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Click here to subscribeA BRONZE PLAQUETTE OF HOPE, 19TH CENTURY rectangular, relief perhaps after a French Renaissance model of the personification as a young woman holding a caduceus and leaning against an anchor, applied suspension loop 17 x 6cm Provenance: Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography*
A BRONZE PLAQUETTE OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD, 19TH CENTURY after a 16th century Venetian model, oval, flanked by two angels and two further supporting a crown, pierced 14.5 x 11cm Provenance: Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography*
A MEISSEN GROUP, "EUROPA AND THE BULL", LATE 19TH CENTURY from an E.A. Leuteritz reworking of a Kändler model, Europa lured into sitting on Jupiter disguised as a beautiful white bull with a flower garland around his neck, two maidens on the ground beside them, underglaze blue crossed swords, incised 2697 23cm high, some restoration and chips
A VICTORIAN SILVER CREAM JUG, R. & S. GARRARD & CO., LONDON, 1876 after a George I model, the auricular shell body with an applied mask below the lip and a scaly serpent handle, the short stem cast as a seated dragon on an oval foot with foliate strapwork, gilt interior 10cm high, 132gr (4oz) A number of early Georgian silver jugs of this model (with slight variations) are recorded. Produced in the 1720s, many are unmarked. Most of the marked examples are maker"s mark David Willaume, for example see The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, No.1955.422, or for another in The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection, see Christopher Hartop, "The Hugenot Legacy", London, 1996, No.67.
Cartier gold and stainless steel cased mid-sized automatic wrist watch, 'Santos' model 2139, having blued steel hands to an engine turned silvered dial, the gold bezel with screw detail, overall dial width 30mm (excluding winder), various stamps to back including Cartier and 76716900, mounted on an integral Cartier stainless steel flexible bracelet, stamped Cartier Swiss Made Stainless Steel with original packaging including red Cartier box, instruction book, service manual, cleaning kit etc
Franz von StuckA silver plated Nautilus cupStamped WMFon an ebonised wooden baseOverall 51.5cm high CONDITION REPORT: Von Ostini records that the Nautilus was one of the first sculptural works created by Stuck, pre-dating the Glaspalast exhibition in Munich in 1892 (when he displayed the famous Athlet) and finding its origins in two illustrations that Stuck designed in the 1880s: firstly a drawing for the Allegorien und Embleme portfolio published by Gerlach & Schenk, Vienna 1882/84, vol. 2, no. 82; and secondly for a calendar illustration for the month of October published in the Fliegende Blatter, 1889, no. 2306.Stuck himself owned a bronze version of the present model which mounted a real nautilus shell and appears as a prop in some of his paintings. It stood on his living-room cabinet until 1909 (see Bierbaum, op. cit., p. 79). The present version was executed by WMF, Geislingen.
A rare Australian 'Slaz 43' bolo bayonet, and an American model 1917 bolo knifeThe first stamped 'SLAZ 43', no. 3582, the second no. 37830, dated 1917The first retaining most of its original finish, in its canvas scabbard with copper throat mount; the second of characteristic form (one grip with old wear), in its canvas-covered leather scabbard (minor damage); together with an American M1 Garand bayonet (surface rust and some pitting, scabbard missing), and an Italian 'sciabola-baionetta' M91, no. QD2231, in its steel scabbard (4)Footnotes:Examples of the first are recorded with serial numbers up to 5000, however less than 2000 are believed to have been produced. Manufactured by Slazenger Sports Equipment, the 'Slaz 43' was trialled for the Australian military as a paratrooper's sidearm for jungle warfare. It was ultimately rejected due to its weight and unwieldiness, and surviving examples are rareFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .50 Springfield 1866 Model Albin Conversion (Second Model) 'Trapdoor' Military Rifle Circa 1866Of regulation pattern, with clean bore, the lock dated 1863 on the tail (steel parts polished, stock with some old wear and bruising) 82.5 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Nine various French bayonets 19th centuryComprising three model 1866 sabre bayonets, each etched with dated manufacturer's details on the back of the blade, and with ribbed brass grips, each in its steel scabbard; three 1874 model epeé bayonets (one scabbard missing), two each in their original steel scabbard, one retaining its leather frog; two 1886/93/16 model epeé bayonets, each with brass grip and in its steel scabbard; and an 1886 model epeé bayonet with white-metal grip and in its steel scabbard (9)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare Le Matt And Girard's Patent Dual System Second Model Nine-Shot Percussion 'Grape-Shot' RevolverNo. 8717, Circa 1864-65With 60-bore blued octagonal sighted barrel stamped 'LEMAT & GIRARD'S PATENT LONDON' along the top flat, fitted with hinged rammer on the left side and with round 18-bore 'grape-shot' barrel beneath, serial numbered cylinder retaining some blueing, squared action, hammer with pivoting nose, trigger-guard, butt with integral lanyard ring, and party chequered rounded figured grips (some wear, old rust patination and small areas of pitting) 17 cm. barrel Footnotes:First patented in America in 1856 Dr. Jean Alexandre Francois LeMat's famous revolver was ready for production by 1859. A partnership was formed with his cousin by marriage Major, later General, P.G.T. Beauregard who was an enthusiastic supporter of LeMat and his revolver, bringing it to the attention of the Conferate Military and even helping to finance it's production. By 1860 the partnership was over. However, the first production LeMat's were being built under the direction of Charles Federic Girard with whom LeMat had formed a new partnership in 1860. Formerly Assistant Secretary at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, Girard eventually acquired about 80% of the patent rights to the revolver and on his return to France oversaw the production of only about 3,000 of the revolvers between 1862 and 1865. The business became bankrupt following the defeat of the Confederacy. See Marie-Antoinettte and Alain F. Serpette with Valmore J. Forgett, Colonel Francois A. Le Mat, 15 avril 1821-28, juillet 1895, 1995, pp. 52-58For similar examples sold in these Rooms see Antique Arms & Armour..., 2 December 2004, lots 373 and 374; 28 November 2012, lot 363; and 23 May 2018, lot 387For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 120-Bore Percussion Webley Patent Second Model 'Longspur' Single-Action Six-Shot Revolver No. 552, Mid-19th CenturyWith hinged tip-down octagonal sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, replacement cylinder, border engraved frame, butt (swivel missing) and trigger-guard, hammer with chequered spur, the butt with traces of 'By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent' inscription, hinged rammer secured by a spring-catch, and chequered figured rounded grips 8.8 cm. barrel Footnotes:See footnote to following lotFor 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 Fine German Mauser 11.15x60(R)MM Centre-Fire 1871/84 Model Bolt-Action Military RifleNo. 9686, Dated 1888Of regulation pattern, with bright bore, the octagonal breech stamped with crowned 'Spandau' mark, stock (minor old bruising) stamped with crowned inspector's marks on one side, original leather sling; and in fine condition retaining all its blued and burnished finish 80 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French 13-Bore Flintlock 1777 Model Military MusketLate 18th/Early 19th CenturyOf regulation pattern with steel mounts, the breech and tail of the lock stamped 'US', the latter etched 'Manu fre Royale de St. Etienne', figured full stock (old bruising and some damage) stamped 'IP' on one side of the butt, and on the other with initials 'SE' and 'BF', a crowned fleur-de-lys between, and steel ramrod (some wear and pitting overall, side-plate replaced); together with a socket bayonet with blade of hollow triangular section (2)113.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:Apparently adapted for use in AmericaFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An 1801 pattern 2nd model sword bayonet for a flintlock baker rifle, and five other brass-hilted sidearms19th centuryThe first of regulation pattern, the brass hilt with ribbed grip (scabbard missing); a late pattern bayonet for a Baker rifle, with second model Brunswick rifle blade (ribbed grip incomplete, scabbard missing); a continental sidearm, the hilt stamped '385' over '1831' (scabbard missing); and three Victorian band swords, each of regulation pattern (one scabbard missing), two in their steel and brass-mounted leather scabbards respectively (6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Liège Chassepot 11MM Needle-Fire 1866 Model Bolt-Action Military RifleNo. G 51899, Dated 1868Of regulation pattern (some wear and rust patination) Liège proof; together with its bayonet, no. 126930, with ribbed brass grip, in its steel scabbard (2)82.6 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AMERICAN FIREARMSWILSON (R.L.): Colt An American Legend, d.w., 1985; The Book Of Colt Firearms Third Edition, d.w., 2008 - HAVEN (CHARLES T.) AND BELDEAN (FRANK A.): A History of The Colt Revolver..., d.w., 1978 reprint - ROES (K.T.) ed.: Colt and Its Collectors, exhibition catalogue, d.w., 2003 - TOBIAS (ARTHUR): Engraved By W.L. Ormsby, Colt Cylinder scenes 1847-1851..., 2001 - KEOGH (S. GERALD): Saml Colts New Model Pocket Pistols..., 1964 - SCHMITT (GÜNTER): Samuel Colt's Revolver 1835-1885, Band I, d.w., 1973; Colt's Revolver und Derringer ab 1871, Band II, d.w., 1973; Der Peacemaker Colt's 1873 er Single-Action, d.w., 1974; Der Perkussions-Revolver, d.w., 1973 - JINKS (ROY G.): Smith & Wesson, d.w., 1979 German edition - BUTLER (DAVID F.): United States Firearms The First Century 1776-1875, d.w., 1971 - WOODHEAD (HENRY) ed.: Echoes of Glory, Arms And Equipment of The Confederacy; Arms And Equipment of The Union; Illustrated Atlas of The Civil War, 3 vols., 1991 - EDWARDS (WILLIAM B.): Civil War Guns, d.w., 1982 - FLAYDERMAN (NORM): Flayderman's Guide To Antique Firearms..., 7th edition, 1998 - LAW (CLIVE): Canadian Military Handguns 1855-1985, d.w., 1994 - CHAMBERLAIN (W.H.J.) & TAYLERSON (A.W.F.): Adams' Revolvers, d.w., 1976 - BLAIR (CLAUDE) ed.: Pollards History Of Firearms, d.w., 1983 - and sixteen other publications relating to European and American firearms (36)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 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 Rare 48-Bore Percussion Webley Patent First Model 'Longspur' Single-Action Five-Shot RevolverRetailed By F. Nobbs, Isle Of Wight, NO. 332, Circa 1853With hinged tip-down octagonal sighted barrel signed and engraved with foliage on the top flat, cylinder numbered from '1' to '5' and engraved around the forward edge, frame engraved with scrollwork and inscribed 'James Webley Patentee' within a scrolled banner on the left side, engraved hammer, foliate scroll engraved trigger-guard and butt, the latter with swivel and split-ring for suspension, back-strap engraved 'By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent', and chequered figured rounded grips (detachable rammer missing, some old rust patination), Birmingham proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Bell Collection..., sold in these Rooms, 11 November 1998, lot 106LiteratureA.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver 1818-1865, pp. 251-254, pl. 22 (top)This revolver incorporates James Webley's British Patent No. 743 of 1853. For more information on Webley 'Longspur' revolvers see A.W.F. Taylerson. 'James Webley Single Action Revolvers'. J.A.A.S., Vol. II, 1956-58, pp. 145-157For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 48-Bore Percussion Webley Patent Second Model 'Longspur' Single-Action Five-Shot RevolverNo. 363, Retailed By J. Veisey & Son, Mid-19th CenturyWith hinged tip-down octagonal sighted barrel signed with retailer's details and engraved with foliate scrollwork on the top flat at the breech, and secured by a barrel-wedge of Colt type, cylinder numbered '1' to '5', engraved around the forward edge and cut with a slot between each nipple, border engraved frame, butt, trigger-guard and hammer (spur missing), the first engraved 'James Webley Patentee' on a scroll on one side, the second with the serial number and 'By Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent' along the back, and with fixed lanyard ring, hinged foliate scroll engraved rammer secured by a spring catch, and chequered figured rounded grips (some wear and scattered pitting), Birmingham proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:See footnote to preceding lotVeisey & Son are recorded at 105 Moor Street, Birmingham in 1868For 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 Danish 11.7 X 51(R)MM Centre-Fire 1867/96 Model Rolling-Block Military RifleNo. 57502, Dated 1880Of regulation pattern, with bright bore, stamped with inspector's marks, and in fair condition 90 cm. barrelFootnotes:These rifles were initially chambered for rim-fire cartridges and were updated in 1896 for 11.7 X 51(R)MM centre-fireFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Eleven German WWI period Mauser bayonets Comprising five Seitengewehr 1898/05 model bayonets (one grip-scale incomplete), each in its steel scabbard, two with leather frog (one perished); another with saw-back blade (scabbard missing); two Seitengewehr 1898 1st pattern bayonets (scabbards missing); a Seitengewehr 1898 2nd pattern bayonet, in its steel-mounted leather scabbard with leather frog; a type EB9 Ersatz bayonet, in its steel scabbard; another of type EB48, in its steel, scabbard; together with a post WWI German sidearm, the blade stamped 'ALCOSO' over manufacturer's logo on one side, and with '1370' over 'DRP' on the other, in its blackened steel scabbard with leather frog and sword-knot; and a WWII period combat knife with chequered wooden grips, in its blackened steel scabbard (13)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .32 Rim-Fire Smith & Wesson Old Model No. 2 Six-Shot RevolverNo. 28311, Circa 1861-74Of production specifications and retaining some of its original blueing (some surface wear and rust patination, grips with some chips and bruising along the lower edges) 15.2 cm. barrelFor 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 Continental 13-Bore Flintlock Military Pistol Of French Model ANXIII TypeEarly 19th CenturyOf regulation pattern, the lock stamped with indistinct marks, the stock (some wear and old bruising, minor repair below the tail of the lock) stamped 'LAZCANO' on the side flat (steel parts with some pitting, brass mounts with old bruising), and with steel suspension loop 23.2 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 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 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 .52 Percussion Sharps 1859 New Model Breech-Loading rifle No. 56988, Circa 1860With sighted barrel retained by three spring-held barrel bands, rifled with six grooves and stamped 'Sharps Rifle Manufg. Co. Hartford Conn.' in front of the folding calibrated adjustable back-sight, the latter stamped 'R.S. Lawrence Patented Feb. 15th. 1869.', the breech stamped 'New Model 1859', action stamped 'R.S. Lawrence Pat. April 12th 1859.', back-action lock stamped 'C. Sharps' Pat. Oct. 5th 1852.', figured butt (disc missing opposite the lock) and fore-stock, steel mounts with butt-plate and hinged patch-box cover, trigger-guard with sliding catch, and sling loops (some light pitting) 76.2 cm. barrel Footnotes:One of approximately 600 thought to have been producedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Rare 54-Bore Percussion Harvey's Patent 1854 Second Model Self-Cocking 'Hammerless' Six-Shot RevolverNo. 4032, Mid-19th CenturyWith octagonal sighted rifled barrel stamped with the serial number and engraved 'Harvey's Patent Breech Loading Revolving Pistol' along the top flat, serial numbered cylinder numbered from '1' to '6' and engraved around the forward edge, foliate scroll engraved action with enclosed hammer and safety-stud on the left side, detachable combination tool and rammer, scroll engraved trigger-guard and hinged butt-trap cover, vacant silver escutcheon, and chequered rounded butt (old pitting), Birmingham proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:This revolver incorporates Harvey's British Patent No. 2602 of 1834. For more information see A.W.F. Taylerson, R.A.N. Andrews and J. Frith, The Revolver, 1818-1865, 1968 p. 305, pl. 34 (lower)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A .50-70 Sharps 1865 New Model Breech-Loading Cartridge Conversion Saddle Carbine No. C,45283, Circa 1865Of production specifications (bore with minor patches of pitting, steel parts recoloured, stock with old bruising) 55.8 cm. barrel For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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