Single-Owner Collections

A mid-20th century Webley & Scott Limited Birmingham steel paper target holder with applied badge and green painted finish, 27.5cm x 27.5cm, together with a Martin Game Plotter by Alex Martin Ltd, Gunmaker, Glasgow. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of fifty-one Buckingham Pewter military figures, modelled by Charles Stadden, including a Life Guards equestrian figure, mounted on a wooden plinth support, dated 1979, a painted Royal Marines commando, dated 1976, and an Irish Guards soldier and Irish Wolfhound regimental mascot figure group (some parts loose as expected, mainly very good cabinet-stored condition). Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A silver Country Landowners Association Long Service Award for Gamekeepers with forty years service bar to 'N.T. Nicholson 1984', Birmingham 1981 by T&S, with case of issue (case lacking ribbon stud). Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A rare 1960s Eley Cartridges advertising pocket watch, the dial with printed pictorial face with a cartridge, detailed 'Eley Maximum Long Range - Heavy Load Shot Shell' and 'Made in England'. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A rare 1960s Pneumatic Cartridges advertising pocket watch, the dial with printed pictorial face with a cartridge and specifications, detailed 'Pneumatic Cartridges, Edinburgh, Scotland', 'The most efficient yet evolved' and 'Made in USA'. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

An extremely rare mid to late 19th century hawk kite, produced by P. Dart, 13 Arlington Gardens, South Gunnersbury, London, within original wood board case bearing label to interior detailed 'Dart's Kites for Sportsmen' with flying instructions, transit labels to exterior (some fatigue to material), together with an original advertising magazine insert with illustrations of game hunters using the kite, the opposing side with instructions, prices and testimonials. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

Two 20th century stitched leather falcon hoods with embossed decoration and feather crestings, together with a 20th century falconry lure with stitched leather body and applied feathers and string throw. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A scarce early 20th century printed tin vesta by Byant & May, printed with a shooting scene, together with four English pewter hunting style snuffboxes, three marked to the base 'C. Currey Ltd, Chichester, England'. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of various 19th and early 20th century gun stocks, fore ends, locks, trigger mechanisms and spare parts. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A rare Second World War period German waterproof map, 1:250,000 scale, detailed with the English South Coast, including Southampton, Portsmouth, Worthing and Brighton, titled 'Küstennachtkarte von Großbritannica', 56cm x 66cm. Note: reputedly removed from a crashed Stuka dive bomber and passed to the current vendor by the finder.

A collection of various early 20th century pinfire and later loading, packing and forming dies in steel and brass, together with a group of other associated items. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large collection of 19th and 20th century gun cleaning rods, including a group of ebonized turned wood examples. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A mid-20th century British Field Sports Society printed tin advertising sign of circular form with typical green print on a yellow background, together with a reproduction James Purdey & Sons printed sign and a 1970s Eley printed advertising poster. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of 19th and 20th century shooting related items, including a group of leather shot flasks, various pull-throughs and cleaning items and a small group of simplified peg or place markers, all within a made-up leather case with associated Holland & Holland label to interior, and a leather cased magazine containing Eley universal shot cartridges and associated items (one hinge strap defective). Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A small collection of 19th century shooting relating items, including an air cane box of boarded construction, bearing interior label, an embossed copper powder flask, decorated with hunting dogs and gamebirds, another powder flask, probably for a pistol, and a group of cleaning rods. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A mid to late 20th century silver game shooter's butt or peg marker box with scissor-action hinge, opening to reveal eight markers with cast and chased feather-form terminals, each numbered, the exterior with all-over engine turned decoration, Birmingham 1958, indistinct maker's mark but probably by Turner & Simpson. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A Second World War period British leather .303 ammunition case, the lid embossed 'Cans 303 M.G, B.H & G 10' and dated 1941, with buckle and strap fasteners, together with a collection of Field Service pocket books, training manuals and other military related booklets. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large collection of 20th century shooting accessories, including cartridge bags, cartridge belts, various pull-throughs and a small group of shotgun speed-loading tools. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A mid to late 19th Century Adam's Patent revolver with later wood grip (relic found condition, overall losses, rust, old cleaning), together with a small collection of gun related items, including a group of late 19th century musket and rifle lead shot, a shot maker's crucible with turned wood handle and a group of gun flints, and an African arrow, probably early 20th century. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.