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Local Price : $34995.00

Magnificent Jeweled Medici Dagger, ca. 1840. This one-of-a-kind ceremonial dagger is perhaps the most unique and exceptional piece we have ever offered. Constructed entirely of fine silver with a pierced filigree hilt of exceptional quality and detail. The obverse is studded with 4 large emeralds (approx. 17.6 total carats), 133 smaller diamonds, ranging in size from approx. 1.5mm to 3.5mm (120 original rose-cut and 13 later full-cut), and mounted with a 7.5mm pearl on the pommel. The central feature is a gold Medici Family crest, surmounted by a band of diamonds with gold border and crowned with a diamond-studded fleur de lis. The reverse is gilded and mounted with 5 cabochon-cut turquoise, 3.5mm to 5mm in diameter. One stone appears to be absent, but close examination of the setting shows it to be different than those holding the turquoise, indicating it was possibly a different gem. The solid silver 6 3/8″ blade features acanthus decoration at the forte and an inscribed name (Enrico?). Overall length 11 3/8″, weight 176.5 grams. Included is a certified gem assessment by an accredited gemological lab, though nobody has been able to offer an actual appraisal given the rarity and importance of this unique piece. Everywhere I have taken this piece I have watched jaws drop with amazement when people see it. It is an amazing piece which photos cannot begin to do justice to. The Medici’s were one of Europe’s wealthiest and most influential families from the 14th to the 18th Century. They were instrumental in igniting the Renaissance throughout Europe. Four popes were from the family. While the family had declined politically by the first half of the 18th century, this dagger is proof that their wealth and prestige continued far into the next century.

Nation : British
Local Price : £24995

Click and use the code 23537 to search for this item on the dealer website Singularly Fine and Rare Museum Quality Original Viking Jarl&#acute;s Sword Around 1100 years Old

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Local Price : $19995.00

Extremely rare combination rapier/wheellock pistol, early 17th C. Steel hilt with recurved ribbon-shaped quillons with button finials; large obverse diagonal side ring with central chiseled medallion; large pas d'ane with smaller side ring at the base with central medallion chiseled ensuite. Reverse with rectangular bars crossing diagonally to the opposite side at the base of the pas d'ane. Writhen ovoid pommel with button; spiral wood grip with twisted brass wrap and Turks heads top and bottom. Broad double-edged 37 3/4″ blade with a series of large central ground ovoid-shaped recesses, separated on each side with flanking smaller recesses; double stamped maker's marks at the forte. Octagonal-to-round 10 5/8″ barrel with cannon muzzle, lightly engraved with floral decor and stamped with two marks at the breech, attached to the reverse side of the blade with a ring and a pair of screws. Obverse of blade with attached wheellock mechanism featuring external wheel, decorative brass plate cover, flat cock with lightly engraved monster head motif; sliding pan cover. Steel parts lightly pitted with rust in the recesses. Overall length 44 1/4″. Probably German or possibly Italian. Combination rapier/wheellocks are very rare and this is the only example we have encountered outside of a book or museum in over 21 years of business.

Nation : British
Local Price : £18995

Click and use the code 22605 to search for this item on the dealer website 18th Century Silver and Enamel, Makara, Of The ´ Palace of the Nawab of Lucknow&#acute;, Damascus Bladed Sword

Nation : British
Local Price : £17500

Fine North European Two Handed Sword Dating To Circa 1520. A fine, rare and well proportioned North European two handed sword (hand and a half sword). The hilt, which retains much of its original blackening to the iron parts, is an impressively chiselled example of the early 16th century armourer’s craft. The flat, downwardly curved quillons, widening towards square-ended terminals, with central rope-twist decoration in raised relief on both sides, plus the deeply grooved pommel with fluted ridges, mark this sword out as a member of a distinct and unique group of North European two-handed swords. So far as we know, only six of this type are presently identified. The broad blade is single edged with a thick spine beneath which two fullers each side extend from the hilt for 40% of its length, after which the blade is double edged and of lenticular section. Three crescent-shaped notches are applied at the end of the spine. An armourers mark of facing crescents terminating in ovals, with a further oval imbetween, flanked by trefoils of diamond shaped dots is present on one side a short distance from the hilt. The marks are most likely of a Passau smith. The hub of the cross is formed as a thick bar of rectangular section. The distinctive quillons are rounded nearest the block and expand in vertically flattened form towards their terminals and are decorated with raised diagonally grooved rope-like lines along the middles which are flanked by further incised lines. Two horizontal ring guard bars of thick round section are applied to the sides, each formed with two raised knops with similar “roped” finish. Beneath the cross, a downward facing round section bar of open crescent shape is applied. Two further crescents, also decorated with knops, are forged onto the terminals of this bar and rise at 45 degrees to attach to, and strengthen, the side rings. The pommel is of upturned pear shape and formed with eight equally spaced deep grooves which radiate from the pommel top to its base. The surfaces of the ridges imbetween are cut with narrow lines alternating in vertical, and diagonally vertical form, similar in depth and spacing as the lines which form the rope designs on the guard. The guard and the pommel retain much of the original blackened finish. The waisted stepped grip is of wood covered with leather over a cord wrap. The blade length is 41.5 inches (105.5 cm) and overall is 52 inches (132 cm) long. These large swords were not just for two-handed use. They were designed to be used equally well with one hand by a trained user. In the 16th century such swords were quite common on European battlefields, carried by armies fighting wars almost permanently during a time of shifting religious and political change. As fashions moved towards the beginning of the 17th century they went out of use and today are rare compared to the survival rates of two-handed swords of the “bearing sword” variety – large, well made, imposing and decorous, but designed mainly to be carried point up in civic procession rather than for use in combat. One fine example, almost identical to ours, is illustrated in “Records of the Medieval Sword”, Ewart Oakeshott, St Edmundsbury Press, 1991, page 241, which sold through Peter Dale Ltd of London before 1982. The same example is illustrated in “The Price Guide to Antique Edged Weapons”, Leslie Southwick, Antique Collectors Club, 1982, page 29, fig 49). Oakeshott comments that another sword in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (Inventory Number M.602-1927) and illustrated in “European Swords”, Anthony North, page 6 fig 3, has an identical hilt apart from the guard having one branch. A third example is illustrated in “Edged Weapons in Sweden”, Staffan Kinman, Stockholm, 2014, page 29, fig 26b, and is similar to the British Museum example. Oakeshott comments on another in Zurich (Schweizerisches Landesmuseum Inventory Number LM 16933). A fifth sword with similar characteristics is also illustrated in Southwick (as above) fig 48, its location unknown.

Nation : British
Local Price : £16950

Click and use the code 23375 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Incredible and Finest Quality King George IIIrd Napoleonic Wars Scottish Presentation Sword, Presented In The Months Following the Battle of Trafalgar

Nation : British
Local Price : £16,500.00

Very Fine & Rare Pair of Flintlock Carriage Pistols by Westley Richards. SN 8448. A Very Fine & Rare Pair of Flintlock Carriage Pistols by Westley Richards 5 &194;&190;&157; side by side 16 bore barrels with bead foresights. Tangs with acanthus engraving, bevelled flat stepped lockplates with bolted safeties, engraved ’Westley Richards’. Flat bevelled swan necked cocks, semi-waterproof pans with roller on frizzen springs. Walnut half stocks, iron trigger guards engraved with trophies of arms, with pineapple finials. Ramrod pipes en suite. Original brass tipped ramrods. Circa 1812/15. Pistols in very good condition, barrels re-browned, much original finish remaining. Flintlocks by Westley Richards are very rare. Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

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Local Price : £16,500.00

Pair of 54 Bore Double Barrelled Flintlock Pistol by Grice 1778. Maker marked and hallmarks for 1778 with long slender three-stage turn-off barrels numbered up to 3 border engraved actions each signed on a scroll within rococo ornament and flowering foliage on each side, and decorated with a martial trophy on the tangs, octagonal breeches engraved with flower heads, border engraved cocks, steels and sliding iron cut-offs, the last each mounted on the left, sliding trigger-guard safety-catches each engraved with a flower head on the bow, figured rounded butts inlaid with fine silver wire scrollwork and shells heightened by small engraved silver foliate panels, and silver butt-caps each cast and chased with foliage, scallop shells, and a crescent above a flowerhead centred on the retaining screw, hallmarked and maker marked WG, Tower Private proof marks 16.7 cm. barrels William Grice is recorded working at 5 Sand Street, Birmingham between 1774-1781 following which date he was in partnership with Joseph Grice at the same address. He died on 25 July 1790. It is most unusual to find a gunsmith with a registered silver mark as a small worker

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Local Price : $15995.00

Fabulous Cased Pair of Flintlock Dueling Pistols by Henry Nock, London, ca. 1800. Featuring 9 3/4″ browned octagonal .62 caliber Damascus barrels with gold band and rectangular gold-filled cartouch bearing the name “H. NOCK/LONDON” at the breech (Henry Nock, 1741-1804, Gunmaker to His Majesty King George III); dovetailed silver front blade sight and silver-lined vent hole. Lock plates with sliding safety and gold-filled rectangular cartouche bearing the name “H. NOCK”; engraved serpentine cock and roller frizzen spring. Walnut half stocks with checkered grips, engraved steel spur trigger, lock screw, and ramrod thimbles; vacant oval silver escutcheon on wrist and oval silver medallions around the barrel pins. Original wood ramrods with gilt brass tips. In period green velvet-lined mahogany case with brass mounts and including brass powder flask, associated bullet mold, and bearing an original label of the reseller Edward Whistler, proprietor of a business at 11 Strand, near Trafalgar Square selling new and second hand guns, pistols, silver and jewels. A London directory for 1852 had an entry for ‘Edward Whistler (from the late C. Vaughan's), silversmith & pawnbroker, & dealer in second hand plate, jewellery, guns, pistols & rifles, 11 Strand'. While the label post dates the pistols, the case is possibly the original, having been re-labeled when these guns were offered for resale. Two covered compartments in the case, one with several lead balls and the other with what appears to be a lock of long blond hair- perhaps associated with an affair of honor. Pistols in very good plus condition with metal near excellent and minor dents and handling marks to wood. Mahogany case with handling marks and a 4″ crack in the lid. A really lovely pair of original dueling pistols by one of England's best-known makers.

Nation : British
Local Price : £14950

Click and use the code 20422 to search for this item on the dealer website Three Fabulous 19th Century Combat Swords of the Scottish Cuninghame Family, Including a Combat Cum Dress Sword of William Cuninghame, Her Majesty Queen Victoria&#acute;s Personal Bodyguard.

Nation : British
Local Price : £14,450.00

Very Fine Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols by Durs Egg. SN 8449. A Very Fine Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols by Durs Egg, 14 &194;&190;&157; overall, 9" slightly swamped octagonal 54 bore barrels signed D. Egg London in script, engraved with a band of beadwork at the breeches, the rear and fore sights to both pistols removed to allow reactive sighting. Stepped locks signed D. Egg in script, slender swan necked cocks ,spoon shaped pans, the frizzen springs with good traces of original colour, full stocked carved behind the lock tails with a tear drop and with slab sided butts, the plain trigger guards with acorn-shaped terminals retaining traces of original blued finish, horn fore-end caps and horn capped wooden ramrods one with worm.&194;&160;Circa 1775 A very fine early pair of duelling pistols in the manner of John Twigg who Durs Egg had worked for in 1772.&194;&160; In near mint conditionEx Wilfrid Ward collection sold Christie´s October 1993.The Catalogue notes these are the earliest known Durs Egg Duelling pistols. Durs Egg son of Leonz Egg, gunmaker, Switzerland. Born 1748, baptised Urs Christian. After a short stay in Paris, came to London and worked for John Twigg, 1772. Granted denization in 1791. Gunmaker; Sword Cutler. Became gunmaker to George IV, Duke of York. Renowned for his fine workmanship. See Weapons of Honour page 965 by Wilfrid Ward Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

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Local Price : $16995.00

Fine Cased Pair of Flintlock Saw-handled Dueling Pistols by Thomas Mortimer, London, ca. 1810. Featuring 9 1/4″ octagonal 15 mm smoothbore Damascus barrels marked “London” inscript on the top flat with silver band and engraved “T./Mortimer” in script on the breech; silver lined vent hole. Finely engraved barrel tang with rear notch sight; front blade sight. Locks with sliding safety, raised flat lockplates with decorative border engraved “T. Mortimer” in script; engraved serpentine cocks. Walnut saw-handled half stocks with checkered grips; silver fore end and barrel pin escutcheons. One example marked “XX” by hand on top of stock behind the barrel tang, the other marked “XXX”. Steel mounts including finely engraved spur trigger, belt hooks with engraved tangs, ramrod thimbles, and engraved flat butt cap. Original wood ramrods with gilt tips and steel worms on the other end. Original green baize-lined mahogany case with powder flask, two accessory compartments with lids, and original Thomas Mortimer trade label; brass lock (key missing), latch hooks, and vacant round lid escutcheon. Overall length 14 3/4″. Case 18 3/8″ x 8 3/8″ x 2 3/4″. All original and in very good plus condition, showing only minor handling wear. One brass case latch an expert replacement. Thomas Mortimer, 44 Ludgate Hill, London 1755-1824, worked with his brother Harvey Walklate Mortimer from 1800 to 1806, Gunmaker to His Majesty, The Honorable East India Company, and The United States of America. Hard to find a better example at any price.

Nation : British
Local Price : £13,495.00

Good Cased Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols by John Bennett. SN 8712. A Good Cased Pair of Flintlock Duelling Pistols by John Bennett. 14 1/2&157; overall, 9 1/2&157; octagonal barrels engraved ’London’, with London Proofs and barrelsmith´s mark. Engraved false breech, plain stepped bolted locks with chamfered edges signed ´Bennett´. Swan necked cocks, bridled broad pans. Walnut swelled butts, engraved iron furniture, trigger guards with large pineapple finials, horn tipped ramrods, one with worm. In its original mahogany case with Chippendale lifting handle, some accessories including bullet mould, three way flask, and turn screw. With the ´Makers by appointment to the Prince of Wales´ label in the lid.&194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160; &194;&160;&194;&160; Circa 1790 In good condition Images courtesy of West Street Antiques (https://antiquearmsandarmour.com/)

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Local Price : £12,995.00

General Officer&#acute;s Sword “ Sir Thomas Arbuthnot. General Officer&#acute;s Sword1803 style hilt which has had the royal cypher replaced with the family crest of the Arbuthnot&#acute;s family. Lion head pommel with bone grip and gold bullion sword knot. The curved fat back blade with broad fuller and hatchet point. The blade is engraved with crown over GR and stands of arms the back edge engraved J J Runkel Solingen. Complete with black leather scabbard with matching mounts the leather looks to have been replaced however the sword is in excellent condition so maybe original. It is possible the sword belonged to either Sir Thomas Arbuthnot or Sir Robert Arbuthnot the former seems to be more likely. Reference: Blade Length: 32.25 inch Overall Length: 36.0 Inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £12950

Click and use the code 23150 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare, Original, Romanov Era, Russian Cossack Solid Silver Shashka & Matching Silver Cossack Whip With Concealed Dagger, ´The Imperial Russian Sword & Nagaika Awards of Gallantry´ The Russian Equivalent to the British Victoria Cross

Nation : British
Local Price : £12750

Click and use the code 23374 to search for this item on the dealer website Simply Fabulous ´Battle of Austerlitz´ & Napoleonic Wars Period, Early 19th Century Austrian Field Marshal Grade Officer´s Sword

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Local Price : £12,750.00

Pair of flintlock Pistols by Winckhler – Munich c 1700. Three stage barrels octagonal then round with muzzle rings blued and rifled cal 13mm. Brass outlined master&#acute;s mark appears above each powder chamber in the form of a standing lion below W between the signature Hanns Winchhler. Curved locks the floral engraved domed lock plates with masks. Adjustable back triggers one spring tired lightly carved walnut stocks with dark horn fore-end caps plus open iron work decoration on the side plates complete with ramrods with horn tips overall length of each pistol 53.5cm. Hans Winckhler is known in Munich between 1680 and 1710. Early pair of pistols in beautiful condition.

Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £11995

Click and use the code 23519 to search for this item on the dealer website Museum Grade Koto Era Samurai Wakazashi Sword By Master Tadamitsu Circa 1440-1460 Mino Goto Koshirae, With Deep Red Lacquer Saya & Black Silk Binding

Nation : British
Local Price : £11950

Click and use the code 22119 to search for this item on the dealer website Fantastic Silver Mounted Napoleonic 18th Century Sword-Shamshir Used Into the Early 19th Century

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Local Price : 15,800.00 USD

TWO HAND SWORD OF LANDSKNECHT TYPE. South German or Austrian, C.1580. Landsknechts, as the name implies were foot soldiers, and mercenaries skilled in hand-to-hand combat earning great recognition for their skill in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. In the second half of the 16th century, the Reformation polarized Europe with old territorial and political disputes resurfacing. Wars broke out throughout France and the Netherlands and the Landsknechts were employed to reinforce less-skilled local armies. The two-hand sword was used by soldiers of exceptional stature to cleave openings in infantry ranks which broke the formation initiating the melee in which individuals fought hand to hand, the specialty of the Landsknechts. This example ranks with the largest at 76 1/2" total length. The 56 5/8" flamberge (wavy) blade incorporates two-blade catcher side lugs. Many South German and Swiss town arsenals included two hand swords in their stock. Notable examples are Graz and Zurich where those swords remain today. This example is further distinguished by its unparalleled age character. The blade and hilt have a soft brown surface patina testifying its age. The grip retains much of its original leather covering. The blade has some white paint spatter from being hung in a manor house or lodge where the ceilings were repainted from time to time to cover soot from candle lighting, an integral part of its history.

Nation : British
Local Price : £11475

Click and use the code 23238 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Fine, Anglo-Norman Sword, From the Era Following the Norman Conquests of Britain. Likely Used by a Anglo-Norman Knight into the Reign of King Richard the Lionheart and Beyond.

Nation : British
Local Price : £11275

Click and use the code 23521 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare And Superb 3rd 2nd Century b.c. Falcata Sword From the Invasion of Rome in the Punic Wars of The Great General Hannibal

Nation : British
Local Price : £11275

Click and use the code 22938 to search for this item on the dealer website Edward Ist, Medieval ´Type XII´ Double-Edged Knightly Crusades Period Sword13th century

Nation : British
Local Price : £11250

Click and use the code 23516 to search for this item on the dealer website Imperial Roman Gladius Legionary´s Long Sword Early to Mid 1st Century Used until The 3rd century AD

Nation : British
Local Price : £10850

South German Or Swiss Hand And A Half Sword Circa 1560. A scarce and attractive “hand and a half” sword dating to the mid 16th century. A well made example, finely balanced in hand, well constructed and in good condition. The distinctive hilt is similar to contemporary hilts of more common single handed swords known as “Saxon”, but most certainly made and used over a much wider region. Similar contemporary hand and a half examples of the same proportions are on display in the Doge’s Palace in Venice. Photographs of these swords in the Palace are enclosed at the end of the sequence of images of our sword posted below. These large swords were not just for two-handed use. They were designed to be used equally well with one hand by a trained user. In the 16th century these swords were probably not a rare site on European battlefields, carried by mercenaries and professional soldiers in armies fighting almost permanently during a time of shifting religious, political and social change. As fashions changed towards the beginning of the 17th century they went out of use and today are quite rare compared to the survival rates of two-handed swords which are of the “bearing sword” variety – large, well made, imposing and decorous, but designed mainly to be carried point up in civic procession rather than for use in combat. The hilt consists of a robust square section quillon block from which the broad arms of the cross guard are forged in flattened diamond section broadening towards the ends and terminating in shallow diamond profiles mounted with knops in the centre. A ring guard is forged from the block, and a smaller secondary ring guard sits beneath this attached to the base of two vertically aligned convex crescents of iron, which extend from the underside of the block either side of the ricasso. This structure is further strengthened on the reverse side by two crossed loops of rounded form which protrude from the block and attach to the base of the guard crescents below. A thumb ring is attached to the block above these loops. The pommel is of solid cone form with a slightly flared and narrow neck beneath. The waisted stepped grip is of wood covered with leather over a cord wrap. The broad blade is double edged with a ricasso extending some 5.5 inches (14 cm) from the hilt. A single broad central fuller extends down the centre of the blade 9.5 inches (24 cm) flanked by two shorter fullers of similar width which extend for the length of the ricasso. Beyond the central fuller the blade is of flattened lenticular section to its tip. Just beyond the end of the central fuller a stamped armourers mark is present both sides consisting of a face in a half moon facing to the left. This type of mark was often used by Solingen and Toledo trained smiths. This mark particularly resembles the Toledo mark of Espadero del Rey. The blade is most likely of Northern Italian origin manufactured by a Toledo trained smith, working in an area under Spanish control, possibly Milan, from where Spanish blades could easily access the wider European sword making markets. It is also possible that the mark is of a Spanish trained smith that went on to work in one of the non-Spanish blade-making centres such as Solingen and that the sword was made in its entirety there. This sword form was not common in the Spanish armoury. Some European sword makers are known to have trained in Toledo, for example Heinrich Col who was a German from Solingen who worked in Toledo then in Germany (Cf. Seitz I, p. 344, and II, p. 268) indicating that movement of smiths between blade and sword making centres occurred. For more information on this mark see “European Makers of Edged Weapons, Their Marks – A Handbook for Museums and Collectors”, Staffan Kinman, Norrkopings Tryckeri, 2015. Blade length 39 inches (99 cm). Length overall 47.5 inches (120.5 cm).

Nation : British
Local Price : £10295

Click and use the code 22937 to search for this item on the dealer website Fabulous, Original,13th century Knightly Sword of the Henry IIIrd and Simon de Montfort Period, the Battle of Lewes of the 1200´s

Nation : British
Local Price : £10250

Click and use the code 23251 to search for this item on the dealer website Norman Single-Handed Sword 12th century AD, Used In the Early Crusades Era

Nation : British
Local Price : £9995

Click and use the code 23241 to search for this item on the dealer website Original Norman Crusader Knights Broadsword, Brazil Nut Pommel. From the Period Immediately Following the Norman Conquest of Britain

Nation : British
Local Price : £9995

Click and use the code 21918 to search for this item on the dealer website Imperial German Large Damascus Sword Presented by Baron von Hammerstein

Nation : British
Local Price : £9750

Click and use the code 23517 to search for this item on the dealer website Most Rare & Superb Original Roman Legionary´s & Cavalryman´s Spatha Long Sword, Late 3rd Century

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Local Price : £9,750.00

Snaphaunce Musket c1630. A very rare early Snaphaunce Musket c1630 possibly earlier and Austrian or German. The musket is full stocked with a curve profile below the barrel line running the full length and with iron ramrod pipes, pins and muzzle end. The ramrod in original with horn tip matching the inlay to the stock. The barrel with excellent engraved decoration to the beech and flared muzzle. The stock with sliding small patch box with basic catch and a named detailed in ink Von ?? possibly the Austrian – German connection however the stock is stamped with A P and under the lock L H which could indicate the property of Col Alexander Popham of Littlecote House c 1605 – 1669 complete with iron large trigger guard and trigger Please note the lock has been cleaned and a small age repair to the forend which is hardly visible overall length 44 inches 112cm the barrel 37.75 inches 88cm

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Local Price : £9,750.00

Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols – E. Couna. A Pair of Flintlock Holster Pistols by E. Couna early 18th century brass barrels lined with steel and decorated with raised slender panels plus matching fore-sight and engraved brass tang. Bevelled brass lock engraved with foliage and crest moons, figured walnut full stock carved with foliage and side-plates pierced with a design of scrolling foliage and a stylised figures. The trigger-guard with foliate terminal, spurred pommel and escutcheon with a portrait oval complete with horn tipped ram rods overall length 55cm – Elisabeth Couna was the daughter of the Liège gunmaker Jean Francois Couna. She is recorded retailing firearms in the latter part of the 18th Century, presumably following her father’s death in 1767