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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Rare .65 Enclosed Lock Volunteer Flintlock Carbine
By Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800

Fine Antique Arms and Armour Including items from the Per T. Norheim Collection
29 April 2010, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare .65 Enclosed Lock Volunteer Flintlock Carbine
By Henry Nock, London, Circa 1800

With sighted two-stage twist barrel cut with Baker-style seven-groove rifling making three-quarters of a turn, and with bayonet bar mounted on the right side of the muzzle, octagonal patent breech (minor bruising) engraved 'H. Nock Patent', signed Nock patent screwless lock engraved with a starburst over the front retaining hook, walnut three-quarter stock (bruised, cracked in front of the lock) with raised leather-covered cheek-piece, brass mounts including butt-plate engraved 'No. 12' and Baker-pattern butt-trap cover, iron loops, and original iron ramrod, the stock with 'JC'(?) stamp opposite the lock and 'WT' stamp in the ramrod-channel, London proof marks
66.6 cm. barrel

Footnotes

Provenance:
Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour and Books, 19 July 2001, lot 99

Rifled carbines of this pattern were produced by Henry Nock on a commercial basis and supplied to Volunteer Companies, including the London & Westminster Light Horse Volunteers. See Jeff Paine, 'The Light Horse Volunteers' Rifled Carbine', The Canadian Journal of Arms Collecting, vol. 34, no. 4 (November 1996), pp. 111-115

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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.