Antique Rifles and Long Guns
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Victorian, British Army in Indian, Light Cavalry.65 Calibre, Smooth Bore, Antique Percussion Carbine with Saddle Bar and Ring. Sn 23424 - 23424 Enfield Pattern 1853 cavalry carbines were used by the British army In India. By 1866 the stock of Tower P 53’s became diminished and conditions in India called for another issue of smooth bore carbines resulting in production of Light Cavalry Carbines. This cavalry carbine is in excellent condition with good smooth woodwork and metalwork. The carbine measures 39 inches in length with a 24 inch smoothbore barrel. The barrel carries Birmingham 25 bore proof marks and is retained by a single Baddley band. The steel lockplate with an Enfield hammer is stamped with a Queens crown. The carbine is fitted with Enfield brass furniture and is fitted with a steel saddle bar and ring. The barrel has a smooth bore which has staining and residue consistent with age. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23424 £675.00 |
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**VERY ORNATE PROFUSELY SILVER WIRE INLAID & GOLD SCROLL DECORATED**C1790 Turkish Ottoman Flintlock Blunderbuss With Short Shoulder Stock. Sn 23441 - 23441 This is an attractive, very ornate Turkish Ottoman flintlock Blunderbuss with short shoulder stock. It is 28 ½” overall length with a 17 ¼” long iron barrel with flared muzzle and attractive crisp gold scrollwork decoration. The barrel has proof / inspection marks (illustrated in image 2). The barrel’s smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age and use. The muzzle opening is just under 1 ½” diameter. The all original tropical hardwood full stock is excellent. The stock incorporates a short shoulder stock and overall the stock has profuse silver wire scroll work, leaves & crescent moon devices. It has a brass butt plate, trigger, trigger guard and ram rod flute fitted with iron ram rod. The iron lock plate and cock have gold foliate panel decoration. The action works crisply. The price for this attractive piece 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 23441 £1,395.00 |
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C1865 Victorian British Officer’s Private Purchase J.D. Dougall London Enfield 1853 Pattern, 3 Band .577 Regulation Calibre Percussion Rifle. Sn 20826 - 20826 James Dalzeil Dougall (1818-91) of the Scottish Glasgow based family of Gun & Fowling tackle makers expanded to work in London at 59 St James Street 1864-82. The company became Dougall & Sons in 1883 and continued in business both in London and Glasgow until C1923 (see pages 154 and 155 of British Gunmakers Vol 1 by Brown). This is an original British Officer’s private purchase Enfield 1853 Pattern 3-band Percussion Rifle in .577 regulation calibre By J.D. Dougall London made C1865. The action plate is signed ‘J.D Dougall’. It has all original walnut stock with chequered panel wrist and fore stock, brass butt plate, brass fore end block and trigger guard with extended tang. The rifle also has its original iron ramrod, ladder rear sight & block and blade fore sight. It has a heavy military hammer. The barrel’s bore is has just light staining consistent with age & well defined rifling. The barrel is stamped with proof / inspection marks. The metal work has even patina. Total length is 49 ½” with a 33" barrel. The barrel is signed with the maker’s 59 St james Street address. The cocking & firing action work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique percussion rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 20826 £1,595.00 |
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British WD MK 1, 'I.C.1.' (1st Issue Pattern Cavalry MK 1) .577x .450, Enfield 1897 Cavalry Carbine Period Re-Barrelled At Enfield With Henry Rifling. A 595 - A 595 This is an original MK 1, 1st issue pattern .577x .450, Martini Henry, Cavalry Carbine. It is ordnance stamped and has all original woodwork. It has adjustable graduated ladder rear (sight frame present, central ladder missing) and winged blade fore sight. The stock either side of the rear sight has lugs for additional leather sight cover (absent). It has its original steel butt plate & steel cleaning rod which has been polished at some point in its life. The stock has knocks bumps and bruises to be expected with age and service use. In the period this carbine was re-barrelled at Enfield with henry Rifling. The 21” barrel's rifled bore is near mint clean and bright with crisp rifling (38 ½” overall). The action works correctly. It is stamped on the right side with Crown VR (Victoria Regina), dated '1897' (indicating re-barrelling at Enfield with Henry Rifling) and has the very faint designation stamp 'I.C.1.' (1st Issue Pattern Cavalry MK 1). The metal has WD inspection marks. The Price 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. A 595 £1,445.00 |
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**RARE**1863-1865 American Civil War U.S Army Model 1860 Spencer Repeating Rifle Company .52 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Repeating Rifle / Cavalry Saddle Carbine With 7 Shot Tubular Magazine. Sn 23394 - 23394 The Spencer .52 calibre repeating rifle was the designed by Christopher Spencer in 1860. It was a manually operated lever-action, repeating carbine size rifle (39" overall) fed from a tube magazine with cartridges. It was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the Cavalry, during the American Civil War. Production began in 1860 and ended in 1869. Our example is serial number 28220 which dates its manufacture to between 1863 & 1865 (Spencer Carbines that were manufactured between 1863-1865, had serial numbers falling between 11,001 and 62,000). The Spencer had an innovative 7 shot tubular magazine fed into the butt via a trap with steel latch. This is an excellent all original example. The metal work has even patina and its original wood stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected and has a faint impressed U.S. Army acceptance / Inspector’s cartouche (illustrated). The barrel’s bore is clean with well defined rifling. It is fitted with a flip up rear sight and block & blade fore sight, steel saddle bar with ring and single sling swivel. It is also fitted with rear sling swivel, correct steel butt plate & with correct tubular magazine and latch plate. The top of the action is signed ‘Spencer Repeating Rifle Co Boston Mass Pat’d March 6 1860’ and the top of the action behind the hammer has the serial number 28220. The metal has small factory inspector’s marks. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this piece of American Civil War 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 a part of a collection or display. Sn 23394 £4,250.00 |
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**MINT BORE**RARE**U.S Army Early Post American Civil War Spencer Repeating Rifle Company USA 1860 Patent, Model 1865 .50 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Repeating Rifle With 7 Shot Tubular Magazine. Sn 23385 - 23385 The Spencer Repeating Rifle was the world's first military metallic-cartridge repeating rifle, famously patented by Christopher Miner Spencer on March 6, 1860. While the Model 1860 became a legendary Union weapon during the American Civil War, the Model 1865 was a refined post-war version in .50 calibre. It is a manually operated lever-action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine. It was adopted by the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Spencer had an innovative tubular magazine fed into the butt via a trap with steel latch. This is a rare, original example of Spencer’s 1860 patent Model 1865 rifle in excellent condition. The metal work has original blue finish and its original wood stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The shoulder stock has impressed U.S. Army acceptance / inspector marks cartouches (illustrated). The 28 ¼” barrel’s bore is near mint clean & bright with well defined rifling. The action tang has the early serial number ‘585’. The rifle measures 46 ½” overall length. It is fitted with a flip up rear sight and block with blade fore sight. It is also fitted with sling swivels, correct steel butt plate & tubular magazine with latch plate. The top of the breech is stamped ‘Spencer Repeating Rifle Co Boston Mass Pat’d March 6 1860’ & the top of the barrel ‘M 1865’. The metal has factory inspectors marks which can be seen in the images. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this collectable, rare, historic rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23385 £3,750.00 |
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**QUALITY MAKER**Victorian C1820 English Thomas Manton London 13 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun With Unusual Shoulder Stock Trap With Hinged Lid. Sn 23391 - 23391 Thomas Manton was a London gunmaker operating at 144 Long Acre from approximately 1817–1825, known for producing high-quality percussion guns. He was a cousin to the famous London gunmakers John and Joseph Manton. This is a Victorian era double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by the quality gunmaker Thomas Manton, London. It has 29 ½” Damascus steel barrels and measures 46” overall. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib with bead foresight. The rib is very faintly engraved ‘Thomas Manton London’ in gothic script. The barrel’s smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. It has its original walnut straight hand stock in very good condition with chequered grip panels & inlaid white metal void escutcheon on top of the wrist. An unusual feature of this gun is that the underside of the shoulder stock has a German silver trap with hinged lid most likely for percussion caps. It’s steel butt plate tang, steel trigger guard with extended tang and acanthus bud finial, action tang, hammers and action plates have foliate engraved decoration, the action plates are both signed ‘T. Manton London’. The shotgun has its ebonised wood ramrod. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this attractive shotgun by a quality maker includes UK delivery. NB. As an antique percussion shotgun no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23391 £595.00 |
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C1850 English John Blissett & Son 322 High Holborn London 18 Bore, Single Damascus Steel Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 23392 - 23392 John Blissett (1808-1872) was an English Gunmaker and Jeweller recorded as working at 74 High Holborn London between 1832 & 1835 then at 321-322 High Holborn between 1836 & 1856. He and his son together with a later business associate named ‘Tomes’ are later recorded at other High Holborn addresses until 1885 (see page 143 of Brown’s book British Gunmakers Vol 1). This is an excellent muzzle loading shotgun by John Blissett & Son 322 High Holborn London. It has a 27” Damascus steel barrel with brass bead fore sight and measures 43 ½” overall. The top of the barrel is signed by the maker ‘John Blissett & Son 322 High Holborn London’ with a foliate flourish. The smooth bore has just light staining consistent with age & use. The shotgun has its all original walnut stock with steel butt plate. The wrist & fore stock with polished horn end cap have quality chequering. The back of the wrist has an inlaid white metal shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with a pair of stylised initials ‘JC’, It has scroll engraved steel mounts, a Dolphin hammer and a steel action plate, foliate scroll engraved & signed ‘John Blissett & Son’, steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The trigger guard tang has number ‘1506’. It has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap & steel worm. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The price for this quality antique shotgun 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 23392 £575.00 |
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**RARE**ORIGINAL**American Civil War Era, Sharps New Model 1859 .52” Paper Cartridge Capping Breech Loading Percussion Single Shot Rifle With Lawrence 1859 Patent Flip Up Ladder Rear Sight & Patch Box. Sn 23386 - 23386 The Sharps was one of the best known percussion breech loading guns made by the Union during the American Civil War. Designed by Christian Sharps it featured a vertical sliding block at the breech end of the barrel. It utilised a paper cartridge which, when the sliding beech was closed cut the end from the cartridge. The percussion system then fired the shot. The top of the barrel, left and right sides of the receiver have Sharps & R.S Lawrence patent markings (Lawrence was chief armourer at the sharps factory) and ‘New Model 1859’ designation. The action tang is numbered ‘40558’. The rifle’s 30” barrel has just light staining consistent with age & crisp rifling (46 ¾” overall length). It has block and blade fore sight, Lawrence 1859 patent flip up ladder rear sight, bayonet bar and sling swivels. The metal work has its original blue finish nicely age to plum colour. The all original wood is excellent with no damage. The patch box has a hinged iron lid. The weapon’s loading and firing actions operate crisply. This is an excellent example of a scarce, highly desirable and historic Sharps rifle. The price 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 23386 £4,750.00 |
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**RARE**HEAVY OCTAGONAL BARREL**C1840 Canadian Form .45 Calibre Muzzle Carbine Size Percussion Buggy Rifle. Sn 23402 - 23402 Canadian Buggy guns were compact rifles designed for easy transport in a carriage or "buggy" during the 19th century. Common in Canada and the U.S. during the mid-1800s, these simple guns were usually large calibre. This is a very good Canadian Form .45 calibre percussion Buggy rifle. It has a rare to find, heavy octagonal brown wash barrel with German Silver blade fore sight & ‘v’ notch plate rear sight (38 ½” overall). The barrel’s bore is clean with well defined multi groove rifling. The underside of the barrel has English, Birmingham black powder proofs. The top of the barrel has a blade fore sight and it has a ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The rifle has all original undamaged woodwork, German Silver stock fittings and steel butt plate with extended tang & re-curving steel cross guard. The rifle has and ebonised wood ram rod with ribbed brass tip. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this piece worthy of further research includes UK delivery. NB As an antique muzzle loading percussion rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of collection or display. Sn 23402 £975.00 |
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