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Militaria & Ethnographica: Friday 18 June 2010 10:30AM
Viewing: Thursday 17 June 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale.
 

A 19th Century Percussion Cap Sporting Gun by T Cook, with 81cm steel barrel, foliate engraved cock and lock plate, walnut half stock with horn fore-end tip and chequered grip steel trigger guard with pineapple finial, and wood ramrod.

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 396

 
 

A 19th Century Afghan Matchlock Long Gun, with plain 101cm tapering steel barrel, four band walnut full stock with steel plates below the action, the slender butt stamped 2083.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 397

 
 

A Late 18th Century French Flintlock Blunderbuss "Boat Gun", the 58cm brass two stage barrel with double rings and flared muzzle, the steel lock plate engraved "Mre d' Armes de Charleville", walnut full stock with steel furniture, with a steel band mounted on a swivel peg, now displayed on an oak "gunnel" plinth, overall length 101cm.

Guide Price: £1200-1800

View Lot No. 398

 
 

A Tower 1856 Pattern Percussion Cap Smooth Bore Carbine, the 53.5cm steel barrel with V rear sight, Board of Ordnance marks and numbered 17, crudely and lightly punched 217, the steel lock plate with crowned VR and 1859 TOWER, the two band walnut full stock with brass fore-end tip, brass trigger guard stamped 2 - 6, butt stamped with BIRMINGHAM in a circle enclosing arrow and WD over large number 1, with brass butt plate and steel swivel ramrod and stirrup, lacks saddle bar.

Guide Price: £350-450

View Lot No. 399

 
 

A 19th Century Walking Cane Air Gun, the 94cm black enamelled steel cane in two sections, the upper section as the air reservoir loaded by a syphon pump, the lower section barrel with concealed trigger and brass screw-off tip, with accessories in a fitted mahogany case.

Guide Price: £400-600

View Lot No. 400

 
 

An Early 19th Century Flintlock Sporting Gun, in dismantled relic condition; a Walnut stock for a flintlock gun; a Brass Box and Cover, made from a 1917 Polte Magdeburg shell case; a walnut fitted box and a bullet mould.(5)

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 401

 
 

An 18th Century India Pattern Percussion Cap Carbine, the 68.5cm steel barrel with London proof marks, barrel and nipple conversion from a flintlock, walnut half stock with brass India pattern furniture and later wood ramrod (poor order)

Guide Price: £180-250

View Lot No. 402

 
 

A 19th Century Afghan Matchlock Long Gun, with plain 107cm tapering steel barrel, four band walnut full stock with steel plates below the action, the slender butt stamped 3232.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 403

 
 

A Good 18th Century Flintlock Silver Mounted Musketoon/Coaching Carbine by Griffin & Tow, London, the 60cm browned steel swamped barrel signed on the rib, with London proof marks, Board of Ordnance marks and gold lined touch hole, with foliate chased and engraved tang, the lock plate signed and engraved with leaves, slide safety, the the well figured walnut full stock with silver furniture of two ramrod pipes, foliate engraved trigger guard with acorn finial, butt plate with engraved tang, vacant escutcheon and side plate worked as a martial trophy, with hallmarks for London 1773, maker's mark I.K (possibly for John King), and with a horn tipped wood ramrod, 100cm long overall.

Guide Price: £4000-6000

View Lot No. 404

 
 

A Good 18th Century Flintlock Fowling Piece by Henry Nock, London, the 100cm browned steel two stage barrel octagonal at the breech and set with maker's gold poincon, with gold lined touch hole and waterproof frizzen pan, foliate chased and engraved tang, the plain lock plate inset with a further gold poincon, the walnut half stock with chequered grip and off-set butt, foliate engraved steel furniture of three ramrod pipes, trigger guard with neo-classical urn finial, and butt plate with engraved tang, with brass and horn tipped wood ramrod, 140cm long overall.

Guide Price: £2500-3500

View Lot No. 405

 
 
 
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