21018 James Collins was an English Gunsmith recorded as having premises at The Gun & Pistol Repository, 1-2 Vigo Lane, Regent Street, London between 1825-1832 and 115 Regent Street between 1833-1854. This is an excellent pair of cased Gentleman’s percussion belt pistols by Collins. They have 5 “ Damascus sighted steel barrels, original undamaged walnut stocks with chequered panel grips which have shell carved butts, ornately engraved foliate design trigger guards, Dolphin hammers & actions. The top of each grip have void white metal escutcheons inlaid. Each pistol is fitted with a blued steel belt bar. The top of each barrel is crisply engraved by the manufacturer ‘Collins London’ and have English proofs. Both pistols are complete with their original captive steel ram rods. The barrels smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age. Their cocking and firing actions are crisp. The pistols are complete with original oak case. The case has a hinged lid the centre of which is has a folding brass carry handle. The case has its original lock (key absent). The inside of the case is lined with felt and has compartments for accessories and the pistols. Accessories consist of a ‘Sykes’ patent copper and brass powder flask with sprung nozzle and 2 hinged compartments for ball and percussion caps, ball mould stamped ‘28’, turn screw, nipple key, ebony handled cleaning rod with brass cap and a small number or moulded lead balls. The inside of the lid has its original ‘Collins Regent Street London’ trade label. The price for this fine pair of cased pistols 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 21018 £4,750.00 |
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CASED, C1870 Julien Joseph Liege Belgium 12mm Pin Fire Obsolete Calibre Double Action Revolver Retailed By ‘Bertonnet Calle San Martin No 50 a Buenos-Ayres’ With Accessories. A 1066 - A 1066 Julien Joseph was a Belgian gumaker at Street Nagelmackers, 3 Liege. He recorded 5 gun patents between 1865 to 1876. This is a nice Liege 6 shot 12mm double action pin fire revolver. By Julien Joseph. It has a 6 ¼” round steel barrel with raised rib on which the top frame strap and integral loading gate hinge upwards, the breech is stamped “BREVETE, J. JULIEN” over traces of indistinct lettering, the gate arm has faint J. Julien Brevete and other indistinct stamped letters, the rib is engraved in gothic script “Bertonnet Calle San Martin No 50 a Buenos-Ayres” most likely the retailer (all illustrated). The rifled bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The frame and cylinder are engraved overall with floral panels, the ebony grips are deeply carved with vine leaves and tendrils (one grip has an old, fine, stable crack, both grips are secure). The grip is fitted with military lanyard ring. The pistol has a blade fore sight and notched plate rear sight. It has a captive steel ejector rod and its double action firing mechanism works correctly in both single & double action. The revolver is contained in its close fitted velvet lined mahogany case, with brass escutcheon to the lid, containing a brass mounted ebony cleaning rod, ebony turn screw handle (no blade), pewter oil bottle and compartment with tray for cartridges. The case has its key. The price includes UK delivery. NB. As an obsolete calibre, antique pin fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if part of a private collection or display. A 1066 £1,295.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 14/12) Large Frame, American Civil War Era Starr Arms Co New York 1856 Patent .44 Calibre Single Action Army Cap & Ball Revolver. A 593 - A 593 This is an original American Starr 1856 Patent single action Army Revolver in .44 calibre. Starr produced double action revolvers used in the American Civil War until the U.S. Ordnance Department persuaded the Starr Arms Co. to create a single-action variant. The company eventually complied, and the Union acquired 25,000 of the single-action revolvers for $12 each between January 1862 and May 1863. This single action example has even patina. It has an 8” round steel barrel (13 ½” overall length) and has a captive steel loading lever. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined rifling. The frame is crisply stamped with manufacturer and patent detail (illustrated in the images). The weapon has a blade fore sight and notched hammer rear sight. There are no visible external serial numbers on the pistol. The one piece walnut grip is original and undamaged. The action works crisply. This is a scarce American Civil War period revolver. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. A 593 £0.00 |
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**NEAR FACTORY FRESH**American Civil War Era 1861-1874 Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army 'Tip Up' Barrel .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 6 Shot Belt Revolver. Sn 20754 - 20754 The American Civil War created a large demand for handguns of all shapes and sizes including S&W ‘s Model 2 Army belt revolver. These pistols were manufactured 1861 - 1874, with a total production of 77,020. This is a near factory fresh example of the Smith & Wesson Model 2 Army 'Tip Up' Barrel 6 shot Revolver in .32 Rim Fire UK Obsolete Calibre. The pistol’s metal work retains its original finish. It has an undamaged original American Walnut grip. The butt of the grip frame is numbered ‘44128’. The barrel block is stamped ‘120’. The cylinder has very faint 1860 patent detail (illustrated as best as possible). The top rib of its 6” octagonal barrel is marked with the S&W Springfield Mass address. The barrel’s rifled bore is clean with typical light rifling. The pistol measures 11” overall and has a brass blade fore sight, ‘v’ notch bar rear sight and sheathed trigger. The pistol’s single action cocking & firing mechanism works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20754 £1,450.00 |
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**SOLD**3/4**C1820 English Matthew S Spencer Lynn Norfolk 54 Bore Flintlock Pocket Pistol With Turn Off Barrel. Sn 20832 - 20832 Matthew S Spencer was an English Norfolk based Gunmaker recorded as having premises at Red Cow St, Lynn Regis / Kings Lynn in 1804, High St 1810-22 and 52 High St 1829-53 (see page 337 of British Gunmakers Volume 2 by Brown). It is 6 ¼” overall with a 1 ½” screw off barrel which is 54 Bore (the barrel requires a tool to turn it off, we do not have the tool). The smoothbore is clean. The underside of the barrel & action have crisp proof marks. Its steel side plates are decorated with Martial shield and banners on both sides. The left side has the manufacturer's name 'Spencer' & the right ‘Lynn’. It has undamaged original bag shaped wood grip and sliding safety catch feature which works as it should. The cock is fitted with a 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 20832 £0.00 |
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**MINT BORE** Cased C1855 George Gibbs Bristol Webley Bentley ‘Wedge’ Frame 120 Bore Five Shot Double Action Only Percussion Revolver With Spurless Hammer, Octagonal Barrel & Accessories. Sn 20035 - 20035 George Gibbs (1811-1884) was an English Gunsmith recorded as working in Bristol between 1830 and 1884 both on his own and as J & G Gibbs (1835-41) at various addresses in Bristol including Redcliffe Street, Thomas Street 29 Corn Street and the Lewins Mead Factory St John’s Bridge Bristol. His family business continued after his death and was recorded as operating in Bristol and London throughout the Victorian era, both World Wars and post war into the modern era finally closing in the year 2000 (see page 225 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 2). This is an original example of the English Webley Wedge Frame double-action only percussion revolver, as produced in the late-1850’s through about the mid-1860’s . These guns use a 2-piece frame and barrel design, similar to that of Colt revolvers, with the two parts held together via a “wedge”. Adams and Tranter revolvers utilized one-piece frame/barrel assemblies that were forged from a single piece of iron. The “wedge” frame design is attributed to Birmingham gun maker Philip Webley, although Webley himself seemed to have manufactured very few of the guns. The simplified double-action lock mechanism typically encountered in these revolvers is usually of the Joseph Bentley design, and these guns are often referred to as Webley-Bentley revolvers, even though they were produced by many makers. This is an antique, cased C1855 George Gibbs Bristol Webley Bentley ‘Wedge’ Frame 120 Bore Five Shot Double Action Only Percussion Revolver. It has a black powder proof mark on the barrel. The top of the frame is signed ‘G. Gibbs 29 Corn Street Bristol’. The double action only firing mechanism works crisply. It has the correct loading lever and has a spurless hammer. The pistol has a 4” octagonal barrel (8 ½” overall). The barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with crisp rifling. It has a blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch frame rear sight. The metal has even patina and much original blue finish to the barrel and cylinder. Its finely chequered walnut grip is undamaged. The pistol is contained in its fitted Oak case. The case is lined in blue felt and has compartments which snugly fit the weapon and its accessories. The accessory compartments contain an original brass and copper black powder flask by Bartram & Co, a brass & steel double bullet mould marked ‘120’ (bore), 4 moulded lead bullets and 1 ball, 2 tins labelled E.Joyce & Co London & Eley Bros containing a quantity of percussion caps, a white metal oil container with screw off lid which has an integral oil applicator/ tool, a cleaning rod, screwdriver tool and nipple remover tool. The inside of the lid has a clean George Gibbs 29 Corn Street Bristol trade label. The lid of the case has an inlaid void brass disc and it has a lock (key absent). The price for this antique cased pistol with many original accessories 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 20035 £2,325.00 |
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