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A 12-Bore Flintlock Overcoat Pistol Circa 1820With rebrowned twist octagonal barrel engraved with foliage and 'LONDON' along the top flat, foliate engraved tang, border engraved flat lock decorated with foliage, cock en suite, roller, figured full stock with chequered rounded butt, reblued trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant white-metal escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrod, Birmingham proof marks 13 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 14-Bore Flintlock Brass-Barrelled PistolsBy Sharpe, Almost Certainly John of Birmingham, Circa 1820-30With heavy barrels each signed in capitals along the breech flat between 'EXTRA' and 'PROOF', a line of punched stars at the rear, sparsely engraved flat locks and cocks decorated en suite, rollers, figured full stocks (one with old spit above the front of the lock and minor damage on the left at the muzzle) each with rounded butt, border engraved brass mounts comprising flat scroll side-plates, vacant escutcheons, butt-caps and trigger-guards, the last each with pointed finial and decorated with an oval motif on the bow, turned brass ramrod-pipes, and brass-capped wooden ramrods, Liège proof and Birmingham proof marks (2) 22 cm. barrels Footnotes:Probably intended for the export market. For a similar pistol by the same maker and sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms & Armour..., 24 April 2013, lot 437For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Flintlock Officer's Pistol Of Musket BoreBy Prosser, Charing Cross, London, Early 19th CenturyWith browned sighted barrel (some scattered light pitting) engraved 'Charing-Cross-London' along the sighting flat, case-hardened tang engraved with foliage and incorporating a back-sight, signed case-hardened flat bevelled lock engraved with a starburst and foliage at the stepped tail, engraved safety-catch and blued steel-spring with roller, figured full stock (fore-end split on one side) with flattened butt cut with characteristic chequering with a cross in the centre of each diamond, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising pommel-cap decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with foliage and a Britannia shield on the bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, stirrup ramrod, and much original finish, London proof marks 24.4 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 23 April 2008, lot 459John Prosser was appointed Sword Cutler & Beltmaker to George III in 1795 and to George IV in 1827. He was at 9 Charing Cross between 1796 and 1853For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Officer's Pistols Of Carbine BoreSigned Smith, London, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned sighted barrels each signed along the sighting flat, breeches each with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (one steel replaced) decorated with foliage and each with safety-catch, foliate engraved cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons (one bolt replaced), horn fore-end caps, and stirrup ramrods (steel parts with some wear and rust patination): in modern brass-mounted lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories, the exterior of the lid with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, London proof marks 20.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 24 November 2021, lot 328For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Officer's Pistols Of Carbine Bore By D. Egg, London, Circa 1790-1800With rebrowned twist sighted barrels each signed in script along the sighting flat, engraved with a line of repeated foliage at the back of the breech and with gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each decorated with a Britannia shield, drum and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined pan and with a part martial trophy and foliage on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches also locking the steels, and rollers, lightly figured full stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and characteristically chequered rounded butt, border engraved reblued mounts comprising butt-caps each with foliage on the tang and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage on the bow, slotted ramrod-pipes, vacant gold escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, and retaining much of their old refinishing: in relined and refitted oak case with some accessories including three-way powder-flask, the body re-covered in brown leather, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, large London proof marks 16.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Durs Egg, son of Leonz Egg of Oberbuchsiten, Switzerland, was born in 1748 and, following a short stay in Paris, came to London and worked for John Twigg in 1772. He was granted denization in 1791 and is recognised as one of the greatest London gunmakers. He was gunmaker to George IV and the Duke Of York, and was granted various patents during the course of his long and distinguished career. Examples of his work are preserved in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle, and many other public and private collections. For full details see Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', J.A.A.S., Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 32-Bore Flintlock D.B. Carriage PistolBy Jover, London, Late 18th CenturyWith rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed respectively 'Jover' and 'London' within a foliated oval at the breeches, gold lines (one incomplete) and gold-lined touch-holes, foliate engraved tang inlaid with a gold starburst in the sighting groove, border engraved flat locks (cocks replaced) each signed in script, decorated with a starburst behind the gold-lined pan and with foliage at the stepped tail, rollers each bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock (repaired in front of the right lock) with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and decorated with a flower-head and foliage on the border engraved bow, pineapple-shaped rear ramrod-pipe, small vacant silver escutcheon, and later horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some wear overall), London proof marks 25.8 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceWallis & Wallis, Lewes, Sussex, 10 June 1992, lot 1784The Richard Garrett Collection sold in these Rooms, 28 November 2018, lot 323For Jover see footnote to lot 217For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock D.B. Carriage PistolsBy J. & W. Richards Of Birmingham, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist sighted barrels each engraved with a foliate band at the back of the breech, the latter each indistinctly stamped 'STUBS' and 'STOKES & CO' beneath, border engraved tangs en suite with the breeches and each grooved for sighting, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in script and with safety-catch and roller, the left-hand locks each with indented breast for the retaining screw, figured half-stocks (some old bruising, one with repaired split beneath the left lock and in front of the right), chequered rounded butts, the side-flats left plain and each pommel cut with radiating lines, steel trigger-guards each with urn-shaped finial and engraved with a diamond-shaped motif on the bow, rear ramrod-pipes each with foliate finial, and original brass-tipped ramrods each with steel worm (some light pitting, one ramrod-pipe replaced): in contemporary relined and refitted mahogany case with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Tower private proof marks and crowned 'R' marks 22.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Joseph & William Richards are recorded in Birmingham between 1799 and 1817 where they had a factory. Between 1808 and 1810 they are recorded at 16 Staining Lane, London. Joseph is recorded carrying on the business alone in Birmingham between 1815 and 1830For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By I. & J. Parr, Circa 1815Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned octagonal sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, grooved tang engraved with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with foliage on the stepped tail and with engraved safety-catch and roller, figured full stock (old repairs including in the ramrod-channel at the muzzle), chequered rounded butt (broken through and repaired), steel trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow (tang repaired), turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some wear and light patination), London proof marks 22.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The makers are almost certainly John and James Parr of Liverpool, LancashireFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Pistol Of Carbine BoreBy Barwick, Norwich, Circa 1800With octagonal sighted barrel (light rust patination) signed along the top flat and with gold-lined touch-hole, the bottom flat stamped 'Stubbs', 'IS' crowned, and 'IF', tang engraved with a martial trophy and a starburst, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and on the stepped tail, foliate engraved cock, safety-catch and roller, figured full stock (some old bruising) with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guard engraved with a martial trophy on the bow and with pineapple finial, turned ramrod-pipes, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, and later brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 23.1 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Paul Murray Collection sold in these Rooms, 13 November 2017, lot 615George & Charles Barwick are recorded in Norwich, Norfolk, between 1797 and 1804For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistol By Gill & Knubley, London, Circa 1784With slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel signed in script along the top flat and engraved with a band of beadwork ahead of an engraved silver band at the rear of the breech, tang with back-sight and engraved with flower-heads and foliage, flat bevelled lock (cock expertly replaced) signed in script and engraved with foliage on the stepped tail, old replacement steel with roller acting against a ramp on the steel-spring, figured full stock (fore-end with minor old repairs) with rounded flat-sided butt, an oval silver escutcheon on one side engraved with owner's monogram, and on the other with the owner's crest and motto, steel trigger-guard with large pineapple finial and decorated with flower-heads on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initial 'J', a baron's coronet above, set trigger, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod, possibly original, London proof marks 24.9 cm. barrel Footnotes:Thomas 1 Gill (d. 1801) was established in Birmingham by about 1744 and is recorded as making 'swords, guns, pistols, saws, elastic spurs, pistols with bayonets and unparalled snuffers...'. In 1782 he was at 11 Charing Cross, London and was succeeded there in 1784 by John Knubley (Gunmaker to the Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence and Prince Edward). It is probable that this pistol therefore dates from this period. For more information see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 116 and 161The crest and motto is that of Patrick Heron (1736-1803), MP for Kirkcubright and a banker. The initial 'J' with a baron's coronet above probably refers to John Maxwell (1772-1830), who married Patrick Heron's only daughter 1802. On inheriting the Heron estate in 1804 he changed his name to John Shaw-Stewart Heron-Maxwell, and succeeded his father as 4th Baronet in the same yearFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 25-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolBy T. Mortimer, London, Gun-Maker To His Majesty, Circa 1820With rebrowned elaborately twist octagonal sighted barrel engraved 'Gun Maker To His Majesty' in gothic script along the top flat (engraving refreshed), border engraved recessed patent breech with platinum oval signed in capitals, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled detented lock signed in gothic capitals and decorated with a starburst behind the swept rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the tail, foliate engraved cock (top jaw and screw replaced) and safety-catch, steel with pierced lip over the touch-hole, and roller, figured half-stock with pointed spur and chequered rounded butt, the latter with flat ovoidal pommel inset with a border engraved silver oval decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, spur trigger-guard (refurbished or replaced) decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, border engraved silver fore-end cap also forming the ramrod-entry and decorated with a Britannia shield, vacant escutcheon on the side-flat, adjustable set trigger, and horn-tipped ramrod, London proof marks 23.5 cm. barrelFootnotes: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. Following his death his widow Elizabeth continued to reside at the same address until 1838The swept pan and steel are reminiscent of firearms built by William 1 Smith of 2 New Lisle Street, LondonFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of Irish 28-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling Pistols By Turner, Dublin, Circa 1815With heavy twist sighted barrels each with bright bore and stamped with Irish registration number 'DU-1048' and 'DU-1049' respectively for Co. Dublin within the sighting groove along the top, breeches each with platinum oval in the groove originally engraved with maker's details and between two platinum lines, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat detented locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy and foliage on the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cocks, and rollers (one steel replaced), figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with spur flat along the top and chequered rounded butt, flat ovoidal pommels each with border engraved steel plate decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, steel fore-end caps each engraved with a starburst, vacant silver escutcheon on each side-flat, and later horn-tipped ramrods (some old rust patination and pitting), unidentified barrelsmith's mark 'WG' (2) 23.6 cm. barrels Footnotes:The maker is probably the George Turner recorded in Dublin between 1810 and 1826For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned W. Parker, Holborn, London, No. 2309, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels indistinctly signed along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with starbursts and a martial trophy at the stepped tail, engraved cocks (one cock and one top jaw and screw replaced), semi-rainproof pans and rollers, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with finely chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel worm (steel parts with some wear and light pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and double-ended turnscrew, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2000, lot 179Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 24 November 2021, lot 332Probably retailed by William 3 Parker recorded at 233 High Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Richards, Strand, London, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'STRAND LONDON' along the top flat and with a band of foliage at the rear, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with a part martial trophy on the stepped tail, foliate engraved cocks each with engraved safety-catch behind, and blued steel-springs each with roller, figured full stocks each with flat-sided rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with large pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield, banners and foliage on the bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, original ramrods, one with horn tip and steel worm, the other with threaded tip over the worm and also forming a powder-measure, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel bullet mould and modern Peter Dyson silver-mounted turnscrew with pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (minor damage), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'J.S', crowned 25.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:John 1 Richards is recorded at 54 Strand (near the Adelphi), London between 1782 and 1808Offered with a 'Firearms As Trophies' certificate dated 13.2.1921 and detailing 'One pair of old flint pistols, flint action' and 'One double barrelled flint pistol, silver mounted'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Blunderbuss-PistolSigned Wheeler, London, Early 19th CenturyWith two-stage brass barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech engraved 'LONDON' along the top flat and with punched border at the girdle and at the rear, tang engraved with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock (cock replaced) signed in capitals and decorated with a starburst behind the pan and on the stepped tail, safety-catch and roller, figured full stock (fore-stock mostly replaced including slotted ramrod-pipe) with rounded butt, steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial and decorated with a flower-head on the border engraved bow, and later brass-capped ramrod, Tower private proof marks 18.2 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Brass-Barrelled Blunderbuss-PistolBy Ketland & Co., London, Late 18th CenturyWith slender two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, octagonal breech engraved 'London' along the top flat and punched with a line of circles at the turned girdle and at the rear of the breech, plain tang, signed border engraved flat bevelled brass lock (one side-nail replaced) with roller, figured full stock (butt broken through and with old repairs) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, border engraved brass mounts comprising ovoidal side-nail plate, vacant shield-shaped escutcheon, spurred pommel decorated with a flower-head on each side and with stepped ovoidal cap, trigger-guard (tang repaired) with acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, brass ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped wooden ramrod, Tower private proof marks 20.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns..., 23 May 2019, lot 366William Ketland & Co. are recorded in Birmingham between 1808 and 1831. The company had a London branch at 2 Copthall Buildings in 1818For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring BayonetBy P. Bond, No. 45 Corn Hill, London, Circa 1800With brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, later side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod and folding bayonet beneath, the latter with spring-catch on one side, border engraved brass action signed in capitals within an oval over both sides, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel (jaw screw replaced), sprung trigger-guard also forming the bayonet-catch and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt, and shield-shaped silver escutcheon engaved with owner's monogram (steel parts with some old pitting), Tower private proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Philip John Joseph Bond was free of the Goldmsiths' Company in 1781. He is recorded as Gunmaker & Sword Cutler at 45 Cornhill, London between 1794 and the year of his death in 1816For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Waters Patent Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-PistolBy Waters & Co. Of Birmingham, No. 212, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1781With brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod and spring bayonet beneath, the latter with sprung locking catch on one side and release trigger within the trigger-guard, the bow engraved with a diamond-shaped panel, border engraved action signed in script on one side, and engraved 'Patent' above the serial number on the other, border engraved thumbpiece safety-catch and ring-neck cock, figured swelling rounded butt with silver grotesque mask cap, and border engraved vacant silver escutcheon, Tower private proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:John Waters is recorded at various addresses in Birmingham between 1766 and 1788. He was granted British Patent No. 1284 of 9 March 1781 for attaching bayonets to pistols, and is generally credited for the invention of the spring-bayonetFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 100-Bore Flintlock Tuteneg-Mounted Four-Shot Volley Pistol By Hunt, London, Circa 1775With turn-off tuteneg barrel-cluster turned at the threaded breech, decoratively engraved octagonal breech becoming polygonal and engraved 'LONDON' on a foliate rococo scroll along the top flat, re-engraved tang (retaining screw replaced), border engraved flat bevelled lock (pitted, cock and steel-spring replaced) signed in capitals on a rococo scroll and decorated with a flower-head on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catch, figured half-stock (old repair and some old scratching around the lock) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, border engraved mounts comprising shaped side-plate (side-nails replaced) decorated with a garland and an urn, vacant escutcheon with a border of beadwork, spurred pommel with rocailles and foliage on each side, and with a flower-head within a border of beadwork on the cap, and trigger-guard with acorn finial and a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, London and Tower private proof marks 10.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:The pair to this pistol was sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 4 April 2007, lot 436Joseph Hunt is recorded in Birmingham between 1767 and 1774. He is recorded in Queen Street, Cheapside, London in 1774, the same year he was made free of the Gunmakers' CompanyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Irish 50-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pocket PistolBy Anglin, Wexford, Circa 1740With turn-off cannon barrel, breech engraved 'Wexford' along the top and signed beneath the chiselled steel-spring, border engraved tang sparsely decorated with foliage, plain action (cock replaced), sliding trigger-guard safety-catch decorated with a flower-head on the border engraved bow, figured rounded butt with silver butt-cap cast and chased with a grotesque demi-mask, a scallop shell and foliage, and vacant silver escutcheon (some old wear and rust patination), Irish proof marks 5.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:A J. Anglin is recorded in Wexford Town in 1740For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual 22-Bore Brass-Mounted Flintlock Turn-Off PistolBy Jones, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith stout two-stage cannon barrel, border engraved brass action engraved with foliage at the back of the breech and signed beneath the steel-spring, engraved tang secured by a screw over the breech, dog-catch engaging with the back of the cock (later engraving, top jaw and screw replaced), swelling moulded figured butt carved with a shell behind the tang, cast and chased mounts comprising dragon side-plate with foliate tail, vacant foliate escutcheon, border engraved trigger-guard secured by two screws, with foliate finial and decorated with a small shell on the bow, and grotesque mask butt-cap, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 6.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour, and Modern Sporting Guns..., 29 July 2009, lot 586For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 22-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off PistolBy Peele, Mid-18th CenturyWith long barrel moulded around the muzzle and with a pair of later turned lines at the mid-section, breech engraved with a panel of foliage at the rear, foliate engraved tang (retaining screw replaced), border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals and decorated with foliage on the tail, foliate engraved cock (top repaired, steel an old replacement), figured half-stock (numerous old repairs including through the butt) carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, brass mounts (side-plate replaced, cast escutcheon worn), border engraved spurred pommel, and replacement trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial and engraved with an oval motif on the bow (barrel and lock with old pitting), private Birmingham proof marks 22.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:A Thomas Peele is recorded in Whitehaven, CumberlandFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 55-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock Pocket Pistol By Barbar, London, Circa 1765With turn-off brass cannon barrel numbered '1' by the lug, breech numbered to correspond, border engraved brass action (tang plate repaired) signed in capitals on foliate rocailles over each side, ring-neck cock (top jaw, screw and steel all replaced), sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and figured flat-sided butt, Tower private proof marks 10.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:Probably by James 2 Barbar, apprenticed to his father in 1747For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 22-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolBy Griffin, London, Circa 1760With turn-off cannon barrel numbered '1' at the breech, breech numbered to correspond and engraved with foliage beneath the pan on each side, border engraved action (cock expertly replaced) signed in capitals within a foliate ribbon over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt with rounded pommel, cast and chased silver mounts comprising vacant trophy of arms escutcheon and grotesque mask butt-cap, the latter with maker's mark of Joseph Keays, London proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a full account of Joseph Keays, see Leslie Southwick, 'The Makers' Marks', 'I.K', 'JA' and 'M.B', Struck On London 18th Century Georgian Silver Gun Furniture...', J.A.A.S., Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (September 2022), pp. 136-185For Griffin see footnote to lot 205For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Barbar, London, Circa 1765With turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed on a rocaille over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a foliate diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and figured flat-sided butts (one with minor repair on one side) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles: in their later lined and fitted oak case with accessories including steel bullet mould and brass-mounted powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with vacant circular brass escutcheon, Tower private proof marks 14.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 26 November 2014, lot 591The maker is almost certainly James 1 Barbar. See footnote to lot 210For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Turvey, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions (top jaws and screws replaced) each signed on a foliate scroll involving a martial trophy over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each with an engraved oval on the bow, figured rounded butts (one with minor chip) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps (some wear overall), London proof marks and unidentified maker's mark (2) 6.4 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 25 November 2015, lot 349See footnote to lot 220For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Turn-Off PistolBy D. Wynn, London, Circa 1725With two-stage cannon barrel with turned moulding at the muzzle, border engraved octagonal breech becoming polygonal and decorated with foliage on each flat in front of the ramp at the rear, border engraved tang decorated with a foliate spray and secured by a screw over the breech, border engraved action signed in capitals beneath the steel-spring, trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded swelling butt (broken through and repaired) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon, a shell above, and grotesque mask butt-cap (some old wear and pitting, engraving refreshed), London proof marks, barrelsmith's mark of John Mayo 13.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:David Wynn was admitted to the freedom of the London Gunmakers' Company by redemption in 1715. He started his own business in the parish of St. James, Westminster shortly before 1720, and the business closed in 1729, the year of his deathJohn 2 Mayo was apprenticed to Humphrey Pickfatt in 1721, and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1729. The last reference to him is in 1731For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Fine Silver MountsBy Bumford, London, Circa 1760With two-stage cannon barrel turned and moulded at the muzzle and engraved 'LONDON' on a foliate scroll at the breech (partly re-engraved), waisted border engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved action (cock and steel replaced) signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded swelling butt (repaired above the back of the action) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts cast and chased in relief comprising trophy of arms side-plate involving flowering foliage, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, and long-nosed moustachioed grotesque mask butt-cap framed by scallop shells and surmounted by a small lion-mask, steel ramrod-pipes (rear retaining screw missing), and later steel ramrod (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and Bumford's barrelsmith's mark 16.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:John 2 Bumford was apprenticed to Thomas Hardwell in 1735 and was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1751 and again in 1756. He was Contractor to Ordnance between 1756 and 1771, to the East Indian Company between 1745 and 1773, and to the Hudson's Bay Company from 1757 until the year of his death in 1775Cf. a pair of pistols by the same maker with related mounts and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 27 November 2013, lot 347For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off PistolsBy James Freeman Of London, Circa 1720With two-stage cannon barrels each engraved with a band of foliage at the rear and behind the muzzle-ring (one lug an old replacement), border engraved stepped octagonal then polygonal breeches each with a band of engraved foliage, foliate engraved tangs each with foliate finial, border engraved actions each signed 'Freeman Londini' beneath the steel-spring, chiselled cocks (one expertly replaced, the other repaired and with later top jaw and screw), separate iron trigger-guards each with engraved bow and foliate finial, figured moulded rounded butts each with raised panel at the barrel tang and a silver scrollwork inset on each side terminating in a dragon's head, and cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each involving a monster-head, escutcheons engraved with owner's crest (worn), a cross pattee, and with a grotesque mask above and beneath, and spurred pommels engraved with scrolling foliage and each with grotesque mask cap, London proof marks, maker's mark apparently that of Lewis Barbar (2) 10.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Norman H. Dixon Collection sold in these Rooms, 18 April 2012, lot 296LiteratureNorman Dixon, Georgian Pistols ..., 1971, pp. 112-117, pls. 63 and 65James Paul Freeman was admitted to the freedom of the London Gunmakers' Company, on 5 July 1716, and in the same year took over the premises in St. Martin's Lane previously occupied by Andrew Dolep. He was master in 1732 and died in 1736For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 10-Bore Brass-Mounted Flintlock PistolBy Joyner, Holborn, London, Circa 1765With two-stage barrel flared at the muzzle and signed in full along the top flat, grooved tang engraved with foliage, border engraved rounded lock signed on a foliated scroll, figured full stock (fore-end with minor repair on each side) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts comprising side-plate cast and pierced with rocailles, vacant foliate escutcheon, grotesque mask butt-cap, border engraved trigger-guard (tang repaired) with early form of acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 16 cm. barrelFootnotes:Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 4 April 2007, lot 422John 2 Joyner was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1773. He is recorded at Bartletts Buildings, Holborn between 1763 and 1768For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted PistolBy T. Page, Norwich, Circa 1765With barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and re-engraved 'NORWICH' within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, a panel of foliage behind, borer engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded lock (cock replaced) signed in capitals within scrolls and decorated with foliage on the tail, moulded figured full stock carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant escutcheon with foliage above and below, spurred pommel engraved with a flower-head on both sides and with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard (tang repaired) with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later brass-tipped ramrod, London proof marks and Page's barrelsmith's mark 17.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:T. Page is recorded in Norwich, Norfolk between 1763 and 1765For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted PistolBy Griffin, Bond Street, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith slightly swamped barrel re-engraved 'BOND STREET LONDON' within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals (engraving refreshed, top jaw and screw replaced), figured full stock (fore-end mostly replaced including the ramrod-pipe, old split beneath the front of the lock) with apron around the barrel tang, border engraved mounts comprising flat scroll side-plate, escutcheon with owner's crest above 'N1', spurred pommel with rounded cap decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with an open flower-head on the bow, and later brass-capped ramrod, London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 20.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:The crest is that of the Lee family of Hartwell, Buckinghamshire Benjamin Griffin, father of Joseph, was apprenticed to Samuel Harrison in 1719. He was allowed to prove guns by the Gunmakers' Company between 1724 and 1731, and despite being told to give up work by the Gunmakers' Company he continued trading in Bond Street, London between 1735 and 1770, the year of his deathCf. a related pistol sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2016For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Rifled PistolsBy Barbar Of London, Circa 1730-40With slightly swamped two-stage sighted barrels each cut with straight groove rifling and signed in capitals along the breech (worn), a band of foliage at the rear, border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks (one cock repaired, one steel replaced) each signed in capitals, figured full stocks (some old damage and repairs including through each butt, fore-ends mostly replaced) each carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, silver side-plates (one broken) each cast, pierced and chased with a dragon amid foliage, vacant foliate silver escutcheons, steel border engraved spurred pommels each with applied silver foliated grotesque mask, steel trigger-guards each with early form of acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods, one with steel worm (some old wear and light pitting, one trigger replaced), London proof marks and Lewis Barbar's barrelsmith's mark (2) 17.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Louis (Lewis) 1 Barbar (d. 1741), a French Protestant, born in Essendun, Poitou, came to London circa 1688 to avoid persecution, and was naturalised in 1700. In 1704 he was made free of the Gunmakers' Company, and his proof piece ('a very fine piece') was passed. He was appointed Gentleman Armourer to King George I in 1717, and to George II in 1727Today the largest group of firearms by Lewis Barbar is preserved in the armoury of the Duke of Buccleuch at Boughton House. They were made to the order of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1709-79) who was Master General of Ordnance from 1740 to 1749. The accounts at Boughton record payments to Barbar which include '£150 for 200 Muskets', and a letter of 7 June 1718 to the 2nd Duke of Montagu from his vicar mentions that Barbar was responsible for the display of the firearms in the house at that dateFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock PistolsSigned Bunney, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Joseph Bunny, Circa 1775With two-stage barrels, octagonal breeches (worn) each signed in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a shell and foliage behind, engraved tangs, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals on a foliated rococo scroll and with foliage on the stepped tail (one cock replaced, the other with replaced top jaw and screw), figured full stocks each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and a scallop shell between flower-heads around the barrel tang, silver trophy of arms side-plates and vacant escutcheons, steel border engraved spurred pommels each with stepped ovoidal cap decorated with a flower-head, trigger-guards each with early form of acorn finial and decorated with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrods (steel parts worn and pitted), Tower private proof marks (2) 20.2 cm. barrels 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 Pair Of 15-Bore Flintlock Pistols With Earlier Silver Mounts By Brander & Potts, 70 Minories, London, Circa 1820, London Silver Hallmarks For 1754, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith slightly swamped brass barrels each engraved in capitals with London address within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, plain tangs grooved for sighting, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, cocks (one expertly replaced) engraved en suite, safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks (back of one butt with old repair), cast and chased mounts comprising pierced side-plates each with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, trophy of arms escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and motto, spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap centred on an engraved border involving a shell on both sides, trigger-guards each with engraved foliate finial and a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later silver-tipped ramrods, London proof marks and Richard 1 Wilson's barrelsmith's mark (2) 18.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto is that of the Campbells of Auchinbreck, Argyll, Scotland, probably that of Sir Philip Campbell (1679-1756), 5th Baronet of AuchinbreckMartin Brander and Thomas Potts are recorded as Gunmakers, 70 Minories and Goodman's Yard, London between 1802 and 1827. They were Contractors to Ordnance between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Brander, London, London Silver Hallmnarks For 1761, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith brass cannon barrels each engraved 'LONDON' in capitals along the tapering breech flat terminating in an engraved shell and foliate finial, border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks each signed in script, pans with water-drains, rounded cocks each with engraved safety-catch behind (one replaced), replacement steels and rollers, figured full stocks (one replaced during the pistol's working life), cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plates each centred on a tower, vacant foliate escutcheons each with a shell above, border engraved spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap centred on a scrolled border involving a shell on both sides, trigger-guards each with a shell and foliage finial, and engraved with a large flower-head on the bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, the rear ones each cast with a shell, and later horn-tipped ramrods, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of William Brander (2) 20.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:William 2 Brander was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1748. He was elected Master in 1767, 1772 and again in 1779. Contractor to the East India Company in 1773, and he was succeeded by his son MartinFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of 20-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock PistolsBy Jover, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1782, Maker's Mark Of Charles FreethWith slightly swamped two-stage brass barrels, octagonal breeches engraved with a half flower-head on each top flat at the girdle and engraved 'London' in script along the top flat in front of a rocaille and line of beadwork, engraved tangs (worn), border engraved flat bevelled brass locks (probably expertly reconverted from percussion) each signed on a foliate scroll and decorated with foliage, cocks en suite, figured full stocks (one fore-end repaired, the other partly replaced) each carved with a scallop shell behind the barrel tang, rounded butts, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, large vacant trophy of arms escutcheons, grotesque mask butt-caps, trigger-guards each with scallop shell and flower-head finial and engraved with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, silver ramrod-pipes, and later wooden ramrods, Tower private proof marks (2) 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 449William 1 Jover is recorded as a partner in the firm of Nock, Jover and Green, 83 Long Acre, London in 1775. He specialised in making multi-shot firearms and went into partnership with his son, also William, between 1784 and 1810For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistols By S. Newton, Nottingham, Circa 1760With bright two-stage barrels each engraved 'NOTTINGHAM' beyond a trellised foliate tier along the breech, border engraved tangs each grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks (some expert re-engraving) each signed in capitals within a rococo foliate scroll and decorated en suite on the tail, rounded cocks also en suite, figured full stocks (one with old split in the ramrod-channel at the muzzle, behind the tail of the lock and broken through at the butt) each carved in low relief with owner's crest above a viscount's coronet behind the barrel tang, steel mounts comprising side-plates each pierced and chiselled with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, escutcheons chiselled with rocailles and foliage, border engraved spurred pommels each with ovoidal cap and decorated with a martial trophy on both sides, trigger-guards each with early form acorn finial and with a scallop shell in an oval on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrods, one with steel worm, private Birmingham proof marks (2) 22.9 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest is that of Philip Wenman (1742-1800), 7th Viscount Wenman of Tuam, Co. Galway, Ireland. Between 1768 and 1796 he was member of Parliament for OxfordshireSamuel Newton of Nottingham is recorded circa 1750-1764For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare 25-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol By J. Dafte Of London, Late 17th CenturyWith three-stage barrel turned at the girdle, octagonal breech cut with flutes beyond, retaining traces of an engraved demi-figure amid strawberry foliage, and crudely engraved with maker's name in capitals at a later date, tang (retaining screw replaced) with traces of engraved decoration, border engraved rounded lock (cock, steel, mainspring, and one side-nail replaced, the other side-nail repaired) signed in capitals and decorated with scrolling strawberry foliage with monster-head terminal, the tail with foliated demi-figure drawing a bow and arrow, moulded highly figured full stock (minor damage and repairs, fore-end mostly replaced) swelling (old split) at the rear ramrod-pipe and with raised drop behind the barrel tang, steel mounts comprising associated side-plate pierced and chiselled with foliated monsters, vacant escutcheon en suite, border engraved spurred pommel decorated with graduated beadwork along the spurs and with a foliated demi-figure blowing a trumpet on each side, the cap engraved with a moustachioed human face framed by petals, trigger-guard (tang repaired) with trefoil-shaped finial and decorated with a monster-head and foliage on the bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes (forward one replaced), and later steel-capped wooden ramrod, London proof marks and indistinct barrelsmtith's mark 31.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, The J.C.L. Knapton Collection of Antique Firearms, 28 February 1990, lot 95 John Dafte was apprenticed to Henry Phipps in the Blacksmiths' Company in 1660 and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1668. He supplied blunderbusses and pistols to the Rye House Conspirators in 1683, and was appointed Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1694. He died in 1696. See John S. Cooper & Kenneth J. Westwood, John Dafte-Gunsmith and the Horrid Conspiracy of 1683, 1989For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Over-And-Under Silver-Mounted Holster PistolsBy I. Steward, Henley, Late 17th/Early 18th CenturyWith shortened three-stage barrels, border engraved breeches signed in capitals along the upper top flat and each decorated with a scallop shell on the upper flats at the rear (engraving probably refreshed), border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, a scallop shell and a 'Green Man' mask, border engraved rounded back-action locks each decorated with foliate scrolls, the left locks also with a scallop shell, and the right locks signed in capitals (two cocks expertly replaced), figured fluted fore-ends and moulded butts, the latter each carved with a foliate apron around the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising border engraved pommels each decorated with graduated spheres along the spurs and with strawberry foliage inhabited by a bird on both sides, grotesque mask caps, trigger-guards each with small trefoil-shaped finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant escutcheons each with pierced foliate border surmounted by a grotesque mask, and later wooden ramrods each with steel worm (barrels and locks with some light pitting)(2) 25.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, The J.C.L. Knapton Collection of Antique Firearms, 28 February 1990, lot 96I. Steward appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare .65 Flintlock Enclosed Lock Volunteer CarbineBy Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800With sighted two-stage twist barrel cut with Baker-style seven-groove rifling making three-quarters of a turn, and with bayonet bar mounted on the right side of the muzzle, octagonal patent breech (minor old bruising) engraved 'H. Nock Patent', signed Nock patent screwless lock engraved with a starburst over the front retaining hook, figured three-quarter stock (some old bruising) with padded leather-covered cheek-piece, brass mounts including butt-plate engraved '145' on the heel tang, Baker-pattern butt-trap cover, and trigger-guard engraved '471' on the bow, iron loops, and original iron ramrod, the stock with indistincly stamped initials opposite the lock and 'WT' stamp in the ramrod-channel, London proof marks 66.6 cm. barrel Footnotes:Rifled carbines of this pattern were produced by Henry Nock on a commercial basis and supplied to Volunteer Companies, including the London & Westminster Light Horses Volunteers. See Jeff Paine, 'The Light Horse Volunteers' Rifled Carbine', The Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting, vol. 34, no. 4 (November 1996), pp. 111-115; and David Sadler, 'Volunteer Carbine by Henry Nock', Caps & Flints, No.1 (February 2020), pp. 18-25Cf. another example (No.12) sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 29 April 2010, lot 274For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 10-Bore Flintlock 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry PistolCirca 1800With plain barrel and tang (light surface pitting), border engraved rounded lock (one side nail, top jaw and screw replaced, pan pitted) with 'GR' crowned and 'TOWER' across the tail, figured full stock (fore-end repaired) with rounded butt, regulation brass mounts including trigger-guard engraved '4 DRAS' over 'B46' on the bow, and iron ramrod, King's proof marks 23 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 16-Bore Flintlock New Land Pattern Service PistolCirca 1800With plain barrel and tang (some pitting), flat bevelled lock with 'GR' crowned and 'TOWER' across the stepped tail, ring-neck cock, safety-catch, figured full stock with Ordnance Storekeeper's mark above the tail of the lock, regulation brass mounts including trigger-guard engraved '1st H' over 'A15' on the bow, and stirrup ramrod, King's proof marks 22.9 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 24-Bore Centre-Fire Hammer Gun Converted By R. Ringer, Gt. Orford St., Norwich, Circa 1870Rebuilt from percussion, with rebrowned twist three-stage sighted barrel, octagonal breech becoming polygonal, border engraved action signed in capitals beneath and decorated with foliate scrollwork, rotary under-lever, border engraved flat bevelled lock (signature obscured) and hammer all en suite, figured butt with chequered grip, chequered take-down fore-end with dark horn cap, engraved steel butt-plate (engraving worn) and scroll trigger-guard, the latter decorated with a gun dog in a landscape on the bow, and vacant silver escutcheon (worn overall), Birmingham proof marks 71.8 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 20-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By Cartmell, Thomas, Doncaster, Early 19th CenturyExpertly reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in capitals along the rib, breeches each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang with sighting groove and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and sparsely decorated with foliage, cocks decorated en suite, rainproof pans and rollers, figured half-stock (fore-end broken through beneath the front of the locks and with contemporary internal steel repairs) with cheekpiece and chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog and gamebirds on the border engraved bow and with a starburst on the tang scroll, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's monogram above the date 1809, and later brass-mounted ramrod (some old wear), London proof marks 69.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams Oxford, Antique Arms and Militaria, 13 May 2009, lot 226Thomas Cartmell is recorded at High Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire between 1817 and 1822For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased 20-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By J.M. Burnie, Berwick, Circa 1815With rebrowned twist sighted barrels each stamped 'EXTRA FINE TWISTED STUBBS' beneath towards the breeches, recessed border engraved breeches each with gold line, rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp (one with replaced gold) and platinum-lined touch-hole, the rib between engraved with a starburst, border engraved tang decorated with martial trophies, starbursts and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved cocks and steels each with a roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock (some old bruising and minor split in front of the left lock) with chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog and gamebird in a landscape on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with a starburst on the scrolled tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod, probably original: in contemporary lined and fitted wooden case (the front with some old worming) with some accessories including mainspring clamp, pan brush and shot-flask, the leather body tooled with pheasants in a landscape within a circular border of beadwork on both sides, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (stained), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, private Birmingham proof marks 73.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:James Burnie is recorded in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland between 1810 and 1828For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 10-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy S. Bowdler, Circa 1740With rebrowned barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and with silver fore-sight, breech engraved 'JOHN HARMAN, LONDON' within an elongated loop along the tapering top flat and with a band of foliage at the rear (engraving refreshed), gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage, rounded lock with moulded border and signed in capitals, the pan with water-drains, figured full stock (muzzle-band missing) with extended butt, carved with a scallop shell behind the barrel tang, and inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and silver dots, steel mounts comprising side-plate chiselled and pierced with foliage and a scallop shell, chiselled vacant escutcheon with a shell above, butt-plate engraved along the heel tang, trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial and engraved with an oval motif on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod, private Birmingham proof marks, barrelsmith's mark SB, probably of Bowdler 75.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 103LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pl. 520S. Bowdler appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 16-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Sporting GunBy William Bailes, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1763, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith rebrowned two-stage barrel with turned girdle and silver spider fore-sight, signed octagonal breech section engraved with a band of beadwork at the rear and with gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved grooved tang, large signed flat lock retained by two screws and with moulded border, roller, engraved safety-catch and tail, figured half-stock (minor bruising, cracked at the rear side-nail, chipped above and in front of the lock) carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, chequered grip with a dot in the centre of each diamond, cast and chased silver butt-plate and trigger-guard each decorated with rococo designs, the trigger-guard with a martial trophy in relief on the bow and a bouquet of flowers and foliage on the finial, silver rear ramrod-pipe (replaced), horn fore-end cap, and later horn-tipped ramrod (iron parts with some scattered minor pitting), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 98.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Marquess of Zetland, Aske, Nr. Richmond, Yorkshire (anon sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 20 December 1977, lot 235 - £990 including premium, to Neal)W. Keith Neal Collection, G352Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 54Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 334Literature:W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Messrs Griffin & Tow And W. Bailes, 1989, pp. 176-178, pls. 83 a-dAlmost certainly made for Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt. (d. 1781), 'The Nabob of the North', patron of Robert Adam, Thomas Chippendale, Pierre Langlois and Johann ZoffanyWilliam Bailes (circa 1700-1766) was at Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury from 1748 until his death. He is credited by Sir Thomas Frankland (in Cautions to Young Sportsmen) with the invention of the under-rib as fitted to the barrel of this gunFor John Allen see footnote to lot 200For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 12-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting GunSigned Griffin, London Silver Hallmarks For 1757, Maker's Mark of John AllenProbably reconverted from percussion, with French barrel retaining traces of gilt lines around the muzzle and foliate decoration around the silver fore-sight, part octagonal breech en suite and with indistinct Parisian maker's name along the top flat, perhaps 'LABORD A PARIS', the flat tapering to the fore-sight, foliate engraved tang grooved for sighting, border engraved rounded lock (side nails not tightening) now engraved 'GRIFFIN' on a foliate scroll, and decorated with a shell and foliage on the tail, safety-catch engraved en suite, figured full stock (some old bruising, fore-stock with some old splits, repairs and partly replaced at the muzzle) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with a shell above, butt-plate with a scallop shell and foliage against trellised grounds on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with flowering finial and with Bacchus mask and vines against a trellised ground on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and ramrod with replaced brass tip 97.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a flintlock sporting gun by Henry Nock and with a very similar trigger-guard, see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pl. 399For John Allen see footnote to lot 200For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare English 22-Bore Flintlock Breech-Loading Repeating Magazine Rifled Carbine On The Lorenzoni PrinicpleBy Martindall Of London, Second Half Of The 17th CenturyWith sighted three-stage barrel octagonal becoming polygonal at the breech, raised octagonal moulding at the muzzle, and rifled with eight spiral grooves, rounded back-action lock (steel an old replacement) signed in capitals on a banner held by a cherub with elaborate foliate body, a grotesque mask in profile behind the expertly replaced cock, the latter engraved with a serpent bordering the retaining screw, automatically cocked via a flat bar engaging with a brass circular breech-block and operated by a replacement side-lever with button terminal, the back of the action damascened in gold with symmetrical scrolling foliage, foliate engraved primer magazine cover, hinged magazine cover for balls on the left, later figured butt with brass butt-plate, the latter with hinged trap-cover, and steel trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow (some old rust patination overall) 48 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Arms, Armour and Militaria, 23 April 1985, lot 319Christie's London, Antique Arms And Armour, 18 March 1987, lot 203William Martindall is recorded 'At the Sign of the Stirrop in Chiswell-Street, neer the new Artillery ground, there are made and sold by William Martindall, from the pocket Pistol to the whole Cannon, all sorts of guns are charged with three or four several charges, also swords with pistols of like nature...' (Mercurius Publicus, 5-12 December 1661). He was appointed Gunsmith-in-Ordinary to Charles II in 1662 and died in 1666. For a similar carbine see W. Keith Neal and D.H.L Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, 1984, p. 285, pl. 112For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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 Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Mark and Peter Dineley Collections, sold in these Rooms, 27 November 2019, lot 498For Delaney see footnote to lot 118 Cf. a pair of related carbines by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 232For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Very Rare 32-Bore (.500) Flintlock Ferguson-Action Breech-Loading Park RifleBy Durs Egg, London, Circa 1790With rebrowned slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with six spiral grooves and signed along the top flat in front of the loading aperture, silver fore-sight, and engraved with a line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved tang decorated with flowering foliage, signed border engraved flat lock (cock an old replacement) decorated with a bird in flight and foliage at the stepped tail, and with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap, the butt (some old splits) with cheekpiece, characteristically chequered grip and carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, steel butt-plate decorated with a musical trophy on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard lever with foliage suspended from a ribbon on the bow, under-rib (one ramrod-pipe replaced), and later brass-mounted ramrod (some old rust patination), London proof marks 72.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:Captain Patrick Ferguson (1744-80) patented his improved version of the La Chaumette breech-loading system in 1776. He employed the quick thread on the breech-plug which enabled it to be lowered by one turn of the trigger-guard (already used by Bidet in London in the 1720s), but he improved the action to prevent jamming after a few rounds mainly by cutting a recess into the plug (for grease) and vertical grooves across the screw threads. The present rifle incorporates both these improvementsFerguson demonstrated his rifle most successfully to the Board of Ordnance and to the King, whom he told that he could fire seven shots in a minute although 'he would not undertake in that time to knock down above five of His Majesty's enemies'. Initially two rifles were made by Durs Egg, followed by the production of one hundred, which a company of Volunteer riflemen were trained to use. Under Ferguson's leadership the riflemen fought with distinction in the American War of Independence at the battle of Brandywine Creek in 1777, but Ferguson was badly wounded, and Sir William Howe, said to have been insulted because Ferguson's corps was raised without his knowledge, disbanded it, returning the men to their units. For the next two years Ferguson led raids with small bodies of troops in the Jerseys and the south, and fought under Tarleton. He was killed at the battle of King's Mountain, in North Carolina, on 7 October 1780, the only British officer with over a thousand loyal AmericansFor a related example see the Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 137. For Durs Egg see footnote to lot 163For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1930's Burr Walnut Cocktail Cabinet, bow fronted corner unit, the interior lined with mirrors and maple wood, glass shelves and frieze tray, above a storage base with bottle holders, raised on short cabriole legs. Height 60'', 27'' deep.

Collection of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Postcard Photographs of Stars of the Screen of Yesteryear, including Esther Ralston, Bebe Daniels, Rudoph Valentino, Ronald Colman, Dolores Del-Rio, Gloria Swanson, Clara Bow, Charles Chaplin, and many more. 96 in total, all mounted in an album.

Professional Bow and Arrow Interest. Contains Striker Bow and Easton Arrows, Samick Bow, Lots of Bits and Bobs, Professional Outfit. Please See Photo.

Great Collection of Fun / Children's Misc Costume Jewellery, Mostly are Pendants on Chains, All In As New Condition. Various Subjects - Includes Cross Bow and Scull, Poodles, Teddy Bears, Octopus, Mermaids, Deer's, Starfish, Birds, Sharks etc. Ideal For Gifts. Approx ( 23 ) In Total.

Four Edward VII Florins, Bare head r, reverse with Britannia standing on ship's bow,: 1902, 1903, 1904 and 1905. 4 coins. *CR Mixed states, mostly good condition, 1905 slightly rubbed.

Five Edward VII Florins, Bare head r, reverse with Britannia standing on ship's bow,: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910. 5 coins. *CR Mixed states, mostly good condition, 1909 with inconsistent colour.

A full size 19th century violin and bow in a polished wood veneered case bearing a Stradivarius label, overall length 23½in. (59.7cm.).

A full size 19th century violin and bow in a case, overall length 24in. (60.96cm.).