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A Pair Of Liège Flintlock D.B. All-Steel Box-Lock Pocket Pistols Signed Farmer, London, Third Quarter Of The 18th Century With turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved octagonal breeches and signed actions, the latter each lightly engraved with foliage, border engraved flat-sided butts each terminating in a scroll on both sides and decorated with a foliate scroll on the back, and sliding border engraved trigger-guards each decorated with a starburst on the bow (2) 3.8 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A French 40-Bore Flintlock Officer's Pistol, And A Liège 25-Bore Flintlock Officer's Pistol The first Signed Boutet A Versailles, The Second Indistinctly Signed M. Peders A Liège, Both Early 19th Century The first with swamped rebrowned twist part octagonal polygroove rifled sighted barrel engraved with foliage at the muzzle and breech, the latter stamped 'F. Dombret' beneath, the top flat engraved 'Canon A Ruban' forward of an explosion, small gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang with back-sight and decorated with foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a design of foliage on the tail and with gold-lined pan and roller, foliate engraved cock and steel, figured full stock carved with a line of beadwork down the back of the butt and with a panel of unusual chequering on each side highlighted with silver pins, steel mounts comprising side-nail plates, one engraved with addorsed prone lions and the other with a profile monkey-head, ovoidal pommel-plate encircled by a silver band and engraved with a design of foliage, trigger-guard decorated en suite on the bow and with shaped foliate engraved finial, faceted ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon and border engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod, probably original (barrel-bolt missing); the second with reblued octagonal sighted barrel, signed rounded lock (cock replaced, steel refaced) with roller, figured full stock (old splits and repairs) with chequered rounded butt fluted down the spine, border engraved steel mounts comprising shaped side-plate decorated with a drape, flat octagonal butt-cap decorated with a starburst, trigger-guard with a swag on the bow and with shaped foliate engraved finial, and later horn-tipped ramrod (some wear and rust patination) (2) 19.9 cm. and 19.3 cm. barrels Footnotes: Francois Dombret is recorded between 1739 and 1806. In 1793 he proofed barrels at the Manufacture De Paris and in 1803 was an auditor at the Manufacture De Versailles For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of French 32-Bore Flintlock Rifled Officer's Pistols Indistinctly Signed, Early 19th Century With reblued swamped octagonal sighted polygroove rifled barrels, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved bevelled flat detented locks each with traces of maker's signature and decorated with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, moulded figured full stocks (old splits and repairs, one fore-end partly replaced) each carved with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe and with a garland down the back of each chequered butt, border engraved steel mounts comprising shaped flat side-plates each decorated with a martial trophy, flat ovoidal pommel-caps each with an explosion in an oval, trigger-guards each with further martial trophy on the bow and with urn-shaped finial, adjustable set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrod (the other missing, escutcheons replaced, wear and rust patination overall) (2) 27.2 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 55-Bore Percussion Deringer Pocket Pistol Mid-19th Century With sighted barrel stamped with spurious retailer's details 'SCHMIDT & CO. HOUSTON' along the sighting flat and rifled with seven grooves (worn), border engraved breech and tang, the latter with back-sight and decorated with foliage, back-action lock (trigger replaced) and dolphin hammer decorated en suite, figured full stock (minor repair beneath lock) with chequered bird's head butt, characteristic German silver mounts comprising drop-shaped butt-cap, shaped side-plate, trigger-guard with foliate finial and engraved with a foliate scroll on the bow, shield-shaped vacant escutcheon, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, the last also forming the ramrod-entry, and ramrod, possibly original, with later brass tip 8.4 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun Signed Portlock, Pontefract, Mid-19th Century With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in capitals along the rib, breeches each with gold line, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat locks decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, figured half-stock with chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog and foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard decorated en suite on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and steel-tipped ramrod, Birmingham proof marks; together with leather cartridge magazine (some damage), the interior of the lid (detached, straps missing) with gilt trade label of T. Hepplestone, Gun, Rifle & Pistol Manufacturers, Manchester, the exterior with brass escutcheon engraved with owner's name 'ALFRED LEACH, ROCHDALE', circa 1900, and a Stanley Ferrostat flask, in its leather case with suspension strap (3) The first 73.3 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 16-Bore Tubelock D.B. Sporting Gun By Alden & Smith From J. Manton's, London, No. 189, Circa 1826-29 With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed along the damascus twist rib (signature refreshed), recessed border engraved patent breeches decorated with a gundog's head between and each with platinum lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang engraved with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved flat locks each decorated with foliage and with a pheasant in a landscape, foliate engraved hammers and tube-retainers, the latter each acting against a spring roller, lacquered highly figured half-stock with chequered grip and velvet-covered cheek-pad (worn and slightly damaged), border engraved steel mounts including serial numbered trigger-guard decorated with pheasants in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate engraved with a scallop shell on the pineapple-shaped finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, and brass-mounted ramrod (some wear and pitting), London proof marks 74.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Ex Peter Bedford Collection Robert Alden and Thomas Smith were at 9 Princes Court, Westminster between 1826 and 1829, and 55 Parliament Street between 1829 and 1835 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 16-Bore Tubelock D.B. Sporting Gun By Joseph Manton, Hanover Square, London, No. 8769 For 1822 With rebrowned twist barrels with silver fore-sight, signed in full along the rib and with bright bores, recessed patent breeches engraved with foliage between and each with short platinum line, rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp (one replaced in copper) and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang engraved with foliage involving addorsed hound's heads at the top, serial numbered border engraved flat locks each decorated en suite, signed 'Joseph Manton Patent' and with square tail, hammers (one retaining screw missing) each engraved with a foliated serpent, and engraved tube-retainers (one with replaced screw) each acting against a reblued spring roller, figured half-stock with chequered grip, reblued border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks and Charles Lancaster's barrelsmith's mark 74.3 cm. barrels Footnotes: Previously unrecorded For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine 11-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun From The Gewehrkammer Of The Kings Of Hanover By C. Piper, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1850 With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in gold capitals along the rib, engraved case-hardened breeches each with large platinum plug and decorated with a gamebird in a landscape between pairs of gold lines on the rib between, border engraved case-hardened tang decorated with symmetrical scrolling foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each decorated with scrolling foliage and differing landscape scenes inhabited by gundogs and gamebirds, case-hardened dolphin hammers decorated with foliage en suite and each inhabited by a pheasant, the internal working parts retaining their burnished finish, lacquered highly figured half-stock (minor loss of lacquer) with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts decorated with foliage en suite with the locks and comprising butt-plate (minor loss of finish) with a seated gundog and a gamebird hanging from a branch in a landscape on the heel tang, trigger-guard with raised looped tang and decorated with a spaniel flushing a woodcock in a landscape within a rectangle on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest of a blood royal, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original white-metal mounted ramrod with threaded cap over the worm, and in fine condition retaining most of its original finish (sling mounts missing), London proof marks 74 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance The Gewehrkammer of the Kings of Hanover, Blankenburg until moved to Schloss Marienburg in 1945 Three Charles Pipers are recorded at 97 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire between 1823 and 1830; Bennet Street, Cambridge between 1849 and 1855; and Narrow Bridge Street, Peterborough, Northamptonshire in 1840 The crest is that of the Walmesley family, Lancashire For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Cased 13-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting Gun By Thomas Boss, 73 St. James's Street, London, No. 778 For 1847 With rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels signed in full along the twist rib, case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug, short platinum line and engraved with a starburst between, case-hardened tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and stamped 'TB' for Thomas Brazier on the inside, dolphin hammers decorated en suite, figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with two black cock in a landscape and scrolling foliage along the blued heel tang, blued serial numbered trigger-guard decorated with foliage en suite and with a pointer in a landscape within a border of repeated flowering foliage on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with foliate engraved pointed finial of pineapple form, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, sling mounts, brass-mounted serial numbered ramrod, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted oak case with accessories including Brazier's Improved planished tin powder-flask engraved with owner's initials, shot-flask, T-shaped combination tool (surface rust), in its leather wallet with extra sidenail, mutton bone nipple-box and brush, and extra ramrod, the interior of the lid with later maker's trade label over the original, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest above 'G.S. Elliot', and with remains of its outer leather travelling cover tooled 'G.S. Elliot', London proof marks and barrelsmith's marks of Christopher Aston 76 cm. barrels Footnotes: Literature Donald Dallas, Boss & Co. Builders Of Best Guns Only, 1995, pp. 44-45, colour pls. 6 and 7 The crest is probably that of Gilbert Stephen Elliot of the Elliot family of Minto, Co. Roxburgh, Scotland Following the death of his father, William, to whom Thomas Boss (1790-1857) was apprenticed, the famous John Manton kept him on and later employed him as a journeyman. In 1816 he set up as a truss and gunmaker and carried out work for James Purdey as an outworker. He was at 73 St. James's Street between 1842 and 1859 and the business carries on to this day as Thomas Boss & Co. Ltd. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased .600 (22-Bore) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle By William Greener, Maker By Appointment To H.R.H. Prince Albert, No. 3808, Circa 1855 With browned finely twist sighted barrels signed along the wide damascus rib and each rifled with twelve spiral grooves, blued foliate scroll engraved leaf-sights calibrated from '120', '170' and '220' yards and each with slender platinum line, case-hardened breeches each with platinum plug and engraved with a lion-mask amid foliage on the flat between, slightly rounded signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, hammers and safety-catches decorated en suite, lacquered highly figured half-stock with finely chequered pistol-grip and fore-end, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a prone stag in a landscape within an oval and symmetrical foliate scrollwork on the heel tang, serial numbered trigger-guard en suite and with a tiger in a landscape in an oval on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with foliate scroll engraved pineapple-shaped finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, circular hinged case-hardened patch-box over decorated with a boa constrictor preying on an antelope framed by foliage, gold escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, sling mounts, brass-mounted ramrod, and in fine condition retaining nearly all its original finish: in original brass-mounted mahogany case lined and fitted in blue baize with some accessories including blued steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved Capt. Cartwright, 15th Hussars' and centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 72.4 cm. barrels Footnotes: William Greener (1806-1869) is recorded in Newcastle-upon-Tyne between 1829 and 1843, and subsequently in Birmingham between 1844 and 1869. He claimed the invention of the expanding bullet in 1836 and was awarded £1000 by the Government in 1857. He was granted various patents relating to firearms and was responsible for inventions including whaling guns, Davy lamps, a self-righting life-boat, level crossing-gates, and an electric-light system. He received awards for guns and barrels 'perfectly forged and polished' at the Great Exhibition of 1853 and the Paris Exhibition of 1855. He was the author of The Gun, 1835; The Science of Gunnery, 1841; and Gunnery in 1858. Greener was instrumental in the agitation which resulted in the Gun Barrel Proof Act of 1855 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 14-Bore D.B. Percussion Sporting Gun For Shot And Ball By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 3972 For 1845 With heavy rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels (scattered surface pitting) signed in full along the rib, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line and pierced platinum plug engraved with a rosette, and with a foliate motif on the flat between, tang including sighting flat engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, case-hardened signed border engraved serial numbered flat locks decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, highly figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard, the latter retaining much original blueing on the inside of the bow, trigger-plate with slender finial and rear ramrod-pipe finial both engraved en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, engraved steel barrel-bolt escutcheons, grooved forward trigger, later sling mounts, and brass-mounted ramrod, probably original, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Evans 78.7 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 214 The Chris Wynn Collection of Early Purdeys Literature L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 234. Recorded as sold on 14 July 1845 for £52.15.0. Originally built as one of a pair, but apparently split before initial sale. The gun appears to have been later resold to a Mr. W.H. Townsend For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A .650 (16-Bore) Percussion Sporting Rifle By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 2239 For 1832 With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat, rifled with ten spiral grooves, and leaf-sighted from '100' to '200' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, border engraved recessed patent breech retaining some case-hardening and with two platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tang with tiger's mask on the sighting flat, signed border engraved serial numbered detented flat lock decorated with foliate scrollwork and with a prone stag in a landscape, the mechanism retaining its burnished finish, dolphin hammer with foliate scrolls en suite, engraved safety-catch, ebonised half-stock (minor old bruising) with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end, the latter with dark horn cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a stag's head and foliate scrolls on the heel tang, blued serial numbered trigger-guard with chequered spur and decorated with a tiger in a landscape between borders of ropework on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with a scallop shell above a palmette on the pointed finial, border engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, sling button engraved as a flower-head, replacement wooden ramrod, and retaining some original finish, London proof mark and James Purdey's barrelsmith's mark 73.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance The Chris Wynn Collection of Early Purdeys Literature L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 148. Recorded as sold on 7 August 1832 for £39.18.0. Unsworth notes 'The Customer, Lord Craven, also bought rifle No. 2361 [see lot 77]. No. 2239 was sold at auction in 1974 with the barrel to 2361, 36''.' Donald Dallas, Purdey Gun & Rifle Makers..., 2000, p. 191 William Craven, 2nd Earl of Craven (1809-1866), styled Viscount Uffington until 1825, was educated at Christchurch, Oxford. In 1829 he was commissioned captain in the Berkshire Regiment of Militia. Lord Craven was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Warwickshire and of Berkshire in 1831. In 1853 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire and held the office until 1856 when he resigned due to ill-health The bottom of the butt punched 'HOWELL' twice and incised '1832 July 12', presumably the date the stock was completed For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss Circa 1780, The Lock By W. Burnett, Southampton, Circa 1830 With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, border engraved octagonal breech engraved 'London' along the top flat, tang with traces of engraved decoration, flat bevelled lock signed in capitals and with roller, figured full stock (minor old splits on one side behind the muzzle and behind the tail of the lock) with drop-shaped moulding behind the barrel tang, border engraved brass mounts comprising pierced ribbon side-plate, vacant escutcheon, butt-plate decorated with foliage on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with a flower-head on the bow and with acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm, Tower private proof marks 30.3 cm. barrel Footnotes: William Burnett is recorded at 18 St. Mary's Square, Southampton between 1823 and 1839 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss By Bennett, Royal Exchange, London, Late 18th Century With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech engraved 'ROYAL.EXCHANGE. London' along the top flat, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed flat bevelled lock (old light pitting) lightly engraved with foliage on the stepped tail, figured full stock (old split beneath the lock, fore-stock with old repair along one side at the muzzle) with chequered grip, a dot in the centre of each diamond, border engraved brass mounts comprising vacant escutcheon, butt-plate with a crossed bow and quiver on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a flower-head on the bow and with acorn finial, turned ramrod pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod (repaired) with iron worm, London proof marks and Bennett's barrelsmith's mark 34.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: John 2 Bennett was apprenticed to his father who is recorded as Citizen and Cutler in 1758. The father was a sword cutler and silver hilt maker registering his mark with the Goldsmith's Company in 1761. John 2 worked on his own account at '67 Threadneedle Street opposite the North Gate of Ye Royal Exchange' between 1781 and 1803, and was elected Master of the Cutlers' Company in 1779 and 1793. The business was succeeded by his widow Elizabeth For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss By Henry Nock, London, Early 19th Century With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech signed in capitals along the top flat, plain tang, flat bevelled lock signed in capitals, figured full stock stamped with an indistinct mark above 'J.N' on the side-flat, brass mounts comprising flat scroll side-plate, butt-plate engraved 'H.M. MAIL COACHES' on the heel tang, trigger-guard with pineapple-shaped finial and engraved 'BATH' over 'LONDON' on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and steel ramrod, London proof marks 35.8 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss By Heylin, Cornhill, London, Circa 1770 With three-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and signed in large capitals along the top of the breech, grooved foliate engraved tang, border engraved rounded lock decorated with foliage on the tail, cock en suite, figured full stock (some old bruising) carved with a foliate apron around the barrel tang, brass mounts comprising rounded side-plate of service type, large border engraved vacant oval escutcheon, butt-plate decorated with a flower-head and foliage on the border engraved heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with a flower-head on the bow, brass ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod (barrel tang and lock with some old rust patination), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 41 cm. barrel Footnotes: Joseph Heylin was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1777 and died in 1801. For more details regarding this maker see Norman Dixon, 'Joseph Heylin, A Georgian Gunmaker 1730-1801', J.A.A.S., Vol. XVII, No. 3 (March 2002), pp. 155-189 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 8-Bore Flintlock Wildfowling Gun By Staudenmayer, London, No. 1732, Circa 1820 With rebrowned twist two-stage barrel with silver fore-sight and turned girdle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and signed along the top flat, breech engraved 'PATENT' between platinum lines, recessed on one side and with raised platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved serial numbered flat lock decorated with foliate scrolls inhabited by a serpent on the tail, finely formed rainproof pan, and border engraved steel with roller acting on a ramp on the steel-spring, the refaced steel engraved 'Staudenmayer Patent' and with pierced recess fitting over the lip of the pan, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts (old light rust patination) comprising butt-plate decorated en suite with the lock on the heel tang, serial numbered trigger-guard with scrolled foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons and later horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks and William Fullerd's barrelsmith's mark 94 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance The Dr. T. Shaun Brown Collection Literature Shaun Brown, 'Samuel Staudenmayer Gun Maker Cockspur Street, London', Arms Collecting, Vol. 40, No. 3 (August 2002), pp. 90-93 Samuel Henry Staudenmayer, former workman of John Manton, was gunmaker to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York. He is a noted maker of rifles and repeating air weapons. His will was proved in 1825 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Percussion Overcoat Or Travelling Pistols By Westley Richards, 170 New Bond St., London, No. 593, Circa 1850 With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each decorated with a foliate scroll on top and with platinum line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed flat locks and dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, the latter each with ovoidal case-hardened cap with foliate scroll engraved hinged circular patch-box cover, blued serial numbered trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, and retaining nearly all their original finish: in their contemporary lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories comprising small Sykes Patent powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish (cut-off spring incomplete), steel bullet mould and ramrod, the exterior of the lid with vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 6.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: William Westley Richards, whose agent was William Bishop (''The Far-famed Bishop of Bond Street''), had a retail shop at 170 New Bond Street between 1826 and 1872 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 28-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistol Signed Thos. Lee, London, Dated 1840 With browned twist octagonal sighted barrel (loss of surface finish) engraved 'LONDON' along the top flat and stamped 'WIRE TWISTED' along the bottom flat, foliate engraved breech with white-metal line and plug, border engraved tang with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved back-action detented lock signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork, dolphin hammer en suite, figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt (worn), blued trigger-guard engraved en suite with the lock on the bow and with engraved pineapple finial, diamond-shaped white-metal butt-cap, dated escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram, white-metal barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, blued adjustable set trigger, and original steel-tipped ramrod, Birmingham marks 18.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: A Thomas Lee is recorded in Birmingham between 1834 and 1845 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Percussion Target Pistols Of Small Bore By Jackson, Princes Street, London, Mid-19th Century With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved with maker's address along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each decorated with a foliate scroll on the top flat, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened flat locks and dolphin hammers (one spur replaced) decorated en suite, the latter each with safety-catch behind, finely figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, dark horn fore-end caps, original steel-tipped ramrods, and some original finish (some surface rust patination), London proof marks (2) 28 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker is almost certainly Richard 2 Jackson recorded at 19 Princes Street, Portman Market, London between 1831 and 1846 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Fine Cased Pair Of Irish 40-Bore Percussion Duelling Pistols By Wm. & Jn. Rigby, Dublin, Nos. 7332/3 For 1833 With etched twist octagonal sighted barrels each with bright bore, signed in gothic script along the top flat and with blued fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with three platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs and border engraved detented back-action locks, the former each with blued back-sight, the latter each signed in gothic script on a scroll, foliate engraved dolphin-shaped hammers, highly figured half-stocks each with rounded butt with flattened ovoidal pommel, blued steel mounts comprising slightly spurred border engraved pommel-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, blued set triggers and turned rear ramrod-pipes, the latter each with knurled border, original serial numbered brass-tipped ramrods each with thread cap over the worm, and in fine condition retaining all their original finish: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted serial numbered mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask retaining nearly all its lacquered finish, brass-mounted combined mallet and cleaning rod, bullet mould and mainspring clamp, the latter retaining its case-hardened and burnished finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage), the exterior (minor old split) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, and complete with its leather travelling cover (handle detached, buckle-straps replaced) 18.3 cm. barrels Footnotes: Literature D.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs Rigby 1760-1869, 1992, p. 71. Described as 'Pair of round-handled duelling pistols' and sold to R. Clayton Brown For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistol By C. Moore, 77 St. James's Street, London, No. 1889, Circa 1840 Browned octagonal sighted barrels each with bright polygroove rifled bore and signed in full along the top flat, blued front and back sights, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with platinum line and large platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs decorated with foliate scrollwork, shaped border engraved case-hardened detented locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and inscribed 'C. MOORE'S PATENT', the intend working parts retaining their original burnished finish, case-hardened hammers decorated with foliage en suite and each with safety-catch behind, highly figured half-stocks, chequered rounded grips each with slightly flared ovoidal pommel, the latter set with silver lion-mask cap cast and chased in relief between engraved foliage, blued serial numbered spur trigger-guards each engraved with foliate scrollwork within ropework borders on the bow, blued trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, blue pineapple-shaped fore-end plates each engraved with foliate scrollwork, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued triggers, no provision for ramrods and in exceptional original condition: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask, the body embossed with a brace of hanging partridge on each side, combined ramrod and mallet with leather-covered head, and steel bullet-mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with vacant circular brass escutcheon centred on a circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrels Footnotes: Literature Peter Hawkins, The Price Guide To Antique Guns & Pistols, 1973, p. 150 W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Trade Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, p. 117, pl. 424 Charles 2 Moore is recorded at No. 77 St. James's Street, London between 1825 and 1842. He was appointed Furbisher to St. James's Palace & Hampton Court in 1829, and Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to William IV in 1836 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 60-Bore Flintlock Rifled Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Another Of 40-Bore The First By Cartmell, Thomas, Doncaster, The Second Signed T. Hawker, Both Early 19th Century The first with turn-off barrel rifled with seven grooves, border engraved brass action signed in script over each side, thumbpiece safety-catch, trigger-guard with a star on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, Tower private proof marks; the second of similar form, with turn-off smooth-bore barrel, the action signed within an oval against a martial trophy on one side, and with a vacant oval against a martial trophy on the other (steel probably replaced, steel parts with some rust patination), Birmingham proof marks and unidentified mark (2) 4.7 cm. and 4.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance The first sold in these Rooms, The Danny Wing Collection, 25 July 2007, lot 291 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 54-Bore Flintlock Tutenag Box-Lock Pocket Pistol By Perry, London, Late 18th Century With turn-off barrel engraved around the breech, border engraved action signed with a foliate scroll issuing from the mouth of a profile head on one side, and inscribed 'LONDON' on a banner against a fantastical bird and foliage on the other, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel (cock repaired), trigger-guard engraved with a panel of overlapping leaves on the bow, and flat-sided butt with silver borders engraved with beadwork and inlaid along each side with a silver panel engraved with graduated foliage, and with a silver martial trophy on the back, Tower private proof marks 5.6 cm. barrel Footnotes: The maker is probably William 2 Perry, uncle of Harvey Walklate Mortimer to whom the latter was apprenticed in 1765 or 1766. It is thought that Perry started his career in West Bromwich and was a gunlock maker to the Board of Ordnance between 1756 and 1758. He is then recorded as a gunmaker and wine importer at 94 Snow Hill, Birmingham between 1784 and 1788. He marked his firearms 'London' Cf. a related pistol by William Grice and sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 July 2004, lot 535 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols By T. Richards, Circa 1770 With bright turn-off cannon barrels, bright border engraved actions each signed in capitals within a foliate scroll on one side and decorated with a small rocaille and foliage on the other, engraved cocks (one repaired), sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head within a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and figured slightly hooked flat-sided butts each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork enriched with small silver pins (some rust patination), private Birmingham proof marks and maker's mark (2) 5.7 cm. barrels Footnotes: T. Richards was the principal maker of the remarkable collection of eighty guns, pistols and blunderbusses assembled by the country squire William Palling of Brownhill, Gloucestershire, which were left to his brother upon his death in 1793, with instruction ''that they all may be kept clean''. For an account of the Palling Collection see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1709, 1975, pp. 119-120, pls. 455-473 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Irish 18-Bore Flintlock Overcoat Or Travelling PistolBy Cole, Belfast, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel engraved 'Belfast' and stamped with Irish registration number 'D-N 12989' for Co. Down along the top flat, the rear of the breech engraved with a line of repeated foliage, border engraved tang en suite and decorated with a flower-head, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals and decorated with a starburst behind the pan and on the stepped tail, ring-neck cock, safety-catch and roller, figured full stock with rounded butt, steel trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with pineapple finial, slotted ramrod-pipe, and brass-tipped ramrod 10.7 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 28-Bore Flintlock Travelling Or Overcoat Pistol By S. Wallis, Circa 1820 With rebrowned twist sighted barrel (old light pitting), foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat lock with safety-catch and roller (cock retaining screw, top jaw and screw replaced), figured full stock with rounded pineapple chequered butt, recoloured trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a shield and foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon, slotted ramrod-pipe, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 12 cm. barrel Footnotes: A Stephen Wallis is recorded in Birmingham between 1807 and 1826. For a very similar pistol almost certainly by the same maker and sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms & Armour..., 29 November 2017, lot 273 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Irish 14-Bore Flintlock Officer's Pistol, And A 32-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Pocket Pistol The First Early 19th Century, The Second Signed Fenton, London, Mid-19th Century The first with octagonal sighted barrel, engraved tang (broken), flat bevelled lock with roller, figured full stock (bruised beneath the lock) with swelling rounded butt, brass mounts comprising butt-cap engraved with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow and with pineapple finial, brass fore-end cap, vacant silver escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod (steel parts pitted); the second with turn-off barrel retaining some blueing, signed action engraved with foliage, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch, blued folding trigger, figured flat-sided butt, and vacant white-metal diamond-shaped escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks (2) 23.3 cm. and 4.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 16-Bore Flintlock Duelling Or Officer's Pistol By Calverts, Leeds, Circa 1800 With rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel (two narrow flaws towards the muzzle) engraved 'LEEDS' on the top flat and punched with a row of small stars between lines at the rear of the breech, border engraved tang decorated with a foliate swag, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, figured full stock with rounded flat-sided butt, blued steel trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and engraved with a flower-head and foliage on the bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks 21.9 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Pistol Of Musket Bore With Spring Bayonet Signed Cuff, Probably John, London, Circa 1820 With octagonal barrel stamped 'London' and fitted with folding bayonet above, silver touch-hole, engraved tang incorporating the bayonet release-catch, signed flat bevelled lock with engraved stepped tail, safety-catch and roller, the cock engraved with a martial trophy, figured full stock with rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheon, and steel ramrod with worm, probably original, Birmingham proof marks 20.7 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms The John Wilmot Collection, 25 July 2007, lot 409 John Cuff is recorded as a 'Goldsmith, Jeweller & Dealer in Firearms' at 131 New Bond Street, London between 1818 and 1824, and at 106 Regent Street, London between 1825 and 1827. He also retailed cased crossbows For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Flintlock Pistols Of Carbine Bore By Holmes, Circa 1820 With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels, border engraved case-hardened tangs decorated with foliage, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage at the stepped tail, engraved cocks and safety-catches, and rollers, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards (one tang rust patinated) and turned ramrod-pipes, the former each with pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield centred on foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons, brass-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, and retaining much of their original finish, Birmingham proof marks (2) 20.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Probably retailed by Henry Holmes recorded in Liverpool between 1804 and 1837 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol Signed Freeman, London, Circa 1770 With turn-off brass cannon barrel, border engraved brass action signed in capitals on a foliate scroll over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and flat-sided butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, London proof marks and unidentified barrelsmith's mark 10 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol By Collumbell, David, London, Circa 1765 With three-stage turn-off cannon barrel numbered '4' at the breech, border engraved action signed on a foliate scroll on one side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and later figured flat-sided butt with vacant foliate silver escutcheon and grotesque mask cap (some rust patination), Tower private proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 4 April 2007, lot 419 David Collumbell was appointed Gunmaker to Ordnance in 1756, and to the East Indian Company in 1761 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols By Bunney, London, Circa 1780 With turn-off brass cannon barrels, border engraved brass actions (top jaws and screws old replacements) each signed on a rococo foliate scroll involving banners over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles (minor losses), and silver escutcheons each engraved with owner's monogram 'RD', Tower private proof marks (2) 13.7 cm. barrel Footnotes: Joseph Bunney is recorded in Birmingham between 1765 and 1814. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Large 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol With Spring Bayonet By Nicholson, Corn Hill, London, Circa 1790 With turn-off brass barrel (some pitting at the breech) engraved around the muzzle and fitted with a folding bayonet beneath (some pitting and now blued) with blade of part hollow triangular section, border engraved action signed in an oval between flower-heads over each side, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, border engraved ring-neck cock, spring trigger-guard engraved with a diamond-shaped panel of foliage on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt (retaining screws replaced), private Birmingham proof marks 16.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: William 2 Nicholson was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1793. He is recorded at 45 Cornhill between 1786 and the year of his death in 1794. His trade label advertised 'new-inverted House Guns that, when fired in the Centre of the Room, will turn to the Door or Window, and fire, if attempted to be forced open in the Night or any other time by Robbers' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Large Pair Of Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols By Grice, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1781, Maker's Mark Probably Of William Grice With brass barrels and border engraved actions in one piece, the former now with turned and belled muzzles, the latter (top jaws and screws, steels and top-plates replaced) signed on one side and decorated with a martial trophy on the other, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head within a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, figured rounded butts each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, rocailles and stars heightened with engraved silver flower-heads and a sun-in-splendour at the back, cast and chased mounts comprising vacant trophy of arms escutcheons and butt-caps decorated with rocailles and foliage including a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head within a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, brass under-rib with turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrods, Tower private proof marks (2) 21.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker is almost certainly William Grice of Birmingham who is recorded between 1766 and 1790. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistol Signed H. Nock, London, Early 19th Century With two-stage brass barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech engraved 'LONDON' on the top flat, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a vertical line of foliage at the stepped tail, engraved cock and roller, figured full stock with rounded butt, brass trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow and with pineapple finial, shaped side-nail plate, vacant brass escutcheon and ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod, Birmingham proof marks and unidentified mark 18 cm. barrel Footnotes: For a related pistol by Dust and sold in these Rooms see The Daniel Williams Collection..., 28 November 2018, lot 122 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistol By Memory, London, Circa 1765-70 With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, and engraved 'LONDON' within a drop-shaped panel along the breech flat, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock sparsely decorated with foliage on the tail, figured three-quarter stock with apron around the tang, border engraved brass mounts comprising shaped flat bevelled side-plate decorated with foliage, vacant escutcheon, shaped rounded pommel-cap with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and later horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks 17.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, The John Wilmot Collection, 25 July 2007, lot 408 Michael Memory was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1743 and elected Master in 1774. He was Contractor to Ordnance between 1756-93 and to the East India Company between 1772-98, the year of his death For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Tutenag Mounts By Collicott, Bristol, Circa 1760 With slightly swamped brass barrel engraved 'BRISTOL' within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, and decorated with a foliate rocaille at the rear extending over the finely punched tang, border engraved rounded brass lock (top jaw and screw old replacements, steel refaced) signed on a foliate scroll and decorated with a trophy on the tail, figured full stock (fore-end with old splits at the muzzle) carved with a shell in low relief behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod (some wear overall), private proof marks (2) 18.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: Henry Collicot is recorded in Bristol circa 1755 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Irish 20-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Holster Pistol By Fitz Patrick (Sic), Probably Of Dublin, Early 18th Century With sighted barrel (old brazed repair and probably slightly shortened) with sighting flat over its entire length, the breech cut with pairs of lines and engraved with three florets in front of a fluted ramp at the rear, grooved border engraved tang, border engraved flat bevelled brass lock signed in capitals and decorated with foliage, foliate engraved cock, moulded figured full stock (some old bruising and possible restoration) carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon, border engraved spurred faceted pommel decorated with two florets on both sides and with grotesque mask cap centred on a border of beadwork, trigger-guard sparsely decorated with sprigs of foliage on the bow and behind the foliate finial, line engraved faceted ramrod-pipes (forward one replaced), and later brass-capped ramrod 33 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Possibly Sotheby's London, Modern And Antique Firearms..., 14 October 1980, lot 271 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Pistol By Griffin & Tow, London, Circa 1775, Silver Maker's Mark Of Joseph Keays With recoloured barrel engraved 'LONDON' within an elongated loop along the breech flat and decorated with foliage at the rear, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured full stock carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate incorporating a classical helmet and a falchion, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon and grotesque mask cap, recoloured steel trigger-guard with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and steel-capped ramrod (some rust patination), London proof marks and Joseph Griffin's barrelsmith's mark 18 cm. barrel Footnotes: Joseph Griffin & John Tow are recorded at 10 New Bond Street, London between 1772 and 1782 For Joseph Keays see footnote to lot 259 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol By Clark, London, Circa 1760 With rebrowned barrel slightly swamped towards the muzzle and engraved 'LONDON' within a teardrop-shaped panel along the breech flat, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock with safety-catch, figured moulded full stock (fore-end repaired) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased brass mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, border engraved trigger-guard (old repair) with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, grotesque mask butt-cap, turned ramrod-pipes, and associated horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark similar to William Staples 20.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 4 April 2007, lot 423 William Staples is recorded in Birmingham between 1750 and 1770. Firearms bearing his name and mark were proved in London For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistols By P. Gandon, London, Circa 1745 With slightly swamped barrels each engraved 'LONDON' along the top of the breech, border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks each signed in capitals, figured full stocks (minor cracks and old repairs) each with raised apron around the barrel tang, border engraved mounts comprising pierced ribbon side-plates, vacant escutcheons, spurred pommels (one with surface corrosion on one side) each with ovoidal cap engraved with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with a flower-head on the bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, and brass-capped ramrods, probably original, each with iron worm (barrels and locks rust patinated), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark (2) 18.5 and 19 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker is probably Peter 2 Gandon who was apprenticed to his father in 1728. He is recorded as 'Gunmaker, Bond St.' between 1742 and 1745, and was Contractor to Ordnance from 1749 but was cancelled owing to 'his want of Expedition and the indifference of his Workmanship.' He was declared bankrupt in 1754 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pistol By Lewis (Louis) Barbar Of London, Circa 1730 With cannon barrel, breech engraved with a band of foliage at the rear and signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and retained by a screw behind a trefoil extending over the breech, border engraved action, coloured trigger-guard with trefoil-shaped finial and traces of engraving on the bow, figured rounded butt carved with a foliate terminal behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate and grotesque mask butt-cap (barrel, cock and steel expertly replaced), London proof marks and Barbar's barrelsmith's mark 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes: See footnote to lot 256 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pistols By Segalas, London, Circa 1745 With cannon barrels, breeches each engraved with three graduated spheres along the top and with a band of foliage at the rear, border engraved tangs each retained by a screw behind a trefoil extending over the breech, border engraved actions each signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, foliate engraved cocks (one steel replaced), steel trigger-guards each with trefoil-shaped finial and traces of engraved flower-head on the bow, later figured rounded butts each inlaid with silver wire rocailles and scrollwork around the tang and along the back, cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, vacant foliate escutcheons, and grotesque mask caps (steel parts with old pitting), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Isreal 2 Segalas (2) 13.6 cm. barrels Footnotes: Isreal 2 Segalas was apprenticed to Lewis Barber in 1729 and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1745. He was Proofmaster in 1763 and dismissed in 1772 as 'no longer capable'. Admitted to the Huguenot Hospital of La Providence, London in 1773, he died the following year For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Turn-Off Pistols By James Freeman, London, Circa 1730 With two-stage cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed beneath the steel-spring, the breech-sections octagonal changing to polygonal and engraved 'LONDON' along each top flat, border engraved tangs each decorated with a floret and retained by a screw behind the finial extending over the breech, border engraved cocks and steels, moulded figured butts (minor repairs) each carved with foliage in low relief behind the barrel tang, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a floret on the bow, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, foliate escutcheons each engraved with owner's initial 'P', and border engraved spurred pommels each with associated border engraved ovoidal cap with owner's crest and motto, (old light rust patination), London proof marks and Freeman's barrelsmith's mark (2) 15.8 cm. barrels Footnotes: The crest and motto is that of the Pringle family of Greenknowe, Scotland See footnote to lot 367 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Robert Wogdon, London, Circa 1775 With sighted barrels each with bent bore, signed along the top flat at the breech, and with a transverse band of engraved beadwork at the rear, silver fore-sights, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight and a band of beadwork en suite with the breech, signed flat detented locks each retained by two screws and with line engraved bevelled border, stepped tail, bevelled cock (one replaced), and safety-catch, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with swelling flat-sided butt (one broken through and repaired), border engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, rounded pommel-caps en suite, set triggers, and original ramrods, one with powder-measure (worm missing, barrels and mounts rust patinated, some old pitting), London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark (2) 23.2 cm. barrels Footnotes: See John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton London Gunmakers 1764-1819 2019, passim For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster Pistols By R. Rowland Of London, Early 18th Century With earlier slightly swamped three-stage barrels (one more worn than the other) each engraved with foliage at the muzzle and turned mid-section, the latter signed 'ED NICHOLSON FECIT', octagonal breeches becoming polygonal, the former each engraved with strawberry foliage terminating in a monster-head, the latter cut with a narrow flute on each flat, tangs retaining traces of foliate scroll engraving, border engraved flat bevelled locks (one cock retaining screw replaced) each signed in capitals within foliated scrolls and decorated with strawberry foliage on the tail, figured moulded full stocks (one butt partly replaced, ramrod channels split, one fore-end chipped on each side at the muzzle, minor old repairs) each carved in low relief with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe and around the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, foliate escutcheons engraved with owner's initials 'C' over 'J*A', border engraved pommels each decorated with three spheres between foliage on both sides and with stepped octagonal cap, the spurs engraved with graduated beadwork, trigger-guards each with border engraved bow and foliate finial, turned faceted ramrod-pipes, and iron-capped ramrods each with iron worm, London proof marks and Nicholson's barrelsmith's mark (2) 20.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Christie's South Kensington, The J.C.L. Knapton Collection of Antique Firearms, 28 February 1990, lot 89 An old handwritten note formerly with the pistols states 'These pistols marked J.C.A. (sic) came from Feteresso Castle, Aberdeen, and belonged to the Abercromby family, probably Sir James Abercromby' Robert Rowland (d. 1721) was first recorded in 1704 and obtained his freedom of the London Gunmakers' Company by redemption in April 1715. He probably set up in business on his own account in 1717, and specialised in breech-loading firearms, including two guns built for John Tournay, dated respectively 1718 and 1719, the latter in the Royal Collection at Windsor (inv. no. L247) Edward 1 Nicholson was apprenticed to Robert Silke and was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1675, and elected Master in 1697 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Duelling Or Officer's Pistols By Wilbraham, Probably George, London, Circa 1820 With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'London' in gothic script along the top flat, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and engraved with a part martial trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in gothic script and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage at the stepped tail, cocks decorated en suite, engraved safety-catches and blued roller springs, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and silver fore-end cap, blued steel mounts including spur trigger-guards each engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow and with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrods, and in fine condition: in their lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask (cut-off spring incomplete), the exterior of the lid with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 21.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: George Wilbraham is recorded as a viewer of finished arms to the East India Company between 1807 and 1818, and as a Gunmaker & Sword Cutler at 26 Goulston Square, London between 1819 and 1830. He was at 123 Leadenhall Street, London between 1826 and 1836 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Pair Of Irish 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Duelling Pistols By Ransford, Dublin, Dublin Silver Marks And Maker's Mark Of Thomas Johnson Or Thomas Jones, Late 18th Century With two-stage barrels (now bright, some old rust patination) each with silver spider fore-sight and turned girdle, octagonal breeches each with traces of maker's details along the top flat and engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear, border engraved tangs grooved for sighting and each decorated with rocailles and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and engraved with flower-heads on the tail, cocks and steels engraved en suite, figured full stocks (some old bruising, fore-ends repaired), mounts comprising side-plates each pierced and engraved with foliage, escutcheons engraved with owner's monogram 'PN', border engraved spurred pommels each decorated with flower-heads, flat ovoidal caps en suite, trigger-guards each with a flower-head on the bow and with border engraved acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and steel ramrods, private Irish proof marks (2) 30.7 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker is Michael Ransford For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Duelling Pistols By Clarke & Son, 62 Cheapside, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1799, Maker's Mark Of Michael Barnett With slightly swamped twist octagonal barrels retaining most of their old rebrowned finish, engraved with maker's address in capitals along the top flat and with copper fore-sight, breeches each with two gold lines and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and finely decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, flat bevelled detented locks (both cocks fractured) each signed in capitals and decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined rainproof pan, engraved safety-catches also locking the steels, and rollers, figured half-stocks each with boldly chequered rounded butt, mounts comprising border engraved butt-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow and with engraved pineapple finial, border engraved fore-end caps each with a starburst around the ramrod-entry, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, and original silver-tipped ramrods with iron worm and threaded for a brass powder-measure respectively: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including red leather-covered two-way powder-flask (minor damage) and threaded brass powder-measure, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and Ezekiel Baker's barrelsmith's mark 25.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Richard Clarke & Son are recorded as Hardwaremen and then as Goldsmiths & Jewellers at 62 Cheapside, London between 1797 and 1829 Ezekiel Baker (1758-1836), inventor of the Baker rifle and author of Remarks on Rifle Guns (1801), was Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to King George IV. He was influential in the King's shooting and collecting, played an important role in the formation of the Carlton House Armoury, and had his own proof house at Size Yard, Whitechapel Road, London For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine And Rare Pair Of 11-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Holster Pistols Of Presentation Quality By Knubley, Charing Cross, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1784, Maker's Mark Of Michael Barnett With reblued three-stage barrels (some old scattered pitting) each with silver spider fore-sight and engraved gold band at the chiselled mid-sections and at the rear of the breech, breeches becoming polygonal, engraved with garlands on the flats and each signed on an inlaid gold oval within engraved foliage on the top flat, the left flat each with Hyderabad inventory number, gold-lined touch-holes, bright tangs grooved for sighting and each engraved with foliage, flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals on a gold oval centred on a part martial trophy and engraved with foliage on the stepped tail, cocks deeply engraved with foliage, engraved safety-catches also locking the steels, gold-lined pans and steels, the latter each with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, and internal bridles each pierced and engraved with foliage, figured full stocks (minor chips, one butt with old slender split), mounts cast and chased in relief and comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plates and vacant escutcheons, grotesque mask caps, trigger-guards each with a classical helmet and falchion against foliage on the foliate engraved bow, and with finial formed as a martial trophy, foliate engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, border engraved fore-end band beneath each muzzle, turned ramrod-pipes, and original silver-tipped ramrods, London and Tower private proof marks (2) 26.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance The armoury of the Nizam of Hyderabad John Knubley is recorded as a gunmaker in Otley, Yorkshire in 1771. He was at 11 Charing Cross in London between 1784 and 1793 and was Gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward. From 1793 he was at 7 Charing Cross until his death in 1794. The business was carried on by Samuel Brunn under the Knubley name until 1797 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 14-Bore Percussion Belt Pistols By J. Beattie, 205 Regent Street, London, Mid-19th Century With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full in capitals along the top flat, blued back-sights and white-metal fore-sights, border engraved case-hardened breeches, long tangs, signed back-action locks, corresponding side-plates (one refinished), and dolphin hammers all decorated with scrolling foliage, the last each with safety-catch behind, trigger-guards retaining some blueing and each decorated en suite on the bow, case-hardened ovoidal butt-caps each with hinged circular foliate scroll engraved butt-trap cover, finely chequered figured rounded butts, vacant silver escutcheons, blued belt hooks (one refinished) and under-ribs, the latter each with stirrup ramrod engraved with a flower-head on the tip, and retaining some original finish: in original fitted oak case lined in dark green velvet with some accessories including powder-flask with wedge-shaped body and in fair condition, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (some damage), the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'John Finlay 78th High.drs.', London proof marks 14 cm. barrels Footnotes: James Beattie is recorded at 205 Regent Street, London between 1848 and 1863 John Finlay (b. 1832) saw extensive action during the time of the Persian and Indian Mutiny Campaigns of 1857-58, and retired with the rank of Major in July 1872 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 14-Bore Percussion Officer's Pistols By H. James, London, Mid-19th Century With browned twist sighted barrels (some old rust patination along the upper surfaces) each signed in capitals along the sighting flat, case-hardened breeches each with platinum plug and engraved with a foliate scroll on the top flat, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved flat locks and dolphin hammers (one replaced) en suite, the latter each with safety-catch behind, lacquered highly figured full stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with slightly flared pommel and ovoidal case-hardened cap engraved with scrolling foliage and with hinged circular butt-trap cover decorated with a flower-head, blued trigger-guards each decorated with scrolling foliage on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, vacant silver escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, each tip engraved with a flower-head, and much original finish: in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask with bag-shaped brass body embossed with a scallop shell on both sides, the exterior of the lid with large circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 19.8 cm. barrels Footnotes: H. James, London appears to be unrecorded For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Peacock, Duke St., Grosvenor Sq.ar, London, Circa 1830 With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved with maker's address along the top flat and with bound foliage at the breech, case-hardened breeches each with two platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with foliated serpents, dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, the latter each stamped '388', trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated en suite with the locks on the bow, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, under-ribs each stamped '1190', and original ramrods each with threaded steel powder-measure: in their mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with accessories including Sykes patent three-way powder-flask, steel bullet mould, turnscrews and a nipple-wrench, the interior of the lid with John Manton & Son trade label (stained and damaged), the exterior with large circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 24 cm. barrels Footnotes: William Peacock is recorded at 26 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, London between 1821 and 1824. His trade label states 'from Mr. Joseph Manton' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion D.B. Carriage Pistols By T. Mortimer & Son, 44 Ludgate Hill, Gun Maker's To His Majesty, Circa 1815-20 Converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist barrels each engraved with foliage around the silver fore-sight and engraved 'Gun Maker's' and 'to his Majesty' over the tops of the barrels, border engraved breeches each with silver oval centred on engraved petals and inscribed with maker's name and address respectively, a short gold line at the rear and decorated with foliage on the rib between, foliate engraved tangs each with a starburst in the sighting groove, border engraved flat bevelled locks signed with maker's name on the right and the address on the left, stepped tails engraved with foliage, safety-catches engaging with the back of each hammer, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and flat ovoidal pommel, the latter cut with pineapple chequering and each with steel oval engraved with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, spur trigger-guards each retaining some original blueing and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, border engraved silver fore-end caps also forming the ramrod-entry and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage, silver escutcheons and large barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with owner's crest and motto, and original brass-mounted ramrods each with threaded brass cap over the worm: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (lock missing) with some accessories including two later powder-flasks, one of three-way type, and the other with wedge-shape body and retaining much of its lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with large circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and motto, London proof marks 16.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Thomas Jackson Mortimer was apprenticed to his father, Thomas Elsworth, in 1795. He joined his father as T. Mortimer & Son at 44 Ludgate Hill, London between 1807 and 1824. He was in business on his own account at 21 St. James's Street, London between 1818 and 1821; 38 St. James's Street between 1822 and 1824; and 34 St. James's Street between 1824 and the year of his death in 1833. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to George IV in 1822 The crest and motto is that of the Hervey family, the head of whom is the Marquess of Bristol For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistols By Rhoades, Salisbury, Circa 1815-20 With blued turn-off barrels each engraved with a broad band of foliage around the muzzle and breech, bright rounded actions each engraved with a martial trophy on each side and signed along the breeches beneath the raised pan, engraved thumbpiece safety-catches also locking the steels, trigger-guards each engraved with a Britannia shield and foliage on the bow, chequered figured rounded butts, vacant silver escutcheons, and in fine condition: in later lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories comprising G & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask (cut-off spring incomplete) with split-ring for suspension, steel bullet mould and barrel-key, Birmingham proof marks and unidentified mark 4.3 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker or retailer is either James or Charles Rhoades recorded in Salisbury respectively between 1797-1815 and 1810-1822 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased 90-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Over-And-Under Pocket Pistol By Smith, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1820, Maker's Mark Of Freeth & Jones With flat-sided barrels made in a single block of octagonal section, retaining some original blueing and engraved with a broad band of foliage around the muzzles, signed on an engraved gold scroll amid gold foliage along the top flats, and with silver fore-sight, platinum-lined touch-holes, tang with back-sight and engraved with foliage, border engraved flat locks each decorated with foliage, engraved safety-catches, rain-proof pans, and external mainsprings each linked to a replacement border engraved cock, steels each with internal roller, chequered figured rounded butt (old split on either side above the locks), silver trigger-guard decorated with a Britannia shield centred on foliage along the border engraved bow, silver border engraved ovoidal butt-cap with a flower-head centred on the threaded steel ramrod with brass-capped worm, and vacant silver escutcheon: in original mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories including Sykes patent white-metal three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, the exterior with vacant brass escutcheon plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 8 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker is almost certainly William 9 Smith, father of the famous Samuel and Charles, who is recorded at 59 Princes Street, Leicester Square, London between 1817 and 1820, and at 64 Princes Street between 1821 and 1824. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to the Prince Regent in 1817 and to George IV in 1820 Cf. a very similar pistol by Westley Richards and sold in these Rooms, The Richard Garrett Collection..., 28 November 2018, lot 281 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock D.B. Carriage Pistol By Walter, Circa 1820 With continental russet sighted barrels (some scattered pitting) each stamped with a barrelsmith's mark at the breech, 'B' in an oval (originally gold-lined), engraved with a line of repeated foliage at the rear and with a starburst on the rib between, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and with a further starburst in the sighting groove, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage at the stepped tail, foliate engraved cocks, semi-rainproof pans and rollers, figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, rear ramrod-pipe with finial en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod with iron worm 21 cm. barrels Footnotes: A Richard Walter is recorded at Portsea, Hampshire, circa 1829 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Travelling Or Overcoat Pistols By J. Thompson, Princes St., Edinburgh, Circa 1825 With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'Princes St., Edinburgh' in script along the top flat and with a silver line at the breech, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a starburst and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled case-hardened locks each decorated with foliage at the stepped tail, engraved cocks and safety-catches, and blued steel-springs each with roller, figured full stocks (some minor old bruising on the side-flats) each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, blued trigger-guards (one with some loss of finish) each with pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage on the border engraved bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-tipped ramrods, one with threaded brass cap over the worm, and in fine condition retaining much of their original finish: in their lined and fitted mahogany case (one compartment lid split and repaired, both tabs missing, interior of lid with minor damage) with some accessories including powder-flask with wedge-shaped body and retaining most of its original finish, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and motto, and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle engraved 'THO.S OGILVY FOTHERINGHAM ESQ.R OF POWRIE', Birmingham proof marks and unidentified mark 15.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Ex W. Keith Neal Collection Offered with a handwritten note signed by W. Keith Neal, dated 13/1/62 and reading : 'Thomas Ogilvy Fotheringham - Colonel Scots Fusilier Guards eldest son of Alexander Ogilvy Fotheringham also Colonel of Scots Fusilier Guards - Thomas Ogilvy Fotheringham died unmarried in 1830 - There was a Thomas Fotheringham of Powrie in 1412.' A John Thompson is recorded of 14 Princes Street, Edinburgh between 1823 and 1827 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com