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February Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction(#617) 28/02/2024 9:30 AM GMT CLOSED!

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Lot 376
A late 18th / early 19th century Halbeard Tomahawk head, likely North American in origin. Forged one piece steel body, with spear point, axe edge, and a squared cross section hook. Tapering collar section, with two holes for attaching to a wooden haft. No apparent makers marks, dates, or other identifying marks. Spear point length approximately 20cm, overall length 44.2cm. Condition; generally good. All over darkened patina to the steel, plus contact marks and some pitting to the metal. O

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- Estimate£300 - £500
- StatusUnsold
Lot 377
A 19th century MK1 type 2 1888 pattern Lee Metford bayonet, of the type used during the Boer War. Issue date of April 1895 stamped at the ricasso area, plus the VR stamp, War Department stamp, proof mark and a bend test mark. Both the pommel and throat area of the scabbard bear the matched number ‘91’. 2 brass rivets to the wooden handle, along with oil hole. The pommel is marked ‘N’ which would possibly indicate naval issue. Complete with leather scabbard, with steel throat and chape. App

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- Estimate£60 - £80
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £150
Lot 378
A vintage Finnish Puukko knife, in the Ilves (Lynx) pattern, by Janne Marttiini. Of traditional form, with a shaped curly beech handle and metal stud to the pommel holding the tang in place. Single edged steel blade, with fuller and flattened spine. Engraved with makers details to one side of the blade, and a reindeer and sled image. Complete with a light tan coloured tooled leather sheath, with provision for a belt loop. Approximately 40.5cm length in the scabbard, blade length 24.8cm. Co

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- Estimate£40 - £60
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £50
Lot 379
A pair of post war Kukri knifes both with scabbards the larger is 39cm the smaller 30cm, both with wooden handles with brass mounts.

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- Estimate£40 - £60
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
Lot 380
A WW2 era Czech VZ-24 Mauser Bayonet, complete with matched scabbard and leather frog. The blade is single edged, with fuller, and is marked ‘CSZ’ over an ‘E’ at the ricasso. Wooden grips secured with 2 screws, steel pommel with release button catch. The tang area is marked ‘E3 37’ (with a lion mark between), and the frog stud on the scabbard carries a faint matching mark, which would indicate that the item was made at the Brno manufacturing plant in 1937. The item has it’s original leather

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- Estimate£60 - £80
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £50
Lot 381
A late 19th / early 20th century Central African arm knife. Double edged blade with spear point, woven leather hilt, and distinctive flattened iron protruding pommel. Complete with leather and reptile skin sheath and twisted leather arm loop. Length in sheath approximately 32.3cm, blade length 16.8cm. Condition: generally solid, but with age and service wear. The blade and flattened pommel show some light surface rust in places, and there are some small nicks to the edge of the blade. The

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- Estimate£50 - £70
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
Lot 382
A WW1 Imperial German trench knife, an officially issued example by Gottlieb Hammesfahr Solingen Foche. Spear point blade with single edge, and a shorter edge to the top side near the tip. German inspection mark at the riccaso on one side, and the the makers details to the opposite side. Original leather washer also at the ricasso area. Wooden slab handle with diagonal grips cut into the surface, with both secured by 2 rivets. Complete with black painted metal scabbard, with rivet attached

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- Estimate£80 - £120
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £150
Lot 383
A No’9 Mk1 Bowie Blade socket bayonet. This bayonet has a socket fitted similar to the No’4 spike bayonet, but the blade is a Bowie pattern. The No’9 was mainly issued to the Royal Navy with the No’4 rifle. Blade length 8”, overall length 10.25”.

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- Estimate£30 - £50
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £60
Lot 384
A Post War WW2 Fairbairn Sykes style commando knife. Based on the WW2 era 3rd pattern, with cast alloy hilt with ribbed grip, and unusual shaped pommel nut. No apparent makers mark, or military issue broad arrow marks or numbers, the only mark being an etched Royal crest to the blade. Possibly a civilian issue piece. Approximately 29.5cm length. Condition: generally good. Some wear and patina to the surface of the metal, and evidence of sharpening to the blade. The sheath is absent.

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- Estimate£60 - £80
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £95
Lot 385
A 1952 dated British Army issue ‘Crocodile” machete, by Martindale of Birmingham. With two flat plastic grips, secured by 5 copper rivets. Hole to the pommel, likely for securing a leather strap. Single edged blade with broad arrow mark, plus a number stamp of ‘KE8277’ and the date of 1952. Marked for Martindale on the blade, plus the Crocodile logo. Complete with a hide sheath and belt loop. Total length 51.3cm, blade length 37.9cm. Condition: generally solid, but with service wear to mo

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- Estimate£30 - £50
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £60
Lot 386
A vintage South African pattern No.9 bayonet, complete with associated scabbard.Likely of 1960’s manufacture and made by the South African Armaments Corporation.Un-fullered blade with single edge to bottom part, and a shorter edge to the top of the blade.Parkerised finish and un-sharpened blade as issued.Complete with its steel scabbard, as originally utilised with the Uzi sub-machine gun bayonets. Length in scabbard 27.5cm, blade length 16.8cm. Condition: generally good.Much of parkerised f

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- Estimate£50 - £70
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
Lot 387
WW2 Indian Army Kukri Knife & Scabbed. Brass mounts with etched design to blade.

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- Estimate£80 - £120
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £85
Lot 388
Rare British WW2 Mk1 No’4 Bayonet with un-altered cruciform blade with original tapered scabbard, manufactured in1939 only with nearly all being altered in 1940 with the tip being ground to screwdriver point. Makers mark to head, release catch in working order.

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- Estimate£80 - £120
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £65
Lot 389
A type 45 1903 Siamese Mauser bayonet with scabbard. Wooden slab grips, with blued steel pommel and button release catch. Short cross guard with muzzle ring, single edged blade with fuller. Marked to the top of the pommel and at the ricasso. Length in scabbard approximately 39.5cm. Generally good condition - some service wear to the wooden grips, and mottling to the blade. Plus, a Swiss SIG M1957 bayonet, complete with scabbard. Makers mark of Waffenfabrik Bern at the ricasso. Approximat

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- Estimate£60 - £80
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £60
Lot 390
French M1866 ‘Chasspot’ Sabre Bayonet, forward sweeping quillon, proof mark to blade, Blade length 22.5”, overall length 27.5”. No marks to back of blade.

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- Estimate£20 - £40
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £30
Lot 391
2 19th century P-1876 Martini Henry socket bayonets. Both of triangular cross section, with one example carrying a clear broad arrow mark, and the issue date of 10,99 for 1899. The other example has the traces of a serial number, but no visible issue date. Approximately 61.5cm length to one bayonet, and the other slightly shorter at 60.7cm. Condition: generally good. Much of the original blueing still apparent on each piece, and only minor surface wear from age and service use. Both examp

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- Estimate£200 - £250
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
Lot 392
A Swedish / Norwegian M1867-89 8mm bayonet, for use on the Swedish 8mm Remington rolling block rifle. Of cruciform cross section with pointed tip. Parkerised finish to entire piece, and marked ‘8054’, ‘12RB’ and ‘No1530’. Plus, the Swedish crown over a C mark. Approximately 53.5cm. Condition: generally very good. Good overall colour and patina, and only signs of light use.

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- Estimate£50 - £60
- StatusUnsold
Lot 393
A WW1 era, United States M1917 bayonet, complete with scabbard. Standard double groove cut walnut grips, with steel pommel and release catch. Steel cross guard with muzzle ring, single edged blade with fuller. Marked with the flaming grenade at the ricasso, plus the date of 1917, ‘X’ bend test marks, and W in circle for Winchester. Dark green leather scabbard with metal chape and throat, plus a leather frog with metal clip attachment. The leather is embossed ‘H.E’ and ‘JEWELL-1918’ This ty

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- Estimate£60 - £80
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £90
Lot 394
A British 1912 pattern Officers Cavalry sword, which by repute once belonged to a Canadian Victoria Cross winner. Nickel plated guard with foliate engraving, cast nickel pommel, and a fish skin grip with wire binding. Straight single edged blade with fuller, and etching to both sides. Maker marked for Hill of Norfolk Street, Sheffield at the ricasso. Complete with leather covered field scabbard with nickel throat, leather sword knot, and an associated soft leather cover. The scabbard has a

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- Estimate£250 - £300
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £400
Lot 395
A 20th century copy of a Victorian 1831 pattern, General Officer’s Marmaluke sword by Thurkle. Steel blade with brass proof disk inset near the ricasso (this with letter T, indicating manufacture by Thurkle). The blade is etched to both sides, with one side having the VR monogram, crown and Royal crest, and the other having the crossed sword and baton, scrolls and floral motifs. The curved grip is made in 2 section of composite material, made to mimic ivory, with brass floral rivets, and fi

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- Estimate£80 - £100
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £60
Lot 396
A 19th century 1828 pattern, Highland officers sword by Wilkinson. Of standard form, with a steel basket hilt guard, with heart shaped piercings, and a red felt and leather inner. Fish skin grip with wire binding, and a domed and knopped pommel. Double edged blade, with twin fullers. Henry Wilkinson of Pall Mall London etched to the ricasso, plus usual proof mark. The blade has also been etched with its former owners initials, and these are believed to read as ‘ANSG’. The spine is stamped

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- Estimate£400 - £600
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £560
Lot 397
A 1796 pattern light cavalry sabre, by Woolley & Co of Birmingham. Of standard form, with curved knuckle guard, combined pommel and backpiece, and leather grip. Curved single edge blade, with flat spine, onto which is stamped ‘Woolley & Co’ and a letter ‘B’. The ricaaso also has the original leather washer in place, nestled behind the 2 langets. Proof acceptance mark to the blade, of a crown over a number 1. The sword is accompanied by its original scabbard, which is engraved ‘Woolley & Co

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- Estimate£400 - £600
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £600
Lot 398
Japanese Pre WW2 Katana Sword with signature to handle tang in black lacquer scabbard (lacquer coming away from wooden body). plane iron Tsuba, cloth bound grip with red pant decoration. Overall length 105cm, 73cm blade (including Habaki), nice wave to blade edge (slight chip on blade tip)

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- Estimate£800 - £1,200
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £850
Lot 399
Japanese thin bladed Tanto Dagger with black lacquer scabbard decorated with stylised birds in flight, faint unreadable signature to handle tang, Approximately overall length 41cm, blade length 23cm, blade width at base 17mm. (missing coin sheath and one Tsukaito from handle).

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- Estimate£200 - £300
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
Lot 400
Japanese Tanto Dagger with brass handle and scabbed decorated with silver plaques depicting Japanese life. Approximately 26cm overall length, blade length 16cm.

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- Estimate£400 - £600
- StatusUnsold
Lot 401
Japanese Tanto Dagger with Period imitation Katana with heavy metal blade. Tanto Dagger has signature to handle tang, overall length Approximately 47cm, blade length 31cm, width of blade at base 2.8cm. Katana overall length 93cm, blade length 65cm with later scabbard.

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- Estimate£200 - £400
- StatusUnsold
Lot 402
Japanese WW2 Officers Katana with original Kashira, Tsukaito, Tsuka, Tsuba with original scabbard with good brass & copper decorative mounts. (Painted black in modern times & has some dents to end). Approximately 65cm blade (including Habaki) 62cm cutting edge, 25cm handle, scabbed length 74cm, overall length 100cm. (HANDLE CANNOT BE REMOVED as it has been glued on)

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- Estimate£400 - £600
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £360
Lot 403
Pair of early 19th Century Constabulary hangers one marked to blade ‘DL . C. P. No’ 65.’ Fish skin handles one with replacement copper wire grip.

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- Estimate£120 - £180
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £130
Lot 404
An a 19th century 1827 pattern rifle regiment officer’s sword, to the Manchester Volunteer Rifles. Of standard pattern, with Gothic style guard, incorporating the Queen’s crown and strung bugle motif. Fish skin grip with wire binding, with the binding having been painted red for unknown reasons. Single edged blade with fuller smith flat spine, etching to both sides of the blade and inset brass proof mark at the ricasso (which reads as ‘Proved P). The ricasso also has very faint makers detail

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- Estimate£150 - £200
- StatusUnsold
Lot 406
Rare British 1851 Pattern Sabre Bayonet for the experimental artillery carbine. Based on the French 1842 sabre bayonet, Brass ribbed hilt inset with slot and spring, steel cross guard with upswept quillon & down-swept muzzle ring quillon. The blade is single edged recurving with filler that tapers to a point in front of the cross guard (which sets it out from the French sabre bayonet that has a rounded end that is closer to the cross guard). The bayonet was manufactured as an experimental pie

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- Estimate£120 - £180
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £110
Lot 407
American 1840 pattern NCO’s sword by Ames MFg Co, dated 1864, US Government inspectors marked for JMW. Repair/Battlefield Repair to hand guard and to the rear of the cross guard. Approximately 80cm blade, overall length 97cm.

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- Estimate£30 - £50
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £50
Lot 408
Presentation Sword, British 1885 Pattern Cavalry Trooper’s Sword inscribed to blade ‘Trooper C. Barnes, Winner Sword Exercise, 1897, Leeds Troop Yorkshire Hussars’. Missing scabbard, rust putting to blade & hilt with slight damage to handle. Blade length approximately 87cm, overall length 102cm.

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- Estimate£80 - £140
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £140
Lot 409
Two attractive classic leather 12b cartridge belts for display or use.

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- Estimate£30 - £40
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £18
Lot 410
Collectors shotgun cartridges. 5xW Richards Liverpool “Mark Down” paper case “Specially Loaded” 12bore shotgun cartridges. Rolled turnover smokeless No.7 shot 2 ½” Clean and legible. 22xW Richards (Liverpool) 12bore 2 ½” brass-cased roll-turnover shotgun cartridges loaded with smokeless powder and No. 6 shot. In original brown card box with Richards’ label marked “Season 1938” and stencilled with buyers initials. W Richards metal gun oil bottle. Collection only Shotgun certificate must be pr

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- Estimate£80 - £100
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £75
Lot 411
Collectors shotgun cartridges. 25xEley 410 “ALMAC” shotgun cartridges 2” crimped metal cases. Rare example of these metal cased cartridges in their original box all in good condition. The ALMAC was produced by Eley’s for only a couple of years just after WW2 when materials for their shotgun cartridges were in short supply. They made use of the large quantities of .303 military rifle cartridge cases that had become surplus with the end of the War and swaged them to .410 dimensions. The length

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- Estimate£120 - £130
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
Lot 412
Collectors shotgun cartridges. 8xEley Gastight water resisting paper case metal lined shotgun cartridges. Rolled turnover in 12b. Marked “Smokeless” No.5 2 ¾”. No box. Clean and legible. 22xEley 12bore “Alphamax” 3” case heavy load “Long Range” shotgun cartridges in original box Rolled turnover marked “”Smokeless NEOFLAK powder” 1 ½ oz No. 1 shot Clean and undamaged. Original Eley “Maximum” shotgun cartridge box in good condition. Antique leather cartridge belt in 12b ex wildfowlers well used

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- Estimate£60 - £80
- StatusUnsold
Lot 413
Collectors shotgun cartridges. 86xWilliam Evans (London) pre-war specially loaded “PALL MALL” shotgun cartridges 2 ½” rolled turnover paper case No. 3 shot and marked “smokeless” in original plain card box with no makers label. Collection only Shotgun certificate must be produced Over 18.

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- Estimate£90 - £100
- StatusUnsold
Lot 414
One unfired 8bore paper case shotgun cartridge (may be brass lined) unmarked in red with head stamped “ELEY-KYNOCH ICI” rolled turnover No.1 shot. Collection only Shotgun certificate must be produced Over 18

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- Estimate£30 - £50
- StatusUnsold
Lot 415
2xpre-war 4bore brass shotgun cartridges which look to have been home-reloaded. Heads stamped “J W & S” and “IV” Collection only Shotgun certificate must be produced Over 18

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- Estimate£75 - £90
- StatusUnsold
Lot 416
One unfired pre-war 4bore Eley gastight quality paper-case metal-lined shotgun cartridge in red Rolled turnover 3 ¾” loaded with SSG shot and head marked “ELEY NOBEL”. One pre-war 4bore home-loaded 4”paper cartridge case(may be metal lined) in blue faintly marked “ELEY Patent Gastight Cartridge Case” and headstamped “ELEY BROS LONDON”. Collection only. Shotgun certificate must be produced Over 18.

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- Estimate£75 - £95
- StatusUnsold
Lot 417
Leather covered shotgun travelling case - 28’’ x 9’’, designed to fit 25’’ barrels (probably small bore i.e 28 or 20 bore. Brass corners and furniture, green baize lining and all compartments in place. Unpersonalised lid. Some signs of use and wear, no makers label, and key absent.

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- Estimate£80 - £100
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £50
Lot 418
Interesting 20bore to 410 shotgun chamber adaptor enabling a 410 cartridge to be fired from a 20 bore shotgun. Manufactured by Parker Hale, Birmingham and sold by them during the 1950s/60s. Collection only Shotgun certificate must be produced Over 18

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- Estimate£70 - £100
- StatusUnsold
Lot 419
A similar shotgun chamber adaptor enabling a 410 cartridge to be fired from a 12bore shotgun. Marked to the Bisley Works Birmingham which was the business of WJ & AJ Parker which suggests that it may be of pre-war or immediate post-war manufacture. Collection only Shotgun certificate must be produced. Over 18

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- Estimate£70 - £100
- StatusUnsold
Lot 420
Inert replica brass barrelled flintlock pistol after Sea Service style. Make unknown. A clean and tidy replica of an 18th/early 19th century arm. The lock is cast in brass and will lock and work but is not designed to be dry-fired which may cause damage. Design and mechanism pre 1870. Buyer must be over 18 and evidence produced.

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- Estimate£110 - £120
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £75
Lot 421
19th century Continental double barrel break-open pinfire pistol probably French. Boxlock action with twin hammers and falling triggers with some engraved decoration to side plates. Barrels approx. 10cm smooth bore. Fluted carved hardwood grips with lanyard ring to butt. No makers or other identifying marks evident but the pistol has been cleaned back to bare metal at some time which may have removed any stamped marks. Very unusual adjustable sight fixed to top of barrels on what may originally

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- Estimate£200 - £250
- StatusUnsold
Lot 422
A scarce WW1 British Military 1911 Pattern Bayonet practice rifle, by W.W. Greener of Birmingham, dated 1915 & broad arrow marked. Overall condition is good with strong spring action, slight crack to wood to hand grip of the butt with dents and slight chips to wood of the for-grip. last two pictures are from an original Webley & Scott Ltd sales catalog. (Not included with this lot)

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- Estimate£250 - £350
- Winning BidN/A
- StatusCLOSED!
- Realised Price: £200
Lot 423
A mid-19th century screw barrel percussion boxlock pocket pistol in the Birmingham trade pattern. 6.5” overall with 2.52barrel. No makers name. Birmingham proof marks. In mechanical working order the woodwork is in good condition but the metalwork has been cleaned back to bright metal. As usual, the key that would have been used to unscrew the barrel is missing and the barrel cannot be unscrewed by hand. Antique.

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- Estimate£70 - £100
- StatusUnsold
Lot 424
Mid 19th century style single barrel percussion pistol. Overall length 14” with 9” blued octagonal smooth bore barrel at .465” bore with metal ramrod. A plain lock with no identifiable maker’s name evident apart from letters “KP” stamped thereon. No proof marks to barrel which suggests Continental origin. Brass furniture with raised feathered decoration to butt cap. Woodwork is good with some use marks and may have been cleaned back and varnished in more recent times. Lock in mechanical working

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- Estimate£150 - £200
- StatusUnsold

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