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A 14-BORE FLINTLOCK BELGIAN SEA SERVICE PISTOL
9-inch barrel, full stocked with brass furniture
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A 16-BORE FLINTLOCK DRAGOON PISTOL
9-inch barrel, plain lock, full stocked with brass furniture and ramrod
Sold for £700
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A 15-BORE SCANDINAVIAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH MATCHING SHOULDER STOCK
9 1/2-inch barrel, the lock impressed with a crown above the letter "R", safety sear, full stocked with brass mount and detachable brass mounted shoulder stock
Sold for £750
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| 302 |
AN 18-BORE ALBANIAN RAT-TAILED MIQUELET LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL
13-inch barrel, the brass stock with scroll decoration
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WYRILL
A 28-BORE PERCUSSION HOLSTER PISTOL
7-inch octagonal damascus twist barrel signed "Bradford", engraved breech, the lock and hammers with scroll engraving, full length stock with captive ramrod
Sold for £480
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| 304 |
A FRENCH 10-BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL, CONVERTED FROM FLINTLOCK
7-inch round to octagonal barrel, half stocked with brass furniture, belt hook and lanyard loop
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| 305 |
A FRENCH 14-BORE MODEL 1767 CAVALRY PISTOL, CONVERTED TO PERCUSSION
7-inch barrel, brass frame and smooth grip, worn overall
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| 306 |
A MAHOGANY CASE
suitable for a pair of duelling pistols, interior compartments removed
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| 307 |
A LEATHER PISTOL HOLSTER
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| 308 |
WESTLEY RICHARDS
A BRASSBOUND LEATHER GUN CASE
suitable for a hammer gun, with compartment for 30-inch barrels, handle missing
Sold for £100
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| 309 |
HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A LEATHER GUN CASE
with compartment blocked for 28-inch barrels, handle missing, worn overall
Sold for £80
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A GROUP OF GUNMAKERS OIL BOTTLES
comprising: 3 named bottles for J. Blanch, W. Richards, A & N C.S.L., a pewter bottle, 2 oil cans and a bottle of 3-in-1 (7)
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| 311 |
A GROUP OF SHOT AND POWDER FLASKS
comprising: 6 leather bodied shot flasks and 6 brass bodied powder flasks (12)
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| 312 |
GUNMAKERS ACCESSORIES
comprising: various pull-throughs, nipple key, wad punches, cap boxes, etc
Sold for £50
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| 313 |
A GROUP OF RELOADING TOOLS
comprising: 6 rolled turnover machines and 2 capping/decapping tools (8)
Sold for £150
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| 314 |
HUNT & ROSKELL
AN OAK BOX, PROBABLY FOR GUNPOWDER OR AMMUNITION
the front edge with engraved maker's brass plate, void interior
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| 315 |
W. MILLS
A 16-BORE PINFIRE GUN
26 3/4-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, shoe lump breech, the rounded frame, non-rebounding backlocks, hammers and rotary underlever with scroll engraving around woodland scenes and retaining some original hardening colour, the action engraved "Converted by C. Hamshaw, Grove Street, St. Mary's, Oxford", 14 1/4-inch figured stock with steel butt plate, 6lb. 14oz., black powder proof
S58
Sold for £250
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PARKER FIELD & SONS
A 12-BORE PINFIRE HAMMER GUN, NO. 10561
28-inch damascus barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers, about true cylinder borings, the rib engraved "Parker Field & Sons, Gunmaker to Her Majesty", the re-coloured frame, non-rebounding bar locks, hammers and rotary underlever retaining much of their renewed hardening colour, 14 1/4-inch well figured stock with steel butt plate, 6lb. 13oz., black powder proof, in its oak and leather case
S58
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BURNETT
A 15-BORE SINGLE BARREL PERCUSSION GUN
31 1/2-inch damascus twist barrel, engraved breech, non-rebounding back lock and hammer with scroll engraving around a game scene, half length stock with steel butt plate, 14-inch pull, 7lb. 2oz., black powder proof, in a Reilly fitted mahogany case
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JOHN MANTON & SON
A 14-BORE PERCUSSION GUN, NO. 11157
31 1/2-inch damascus barrels, the engraved breeches with platinum lined plugs, the tang engraved with a game bird, the non-rebounding locks and hammers with border engraving around scenes of dogs and game, half length well figured stock with engraved steel butt plate, 14 1/2-inch pull, 7lb. 13oz., London black powder proof, in its maker's mahogany case
S58
Sold for £2000
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| 319 |
THOMAS JACKSON
A FINE .577 PERCUSSION PRIZE RIFLE, NO. 2296
32 1/2-inch damascus barrel with flat top surface and folding leaf sight, the engraved breech with platinum plug, bayonet bar, engraved tang, the bolted hammer and lock with fine scroll engraving and retaining virtually all of its original hardening colour, the silver mounted full length stock with chequered grip, the butt plate, trigger guard, ramrod tubes and tip profusely engraved with foliate scrollwork and bearing the hallmarks for Birmingham 1860, the patchbox cover engraved "Prize Rifle Presented by Sir Francis H. Goldsmid, Bart. MP to the First Berks Volunteer Corp, 1861", 14-inch pull, 7lb. 12oz., in its maker's oak case
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The stock carries a small silver oval engraved "Won by G. Johnstone, 1891", presumably the last time that this rifle was awarded.
Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid, 2nd Baronet (1808-1878) was a member of the Goldsmid banking family and was the first Jew to become an English barrister. He was made Queen's Counsel in 1858 and he entered Parliament in 1860 as Member for the Reading constituency.
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SWINBURN
A 25-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING "CAPE" RIFLE
30-inch damascus twist heavy barrel with four-groove rifling, folding ladder sight graduated to 1600, the breech engraved with a tiger's mask, engraved tang, the non-rebounding bar lock and hammer with foliate scroll engraving, the half length stock with engraved steel mounts, the patchbox engraved with a lion, engraved steel butt plate and impressed with armoury number 23BP, 14-inch pull, sling eye, 11lb. 5oz., small repair above the lock, black powder proof, mahogany case with its correct mould casting a winged bullet with four protrusions to exactly match the grooves in the rifling
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J. PURDEY
A 12-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 2725
28-inch smoothbore barrels, the flat rib with folding leaf sight, platinum lined breeches and plugs, the tang engraved with a lion's mask, the non-rebounding bar locks and bolted hammers with scroll engraving around scenes of boar and deer, the half length highly figured stock with patchbox and butt plate engraved with further scenes of deer, 14 1/4-inch pull, 8lb., black powder proof
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The maker confirms that the rifle was sold in 1836 as a 16-bore rifle and it appears to have been re-bored as a 12-bore smoothbore rifle.
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J. PURDEY
A 50-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 1322
26-inch barrel with folding leaf sight, platinum lined breech with platinum plug, engraved tang, non-rebounding bar lock and bolted hammer with scroll engraving and retaining traces of hardening colour, the half length bird's eye maple stock with cheekpiece and engraved steel butt plate, 13 3/4-inch pull, 4lb. 12oz., black powder proof, partially refinished overall, in its maker's mahogany case
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The maker confirms that the gun was sold in 1828 at a cost of £25. It is recorded as a "small rifle, maple stock" and was sold to Joseph Lang and that he further purchased a new mahogany case for £2 4s.
The case label is the rare 315 Oxford Street example that has later been corrected in ink to 314½. The barrel of the rifle has been re-engraved with the address as 315½. It is highly likely that this was originally 314½ or 315 Oxford Street and that during restoration the incorrect number has been engraved.
James Purdey moved in to the former Manton premises at 315 Oxford Street during the course of 1826/7. It appears that very few guns were sold bearing this address as Purdey very quickly changed this to 314½ Oxford Street and all guns sold from those premises subsequently bore that address.
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W. & J. RIGBY
A 6-BORE PERCUSSION SINGLE BARREL SPORTING GUN, NO. 10914
49-inch damascus twist barrel signed "W. & J. Rigby, Dublin", platinum lined breech and plug, the engraved tang, non-rebounding back lock and hammer with scroll engraving, around scenes of duck in flight, the half length figured stock with brass furniture, 14-inch pull, black powder proof
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J. PURDEY
A 12-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, NO. 3787
30-inch damascus twist barrels with engraved platinum lined breeches and plugs, the tang, non-rebounding bar locks and hammers with scroll engraving, grip safety, the half length well figured stock with engraved steel butt plate, 14 1/4-inch figured S58
The maker confirms that the gun was sold in 1843 at a cost of £44.
Sold for £2700
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WILKINSON & SON
A 14-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, NO. 6053
30-inch damascus barrels, breeches with platinum plugs, non-rebounding bar locks, hammers and tang with scroll engraving, grip safety, the half
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GASQUOINE & DYSON
A 14-BORE PERCUSSION HAMMER GUN, NO. 1464
29-inch damascus barrels, the breeches with platinum plugs, the tang, locks and dog's head hammers profusely engraved with scrollwork around scenes of dogs, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 14 1/4-inch well figured stock with engraved steel butt plate, 6lb. 11oz., black powder proof
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JAMES BURROW
A 16-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN
28 1/2-inch damascus twist barrels with engraved platinum lined breeches and plugs, the tang, non-rebounding bar locks and hammers with border and scroll engraving around scenes of dogs and game, half length well figured stock with engraved steel butt plate, 14 1/4-inch pull, 6lb. 3oz., black powder proof
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SWINBURN
AN 11-BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 12
32-inch damascus twist octagonal barrel with folding leaf sights, numbered 6523, the tang, non-rebounding bar lock and hammer with scroll engraving, lock plate dated 1863, the half length stock with steel butt plate and patchbox, 14 1/2-inch pull, 9lb. 12oz., black powder proof
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