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DWM
A RARE 7.65MM 1902 GEORG LUGER PRESENTATION LUGER CARBINE, NO. 9110C
11 3/4-inch barrel with ramp bead fore sight, with three position rear sight graduated for 100, 200, 250 and 300 metres, the chamber inlaid with a gold presentation monogram of a stylised letter 'A' below a royal crown (possibly of Herzog Aribert von Anhalt), the toggle with DWM scroll, the rear link stamped with the rare 'GL' marking, the chequered walnut fore-end incorporating additional recoil spring, the frame with grip safety, safety and dismounting levers, retaining most of its original blued and straw finish overall, German nitro proof, shoulder stock and magazine missing
It is believed that a special series of presentation carbines, numbered between 9105C and 9115C were built in 1902 for presentation by Georg Luger and DWM to important customers and clients. These pistols all bear Georg Luger's personal monogram on the rear toggle link and this only appears on pistols and carbines personally inspected and/or presented by Georg Luger. Other examples known to exist include numbers 9106C, possibly presented to Borschardt; number 9109C which was presented to Hiram Maxim; and another, 9112C with the unidentified initials 'HCR'.
Provenance
The pistol was given to Andre Noel, Governor of Konstanz in 1946 by the Prince of Furstenberg. The vendor states that upon his arrival in the region, the new Governor was shocked to find the occupying French troops preparing to hang the Prince. Enquiring what was going on it was explained that the Prince was to be hanged for his enormous lack of respect for hanging the French flag upside down. It did not take him long to resolve the issue by explaining that von Furstenberg's family banner is very similar to the French flag but with the colours reversed. Having saved the Prince's life Andre and the Prince became good friends and the Prince presented the Luger carbine in gratitude for having saved his life. Later a street was named Andrenoelstrasse in his honour. The pistol has remained in the same family since.
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £16500
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P. WEBLEY & SON
A SCARCE .450 NO.1 R.I.C. REVOLVER, NO. 4178
4 1/2-inch barrel, flat top surface, the solid frame with winged bullet trademark, the top surface impressed with retailer's name, Army & Navy C.S.L., retaining much of its nickel plated finish overall, loading gate and swing-out ejector rod, one piece walnut grip with lanyard, black powder proof, in its maker's oak case with oil bottle, etc
The pistol is sold with a letter from Captain Aubrey Moore (MC) giving a brief history of the revolver's use during the First World War. He states that on mobilisation in September 1914, as revolvers were not available for territorials, his father lent him this revolver, which he took to the front. "This revolver served me until June 1916 when I received a .45 Webley just before the start of the Somme offensive on July 1st 1916, so it had over a year active service and was used offensively, mainly shooting rats".
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £1250
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A SCARCE "WS" TARGET MODEL .455 REVOLVER, NO. 450653
7 1/2-inch barrel impressed with maker's name with Birmingham and London address, the frame with winged bullet trademark, the stirrup catch with adjustable rear sight, lanyard loop, chequered walnut grip, retaining much original finish overall, nitro proof
The revolver was made in 1924.
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Sold for £850
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A SCARCE .455 MARK VI SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 454867
of commercial manufacture, the 4-inch barrel with maker's name to top surface and impressed on the right "Made in England", SAP impressed in front of the cylinder, the frame with winged bullet trademark, stirrup catch and lanyard loop, chequered composition grip, contemporary nitro proof, retaining most of its original finish overall
The revolver is of post WWI manufacture for the South African police.
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P. WEBLEY & SON
A .455 MARK III SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 5035
4-inch barrel impressed with London and Birmingham address, the frame with winged bullet trademark, stirrup catch and lanyard ring, bird's head butt with chequered composition grip, black powder proof, right grip chipped
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WEBLEY
A .455 MARK III SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 8225
4-inch barrel impressed with retailer's name, "Army & Navy C.S.L.", South African registration mark B173, the frame with winged bullet trademark, stirrup catch, lanyard ring, chequered composition grip, refinished overall, black powder proof
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COLT
A .44-40 FRONTIER SIX SHOOTER SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, NO. 85614
5-inch barrel with ejector rod, the black powder frame with three line patent dates to 1875, the trigger guard marked .44CF, the whole engraved with foliate scrollwork against a stippled ground in the factory style, smooth ivory grip, cracked, nitro proof
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £3000
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COLT
A SCARCE .45 BOXER LONG GRIP FLAT TOP SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 129591
7 1/2-inch barrel with address Depot 14, Pall Mall, London, the black powder frame with three line patent dates to 1875, the trigger guard marked .45 Cal B, cylinder loading gate and ejector rod, retaining some original finish overall, long hard rubber chequered grips, contemporary London black powder proof, mechanism slightly defective, some screws replaced, in its leather holster
It is thought that as few as 50 of the long grip model were made. They are thought all to have been shipped to Colt's London agency. This example appears to be from an early batch shipped in 1889.
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Sold for £6200
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WEBLEY
A .455 MARK II SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 61030
4-inch barrel, the frame with stirrup catch and lanyard ring, chequered composition grip, nitro proof
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WEBLEY
A .455 MARK II SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 40891
4-inch barrel with ordinance markings and South African registration mark W4600, frame with stirrup catch and lanyard ring, chequered composition grip, nitro proof
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £300
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THE MAJOR PARTS ONLY OF A .455 HAND EJECTOR MARK II SERVICE REVOLVER, NO. 25599
6 1/2-inch barrel, frame with swing-out cylinder and retaining much original finish overall, mechanism defective, some small parts missing; together with a Webley Mark IV .38 starting pistol, no. 157976 (2)
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £240
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ERFURT
THE MAJOR PARTS OF A 9MM LUGER SELF-LOADING PISTOL, NO. 4798
4-inch barrel, the chamber dated 1917, the frame with safety lever and chequered walnut girp, firing pin missing, worn overall
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £300
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
TWO 1-INCH VERY PISTOLS, NOS. 78934 AND 28427
each with 4 1/4-inch brass barrels, the first with flared muzzle extension, frames with inspector's marks and stirrup catches, nitro proof (2)
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £160
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THREE FIRST WORLD WAR VERY PISTOLS
comprising: a Cogswell & Harrison 1-inch Very pistol, no. 69737; a French Chouvet brass framed Very pistol, no. 4447; and a German steel framed Very pistol by J. C. A., no. 19536 (3)
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £200
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A .230 RIMFIRE POCKET REVOLVER, NO. 22
1 3/4-inch barrel, solid frame with folding square trigger, the cylinder impressed "Rimfire Pistol .230 Eley Cart Deposited 27 Nov 1873", smooth ivory grips, Belgian proof, in its pocket case
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £160
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UNION SWITCH & SIGNAL CO.
A .45 MODEL 1911 A1 SELF-LOADING SERVICE PISTOL, NO. 1078248
5-inch barrel, the slide with impressed "USS" markings, frame with grip safety and detachable box magazine, nitro proof
Union Switch & Signal Co. made 55,000 examples of the 1911A1 in 1943 only.
This example retains many original features including grips, magazine and Du-Lite finish. The frame is marked with the inspection initials of Robert C Downie, Army Inspector of Ordinance
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £700
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THREE .410 WALKING STICK SHOTGUNS
comprising: two English guns of similar pattern, with 25-inch barrels, walnut grips with shoulder stock sockets, together with a Continental gun with sheath trigger and horn handle (3)
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £160
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A 20-BORE WALKING STICK SHOTGUN
of English manufacture, 25-inch barrel, walnut grip with socket for shoulder stock; together with a Continental 9mm centrefire walking stick gun with horn handle (2)
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £260
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A .410 WALKING STICK SHOTGUN
25 1/4-inch barrel with 2-inch chamber, spur trigger and side safety, retaining much brown enamelled finish overall, walnut grip, black powder proof
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Sold for £160
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A CONTINENTAL 7MM CENTREFIRE WALKING STICK GUN
25 1/2-inch barrel with removable brass ferrule, the cane covered exterior with horn grip and stud trigger
Sold for £260
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A CONTINENTAL 7MM WALKING STICK GUN
24 1/2-inch barrel, with horn grip and stud trigger
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £210
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A CONTINENTAL 7MM WALKING STICK GUN
30-inch barrel, the horn grip with stud trigger
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Sold for £220
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WINCHESTER
A 10-BORE SIGNAL CANNON, NO. 321
11 1/2-inch barrel, the cast iron carriage moulded with maker's name, nitro proof
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Sold for £260
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WINCHESTER
A 10-BORE SIGNAL CANNON, NO. A187
11 1/2-inch barrel to fire black powder blanks, on its cast iron carriage
This lot will not be available for viewing in London. It may be viewed by appointment at our office in West Sussex.
Sold for £270
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A CONTINENTAL .38 PERCUSSION PISTOL
8 1/2-inch octagonal barrel, hammer and back lock, half length stock with chequered grip
Sold for £220
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WHITTON & DAW
A SCARCE PERCUSSION DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER, NO. 2029
5-inch octagonal barrel with loading lever, 6-shot cylinder, the frame with border and scroll engraving and retaining much of its original blued and colour-hardened finish, chequered walnut grip with cap, London black powder proof
Sold for £680
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A 7MM PINFIRE REVOLVER, PROBABLY CONTINENTAL
3 1/2-inch barrel with ejector rod, the open frame with loading gate, chequered grip, Birmingham black powder proof
Sold for £70
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JOHN RIGBY & CO.
A FINE .275 BOLT-ACTION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 5995
25-inch barrel with raised fore sight, rear sight with folding leaves to 400, the receiver mounted with a Schmidt & Bender 4x36 telescopic sight in a quick detachable side mount, bolt with flag safety, the half length stock with pistol grip and ribbed steel butt plate, 14 1/2-inch pull, sling eyes, 9lb. 1oz., nitro proof, in its maker's full length canvas case
Sold for £1500
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RUGER
A .458 WIN MAG M77 MODEL BOLT-ACTION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 74-44338
24-inch barrel with ramp fore sight and folding rear sight, the receiver mounted with a Weaver 2.5 telescopic sight, bolt with tang safety, magazine with hinged floor plate, half length stock pistol grip and rubber recoil pad, 12 3/4-inch pull, 10lb. 6oz., nitro proof
Sold for £160
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MAUSER
A 6.5X57 BOLT-ACTION SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 124649
24-inch barrel with ramp fore sight, the receiver mounted with a Hertel & Reuss 4x81 telescopic sight, magazine with hinged base plate, double set triggers, bolt with flag safety, the half length stock with pistol grip and cheekpiece, 8lb. 11oz., German nitro proof
Sold for £240
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