Antique Rifles and Long Guns
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MINT BORE. British Tower, 1859 Dated, Snider Conversion MK III .577 Obsolete Calibre, Pattern 1853, 3 Band Rifle by Thomas Turner, Birmingham, Pattern 1853 Bayonet & 1 Inert Deactivated Round. Sn - 22764 TURNER, Thomas (1861-1879) was an English gunmaker with a shop at 8 Fisher Street, Birmingham. Thomas Turner made top quality guns and supplied weapons to the Tower Armoury under government contracts. The rifle is in excellent condition and retains all of its original woodwork and metal throughout. The stocks wrist and forend are nicely chequered. The barrel measured 36 ½ inches with the Snider conversion with an overall length of 55 inches. The double lined steel lockplate is stamped TOWER 1859 (date) a queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) with 2 tower inspection stamps. The barrel carries Birmingham proof house proof marks. The rifle has a regulation brass butt plate, trigger guard and nose cap. The barrel has a mint bore with three groove rifling. The rifle has been converted using the mark III Snider hinged breech block with a knurled locking catch and is stamped SNIDER PATENT with the Snider monogram. The rifles barrel is retained by 3 barrel bands, the front one having a sling swivel fitted. The rifles stock carries 2 roundels to the stock. The first is THOMAS TURNER BIRMINGHAM TRADE MARK with the castle trade mark in the centre. The second has BIRMINGHAM round it together with other small stamps of a crown G1 and 1 over 1878. The rifle has the military block and blade fore sight, 900 yards ladder rear sight and a heavy military hammer. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle comes with a Pattern 1853 spike bayonet which measures 20½” overall with a 17 ¼ ” blade and a 3” long socket. The rifle comes with a single inert deactivated Kynoch .577 Snider round. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an antique, obsolete calibre weapon and no licence is required to own this rifle in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22764 £1,295.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (01/08) Rare, 1860's English Whitworth, Enfield Pattern .451 Trials Rifle & Bullet Mould. Sn - 22770 The Whitworth rifle wa developed by Joseph Whitworth and sold under the Manchester Rifle Company name. The rifles were known for their accuracy and had a bore of .451 inch whereas the standard rifle bore was .577 inch. This reduction in bore size and increasing the twist of the rifling also increased the range. Various rifles were trialled a Enfield in the 1860s to produce a successor the 577 Enfield. The rifle has standard Enfield brass furniture (butt plate, trigger guard, trigger, lock plate, fore end cap and side nails. The barrel is also a similar outside diameter to the .577 Enfield service rifle and is fitted with Baddeley barrel bands This rifle has an Enfield style lockplate with government stampings to the inside and is stamped on the outside with the makers name W.S.W and a monogram of C , a small S A . The monogram is CSA which could be the Confederate States Of America together with a hand stamped W.S.W. The inside of the hammer is stamped WD Crown over X3. The bridle and sear are military stamped crown over 5. The 33 inch rifled barrel has a .451 inch hexagonal bore with a crowned muzzle and good clean rifling. The barrel is stamped underneath the woodwork with WSW is screwed into a 3 ¾ inch long breech. Both the barrel and breech carry London proof and viewing marks. The underneath of the tang of the barrel is military stamped with a crowfoot over WD and C404. The rearsight has a correct rearsight for Whitworth barrelled guns having H & C on the slider (hexagonal and cylindrical bullet ranges). The walnut stock is in nice condition with a finely chequered wrist and forend. The rifle is complete with an original quality 2 piece brass and steel mould with ebony handles and a steek screw cutter. The price for this rare rifle 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 22770 £0.00 |
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VERY RARE.1855 Colt .56 inch Calibre Percussion 5 Shot Matching Numbers, Model 1855 BRITISH CONTRACT Revolving Rifle. Sn 22715 - 22715 The Colt revolving rifle was patented by Samuel Colt as the Model 1855. The guns were made in various calibres and barrel lengths. This is an exceedingly rare matching numbers Colt revolving rifle in the military calibre .56 inch. The rifle is a Colt Model 1855 with a 5 shot fluted cylinder, fully walnut stocked to 5 inches of the muzzle together with its original iron cleaning rod. The gun bears full London proof and viewing marks to the cylinders and barrel. The walnut forend is held on by 2 screw clamping barrel bands, one of which retains the original front sling swivel. The walnut stock is fitted with an iron butt plate with an integral sliding cover originally holding a cleaning jag. The 31 ¼ inch barrel has 7 groove rifling with a near mint bore with only minor staining from storage near the muzzle. The barrel is round in profile except for a 3 ½ inch octagonal section where it meets the frame. The top of the side hammer frame is stamped COL. COLT HARTFORD CT.U.S.A. The side of the frame is stamped COLTS PATENT NOV 24th 1857 under the cylinder clamping screw. The fluted cylinder is stamped in one of the flutes PATENTED SEPT.10th 1859. The serial number 9369 is stamped into the trigger guard and on the underside of the barrel beneath the fore end. The serial number is also written in black ink in the woodwork in the stock beneath the trigger guard and the forend below the rear part of the barrel (illustrated). The rear sight consists of two leaves dovetailed into the rear of the barrel graduated at 300 and 600 yards. The forend has a brass nose cap which is retained by 2 iron barrel bands, one of which retains its original sling swivel. The rifle has the correct pear shaped steel ramrod. The walnut woodwork is in good condition and the metalwork has a nice patina to the surface. See Colt Firearms (from 1836) by James E. Serven, Colt full Stocked Rifles on pages 343 – 345 and the rearsight on page 335. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique percussion firearm, no licence is required to own in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22715 £9,750.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (12/08) 1811-1822 English Duncan Davidson Birmingham Coaching Flintlock Blunderbuss With Ram Rod & Integral Folding Bayonet. Sn 22716 - 22716 The English gunmaker Duncan Davidson of Birmingham is recorded at St Mary’s Row between 1811 & 1822. The business is recorded as Davidson & Son between 1822 & 1824 at 18 Russell Street Birmingham & then at Edgbaston Lane, Bath Road Mill 1834-1839 (see page 203 of British Gunmakers Vol. 2 By Brown. We can find no other gunmakers named Davidson working in the flintlock era in either London or the provinces). This is an excellent Blunderbuss no doubt by Duncan Davidson of Birmingham and is of the type favoured by Coach drivers for self protection against Highwaymen. It is 30” overall (bayonet closed) with a 14” round steel barrel which is a large 1” muzzle opening smooth bore. The smooth bore has just staining consistent with age & use. It has a steel cock fitted with flint, Walnut full stock with chequered wrist panels and steel mounts. The wood has just light age and handling related bumps and bruises. The trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial & butt plate tang have light foliate engraved decoration. The stock has an inlaid void white metal escutcheon. The breech has a platinum lined vent plug. The steel lock plate is crisply signed 'Davidson' and has a sliding safety bolt that works as it should. It has an ebonised wood ramrod with brass end cap and steel worm. The blunderbuss has its original integral folding bayonet mounted on top of the barrel which is retained by a spring clip at the muzzle end & sliding catch at the breech. The spring clips works correctly and the 11” fullered triangular shaped blade tapers to a pin sharp point. The weapon cocks and dry fires crisply. The price for this quality Blunderbuss 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 22716 £0.00 |
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1863 American Civil War Era, Merrill .54 Inch Brech Loading Percussion Cavalry Carbine Sn - 22713 H. Merrill of Baltimore, Maryland produced approximately 14,500 percussion carbines during and used during the Civil War and were used by the cavalry regiments. This is a Merrill cavalry carbine that was made in 1863 that is in excellent condition. The carbine measures 37 inches long with a 20 inch barrel. The barrel has a mint bore with 3 groove rifling and retains most of its original blued finish.The rifle is stamped on the top of the breech lever J.H. MERRILL BALTO PAT JULY 1858 together with the serial number 18846. The lockplate is stamped J H MERRILL BALTO PAT JULY 1858 APL 9 MAY 21-28-61 together with the inspection letter T. The lockplate, rear sight, trigger guard and breech seal carry the inspection stamp T. The barrel has a 3 position rear sight graduated to 100, 300 and 500 yards. The barrel retains much of its original blued finish with some patinaton with the woodwork being in excellent condition with only minor marks from use. The rifle is fitted with a saddle bar and ring to the left hand side of the stock. The carbine is fitted with a brass trigger guard, butt plate and barrel band. The underside of the loading lever and breach rammer carry the stamping O over 34. The loading and firing actions work as they should. The price for this carbine includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion calibre weapon no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22713 £1,975.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (11/08) American Civil War Era, Spencer Repeating Rifle Company, 1865 Patent, .52” Rimfire Obsolete Calibre Repeating Rifle With 7 Shot Tubular Magazine. Sn - 22714 The Spencer .52 calibre repeating carbine was designed by Christopher Spencer in 1860. It was a manually operated lever-action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine and was the world’s first repeating rifle produced between 1860 and 1869. The gun was adopted by the Union Army during the American Civil War and was used by both Union and Confederate forces. The Spencer had an innovative tubular magazine fed into the butt via a trap with steel latch. This is an original example of Spencer’s 1865 Model rifle in good condition. The rifle measures 47 ¼ inches long with a 28 ½ inch barrel. The barrel has a mint bore with 6 groove rifling and retains most of its original blued finish as does the steel barrel bands. The side of the barrel, breech block, loading lever, hammer and butt plate carry the inspection stamp H. the barrel has a 800 yard ladder rearsight with the standard foresight for the bayonet to attach. The rifles serial number 2039 is stamped on the top of the tang. The top of the breech is stamped SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE CO. BOSTON MASS PAT’D MARCH 1860 and the barrel is stamped with the model designation M 1865 at the breech. The barrel and driving bands retain much of their original blued finish and the woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor marks from use. the rifle retains its original pair of sling swivels. The loading and firing actions work as they should. The price for this 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 22714 £0.00 |
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American Civil War Era, Smiths Saddle Ring Carbine .50 Inch Percussion Cavalry Carbine. Sn - 22712 This is a Smiths percussion cavalry carbine which is in excellent condition and retains much of its original finish. The carbine carries the low serial number 1544 stamped to the breech mechanism. The carbine has a 22 inch half octagonal and half round barrel retaining most of its original blued finish, with a mint .50 inch bore and 3 groove rifling. The carbine measures 39 inches in length. The carbine is fitted with 2 position flip up rear sight and is stamped on the barrel STARR ARMS CO YONKERS N.Y. The carbine is stamped on the left hand side of the hinged barrel MANUFACTURED BY AM N MCH N WKS SPRINGFIELD MASS. The left hand side of the breech is stamped ADDRESS POULTNEY & TRIMBLE BALTIMORE U.S.A. The barrel carries the inspection letters LFR to the side of the barrel. The carbine fitted with a steel buttplate and solid barrel band with a saddle ring fitted to the left hand side of the breech. The carbine retains much of its original blued finish to the barrel, locking lever and trigger guard. The barrel is opened by pressing the front button in the trigger guard. The walnut woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor knocks to the surface and carries the JJC (John Cornwell) cartouche behind the action on the left hand side. This is an excellent example of the scarce Smiths model with little wear. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique percussion firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22712 £1,795.00 |
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American Civil War, Starr Arms Company Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine .54 Inch Cavalry Carbine. Sn - 22709 In January 1858, Ebenzer Starr submitted his design for a single-shot, breech-loading rifle to the Washington Armory for evaluation. During testing, the rifle was noted to have no misfires, and its accuracy was considered better than average. The rifle was adopted as the Model 1858 carbine and between 1861 and 1864, over 20,000 were produced by the Starr Arms Company of Yonkers, New York. This is a Starr Arms Co. percussion cavalry carbine which is in excellent condition and retains much of its original finish. The carbine has a round blued 21 inch barrel with a mint .54 inch bore and 6 groove rifling. The carbine is fitted with 2 position flip up rear sight and es stamped on the barrel STARR ARMS CO YONKERS N.Y. The carbine measures 37 ½ inches in length. The steel action stamped behind the loading channel STARR’S PATENT SEPT 14th 1858. The lockplate is stamped on the side STARR ARMS CO YONKERS N.Y. The carbine fitted with a brass buttplate and solid barrel band. A saddle ring is fitted to the left hand side of the breech. The carbine retains much of its original blued finish to the barrel, action, breech, lockplate, hammer and operation lever. The walnut woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor knocks to the surface. The carbine is in excellent condition with very little wear to the metalwork or screw heads. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. This is an excellent example of the scarce Sharps Model 1852 carbine. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22709 £2,250.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (29/07) American Civil War Era, SCARCE, Early, 54 inch bore, Sharps Model 1852, Percussion Saddle Carbine. Sn - 22711 The Sharps Model 1852, sometime referred to as the Slant Breech or Sloping Breech was the first commercially successful carbine made by the Sharps Rifle Company. Roughly 5000 Model 1852 were produced between 1853 and 1855 with the serial numbers between 2050 to 7500. This is an excellent example of the carbine and carries the serial number 5237 dating it to 1854. The barrel and breech and some of the operating lever retain much of its original blued finish and is stamped at the breech SHARPS RIFLE MANUFg. Co. HARTFORD. CONN. at the breech. The barrel has a simple swivelling rear sight and a brass foresight. The breach block retaining pin is held by a spring inlet in the right side of the fore end. The lockplate has a nice smooth finish and is stamped C. SHARPS PATENT 1852. The tang is stamped C.SHARPS PATENT 1848. The lockplate is fitted with the Maynard tape priming system. The tang is stamped with the serial number, 5253. The carbine has a round 22" barrel has a mint bore with 6 groove rifling with an overall length of 38 inches. The breech block has a nice sliding fit and is smooth in operation. The carbine has a brass butt plate, opening butt patch box (stamped 100 inside) and barrel band. The barrel band retains its original long saddle bar attached to the breach with a riding ring. The woodwork is in excellent condition with only minor marks with service use. The carbine is in excellent condition with very little wear to the metalwork or screw heads. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. This is an excellent example of the scarce Sharps Model 1852 carbine. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique percussion firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22711 £0.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (LAY-AWAY 23/07) American Civil War Era, 1862 Dated, U.S. Army Marked Springfield Model 1861 .58 Calibre Muzzle Loading Rifle. Sn - 22710 The Springfield 1861 rifle replaced the earlier Model 1855 rifle and was used from the start of the American Civil War. This rifle retains all of the original features of the Model 1861 rifle. Tis rifle was further refined with the 1863 Model which replaced it and served as the standard infantry rifle for the rest of the American Civil War. The rifle has a 40 inch barrel with an overall length of 56 inches. The barrel has 3 steel barrel bands retained by spring clips and each of the bands are stamped with the inspection letter U. The barrel has a bright finish with the correct two leaf rear sight, graduated for 100, 300 and 500 yards. The top of the breech is clearly dated 1862 with the left angled barrel flat carries the inspection stamps V P over the eagles head. The bevel edged lockplate is crisply stamped with the American eagle, US SPRINGFIELD in front of the hammer with the date 1862 behind the hammer. The stock flat opposite the lock plate carries a pair of cartouches. The upper one appears to read HTH in a flat sided finish inspectors cartouche with rounded ends, and the lower one is that of Springfield Arsenal’s Master Armorer, Erskine S. Allin, (ESA in an oval final acceptance cartouche). There is a small inspection mark which appears to be a WW to the rear of the trigger guard. The rifle carries the correct iron furniture, original swelled, tulip headed ramrod and both sling swivels. The barrel has crisp 3 groove rifling with a bright bore with just minor staining from use. The woodwork is in excellent condition with the usual bumps from service use. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. As an antique percussion firearm no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22710 £0.00 |
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