Antique Arms, Modern Sporting Guns & Exceptional Firearms

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Lot 1

A Su-Yari

A Su-YariSigned Shinano No Kami Minamoto Sanemichi, ShintoThe blade of diamond section with one mekugi-ana, suguha hamon, mounted in shira-saya 13...

A Handachi Mounted WakizashiSigned Awataguchi Omi No Kami Tadatsuna, ShintoThe blade with two mekugi-ana, notare hamon, itame hada, fully bound ts...

A Persian Steel Kulah Khud, And Two Australian Aboriginal Clubs (Waddy Or Nulla Nulla) The First Qajar, 19th CenturyThe first with domed steel sku...

An Indian Mail Coif (Kulah Zirah) And Mail Shirt17th Century Or LaterThe first of alternate rows of riveted circular and solid flattened iron ring...

An Indonesian Bronze Lantaka18th/19th CenturyOf characteristic form, with sighted two-stage barrel with turned and belled muzzle, the latter with ...

A Pair Of Turkish 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster PistolsInscribed Wilson, London, Turkish Silver Marks And Tughra, Probably Reign Of Mah...

A Caucasian Dagger, And A Turkish BichaqBoth 19th CenturyThe first with fullered blade double-edged towards the slightly curved point, hilt entire...

A Turkish Brass-Mounted KilijProbably Reign Of Abdülaziz (1277-93 A.H. Corresponding To 1861-76 A.D.)With broad curved blade (some areas of pittin...

A Rare Turkish Silver-Mounted DaggerReign Of Mehmet IV (1648-87), Circa 1680With slightly curved double-edged blade of flattened ovoidal section, ...

An American Cavalry Trooper's Sabre By C. Roby, W. Chelmsford, Mass., Dated 1864With curved fullered blade (some staining), ricasso stamped with m...

A French 1816 Model Cuirassier's SwordThe Blade Dated 1813With tapering fullered blade stamped with inspector's marks on one side at the forte and...

A Broadsword In Early 17th Century Style19th CenturyWith tapering double-edged blade with medial ridge along both sides, flattened at the forte on...

An English James II Period Plug BayonetDated Anno 1686With sharply tapering blade (small areas of pitting) double-edged towards the point and stru...

Two Tipstaves19th CenturyThe first Scottish, the ebony stem of tapering circular section with moulding at the top and bottom, set with a rectangul...

A Victorian Brass Constabulary Tipstave19th CenturyWith tubular stem divided by a ribbed wooden grip, the upper section engraved 'POLICE OFFICE' o...

A Victorian Brass Constabulary TipstaveBy Parker Field & Sons, 233 Holborn, Mid-19th CenturyWith tubular brass stem divided by a ribbed ebony gri...

A Victorian Naval Tipstave19th CenturyThe stem of circular section and retaining some of its original silvering, threaded centrally and opening to...

A Victorian Brass Thames Police Tipstave19th CenturyThe stem of circular section, threaded centrally and with silvered top surmounted by a cast br...

A Victorian Brass Tipstave19th CenturyWith tubular stem engraved 'METROPOLITAN POLICE' over 'Constable employed in plain clothes', and surmounted ...

A George III Brass Constabulary TipstaveEarly 19th CenturyThe stem of circular section threaded towards the base and engraved with full royal arms...

A George III Brass Constabulary TipstaveDated 1805The stem of circular section surmounted by a cast openwork crown and engraved with the coat-of-a...

A George III Brass Constabulary Tipstave Dated 1794The tubular stem surmounted by a threaded cast openwork crown and engraved with royal arms abov...

An Officer's Shoulder-Belt Plate Of The Knole Volunteers, Another Of The Armed Forces, And A Helmet Plate From An Officer's Helmet Of The West Nor...

Two George III Officer's Gorgets Of Universal Pattern Circa 1800Each of rounded gilt-copper with turned edges, the fronts finely engraved with cro...

A George III Officer's Gorget Of Universal Pattern To Major Joseph FoskettEarly 19th CenturySimilar to the last and retaining much of its original...

A Fine George III Officer's Gorget Of Universal PatternCirca 1800Of rounded gilt-copper with turned edges, the front finely engraved with crowned ...

A Fine George III Officer's Gorget Of Universal PatternEarly 19th CenturySimilar to the last, retaining its chamois leather liner and silk suspens...

A Rare Royal Marines Officer's Gorget Of Universal PatternEarly 19th CenturyOf characteristic form, the front finely engraved with post-1801 royal...

A Rare George III Silver Gorget Of An Officer In The 97th Queen's Own Regiment Of Foot Late 18th CenturyOf universal pattern with turned edges, th...

A Very Rare George III Silver Gorget Of An Officer In The Staffordshire MilitiaCirca 1800Of universal pattern with turned edges, the front embosse...

AMERICAN FIREARMSHOUZE (HERBERT G.): Samuel Colt, Arms, Art, and Invention, d.w., exhibition catalogue, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, May 6, ...

Firearms And Dictionaries Of MakersNeal (W. Keith) & Back (David): The Mantons: Gunmakers, d.w., London 1967, together with The Manton Supplement,...

HAWKER (PETER)Instructions To Young Sportsmen..., 8th edition, ten engraved plates, illustrations in the text, contemporary calf gilt (minor scuff...

A Group Of Miscellaneous Items Mostly 19th CenturyComprising a shell-guard from a small-sword (repaired), the outer sides chiselled and pierced in...

The Stock Of A Very Rare English Civil War Period Flintlock Holster PistolMid-17th CenturyOf figured walnut carved with double lines at the rear o...

An Iron Strongbox, And a Group Of Accessories Mostly Relating To Antique Firearms The First 17th Century, Probably German, The Second 19th Centur...

A Mahogany Gun CaseBy John Manton, Gun Maker, No. 6, Dover Street, Circa 1798-1815Fitted and lined in green baize for a d.b. flintlock gun and acc...

A Rare Mahogany Gunpowder Magazine By Thomas Conway, Manchester, Circa 1820Lined in green baize and fitted for two copper canisters, each with lac...

A Very Rare Brass-Mounted Horse-Measuring StickBy Robert Wogdon, Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, London, Dated 1765Of mahogany, the main stick in ...

A .577 Centre-Fire Breech-Loading Bronze Signal CannonNo. 376, Late 19th CenturyWith tapering smooth-bore barrel swelling at the breech section, t...

A Danish Bronze CannonLate 17th Century, Probably Reign Of King Christian V (1670-1699)Of tapering multi-stage form cast with raised mouldings and...

A Fine Pair Of 2 PDR. Bronze Cannon Made For William, 2nd Viscount CourtenayBy T. English & Co., Dated 1775Each of tapering multi-stage form cast ...

A German Mauser 11.15x60(R)MM Centre-Fire 1871/84 Model Bolt-Action Military RifleNo. 60916, Dated 1887Of regulation pattern, the octagonal breech...

A Liège 16-Bore Flintlock Military Pistol19th CenturyWith plain barrel and tang, the former with recessed muzzle, rounded lock and cock, the forme...

An 18-Bore Flintlock New Land Pattern Service PistolEarly 19th CenturyWith plain barrel and tang, border engraved lock with 'GR' crowned and 'Towe...

An 18-Bore Flintlock William IV Late New Land Pattern Service PistolCirca 1835With plain rebrowned barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled ...

A Rare Massive 6-Bore Flintlock East India Company Wall-PieceLate 18th CenturyWith blued sighted barrel and tang, border engraved flat bevelled lo...

An American Over-And-Under Single-Trigger .450 Bore Percussion Rifle And 20-Bore GunBy Joseph Golcher, Mid-19th CenturyWith sighted barrels retain...

A .44 Rim-Fire Winchester 1866 Second Model 'Yellow Boy' Repeating RifleCirca 1866-98With octagonal sighted rifled barrel stamped 'Henry's Patent ...

A .41 Rim-Fire Remington Type II Model No. 3 Over-And-Under Deringer No. 594, Circa 1888-1911With nickel-plated sighted barrels pivoting up for l...

A Colt 1860 Model Army Percussion Revolver No. 78976 For 1862With blued sighted barrel with New-York address, rebated cylinder with roll engraved ...

An Exceptional Cased .36 Percussion Manhattan Series IV Five-Shot RevolverNo. 68855, Circa 1865With blued sighted barrel (light scratches around t...

A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 26348 For 1855Retaining much of its blued, case-hardened and silvered finish (some loss of fin...

A Cased 1862 Model Police Percussion RevolverNo. 13791 For 1862With blued sighted barrel with New-York address, blued fluted cylinder, case-harden...

A French 16-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting Gun For The Export Market By Alexandre Carlat A St. Etienne, Provincial Silver Marks For 1819-1...

A French 25-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting GunBy Antoine Pusset Fecit A Luneville, Dated 1720With bright barrels with muzzle-ring joined to the ribs...

A Pair Of Bohemian .577 (25-Bore) Flintlock Ormolu-Mounted Sporting RiflesBy G.E. Peter Of Carlsbad, Early 18th CenturyWith octagonal barrels each...

A French 32-Bore Percussion Officer's Pistol, And A Liège 28-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolThe First By Dabadie A Paris, The Second By Michel Be...

A Cased Liège Pin-Fire Meyers Patent Six-Shot Pocket Revolver Of Small BoreLate 19th CenturyWith blued fluted barrels decorated along each flat wi...

A Spanish 16-Bore Miquelet-Lock Brass-Mounted Pistol19th CenturyWith two-stage barrel slightly swamped towards the muzzle and retained by a brass ...

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