Good Civil War Lefaucheaux patent pinfire revolver

This is a very good military pinfire 12 mm Lefaucheaux patent revolver.
Originally supplied in the "white" the revolver cocks locks and fires in both single and double action. The side loading gate has a tight spring mechanism that is still extant.
This revolver was sourced in the USA and is a typical and decent example of one of the thousands that were imported by the Southern Co...  read more

Code: 50288

Good Stevens Take Down Rifle Model 1894

Another great little Stevens Model 1894 Favorite take down rifle in 25 Stevens Calibre.
This one has much original finish, a really good bore and is mechanically sound with no defects to report other than the odd cosmetic ding that can be seen from the photographs.
Stevens were popular as they were a fraction of the price of Winchester Low Walls and this is a very tidy example for...  read more

Code: 50279

Good Collectible Arisaka Model 99 rifle.

This is a another nice, live firing and collectible Arisaka Model 99 short rifle. The Model 99 superceded the Model 38 in 1939 and became the "workhorse" of the Japanese Army.
This is an early 3rd Series model from the Torimatsu of the Nagoya arsenal and is particularly nice as the Receiver and Bolt Rear Safety Cover Royal Chrysanthemum marks haven't been defaced as most are. After the W...  read more

Code: 50276

Remington Rolling Block Rifle Circa 1870

This is an interesting rifle that needs additional research. From studying George Layman's excellent book on the subject I believe it formed part of the Greek/Venezuelan contract that ended up in France during the Franco Prussian War. I have not cast the chamber but can see that it is not 43 Spanish calibre which is a shouldered case as this chamber is a straight case so it is either 43 Reforma...  read more

Code: 50272

Beautiful Little Stevens Take Down Rifle

This is a very nice Stevens Favorite take down rifle in 25 Stevens Calibre. Excellent bore and much finish as can be seen. The Stevens rifles were manufactured in their thousands and were the USA equivalent of our "Rook & Rabbit" rifles.
This rifle has a perfect butt cap often seen damaged and generally has seen little use.
Reduced crack in lower trigger tang needs TIG weld.
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Code: 50270

Blue Jacket No 2 Revolver with pearl grips

This is a nice example of an Harrington and Richardson Blue Jacket No 2 revolver in 32 rim fire manufactured circa 1875.
The top strap is stamped with the makers name, model and patent date of March 28th 1871.
The revolver rotates, cocks and locks and has period pearl grips and was obviously a "fancy" gun for the time. The revolver disassembles easily. An interesting piece of Amer...  read more

Code: 50249

Good Model 1879 EN Remington Rolling Block Rifle

Another excellent Argentine rolling block rifle, about mint bore with crisp mechanics and very nice walnut stock from the reneged Argentine contract. Argentina purchased several thousand of these rifles but in mid contract decided to purchase Mauser bolt action rifles and did not take delivery. As these were not used in anger they are generally in excellent condition having been stored for near...  read more

Code: 50244

Superb Remington model 1871 Army .50 calibre pistol

Here is another superb 1871 Remington Rolling Block Pistol in obsolete 50 calibre Remington centrefire and in the top 5% of quality attainable.
It is hard to know exactly why Remington made rolling block pistols when they did, since revolvers were so well established. Probably they were already tooled up for rolling block rifles, so making pistols didn’t require an additional investmen...  read more

Code: 50242

Moore's patent teat fire revolver

This interesting Teat-fire cartridge is a .32 caliber pistol cartridge designed by Daniel Moore and manufactured by Moore and his partner David Williamson for their Pocket Revolver, was produced under both the Moore and National Arms marques by the National Arms Company of Brooklyn, New York in the mid-19th century.
The Moore Calibre .32 Teat-fire used a unique cartridge to get around th...  read more

Code: 50241

Interesting Victorian Rook Rifle by Braendlin Armoury

Braendlin Armoury were a prolific manufacturer from 1860 and were a tenant of Tranter. Many, many prestigious retailers were supplied by Braendlin Armoury who seemed to be very active in the "high end" of sporting martini action rifles. This particular rifle is in 380 CF rook rifle which is easy to load for if you wish to place it on a certificate. The rifle appears to be a modified cadet rifle...  read more

Code: 50239