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A Walker Patent Cylindrical Gunpowder Magazine
Circa 1850

Antique Arms & Armour
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Walker Patent Cylindrical Gunpowder Magazine
Circa 1850

Of copper, containing a single tier of shaped japanned iron canisters each with threaded brass cap and arranged around a central circular canister with hinged lifting ring, the circular aperture with circular copper liner with brass ring beneath a turned wooden plug, the latter numbered '59', the circular copper lid and body each stamped 'Walker Patentee Wapping', copper locking-catch, and folding copper carrying handle (some minor denting)
20 cm. high

Footnotes

James Walker's patent is dated 7 September 1810 (No. 3373). For a similar example sold in these Rooms see Fine Antique Arms and Armour Including items removed from the Carl Beck Foundation, Sursee, 29 July 2004, lot 375

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.