Firearms and Edged Weapons

A pair of early 19th century flintlock holster pistols with brass-sighted steel barrels, barrel length 33cm, and shaped steel locks, full-stocked with brass furniture (various old engraved graffiti in places to woodwork and steelwork).

An early 19th century flintlock sea service pistol with steel barrel, barrel length 23cm, and steel lock, full-stocked with brass furniture and butt plate with ring suspension.

A mid-19th century percussion target pistol by Redfern, London, with sighted octagonal barrel, barrel length 25.5cm, foliate engraved steel lock with sliding safety and scrolling swept steel trigger guard, full-stocked with chequered grip and later replacement wooden ramrod (action defective, old lacquer present with some losses, old restoration).

A fine early 19th century percussion belt or overcoat pistol by Wilkinson & Son, London, with octagonal steel barrel, barrel length 10cm, foliate engraved steel lock and hammer, sliding safety, belt clip, pull-out swing-over steel captive ramrod and finely chequered carved wood grip with inset silver cartouche and steel butt plate with hinged trapdoor (action works at half and full cock).

A mid-19th century six-shot pepperbox revolver by Joseph Wareing, with fluted steel six-barrel cluster, barrel length 7.5cm, nickel metal rounded body with foliate decoration, steel trigger, guard, hammer and sliding safety, and walnut plate grips (action defective though part works), together with an associated 19th century three-way brass and copper powder flask with dispensing nozzle and base with double-hinged apertures for wads and shot.

An early 19th century 50-bore flintlock pistol by Salmon & Co, with turn-off barrel, barrel length 4.5cm, engraved locks with trophies of arms, one-piece flat-sided wooden grip and thumbpiece, and safety slide (action works at half and full cock, a few bruises around the barrel).

An early 19th century percussion pocket pistol by Ketland & Co, London, with steel turn-off barrel, barrel length 4.2cm, brass locks and body, engraved with trophies of arms, sliding safety, folding trigger and one-piece flat-sided wooden grip with pokerwork decoration and initialled 'J.S' (probably an old conversion from flintlock, action works at half and full cock, overall evidence of old restoration, overall wear, abrasion to brass locks).

A group of four early 20th century South American gaucho knives, including an example with typical triangular-section blade, blade length 18cm, and octagonal-form nickel silver handle with foliate decoration, with nickel silver scabbard, profusely decorated with hunting dogs, other stylized animals and scrolling foliate designs, the belt hook with maker's mark 'AE & Co, Marca Registrada' (losses to blade edge).

A small collection of 19th century and later gun and shooting related items, including two similar percussion pistols with round barrels, barrel length 19.5cm, one with steel mounts, the other with brass mounts (both with alterations and conversions), two further percussion pocket pistols (both with repairs, conversions and alterations), and a small group of Continental powder dispensers.

An early to mid-20th century Middle Eastern jambiya with typical curved blade, blade length 12.5cm, with central raised rib and fine white metal inlaid panel of calligraphic script, and plated embossed copper mounted handle with horn inset grips, with similarly decorated scabbard.

An unusual 18th/19th century smallsword with clipped-point blade, blade length 36, cut steel guard of octagonal form and turned wood grip.

A Martini-Henry single-shot breech-loading lever-action rifle with sighted barrel, barrel length 82.5cm, and later brass ramrod (lever action defective).

A group of three 19th century Middle Eastern matchlock and flintlock muskets, including an example with part-formed and part-round steel barrel with slightly flared sighted muzzle, barrel length 104cm, brass strap mounts, simple spring-loaded action, club-form stock and steel ramrod (all distressed, parts missing, old repairs and restoration).

A fine George III Dublin Castle flintlock pistol, circa 1780, with round barrel, barrel length 23cm, engraved 'IX D' (possibly 9th Dragoons), steel lock, engraved 'GR' with crown and 'Dublin Castle', full-stocked with brass furniture, the trigger guard engraved 'F 32', and pull-out brass ramrod.

A fine George III flintlock blunderbuss by Ketland, London, with part-octagonal and part-round brass barrel, barrel length 39cm, and steel lock, detailed 'Ketland', full-stocked with brass furniture, part-engraved with foliate decoration, and pull-out horn-tipped ramrod.

A fine and rare 18th century Royal Highland Regiment all-steel flintlock pistol by Isaac Bissell, circa 1760, with turned round barrel, barrel length 20cm, engraved 'R H R', line border-engraved lock and hammer, the lock engraved 'Bissell', left-side belthook fitting, ball-shaped trigger, ram's horn-shaped butt with turned ball finial, the grip with engraved flowerhead motifs, and turned all-steel pull-out ramrod.

A George III percussion pistol with sighted octagonal barrel, barrel length 23cm, the face edge engraved 'London', and line border-engraved and foliate-decorated lock and hammer, full-stocked with steel furniture and pull-out swing-over captive ramrod.

A pair of fine early 19th century pocket pistols with octagonal turn-off barrels, barrel length 6cm, each with brass lock and steel hammer, decorated with foliate designs and marked 'London', folding spring-activated triggers, sliding safeties and finely chequered carved wood grips.

An 18th century cannon-barrel percussion pistol with turned round barrel, barrel length 13.5cm, round locks, indistinctly marked with maker's name and 'London' within a frame of foliate motifs and decoration, and swollen carved walnut and white metal-mounted grip with lion-mask appliqué to the butt (probably converted from flintlock, action defective, some old losses and restoration).