Firearms Catalogue

Firearms Private Collection Diss Auction Rooms Friday 3 March 10.30am £1 page 1

Important Information 1.

Buyer’s Registration Before bidding please obtain your personal buyer’s number from reception. Please note that some form of Personal Identification will be required to confirm your address details.

If you become a regular buyer at the Diss Auction Rooms permanent buyer’s numbers are available.

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Buyer’s Premium A Buyer’s Premium of 15% is payable on the hammer price (VAT is charged on the premium).

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Value Added Tax i Lots indicated with the symbol “i” are sold inclusive of VAT in the hammer price. Your invoice will show the element of VAT. 4.

Payment We require settlement of purchases on the day of sale. If you have bought on a written bid we ask you to arrange immediate settlement upon advice of your purchase.

4.1 Payment by Cash Either during or at the end of the sale enables immediate collection of lots, cash payments in excess of £5,000 are not accepted.

4.2 Payment by Cheque Cheques will be cleared before collection of goods, or a Bank Reference supplied before the goods are collected.

4.3 Payment by Credit & Debit Cards Either during or at the end of the sale enables immediate collection of lots. Visa & Mastercard credit cards accepted, subject to 1.5% (+VAT) surcharge. Payments exceeding £1,000 can only be made by the cardholder in person.

4.4 Online Bank Transfers These may be arranged for larger transactions 5.

Ways of Bidding 5.1 In Person If you are attending the sale then you can bid in person. Ensure that you have the attention of the auctioneer during bidding and upon purchasing either show, or advise the Auctioneer of your buyer’s number.

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By Written Bid If you cannot attend the sale then please complete a written bid form indicating the price you wish to bid to. The Auctioneer will faithfully execute your commission bid, starting the bidding at a low level and using your written bid against other bids and any reserve price that might apply, to acquire the lot on your behalf at as low a level that other interest allows. In the occasional situation of another bidder holding the bid equal to your top bid the auctioneer will place one further bid on your behalf.

Written bid forms must be received no later than 30 minutes before the commencement of the sale. This service is offered free of charge but without responsibility. If you are successful with your written bid we will normally telephone you with details of your purchase after the sale.Where we cannot make contact we will invoice you a.s.a.p. We will ask you to make immediate settlement and early collection of your purchases.

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By Telephone Telephone bidding is available to buyers willing to pay, at the very least, the publicised guide price. This service needs to be arranged prior to the sale with the specialist concerned. We will then contact you a few minutes before your lot is due to be offered. Again, this service is undertaken free of charge but without responsibility and we strongly advise you to leave a covering bid.

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5.4 Via Website Go to twgaze.co.uk and click onto “remote bidding”.

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Auctioneers Opinion We are pleased to provide e-mail images of items with a guide price over £50, time permitting, for your assessment. If required we will give the auctioneers opinion as to the condition including any damage or restoration which is immediately apparent. We can give no guarantee on authenticity, completeness or concealed restoration.We strongly recommend your personal viewing of the item. If purchase is subsequently effected- viewed or not viewed- full liability as to the price, condition, authenticity and suitability is that of the purchaser. The auctioneers opinion is not a warranty.

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Reserves & Guide Prices Where items are offered for sale subject to a reserve price, it is our policy to reflect the reserve price at a level no higher than the lower end of the “guide price”.

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Catalogue Description The Auctioneers undertake that reasonable care has been taken to produce catalogue descriptions that are accurate and reliable but these are necessarily matters of opinion only and not to be taken as statement of fact. Although in some instances damage or restoration is noted, generally imperfections are not stated and prospective buyers must satisfy themselves on the condition and accuracy of description of each lot prior to bidding and to act upon their own judgment. In particular: Pictures, bronzes etc: Only descriptions commencing with the forename(s) and surname of the artist are in our opinion the work of that particular artist. Any other forms of description are given without warranty as to the origin, authenticity or signature of the artist noted.

Books, Jigsaws & Games: Condition and completeness are not generally noted. Buyers are to act upon their own judgment as to whether the lot agrees with the description.

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Collector’s Electrical Items Electrical items noted as “collector’s electrical items” within the catalogue are sold on the strict understanding that though originally intended to be operated by mains electricity are sold untested, without warranty or any guarantee as to serviceability or working order. These items might not comply with current statutory requirements and are offered for sale solely for display purposes or historical interest. The items are not suitable for connection to mains electricity unless they are checked and warranted so by a qualified electrician.

10. twgaze.co.uk A visit to our website offers: online catalogues, auction e-mail lot alerts, keyword search facility for your particular requirements, remote bidding procedures, results & forthcoming auction calendar.

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Auction Results Results for all sales are published on twgaze.co.uk on the day of the auction.

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Selling by Auction Our valuers are pleased to offer sale and valuation advice without obligation. Our extensive range of sales combined with targeted marketing and our leading website assures opportunity of full realisation, from single items to entire house contents, trade stocks etc.Transport is available.

We pride ourselves on early payment for lots consigned to the Diss Auction Rooms, we aim to settle by cheque posted on the day of sale.

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Valuation Department For the purpose of insurance, probate or family division, our qualified and experienced valuers will be pleased to assist.

Firearms Private Collection Friday 3 March Hello and welcome to our catalogue for this interesting private collection of firearms and accessories. The collection spans three centuries and was lovingly assembled over many years. It contains fine flintlocks and premier percussion actions - something for every firearm enthusiast. All firearms in the collection are either obsolete or by definition antique, so can be purchased without licence, however all buyers must be over 18.

This collection will start our Antiques auction on Friday 3 March in Saleroom 2 and bids can be submitted from now. A fully illustrated catalogue with bid facility is available on www.twgaze.co.uk Appointments can still be made with me for Militaria consignors; the next auction being on Saturday 20 May - don’t hesitate to contact me directly, 01379 650306.

Edward Taxil-Webber Auctioneer & Sale Organiser

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An early-mid 19th Century percussion pistol with lockplate indistictly marked “Thomas” and signs of engraved foliage, top faceted barrel, brass mounted ramrod and trigger guard £280 - 350 A 19th Century percussion pistol with octagonal faceted barrel, scrolled foliage engraved hammer, maker T.S. Hull, with ramrod, cross-hatch carved grip £200 - 250 A mid 19th Century G. Wellborne, Doncaster percussion cap revolver, akin to the 1852 Baker transitional type. With octagonal barrel, six shot cylinder, scrolled foliate design, crosshatch grips £250 - 350

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A 19th Century percussion revolver with octagonal faceted barrel, foliate engraved lock plate, hammer adapted, cross-hatch grip, no maker £200 - 300 A circa 1870 percussion revolver with octagonal faceted barrel, six shot cylinder and inbuilt lever action ramrod.

Marked “Patent No. 37205”, crosshatch grips £300 - 350 A late 18th Century flintlock boxlock pistol with flags and drum engraved lockplate and maker “Glover” to other side £180 - 240 A late 18th Century flintlock boxlock pistol with engraved flags design lockplate and maker Williams to other side £150 - 200

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A late 18th Century flintlock boxlock pistol with maker Harcourt, Ipswich markings to lock plate a/f £120 - 180 A late 19th Century Belgian six-shot pinfire revolver, no maker’s mark, no ejector £100 - 150 A Victorian Tower percussion military pistol with Tower lettering and crown mark to lockplate, with brass ramrod £350 - 450 An 18th Century Continental flintlock pistol with engraved hammer, maker’s mark indistinct, brass butt and trigger guard, with ramrod £250 - 400 A 19th Century percussion boxlock pistol with foliate engraved hammer and lockplates, marked London to one side, rosewood grip £120 - 180 A circa 1840 six-shot percussion pepperbox revolver with scrolled foliate lockplate, crosshatch grip, no maker £400 - 600 A 19th Century percussion boxlock pocket pistol by Hewson, London with engraved lockplate and hammer, crosshatch grip, original bluing to barrel and dolphin-form trigger £250 - 300 A 19th Century percussion over and under double barrel boxlock pocket pistol, maker’s marked Thomas to one side and flag and foliate engraved to the other. Possibly an adaptation from a flintlock. Together with a converted walnut writing case of accessories including copper powder flask, brass shot mould etc £400 - 450

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A pair of 19th Century percussion boxlock pistols by Nevill, London, with engraved lockplate, trigger and guard.

Walnut cased, with copper shell design powder flask and shot mould etc £500 - 800 A mid 19th Century English percussion pistol by Smith, London with gilt engraved lock, crosshatch grips, reeded barrel, loose woodwork £250 - 350 A late 19th Century Belgian pinfire revolver with six shot barrel, retractable trigger, doesn’t cock £100 - 150 A 19th Century single barrel percussion pistol with foliate etched lockplate and hammer, crosshatch grips £200 - 250

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A 19th Century percussion muzzle loading side-by-side 12 gauge shotgun with cross-hatch pistol grip, foliate engraved lockplate and hammers, Damascus barrel £100 - 150 21 A 19th Century Indian Army two band percussion musket with crude action, crown mark to lock plate and “Made In India” lettering. Numbered 2365 to stock £40 - 60 22 A 19th Century percussion musket made from various parts including early heavy cast barrel and later percussion action, two bands £70 - 100 A Victorian 23 ASecond late 19th Century pinfire breachA Victorian Egypt China Warloading Medal 12 gauge shotgun S.W. Berry, medalby 1882 with stock a/f, engraved scrolled foliage throughout, underlever to release breach a/f £30 - 40

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A 19th Century percussion single barrel shotgun with pistol grip, scrolled foliate lockplate and hammer. Maker appears to be Ward & Sons, London, with ramrod £40-60 A late 18th flintlock musket by Twigg, with shell carved stock, brass trigger-guard, faceted 1/3 of barrel, with ramrod £350 - 450 A 19th Century unusual needle-fire rook rifle in approximately .360 calibre, with partial octagonal barrel, signs of engraving to lockplate, pistol grip £150 - 200 A 19th Century single barrel (approximately 32 bore) percussion rifle, the octagonal barrel with sight, flat engraved lock plate, walnut stock with engraved plaque “The Alexandra Rifle”, metal ramrod £350 - 400 A Victorian 1859 Tower musket with Snider action. Steel barrel with three bands, brass fore-end tip, trigger guard and butt plate, steel ramrod, woodwork breaking out near trigger-guard £300 - 500

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A Victorian mahogany pistol case with contents including copper powder flask and shot mould, later label £40 - 60 A collection of powder dram measures including ebony and boxwood turned examples £80 - 100 Two 19th Century copper and brass hunting themed powder flasks, one with design of by James Dixon & Sons £60 - 80 Two copper and brass pocket powder flasks, one with eagle design, together with a larger example of plain design (3) £30- 45 Two leather shot flasks, a Western style pistol holster and an eastern brass vessel etc £30 - 40 A collection of vintage percussion caps in tins BUYER MUST PRESENT CURRENT FAC OR RFD £30 - 40 A quantity of loading / cartridge equipment (4) £40 - 60 A box of mixed black powder related equipment including bullet moulds, measures etc £60 - 80 Three 19th Century socket bayonets including Martini Henry pattern 1876 and Enfield, two with scabbards intact, with reproduction ammunitions pouches and webbing £70 - 90

A mounted capper / de-capper and cartridge loader, together with a cased 7.62 headspace gauge kit (2) £40 - 60 A 19th Century hardwood rifle stock converted into a powder / shot flask, brass fittings £30 - 45

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A collection of volumes on small arms / pistols including “Handgun” by John Batchelor and John Walter (8) £20 - 30 A collection of volumes on British firearms including Snider, Enfield, Martini Henry etc £40 - 60 Three volumes on bayonets including “British Military Bayonets From 17001945” by R.J.Wilkinson Latham £15 - 25 A collection of volumes, mainly on military guns including “Winchester” £25 - 35 A collection of volumes on antique guns including “The Illustrated Book of Guns and Rifles” £40 - 60 page 1 1

Also included in the sale

Militaria Sale Including a private collection of German Third Reich items

Saturday 20 May Entries Invited Contact Edward Taxil-Webber

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