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A 55-Bore Air Rifle
By John Probin & Co., Lisle Street, London, Circa 1830

Antique Arms and Armour
24 November 2010, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A 55-Bore Air Rifle
By John Probin & Co., Lisle Street, London, Circa 1830

With rebrowned turn-off sighted polygroove rifled barrel engraved with a starburst at the breech, border engraved action signed in full and decorated with a gamebird flying over a tree in a landscape on one side, and with gamebirds in a landscape on the other, one perched in a tree, pierced foliate scroll engraved cocking-lever (perhaps an old working replacement), circular loading aperture with transverse breech-block engraved with a starburst and operated by a sprung tap, figured butt with chequered grip (repairs), later fore-end, foliate scroll engraved iron butt-plate and scroll trigger-guard (both with some wear and rust patination), vacant white-metal escutcheon, spherical iron reservoir with knurled medial band, and later ramrod (ramrod-pipes replaced); together with a contemporary brass-mounted iron pump with later turned swelling wooden handles (2)
76.5 cm. barrel

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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.