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**VERY ORNATE SILVER WRAPPED WITH CORAL & POLISHED ANTIQUE IVORY DECORATION**C1800 16 Bore Balkan / Ottoman Rat Tail Butt Flintlock Pistol. Sn 21393:8 - 21393:8 This is a superb ornate Balkans / Ottoman flintlock pistol made C1800. It is 20 ¼” overall length. The 11” Cannon barrel’s smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age and use. Sections of the iron barrel and all of the stock are tightly wrapped in silver sheet and has ornate tooled foliate & hammered decoration. The stock and barrel towards the muzzle are intricately decorated with silver studs, polished antique ivory & coral lozenges including the rat tail butt. The pistol has its original decorative forming part of the frame, fixed in place faux silver ram rod end piece. The lock plate and cock have quality tooled decoration. The action cocks and dry fires. The price for this ornately decorated Ottoman / Balkan flintlock includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 21393:8 (NB Antique Ivory Content Comprises Less Than 10% Volume & Weight) £1,145.00 |
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Early 1800’s English Thomas Proudman Birmingham Ladies Or Youth Size Flintock 18 Bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading Sporting Shotgun. Sn 20971 - 20971 Thomas Proudman was an English Birmingham based Gunmaker recorded as working at Steelhouse Lane C1820-21, 26 Russell Street 1822-27, Aston Road 1828-37 and 99 Dartmouth Street 1838-50 (see page 312 of British Gunmakers Vol 2 by Brown). This is an antique muzzle loading 18 Bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading Percussion Sporting Shotgun by Proudman. It has a 27 ½” browned steel barrel and measures a short 44” overall making it ideal for ladies or youth use. The muzzle has a brass blade foresight. The barrel's smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The trigger guard has extended tang with Pineapple finial. The lock plate has partially visible makers name ‘T. Proudman’. The cock is fitted with flint. The wrist of the stock has chequered panels. The stock has a brass fore end block & is fitted with a steel butt plate. The wood is all original with just light bumps and bruises to be expected. The gun has an ebonised wood ram rod with steel end cap and steel worm tip. The gun’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB As a muzzle loading antique shotgun no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20971 £795.00 |
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*Rare* c1882 Model 2 Langenhan “Dolla” .177 Pop-Out Pistol AI 742. - AI 742 The story of Langenhan begins in 1842 Germany in the town of Mehlis, Thüringen with Valentin Friedrich Langenhan (10th June 1819 – 2nd March 1886). Valentin, who at this time was 23, along with his father, Johann Gottlieb Langenhan, 51, bought a shop in which they set up their gunsmith business. Together they produced and sold various gun parts such as flintlocks, hair-set locks, guards, caps, tools and knife blades. Johann (16th May 1791 – 15th January 1883) was a master gunmaker and personally trained his son Valentin in the art. It is said that Valentin preferred to use his second name Friedrich which is frequently seen in Langenhan company literature. Perhaps this was to differentiate himself from another Valentin Langenhan who operated an iron and steel works that was also located in Mehlis. Also known as the EG 2 it also has the fame of being an authentic Eisenwerke Gaggenau product that will be at least 130 years old. The first thing to look for an authentic EG 2 is the number of pins/screws above the trigger guard. The genuine EG No 2 has three of these whereas all other versions have just two. Another easy way to tell is to look at the right hand grip screw. In the EG the screw is set in a diamond shape. Both of these features of the EG2 are clearly shown in the 1895 Eisenwerke Gaggenau catalogue. The pistol retains the majority of its nickel. It cocks and fires perfectly with a strong spring action. See page 78 of the Collectors Guide to air pistols by Dennis E. Hiller for reference. The price includes UK delivery. AI 742. £425.00 |
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C1800 English Isaac Walker (Norwich Norfolk) 15 Bore, Flintlock Belt Pistol With Octagonal Barrel & Belt Bar. Sn 20519 20519 - 20519 Isaac Walker was an English Norwich Norfolk based gunmaker recorded as having premises at 5 Briggs Lane 1797-1800, Rampant Horse Street 1801-1830 & St Stephen’s Plain 1835-1839 (see page 356 of British Gunmakers Vol 2 by Brown). This is a very good original Flintlock belt pistol by Isaac Walker. It is 11 ½” overall length with a 6” octagonal steel barrel which has a small brass blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. Its smooth bore has staining & residue consistent with age. The original Walnut full stock furniture is undamaged with just the bumps and bruises to be expected with age & use. It has its original wood ram rod with brass end cap, steel cock & steel trigger guard with extended tang and Pineapple finial. The lock plate is marked by the manufacturer ‘I. Walker’. The cocking and firing actions work crisply. The left side of the weapon has its original steel belt bar. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock pistol no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 20519 £1,025.00 |
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French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman Sword and Scabbard. ED 2366. - ED 2366 A French Model ‘1831’ Infantry or Bandsman sword and scabbard maker marked ‘Talabot F.S Paris’. The French M1831 Foot Artillery Sword was patterned after the Roman Gladius doubled edged weapon manufactured by Talabot of Paris. The French M1831 Sword was indirectly used as a model for the US Army's M1832 Foot Artillery Sword and the US Navy's M1841 Ames Naval Cutlass. The French soldiers used to call this sword a "coupe Chou" which translates to cabbage cutter for its practical uses. The cruciform hilt is of solid brass with circumferential grooves to help grip in combat, the cross guard terminates with finials of concentric circles. The handle has decreasing circles below an extended pommel. The 47cm blade is showing signs of age-related wear, the sword is 62cm overall. The scabbard is thick leather and has an illegible makers mark in the leather; it has a brass chape with an inspection mark, and brass throat. See page 190 of ‘Withers World of Swords. The price includes UK postage. ED 2366. (Bucket) £375.00 |
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**RARE**Child / Cadet Size French C1880 /90 Cavalry Sword. Sn 19239:1 - 19239:1 This is an unusual rare to find child / Cadet size sword with similar features of the C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords such as polished horn wire bound grips, similar pommel caps found on both C1880 and C1890 swords 4 bar guard found on C1880 swords (see pages 111 and 113 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where full size French C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords are illustrated). The grooved polished horn grip is small in size and its wire binding is intact. It has deep cast decoration to the small bar guard, quillon, knuckle bow & pommel cap. The 24 ¾” blade has fullers and is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age. The sword has no maker or date marks. The blade has a leather hilt washer. The child / cadet size sword measures 29 ½” overall. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the sword. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19239:1 (Rack) £475.00 |
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**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA** British Enfield Tower Dragoon’s .800 Calibre, Flintlock Carbine With Saddle Bar & Correct Cut Down India Pattern Steel Ram Rod Walnut Stock With Tiger Stripe Hue. Sn 16415:10 - 16415:10 This unusual variant carbine is similar in form to Napoleonic period carbines featured in Chapter 3 of British Cavalry Carbines & Pistols Of The Napoleonic Era by Chisnall & Davies. Like the Duke of York’s Hussar carbine of 1800 featured on page 58 of the book our carbine has a cut down India pattern steel ram rod. This is an excellent original example of a Dragoon carbine which has the appearance of a carbine size Brown Bess musket. It has nice patina to the metal work throughout. It has a heavy military cock. The lock plate is crisply stamped with Georgian crown ‘GR’ (King George Rex) and by the manufacturer ‘Tower’ (Enfield). It has an 18” barrel (33 ½” overall) and is a large .800 bore. The smooth bore has staining and residue consistent with age & use. The barrel is stamped with black powder proofs, inspection marks and ‘Tipping’ (most likely the barrel maker). It has a post fore sight. The carbine also has brass fore end block, trigger guard with extended tang & butt plate. It has all original, undamaged Walnut furniture which has an attractive Tiger stripe hue. The wood is impressed with what appears to be ‘I-I’ most likely an armoury inspector’s or stock maker’s mark and its saddle bar has a small ordnance inspection mark. It’s cocking and firing actions work crisply. The price for this excellent Napoleonic Wars piece includes UK delivery. NB As an antique flintlock Carbine no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 16415:10 £2,950.00 |
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INERT DEACTIVATED. British WW2, 1942 Dated British No 3 Mark 1 Anti Tank Mine Fuze Made by WDC. - O 2212 INERT DEACTIVATED. This is a British WW2, 1942 dated Number 3 mark 1 anti tank mine fuze for use in the mark 4 and 5 British anti tank mines. This is an instantaneous type contact fuze with a spring loaded striker with a cotter pin type safety pin that extends through the striker shaft just above the shear pin, and a detonator and a booster charge crimped to the base. When armed, the striker is held by an inclined tongue in the hinged lid that acts as a stop for the leaf spring. The alloy fuse is stamped on the top No3 I WDC. The fuze is stamped round the circumference KYB /11/42 4087 (November 1942). The fuze retains its original push on alloy gaine, sheer pin, the arming safety pin and sting pull cord. The price includes UK delivery and no licence is required to possess this inert fuze in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. O 2212 £145.00 |
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**RARE**Transit Cased WW1 1918 British WD Erith Works Vickers .303 Heavy Machine Gun With Later Australian WD marks Indicating Refurbishment For WW2 Use Transit Cased 1918 WD Tripod, 1915 MK IV Mount, Vickers Ammo Tin With 1943 Belt & Inert Rounds. - D 5986 This is an excellent clean WW1 transit cased .303 Vickers Heavy Machine gun with transit cased mount & tripod and ammo tin with belt & inert deactivated rounds. The machine gun is marked with serial number 'H4340' which is in the serial number range of British Vickers made in 1918 at Vicker’s Erith works who made 5,981 HMG’s that year (see page 54 of ‘The Grand Old Lady Of No Man’s Land’ by Goldsmith). The gun has WD arrow and ordnance inspection marks, other numbers and Australian ‘OA’ (Orange Rifle Factory) marks indicating post WW1 refurbishment for Australian forces WW2 use. It is fitted with silvered flip up long range sight marked ‘.303 IV No.2 MK 1’, additional dove tail mount for optical sight and has excellent undamaged firing handles, one with screw top lid for use as oil container. The lid has an integral applicator brush. The machine gun included its fluted jacket retains its original finish and green paint. The gun’s cocking handle and the action move, the breech cover opens, the feed block has inspection marks and can be removed. The tripod has the correct graduated WD stamped brass dial marked ‘BS & Co 1918 MT .303 MK IV Dial Trav MK II’ (illustrated). The tripod mount is marked ‘Reg No. F 781 .303 Maxim MK IV RH&S 1915’. The tripod and mount have all original green paint. Included is an original Vicker’s marked steel ammo tin with hinged Lid and carry handle. The tin contains a WW2 1943 dated ammo belt which contains a quantity of inert deactivated .303 Rounds. The price for this rare WW1 HMG set includes deactivation certificate. Due to the size and weight of this piece delivery will be by arrangement and at cost. D 5986 £7,500.00 |
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**SCARCE**WW2 British 1939 Pattern ME Co (Mills Equipment Company) Leather Binocular Case With Shoulder Strap & WW2 1942 British WD Taylor Hobson No.2 MK II, 6X Magnification Prismatic Binoculars With Neck Strap. OPT 864 - OPT 864 This is a rare to find WW2 British 1939 Pattern ME Co (Mills Equipment Company) Leather Binocular Case With Shoulder Strap which contains a set of WW2 1942 British WD Taylor Hobson No.2 MK II, 6X Magnification Prismatic Binoculars With Neck Strap. The leather hard case has the correct copper riveted edges and hinged lid with copper lug that fastens to a retaining strap with eyelet on the body of the case. The rear of the case has belt loops secured by copper rivets and it has the correct leather shoulder strap secured by copper rivets to the sides of the case. The inside of the case is lined with Horse hair or fibre padding to protect Binoculars when being carried in the field. The body of the case has faint ‘ME Co’ impressed marking together with indistinct numbers. The case contains a set of WW2 British Military No.2 MKII, 6X Magnification Prismatic binoculars. The brass binoculars measure 6" X 5" and have black textured coating, with adjustable eyepieces (the bakelite eyepiece from one lens is absent). The body of the binoculars have lanyard bars and they are fitted with original webbing neck strap. All optics are good. The right shoulder of the binoculars is crisply stamped with graticule detail together with 1942 date, WD arrow and maker’s name ‘Taylor Hobson’. The left shoulder is crisply stamped with 'OS 108 M.A Bino Prism No.2 MK II, x6' Model and magnification detail together with 'No.208913'. All lettering is highlighted in original white paint (illustrated). The binoculars retain all of their original black finish and have original red paint on the forward casing screws. The price includes UK delivery. OPT 864 £295.00 |
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**RARE**Original British WW1 Trench Warfare Periscope Mirror Observation Attachment For British Pattern 1907 SMLE Rifle Bayonets. OPT 865 - OPT 865 This is a rare to find original WW1 Trench Warfare Periscope Mirror Attachment For British SMLE Rifle Bayonets, see page 351 of ‘The Lee Enfield Story’ by Skennerton where an MOD pattern room image of one of these devices attached to a Pattern 1907 bayonet is illustrated. That image and a period image of one of these devices in use attached to a British Army Sergeant’s SMLE rifle are illustrated in image 1. There are no visible maker or date marks on this periscope mirror. The steel cased mirror measures 49 mm x 90 mm x 8mm when closed. The hinged case has a clip attachment to the rear which neatly slides onto the tip of a British Pattern 1907 bayonet. The clip is hinged for adjustment. The metal work has most of its original green paint. The case opens to reveal a small mirror which has some tarnish due to age but is still useable with no cracks. The price for this rare trench warfare piece includes UK delivery. OPT 865 (in Misc drawer office) NB The WW1 SMLE & Bayonet illustrated in the images are not included but are available separately on our website stock number D 5990) £225.00 |
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**MINT RIFLED BORE**RARE**Victorian British Gentleman’s 5mm Calibre Air Cane, Original Pump & Cocking / Firing Key. AI 881 - AI 881 This is a rare, Victorian British Gentleman’s 5mm Calibre Air Cane. Made of brass & steel it unscrews into 2 sections and when assembled measures 36”overall. The barrel section has a near mint bore clean and bright with well defined rifling (5mm diameter muzzle opening). The barrel section features a tiny blade foresight and 'V' notch steel rear sight. It is air charged by means of its original steel and brass air pump and cocked / fired by means of a steel T-Bar key which is inserted into the underside of the rifle. There are no visible manufacturer or date marks on the cane or pump. The weapon and pump have been serviced & tested & are in fully working order. The price for this rare, fully functioning Victorian Air cane includes UK delivery. AI 881 £1,200.00 |
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