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VERY RARE ORIGINAL. British, Pre Land Pattern, Dog Lock Musket circa 1720, with Grenade Launching Reinforcing Ring & Museum Quality Discharger Cup. Sn - 22768 This is an exceptionally rare British Pre Land Pattern George I era, circa 1720, English Dog Lock musket, with many features dating to 1720. In 1720, the dog lock was replaced by the flintlock. This musket was superseded by the Pattern 1730 Brown Bess Musket which was the very first pattern of Brown Bess initially known as the King's Pattern musket. These guns were originally designed with a combination of Dutch musket, sporting guns and French muskets. These series of weapons were developed before 1720, often having iron furniture with a flat contour, screwed onto the stock which was slowly replaced to brass furniture becoming semi inletted onto the stock which became the norm by 1730. The dog lock lockplate is banana shaped with a pronounced curve towards the tail of the lockplate. The stock is swelled at the tailpipe to afford a better grip. The jaws of the ring necked cock are of a circular form and top of the frizzen is flat in the continental style. The lock plate was double lined after the first 5 years of production, dating the musket to pre 1720. The musket appears to be a transitional type and has features of the 1720 and pre 1720s pattern muskets. The inside of the lockplate has a flat mainspring with a simple hooked end over the bridle. The musket is fitted with brass furniture which includes an early pattern flat brass butt plate fitted to the flat comb, a rounded side plate and trigger guard, with a bevelled lockplate fitted with a dog safety catch. There are old gunsmiths marks stamped into the trigger guard LG, the lockplate MB and the sidenail NWH 57 (inlet) and the number 1. The musket is fitted with 3 brass ram rod pipes, octagonal in profile with turned baluster ends. The brass nose cap fitted under the reinforcing ring which is held in by an iron cross pin. The musket has a barrel length of 37 inches and is fitted with an iron collar 3 ¼ inches from the muzzle with a locking slot in the side. This serves a recoil shield for a grenade launcher. Grenade launchers are a separate item and are seldom seen. There is a steel museum quality copy of a grenade launcher fitted to the musket with a locking lug which engages in the slot of the recoil ring. The length of the musket is 52 inches and is fitted with a heavy iron domed and swelled head ramrod. The bore is smooth with just the normal staining and wear from use. The woodwork has the usual bumps and knocks from its long service, especially as a grenade launcher. See British Military Longarm, 1715 – 1815 by D.W. Bailey pages 13, 14, 15, 20 and photographs on page 21 which describe the Pre Land Pattern muskets. NB This is an antique weapon, no licence is required to own this musket in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22768 £5,950.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (04/08) French Chassepot M1866 11mm Needle Fire, 1867 Dated, Matching Numbers Obsolete Caliber Rifle. Sn - 22747 This is an early matching numbers French Military Chassepot M1866 rifle manufactured in the second year of production in 1867. The butt plate is stamped 24 which is to the the 24th Line Infantry Regiment which was part of the 2nd Corps at the start of the Franco Prussian War of 1871 under General Frossard's II Corps. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Gravelotte, Battle of Villiers , the Siege of Metz and the Siege of Paris amongst other actions. The Chassepot was developed by Antoine Chassepot who after experimenting with various capping breech loaders developed the M1866 rifle based on the German Dreyse needle fire gun and was introduced into French service on the 30th August 1866. This is an early example of this rifle dated 1867. The rifle has a 32 inch barrel and measures 51 inches overall. The rifle has matching serial numbers U53701 stamped on the barrel, bolt, cocking lug and the bayonet lug. The rifle is stamped Mle 1867 (date) on the right hand side of the barrel. The stock is stamped with the Arsenal roundel on the right hand side near to the butt plate and the rifle has the normal bumps and knocks from service use. The gun retains all of its stampings and proof marks. The rifles bolt retains its original needle. The rear sight is graduated to 1200 metres. The rifle has steel furniture and sling swivels but is missing its front barrel band. The bore of the barrel has good rifling with the normal staining and residue from use. The weapon’s loading, cocking and firing actions work crisply. The rifle is complete with its original leather sling. The bayonet illustrated on one of the photographs is not included in the sale and is for display purposes only. The bayonet is available separately on our web site. The price includes UK delivery. N.B 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 22747 £0.00 |
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**MINT BORE**Remington USA W.S. Smoot’s 1873 Patent 1st Model Factory Nickel Plated .30 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Single Action Revolver With Captive Steel Ejector Rod & Gutta Percha Grips. Sn 22741 - 22741 The Remington-Smoot revolver was intended to compete with Colt's metallic cartridge pocket revolvers. These five-shot pistols are typically seen with a nickel-plated finish, although a blued finish was also offered. This is an original Smoot 1st Model revolver (1st Models had a more curved grip frame rather than the flat grip frame butt found on 2nd models). It has its original factory nickel plated finish which has areas of surface wear to be expected with age & handling. The revolver has a 3” octagonal barrel with top rib (7” overall). The top of the barrel is crisply engraved 'E. Remington & Sons, Ilion.NY Pat W.S. Smoot Oct 21 1873' (illustrated). There are no visible external numbers on this pistol. The bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined rifling. It has a sheathed trigger, fluted cylinder, blade fore sight and grooved notch frame rear sight. The single action firing mechanism works crisply. The original gutta percha hard rubber grips with chequered panels are excellent, secure and undamaged. The pistol is complete with original sprung ejector rod on the right side of the frame. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22741 (drawers office) £545.00 |
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RARE. Tower, 2 Band Enfield, Dated 1860, Sergeants Pattern 1858, Bar on Band, .577 Calibre Percussion Rifle. Sn - 22767 This is a rare to find original Tower Sergeants Pattern 1858, bar on band, 2 band percussion rifle manufactured in 1860. The pattern 1858 rifle was only made just over a year, being replaced by the Pattern 1860 short rifle and was issued to rifle regiments and sergeants of infantry. This is a Tower Pattern 1858 short rifle commonly called the bar on band model due to the bayonet lug mounted on the upper barrel band. The rifle is in excellent condition and the lock plate is engraved with a queens crown over VR (Victoria Regina) TOWER 1860 together with the Tower acceptance mark. The lockplate also has twin lined border engraving and fitted with the heavy military hammer. The rifle has its original chained nipple protector which was standard issue to all bar on band rifles. The 33 inch barrel has Tower proof marks and has excellent bright 3 groove rifling with minor staining from residue. The furniture on the rifle is made of iron as opposed to the Pattern 53series which all had brass furniture. the rifle retains its original sling swivels together with the original barrel bands. Th woodwork if in excellent condition with only a couple of minor knocks and some staining. The left hand side of the stock is stamped with a roundel which is stamped BIRMINGHAM 1860 with a crown BO and a crowfoot (Board if Ordnance) in the centre. Under the butt of the stock is stamped the name JOSEPH SMITH who was a quality Birmingham gunmaker and supplied guns to the Tower Armouries under contract. The rifle is complete with its correct iron 1100 yard range ramp and ladder rear sight mounted part way along the barrel, a block and blade fore sight, front and tang sling swivels and correct barrel bands. The rifle measures 49 inches in length with a 33 inch barrel and the cocking & firing actions work crisply. See British Military Longarm, 1715 – 1815 by D.W. Bailey pages 75 and plate77 together with Section B, Capping breech loading Arms, RB 42 on page 8, Catalogue of the Enfield Pattern Room, British Rifles, published by Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. The price 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 22767 £1,495.00 |
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British Webley & Scott (Webley Auto) Model 1908 7.65 mm / .32 Auto Calibre Semi Automatic Pistol. Sn 22778 - 22778 This is a Webley & Scott Model 1908 .32 Calibre Automatic Pistol; an advanced version of its predecessor the M1907 with improvements to the grips, trigger guard and magazine release (see pages 147 to 157 of Webley & Scott Automatic Pistols Book By Gordon Bruce). The grips are vulcanite and have an increased width across the top and finely cut chequered grip panels. The bottom edge of one grip has a small, old stable, chip. The metal work has original blue finish which has just age & handling related light rubbing in areas. The sight consists of a long groove on top of the action & blade fore sight. The magazine is released by pressing a button on the bottom of the frame between the grips, this operates as it should. On the left side of the receiver it has "Webley & Scott Ltd. London & Birmingham 7.65 mm & .32 Automatic Pistol" along with the W&S winged bullet trade mark. At the rear, below the hammer is the serial number 130926. The pistol has a 3 ½” barrel and is 6 ¼” long overall. The deactivated pistol cocks and dry fires, the safety catch works as it should & it’s magazine can be removed. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 22778 £595.00 |
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**TEMPORARY CUSTOMER NOTICE REGARDING WORK IN PROGRESS ONLINE ORDERING ** - CUSTOMERS ORDERING FROM OUR WEBSITE MAY RECEIVE AN ERROR MESSAGE WHILE WORK IS CARRIED OUT ON OUR WEBSITE. REST ASSURED WE ARE STILL RECEIVING ALL ORDERS & WILL CONTINUE TO CONTACT CUSTOMERS WHEN ORDERS ARE PLACED. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. £0.00 |
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**SOLD*14/8*Hopkins & Allen Manufacturing Company USA 1871 -1875 Patent ‘XL’ No.2 ½ .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Nickel Plated 5 Shot Single Action Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel & Sheathed Trigger. Sn 22745 - 22745 Hopkins & Allen Arms Company was a US firearms manufacturing company based in Norwich, Connecticut that was founded in 1868 by Charles W. Allen, Charles A. Converse, Horace Briggs, Samuel S. Hopkins and Charles W. Hopkins. The Hopkins brothers ran the day-to-day operations of the company until it went bankrupt in 1916 and was subsequently bought by Marlin-Rockwell. Their ‘XL No.2 ½’ pocket Model, is one of many revolvers based on S&W and Colt Patents produced in the 1860’s through to the late 1870s with dynamic or quirky names to attract sales. This is an original example of the ‘XL No.2 ½’. It retains its original factory nickel finish which has age and handling related areas of wear. It has a 2 ¼” octagonal steel barrel (6 ¼” overall). The barrel’s rifled bore is clean. The barrel has a blade fore sight and the rear sight is a ‘v’ notch in the top of the frame. The top of the frame is crisply marked 'Hopkins & Allen Mfg Co XL No.2 ½’ and with 1871-1875 patents. The barrel is numbered D 1515’ and ‘515’ is faintly repeated on the cylinder. It has a sheathed trigger, steel hammer and undamaged wood grips. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small lever on the side of its cylinder frame allowing the spigot to be removed (the spigot doubles as an ejector rod). The single action firing mechanism is crisp. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this pistol in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22745 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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**SOLD*14/8*ALL MATCHING NUMBERS**C1870’s-1880’s Whitneyville Armoury USA 1871 Patent Factory Nickel Plated Brass Frame .32 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre 5 Shot Pocket Revolver With Octagonal Barrel. Sn 22742 - 22742 This is an original factory nickel plated brass framed .32 Rim Fire 5 shot revolver made by Whitneyville Armoury USA (founded 1798 New Haven Connecticut USA by Eli Whitney). These American pocket revolvers were produced in the 1870's into the 1880's. The pistol has a 2 ½” octagonal steel barrel. The pistol retains some of its original factory nickel finish. The barrel’s bore has light staining consistent with age and use and well defined rifling. The top barrel flat is very faintly marked ‘Whitneyville Armory CT USA’ together with equally faint 'Pat May 23 1871'. The barrel has a blade fore sight and the rear sight consists of a 'v' notch in the top of the frame. The grip frame butt is stamped with serial number '878B’. Matching numbers ‘878’ are stamped on the cylinder and underside of the barrel. The revolver has a sheathed trigger and the pistol's single action firing mechanism works crisply. The cylinder is quickly removed for speed loading with a preloaded cylinder by pressing a small button on the underside of its frame and removing its cylinder spigot which doubles as a clearing rod. The original wood grips are undamaged. The price includes UK delivery. NB As an antique obsolete calibre rim fire revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 22742 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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WW2 Era Nazi German Puma Solingen Wehrmacht Armed Forces & Police Units M98 NCO’s Short Dress Bayonet With ‘In Memory Of My War Service’ Etched Panel Blade & Scabbard. Sn 22775 - 22775 This is an original WW2 Nazi German M98 dress bayonet and scabbard. Short 7 ¾” blades were carried by NCO’s while longer blades (9 ¾”) were carried by enlisted personnel (see the book 'German Clamshells' page 15 by Gary L. Walker & R.J. Weinand). The dress sidearm for military and civilian uniformed formations was designated the M98 Dress Bayonet. This bayonet represented a stylised form of the S. 84/98 bayonet purchased by the individual for wear with the walkout dress uniform. This example has a rifle mortise and push button release (not designed to be fitted to a rifle, the stud button is functional but mortise often too small for rifle attachment. Other examples have false stud buttons or no button). The mortise of our bayonet has its original red felt lining (the coloured felt mortise insert denoted service assignment. Red felt denotes issue to Wehrmacht Armed Forces or Police Units). It has a factory nickel plated 7 ¾” blade (12 ½” overall). The nickel finish has wear and tarnish consistent with age an handling. One side of the blade has the maker’s name ‘Puma Solingen’ and trademark and a crisp etched panel featuring the Nazi Natinal Emblem ‘Eagle with swastika’ and German Combat Helmet’ either side of German text which roughly translates to ‘In Memory Of My War Service’. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The cross guard and pommel are factory nickel plated & have wear and tarnish again consistent with age and handling. The original undamaged black Bakelite or Vulcanite grips are chequered and secured with two rivets. It has its original black military issue scabbard with lozenge shaped frog stud & ball tip. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22775 (box 2) £395.00 |
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Austrian 18mm Kavalleriekarabiner M 1842 Tube Lock Rifled Cavalry Carbine. Sn - 22766 This is an original Austrian Model 1842 18mm bore rifled Kavalleriekarabiner muzzle loading cavalry carbine. This tube lock was made under the System Augustin tube lock developed by Vincenz Augustin. The lock consists of a hinged vent cover on the breech a vertical hammer on it into which was inserted a tube primer. The hinged breech was closed and the hammer struck the vertical hammer on the breech block to fire the gun. The lock plate has a small inspection mark at its rear. The carbine measure 30 inches overall and is fitted with steel furniture. The carbine has a short 14 ½ inch rifled barrel with 13 well defined grooves which is clean with minor staining from use. The barrel has a block and blade foresight. The one piece wooden stock is in a nice condition with only mild old bruises. The left hand side of the stock has an integral cheekpiece is fitted with a saddle bar with two rings. There was no provision for a ramrod on the carbine, the ramrod being carried on two loops on the trooper's cartridge box strap and secured with a leather lanyard. Price includes UK delivery. NB as antique percussion rifle, no licence is required to own it in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22766 £1,275.00 |
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**RARE MAKER** Pre 1938 Intermediate Nazi Production WW2 Era Nazi German Wilhelm Halbach, Solingen Christmas Tree Trademark Hitler Youth 'HJ' Dagger RZM Marked M7/35 With Etched Motto Blade & Scabbard With Integral Frog. Sn 22774 - 22774 The Wilhelm Halbach Stahlwarenfabrik company was founded in 1928 and their Christmas Tree trademark was applied to their blades. It registered with the Solingen authorities on March 3, 1931. The company was located on Scheidter Straße 8 in 1933. Come the Third Reich era, Halbach made HJ knives and SA/NSKK daggers (though are extremely rare). This is an excellent, original Hitler-Jugend (HJ) Hitler Youth dagger by the rare to find maker Wilhelm Halbach, Solingen. It has a nickel plated pommel and cross guard which has even aged patina. It has its original undamaged black chequered grips, one inset with HJ red and white enamel HJ diamond with black and gold swastika. It has a 5 ½” long, broad single edged blade. The blade has crisp "Blut und Ehre !" (Blood & Honour) motto (the motto was introduced in 1933 and discontinued in August 1938). The blade has the maker’s Christmas tree trademark together with ‘Gesetzl Geschutz’ (quality guarantee) and RZM mark M7/35 (Halbach’s Nazi Wartime armoury code). The presence of maker mark and RZM code indicates that this dagger is intermediate Nazi production and the presence of motto indicates pre 1938 production(early production had just the maker’s name, intermediate had maker’s name & RZM code, late production just RZM code). The blade is fitted with original leather hilt washer. The dagger is complete with original black metal scabbard with leather integral frog and retaining strap with press stud fastener. The price for this HJ dagger by a rare to find maker includes UK delivery. Sn 22774 £695.00 |
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WW2 Western Desert North African Campaign Australian Forces Issue 1942 Australian WD 'CSR' The Colonial Sugar Refinery, Sydney NSW MK III* Brass Signal Flare Pistol With Open Breech That Will Accept Inert Round, Flared Muzzle & 1 x Inert Deactivated Round - 22773 The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers. It included campaigns in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert campaign, Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign). The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe. The United States entered the war in December 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa on 11 May 1942. This is an excellent original Australian WD WW2 1942 dated MK III* Brass Signal Flare Pistol manufactured by The Cane Sugar Refinery, Sydney NSW as issued to Australian forces in the WW2 Western Desert North African Campaign. The pistol has a flared brass end piece and is fitted with undamaged grips with chequered panels. It has crisp manufacturer's 'CSR' Sydney cartouche (Colonial Sugar Refinery Company Sydney New South Wales, see page 56 of The Broad Arrow by Skennerton) together with War Department stamps. '42' (1942) date and 'III*' model detail on the left side of its frame. It also has serial number 8757, factory and WD inspection marks (all illustrated). The pistol is complete with military lanyard ring. The deactivated pistol breaks open as it should & it cocks and dry fires. The barrel is blocked but the breech is open and will accept the inert deactivated brass cased Kynoch flare cartridge which accompanies the pistol. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 22773 £495.00 |
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