Snider Short Rifle - Portuguese Contract

This is an excellent Snider Rifle marked 1878 with an FA stamp indicating it was one of only 1200 manufactured and shipped to Portugal. At this time the British Army were adopting the Martini Henry rifle but Snider's were still being manufactured and exported all over the world.
This rifle is mechanically excellent with a good bore and nice breach , no damage or repairs to the woodwork a...  read more

Code: 50125

Good Colt London Pocket Pistol in 31 Calibre

Of all of the Colt's available to British Collectors, the Colt "London" has to be the most iconic. Manufactured and proofed in Britain it is accepted that the quality of workmanship is better than the USA made revolvers and this can be evidenced in some of the attention to detail such as dome headed screws and much greater defined cross hatching on the hammer spur. Colonel Colt believed that Br...  read more

Code: 50121

Winchester 1887/1901 10 Gauge Lever Shotgun

The Winchester 1901 is basically an 1887 with some small improvements. John Moses Browning anticipated the demise of the Lever Action Shotgun as soon as Winchester introduced their 1897 pump action shotgun and he was not wrong! Only 14,600 examples of the 1901 were manufactured between 1901 and 1917, an insignificant number for Winchester.
This particular shotgun in 10 bore short obsolet...  read more

Code: 50119

Outstanding Giffard

Now I am not considered a Francophile and my use of superlatives is normally restricted to “Good”, “Very Good” or “Excellent” which is the condition of the items I try to stock and of course I am trying to sell them as well so I am not going to stock junk! On this occasion I would describe this item as Wonderful! Why? Simple, it is rare, interesting and in outstanding condition.
Giffa...  read more

Code: 50115

Military type Circa 1850 14 bore Percussion Pistol

This is a 24 bore percussion pistol similar to a Tower issue but this has contemporary proofs but no Crown so probably made for the export market. Nevertheless a handsome substantial pistol of quality. Barrel length 9" Overall length 15"  read more

Code: 50111

Allen & Wheelock 31 calibre

Although the firm of Allen & Wheelock was only in business for eight years - from 1857 to 1864 - it produced a surprisingly large variety of firearms. This is one of them! Their products included single shot, double barrel, 4, 5, and 6 shot pepperbox pistols; single barrel, double barrel and revolving cylinder rifles, both muzzle loading and breech loading; and over 20 revolver models with more...  read more

Code: 50108

Admiral Horatio Nelson - Strand of Hair.

Now here is something for the Nelson collector who thought they had everything! A strand of Nelson's hair, nicely mounted and with a Certificate of Authenticity and facsimile copy letter written by Nelson's daughter Horatia explaining the provenance of the hair.
A fascinating curio and relic and as close an artefact to Nelson as any collector would ever hope to own.  read more

Code: 50107

Webley Bentley Style120 Bore Rimfire Pocket Revolver

This is a Bentley pattern rim fire revolver in approximately 120 bore. The carving of the grips would seem to be indicative of Belgian Manufacure but it does not have Liege proofs but Birmingham view marks- Curious! The revolver is double action only and cocks and index's fine with a decent bore and nice grips.
At some time the last 1/16" tip of the firing pin has been chipped off but th...  read more

Code: 50106

Colt Single Action Army 1875 45 Colt British Proofed 1899

This is an extremely attractive looking SAA in 45 Colt which exhibits London Victorian Proof marks including Nitro proof marks on a gun that was originally made for black powder rounds. The serial number dates the manufacture to 1899.
The action is perfect and the bore is mirror clean and the hammer has "all the clicks", overall a handsome gun. The American purist would frown on the Brit...  read more

Code: 50105

Daw & Company Cased Percussion Revolver

Daw Percussion revolver with very good bore and mechanics , lots of original finish and in a correct Daw case with nice contemporary trade label but clearly the case has been messed around with to fit this gun but can be sympathetically and easily repaired.
The quality of Daw's patent revolvers was always exceptional and this is no different, they were recommended by a number of people i...  read more

Code: 50093