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James Purdey & Son's •577 Big Game double rifle
James Purdey & Son's, Circa 1895 big game double rifle. New 0•577 sleeves fitted, uncut chambers and needs extractors and rear sight fitted. Unfinished project worthy of restoration. Hammers, triggers, trigger guard and under lever nicely re-blacked, this gun has been re-stocked, but has original fore end, only £1750-00
Maynard •44/70 Model 1873 Sporting hammer rifle, 26" octagonal to round barrel, fore sight missing, tang with folding ladder sight, walnut straight grip butt, steel butt plate, only £750-00
Maynard •44/70 Model 1873 Sporting/Target hammer rifle, dated 1882, 28" octagonal to round barrel, rear sight missing, walnut pistol grip butt, steel butt plate, only £750-00
11mm Albini Braendlin breech loading centre fire military rifle. Overall length 53", triple band stock, dated 1868 at the breech, ladder rear sight to 1400m, only £450-00
BSA •310 Cadet made for the Commonwealth of Australia, very good bore, professionally refinished, kangaroo stamp on breech block, overall length 40 3/8", barrel 25 1/4". only £600-00
Winchester model 1894 saddle ring carbine in calibre 0•32-40. 20" round barrel, good colour and patination, only £1500-00
Winchester model 1894 in calibre 0•32-40. 26" round barrel, with rare double set triggers, good condition, only £2300-00
Winchester model 1876 in calibre 0•45-75, 28" full octagonal barrel, very good bore, nice patination, only £3,250-00
Holland & Holland 8 bore smooth bored paradox rifle, very heavy 26" barrels, overall length is 43" and the LENTH OF PULL IS 14 1/4", ONLY £6000-00
8mm German offhand target rifle made by V.Nordheim Nehlis, with double set triggers, octagonal 30 3/4" barrel, overall length 51 3/4", only £650-00
0•577-450 Martini Henry "Long Lever" overall length 48 3/4" and 33" barrel, only £750-00
Winchester Model 1901, very nice overall condition, 10 bore 32" barrel, refinished, only £1500-00
Very rare Gardiners Patent, •500 Calibre slide action rifle, we are researching information on this gun, more details to follow.
Trapdoor Springfield in 0•50-70, Model 1863, very good bore, original clearing/cleaning rod, only £750-00
~ How rare is this fine gun ? ~
Early and very unusual 14 bore shotgun by A. Pretzel. Number 5215. Unusual rotating breech block safety, rotary underlever, 31" Damascus barrels with fluted breech section, gold inlay top rib, 14 1/8" pull, only £850-00
0•577 Snider action sporting rifle, overall length is 43 1/2" and the barrel length is 25", only £650-00
~ 28" Special Barrel ~
~ Triple X Grade ~
Winchester 1876 in calibre •45-75. Manufactured in 1885, this special version of the gun has a very rare 6 leaf sight, and an adjustable tang sight, it was made for the big game African market. It has extra quality fine deluxe pistol grip stock, with fine checkering and ebony inlay to pistol grip cap. Crescent stock with butt trap, set trigger and a good bore. This gun has a special 28" heavy octagonal barrel, no finish to metalwork, minor pitting, in good working order and it shoots really nicely. Only £4000-00
Devoid of any markings, from the collection of Dr Hans Gorg Plaut, housed recently in The Museum of the Blenio Valley, Casa dei Landvogt in Switzerland. This delightful and very rare collectors gun measures 37" overall, it has a 21 1/2" long, 15.5mm bore barrel, £POA
Charles Osborne & Co London, 0•60 bore rifle, top lever, side hammer, ejector, full ogtagonal 28" barrel, walnut stock, only £850-00
Trap Door Springfield in 50-70 lock patened 1863 33" barrel with original cleaning rod, with officers type model grip, only £650-00
Benjamin Cogswell •45 Calibre capping breech loading target rifle, unknown patent, with original tang sight, 34" barrel with good bore, only £3000-00
Spencer Repeating Rifle, Pat March 1860, serial number 25887, Civil War 1863-1865, •52 calibre rim fire with refinished 22" barrel, only £1500-00
A very rare 52 bore Atkinson & Needham 1881 gravity feed centre fire repeating rifle, with 24" sighted barrel, under lever operation, butt trap numbered 130, £POA
JOS. HEINIGE ~ IN WIEN
Made for the German Royal Family
This gun certainly is unique. It has a crossover stock, right shoulder ~ left eye, the whole action is finely engraved, with gold inlay. The butt plate with trap is also engraved. It has a 2 leaf rear sight and folding peep sight to tang, set triggers and and unusual and beautiful swivel trigger guard. The price, only £3500-00
Here are some more photos.....
I think you will agree with me, this is an incredible gun, the kind that doesn't come onto the market many times in a lifetime.....
Any questions, or to reserve this gun, click here to e mail Mick Shepherd
Trapdoor Springfield Rifle in •50-70, 1863 lock, 32 1/2 " Barrel with very good bore, overall length is 52", only £1100-00
•577 - 450 Sporting Rifle, Martini action with Henry rifling made by I. Hollis. This beautiful gun has a butt trap to stock, 26 1/4 " barrel with a good bore and the gun also has an engraved action, £ POA
•577 - 450 Martini Henry Sporting Rifle made by Joseph Bourne & Son, Birmingham England. 26 3/4 barrel with good bore, engraved action, £ POA
Walter Locke & Co, Calcutta.
33 1/8" nitro proofed 8 bore damascus single barrel shotgun, only £1300-00
Truelock & Harris, Dublin.
36 1/8" nitro proofed 8 bore damascus twist single barrel shotgun, barrel made by William Ford. Cross bolt fore end, non rebounding hammer, only £1500-00
Chas H. Maleham, 20 Regent Street, Waterloo Place, LONDON.
39 1/4" 8 bore damascus twist single barrel shotgun, Marked " Prize Awarded London Field Gun Trial 1879 " only £1500-00
Winchester Model 1866 Musket
Serial Number 50463 (1870)
Very rare musket version of the Model 1866, good bore and with period leather sling, £5,250-00
1866 Yellow Boy Musket in rare 27" •44 Henry Centre fire C1872, £3000-00
Westley Richards 10 Bore hammer shotgun with bolted locks and heel and toe butt plate. Refinished, very good bores, only £1750-00
Evans Repeating Rifle Company.
Sporting rifle in •44 Evans, a huge 28 shot capacity magazine, Circa 1877 to 1879. One of a production run of 10,000, only £1200-00
This rare gun is a delight to own, and it could be in your collection....
A very rare Coopers patent capping breech loader in 20 bore.
the price......only £1750-00
Very good condition.
0•577 / 450 Martini Henry service rifle, long lever model, very good overall condition, 33" barrel with good bore, only £750-00
0•577 / 450 Martini Henry big game sporting rifle by R. Jeffreys, High Street Guilford, nicely engraved with big game scenes, 27 3/4" barrel with very good bore, only £900-00
0•500 /3" Big Game rifle by J, Newark of Coventry, based on the Snider type action with internal striker, dummy hammer for cocking and indicating, 29 1/2" barrel with good bore, only £975-00
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