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Historic Firearms and Artillery; Mounts, Carriages, barrels, firing mechanisms, historic woodwork, Optical equipment and fittings, ventilators, gun racks, gun tools and furniture.
Fixtures and fittings of Historic Buildings; Railings and gates, brackets, fixings and beams. Large and Working Machines |
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French 75 field gun, restored and in firing condition, but needing elevating and traversing mechanism to finish, comes with wooden artillery wheels and later pneumatic wheel conversion kit.
Price £13000.00
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Elswick sub calibre aiming rifle to fit 6'' B/L coastal artillery gun, chambered for 1'' Nordenfelt and electrically fired, Vickers MK1 electrical firing pistol available if required, large portion of original finish remaining along with all original marking, a beautifully made piece of engineering and a mini B/L in its own right.
Price £5500 plus firing pistol.
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British MkI 12pdr Q/F B/L, mounted on skeletal "D" mount, in firing condition complete with breech block, striker and blank firing case.
Price POA
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Arrows 1.75 ton military trailer, excellent condition from
Price £250
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Sankey narrow track "Battle Damage repair" tool trailer
Price £350
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Sankey 3/4 ton wide track trailer
Price £300
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Military 24v battery charger fitted with 8hp Kohler engine, from
Price £110 |
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Long Arms and Carbines |
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Westley Richards 'Monkey Tail' carbine (1875) in good condition - much finish remains on the barrel, action tight, replacement cleaning rod.
Price: £1400 |
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Chassepot in good working condition - slight pitting to chamber complete with bayonet and scabbard
Price: £795 |
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Martini rifle in 577/45 by the Field Rifle Company, high quality of manufacture with most of the original finish remaining. Complete with a sword bayonet from the single year of Wilkinson production.
Price: £995 |
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11mm. Mauser, bruised but very original stock, reasonable bore, complete with a new unused stock and brass hilted bayonet with brass mounted scabbard
Price: £550.
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Two band 'Navy' - from a country house sale nearly sixty years ago - not the best or the worst but now hard to come by. Having probably returned from Nigeria, it is travelling with a pitted but probably original issue bayonet
Price: £650.
Vetterli, a very good example of the 'System Vetterli', the first issued bolt action rifle. Slight pitting to butt plate and no cleaning rod
Price: £525
Two band 'Volunteer' by Dean & Son - exceptionally well made
Price: £950
Martini in 577/45, said to be returned in the past from South Africa, no bayonet lug and length between carbine and rifle - target style front wood
Price: £500
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The Swift Training Rifle - used to teach the Home Guard how to hold and point the Springfield Rifle. Adjustable sights, bolt action, shoulder safety, pierces a paper target. Complete in its armoury box. Generally good but some decay to box and one clasp missing . Ideal interactive for a living historian as not a firearm and very robust
Price: £750 |
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Baker rifle by H Nock of London, some bruising to stock, but clean sharp polygroove bore
Price: £7500.00 Sold |
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India Pattern Naval Brown Bess Musket, no markings on lock plate, clean woodwork
Price: £875.00 Sold |
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Greener Police shotgun, Mark III 12 bore, De-act with certificate
Price: £375.00 sold |
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Georgian Tower marked Brown Bess, very clean example
Price: £5500.00 |
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Pistols |
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Tower Marked Georgian holster pistol, circa 1728, with eastern markings to stock and brass work
Price: £900.00 Sold |
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Cannon igniter, breech loading, multi stages in brass each stamped - based on a percussion 'bootleg' under-hammer design, the only one we have seen but very official
Price: £2500 |
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Unusual all metal transitional revolver - finish and finish and engraving on cylinder and butt, nipple shield except for loading port, pitting on barrel
Price: £650 Sold
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Contract percussion pistol, no maker but proof marks visible - small repair to wood but otherwise sound
Price: £550 |
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London Navy Colt, in box with some tools, refinished barrel with tight crisp action
Price: £2100.00 sold |
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Display Pistols
Antique, non firing long arms, from £150.00 available for display purposes,
please contact us for availability. |
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French Dragoon
Price: £250 Sold |
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Queen Anne replica Boxlock turn-off very well made
Price: £250 sold |
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Georgian heavy dragoon, older copies,
Price: £250 each, or £450 for pair. Sold |
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Munitions - All Certified Explosives Free |
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WWI German fragmentation trench bomb
Price: £75 |
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4.5" howitzer high explosive shell, with impact fuse and characteristic short case
Price: £95 sold |
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3" of 20cwt solid shot
anti-tank or anti-submarine
Price: £40
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Various |
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Fully restored single barrel Borors
40mm AA gun on static cone
mount, complete with winding
handles, seats and sight bar,
traverse and elevation in
full working condition
Price £4300.00
under offer |
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Victorian marked Metford bayonet in excellent condition with scabbard
Price: £200 |
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Mortar sight 1945
Price: £75 Sold |
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Table top guns - Armstrongs
The four smaller guns
Remaining gun available
Price: £45.00 sold |
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Trade Guns |
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Massive Barnett of London Trade Gun - Barnett stamps on lock and stock, London proof, as well or poorly made as all trade guns - perhaps a little better. Very good condition but the stock probably varnished - no Tombstone mark, plain brass strap
Price: £2,100. Sold |
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