Catalogue
Japanese tsuba, oval in shape (W78xH81xD3.5mm), cast in steel, kozuka at left of tang hole and kogai at right, features a voided pattern of water reeds with two ducks at the bottom, unsigned. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Japanese tsuba, oval in shape (W55xH59xD4.5mm), cast in iron, kozuka at left of tang hole, obverse with silver floral pattern at right and reverse with butterfly in silver at lower left, unsigned. Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Japanese tsuba, oval in shape (W77xH78.5xD5mm), cast in iron, voided areas around the central tang section and the whole area overlaid with a jumbled pattern of short sticks in bronze and copper. Fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Japanese tsuba, oval in shape (W71xH73D4mm), cast in iron, kozuka at left of tang hole and kogai at right, narrow pierced design at top and bottom, unsigned. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Vintage Japanese fan, with sides of heavy iron patterned with globules of stainless steel, bamboo struts with base exposed and the top three-quarters covered in black paper. A small section of paper needs re-gluing at one side, the black paper faded, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Vintage small pepper box nipple key, c1800s, with timber handle; also two different sized, small gunsmith's turnscrew screwdrivers, also with timber handles. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Vintage gun nipple wrench, and a gunsmith's turnscrew screwdriver, c1800s, both with timber handles, also a pepper box nipple key, also with timber handle, blade marked for maker, 'G.& J.W.Hawksley'. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Vintage nipple wrench tool, c1800s, for Army/Navy colt, in steel. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Vintage gun nipple wrench, c1840s, in black painted steel and with fold-out oiling pins on opposing sides of handle; another, c1840s, in plated steel with two brass screw caps on handle for storing spare nipples and screw-out brass pricker at top. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Vintage gun mainspring vice, early 1800s, in steel for installing spring in a flintlock gun. Good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $80
Vintage gun mainspring vice, early 1800s, in steel for installing spring in a flintlock gun, impressed number 4 in one place and impressed crown over M in two places. Good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $80
Vintage gun mainspring vice, c1820, in steel for installing spring in a flintlock gun. Good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $80
Vintage gun mainspring vice, c1840, in steel for installing spring in a flintlock gun, impressed number 105 in two places and also impressed mark of Queen Victoria crown over W. Screw seized up, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Antique firearm cleaning tools, includes timber and brass pistol cleaning rod with screw off cover and corkscrew end; long (21.5cm) tapered steel rod; small stiff bristle brushes with timber handles (2). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Vintage gun combination tool, c1840s, in steel, features spring vice, nipple wrench and pepper box nipple key. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Antique firearm ball moulds, in steel, one large (16mm) with impressed number 20 on handle, another smaller (10mm) with impressed number 54 on handle. Good fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Percussion cap dispenser, 1800s, by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield, made of brass, circular in shape with suspension loop on bottom edge, casing marked 'S' near bottom, empty. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Percussion cap dispenser, 1800s, no maker's name, made of brass, circular in shape with suspension loop on bottom edge, contains some percussion caps. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Percussion cap dispenser, 1800s, by G & J.W Hawksley, made of nickel, circular in shape with suspension loop on bottom edge, casing marked '2' near top, internal mechanism loaded with approx 18 percussion caps. Outside needs cleaning, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Eley Bros Ld percussion caps, 19th century, full tin of 100 anticorrosive percussion caps warranted not to miss (sic) fire or fly to pieces, top label intact and label on base of tin marked, '100 No.10 Caps'. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Eley Bros Ld percussion caps, 19th century, full tin of 100 anticorrosive percussion caps warranted not to miss (sic) fire or fly to pieces, top label intact and label on base of tin marked, '100 No.10 Caps'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Eley Bros percussion caps, 19th century, tin with 53 of 100 anticorrosive percussion caps warranted not to miss (sic) fire nor fly to pieces, top label intact and label on base of tin marked, '100 No.24 Caps' (note that name on label omits Ld after Bros); also an unopened tin with label around side that reads, 'Manufactured at Gray's Inn Road Works/Percussion Caps E. Quality/100 Caps, No.11'. First fine, second good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Antique firearm shot and powder dispenser, one by G.& J.W.Hawksley, the other is a smaller model with impressed number, '410' on base, both in brass with wooden handles. The first turning mechanism jammed, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Bullet fixer, a brass .577 bullet fixer by Holland & Holland, one arm stamped 'Holland/&/Holland' and '.577' and the other arm stamped, 'Fixer'. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
A pair of gun turnscrew screwdrivers, with black bone-like handles fitted together in the shape of a bow and with brass centrepieces; another identical but with ivory bone-like handles; also a small gunsmith's turnscrew screwdriver with black painted timber handle. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Gun oiler, a steel bottle with removable lid containing oil applicator, base marked Dixon & Sons; small treen nipple pot for holding spare gun nipple. First with a few dents, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Pistol oiler, in metal container by PD and hallmarked for Sheffield 1977; also a pair of gun turnscrew screwdrivers with bone-like handles fitted together in the shape of a bow and with silver centrepieces both hallmarked by maker PD for Sheffield 1978. Very fine. (1 + pair)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Vintage double ended shot charger flasks, the first one in steel marked, 'Sykes Patent' and 1 1/ 4 oz, the second in brass marked, 'G.& J.W.Hawksley' and 1 1/ 2 oz, the third in brass marked 'Patent' and 1 3/ 4 oz, and the last in steel with faint marking '3 ??' on both ends. The last good, the rest fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Sykes powder shot measure, in brass (86mm high when closed). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Game Counter, in brass (w 31mm, H 66mm, D 11mm), for Grouse, Partridge, Hares and Pheasants, with suspension loop, end impressed, 'Made in England'. Needs cleaning, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110