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Lot 170

A Pair Of Irish 28-Bore Flintlock Saw-Handled Duelling Pistols By Turner, Dublin, Circa 1815With heavy twist sighted barrels each with bright bore and stamped with Irish registration number 'DU-1048' and 'DU-1049' respectively for Co. Dublin within the sighting groove along the top, breeches each with platinum oval in the groove originally engraved with maker's details and between two platinum lines, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat detented locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with a martial trophy and foliage on the tail, foliate engraved 'French' cocks, and rollers (one steel replaced), figured half-stocks (some old bruising) each with spur flat along the top and chequered rounded butt, flat ovoidal pommels each with border engraved steel plate decorated with a flower-head centred on the retaining screw, spur trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, steel fore-end caps each engraved with a starburst, vacant silver escutcheon on each side-flat, and later horn-tipped ramrods (some old rust patination and pitting), unidentified barrelsmith's mark 'WG' (2) 23.6 cm. barrels Footnotes:The maker is probably the George Turner recorded in Dublin between 1810 and 1826For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 171

A Cased Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Duelling PistolsSigned W. Parker, Holborn, London, No. 2309, Circa 1815-20With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels indistinctly signed along the top flat, platinum-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a martial trophy, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each engraved with starbursts and a martial trophy at the stepped tail, engraved cocks (one cock and one top jaw and screw replaced), semi-rainproof pans and rollers, figured full stocks (minor old bruising) each with finely chequered rounded butt, steel trigger-guards each with pineapple finial and decorated with a part martial trophy and foliage on the border engraved bow, turned ramrod-pipes, vacant silver escutcheons and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with steel worm (steel parts with some wear and light pitting): in modern lined and fitted wooden case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask and double-ended turnscrew, the interior of the lid with reproduction maker's label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting circular brass carrying handle, London proof marks 25.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2000, lot 179Sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 24 November 2021, lot 332Probably retailed by William 3 Parker recorded at 233 High Holborn from 1793 until the year of his death in 1841. He supplied arms to Police offices from 1802 and to the Metropolitan Police from 1829For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 173

A Cased Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock Duelling Pistols By John Richards, Strand, London, Circa 1800With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrels each engraved 'STRAND LONDON' along the top flat and with a band of foliage at the rear, gold-lined touch-holes, border engraved tangs each with back-sight and decorated with a Britannia shield and foliage, border engraved case-hardened flat bevelled detented locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with a part martial trophy on the stepped tail, foliate engraved cocks each with engraved safety-catch behind, and blued steel-springs each with roller, figured full stocks each with flat-sided rounded butt, blued steel trigger-guards each with large pineapple finial and decorated with a Britannia shield, banners and foliage on the bow, blued turned ramrod-pipes, adjustable set triggers, original ramrods, one with horn tip and steel worm, the other with threaded tip over the worm and also forming a powder-measure, and retaining some original finish: in original lined and fitted oak case with some accessories including brass-mounted three-way powder-flask covered in red leather, steel bullet mould and modern Peter Dyson silver-mounted turnscrew with pricker, the interior of the lid with maker's illustrated trade label (minor damage), the exterior with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'J.S', crowned 25.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:John 1 Richards is recorded at 54 Strand (near the Adelphi), London between 1782 and 1808Offered with a 'Firearms As Trophies' certificate dated 13.2.1921 and detailing 'One pair of old flint pistols, flint action' and 'One double barrelled flint pistol, silver mounted'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 177

A Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-Pistol With Spring BayonetBy P. Bond, No. 45 Corn Hill, London, Circa 1800With brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, later side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod and folding bayonet beneath, the latter with spring-catch on one side, border engraved brass action signed in capitals within an oval over both sides, thumbpiece safety-catch also locking the steel (jaw screw replaced), sprung trigger-guard also forming the bayonet-catch and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt, and shield-shaped silver escutcheon engaved with owner's monogram (steel parts with some old pitting), Tower private proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Philip John Joseph Bond was free of the Goldmsiths' Company in 1781. He is recorded as Gunmaker & Sword Cutler at 45 Cornhill, London between 1794 and the year of his death in 1816For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 178

A Rare Waters Patent Flintlock Box-Lock Blunderbuss-PistolBy Waters & Co. Of Birmingham, No. 212, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1781With brass barrel and action in one piece, the former turned and belled at the muzzle, side-mounted horn-tipped ramrod and spring bayonet beneath, the latter with sprung locking catch on one side and release trigger within the trigger-guard, the bow engraved with a diamond-shaped panel, border engraved action signed in script on one side, and engraved 'Patent' above the serial number on the other, border engraved thumbpiece safety-catch and ring-neck cock, figured swelling rounded butt with silver grotesque mask cap, and border engraved vacant silver escutcheon, Tower private proof marks 17.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:John Waters is recorded at various addresses in Birmingham between 1766 and 1788. He was granted British Patent No. 1284 of 9 March 1781 for attaching bayonets to pistols, and is generally credited for the invention of the spring-bayonetFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 185

A Rare Irish 50-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pocket PistolBy Anglin, Wexford, Circa 1740With turn-off cannon barrel, breech engraved 'Wexford' along the top and signed beneath the chiselled steel-spring, border engraved tang sparsely decorated with foliage, plain action (cock replaced), sliding trigger-guard safety-catch decorated with a flower-head on the border engraved bow, figured rounded butt with silver butt-cap cast and chased with a grotesque demi-mask, a scallop shell and foliage, and vacant silver escutcheon (some old wear and rust patination), Irish proof marks 5.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:A J. Anglin is recorded in Wexford Town in 1740For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 188

A 22-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off Pistol By Nat. Trevey, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrel, breech engraved 'LONDON' along the top, foliate engraved tang, border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, figured half-stock (repaired above and beneath the lock) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, steel trigger-guard retaining some engraving, border engraved steel fore-end plate extending back to form the trigger-plate, cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon, a shell above, and grotesque mask butt-cap with indistinct maker's mark, probably of Joseph Keays (some old wear and rust patination), London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark of Thomas Gibson 13.7 cm. barrelFootnotes:Nathaniel Trevey was apprenticed for John Sibley in 1703. He is recorded as Gunmaker, Flower de Luce Ct., Fleet Street, London, between 1740 and 1752, and was contractor to Ordnance between 1743-1749Thomas Gibson was apprenticed to Stephen Chalkley in 1735, and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1742. A fine sporting gun and rifle by him are in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg (inv. nos. 3.0.369 and 386)For Joseph Keays see footnote to lot 192For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 192

A 22-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolBy Griffin, London, Circa 1760With turn-off cannon barrel numbered '1' at the breech, breech numbered to correspond and engraved with foliage beneath the pan on each side, border engraved action (cock expertly replaced) signed in capitals within a foliate ribbon over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured flat-sided butt with rounded pommel, cast and chased silver mounts comprising vacant trophy of arms escutcheon and grotesque mask butt-cap, the latter with maker's mark of Joseph Keays, London proof marks 13.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a full account of Joseph Keays, see Leslie Southwick, 'The Makers' Marks', 'I.K', 'JA' and 'M.B', Struck On London 18th Century Georgian Silver Gun Furniture...', J.A.A.S., Vol. XXIV, No. 2 (September 2022), pp. 136-185For Griffin see footnote to lot 205For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 193

A Cased Pair Of 28-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Barbar, London, Circa 1765With turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions each signed on a rocaille over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a foliate diamond-shaped panel on the bow, and figured flat-sided butts (one with minor repair on one side) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles: in their later lined and fitted oak case with accessories including steel bullet mould and brass-mounted powder-flask, the exterior of the lid with vacant circular brass escutcheon, Tower private proof marks 14.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 26 November 2014, lot 591The maker is almost certainly James 1 Barbar. See footnote to lot 210For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 194

A Pair Of 50-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Turvey, London, Mid-18th CenturyWith turn-off cannon barrels, border engraved actions (top jaws and screws replaced) each signed on a foliate scroll involving a martial trophy over each side, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each with an engraved oval on the bow, figured rounded butts (one with minor chip) inlaid with silver wire scrollwork, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps (some wear overall), London proof marks and unidentified maker's mark (2) 6.4 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 25 November 2015, lot 349See footnote to lot 220For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 196

A Pair Of 25-Bore Flintlock Box-Lock PistolsBy Manning, Salop, Circa 1760With turn-off cannon barrels, rounded actions each signed within a scroll against rococo ornament on both sides, raised pans, thumbpiece safety-catches each engraved with a scallop shell, engraved trigger-guards, figured rounded butts inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and rocailles (minor losses), cast and chased foliate escutcheons each engraved with owner's crest, and silver grotesque mask butt-caps (some rust patination overall), London proof marks, indistinct silver hallmarks (2) 13.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour and Modern Sporting Guns, 27 July 2006, lot 477The crest is that of Sir Digby Legard (1728-1773) 5th Baronet of Ganton, YorkshireFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 198

An 18-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Turn-Off PistolBy D. Wynn, London, Circa 1725With two-stage cannon barrel with turned moulding at the muzzle, border engraved octagonal breech becoming polygonal and decorated with foliage on each flat in front of the ramp at the rear, border engraved tang decorated with a foliate spray and secured by a screw over the breech, border engraved action signed in capitals beneath the steel-spring, trigger-guard engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded swelling butt (broken through and repaired) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon, a shell above, and grotesque mask butt-cap (some old wear and pitting, engraving refreshed), London proof marks, barrelsmith's mark of John Mayo 13.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:David Wynn was admitted to the freedom of the London Gunmakers' Company by redemption in 1715. He started his own business in the parish of St. James, Westminster shortly before 1720, and the business closed in 1729, the year of his deathJohn 2 Mayo was apprenticed to Humphrey Pickfatt in 1721, and free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1729. The last reference to him is in 1731For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 199

A 20-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Fine Silver MountsBy Bumford, London, Circa 1760With two-stage cannon barrel turned and moulded at the muzzle and engraved 'LONDON' on a foliate scroll at the breech (partly re-engraved), waisted border engraved tang decorated with foliage, border engraved action (cock and steel replaced) signed in capitals beneath the chiselled steel-spring, sliding trigger-guard safety-catch engraved with a flower-head on the bow, figured rounded swelling butt (repaired above the back of the action) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, mounts cast and chased in relief comprising trophy of arms side-plate involving flowering foliage, vacant trophy of arms escutcheon, and long-nosed moustachioed grotesque mask butt-cap framed by scallop shells and surmounted by a small lion-mask, steel ramrod-pipes (rear retaining screw missing), and later steel ramrod (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and Bumford's barrelsmith's mark 16.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:John 2 Bumford was apprenticed to Thomas Hardwell in 1735 and was elected Master of the Gunmakers' Company in 1751 and again in 1756. He was Contractor to Ordnance between 1756 and 1771, to the East Indian Company between 1745 and 1773, and to the Hudson's Bay Company from 1757 until the year of his death in 1775Cf. a pair of pistols by the same maker with related mounts and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms & Armour..., 27 November 2013, lot 347For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 2

A Scottish Silver-Mounted Dress Dirk Edinburgh Silver Hallmarks For 1883, Maker's Mark Of James Rettie & SonWith bright single-edged blade notched and fullered along the back-edge, ebonised baluster grip carved with basket weave, and line engraved basal mount and pommel-cap, the latter set with a foiled piece of faceted glass in imitation of a cairngorm, in original wood-lined black leather scabbard with line engraved mounts, the by-knife and fork en suite with the dirk; together with a miniature Continental officer's sword with bright fullered blade, and white-metal regulation hilt with ribbed dark horn grip (wire binding incomplete), and in its nickel-plated scabbard with suspension ring, and complete with its silver bullion sword-knot, and a Continental sheath-knife with ribbed white-metal mounts and staghorn grip, in its leather scabbard with locket and chape en suite (3)24 cm., 20 cm. and 11.1 cm. blades For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 20

A .577 Percussion Volunteer Short RifleBy C. Ingram Of Glasgow, Circa 1860With browned twist sighted barrel rifled with three shallow spiral grooves, octagonal at the breech, retained by two barrel bands, and with bayonet lug on the right towards the muzzle, folding adjustable back-sight calibrated from '1' hundred to '1000' yards, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened breech, tang, signed border engraved flat lock and hammer, figured full stock (some old bruising) with chequered grip and fore-end, border engraved steel mounts decorated en suite and comprising butt-plate (some old pitting), trigger-guard and fore-end cap, chained nipple-protector, vacant silver escutcheon, and original steel ramrod, Birmingham proof marks 82.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, Antique Arms and Armour, 16 December 2002, lot 89Charles Ingram is recorded at various addresses in Glasgow between 1836 and the year of his death in 1885For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 201

A Fine Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Turn-Off PistolsBy James Freeman Of London, Circa 1720With two-stage cannon barrels each engraved with a band of foliage at the rear and behind the muzzle-ring (one lug an old replacement), border engraved stepped octagonal then polygonal breeches each with a band of engraved foliage, foliate engraved tangs each with foliate finial, border engraved actions each signed 'Freeman Londini' beneath the steel-spring, chiselled cocks (one expertly replaced, the other repaired and with later top jaw and screw), separate iron trigger-guards each with engraved bow and foliate finial, figured moulded rounded butts each with raised panel at the barrel tang and a silver scrollwork inset on each side terminating in a dragon's head, and cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates each involving a monster-head, escutcheons engraved with owner's crest (worn), a cross pattee, and with a grotesque mask above and beneath, and spurred pommels engraved with scrolling foliage and each with grotesque mask cap, London proof marks, maker's mark apparently that of Lewis Barbar (2) 10.7 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Norman H. Dixon Collection sold in these Rooms, 18 April 2012, lot 296LiteratureNorman Dixon, Georgian Pistols ..., 1971, pp. 112-117, pls. 63 and 65James Paul Freeman was admitted to the freedom of the London Gunmakers' Company, on 5 July 1716, and in the same year took over the premises in St. Martin's Lane previously occupied by Andrew Dolep. He was master in 1732 and died in 1736For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 203

An Unusual 18-Bore Flintlock Pistol With Bronze Barrel And LockBy Barber, London, Circa 1765With two-stage barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and stamped with indistinct Irish registration number for Dublin City along the top, octagonal breech signed in capitals along the top flat and engraved with rocailles and foliage, plain tang, border engraved flat bevelled lock signed in capitals on a rococo scroll and decorated with foliage on the stepped tail, cock engraved en suite, figured full stock (some old splits and repairs along the fore-end, grip broken through and repaired), cast and chased silver mounts comprising pierced side-plate with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, later foliate escutcheon engraved 'York' in gothic letters, grotesque mask butt-cap, steel trigger-guard with acorn finial, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrod (worm missing), possibly original (some wear and light pitting), London proof marks and unidentified barrelsmith's mark 25.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:The maker is possibly John 1 Barber apprenticed to his father Lewis in 1711For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 21

A Rare .577 Percussion Breech-Loading Mont Storm Patent Naval Rifle And Associated Cutlass BayonetThe Rifle Signed Manufactured By Walter Adams Jun.r, Birm.m No. 860, Circa 1865-70With sighted barrel rifled with three clean shallow grooves, retained by two barrel bands, and with bayonet lug on the right at the muzzle, the breech stamped with Hyderabad inventory number on the right, calibrated adjustable back-sight, tip-up breech-block engraved 'MONT STORMS PATENT', tang signed in capitals, border engraved flat lock engraved 'LONDON', figured three-quarter stock, regulation brass mounts, sling loop (the other missing), and steel ramrod numbered '173' (steel parts recoloured), Birmingham proof marks; the bayonet of rare 1858 Enfield pattern with slightly curved blade double-edged towards the point, steel guard, pommel with spring-catch, and chequered leather grips (some old pitting)(2) 77.5 cm. barrel and 68.7 cm. bladeFootnotes:ProvenanceThe first from the armoury of the Nizam of HyderabadWilliam Mont Storm received a U.S. patent for his 'self-sealing-chamber system' in July 1856. His system employs a central bolt locking the breech-block from the rear on the fall of the hammer. It was tried by the British Army and the inventor was awarded a silver medal at the International Exhibition of 1862. He also invented the so-called 'Mont Storm Cartridge' - in fact made of translucent animal intestine bound with silk cord and fully combustible, leaving the chamber empty for the next roundFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 213

A Pair Of 20-Bore Flintlock Rifled PistolsBy Barbar Of London, Circa 1730-40With slightly swamped two-stage sighted barrels each cut with straight groove rifling and signed in capitals along the breech (worn), a band of foliage at the rear, border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks (one cock repaired, one steel replaced) each signed in capitals, figured full stocks (some old damage and repairs including through each butt, fore-ends mostly replaced) each carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, silver side-plates (one broken) each cast, pierced and chased with a dragon amid foliage, vacant foliate silver escutcheons, steel border engraved spurred pommels each with applied silver foliated grotesque mask, steel trigger-guards each with early form of acorn finial and engraved with a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and horn-tipped ramrods, one with steel worm (some old wear and light pitting, one trigger replaced), London proof marks and Lewis Barbar's barrelsmith's mark (2) 17.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:Louis (Lewis) 1 Barbar (d. 1741), a French Protestant, born in Essendun, Poitou, came to London circa 1688 to avoid persecution, and was naturalised in 1700. In 1704 he was made free of the Gunmakers' Company, and his proof piece ('a very fine piece') was passed. He was appointed Gentleman Armourer to King George I in 1717, and to George II in 1727Today the largest group of firearms by Lewis Barbar is preserved in the armoury of the Duke of Buccleuch at Boughton House. They were made to the order of John, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1709-79) who was Master General of Ordnance from 1740 to 1749. The accounts at Boughton record payments to Barbar which include '£150 for 200 Muskets', and a letter of 7 June 1718 to the 2nd Duke of Montagu from his vicar mentions that Barbar was responsible for the display of the firearms in the house at that dateFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 214

A Pair Of 18-Bore Flintlock PistolsSigned Bunney, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks, Maker's Mark Of Joseph Bunny, Circa 1775With two-stage barrels, octagonal breeches (worn) each signed in capitals along the top flat and engraved with a shell and foliage behind, engraved tangs, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals on a foliated rococo scroll and with foliage on the stepped tail (one cock replaced, the other with replaced top jaw and screw), figured full stocks each inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and a scallop shell between flower-heads around the barrel tang, silver trophy of arms side-plates and vacant escutcheons, steel border engraved spurred pommels each with stepped ovoidal cap decorated with a flower-head, trigger-guards each with early form of acorn finial and decorated with a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later horn-tipped wooden ramrods (steel parts worn and pitted), Tower private proof marks (2) 20.2 cm. barrels Footnotes:Joseph Bunney is recorded in Birmingham between 1765 and 1814. He is known to have marked his firearms 'London'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 215

A Pair Of 15-Bore Flintlock Pistols With Earlier Silver Mounts By Brander & Potts, 70 Minories, London, Circa 1820, London Silver Hallmarks For 1754, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith slightly swamped brass barrels each engraved in capitals with London address within an elongated loop along the top flat at the breech, plain tangs grooved for sighting, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals, decorated with a starburst behind the pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, cocks (one expertly replaced) engraved en suite, safety-catches and rollers, figured full stocks (back of one butt with old repair), cast and chased mounts comprising pierced side-plates each with a shell on a draped pedestal between foliage, trophy of arms escutcheons engraved with owner's crest and motto, spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap centred on an engraved border involving a shell on both sides, trigger-guards each with engraved foliate finial and a flower-head on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later silver-tipped ramrods, London proof marks and Richard 1 Wilson's barrelsmith's mark (2) 18.5 cm. barrels Footnotes:The crest and motto is that of the Campbells of Auchinbreck, Argyll, Scotland, probably that of Sir Philip Campbell (1679-1756), 5th Baronet of AuchinbreckMartin Brander and Thomas Potts are recorded as Gunmakers, 70 Minories and Goodman's Yard, London between 1802 and 1827. They were Contractors to Ordnance between 1815 and 1820For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 216

A Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted PistolsBy Brander, London, London Silver Hallmnarks For 1761, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith brass cannon barrels each engraved 'LONDON' in capitals along the tapering breech flat terminating in an engraved shell and foliate finial, border engraved tangs decorated with foliage, border engraved rounded locks each signed in script, pans with water-drains, rounded cocks each with engraved safety-catch behind (one replaced), replacement steels and rollers, figured full stocks (one replaced during the pistol's working life), cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plates each centred on a tower, vacant foliate escutcheons each with a shell above, border engraved spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap centred on a scrolled border involving a shell on both sides, trigger-guards each with a shell and foliage finial, and engraved with a large flower-head on the bow, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, the rear ones each cast with a shell, and later horn-tipped ramrods, London proof marks and barrelsmith's mark, probably of William Brander (2) 20.3 cm. barrels Footnotes:William 2 Brander was free of the Gunmakers' Company in 1748. He was elected Master in 1767, 1772 and again in 1779. Contractor to the East India Company in 1773, and he was succeeded by his son MartinFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 217

A Pair Of 20-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock PistolsBy Jover, London, Birmingham Silver Hallmarks For 1782, Maker's Mark Of Charles FreethWith slightly swamped two-stage brass barrels, octagonal breeches engraved with a half flower-head on each top flat at the girdle and engraved 'London' in script along the top flat in front of a rocaille and line of beadwork, engraved tangs (worn), border engraved flat bevelled brass locks (probably expertly reconverted from percussion) each signed on a foliate scroll and decorated with foliage, cocks en suite, figured full stocks (one fore-end repaired, the other partly replaced) each carved with a scallop shell behind the barrel tang, rounded butts, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plates, large vacant trophy of arms escutcheons, grotesque mask butt-caps, trigger-guards each with scallop shell and flower-head finial and engraved with a flower-head in a diamond-shaped panel on the bow, silver ramrod-pipes, and later wooden ramrods, Tower private proof marks (2) 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceSold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 449William 1 Jover is recorded as a partner in the firm of Nock, Jover and Green, 83 Long Acre, London in 1775. He specialised in making multi-shot firearms and went into partnership with his son, also William, between 1784 and 1810For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 219

A Fine Pair Of 22-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock PistolsBy Harrison & Thomson, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1778 And 1779, Maker's Mark Of John KingWith two-stage barrels each with turned and roped girdle, silver spider fore-sight, gold-lined touch-hole and proof marks, and engraved gold-inlaid ribbon inscribed 'London' on the top flat of the octagonal breech, one barrel retaining much of its original finish (the other reblued), grooved tangs engraved with rococo ornament on a hatched ground, signed flat bevelled locks each with roller bearing on a ramp, gold-lined pan, and reblued safety-catch, steel-spring, top jaw and screw (one cock expertly replaced), figured full stocks each inlaid behind the barrel tang with a large owner's monogram, 'WM' in silver with finely inlaid interlaced scrollwork in silver wire above and beneath, and opposite the lock with swags of scrolls, flowers and foliage also in silver, full silver mounts comprising engraved trigger-guards with acorn finial, engraved spurred pommels each with grotesque mask cap, and turned ramrod-pipes, engraved iron side-nail washers, shaped engraved silver barrel-bolt escutcheons, and original horn-tipped ramrods each with worm (one pistol with minor surface pitting on the barrel and lock), Tower private and London Gunmakers' Company proof marks (2) 22.9 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceOne pistol, Sotheby's Billingshurst, Arms, Armour and Militaria, 28 November 2000, lot 1006The Norman H. Dixon Collection sold in these Rooms, 18 April 2012, lot 307LiteratureNorman Dixon, Georgian Pistols ..., 1971, pp. 60-62, 86 and 94, pls. 6, 39-40 and 86Norman Dixon, 'Joseph Heylin, A Georgian Gunmaker 1730-1801', J.A.A.S., Vol. XVII, No. 3 (March 2002), p. 155, fig. 13BPenelope Harrison, one of the few women recorded in the history of London gunmaking, was the widow of John 2 Harrison. She ran the business in partnership with James Thom(p)son (John 2 Harrison's son-in-law) at 18 Swan Street, Minories from 1779 to 1803. They were Contractors to Ordnance and to the East India CompanyFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 227

A Very Rare Pair Of 22-Bore Flintlock Over-And-Under Silver-Mounted Holster PistolsBy I. Steward, Henley, Late 17th/Early 18th CenturyWith shortened three-stage barrels, border engraved breeches signed in capitals along the upper top flat and each decorated with a scallop shell on the upper flats at the rear (engraving probably refreshed), border engraved tangs each decorated with foliage, a scallop shell and a 'Green Man' mask, border engraved rounded back-action locks each decorated with foliate scrolls, the left locks also with a scallop shell, and the right locks signed in capitals (two cocks expertly replaced), figured fluted fore-ends and moulded butts, the latter each carved with a foliate apron around the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising border engraved pommels each decorated with graduated spheres along the spurs and with strawberry foliage inhabited by a bird on both sides, grotesque mask caps, trigger-guards each with small trefoil-shaped finial and decorated with foliage on the border engraved bow, vacant escutcheons each with pierced foliate border surmounted by a grotesque mask, and later wooden ramrods each with steel worm (barrels and locks with some light pitting)(2) 25.8 cm. barrels Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, The J.C.L. Knapton Collection of Antique Firearms, 28 February 1990, lot 96I. Steward appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 6

A 1796 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's Sabre Late 18th CenturyWith bright broad carved fullered blade etched 'Osborn's Warranted' along the back at the forte, the forte (originally blued and gilt) etched along one side with crowned 'GR' cypher beneath a baldachin and above '2nd Troop' between 'WY' and 'JB', and on the other with a trophy of arms, pre-1801 royal arms and motto, and foliage involving a rocaille, regulation steel hilt with faceted rounded pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed leather-covered grip bound within twisted silver wire, in original steel scabbard with two split-rings for suspension (hilt and scabbard with old light pitting); together with a reproduction 1796 pattern heavy cavalry trooper's sword, the back of the blade etched 'J.J. Runkel, Solingen,' in its scabbard with two suspension rings, the locket stamped 'OSBORN & Co. BIRMINGHAM' on one side (2)83.3 cm. and 87.5 cm. bladesFootnotes:For more information regarding Henry Osborn, in partnership with John Gunby from about 1805, see Leslie Southwick, London Silver-hilted Swords..., 2001, pp. 189-90For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 61

A French 25-Bore Flintlock Holster Pistol By Gourinal A Samur, Circa 1680With bright two-stage barrel with turned moulding at the muzzle, turned girdle, and partly fluted octagonal becoming polygonal breech section, secured together with the false breech by the rear side-nail, plain tang, border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals, moulded highly figured full stock (old cracks and repairs, fore-end partly replaced towards the muzzle) with apron around the barrel tang and pronounced swelling at the rear ramrod-pipe, and inlaid on the back of the butt (broken through and repaired) in silver and silver wire with crowned owner's monogram 'MR' above crossed palms, silver wire scrolls either side of the tang and above the back of the pommel, steel mounts comprising pierced and chiselled scroll side-plate, spurred pommel with stepped circular cap, trigger-guard with pointed baluster finial, baluster ramrod-pipes (forward one replaced), and later steel-capped ramrod 33.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceSchloß Ettersburg, SaxonyW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 9 November 2000, lot 247For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 69

A 24-Bore Centre-Fire Hammer Gun Converted By R. Ringer, Gt. Orford St., Norwich, Circa 1870Rebuilt from percussion, with rebrowned twist three-stage sighted barrel, octagonal breech becoming polygonal, border engraved action signed in capitals beneath and decorated with foliate scrollwork, rotary under-lever, border engraved flat bevelled lock (signature obscured) and hammer all en suite, figured butt with chequered grip, chequered take-down fore-end with dark horn cap, engraved steel butt-plate (engraving worn) and scroll trigger-guard, the latter decorated with a gun dog in a landscape on the bow, and vacant silver escutcheon (worn overall), Birmingham proof marks 71.8 cm. barrelFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 70

A Cased 11-Bore Percussion D.B. Sporting GunBy J. Beattie, 205 Regent Street, London, No. 3120, Mid-19th CenturyWith rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in full in capitals along the rib (engraving refreshed), case-hardened breeches each with platinum plug and engraved with a foliate scroll on the rib between, foliate scroll engraved case-hardened tang, border engraved flat locks signed in capitals, hammers and mounts all decorated en suite, the last comprising butt-plate and serial numbered trigger-guard each retaining some blueing, case-hardened trigger-plate with slender engraved finial, highly figured half-stock with chequered grip and fore-end, vacant silver escutcheon, border engraved steel barrel-bolt escutcheons, original brass-mounted ramrod, and much original finish: in original oak case fitted and lined in plum velvet with some accessories including Sykes patent powder-flask with bag-shaped body covered in black leather, leather shot-flask, the nozzle stamped 'Sykes', circular brass percussion cap dispenser stamped 'Sykes', T-shaped nipple-key with threaded brass caps for spare nipples and threaded brass pricker between, and two leather slings, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label, the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon, London proof marks 75 cm. barrels Footnotes:James Beattie is recorded at 205 Regent Street, London between 1848 and 1863For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 74

A 7-Bore (.900) Percussion Big Game RifleBy J. Lang & Sons, 22 Cockspur St., London, Circa 1860With rebrowned twist octagonal sighted barrel rifled with fourteen spiral grooves and signed in full in capitals (engraving refreshed) along the top flat behind the folding leaf back-sights from '50' to '150' yards, each leaf with slender platinum line, border engraved recessed breech with pierced platinum plug and decorated with a foliate scroll on the top flat, foliate scroll engraved tang, border engraved flat detented lock signed in capitals and decorated with foliate scrollwork, hammer engraved en suite, blued safety-catch (probably replaced), figured half-stock (some old bruising) with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated with foliate scrollwork and comprising butt-plate and re-coloured trigger-guard with chequered spur, trigger-plate with foliate scroll engraved finial, vacant silver escutcheon, set trigger, sling mounts, and modern brass-mounted ramrod, London proof marks 75.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Joseph Lang & Sons are recorded at 22 Cockspur Street, Charing Cross, London between 1853 and 1874For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 78

A 20-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By Cartmell, Thomas, Doncaster, Early 19th CenturyExpertly reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist sighted barrels signed in capitals along the rib, breeches each with gold line and gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang with sighting groove and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled locks each signed in capitals and sparsely decorated with foliage, cocks decorated en suite, rainproof pans and rollers, figured half-stock (fore-end broken through beneath the front of the locks and with contemporary internal steel repairs) with cheekpiece and chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog and gamebirds on the border engraved bow and with a starburst on the tang scroll, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, the former engraved with owner's monogram above the date 1809, and later brass-mounted ramrod (some old wear), London proof marks 69.5 cm. barrelsFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams Oxford, Antique Arms and Militaria, 13 May 2009, lot 226Thomas Cartmell is recorded at High Street, Doncaster, Yorkshire between 1817 and 1822For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 79

A Cased 20-Bore Flintlock D.B. Sporting Gun By J.M. Burnie, Berwick, Circa 1815With rebrowned twist sighted barrels each stamped 'EXTRA FINE TWISTED STUBBS' beneath towards the breeches, recessed border engraved breeches each with gold line, rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp (one with replaced gold) and platinum-lined touch-hole, the rib between engraved with a starburst, border engraved tang decorated with martial trophies, starbursts and foliage, signed border engraved flat bevelled locks each decorated with a starburst behind the rainproof pan and with foliage on the stepped tail, engraved cocks and steels each with a roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock (some old bruising and minor split in front of the left lock) with chequered grip, steel mounts comprising butt-plate decorated with a gundog and gamebird in a landscape on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard with a martial trophy on the border engraved bow and with a starburst on the scrolled tang, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-mounted ramrod, probably original: in contemporary lined and fitted wooden case (the front with some old worming) with some accessories including mainspring clamp, pan brush and shot-flask, the leather body tooled with pheasants in a landscape within a circular border of beadwork on both sides, the interior of the lid with maker's trade label (stained), the exterior with circular vacant brass escutcheon centred on a flush-fitting brass carrying handle, private Birmingham proof marks 73.7 cm. barrels Footnotes:James Burnie is recorded in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland between 1810 and 1828For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 80

A 13-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy Joseph Manton, London, No. 1420 For 1801Reconverted from percussion, with rebrowned twist sighted three-stage barrel turned at the girdle, part octagonal breech (some old pitting beneath) becoming polygonal, recessed breech with gold line, rectangular gold-lined maker's stamp, and relined touch-hole, border engraved tang decorated with a martial trophy and foliage, border engraved flat lock signed in capitals (signature refreshed) and decorated with a martial trophy on the tail, and with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock (some old bruising, fore-stock with some old worming and repairs) with dark horn fore-end cap and chequered grip, border engraved steel mounts decorated en suite with the tang and comprising butt-plate and trigger-guard, trigger-plate with pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon and barrel-bolt escutcheons, and brass-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some wear and rust patination), London proof marks 84.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:Previously unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 82

An 11-Bore Flintlock Brass-Mounted Sporting Gun By T. Peele, Mid-18th CenturyWith rebrowned barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and engraved with an elongated loop along the tapering sighting flat at the breech, and with foliage at the rear (touch-hole bushed), silver fore-sight formed as a bearded mask (worn), border engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage, border engraved flat bevelled lock (pan repaired, steel-spring replaced or repaired) signed in capitals and decorated with a foliate scroll on the tail, cock en suite, figured full stock (repaired in front of the lock) with take-down fore-end (some old repaired splits) and carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate centred on a cartouche, escutcheon with a shell above and below and engraved with owner's initials 'R-B', butt-plate with a martial trophy beneath a baldachin and foliage on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with shell and foliage finial, turned ramrod-pipes (one damaged), and later horn-tipped ramrod with steel worm (some old pitting, barrel-bolts replaced), private Birmingham proof marks and barrelsmith's mark 'TP', probably the maker's 112 cm. barrel Footnotes:For Peele see footnote to lot 189For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 83

A 10-Bore Flintlock Sporting GunBy S. Bowdler, Circa 1740With rebrowned barrel slightly flared towards the muzzle and with silver fore-sight, breech engraved 'JOHN HARMAN, LONDON' within an elongated loop along the tapering top flat and with a band of foliage at the rear (engraving refreshed), gold-lined touch-hole, border engraved tang grooved for sighting and decorated with foliage, rounded lock with moulded border and signed in capitals, the pan with water-drains, figured full stock (muzzle-band missing) with extended butt, carved with a scallop shell behind the barrel tang, and inlaid with silver wire scrollwork and silver dots, steel mounts comprising side-plate chiselled and pierced with foliage and a scallop shell, chiselled vacant escutcheon with a shell above, butt-plate engraved along the heel tang, trigger-guard with early form of acorn finial and engraved with an oval motif on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and later ramrod, private Birmingham proof marks, barrelsmith's mark SB, probably of Bowdler 75.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceW. Keith Neal CollectionChristie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 103LiteratureW. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pl. 520S. Bowdler appears to be unrecordedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 87

A Rare 10-Bore Flintlock Wildfowling GunBy H. Ellis Of Doncaster, Circa 1690With earlier Turkish barrel of hog's back form cut with symmetrical designs of interlaced arabesques behind the muzzle and along the breech, the former of swelling octagonal form with blade fore-sight, the latter with barrelsmith's mark in a circle behind a silver-inlaid band and fitted with a large back-sight, tang engraved with a foliated monster, border engraved rounded lock signed in capitals, the pan with water-drains and chiselled with a foliate extension beneath the steel, cock engraved with foliage, artificially figured full stock (fore-stock with some damage and repairs, repairs around the back of the lock and side-plate, butt with some old splits), steel mounts comprising side-plate elaborately pierced and engraved with foliage, vacant escutcheon pierced and chiselled with pairs of scrolls, butt-plate and trigger-guard engraved en suite with the barrel tang, turned baluster ramrod-pipes, and later steel-capped wooden ramrod (escutcheon, butt-plate and trigger-guard all expertly replaced) 122.5 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Barons Suffield, Gunton Park, Norfolk, house sale Irelands, 17 September 1980Presumably made for the first owner of Gunton Park, John Harbord (fourth son of Sir Charles Harbord, d. 1679), who died in 1710 at the age of eighty-four as a result of a fall from his horse on the way back from shootingHenry Ellis was one of the most distinguished of the English seventeenth-century provincial gunmakers, and his production seems to date from about 1690, and to extend to at least 1712, when he appears as 'gunsmith' in the records of the Borough of Doncaster. He was admitted to the freedom of Doncaster on 15 November 1698, and died in 1722 or 1723. See W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1540-1740, pp. 184-5For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 89

A 16-Bore Silver-Mounted Flintlock Sporting GunBy William Bailes, London, London Silver Hallmarks For 1763, Maker's Mark Of John AllenWith rebrowned two-stage barrel with turned girdle and silver spider fore-sight, signed octagonal breech section engraved with a band of beadwork at the rear and with gold-lined touch-hole, finely engraved grooved tang, large signed flat lock retained by two screws and with moulded border, roller, engraved safety-catch and tail, figured half-stock (minor bruising, cracked at the rear side-nail, chipped above and in front of the lock) carved in relief with a shell behind the barrel tang, chequered grip with a dot in the centre of each diamond, cast and chased silver butt-plate and trigger-guard each decorated with rococo designs, the trigger-guard with a martial trophy in relief on the bow and a bouquet of flowers and foliage on the finial, silver rear ramrod-pipe (replaced), horn fore-end cap, and later horn-tipped ramrod (iron parts with some scattered minor pitting), London proof marks and Foreigner's mark 98.8 cm. barrelFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Marquess of Zetland, Aske, Nr. Richmond, Yorkshire (anon sale, Sotheby & Co., London, 20 December 1977, lot 235 - £990 including premium, to Neal)W. Keith Neal Collection, G352Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 25 October 2001, lot 54Sold in these Rooms, Fine Antique Arms and Armour..., 20 April 2011, lot 334Literature:W. Keith Neal and D.H.L. Back, Messrs Griffin & Tow And W. Bailes, 1989, pp. 176-178, pls. 83 a-dAlmost certainly made for Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bt. (d. 1781), 'The Nabob of the North', patron of Robert Adam, Thomas Chippendale, Pierre Langlois and Johann ZoffanyWilliam Bailes (circa 1700-1766) was at Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury from 1748 until his death. He is credited by Sir Thomas Frankland (in Cautions to Young Sportsmen) with the invention of the under-rib as fitted to the barrel of this gunFor John Allen see footnote to lot 200For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 90

A 12-Bore Flintlock Silver-Mounted Sporting GunSigned Griffin, London Silver Hallmarks For 1757, Maker's Mark of John AllenProbably reconverted from percussion, with French barrel retaining traces of gilt lines around the muzzle and foliate decoration around the silver fore-sight, part octagonal breech en suite and with indistinct Parisian maker's name along the top flat, perhaps 'LABORD A PARIS', the flat tapering to the fore-sight, foliate engraved tang grooved for sighting, border engraved rounded lock (side nails not tightening) now engraved 'GRIFFIN' on a foliate scroll, and decorated with a shell and foliage on the tail, safety-catch engraved en suite, figured full stock (some old bruising, fore-stock with some old splits, repairs and partly replaced at the muzzle) carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced trophy of arms side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with a shell above, butt-plate with a scallop shell and foliage against trellised grounds on the heel tang, border engraved trigger-guard with flowering finial and with Bacchus mask and vines against a trellised ground on the bow, turned ramrod-pipes, and ramrod with replaced brass tip 97.3 cm. barrel Footnotes:For a flintlock sporting gun by Henry Nock and with a very similar trigger-guard, see W. Keith Neal & D.H.L. Back, Great British Gunmakers 1740-1790, 1975, pl. 399For John Allen see footnote to lot 200For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 94

A Rare 18-Bore Flintlock Breech-Loading Silver-Mounted Rifled CarbineBy H. Delaney Of London, Circa 1730With two-stage turn-off barrel with turned swelling muzzle, rifled with eight spiral grooves and fitted with retaining ring working on a hinged bar at the breech, signed border engraved action and breech, the latter engraved with a band of foliage between small spheres in front of the rounded ramp at the rear and with three graduated spheres along the top, border engraved tang, rounded cock and steel decorated en suite, the first secured by a screw and with a trefoil extending over the breech, figured moulded butt (some old scratches and bruising, repaired above the action) carved with foliage behind the tang and forward of the comb, cast and chased mounts comprising pierced foliate side-plate, vacant foliate escutcheon with drapery on each side and grotesque mask above, border engraved butt-plate with graduated spheres along the sharply pointed heel tang extending along the comb of the butt, and border engraved iron trigger-guard with pointed finial and a floret on the bow (light rust patination), indistinct marks, probably London proof marks 51.5 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Mark and Peter Dineley Collections, sold in these Rooms, 27 November 2019, lot 498For Delaney see footnote to lot 118 Cf. a pair of related carbines by the same maker and sold in these Rooms, Antique Arms, Armour & Modern Sporting Guns, 11 May 2016, lot 232For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 98

A Very Rare 32-Bore (.500) Flintlock Ferguson-Action Breech-Loading Park RifleBy Durs Egg, London, Circa 1790With rebrowned slightly swamped octagonal sighted barrel rifled with six spiral grooves and signed along the top flat in front of the loading aperture, silver fore-sight, and engraved with a line of beadwork in front of the back-sight, border engraved tang decorated with flowering foliage, signed border engraved flat lock (cock an old replacement) decorated with a bird in flight and foliage at the stepped tail, and with roller bearing on a ramp on the steel-spring, figured half-stock with dark horn fore-end cap, the butt (some old splits) with cheekpiece, characteristically chequered grip and carved with a shell behind the barrel tang, steel butt-plate decorated with a musical trophy on the border engraved heel tang, trigger-guard lever with foliage suspended from a ribbon on the bow, under-rib (one ramrod-pipe replaced), and later brass-mounted ramrod (some old rust patination), London proof marks 72.4 cm. barrel Footnotes:Captain Patrick Ferguson (1744-80) patented his improved version of the La Chaumette breech-loading system in 1776. He employed the quick thread on the breech-plug which enabled it to be lowered by one turn of the trigger-guard (already used by Bidet in London in the 1720s), but he improved the action to prevent jamming after a few rounds mainly by cutting a recess into the plug (for grease) and vertical grooves across the screw threads. The present rifle incorporates both these improvementsFerguson demonstrated his rifle most successfully to the Board of Ordnance and to the King, whom he told that he could fire seven shots in a minute although 'he would not undertake in that time to knock down above five of His Majesty's enemies'. Initially two rifles were made by Durs Egg, followed by the production of one hundred, which a company of Volunteer riflemen were trained to use. Under Ferguson's leadership the riflemen fought with distinction in the American War of Independence at the battle of Brandywine Creek in 1777, but Ferguson was badly wounded, and Sir William Howe, said to have been insulted because Ferguson's corps was raised without his knowledge, disbanded it, returning the men to their units. For the next two years Ferguson led raids with small bodies of troops in the Jerseys and the south, and fought under Tarleton. He was killed at the battle of King's Mountain, in North Carolina, on 7 October 1780, the only British officer with over a thousand loyal AmericansFor a related example see the Christie's London, Fine Antique Firearms from the W. Keith Neal Collection, 8 November 1995, lot 137. For Durs Egg see footnote to lot 163For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 683

PAIR OF PERIDOT STUD EARRINGS, in silver

Lot 689

SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RING, set with cabochon sapphire of approximately 2.45 carats, within a diamond set mount totalling approximately 0.56 carats, unmarked, likely silver giltGenerally worn. Size N.Chips and crazing to the sapphire. Small nick out of the mount. Diamonds dark gray in colour. Ring is modern.

Lot 671

PAIR OF SMOKY QUARTZ STUD EARRINGS, in silver

Lot 705

AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND PENDANT, set with a step cut aquamarine of approximately 3.17 carats, within a diamond halo totalling approximately 0.30 carats, in eighteen carat white gold, on a silver chain

Lot 661

CERTIFICATED, RUBY AND DIAMOND RING, set with rubies totalling approximately 0.58 carats and diamonds totalling approximately 0.85 carats, silver on gold, size OQty: 7g

Lot 768

GREEN GEM SET AND DIAMOND NECKLET, set with round green gems and small diamonds, silver gilt

Lot 673

PAIR OF TREATED RUBY STUD EARRINGS, in silver

Lot 687

PAIR OF AQUAMARINE STUD EARRINGS, in silver

Lot 100

Historical Interest. Early 20th Century Superb Sterling Silver Cast Model of The Submarine H.M.S Vulcan In Rough Waters, Raised on a Shaped Wooden Plinth, With Sterling Silver Plaque, Which Reads - Presented to Lieutenant E.C.CARRE.R.N. By The Captain and Officers of The Vulcan 13th September 1915, Hallmark London 1915, Makers Marks For Page, Keen and Page of George Street, Plymouth Devon. Size 13 Inches - 32.5 cms In length, 3.5 Inches - 8.75 cms High. Total Weight with Wooden Base 830.9 grams. Excellent Condition, Very Low Estimate.

Lot 101

Late Victorian Period Fine Quality Sterling Silver Open Worked Swing Handle Fruit Bowl with Extensive Ornate Chased Decoration to Body. Hallmark Sheffield 1898, Maker T.B & Sons. Diameter 12.25 Inches - 31 cms, Height with Handle up 9 Inches. Weight 583.2 grams. Excellent Condition.

Lot 102

Reed and Barton Silversmiths - Excellent Quality Late 19th Century Sterling Silver Attractive Naturalistic Handle - Double Sweetmeat Dish of Pleasing Form / Design, with Naturalistic Handle. c.Late 19th Century. Stamped Reed and Barton, Sterling, X103 To Base. Silver Weight 478.5 grams. Size 13.25 Inches - 33.20 cms Diameter. Height 6 Inches - 15.00 cms High. Excellent Condition.

Lot 1034

Canteen of Cutlery, silver plated, by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd. complete with servers, forks, spoons, etc but no knives. Wooden locking box, with keys.

Lot 104

Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Tankard of Solid and Pleasing Proportions, With Reeded Decoration to Body of Tankard. Maker James Dickson & Sons, Weight 281.3 grams. Height 4 Inches - 10.0 cms. Faded Inscription to Front Otherwise Very Good Condition.

Lot 108A

Art Deco Conical Shaped Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter of Pleasing Form / Design. By John Dixon and Sons, Hallmark Sheffield 1943, Made In Late 1930's. Silver Weight 143.1 grams, Height 6.75 Inches - 16.90 cms. Excellent Condition.

Lot 109A

George III Excellent Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter by Peter and Ann Bateman. Hallmark London 1898, Excellent Form / Condition. Weight 157 grams - 5 ozs.

Lot 1101

Hawks & Son Silver Plated Cornet ' The Clipper tone Excelsior ' Sonorous Class, A No 41984. With Original Tan Leather Case and Extras.

Lot 1108

Early 20th Century Art Deco Mantle Clock, silver chapter dial with Roman numerals.

Lot 110A

1930's Pleasing Shaped Sterling Silver Sugar Sifter, By The Adie Brothers, Hallmark Birmingham 1936, Stands 8 Inches - 20 cms. Silver Weight 225 grams - 7 ozs 8 grams. Excellent Condition.

Lot 1110

19th Century Unmarked Silver Plated Samovar, of typical form, twin handled with engraved body, housed in a large glass dome and stand. Overall height 20''.

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