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VAMPIRE HUNTING KIT, including a taxidermy bat display, a crucifix, double barrel pistol, bible, various tools and further, all housed in fitted mahogany boxthe box 49.5cm wide

Mid XIX Century English Percussion Side Lock Pistol by Hegley, London, ornate etching to hammer, lock plate and trigger guard, proof marks to barrel.The Pistol action appears to function correctly but we are unable to guarantee working order

XIX Century 1 Volunteer Battalion, The Princess of Wales Own (Green Howards/ Cartridge Box, 7 Battalion Prince of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment cigarette case, recruits 5th Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry skill at arms 1929 medallion in case, WWII and post WWII information booklets and manuals/plaques x 2, German pistol holster and other miscellaneous items. Also, after Robert Gibb RSA (1845-1932) *ARR 'The Thin Red Line' print 54cm x 87cm.

XIX Century Belgian Double Barrel Box Lock Percussion Pistol, ornate scrolls engraved on lock and trigger guard, (hammers do not cock).

Vintage Gat Chrome -177 Air Pistol, with paper instructions and original box, (crushed).

Mid XIX Century Tranter 2nd Model 5 Shot Dual Trigger Percussion Revolver, retailed by and marked on top strap George Gibbs 29 Corn Street, Bristol, serial number '2937' (?) Crown over V proof marks, manufacturer stamps, scroll engraved, blued finish in a lined and fitted case with accessories, including powder flask, bullet mould, loading rod and other sundry items.Some surface rust to pistol, but generally in good condition. Appears to cycle correctly, lower trigger cocks hammer and rotates cylinder until upper trigger releases hammer, some minor indentations and wear/tear to accessories. Both tins painted in poor black gloss finish. Mould stamped with number '54'. Scratches to wood case, some wear/tear to liner.

Mid-Late XIX Century English Percussion Side Lock Pistol, with folding bayonet, top of barrel engraved by Crickmay Portsmouth, ornate etching to hammer, case, trigger guard and muzzle with stirrup ramrod.Pistol Length approximately 24cm, pistol length with bayonet extended approximately 32cm

Mid XIX Century Box Lock Percussion Pistol, by Powell, turn off barrel, proof marks, ornate scrolls on lock and hammer.The pistol action appears to function correctly but we are unable to guarantee working order

Late XVIII/Early XIX Century English Livery Flintlock Pistol, barrel stamped with proof marks and manufacturer initials TR, Theop Richards engraved in lock plate, walnut lock with brass mounts.

Early XX Century New Land Pattern Flintlock Cavalry Pistol, barrel stamped with proof marks, lock plate stamped Tower, GR beneath a crown and crown broad arrow, walnut stock with brass mounts and stirrup ram rod.

WWI British Army Open Top Leather Pistol Holster.

A late 18th/early 19th century Middle Eastern flintlock pistol, the barrel with silvered inlay, length of barrel 28.5cm, overall length 48cm.

A RUSSIAN EMPIRE NICHOLAS I PISTOL, 1833, TULA – This lot cannot be shipped internationally. It can be posted within the UK at the buyer's own risk. Items may also be collected at the Kempton Arms Fair in London on the 8th of December.

Roy LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997), D'Après. Pistol. Lithographie sur papier. Signé en bas à droite au crayon. Numéroté à la main « 5/100 » devant en bas à gauche. Porte au dos le cachet de l'éditeur R.L Prints. 22,1 x 16,3 cm

A cased set of Butler Cutlery silver-plated rat-tail pistol-handled dessert or cheese knives - by George Butler & Co., Sheffield, in very good condition.

Star Wars - Scratch built Scout Trooper Pistol on metal plinth, rust to plinth otherwise vg

Star Wars - Collection of Star Wars props featuring E-11 medium blaster rifle, DH-17 blaster pistol, DT-12 Heavy Blaster Pistol, Princess Leia Blaster, DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle, etc, vg overall

Star Wars - Scratch built Star Wars Clone Trooper DC-17 Pistol on metal plinth, some rust to plinth otherwise vg

Iawata Hi-Line Total Control HP-TH. (250g) Retail around £233. Box is opened but appears unused.With it's pistol trigger offering exceptional control, the Iwata Hi-Line HP-TH is unique in being the first airbrush to offer fan pattern spray as well as the usual round patter spray, the spray pattern can be easily changed by swapping the air cap. Ideal for automotive touch up & custom painting, the Hi-line HP-TH offers unprecedented control of fan pattern spray with the minimum of overspray.The fan pattern is achieved by additional air outlets on the included fan pattern cap, these compress the traditional round spray pattern into a fan in the same way as automotive spray guns.* Gravity fed, double action, internal mix airbrush* 0.5mm nozzle* Fan pattern & round pattern air caps* 14ml removable paint cup with lid* Pistol trigger for comfort & control* Adjustable trigger tension* MAC valve for air pressure control* Solvent resistant needle seal* Pre-set handle* 3 to 63mm round or fan spray pattern Condition Report - Box is open, but appears unused and as new.

An Irish flintlock tower pistol  19"L overall; and another, more modern, similar, without marks  14"L overall (Please Note: this lot is subject to the statement made in the Auctioneers Glossary of Certain Terms under 'Militaria & Associated Items' in the Terms & Conditions of Sale)

Bagged / carded AJ Rosenthal Thunderbirds Variable Direction 100 shot Water Pistol, ex

Star Wars - Collection of 141 original Star Wars figures and accessories to include 2 x Darth Vader, 2 x Twin Pod Cloud Car Pilot (1 x blaster), 2 x Lobot (2 x blasters), 2 x Princess Leia Organa (In Combat Poncho) (2 x blasters, helmets, ponchos and belts), 2 x Han Solo (2 x blasters), 2 x Nien Nunb (1 x blaster), 2 x Nikto (1 x staff), 2 x 2-1B, 2 x Squid Head (2 x blasters and 2 x belts), R5-D4, Greedo (no blaster), 2 x Pruneface (2 x rifles and 2 x cloaks), 2 x Klaatu (2 x staffs), 2 x Boba Fett (2 x blasters), 2 x Bossk (2 x weapons), 2 x FX-7, 4 x Imperial Stormtrooper (4 x blaster rifles), 2 x Rebel Commander (2 x blaster rifles), Bespin Security Guard (1 x blaster pistol), Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Fighter Pilot) (1 x blaster pistol), 2 x Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot (2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Imperial Commander (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Han Solo (Hoth Outfit Battle Gear) (1 x blaster pistol), 2 x Han Solo (Bespin Cloud City Outfit) (2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Wicket W. Warrick (2 x spears and 2 x hoods), C-3PO (With Removable Limbs), 2 x The Emperor (1 x cane), 2 x B-Wing Pilot (2 x blaster pistols), Jawa (Cloth Cape), 2 x Princess Leia Organa (2 x blaster pistols and 2 x cloaks), 2 x R2-D2 (With Sensorscope), 2 x Emperor's Royal Guard (2 x force pikes), 2 x AT-AT Driver (2 x blasters), 2 x Ree-Yees (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Rancor Keeper (2 x hoods and 2 x vibroblades), 2 x Chewbacca (2 x bowcasters), 2 x Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight Outfit) (2 x cloaks and 2 x blue variant lightsabres), 2 x Admiral Ackbar (1 x admiral staff), 2 x Lando Calrissian (2 x capes and 2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Zuckuss (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Rebel Commando (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Princess Leia Organa (Bespin Gown) (2 x capes and 1 x blaster), 2 x Bib Fortuna (2 x cloaks, staffs and belts), 2 x Chief Chirpa (2 x hoods and staffs), 2 x Teebo (2 x axes, battle horns and headgears), 2 x Hammerhead (2 x blaster rifles), Princess Leia Organa (Boushh Disguise) (2 x helmets and shock blade lances), 2 x AT-ST Driver (No weapons), 2 x Yoda The Jedi Master (2 x snakes, cloaks and gimer sticks and 1 x belt), 2 x General Madine (2 x battle staffs), 2 x Imperial Stormtrooper (Hoth Battle Gear) (2 x capes and 2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Han Solo (In Trench Coat) (2 x trench coats and 2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Princess Leia Organ (Hoth Outfit) (2 x blasters), 2 x 8D8, 2 x Luke Skywalker (Bespin Fatigues) (2 x lightsabres and 2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Obi-Wan Kenobi, 2 x Luke Skywalker, 2 x 4-LOM (2 x cloaks, battle armours and snare rifles), 2 x Death Star Destroyer Commander (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Biker Scout (1 x blaster), Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard Disguise) (2 x vibro-axes and 2 x helmets), 2 x Death Star Droid, 2 x Tusken Raider (2 x cloaks and 1 x gaderffii stick), 2 x Gamorrean Guards (2 x axes), 2 x Rebel Commander (2 x blaster rifles), 2 x Klaatu (In Skiff Guard Outfit) (2 x battle staffs), 2 x Rebel Soldier (Hoth Battle Gear) (2 x blaster pistols), 2 x Ugnaught (Purple Smock) (2 x smocks and 2 x toolboxes), 2 x Dengar (2 x heavy blasters), 2 x IG-88 (4 x blaster rifles), 2 x Weequay (2 x Vibro axes), 2 x Logray (With all accessories to both) and AT-AT Commander (1 x blaster rifle), all figures in vg condition overall with some marks to some, all accessories with figures are correct and matching 

A poignant Second War Coastal Forces D.S.M. awarded to Ordinary Seaman T. W. Walkinshaw, Royal Navy, an 18-year-old rating who was decorated for his gallantry in M.T.B. 723 in the summer of 1944 but subsequently a victim of the terrible conflagration that engulfed Ostend harbour in February 1945 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ord. Smn. T. W. Walkinshaw. C/JX. 579799.) mounted on original investiture pin, toned, extremely fine --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1998. D.S.M. London Gazette 19 September 1944: ‘For outstanding courage, skill and determination in light coastal craft in successful actions with enemy forces.’ The original recommendation states: ‘For outstanding courage, coolness and devotion to duty in action against strong enemy forces on the nights of 9-10 June and 27-28 June 1944. In the first action this rating at his Oerlikon gun continued to fire with skill and accuracy although wounded in the leg. He refused medical attention until his boat had made a successful withdrawal.’ Thomas William Walkinshaw was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire in July 1926 but his family later settled in Lichfield, where his father was publican of the Angel Inn in Market Street. Young Thomas was briefly employed as an electrician at a Midland aerodrome prior to joining the Royal Navy, aged 16. Subsequently drafted to Coastal Forces, he was awarded the D.S.M. for gallant deeds enacted in M.T.B. 723 in actions in the Nore area in June 1944, when she was commanded by Lieutenant A. McDougall, D.S.C., R.N.V.R. and formed part of the 58th Flotilla. The first of those actions took place off Egmond on the night of 9th, when six boats carried out an attack on four enemy armed trawlers and a gun coaster, using newly delivered ‘magnetic pistol’ torpedoes (CCR). One of 723’s consorts was set on fire and sank with a loss of two men. Less than a week later – on the night of the 14th - five boats from the 58th Flotilla were back in action off the Texel, including 723, an enemy coaster being sunk and a large tug heavily damaged. Following these successful actions, 723 took a direct hit on her bridge during a ferocious fire fight off Ymuiden on the night of 4-5 July. An eye-witness who saw the fatal round find its mark later wrote, ‘a shower of red sparks burst amidships, she reeled, slowed, swung off course but regained station almost at once.’ Her bridge a shambles and her skipper ‘Archie’ McDougall mortally wounded, 723 nonetheless made it back to Lowestoft. Walkinshaw later transferred to M.T.B. 798, in which he was killed in Ostend on 14 February 1945, when a fire broke out during a refuelling session, causing catastrophic explosions of ordnance and petrol tanks. In what amounted to the greatest disaster to befall Coastal Forces in the entire war, a dozen boats were destroyed with a loss 64 officers and ratings, and a further 65 wounded. Aged just 18, he was the son of Charles Clarence and Beatrice Maud Walkinshaw, of Lichfield, Staffordshire. He is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial. Sold with full research including copied photographs of the recipient and his crew.

A RARE 28 BORE GERMAN SMALL WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL, CIRCA 1580, ‡ PROBABLY FOR THE VENETIAN STATE ARSENALwith two-stage swamped barrel engraved with foliage at each end of the forward section, octagonal breech struck with Nuremburg and the barrelsmith’s mark (unrecorded, perhaps a rampant lion) and engraved with a band of foliage, flat lock retained by two side nails and struck with a further mark, a bird perched on a tree dividing the initials GB, fitted with external wheel beneath a domed cover, engraved pan with sliding cover (button missing) and safety-catch, full stock (one small repair beneath the fore-end), engraved with pairs of lines beneath the muzzle, small near spherical pommel formed in two pieces, plain iron trigger-guard, and associated iron ramrod, 36.0 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2072 A number of pistols of this type are preserved in the Armoury of the Doges Palace, Venice. See Franzoi, pp. 135-136, nos. 450-457, illustrated p. 174.

A 28 BORE DUTCH WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages and engraved with a pair of lines at the median, bevelled lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, dog with shaped bridle, and sliding pan-cover with button release, and blackened full stock (small repairs), iron mounts comprising a band around the pommel, trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (later iron-tipped wooden ramrod), 64.2 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1408

A 20 BORE OTTOMAN LONG FLINTLOCK HOLSTER (KUBUR) PISTOL, BALKANS, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with decorated russet iron barrel formed in two stages, the muzzle retained by a chased silver band, octagonal breech, the barrel decorated over its length with gold koftgari scrollwork involving a stylised Tughra over the forward section, tang with a gold trellis design, lock en suite with the barrel, full stock carved with foliage over the fore-end, applied with two silver plaques over the spine of the butt decorated en suite with the muzzle band, the grip bound with plaited wire, iron mounts comprising spurred pommel decorated with foliage, openwork foliate side-plate, trigger-guard with acanthus finial, and simulated ramrod, 47.8 cm overall

A RARE 20 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, CIRCA 1580, POSSIBLY ESSLINGEN ‡ with swamped barrel formed in three stages, engraved with ropework bands, dots and scrolls at the muzzle, median and breech, the latter engraved with a panel of scale ornament and struck with a mark (possibly Neue Støckel 5870), (the barrel lightly cleaned with chemicals), flat lock retained by two side nails passing through the lock plate and engaging the belt-hook bracket, fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release and dog with cross-hatched spindle, decorated throughout with pairs of lines, blackened full stock (small repairs on the left of the fore-end at the breech), spherical pommel, iron trigger-guard and belt hook, associated iron-tipped ramrod, white painted inventory number ‘100’ beneath the lock, and a further enamel inventory tag ‘120’, 54.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1956

A 54 BORE ITALIAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, full stock inlaid with pierced iron plaques over the fore-end, beneath the lock and on the base of the pommel, iron mounts comprising a moulded band enclosing the pommel, faceted trigger-guard, a pair of foliate side nail washers, and fore-end cap incorporating a ramrod-pipe, (associated iron-tipped ramrod), 62.7 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 784

A PAIR OF LONG PISTOL HOLSTERS OF MILITARY TYPE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY ‡ of hardened leather in double thickness, the basal caps reinforced with nails with large fluted copper alloy heads, and fitted on the inside at the top with two loops for suspension, 60.5 cm (2) ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. HG4 & HG5

A 25 BORE WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1575 ‡ with two stage swamped barrel, octagonal breech struck with Nuremburg mark, reblued flat lock retained by two side nails, struck with a mark (indistinct) fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, engraved safety-catch, pan with sliding cover with button release and dog, full stock inlaid with a running pattern of flowers and foliage between segmental lines (small repairs and restorations), foliate panels about the tang, over the spine of the butt and behind the lock, compressed spherical pommel decorated with broad shallow fluted designs, inlaid with flowers and foliage en suite with the fore-end (small losses), iron trigger-guard and slender belt hook, and associated iron-tipped wooden ramrod, 57.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1379 A number of pistols inlaid in a similar manner, with Nuremberg marked barrels, formerly in the Geneva arsenal, are now preserved in the Musée d’art et Historie, Geneva. See illustrated Godoy 1993, 283-287, nos. 149-154.

A RARE 34 BORE SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK BELT PISTOL, CIRCA 1645 ‡ with tapering octagonal barrel retained by a slender pierced iron band, flat patilla lock fitted with external mainspring, steel with screw-in fluted inner face, the cock bridle and steel bridle each with scalloped mouldings, full stock carved with three characteristic notches on the left of the breech, applied with pierced symmetrical iron panels beneath the lock, behind the tang and over the fore-end, the latter incorporating a sprung clip engaging the barrel band, the pommel fitted with iron cap, moulded around its circumference and with a pierced basal cap en suite, iron mounts comprising trigger-guard with writhen rear terminal and long plain belt hook (later ramrod) 15.5 cm; 6 1/8 in barrel ProvenanceJames D. Lavin (1929-2013), sold in this room, 5th December 2018, lot 256 LiteratureJames D. Lavin, A History of Spanish Firearms, 1965, p. 252. The iron mounts are patterned after contemporary arms of Brescia, see Lavin, op. cit..

A PAIR OF LONG PISTOL HOLSTERS OF MILITARY TYPE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY ‡ of hardened leather in double thickness, the basal caps reinforced with small copper alloy nails, sparsely decorated with two cross-filled panels framed by a pair of lines top and bottom, and fitted on the inside at the top with two loops for suspension, 63.0 cm (2) ProvenanceAn Austrian noble collection, sold Sotheby’s Billinghurst, 7th December 1998, part of lot 3101Robert Brooker Collection inv. no. S3065

A 24 BORE GERMAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat bevelled lock retained by three side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, pan with sliding cover, and faceted dog, full stock (fore-end restored), iron mounts comprising cap pommel, trigger-guard, restored ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (later ramrod), 68.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 699

A RARE 40 BORE COMMONWEALTH PERIOD OFFICER'S ENGLISH-LOCK PISTOL, CIRCA 1650 ◉ with copper alloy barrel formed in two stages, decorated with a band of naïve lightly punched scrollwork on the breech, a pair of punched and incised girdles at the median and cast with a raised breech moulding (the barrel shortened by up to 5.0 cm), engraved iron tang, bevelled trapezoid lock retained by three side-nails, fitted with separate pan, horizontally acting sear and dog safety-catch engaging a flat broad-breasted cock (top-jaw and screw restored, the steel restored from an early alteration), figured walnut full stock, fluted fore-end (the forward 10.0 cm and the fore-end cap expertly restored), flattened butt carved with a wheat-husk moulding behind the barrel tang, punched with small decorative stars along the spine of the butt, pommel fitted with associated ivory cap (the ivory with a small repair) and enclosed by a band of copper alloy engraved with strawberry foliage, copper alloy trigger-guard incised with a wavy linear pattern en suite with the cock and safety-catch, and one small brass ramrod-pipe (ramrod restored), 52.1 cm overall ProvenanceCaptain Farquharson, Invercauld Castle, sold Sotheby's 30th June 2004, lot 102An Important English Private Collection LiteratureJohn Cooper, An English Holster Pistol of Commonwealth Date, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2006, p. 65Brian Godwin, The Luttrell Pistols, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2013, no. 16, p. 91. The principal characteristics of the lock place it within the type 2 category of the 17th Century English-locks as identified by Graeme Rimer in his study of the firearms at Littlecote House, subsequently expanded upon by Messrs Godwin, Cooper and Spencer in their published survey. See Goodwin, Cooper and Spencer, 2003. The leading terminal of the lock-plate on the present pistol is distinctly angular and as such is very unusual. A similar configuration exists in a musket of circa 1640, in the armoury at Dunster Castle, Somerset. Another comparable example is found in a pistol worn by Abraham Stanyan in his portrait (dated 1644), exhibited 'The Age of Charles I', the Tate Gallery, 1972 (op. cit. fig.73).

A 25 BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK PUFFER PISTOL, CIRCA 1580 ‡ with swamped barrel formed in two stages, engraved with a band around the muzzle, pellets at the median and octagonal over the breech, the latter struck three times with a mark, beneath a dagger the letters ‘HH’ or ‘HI’, flat lock struck with a mark en suite, retained by a side nail acting on the belt hook bracket and three further side nails opposite, fitted with external wheel beneath a domed cover, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release, and dog with filed spring, blackened full stock, carved with slender panels of foliage around the borders, about the tang and beneath the fore-end near spherical pommel carved with a warrior mask rondel on the base, iron trigger-guard, belt-hook and ramrod stirrup (very light worm damage, the fore-end with one small internal repair on the left at the breech, ramrod missing), 58.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2089 The mark appears to be unrecorded but is similar to that of Lorenz Herl, recorded as a barrelsmith and dealer in Nuremburg circa 1572-1622. His father Hans, also a gunmaker, was active in the same town circa 1566-1608.

A RARE 26 BORE CIVIL WAR ENGLISH LOCK OFFICER'S PISTOL, LONDON PROOF MARKS, CIRCA 1645 with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal then polygonal and with chiselled girdle, short tang, flat stepped bevelled lock retained by three side-nails (the point of the step missing), fitted with horizontally-acting sear, internal steel-spring, and dog-catch behind the cock, the outer surfaces engraved with strawberry foliage, full rosewood stock (fore-end tip replaced) carved with a raised moulding involving an ear of wheat behind the barrel tang, flattened butt, iron mounts, comprising engraved pommel cap (later), trigger-guard with scrolling terminals (one small repair), a single ramrod-pipe and later iron- tipped ramrod, 55.2 cm overall ProvenanceThe Penruddocke family, Compton ChamberlayneGeorge Cross Esq.William Keith Neal, sold Christie’s 25th October 2010, lot 230An Important English Private Collection LiteratureJohn Cooper, An English Holster Pistol of Commonwealth Date, in, The Park Lane Arms Fair 2006, pp. 73-74, no. 30.Brain Godwin, David Oliver, Martin Pegler and Robert C. Woosman Savage, Early English Firearms, A Loan Exhibition from the Royal Armouries and Private Collections, in The Park Lane Arms Fair 2003, p. 15, no. 12 The accompanying note reads: ‘This English holster pistol dating from 1645-50 belonged to the Penruddock family and was sold from the family weapons preserved at Compton Chamberlayne by George Cross Esq., who purchased the house and contents from the Penruddock family. There can be no doubt that this pistol belonged to Colonel John Penruddocke born 1619 and beheaded at Exeter 16th May 1655 for his participation in an insurrection against Oliver Cromwell, who had then usurped the Government. I purchased this pistol at Christies when George Cross sent the arms for sale about 1955. Amongst the many firearms preserved at Compton Chamberlayne, this was the only pistol dating from this period. Signed W. Keith Neal. ‘ For further pistols of this type see Cooper 1993, pp. 164-167 and 197-207.

A VERY RARE LEATHER COVER FOR A WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL, MID-17TH CENTURY ‡ formed of a pair of stitched panels, decorated on each face with designs of concentric circles, retaining one leather button and one leather strap at the base for closure (small losses), 22.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 2091

A 28 BORE DUTCH LONG WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed with a long slender medial rib, the breech with two further ribs and struck with a mark beneath, rounded lock retained by three side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, full stock moulded over the fore-end, slender butt with large oval pommel encircled by an iron band and set with an iron stud, iron trigger-guard, small moulded ramrod-pipe, iron fore-end cap, and associated iron-tipped wooden ramrod, 70.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1407

A PAIR OF FRENCH OFFICER’S PISTOLS BY BOUTET, VERSAILLES, PARIS MARKS FOR 1798-1809, ‡ THE ESCUTCHEONS INSCRIBED "PRESENTED BY THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO CAPTAIN MARSHALL RL MS ON BOARD H.M.S. BELLEROPHON, 6TH AUGUST 1815"with browned octagonal swamped sighted polygroove rifled barrels, inscribed ‘Manufre. Impele a Versailles’ and numbered ‘189’, struck with gold-lined barrelsmith’s marks of Jean Nicolas Leclerc, further gold-lined marks (Neue Støckel 95, 97, 3741), ‘Boutet’ and a band of gold foliage at the breech (the gold with losses), case-hardened breeches incorporating the back-sights, flat bevelled locks signed ‘Boutet a Versailles’ fitted with ‘French’ cocks and semi-rainproof pans, figured walnut full stocks, chequered butts (small cracks and repairs), blued steel mounts of shaped outline comprising two-piece ‘batwing’ side-plates, trigger-guards with symmetrical finials, and moulded ramrod-pipes, the butts each fitted with finely cast and chased silver medusa-mask pommels struck with Paris silver marks and a further mark, in a lozenge NB a pistol between, silver escutcheons with presentation inscriptions, each with associated copper-alloy-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm, perhaps the original, and some early colour throughout, 21.5 cm (2) The inscription reads: ‘Presented by the Emperor Napoleon to Captain Marshall Rl Ms on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, 6th August 1815’ George Marshall, Captain of Marines, is listed among the Officers borne on the Books of H.M.S. Bellerophon in July 1815. Six weeks after his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon faced an uncertain future. After his abdication, he was unwelcome in France, with his capture sought by Prussian and Austrian forces. On 10 July 1815, HMS Bellerophon was guarding the French port of Rochefort when a French vessel bearing a flag of truce approached. On board were General Anne Jean Marie Rene Savary and the Comte de Las (Count of) Cases, with the first announcement of Napoleon’s consideration to surrender to the British. At 07:00 on 14th July a vessel approached the Bellerophon. The Comte de Las Cases was again on board, this time accompanied by General L’Allarand. They had a letter from Napoleon, wishing to discuss the terms of General Bonaparte’s surrender. After leaving Bellerophon, Comte de Las Cases returned at 19:00 the same day with a letter from Napoleon’s General, Count Bertrand revealing that Napoleon was currently on Isle D’Aix and fully prepared to surrender. Napoleon’s arrival on the Bellerophon is recorded in the log for the ship dated 15 July 1815. While in custody Napoleon and his entourage were treated like guests, with the former emperor given access to the Great cabin of the ship. Napoleon wanted to travel to North America, where he hoped to gain asylum; upon refusal of this by the British, he hoped to be allowed to live out his life in England which was also refused. He was held aboard the moored Bellerophon at Plymouth and not allowed to set foot on British soil, much to his annoyance. Over the following weeks, the British government considered the fate of the ship’s famous prisoner. Eventually a decision was made to designate Napoleon and his entourage as ‘Prisoners of War’, with the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic chosen as their place of exile. Before leaving the Bellerophon, Napoleon had not been granted his desired audience with the Prince Regent. He revealed to Captain Maitland that part of his wish to meet the Prince was in the hope that he could recommend Maitland for promotion to Rear Admiral, as an appreciation of the hospitality that the Captain had shown him (Maitland would eventually rise to the position of Rear Admiral by the time of his death in 1839). Napoleon told Maitland that he considered him ‘a man of honour’. Captain Maitland published a detailed accounts of his time spent with Napoleon: ‘About ten A.M. the barge was manned, and a captain's guard turned out. When Buonaparte came on deck, he looked at the marines, who were generally fine-looking young men, with much satisfaction; went through their ranks, inspected their arms, and admired their appearance, saying to Bertrand, "How much might be done with a hundred thousand such soldiers as these." He asked which had been longest in the corps; went up and spoke to him. His questions were put in French, which I interpreted, as well as the man's answers. He enquired how many years he had served; on being told upwards of ten, he turned to me and said, "Is it not customary in your service, to give a man who has been in it so long some mark of distinction?" He was informed that the person in question had been a sergeant, but was reduced to the ranks for some misconduct. He then put the guard through part of their exercise, whilst I interpreted to the Captain of Marines, who did not understand French, the manœuvres he wished to have performed. He made some remarks upon the difference of the charge with the bayonet between our troops and the French; and found fault with our method of fixing the bayonet to the musquet, as being more easy to twist off, if seized by an enemy when in the act of charging.’ Extract from: Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland, K.C.B, The Surrender of Napoleon being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 by, a new edition edited, with a memoir of the author, by William Kirk Dickson, 1904. ‘Towards evening Lord Keith came on board of us, and had a long personal interview with Napoleon in the cabin, which we may judge was not of the pleasantest nature. From some intemperate threat of Savary, I believe, who had declared that he would not allow his master to leave the Bellerophon alive, to go into such wretched captivity, it was judged proper to deprive the refugees of their arms. A good many swords, and several brace of pistols, marked with a large silver N. at the butt end, were brought down to the gun-room, where they remained for some hours. Three of the swords belonged to Napoleon, and two of them were pointed out to us as those he wore at Marengo and Austerlitz. I never in my life felt such a strong inclination to lay my hands on what was not my own. A sword I durst not think of, but could I have got a brace of pistols, or even one solitary pistol, belonging to Napoleon, I would have thought myself the happiest man alive; but it would not do, detection was certain, and with bitter vexation I saw them carried out of the gun-room. ‘ [Extracts from Memoirs of an Aristocrat, and Reminiscences of the Emperor Napoleon, by a Midshipman of the Bellerophon [George Home]. London, Whittaker & Co., and Bell & Bradfute, Edinburgh, 1838.

A 24 BORE SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTOL FORMED ENTIRELY OF STEEL BY JOHN MURDOCH, LATE 18TH CENTURY with tapering multi-stage barrel engraved with traditional scrollwork, faceted muzzle, reeded breech, signed border-engraved lock, associated engraved cock (repaired), full stock decorated with traditional scroll and wriggle work, inlaid with three engraved silver bands beneath the lock, lobe-shaped pommel inlaid with triangular and circular silver panels, engraved silver button trigger, slender belt hook with pierced bracket, and steel ramrod with pierced moulding and button terminal, probably the original, 29.5 cm overall

A 34 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL OF NOTABLE LENGTH, SUHL, 1610, ‡ POSSIBLY FOR SUPPLY TO HOLSTEINwith tapering barrel moulded at the muzzle, octagonal over the breech, struck with Suhl mark on the left and the mark of Valentin Klett (Neue Støckel 589) on top, flat lock retained by three side nails, struck with marks en suite with the breech, fitted with external wheel with a heart-shaped bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, safety-catch opposite the lock, fruitwood full stock (small repairs, worm damage), faceted lemon-shaped butt inlaid with a staghorn rondel, iron trigger-guard and stirrup mount at the fore-end, and wooden ramrod, perhaps the original, 87.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 690 Valentin Klett, son of the gunsmith of the same name, is recorded circa 1603-22. He is recorded delivering muskets to the Zurich arsenal in 1614.

A 25 BORE NORTH EUROPEAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1690, PROBABLY SWEDISH ‡ with tapering sighted barrel formed in three stages divided by engraved lines, rounded lock retained by two side nails, engraved with a spray of foliage, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, sliding pan-cover with engraved button release, engraved dog and bridle, fruitwood full stock moulded over the fore-end and opposite the lock (a small repair near the pommel), impressed 211, probably a gunroom number, behind the lock, burnished steel mounts comprising engraved spurred pommel, broad trigger-guard, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, a slender band at the fore-end and iron-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, 55.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1799

A 20 BORE ITALIAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, moulded dog, full stock inlaid with three pairs of iron wire tendrils over the fore-end, those at the front and rear enclosed by iron bands and forming the barrel bolt washers, further tendrils enclosing the foliate side nail washers, fishtail pommel enclosed by a moulded band and inlaid with further tendrils, faceted trigger-guard, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (seized, probably an early association), 60.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 781

A RARE 40 BORE ENGLISH FLINTLOCK TURN-OFF RIFLED HOLSTER PISTOL, JOHN DAFTE, CIRCA 1680 with turn-off barrel formed in three stages, rifled with six slender grooves and moulded at the muzzle (one small lamination beneath), moulded at the median and engraved with a band of foliage, octagonal then polygonal breech struck with the barrelsmith’s mark (illegible) and London proof marks on the left, rounded lock signed along the lower edge and engraved with strawberry foliage, fitted with rounded cock decorated en suite and moulded steel, figured half-stock carved with a moulding about the barrel tang (small chips about the pommel, small repairs), inlaid with a symmetrical panel of silver wire in place of an escutcheon, steel mounts comprising spurred pommel decorated with foliage (worn, indistinct), plain trigger-guard, trigger-plate with shaped terminal, and engraved openwork foliate side plate incorporating a scaley serpent, plain fore-end cap (perhaps later), and no provision for a ramrod, 42.3 cm overall ProvenanceAn Important English Private Collection John Dafte was admitted to the freedom of the Gunmakers’ Company on 12th November 1668 but apparently did not start his business until 1673, continuing until 1696. He was implicated in the Rye House plot of 1683 having supplied arms to the participants who attempted to assassinate Charles II as he travelled from a horse meet near Rye House, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. The exact details remain somewhat cloudy, according to the official narrative, the King departed earlier than expected thus foiling the plot. For a full account of this maker and the conspiracy see Cooper and Westwood 1989.

A 20 BORE ITALIAN LONG WHEEL-LOCK BELT PISTOL, CIRCA 1610-20 ‡ with two-stage barrel, octagonal breech struck with a mark beneath, flat lock of shaped outline retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small bracket, pan with sliding cover, and moulded dog, figured full stock with short slender ‘fishtail’ butt, delicately formed iron trigger-guard, long slender belt hook, engraved foliate barrel bolt escutcheons, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (the tip perhaps original), 77.7 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 1864

A 32 BORE GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1640 ‡ with octagonal barrel, strongly bevelled flat lock retained by three side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a small basal bracket, sliding pan-cover, faceted dog and spring with let-in bridle, full stock (a small crack at the fore-end and a further crack behind the lock to the side nail), impressed ‘3’ opposite the lock, iron mounts comprising cap pommel, trigger-guard, ramrod-pipe, and fore-end cap and associated iron-tipped ramrod, 56.8 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2096

A RARE 20 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, CIRCA 1575, ‡ ALMOST CERTAINLY FOR THE GENEVA ARSENALwith swamped barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech stamped with the barrelsmith’s mark (indistinct) and engraved with a band of ropework, flat lock retained by two side nails passing through the lock plate and engaging the belt-hook bracket, fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release and moulded dog, decorated throughout with pairs of lines en suite with the barrel, full stock profusely inlaid over its surface with engraved staghorn panels and scrolling leafy tendrils, including cherub masks on the fore-end, an exotic bird and a cherub opposite the lock and with the figure of Lucretia in a niche on the spine of the butt, compressed spherical pommel decorated with winged cherubic masks issuant with foliage between segmental lines and a warrior rondel on the pommel, steel trigger-guard and openwork belt hook, engraved ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod with engraved staghorn tip (the stock with extensive restored worm damage, ramrod later), 57.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1428 Part of a distinctive group of pistols formerly in the Geneva arsenal, all of which are inlaid in this manner and have female figures, including Lucretia and Saint Barbara, on the spines of the butts. Other examples, now preserved in the Musée d’art et Historie, Geneva, are illustrated Godoy 1993, pp. 306-312, nos. 172-178.

A VERY RARE COMBINED SOUTH GERMAN 50 BORE WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL AND AXE, CIRCA 1580 ‡ with tapering two-sage barrel swamped towards the muzzle, fitted with axe-head at the muzzle end with curved upper edge, struck with a five-point cross mark in a rondel on the front, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel with domed cover, sliding pan-cover with button release, safety-catch and dog with moulded spring (areas of pitting, one side nail and safety-catch expertly restored), fruitwood full stock profusely inlaid with stag and green-stained horn pellets within a framework of segmental lines, further engraved panels including a pair of profile demon masks and a green man mask about the barrel tang, a scrollwork panel forming a side nail washer, a diagonally hatched shield behind, a monsterhead panel behind the lock (some plaques restored), iron belt clip and moulded trigger-guard, and bone basal cap decorated with foliage, 48.0 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 2070 A very similar decorated combined wheel-lock pistol and axe is preserved in the Historisches Museum, Dresden, see Lewerken 1989, p. 209, cat. No. 6.

AN 80 BORE SOUTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK PISTOL, NUREMBURG, CIRCA 1610 ‡ with slender tapering barrel formed in two stages, octagonal breech struck beneath with Nuremburg mark and a further mark, a serpent (probably for Peter Danner), moulded at the rear, flat lock retained by to side nails, struck with Nuremburg mark and the mark of Peter Danner (Neue Støckel 4251), fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, sliding pan-cover with button release, moulded dog, safety-catch opposite the lock, full stock bound with iron bands over the fore-end (pommel restored, perhaps in it working life), iron mounts comprising a band enclosing the pommel, trigger-guard, a pair of quatre foilside nail washers, and fore-end cap incorporating the ramrod-pipe (associated ramrod), 62.7 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 4016

A 20 BORE AUSTRIAN WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1620-30, ‡ PROBABLY FOR THE CARINTHIAN OR STYRIAN ARSENALwith tapering barrel formed in two stages, polygonal over the forward section and octagonal over the breech, flat lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a crescentic bracket, sliding pan-cover, and moulded dog, full stock, slender ‘fishtail’ pommel, iron mounts comprising a moulded band around the pommel, trigger-guard, two further moulded bands over the fore-end forming ramrod-pipes, and small fore-end cap, and iron-tipped wooden ramrod (the iron parts chemically cleaned, areas of wear), 59.4 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 636

A 20 BORE DUTCH WHEEL-LOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, CIRCA 1630 ‡ with tapering barrel formed in four stages, octagonal then polygonal breech, tang incorporating the back-sight, bevelled lock retained by two side nails, fitted with external wheel retained by a horizontal bracket, moulded dog with baluster bridle, figured full stock (light worm damage), moulded over the fore-end and carved with a banded moulding iron mounts comprising a band around the pommel, broad pierced trigger-guard pivoting trigger-plate acting as a safety-catch, ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (later iron-tipped wooden ramrod), 59.5 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 1410

A RARE 20 BORE NORTH GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK ‘PUFFER’ PISTOL, CIRCA 1590, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK ‡ with swamped barrel formed in two stages, the forward section of ‘hog’s back form, the breech octagonal and engraved with a pair of lines at each end, flat lock retained by two side nails passing through the lock plate and engaging the belt-hook bracket, fitted with external wheel retained by a circular bracket, safety-catch, sliding pan-cover with button release and dog with cross-hatched pivot, decorated throughout with pairs of lines en suite with the breech, full stock profusely inlaid over its surface in staghorn with scrolling tendrils enclosing ball flowers, a slender chevron frame over the fore-end and about the lock, compressed spherical butt decorated en suite and set with an engraved staghorn rondel decorated with a cavalryman, slender iron trigger-guard, slender iron belt-hook with acorn finial, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap, and wooden ramrod with engraved staghorn finial ensuite (fore-end repaired, a concealed crack behind the tang, the inlay with minor restorations, one barrel bolt washer missing), 56.0 cm overall ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv.no. 547

A RARE 60 BORE INDIAN MATCHLOCK TURN-OFF PISTOL, 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with cannon barrel moulded at the muzzle and engraved with pairs of lines, octagonal breech fitted with integral pan (later cover), integral action with pierced serpentine, pierced trigger-guard decorated with a leaf, rounded half-stock, bulbous butt, with a ring for suspension, and associated pricker (later chain, ramrod missing), 25.5 cm overall ProvenanceRoy Elvis Catalogue Number H08

TWO WELL MATCHED PISTOL HOLSTERS OF MILITARY TYPE, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY ‡ of hardened leather in double thickness, one basal cap reinforced with nails with large fluted copper alloy heads (small losses), and fitted on the inside at the top with two loops for suspension (one repaired), 37.5 cm (2) ProvenanceRobert Brooker Collection inv. no. 3013

Britains set 6, Boer Cavalry with Officer with pistol (Condition Good) 1899 (5)

1855 pattern Prussian cavalry percussion pistol/carbine, with detachable shoulder stock and walnut pistol stock stamped 87, 11 1/4" octagonal to round barrel, plate marked “Suhl VCS”

Cased set of six hallmarked silver handled pistol grip butter knives, cased set of silver teaspoons with pierced thistle terminals and a pair of hallmarked silver sugar tongs, various dates and makers.

EARLY 19TH CENTURY FLINTLOCK HEAVY CAVALRY TYPE PISTOL. An early 19th century heavy cavalry type flintlock pistol, steel barrel with brass fore-sight, stamped with Liege proof mark, full stock with brass mounts, barrel, stock, and two of the mounts stamped with the number '17', letters carved into the stock appear to be 'SHL', unfortunately the top of the cock has sheared off near the base.

LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY FLINTLOCK PISTOL. Late 18th/Early 19th Century Flintlock Pistol, brass barrel stamped with a crown over 'TH' and 'LONDON' and etched with a stand of arms, engraved lock signed with what appears to be 'SHAW', brass trigger guard and ramrod housing, wooden ramrod, walnut full stock.

19TH CENTURY PERCUSSION BOX LOCK PISTOL. 19th Century percussion box lock pistol, foliate engraved lock, Birmingham proof marks, walnut bag shaped butt with vacant white metal escutcheon, barrel 7.5 cm.