Antique Rifles and Long Guns
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**FIRST PRODUCTION**Victorian British Army In India Pattern 1858 / 67 Bengal Light Cavalry Enfield Tower .656 Calibre, Smooth Bore, Percussion Carbine With 1858 Dated Action, Saddle Bar, Ring, Inlaid Stock Disc ‘J. Fort’. Sn 15270 - 15270 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 the ‘Bengal Light Cavalry Carbine’ . The Tower made Enfield 'Bengal Native Cavalry Carbine' were sealed by the ordnance on 22nd February 1867, under order number 57/16/2224/2263. (see C H Roads page 113). The first production of 8000 Carbines used lock plates that were available from store, most if not all dated 1858. The 'Bengal Native Cavalry carbine' is smoothbore and .656 calibre. Known as the the P58-67 it has a two piece butt plate with 'chequering' between. This original Carbine has a two piece Butt Plate and 1858 dated lock which identifies it as a 'Bengal Native Cavalry Carbine’. The carbines were generally of superior quality to the P 53’s. This original Pattern 1858 / 67 Bengal Light Cavalry Carbine has the correct butt with brass edge caps and central exposed wood cross hatch chequering. It is in excellent condition throughout. It has all original walnut stock and original finish to the metal work. It has a heavy military percussion hammer and the lock plate is crisply stamped Crown VR (Victoria Regina) & 'Tower’ (Enfield) together with inspection mark and 1858 date indicating it was one of the first production Bengal light cavalry carbines. Its 21" barrel (37” overall) has a smooth bore which has staining and residue consistent with age. The top of the barrel is stamped with Victorian proof/inspection mark and number ‘53’. It has a fixed ‘v’ notch plate rear sight and block & blade fore sight. It has the correct under barrel captive swivel steel ramrod. The carbine also has brass fore end block & trigger guard. It is complete with correct steel saddle bar & ring. The stock is inlaid with brass disc stamped ‘J. Fort’ (most likely a Cavalry Station or armoury designation) and weapon number ‘230’. There is also an impressed Enfield roundel and faint impressed matching number ‘230’. It cocks & dry fires perfectly. 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 15270 £895.00 |
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**MINT BORE**SCARCE**ONE OF ONLY 7,987**Swiss Military Schmidt Rubin, 7.5 x 53.5 mm Obsolete Calibre Single Shot, Model 1897 Kadettengewehre Cadet Straight Pull Short Rifle With Original Removable Military Muzzle / Sight Cover. Sn 23340:6 - 23340:6 In 1882 Eduard Rubin began testing the first small-calibre copper-jacketed bullet which could successfully withstand high velocities. In 1885, this round was combined with Rudolf Schmidt's first straight-pull action Rifles. The Schmidt Rubin, 7.5 x 53.5 mm (UK Obsolete Calibre) single shot, Model 1897 Cadet Rifle was adopted in 1898 and only 7,987 were produced. This is an excellent example. It measures 43 ¾” overall with a 23 ½” barrel which has a near mint bore, clean and mirror bright with well defined rifling. It's all original wood stock is excellent. The metal work retains its original blue finish and is in excellent undamaged condition. The wood, butt plate, block & blade fore sight, rear tangent sight and trigger guard with extended tang are stamped with Swiss Cross proof / inspection marks. The rifle has matching serial numbers '2132' on the breech housing and barrel shank. It is complete with bayonet lug, sling swivels and original removable brass & steel Swiss Military marked muzzle / fore sight cover. It's cocking & firing actions work crisply. The price for this scarce rifle includes UK delivery. NB As an obsolete calibre antique firearm no licence is required to own this weapon in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 23340:6 £845.00 |
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Remington USA, D Company New York State Militia (NYSM) Contract Rolling Block (.50x70R) Obsolete Calibre Centre Fire Calibre Rifle. Sn 23340:5 - 23340:5 This is a Remington USA New York State Militia (NYSM) contract rifle in .50x70R centrefire obsolete calibre. This rifle was one of a contract of 19450 rifles which were delivered in two batches. This rifle has the 3 line Remington address REMINGTONS' ILION. N.Y. U.S.A. PAT. MAY3D NOV 15TH 1864 APRIL 17TH 1868 AUG 27TH 1867 NOV 7TH 1871 indicating that this gun was in the delivered in the second batch in 1873. The rifle has the characteristic high hammer spur with the shield shaped shield chequering and the large chequered ear on the breach block in the shape of a shield. The butt plate is stamped on the top 23 over D indicating it was issued to D Company, with the rack number F2. Several New York State Militia regiments featured a Company D during the Civil War era to defend Washington D.C, most notably in the 69th (Irish Brigade), 22nd, 71st, and 25th regiments. The rifle has a 36 inch barrel with an overall length of 51 ¾ inches. The rifle has an external hammer, cleaning rod, sling swivels, block and blade fore sight and ladder rear sight. The rifle retains its original woodwork and metal work which is in excellent condition. There are no government markings on the rifle as expected. The breech and barrel bands carry the inspection letter B stamped on them. The barrel's rifled bore is clean with well define rifling. The rifles loading and firing actions work crisply. The price of this rare New York State Militia rifle includes U.K. delivery. 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 23340:5 £1,975.00 |
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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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**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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1870 Dated, Enfield, Pattern 1853, 4th Model, 3 Band .577 Snider Mark 3 Obsolete Calibre Rifle with a STEEL Barrel & the Royal Afghan Coat of Arms on the Breech. Sn - 23034 This is a 1870 dated. Enfield, Pattern 1853, 3 Band .577 Snider mark 3 obsolete caliber rifle. This rifle is based on the fourth and final pattern of the three band rifles and differs by having the two lower barrel bands of the Baddley pattern. This rifle was originally made at Enfield in 1870 as a Snider rifle and not a converted .577 Enfield percussion rifle. The rifle has 39 inch barrel with an overall length of 55 inches. The rifle is fitted with the later correct plain lock plate with flat faced Snider hammer and is stamped with the Queens crown over V.R. the Enfield inspection mark 1870 (date) ENFIELD. This rifle after service with the British Army was transferred the Afghan army and is stamped on the top of the breech with their Afghan royal coat of arms when it was sent to Afghan Army for service. The woodwork complete with its original brass butt plate, fore end block, trigger guard with extended tang, the correct 3 band ramrod. The woodwork is in good condition with the usual bumps and bruises expected with service use. The three groove barrel is bright with good rifling and is stamped on the side STEEL together with Enfield proof and acceptance marks. The breech block is stamped WD, a crowfoot and an Enfield inspection mark. The cocking and firing actions are crisp. This is a nice British Snider 3 band rifle based on the final pattern of the 1853 rifle which after British service, the rifle was transferred to the Afghan army. See section C, Snider arms, RB 77 on page 15 of the Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price includes UK delivery. NB This is an obsolete calibre rifle and no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23034 £945.00 |
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Rare, NAPOELONEC WARS PERIOD, British Tower, .65 inch calibre, Baker Rifle by T. Ketland & Co & Matching Named Bayonet by Woolley. Sn - 23072 This is a rare, quality and original, circa 1801 British early Baker rifle by the famous gunsmith T. Ketland & Co together with the correct bayonet and scabbard. The rifle was invented by Ezekiel Baker, the Baker Rifle muzzle-loading flintlock rifle being the first British rifle to be used in British service. The rifle was first issued to the Rifle Brigade in 1800 and remained in use until 1838. Thomas Ketland Senior was a highly successful Birmingham gun maker. He started his business around 1760 and expanded into the export market around 1790. He died in 1816. This rifle has a 30 ¼ inch Damascus steel rifled barrel and is retained by 3 steel barrel wedges with an overall length of 45 ¾ inches and a bore of .67 inches. The 5 inch bevelled lockplate is stamped T KETLAND & CO also the crown over GR. The lockplate is fitted with an early first pattern swan necked cock and the frizzen is of the roller type. The Birmingham proofed barrel has 7 groove rifling with a clean bore and well-defined rifling with only minor staining from service use and is fitted with the correct Baker bayonet bar to the right hand side of the muzzle. The rear-sight has one folding leaf fitted on a shaped foot together with a German silver blade foresight. The rifles walnut stock is stocked to the muzzle with a brass nose cap and 2 brass ramrod pipes with the correct split ramrod channel. The stock is fitted with a cheek piece on the left hand side and has a Baker style 4 inch hinged patch box to the right hand side of the stock. The rifle is fitted with brass furniture with a brass escutcheon at the top of the wrist which is engraved G FULLER BATH and the initials GF are engraved on the crossguard of the matching bayonet. The rifle retains its correct pan headed swelled ramrod. The Damascus twist barrel has nice smooth surface with a nice patina and the 7 groove rifled bright bore. The walnut stock is in a nice condition with only minor knocks and bumps with age. The rifle is fitted with its matching sword bayonet with its brass mounted leather scabbard which is in excellent condition. The owners initials GF are engraved on the crossguard. The bayonet is made by Woolley which is stamped on the steel blade near the crossguard. See plate 78 in British Military Longarms 1715-1815 by D.W.Bailey and British Military Firearms 1650-1850 by Howard l. Blackmore. NB As an antique rifle no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. The price includes U.K. delivery. Sn 23072 £8,950.00 |
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English, Moore, 10 Bore Double Barrel Side By Side, Back Action Lock Percussion Sporting Shotgun. Sn 22005 - 22005 This is a 10 bore double barrel percussion sporting shotgun by Moore. There are several gunmakers using the name Moore and this one is likely to be Moore of Chichester, Sussex. The shotgun has 39 ½ inch fine twist damascus steel barrels with a total length of 55 inches. The shotgun has back action lockplates and polphin head hammers which carry fine engraving. The barrels, set side by side have a central top barrel rib which is inlaid in gold with a shooter raising geese from a lake. The barrels have a hooked breech retained by two barrel wedges with a gold lined breech and a german silver bead foresight. The shotgun has german silver butt plate, trigger guard with a pineapple finial, fore end cap. wedge plates and a cap box in the butt which are all finely engraved, the trigger guard having a finger rest at the rear. The shotgun has double triggers, and both the wrist & fore stock have chequered panels. The shotgun has a brassed tipped wooden ramrod. The gun has its original walnut stock with fine chequering with minor bumps and to be expected with age. The price 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 22005 £975.00 |
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**RARE**American Civil War Era, Early Serial Number, Frank Wesson USA, 1859-1862 Patent 2nd Type .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Break Action Breech Loading Double Trigger Carbine. Sn - 20692 Frank Wesson rifles were a series of single-shot rifles manufactured between 1859 and 1888 in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were purchased by many state governments during the American Civil War, including Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio. They were one of the first rifles to use rimfire metallic cartridges. The rifles were initially made in .22, .32, .38, and .44 rimfire. Centerfire cartridges were added later, and some rifles were capable of firing rimfire or centerfire cartridges, by altering an adjustment on the hammer. By 1859, there were a number of single-shot breech-loading rifles available to the American military and public. These included the Sharps rifle (1848), the Smith carbine (1857) and others. On all 'two-trigger' Frank Wesson models, the front trigger opened the rifle at half cock, the rear trigger fired it. 1st type Frank Wesson carbines were made between 1859-1864 and had no extractor until later 1st types which had an extractor on the left side of the action. 2nd Type Frank Wessons such as ours had the extractor moved to the right side of the action and were made 1863-1876. Our 2nd type Frank Wesson carbine is in excellent. The weapon is 39 ¼” overall length. The weapon has a 23 ¾” long, octagonal barrel. The barrel’s bore is clean with typical light rifling. The metal work is clean. It has a block & blade foresight, ‘u’ block rear sight and correct additional folding aperture peep sight. The top barrel flat is stamped ‘Frank Wesson Worcester Mass Pat’d Oct 25 1859 Nov 11 1862’. The trigger guard tang has early serial number ‘191’. The all original Walnut shoulder stock has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use. The butt plate is steel. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price for this rare carbine in excellent condition includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20692 £1,475.00 |
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