The Daedalus Collection of Antique and Modern Firearms

1 December 2016 | starting at 15:00 GMT

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An Exceptionally Rare Nordenfelt .43(Spanish) Ten-Barrelled Centre-Fire Mechanical Gun. Sold for £81,250 inc. premium

A Very Fine 7.65x25mm Waffenfabrik Loewe C-93 System Borchardt Patent Self-Loading Pistol. Sold for £18,750 inc. premium

A Fine Cased Presentation .36 Percussion Colt 1862 Model Police Revolver. Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

An Extremely Rare Brace Of .38(Long Colt) Colt 1877 Model Lightning (Sheriff's Model) Presentation Revolvers. Sold for £12,500 inc. premium

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The Daedalus Collection of Antique and Modern Firearms

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1S58 — A Rare 32-Bore Percussion Jacob's Patent D.B. RifleBy Swinburn & Son, No. 708, Dated 1860

2S58 — A 12-Bore Flintlock Musket Of Service TypeLate 18th/Early 19th century

3S58 — A 10-Bore Flintlock Commercial Service MusketLate 18th/Early 19th Century

4S58 — A 16-Bore Flintlock Light Dragoon Service PistolBy D. Egg, London, Late 18th/Early 19th Century

5S58 — A 16-Bore Flintlock Light Dragoon Service PistolBy Blair, Late 18th/Early 19th Century

6 — Two Circular Percussion Cap Dispensers, And A Pair Of Leather Saddle HolstersMid-Late 19th Century

7S58 — A Cased Pair Of Box-Lock Pocket Pistols Of Small Bore And For 'Top-Hat' Percussion CapsSigned Piper, Guildford, Mid-19th Century

8S58 — A 50-Bore Percussion D.B. Box-Lock PistolBy wilson & Co., Liverpool, Mid-19th Century

9S58 — A Pair Of 14-Bore Percussion Officer's Belt PistolsBy W. Richards, London, Mid-19th Century

10S58 — A Liège 5MM Pin-Fire Six-Shot Pocket Revolver Of Small Bore, And A Spanish 12MM Pin-Fire Six-Shot RevolverThe First Late 19th Century, The Second No. N3212, Dated 1869

11S58 — A Cased 100-Bore Percussion Six-Shot Pepperbox Revolver With Detachable BayonetMid-19th Century

12S58 — A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock BlunderbussBy Archer, Late 18th Century

13S58 — A Flintlock Pistol Of Carbine BoreSigned Twigg, London, Circa 1800

14S58 — A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Blunderbuss-PistolsBy W. Bond, 59 Lombard St.t, London, Circa 1815-20

15S58 — A Rare .56 Percussion Colt 1855 Model 'British' Five-Shot Revolving CarbineNo. 12014, Circa 1856-64

16S58 — A Fine And Very Rare .36 Percussion Colt 1855 Model (First Model) Side-Hammer Six-Shot Revolving Sporting RifleNo. 377, Circa 1856-59

17S58 — A Very Rare .44 Percussion Colt Paterson Improved Second Model Ring-Lever Eight-Shot Revolving RifleNo. 304, The Barrel No. 339, Circa 1838-41

18S58 — A .41 Rim-Fire Colt 'Thuer' Third Model Deringer No. 1264, Circa 1870-1912

19S58 — A .32 rim-fire Deringer five-shot pocket revolverNo. 54, Circa 1863

20S58 — A .32 Rim-Fire Smith & Wesson Model No. 1½ Second Issue Five-Shot Revolver No. 116573*, circa 1868-75

21S5 — A Very Fine Cased .32(S&W) Centre-Fire Smith & Wesson Model No. 1½ RevolverNo. 2991, Circa 1878-92

22S58 — A .44 Percussion Remington New Army Model RevolverNo. 92504, Circa 1863-75

23S58 — A Rare .44 Percussion C.S. Pettengill Army Model Six-Shot RevolverCirca 1860-65

24S58 — A Fine .44 Percussion Starrs Arms Co. 1863 Model Army Six-Shot Revolver With Engraved DecorationNo. 52575, Circa 1863-65

25S58 — A Rare .36 Rim-Fire Colt Factory Engraved 1862 Model Pocket Navy Conversion RevolverNo. 19960 IE For 1863, Converted Circa 1875

26Ф,Y,S5 — A fine .38 centre-fire Colt 1861 Model Navy Richards-Mason Conversion revolverNo. 2712 For 1861

27S58 — A Civil War Period .44 Percussion Colt 1860 Model Army RevolverNo. 96551 For 1863

28S58 — A Cased .31 Percussion Colt 1849 Model Pocket RevolverNo. 83802 For 1853

29S58 — A Very Rare Cased .31 Percussion Colt 1849 Model 'Wells Fargo' Short Frame Pocket RevolverNo. 55650 For 1853

30S58 — A Very Fine Cased .36 Percussion Colt 1862 Model Police RevolverNo. 4197 For 1861

31S58 — A Fine Cased Presentation .36 Percussion Colt 1862 Model Police RevolverNo. 11628 For 1862

32S58 — A Very Rare Martially Marked .44 Percussion Colt First Model Dragoon Revolver By Repute Belonging To Confederate Brigadier General Roswell S. RipleyNo. 6737 For 1848, Circa 1850

33S58 — A 14-Bore Flintlock Whitney 1822 (Second Contract) Military MusketDated 1832 And 1835

34S58 — A 14-Bore Flintlock Whitney 1822 (Second Contract) Military MusketDated 1836

35S58 — A Rare Brace Of 28-Bore Flintlock 1836 Model Military Pistols And Saddle HolstersBy A. Waters, Milbury, Ms., Dated 1839

36S58 — A .52 Flintlock J.H. Hall Breech-Loading Rifle Of Second Production TypeDated 1837

37S58 — A 14-Bore Flintlock 1795 Model Springfield Musket Of Type 1Circa 1799-1804

38S58 — A Rare .54 Percussion Tryon 1841 Model 'Mississippi' Contract Military RifleDated 1848

39S58 — A Fine .58 Percussion Remington 1863 Model Contract Military RifleDated 1863

40S58 — A .54 Percussion Harpers Ferry 1841 Model (Second Style) 'Mississippi' Contract Military RifleNo. 47, Dated 1852

41S58 — A Rare .58 Percussion Harpers Ferry 1855 Model Military Rifle Of So-Called Artillery Model With Rare Detachable Front SightDated 1859

42S58 — A Fine .58 Percussion Colt 1861 Model Special Military Rifle MusketDated 1863

43S58 — A Fine .58 Percussion Colt 1861 Model Special Military Rifle MusketDated 1863

44S58 — A Fine .50 Percussion Smith's Patent Breech-Loading Saddle CarbineNo. 6282, Circa 1861-65

45S58 — A Very Fine .54 Percussion Burnside Patent 1864 Model (5th Type) Breech-Loading Saddle CarbineNo. 17356, Circa 1863-65

46S58 — A Fine .50 Percussion Maynard Breech-Loading Saddle CarbineNo. 13175, Circa 1863-65

47S1 — A Very Rare .44-40 Remington Nickel-Plated Light Baby Rolling-Block CarbineCirca 1892-1902

48S58 — A Fine .50-70 Centre-Fire Sharps 1863 New Model Breech-Loading Cartridge Conversion Saddle CarbineNo. 44525, Circa 1867

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1^S58 —
A Rare 32-Bore Percussion Jacob's Patent D.B. Rifle
By Swinburn & Son, No. 708, Dated 1860

2^S58 —
A 12-Bore Flintlock Musket Of Service Type
Late 18th/Early 19th century

3^S58 —
A 10-Bore Flintlock Commercial Service Musket
Late 18th/Early 19th Century

4^S58 —
A 16-Bore Flintlock Light Dragoon Service Pistol
By D. Egg, London, Late 18th/Early 19th Century

5^S58 —
A 16-Bore Flintlock Light Dragoon Service Pistol
By Blair, Late 18th/Early 19th Century

6 —
Two Circular Percussion Cap Dispensers, And A Pair Of Leather Saddle Holsters
Mid-Late 19th Century

7^S58 —
A Cased Pair Of Box-Lock Pocket Pistols Of Small Bore And For 'Top-Hat' Percussion Caps
Signed Piper, Guildford, Mid-19th Century

8^S58 —
A 50-Bore Percussion D.B. Box-Lock Pistol
By wilson & Co., Liverpool, Mid-19th Century

9^S58 —
A Pair Of 14-Bore Percussion Officer's Belt Pistols
By W. Richards, London, Mid-19th Century

10^S58 —
A Liège 5MM Pin-Fire Six-Shot Pocket Revolver Of Small Bore, And A Spanish 12MM Pin-Fire Six-Shot Revolver
The First Late 19th Century, The Second No. N3212, Dated 1869

11^S58 —
A Cased 100-Bore Percussion Six-Shot Pepperbox Revolver With Detachable Bayonet
Mid-19th Century

12^S58 —
A Brass-Barrelled Flintlock Blunderbuss
By Archer, Late 18th Century

13^S58 —
A Flintlock Pistol Of Carbine Bore
Signed Twigg, London, Circa 1800

14^S58 —
A Cased Pair Of Flintlock Blunderbuss-Pistols
By W. Bond, 59 Lombard St.t, London, Circa 1815-20

15^S58 —
A Rare .56 Percussion Colt 1855 Model 'British' Five-Shot Revolving Carbine
No. 12014, Circa 1856-64

16^S58 —
A Fine And Very Rare .36 Percussion Colt 1855 Model (First Model) Side-Hammer Six-Shot Revolving Sporting Rifle
No. 377, Circa 1856-59

17^S58 —
A Very Rare .44 Percussion Colt Paterson Improved Second Model Ring-Lever Eight-Shot Revolving Rifle
No. 304, The Barrel No. 339, Circa 1838-41

18^S58 —
A .41 Rim-Fire Colt 'Thuer' Third Model Deringer
No. 1264, Circa 1870-1912

19^S58 —
A .32 rim-fire Deringer five-shot pocket revolver
No. 54, Circa 1863

20^S58 —
A .32 Rim-Fire Smith & Wesson Model No. 1½ Second Issue Five-Shot Revolver
No. 116573*, circa 1868-75

21^S5 —
A Very Fine Cased .32(S&W) Centre-Fire Smith & Wesson Model No. 1½ Revolver
No. 2991, Circa 1878-92

22^S58 —
A .44 Percussion Remington New Army Model Revolver
No. 92504, Circa 1863-75

23^S58 —
A Rare .44 Percussion C.S. Pettengill Army Model Six-Shot Revolver
Circa 1860-65

24^S58 —
A Fine .44 Percussion Starrs Arms Co. 1863 Model Army Six-Shot Revolver With Engraved Decoration
No. 52575, Circa 1863-65

25^S58 —
A Rare .36 Rim-Fire Colt Factory Engraved 1862 Model Pocket Navy Conversion Revolver
No. 19960 IE For 1863, Converted Circa 1875

26^Ф,Y,S5 —
A fine .38 centre-fire Colt 1861 Model Navy Richards-Mason Conversion revolver
No. 2712 For 1861

27^S58 —
A Civil War Period .44 Percussion Colt 1860 Model Army Revolver
No. 96551 For 1863

28^S58 —
A Cased .31 Percussion Colt 1849 Model Pocket Revolver
No. 83802 For 1853

29^S58 —
A Very Rare Cased .31 Percussion Colt 1849 Model 'Wells Fargo' Short Frame Pocket Revolver
No. 55650 For 1853

30^S58 —
A Very Fine Cased .36 Percussion Colt 1862 Model Police Revolver
No. 4197 For 1861

31^S58 —
A Fine Cased Presentation .36 Percussion Colt 1862 Model Police Revolver
No. 11628 For 1862

32^S58 —
A Very Rare Martially Marked .44 Percussion Colt First Model Dragoon Revolver By Repute Belonging To Confederate Brigadier General Roswell S. Ripley
No. 6737 For 1848, Circa 1850

33^S58 —
A 14-Bore Flintlock Whitney 1822 (Second Contract) Military Musket
Dated 1832 And 1835

34^S58 —
A 14-Bore Flintlock Whitney 1822 (Second Contract) Military Musket
Dated 1836

35^S58 —
A Rare Brace Of 28-Bore Flintlock 1836 Model Military Pistols And Saddle Holsters
By A. Waters, Milbury, Ms., Dated 1839

36^S58 —
A .52 Flintlock J.H. Hall Breech-Loading Rifle Of Second Production Type
Dated 1837

37^S58 —
A 14-Bore Flintlock 1795 Model Springfield Musket Of Type 1
Circa 1799-1804

38^S58 —
A Rare .54 Percussion Tryon 1841 Model 'Mississippi' Contract Military Rifle
Dated 1848

39^S58 —
A Fine .58 Percussion Remington 1863 Model Contract Military Rifle
Dated 1863

40^S58 —
A .54 Percussion Harpers Ferry 1841 Model (Second Style) 'Mississippi' Contract Military Rifle
No. 47, Dated 1852

41^S58 —
A Rare .58 Percussion Harpers Ferry 1855 Model Military Rifle Of So-Called Artillery Model With Rare Detachable Front Sight
Dated 1859

42^S58 —
A Fine .58 Percussion Colt 1861 Model Special Military Rifle Musket
Dated 1863

43^S58 —
A Fine .58 Percussion Colt 1861 Model Special Military Rifle Musket
Dated 1863

44^S58 —
A Fine .50 Percussion Smith's Patent Breech-Loading Saddle Carbine
No. 6282, Circa 1861-65

45^S58 —
A Very Fine .54 Percussion Burnside Patent 1864 Model (5th Type) Breech-Loading Saddle Carbine
No. 17356, Circa 1863-65

46^S58 —
A Fine .50 Percussion Maynard Breech-Loading Saddle Carbine
No. 13175, Circa 1863-65

47^S1 —
A Very Rare .44-40 Remington Nickel-Plated Light Baby Rolling-Block Carbine
Circa 1892-1902

48^S58 —
A Fine .50-70 Centre-Fire Sharps 1863 New Model Breech-Loading Cartridge Conversion Saddle Carbine
No. 44525, Circa 1867