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A Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Travelling PistolsSigned Hewson, London, Mid-19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed along the top flat, foliate engraved case-hardened breeches, tangs, signed border engraved flat locks and dolphin hammers, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrod (the other incomplete), and with much old finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with brass-mounted powder-flask and loading rod, the exterior of the lid (split, lining replaced and with shield-shaped cut-out) with brass escutcheon engraved with owner's name 'C. Dale.', and flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 8.8 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A 25-Bore Flintlock RifleBy J. Hodgetts, Circa 1830With earlier Ottoman octagonal sighted barrel (some pitting) struck on the top flat near the breech with indistinct barrelsmith's mark, and rifled with seven grooves, arched back-sight, plain tang, indistinctly signed border engraved flat lock with semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising, reduced from full), engraved russet steel mounts comprising butt-plate and scroll trigger-guard, the latter with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the bow, ramrod-pipes, and brass-mounted ramrod 119 cm. barrel

A 20-Bore Flintlock D.B. Pistol By H. Nock, London, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1800With sighted barrels signed in full along the rib, breeches each with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tang decorated with a starburst in the sighting groove, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented locks each with a starburst on the stepped tail and safety-catch, engraved 'French' cock (one expertly replaced), rainproof pan and roller, figured half-stock (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and decorated with a trophy against foliage on the border engraved bow, rear ramrod-pipe with finial en suite, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons (one replaced), and later ramrod (steel parts with some light pitting), London proof marks 16.9 cm. barrels

An Unusual Pair Of 16-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolsBy Alexander Wilson, London, No. 237, Circa 1810With heavy re-browned octagonal barrels each with silver fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with gold line and gold-lined maker's stamp, gold touch-holes with large vents, long tangs each incorporating a blued back-sight and engraved with a starburst and a martial trophy, signed border engraved detented locks decorated with a trophy on the tails and each with safety-catch, engraved 'French' cock (one repaired), rainproof pan, roller and ramped reblued steel-spring, figured half-stocks, chequered butts each with characteristic spur and rounded oval pommel, the last encircled by a foliate engraved silver band, reblued steel mounts comprising spur trigger-guards each engraved with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, fore-end caps also forming the rear ramrod-entry and each engraved with a starburst, silver escutcheon opposite the locks each engraved with owner's crest, and horn-tipped ramrods (one replaced), London proof marks (2)17.3 cm. barrels

An Exceptional Pair Of Cased 35-Bore Percussion Rifled Duelling PistolsBy Sam.l & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 4041 For 1827With browned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, engraved with owner's name 'Count John Tyszkiewicz' along the bottom left flat and rifled with nine wide grooves, blued sights, case-hardened octagonal breeches each with three platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, the latter centred on engraved foliage, foliate engraved case-hardened tangs, case-hardened border engraved flat detented locks each signed in full and decorated with scrolling foliage, dolphin hammers en suite and each with blued threaded striker, engraved blued safety-catches, highly figured half-stocks with finely chequered rounded butts, the latter each with border engraved silver cap part silver hallmarked for London and decorated with foliage and a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, blued trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval within foliage on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with foliate engraved finial, blued set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with steel worm under a threaded brass cap, the other with brass powder-measure, and in virtually unused condition: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories comprising brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, combined ramrod/mallet with threaded leather-faced head, nipple-wrench with threaded pricker and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with earlier W. Smith trade label for 1817-1820, the exterior (some old scratches) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, the whole set in exceptional condition, London proof marks 23.7 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Rare 18-Bore Flintlock Breech-Loading Silver-Mounted Rifled CarbineBy H. Delaney Of London, Circa 1730With two-stage turn-off barrel with turned swelling muzzle, rifled with eight spiral grooves and fitted with retaining ring working on a hinged bar at the breech, signed border engraved action and breech, the latter engraved with a band of foliage between small spheres in front of the rounded ramp at the rear and with three graduated spheres along the top, border engraved tang, rounded cock and steel decorated en suite, the first secured by a screw and with a trefoil extending over the breech, figured moulded butt (some old scratches and bruising, repaired above the action) carved with foliage behind the tang and forward of the comb, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with drapery on each side and grotesque mask above, border engraved butt-plate with graduated spheres along the sharply pointed heel tang extending along the comb of the butt, and border engraved iron trigger-guard with pointed finial and a floret on the bow (light rust patination), indistinct marks, probably London proof marks 51.5 cm. barrel

An Exceptional Pair Of 15-Bore Breech-Loading Superimposed-Load Flintlock Belt PistolsBy Robert Sharpe, London, Circa 1700With octagonal turn-off barrels each with moulding at the muzzle and male thread at the rear, octagonal breeches also with moulding and ramped at the rear, signed in large capitals on the top flat and finely engraved with strawberry foliage, the interior of each breech with a centrally mounted pillar, rounded actions finely engraved with strawberry foliage involving a monster's head and an insect escaping from a box, engraved cocks (repaired), revolving pans each with external lever and crescentic steel-spring (one steel a working replacement), heavy rounded figured rootwood butts (one replaced), large rounded pommels finely engraved with a grotesque mask and scrolling strawberry foliage involving two monster-heads, each pommel with long tang engraved with beadwork and secured by a screw to the top of the breech, plain triggers forming the rear half of the trigger-guards, the latter (one replaced) each with acanthus finial and engraved on the bow with a bird on its perch, and iron belt hooks (some old rust patination), London proof marks (2)38.1 cm.

A Brace Of 22-Bore Flintlock Brass-Barrelled PistolsEarly 19th CenturyReconverted from percussion, with two-stage barrels, octagonal breeches each engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, foliate engraved tangs, border engraved flat bevelled lock (cock, steel and the other lock replaced) signed 'E. Bond' and engraved with a martial trophy on the tail (safety-catch missing), figured full stocks (old bruising, one fore-end split and repaired, repairs above the tail of the lock) with flat-sided rounded butts, brass mounts including trigger-guards, one engraved with foliage on the bow and with acorn finial, vacant silver escutcheons, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrods, private Birmingham proof marks (2)21 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine And Rare Cased Pair Of 54-Bore Percussion Rifled Target PistolsBy James Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, Nos. 1433 And 1434 For 1829With browned twist sighted barrels slightly swamped towards the muzzles and each rifled with twelve grooves, signed in full along the top flats and numbered '1' and '2' respectively at the breech, case-hardened patent breeches numbered en suite and each with blued back-sight, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, case-hardened tangs engraved with scrolling foliage and with a scallop shell on the flat, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks each decorated with scrolling foliage and serial numbered on the inside, dolphin hammers decorated en suite and each engaging with an engraved safety-catch at half-cock, varnished highly figured half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, case-hardened border engraved steel mounts comprising ovoidal butt-caps each engraved with a feathered design centred on the retaining screw engraved as a flower-head, trigger-guards each with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple shaped finial engraved with a scallop shell, and fore-end caps each engraved with a starburst, adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and in fine condition retaining virtually all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including powder-flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, blued and case-hardened mainspring-clamp, bullet mould, leather-faced mallet/ramrod, and brass powder-measure, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor old staining), the exterior with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 24 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A 54-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Over-And-Under Tap-Action Pistol By J. & S. Weatherhead & Co., Derby, Circa 1825With turn-off barrels numbered '6' and '7' respectively at the breeches, border engraved breeches and action retaining traces of original case-hardening, the former numbered to correspond with barrels, the latter signed between foliage and a martial trophy of one side, and engraved 'Derby' in an oval against a martial trophy on the other, engraved thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, the latter with blued spring, trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, figured flat-sided butt, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, and retaining traces of original finish, Birmingham proof marks 6.3 cm. barrels

A 55-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol With Spring BayonetBy W. Mold, Walsall, Early 19th CenturyWith turn-off barrel fitted with a folding bayonet beneath, border engraved action (defective) signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, sliding trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow and also forming the bayonet-catch, figured flat-sided butt, and shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, London proof marks 9 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

An 18-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting GunBy Durs Egg, London, Circa 1816-20Rebuilt by another in the mid-19th century, with re-browned twist sighted barrels (some areas of pitting) signed in gold along the rib, breeches each engraved with a foliate scroll in front of the platinum plug and with a starburst on the rib between, tang engraved with foliage, three globes and a drum, border engraved case-hardened locks each decorated with foliage, a starburst and a trophy on the tail, hammers engraved with foliage en suite, figured half-stock (fore-end with old split on one side) with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate (surface rust and pitting) decorated with a gundog on the heel tang, long slender trigger-plate along the bottom of the butt, trigger-guard and scrolled spur all similar to the last lot, the guard decorated with two gundogs in a landscape on the border engraved bow, the spur with a starburst, vacant gold escutcheon, brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining some finish, London proof marks 74.5 cm. barrels

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols Inscribed D. Egg, London, Late 18th CenturyWith re-browned twist swamped octagonal sighted barrels each inscribed 'D. Egg. London' along the top flat, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each decorated with a flower-head and foliage, signed flat bevelled detented locks (one side-nail replaced) each with safety-catch and roller working on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured full stocks each with rounded flat-sided butt cut with characteristic chequering, reblued trigger-guards and turned ramrod-pipes, the former each with a floret on the border engraved bow and pineapple finial, adjustable set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, and in refurbished condition: in contemporary fitted and partly relined mahogany case with some accessories including three-way powder-flask embossed with two vertical lines of beadwork over each side, the inside of the lid with reproduction Durs Egg trade label, the exterior with circular flush-fitting folding brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.6 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussSigned D. Wilkinson, London, Circa 1820With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, engraved 'London' along the top flat of the octagonal breech and fitted with folding bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock (cock replaced) sparsely decorated with foliage and with safety-catch and roller, figured full stock (chipped above the tail of the lock) with chequered grip, brass mounts comprising butt-plate engraved with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliage on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes (ramrod missing), and vacant white-metal escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 35.3 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine French EprouvetteEarly 19th CenturyOf bright steel and box-lock pistol form, with border engraved action decorated with foliage, blued indicator wheel numbered form '1' to '16' on one side, mounted on a border engraved pillar with indicator point on one side, operating against a blued bevelled spring adjusted by a blued wing-headed screw beneath and also forming the stand, and with boot-shaped anvil fitting against the top of the chimney above the touch-hole, foliate engraved tang, cock with blued top jaw and screw, the former engraved with thunderbolts, blued steel-spring and trigger, figured butt carved with overlapping scales over each side and inlaid with symmetrical silver wire scrollwork (minor losses) down the back, flat ovoidal pommel with steel cap, blued suspension mount and split-ring centred on an engraved explosion, side-plate engraved with a cornucopia of foliage, border engraved trigger-guard with a starburst on the bow, and retaining most of its original blued and burnished finish (minor areas of rust patination) 20.5 cm.

An Irish 25-Bore Percussion Rifled Travelling Pistol, And A 28-Bore Percussion Pistol The First By Kavanagh, Dublin, The Second Signed B. Woodward, London, Both Mid-19th CenturyThe first with twist octagonal sighted barrel engraved 'Dublin' along the top flat, breech with back-sight, foliate engraved tang and signed border engraved back-action lock, foliate engraved hammer, figured full stock (fore-end split on one side and with repair along the upper edge on the other), chequered rounded butt with ovoidal pommel, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, and later ramrod (stirrup ramrod removed, some surface rust); the second of similar form, back-action lock with safety-catch (hammer replaced), figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt, foliate engraved steel mounts comprising ovoidal butt-cap and trigger-guard with pineapple finial, large white-metal escutcheon engraved with owner's coat-of-arms, adjustable set trigger, white-metal fore-end cap, and later ramrod (under-rib and stirrup ramrod removed, some rust patination and surface rust), Birmingham proof marks (2)17.8 cm. and 18.5 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine Cased Pair Of 24-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy John Manton, London, No. 3260 For 1799With heavy browned twist octagonal sighted scratch rifled barrels each signed in gold and stamped with Irish registration marks 'WB 369' and 'WB 370' for Waterford Borough along the top flat, silver fore-sights, case-hardened patent breeches each with back-sight, gold lines and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each decorated with foliage, a starburst and a line of ribbon work, signed case-hardened border engraved flat bevelled detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a trophy on the stepped tail, engraved cocks, safety-catches, and blued steel-springs each with roller, highly figured half-stocks (one fore-end with minor repair on one side) with chequered rounded butts, blued spur trigger-guards each serial numbered in an oval against a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, blued trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver fore-end caps and barrel-bolt escutcheons, set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods each with threaded brass-capped worm, and much of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (one external corner at the rear with old repair) with some accessories including later Sykes patent three-way powder-flask retaining most of its original lacquered finish (minor dents), the inside of the lid (minor damage) with maker's trade label for circa 1798-1815, the exterior (surface scratched) with circular vacant brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting folding brass carrying handle 24.2 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

An English Basket-Hilted BroadswordMid-17th CenturyWith tapering double-edged blade (some rust patination overall) stamped 'SAHAGOM' within the narrow central fuller over each side of the forte, russet 'Irish' guard of rounded bars framing a saltire on each side incised with pairs of lines forming a cross, incised 'bow-tie' side-guards, slender fore-guards, later scrolled wrist-guard, fluted bun-shaped pommel, spirally-grooved fish skin-covered grip, and remains of leather liner, in its wood-lined tooled leather scabbard (old damage and repairs) with iron chape 74 cm. blade

A 40-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistol With Hinged Under-LeverBy Innes, Edin.r, Gun Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1815With case-hardened turn-off barrel engraved around the muzzle and breech and fitted beneath with hinged lever of swelling tapering section with button terminal, breech signed in full and decorated with a starburst, border engraved rounded action decorated with a basket of foliage on the tang plate and with a martial trophy on one side, pierced cock engraved en suite (top jaw and screw old replacements), safety-catch also locking the steel, rainproof pan and external mainspring with roller, trigger-guard securing the lever and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, chequered figured rounded butt, border engraved silver butt-cap with owner's crest and initial 'H', and silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, Birmingham proof marks 4.8 cm. barrel

A Fine And Exceptionally Rare Pair Of Gold-Inlaid 28-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted D.B. Pistols Made For The Nawwab Of OudhBy John Manton, London, No. 1922 For 1793, London Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Michael BarnettWith browned twist barrels signed in gold in elaborately scrolled gothic script at the breeches and along the rib between with gold-inlaid inscription 'Wazir al-Mamalik Asaf al-Dawlah Yahya Khan Bahadur' in naskh, gold fore-sight between engraved gold garlands and two starbursts, the muzzles and breeches each with a line of engraved gold foliage between gold line borders, the latter with gold-lined touch-holes, tangs inlaid en suite and each with a martial trophy behind the gold-inlaid retaining screw and a starburst in the sighting groove, flat bevelled detented locks each inlaid in gold with engraved martial trophies, the one below the gold-lined semi-rainproof pan signed on a scroll, the internal working parts retaining most of the burnished and blued finish, bevelled cocks (two on one pistol replaced and retaining the original blued gold-inlaid top jaws and screws), retaining screw, top jaws and screws all gold-inlaid en suite with the locks, safety-catches also locking the steels, the latter also gold-inlaid en suite, and roller bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-springs, highly figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) with large swelling flat-sided butts each carved with characteristic stepped scroll behind the tail of the lock-plate, full silver mounts of exceptional quality comprising pommel-caps cast in relief with symmetrical foliage, foliate grotesque masks, and two serpents facing demi-hounds, all against a finely stippled ground, trigger-guards each with finial cast in relief as a Classical trophy of arms, and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, rear ramrod-pipes each with cast pineapple finial, gold escutcheons each engraved with a title of Asaf-al-Dawlah 'Hizbar Jang' in decorative form, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and horn-tipped ramrods, possibly original, London proof marks (2)23.2 cm. barrels

A Cased 28-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolBy William Smith, Princes Street, London, No. 2784 For 1820With re-browned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrel signed along the top flat, recessed patent breech with four platinum lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved case-hardened tang, signed border engraved case-hardened detented flat lock decorated with foliage inhabited by a foliate monster and engraved 'Patent 2383' below the swept rainproof pan, blued safety-catch and roller, cock engraved en suite with the lock, and patent steel engraved 'Patent Self Primer 2383', figured half-stock (small bruise on the upper edge of the side flat) with characteristic spur and chequered rounded grip, the latter with flat ovoidal pommel set with a vacant silver escutcheon, blued trigger-guard decorated with symmetrical foliage on the border engraved bow, case-hardened trigger-plate with foliate engraved finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, original horn-tipped ramrod, and much original finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in blue velvet for a pair of pistols and accessories, the latter including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask in fine condition retaining virtually all its lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon (flush-fitting carrying handle missing), London proof marks 23.5 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Very Rare Brace of 20-Bore Flintlock Constabularly Pistols For The Public Office, Bow Street By W. Parker, Maker To His Majesty, Holborn, Nos. 4925 And 4927, Early 19th CenturyWith browned octagonal sighted barrels each with a facet either side of the fore-sight, engraved 'Maker to His Majesty Holborn' along the sighting flat and 'Public Office' and 'Bow Street' either side, bright tangs and signed flat bevelled locks, the latter each with rounded tail, safety-catch, pierced cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks each with rounded flat-sided butt, plain brass mounts comprising flat scroll side-plates, trigger-guards each with pineapple-shaped finial and engraved respectively 'No. 3' and 'No. 16' on the bow, turned rear ramrod-pipes, stirrup ramrods, and in fine condition, London proof marks (2)11.5 cm. barrels

A 32-Bore Flintlock Travelling PistolBy Towlson, Marlboro' & Newbury, Circa 1820With twist octagonal barrel (fore-sight reduced) engraved 'Marlboro' & Newbury' along the top and retaining some original browning beneath, engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage, safety-catch and roller, figured half-stock with chequered rounded butt, trigger-guard with foliate engraved bow, vacant white-metal escutcheon, and stirrup ramrod (light surface rust), Birmingham proof marks 11 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine 25-Bore Flintlock D.B. Covert GunBy Durs Egg, London, No. 834, Circa 1816-20With twist barrels (light scattered pitting overall) signed in gold along the rib and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened recessed patent breeches with two gold lines, platinum-lined touch-holes and engraved with a starburst on the rib between, foliate engraved tang grooved for sighting, signed border engraved serial numbered flat locks each decorated with foliage on the tail and with a palm tree behind the rainproof pan, foliate engraved 'French' cocks, steels inscribed 'D. Egg Patent' and incorporating a vent, and blued steel-springs each with roller, highly figured half-stock (minor old bruising) with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with foliage on the heel tang and flower-heads centred on the retaining screws, long slender trigger-plate extending from the rear ramrod-pipe to form a tang along the bottom of the butt and decorated with foliage and a martial trophy suspended on a ribbon, the forward section with Prince of Wales feathers and inscribed 'D. Egg's Patent', separate trigger-guard and scrolled spur each retained by a screw, the former decorated with a gundog and two partridges in a landscape on the border engraved bow, the latter with foliage, short front trigger, vacant gold escutcheon, sling mount, brass-mounted ramrod, and most of its original blued finish, London proof marks and barrelsmith's marks of William Fullered 61.2 cm. barrels

A Rare Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer & Son, London, Gun-Makers To His Majesty, No. 1116, Circa 1810With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (the upper flats with some light rust patination and loss of browning) each signed in full along the top flat at the breech, breeches each with gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, grooved tangs each engraved with foliate border and fitted with a back-sight, signed border engraved serial numbered flat locks each decorated with a sunburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the tail, engraved 'French' cocks, blued safety-catches and steel springs, the latter each with roller, figured full stocks (one fore-end split through at the forward barrel-wedge) each with grooved spur for sighting, chequered rounded butts with flat ovoidal pommels, the latter each with border engraved oval steel plate, blued border engraved spur trigger-guards each engraved with the maker's address in an oval against a marital trophy and foliage on the bow, engraved pineapple-shaped finials, turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, the other threaded for a powder-measure, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including later brass-mounted three-way powder-flask retaining some of its original lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrels

A 25-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted PistolBy Ketland & Co., London, Late 18th CenturyWith plain barrel engraved 'London' and with a foliate motif at the breech, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured full stock, border engraved mounts comprising pierced side-plate, pommel-cap, trigger-guard with foliate finial and a flower-head on the bow, brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram, turned ramrod-pipes, and replacement ramrod (some surface rust and patination), private Birmingham proof marks 19.4 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

An Unusual French 18-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Silver-Gilt MountsBy Fatou A Paris, Paris Silver Marks For 1809-19, Maker's Mark Of Antoine-Modeste FourneraWith long barrel (some pitting in places) signed in gold script along the top, the breech engraved with a panel of gilt foliage, gold-faced touch-hole, border engraved tang with hollowed back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage on the stepped tail, stud-safety catch, rainproof pan with safety-cover released by a spring-catch at the front of the steel, and roller bearing on a ramp on the steel spring, figured full stock, cast and chased neo-classical mounts comprising shaped side-plate with a cornucopia of foliage, martial escutcheon, spurred pommel with foliage on each side and martial trophy cap, trigger-guard with elaborate flowering urn finial and with foliage on the bow, ramrod-pipes, later ramrod, and retaining much original gilding 35.5 cm. barrel

A Pair Of Liège 15-Bore Flintlock Rifled Officer's Pistols Early 19th CenturyWith twist swamped octagonal sighted polygroove rifled barrels, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat bevelled locks and cocks (one fractured, the other an old replacement), the former each with semi-rainproof pan and roller, moulded figured full stocks each carved with foliage, unusually chequered butts heightened with silver pins, steel side-plates each engraved with addorsed lions, spur trigger-guards (one spur incomplete) engraved with a hound on the bow and each with flowering urn-shaped finial, pommel-caps each engraved with a large flower-head, turned ramrod-pipes (one damaged), vacant silver escutcheons, and ramrods, one of steel with turned brass tip, the other with horn tip (2)20.8 cm. barrels

A French 18-Bore Percussion Rifled Take-Down CarbineBy Le Page, Arquer.er Ordinaire Du Roi, No. 1872, Dated 1816Converted from flintlock, with bright polygroove rifled barrel inlaid with a gold arrow on the slender sighting flat and with silver fore-sight, the breech signed in gold capitals and inlaid with two gold fronds, octagonal breech, border engraved tang decorated with foliage and a flaming urn, flat bevelled lock with gold-lined maker's oval between gold-inlaid branches of laurel, engraved with crowned fleur-de-lys within the order of the St. Esprit on the tail, and with later foliate scrollwork, hammer decorated en suite and with thunderbolts on the nose, the inside of the lock serial numbered and dated, highly figured half-stock and butt, the latter carved with foliage behind the cheek-piece and with sprung button catch on an engraved tang at the swelling grip, border engraved steel butt-plate decorated with a loosely strung bow along each side and with a wolf with its paw in a trap on the heel tang, and later vacant escutcheon, steel mounts comprising shaped side-nail plate engraved with fruit between two swans, trigger-guard with a swan in a diamond-shaped panel within fruit and foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with finial engraved with an urn of fruit supported by two ram's heads, engraved baluster rear ramrod-pipe, silver escutcheon engraved with an Imperial coat-of-arms, under-rib with terminal at the muzzle engraved as a flaming grenade, and steel ramrod with brass collar at the tip (steel parts with some light rust patination) 43.8 cm. barrel

A 60-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Pocket Pistol Bt Patrick, Probably Edward Or Ann Of Liverpool, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1822, Maker's Mark Of Thomas ParkerConverted from flintlock, with re-browned twist octagonal barrels made in a single block and with gold-lined maker's rectangle in front of a platinum line on each flat at the breech, silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tang with back-sight and platinum line in front, border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved 'Improved Percussion' in gothic script and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage on the tail, safety-catches, and foliate engraved dolphin hammers, chequered figured rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising spurred pommel decorated with foliage against cross-hatching, pommel-cap engraved with owner's coat of arms and motto, D-shaped trigger-guard decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, and later steel ramrod, Birmingham proof mark 8.5 cm. barrels

A Percussion Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned Josh. Egg, Piccadilly, London, Circa 1820Converted from flintlock, with russet two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle, signed along the top flat of the octagonal breech and fitted with a spring bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage, dolphin hammer en suite, safety-catch, figured full stock (fore-end split and incomplete along the upper edge on one side) with chequered grip, russet steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a martial trophy and foliage on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with a trophy on the bow and pineapple finial, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (steel parts rust patinated), Birmingham proof marks 39.4 cm. barrel

A Pair Of Percussion Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy W. Parker, Maker To His Majesty, Holborn, London, Circa 1840With twist sighted barrels (light pitting) each signed in full along the sighting flat, engraved around the muzzle and retaining much original browning beneath, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat locks decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts, steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow and with foliate finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (some rust patination), London proof marks (2)19 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

An Italian StonebowLate 16th CenturyWith slender recurved iron bow with later strings and retained by an iron loop-shaped bracket on each side secured by staples, architecturally arched folding back-sight and two fore-sight pillars each with chiselled decoration, the latter each formed as a tapering column with pointed spherical finial, fruitwood tiller of tapering rectangular section with curved neck and rounded dolphin-like projection behind the gaffle, tapering butt fluted along the angles and with turned knob-shaped fruitwood finial, iron mounts including gaffle held by a chiselled cartouche-shaped side-plate on each side, pointed spike at the front of octagonal section, and replacement trigger-lever with small button terminal 98.8 cm.

A Fine Small 120-Bore Flintlock Tutenag Box-Lock Pocket PistolBy Sharp, London, Late 18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrel numbered '1' at the border engraved breech, border engraved action signed on a scroll over both sides against banners, rocailles and foliage, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch with flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butt inlaid with silver wire scrollwork including rocailles and foliage, and border engraved grotesque mask butt-cap, private Birmingham proof marks 3.5 cm. barrel

An 18-Bore Percussion Overcoat PistolBy Ross, Edinburgh, Mid-19th CenturyWith twist octagonal barrel signed in gothic script along the top flat (worn) and retaining much original browning beneath, gold line, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat lock and dolphin hammer each decorated with foliage, figured full stock (fore-end chipped on both sides at the muzzle) with chequered rounded butt, trigger-guard decorated en suite with the lock on the bow and with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm, Birmingham proof marks 6.5 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Percussion Rifled Target Or Duelling PistolsBy Ross & Co., Edinburgh, No. 813, Circa 1835With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with some surface patination) each signed in gothic script within scrolls along the top flat and rifled with ten grooves, foliate engraved case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with back-sight, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tangs, signed border engraved detented flat locks and dolphin hammers, the internal working parts retaining their brightly burnished finish, blued safety-catches, highly figured half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, border engraved steel mounts comprising case-hardened ovoidal butt-caps each engraved as a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, blued trigger-guards each with a foliated dragon on the bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, case-hardened fore-end caps each engraved with a pair of eyes and a starburst, blued adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, no provision for ramrods, and in fine condition retaining nearly all their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including Sykes patent powder-flask retaining most of its original lacquered finish, case-hardened mainspring clamp, and steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 23.7 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Fine And Rare Irish 17-Bore Percussion Single-Trigger D.B. Sporting RifleBy Wm. & Jn. Rigby, Dublin, No. 9275 For 1844With matt grey etched twist damascus barrels signed in gothic script along the rib, leaf-sighted from '50' to '200' yards and each rifled with spiral grooves, ramrod-pipes en suite with the barrels, the rear on with integral sling mount, case-hardened breeches each with two platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, the rib between engraved with foliate scrolls, long tang decorated en suite and including a shell within a garland and a line of guilloche, border engraved case-hardened slightly rounded back-action locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork inhabited by a stag in a landscape on the tail, dolphin hammers decorated en suite and each engaging with an engraved safety-catch at half-cock, varnished highly figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts retaining traces of original blueing and comprising hinged rectangular patch-box cover decorated with a stag pursued by a hound in a landscape above elaborately scrolling foliage, matted butt-plate with scrolling foliage on the heel tang, trigger-guard with a forlorn looking tiger in a landscape on the bow, serial numbered trigger-plate extending to the rear ramrod-pipe, also forming the trigger-guard tang and decorated with scrolling foliage and guilloche, and brass-mounted ramrod with threaded brass cap over the steel worm 76.2 cm. barrels

A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Bronze-Mounted Officer's PistolsBy Durs Egg, London, Early 19th CenturyOne reconverted from percussion, with re-browned twist barrels each signed in gold along the sighting flat and with gold fore-sight, breeches each with three gold lines and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs decorated with martial trophies and foliage and each with folding leaf back-sights, signed border engraved locks (the original re-engraved to match the replacement lock) each decorated with foliage on the tail and with gold-lined rainproof pan and roller, steels engraved 'D. Egg Patent', figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, one with border engraved steel mount for the figured skeleton take-down butt, the latter with cheek-piece, spring-lever catch with engraved locking bolt, and border engraved tang along top engraved 'D. Egg's PATENT BUTT', border engraved mounts comprising spurred pommels each engraved with differing trophies on both sides and with lion-mask cap, trigger-guards in the 'French' manner and each with pineapple finial and a martial trophy on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, fore-end caps each engraved with starbursts, and contemporary brass-mounted ramrod (the other later) (3)23.5 cm. barrels

An Rare Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Wilson, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1753, Maker's Mark Possibly Of Jonathan AlleineWith cannon barrels each signed on the sighting flat with drop-shaped terminal along the breech, border engraved tangs decorated with rocailles and foliage, signed rounded locks (cocks old replacements) each with slender raised border, engraved safety-catch and rainproof pan, moulded figured half-stocks (one with minor old repair beneath the tail of the lock) with swelling rounded butts, the latter (one split through and repaired) finely inlaid with silver wire dolphin and cornucopia either side of the carved scallop shell behind the barrel tang, and with a large martial trophy and a naval trophy on both sides, the former centred on an engraved silver Classical helmet, the latter with an anchor through an engraved silver crown, and with flowers between, the fore-ends each with silver wire scrollwork issuing from a monster-head, finely cast and chased mounts comprising side-plates pierced with elaborate trophy of arms (one with minor repair), large vacant escutcheons each with a helmet above and a flower-head below, pommel-caps each with a Classical trophy beneath a baldachin within scrollwork, strapwork and rocailles, all against finely punched grounds, the tangs with a basket of flowers, trigger-guards each with foliate finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, border engraved fore-end caps also forming the ramrod-entry and decorated with a basket of fruit on symmetrical scrolls, single baluster ramrod-pipes each on an oval, and original silver-tipped ramrods (steel parts with some scattered pitting), London proof marks and Wilson's barrelsmith's mark (2)21.7 cm. barrels

A Cased 14-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun By Jas. Wilkinson, Gun Maker To His Majesty, London, No. 657, Circa 1810With browned twist two-stage sighted barrel turned at the girdle, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved 'Gun Maker To His Majesty', octagonal serial numbered breech plug with gold-lined maker's oval, gold line and platinum-lined touch-hole, tang engraved with foliage behind a border of guilloche, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with game birds and foliage at the stepped tail and on the ring-neck cock, with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, and with roller, figured half-stock with chequered grip, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-plate (some loss of finish) decorated with a hare in a landscape on the heel tang, D-shaped trigger-guard with a landscape scene of a gun dog with a fallen game bird in its mouth on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with large pineapple finial, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end cap, brass-mounted ramrod, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (some moth damage) with accessories including brass-mounted Sykes patent powder-flask, the body with bevelled edge, and cap over the nozzle also forming a powder-measure, shot-belt (damaged), and turnscrew with figured grip, the interior of the lid (baize incomplete along the line of an old split) with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 76.8 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Fine Cased .350 Percussion Silver-Mounted Sporting Rifle For 'Imperial' Caps By Sam.l & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Sqr.e, London, No. 5533, London Silver Hallmarks For 1846, Indistinct Maker's MarkWith browned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top flat, rifled with nine grooves and stamped 'G' over '939' on the bottom flats, foliate engraved case-hardened breech with platinum plug and engraved 'Smith's Patent' on the top flat around the aperture for the standard nipple, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang involving a prone stag in an oval, signed case-hardened border engraved slightly rounded serial numbered detented lock decorated with scrolling foliage, flat hammer en suite and with detachable nose, ebonised figured maple half-stock with chequered grip, butt stamped 'G' over '939' and with later circular white-metal patch-box on one side, the latter with sprung hinged lid engraved with foliate scrolls, border engraved mounts comprising butt-plate with elaborately shaped serial numbered heel tang decorated with foliage, trigger-guard engraved en suite on the bow and with overlapping scales along the tang, trigger-plate with foliate engraved finial, barrel-bolt escutcheons, rear ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap all decorated en suite, vacant silver escutcheon, original horn-tipped ramrod with powder-measure, and retaining most of its original finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in green silk velvet (minor insect damage) with accessories including brass-mounted James Dixon & Sons powder-flask retaining nearly all its original lacquered finish and with split-ring for suspension, turnscrews and nipple-wrenches, one for Smith's Patent 'Imperial' caps and retaining its pricker, steel bullet mould and patch-cutter, brass ramrod with threaded knob-shaped grip, leather-topped turned wooden bullet-starter, and original green fabric sling, the compartment lids with turned ivory lifting knobs, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1830 to 1845 with handwritten Indian inscriptions including inventory numbers and 'single barrel', 'finest Indian steel' and 'Kanalda', the exterior (one corner incomplete, the other with old repairs) with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular brass escutcheon engraved with an Indian numeral, London proof marks 59.4 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ?

A Fine And Rare Italian 120-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Pocket PistolSigned Acqua Fresca, Mid-18th CenturyWith two-stage silver barrel turned at the girdle and with octagonal breech, the latter punched with a line of beadwork at the rear, bright border engraved tang, signed bright border engraved round lock chiselled with a grotesque mask on the tail, the head of the cock retaining bolt chiselled in relief with a profile male helmeted head, highly figured fruitwood full stock with moulded borders and carved with foliage at the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising cartouche-shaped side-plate framed by foliage and involving a bearded profile head and a sea-monster, foliate escutcheon, spurred pommel with a differing male profile bust on each side and cherub-masks between, and small pommel-cap with male and female profile busts centred on a petalled border, trigger-guard with foliate finial and a further male profile bust on the bow, turned and faceted ramrod-pipes, the rear one en suite with the trigger-guard, original silver-tipped ramrod, and in fine condition 9.5 cm. barrel

A Rare Pair Of 16-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Clarkson, London, Circa 1720With swamped barrels (some wear and scattered light pitting) each signed within a chiselled foliate panel at the breech and with engraved ovoidal silver fore-sight, border engraved tangs each decorated with a Classical portrait bust on a pedestal, signed rounded locks (one mainspring an old replacement), plain cocks (one expertly replaced) and steels each with slender raised border, figured moulded half-stocks (one a working life replacement) with rounded butts and each carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced side-plates of foliate scrolls involving two grotesque profile heads and a flower-head, foliate escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest within an oval, pommels each with engraved spurs and ovoidal cap engraved with further owner's crest within foliate borders, the latter centred on borders of foliate strapwork involving grotesque masks including one of human form emerging from the silver, trigger-guards each with foliate finial and bow with moulded borders, fore-end cap also forming the ramrod-entry and with foliate and scroll borders, single baluster ramrod-pipes each on a foliate mount, and silver-tipped wooden ramrods, probably original, London proof marks (2)27 cm. barrels

A 25-Bore Percussion Adams Patent Double-Action Five-Shot Revolving Carbine19th CenturyWith re-browned twist brightly bored sighted barrel (some loss of finish on one side) with hollowed sighting rib, reblued top-strap and action decorated with later foliate scrollwork, the former grooved for sighting and inlaid in gold 'Adams Patent', the latter with pheasants in a landscape on one side at the breech, and with partridges in a landscape on the other, case-hardened cylinder, flash-guard on the left, hammer, arbor-pin and rammer, case-hardened trigger-guard with chequered spur and engraved with a setter on the bow, highly figured butt with chequered grip, and in refurbished condition overall, Birmingham proof marks 66 cm. barrel

Fifteen Various KeysLate 15th Century To 19th CenturyAll of steel, the first with turned baluster shank engraved with 'GR' over crowned 'II' and 'Bog Gate'; another, with tapered fluted shank, and bow pierced with symmetrical foliage; another with looped beaded bow chiselled with foliage around the inside either side of a central scallop shell; another, the bow pierced with two C-scrolls; another, the baluster shank finely pierced and engraved with foliage (bow incomplete); four of Gothic type, each with circular bow filled with rosaces or tracery; and six other various keys; together with seven other items including a pair of iron pliers, hinged together and chiselled with a pillar along each side surmounted by a bird's head, and with punched decoration; two belt-clips, one with hinged spring-catch and stylised monster-head terminal; and an early continental russet iron padlock (22)The first 16.7 cm. long

A 32-Bore Flintlock Rifled Pistol-Carbine 18th/19th CenturyWith earlier Turkish barrel rifled with seven grooves and with remains of silver-inlaid arabesques and foliage at the breech and around the English silver fore-sight, slightly flared faceted muzzle with silver line borders, and dated '1661' in brass along the breech flat, border engraved English tang with later back-sight, flat bevelled lock signed in gold 'Triebel .a. Milau' and with associated pan, steel and roller, moulded figured full stock in English style and carved with a shell at the barrel tang, rounded butt shaped at the rear for the steel mount for the take-down figured butt, the latter with steel butt-plate with a foliate finial on the pierced heel tang, bevelled steel side-plate, white-metal pommel-cap cast and chased with a moustachioed grotesque mask and a shell centred on the retaining screw, English steel trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial and engraved with a martial trophy on the bow, silver vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, and later ramrod (some wear and rust patination) (2)33.3 cm. barrel, 73 cm. overall

A Pair Of Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistols Of Carbine BoreCirca 1820With octagonal sighted barrels (some light pitting) each stamped 'W & S.R' in small letters between the proof marks, engraved tangs and flat bevelled locks, the latter also stamped 'W & S.R' beneath the semi-rainproof pans and each with engraved safety-catch and roller, figured full stocks (one with old split in the ramrod channel) with rounded butts, trigger-guards each with pineapple-shaped finial and engraved with a shield centred on foliage on bow, slotted turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm, Birmingham proof marks (2)18 cm. barrels

A 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol, And Two Others Of 54-BoreThe First Signed Ryan & Son, London, The Second Signed Dutton, London, And The Last By Shaw & Crane, All 19th CenturyThe first with turn-off barrel engraved around the muzzle, border engraved rounded action signed within an oval against a martial trophy over both sides, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, folding trigger, chequered figured rounded butt, and diamond-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks; the second with turn-off brass barrel, brass action signed in a similar fashion to the last, trigger-guard engraved with a star on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, private Birmingham proof mark; the last with steel turn-off barrel, engraved action signed on one side, trigger-guard with a star on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, Birmingham proof marks (3)4.5 cm., 5.5 cm. and 3.7 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Rare 13-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun By John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 6102 For 1814With re-browned twist barrel (minor dings) turned at the girdle and with silver fore-sight, octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved with maker's address in gothic script along the top flat, recessed case-hardened patent breech with platinum line, platinum-lined maker's stamp, and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved serial numbered flat lock decorated with a martial trophy on the tail and with a starburst behind the rainproof pan, engraved 'French' cock (comb repaired, top jaw and screw replaced), and large roller, figured half-stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip and highly unusual humped grip (broken through and repaired) forward of the trigger-guard, russet border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with two gundogs in a landscape on the heel tang, serial numbered trigger-guard with a sporting trophy on the bow, and trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, horn fore-end cap, and original brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 74.3 cm. barrel

A Fine And Rare Cased 8-Bore Tube-Lock Silver-Mounted D.B. Wildfowling GunBy R. Marjoram, Wickham Market, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1845, Maker's Mark Of Edward ParsonsWith heavy browned twist sighted barrels signed in full in gold along the hollowed rib at the breech, case-hardened recessed breeches engraved with a duck in flight between two gold lines and each with platinum-lined vent, broad case-hardened tang engraved with scrolling foliage, signed case-hardened border engraved locks decorated with a gundog and duck in a landscape on one tail, and with a prone gundog and gamebird on the other, blued sprung tube-retainers, figured half-stock with chequered grip, engraved silver mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with two gundogs and a pheasant on the bow, silver trigger-plate with pineapple finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, blued butt-plate engraved with scrolling foliage on the tang, vacant gold escutcheon, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original silver-mounted ebony ramrod, and much original finish: in original white-metal mounted fitted mahogany case lined in blue velvet with accessories including Dixon fluted powder-flask and original four-piece cleaning rod, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting white-metal carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 105.5 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

An Unusually Cased Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols And Tinder-Lighter The First By Ketland & Co., Late 18th/Early 19th CenturyThe first with turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed on a ribbon within rocailles and foliage on one side, and with a rocaille and banners on the other, border engraved cocks and steels, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, and figured flat-sided butts (one with old bruise), London proof marks; the second of pistol form, with border engraved iron box-lock body decorated on top, external mechanism and trigger, hinged rectangular side-plate stamped with maker's name 'S. Cleeve' and with sprung catch at the rear, and figured rounded butt decoratively carved behind the short tang (sconce and bipod replaced): in lined and fitted mahogany standing case with shorter spare cannon barrels, barrel-wrench and green leather pocket (some loss of surface) for flints, all revealed on opening the sliding tambour front, a sliding draw on one side beneath opening to reveal a zinced box, steel bullet mould, lead balls and flints 6 cm. and 10 cm. barrels, case 40.5 cm. high X 33 cm. wideThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y

A Very Rare Officer's 28-Bore Flintlock Single-Trigger Over-And-Under Belt Pistol Belonging To Alexander Malcolm In The 78th (Highland) Regiment Of Foot Or The Rossshire BuffsBy Durs Egg, London, Circa 1793With octagonal barrels signed in gold along the top and bottom flats, gold fore-sight, gold lines and gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tang decorated with foliage involving a Britannia shield, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in an oval within foliage, and with foliate engraved safety-plate also locking the steel, gold-lined pan, and roller bearing on a ramp on the steel spring, engraved cocks (top of one replaced, the other with replaced top jaw and screw), figured flat-sided butt in Scottish style inlaid with silver wire scrollwork enriched with differing engraved silver martial and musical trophies and foliage, all highlighted with silver pins, large silver escutcheon on each side engraved respectively with owner's coat-of-arms and motto and crowned 'GR' cypher between 'Cuidich'n' and '78th', border engraved silver ram's horn pommel with threaded silver pricker between, gold escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and motto, steel trigger-guard in the French manner decorated with a palmette and a trophy suspended from a ribbon on the border engraved bow, belt-clip, and later steel ramrod with chequered tip (some areas of pitting) 15.2 cm. barrels

A Pair Of 15-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Pistols Signed Vincent, Jersey, Early 19th CenturyRebuilt from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'Jersey' in gothic script along the top flat, octagonal breeches (one nipple missing) each with slender platinum lines and a panel of foliage on the top flat, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat locks signed in gothic script and decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with characteristic spur and chequered rounded butt (each broken through and secured by ovoidal steel plates secured by screws), one with engraved white-metal butt-trap with hinged ovoidal cover, border engraved steel mounts comprising a band around each flat ovoidal pommel, the flats each with a silver plate engraved with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, spur trigger-guards (one retaining screw missing) each decorated with a martial trophy on the bow and with pineapple finial, adjustable set triggers, silver fore-end caps, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some wear and rust patination) (2)20 cm. barrelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Flintlock Blunderbuss With Spring BayonetSigned P. Bond, Circa 1815With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech and fitted with a folding bayonet above, tang with bayonet-catch, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, figured full stock (some old bruising and splits) with chequered grip, engraved brass mounts including butt-plate and trigger-guard, the latter (tang broken at the rear) with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes (damaged), and horn-tipped ramrod (incomplete, some wear and rust patination), Birmingham proof marks 37.8 cm. barrel

A 20-Bore (.600) Percussion D.B. Sporting Rifle By Will.m Ling, London, The Barrels By Riviere, Oxford St., London, No. 850, Mid-19th CenturyWith re-browned twist sighted barrels each rifled with four wide grooves and signed along the rib behind the reblued folding leaf back-sights, recoloured breeches engraved with a foliate scroll between, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang, signed border engraved flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the tail, pheasants in a landscape on one side and black cock on the other, dolphin hammers engraved with foliate scrolls, refurbished figured half-stock with rechequered grip, reblued foliate scroll engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate with a spaniel flushing a snipe on the heel tang, and trigger-guard with a gundog and pheasant in a landscape on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with pineapple final, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, sling mounts, and vacant silver escutcheon (ramrod missing), London proof marks 77.5 cm. barrels

A Fine Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Joseph Griffin, London,Circa 1770With turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved breeches each signed above a trophy of arms and engraved 'London' beneath the chiselled mainspring, shaped border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, border engraved cocks (one expertly replaced) and steels, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded butts, finely cast and chased mounts comprising unusually elaborate pierced trophy of arms side-plates, vacant trophy of arms and rococo escutcheons, and rounded pommels each with a Classical trophy of arms framed by scrolling foliage and against finely punched grounds, London proof marks (2)14 cm. barrels

A Fine Pair Of 54-Bore Saw-Handled Target Pistols For 'Imperial' CapsBy Saml. & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London, No. 4708 For 1834With heavy browned damascus twist sighted barrels of thick-walled circular section and each signed in full along the top, case-hardened breeches each with four platinum lines and platinum plug, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved tangs each with blued back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks each decorated with scrolling foliage, hammers en suite and each with blued striker-nose, safety-catches, varnished highly figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded semi-saw-handled butt, flat ovoidal pommels each set with a silver escutcheon engraved with owner's crest, a Baron's coronet above, blued spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the serial numbered bow, case-hardened trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, blued set triggers, no provision for ramrods, and nearly all their original finish (2)23.5 cm. barrels

A Rare 60-Bore Flintlock D.B. Box-Lock Overcoat PistolBy Griffin & Tow, London, Circa 1775With two-stage turn-off barrels each slightly swamped towards the muzzle, and numbered '2' and '3' respectively at the breeches, breeches numbered to correspond and engraved with foliage beneath the pan on both sides, border engraved action signed within an oval against flowering foliage and rocailles over both sides, tang plate engraved with a flower-head and foliage, border engraved safety-catches, cocks and steels, the former also locking the latter, figured flat-sided rounded butt, large steel trigger-guard with a flower-head in a border engraved oval on the bow, cast and chased silver mounts comprising butt-cap with a basket of foliage inhabited by a bird beneath strapwork, and vacant foliate silver escutcheon with scallop shell above (some light rust patination), London proof marks 5 cm. barrels

A 16-Bore Flintlock PistolBy Woolley & Co. Of Birmingham And London, Early 19th CenturyWith octagonal barrel with silver fore-sight, foliate engraved tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock with roller, figured full stock (fore-end cracked and split, chipped at the tail of the lock) with rounded butt, brass trigger-guard with pineapple finial and engraved with foliage on the bow, brass ramrod-pipe, and brass-tipped ramrod, Tower private proof marks 15.6 cm. barrel This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *

A Fine And Rare Cased Pair Of French 54-Bore Percussion Breech-Loading Target PistolsBy Gastinne-Renette A Paris, No. 3613, Dated 1888With blued octagonal sighted barrels sliding forward for loading and each with fluted central section engraved 'Inv.on Gastinne-Renette A Paris' and numbered '1' and '2' respectively along the top flat, the angles with line engraved borders, and rifled with twelve grooves, the bottom flats stamped with the maker's name, serial number and date, case-hardened tangs finely engraved with foliate scrollwork and numbered respectively '1' and '2', signed border engraved case-hardened detented locks, hammers, side-nail plates, barrel-bolt escutcheons and rounded pommels all en suite, the last each with button terminal, highly figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued spur trigger-guards, barrel levers engraved with foliate scrollwork and each with encrusted gold foliate 'X' on the bow, gold escutcheons (one missing) engraved with owner's crest and motto, and in fine condition: in original mahogany case fitted and lined in blue baize with full accessories including Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and retaining much of its original lacquered finish, and engraved steel bullet mould, the interior of the lid stamped with maker's details in gilt letters, the exterior (some scratches to varnish) with shield-shaped brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and motto above 'R.D. Taaffe' 25.5 cm. barrels This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y