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A CASED 15 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY GASQUOINE & DYSON, MARKET PLACE, MANCHESTER, NO. 1373, LONDON CIRCA 1860 with rebrowned barrels signed and numbered on the rib, engraved breech with platinum plugs, scroll-engraved grooved breech tang, signed scroll-engraved bar-in-wood locks decorated with differing game vignettes, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved steel mounts comprising numbered trigger-guard and butt-plate en suite with the locks, rear ramrod-pipe, vacant gold escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod: in a fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with modern trade label, and with some accessories including leather pouch with cleaning jags, powder-flask, shot-flask and oil bottle 75.6 cm; 29 3/4 in barrels

A MAHOGANY GUN CASE FOR A D.B. PERCUSSION GUN BY WESTLEY RICHARDS, 170 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1840-50 AND THREE FURTHER GUN CASES the first fitted and lined in green baize, the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle and the interior with trade label (worn, holes) and provision for 76.2 cm; 30 in barrels; the second oak, the interior lined in green baize (fittings stripped, worn), for barrel 81.3 cm; 32 in; the third of brass bound mahogany, the interior padded in lined in blue velvet, with provision for barrels 81/5 cm; 32 1/8 in (losses); and the fourth similar, interior stripped (4)

A PERCUSSION MUSKETOON FOR THE EAST INDIA COMPANY BY WILSON, THE BARREL DATED 1770, LOCK DATED 1812 converted from flintlock, with brass barrel formed in four stages (loose), signed, dated, engraved with East India Company mark, stamped with the barrelsmiths mark, private proof marks and an Eastern inscription at the breech, fitted with drum percussion bolster (loose), (tang missing), East India company lock dated 1812, full stock carved with a raised moulding about the tang, pierced for a swivel, brass mounts of regulation type, and a pair of iron sling swivels 100.2 cm; 39 1/2 in overall For related examples see Harding 1997, pp, 342-3.

A 50 BORE TRANSITIONAL SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER, WITH BENTLEY'S PATENT RAMMER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A BAR-HAMMER PERCUSSION TRANSITIONAL REVOLVER, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with octagonal sighted barrel, scroll-engraved rounded action, cylinder signed '......Gas Works, Honiton' (indistinct); chequered walnut grips, and iron mounts (pitted throughout; the second with octagonal sighted barrel (loose) and rounded action (rammer missing, pitted throughout) the first: 14.5 cm; 5 3/4 in barrel (2)

A 34 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY H.W.MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1820 with sighted barrels retaining traces of a signature on the rib, engraved breech inlaid with a platinum line, engraved grooved tang, signed engraved bolted locks (one bolt replaced, one hammer detached), figured walnut three-quarter stock, chequered butt, engraved iron trigger-guard, and vacant silver escutcheon (worn) 10.0 cm; 4 in barrels

A 28 BORE DAY'S PATENT PERCUSSION UNDERHAMMER WALKING STICK GUN, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO.18 CIRCA 1840 with tapering sighted barrel threaded at the breech, rounded under-hammer action with folding trigger, stamped '18' on the left, engraved 'Day's Patent UK' on top (worn), figured hardwood grip inset with a threaded iron collar (worn) 87.0 cm; 34 ¼ in overall John Day patented this model of cane in 1823 under British Patent no. 4861. Apparently it was the most popular design for a cane of this type and was still in use circa 1859. See Winant 1956, p. 136.

A RARE VICTORIAN PERCUSSION PISTOL FOR THE IRISH CONSTABULARY, CIRCA 1847 with rounded barrel stamped with Cork census marks 'C-146', and a further mark, 'TP' over 'S' beneath a crown, iron action with top-mounted hammer, swelling walnut butt, with its stirrup ramrod (link replaced, areas of pitting) 12.7 cm; 5 in barrel The Inspector of Small Arms, George Lovell, ordered 500 of these pistols for use by the Officers of the Irish Constabulary in 1847. For further information, and another example sold in these rooms 7th December 2006, lot 100, see Wilkinson 2002, p.181.

AN 80 BORE TRANSITIONAL SIX-SHOT SELF-COCKING BAR HAMMER PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY COLLINS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURY with two-stage barrel engraved around the muzzle and octagonal at the breech, engraved rounded German silver action, back-strap and butt-cap, engraved bar-hammer, the cylinder formed with a decorated band at the front, and engraved iron trigger-guard (worn, rammer missing) 14.5 cm; 5 3/4 in barrel

A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION THREE BAND SNIDER ENFIELD RIFLE BY THE LONDON ARMOURY COMPANY, DATED 1862 with sighted barrel retained by three bands, fitted with folding graduated back-sight, action stamped with the maker's details, signed dated lock with 'VR' crowned, full stock, brass mounts, iron sling swivels and ramrod 92.5 cm; 36 1/2 in barrel

A 16 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK FOWLING-PIECE BY WILLIAM HENSHAW, CIRCA 1760 reconverted from percussion, with Spanish barrel formed in two-stages (shortened), chiselled at the girdle and stamped with the barrelsmith's mark of Eudal Pous and Barcelona town mark (Neue Støckel 8083 and 8512) at the breech, vent missing, engraved grooved tang, stepped lock signed within a scrollwork frame, figured walnut half-stock with take-down fore-end, carved with a raised moulding involving a rococo shell about the tang, silver openwork side-plate involving scrolls and foliage, vacant silver escutcheon with a rococo shell at the top, iron trigger-guard with acorn finial of early form, iron butt-plate engraved with a rococo flower on the tang and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 76.0 cm; 30 in barrel William (2) Henshaw is recorded as a gunmaker at 181 Strand opposite Norfolk Street circa 1763-80.

A 54 BORE TRANTER PATENT FIRST MODEL SELF-COCKING FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY B. COGSWELL, STRAND, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 20,678T, CIRCA 1855 with blued sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, signed and engraved with foliage on the top-strap, scroll-and border-engraved action numbered on the left, blued safety-catch, arbor pin and catch (rammer missing), case-hardened cylinder, bright patent double trigger, chequered butt, engraved case-hardened butt-cap, and traces of early finish 16.5 cm; 6 1/2 in barrel

A .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1853 PATTERN THIRD MODEL SMOOTH-BORED THREE BAND MUSKET BY L.A. & CO, DATED 1862 of regulation type, with sighted barrel (back-sight removed), dated lock with 'VR' crowned and the maker's details, regulation stock, brass mounts and iron ramrod (sling swivels missing) 99.5 cm; 39 1/4 in barrel

A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1853 PATTERN FIRST MODEL THREE BAND ENFIELD RIFLE, DATED 1857 of regulation type, the barrel with Ordnance marks and rifled with three grooves, dated lock with 'VR' crowned, regulation stock with Ordnance marks on the right of the butt, brass mounts, and iron sling swivels (iron parts polished bright) 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel

A CASED 80 BORE FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 with blued sighted octagonal barrel, open-topped frame engraved with pairs of lines around the border, fitted with safety-catch and rammer on the left, chequered walnut grip, border-engraved trigger-guard and but-cap: in its fitted oak case lined in blue velvet, with brass powder-flask, bullet mould and oil bottle 12.7 cm; 5 in barrel

A 60 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION BAR-HAMMER PEPPERBOX REVOLVER BY CLOUGH, BATH, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1841-44 with fluted barrel group engraved with foliage around the muzzle and numbered from 1 to 6 at the breech, scroll-engraved rounded action signed on the left, plain nipple-shield, engraved bar hammer, blued thumb-piece safety-catch, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard and butt-cap with trap, vacant silver escutcheon and retaining some early colour throughout 10.5 cm; 4 1/8 in barrels John Clough is recorded at 29 Southgate Street, Bath circa 1841-44.

A D.B. 10 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY E.M. REILLY & CO., LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860; A D.B. 13 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY E.W. ANDREWS & CO., CLEVELAND, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840; AND A D.B. 14 BORE SPORTING GUN BY M. LEW, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with sighted barrels signed on the rib, breeches with platinum plugs, signed engraved locks (worn), walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved iron mounts (iron parts worn, engraving and signatures indistinct), vacant silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod; the second with rebrowned sighted barrels signed on the rib, engraved breech inlaid with two platinum lines, engraved tang, signed scroll-engraved locks decorated with game birds (one defective, one hammer chipped), walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts, white metal escutcheon engraved 'W, McCowen', (iron parts pitted, ramrod missing); the third with sighted barrels with traces of a signature on the rib (lifting), stamped 'E. Wilson Gun' beneath the breech, engraved locks, walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, and engraved iron mounts (worn, forward ramrod-pipes and ramrod missing) the first: 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in barrels (3)

A D.B. 18 BORE FRENCH PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY MOREAU A PARIS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840; A D.B. 16 BORE BRESCIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY A. BORDONI, CIRCA 1870, AND A D.B. 14 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY with English barrels signed 'Fotherby, Wakefield', engraved tang, signed locks engraved with border ornament and foliage, fitted with hammers of early form, half-stock carved with a stag in the round over the grip, engraved iron mounts, silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, and associated ramrod; the second with tapering sighted barrels, signed scroll-engraved back-action lock, half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts and brass-tipped ramrod; and the third with sighted barrels stamped with a proof marks at the breeches (worn), back-action locks, half-stock, and iron mounts (iron parts pitted) the first: 74.5 cm; 29 3/8 in barrels (3)

THREE INCOMPLETE PERCUSSION REVOLVERS, CIRCA 1860 the first of Remington New Model Army type (cylinder missing); the second of Colt type and the third missing its grips and trigger guard (extensively worn) (3)

A .577 CALIBRE SEA SERVICE PERCUSSION BELT PISTOL, DATED 1855 with blued sighted 6 in barrel stamped with proof marks at the breech, dated lock with 'VR' crowned, and 'Tower', full stock impressed 'Bailey' and 'Tipping and Lawden' opposite the lock, brass mounts, iron belt hook and iron swivel ramrod 30.5 cm; 12 in overall

A FINE PAIR OF .750 CALIBRE SILVER-MOUNTED PERCUSSION RIFLED OFFICER'S PISTOLS BY HORSFALL, BARNSLEY, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, BIRMINGHAM HALLMARKS FOR 1831 with browned twist octagonal sighted barrels rifled with ten grooves, scroll-engraved case-hardened breeches inlaid with two gold lines, scroll-engraved case-hardened tangs incorporating the back-sights, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened bolted locks, blued set triggers, figured walnut half-stocks, chequered saw-handled butts encircled with an engraved silver band at the base, full silver mounts comprising trigger-guards engraved with scrollwork on the bows and with pineapple finials, the butts fitted with escutcheons engraved with the owner's crest, moulded ramrod-pipes, rounded fore-end caps, and barrel bolt escutcheons, brass-tipped ramrods, and much original finish throughout: in original brass-bound fitted mahogany case lined in plum velvet, the lid with brass flush-fitting carrying handle, complete with a number of accessories including powder-flask, case-hardened bullet-mould and breech wrench 23.2 cm; 9 1/8 in barrels The crest is that of Areskine, Brouncker, Clifton, Colbey, Engleheart, Erskine, Fulwer, Hansard, Hemsworth, Linesley, Pottinger, Rawle, Rawlins, Saunders, Taylor, Thomson, Tuffnal, Tufnell or Tuftnell.

A 50 BORE PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY GATWARD, HITCHIN AND ANOTHER, BY DAVIDSON, BOTH WITH BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with turn-off barrel, signed scroll-engraved action, folding trigger, sliding thumb-piece safety-catch also acting as a nipple-guard, flat-sided walnut butt and shield-shaped escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'VAS'; the second similar, with conventional thumb-piece safety-catch and vacant German silver escutcheon the first: 4.5 cm; 1 3/4 in barrel (2)

A 60 BORE D.B. CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION PISTOL, MID-19TH CENTURY AND A 42 BORE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION POCKET PISTOL, LIÈGE PROOF, CIRCA 1840 the first with twist barrels, engraved action decorated with bouquets, folding triggers, fluted butt (repaired); and the second with octagonal sighted barrel, side-hammer action and figured hardwood butt 6.7 cm; 2 5/8 in barrels (2)

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOL BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO. 6256 CIRCA 1814 rebuilt from flintlock, with octagonal sighted barrel stamped with platinum-lined barrelsmith's mark at the breech and numbered beneath, fitted with drum percussion bolster with pierced platinum plug, engraved tang incorporating the back-sight, signed engraved bolted lock (defective, hammer missing), walnut half-stock, chequered butt, iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, (the iron parts rusted throughout), vacant silver escutcheon, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and horn fore-end cap (loose) 25.4 cm; 10 in barrel See Scott-Edeson 2000, p. 78.

A D.B. 11 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY W. ROBERTS, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 AND A D.B. 10 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY BROOK, HASTINGS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850 the first with sighted barrels signed on the rib, signed scroll-engraved locks decorated with pheasant, walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, engraved iron mounts, vacant German silver escutcheon, and associated ramrod (worn); the second with rebrowned twist barrels (fore-sight removed), signed scroll-engraved back-action locks, walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts, vacant German silver escutcheon, and associated ramrod the first: 75.3 cm; 29 3/4 in barrels (2)

A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1853 PATTERN FIRST MODEL THREE BAND ENFIELD RIFLE, DATED 1856 of regulation type, with Liège barrel struck with Ordnance marks and rifled with three grooves, dated lock with 'VR' crowned and stamped 'P19', regulation stock, brass mounts, iron sling swivels and ramrod 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel

A 10 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1800 AND A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY JACKSON, NOTTINGHAM, CIRCA 1850 the first converted from flintlock, with two-stage sighted barrel, grooved breech, stepped lock fitted with scroll-engraved hammer, half-stock (repairs), chequered grip, border-engraved brass mounts including solid side-plate decorated with a swag, butt-cap with a festoon and trigger-plate (trigger-guard missing), brass fore-end cap engraved en suite, and iron ramrod; the second with sighted barrel signed in gold within a grooved rib over the breech, engraved breech and breech tang, signed engraved back-action lock, half-stock and engraved iron trigger-guard (the iron parts pitted, worn losses) the first: 128.7 cm; 50 5/8 in barrel (2)

A 12 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY TRULOCK & SON, CIRCA 1840 with etched twist sighted barrels signed 'Wm Clarke Maker' on the rib, engraved tang, signed engraved locks fitted with bolt safety-catches and decorated with scrolls and large game, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, the butt with engraved iron trap cover on the right decorated with scrolls and a wild boar (rubbed), engraved iron mounts (iron parts rusted), vacant silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod 76.7 cm; 30 1/4 in barrels

A CASED 80 BORE FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY PATTISON, NOTTINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 1347, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal sighted barrel, signed on the back-strap and engraved with scrolls, scroll-and border-engraved two-piece frame numbered on the left, fitted with safety-catch and hinged rammer, chequered walnut grip, and later nickel-plated finish (losses): in its fitted mahogany case (small chips, lined in blue velvet, with brass bullet mould, turn-screw and nipple-wrench 11.5 cm; 4 1/2 in barrel

A D.B. 20 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1790 reconverted from percussion, with tapering sighted barrels, engraved breeches with recesses for a lined maker's stamp (missing), stepped locks fitted with rainproof pans and engraved cocks (extensive restorations, pans unfinished), figured walnut half stock, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, silver barrel bolt escutcheons and vacant silver escutcheon (worn) 76.7 cm; 30 1/4 in barrels

AN 80 BORE SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION SELF-COCKING TRANSITIONAL PERCUSSION REVOLVER, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel, cylinder engraved with a pair of lines at each end, rounded frame and chequered grips (worn throughout) 13.5 cm; 5 1/4 in barrel

A .44 CALIBRE SIX-SHOT U.S. STARR ARMS COMPANY DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION MODEL 1863 ARMY REVOLVER, NO. 24268 of standard production specifications, with 8 in barrel, numbered cylinder, frame with patent and maker's details, and walnut grips, stamped on the right with inspector's cartouche (feint) 37.5 cm; 14 3/4 in overall

A CASED 18 BORE D.B. PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY WILKINSON & SON, LONDON, NO. 1264, CIRCA 1850 with rebrowned barrels signed on the rib and numbered beneath the breeches, engraved breech with platinum plugs, scroll-engraved grooved breech tang, signed scroll-engraved locks, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip (rubbed), engraved steel mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, vacant German silver escutcheon, and brass-tipped ramrod: in associated fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (worn), the lid with trade label for 1837-91 (stained, small holes), complete with some accessories including embossed copper flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley, wad-cutter and nipple-wrench 74.2 cm; 29 1/4 in barrels

A 120 BORE FRENCH DUMONTHIER PATENT COMBINED D.B. PERCUSSION PISTOL AND DAGGER, CIRCA 1850 with slightly tapering barrels, fitted with a tapering blade cut on each side with a long fuller, the left side stamped 'Dumonthier' and 'Brevet Dum', fitted with knurled hammers forming the left-hand side of the cross-guard, folding concealed trigger, fitted with a pair of writhen German silver grip-scales, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with German silver mounts including locket inscribed 'J.A.J.N.' 32.5 cm; 12 3/4 in overall See Lewerken 1989, pp. 232-3 nos. 57 and 58.

A 15 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY THEOPHILUS RICHARDS, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1820 reconverted from percussion, with signed browned barrel formed in three stages, blued breech with platinum line and gold vent, signed engraved lock fitted with gold-lined rainproof pan and roller, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial, and vacant silver escutcheon, silver fore-end cap and brass-tipped wooden ramrod (refinished throughout, forward ramrod-pipe detached) 81.3 cm; 32 in barrel

A 22 BORE OTTOMAN PERCUSSION HOLSTER PISTOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ANOTHER AND A COMPOSITE FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS PISTOL, 19TH CENTURY the first converted from flintlock, with tapering barrel, rounded lock, full stock and brass mounts cast in low relief including spurred pommel and solid side-plate; the second with lightly chiselled barrel (loose, flintlock missing) full stock and brass mounts cast in low relief; the third with iron barrel swelling to an elliptical muzzle, associated rounded lock (iron parts pitted), full stock (cracked through) and brass mounts the first: 37.5 cm; 14 3/4 in barrel (3)

A .577 CALIBRE 1856 PATTERN PERCUSSION PISTOL, DATED 1859 with 10 in sighted barrel struck with proof marks at the breech (back-sight now fixed), border-engraved lock with crowned date, full stock impressed 'Joseph Smith' opposite the lock, regulation brass mounts, iron lanyard ring and iron ramrod (links and head missing) 41.5 cm; 16 3/8 in overall

AN 80 BORE TRANSITIONAL SIX-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION GAS-SEAL REVOLVER, NO. 2798, BY J. LANG, 22 COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1850-55 with signed octagonal rifled sighted barrel, retained by a wedge, fluted cylinder fitted with vertical nipples, scroll-engraved action, (later spur hammer), chequered figured walnut butt (an early continental replacement), engraved butt-trap, engraved trigger-guard, and vacant silver escutcheon 13.3 cm; 5 1/4 in barrel See Taylerson, Andrews and Frith 1968, p. 223.

A D.B. 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY WILLIAMS & POWELL, LIVERPOOL, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1860 AND A D.B. 14 BORE PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY LACY & CO, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with sighted barrels inscribed 'Liverpool' on the rib, engraved breech with platinum line and plugs, signed scroll-engraved back-action locks, walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts, vacant silver escutcheon, and associated ramrod; the second with sighted barrels signed on the rib, engraved breech, platinum plugs, signed scroll-engraved locks, walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-uard with square front and pineapple finial, vacant silver escutcheon, and associated ramrod the first: 76.0 cm; 30 in barrels (2)

A .700 CALIBRE PERCUSSION RIFLE OF MILITARY TYPE BY FRED BARNES, TOWER HILL, LONDON, CIRCA 1840 of Brunswick type, with tapering sighted barrel rifled with four shallow grooves, fitted with bayonet bar on the right of the muzzle, folding back-sight graduated to 800 yards, signed border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock, brass mounts comprising trigger-guard with iron sling swivel, butt-plate, two ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap (forward sling swivel and one trigger-guard screw missing), and brass-tipped wooden ramrod 77.0 cm; 30 3/8 in barrel Frederick Barnes was a sword cutler, wholesale Gunmaker and Percussion cap and Accoutrement maker recorded at Tower Hill, circa 1847-50.

˜A CASED .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE, MID-19TH CENTURY, THE LOCK SIGNED DOOLEY, LIVERPOOL with German browned twist octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with seven grooves, folding back-sight, engraved breech decorated with a stag, inlaid with a gold line and with platinum plug, scroll-engraved case-hardened breech tang, signed scroll-engraved case-hardened lock fitted with hammer en suite, double set trigger, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage in relief about the rear ramrod-pipe and the trigger-guard, the tang enclosed by a neo-rococo moulding involving a warrior profile, chequered grip, the butt enriched with engraved staghorn pellets, inset with a mother-of-pearl urn-shaped plaque beneath, the left with raised cheek-piece inset with an engraved ivory stag vignette and carved with a stag set upon by a pair of hounds behind, and, on the right, with patchbox with sliding cover decorated with a further stag scene on the right, German silver mounts comprising openwork side-plate, trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline, butt-plate with matching tang, three ramrod-pipes and fore-end cap, gold escutcheon engraved with the owner's crest, and brass-tipped iron ramrod: in its fitted mahogany case lined in green baize, the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle engraved with the owner's name, Gilbert H. Philips, on the outside and with trade label inside, complete with horn flask, oil bottle, nipple-wrench and powder measure 60.7 cm; 23 7/8 in barrel This gun appears to have been cased and built by Dooley around an existing German barrel, stock and mounts. This maker is recorded at 11 Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, circa 1843-57.

A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN, CIRCA 1840 AND A 6 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY HODDON, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with tapering sighted barrel, case-hardened breech, border-engraved East India Company bar-in-wood lock with rampant lion ahead of the hammer, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, iron mounts (pitted), including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (one ramrod-pipe missing), escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'CC', horn fore-end cap, and brass-tipped wooden ramrod; the second with two-stage barrel, signed flush-fitting lock, half-stock, engraved brass mounts including trigger-guard with pineapple finial (extensive rust, worn, ramrod missing) the first: 110.8 cm; 43 5/8 in barrel (2)

A .600 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1853 PATTERN THIRD MODEL THREE BAND RIFLED MUSKET, DATED 1857 of regulation type, the barrel rifled with three grooves and fitted with folding graduated back-sight, dated lock with 'VR' crowned and 'Tower', regulation stock, and brass mounts including butt-plate stamped 'V/LK5/818', iron sling swivels, and iron ramrod (iron parts with areas of pitting) 99.0 cm; 39 in barrel

A CASED 38 BORE DEANE-ADAMS 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION 'DRAGOON' REVOLVER RETAILED BY WILKINSON & SON, PALL MALL, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 7454R, CIRCA 1852 with blued sighted 'hog's back' barrel signed on the top-strap, foliate-engraved blued frame inscribed 'Adams Patent' and numbered on the right, fitted with blued arbor pin with blued spring-catch and blued safety-catch, case-hardened numbered cylinder, engraved blued trigger, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved blued trigger-guard, engraved butt-cap, and traces of original finish throughout (small areas of light pitting, rust spotting): in a later fitted case lined in green baize, with associated 54 bore bullet mould 20.2 cm; 8 in barrel

AN OAK CASE FOR A PAIR OF PERCUSSION DUELLING PISTOLS BY WILLIAM BOND, CIRCA 1820-26 the lid with flush-fitting carrying handle, the interior stripped and retaining a portion of its green baize lining on the lid, the trade label now detached and framed (foxing and small losses) suitable for a pair of pistols each approximately 37.0 cm; 14 1/2 overall

A CASED 54 BORE DEANE-ADAMS 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY AUGUSTE FRANCOTTE UNDER LICENSE BY DEANE ADAMS AND DEANE, LONDON, NO. 6498, CIRCA 1855 with blued sighted barrel signed in full on the flat, foliate-engraved blued frame inscribed 'Adams Patent' and numbered on the right and stamped 'Adams 1851' on the left, fitted with blued arbor pin with blued spring-catch and blued safety-catch, case-hardened numbered cylinder, blued trigger, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved blued trigger-guard, engraved blued butt-cap with trap, and much original finish throughout (areas of light wear, small areas of pitting): in its fitted oak case lined in green baize (case lid cracked, escutcheon missing), the interior with trade label of Francotte and Deane, Adams and Deane, complete with accessories including bullet mould, brass powder-flask, nipple wrench and wad-cutter 16.0 cm; 6 3/8 in barrel

A 54 BORE PERCUSSION BOX-LOCK POCKET PISTOL BY DOOLEY, LIVERPOOL AND ANOTHER, BY W. DUDLEY, BOTH WITH BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1840 the first with turn-off barrel, signed scroll-engraved action, folding trigger, and flat-sided walnut butt; the second similar, with top-mounted safety-catch, rounded chequered butt, and vacant German silver escutcheon the first: 4.5 cm; 1 3/4 in barrel (2)

A 54 BORE FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER BY JOSEPH BOURNE, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, NO. 1744, CIRCA 1860 with octagonal sighted barrel engraved at each end, signed 'Joseph Bourne Maker' and engraved with foliage on the top-strap, border-engraved frame inscribed 'Patent no. 1744', fitted with cylinder engraved with two lines, chequered grips, engraved trigger and butt-cap (barrel wedge replaced, areas of wear); in a leather holster 15.5 cm; 6 1/8 in barrel (2)

A .400 CALIBRE CONTINENTAL PERCUSSION BREECH-LOADING SMOOTH BORED TARGET GUN, CIRCA 1870 based on the Sartorius patent, with sighted barrel fitted with folding back-sight, tip-up breech-block operated by a rotary lever with knurled grip behind the breech, flush-fitting flat lock, figured walnut half-stock, iron mounts including trigger-guard and butt-cap (iron parts pitted, fore-end cap missing), and no provision for cleaning rod 82.5 cm; 32 1/2 in barrel

A D.B. FRENCH ROBERT SYSTEM BREECH-LOADING SPORTING GUN, CIRCA 1840; A PERCUSSION SPORTING GUN BY JOSEPH MANTON, CIRCA 1840 AND ANOTHER PERCUSSION GUN, MID-19TH CENTURY the first with etched twist sighted barrels, signed in gold on the rib, engraved hinged patent breech and action, figured walnut half-stock, chequered fore-end and grip, and iron mounts (iron parts pitted, trigger-guard missing); the second with shortened three-stage barrel, platinum lines and plug at the breech, signed stepped lock, half-stock, and iron mounts (the iron parts extensively pitted, numbers not visible); and the third 10 bore, with three three-stage barrel, scroll-engraved lock (hammer missing), half-stock and iron mounts (iron parts pitted) the first: 79.0 cm; 31 1/8 in barrels (3)

A 38 BORE DEANE-ADAMS 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION 'DRAGOON' REVOLVER RETAILED BY HOLLIS & SHEATH, MAKERS TO H.M.H ORDNANCE, NO. 4943X, CIRCA 1852 with signed sighted barrel, frame inscribed 'Adams Patent' and numbered on the right, fitted with arbor pin with spring-catch and safety-catch, cylinder, chequered walnut butt, and butt-cap with trap (areas of pitting, inscriptions worn, refinished) 19.0 cm; 7 1/2 in barrel

A .650 CALIBRE PERCUSSION CAVALRY CARBINE, DATED 1858 AND ANOTHER, DATED 1864 the first with tapering sighted barrel, standing back-sight, dated lock with 'VR' crowned and 'Tower', walnut full stock, brass trigger-guard and butt-plate with Indian inscriptions, saddle bar and ring, and swivel ramrod; the second similar (ramrod links and saddle ring missing), with Enfield stamp the first: 53.4 cm; 21 3/8 in barrel (2)

A 40 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOL BY CLARBROUGH, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal barrel (a poor fit in the breech), engraved tang, signed engraved lock, full stock, engraved brass trigger-guard with pineapple finial (later ramrod, areas of wear) 12.5 cm; 5 in barrel

AN 8 BORE PERCUSSION WILDFOWLING GUN BY COLSON, CIRCA 1850 with octagonal tapering sighted barrel, signed scroll-engraved lock, half-stock (wormed), chequered grip, engraved iron mounts including trigger-guard with shaped finial, vacant white metal escutcheon, and horn fore-end cap (chipped, ramrod missing) 160.0 cm; 63 in barrel

A 22 BORE BELGIAN PERCUSSION RIFLED TARGET PISTOL RETAILED BY WITTON & DAW, LONDON, LIÈGE PROOF, MID-19TH CENTURY with octagonal sighted barrel etched with the retailer's name scroll-engraved breech, engraved tang (later screw) with adjustable back-sight, signed engraved back-action lock, walnut half-stock with fluted butt, engraved white metal mounts including engraved spurred trigger-guard (later ramrod) 20.5 cm; 8 1/8 in barrel

A 54 BORE KERR PATENT FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY THE LONDON ARMOURY COMPANY, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 10797, CIRCA 1860 with sighted barrel, border-engraved frame numbered and inscribed on the right, fitted with numbered cylinder, rammer and border-engraved lock inscribed 'London Armoury Co.', chequered walnut butt, plain trigger-guard and butt-cap with lanyard ring (polished bright throughout, action defective) 14.0 cm; 5 1/2 in barrel

A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION 1856 PATTERN TWO BAND RIFLED CARBINE BY G. HUNT, DUMFRIES, DATED 1860 of regulation type, with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, fitted with bayonet bar, signed dated lock engraved with a crown, full stock, chequered fore-end and grip, iron mounts and sling swivels (areas of light pitting, ramrod missing) 84.0 cm; 33 1/8 in barrel

A 54 BORE TRANTER PATENT FIRST MODEL SELF-COCKING FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY W & J. RIGBY, DUBLIN, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1855 with blued sighted barrel engraved with a band of foliage around the muzzle, signed and engraved with foliage on the top-strap, scroll-and border-engraved action numbered on the left (inscription and number unclear), safety-catch, arbor pin numbered '17' and catch, case-hardened cylinder, bright patent double trigger numbered '277', chequered butt, engraved trigger-guard butt-cap, and traces of early finish; in a contemporary leather holster 16.5 cm; 6 1/2 in barrel (2)

A 54 BORE BEAUMONT-ADAMS FIVE-SHOT DOUBLE ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY THOMAS HORSLEY, GUNMAKER YORK, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO.25781R AND B10118, CIRCA 1860 with blued sighted barrel, signed on the top-strap, stamped with London Armoury Company mark on the right of the lug, border-engraved blued frame inscribed and numbered on the right, fitted with blued safety-catch, blued rammer, blued numbered cylinder, finely chequered walnut butt, blued iron trigger-guard and butt-cap, and some original colour throughout (losses areas of wear) 14.3 cm; 5 1/2 in barrel

A D.B. 12 BORE FLINTLOCK SPORTING GUN BY WILLIAM SMITH, PRINCES STREET, LONDON, LONDON PROOF MARKS, NO. 3184, CIRCA 1822 with sighted barrels signed on the rib (light pitting, signature indistinct), recessed breech inlaid with two pairs of platinum lines, platinum vents and numbered beneath, engraved breech tang, border-engraved locks decorated with scrolls en suite with the tang, signed 'William Smith, Princes St., London,' beneath the patent rainproof pans, fitted with engraved cocks (one replaced, top-jaws missing), steel springs with rollers, steels inscribed 'Patent self primer' and numbered 2990 and 2991 respectively, figured walnut half-stock (small chips and bruising), raised cheek-piece, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts comprising butt-plate, trigger-guard and rear ramrod-pipe all decorated with foliage en suite with the tang, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and silver escutcheon engraved with the owner's initials 'RBH', and brass-tipped ramrod 76.5 cm; 30 1/8 in barrels William Smith patented his improved flintlock, no. 3588, on 28th July 1812. For a discussion of this maker see Lederer 1988 pp. 69-71. A gun numbered 3231 appears to be this gunmaker's first percussion gun, making the present gun one his latest flintlocks.

A .577 CALIBRE PERCUSSION THREE BAND SNIDER-ENFIELD RIFLE BY WEBLEY & SON, MOOR ST., BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1880 with sighted barrel rifled with three grooves, folding back-sight, signed lock (barrel and lock with areas of pitting), full stock, brass mounts, two iron sling swivels, and iron cleaning rod 93.0 cm; 36 5/8 in barrel