Antique Rifles and Long Guns
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SCARCE LARGE CALIBRE 1887 Winchester Model 1885 Browning’s 1879 Patent .45-75 WCF (Winchester Centre Fire) Obsolete Calibre Lever Action ‘High Wall’ Falling Block Single Shot Rifle. Sn 23340:4 - 23340:4 The Model 1885 Single Shot rifle was John M. Browning’s first design and patent, and it was the first single shot to be built by Winchester. The patent for the Model 1885 rifle was what brought John M. Browning and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company together for beginning of their eventual 19-year association. Two models of the Winchester Model 1885 falling-block action were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall ( Low Wall which showed an exposed hammer and the so-called High Wall whose steel frame covered most of the firing hammer when viewed from the side). Winchester produced nearly 140,000 Single Shot rifles from 1885 to 1920, and it was found that the falling-block Model 1885 had been built with one of the strongest actions known at that time. This is a very good example of the Winchester Model 1885. It has a 29” heavy round barrel (45 ½” overall). The barrel is signed with Winchester manufacturer detail (illustrated). The barrel's bore is clean & has light rifling. The barrel has calibre detail ‘.45-75 WCF’ and the action tang is numbered ‘11043’ which dates its manufacture to 1887. The tang also has John Browning’s patent date ‘Pat Oct 7th 79 (1879)’. The blued metal work has even aged patina. The wood work is all original and has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has a steel butt plate. The weapon has a blade fore sight & adjustable flip up rear sight. Its loading, cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this obsolete calibre rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23340:4 £1,950.00 |
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**MINT BORE**Marlin USA Safety Model 1893 .32-40 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Lever Action Rifle With ‘Special Smokeless Steel’ Barrel & Tube Magazine. Sn 23340:3 - 23340:3 This is an excellent increasingly hard to find Marlin Model 1893 lever action rifle in the obsolete calibre .32-40. It has excellent undamaged woodwork which has just light bumps & bruises to be expected with age & use, original blue finish to the metalwork and it cocks and dry fires crisply. Its 25 ½” barrel has a near mint bore clean & bright with well defined rifling (44 ½” overall length). The top of the barrel is marked with the Marlin Fire-Arms Co. New Haven address & patents & is marked ‘Special Smokeless Steel’ (all illustrated). It has an external hammer, full length tube magazine and is side gate loading. The top of the action is marked 'Marlin Safety'. The underside of the frame is stamped with number '292647'. The action tang is stamped ‘Model 1893’. It has a curved steel butt plate, pivoting (open to shrouded) foresight & adjustable rear sight, fore stock sling swivel and the underside of the shoulder stock is holed for sling swivel. The price for this excellent lever action Marlin includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23340:3 £2,495.00 |
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1908 Winchester Model 1894 .32-40 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre, Lever Action Saddle Carbine With Saddle Rin & Tube Magazine. Sn 23340:2 - 23340:2 This is an excellent Winchester Model 1894 lever action saddle carbine in the UK obsolete calibre .32-40. The carbine has all original Walnut woodwork which has just knocks bumps & bruises to be expected with age & use and the metalwork’s original has just even age related patina. The rifle cocks and dry fires crisply. Its 20" round steel barrel has a clean rifled bore and is nicely stamped on the barrel with '32-40' (calibre) & Winchester USA address & patent (illustrated). The stock strap has 'Model 1894 & Winchester Trademark (illustrated). The underside of the frame is stamped with number '449066' which dates it to manufacturer to 1908. It has a steel butt plate, block & blade foresight, adjustable flip up rear sight and saddle ring. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23340:2 £2,950.00 |
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**VERY RARE**ONE OF ONLY 23,000**1880-1886 American Whitney-Kennedy (Winchester Model 1876) Lever Action .40-60 Centre Fire Obsolete Calibre Buffalo / Big Game Hunting Rifle With Octagonal Barrel & Tube Magazine. 23340:1 - 23340:1 The Whitney-Burgess and Whitney-Kennedy lever action rifles are some of the lesser known arms of America’s “Wild West” history. All were based on design work by Andrew Burgess, one of the nations most influential firearms designers & American gunmaker Samuel V Kennedy. They were designed to compete with Winchester’s model 1876 rifles & were produced by the Whitneyville Armoury around 1880–1886. Only approx 23,000 Whitney-Kennedy rifles were made. Production ceased after the death of Eli Whitney and the sale of the business to Winchester in 1886. This is an excellent original Whitney-Kennedy (Winchester Model 1876) Lever Action .40-60 Centre Fire Obsolete Calibre Buffalo / Big Game Hunting Rifle With Octagonal Barrel & Tube Magazine, in the large 40-60 centre fire UK obsolete calibre. It has a 22” octagonal barrel with clean bore and well defined. It measures 40 ½” overall length. The rifle has original Walnut woodwork and blued metal work with original finish. The breech tang is faintly stamped 73 Ap'l 1 (2) May 13 & Aug. 12-79’. The barrel has calibre detail ‘40-60’ & ‘Whitney Kennedy Mf’d By Whitney Arms Co New Haven CT USA’. The weapon is early serial number ‘S800’. It has an adjustable sight & brass blade foresight, steel butt plate with sliding brass trap, steel fore end block and full length tube magazine. It's lever, loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this very rare rifle 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 23340:1 £3,950.00 |
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**Early Production**1886 Winchester Model 1885 (Browning’s 1879 Patent) .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre ‘Low Wall’ Lever Action Falling Block Single Shot Rifle With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23339 - 23339 The Model 1885 Single Shot rifle was John M. Browning’s first design and patent, and it was the first single shot to be built by Winchester. The patent for the Model 1885 rifle was what brought John M. Browning and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company together for beginning of their eventual 19-year association. Two models of the Winchester Model 1885 falling-block action were produced, the Low Wall and the High Wall ( Low Wall which showed an exposed hammer and the so-called High Wall whose steel frame covered most of the firing hammer when viewed from the side). Winchester produced nearly 140,000 Single Shot rifles from 1885 to 1920, and it was found that the falling-block Model 1885 had been built with one of the strongest actions known at that time. This is a very good example of the Winchester Model 1885. It has a 26” heavy octagonal barrel (42 ½” overall). The top barrel flat is crisply signed with Winchester manufacturer detail (illustrated). The barrel's bore is clean & has well defined rifling. The barrel has calibre detail ‘.32 Cal RF’ and the action tang is numbered ‘3600’ which dates its manufacture to 1886. The tang also has John Browning’s patent date ‘Pat Oct 7th 79 (1879)’. The blued metal work has even aged patina. The wood work is all original and has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has a curved steel butt plate. The weapon has German silver blade fore sight & adjustable rear sight. Its loading, cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this obsolete calibre rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23339 £1,275.00 |
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**RARE UK OBSOLETE .25 RIM FIRE CALIBRE**1890-1904 Patent Marlin Firearms Co New Haven CT USA Model 27-S Pump / Slide Action Rifle. Sn 23338 - 23338 These Marlin USA slide action rifles were introduced in 1909 as the Model 27. The rifles were designed John Marlin and LL Hepburn. The model was re-designated as 27-S C1911. It was made up to WWI, and again after the war until 1932. This example is very good and chambered for the rare to find UK obsolete .25 Rim Fire calibre. The bore is clean with well defined rifling. The barrel is stamped with .25 RF’ calibre detail. It has a tube magazine, 23 ½” blued steel barrel (42” overall), all original wood stock and grooved wood slide. All wood and blued metalwork have even aged patina and no damage. The barrel is stamped with Marlin New Haven CT manufacturer detail and 1890 to 1904 patent detail (illustrated). It has a curved blued steel butt plate, an adjustable rear sight and blade fore sight. There is no visible external serial number. The action tang is stamped ‘Marlin 27-S’. & it cocks and dry fires crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre, antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23338 £1,250.00 |
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**MINT BORE**English ‘Army & Navy CSL London’ (Co-Op Society Victoria St London SW) .360 No.5 or .380 Obsolete Centre Fire Calibre Breech Loading, Side Lever, Break Action Single Shot Rook / Rabbit Rifle With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 23337 - 23337 This is an excellent Rook / Rabbit rifle retailed by ‘Army & Navy CSL London’ (Co-Op Society Victoria St London SW). It has a blued 26” Octagonal rifled barrel. The bore is near mint clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has an external hammer, blade foresight, and 2 leaf graduated rear sight 50-1100 yards with silvered aiming lines. The barrel flats are signed ‘Army & Navy CSL London’ and have calibre detail ‘360 No.5 or .380’. The underside of the action is numbered 42198 and the trigger guard tang 9390. The rifle has excellent undamaged walnut stock with chequered pistol grip and chequered fore end. It has a steel butt plate and pistol grip cap. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre Rook / Rabbit rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23337 £1,275.00 |
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**MINT BORE**Marlin Safety Model 1892 .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Lever Action ‘Take Down’ Rifle With Octagonal Barrel & Tube Magazine. Sn 23336 - 23336 This is an increasingly hard to find Marlin Model 1892 lever action ‘take down’ rifle in UK obsolete calibre .32 RF. It has all original undamaged woodwork. The metalwork has even aged patina to its all original blue finish which has aged to a nice plum colour in areas. The rifle’s action has a removable steel plate which can be removed to allow access to the actions working parts for inspection / cleaning. The plate is removed by unscrewing a screw bolt with knurled lug on the side of the action. The rifle cocks and dry fires crisply. Its 26” barrel has a near mint bore, clean & bright bore with well defined rifling (42 ½” overall length). The top of the barrel is marked with the Marlin Fire-Arms Co. New Haven address & patents for 1878- 1892. It has an external hammer & tube magazine. The top of the action is marked 'Marlin Safety'. The underside of the action is stamped with number '74246’. It has a curved steel butt plate, blade foresight & adjustable rear sight. The price for this excellent rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23336 £1,475.00 |
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**RARE**ALL MATCHING NUMBERS**Boer War Commando Issue, Austrian Steyr, Model 1885-86 (Cancelled Portuguese Contract), Guedes 'Falling Block' Action, 8x60mmR Guedes Obsolete Calibre Rifle With Boer Carved Stock. Sn 23335 - 23335 This is a rare, interesting Steyr made, M1885-86 'Guedes' Action 8x60mmR Guedes UK obsolete calibre Rifle. The Guedes was an indigenous design, unique to Portugal, developed by Portuguese Lieutenant (later General) Luis Guedes Dias. It was initially designed for an 11mm cartridge, the adoption of smokeless propellant in France and the quick adoption of small calibre cartridges across Europe during this period causing the design to be changed to 8mm before production began. 40,000 rifles were ordered to be manufactured by O.E.W.G (Steyr, in Austria) but the contract was cancelled. Portugal paid a cancellation fee and ownership of the rifles remained with O.E.W.G. In 1886 practically all of the rifles were sold to Transvaal and the Orange Free State and used extensively in the Boer War. Many such rifles were used by Z.A.R. forces (Zuid Afrikaanse Republiek, Dutch for South African Republic) against the British. The Guedes action was a creative, unique, dropping breech-block form in which the breech-block contains the trigger, hammer and mainspring. When the operating lever/trigger guard, hinged at the front of the trigger guard section, is lowered, it moves the breech block which is attached to it away from the breech and downward, cocking the hammer and ejecting the spent case in its downward stroke. There is nothing else quite like the Guedes. It is a unique rifle and easily distinguished once one has been seen. References in some books refer to the Guedes as a kind of Martini, but it is in no way, shape or form a Martini, having a dropping rather than pivoting block and internal hammer rather than firing pin. These rifles are sometimes referred to as "Portuguese Guedes" but the Portuguese only designed and ordered them, they never actually followed through on buying them. The rifles might be better called "Steyr Guedes" or even "Boer Guedes". The woodwork and metal work of this rifle are in very good undamaged condition with nice patina throughout and it has all matching numbers '3223' on stock, barrel, action and mechanism (the metal and wood of this rifle have some light small flecks of white paint no doubt a result of being displayed in an area being decorated at some point in its life). The action plates are stamped with a clear Steyr roundel containing 'O.E.W.G. initials M1885 and Steyr 1886' (also impressed on the shoulder stock) and the reverse with crisp roundel containing Portuguese Crest (all illustrated). The action works crisply and it has a clean bore with well defined deep cut rifling. It is complete with sling swivels, bayonet lug, cleaning rod, blade foresight and flip up rear sight. Interestingly this rifle’s stock has period stylised hand carved initials (illustrated) which is a common feature of Boer owned weapons as Commando’s would regularly carve their initials and other imagery such as religious iconography into the wood of their guns. The price for an opportunity to own one of these original, rare, Boer war rifles with carved stock includes UK delivery. NB. As an obsolete calibre antique weapon, no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23335 £1,675.00 |
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**QUALITY**Cased, Victorian Era, John Blanch 29 Gracechurch Street, London 13 Bore Double Damascus Barrelled, Muzzle Loading, Percussion Sporting Shotgun & Many Accessories. Sn 23318 - 23318 The English gunmaker John Blanch (1784–1848) apprenticed to Jackson Mortimer in 1800, he later worked for the renowned John Manton before starting his own business in 1809. John Blanch & Son operated from 29 Gracechurch Street for 89 years, between 1826 and 1915. Established in 1809, the firm is one of London’s oldest gunmakers and was an early innovator in breech-loading technology. This is a quality made Victorian double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by John Blanch 29 Gracechurch Street, London. It has 30” Damascus steel barrels set side by side. The barrels have a central flat top barrel rib & bead fore sight. The barrel rib is engraved ‘John Blanch 29 Gracechurch Street, London’. The barrels smooth bores have just light staining consistent with age & use. The underside of the barrels have English proofs and numbers ‘2063’ and ‘24652’. It has its original walnut stock with chequered grip panels all in excellent condition. The wrist has a void brass escutcheon & steel butt plate with extended tang. The trigger guard with extended tang, stock block tang, action plates & hammers have quality tooled decoration. The action plates are signed by the maker ‘J. Blanch’. The shotgun has its original wood ramrod with brass end cap. The weapon cocks & dry fires crisply. The weapon is contained in its original sturdy Mahogany case with hinged lid. The top of the lid has a brass shield inscribed 'T. Heaber esq, Stockton' most likely the original Victorian owner of this gun. The case has folding brass handles on the left and right sides, 2 sliding fasteners (only one working) and lock (key absent). Internally the case is fitted with compartments for the shotgun and accessories. The case is lined with felt and the lid has a John Blanch & Son trade label. The compartments contain many original period accessories consisting of tools, measures, powder & shot flasks which can be seen in the images. The price for this quality piece 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 23318 £1,850.00 |
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