Cartridge Display Board
Ideal for your gun room this is an amateur produced shotgun cartridge display board to illustrate many types of shotgun cartridge ranging from tiny shotshells to large signal cartridges. Many are collectible in their own individual rights such as early pinfire and large bore brass cases. This is an interesting display that is 1/10 of the cost of a professional board such as Kynoch but neverthel... read more
Cased Colt London Navy Revolver
This is a decent Colt London Navy with the top strap address reading - Address- Col.Colt, London. Serial No is 27696 all matching including the wedge and the correct London dome headed screws. 36 calibre 6 shot with a 7.5" octagonal barrel. Overall condition is very good with a high percentage of the original varnish still on the walnut grips and a very visible cylinder scent. This gun has not ... read more
Remington 1871 Rolling Block Pistol
Here we have a very decent Remington 1871 pistol in 50 Calibre (Obsolete)at a reasonable price for this scarce pistol. Good mechanics with reasonable bore and woodwork. Quite an extraordinary pistol when one considers the considerable competition at the time!
Designed to be a "manstopper" with no frills and virtually undamageable this pistol has laid in a drawer for the past 50 years. ... read more
Rare Maynard Revolver
Edward Maynard was a prolific inventor and introduced his tape primer system to the USA army very successfully from a commercial point of view. He later went on the design a carbine which realistically was the first breech firearm to use a reloadable brass cartridge case. This developed quickly into the centre fire case we are familiar with today. This is a Maynard Automatic revolved cylinder r... read more
George Daw Revolver
This is a very pleasing and early and possibly a prototype Daw's revolver in a sympathetically relined case with original powder flask, some tools and reproduction oil bottle. The Daw was a well received revolver and much publicised by exponents such as Hans Busk. Daw was a self publicist as Colonel Colt was and he took every opportunity to promote his arms and presented one of his patented rev... read more
Maynard Civil War Carbine
Now this is a rarity in the UK! A 50 calibre Maynard capping breech loading carbine. Edward Maynard invented the tape primer system and was not only a prolific inventor but an acclaimed Dentist who introduced many dentistry techniques including the use of gold for fillings. Maynard's carbine was renowned as pre-eminent for fast loading and accuracy and was more or less the first metallic cartri... read more
Adams 54 Bore tailed bullet mould.
This fine mould stamped Adams Patent was manufactured circa 1851 and designed for the Adams revolver which was initially produced without a rammer, the principal being that the cast tail of the bullet was pushed into a wad to retain the bullet in the cylinder.This did not always work! Bullets would sometimes fall out of the cylinder sometimes to the fatal embarrassment of the user and as a cons... read more
Martini Henry Sword Bayonet and Scabbard
Model 1887 bayonet with fullered blade, these lay undisturbed in a Nepalese Arsenal for nearly a Century. This bayonet has a good scabbard and handle and some pitting on the blade which should polish out. read more
Great War Medal Trio Drvr C M du Preez SASA
This trio is accompanied by an original photograph of Drvr du Preez and the Victory Medal is bilingual.
I was told by a customer that when he was doing National Service in South Africa he became friends with a du Preez family who owned a gold mine! Worthy of further research.
Medals are G.VF. read more
Remington No 4 Rifle
This is a Remington No 4 take down rifle or "Buggy Gun" in .32 Rimfire (Obsolete) calibre. These guns were the USA equivalent of our Rook and Rabbit Rifles and were used both as working tools and as a light rifle to introduce young people to shooting. This particular example is in good condition and features a lever action take down to allow the rifle to be disassembled in seconds.
The r... read more