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2251
Musket: An interesting unmarked British percussion musket. Barrel 36" with viewers mark for 1855. Three leaf rear sight graduated to 300 yards.
Ordinance viewmark circa 1841.Walnut full stock tomuzzle. Tulipheaded iron ramrod, brass furniture. Lock in crispworking order on the 1st & 2nd
cock. Smoothbored barrel of approx 12 bore. Two iron sling swivels. This is a fine piece circa 1845-60 possibly an experiment model. VGWO &
condition.
£400 -£450
2252
Pistol: a British .56 Calibre Sea Service Pistol. Lock
engraved 'TOWER' and Crown over 'V.R.' Barrel 6",
Captive steel rammer. Barrel with standard proofs.
Walnut stock with ordinance marks including
Arrow/B.O. (Bard of Ordinance). Brass furniture. Some
wear overall. Lock works on 1st & 2nd cock. Pistol circa
1845-55. A tidy example of these sought after Victorian
pistols.
£250 -£300
2253
Pistol: a large (possibly Indian) percussion holster pistol.
Barrel 9" of approx 12 bore. Captive steel rammer, brass
furniture. Medium pitting overall, no markings evident.
Heavy walnut, fullstock. (small hole in hammer channel)
Action a/f. An impressive pistol.
£140 -£160
2254
Pistol: A scarce U.S. Single Shot Martial Pistol by A.
Walters & dated 1837 (also known as 'The Flat Lock
Waters') This pistol is a percussion conversion of the
model 1836FlintlockPistol .54 calibre smoothborebarrel
8.5". Walnut stock with two U.S. Inspectors cartouches.
Captive iron rammer. Interesting iron furniture. Barrel
band has an extension which extends to the sideplate.
The trigger guardmeets the buttcap. The long backstrap
is integral with the buttcap. Lock in GWO (nipple
replaced)
£300 -£350
2255
Pistol: a U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Naval Single Shot
Pistol. Lock marked 'N.P. Ames. Springfield. Mass' and
'U.S.N. over 1846' (manufactured 1842-7) Barrel proof
stamped 'R.P.' over 'P'. Possibly restocked at sometime
past. Brass furniture. Captive rammer. Lock in good
working order. A rarely seenpistol.
£250 -£300
2256
Revolver: U.S. ColtModel 1860 army revolver .44 cal. 6
shot rebated cylinderwith roll scene of the battle between
the Texas Navy &Mexican Navy. Barrel 8" with clear
address 'COL SAM COLT NEW YORK U.S.
AMERICA' muzzle wear. Cleaned overall with no
original finish. Good one piece walnut grips with
inspectors cartouches. Good working order. Matching
numbers 82,447 which dates the revolver to 1862. Brass
T/gd. Iron backstrap cut for shoulder stock. A good
original piece of U.S. Civil War memorabilia. Some
bruising tometal parts&minor chips to toes of grips.
£800 -£900
2257
Rifle: ABoerWarModel 1896 Service rifle byDWMBerlin S.N. 1693. This one of the rifles purchased by the Boers. Stock carvedwith initials 'HF'.
Lacks clearing rod. Cal.7.92. barrel length 30". In good condition and working order. ThisModel 96, rifle & carbine were the primary arms used by
theBoerCommandos.WithD/A. cert.
£250 -£300
2258
Rifle: ABritishVolunteer Snider, .577 cal. rifle in the Service Pattern byThe LondonArmouryCompany. Lock dated 1861withCrown/V.R&L.A.
Co. 'Steel barrel 36.5"' early snider breech system. Full walnut stock chequered at wrist and fore end, LAC stamp to butt stock. A fine example
completewith its original ramrod.
£400 -£450
2259
Rifle: AChineseModel 1888CommissionMauser rifle cal 7.92. The oval stamp on the butt stock denote s Imperial Chinese ownership. Barrel 29.5".
We would guess this rifle has history as a plaque has been removed from the rear of the butt stock. In goodworking order and conditionwith aD/Act
cert. a/f
£250 -£300
