Single-Owner Collections

A large collection of various late 19th century gunpowder tins and dispensers, including a large Curtis's & Harvey's Sporting Gunpowder flask with woodcock or snipe pictorial, a John Hall & Sons No. 3 Large Grain Rifle Gunpowder flask and a Dupont Superfine FFFg Gunpowder tin from Wilmington, Delaware. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A rare Jones Patent Accuratus powder dispenser, numbered '883', with funnel shaped hopper, revolving action dispenser with turned wood handle, scaled measures and nozzle applicator, length 25.5cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A rare 19th century Jones Patent Accuratus powder dispenser, numbered '901', with funnel shaped hopper, revolving action dispenser, turned wood handle, scaled measures and nozzle applicator, length 24cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

An unusual and rare Jones Patent Accuratus powder dispenser, numbered '746', with cylinder shaped hopper (possibly repaired or associated), turned wood handle grip, revolving-action dispenser with turned wood handle, scaled measures and nozzle applicator, length 24cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of 20th century gun related pull-throughs, cleaning rods, brushes and related items, including two military cleaning kits, one for a Lee-Enfield, both cased, and a British SLR cleaning kit. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of mixed shooting and other collectables, including three pewter spirit flasks, a group of gun and game related printer's blocks, a toolkit pouch, marked 'B.S.A.', an I.C.I. advertising paperweight and a Strike A Light Country Life smoking mixture tin, all within a late Victorian leather cartridge box (faults). Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A scarce late 19th century Dixon & Simpson's Patent counter-top cartridge loading machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, the black painted hopper, marked 'Powder' to the top, over a green painted steel body with lacquered brass hand-wind mechanical movement, with finished mahogany body and sliding tray/drawer with brass mounts for 12-bore cartridges, the side with scale measured indicators, height 37cm, width 32cm, depth 36cm, with an associated packing tool. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A large late Victorian cast iron Dixon & Simpson's Patent table or bench-top cartridge packing machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, with turned wood handle and pull-down mechanism, the ornate scrolling openwork sides supported on a wood base, with one packing tray for 12-bore cartridges and two brass trays, probably for crimping, height 43cm, width 36cm, length 107cm, together with an early 20th century cast iron bench-top packing machine. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A scarce late 19th century Dixon & Simpson's Patent counter-top cartridge loading machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, the black painted hopper over a steel and lacquered brass mechanical movement, with finished mahogany body and sliding cartridge tray/drawer for 16-bore cartridges, the side with scale measured indicators, height 36cm, width 32cm, depth 36cm, with an associated packing tool. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A scarce late 19th century Dixon & Simpson's Patent counter-top cartridge loading machine by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, the black painted hopper (later painted) over a steel and lacquered brass mechanical movement, with finished mahogany body and sliding cartridge tray/drawer for 12-bore cartridges, the side with scale measured indicators, height 31.5cm, width 18cm, depth 36cm, with an associated packing tool. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A group of three mahogany and oak cased J. Erskine Patent cartridge loading boxes with a variety of trays and pushing sweeps, two with applied pressed brass maker's plaques, one stamped '6078' to the case, the other two stamped '4000' and '5838', height 15cm, width 29cm, depth 37cm (some parts lacking, some parts associated). Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

Two late 19th century mahogany cased J. Erskine Patent cartridge loading boxes, each with loading tray and applied pressed brass maker's plaque, one stamped '160' to the case, the other stamped '209', height 14cm, width 29cm, depth 37.5cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A group of fourteen various European cartridge redecapping tools, including 12, 20 and .410 bores, with cast brass and steel bodies and swing-over arranged handles, the majority finished with turned wood. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A collection of various 19th century rammers and some brass filler tubes with turned wood rammers and formed brass tubes, mainly for 12-bore cartridges. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A scarce late 19th century James Dixon & Sons Sheffield Patent counter-top cartridge reloading machine with black painted hopper, marked 'Powder' to top, over a green painted steel and lacquered brass mechanical movement and finished mahogany body with two sliding cartridge trays/drawers for 12 and 20-bore cartridges, the side with scale measure indicators, height 36.5cm, width 41cm, depth 36cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

Two 19th century patent bench-mounted combination 12-bore cartridge reloading tools, comprising a James Dixon & Sons Riviere & Bakers Patent 12-bore example, marked '327' and '11 85 S', and an example detailed 'L&B Patent' with bird trademark, height of largest 31.5cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A group of four 19th century Jefferies Patent bench-mounted combination and other cartridge loading tools, comprising three 12-bore and one 16-bore, including a cast iron example, applied with pressed brass maker's plaque and detailed to the body 'Jefferies, Norwich Registered April13 1859, No. 4164', with spring-loaded rammer and turned wood handles, height 42cm. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A group of three brass and steel cartridge reloading tools, including a Bartram & Co Patent 12-bore example. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.

A group of three lacquered brass mounted painted steel combination cartridge loading tools, comprising a red/brown painted 20-bore by G. & J.W. Hawksley, a similar red/brown painted 16-bore by James Dixon & Sons and a green painted 12-bore, detailed '12'. Provenance: the property of a Hampshire private collector.