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THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF 'HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY THE KING EMPEROR OUT SHOOTING IN NEPAL IN 1911'. Footnote: This oak framed picture originally hung in the showrooms of Charles Lancaster & Co. until William Robson, who owned Grant & Lang, took over Lancasters in 1932. For a while the photograph hung in the main Bury Street showroom but in the post World War II period it was moved to the Managing Director's office where it can be seen on the back wall in a photograph taken in 1958 which is depicted on p. 212 of the Atkin, Grant & Lang book by Don Masters. King George V and Queen Mary visited Delhi in 1911 where they were crowned Emperor and Empress of India. After the Delhi Durbar His Imperial Majesty the King Emperor went hunting in Nepal with his Lancaster .280 (rimmed) hammerless double rifle, serial no. 013304, which had been finished especially for the trip. The rifle had 26in. barrels, a lever fore-end, twin safeties and was fitted with the standard 100 to 300 yard sights and a 500 yard leaf sight. A series of photographs were taken of the King on the Nepal tiger shoot, the present image being one of them.
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A RARE PRUSSIAN POSTAL SERVICE SWORD by Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Co., late 19th century, with 33in. straight single-edged blade etched with foliage and martial trophies, and brass hilt with quadrolobate pommel, wire-covered grip and down turned guard with imperial eagle over post horn motif, in its brass-mounted leather scabbard.
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A VERY RARE CASED PAIR OF ROTARY-UNDERLEVER PINFIRE TARGET PISTOLS BY C. GOLDEN, CHEAPSIDE, BRADFORD, circa 1860-5, 17in. overall, numbered '1' and '2' respectively, the No.1 pistol of 34-bore, the No.2 pistol of 70-bore, each with sighted rebrowned damascus rifled barrel signed in full on the top flat and engraved with a spray of foliage at the breech (No.2 pistol's fore-sight loose), rear-sight of two folding leaves each with inlaid platinum centre-line, those on the No.1 pistol calibrated for 25 yards and 100 yards, scroll engraved tang, action and signed bolted lock, the latter each retaining traces of original case-hardening, figured walnut half-stock engraved in low relief with foliage against stippled ground on the butt and fore-end, set triggers, scroll engraved trigger-guard, that on the No.2 pistol retaining some original blued finish, and silver shield-shaped escutcheon, London black powder proof marks, in original flitted mahogany case lined in blue baize with some accessories, the lid with reproduction trade label of 'Charles Colden', printed label of John Beattie Dunlap with 'Spring Bank Bradford' handwritten above his family coat of arms, and small post-1920 trade card of Stephen Grant & Sons, the exterior with burr walnut veneer and circular brass escutcheon. Footnote: It is believed that these are the only known British-made pinfire target pistols.
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AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE 8.5MM GABBET-FAIRFAX 'MARS' SELF-LOADING PISTOL, serial no. 47, 11 1/4in. overall, with blued barrel with raised sighting rib engraved 'MARS PISTOL 8.5MM', round rotating bolt with twin cocking lugs, blued frame with two long cylinders housing the recoil springs extending under the barrel, bright hammer, grooved trigger, magazine with lanyard-ring, smooth walnut grips, and some original blued finish. Footnote: The Mars pistol was developed in 1900 by Hugh Gabbet-Fairfax and was available in 8.5mm, 9mm and .45 (both long & short chambering). The first twelve prototypes were made by Webley & Scott under the direction of William Whiting who went on to design Webley’s successful series of self-loading pistols. The Mars was noted for having exceptional ballistics in their day, the .45 being the most powerful pistol in the world for a time. Gabbet-Fairfax was declared bankrupt by 1903 and production was resumed by the Mars Pistol Syndicate although this too suffered bankruptcy in 1907. It is not known exactly how many Mars pistols were manufactured during it’s troubled life, most estimates being around 60 although one pistol is known with a serial number of 195. The British War Office tested the pistol as a possible replacement for the .455 Webley service revolver but ultimately rejected it due to excessive recoil, muzzle-flash, and the complexity of its long recoil design. It was also noted that the spent cases were ejected out of the back of the pistol – directly into the face of the firer. Brian Boyan, owner of Worcester Gunsmiths, retired this year after more than 40 years in the gun trade. His life mirrors the development of guns and shooting since the end of the Second World War. He spent 12 years as Winchester’s gunsmith, making kickers and undertaking 2,000 repairs in that time. It is not surprising that his favourite Winchester model is the 101 – a gun that was a landmark in the post-war history of the shotgun. “It was the best gun they ever made,” says Brian. “Everything else stems from that gun.” Winchester made a line of these guns in the 1970s and 1980s. They were all made in Japan and are all extremely good quality. The model included a field grade, pigeon grade, and diamond grade with an XTR and lightweight thrown in for good measure. All are over/under, break-action guns. Some came in three barrel sets of different gauges. One of the models that firmly established the over-and-under concept as the gun of choice for competition clay shooting, it was not especially radical in design terms, being loosely based on the Browning B25, but it handled well, was affordable and came with Japanese build quality. Since the closure of the plant in Japan, the name has lain fallow. At first an engineer, Brian learnt his trade with Dr MK Durek, a Czech who worked at Webley & Scott in Birmingham and who designed pistols for them. Pistols are one of Brian’s great loves and he has two important lots in this sale – lot 302, the desirable London made Colt Navy percussion revolver, serial number three and lot 333, the rare Mars pistol. After founding Worcester Gunsmiths in 1958, Brian went on to compete in standard and free pistol events at an international level. A former secretary of the North Worcester Rifle & Revolver Club when Sir Gerald Nabarro was chairman, Brian was British Class B champion in 1961. He complains, however, that all the internationals he took part in were shot in this country – he never had the opportunity to compete abroad! Brian’s knowledge of gunmaking and the trade spans two generations. In his archive, Brian has the original blueprints of the WW Greener St George’s gun. The firm's famous St George exhibition guns were built in the early 20th century with carved St George and the Dragon motifs. It was one of Greener’s “G guns”, whose genesis came in 1881, when WW patented his Self-Acting Ejector (no 2003). It was the Birmingham firm's first G gun, an amalgam of Greener's 1880 patent (n
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A large collection of GB coins contained in a cedarwood box including: a 1573 Elizabethan six-pence; various George III silver and copper coins; a a 1797 two-penny piece; a Victorian 1890 crown; an 1849 florin; an 1875 farthing; five pre and post-decimal packs; four medallions of Queen Victoria City of London School Piety & Justice 1707 and Canadian Hussars 125th; a smaller cedarwood box of foreign coins; a mahogany coin collector's cabinet; and various minor coins.
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