A fine cased mid 19th century double barrelled 14 bore officer’s percussion howdah pistol, by Trulock & Son, Dublin, 12½” overall, deeply etched imitation damascus sighted barrels 6¾” with swivel ramrod beneath, the top rib engraved “Truelock & Son, Dublin”, the signed back action bolted locks engraved with fern tip borders and scrolls; highly polished halfstock with slightly flattened chequered butt and steel mounts including scroll engraved trigger guard, fern tip engraved butt cap and long slender hinged trap which forms an extension to the breech tang and has provision for 2 balls and 4 percussion caps. Good Working Order and Crisp Condition, the trigger guard and butt cap retaining traces of original blued finish; in its green baize lined brass bound fitted oak case with rectangular brass lid escutcheon, containing 16 bore pincer mould, copper flask by Sykes retaining much original lacquer, nipple key with ribbed handle, turnscrew with ebony handle, brass mounted loading/cleaning rod with jag, japanned tin for 1½” rifle patches, 1-3/8” patch cutter, pewter oil bottle, turned wood box containing percussion caps, and a later cap tin. Good Condition (signs of the case having been forced open). Plate 47 Note: Ex Keith Neal Collection, whose metal label number C106 is attached. The case also contains a visiting card marked in ink “Private Collection” and a hand written note “This pistol I purchased privately from the owners of Newton Park from whence it came. W. Keith Neal”
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A Tibetan horn snuff flask, with ornamental middle band pierced with characters “Oni Mani Ohm Mani Patri Ohm” (Hail to the flower in the lotus), ornamental top with additional pink “stones”, and small cap with hollow dipper, silver cord tassels and large darkwood button shaped “dangle”, flask 9½”. GC
Two pewter and three nickel plated oil bottles for gun cases; 5 nickel or nickel silver tubes with numbered screw on lids containing shotgun strikers; a turned bone percussion cap box with screw on lid; an adjustable brass powder/shot measure with turned ebony handle; an embossed brass powder flask, “horse in panel” (R1043, no rings, worn and dented); a model cannon with 5½” brass barrel and 4 wheeled wooden carriage; a brass cleaning rod; a glass oil bottle; and three Webley .22” “Sports Starting Pistols” for Webley No 1 blank cartridges, in their cartons with some cartridges. Average GC
A copper gun size powder flask “Horse and Other Animals” design (similar Riling 1044) on one side only, with 4 rings and green cord, patent brass top marked “James Dixon & Sons Sheffield”, and “Improved Patent”, graduated charger 2-2¾ “Drams”, 7¾” overall. Good Condition (shallow dent to plain side). Plate 22
A pair of 20 bore flintlock travelling pistols by Sykes of Oxford, c 1820, 9¼” overall, sighted twist barrels 4½”, with raised ribs, gold lines and platinum touch holes; with signed flat stepped locks having safety bolts, pigeon breasted cocks, semi rainproof pans and roller on frizzen springs; the dark stained fullstocks having rounded chequered butts, steel mounts including engraved trigger guards with pineapple finials, and replacement brass tipped ramrods. GWO & basically GC (some pitting to locks, one safety bolt missing, the other replaced, extensive patched repairs to stocks); in a later dark stained baized lined fitted wooden case with a copper powder flask (battered). Plate 7
An impressive copper gun size powder flask “Fluted” (similar Riling 298) silver plated top marked “Capewells Patent Aug 24 1880”, with adjustable cut off graduated charger, similar to that of a shot flask, 2½-5½ “Drams”, 12” overall (fully extended). Good Condition, retaining much original finish overall. Plate 24
Silver backed dressing table set (af), a hip flask, costume jewellery to include Victorian jet brooch, Art Deco coral and jet bead necklace, Victorian silver brooch in the form of a bugle and crescent, gilt floral and fern decoration, hinged pin and simple loop brooch fittings, length approximately 5cm
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