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c1830-1833 James Dixon & Sons Leather and Brass Knuckle Joint Lever Black Powder Pouch. 22032. - 22032
The name of the maker, Dixon & Sons appears faintly underneath the game decoration and on the brass port. A group of dead game is suspended from a ring. Dixon & Sons is printed to the brass neck. Measuring 21 cm in length – 7 ½ cm at its widest point. The leather and stitching are in very good condition *the belt loop is loose but intact*. Dixon & Sons founded in 1804. Silver St Sheffield. Firm changed to James Dixon & Sons in 1830. Hunting accessories were added to the British Gunmaker James Dixon & Sons Sheffield production line in the 1830s. This included powder and shot flasks in copper and brass, leather shot pouches and hunting belts. Other sporting goods such as wine and spirit flasks, as well as sandwich and cheese boxes, proved to be very popular with consumers. The line continued to expand as firearm technology progressed. A complete catalogue of Dixon's hunting accessories was produced in 1876. Dixon's continued to make these items well into the 1900s. Decoration of 19th century powder flasks varied dramatically with hunting, game animals, foliate, village, military and marine scenes together with a variety of material coverings. See page 256 No 1460 of The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling for the same pouch pictured. The price includes UK delivery. 22032.
£175.00

*Large* W.Richards Ltd Gunmakers (Liverpool Branch) Shop Sign. 22038. - 22038
The history of W Richards has connections with gun making going back to 1780, and was patronised by royalty from all over the British Empire, including HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke of Gloucester, and HSH Prince Adolphus of Teck. The company grew to be a very successful business, originally formed in London in 1801, then after a brief spell in Birmingham finally settled in Liverpool, which at the time was a thriving shipping port. They continued to prosper opening a branch in Melbourne, Australia in 1853 and then, further branches in England in Preston, Lancashire in 1897. Striving forward and building their empire, Richards were producing quality sporting guns and rifles with patents registered in their name. In 1910 Richards purchased Willaims & Powell Gunmakers, which incorporated Patrick, the famous pistol makers, a further acquisition followed in 1924 of James H. Hooton Gunsmiths. Richards, still very much a family Business, passed from one family member to another and survived the depression of the turbulent 1920's Chris Caine purchased the name, goodwill and intellectual property of W.Richards in the late 1990's, relocated to Pocklington, East York where he continues to repair & manufacture guns to order with the finest materials and workmanship as made for hundreds of years by time served craftsmen. Measuring: 91 ½ cm x 67 ½ cm, made from aluminium with eight hanging holes. In very nice condition with a nice, aged patina. The price for this piece of history which would adorn any office/mancave very nicely includes UK delivery. 22038.
£395.00

*Unusual* Brass and Leather Shot Flask with Separate Shot Cross Spring Pump Charger with Body Depicting a lying dog. 22030. - 22030
A very nice Victorian shot flask with spring shot charger (Friths catalogue also lists them as ‘Patent secret spring patent shot chargers’. See pages 156 & 473 of The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling. Measuring 22 ½ cm in length and 9 cm at its widest part. The unique measuring device works by a spring-loaded side lever which allows the user to open a ‘hatch’ and pour a measured amount of shot into the chamber before closing and taking out the brass pourer to fill the gun. In excellent working order. The thick brown leather body is embossed with a lying springer type dog depicting a Grouse/Pheasant hunting scene. The lower part has a belt clip. A beautiful useable/collectable piece. The price includes UK delivery. 22030. (Powder flasks 2 Drawer)
£195.00

G & J.W HAWKSLEY Large Pear Shaped Plain Powder Flask. 22029. - 22029
Established in 1845, the Sheffield based company Geo & JW Hawksley are recorded at 35 Smithfield 1845 and various addresses on Carver Street Sheffield from 1854 through to the 1940’s when the Company was bought by James Dixon & Sons (Bought by Dixons in 1947) (see pages 114, 218, -223 of Rilings book). Measuring 20 ½ cm – 8 ½ cm at its widest point. Plain flasks such as this one are discussed in the above book on page 271. Aged steel lined with polished pewter seam, with a brass loader and having a nice, aged patina with minor bumps and bruises which add to its charm. It has its original screw thread, brass nozzle with sprung lever and adjustable shot measures marked 'DRAMS 3 ½, 3 ¾, 3, 2 ¾, 2 ½ '. The brass nozzle lever works crisply. The price includes UK delivery. 22029. (Powder flasks 2 Drawer)
£185.00

SOLD SOLD (03/06) Colt Paterson Type 3, 5 spout powder flask. Sn - 22034
In 1835 and 1836, the American inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt (1814–1862) patented a revolutionary type of multishot pistol, the Colt Paterson revolver. Colt introduced a 5 spout flask to charge the 5 cylinders simultaneously into a removed cylinder of the gun. This is a replica brass Colt Paterson type 3, 5 spout powder flask which was used to reload the early Colt Paterson 5 shot revolvers. The flask is made of brass with an internal rotary mechanism. The collar round the middle of the flask is engraved ‘Patent Arms Mg Co, Paterson, NJ - Colts Pt’. The price includes U.K delivery. Sn 22034
£0.00

*Italian Made* Pietta Model (Colt M1851 Navy) Side Venting 6 Shot 9mm Blank Firing Revolver with Brass Frame. 21994:3. - 21944:3
The Colt M1851 Navy cap & ball revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It saw widespread use in the American Civil War and on the American Western frontier. The Colt design lives on today in the form of quality live firing pistols true to the original Colt pistols, from Italian manufacturers Uberti, Pietta and Euroarms. This Pietta manufactured example of the Colt Navy revolver is in excellent condition. The pistol has a 5" blued steel barrel and measures 11” overall. The top of the barrel is stamped 'F.LLI PIETTA – MADE IN ITALY’ CAL. 9mm K. The barrel and underside of the frame have several inspection stamps. It has a brass frame, a blued cylinder, colour case hardened action & hammer. It has an undamaged wood grip. NB As a blank firing replica of an antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK. The pistol cocks and dry fires correctly and the price includes UK delivery. 21994:3.
£375.00

Italian Made Navy Model 1851 9mm Side Venting Blank Firing Brass Framed Pistol. 21994:1. - 21994:1
The Colt M1851 Navy cap & ball revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company. It saw widespread use in the American Civil War and on the American Western frontier. The Colt design lives on today in the form of quality live firing pistols true to the original Colt pistols, from Italian manufacturers Uberti, Pietta and Euro arms. This is a quality steel and brass side venting copy of an 1851 Colt Navy percussion pistol firing a blank cartridge. This quality gun retains all its original blued finish to the cylinder and barrel together with brass to the frame. There are no visible makers name or serial numbers. The single action navy pistol has a foresight, rounded brass trigger guard and hardwood grips. The barrel is blocked *see images* and it is side venting. The length of the pistol is 34cm, barrel length 13 ½ cm. NB As a blank firing replica of an antique revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK. The pistol cocks and dry fires correctly and the price includes UK delivery. 21994:1.
£295.00

WWI Officers Military Pocket Watch Cased Compass. 21922. - 21922
This is an original WWI officers pocket watch compass in a silver-coloured hinged case which is opened by pushing down the ring. In good working order, with minor signs of age-related wear. During wartime officers did most of the map reading and therefore carried their own compass’ sometimes privately purchased. This example is 45mm in diameter and works as it should. It comes in a hand stitched leather pouch. The price includes UK delivery. 21922.
£125.00

*Original* WWII German DDAC Automobile Club Enamel Badge and Bonnet Mascot. 21978:2. - 21978:2
This is an original multi coloured enamelled black, red, white and silver oval badge for fitting to the radiator badge bar showing that the owner was a member of the German automobile club (After 1933, during Gleichschaltung, the Nazi Party amalgamated all motoring organisations in Germany into the DDAC (Der Deutsche Automobil-Club e.V.), an umbrella association that was allowed to exist in the shadow of the NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps). A DDAC appeal described the 1934 international Automobile Exhibition as a "show for the people" rather than an "exhibition for the more affluent bourgeois segment" of society. "Motoring for the people" (Volkskraftfahrt), it proclaimed, was more "in the spirit of the Führer") of the 1930’s during the Third Reich period. The badge measures 10 x 8cm, it has undamaged enamel, with minor scratches through use to the rear and edges. To accompany this is an original bonnet mascot which would also bolt to the bodywork of the vehicle, this measures 7 x 3 ½ cm. The price includes UK delivery. 21978:2. (Miscellaneous drawer)
£395.00

*Rare/Vintage* Boxed RWS Meister-Kugeln .177 Special Match pellets 20 x 50 Competition Trays (1000 pellets). MISC 1003. - MISC 1003
This is a very rare full/un-used box of 20 polystyrene trays all holding 50 pellets each. Made in Germany for competitions. The RWS brand has connected hunters and sports shooters for generations. The origins go back to 1856. At that time, Heinrich Utendoerffer began producing ignition charges in his Nuremberg laboratory. Three decades later, his laboratory was taken over by the "Rheinisch Westfälische Sprengstoff-Actien-Gesellschaft", founded in Cologne in 1886, which explains the origin of the concise abbreviation RWS. A great addition to any collection. The price includes UK delivery. MISC 1003. (Top of drawers)
£125.00
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