British 1796 Light Cavalry Sword - Sir John Moore. In overall fine+ condition. // --> 18th Century. } Email: info@garthvincent.com. Complete with two (2) mounting-screws for hanging. The Pattern Room had its origins in RSAF Enfield and its production of the new Pattern 1853 rifle for general issue to the infantry, writes Peter Smithurst, Curator Emeritus at the Royal Armouries. By the time the British Army's standard issue SA80 rifle project, the replacement for the Enfield manufactured, Belgian-designed L1A1, commenced in the 1980s, much of the UKs capacity for small-arms design and production had already been lost. Email Newsletter - Sign up for details of new stock, items of interest and trade fairs. Their most successful product was the 1944 vintage Patchett-Sterling sub-machine gun, which lost sales to the German MP5 and Israeli Uzi. Shooters and dealers alike have trodden this minefield with care for years, with more than one mistake being made in that time. The locks/mechanisms with matching smooth surfaces and very fine mechanics with their original components and fine timing. If you are buying unseen from a list or website, you will be relying on someone elses description, possibly with the help of one or more photographs. During the Second World War and the 1950s, says Ferguson, Enfield relied increasingly upon designers from Czechoslovakia, Poland and Belgium, who eventually returned home, leaving something of a capability gap. Each pistol signed with a "F. Lord" maker's signature and a "Dublin" address (wear to the engraving). Ask the buyer as many questions as you need to and check with someone more knowledgeable than yourself if necessary. Both in mechanically fine condition with strong mainsprings and frizzen springs: functional safeties. The barrel with smooth surfaces and some very light pitting and discoloration. We are Barlis of Lincoln, a family run business with more than 30 years experience in supplying antique restoration materials and furniture hardware to the industry (Trade and Retail). The barrel and lock with richly toned and untouched, steel surfaces and some light patches of discoloration, surface oxidation and expected signs of use/wear. A very nice Pair of Small-Sized (Ladys) English Flintlock "Handwarmer/Travelling Pistols, ca. , Griffin Pistol Flintcock Left hand 31.7mm, English O/U Pistol Flintcock Left hand 23.8mm, QUEEN ANNE BASIC PISTOL KIT WITH SILVER, 150 is Deposit sum only, balance plus shipping due prior to despatch, Call us on+44 (0)1988 700 149+44 (0)1988 700 149. In overall fine condition. The barrels with good bores, smooth surfaces and a fine patina. Extensively brass inlayed & lacquered reddish-brown-colored, mulberry-wood fullstock of traditional Teppo form with a sculpted and contoured fishtail butt with a central piercing & raised Brass/Copper Boss --for a match-cord. 2,750. Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh. 13 Antique Guns For Sale - SellingAntiques.co.uk Antique Guns Choose from 13 Antique Guns For Sale - priced from 199 to 3,800 . After being placed in deep storage at a secure military base for three years following the early closure of the ROF Nottingham site (again for commercial redevelopment) in 2001, the Pattern Room's entire collection moved into its new home at the National Firearms Centre in Leeds in 2005. I like to have contact with my customers, so please feel free to contact me by phone, email, fax or Skype. As a worldwide collection of arms, the Pattern Room is a working reference collection, which covers the full range of international weapon development, including war trophies and experimental weaponry, explains Richard Jones, the last Custodian of the Pattern Room and former Editor of Jane's Infantry Weapons yearbook, after it was moved from RSAF Enfield, which closed in 1988, to the site of ROF Nottingham. SN 9009, Flintlock Over & Under Pistol by Tatham & Egg, fine & rare. All images and photographs are of A.S.Cook and are not to be reproduced without written permission, 18thCENTURY NORWEGIAN ENGRAVED POWDER HORN. With the escalating use of the internet as a research or buying tool for collectors, a growing number are realising that there is a vast market place out there for their chosen hobby, particularly in the United States. Recycled, earlier (17th/early 18th Century) European (Dutch/German), Octagonal to round, band & pin-fastened (missing its muzzle-band), 12 3/4, smoothbore, .62 caliber, swamped, iron barrel with light scattered discoloration/wear. } British arms manufacture, particularly of swords, had a troubled history, always struggling to establish itself in the face of competition from the Continent, especially Germany. Tel: +44 (0) 2089 897 976 | Fax: +44 (0) 2030 147 800 | Email: info@defenceprocurementinternational.com, 2023 - Defence Procurement International, The UK Ministry of Defence's Pattern Room as it was displayed on site at RSAF Enfield North London. But once the war had ended, a number of these sites were closed. Registered Address: Hill House, Oaktree, Burneston, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2JW, German 1908 P08 Parabellum Luger Pistol WWI & II Metal G, Western Leather Holster with Badges + Bullets, C96 Pistol Germany 1896 (World War I & II), 1864 Wells Fargo Stagecoach Shotgun With Pistol Grip, Medieval Leather Handle Knight Axe by John Barnett. worked (1745-1774) and was a contractor to the Board of Ordnance. A number of American dealers, because they know the foreign firearms laws or, more likely, are unsure of them, are refusing to ship these items outside of their own country. NOTE: There is no provision under Section 58(2) that allows you to shoot your antique once or twice a year for test purposes or otherwise. If you go down this avenue remember the hefty commission up to 20% plus VAT that is added to the hammer price. An all of Vladimir Putin has warned of an 'apocalypse' if the West continues to send arms to Ukraine to help the country in its fight against invading Russian forces.. Russia's former president . you, to ascertain that whatever you are buying can be legally imported into this country. Nail-fastened, engraved trigger-guard with an urn-type forward finial and a scroll engraved bow. In mechanically functional order with a strong mainspring and very good timing. A very nice Pair of Small-Sized (Ladys/Adolescents) English Breech-loading Flintlock "Pocket/Travelling Queen Ann Pistols, ca. With exclusive agreements in place with two of the biggest suppliers - Denix and Way of the Warrior, we are able to provide you with a unique selection of replica weapons spanning centuries of history and for multiple purposes. VERY GOOD EARLY 19TH CENTURY OTTOMAN-TURKISH/"BARBARY-PIRATE" FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, ca. makers marks within rectangular cartouches. The barrel with dark surfaces and some scattered patches of wear, discoloration and pitting. British Swords. view or latest items for sale or to download our newest version of 2,650.00. . 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ROF Nottingham was established during the First and Second World Wars to support arms production. SN 8995, Percussion Man Stopper Belt Pistols by E & W Bond, London, fine pair.