A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock D.B. Carriage PistolsBy J. & W. Richards Of Birmingham, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist sighted barrels each engraved with a foliate band at the back of the breech, the latter each indistinctly stamped 'STUBS' and 'STOKES & CO' beneath, border engraved tangs en suite with the breeches and each grooved for sighting, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in script and with safety-catch and roller, the left-hand locks each with indented breast for the retaining screw, figured half-stocks (some old bruising, one with repaired split beneath the left lock and in front of the right), chequered rounded butts, the side-flats left plain and each pommel cut with radiating lines, steel trigger-guards each with urn-shaped finial and engraved with a diamond-shaped motif on the bow, rear ramrod-pipes each with foliate finial, and original brass-tipped ramrods each with steel worm (some light pitting, one ramrod-pipe replaced): in contemporary relined and refitted mahogany case with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Tower private proof marks and crowned 'R' marks 22.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Joseph & William Richards are recorded in Birmingham between 1799 and 1817 where they had a factory. Between 1808 and 1810 they are recorded at 16 Staining Lane, London. Joseph is recorded carrying on the business alone in Birmingham between 1815 and 1830For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By I. & J. Parr, Circa 1815Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, grooved tang engraved with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage on the stepped tail and with engraved safety-catch and roller, figured full stock (old repairs including in the ramrod-channel at the muzzle), chequered rounded butt (broken through and repaired), steel trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow (tang repaired), turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some wear and light patination), London proof marks 22.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The makers are almost certainly John and James Parr of Liverpool, LancashireFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Flintlock Pistol Of Carbine BoreBy Barwick, Norwich, Circa 1800With octagonal sighted barrel (light rust patination) signed along the top flat and with gold-lined touch-hole, the bottom flat stamped 'Stubbs', 'IS' crowned, and 'IF', tang engraved with a martial trophy and a starburst, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and on the stepped tail, foliate engraved cock, safety-catch and roller, figured full stock (some old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard engraved with a martial trophy on the bow and with pineapple finial, turned ramrod-pipes, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, and later brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 23.1 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Paul Murray Collection sold in these Rooms, 13 November 2017, lot 615George & Charles Barwick are recorded in Norwich, Norfolk, between 1797 and 1804For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned W. Parker, Holborn, London, No. 2309, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels indistinctly signed along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with starbursts and a martial trophy at the stepped tail, engraved cocks (one cock and one top jaw and screw replaced), semi-rainproof pans and rollers, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with finely chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel worm (steel parts with some wear and light pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and double-ended turnscrew, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2000, lot 179Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 24 November 2021, lot 332Probably retailed by William 3 Parker recorded at 233 High Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .600 Percussion Volunteer Short Rifle By E.& W. Bond, 45 Cornhill, London, Circa 1850With sighted barrel rifled with four spiral grooves, signed in full at the breech and with a bayonet-bar on the right towards the muzzle, folding adjustable back-sight calibrated from '2' hundred to '8' hundred yards, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved flat lock and dolphin hammer, figured full stock (some wear and old bruising, fore-stock with minor old split on one side) with chequered grip, border engraved steel butt-plate and trigger-guard decorated with foliate scrollwork, the latter with looped spur, trigger-plate with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, vacant white-metal escutcheon, turned ramrod-pipes, sling mounts, and replacement brass-tipped ramrod (some light wear and rust patination), London proof marks 81.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Edward and William Bond are recorded at 45 Cornhill, London between 1826 and 1855For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Fine Silver MountsBy Bumford, London, Circa 1760With two-stage cannon barrel turned and moulded at the muzzle and engraved 'LONDON' on a foliate scroll at the breech (partly re-engraved), waisted border engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved action (cock and steel replaced) signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded swelling butt (repaired above the back of the action) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts cast and chased in relief comprising trophy of arms side-plate involving flowering foliage, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, and long-nosed moustachioed grotesque mask butt-cap framed by scallop shells and surmounted by a small lion-mask, steel ramrod-pipes (rear retaining screw missing), and later steel ramrod (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and Bumford's barrelsmith's mark 16.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:John 2 Bumford was apprenticed to Thomas Hardwell in 1735 and was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1751 and again in 1756. He was Contractor to Ordnance between 1756 and 1771, to the East Indian Company between 1745 and 1773, and to the Hudson's Bay Company from 1757 until the year of his death in 1775Cf. a pair of pistols by the same maker with related mounts and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 27 November 2013, lot 347For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Unusual 18-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Bronze Barrel And LockBy Barber, London, Circa 1765With two-stage barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and stamped with indistinct Irish registration number for Dublin City along the top, octagonal breech signed in capitals along the top flat and engraved with rocailles and foliage, plain tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals on a rococo scroll and decorated with foliage on the stepped tail, cock engraved en suite, figured full stock (some old splits and repairs along the fore-end, grip broken through and repaired), cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced side-plate with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, later foliate escutcheon engraved 'York' in gothic letters, grotesque mask butt-cap, steel trigger-guard with acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod (worm missing), possibly original (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and unidentified barrelsmith's mark 25.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The maker is possibly John 1 Barber apprenticed to his father Lewis in 1711For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Holster PistolBy Segalas, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith three-stage sighted barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and signed in capitals along the top of the breech, a band of foliage and pairs of spheres in front of the ramp at the rear, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a scallop shell, rounded lock (cock expertly replaced) signed in capitals and with slender raised border, figured full stock (butt broken through and repaired, old split in the ramrod-channel at the muzzle) with plain apron around the tang, mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant escutcheon with foliate border, border engraved spurred pommel decorated with foliage on each side and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, plain trigger-guard and ramrod-pipes, and later brass-capped ramrod (barrel and lock with light rust patination), London proof marks and Segalas's barrelsmith's mark 25.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Segalas 2 was apprenticed to Lewis Barber in 1729, and was made free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1745. He was appointed Proofmaster in 1763, and dismissed in 1772 as 'no longer capable'. He was admitted to the Huguenot Hospital of La Providence, London in 1773, and died the following yearFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 22-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Holster Pistol By Turvey Of London, Early 18th CenturyWith three-stage barrel, octagonal breech becoming polygonal, plain tang, rounded lock signed in capitals, figured full stock (old splits and minor repair at the muzzle, repairs around the lock and pommel) with raised apron around the barrel tang, mounts comprising flat scroll side-plate with engraved foliate terminal, border engraved bluntly spurred pommel decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, plain trigger-guard with pointed finial, single turned baluster ramrod-pipe, and later steel-capped ramrod (barrel and lock with old light pitting), London proof marks and Turvey's barrelsmith's mark 30.6 cm. barrel Footnotes:Edward 1 Turvey (d. 1724) was apprenticed to Godfrey Tailor in 1682, and turned over to Humphrey Pickfatt. Free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1690, he was elected Master in 1713. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance between 1693 and the year of his death in 1714For a related pistol sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 26 May 2021, lot 320For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Rifled PistolsBy Barbar Of London, Circa 1730-40With slightly swamped two-stage sighted barrels each cut with straight groove rifling and signed in capitals along the breech (worn), a band of foliage at the rear, border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks (one cock repaired, one steel replaced) each signed in capitals, figured full stocks (some old damage and repairs including through each butt, fore-ends mostly replaced) each carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, silver side-plates (one broken) each cast, pierced and chased with a dragon amid foliage, vacant foliate silver escutcheons, steel border engraved spurred pommels each with applied silver foliated grotesque mask, steel trigger-guards each with early form of acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods, one with steel worm (some old wear and light pitting, one trigger replaced), London proof marks and Lewis Barbar's barrelsmith's mark (2) 17.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Louis (Lewis) 1 Barbar (d. 1741), a French Protestant, born in Essendun, Poitou, came to London circa 1688 to avoid persecution, and was naturalised in 1700. In 1704 he was made free of the Gunmakers' Company, and his proof piece ('a very fine piece') was passed. He was appointed Gentleman Armourer to King George I in 1717, and to George II in 1727Today the largest group of firearms by Lewis Barbar is preserved in the armoury of the Duke of Buccleuch at Boughton House. They were made to the order of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1709-79) who was Master General of Ordnance from 1740 to 1749. The accounts at Boughton record payments to Barbar which include '£150 for 200 Muskets', and a letter of 7 June 1718 to the 2nd Duke of Montagu from his vicar mentions that Barbar was responsible for the display of the firearms in the house at that dateFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 10-Bore Flintlock Volunteer MusketBy Heeleys & Co. Of Birmingham, Early 19thWith sighted barrel and grooved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock, figured three-quarter stock (fore-stock with some old splits and repairs) with apron around the barrel tang, brass mounts of regulation type comprising shaped flat bevelled side-plate, butt-plate, trigger-guard, ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, large vacant brass escutcheon, and original steel ramrod (steel parts with some old light pitting); together with a contemporary socket bayonet with blade of hollow triangular section, the socket engraved 'No. 9', Tower private proof marks (2)107 cm. barrelFootnotes:John Heeley & Co. are recorded in Birmingham between 1769 and 1783, and between 1807 and 1821For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Over-And-Under Silver-Mounted Holster PistolsBy I. Steward, Henley, Late 17th/Early 18th CenturyWith shortened three-stage barrels, border engraved breeches signed in capitals along the upper top flat and each decorated with a scallop shell on the upper flats at the rear (engraving probably refreshed), border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, a scallop shell and a 'Green Man' mask, border engraved rounded back-action locks each decorated with foliate scrolls, the left locks also with a scallop shell, and the right locks signed in capitals (two cocks expertly replaced), figured fluted fore-ends and moulded butts, the latter each carved with a foliate apron around the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising border engraved pommels each decorated with graduated spheres along the spurs and with strawberry foliage inhabited by a bird on both sides, grotesque mask caps, trigger-guards each with small trefoil-shaped finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant escutcheons each with pierced foliate border surmounted by a grotesque mask, and later wooden ramrods each with steel worm (barrels and locks with some light pitting)(2) 25.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, The J.C.L. Knapton Collection of Antique Firearms, 28 February 1990, lot 96I. Steward appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Presentation .650 (18-Bore) Flintlock Rifled Yeomanry Cavalry Saddle Carbine By D. Egg, No. 1 Pall Mall, London, Dated 1832Reconverted from percussion, with sighted barrel (old light pitting) rifled with eight spiral grooves and signed along the tapering top flat at the breech, plain tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals, figured three-quarter stock (minor old bruising) with cheek-piece, brass mounts of regulation type comprising butt-plate engraved with the presentation inscription, spur trigger guard and ramrod-pipe, the latter with spring ramrod retainer, steel saddle-bar and ring each of circular section, and stirrup ramrod, Tower private proof marks 50.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:The presentation inscription reads: 'Presented to Corp.l E. Johnson of the C. Troop of 1st Reg.t. of O.Y.C. by the Field Officers' of the Regiment, being the Prize given by them for the best shot with the Carbine at Ball practice. June 2nd 1832'Durs Egg is recorded at 1 Pall Mall Colonnade, London between 1816 and 1832. See footnote to lot 163For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .600 (18-Bore) Flintlock Baker Pattern Volunteer Rifle And BayonetBy W. Ketland Of Birmingham, Early 19th CenturyWith sighted barrel (light surface pitting) retaining some browning beneath, fitted with a bayonet-bar on the right side of the muzzle, and rifled with seven spiral grooves, the rifling in good condition, plain tang, border engraved rounded lock with 'GR' crowned and signed in capitals across the tail, ring-neck cock, figured full stock (some old bruising) with cheek-piece, brass mounts of regulation pattern comprising side-plate, butt-plate numbered '54' on the heel tang, spur trigger-guard, vacant escutcheon, ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, sling loops, and original steel ramrod; together with an 1801 second pattern bayonet with blade double-edged at the point and stamped with crowned '19' on one side at the forte, brass hilt with rounded side-guard, knuckle-guard, and spring button-catch in the ribbed swelling grip, Tower private proof marks (2) 76.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:See footnote to lot 176Cf. a similar example by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 April 2009, lot 268For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare .65 Flintlock Enclosed Lock Volunteer CarbineBy Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800With sighted two-stage twist barrel cut with Baker-style seven-groove rifling making three-quarters of a turn, and with bayonet bar mounted on the right side of the muzzle, octagonal patent breech (minor old bruising) engraved 'H. Nock Patent', signed Nock patent screwless lock engraved with a starburst over the front retaining hook, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising) with padded leather-covered cheek-piece, brass mounts including butt-plate engraved '145' on the heel tang, Baker-pattern butt-trap cover, and trigger-guard engraved '471' on the bow, iron loops, and original iron ramrod, the stock with indistincly stamped initials opposite the lock and 'WT' stamp in the ramrod-channel, London proof marks 66.6 cm. barrel Footnotes:Rifled carbines of this pattern were produced by Henry Nock on a commercial basis and supplied to Volunteer Companies, including the London & Westminster Light Horses Volunteers. See Jeff Paine, 'The Light Horse Volunteers' Rifled Carbine', The Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting, vol. 34, no. 4 (November 1996), pp. 111-115; and David Sadler, 'Volunteer Carbine by Henry Nock', Caps & Flints, No.1 (February 2020), pp. 18-25Cf. another example (No.12) sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 April 2010, lot 274For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18-Bore Percussion East India Government Service PistolDated 1867With sighted barrel and tang, dated flat lock stamped 'BIRMINGHAM' and with 'EIG' crowned on the tail, figured full stock stamped with circular Birmingham 'EIG' mark on the side-flat and with rounded butt, regulation brass mounts including ovoidal butt-cap with lanyard ring, and stirrup ramrod (some old wear and areas of light pitting), Ordnance proof marks 20.3 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18-Bore Flintlock Brass-Barrelled Light Dragoon Service PistolEarly 19th CenturyWith plain barrel and steel tang, refurbished border engraved lock inscribed 'WILSON', figured full stock (minor damage and some old bruising) with apron around the barrel tang, regulation brass mounts, and later brass-tipped wooden ramrod, indistinct proof marks and crowned barrelsmith's mark 'AW' 23 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 15-Bore Flintlock Light Dragoon Service PistolBy Ketland & Co., Late 18th CenturyWith plain barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock (cock retaining screw, top jaw and screw replaced) with 'GR' crowned and signed in capitals across the tail, figured full stock (some old bruising, butt split behind trigger-guard tang on each side) with apron around the barrel tang and branded 'IP' in front of the trigger-guard, regulation brass mounts, and iron ramrod, probably original (some wear overall), Tower private proof marks 23 cm. barrelFootnotes:See footnote to lot 176. For a trade card advertisement of Wm. Ketland & Co. see Howard L. Blackmore, A Dictionary Of London Gunmakers 1350-1850, 1996, p. 127, pl. 67For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 10-Bore Flintlock 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry PistolCirca 1800With plain barrel and tang (light surface pitting), border engraved rounded lock (one side nail, top jaw and screw replaced, pan pitted) with 'GR' crowned and 'TOWER' across the tail, figured full stock (fore-end repaired) with rounded butt, regulation brass mounts including trigger-guard engraved '4 DRAS' over 'B46' on the bow, and iron ramrod, King's proof marks 23 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre, And A Constabulary HangerThe First Late 18th/Early 19th Century, The Second 19th CenturyThe first of regulation pattern, with bright fullered blade double-edged towards the point, the back at the forte indistinctly stamped 'DAWES BIRM.M', stirrup hilt with rounded pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed leather-covered grip (some restoration), in its steel scabbard with two suspension rings and engraved '499' on one side and at the locket (hilt and scabbard with some old pitting); the second with fullered blade (some rust patination, edge partly filed off on one side) double-edged at the point, brass hilt, and spirally-grooved fishskin-covered grip, in original black leather scabbard with brass locket and chape, the former with frog-button (2)83 cm. and 56 cm. blades Footnotes:For Dawes of Birmingham see W.E. May & P.G.W. Annis, Swords for Sea Service, Vol. Two, 1970, p. 316For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 25-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol By Antoine Canaple, Circa 1700With tapering barrel and sighting flat, the latter over most of the barrel's length and with brass fore-sight, plain tang, border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals (jaw-screw replaced), moulded figured full stock with raised drop behind the barrel tang and carved with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe, cast and chased brass mounts comprising pierced serpentine foliate side-plate involving a monster-head, vacant escutcheon en suite, spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard with foliate finial, baluster ramrod-pipes, and steel-capped ramrod (barrel and lock with old light pitting) 36.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour..., 18 July 2002, lot 358For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre Late 18th CenturyWith bright broad carved fullered blade etched 'Osborn's Warranted' along the back at the forte, the forte (originally blued and gilt) etched along one side with crowned 'GR' cypher beneath a baldachin and above '2nd Troop' between 'WY' and 'JB', and on the other with a trophy of arms, pre-1801 royal arms and motto, and foliage involving a rocaille, regulation steel hilt with faceted rounded pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed leather-covered grip bound within twisted silver wire, in original steel scabbard with two split-rings for suspension (hilt and scabbard with old light pitting); together with a reproduction 1796 pattern heavy cavalry trooper's sword, the back of the blade etched 'J.J. Runkel, Solingen,' in its scabbard with two suspension rings, the locket stamped 'OSBORN & Co. BIRMINGHAM' on one side (2)83.3 cm. and 87.5 cm. bladesFootnotes:For more information regarding Henry Osborn, in partnership with John Gunby from about 1805, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 189-90For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 28-Bore Flintlock Holster PistolBy Jean Formentin, Circa 1680-90The three-stage barrel (old split at the muzzle) with turned girdles at the mid-section, octagonal breech becoming polygonal, plain tang (retaining screw replaced), rounded lock engraved with foliage and signed across the tail, foliate engraved rounded cock, moulded figured full stock with rounded butt (old repair) and carved with an apron around the barrel tang, steel mounts comprising side-plate pierced with foliate scrolls terminating in a monster-head, spurred pommel with rounded cap, trigger-guard with pointed swelling finial, baluster ramrod-pipes, scroll trigger, and later wooden ramrod with steel cap (some wear and light pitting) 34.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Paul Murray Collection, sold in these Rooms, 13 November 2017, lot 556Jean Formentin is recorded in Abbeville, c. 1680For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 25502 For 1855Of production specifications, with octagonal sighted barrel with London address, cylinder with traces of roll engraved naval engagement scene, steel trigger-guard and back-strap retaining traces of original silvering in places, rammer, figured rounded grips, and matching numbers (old light pitting overall): in original mahogany case fitted and lined in burgundy velvet with accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask retaining some of its original lacquered finish and with split-ring for suspension, and blued steel bullet mould (some bruising) stamped 'COLT'S PATENT', the interior of the lid with reproduction Directions label, the exterior with shaped vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 19 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 18-Bore Flintlock Breech-Loading Silver-Mounted Rifled CarbineBy H. Delaney Of London, Circa 1730With two-stage turn-off barrel with turned swelling muzzle, rifled with eight spiral grooves and fitted with retaining ring working on a hinged bar at the breech, signed border engraved action and breech, the latter engraved with a band of foliage between small spheres in front of the rounded ramp at the rear and with three graduated spheres along the top, border engraved tang, rounded cock and steel decorated en suite, the first secured by a screw and with a trefoil extending over the breech, figured moulded butt (some old scratches and bruising, repaired above the action) carved with foliage behind the tang and forward of the comb, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with drapery on each side and grotesque mask above, border engraved butt-plate with graduated spheres along the sharply pointed heel tang extending along the comb of the butt, and border engraved iron trigger-guard with pointed finial and a floret on the bow (light rust patination), indistinct marks, probably London proof marks 51.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Mark and Peter Dineley Collections, sold in these Rooms, 27 November 2019, lot 498For Delaney see footnote to lot 118 Cf. a pair of related carbines by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 232For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A silver Antoninianus. Reign of Elagabalus, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust r. Reverse Roma seated on a shield holding Victory and a spear. c. 3.77g. A similar of Hostilian, radiate bust r. Reverse with Trajan Decius on horseback. 2 coins. *CR Both very nice examples with very light rubbing to both sides. With Coincraft ticket and clipping.
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