February 2020 auction

A slender malacca walking cane, cord woven/bound, knopped grip, brass ferrule, 33” overall; and a knotted polished darkwood cane, rootwood top of...

A traditional Basque walking cane Makhila with concealed spike, flattened dark wood disc pommel, in the form of a traditional beret, to cross hat...

An early 20th century swordstick, slightly wavy round section blade 22½”, slender brown wood haft and knopped section of handle with moulded compo...

A 19th century swordstick, slender hollow triangular section blade 27”, plain polished darkwood haft, brass band at junction with plain knopped g...

A 19th century swordstick, slender blade 27½”, SE fullered centre section, DE towards point, etched on one side in fuller “Defence not Defiance” ...

A 24 bore percussion under hammer walking stick gun, barrel 28” with button fore sight, the wooden handle with threaded hole for attaching should...

A scarce Lang’s patent 46 bore percussion walking stick gun/rifle, 36½” overall, screw off barrel 23”, pulling back on the “butt” exposes the act...

A late 18th century 8 bore flintlock fowling piece, 70” overall, barrel 53” engraved at breech “C. Taylor”; walnut halfstock with Egg type cheque...

An SB 14 bore percussion sporting gun, 39” overall, half octagonal barrel 24”, unsigned scroll engraved lock and hammer, half stock with chequere...

An SB 12 bore percussion sporting gun, with B’ham proofs, scroll engraved flintlock shaped lock, halfstock with GS fore end cap, and steel mounts...

An SB 12 bore percussion fowling piece, originally c 1770, converted from flintlock, 55” overall, barrel 39”, the flat lock with traces of name “...

An SB 8 bore percussion wildfowling gun, 49½” overall, rebrowned flat topped twist barrel 33½”, re-engraved “Rignall Market Place. Halesworth”; s...

An SB 7 bore percussion wildfowling gun, 49” overall, twist barrel 33”, the octagonal breech with scroll engraving, the breech plug with platinum...

806 A most unusual DB 18 bore percussion boxlock underhammer gun, 35” overall, twist barrels 17”; plain boxlock action, the hammers with single ...

A DB 12 bore percussion sporting gun by Williams & Powell (Liverpool), 46” overall, rebrowned barrels 30”; signed scroll engraved locks and hamm...

A German DB side by side percussion sporting gun/rifle, having 20 bore shot barrel and .58” rifle barrel, 42½” overall, barrels 26¾” with single f...

A 40 bore percussion sporting rifle, by George Gibbs of Bristol, 46” overall, well rebrowned slender octagonal barrel 30”, with folding leaf rear...

An SB 14 bore percussion deer rifle, 56½” overall, well rebrowned octagonal twist barrel 39” with two folding leaf rearsights (replaced), and a b...

An SB 14 bore underlever pinfire shotgun, 47½” overall, browned twist barrel 31½” engraved “G. Goth & Cie, Calle San Martin 17, Buenos Ayres”; th...

A DB 12 bore pin fire shotgun, 46” overall, rebrowned barrels 30”; with scroll engraved back action locks, hammers and frame, and walnut stock wi...

A French Lefaucheux 6 shot 11mm open frame pin fire revolving rifle, 41” overall, octagonal barrel 25” with added British military ladder rearsig...

A Belgian 6 shot 20 bore DA pin fire revolving shotgun, 47” overall, octagonal twist barrel 29½”; Liege proved; with plain frame and cylinder; la...

A.36” CF side lever centre hammer boxlock rook or rabbit rifle, by “I.W. Laird & Co, 6 Bishopsgate St. Without, London” 43½” overall, octagonal ba...

A 19th century German hunting hanger, straight plain blade 19”, by J. A. Henckels, double edged at point, brass crossguard with out swept terminal...

A mid 18th century smallsword, tapering, flattened hexagonal section blade 27¾”, etched on both sides with an ornamental panel at forte inscribed...

An unusual Belgian 6 shot 120 bore Lhoist Patent self cocking ring trigger hammerless open wedge frame transitional percussion revolver, 12” overa...

A 6 shot 54 bore open frame bar hammer self cocking transitional percussion revolver, 12” overall, octagonal barrel 5¾” engraved “J Foulkes. Nech...

A 6 shot 54 bore Lang type open wedge frame SA transitional percussion revolver, 12” overall, octagonal barrel 6” with plunger type rammer beneat...

A 5 shot 80 Kerr’s patent side hammer SA percussion revolver, 10¼” overall, barrel 5½” with traces of London proofs and L.A.C. mark; the frame eng...

A 6 shot 54 bore open wedge frame self cocking percussion revolver, probably by Thomas Pennell of Birmingham, 11¾” overall, octagonal barrel 6”, B...

A Belgian 6 shot 7mm open frame DA pin fire revolver, 7¼” overall, octagonal barrel 3½”, Liege proved, numbered 869, with scroll engraved frame a...

A Belgian “Guardian American Model” 6 shot 9mm open frame DA pinfire revolver, 9” overall, octagonal barrel 4¾”; the frame numbered 21, the cylin...

An Indian tulwar, with plain iron hilt, basically GC (blade nicked); a yataghan, the blade signed and dated, QGC (the hilt very worn); and 2 moder...

A 19th century tulwar, curved blade 29”, with line of simple decoration, iron hilt with crossguard (old repair) langets and disc pommel, and anot...

A 20th century Burmese dha, with brass mounted wire bound grip, in its scabbard (split); a Khyber knife with bone grips, in its sheath (hilt inco...

A Moroccan jambiya, blade 8½” pierced with dumb bell shape at the forte, the hilt of dark wood with engraved silver mounts, in its typical brass ...

A good 19th century Japanese dagger Aikuchi, blade 8” with wavy yakiba, the hilt and sheath of ivory beautifully carved with warriors, peasants ...

A 19th century US brown canvas covered water bottle, stamped I/U.S./51 of circular form with leather shoulder strap, cork stopped and ring. Basic...

A US Frazier’s Patent brown leather waistbelt pouch of the National Guard, brass hinged forward opening flap, with fastening strap and stud, and o...

A late 19th century US officer’s dress sword, slender shallow diamond section blade 32”, ornamental gilt hilt with double shell guard, the turn d...

A 19th century US officer’s dress sword, slender shallow diamond section blade, 29”, by “Ames Mf Co Chicopee Mass”, lightly etched for half length...

An American .41” Deringer percussion pocket pistol, 6½” overall, sighted flat topped round rifled barrel 3¼”, the octagonal breech having 2 WM li...

A .41” RF Colt No 1 derringer, number 4603, with London proofs. GWO & C (dark matt patina overall, bore pitted). Plate 14 ...[more]

A .41” RF Colt No 2 derringer pistol, number 1617 (“ unclear), London proved, engraved on both sides of the barrel “Adsett. Guildford”, with cheq...

A 5 shot .28” Colt Model 1855 Roots Patent SA sidehammer percussion pocket revolver, number 8542 (1864), octagonal barrel 3½” with Hartford 2 line...

A 6 shot .31” Massachusetts Arms Co Wesson Leavitt’s Patent SA side hammer pocket percussion revolver, number 338, 11” overall, round barrel 5½”...

A 6 shot .36” Allen & Wheelock SA percussion revolver, octagonal barrel 6” with faint address and patent date on left side, centre hammer with no...

A 6 shot .44” Remington New Model Army SA percussion revolver, number 91813, walnut grips, the left hand grip with inspector’s initials “BH” (Ben...

An American .36” percussion plains rifle, converted from flintlock, 47” overall, heavy octagonal barrel 32”, stamped at the breech “Remington Cast...

A .45” American percussion plains rifle, converted from flintlock, 50” overall, heavy octagonal barrel 35” with fixed rearsight, long GS blade fo...

A US Civil War period .52” Gallager’s Patent breech loading percussion carbine, 38½” overall, twist barrel 21¾”; the lock marked to Richardson & ...

A 19th century copy of a plug bayonet, earlier katar blade 10”, with prominent central rib and reinforced point, simple iron crossguard with turn...

A Chassepot bayonet, marked “Manufre Imple de Mutzig Mai 1869” on backstrap, in scabbard, GC; and another Chassepot bayonet, no scabbard, AF. (2)

A P1842 socket bayonet for musket with Lovell’s spring catch, Ordnance stamp at forte, socket stamped 9/41. GC

A Gras bayonet, St Etienne mark (mostly erased) on backstrap, small star/v in oval and another (unclear) stamp to crossguard, no other visible ma...

A Gras bayonet, marked “Mre d’Armes de St Etienne Avril 1879”, in scabbard with matching no. 25422 to hilt. GC

A P1876 Martini Henry socket bayonet, stamps at forte (no scabbard); a No 4 Mk II spike bayonet marked T.R.M.I/J.W. (S) Ltd/ broad arrow, GC; 2 o...

A No 7 knife bayonet for the No 4 rifle, with large muzzle ring, swivel pommel, in scabbard. Near VGC

A P1858 cutlass bayonet for the Enfield rifle, very slightly curved, flat, SE blade 26½”, marked “A&E H” (A & E Holler, London) at forte, sheet s...

A P1913 sword bayonet for the P14 rifle, marks at forte including “Remington” stamp and date 3 “17, in scabbard, with khaki webbing frog stamped ...