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Victorian Era Native Indian Talwar (Aka Talwaar Or Tulwar) Fighting Sword / Sabre & Scabbard. Sn 23675 - 23675 The talwar (also spelled talwaar and tulwar, is a type of curved sword or sabre from the Indian subcontinent). Like many swords from around the world with an etymology derived from a term meaning simply 'sword', the talwar has in scholarship, and in museum and collector usage, acquired a more specific meaning. Unfortunately, South Asian swords, while showing a rich diversity of forms, suffer from relatively poor dating (so developmental history is obscure) and a lack of precise nomenclature and classification. The typical talwar is a type of sabre, characterised by a curved blade (without the radical curve of some Persian swords), possessing an all-metal hilt with integral quillons and a disc-shaped pommel (sometimes called the 'Indo-Muslim hilt' or 'standard Indian hilt'). The talwar was used by both Cavalry and Infantry. The grip of the talwar is cramped and the prominent disc of the pommel presses into the wrist if attempts are made to use it to cut like a conventional sabre. These features of the talwar hilt result in the hand having a very secure and rather inflexible hold on the weapon, enforcing the use of variations on the very effective "draw cut". When a blow was struck by a skilled warrior, limbs could be amputated and persons decapitated. The spike attached to the pommel could be used for striking the opponent in extreme close quarter circumstances when it was not always possible to use the blade (see pages 601 and 602 of A Glossary of Arms & Armor by Stone where similar Talwars are described and illustrated). Our example most likely made in the Victorian era has all of the correct Talwar characteristics such all metal construction, small grip, disc with point pommel, curved 29 ¼” long sabre blade with naïve tooled decoration (illustrated), knuckle guard and hilt langets. The Talwar measures 34 ½” overall length. The Talwar has even patina and the blade has just light staining consistent with age. There are no maker or date marks on the sword. The sword is accompanied by its period leather covered wood scabbard. The scabbard is missing its chape leaving the tip open. The leather has just light surface scuffs. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23675 £245.00 |
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Cold War Era Hungarian / Soviet Russian Kalashnikov AK47 / AKMS 7.62 x 39mm Assault Rifle With Folding Stock & 4 Inert Deactivated Rounds Of Ammunition**MOVING PARTS UK 2015 DEACTIVATION** Sn 23548:2 - 23548:2 During the Cold War, Hungary was a satellite state of the Russian Soviet Union. This is an excellent Soviet Hungarian cold war era Kalashnikov AK47 / AKMS Assault Rifle. AK47 Models and variants are common but the structure remains the same. The AKMS with Folding Stock was introduced as an improved variant of the AK-47 in the 1950's. This AK47 / AKMS is serial number 7622. The composite furniture as found on Hungarian AK’s and metal work of this weapon are undamaged. It has the correct shrouded fore sight, adjustable rear sight, cleaning rod, forward sling bar and rear sling swivel. It has a folding skeleton stock which operates as it should. Deactivated to UK specification in 2015 the weapon’s slide moves under spring tension, the magazine release lever works as it should allowing the magazine to be inserted & removed. The magazine’s loading plate and spring are present and function as they should. Included are 4 inert deactivated rounds of 7.62 x 39mm ammunition which load into the magazine correctly. The price includes deactivation certificate and UK delivery. Sn 23548:2 £675.00 |
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**SOLD**3/9**1875 - 1912 American Colt No.3 First Model .41 Rim Fire Obsolete Calibre Factory Brass Frame Single Shot Derringer With Pivot Barrel. Sn 23598 - 23598 An excellent original .41 Cal Rim Fire, Colt No.3 derringer. Production ran from 1875 through until 1912. The No.3 came in several different variations, or models, with changes being made to the shape of the hammer or the size of the grips. This is the No.3 1st model with the straight hammer, as opposed to the slanted hammer of the 2nd model, or larger grips of the 3rd model. It has a sheathed trigger. Its 2 ½” steel barrel correctly pivots to the right for loading (the hammer must be at half cock to pivot the barrel). The pistol is 5” overall length. The barrel has a brass blade fore sight. Its rifled bore has staining & residue consistent with age and use. The top of the barrel is signed by the manufacturer ‘Colt’. It has its original undamaged American walnut grips which are secured with a single recessed brass screw bolt. The serial numbers are often stamped beneath the grips and are not visible unless the grips are removed (we have not removed the grips). Its loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB as an obsolete calibre rim fire derringer no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as a part of a collection or display. Sn 23598 (drawers office) £0.00 |
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C1900 English J. Gane of Cattle Market, Bridgwater, Somerset 12 Bore Double Barrel Side By Side Hammerless Box Lock Breech Loading Top Lever Break Action Sporting Shotgun**UK/EU 2026 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED**Sn 23643 - 23643 J. Gane of Cattle Market, Bridgwater, Somerset was a provincial gunmaker and firearms dealer recorded as working between 1894 & Circa 1901 (see page 224 of British Gunmakers Vol.2 by Brown. This double barrel hammerless sporting shotgun by Gane has 29 ¾” brown wash steel barrels. The barrels, set side by side have a central flat top barrel rib and bead foresight. The rib is signed by the maker ‘J. Gane of Cattle Market, Bridgwater’. The action has Foliate decorated panels. It has its original Prince of Wales form wood stock which has just light bumps and bruises to be expected with age and use and double triggers. The wrist & fore stock have chequered panels and the fore stock has a polished horn cap and it has a ribbed polished horn butt plate. The underside of the shoulder stock has an inlaid void German Silver shield. The shotgun is number 159 (not visible externally). Deactivated to UK/EU specification in 2026 the weapon’s top lever break action opens the breech, the hammers move but do not cock & the triggers move. The price includes deactivation certificate & UK delivery. Sn 23643 £395.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (29/08) **POWERFUL 10.66 FT LBS**1905-1914 BSA Lincoln Jeffries Patent Improved Model D .177 Calibre Pistol Grip Stock Variant Underlever Air Rifle With Correct ‘Bayonet’ Catch Lever & Correct Crisp Cylinder Markings. Sn 23158 - 23158* This is an excellent original BSA Improved Model D Air Rifle. These rifles were made with both straight hand and pistol grip stocks and in different variations between 1905 and 1914 (see page 50 of the book of the BSA air rifle by John Milewski). This example has its original undamaged pistol grip stock with correct chequered panels on the grip. The stock has a steel butt plate and the shoulder stock is impressed with crisp BSA trademark. The underside of the shoulder stock is impressed ’14 ¼’ (length). The ‘Bayonet’ catch cocking arm is marked with Lincoln Jeffries patent information (illustrated). It has a 19 ½” rifled barrel and measures 43 ½” overall. It has a blade foresight and adjustable dial rear sight. The metal work has its original blue finish in excellent condition. The air cylinder has crisp BSA Improved Model D information (illustrated). The loading port tap has patent information (illustrated). The left side of the trigger block bears the serial number 20164 which is repeated on the underside of the barrel. The loading port area is crisply marked ‘Load’ and has the BSA’s trademark. The rifle cocks, loads & fires as it should with a strong spring action. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23158* £0.00 |
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1932-1939 BSA 'Breakdown Pattern’ .177 Calibre Break Action Air Rifle With ‘B’ Prefix Serial Number. Sn 23159 - 23159 This is an original BSA Breakdown Pattern .177 Calibre Air Rifle, these air rifles were made between 1932 & 1939 in .177 calibre only (see Chapter 21 page 147 of ‘The Book Of BSA Air Rifles 1905-1939’ by Milewski). It has an 18 ½” rifled barrel and measures 41 ½” overall. It has an adjustable trigger, blade foresight and adjustable dial rear sight. In front of the rear sight is the BSA pyled arms trademark. The metal work has original blue finish. The cylinder has the correct, typically faint etching ‘The BSA Air Rifle Breakdown Pattn .177 Bore The Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd England & BSA Trademark’ (illustrated). The original undamaged wood stock has chequered BSA logo panels at the grip on both sides. The stock has a grooved butt with concealed trap. The rifle has the correct B prefix serial number ‘B6077’. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23159 £245.00 |
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1955 -1957, BSA Cadet-Major .177 Calibre Break Action Air Rifle With Correct BSA Cylinder Etching. Sn 23687:3 - 23687:3 An excellent condition BSA Cadet-Major .177 Calibre Air Rifle. The woodwork and metal work are original, clean & undamaged. It has an 18 ½” rifled barrel and measures 42" overall. The cylinder has electroplated manufacturer and model detail (illustrated). It is serial number ‘CC034 (partially visible number 3 or 8)0’. The ‘CC’ prefix dates its manufacture to 1955-1957 (see Page 35 of Hiller’s Book 'The Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The stock’s butt is ribbed. It has a blade fore sight and adjustable dial rear sight. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. Sn 23687:3 £275.00 |
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1949-1951 BSA Cadet .177 Calibre Break Action Air Rifle With Correct Cylinder Etching & ‘BA’ Prefix Serial Number. Sn 23687:4 - 23687:4 This is an excellent BSA Cadet .177 Calibre Air Rifle. It has a ‘BA’ prefix serial number ‘BA82130’ which dates it to between 1949-1951 (see Page 34 of Hiller’s Book 'The Collectors Guide to Air Rifles'). The woodwork is undamaged and the metal retains its original blue finish. It has a 15" rifled barrel and measures 37 ½” overall. The cylinder has the correct electroplated BSA cylinder markings (illustrated). It has a block & blade fore sight and ‘v’ notch plate rear sight. The stock is crisply impressed with the BSA Legend (illustrated) & has a ribbed butt. The loading and firing actions work crisply. The price includes UK delivery. NB as a post 1939 Air Weapon the restrictions of the Crime Reduction Act apply to the sale and delivery of this item. Sn 23687:4 £225.00 |
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**SUPERB**MINT BORES**Cased C1820’s Matching Pair Of English John Probin London Maker To The Prince Of Wales 22 Bore Gentleman’s Flintlock Dueling / Target Pistols, With Octagonal Damascus Steel Barrels. Sn 22059:7 - 22059:7 John Probin (b.1785) was an English London based gunmaker recorded as having premises at 29 Lisle street, Leicester Square 1826-41, 70 Strand 1842, 11 Agar Street Strand 1843-46, 115 St Martins Lane 1847-51. He was gunmaker to the Prince Of Wales (see page 194 of British Gunmakers Vol.1 by Brown). This is a superb pair of matching English dueling pistols by John Probin. The pistols are in fine condition undamaged and all original with 9 ½” octagonal Damascus steel barrels & undamaged original walnut full stocks. Each barrel is signed by the maker ‘Probin Maker to His RH The Prince Of Wales’’. The smooth bores are near mint clean & bright. The actions both have ‘v’ notch plate rear sights and the barrels have brass blade fore sights. Both pistols have Swan neck hammers fitted with flints & safety bolts. The metal work is clean and undamaged. Each lock plate is signed ‘J.Probin’. The trigger guards have engraved decoration & Pineapple finials. The breech of each pistol have gold roundel inserts. The pistol's cocking & firing actions work crisply. Both pistols have their original wood ram rods with polished horn end caps and steel worm tips. The pistols are contained in their later wood case. The case with hinged lid is lined with felt and has compartments to fit the pistols and accessories (there are no accessories with these pistols). The case has a brass lock (key absent) and hook fasteners. The price for this quality pair of pistols includes UK delivery. NB as antique flintlock weapons no licence is required to own these pistols in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 22059:7 (armoury pistol shelves) £6,950.00 |
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**SCARCE**TRANSITIONAL**MINT BORE**Cased, Victorian English, Thomas Kerslake Baker’s 1852 Patent, German Silver Frame, 54 Bore Six Chamber Cap & Ball Revolving Lever Cock Percussion Pistol. Sn 21229 - 21229 Thomas Baker was born on the 25th of September, 1800. He owned a gunsmithing business at 88 Fleet Street in London, and patented a type of hammer for percussion revolver in 1852, which had a notched cocking handle attached. This hammer achieved fair popularity with British revolvers of the time. In 1857, Frederick T. Baker took over Thomas’ business and produced hunting shotguns until the twentieth century. Thomas Baker passed away in his late 70’s in 1879 (British Patent No. 3230 of 24 April 1852 for his ‘long-spur hammer’ see A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, 1968, p. 46, pl. 6 and pp. 68-69, fig. 8). This is a scarce cased transitional Bakers Registered 1852 Patent Six Chamber Revolving Lever Cock Pistol in excellent condition. The pistol is 11 ¼” overall length. It retains its original finish throughout, 5” octagonal to round blued barrel and cylinder, long lever action hammer marked Bakers Patent, engraved German silver frame with serial number ‘1911’ The cylinder & barrel have English black powder proofs. The pistol’s original Walnut grips are undamaged. The pistol’s cocking and firing actions are crisp. Its safety bolt works correctly at half cock to prevent firing when loading percussion caps. The barrel’s bore is near mint, clean and bright with well defined multi groove rifling. The pistol is contained in its wood case with hinged lid. The top of the lid is inlaid with a void brass roundel. The case has a brass lock (key absent). Inside the lid of the case is an original trade label with instructions for use. The price for this excellent, rare to find cased transitional pistol includes UK delivery. NB As an antique percussion revolver no licence is required to own this item in the UK if retained as part of a collection or display. Sn 21229 £1,945.00 |
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1860-1864 Italian Model 1860 Heavy Cavalry Trooper’s Sword With Blade By ‘S&K’ (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum, Solingen, Germany) & Scabbard. Sn 23644 - 23644 An original Italian Model 1860 heavy cavalry troopers sword made circa 1860 -1864, with blade by German maker S&K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum, Solingen, according to Bezdek's German Swords and Sword Makers, this firm was active between 1811 and 1864). Withers in his book World swords (page 121), states that German sword makers produced large quantities of swords for export to both European & American markets during the mid-19th century including both Union & Confederate forces during the American Civil War, many of these swords were not marked with German identification marks, signifying Germany’s reluctance to identify or align themselves with any particular combatant allowing them to sell to both warring Governments. Our example of the Model 1860 is in good condition. It has a 35” long, curved, fullered steel blade which has just light staining consistent with age & no damage. It measures 41 ½” overall length. One side of the ricasso is marked ‘S&K’ which is the manufacturer mark of Schnitzler & Kirschbaum. The reverse has a small inspection mark (all illustrated). It has the correct voided steel bowl guard which is slotted for cord and stepped pommel cap. Its grip is bound with leather rings (all present but loose in areas) & has some of its original wire binding. It is complete with its original steel scabbard which has its original hanging ring and long shoe. The scabbard has even patina & a some dents which can be seen in the images. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23644 £375.00 |
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**RARE**WW1 1916 German Holste & Co Munchen Leather Holster Rig For 7.63mm Calibre C96 & Model 712, Schnellfeuer ( Rapid Fire) 'Broom Handle' Mauser Pistols & Period Spanish Astra & Chinese Variants. Sn 23671 - 23671 The Mauser, Model 712, Schnellfeuer ( Rapid Fire) was manufactured by Mauser Werke in Germany from 1932 to 1938 (see page 317 of Axis Pistols Vol 2 By Still). It was the fully automatic version of the model 1896 (C96). Inter war large numbers of broom handle Mausers were ordered by Governments of many countries including China. This original German made WW1 dated holster for Broomhandle pistols is in very good condition. The holster has the correct magazine pouch with flap cover (small tear to one edge of the flap) and stud fastener to the front. One side of the rig is slotted for its original wood handled steel cleaning rod. The tool which is absent would be held in place by the leather stap with stud fastener on the side of the holster. The rig also has a leather retaining strap secured by a stud fastener that fits over the top of the wood stock / holster (stock absent). The rear of the holster has 2 belt loops. Between the belt loops the leather is impressed with 1916 date and maker detail ‘Holste & Co Munchen’. The price for this rare WW1 holster rig includes UK delivery. Sn 23671 (in German Holsters box) **NB The Spanish Astra Variant Broomhandle Mauser Pistol Illustrated In The Images Is Not Included But Is Available Separately On This Website Stock Number Sn 23668** £495.00 |
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