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A Fine Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Robert Wogdon, Circa 1780With browned swamped octagonal barrels signed along the top flat and each with bent bore, engraved with a transverse band of beadwork at the rear of the breech and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened foliate engraved tangs each decorated with a band of beadwork en suite in front of the back-sight, signed case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks and cocks, the former each retained by two screws and with safety-catch and blued steel-spring, figured full stocks (minor old repair above the front of one lock) with swelling flat-sided butts, blued border engraved steel-mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage on the tang and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards (one with some loss of blueing) each with acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, small silver escutcheons on each side flat engraved with owner's initial 'L, original ramrods, one with horn tip, the other with threaded brass powder-measure and iron worm, and retaining most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with later brass-mounted powder-flask, turnscrew with pricker, and combined loading/cleaning rod, the exterior of the lid with brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks and Wogdon's barrelsmith's mark 24 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceAcquired from R.J. Wigington on 23 March 1974 and offered with the sale invoiceCf. a very similar cased set sold in these Rooms 23 September 2020, lot 261For related examples see John O'Sullivan & De Witt Bailey, Robert Wogdon, Wogdon & Barton, John Barton, London Gunmakers 1764-1819, 2019, pp. 145-147 and 150For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Rifled PistolsSigned Clark, London, Circa 1815-20With browned twist sighted barrels each engraved 'LONDON' along the top flat and rifled with seven spiral grooves, the bottom flats each stamped 'W&S.R' and 'WIRE', foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented locks each with engraved safety-catch, cock, semi-rainproof pan and roller, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow and retaining some blueing on the inside, engraved pineapple finials, adjustable set triggers, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrods, one with threaded cap over the worm also forming a powder-measure: in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass circular carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 14 cm. barrels 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 Cased Pair of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Twigg, London, Circa 1775Expertly reconverted from percussion, each with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel signed with second form of signature along the top flat, later case-hardened breech with platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, tangs finely engraved with foliage against a matted ground, flat bevelled locks each with moulded border, second form of signature, stepped tail with engraved safety-catch, and ramp on a blued divided steel-spring, cocks, one with original engraved retaining screw, and border engraved steels each with pan safety-cover released by a sprung stud, finely figured full stocks each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts (one broken through and repaired), blued trigger-guards each with second pattern acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including powder-flask with reeded body, double-ended turnscrew and mainspring clamp, London proof marks and Twigg's barrelsmith's mark 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:See W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790 1975, pp. 51, 140-141, pls. 150, 115-118, 185-186 and 191For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased 90-Bore Percussion Six-Shot Pepperbox Belt RevolverSigned Nixon, Maker, Mid-19th CenturyWith fluted barrels numbered from '1' to '6' and retaining traces of case-hardening, white-metal action and butt engraved with foliate scrollwork, the former signed on one side and with turned nipple-shield, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved bar-hammer, blued thumbpiece safety-catch, trigger and belt hook, border engraved steel trigger-guard decorated with foliate scrollwork, figured rounded grips, and some original finish (minor rust patination): in original mahogany case fitted and lined in plum velvet with some accessories including powder-flask with planished bag-shaped body, the exterior of the lid with brass escutcheon engraved 'TOWLE', Birmingham proof marks 8 cm. barrel Footnotes:The maker is probably William Millington Nixon recorded at 9 Dudderton Row, Birmingham between 1845 and 1853This 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

An Exceptional Cased Russian Presentation 54-Bore Percussion Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverDated 1860With long blued octagonal sighted rifled barrel inlaid with gold C-scrolls around the muzzle, fitted with a blued fore-sight and folding adjustable back-sight, the top flat inlaid in gold with the arms of Tula and inscribed 'Tula Gunsmiths' in gold-inlaid Cyrillic capitals, blued top-strap with gold-inlaid presentation inscription 'TO CAPTAIN PHILPOTTS IN REMEMBRANCE OF TORQUAY 1860', a gold-inlaid crowned gothic 'M' of the donor beyond, all within slender gold line borders, blued cylinder finely engraved against an etched matted ground with a sportsman shooting chamois in a mountainous landscape, his attendant and hound standing nearby, the nipple recesses numbered '1' to '5' (nipples removed and now kept in a corner compartment), blued frame engraved over each side with scrolling foliage within gold-inlaid line borders and involving two Crimean war scenes, a soldier praying over his wounded comrade on one side, and on the other a contemplative soldier seated in a graveyard, and at the rear of the frame a foliate scroll engraved circular mount with interrupted thread for the attachment of the shoulder-stock, blued trigger-guard engraved with foliage en suite with the action and with a chiselled frond at the front, blued trigger, hammer, arbor pin and spring-catch, case-hardened rammer, highly figured butt carved in low relief with scrolling foliage against a finely punched ground, the pommel carved in the round as a snarling lion's head with glass eyes and bone or staghorn teeth, and in exceptional, probably unfired condition, retaining nearly all its original finish (minor areas of old surface rust): in original mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with full accessories comprising brass powder-flask, percussion cap dispenser with suspension ring, blued and case-hardened bullet mould engraved with initials, probably of Johann Normann, combined nipple-key and turnscrew, and skeleton butt covered in red morocco leather (minor damage), the foliate engraved blued mount with interrupted thread and sprung catch, the compartment lid knobs of bone or staghorn, and complete with its original key 23 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceCaptain Henry Phillpotts Thence by descent to the vendorThe recipient appears to be Henry Phillpotts who was born on 23 February 1809. He was appointed Captain in the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment on 27 June 1834 and retired to Torquay in 1851 where he became a Magistrate. He died on 9 July 1880 at Hazlemere, Torquay Despite research, the reason for the presentation of this revolver remains obscure however the donor, Grand Duke Michael Nikolayevich, is known to have been visiting Torquay according to a surviving letter written from the town and dated 18/30 September 1860, probably while staying at the Romanov family villa named The Villa Syracusa (now the Headland Hotel). Grand Duke Michael was born in 1832 and served as Governor General of Caucasia between 1862 and 1882. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) he was nominal Commander-in-Chief of the Russian troops in the Caucasus and was appointed Field-Marshal General in April 1778. He died in Cannes, France on 18 December 1909, the last surviving legitimate grandchild of Paul I of Russia The decoration on this revolver can be attributed to Nikolai Goltyakov and can be compared to a revolver of Colt type with very similar shoulder-stock in the Hermitage, Leningrad. See Valentin Mavrodin, Firearms and Edged Weapons in the Hermitage, Leningrad, 1977, figs. 131 and 132; and Yuri Miller, The Art of 18th-19th Century Tula Arms in the Hermitage Collection, 2005, p. 104, No. 82. See also Nos. 87 and 89 for other related firearmsFor a cased pair of related revolvers (in the Moscow Museum of History) of Adams Patent type and with lion-head butts, by Ivan Formin, and dated 1864 and 1865 respectively, see Vladimir Berman (compiler), Masterpieces of Tula Gun-Makers, 1981, p. 90. See also Yuri Miller (Ed.), Russian Arms And Armour, The Armoury of The Moscow Kremlin, The Historical Museum, Moscow, 1982, p. 197, fig. 143For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased 120-Bore Percussion Beaumont-Adams Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverRetailed By Maynard & Harris (Agents), 126 Leadenhall St., London, No. B.9182 And 24,849.R., Mid-19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted barrel signed in full along the top-strap, serial numbered cylinder and border engraved frame, the latter with safety-stop, arbor-pin with threaded catch (rammer missing), trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap (loss of finish), the former stamped '325' on the inside, chequered figured rounded butt, and retaining much of its original finish: in original oak case fitted and lined in plum velvet with some accessories including G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask (cut-off spring replaced) with split-ring for suspension and in fair condition, and R. Adams brass bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 11.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:Maynard & Harris, Naval & East India Agent are recorded at 126 Leadenhall Street, London between 1848 and 1858For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Unusual 54-Bore Percussion PistolsBy Nixon, Newark, Mid-19th CenturyWith two-stage browned twist sighted barrels (rusted along the bottom surfaces) each engraved around the muzzle and with turned girdle, octagonal breeches each signed along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved breeches and border engraved tangs, signed border engraved flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork, hammers (one an old replacement) en suite, engraved safety-catches, ebonised full stocks decorated with silver piqué foliage, chequered rounded butts (one with small repair) highlighted with silver pins, German silver mounts comprising foliate scroll engraved trigger-guards, cast and chased lion-mask butt-caps, escutcheons each engraved with owner's coat-of-arms, vacant barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and horn-tipped ramrods (one of steel and seized): in later ebonised lined and fitted case with small Bartram & Belcher powder-flask with bag-shaped body covered in brown pigskin, the exterior of the lid with silver escutcheon engraved with initials, Birmingham proof marks 11.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Good Antique Arms And Armour..., 17 November 1981, lot 78 The arms are most probably that of Thomas Dickinson Hall (1808-1879) of Whatton Manor, NottinghamshireDavid Nixon is recorded in Newark, Nottinghamshire between 1829 and 1864This 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 Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy J. Probin Of Birmingham, Circa 1775With rebrowned two-stage barrels each turned at the girdle and with silver spider fore-sight, octagonal breeches each signed along the top flat and engraved with a line of beadwork at the rear, grooved tangs finely engraved with foliage, signed flat bevelled locks each retained by two side nails (one replaced) and engraved with a line of beadwork at the stepped tail, border engraved cocks (one retaining screw replaced), and steels each with rollers bearing on the steel spring, figured full stocks (some old bruising, splits and repairs at the muzzles) each carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, bevelled flat-sided butts, steel trigger-guards each with border engraved acorn finial and decorated with a foliate urn on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods, one probably original: in their old lined and fitted mahogany case (one compartment lid missing) with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and steel bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 22 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Peter Cottis Collection, Thomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby's, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria..., 28 June 2006, lot 85John Probin is recorded at 17 St. John Street, Birmingham between 1769 and the year of his death in 1800. He claimed to be Gunmaker to H.R.H. The Prince of WalesThis 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 Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned H.W. Mortimer, London, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each indistinctly engraved 'London' in gothic script on the top flat and with silver fore-sight, case-hardened octagonal breeches shaped on both sides and each with gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat detented locks decorated with foliage and now case-hardened, engraved safety-catches, cocks, semi-rainproof pans and rollers (one safety-catch, both cocks and one roller replaced), figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with chequered rounded butt, steel spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with symmetrical foliage on the border engraved bow, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and motto, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and original horn-tipped ramrods (some light pitting and old rust patination): in relined and refitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the exterior of the lid (perhaps from the original case) with flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle within pearled borders, Birmingham proof marks 10.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto is that of the Rogers family of Wisdome, Devon, Baronets, possibly that of Frederick Rogers (1811-1889), 8th Baron WisdomeThis 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 Cased Flemish Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring BayonetEarly 19th Century, Probably LiègeWith barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle and fitted with folding bayonet beneath, a later horn-tipped ramrod on the right, the border engraved action decorated with a differing martial trophy on each side, ring-neck cock, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel, sliding trigger-guard engraved with a starburst, and figured rounded butt sparsely inlaid with silver wire scrolls, chequered down the back, and with a raised oval on both sides with silver wire inlay (steel parts with some pitting): in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted cylindrical powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with folding drop handle; together with a pair of brass-mounted decorative flintlock pistols in 18th century style (3)13.5 cm. and 21.2 cm. barrelsThis 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 Cased Pair Of Swiss 32-Bore Percussion Silver-Mounted Target PistolsBy F. Ulrich In Bern, Circa 1840Rebuilt from flintlock, with blued swamped octagonal sighted multi-groove rifled barrels (some loss of finish) each signed along the top flat, case-hardened breeches, border engraved tangs each with adjustable back-sight and decorated with a sword and laurel branches surmounted by a close-helmet, signed border engraved flat detented locks each with foliate engraved hammer, highly figured full stocks carved with beaded borders and foliage, the latter behind each lock, side-flat and bordering the pommel, butts with unusually chequered panel on each side, mounts comprising trigger-guards each engraved with a Classical warrior on the finial and with a Classical trophy on the border engraved bow, blued butt-caps each applied with a cast, pierced and chased Medusa-head, turned and fluted ramrod-pipes, the rear ones each with terminal engraved en suite with the trigger-guard, vacant shield-shaped silver escutcheons and border engraved barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, original steel ramrods each with threaded faceted silver tip, and some original finish: in original mahogany case (lid with slender old split) fitted and lined in red velvet with full accessories including powder-flask embossed with a cupid and stag on both sides 19 cm. barrelFootnotes:Franz Ulrich (Orrich) is recorded in Bern and Stuttgart between 1771 and the year of his death in 1845For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An Unusual Cased 28-Bore Flintlock Sporting Gun With Spare Lock And Barrel Now Fitted For Roller Primers Of Forsyth Type By D. Egg, London, NO. 69 And 70, Predominantly Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist barrel with gold fore-sight and signed in gold capitals forward of an engraved starburst at the breech, replaced breech-plug with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, re-engraved grooved tang, expertly made reproduction case-hardened border engraved flat lock inscribed 'D. Egg' within scrolls and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cock, and steel bearing on a ramp on the blued steel-spring, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog flushing a game bird on the heel tang, scroll trigger-guard in the French taste signed on an oval against a shrub and involving a prone gundog in a landscape on the bow, trigger-plate retaining some blueing and with finial engraved as a pineapple growing from an urn, vacant gold escutcheon and later silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and iron-mounted ramrod: in partly relined and refitted mahogany case, probably the original, spare barrel en suite and now fitted with expertly made reproduction case-hardened roller-primer lock and two roller primers of second model type, all with engraved decoration and inscribed 'Forsyth & Co. Patent', and accessories including brass-mounted G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with body covered in black leather, and black leather shot-flask with vacant white-metal shield-shaped escutcheon on one side, and white-metal nozzle, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label with 132 Strand address, the exterior (lid with some old bruising and scratching, three corners chipped) with circular vacant brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 100.8 cm. and 81.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:Durs Egg was at 132 Strand near Somerset House, London between 1816 and 1832. For full details see Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part I and Part 1 (contd.), Journal of The Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 305-353For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800With swamped twist octagonal sighted barrels, patent breeches each with gold-lined crowned maker's stamp, gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, and each stamped 'HN PATENT' beneath, signed flat bevelled border engraved detented locks (one cock and one retaining screw replaced, one steel refaced) each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with a martial trophy on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and rollers bearing on a ramp on each steel-spring, figured full stocks (both fore-stocks working replacements) each with chequered rounded butt, the side flats and pommels left plain, steel trigger-guards (some old wear and patination) retaining traces of blueing, each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, set triggers, and horn-tipped ramrods (one probably original) each with iron worm: in their mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with James Wilkinson & Son trade label for 1817-28, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 148See footnote to lot 344James 1 Wilkinson was at 17 Ludgate Hill 1806 and 1817. He was in partnership with his son at the same address in 1818 and between 1819 and 1828 the business was at 12 Ludgate Hill. He spuriously claimed to be the successor to Henry NockThis 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

An Unusual Cased Pair Of 56-Bore Percussion PistolsBy Alden & Smith, 55 Parliament St., London, Nos. 641 And 642, Circa 1830-35With browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, case-hardened foliate scroll engraved patent breeches each with platinum line and engraved platinum plug, flat tangs each engraved with foliate scrollwork and with back-sight, signed border engraved case-hardened locks each with blued safety-catch, dolphin hammers decorated en suite (one hammer spur repaired), figured three-quarter stocks (minor old bruising) each with chequered rounded semi-saw-handled butt of unusual form, blued steel D-shaped spur trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the serial numbered bow, case-hardened pommel-caps decorated en suite, trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with initial 'M', a baron's coronet above, single blued turned ramrod-pipes, blued stirrup ramrods, and retaining most of their original finish: in serial numbered mahogany case fitted and lined in tooled pigskin (minor damage, one compartment lid missing) with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's monogram 'EM', a viscount's coronet above, and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 15.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal Collection, C112Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 166LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, British Gunmakers Their Cards, Cases and Equipment 1760-1860, 1980, pl. 320Robert Alden and Thomas Smith are recorded as Gunmakers ('from J. Manton's'). They were at 9 Princes Court, Westminster, between 1826 and 1829, and 55 Parliament Street, between 1829 and 1835Despite the serial number on the case, it seems to have been adapted, presumably by the makers, and the monogram 'EM' appears to be that of a subsequent ownerThis 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 Pair Of Irish 36-Bore Percussion Saw-Handled Duelling Or Target PistolsBy W. & J. Rigby, Dublin, Nos. 7108/9 For 1831With etched twist sighted barrels each signed in gothic script along the top flat, case-hardened breeches each with three platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tangs and border engraved detented back-action locks, the former each with back-sight, the latter signed in gothic script on a scroll, foliate engraved hammers, highly figured half-stocks each with characteristic spur and chequered rounded butt with ovoidal pommel, steel mounts comprising border engraved reblued pommel-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each retaining some blueing and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, blued trigger-plates each with finial engraved with a scallop shell, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, set triggers, original brass-mounted ramrods, one with powder-measure, the other with threaded cap over the worm, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (minor damage along the rare partition) with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask (cut-off lever replaced) with embossed body, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on a shaped brass plate 21 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs Rigby 1760-1898, 1992, p. 70. Recorded as 'Best saw-handled duelling pistols'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

An Unusual German Combined Priming-Flask, Wheel-Lock Spanner And TurnscrewThe Top Probably Early 17th CenturyOf brass and in two sections, the line engraved head with tapering nozzle of octagonal section, sprung tap and three spanners of square section, the slightly curved flat-sided body of shaped outline with integral turnscrew at the base, engraved with designs of foliage overall involving a boar's head on one side, and a bear's head on the other 15.3 cm. Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Dr. Ernst-Joachim Rogahn Collection, sold in these Rooms, 24 April 2013, lot 233For a similar example see Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 18 May 1994, lot 78This 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 Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 6239 for 1814Converted from flintlock, with twist octagonal sighted barrels (light rust patination) each signed along the top flat, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with pierced platinum plug, tangs engraved with foliage and each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst and foliage, foliate engraved hammers each with detachable striker, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, the former each with contemporary foliate scroll engraved oval plate on the back, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with foliage, and serial numbered spur trigger-guards (some loss of finish) with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former each engraved with owner's crest, and horn-tipped ramrods, probably original: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining some of its original lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (damaged) of fourth type for circa 1810 to 1819, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's crest and centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, barrelsmith's mark of William Fullerd 23.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 10 July 2002, lot 162The crest is that of the Sir George Rodney (1782-1842), 3rd Baronet of Alresford House HampshireThis 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 Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 5135 For 1810Converted from flintlock, with rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (one with small area of minor bruising on one flat) each with silver fore-sight and rifled with shallow spiral grooves, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined converter's stamp of William Moore, London, platinum line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliate scrollwork, signed border engraved case-hardened detented flat locks each decorated with foliate scrollwork and with a starburst in front of the dolphin hammer, the latter each signed by the converter, the inside of each lock stamped 'TB', blued safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, border engraved blued steel mounts (some loss of finish) comprising butt-caps each decorated with foliage and with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods: in original mahogany case relined and refitted by the converter and with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel oil bottle and bullet mould, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1819-20, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, complete with its leather travelling cover (some loss of surface finish, straps missing) 23.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p. 97The conversion to percussion was carried out by William Moore recorded at 78 Edgware Road, London between 1828 and 1846. He was appointed Gunmaker-in-Ordinary to William IV in 1836For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Rifled Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Egg, Piccadilly, London, Circa 1830With twist octagonal sighted polygroove rifled barrels (some surface rust patination) each signed in full along the top flat and retaining much original browning along the bottom flats at the breech, border engraved case-hardened patent breeches each recessed on one side, engraved with a foliate scroll on top and with pierced platinum plug, tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliate scrolls, signed case-hardened border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with foliate scrolls, dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, highly figured half-stocks (one fore-end split and repaired) each with silver fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with steel cap decorated with repeated foliate scrolls centred on an oval engraved with owner's crest, blued steel D-shaped trigger-guards each decorated with scrolling foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant gold escutcheons, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, set triggers, original brass-mounted ramrods, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including small brass-mounted powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label for 1835-41, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, barrelsmith's mark of William Fullered 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:Joseph Egg was at 1 Piccadilly (corner of Piccadilly and Haymarket) from 1814 to 1834, and as Joseph & Sons and Joseph & Co. at the same address between 1835 and 1841. Several gunmakers claimed to have invented the copper cap, which was introduced shortly before 1820. See Claude Blair, 'The Egg Family, Part 1 and Part 1 (contd.)', Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, Vol. VII (1973), pp. 266-299 and 306-353The crest is that of Copland, Twickenham, MiddlesexFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy H.W. Mortimer & Co., London, Gun-Makers To His Majesty, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels (old scattered pitting) each signed along the top flat, engraved bronze back-sights each with reblued folding leaf, breeches each with white-metal line (probably replaced) and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each decorated with a martial trophy, flat bevelled locks (one cock an old replacement) each signed in script and decorated with a starburst on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and rollers, figured half-stocks (one repaired along each side of the fore-stock) each with silver fore-end cap, chequered rounded butts each with spirally-fluted pommel, reblued spurs trigger-guards and turned rear ramrod-pipes, the former each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the bow, shield-shaped silver escutcheon engraved with owner's initials, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons (one replaced), adjustable set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in original partly relined and refitted oak case with some accessories including later Sykes brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (central tear), the exterior (minor chip at the front) with folding brass carrying handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks 26 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 5 December 2002, lot 216Harvey Walklate 2 Mortimer was apprenticed to his father in 1791. He was in partnership with his father and uncle as H.W. Mortimer, Son & T. Mortimer between 1800 and 1806, with his father as H.W. Mortimer & Son from 1806 to 1813 and on his own account as a gunmaker at 89 Fleet Street from 1814 to 1816, the year of his retirement to Algar House, Fersfield, NorfolkThis 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 Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Officer's Pistols By Bennett, Royal Exchange, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1798, Maker's Mark Of John BennettWith slightly swamped russet octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'ROYAL EXCHANGE LONDON' along the top flat and with silver fore-sight, the bottom flats retaining much original browning and stamped 'STUBS', engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks (retaining screws and one cock old replacements) each with safety-catch and roller, figured full stocks (now with wooden side flats replacing side-plates) each with chequered rounded butt, border engraved mounts comprising butt-caps each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with acorn finial, decorated with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and engraved 'V.H. Mairis' on the tang (one repaired), vacant shield-shaped escutcheons, turned silver ramrods-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm (some wear and rust patination): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with Dixon & Sons brass-mounted three-way powder-flask retaining most of its lacquered finish, steel oil bottle and bullet mould, the exterior of the lid with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Tower private proof marks and Bennett's barrelsmith's mark 23.5 cm. barrels 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. The same mark appears on silver-mounted firearms made by his son, as in this case. John 2 worked on his own account at '67 Threadneedle Street opposite the North Gate of Ye Royal Exchange' between 1781 and 1803. The business was succeeded by his widow ElizabethThis 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 Cased Colt 1849 Model Pocket Percussion Revolver No. 208491E For 1862With octagonal sighted barrel with New-York address and retaining some original blueing, cylinder with roll engraved stagecoach hold-up scene (worn), frame stamped 'Colts Patent' on the left and retaining traces of case-hardening, rammer and hammer en suite, brass trigger-guard and back-strap retaining traces of silvering, the former stamped '2' on one side, figured rounded grips, matching numbers, and some original finish (minor areas of rust patination): in original lined and fitted oak case with accessories including Sykes powder-flask with split-ring for suspension and in fair condition, and steel bullet mould (some bruising) stamped 'Colt's Patent', the interior of the lid with reproduction Directions for Loading and Cleaning label (torn), the exterior with shaped vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 12.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 30 November 2016, lot 234This 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 Rare Cased Pair Of 17-Bore Percussion Officer's PistolsBy Purdey, London, No. 57, Circa 1840With browned twist sighted barrels each signed along the sighting flat, one barrel covered in gold finely punched with meandering foliage over its upper surfaces, case-hardened breeches each with gold line and engraved foliage on the top flat, threaded screw breech plugs, border engraved case-hardened tangs, signed detented back-action locks and dolphin hammers all decorated with scrolling foliage, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks each numbered '289' on the inside of the fore-stock, finely chequered rounded butts each stamped '57', blued steel mounts comprising border engraved ovoidal butt-caps each with hinged trap cover decorated with a flower-head, trigger-guards each decorated with foliate scrollwork on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, stirrup ramrods, and most of their original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case (lining with old wear) with some accessories including powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on a brass plate, London proof marks 19 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureL. Patrick Unsworth, The Early Purdeys, 1996, p. 80The gold decoration carried out in India during the pistols working lifeThis 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 Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target PistolsBy H. Bales, Ipswich, Nos. 240 And 241, Circa 1830With rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in gold capital letters along the top flat, foliate engraved breeches (some old pitting around the nipples) each with gold lines and pierced platinum plug, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat detented locks and dolphin hammers decorated with scrolling foliage, the former each with engraved safety-catch, figured half-stock (minor old bruising) with chequered rounded butts and silver fore-end caps, steel trigger-guards each retaining some blueing on the inside and decorated with scrolling foliage on the serial numbered border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, adjustable set triggers, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some light rust patination): in their lined and fitted mahogany case (slender old split, two compartment lids missing) with some accessories including Sykes brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (some damage), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Henry Bales is recorded as working for Forsyth & Co. in London from about 1808 before setting up on his own at 2 Upper James Street, Golden Square in 1811. He is recorded working in Ipswich between 1814 and 1830, and died in 1835This 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 Cased Pair of 18-Bore Flintlock Overcoat Or Travelling PistolsBy John Rigby, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith rebrowned damascus twist sighted barrels each engraved 'Dublin' within the sighting groove along the top, and stamped beneath with Irish registration mark 'D-N 2325' for County Down, grooved tangs each engraved with foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with a starburst behind the pan, engraved 'French' cocks (top of one repaired, the other and one steel old replacements), safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, the latter each with silver cap (one bruised) with characteristically short tail, and hinged border engraved cover along the back secured by a spring catch and opening to reveal cavities for balls, steel trigger-guards each decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow and with pineapple finial, and stirrup ramrods (steel parts with some old rust patination): in later lined and fitted mahogany case with brass-mounted powder-flask 9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:An example of early pre-serial numbered Rigby pistols. Serial numbering began in 1821, starting with number 5337For related pistols sold in these Rooms see 28 November 2018, lot 119; and 27 November 2019, lot 378This 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 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 iron 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 179Probably 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 1829This 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 Cased Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By W. Ketland & Co., London, circa 1815-20With rebrowned damascus twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'London' in gothic script along the top flat, breeches each engraved with a basket of fruit on the top flat between gold lines and with platinum-lined touch-hole, case-hardened border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage and with back-sight, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks each signed in scrolled gothic script and with foliage terminating in a swan's head at the stepped rounded tail, foliate engraved ring-neck cocks, engraved blued safety-catches, rainproof pans and rollers, highly figured half-stocks with chequered rounded butts, reblued spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a fox mask amid foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, blued adjustable set triggers, and original brass-mounted ramrods each with threaded brass cap over the worm: in original lined and fitted brass-mounted mahogany case with accessories comprising brass-mounted two-way powder-flask, ramrod with various threaded brass cleaning and loading attachments, leather flint wallet (some insect damage), steel bullet mould and oil bottle, the exterior of the lid with circular brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 26.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Summers Place, Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, Antique Weapons, Pistols and Rifles, 9 May 1994, lot 446The Richard Garrett Collection of Antique Firearms & Related Items, sold in these Rooms 28 November 2018, lot 329William Ketland & Co. are recorded in Birmingham between 1808 and 1831. The company had a London branch at 2 Copthall Buildings in 1818This 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 Rare Cased Pair Of Highland 25-Bore Flintlock Gold-Inlaid All-Metal Belt PistolsBy Marshall & Sons Of Edinburgh, Circa 1820With three-stage barrels each retaining original blueing beneath and engraved with a Scottish thistle along the mid-section, foliate engraved flared octagonal muzzles, and ridged and fluted breeches, the latter each with gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed on a rectangular gold-inlaid panel and decorated with foliage involving a martial trophy on the tail, engraved safety-catches, cocks (one top jaw and screw replaced) and steels, rainproof pans and rollers, blued steel three-quarter stocks inlaid with engraved gold foliage along each fore-stock and with symmetrical gold-inlaid scrollwork involving thistles, stars and dots along the underside, ram's horn butts inlaid en suite and including engraved martial trophies representing the Union on each side above silver-gilt escutcheons engraved respectively with owner's crest and initials 'DP', the border engraved horns of silver, vacant gold escutcheons (one replaced), gold acorn-shaped trigger, threaded silver-gilt prickers en suite (probably replaced), belt hooks each with cusped mount, original slender steel ramrods each with turned and pierced tip, and retaining some original blueing (one butt with loss of finish and small repair to one martial trophy): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask with fluted bag-shaped body 18.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 26 June 2003, lot 288The owner's crest and initials are those of PettegrewMarshall & Sons are recorded as Edinburgh gunsmiths, around 1820. See Martin Kelvin, The Scottish Pistol..., 1996, p. 168This 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 Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Box-Lock Belt PistolsSigned Egg, London, Mid-19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted barrels each engraved around the muzzle, signed along the top and retaining some original case-hardening, border engraved brass actions decorated with foliage, foliate engraved dolphin hammers and blued trigger-guards, chequered figured rounded butts each with engraved white-metal butt-cap and vacant white-metal escutcheon, belt hooks each retaining some blueing, and stirrup ramrods each engraved with a flower-head on the tip: in later mahogany case fitted and lined in dark green velvet with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask, Birmingham proof marks 10.3 cm. barrels 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 Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling PistolsBy Wattell Clark Of London, The Barrels By Johann Jakob Kuchenreuter, Early 19th CenturyWith swamped octagonal barrels (now blackened) signed in silver capital letters along the top flat and inlaid with symmetrical silver scrollwork (some losses) at the muzzle and breech, the latter each with gilt brass-lined maker's stamp (Neue Støckel 621, one with some corrosion), lined touch-holes, foliate engraved tangs each with folding two-leaf back-sights, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy at the tail, foliate engraved cocks, safety-catches and rollers (cock retaining screws and one safety-catch replaced), figured half-stocks (small splits and repairs) each with rounded spur and chequered rounded butt, the latter each with flat ovoidal pommel with border engraved oval plate decorated with foliage, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, silver fore-end caps and barrel-bolt escutcheons, set triggers, and later horn-tipped ramrods (steel parts with some wear and light surface pitting): in relined and refitted mahogany case with James Dixon & Sons powder-flask with split-ring for suspension, the interior of the lid with armorial bookplate of The right Hon.ble Tho. James Lord Viscount Bulkeley 1785, the exterior with brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting carrying handle 27.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour..., 18 July 2002, lot 351This 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 Rare Cased Pair Of Scottish 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By Haugh, Dumfries, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each with inlaid silver oval on the top flat inscribed 'HAUGH DUMFRIES', the bottom flat at the breech stamped 'TA' crowned, breeches each with white-metal line and gold-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved tangs each decorated with a scallop shell and foliage, signed flat bevelled locks (one cock and old replacement) each with stepped tail and roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, the circular bridle on the inside of the lock pierced with ovals forming a flower-head, figured full stocks (old bruising) with rounded flat-sided butts, border engraved steel mounts (some rust patination) retaining traces of blueing and comprising butt-caps each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a flower on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with iron worm: in later relined and refitted brass-mounted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its lacquered finish, and a double-ended turnscrew with pricker, the exterior of the lid with shaped vacant brass escutcheon 25 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Haugh is recorded in Dumfries between circa 1800 and 1820This 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 Cased Pair Of Continental 40-Bore Percussion Target PistolsMid-19th CenturyWith blued octagonal sighted barrels each rifled with fourteen grooves, plain breeches, tangs each with back-sight, plain flat locks and mounts (minor rust patination), the latter comprising shaped butt-caps each drawn-out to a diamond shape and with baluster terminal, spur trigger-guards and pointed trigger-plates, figured half-stocks each with fluted butt and carved with symmetrical foliage in low relief against a finely punched ground on the fore-end, white-metal barrel-bolt escutcheons, and no provision for ramrods: in original veneered wooden case fitted and lined in plum velvet with accessories (nipple-wrench replaced) including brass-mounted powder-flask, the body embossed with a putti and stag on each side 24 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby's, London 26 June 2007, lot 504This 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 Very Rare Cased Pair Of Irish 32-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Wm. & Jno. Rigby Dublin, Nos. 6281 And 6282 For 1827With heavy etched twist octagonal sighted barrels signed in gothic script along the top flat, recessed patent breeches each with three gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, foliate engraved tangs each with back-sight, border engraved flat locks each signed in gothic script and decorated with foliage and drums, cocks en suite, engraved safety-catches, rainproof pans and rollers, figured half-stocks (minor old bruising) with chequered flattened rounded butts, border engraved steel mounts comprising spurred ovoidal butt-caps each with retaining screw centred on a flower-head, spur trigger-guards each decorated with a martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, and brass-tipped ramrods: in their mahogany case, possibly original, fitted and relined in green baize with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask re-covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, the exterior (slender old split) with circular flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a circular vacant brass escutcheon 21.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Arms, Armour, Aeronautica & Militaria, 28 May 1996, lot 334The Richard Garrett Collection of Antique Firearms & Related Items, sold in these Rooms 28 November 2018, lot 330LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great Irish Gunmakers: Messrs. Rigby 1760-1896, 1992, p. 46. Recorded as 'Best duelling pistols with case complete' sold to Sir J. Piers for £26.5.0This 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 Cased Colt 1860 Model Army Percussion RevolverNo. 16422. For 1861The barrel with New-York address, rebated cylinder with traces of roll engraved naval engagement scene, frame cut for a shoulder-stock, brass trigger-guard originally silvered, steel back-strap, figured rounded grips, and matching numbers (some old wear and pitting, rammer replaced): in reproduction lined and fitted wooden case with accessories including powder-flask, the body embossed with a scallop shell on each side, the interior of the lid with reproduction Directions label 20.3 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of Percussion Officer's Pistols Of Carbine Bore Signed D. Egg, No. 1 Pall Mall, London, Mid-19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, foliate engraved case-hardened breeches each with white-metal line, border engraved tangs, signed border engraved flat detented locks and dolphin hammers en suite, engraved safety-catches, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, blued steel mounts including trigger-guards each decorated with scrolling foliage on the bow and with engraved pineapple-shaped finial, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's monogram, stirrup ramrods, and most of their original finish: in relined and refitted brass-mounted mahogany case with a few accessories including powder-flask with bag-shaped body embossed with a running hare in a landscape on both sides, the interior of the lid with an original maker's trade label, Birmingham proof marks 18.5 cm. barrels 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 Cased Pair Of Flintlock Pistols Of Carbine BoreBy Hampton Of Birmingham, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels, recessed patent breeches each with gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted tangs each engraved with a trophy and foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks (mainsprings removed and in the case) each signed in gothic script and decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage at the stepped rounded tail, foliate engraved cocks, engraved safety-catches and rollers, figured half-stocks (old bruising, one fore-stock with repaired split) each with chequered rounded butt, steel mounts comprising border engraved butt-caps each decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with a symmetrical design of foliage on the border engraved bow, and trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons (bolts damaged) and fore-end caps, and original brass-mounted ramrods (some rust patination): in their brass-mounted mahogany case fitted and lined in green velvet with some accessories including powder-flask with embossed copper body, the exterior of the lid with shaped brass plate incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, Birmingham proof marks 20 cm. barrelsFootnotes:The maker is almost certainly Thomas Hampton of Birmingham recorded as 'Manufacturer of arms to His Majesty's Honourable Board of Ordnance, and of all kinds of fine fowling pieces, gun & pistols for exportation'. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London', and died in 1824This 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 Cased Pair Of Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 6448 For 1814With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted scratch-rifled barrels, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, platinum line and platinum-lined touch-hole, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with foliage, signed border engraved signed detented flat locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the tail, safety-catches, foliate engraved cocks (retaining screws replaced), and steels each with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, the steels engraved 'Joseph Manton Patent' and numbered respectively '6656' (refreshed) and '6657', figured half-stocks each with chequered butt (one with slender repair) and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-caps each with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, trigger-guards each with serial number in an oval against a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons, and later horn-tipped ramrods: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor scuffs), and turnscrew retaining its brass pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (minor damage) for 1819-20, the exterior (minor bruising) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle (2)23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's London, Arms, Armour and Militaria..., 6 November 1985, lot 264 The Estate of A. Garth Wilson, Christie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 131LiteratureD.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers, The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.107Offered with a Joseph Manton trade label for circa 1810-12This 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 Cased Colt 1849 Model Pocket Percussion RevolverNo. 59838 For 1853The barrel with two line New-York City address, cylinder with roll engraved stagecoach hold-up scene, trigger-guard and back-strap retaining much of their original silvering (some wear), figured rounded grips (the right with small chip at toe), and matching numbers (some small areas of pitting): in original mahogany case fitted and lined in navy blue velvet with blued steel Colt's Patent bullet mould, and reproduction powder-flask of Colt type, the exterior of the lid with shield-shaped vacant silver escutcheon 10.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms And Armour..., 20 September 2007, lot 209This 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 Cased Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Harcourt, Ipswich, Early 19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'IPSWICH' along the top flat, stamped 'TWISTED STUBS' along the bottom flat, and with a band of foliage at the rear of the breech, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage, signed border engraved flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with safety-catch, foliate engraved cock (one expertly replaced) and roller, figured full stocks each with chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods (barrels and mounts with some old rust patination): in modern lined and fitted wooden case including brass-mounted wedge-shaped powder-flask retaining most of its lacquered finish, the exterior of the lid with flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:John Harcourt was born in 1767 and is recorded at Rotten Row, Ipswich, Suffolk between 1791 and 1811, and Upper Brook Street, between 1815 and 1839. Also recorded as a crossbow maker, he died in 1846This 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 Rare Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Prosser, Charing Cross, London, No. 64, Dated 1803With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat from the breech, silver fore-sights, border engraved case-hardened breeches each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved case-hardened tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled detented locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage at the stepped tail, engraved cocks and safety-catches, and rollers each on a blued spring, highly figured half-stocks each stamped '59' on the side-flat and with chequered 'Catalan'-style butt, the latter each with border engraved silver heel-plate engraved 'PROSSER' on a scroll above the date '1803', border engraved blued steel mounts comprising trigger-guards in the French taste each with pineapple finial and decorated with a musical trophy and foliage on the bow, fore-end caps also forming the rear ramrod-pipes and each engraved with a starburst, silver escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and monogram 'RGB', silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, original horn-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm, and some original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the interior of the lid (minor repairs) with maker's trade label (minor damage), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon incorporating a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 23.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:John Prosser is recorded at 9 Charing Cross, London between 1796 and 1853. He was appointed Sword Cutler and Beltmaker to King George III in 1795 and to King George IV in 1827Cf. a pair of flintlock carriage pistols (no. 65) formerly in the W. Keith Neal Collection and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms and Armour..., 22 April 2009, lot 341It is likely that Prosser serial numbered only his 'Catalan'-butted pistolsFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A White-Metal Mounted Powder-Flask For Percussion Target RiflesBy James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, Mid-19th CenturyWith bag-shaped body covered in black pigskin, the threaded top with blued cut-off spring and adjustable nozzle, the latter graduated from 70 to 90 Grains and with sprung cut-off lever; together with a brass-mounted powder powder-flask for longarms, the bag-shaped body with bevelled edge, and adjustable nozzle stamped 'G. & J.W. Hawksley', and a shot-flask with bag-shaped leather body stamped '1lb', graduated brass nozzle stamped 'Dixon & Sons', and suspension ring (3)17 cm. to 22.5 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine Brass-Mounted Powder-Flask For Percussion RevolversBy G. & J. W. Hawksley, Mid-19th CenturyWith bag-shaped body (minor shallow dent on one side), threaded top with blued cut-off spring and adjustable nozzle graduated from 3/8 to 5/8 Drams, split-ring for suspension, and in unused condition retaining nearly all its lacquered finish 13.5 cm. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Six Brass-Mounted Powder-Flasks For Percussion Pistols, And Six Powder-Flasks For Percussion LongarmsMostly 19th CenturyThe first including two each with embossed bag-shaped body, the remainder each with shaped body with bevelled edge, one stamped 'Sykes' (nozzle missing); the second including four each with embossed bag-shaped body (some corrosion, one cut-off spring replaced, one incomplete); together with a leather shot-flask in poor condition, and a North African circular powder-flask, the front with pierced and stamped white-metal mount (14)7.7 cm. to 20.3 cm.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 Cased 80-Bore Percussion Transitional Six-Shot Single-Action RevolverRetailed By Roberts, London, Mid-19th CenturyWith blued octagonal sighted rifled barrel signed along the top flat and engraved with foliage at the breech, case-hardened cylinder with recessed nipples and engraved around the forward edge, border engraved rounded action and butt retaining some blueing and decorated with foliate scrollwork, foliate engraved case-hardened hammer, trigger-guard en suite with the action, chequered figured rounded butt, and much original finish: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask retaining much of its finish, the interior of the lid with later J. Roberts & Son trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, Birmingham proof marks 14.7 cm. barrel Footnotes:The retailer is probably George Roberts recorded in London between 1841 and 1875For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Colt 1851 Model Navy Percussion RevolverNo. 17281 For 1855With octagonal sighted barrel engraved 'Retailed by Smith-Birmingham' along the top flat, cylinder originally roll engraved with naval engagement scene, frame stamped 'Colt's Patent' on the left side, rammer, iron trigger-guard and back-strap, figured rounded grips, and matching numbers (refinished overall, some minor pitting): in later lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including Colt's Patent mould (some pitting) and G. & J.W. Hawksley powder-flask with split-ring for suspension, the exterior of the lid with vacant brass escutcheon, London and later Birmingham proof marks 19 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour, 30 April 2014, lot 374This 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 Cased 54-Bore Percussion Tranter Patent Third Model Five-Shot Self-Cocking RevolverNo. 11,345,T., Mid-19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted barrel engraved with scrolling foliage at the muzzle and breech, border engraved top-strap, cylinder with knurled forward edge and decorated with foliage, border engraved frame profusely decorated with foliage, trigger-guard and butt-cap en suite, patent double-trigger and foliate scroll engraved rammer, sprung safety-stop and arbor-pin catch, figured chequered rounded butt, and retaining some of its original gilt finish: in original fitted mahogany case lined in blue baize with accessories including James Dixon & Sons powder-flask and 'Tranters Patent' brass bullet mould, the exterior of the lid (some staining) with circular brass escutcheon engraved with owner's name 'David Smith', London proof marks 15.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 28 November 2012, lot 408This 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 Group Of Accessories Relating To Antique And Vintage Firearms Mostly 19th CenturyComprising a James Dixon & Sons powder-flask for percussion sporting guns, with fluted bag-shaped copper body embossed with lines of graduated beadwork and stamped with registered design mark for 16 April 1858 (worn, cut-off spring corroded); a Sykes patent powder-flask for percussion sporting guns with planished bag-shaped body (some wear and corrosion); a brass-mounted pistol flask; a modern three-way powder-flask with leather-covered body; a leather shot-belt with G. & J.W. Hawksley white-metal nozzle; five various turnscrews; two nipple-keys, one with threaded pricker; four powder-measures, one with swelling mottled cowhorn handle; a chamber brush; two J. & G.W. 12-bore cartridge-extracting tools of white-metal; and various other items including a Balkan cartridge box, of brass with hinged lid and cast decoration (a lot )For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Brass-Mounted 'Colt's Pocket Flask' For Percussion RevolversBy James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, Mid-19th CenturyWith bag-shaped body (minor corrosion), threaded top with blued cut-off spring (incomplete), adjustable nozzle graduated from 2⁄8 to 4⁄8 Drams, split-ring for suspension, and retaining most of its original finish 15 cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Fine And Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Duelling PistolsBy John Twigg Of London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1763, Maker's Mark JAWith slightly swamped two-stage barrels (one with traces of original blued finish, the other reblued) each turned at the girdle and with silver spider fore-sight, the top of each octagonal breech with gold-lined maker's stamp in the Spanish manner, bright border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, flat bevelled locks each retained by two side nails and with stepped tail and first form of signature (one cock, jaw screws and one steel all expertly replaced), figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each faceted at the rear ramrod-pipe and carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, rounded flat-sided butts each with characteristic flute on both sides, border engraved trigger-guards each with first pattern acorn finial and decorated with a flower-head on the bow, engraved close-set ramrod-pipes, and original horn-tipped ramrod with iron worm (the other ramrod replaced, one pistol with areas of old pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including three-way powder-flask (worn) and steel combination tool, the exterior of the lid with brass handle of Chippendale form, London proof marks 20.3 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 239LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975 pp. 46-7, 133, pls. 95-98 (one pistol only)This is the earliest firmly datable pair of Twigg pistols recorded (the next being two pairs each hallmarked for 1768, respectively in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. nos. XII. 1663/4), and the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch at Boughton House). Their distinctive flat-butted style influenced other makers of duelling pistols, especially Robert Wogdon and John MantonThis 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 Cased Liège 120-Bore Percussion Adams Patent 1851 Model Self-Cocking Revolver No. 11158, Mid-19th CenturyWith blued octagonal sighted barrel and top-strap, blued cylinder, blued border engraved frame decorated with scrolling foliage, engraved with serial number along one side, and double stamped with Adams patent date on the other, blued trigger-guard en suite with the frame, blued rammer and trigger, chequered figured rounded butt with fluted ebony cap, and retaining most of its original finish (minor areas of rust patination): in its lined and fitted oak case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask, brass bullet mould and graduated brass powder-measure, the interior of the lid with retailer's trade label of William Moore & Grey for 1854-1875, the exterior of the lid with circular vacant brass escutcheon, Liège proof 11.4 cm. barrel 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 Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 3134 For 1804Converted from flintlock, with browned twist octagonal sighted scratch rifled barrels (some rust patination), silver fore-sight, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, gold line and pierced platinum plug, border engraved tangs each with large back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks each decorated with a starburst and foliage, foliate engraved hammers each involving a monster-head and with detachable striker, engraved safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, border engraved blued steel mounts comprising butt-caps decorated with foliage and trigger-guards each with a martial trophy on the bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued triggers, original horn-tipped ramrods, and much original blued finish: in earlier relined and refitted mahogany cased with brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label of fourth type for circa 1810 to 1819, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle 23.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Previously unrecordedThis 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

An Indian Powder-Flask, And Another With Its Baldric All 19th CenturyThe first of characteristic form with curved hardwood body of tapering circular section profusely set over each side with a dark horn diaper pattern of repeated mother-of-pearl and ivory florets between borders en suite, the top encircled by a slender silver band, detachable lid en suite with the body, and with two silver rings carrying a chain of three twisted silver rings; the second of similar form and covered in burgundy velvet (worn), the outer side and top embroidered in gilt threads with flower-heads enriched with spangles, and with turned bulbous ivory nozzle, the baldric carrying two leather cartridge boxes en suite and each with an iron buckle (3)The flasks 13.5 cm. and 15 cm. highThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Colt-Root 1855 Model (2) Percussion Side-Hammer Pocket Revolver No. 17878 For 1857The barrel with pointing hand motif, 'Colt's Pt. 1855' and two line Hartford address all between cross marks, cylinder with integral nipples and roll engraved cabin and Indian scene, frame and back-strap retaining some original blueing, ivory grip carved in relief on one side with a profile portrait bust of a cavalry officer, and matching numbers (some old wear and patination): in original mahogany case (old repairs along the back of the lid) fitted and lined in plum velvet with accessories including powder-flask embossed on each side with American eagle and shield design between stars and motto, and brass bullet mould stamped 'Colt's Patent' 8.9 cm. barrelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased 54-Bore Percussion Beaumont-Adams Patent Double-Action Five-Shot RevolverRetailed By R. Watmough, 13 Blackfriar St.t, Manchester, No. B.6051 And 21,666.R., Circa 1860With octagonal sighted barrel (some loss of finish) signed in full along the top-strap, serial numbered case-hardened cylinder and blued border engraved frame, the latter with blued safety-stop, blued arbor-pin with threaded catch, trigger-guard and ovoidal butt-cap, the former stamped '9701' on the inside, blued trigger and rammer of Kerr-type, boldly chequered rounded butt, and retaining much of its original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case (keyhole escutcheon missing) with accessories including Bartram & Co. powder-flask retaining most of its lacquered finish, and brass bullet mould, the interior of the lid with illustrated retailer's trade label, the exterior (old splits) with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 14.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Robert Watmough is recorded at 13 Blackfriars Street, Manchester between 1854 and 1869For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target PistolsBy Forsyth & Co., Patent Gun Makers, London, Nos. 3459 And 3460, Circa 1827With lightly rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each signed in full along the top flat, breeches each with two platinum lines and pierced platinum plug, tangs engraved with symmetrical foliage and each with back-sight, signed border engraved flat detented locks decorated with foliage, dolphin hammers en suite, safety-catches, figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt (minor burr loss to one side of the escutcheon), steel mounts including D-shaped trigger-guards each retaining traces of blueing and decorated with symmetrical scrolling foliage on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with foliate engraved pineapple-shaped finial, vacant silver escutcheons, barrel-bolt escutcheons and fore-end caps, set triggers, and original brass-mounted ramrods (threaded cap over each worm missing, steel parts with some old rust patination): in associated brass-mounted oak case fitted and lined in burgundy velvet with later brass-mounted powder-flask and bullet mould, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's trade label, London proof marks 23.8 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Previously unrecordedThis 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 Rare Cased Pair Of Irish 40-Bore Flintlock Travelling Or Overcoat PistolsBy John Rigby, Dublin, Early 19th CenturyWith browned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'DUBLIN' along the top flat and engraved with a foliate line at the rear of the breech, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved case-hardened tang decorated with foliage, signed border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled locks each with a starburst behind the pan and a petalled design on the stepped tail, foliate engraved cocks, blued safety-catches, and rollers each on a blued spring, figured full stocks with chequered rounded butts, the latter each with hinged border engraved blued steel cover along the back decorated with foliage, secured by a spring catch and opening to reveal three cavities for balls, silver butt-caps each engraved with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, stirrup ramrods, and retaining much of their original finish: in contemporary lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted powder-flask in fair condition, the cap also forming a powder-measure, the exterior of the lid (minor old split and scratches) with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle 9.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:See footnote to proceeding lotThis 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 Rare Cased Pair Of 38-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 6019 For 1813With rebrowned twist octagonal polygroove rifled barrels each with silver fore-sight and engraved with maker's address along the top flat, case-hardened recessed patent breeches each with platinum line, touch-hole and rectangular platinum-lined maker's stamp, border engraved tangs each finely decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, large blued back-sights, signed border engraved case-hardened flat detented locks decorated with foliage on the tail and each with blued safety-catch, engraved 'French' cock (both with old repair at the neck), rainproof pan, border engraved steel, and roller on a blued spring, lightly figured maple half-stock (one with minor old chip and slender split in the front of the lock) with chequered rounded butts, reblued steel mounts including spur trigger-guards each decorated with a martial trophy incorporating the serial number on the border engraved bow, trigger-plates each with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, dark horn fore-end caps, and original brass-tipped ramrods (some areas of light rust patination): in original lined and fitted mahogany case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask retaining much of its original lacquered finish, the interior of the lid (minor moth damage) with maker's trade label for circa 1815-1820, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a folding brass carrying handle 23.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, The Manton Supplement, 1978, p. 58D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, pp. 41-42This 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 Cased Pair Of 40-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsBy Mortimer, London, Early 19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted barrels (surface pitting) each with silver fore-sight and retaining some original browning on the bottom flats at the breech, case-hardened breeches each with rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, two gold lines and platinum-lined touch-hole, sighted border engraved breeches each decorated with a globe and foliage, signed case-hardened flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the semi-rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved safety-catches and cocks, and rollers, figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original brass-mounted ramrods each with threaded tip over an iron worm and also forming a powder-measure: in earlier lined and fitted oak case (some wear to lining, keyhole escutcheon replaced) with a few accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather (minor area of damage), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks 24.3 cm. barrelsThis 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 German Powder-FlaskLate 16th/Early 17th EarlyWith forked body of natural staghorn, the front polished and carved in bas-relief with the figure of Samson wrestling with a lion, later brass mounts including long tapering nozzle with sprung tap, cut-off lever, and aperture for refilling with hinged cover retained by a spring, and two rings for suspension 22.5 cm.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Dr. Ernst-Joachim Rogahn Collection, sold in these Rooms, 24 April 2013, lot 261This 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 mixed lot to include pens, coins, hip flask, standard folding map and miniatures