First World War Letters from Lance Corporal Henry Reginald Clark, 6th Platoon, B Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1916. A collection of correspondence from Lance Corporal H.R. Clark, 25/95, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, written during his service in Egypt, 1916. This lot includes three autograph letters with envelopes, three field service postcards, and three picture postcards. The letters, written to family members, provide personal reflections on training, life at the front, and a brief period in a military hospital.Excerpts include:1st April 1916: Writing from a training location, Clark describes the harsh conditions: “Our lot landed here a month ago and have been doing some very solid training since. I can tell you it is no joke marching through loose sand under a hot sun, with a full pack up, weighing about 80 pounds with rifle and ammunition. The flies here are an awful nuisance and are our worst enemies at present, for they carry all kinds of disease.”8th June 1916: Anticipating a return to the front line, he writes: “I expect we will be going back to the front line again soon; at any rate, I hope so, for there is always something to see in the trenches, plenty of excitement and (music?).”Reflecting on the war's impact on England, he adds: “I expect everything is changed in London since the war. You say, Vi, that the Zeppelins have not visited England lately, it must be that the fleet gave them such a shake up.”15th June 1916, Military Hospital: Writing from a hospital bed, Clark reassures his family after falling ill: “You will look when you see that this is written from the military hospital, but old Fritz has got one on to me this time. On the 13th, while in the trenches, I and a lot of my unit were ordered into hospital with German measles and influenza, but you don’t want to worry, for I will be back with my company again in a few days’ time.”He reflects on the dangers faced by his comrades: “As you thought, all our home leave is stopped indefinitely on account of the big advance. The fighting is very heavy down our way, but although a lot of my mates have been knocked out, I have got off with only a few scratches and a bruised left shoulder so far.” Footnote:Henry Reginald Clark was born on 26th November 1893. New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company. Embarkation details - Unit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916. He is listed as wounded in the field in France on 1st October 1916 and rejoined his unit on the 6th October. Appointed T/Sgt on 27th October. He served in the Raglan Home Guard in WW2. His full service records are available online.
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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY - A mixed group of Second World War-related black and white photographs on various topics, the majority with printed captions verso, largest 31cm x 25cm. Subjects including:Maginot Line (15)Pre-fabricated forts (23)Mixed and lone views including ammunition stockpiles, road blocks, camouflaged Bren carriers, B.E.F men coming home, London air raids and others (26 including some post-war reprints)Small quantity of related newspaper clippings
CRIMEAN WAR - 2099 Pte. Thomas Biggins 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot. Light Company. Autograph letter signed to his sister, Camp Sebastopol, 25th September 1855. An interesting letter describing his involvement in the Assault on the Redan, 8th September 1855. 4 pages, 13.5cm x 20cmExcerpts include "I am overjoyed to tell you that Sebastopol is ours but the Russians is occupying the north side of Sebastopol. I am sorry to tell that our regt. got a great cutting up as we were the advanced party in the assault at the attack of the Redan battery, after leaving our advanced trench we had to run two hundred and and forty yards to the ditch which was twenty feet deep[.] We had to carry scaling letters and plant them in the ditch and then we mounted the battery and in we went like Brittons[.] When we were going up to the parapet they threw pick axes at us and hammers, stones, tins and in fact everything they could get to throw at us[.] When they expended their ammunition when we went into the battery their (sic) were about fifty to our one, and they flew from us like chaff before the wind[.] The same time that we attacked the Redan the french attacked the Malakoff battery, and when the French beat them out of the battery they flew down and attacked us at the Redan in thousands now[.] As regarding myself I got off with a few bruises one in the shoulder and another in the thigh slightly[.] When we were coming from our long earned task our band played (see the conquering heroes comes) we lost out of our regiment about three hundred including killed, wounded and missing, we lost our Colonel, Major, Adjutant, one Captain, two Lieutenants killed, two Captains and two Lieuts wounded in the assault"Footnote:Thomas Biggins was born in Kensington, London, about 1825. He enlisted in the 97th, aged 17, on the 21st November 1842 and served for a total of 20 years and 232 days, and as follows, overseas: Ionian Islands, Malta, Jamaica, North America, 10 years 2 months, Greece, Crimea, 2 years 1 month and East Indies, 6 years 10 months. His general conduct and character was described as "Good. He is in possession of four Good conduct badges. There has been no badges of merit or gallant conduct in the field conferred upon him. The Crimean, Turkish & Indian Mutiny medals with clasps for Sebastopol and Lucknow have been granted to him for service in the field .... He has been slightly wounded in action at the Assault of Redan 8th September 1855.He was discharged on the 28th September 1864 and was described as height 5"8, fresh complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair and a Labourer by trade. He died aged 67 in 1892, at Kensington London.
A B.S.A. under-lever cocking action .177 / 4.5 mm calibre Air Rifle having a 17" long barrel and chequered pistol grip stock. Serial No. L17944. 39 5/16" long overall. Cocks and fires normally. Slight blemishes to stock.****ALL WEAPONS AND/OR AMMUNITION MUST BE COLLECTED IN PERSON - NO POSTAGE. It is an offence for a person under the age of 18 to purchase an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon, Proof of age will be required on collection which should be by prior arrangement.
Britains - A Group of Boxed Artillery Guns. Comprising: 1263 'Royal Artillery Gun and Ammunition'; 9704 & 9705 '25-Pounder Gun Howitzer' & 9710 'Gun of the Royal Artillery'. All include ammunition except 9705. Conditions generally appear Excellent overall, contained in generally Good to Good Plus set boxes. See photo.
Britains & Herald - 9499 'Tumbrel Cart' Plus Retailer Packs. Comprising set 9499, boxed; retailer pack for Herald H1720 'Wattle Farm Hurdles' (Cardboard sleeve containing 6 x original boxes, 5 appear full, 1 empty with missing end flaps); retailers packs for 9791 'Spare Ammunition' (contains 3 x sealed packs) & 9794 'Set of Shells' (contains multiple units, mostly full sprues). Conditions generally appear Excellent to Near Mint overall, contained in generally Good to Excellent packaging / boxes (9499 window has slight damage). See photos.
British 1888 Pattern Slade-Wallace Equipment Set, consisting of waist belt with brass waist belt clasp, pair of ammunition pouches, bayonet frog with pattern 1888 lee metford bayonet attached, shoulder brace straps, wooden Oliver Pattern water bottle with harness, metal mess tin and additional ammunition bandolier with stamps to the reverse ‘C.V.B.G.H’. Other equipment with various stamps. Generally good condition, water bottle with evidence of worm.
British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (Pte. A. J. Amoore. 3rd S.A.I.; Pte. R. Blom. 3rd S.A.I.; Pte. W. A. Cassell. 3rd S.A.I.; C.S.M. W. P. Cooper. 3rd S.A.I.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, generally very fine (4) £80-£100 --- Alex John Amoore was born in London on 26 June 1886, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 21 August 1915. He received a gunshot wound to the left arm during the Battle of the Somme on 29 July 1916, and was later discharged at Wynberg on 12 January 1918; he likely returned to civilian employment as a bank clerk at the National Bank, Boksburg. Rudolph Blom was born in Johannesburg around 1896, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 17 September 1915. Posted to France from 15 April 1916, his papers note that he was wounded in action on 15 July 1916. An accompanying published extract (annotated by a former custodian ‘Delville Wood’) adds: ‘Pte. Rudolph Blom, 19, sheltered in a dug-out which was loaded with ammunition’. Evacuated to England per H.S. St. David, he was discharged permanently unfit for further war service at Wynberg in November 1917. William Alfred Cassell was born in Cape Town around 1897, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 18 August 1915. Posted to the Western Front, his papers record that he received shrapnel wounds to both legs on 20 July 1916, and a further gunshot wound to the right leg on 8 February 1917; the latter occasion resulted in the amputation of this limb above the knee at Richmond Hospital. He was later described as ‘doing well’ before being discharged in June 1918. Walter Phillip Cooper was born in Cape Province in 1895, and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 21 October 1915. He fought in France from 19 August 1916 to 19 September 1916, his active service being halted by a gunshot wound to the right arm; evacuated to the King George Hospital in London, complications involving a fractured humerus effectively ended his campaign after just 1 month in the trenches. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.
A rare Great War ‘Q-ship operations’ D.S.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant F. G. J. Manning, Royal Naval Reserve, who was decorated for his gallantry in Acton’s successful action against the UC-72 off the French coast in August 1917 - ‘the submarine was so close that at one time it actually collided with the ship, shaking Acton fore and aft’: he had earlier been Mentioned in Despatches for leading the storming party that captured one of the Konigsberg’s landed guns at Bagamoyo in August 1916 Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917, unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt. F. G. J. Manning, R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. F. G. J. Manning) good very fine (4) £2,400-£2,800 --- Provenance: R. C. Witte Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2012. D.S.C. London Gazette 22 February 1918: ‘For services in action with enemy submarines.’ Francis Graham John Manning was born at Holyhead, Anglesey, in September 1892, and was appointed a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve in August 1915. Having joined the battleship H.M.S. Vengeance, he was embarked for East Africa that December. East Africa - Mentioned in Despatches Shortly thereafter, having arrived on the East Africa Station, Manning was transferred to the cruiser Talbot, as a consequence of which, he found himself navigating one of her steam pinnace’s in the landings at Simba Urange on 5 May 1916, when he disembarked a party of Royal Marines and Askaris who occupied a gun emplacement that had once housed one of the Konigsberg’s 4.1-inch guns. And it was in a similar operation against enemy positions at Bagamoyo on 15 August 1916 that he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 15 June 1917). On this occasion, however, he came ashore in charge of a machine-gun section with orders to storm another Konigsberg land-mounted gun emplacement, in which task, described by Admiral Charlton as ‘a most remarkable piece of work’, he succeeded. The operation is summarised thus in Conrad Cato’s The Navy Everywhere: ‘As soon as our men landed, Sub. Lieutenant Manning was sent in charge of a machine-gun section to rush the hill and capture the 4.1. This he did very skilfully, taking cover as soon as he reached the top of the rise, and peppering the Germans relentlessly, until they abandoned their gun and took to their heels. In addition to the gun, over 80 rounds of ammunition were found in the magazine near by, and a few days later both gun and ammunition were shipped to Zanzibar, where they were on view to admiring crowds of natives.’ In fact, in due course, the gun found its way home and was exhibited in the Mall near the north door of the Admiralty. ‘Q’-Ships - D.S.C. As verified by contemporary Navy Lists, Manning was transferred to ‘special service’ in the summer of 1917, when he joined the Q-ship Acton [a.k.a. Q-34] under Lieutenant-Commander C. N. Rolfe, D.S.O., R.N., and it was in the same capacity that he won his D.S.C. for the destruction of the UC-72 off the French coast on 20 August 1917. Rolfe’s subsequent report states: ‘I have the honour to report on an action which took place between H.M.S. Acton and a submarine yesterday, 20 August 1917. Acton was steaming at S.42 W. at 10 knots, in position 46 00 N. 8 48 W., when at 6.25 p.m. a submarine was sighted on the port quarter. Acton maintained approximately the same course and reduced speed to eight knots, orders being at the same time given to make more smoke and to avoid blowing off steam. The submarine commenced firing at 6.25 p.m. and continued at ranges varying from 8,300 to 6,000 yards until 8.00 p.m. During this time between 50 and 60 rounds were fired, eight of which were time-fused. The submarine ceased fire as boats were lowered. At 8 p.m. the ship was stopped, and “panic abandon ship stations” were carried out; smoke boxes were fired in the well deck and steam leakage turned on. At about this time the submarine submerged and carried out a close periscope inspection of the ship which lasted until 8.35 p.m.: the submarine was so close that at one time it actually collided with the ship, shaking Acton fore and aft. It then came to the surface about 1000 yards away and hailed the boats to come alongside; but as it was getting dark, the submarine was not seen through the spy-holes on the bridge. The next seen of the submarine, it was circling close round the ship on the surface, and at a range of between 200 and 300 yards, fire was opened on him just before the port beam. Six rounds were fired, at least four of which hit the submarine, the certain hits being two abaft and below the conning tower and two on the conning tower. Loud shouts came up from the submarine when Acton opened fire. The submarine then submerged stern first and most of her conning tower was shot away. The telegraph was put to full ahead, when the open fire bell was pushed and an attempt was made to ram the submarine as she submerged, a depth charge being dropped when over the spot where she submerged at 9.10 p.m. This exploded 10 to 15 seconds after being let go and sent up a column of black or dark brown water 25 to 30 feet high. It was now very dark, so the boats were found and hoisted. The foremost fall of the port life boat had been shot away and caused a little delay in hoisting. When the boats were clear of the water, Acton commenced steering in a square, in the hope of finding wreckage on which to drop another depth charge or for picking up survivors; but unfortunately at about 10.20 p.m. a light, then considered suspicious, but since only believed to be the reflection of a star, was seen and followed up. Nothing further was seen of the submarine, and I consider it was sunk; but the darkness prevented small objects being seen on the water: though after the depth charge had exploded the only man who was looking over the side aft said that the water had the appearance it would have “after the ship had been throwing overboard ashes”. The depth charge used seems to have gone into the submarine’s swirl. The weather was fine and the sea calm.’ Manning was awarded the D.S.C. and received a £40 share of the Admiralty’s resultant prize money. In March 1918, he removed to the Silene, a convoy sloop, but a sloop with a difference - in common with her consorts she had been designed to have the appearance of a merchantman, while her armament of two 4-inch guns, a 12-pounder and depth-charge throwers were all concealed, though whether she had any encounters of the U-boat kind remains unknown - certainly she landed three cases for hospital treatment at Buncrana in early October. He was demobilised in June 1919. Sold with copied research.
Three: Stoker J. Pearse, Royal Navy, who was killed aboard H.M.S. Alcantara in a furious action with the German raider Greif in February 1916 1914-15 Star (SS.100131, J. Pearse, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.100131 J. Pearse. Sto.1., R.N.) good very fine (3) £180-£220 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- John Pearse was killed in action on 29 February 1916, whilst serving aboard H.M.S. Alcantara. The R.M.S.P. Co’s. liner Alcantara was taken over by the Admiralty at the beginning of the First World War and converted into an auxiliary cruiser. The ship formed one of the 10th Cruiser Squadron and was commanded by Captain T. E. Wardle, her chief duty being the maintenance of the patrol between Scapa flow and the coast of Norway. At about mid day on 28 February 1916, the position of the Alcantara was 60 miles E. of the North of the Shetlands, where she was to contact her relief ship, the Andes, also an ex R.M.S.P. liner, when a wireless message instructed her to remain thereabouts and keep a sharp lookout for a suspicious steamship coming out of the Skagerrak. At about 8:45 on the following morning Captain Wardle spotted smoke on the horizon on his port beam. He bore up for the steamship, receiving at the same time a wireless warning from the Andes that this was in all probability the ship he was seeking. The Alcantara signalled to the vessel to stop, and fired two rounds of blank ammunition. The ships had approached to within 1,000 yards of each other, the Alcantara coming up astern and lowering a boarding boat, when the stranger, which had Norwegian colours painted on her side and her name Rena-Tonsberg, distinctly visible, dropped her bulwarks and ran out her guns. The British ship was at a disadvantage, though all her guns were manned, and she sustained a tremendous salvo which destroyed her telemotor, steering gear, engine room telegraph and telephones, as well as killing many men, but her guns replied at a range at which it was almost impossible to miss. The action was short but intense, and after some 15 to 20 minutes both ships were in a bad way. The German, which proved to be the raider Greif, was on fire and sinking, while the Alcantara had a heavy list to port and was taking on water so rapidly that Captain Wardle gave orders to ‘abandon ship’. She had been hit by a torpedo and gradually capsized, lying keel uppermost for a time, thus affording her crew an opportunity to secure rafts and pieces of wreckage. The Andes, followed by the cruiser Comus, and the destroyer Munster, now came upon the scene and picked up the survivors. Meanwhile the Greif had also been abandoned and the cruisers sank her by gun fire. Thus ended one of the most fiercely fought actions between merchant ships in the First World War. The Alcantara lost two officers and 67 men and Captain Wardle, who was among the survivors, was awarded the D.S.O. for this action. The total rescued from the Greif was 220 out of a compliment of about 300.
A Second War ‘Battle of Alamein’ M.C. group of four attributed to Lieutenant A. T. Almond, 46th (The Liverpool Welsh) Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, who was killed in action on 28 October 1942 Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1942, with Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; War Medal 1939-45; together with the named Army Council enclosure, extremely fine (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 5 November 1942: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East.’ The original Recommendation, for an Immediate M.C., states: ‘During the Battle of Alamein, at about 0900 hrs on 4 September 1942, Second Lieutenant Almond’s troop was ordered forward on to an exposed position subject to a lot of enemy artillery fire. Second Lieutenant Almond’s tank receives a direct hit from a large calibre gun. The tank, which was moving at about 10 m.p.h., caught fire and ammunition exploded. Second Lieutenant Almond and his gunner climbed out on to the turret of the tank but did not leave the rank until they had extricated the driver. Second Lieutenant Almond, although ordered to evacuate his crew, returned on another tank and managed to put out the fire sufficiently to get into the driver’s seat. He then started the engine and, although burnt himself, managed to tow out another tank which had been hit. He then drove his tank back, collected his crew, and returned into action after getting the tank into fighting trim. In spite of his burns and a temporarily blinded eye, he remained in action for another 10 hors under almost continuous shell fire. The determination, bravery, and coolness under fire which this officer showed proved a fine example to the remainder of his troop and the fact that they remained in their position materially assisted the success of the action on this front.’ Arthur Thomas Almond was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Rank Regiment from 102nd O.C.T.U. on 28 December 1940, and served with the 46th (The Liverpool Welsh) Battalion during the Second World War in North Africa, using Valentine tanks. Awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry during the Battle of Alamein, he was killed in action on 28 October 1942, on which date the Battalion was in support of the 26th Australian Brigade. ‘Valentine in North Africa’ gives the following account: ‘El Alamein, 46th RTR by now were also working with the Australians, and during the main Australian thrust on the night of October 28/29 were to attack with 2/23rd Battalion and secure the road. Unfortunately, things began to go wrong from the start. The final briefing was held very late, and Colonel Clarke returned without sufficient time to give his Squadron Leaders anything more than the barest details. The attack was to get under way almost immediately, and would be delivered from a start-line which had been chosen from the map, and which had not been reconnoitred. Some of the infantry would ride on the tanks, and others in carriers. The start-line was in fact, in the middle of a minefield, and on the way to it the regiments were subjected to heavy fire which caused the infantry to drop off. Several tanks missed the minefield gaps and became casualties. The situation became extremely confused, and the enemy fire rose to a crescendo. In the light of three or four burning Valentines the anti-tank gunners were able to pick off their victims from three sides at ranges up to 1,000 yards. The attack broke down into un-coordinated assaults which took a heavy toll of both tanks and infantry. Colonel Clarke and his Intelligence Officer were badly wounded by a mortar shell, and the Regiment was taken over by Major Offord. After a night of savage fighting, Colonel Evans of 2/23rd finally ordered his battalion to dig in at 04.00, 1,000 yards in advance of the original start line, The 2/23rd had lost 29 killed, 172 wounded and 6 missing. The 46th RTR had lost all but eight of their tanks and had a high percentage of their crews killed or wounded, including all the Squadron Commanders. The casualties sustained by the 46th and 2/23rd Battalion had not been in vain. After the battle, Rommel recorded that the British tanks and infantry had succeeded in blowing a gap in his line, cutting off the 2nd Bn 125 Panzer Grenadier Regiment and a Battalion of XIth Bansagliari, who remained in Thompson’s Post, almost surrounded by their assailants, resisting all attempts to dislodge them with a ferocious determination. In addition, the 125th Regiment’s 3rd Battalion had virtually ceased to exist by next morning, the battle having raged with tremendous fury for six hours.’ Almond is buried in El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. Sold with a fine portrait photograph of the recipient; rank pips; Royal Tank Regiment cap badge; a miniature M.C., a leather bound Bible, the inside inscribed ‘A. T. Almond, R.T.R.’; and a copy of ‘The White Company’, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with Bishop’s Stortford College Prize label affixed on the inside front cover, inscribed ‘Summer Term 1927, Form IA. Prize awarded to A. T. Almond’.
A collection of gun, shooting and cartridge related books including Collecting Shotgun Cartridges by Ken Rutterford, Army & Navy Stores Limited General Price List 1939-40, Boothroyd's Revised Directory of British Gunmakers, More Tales of the Old Gamekeepers, Cartridges of The British Isles, Shooting Sidelights, ICI Sporting Ammunition Catalogue, Eley & Kynoch Sporting Ammunitions, Parker-Hale Limited Everything For Shooting, Elderkin & Son (Gunmakers) Ltd of Spalding catalogue, Artilery: its Origin, Heyday and Decline etc.
Over five hundred .410, 20 and 12 bore shotgun cartridges including Lamberts of Ringwood Super Blues, Lyalvale Express, Hull CompX, Eley Extra Long etc, some in original boxes and some in military style ammunition carriers. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO VIEW OR PURCHASE THIS LOT AND FOR ALL SHOTGUNS OR RIFLES PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE RELEVANT CERTIFICATE BEFORE BIDDING. We are not able to offer our usual postage service for this lot
Over three hundred 12 bore shotgun cartridges including magnums, Gamebore Power Start etc, some in original boxes and some in vintage metal ammunition carrier. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO VIEW OR PURCHASE THIS LOT AND FOR ALL SHOTGUNS OR RIFLES PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE RELEVANT CERTIFICATE BEFORE BIDDING. We are not able to offer our usual postage service for this lot
Five hundred and eighty eight 20 bore shotgun cartridges including Winchester Magnum, some in original boxes, in two vintage ammunition tins. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO VIEW OR PURCHASE THIS LOT AND FOR ALL SHOTGUNS OR RIFLES PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE RELEVANT CERTIFICATE BEFORE BIDDING. We are not able to offer our usual postage service for this lot
Rare Colt .22 lightening pump action rifle and ammunition, serial number 3181, retailed by Watson and Hancock, 24inch sighted barrel roll marked with Colt address and patents, with London proof marks, chambered for .22 short or .22 long, but not .22 long rifle, half length magazine with sliding side loading gate, the receiver stamped with Colt stallion logo and engraved Watson and Hancock, 308 High Holborn, London. With 63 rounds of CCI .22 Long and 209 x Remington and Eley .22 short ammunition.UK FIREARMS LICENCE WITH .22 RIFLE VARIATION AND AMMUNITION ALLOWANCE OR RFD REQUIRED. THE AMMUNITION CAN ONLY BE HANDED OVER FACE TO FACE AND CANNOT BE POSTED. 105cm long The rifle is in pleasing overall condition with some light overall wear and patina. The bore has some light pitting throughout however a reasonable rifling pattern remains. The action works correctly and positively. The bluing has worn throughout and whilst there are traces of original blue all over, the metal finish has largely turned to a plum / grey brown. There are some very light minor dents around the action cover area next to the retailer address. The screwheads all show signs of being worked and some time spent improving the slots of all the heads would certainly improve the look of the gun. There appear to have been some alteration to the exposed end of an internal screw on the lower tang which can be seen to the right of the serial number, there are some light file marks here, see image 17 online.There has been a re-stuck section of wood at the bottom toe of the stock see image 16. There is also a small chip to the top corner of the stock where it meets the action on the left hand side as can be seen in image 15. There is a faint hairline to the front of the forend however the wood looks stable here, see image 10 online. The wood is a little dry and lacking in patina or finish around the wrist of the stock, the woodwork otherwise has a nice finish or lustre to it.
Volunteer MkIII .577 Snider rifle said to have been Frederic Greener's personal rifle, 39inch barrel secured by three bands, with three groove rifling fitted with barleycorn front sight with clip-on spring steel cover and folding ladder rear sight with clip on cover stamped 'Snider' with RD mark, the MkIII breech with Birmingham proof marks, crowned AS inspection stamps and Snider's Patent arrow cipher, plain double line border engraved lock with traces of colour case harden, the stock unusually chequered with fine interlacing panels and fitted with brass furniture.The Vendor bought this rifle from Greenjacket antiques who supplied the following information with the rifle.Provenance: The following information was kindly supplied by Mr Graham Greener of W.W. Greener Frederic Greener (1872 - 1949) Frederic Greener was the youngest of W W Greener's sons to become involved with gunmaking. Like his elder brother William Oliver he was not really interested in guns; but like his brothers before him he completed his apprenticeship in the factory and worked alongside the other craftsmen. One of Fred's passions was chemistry and he spent many years blacking and browning gun barrels to obtain the very fine figures in damascus barrels and the deep blue-black sheen of properly blacked steel barrels. He became an accomplished chemist and during a varied career he invented synthetic 'Rosin' a resin which was cast into egg shaped pieces and used on the bows of violins. This was as a result of another of his interests - he was an accomplished musician. Like his brother Harry he was also an inventor and patented several inventions relating to guns. His first was for an adaptor for miniature rifle ammunition 1904 and this was followed by two more patents in 1905 the first for a safety device and the second for the 'Nomisguard'. This device slid over the end of the barrels of a double gun to provide protection from hot barrels during rapid shooting. It had two 'ears' one on either side of each barrel designed to concentrate the shooter's aim for bird shooting. In 1907 he invented an offset barrel conversion which enabled rim fire ammunition to be used in a centre fire rifle. His last invention involving guns came in 1909 for a folding rear sight for rifles. Fred was a keen shot and represented his country on several occasions. In W W Greener's book The British Miniature Rifle published in 1908 there is a picture showing the target with ten shots made by Fred Greener at the International match between England and Australia in 1907. Fred also won the Daily Mirror Championship Cup in 1907 - both matches were won with W W Greener rifles of course! In the early 1890s cycling became very fashionable and Fred became a keen cyclist so his father eventually set him up with his own bicycle business. This was carried on in Edmund Street quite near to the W W Greener factory so that Fred could take advantage of the various machines and workshops to make the parts required for bicycle manufacture. Fred did not make bicycles for very long and soon returned St Mary's Row to work for his father again. He continued at the factory for many years being associated with the various improvements to rifles and rifle sights working closely with Harry Greener on these inventions. He died in 1949 after a short illness. This Snider target rifle originally belonged to Fred and although it was not made in the Greener factory it was chequered by Fred and used by him in target shooting competitions. Section 58 (2) Antique / obsolete calibre, can be owned without a licence. Buyer must be over the age of 18, age verification will be required if the lot is to be posted out. 139cm long The rifle is in excellent general condition. The bore is is mint without fault or pitting. There is some very light speckling that can be seen around the breech block and chamber area. The lock works correctly with a strong spring, there is some very light speckling that can be seen within the colour case hardening. The metal finish is good and largely still all present, starting to fade in small areas. The cleaning rod is possibly a replacement as it carries an engraved military unit mark which you wouldn't expect to see on a privately owned firearm.
Collection of mixed reloading equipment, to include a Lee Powder thrower on stand, set of Lee Scales and priming tool, reloading manual, bullet puller, lubrication tube, MTM ammunition boxes, micrometers, ammunition trays and also a part set of Lee .223 and .303 dies, and a Hornady overall length gauge with .223, .270, and .303 cartridge cases but lacking the special bullet head attachments.
Mixed ammunition, to include a belt of ten 12.7mm rounds, ninety seven 5.56 tracer rounds, twenty seven WWII era .380 rounds, ten 7.62 tracer rounds, 31 .45 ACP WWII era rounds, one .303, two 7.92 and one ,30-06, eight blank rounds, four mixed rimfire rounds, and twenty four .297/230 rounds. UK FIREARMS LICENCE WITH CORRECT AMMUNITION OR RFD REQUIRED. FACE TO FACE HAND OVER ONLY. THIS LOT CANNOT BE POSTED.
Left hand Hatsan Escort Magnum 12 bore semi auto shotgun, serial number 444247, 28inch barrel with five chokes, Birmingham superior steel proof marks, two round capacity magazine, covered in a Mossyoak leaf and bark effect finish. UK SHOTGUN LICENCE OR RFD REQUIRED. 128.5cm long The gun is in good general condition. The bore is bright with some small spots of accumulated muck but no signs of pitting or damage. The barrel is free from dents. The action works correctly with snap caps, we have not been able to test the gun with live ammunition so cannot fully guarantee it. There are a few scrapes and minor losses to the vinyl finish on the gun, but there are no obvious damages to the stock or forend.
GSG Schmeisser STG-44 .22lr semi auto rifle, serial number A725629, 17inch barrel with tangent rear sight, together with two twenty four round magazines and a Picatinny rail attachment.UK FIREARMS LICENCE WITH .22 RIFLE VARIATION OR RFD REQUIRED. 94cm long The rifle is in very good general condition showing little signs of use. The bore is excellent, clean with a decent rifling pattern. The action appears to function correctly however we have not tested it with live ammunition so cannot fully guarantee it runs flawlessly. The metal and wood finish are all good with minor usage marks and scratches. The composite grips have some scuff marks.
Spanish FR8 La Coruna arsenal Mauser action 7.62 / .308 bolt action rifle, serial number FR8-39807 to bolt and action, 19inch barrel including A2 style flash hider, receiver dated 1956, wheel adjustable aperture sights, Birmingham Nitro proof marks. Together with a canvas sling. UK FIREARMS LICENCE WITH 7.62 OR 308 RIFLE VARIATION OR RFD REQUIRED99cm longThe rifle is in good general condition with only small signs of service issue. The bore is mirror bright with a decent rifling pattern that has no pitting or damage and little signs of wear. The action works correctly and positively. The finish has some wear in places and the stock has some light scratches oil stains and dents but no splits or repairs. We have not tested this rifle with live ammunition.
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