A .650 PERCUSSION CONSTABULARY P42 CARBINE SIGNED TOWER, issue no. M33 10BC, dated for 1855, with 26 3/4in. plain round barrel, block fore-sight, no provision for rear-sight, ordnance markings at breech, solid top-tang, signed and dated borderline engraved lock with a crown and 'V.R.' device at tail, walnut full-stock, the right side of butt marked with a broad arrow 'B.O.' stamp and 'I.C.R', the heel-plate with issue stampings to top-spur, brass furniture, iron ramrod, swivels and Lovell bayonet catch.
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NINE BOXES OF BOOKS AND CDS to include a box of ordnance survey maps, a book of railway junction diagrams, a quantity of Polish language books, assorted railway interest books to include steam railways, British and Continental networks, assorted vintage poetry books, a group of rugby and Leicester Tigers related titles, a copy of the Karma Sutra, a box of mixed classical music CDs to include Beethoven Chopin, Haydn etc, approximately thirty 45RPM singles, etc (9 boxes) (s.d)
Registration No: 553 XUH Chassis No: 16103248 MOT: ExemptCurrent ownership for over 20 yearsSupplied new to the MoDUnderstood to have been used by the Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal UnitThis is where `The Best 4x4 by Far' started - a utility vehicle devised in 1947 by the Wilks brothers for use on their farm and inspired by the wartime Jeep. Aluminium panels, used because of a shortage of steel, meant the bodies did not rust and thanks to an ingenious high/low ratio four-wheel drive system, the new small truck was possessed of incredible climbing ability in all conditions including glutinous mud. Initially powered by a 1595cc inlet-over-exhaust Rover engine, a 2-litre unit was soon adopted. More than 60 years after the prototype first ran, Land Rovers of all ages continue to give faithful service all around the world. Reputedly one of just 3,971 Series One 80-in Landies made for the ‘home market’ during the 1951 model year, chassis 16103248 was supplied new to the British Armed Forces. Allocated the armed forces registration ’33 BD 05’, the compact 4x4 is understood to have been used by the Military Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit. Still sporting a Ministry of Supply plaque which indicates that it was subject to a ‘base overhaul’, the Land Rover was demobbed in 1965. Entering the current ownership over twenty years ago, the Series One exchanged its initial civilian number plate (‘FNU 947C’) for the current one (‘553 XUH’) in 2008. The Blue / Green paint worn by the engine suggests that it is a MOD reconditioned unit, while the vendor believes that the canvas tilt could well be original! Maintained in-house as part of a small collection of agricultural and off-road machinery, the Landie started readily and ran well during our recent photography session. Bearing military insignia once more, this delightfully patinated Series One has charm aplenty. For more information, please contact: Luke Hipkiss luke.hipkiss@handh.co.uk 07886398226
A .750 British Pattern 1839 percussion musket, barrel 39 in., breech with ordnance control marks and later scratched numerals, lock converted from flintlock, lock plate with 'TOWER' and crowned 'VR', full stock with brass furniture, Lovell's bayonet catch, steel ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.139.6cm OALThe George Geear Collection
Four Medals to Captain Basil Joseph Collingwood, Royal Army Ordnance Corps: 1914 Star (0824 CONDR: B. COLLINGWOOD A.O.C), British War Medal and Victory Medal (CAPT. B.J. COLLINGWOOD), Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (5971 SUB. CONDR B. J. COLLINGWOOD A.O.C.), display mounted, very fine. [4] Offered with much copy research.
A .656 Pattern 1859 three-band smoothbore musket, barrel 38.5 in., simple standing back sight, Ordnance marked, Enfield lock with crowned 'VR' and dated 1864, brass furniture, steel jag head ram rod, with a brass topped cork muzzle plug. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.139cm OALThe George Geear CollectionIssued for use by native troops of the Indian Army.
A British .577 Pattern 1856 cavalry carbine, barrel 20.5 in. with three groove rifling, standing back sight with two folding leaves, Ordnance marked and dated 1861, saddle bar integral to the side nail cups, full stocked with brass furniture and two steel barrel bands, captive ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.93.5cm OALThe George Geear Collection
Four medals to Warrant Officer 2nd Class John H. Elkin, Royal Army Ordnance Corps: 1914 Star, tailor's copy slip-on clasp (A-1095 AR: S. SJT J. H. ELKIN. A.O.C.), good fine or better; British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (A-1095 S. SJT. J. H. ELKIN. A.O.C.), near very fine; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George V (7578614 W.O. CL. II. J. H. ELKIN. R.A.O.C.), very fine; mounted for wearing. [4]36mm diameter of round medalsEntered France on the 16th August 1914 as an Armourer Staff Sergeant. Entitled to 5th Aug-22nd Nov 1914 Clasp and issue recorded. Original presumed lost. Long Service and Good Conduct Medal awarded 21st July 1925.
Massachusetts Arms Company: a rare .54 Green's patent capping breech-loading British contract service carbine, serial number 1499, barrel 18 in. with faceted grip section and ladder back sight, locking lugs released from the breech by rotating the barrel within sleeve secured to its axis pin by a wedge fastener, back action lock incorporating Maynard's patent tape primer, tang impressed 'GREEN'S PATENT JUNE 27. 1854', lock plate with Crowned 'VR' and with 'MASS. ARMS CHICOPEE FALLS U.S.A. 1856', with various British Ordnance stamps and a sold-out-of-service mark on the left below the back sight, butt stock with iron furniture including a patch box and a saddle ring behind the trigger guard. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.88cm OALThe George Geear Collection
R.S.A.F. Enfield: a .577 Snider-Enfield Mk III three-band service rifle, steel barrel 36.5 in. with Ordnance proof and inspection marks to the breech, Enfield lock dated 1869, R. M. Enfield butt stamp, Baddeley barrel bands, steel jag head clearing rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.138cm OALThe George Geear Collection
Two Canadian Mk II Ross bayonets, one with modified blade and the other unmodified, blades 10 in., pommels marked for the Ross Rifle Company and with Canadian Ordnance control marks, leather covered scabbards with internal chapes and integral leather frogs.37.2cm OAL unsheathedThe George Geear Collection
A British .750 India Pattern flintlock service musket, plain barrel 38 in., commercial ordnance proof marks, bevelled lock pate marked 'TOWER' across the tail and with crowned 'GR', swan-necked cock, full stocked with brass furniture, button head iron ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.138cm OALThe George Geear Collection
A .577 British Pattern 1853 rifle-musket, second model, barrel 39 in. and retained by solid bands secured by springs, lock of Belgian manufacture and dated 1856, various ordnance marks, the butt with stamped Pimlico refurbishment roundel, sold-out-of-service mark to barrel, stock impressed 'J. E. HODGSON' behind rear side nail, jag head ram rod. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.140.5cm OALThe George Geear Collection
A good lot of gunsmithing gauges and association items, comprising: a shotgun bore dial micrometer, by Mercer, with three setting rings (.661, .617, .729); a pair of .303 headspace gauges (go and no-go) together with a selection of .303 plug gauges; a further set of four .303 plug gauges, cased; a set of nine .22 plug gauges, cased; two Ordnance marked military percussion rifle plug gaugers, '.577 5/64' and 'MUZZLE REJECTING .577'; a Victorian nipple gauge by T. Mabbutt; a muzzle diameter gauge with three folding leaves; and a numbered set of nipples set in a steel plate engraved 'DECR 1871'; and three brass trigger pull and striker spring weight gauges, brass bodies with graduated scales.The George Geear Collection
A British pattern 1856 volunteer short rifle bayonet, yataghan type blade 23 in., without ordnance marks, steel hilt with knurled leather grips, steel mounted leather scabbard, the locket engraved with th initials 'F. H. '; together with a pattern 1856/58 bayonet, of similar form to the last, blade with German trade mark and War Department acceptance marks, cross-piece impressed '0387', steel mounted leather scabbard. [2]73cm OAL eachThe George Geear Collection
Ryan & Watson: an English flintlock blunderbuss of approximately 14 bore, two-stage brass barrel 14 in. with belled muzzle, Ordnance private proof marks, border engraved lock plate with stepped tail and engraved 'Ryan & Watson'*, swan-necked cock, roller bearing frizzen spring, walnut stock with engraved brass furniture and chequered wrist, trigger guard with pineapple finial, rear side nail cup with oval extension. Section 58(2) - no licence required if possessed as a curiosity or ornament.76.5cm OALThe George Geear Collection* Makers in Birmingham 1799-1820. Ref. Blackmore.
A FIFTEENTH LONDON REGIMENT PAIR OF WWI MEDALS AND SOME CLOTH INSIGNA, the medals are correctly named to 4049 PRIVATE G. MUNRO 15th London Regiment, the cloth patches include a Combined Cadet Force half mullet badge and others, also included is an Army Ordnance Corps cap badge, condition report: the edge of the victory medal has contact marks but name and number still legible
81cm blade with various Ordnance stamps at the forte and dated 1918, regulation brass hilt with D-shaped knuckle guard, spirally fluted wooden grip, in its brass mounted leather wrapped wooden scabbard complete with a Pattern 1891 Mosin Nagant rifle bayonet also with Czarist markings. One of last produced Czarist swords.
88.5cm T-section blade, double edged towards the tip, various Ordnance stamps to the forte and dated August 1904, the back edge stamped '04 EFD, regulation steel bowl guard, two-piece chequered ergonomic grips with finger rest, in its leather wrapped wooden scabbard with various Ordnance stamps.
85.5cm flattened diamond section broad sword blade incised with the running wolf emblem and stamped with a rare Ordnance mark to the forte, characteristic brass hilt with solid side guards, D-shaped knuckle bow with two short supports, spherical pommel decorated with foliage and standing figures, remnant wire binding to the wooden grip, turk's heads. Believed to be the earliest known example of an Ordnance mark to a sword. Ex Geoff Worrell Collection.
30.5cm blade by Robert Mole with faceted back edge and decorated with scrolling foliage and thistles, various Ordnance stamps and dated 1900, regulation white metal mounted hilt, the pommel cast with a crown, the collar incised 4th KOSB, in its white metal mounted leather wrapped wooden scabbard.
83cm curved fullered clean blade, sharpened for use, stamped 1/85 and with various Ordnance marks, crown over E over 12 to the back edge, regulation steel hilt pierced with a Maltese cross, chequered two-piece leather grips, in its Ordnance marked steel scabbard dated 1885 to match, buff leather knot.
85.5cm slightly curved fullered blade with various Ordnance stamps to the forte and back edge, this also marked /99, regulation steel bowl guard with various Ordnance stamps, two-piece chequered leather grips retained by three rivets, leather wrapped wooden scabbard marked EFD over 99 over an arrow, crowned 75 over E over 01. Clean blade with what appears to be original dried grease.

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