A rare .177" Parker Patent Precision crank wound air pistol, number 15, the air chamber etched on the right side "The Parker Patent Precision Air Pistol/ No bore 177 Calibre Rifled Barrel" and on the left side "Hale & Harris Patent No 13011/ Makers-AG Parker & Co Limited/ Birmingham, England", numbered on both sides of the crank housing, twice on the rear of the air chamber, and on the loading mechanism, with plain walnut grips. GWO & C, retaining traces of the original finish overall, with some light surface rust. Made around 1921, probably less than 250 were produced. £800-1000
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A rare 1st pattern 2nd type Webley Mark I air pistol, with double barrel retaining spring clips, number 470, the left side marked "Webley Air Pistol Mark I" and "Webley & Scott Birmingham & London", the air port housing marked "Patent Applied For", no markings on the right hand side, with plain walnut grips, the left grip with brass winged pellet medallion. GWO & basically GC (slightly worn overall with light rust pitting which makes some of the markings rather faint, barrel link pin replaced). The first hundred or so production pistols had a single spring clip, about 500 or 600 of the double spring clip model were produced before the introduction of the sliding barrel catch which appeared on all subsequent models. Patent markings did not appear until British patents were granted in August 1924. £500-600
A .22" Webley Omega break action air rifle, number 825941, with adjustable rearsight, sound moderator and Tasco Silver Antler telescopic sight, the dark wood stock having cheekpiece, chequered pistol grip, and rubber heel. VGWO & near New Condition (a few light marks on the barrel). Purchasers please note: any air gun manufactured after 1939 must either be collected from our premises or posted to an RFD for face to face transaction. £100-150
A .177" Weihrauch HW85K break action air rifle, number 1216655, with adjustable rearsight, tunnel foresight, and telescopic sight ramp, the dark beech stock having cheek piece, chequered pistol grip, and rubber heel. VGWO & almost as new condition (a few small marks to the stock, light dry rust on trigger guard and bore sight), with maker's card tag still attached to the trigger guard. Purchasers please note: any air gun manufactured after 1939 must either be collected from our premises or posted to an RFD for face to face transaction. £100-150
A .65" Volunteer Light Dragoon flintlock holster pistol by D. Egg, barrel 9" marked "D Egg. London" and with Tower private proofs, rounded lock with swan neck cock, the plate marked with crown over “GR” and “D.Egg”, walnut fullstock with regulation pattern brass mounts and brass tipped ramrod. GWO & C (age patina overall, top jaw and screw broken off but present). An untouched piece. £350-500
A 5 shot 54 bore Tranter double trigger percussion revolver, 11½" overall, barrel 6½", the top strap retaining faint traces of retailer's name (Cogswell ?), the frame with traces of "Adams Patent" and number, London proved, with chequered walnut butt. GWO & basically quite GC (worn with some light pitting) £350-450
A RARE PAIR OF IRISH 22-BORE FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY JOHN WALSH, probably Dublin last ¼ of the 17th century, three-stage swamped barrels, proof marks appear to be a crowned capital T and a crowned lower case f within ovals, rounded and shaped lockplates signed WALSH with scrolling strawberry leaf engraving, brass furniture comprising sideplates with pierced scrolling foliate incorporating winged snail shells and dragon head finials, longspur buttcaps with scrolling strawberry leaf engraving fitted with grotesque mask bosses, foliate finialled trigger guards engraved ensuite, pear-shaped vacant escutcheons with foliage in relief incorporating a mask, baluster ramrod pipes, figured walnut fullstocks carved with shaped aprons around locks, furniture and barrel tangs. Some light to moderate pitting, one cock, ramrods and one ramrod pipe missing, one stock broken in two, a few losses to fore-ends; well worthy of careful restoration. Note: John Walsh was one of five 'Protestant Gunsmiths of the Kingdom of Ireland' to have co-signed petitions to the Lords Justice in 1710 and 1712. See 'Irish Gunsmiths and Sword Cutlers' M. S. Dudley Westrup in the Arms and Armour Society Journal Vol. II, No.1, March 1956. The furniture fitted to these pistols ultimately derives from the Claude Simonin pattern book of 1684.
A .800 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK HEAVY DRAGOON PISTOL FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD COTTON WATERLOO MUSEUM AUCTION OF 1909, 9inch barrel, bevelled lock faintly engraved TOWER across the tail, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, the left side of the stock applied with a white metal shield engraved SGT MP COTTONS WATERLOO MUSEUM RELIC SALE 1909. In a copy of the Museum Catalogue dated 1872 item 67 is listed as a Pistol of the 12th Light Dragoons and several other pistols, it is possible that this is one of the other pistols. Generally worn, pitting, action A/F, ramrod lacking.
A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK LIGHT DRAGOON SERVICE PISTOL, 9inch barrel, border engraved lock stamped with a crown over GR and TOWER across the tail, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, the trigger guard engraved TY over 18, brass topped wooden ramrod. Split at the sideplate area, later ramrod.
A MODEL 1851 LONDON COLT NAVY SIX-SHOT SINGLE ACTION .36 CALIBRE PERCUSSION REVOLVER, no.13967 (all matching) manufactured in 1854, 7½" octagonal blued barrel cut with accelerated twist rifling and deeply stamped - ADDRESS. COL: COLT. LONDON - colour hardened rammer and frame stamped COLT'S PATENT, iron trigger guard and gripstrap, one piece walnut grip. Retaining approximately 35% original blued and colour hardened finish overall, a few small areas of light pitting and some age wear overall. In its green felt lined fitted English oak case with brass escutcheon in lid containing correct bag-shaped copper powder flask with brass top stamped G & J. W. HAWKSELY SHEFFIELD, nozzle stamped 1½, 1 3/8 and 1¼ drams (brass retains nearly all original lacquer, body retains much original lacquer), pewter oil bottle and Eley/Colt labelled cap tin and key. Note: 'Unproved arms are judged to have been meant for export, but this has not been firmly established' in 'Colonel Colt London - the history of Colt's London firearms, 1851 - 1857', J. G. Rosa, 1976, p.190.
A .650 CALIBRE FLINTLOCK LIGHT DRAGOON PISTOL, 9inch barrel with CB-622 Irish Registration stamp, border engraved lock stamped with a crown over GR and KETLAND & Co. across the tail, full stocked with regulation brass mounts, brass topped wooden ramrod. Neat repair to back of grip, pit/knock to left side of barrel.
A GOOD .577 PATTERN 1853 SECOND MODEL THREE BAND PERCUSSION RIFLE, 99cm rifled barrel Tower proved with Birmingham and Pimlico inspectors stamps, ramp ladder rearsight to 1000 yards, sprung iron barrel bands including broad front band with sling swivel, regulation lock stamped with crowned VR, TOWER 1857 with inspector's stamp, regulation brass mounts with sling swivel on trigger guard, regulation swollen iron ramrod, butt stamped 2 with opposed broad arrows, and NEW IN. GT. behind trigger guard. Bore good, some light scattered rust.
AN 1803 PATTERN LIGHT INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 72.5cm sharply curved blade decorated with stands of arms, panels of foliage, flowers of the Union, crowned GR cypher, crowned Royal arms and maker's panel for OSBORNE & GUNBY, all highlighted in gilt on a bright blued ground, areas of rubbing, regulation copper gilt pierced hilt decorated with a crowned GR cypher surmounted by a strung bugle horn, lion's head pommel, contained in its engraved copper gilt mounted leather scabbard complete with knot. Purchased Elliot & Snowdon 1970.
A SCARCE 15TH OR KING'S HUSSARS 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABRE OR SWORD, 89cm curved blade etched within a panel to one side in Gothic script George Callaghan 15th or Kings Hussars, regulation steel stirrup hilt with elongated pommel, ribbed leather covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard.
A GOOD 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABRE OR SWORD, 75.25cm clean curved clipped back blade etched with a scrolling fuse, laurel sprays and a swirling Greekkey design at the forte, regulation steel stirrup hilt with elongated pommel, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its steel scabbard, engraved with a maker's panel for REDDELL. This sword bears many similarities to examples included in the Sotheby's Royal House of Hannover, Schloss Marienberg auction.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABRE, 83cm blade signed H. Osborn's Warranted and etched and gilt with foliage, a trophy of arms, Royal arms, GR cypher and a mounted cavalryman against a blued ground, steel stirrup hilt with faceted backpiece, wire bound leather covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard.
THE HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY OTHER RANKS SHAKO 1869 PATTERN. A good quality example dated 1912, the dark blue cloth covered body with standard triple-coloured diced band around the base. Sewn-in corded cap-lines, black corded boss with white metal thistle spray mount, standard white metal badge of post 1902 pattern. Dark green woollen ball tuft, patent leather chin strap. The inside of the crown stamped, 'WarrowD/12/1912', some small moth nips to the diced band and service wear to the sweat band turn-over, otherwise good sound condition.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABRE, 84cm blade signed Jackson's Warranted, 4 Fazeley St. Birmingham and finely etched against a matt ground with scrolling foliage, trophies of arms, figure of Victory and owner's initials TLS(?), steel stirrup hilt with wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its steel scabbard.
BRITISH INFANTRY & CORPS OFFICERS' BRONZED SERVICE DRESS CAP & COLLAR BADGES, K/C PERIOD. All caps with blade fasteners, Somerset Light Infantry, Royal Warwickshire, Royal West Kent, Duke of Wellington's, Royal Artillery (large pattern, blades missing), The Welch, The Loyal Regiment, RAMC, West Surrey (post '22), Royal Welch Fusilers, Leicestershire, South Wales Borderers, The Wiltshire (with bottom scroll), Women's Transport Service, large circular, loops. SINGLE collar badges, RA, Suffolk, Leicestershire (1 lug missing),Royal Berkshire (obverse rubbed), Yorkshire Regiment (1 lug re-affixed), A & S H (rubbed, lugs a/f), Middlesex, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (small), Loyal North Lancs, West Riding, good condition over all. (24)
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SABRE, 80cm blade etched and gilt with scrolls, a trophy of arms, Royal arms, GR cypher, a standing figure and T & J Gill's Warranted against a faded blue ground, and frost etched beyond to near the tip, steel stirrup hilt with worn wire bound leather covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard, one langet damaged and the blade broken in two pieces which had a contemporary repair now replaced. The scabbard has a cartouche engraved "Broken in the Melee at Waterloo, Capt. Edwin W.T. Sandys 12th L.Dag A much esteemed friend and Brother Officer mortally wounded. G.F.E." Edwin Sandys served in the Peninsular, was wounded at Waterloo and died soon after. G.F.E. would be George Francis Erskine, also a Captain in the 12th Light Dragoons.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD COTTON WATERLOO MUSEUM, 83cm curved blade with various edge nicks, regulation steel stirrup hilt, wooden grip, the front langet applied with a white metal escutcheon From Sgt Major Cotton's Waterloo Museum Relic Sale 1909, contained in its steel scabbard, complete with detached and torn label stating that this sword is from the field of Waterloo and bearing Cotton's signature. Generally worn. Underside of hilt marked to the 7th Hussars and it is of note that Cotton had served with the 7th Hussars.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD COTTON WATERLOO MUSEUM, 83cm curved blade by DAWES with various edge nicks and Ordnance stamp, regulation steel stirrup hilt, wooden grip, chipped, contained in its steel scabbard applied with a white metal plaque FROM SGT MAJOR COTTON'S WATERLOO RELICS SALE 1909. Generally worn. Accompanied by a small amount of research regarding Cotton and his museum.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD COTTON WATERLOO MUSEUM, 83cm curved blade with various edge nicks and heavily sharpened for use, regulation steel stirrup hilt, re-leathered ribbed grip, contained in its steel scabbard, throat lacking. Generally worn. An old label in French attributes it to The Cotton Waterloo Sale of 1909. Underside of hilt marked 7L, no scabbard rings.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD COTTON WATERLOO MUSEUM, 81cm curved blade, regulation steel stirrup hilt, smashed, silver wire bound leather covered grip, contained in its steel scabbard applied with a white metal plaque FROM SGT MAJOR COTTON'S WATERLOO RELICS SALE 1909. Generally worn.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD FROM THE SERGEANT MAJOR EDWARD COTTON WATERLOO MUSEUM, 85cm curved blade by WOOLLEY with various edge nicks and Ordnance stamp, regulation steel stirrup hilt, smashed, ribbed wooden grip, chipped, contained in its steel scabbard applied with a white metal plaque FROM SGT MJ COTTON'S Waterloo Museum RELICS SALE 1909. Generally worn.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY SWORD, 84cm curved blade, regulation steel stirrup hilt, ribbed leather grip, contained in its steel scabbard. Together with an element of old auction catalogue stating it as having been the property of Captain Thomas Scott of the Royal Artillery who served at Waterloo.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD, 83.5cm curved blade by OSBORN with Ordnance stamp, regulation steel stirrup hilt, ribbed re-leathered grip, contained in its steel scabbard with traces of a maker's panel. Underside of hilt marked to the 16th Light Dragoons and scabbard marked for Woolley.
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 83.5cm blade by Runkel decorated with scrolling foliage, stands of arms, crowned Royal arms and crowned GR cypher, highlighted in faded gilt on a faded blued ground, regulation steel stirrup hilt, wire bound fishskin grip, together with another similar for a yeomanry officer with the addition of a looping side bar with diamond form insert. Scabbards lacking. (2)
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD, 83cm curved blade by Runkel, decorated with scrolling foliage, stands of arms, crowned Royal arms and crowned GR cypher, highlighted in faded gilt on a faded blued ground, regulation steel stirrup hilt, wire bound leather grip, together with a Trooper's example with 83cm blade by Osborn. Scabbards lacking. (2)
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD WITH TROPHY BLADE, 83cm curved blade marked Mftures Imple Du Klingenthal Coulaux Freres and with two ovoid stamps to the forte, multiple edge nicks, regulation steel stirrup hilt, one langet missing, wire bound leather grip, together with a Trooper's example with 83.75cm blade by Osborn. Scabbards lacking. (2)
A 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD TO THE 7TH HUSSARS, 84cm curved blade, regulation steel stirrup hilt, marked 7H to the underside, ribbed leather covered grip, together with another similar with 84.5cm blade and ribbed wooden grip. The 7th Hussars were heavily engaged at Waterloo. Scabbards lacking. (2)
A PAIR OF FRENCH TRANSITIONAL GILT BRONZE FOUR LIGHT CANDELABRAATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-CHARLES DELAFOSSE (1734-1789), C.1770the nozzles with bands of scrolling on fluted columnar bodies supported on scrolling foliate branches in urn nozzles, the stems with laurel leaf and beaded banding above fluted bodies and further beading on circular feet with beaded scrolling, stop fluting and ribbon twist bands (2)41.5cm high, 24.5cm diameterProvenanceA Country Estate.Property of a Collector.
blue and white decoration, the cover missing, some firing imperfections, 11cm highCondition: No evidence of restoration under UV light, wear to the rim, including a small chip, a small chip to one corner. The body with a circular pierced hole towards the base, firing imperfections as catalogued, the underside with minor wear.

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