Exquisite and rare cased Fagard revolver circa 1857

This is an extraordinary , rare and exquisite cased percussion revolver manufactured by Joseph Fagard of St Remy Liege between 1857 and 1870.
The revolver features several superb features compared to the contemporary competitors of the time, notably Colt. Colt’s revolver is similarly an open frame revolver but to separate the barrel from the frame and cylinder a turn screw is required a...  read more

Code: 50614

Civil War Colt Army Revolver cut for Shoulder Stock

This is a 6 shot Colt Army revolver in 44 calibre that has been factory machined for a shoulder stock. The revolver has a 4 screw, frame as did all that were machined for a shoulder stock. The revolver is mechanically excellent and has a bit of original colour and is a pleasing example. The bore is reasonable and clearly the revolver had been looked after as most of these that are extant had be...  read more

Code: 50652

Interesting Gaubert System Rook & Rabbit Rifle

I am interested in novel breech loading firearms of the mid-19th Century and this is an interesting and rare firearm manufactured circa 1860 that demonstrates the Gaubert system. The period between 1840 and 1860 saw a rush towards the development of breech loaded firearms and an extraordinary number of innovative and patented designs. Jean-Baptiste Gaubert was a French gunmaker whose workshop a...  read more

Code: 50659

Coaching pistol by Ketland Circa 1790.

This good Queen Anne style brass barrelled flintlock pistol is typical of the type that would be carried by travellers and mail men who expected their firearms to be exposed to weather.
The pistol is stamped "Ketland & Co" on the left hand side of the lock and "London" on the right hand side with some floriate engraving.

Ketland & Co was a firm of prolific gunmakers and h...  read more

Code: 50657

Good 120 Bore Pepper Box Revolver Conway of Manchester

This 120 bore "Pepper Box" revolver is in excellent condition with good timing and strong action.
Each of the 2.5" barrels is proof marked and the revolver is graced with foliate engraving on the frame, trigger guard, hammer and butt. The hammer is neatly finished with an escalloped head.
Thomas Conway was an English Gunsmith with premises in Manchester at 179 Chapel Street, 3 Ma...  read more

Code: 50656

Magnificent Cased 4th Model Tranter revolver.

This magnificent 54 Bore 4th model Tranter revolver has possibly never been fired. Its condition is outstanding and it is one of the best examples I have seen. The original vibrant fire blue is still extant on the safety catch and Arbor release as is the overall finish elsewhere. Other than a slight loss through rubbing on one edge of the barrel from where it has laid for 163 years, it is a 95%...  read more

Code: 50653

Exceptional 1847 Colt Walker Brevette

The world record for a Colt revolver was made in April 2018 by Rock Island Auctions and was for a Colt Walker, the only one known to survive in a case. The price was a staggering $1.84 million! A “cheaper” one subsequently sold for $340,000.
In their excellent book on Colt Brevet Revolvers by Roy Marcot and Ron Paxton they state that “in their multi-year study on Colt Brevet revolvers o...  read more

Code: 50633

Winchester Model 1892 rifle year of manufacture 1894

This is a very good Winchester model 1892 in 44/40 calibre.
The Winchester Model 1892 was a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873 as the company's lever-action for pistol-calibre rounds such as the .44-40
When asked by Winchester to design an improved lever action to com...  read more

Code: 50592

Crimea Ware Era Cased Beaumont Adams revolver.

This is a very good example of a cased Beaumont Adams 54 bore (.442” calibre) revolver manufactured in circa 1855.
The revolver was retailed by C G Edwards of 2 George Street Plymouth as evidenced by the engraved address on the top of the frame although the case contains an Adams label. The firm traded from this address until 1925 moving to 1 Frankfort Lane when it closed in about 1934....  read more

Code: 50649

Superb and rare cased Military Webley Longspur Revolver

A SUPERB CASED 48-BORE JAMES WEBLEY PATENT 'LONGSPUR' (THIRD MODEL) FIVE-SHOT SINGLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY WEBLEY, SERIAL NO. 1374, CIRCA 1854
With blued octagonal sighted barrel muzzle and cut with three groove rifling, blued barrel wedge, case-hardened cylinder engraved with a band of foliage at the front edge and numbered from one to five, border and scroll engraved ...  read more

Code: 50619