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Arms, Armour, Militaria and Ethnographica: Thursday 25 February 2010 10:30AM
Viewing: Wednesday 24 February 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale
 

A 19th Century Afghan Long Gun, the 55inch (140cm) steel barrel engraved with arabesques and tendrils at the breech, lacks lock, full wood stock with six foliate engraved sheet brass bands, the shaped butt inlaid with silver foliate tendrils.

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 270

 
 

A 19th Century Walking Stick Air Gun, in three sections, each screwing to the next, the 48cm barrel with tap loading and an aperture for a trigger (missing), the curved upper section being the air reservoir loaded by a stirrup pump (missing), and with bent handle, the whole bearing traces of original paint to simulate wood grain, 92cm long overall.

Guide Price: £100-200

View Lot No. 271

 
 

A 19th Century Percussion Cap Musket, the 93cm steel barrel stamped HAS 890, the walnut half stock with brass fore-end tip, double scroll trigger guard, sling swivel, the butt with brass hinged patch box, with steel ramrod.

Guide Price: £250-300

View Lot No. 272

 
 

A Late 18th/Early 19th Century Percussion Cap Sporting Gun, converted from a flintlock, the 80cm browned steel barrel octagonal at the breech, the shaped steel lock plate engraved with swags of drapes, shaped trigger guard, walnut half stock with horn fore-end tip, chequered grip and wooden ramrod.

Guide Price: £250-300

View Lot No. 273

 
 

A German GEW Mauser 98 Bolt Action Rifle, with standard front and rear sights, the breech marked CHR. Schilling, Suhl, 1916, walnut full stock with sling swivels, ramrod missing, metalwork badly pitted.

Guide Price: £70-100

View Lot No. 274

 
 

A 19th Century Percussion Cap Sporting Gun, the 87.5cm steel barrel octagonal at the breech, engraved on the top flat Anderson, Malton, with engraved side lock and hammer, walnut half stock with chequered grip and wood ramrod.

Guide Price: £80-120

View Lot No. 274A

 
 

A 19th Century Percussion Cap Sporting Gun by Mortimer, London, the 85cm steel barrel octagonal at the breech, the lock signed and engraved with game birds, walnut half stock with horn fore-end tip and chequered grip - lacks ramrod; a similar Sporting Gun, the side lock stamped Hinks, walnut half stock and wood ramrod.(2)

Guide Price: £150-200

View Lot No. 275

 
 

A 19th Century Percussion Cap Sporting Gun by Manton, London, with 82cm steel barrel, signed foliate engraved lock and dolphin hammer, steel double scroll trigger guard with acanthus bud finial, walnut half stock with chequered grip and wood ramrod.

Guide Price: £100-150

View Lot No. 276

 
 

A 19th Century North African (Kabyle) Snaphaunce Long Gun, the 130cm slender facetted sighted steel barrel with slightly flared muzzle, bound with numerous bands of silver, the wood, ivory and steel stock applied with intricate silver scrolls and studded bands and bearing traces of coral inlay.

Guide Price: £200-400

View Lot No. 277

 
 

A Norfolk 10 Bore Wildfowler's Percussion Cap Long Gun, with 111cm steel barrel, foliate engraved lock plate, walnut half stock with chequered grip and later wood ramrod.

Guide Price: £150-200

View Lot No. 278

 
 
 
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