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SPORTING BOOKS
Badminton Library, "Shooting", 2 vols, "Fishing"; Lonsdale Library, "Trout Fishing", "Fisherman's Pie" and "Wild Sports and Natural History in the Highlands"
Sold for £140
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SPORTING BOOKS
including: Badminton Library, "Shooting", 2 vols, "Fishing", 1 vol; John Colquhoun, "The Moor and the Loch", 2 vols; J. G. Millais, "Game Birds and Shooting Sketches", 2nd edition (6)
Sold for £150
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| 151 |
W. D. M. BELL
"WANDERINGS OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER"
London, 1923, in unusually clean condition
Sold for £400
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| 152 |
DAVID ENDERBY BLUNT
"ELEPHANT"
London, 1933
Sold for £250
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| 153 |
JOHN BOYES
"THE COMPANY OF ADVENTURERS"
London, 1928
Sold for £240
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| 154 |
F. R. N. FINDLAY
"BIG GAME SHOOTING AND TRAVEL IN SOUTH EAST AFRICA"
London, 1903
Sold for £200
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| 155 |
EDOUARD FOA
"AFTER BIG GAME IN CENTRAL AFRICA"
London, 1889
Sold for £220
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| 156 |
JULES GERARD
"LION HUNTING: ADVENTURES AND EXPLOITS OF FAMOUS HUNTERS AND TRAVELLERS"
London, 1st Edition
Sold for £200
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| 157 |
CAPTAIN WILLIAM CORNWALLIS HARRIS
"THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA"
London, 1839
Sold for £400
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| 158 |
ARNOLD HODSON
"WHERE LION REIGN"
London; together with a further book by the same author, "Tracking the Great Thirst", London, 1912 (2)
Sold for £280
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| 159 |
LUDWIG VON HOHNEL
"DISCOVERY OF LAKES RUDOLF AND STEFANIE"
London, 1894, 2 vols (2)
Sold for £750
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PERCY C. MADEIRA
"HUNTING IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA"
1909, with map in pocket inside back cover
Sold for £320
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| 161 |
ARTHUR NEUMANN
"ELEPHANT HUNTING IN EAST EQUATORIAL AFRICA"
London, 1898, reproduction map inside rear cover
Sold for £600
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| 162 |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
"OUTDOOR PASTIMES OF AN AFRICAN HUNTER"
London, 1905, re-bound; together with a copy of "Jungle Man" by Major Praetorius (2)
Sold for £150
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JAMERS SUTHERLAND
"THE ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER"
London, 1912
Sold for £380
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| 164 |
CAPTAIN H. G. C. SWAYNE
"SEVENTEEN TRIPS THROUGH SOMALILAND"
London, 1895, re-bound
Sold for £250
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| 165 |
THE STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY FOR A BROWNING B25
the well figured stock with pistol grip, the matching fore-end removed from an A1 model gun
Sold for £180
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| 166 |
W. DARLOW
A FULLY SECTIONED 12-BORE BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN
the recently cut away sectioned gun mounted in a glazed case
Sold for £580
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HAMMERLI
A .177 MODEL 480 TARGET AIR PISTOL, NO. 93-00058
10-inch barrel with compressed air cylinder, adjustable anatomical grip, in its maker's box with instructions
Sold for £240
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SMITH & WESSON
A SCARCE .177 MODEL 79G CO2 PISTOL, NO. G150263
8 1/4-inch barrel, retaining much of its original painted finish overall, chequered grip, rear sight defective
Sold for £75
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WEBLEY & SCOTT
A .177 SERVICE AIR RIFLE MK II, NO. S2786, TOGETHER WITH A MATCHING .22 BARREL
25 1/2-inch barrels, the third pattern receiver with patent dates 1925 and expertly refinished overall, folding aperture peep sight, 14 1/2-inch well figured stock with semi pistol grip, 7lb., modern vinyl covered case
Sold for £600
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| 170 |
BSA
A .22 "IMPROVED MODEL D" UNDERLEVER AIR RIFLE, NO. 51451
19 1/2-inch barrel with sling eye, hooded fore sight and replacement rear sight, underlever with side catch, refinished overall, 13 3/4-inch stock with pistol grip, mounted with a folding aperture sight, 7lb. 4oz.
Sold for £180
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J. PURDEY & SONS
A RARE PATENT LIGHT GUN, NO. 10
28-inch steel barrels, the right barrel fitted with optical lenses and provision for electrical contacts, the half length stock and wooden action with straight hand grip and 15-inch pull, the trigger guard engraved with the maker's name and the legend Patent Applied For, ribbed butt plate concealing battery compartment, 4lb. 6oz., bulbs and some electrical parts missing
James Purdey & Son are unable to confirm how many light guns they built as shooting aids, however it is likely to have been very few. The first is known to have been built in 1929 for King George V during his convalescence from serious illness. Emitting a beam of light at the pull of the trigger, the King could practice his aim and exercise his arms without having to go outdoors. The pattern was further developed by Tom Purdey, who took out a provisional patent in 1933. The example here has a very low number, stamped both on the barrels and inside the fore-end and is also marked Patent Applied For.
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J. & W. TOLLEY
THE ACTION, STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY OF A LIGHTWEIGHT 12-BORE (2-INCH) BOXLOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 87988
the frame and top lever with scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 14 1/4-inch figured stock
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THOMAS TURNER
THE ACTION, STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY OF A 12-BORE BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN, NO. 149491
the plain frame and top lever with border engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, 14 1/4-inch figured stock; together with the action, stock and fore-end only of a further 12-bore boxlock non-ejector gun by Charles Osborne & Co. (2)
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CHARLES OSBORNE & CO.
THE ACTION, STOCK AND FORE-END ONLY OF A 12-BORE BOXLOCK NON-EJECTOR GUN, NO. 50571
the frame with scroll engraving, the maker's name signed within a scrolling banner, 14 1/4-inch figured stock with ribbed butt plate; together with a Belgian folding .410 gun, no. 868, 26 1/2-inch barrel, skeleton stock, Belgian proof, side lever defective (2)
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J. PURDEY & SONS
THE ACTION AND STOCK ONLY OF A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUN, NO. 13359
the frame, locks and top lever with fine bouquet and scroll engraving, 13 1/2-inch figured stock inlaid with the letter 'P', many internal parts missing
There is no fore-end for this lot.
Sold for £700
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A MATCHED PAIR OF 12-BORE "BADMINTON" MODEL SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 24937/26856
30-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 and improved cylinder and 1/2 choke borings respectively, No.1 gun barrels sleeved by Westley Richards, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with fine scroll engraving and retaining some original hardening colour, gold lined cocking indicators, 15 1/4-inch well figured stocks, built for the right shoulder but now with slight cast-on for the left shoulder, 7lb. and 6lb. 8oz. respectively, nitro proof
The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1911 and 1913 respectively.
Sold for £6800
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J. PURDEY & SONS
A FINE PAIR OF 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 26418/9
28-inch chopper-lump barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 5/8 choke borings, sunken game ribs, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with fine bouquet and scroll engraving and retaining virtually all of their original hardening colour, lined cocking indicators, 15-inch well figured stocks including leather covered recoil pads, 6lb. 9oz., nitro proof, in their maker's lightweight leather motor case with original maker's accessories
The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1953. They subsequently resold the guns some years later and lengthened the stocks with the addition of leather covered recoil pads to the current length. The guns retain much of their original finish and appear relatively little used.
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HOLLAND & HOLLAND
A PAIR OF 12-BORE "ROYAL" MODEL SINGLE TRIGGER SIDELOCK EJECTOR GUNS, NOS. 22133/4
No.1 gun with 30-inch replacement barrels by the maker with 2 1/2-inch chambers about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, No.2 gun with original 30-inch barrels with 2 1/2-inch chambers and fitted with Teague chokes about 1/4 and 1/2 choke borings, the frames, locks and gold numbered top levers with acanthus scroll engraving and retaining traces of original hardening colour, gold lined cocking indicators, Holland patent single trigger, 15-inch replacement well figured stocks (No.2 gun shortened to 14 1/2-inches), 6lb. 12oz. and 6lb. 9oz. respectively, in their maker's brassbound oak and leather case with dust flap and canvas outer cover
The maker confirms that the guns were built in 1899.
Sold for £15000
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