January auction

A brass barrelled and brass framed flintlock boxlock blunderbuss pistol with spring bayonet, by Oakes, London, c 1780, 13½” overall, bell mouth ba...

A brass barrelled and brass framed percussion boxlock blunderbuss pistol with spring bayonet, by Bond, London, converted from flintlock, 11” overa...

A 16 bore percussion boxlock sidehammer pistol with top spring bayonet, by Bentley, Liverpool, 6¾” overall, turn off octagonal twist barrel 2¼”, t...

A Continental bronze cannon barrelled and framed percussion boxlock pistol with spring bayonet,8½” overall, barrel 4” with 4” spring bayonet benea...

A 20 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, by Theop. Richards, c 1780, 15” overall, barrel 9” engraved at breech with vacant tapered pan...

A brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss pistol, by W Henshaw, Strand, London, 13” overall, swamped barrel 7¼” engraved with maker’s name and addre...

A 20 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol by Bunney, c 1785, 14¾” overall, 2 stage barrel 9”, the octagonal breech engraved ‘London’ and ...

A 22 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, by Ketland & Co, c 1785, 14¾” overall, 2 stage barrel 9”, the octagonal breech engraved ‘Lond...

A 28 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, by Ketland & Co, c 1800, 14½” overall, octagonal barrel 8¾” with early B’ham and maker’s proo...

A mid 18th century 14 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, by Jo. Shiels, 15” overall, 3 stage stepped barrel 8¾”; rounded lock with un...

A brass barrelled ‘semi blunderbuss’ pistol, c 1760, by Parr (John Parr of Liverpool), 13½” overall, slightly swamped two stage barrel 8”, the oc...

An 18 bore brass barrelled flintlock Mail Coach pistol, by H W Mortimer, London, 13½” overall, barrel 8¾” with London proofs and engraved ‘H W Mo...

A late 18th century 22 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, 13½” overall, barrel 8” engraved with vacant teardrop panel and with Tower p...

A 28 bore brass barrelled flintlock holster pistol, 13½” overall, 2 stage barrel 8”, the octagonal breech having B’ham proofs and stamped ‘London...

A pair of good quality 55 bore percussion boxlock sidehammer pistols, by Manton (Joseph 3?), 7½” overall, octagonal twist barrels 3” with B’ham pr...

An 18 bore Belgian DB side by side percussion holster pistol, 12” overall, twist barrels 7”, scroll engraved back action locks and hammers, walnut...

A 34 bore percussion travelling pistol, by Cook, Bath, c 1840, 10¾” overall, re-browned octagonal twist barrel 5½” with single line at breech; si...

A DB 40 bore side by side percussion bocklock side hammer pistol, 8¾” overall, octagonal barrels 3½” engraved on the top rib ‘James Beattie, 205 ...

An early 19th century heavy brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss pistol, 13” overall, the late 17th century swamped 2 stage barrel 7½” with 1½” ...

A brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss pistol, 13½” overall, swamped barrel 8” with 1” bore at the muzzle, the breech with London proofs and mak...

A late 18th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss pistol, 12” overall, swamped barrel 6” with early B’ham or Tower private proofs; steppe...

A late 18th century French brass cannon barrelled flintlock travelling pistol, 11” overall, 2 stage barrel 5½” with octagonal breech; plain round...

A brass barrelled 20 bore flintlock travelling pistol c 1820, utilising some earlier parts, 8½” overall, barrrel 4½” cut down from a mid 18th cent...

A heavy mid 19th century steel barrelled percussion blunderbuss with spring bayonet, by Hollis & Sheath, 32” overall, swamped twist barrel 16”, w...

A late 18th century French steel barrelled percussion blunderbuss, converted from flintlock, 33” overall, swamped twist barrel 18½”, diameter at ...

An early 19th century brass barrelled percussion musquetoon, by W Parker, converted from flintlock with breech drum, 31” overall, 2 stage barrel ...

A 19th century Spanish miquelet percussion belt carbine with belled muzzle, by Francisco Barreneckea, Eibar, 25” overall, 2 stage barrel 13”, the ...

A late 17th century brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, by Bleiberg, re-stocked probably in the early 19th century, 34” overall, heavy 3 stage ...

A 14 bore brass barrelled flintlock coaching carbine, by Sandwell (Stephen Sandwell, London), c 1775, 32” overall, 3 stage barrel 16½” with muzz...

A brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, c 1760, 30½” overall, swamped barrel 15” with London and ‘Foreigners’ proofs; rounded double line engra...

A mid 18th century steel barrelled flintlock blunderbuss, 30” overall, swamped barrel 15” with London proofs; slightly rounded lock with swan nec...

A steel barrelled flintlock blunderbuss with spring bayonet, by Clough, Bath, c 1820, 29½” overall, rebrowned swamped twist barrel 13½” with B’ha...

A brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss with spring bayonet by J. Storrs, London, c 1820, 29½” overall, bell mouth barrel 14” with octagonal breec...

A brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss by Twigg, c 1770, 29½” overall, 3 stage bell mouth barrel 14” with Tower private proofs and engraved ‘Lon...

A brass barrelled flintlock blunderbuss with spring bayonet, by Richards c 1785, 29” overall, 2 stage bell mouth barrel 13¾”, the octagonal breec...

A continental naval dirk, plated shallow diamond section blade 8½”, copper gilt hilt with stud terminal crossguard engraved central panel and cap ...

A naval style dirk, shallow diamond section, tapering blade 6”, plain steel oval crossguard, turned ebony grip and flattened pommel, in its leathe...

A naval style dirk, c 1800, unusually long diamond section blade 21”, flattened brass crossguard with plain bud terminals, lined ivory grip, line...

A naval style dirk c 1800, slender blade 11½” with central fuller, gilt mounts to hilt with small oval top to blade, facetted crossguard with rin...

A naval dirk c 1810, plain blade 8” (tip slightly shortened), border engraved gilt oval crossguard, slightly flared ivory grip with simple panel e...

A naval dirk c 1800, slender tapering blade 12¼”, with central fuller, plain brass crossguard with slightly swollen finials, swollen rectangular s...

A late 18th century naval dirk, shallow tapering diamond section blade, 7¾”, etched blued and gilt for two thirds length with stylized floral fol...

A Geo naval dirk, slender DE blade 14”, with deep central fuller, slightly swollen ivory grip, with chequered panels on all 4 sides, gilt, upswep...

A Georgian naval officer’s dirk, steeply curved flat blade 6½”, DE towards point, etched, blued and gilt overall with trophy of drum, cannon, stan...

An early 19th century naval dirk, plated, shallow diamond section blade 7½”, plain gilt pierced leaf crossguard and lower band, tapering turned e...

An early Victorian Naval Volunteer’s dirk, plain, plated shallow diamond section blade 8”, elaborately turned ivory grip (very small crack at ba...

A late 18th Cent Naval officer’s dirk, slender diamond section blade 9½”, retaining a little foliate engraving, copper gilt forward facing crossg...

A Geo V RN Midshipman’s dirk, straight blade 17½”, etched on one side with crowned R Arms, GVR cypher and oak spray and on the other with crowned ...

A P1804 Naval boarding cutlass, straight flat SE blade 29”, with crowned GR cypher at the top, sheet iron 2 disc hilt, solid ribbed iron grip. GC...

A P1804 Naval boarding cutlass, straight, flat, SE blade, 29”, marked T. Gill on backstrap, large crowned GR cypher at forte with ‘crown/4’ inspec...

A Naval hanger, c 1850, short curved blade 17½”, with back fuller and K/4 inspector’s stamp at forte, brass shallow ‘S’ shaped crossguard with lan...

A P1889 Naval cutlass, sharpened straight blade 27½”, DE towards point, with WD and inspector’s stamps and ‘ ‘90’ at forte, steel half basket guar...

A Vic Royal Naval officer’s sword, plated blade 31½”, by Wilkinson no 13921 (for 1865), etched into crowned Royal Arms and crowned fouled anchor ...

An 1845 pattern infantry officer’s sword, curved fullered blade 32”, marked ‘Hebbert & Co’ (unclear) on backstrap, regulation brass hilt with tur...

A Highland officer’s broadsword, blade 32”, by Wilkinson, no 15962 (for 1868) with very faint traces of etching, plated (some rust and flaking) r...

A mid 19th cent French infantry officer’s sword, slightly curved, fullered blade 30”, with narrow back fuller, traces of gilt to brass hilt, orna...

A 1786 style infantry officer’s sword, straight, fullered SE blade 32”, marked ‘J (J Run)kel (Unclear) Solingen’ on backstrap, etched in lightly s...

An 1821 pattern light cavalry trooper’s sword, slightly curved, fullered blade 31”, regulation steel hilt with crossguard and roll quillon, knu...

A French M1822 light cavalry sword, curved, fullered blade 36”, with narrow back fuller to centre section, marked ‘Manufre Nle de Chatellerault.....

A mid 19th century French cavalry officers sword, straight fullered blade 37” (no visible markings, traces of plating at forte), brass hilt, the ...