A 12-bore 'Countryman' boxlock ejector gun by Aguirre & Aranzabal, no. 1777725Some foliate-scroll engraving, virtually full hardening-colour, figured stock with extension, the barrels with game-rib engraved AYA - Aguirre & Aranzabal - Made in SpainWeight 6lb. 10oz., 14⅞in. pull (13⅞in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Spanish nitro proofWITH A .410 FOLDING SIDELEVER BELGIAN HAMMER GUNSidelever, rebounding backlock, figured stock, octagonal-to-round barrelWeight 3lb. 10oz., 14¼in. stock, 30in. barrel, Belgian nitro proofWith two canvas cases(2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by Charles Lancaster, no. 07246Incorporating Charles Lancaster's patent block safety, the action with foliate-scroll engraving, figured stock (small crack to rear of top-tang) with wooden extension, forend with some splits, the damascus barrels with game-rib engraved Charles Lancaster, 151 New Bond St., London, Patent EjectorWeight 6lb. 11½oz., 15⅛in pull (14in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproofIn a brass-mounted oak and leather caseFootnotes:Ejectors need regulatingThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore side-plated boxlock ejector gun by W. Kavanagh, no. 8895Treble-grip action-body, foliate and border-scroll engraving, the figured stock with wooden extension, (chips to both sides of forend tip) the barrels with game-rib engraved W. Kavanagh & Son, 12 Dame Street, Dublin Weight 6lb. 13oz., 15⅛in. pull (13¾in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ⅞ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof In a leather case with William Kavanagh & Son trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by W.P. Jones, no. 16211Foliate-scroll engraving, some hardening-colour, figured stock, the barrels (loose on the action) with game-rib engraved W. P. Jones, Maker, 25 Whittall Street, BirminghamWeight 6lb. 6oz., 14¼ in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ⅞ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof In a leather caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by Webley & Scott, no. 131048Foliate-scroll engraving, the figured-stock with wooden extension, the barrels (pitted) engraved Webley & Scott Ltd., Birmingham with game-rib and plastic foresightWeight 6lb. 8oz., 14½in. pull (13⅛in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ⅝ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by A. A. Brown & Son, no. 2663Some border-scroll engraving, maker's name in scrolling banner, much hardening-colour, figured stock, the barrels with game-rib engraved Gunmakers A.A. Brown & Sons, BirminghamWeight 6lb. 9½oz., 14¼in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofIn a leather case and further leather case with Kavanagh trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore boxlock ejector gun by F. J. Wiseman, no. 144551The sides of the action finely engraved with scenes of pheasant on the right and partridges on the left, both in flight in natural surroundings, best bold vine leaf engraving, much hardening-colour, gold border-inlay, the underside with ducks in flight in natural surroundings, the trigger-guard with a Spaniel vignette, well-figured cast-on stock with horn butt-plate, the barrels with game-rib engraved F.J. Wiseman & Co. Ltd. England Weight 6lb. 9½oz., 15in. pull (14¾in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅝ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore single-trigger detachable-lock ejector gun by Westley Richards, no. 17384Treble-grip scroll-back action-body, the Westley Richards patent fully-detachable-locks with hinged-floorplate, fully-selective single-trigger, the sideplates later engraved with dogs, the hinged-floorplate with roosting game birds, bold foliate-scrollwork, much renewed hardening-colour, the fences with game birds in flight, the toplever with game bird in natural surroundings, well-figured stock (probably replacement) with chequered side-panels, horn-tipped forend, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved with goose in flight and Westley Richards, 178 New Bond St., London, Gunmakers by Appointment to His Majesty George V, Rex et Imp., Whitworth SteelWeight 6lb. 2½oz., 14⅞in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. ⅜ & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, London nitro reproof In a brass-mounted leather case with reproduction Westley Richards & Co. Ltd. trade-label, together with a pair of Westley Richards patent duplicate detachable-locks in a faux crocodile leather caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Deactivated customised 12-bore 'Model 1887' lever-action gun by Winchester, no. 49373With some moving parts, the receiver, hammer and lever retaining virtually-full renewed hardening-colour, foliate-scrolling on a stippled background with chevron-design borders, the right side with a dog putting up game birds, the left side with RWAo monogram, the lower tang stamped manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven. Conn. U.S.A. Pat. Feb. 16 & July 20 1886., the chequered well-figured replacement stock with semi-pistolgrip and chequered blued steel butt-plate, the blued round barrel stamped L. Sherman, engraved en suite at the breech-end, with half-length cartridge-tube30in. barrelTogether with its deactivation certificate, dated 2019Footnotes:Cody Firearms Records Office:-Shotgun, 12 gauge, 30 inch barrel, received in warehouse on January 23, 1893, shipped from warehouse on March 04, 1897, Order number 4737For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore round-action ejector gun by John Dickson & Son, no. 7032The treble-grip action-body with best foliate-scroll engraving, maker's name in scrolling banner, well-figured stock with ebonite butt-plate, the chopper-lump barrels (very slightly loose on the action) with game-rib engraved John Dickson & Son, 63 Princes Street, EdinburghWeight 6lb. 1oz., 14⅜in. pull (13⅞in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅞ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (left barrel thickness at 20+ thou)In a Brady canvas caseFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed that No. 7032 was delivered as Best Patent Hammerless Ejector 12 bore gun, Patent Use No. 1615, with 28in barrels in July 1925.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore 'Centenary' Dominion backlock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 34053Bouquet and border-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with a wooden extension, the barrels engraved Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, London with game-rib engraved For 2 inch cases only, 'Centenary'Weight 5lb. 11oz., 14¼in. pull (12in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx ¼ & ⅜ choke, 2in. chambers, London nitro proof (left barrel-thickness 17 thou)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore 'No. 2' sidelock ejector gun by Aguirre Y Aranzabal, no. 331624The action with bold foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, rolled-edge trigger-guard, figured-stock, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved AYA, Aguirre & Aranzabal - Made in SpainWeight 6lb. 7½oz., 14½in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Spanish nitro proofThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector gun by Henry Atkin, no. 2586Toplever, rib and forend-tip numbered '2' in gold, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving (repaired hairline cracks to rear of each lockplate), small split to forend, well-figured stock (possibly an old replacement) the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved Henry Atkin Ltd. (from Purdey's) 88 Jermyn St., London, S.W. Weight 6lb. 3½oz., 14⅜in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproof (barrel thicknesses at 16 & 16- thou)In a leather case with replacment Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd. trade-labelFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was completed in October 1923 and is the No. 2 gun of a pairThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 20-bore 'No. 2 Deluxe' sidelock ejector gun by Aguirre & Aranzabal, no. 16-03-054-14Bold foliate-scroll engraving, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, hand-detachable lockplates, well-figured stock, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved AYA - Aguirre Y Aranzabal - Made in SpainWeight 6lb. 5½oz., 14⅞in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ⅝ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Spanish nitro proof In a canvas caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore sidelock ejector gun by William Powell, no. 15605Best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, the well-figured stock with wooden extension, both sets of chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs engraved William Powell & Son, 35-37 Carrs Lane, Birmingham (barrel no. 15606 with a 'C' inlaid in gold)14⅝in. pull (13½in. stock)15605 barrels; :-Weight 6lb. 13½oz., 30in. barrels, approx. ⅜ & ⅝ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof15606 barrels; :-Weight 6lb. 13½oz., 30in. barrels, both approx. extra full choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof (left barrel-thickness at 20 thou)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 27482Best bold foliate-scroll engraving, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, hand-detachable lockplates, well-figured stock with wooden extension, the replacement barrels engraved Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street with game-ribWeight 6lb. 7½oz., 14¾in. pull (13⅞in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. ⅜ & ½ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof In a leather caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore 'Royal' sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 25304Toplever, rib and forend numbered '1' in gold, best bold foliate-scroll engraving, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, well-figured replacement stock with rubber recoil-pad, the barrels engraved Holland & Holland, 98 New Bond Street, London with game-rib Weight 7lb., 14⅝in. pull (14⅛in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx I.C. & ⅜ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproof (right barrel-thickness at 18+ thou)Footnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was ordered in September 1908 for a Mr Daw, it was completed in September 1913 and paired with gun no. 24533This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore 'Royal' sidelock ejector gun by Holland & Holland, no. 25433Toplever, rib and forend numbered '2' in gold, best bold foliate-scroll engraving, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, well-figured stock (small crack at rear of left lock-plate) with rubber recoil-pad, the replacement barrels engraved Holland & Holland, 13 Bruton Street, London with game-rib Weight 7lb. 3oz.,14⅝in. pull (14⅛in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx I.C. & ⅝ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (right barrel-thickness at 17+ thou)Footnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was ordered in Aug 1908 for a Mr Daw and was completed in May 1909. It was restocked by Holland & Holland in July 1920This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore single-trigger self-opening sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 20098Best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, cocking-indicators, well-figured replacement stock with leather recoil-pad, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved with maker's name and address (indistinct)Weight 6lb. 13½oz., 14½in. pull (13¾in. stock), 29in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (right barrel-thickness at 20 thou) In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with J. Purdey trade-labelFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was completed in July 1911 for Mr J. Dickens with Whitworth steel barrels and was then passed to A.E. Dickens. In July 1966 the gun was altered to a gate-type single trigger.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 16725Best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, triggerguard bent, highly-figured stock (broken at wrist) with wooden extension, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, Made of Sir Joseph Whitworth's Fluid Pressed Steel Weight 6lb. 14½oz., 15⅛in. pull (14½in. stock), 30in. barrels, approx. ¼ & ¾ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proofIn a brass-mounted oak and leather case with James Purdey & Sons trade-labelFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed the gun was completed in 1899 for a Mr E.R. Wood. In 1913 it was the property of Major John Dove where it was paired with gun no. 15070, it was repurchased by Purdey in January 1956 from Viscount Bridport.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector gun by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 25660Toplever, rib and forend tip engraved '1' in gold, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, cocking-indicators, much hardening-colour, well-figured stock with butt-plate, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved James Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, EnglandWeight 6lb. 6½oz., 15in. pull (14⅞in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅝ choke, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proofIn its leather motorcaseFootnotes:The maker's have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in May 1939 for a W.C. Miller Thomas, and that the stock was shortened by them in February 1957 when it was resold to a Brigadier I. LaurieThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 28-bore sidelock ejector gun by Westley Richards, no. 19343Hand-detachable lockplates with bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, virtually full hardening-colour, gold-inlaid cocking-indicators, double rolled-edge trigger-guard, highly-figured stock, beaver-tail forend, the chopper-lump barrels with game-rib engraved Westley Richards & Co., Birmingham, EnglandWeight 5lb. 8oz., 15⅛in. stock, 26in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ⅜ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof In a leather case with canvas cover and reproduction Westley Richards & Co. Ltd. trade-labelFootnotes:The maker's have kindly confirmed the gun was completed in 1969This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore boxlock ejector guns by Charles Smith & Sons, no. 17136/7Toplevers and ribs numbered '1' and '2', the treble-grip action-bodies with foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stocks, No. 1 with horn butt-plate, No .2 with wooden extension, the damascus barrels with game-ribs engraved Charles Smith & Sons, 10 & 11 Market Place, Newark Upon-TrentWeights 6lb. 6½oz. (No. 1) & 6lb. 8½oz. (No. 2), 14½in. pull (14¼in. stock) (No. 1) & 15⅝in. pull (14⅛in. stock) (No. 2), 30in. barrels, both approx. Cyl. & ⅞ choke, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproofIn a brass-mounted oak and leather case with George Smith & Sons trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A composed pair of 20-bore 'No. 2' sidelock ejector guns by Aguirre & Aranzabal, no. 343428 & 347676Foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening-colour, hand-detachable lockplates, gold-inlaid cocking indicators, rolled-edge trigger-guards the figured cast-on stocks with plastic butt-plates, the chopper-lump barrels (No. 1 loose on the action) with game-ribs engraved AYA - Aguirre & Aranzabal - Made in SpainWeight 6lb. 2oz. (No. 1) & 6lb. 3oz. (No. 2), 15⅛in. pulls (14½in. (No. 1) & 14⅜in. (No. 2) stocks), 26in. barrels, both approx. ⅜ & ½ choke, 2¾in. chambers, Spanish nitro proofIn a Brady canvas case and and a canvas case with Holland & Holland trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by E.M. Reilly & Co., no. 35673/4Toplevers, ribs and forends numbered '1' and '2' in gold, foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured replacement stocks, No. 2 with wooden extension (No. 1 with hairline crack to right horn, No. 2 cracked and repaired at hand), the re-blacked damascus barrels with game-ribs engraved E.M. Reilly & Co., Oxford Street, LondonWeights 6lb. 10oz. (No. 1) & 6lb. 14½oz. (No. 2), 15in. (No. 1) & 15¼in. (No. 2) stocks, 30in. barrels, approx. I.C. & ¾ (No. 1) and ¼ & Full (No. 2) chokes, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro reproofIn a brass-mounted oak and leather caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by William Powell & Son, no. 14141/2Toplevers, ribs and forend-tips numbered '1' and '2' in gold, the treble-grip action-bodies with bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening colour, well-figured stocks (No. 2 with cracked right horn), the chopper-lump barrels (No. 2 loose on the action) with game-ribs engraved William Powell & Son. 35 Carr's Lane, BirminghamWeight 6lb. 6oz., 13⅞in. stocks, 28in. barrels, both approx. ¼ & ⅝ choke. 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proof (No. 2 left barrel thickness at 19 thou)In a J. Purdey & Sons oak and leather caseFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed these guns were completed in August 1931This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by Henry Atkin, no. 3301/2The toplevers, ribs and forend tips numbered '1' and '2' in gold, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening colour, well-figured stocks (No. 1 replacement), the barrels with game-ribs engraved Henry Atkin Ltd, (From Purdey's) 88 Jermyn St, London, SWWeight 7lb. 1oz. (No. 1) & 6lb. 10oz. (No. 2), 14⅜in. stocks, 30in. barrels, approx. ½ & ⅝ (No. 1) and ⅜ & ⅝ (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof In two leather cases with Atkin trade-labelsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns by William Powell, no. 14354/5The toplevers, ribs and forends numbered '1' and '2' in gold, the lockplates and underside engraved with gamebirds in natural surroundings, on the right grouse and left partridge, the underside with snipe, foliate-scroll engraving, the fences engraved with vines leaves on a stippled ground, well-figured stocks (No. 1 with hairline crack to rear of top tang) with wooden extensions, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs engraved William Powell & Son (Gunmakers) Ltd. 35 Carr's Lane, BirminghamWeights both 6lb. 7oz., 14⅞in. pull (14⅛in. stock), 28in. barrels, approx. ¼ & Full (No. 1) and I.C. & ⅞ (No. 2) chokes, 2½in. chambers, Birmingham nitro proofIn their brass-mounted leather case, with trade-labelThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A composed pair of 12-bore round-action ejector guns by John Dickson & Son, no. 4865 & 4361The toplevers and forends numbered '1' and '2', the sides of the treble-grip action-bodies with the maker's name engraved in a scrolling banner surrounded by best tight foliate-scrollwork, gold inlaid cocking-indicators, well-figured stocks, the damascus barrels with game-ribs engraved John Dickson & Son, 63 Princes Street, EdinburghWeights 6lb. 7oz., 15⅛in. stock, 29in. barrels, approx I.C. & ½ choke (No. 1) and approx ¼ & ⅜ choke (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (No. 2 right barrel-thickness at 20 thou.)In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with Dickson trade-labelFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed that No. 4865 was delivered as a single Best Patent Hammerless Ejector 12 bore gun, Patent Use No. 611, with 28in barrels in October 1896. The barrel length may have been recorded incorrectly as the original purchaser ordered a later gun to match No. 4865 with 29in barrels.No. 4361 was delivered as No. 2 of a matched pair of Best Patent Hammerless Ejector 12 bore guns, Patent Use No. 312, with 29in barrels in August 1890. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 15268/9Toplevers and ribs numbered '1' and '2', best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, cocking-indicators, well-figured stocks (No. 1 shortened and extended, chips to the forend), the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, England. Made of Sir Joseph Whitworth's Fluid Pressed SteelWeight 6lb. 10¾oz. (No. 1) & 6lb. 11¼oz. (No. 2), 15½in. pull (13½in. stock) (No. 1) & 15⅜in. stock (No. 2), 30in. barrels, choke approx. cyl. & ⅜ (No. 1) & I.C. & ½ (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof (No. 2 barrel-thicknesses at 20- & 21 thou)In a brass-mounted oak and leather case with J. Purdey trade-labelsFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed these guns were completed in August 1895 for Mr A.F. Bassett, as no. 1 & 2 of a trio of gunsThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore self opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 17051/2Toplevers, ribs and forends engraved '1' and '2', best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, much hardening colour, cocking indicators, well-figured stocks (No. 2 possible replacement) with rubber recoil-pads, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, Made of Sir Joseph Whitworth's Fluid Pressed SteelWeights 6lb. 5oz., 14½in. pulls (13¾in. stock (No. 1) & 13⅝in. stock (No. 2)), 29in. barrels choke approx. ¼ & Full (No. 1) and ¼ & ⅞ (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro reproof (No. 1) and London nitro proof (No. 2) (No. 1 left barrel-thickness at 17+ thou)In their brass-mounted oak and leather case with J. Purdey & Sons trade-labelFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed this pair of guns were completed in August 1902 with 14½in. stocks. In December 1932 the stocks were shortened to 13⅞in and in 1951 extended to 14⅜in. In 1969 the No. 1 gun was fitted with a rubber padThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 15732/3Toplevers, ribs and forends engraved '1' and '2', with selective automatic or manual safeties, best bouquet and foliate-scroll engraving, cocking-indicators, much hardening-colour, articulated front-triggers, well-figured stocks (No. 1 replacement and with hairline crack to right lower horn), No. 2 with wood extension, the chopper-lump barrels (No. 2 replaced by maker) with game-ribs engraved J. Purdey & Sons, Audley House, South Audley Street, London, EnglandWeights 6lb. 11oz. (No. 1) & 6lb. 13½oz. (No. 2), 14½in. stock (No. 1) and 14½in. pull (14¼in. stock) (No. 2), 29in. barrels, approx. cyl. & ¾ (No. 1) & ⅜ & ⅝ (No. 2), 2½in. chambers, London nitro proofIn their brass-mounted oak and leather case (handle and straps replaced)Footnotes:Offered with the original No. 2 gun barrels, no longer fitting to gun.The makers have kindly confirmed that the guns were completed in November 1896 for a Cecil King, with the note 'Screw by the side of shoulder of lever to make safeties auto or non automatic', and that they rebarrelled the No. 2 gun in 1990, and that they believe the restocking was carried out by them, although not entered into the dimension bookThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A fine pair of Marc Newson engraved 20-bore Parallelo 486 ejector guns by Beretta, no. MN0054C & MN0055CThe ribs, forend and lower tang numbered '1' and '2' in gold, fully-selective single-trigger with manual safety-slide, the actions profusely engraved with a fine dragon design, the triggerguards with bouquet engraving, well-figured cast on stocks with wooden extensions, the barrels engraved Beretta, Gardone V.T., Made in Italy with game-rib engraved BerettaWeight 6lb. 12½oz., 15¾in. pull (14⅜in. stock), 30in. barrels, multi choke, 3in. chambers, Italian nitro proofIn their Beretta 486 by Marc Newson caseThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very fine pair of Ken Hunt decorated 12-bore self-opening sidelock ejector guns by J. Purdey & Sons, no. 27397/8Toplevers, ribs and forends numbered '1' and '2' in gold, the left lockplates chiselled in low relief with differing wooded landscapes inhabited by chased gold-encrusted pheasants, one in flight, the right lockplates chiselled in low relief with differing lakeside scenes inhabited by chased gold-encrusted wild-fowl, the front of each lockplate with foliate-scrollwork issuing from the mouth of a grotesque, the underside of each action chiselled with a symmetrical design, inhabited respectively by chased gold-encrusted woodcock in flight, one viewed from above and the other from beneath, trigger-guards each chiselled with foliage en suite and inhabited respectively by a gold-encrusted pointer and gundog, each lockplate signed 'K.C. Hunt', cocking indicators, and highly-figured stocks, the chopper-lump barrels with game-ribs engraved J. Purdey & Sons. Audley House. South Audley Street. London. England.Weights 6lb. 8½oz., 15¼in. stocks, 28in. barrels, both approx. I.C. & ⅜ chokes, 2½in. chambers, London nitro proof In their brass-mounted oak and leather case with canvas coverFootnotes:The makers have kindly confirmed these guns were completed in 1968Ken Hunt was born in 1935 and at the age of 15 became an engraving apprentice with Purdey's under the famous Harry Kell. In 1963 he went into business in his own right. He continued to work until his retirement in 2011, having completed a total of 2,666 decorated firearms. His 60 year career is testament to the widely held opinion that he is among the most highly respected contemporary gun engraversFor examples of Ken Hunt's exceptional work see Christopher Austyn, Gun Engraving, 1998, passimThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: S2S2 Section 2 lots require a valid British Shotgun certificate, RFD (Registered Firearms Dealer) Licence or import licence.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Exceptional Cased Pair Of 32-Bore Percussion Duelling PistolsBy John Manton & Son, Dover Street, London, No. 11176 for 1836With browned twist octagonal polygroove rifled barrels each with silver fore-sight and signed in full along the top flat, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened patent breeches each with back-sight and pierced engraved platinum plug, border engraved cased-hardened flat detented locks and dolphin hammers all decorated with foliate scrollwork, the former each with blued safety-catch and inscribed 'Manton & Son Patent', the interior of the locks brightly burnished, serial numbered and stamped with small locksmith's initials 'GM', lacquered finely figured half-stocks each with chequered rounded butt and dark horn fore-end cap, blued border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliage and comprising butt-caps, trigger-guards, trigger-plates each with pineapple-shaped finial, and turned rear ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, blued set triggers and barrel-bolts, original brass-tipped ramrods, and in virtually unused condition: in original lined and fitted mahogany case with accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather and in exceptional condition, original serial numbered bullet mould, combined mallet/cleaning rod with leather-faced head, and bone-mounted brush, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle centred on a vacant brass escutcheon, the whole set in exceptional original condition throughout, London proof marks 23.9 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Duke of Norfolk, Arundel CastleW. Keith Neal Collection, C13Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 169LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 1967, p.112D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers: The Mantons 1782-1878, 1993, p.63The case contains a handwritten letter dated 19 March 1967, on Arundel Castle headed paper, from the Duke of Norfolk to W. Keith Neal regarding the purchase of these pistols: 'Thank you for your letter. Please take this one for a receipt which I fear I forgot to give you. I am so glad you are please. Many thanks for your book.'The case also contains a signed 'General Game Certificate, for the Year 1837' for '...the Division of Marylebone in the County of Middlesex' made out to Lord Fitzallan (sic) of No. 1 Hyde Park PlaceFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Very Fine Pair Of Flintlock Silver-Mounted Over-and-Under Holster PistolsBy Joseph Heylin, Cornhill, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1760, Maker's Mark JAWith two-stage barrels slightly flared towards the muzzles, the border engraved octagonal breeches finely decorated with rococo foliate scrollwork involving martial trophies, the upper flats signed within foliated ribbons, tangs each secured by two screws and engraved with foliage against a cross-hatched ground, border engraved flat locks each signed on a rococo and foliate ribbon on the rounded tail, cocks decorated en suite, external main- and steel-springs each chiselled with foliage, moulded figured rounded butts (minor old defects) each carved in relief with shells around barrel tang, mounts comprising trigger-guards each engraved with a martial trophy on the bow, heavy spurred pommels cast and chased with flowering foliage in relief against a finely punched ground, the spurs engraved with foliage and graduated beadwork, large vacant escutcheons each with a border of flowering foliage en suite, and original silver-tipped ramrods, one with iron worm (iron parts with some light scattered pitting), London proof marks and Heylin's barrelsmith's mark (2)23 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceRobert-Jean Charles (1904-1979), Paris, March 1938 for FF 5,000 (according to a handwritten note in one barrel)W. Keith Neal Collection, P255Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 240 ExhibitedThe Game Fair, Longleat House, 1962The Art of the Armourer, Victoria and Albert Museum, 19 April - 5 May 1963, cat. no. 248 The Game Fair, Shuttleworth Old Warden Park, 27-29 July 2001LiteratureW. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmaker 1740-1790, 1975, p. 109, pls. 381-384Joseph Heylin, gunmaker and stonebow maker, was made free of the London Gunmaker's Company by redemption in 1757, was elected Assistant in 1773, Upper Warden in 1776, and Master in 1777. He was contractor to the East India Company, 1773-1777, to the Hudson's Bay Company, 1775-1777, and to the African Merchants Company in 1760. Also on the livery of the Worshipful Company of Vintners, his career was interrupted by bankruptcy in 1779 and he died in 1801Noted for his brass-barrelled blunderbuss-pistols, he is also the maker of a pair of flintlock silver-mounted holster pistols with solid silver barrels and lock-plates formerly in the collection of Norman Dixon and sold in these Rooms 18 April 2012, lot 318 (£51,650 including premium). For more information see Norman Dixon, Georgian Pistols... 1971; passim'Joseph Heylin, A Georgian Gunmaker 1730-1801', The Journal of the Arms & Armour Society, Vol. XVII, No. 3 (March 2002), pp.155-189; and J.F. Hayward, The Art of the Gunmaker, Vol. II 1660-1830, 1963, p.203, pl.65For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 18-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By J. Edmunds, Late 18th CenturyWith rebrowned twist sighted barrels (some old pitting) each with bright bore and stamped 'Narrow Twisted' beneath towards breech, breeches each with two gold lines and gold-lined touch-hole, the rib between engraved with a starburst, tang decorated with foliage inhabited by a bird and with a further starburst in the sighting groove, figured half-stock with cheek-piece and chequered grip, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with game birds on the stepped tail and with rainproof pan and roller, foliate engraved cocks (jaw screws replaced), border engraved steel mounts comprising butt-plate (some pitting) decorated with a gundog and gamebird in a landscape on the heel tang, trigger-guard engraved with a star burst on the scroll, and signed within an oval in a landscape scene inhabited by a gundog and gamebirds on the border engraved bow, trigger-plate with Prince of Wales feather finial, rear ramrod-pipe en suite, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and later brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 79.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:A John and Abraham Edmunds are recorded in Worcester, Worcestershire in 1797For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
λ Three 18th century Chinoiserie fans, Qing Dynasty, the montures of ivory, the first with slender monture, carved and pierced in European style, has classical piercing to the gorge, featuring a central cartouche with entwined initials, the double leaf is painted to the recto with three main scenes and four small vignettes, the latter showing flowers, a sailing boat on the sea, a butterfly, and a duck swimming amongst reeds, the central painting depicts three oriental figures in a garden, a lady to the left feeding a fawn, the middle figure holding a stick from which dangles a circular game, perhaps, and the third person is holding an open fan, to the right, a couple in the garden with a colourful parrot on a perch, the lady holding a fixed fan possibly formed from peacock feathers, the gentleman in very stylised attire with hat, long drooping moustache, and yellow and blue robe, the last painting features a large painted vase filled with colourful flowers, the reserves, painted in dark brown, are decorated with grey and gold foliage and delicate swags, the verso is painted with a simple spray of pink and blue flowers, 25.5cm long; the second fan, mid-18th century, the ivory monture carved and pierced, the upper guards with a robed oriental man , the lower section and gorge sticks shaped at the shoulder and in three further bands, two of pierced ovals containing either a bloom or a geometric motif, the lower band slightly deeper but again quite geometric, double paper leaf is designed with three large shaped sections and one smaller, all showing oriental figures engaged in different outdoor activities, these sections are all bordered in gold, this also highlighting other designs of flowers and berries painted to the reserves, verso is well painted in very subtle shades with various floral species, 28.5cm long; and a very subtle example of an ivory fan, the slender guards lacquered in taupe with delicate stems and flowers, the gorge sticks are shaped to the lower section, above this, a simple Chinoiserie scene, painted in apricot, showing a couple in the outdoors with stylised trees and rocks, the pale double paper leaf depicts three household objects, incense burners, a side table supporting a vase, and a larger table with similar, verso painted with a delicate spray of orange berries, 28cm long (3)
J H Plant for Coalport, a Chicago Exhibition plate, 1893, painted with a Scottish shooting scene of hunters, dogs and grouse on a watery moorland, within a pale yellow border of raised two tone gilt foliate scroll and urn design, set with cartouches of tooled gilt game birds, gilt footrim, signed, printed marks Z666, 24.5cm diameter
Cricket Graeme Swann signed 12x8 colour photo. Graeme Peter Swann (born 24 March 1979) is a former English cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Born in Northampton, he attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was primarily a right-arm off-spinner, and also a capable late-order batsman with four first-class centuries, and often fielded at second slip. After initially playing for his home county Northamptonshire, for whom he made his debut in 1997, he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2005. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Darts Jocky Wilson signed 6x4 black and white photo. John Thomas "Jocky" Wilson (22 March 1950 - 24 March 2012) was a Scottish professional darts player. After turning pro in 1979, he quickly rose to the top of the game, winning the World Professional Darts Championship in 1982, then again in 1989. Wilson competed in all major darts tournaments of the era and won the British Professional Championship a record four times between 1981 and 1988. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Cricket Steve Harmison signed 12x8 colour photo. Stephen James Harmison, MBE, DL (born 23 October 1978) is an English former first-class cricketer, who played all formats of the game. Primarily a fast bowler, he represented England in 63 Tests, 58 ODIs, and 2 T20s. He also played county cricket for Durham and Yorkshire. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Bill Foulkes signed 12x8 colourised photo pictured in Manchester United kit. William Anthony Foulkes ( 5 January 1932 - 25 November 2013) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre-half. For Manchester United, he played 688 games which places him at number 4 on the all-time list of appearances behind Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton and Paul Scholes. He made 3 appearances as a substitute. He also started in every single United game in the 1957-58, 1959-60 and 1964-65 seasons. He scored a total of 9 goals in his 18 seasons at United and helped the club win four First Division titles, one FA Cup and one European Cup. He was capped only once for England in 1955. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Cricket Michael Vaughan signed 12x8 colour photo. Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He served as England captain for the test team from 2003 to 2008, the one-day international team from 2003-2007, and was the first Twenty20 England captain from 2005-2007. He represented Yorkshire in the domestic arena. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Jan Miense Molenaer Jan Miense Molenaer um 1610 Haarlem - 1668 ebenda Fröhliche Gesellschaft beim "Handjeklap"-Spiel R. u. (auf dem Hocker) Reste einer Signatur. Öl auf Holz. 39,4 x 55,5 cm. Rahmen. Rest. Min. besch. In einem Gastraum ist eine große, heitere Gesellschaft versammelt. Männer und Frauen vergnügen sich gleichermaßen bei Trank und Spiel. Im Vordergrund verbirgt eine junge Frau, vornübergebeugt, ihr Gesicht im Schoß einer sitzenden, den Betrachter einladend anlächelnden Frau. Ihre rechte Hand hat sie - mit der Handfläche nach oben - auf ihren Rücken gelegt und erwartet den "Handjeklap" eines kräftigen, nicht mehr nüchternen Mannes in grünem Wams. Beim "Handjeklap" handelt es sich um ein einst in Westeuropa durchaus verbreitetes Gesellschaftsspiel. Es stellt eine Variante zu "Blinde Kuh" dar und ist in England als "hot cockles", in Frankreich als "la main chaude" (oder auch, in der gröberen Variante, als "haute coquilles"), im deutschsprachigen Raum u. a. unter der eher plumpen Bezeichnung "Schinkenkloppen" bekannt. Wie der Begriff des "Schinkenkloppens" bereits andeutet: Nicht immer begnügte man sich damit, einer Person, der man die Augen verbunden hatte oder die ihr Gesicht im Schoß einer weiteren Person verbirgt, einen Klaps oder Schlag auf die Handfläche zu verabreichen und diese dann den "Täter" erraten zu lassen. Nicht selten - auch infolge übermäßigen Alkoholgenusses, und dieser ist bei unserem "Täter" nicht zu übersehen - traf der Schlag auch das Gesäß. Ein derbes Gesellschaftsspiel, das aber über Jahrhunderte (eine der ältesten Darstellungen datiert in das 14. Jahrhundert) durch alle Gesellschaftsschichten geschlechtsübergreifend populär war. Sicherlich war vor allem bei gemischtgeschlechtlichen Gruppen jüngerer Erwachsener wegen des intensiveren Körperkontakts ein erotischer Effekt weder unerwünscht noch -beabsichtigt. Jan Miense Molenaer zählt zu den populärsten Genremalern des niederländischen 17. Jahrhunderts. Er schloss sich stilistisch Dirck Hals an, zudem sind Einflüsse des Frans Hals und Judith Leysters festzustellen, die mit Molenaer verheiratet war. Seine Interieurs sind selten von großem Format und zeigen - quer durch die Gesellschaft - genreartig aufgefasste (Familien-) Gruppen sowohl bei ausgelassenem Feiern wie auch den Verrichtungen des Alltags. Bestätigung Ellis Dullaart MA, RKD Den Haag, 26. August 2020. Das Gemälde wurde mit Nr. 298408 in die Datenbank des RKD aufgenommen. Provenienz: Hugo Helbing, München, Auktion 10. Dezember 1907, Kat.-Nr. 13 "Bäuerliches Gesellschaftsspiel" (mit Abb.). - Privatsammlung Österreich. Jan Miense Molenaer Jan Miense Molenaer circa 1610 Haarlem - 1668 ibid. Cheerful Company playing the "Handjeklap" Game Remnants of a signature (on the stool) lower right. Oil on panel. 39.4 x 55.5 cm. Restored. Minor damage. Framed. The 'Handjeklap' is a parlour game, which was once quite popular in Western Europe. It is a variation on 'Blinde Kuh' and is known in England as 'hot cockles', in France as 'la main chaude' (also as 'haute coquilles'), and in German-speaking countries as 'Schinkenkloppen'. Jan Miense Molenaer counts to the most popular genre painters of the Dutch 17th century. Stylistically, he followed Dirck Hals, also influences from Frans Hals and Judith Leyster, who was married to Molenaer, can be observed. His interiors are rarely of large format and depict - across society - genre-oriented (family) groups, both in wild celebrations as well as in everyday activities. Confirmation by Ellis Dullaart MA, RKD, The Hague, 26 August 2020. The painting was included in the RKD's database under the number 298408. Provenance: Hugo Helbing, Munich, auction 10 December 1907, catalogue number 13 "Bäuerliches Gesellschaftsspiel" (with illustration). - Private collection, Austria.
SIX POWDER-FLASKS FOR SPORTNG GUNS AND TWO FOR PISTOLS, 19TH CENTURY the first of plain Britannia metal, with Dixon & Sons patent graduated nozzle and spring cut-off; the second with copper body embossed with a symmetrical design of foliage and Heath patent graduated nozzle with spring cut-off; the third with brass body embossed with a petal on each face, and Sykes patent graduated pivoting nozzle with spring cut-off; the fourth with copper body embossed with oak and vine foliage and a trophy-of-game and G. & J. W. Hawksley nozzle; the fifth with copper body embossed with a hunter taking aim and G. & J. W. Hawksley nozzle; the sixth with brass body embossed with foliage and James Dixon & Sons improved patent nozzle; the seventh smaller and matching the mast; the eighth French, embossed with a stag enclosure and the initials 'P.Q.F. Paris' and brass nozzle with spring cut-off; and the last 20th century, embossed with an American eagle the first: 18.0 cm; 7 1/8 in high (8)
˜A PAIR OF 24 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY WITH 19TH CENTURY DECORATION each with octagonal barrel struck with Suhl control marks on the left, bevelled lock of military type, fitted with external wheel retained by a slender bracket at the base, sliding pan-cover and angular dog, full stock profusely inlaid in engraved staghorn, bone and ivory including a running pattern of scrolling tendrils, ball flowers, game animals and scenes from the chase all within segmental frames, the butt decorated en suite, including an engraved bone collar decorated with pomegranates and foliage, and compressed pear-shaped pommel decorated with busts in contemporary dress on a matching field of foliage, iron trigger-guard and ramrod-pipe, and matching ramrods 39.8 cm; 15 5/8 in barrels
A FINE .900 CALIBRE PERCUSSION RIFLE FOR LARGE GAME BY W. G. RAWBONE PATENTEE AND MANUFACTURER, CAPE TOWN, NO. 2591, CIRCA 1865 with heavy octagonal barrel rifled with ten broad grooves, struck with Birmingham and black powder proof marks beneath the breech, the top flat matted, incised with a long slender sighting line terminating in a blued fore-sight at the muzzle and the rear terminal with a recessed circular panel (silver lining missing), folding back-sight of two blued leaves to 300 yards, signed 'W. G. RAWBONE PATENTEE AND MANUFACTURER' within a frame of Greek key behind, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech struck with the gold-lined barrelsmith's mark, scroll-engraved bolster with engraved platinum plug (each side of the top flat with areas of light pitting), scroll-engraved case-hardened tang, border-and scroll-engraved signed case-hardened lock fitted with hammer en suite, half-stock with chequered grip (light bruising), inlaid with a small engraved German silver scroll on the left, scroll-engraved blued iron mounts (small areas of light pitting and wear) comprising trigger-guard, butt-plate, fore-end, rear ramrod-pipe and barrel bolt escutcheons, two further ramrod-pipes, the rear with a loop for a sling (the other sling swivel missing), and original brass-tipped wooden ramrod 81.5 cm; 32 1/8 in barrel William George Rawbone (1809-93) is recorded as a gunmaker with workshops in Birmingham, England, Cape Town, South Africa and, latterly, in Toronto, Canada. In 1862 his patent no. 2530 was granted for '..... improvements in gun barrels, and in machinery to be employed in effecting [them]..... a sighting line formed on the top of the barrels, or the mid-rib, by fixing silver wire in a square groove therein.....'
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