Antique Arms & Militaria

A Pair of Late 18th Early 19th Century Napoleonic Crossbow Pistol Bolts

Very finely made steel quarrel heads, beautifully facetted, with brass lined collars. On wooden hafts. Superbly made pieces and very scarce indeed. Illustrated with the kind of pistol used from the Napoleonic era. A weapon as silent as the grave, yet more deadly than a pistol as it's range was greater and penetrating power more effective. The heads could easily be beautifully polished to brighter steel. A picture in the gallery of a Napoleonic pistol that used such bolts.  read more

Code: 17642

A Very Fine. 19th Century Shaped Copper Powder Flask

With good adjustable spout measure and tight spring.  read more

Code: 17600

A Good French Boche Powder Flask, 19th Century, Shell Pattern

By Boche of Paris, a fine quality flask with good working spring action. Boche apparently signed only his best examples and flasks by Boche belong to the highest in society.  read more

Code: 17525

A Fine Victorian G & J W Hawksley Powder Flask

A very good copper and brass powder flask for a gun with the oak leaf design incorporating a fox and stag head, the nozzle stamped Drams and graduation values of 2?, 2?, 2? , the nozzle signed G & J. W. Hawksley, slight dent one side at the top of the body, and in working order. Overall 8 by 3? inches.

See THE POWDER FLASK BOOK, Ray Riling page 315 fig 580.

Riling says in the book that the flask illustrated as fig 580 was made by Hawksley for Barton of New York and implies that this was an exclusive design to them and does not mention having seen one marked Hawksley which might suggest that this is rare.  read more

Code: 17506

A Most Interesting French Post Chaise Horn. Brass Trumpet, Horn Mouthpiece.

19th century. In France and Switzerland in the Alp regions, as the post chaise drives around the numerous deadly bends, on the mountain passes, in the fog, the post chaise horn is blown to warn on-coming vehicles. Of course the British poste chaise used them as well but this one is French made. A post chaise, is a four-wheeled, closed carriage, containing one seat for two or three passengers, that was popular in 18th-century England and France. The body was of the coup? type, appearing as if the front had been cut away. Because the driver rode one of the horses, it was possible to have windows in front as well as at the sides. At the post chaise?s front end, in place of the coach box, was a luggage platform. The carriage was built for long-distance travel, and so horses were changed at intervals at posts (stations).In England, public post chaises were painted yellow and could be hired, along with the driver and two horses, for about a shilling a mile. The post chaise is descended from the 17th-century two-wheeled French chaise.  read more

Code: 17487

A Most Attractive 19th Century Powder Flask Decorated With Game

Embossed on both sides with roccoco moulding and panels of hanging game including, stags and large game birds. Brass spout with god spring action. All original lacquer present.  read more

Code: 17486

A Nice 19th Century Patent Powder Flask

A jolly attractive flask in nice operating order with original lacquer finish. Decorated with stags and hounds on both sides.  read more

Code: 17440

A Good Plain Sykes Patent Copper Powder Flask. Early 19th Century.

Good working spring action and measure.  read more

Code: 17405

A Very Good Original Antique 12 Bore Barrel Cleaner With Cover

A superb 19th century gun tool. With removable screw threaded carved horn handle. Made by W.Richards of Liverpool. Marked 12.  read more

Code: 17401

A Beautiful 19th Century English Copper Powder Flask

Not maker marked, but of very fine quality indeed. I small body dent. Good spring action to the multi measure spout.  read more

Code: 17399