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A European Cuirassier Helmet Probably Early 17th Century Of blackened russet steel, with fluted ovoidal two-piece skull (some denting) rising to a ring finial on a star-shaped washer, peaked fall with recessed turned edge and waved upper border, and upper-and lower-bevors all pivoted at the same points, the former with vision aperture with central flattened bar and turned, file-roped edge, pierced with three rectangular breaths on either side above a small star-shaped piercing, single neck-plate front and rear with recessed turned border, and bordered by dome-headed rivets 29 cm. high Footnotes: For a related helmet sold in these Rooms see Fine Antique Arms and Armour from the Henk L. Visser Collection, 28 November 2007, lot 161 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare French Louis XVIII Second Restoration Period 15-Bore Flintlock 2nd Model Holster Pistol Of The Garde Du Corps Du Roi Circa 1816 With bright barrel retained by a spring-held pierced brass barrel-band also forming the ramrod-entry and struck with indistinct marks at the breech including a 'B' in an oval on the flat, plain tang, flat bevelled lock etched 'Manuf. Roy de Maubeuge' (Neue Støckel 8661) and struck with inspector's mark, a crowned 'C' behind the brass pan, pierced cock (top jaw and screw replaced), figured full stock, regulation brass mounts comprising rounded side-plate, trigger-guard with engraved fleur-de-lys finial, and rounded pommel cast with three fleur-de-lys, and steel ramrod (some wear) 20.1 cm. barrel Footnotes: See Robert E. Brooker, Armes De Poing Militaires Francaises.., 2006, pp. 165, 170 and 171 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Saxon .550 (28-Bore) Percussion Sporting Rifle By C.J. Helfricht A Zella, Mid-19th Century With swamped finely twist octagonal sighted barrel engraved around the muzzle and rifled with eight spiral grooves, the top flat forward of the breech signed in gold capitals within silver-inlaid line borders between silver-inlaid foliate scrollwork inhabited by an engraved gold-inlaid bird on either side, gold and silver lines at the breech and with gold-inlaid chamois in an engraved mountainous landscape between the silver-inlaid bolsters, broad tang-plate engraved with foliate scrolls involving two monster-heads and framing a gold-inlaid stag and hind in a landscape, border engraved flat lock decorated en suite and inhabited by gold-inlaid cavalrymen on silver-inlaid horses in differing landscapes, dolphin hammer with gold-inlaid eyes and the figure of a knight, the latter amid scrolling foliage, the plate opposite the lock decorated with two cavalrymen in a similar fashion to the lock, figured half-stock carved with scrolling foliage in bas-relief against a stippled ground en suite with the tang plate at the grip and ramrod-entry, the latter carved as a monster-head with dark horn and mother-of-pearl eyes, butt carved in relief behind the cheek-piece with a stag hunting scene in a landscape, and sliding chequered patch-box cover with staghorn release button within a triangular border of carved scrolling foliage terminating in monster's heads and inhabited by two birds, surmounted by a stylised cross and all against a stippled ground, steel butt-plate with gold-inlaid prone stag in a glade on the heel of the foliate scroll engraved tang, scrolled white-metal trigger-guard engraved en suite and inset on the bow with a steel plaque chiselled with a sportsman in a landscape against a gilt ground, trigger-plate with foliate finial inlaid in gold with an owl, adjustable set triggers, white-metal barrel-bolt escutcheons, dark horn fore-end cap, sling mounts, and original white-metal mounted ramrod 73.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Bohemian 18-Bore Percussion Sporting Rifle By A.V. Lebeda A Prague, No. 2304, Circa 1855 With browned twist barrel rifled with eight grooves and signed in gothic script along the tapering breech flat between engraved designs of foliage, blued foliated engraved windage adjustable fore-sight, blued engraved folding leaf back-sight to 240 yards and inscribed 'The distance from stock' along the finial, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened patent breech with pierced platinum plug, signed flat detented lock, hammer, and mounts all decorated en suite, the last comprising butt-plate with a stag in a landscape on the tail, trigger-plate and rear ramrod-pipe, blued scroll trigger-guard engraved with scrolling foliage and with a hind in a landscape on the bow, foliate engraved mount for a peep-sight behind the barrel tang, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece and chequered grip, vacant white-metal escutcheon, set trigger, sling loop (the other missing), dark horn fore-end cap, original blued steel ramrod with pierced brass tip, and in fine condition retaining most of its original finish 78.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 28 November 2012, lot 279 Anton Vincent Lebeda was among the leading gunmakers of his day and was appointed Hofbüchsenmacher in 1852. He is recorded as having made twelve guns, six double rifles and three single rifles for the Emperor Franz Josef I and is the maker of the exceptional cased pair of royal percussion target pistols (probably his masterpiece) sold at Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 29 October 1986, lot 157 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Spanish 16-Bore Miquelet-Lock Sporting Gun By Zarandona Of Eibar, Early 19th Century With two-stage russet barrel retained by two steel barrel bands each pierced with slender slots and also forming the ramrod-pipes, silver spider fore-sight between silver-inlaid florets, and turned girdle chiselled with acanthus, octagonal breech stamped with Irish registration number 'T-Y 7256', inlaid with silver foliage at its rear and struck with two gold-lined maker's punzónes of Pedro Bustindui between three gold-lined fleur-de-lys and surmounted by a gold-lined cross, plain tang, characteristic lock signed in gold capitals, figured full stock (some old bruising and minor damage, slender split on the side-flat) carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, fluted butt stamped along the bottom flat with the same Irish registration number, steel mounts comprising heel-plate (one retaining screw missing) with fleur-de-lys terminal and decorated with foliage on the border engraved tang, spur trigger-guard stamped on the bow with punzón of Gabiola (Neue Støckel 414) centred on engraved rocailles and with foliate finial, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 90 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A German .577 (25-Bore) Flintlock Sporting Rifle By V.D. Fecht. Jun: A. Berlin., Circa 1815 With browned swamped octagonal leaf-sighted barrel inlaid with gold lines and engraved gold florets at the muzzle and breech, and rifled with eight spiral grooves, the top flat at the breech signed in gold capitals within a gold line border and with gold-lined maker's oval of a stag, gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved matted tang, border engraved flat detented lock in the English taste signed on a gold-inlaid oval and decorated with foliage on the stepped tail (minor pitting), foliate engraved cock and safety-catch, gold-lined rainproof pan and roller, highly figured full stock inlaid with decorative silver wire borders, butt with cheek-piece and chequered grip, the former inlaid with silver wire foliage and engraved silver flower-heads behind, the latter with shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon, sliding patch-box cover with rayed silver button-catch and silver wire inlay inhabited by a running boar, foliate engraved silver side-nail plates, border engraved silver heel-plate cast and chased with a prone stag, ebonised spur trigger-guard with rear acorn finial and reinforced by a border engraved silver strap with finial cast and chased as a branch of fruiting oak, white-metal ramrod-pipes, the rear one with acorn terminal, adjustable set triggers (some old pitting), sling loops, dark horn fore-end cap, and original horn-tipped ramrod 70.2 cm. barrel Footnotes: Johann Friedrich von der Fecht was the son of Johann Diederich. He is recorded at 18 Jerusalemer Strasse, Berlin between 1738 and the year of his death in 1821 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Bohemian 16-Bore Flintlock Ball And Shot Gun Mid-18th Century, Probably Carlsbad With octagonal sighted barrel inlaid with symmetrical silver scrollwork around the fore-sight and at the breech, the former (touch-hole bushed in brass) with silver-inlaid initials 'I.P.M.H' conjoined' along the top flat, and at the rear with beaded and roped lines, border engraved tang, flat bevelled lock chiselled with a seated sportsman and his dog amid foliage and against a stippled ground, cock decorated with foliage en suite (steel refaced), figured full stock carved in low relief with rocailles and flowering foliage involving a hound's mask behind the barrel tang, cheek-piece inlaid with a white and dark horn star, full brass mounts cast and chased in low relief and comprising side-plate with cavalrymen in combat against a finely punched ground and within a border of scrollwork, vacant escutcheon surmounted by a cavalryman above bound captives, butt-plate with further cavalrymen in a landscape surmounted by a scallop shell, grotesque mask and foliage along the heel tang, spur trigger-guard with a sportsman amid foliage on the bow and with finial en suite with the heel tang, faceted ramrod-pipes, dark horn fore-end cap, sling mounts, and horn-tipped wooden ramrod (barrel and lock with some old pitting) 74.8 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Persian 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol In The English Fashion, And A Turkish 20-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol Both 19th Century The first with twist octagonal sighted barrel (polished bright) with white-metal line at the breech and rifled with eight grooves, foliate engraved tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock with spurious signature and decorated with foliage at the stepped tail, pierced engraved cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured half-stock inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and flower-heads around the barrel tang, and with silver wire bordering the chequering on the swelling butt, border engraved steel mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, pommel-cap with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guard with pineapple finial and foliage on the bow, fore-end cap also forming the ramrod-entry, and later wooden ramrod; the second with swamped two-stage barrel (pitted) encrusted with silver foliage between brass bands at the breech, border engraved tang, bevelled lock en suite with the breech, figured full stock inlaid with brass wire scrollwork (some losses, particularly along the fore-stock), mounts (escutcheon missing) comprising brass side-plate cast and chased with foliage, spurred pommel cast and chased with martial trophies, engraved steel trigger-guard (tang pitted), and wooden ramrod (2) 24.3 cm. and 25.5 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

A French 25-Bore Flintlock Pistol By Barthelemy Bourlier Of St. Etienne, Mid-18th Century With recoloured slightly shortened barrel with silver fore-sight, part octagonal breech decorated with gilt foliage and a fleur-de-lys (worn), tang with traces of engraved decoration, signed border engraved flat bevelled lock decorated with rococo ornament on the tail, cock and steel en suite, moulded figured full stock (minor chips) carved with foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipe and barrel tang, the back of the butt inlaid with a small silver floret centred on symmetrical silver wire scrollwork, border engraved steel mounts (worn) decorated with rocailles and foliage, comprising flat bevelled side-plate, spurred pommel with ovoidal cap, trigger-guard with foliate finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrod 21.8 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance The Dr. Hans Georg Plaut Collection sold in these Rooms, 1 April 2004, lot 248 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

A Pair Of Dutch 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Pistols By Deleaux A Utrecht, Mid-18th Century With two-stage twist barrels (old surface rust patination) each with silver fore-sight on the sighting flat and with turned girdle, octagonal breeches becoming polygonal and each stamped with Utrecht mark on the top flat, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, signed rounded locks, figured full stocks each carved with flowering foliage behind the barrel tang and inlaid with silver wire borders around the locks and trigger-guard, and with symmetrical silver wire scrollwork behind the rear ramrod-pipe and on the back of the butt, mounts comprising rounded side-plates each with moulded border, spurred pommels (one with minor dent) each with rounded cap cast and chased with a sun-in-splendour against a punched ground, trigger-guards in the French taste and each with foliate finial, and horn-tipped ramrods, one probably original (2) 24.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: This maker appears to be unrecorded For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Pair Of French 22-Bore Flintlock Pistols By Allevin A Paris, Paris Silver Charge And Decharge Marks For 1775 With barrels (old rust patination) originally blued and with gilt lines around each muzzle, a gilt explosion around each silver fore-sight, signed top flats retaining traces of gilding and flanked by differing gilt trophies, the rear of each breech with gilt barrelsmiths' marks of Leclerc (Neue Stockel 182), border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, signed border engraved bright flat bevelled locks, cocks and steels en suite, highly figured moulded full stocks (fore-ends split and repaired, one stock split beneath the lock) each carved with foliage in low relief behind the rear ramrod-pipe and barrel tang, mounts comprising silver spur pommels (one spur repaired) each cast with a fleur-de-lys on both sides, pommel-caps en suit and each centred on an engraved wreath, border engraved flat bevelled steel side-plates each with fleur-de-lys terminal, steel trigger-guards en suite and with urn-shaped finial surmounted by a further fleur-de-lys, turned spirally-grooved ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel cap (2) 21.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: The maker is almost certainly Jean-Baptist-Claude Allevin who is said to have been gunmaker to the royal hunt at the Louvre For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

A .376 (80-Bore) Percussion Sporting Rifle Signed Inshaw, Probably Joseph Of Ludlow, Salop, Circa 1830 With rebrowned octagonal sighted smooth-bore barrel (remains of old pitting), octagonal breech, engraved tang, signed border engraved back-action lock (hammer replaced) decorated with foliage inhabited by a pheasant, figured half-stock (some wear, old split along one side of the fore-end) with cheek-piece and chequered grip, the former inset with engraved white-metal crossed quiver and arrows, mounts comprising white-metal shaped foliate engraved side-nail plate, border engraved hinged ovoidal patch-box cover (spring-catch replaced) decorated with a trophy of arms between an engraved prone stag and a panel of foliage, foliate engraved curved white-metal butt-plate incorporating the patch-box release-button along the bottom, steel scroll trigger-guard engraved with foliage and with pineapple-shaped finial, vacant escutcheon, white-metal fore-end cap, and steel ramrod, possibly original 58.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased .500 (40-Bore) Percussion D.B. Two-Groove Cape Rifle By John Hayton, Grahams Town, No. 3041, Mid-19th Century With rebrowned damascus twist barrels each rifled for a belted ball and with four folding leaf-sights each with central platinum line, broad twist rib signed in full and serial numbered in gothic script within a decorative border along the top flat and calibrated in inches from '1' to '20' forward of the leaf sights, breeches (nipples replaced) each with platinum plug and engraved with foliate scrolls on the flat between, long foliate scroll engraved tang, signed border engraved detented flat locks decorated with foliate scrollwork (hammers replaced), figured half-stock with chequered grip (broken through and repaired) and serial numbered fore-end, foliate scroll engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard and trigger-plate finial, hinged circular border engraved patch-box cover decorated with an elephant in a landscape, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheon, sling mounts, and brass-mounted ramrod (old wear and pitting): in later brass-mounted lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask, reproduction brass bullet mould, T-shaped nipple-key with threaded pricker, and case-hardened mainspring-clamp, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon (replaced) centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 74.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: See footnote to preceding lot For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

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

A Cased .450 (40-Bore Black Powder Express) Percussion Two-Groove Sporting Rifle By J. Purdey, 314½ Oxford Street, London, No. 6130 For 1861 With rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels each rifled for a belted ball and signed in full forward of the folding leaf-sights from '100' to '300' yards, each leaf with central platinum line, border engraved breeches each with short platinum line and pierced platinum plug engraved with a rosette, and decorated with symmetrical scrolling foliage on the flat between, case-hardened tang engraved with symmetrical scrolling foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened serial numbered detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, the mechanisms retaining their case-hardened and burnished finish, dolphin hammers (one spur with old fracture) decorated en suite and each with blued safety-catch in front, highly figured half-stock with cheek-piece, chequered grip and fore-end (old bruise), border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising chequered butt engraved '3¾ Drs No. 6 POWDER' on the heel, serial numbered trigger-guard retaining much blueing and with chequered spur, trigger-plate with long slender finial decorated with two flower-heads, and hinged circular case-hardened patch-box cover with a flower-head centred on a circular arrangement of scrolling foliage within a border of repeated flowering foliage, engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, sling mounts, original brass-mounted ramrod, and retaining some original finish: in original partly relined fitted oak case with some accessories including Sykes patent white-metal mounted powder-flask with bag-shaped body covered in pigskin, and brass bullet mould stamped 'H. HOLLAND' and 'GREENFIELD LONDON', the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damage), the exterior (old splits) with circular brass escutcheon engraved 'CHE SARA SARA' and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 75.3 cm. barrel Footnotes: Literature L. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 173. Recorded as sold on 30 August 1861 for £84.0.0. Built for Sir A. Chichester Bt., later resold to J.T. Wood For a very similar rifle (no. 6031) sold in these Rooms see The Chris Wynn Collection of Early Purdeys, 9 November 2022, lot 97 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

A Rare Irish Flintlock Blunderbuss By Rigby, Dublin, Early 19th Century With earlier two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle, the breech engraved with a band of foliage at the rear, inscribed 'DUBLIN' (worn) along the top, and stamped with Irish registration number 'MA 1337' for Co. Mayo beyond, plain tang, signed border engraved flat lock with roller, foliate engraved ring-neck cock, figured full stock (minor old worming at the barrel tang), brass mounts comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard, the latter with pineapple-shaped finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (tang and lock with some old pitting), private Birmingham proof marks, indistinct barrelsmith's mark 42.7 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

A Flintlock Brass-Mounted Blunderbuss By Rob.t Harvey Of London, Early 18th Century With three-stage barrel flared at the muzzle and deeply stamped with Irish registration number 'MF 4086' at the mid-section, border engraved octagonal breech becoming polygonal and signed in capitals along the top flat, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, rounded lock (an old replacement), re-lacquered artificially figured rootwood full stock (minor damage and old worming) with raised apron around the barrel tang, brass mounts including rounded scroll side-plate, border engraved butt-plate with long tapering tang, trigger-guard en suite and with pointed finial fore and aft, turned brass baluster ramrod-pipe, and later brass-capped ramrod, London proof marks and indistinct barrelsmith's mark 40 cm. barrel Footnotes: Robert Harvey was apprenticed to Henry Anthonison and turned over to John Dafte in 1691. He was made free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1701, and was elected Master in 1725. He is recorded as a 'Maker of fine silver-mounted pistols and crossbows', and died in 1737 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Rare Massive 8-Bore English Lock (Type 2) Wildfowling Gun, And A 10-Bore Flintlock Wildfowling Gun The First Mid-18th Century, The Second Early 19th Century The first with russet tapering barrel of exceptional length with large ovoidal silver fore-sight, plain tang, flat bevelled lock engraved with foliage and with stepped tail, foliate engraved ring-neck cock (dog catch, top-jaw and screw replaced), figured stock (old bruising and repair above the tail of the lock, fore-end split on one side) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, steel mounts comprising flat bevelled side-plate, butt-plate and trigger-guard, and wooden ramrod (steel parts pitted); the second with sighted russet barrel engraved with foliage at the breech, foliate engraved tang and flat lock, figured half-stock (some filled old worming) with chequered grip, engraved brass mounts comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard, the latter with pineapple finial, and later brass- tipped ramrod (2) 180.5 cm. and 99.2 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting Gun The Lock Signed Barbar, The Trigger-Guard And Butt-Plate With London Silver Hallmarks For 1771, Maker's Mark Of Joseph Keays With swamped two-stage Spanish barrel (old scattered pitting and some reblueing) with gold spider fore-sight between engraved gold florets, turned girdle chiselled with acanthus against gilt grounds, long octagonal breech inlaid with finely engraved gold foliage on the three top flats at the girdle, the rear of the breech decorated en suite and involving monster-heads, the top flat with two gold-lined punzónes of Francisco Bustindui (Neue Støckel 7166) between three gold-lined fleur-de-lys marks and surmounted by a gold-lined cross, and with gold-inlaid initials 'R,G,' beyond, gold-lined touch-hole, later border engraved tang decorated with a line of beadwork and a basket of foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed within a foliated rocaille beneath the pan and with a sporting trophy on the stepped tail, cock engraved en suite, later figured full stock with take-down fore-end (minor splits and repairs), carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang and with pineapple chequered grip, mounts comprising replacement border engraved bevelled side-plate engraved en suite with the lock and stamped 'I. BUTTALL' on the inside, butt-plate decorated with foliage on the border engraved heel tang (adapted), plain trigger-guard with acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm 105 cm. barrel Footnotes: For a full account of Joseph Keays (1715-1794) 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. 136-185 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

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

A Pair Of Irish 40-Bore Percussion D.B. Travelling Pistols By Parkinson, Dublin, Nos. 671/2, Circa 1835 With browned twist sighted barrels each signed along the grooved rib and stamped with Irish registration number 'A-N 37' for Co. Antrim, case-hardened breeches engraved with foliate scrolls and with two gold lines between, foliate scroll engraved tangs grooved for sighting, border engraved rounded back-action locks each with three bents and signed in capitals on a scroll, dolphin hammers decorated en suite, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt with flattened ovoidal pommel, steel mounts decorated en suite with the locks and comprising slightly spurred butt-caps and trigger-guards, the latter each retaining some original blueing, trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, ramrod-pipes en suite, silver escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and stirrup ramrods (2) 14 cm. barrels Footnotes: John Parkinson is recorded in Dublin between 1824 and 1846. He was at 22 Arran Quay in 1827, and 19 Arran Quay in 1836 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Silver-Mounted Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistol By Shepherd, Probably William 5, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1784 and 1785, Maker's Mark of Michael Barnett With two-stage barrel turned and belled at the muzzle and engraved 'LONDON' on the top flat at the breech, plain tang, signed border engraved rounded lock, figured full stock carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, plain mounts comprising spurred pommel and trigger-guard with acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod, probably original (some wear overall), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 20.3 cm. barrel Footnotes: Provenance Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour, 4 April 2007, lot 429 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

A 20-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Pistol With Brass Barrel And Lock By Hawkins, London, Circa 1725 With slightly swamped three-stage barrel signed in capitals along the top of the breech, border engraved tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved rounded lock (top jaw and screw replaced), moulded figured full stock (fore-end split and chipped at the muzzle, grip broken through and repaired) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate (rear part replaced), foliate escutcheon retaining traces of owner's monogram, spurred pommel with grotesque mask cap, trigger-guard (tang mostly replaced) with foliate finial, turned baluster ramrod-pipes (forward one replaced), and later ramrod (wear overall), London proof marks and Hawkins's barrelsmith's mark 21 cm. barrel Footnotes: John 2 Hawkins was apprenticed to John Silke, free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1682 and elected Master in 1711 and 1722. He was Gunmaker to Ordnance between 1686 and 1716, and to the Hudson's Bay Company between 1695 and 1726, the year before his death For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

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

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

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

A Pair Of 25-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Turn-Off Pistols By John 1 Smart Of London, Circa 1715 With two-stage cannon barrels each with pronounced ring at the muzzle and engraved with two bands of foliage at the breech, the latter each with traces of maker's signature, foliate engraved tangs each secured by a screw and extending as a trefoil over the breech, shaped border engraved actions, trigger-guards each with foliate finial, later figured rounded butts (one with minor repair) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork on each side of the tangs, cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, foliate escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest, and grotesque mask butt-caps (some wear and areas of pitting), London proof marks and Smart's barrelsmith's mark (2) 11.5 cm. barrels Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's London, The John A. Williams Collection of English Pistols, 22 May 1979, lot 21 Sold in these Rooms, The John Wilmot Collection, 25 July 2007, lot 426 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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

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

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

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

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