4 Pairs of 18th Century Style Flint Lock Pistols

A refined pair of antique percussion dueling pistols dating to the mid-19th century, finely made and intended for formal dueling rather than military use. The pistols feature octagon...

Early 19th Century English Flintlock Pocket or Muff pistol. Marked Baker on one side with banner engraved on the other Here we present an antique Baker Marked Boxlock Screw Barre...

A fine example of a double barrel flintlock sporting gun by Probin, London. The browned barrels and the locks are both signed, good colour walnut stock. circa 1795 Barrel length 83c...

A rare and important 18th-century Spanish flintlock sporting shotgun, signed by the renowned Basque gunmaker Antonio Guisasola, one of the most distinguished firearms makers of his time and an official Supplier to the Spanish Royal Household (Proveedor de la Casa Real). Antonio Guisasola's work is highly regarded for its exceptional craftsmanship, refined mechanics, and elegant decoration. His firearms are represented in prestigious museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which preserves an example of a shotgun by this celebrated maker, underscoring his historical significance and the quality of his production. This elegant hunting shotgun bears the signature of Antonio Guisasola both on the barrel and on the lock, an important feature that confirms its authenticity and enhances its rarity and desirability among collectors. The firearm retains its original flintlock mechanism, which remains fully functional, demonstrating the outstanding quality of its construction. The steel lock and barrel exhibit finely executed hand craftsmanship typical of the finest Spanish gunmakers of the eighteenth century. The gun remains in very good antique condition, showing only normal wear consistent with more than two centuries of age, together with a few discreet historic restorations that respect the integrity and authenticity of the piece. As one of the finest examples of Spanish sporting arms, this shotgun represents an exceptional acquisition for collectors of antique firearms...

Rare and unusual 19th-century European combination weapon integrating a pistol and folding knife in a compact mechanical design. This ingenious multifunctional piece reflects the fas...

These pistols have been beautifully decorated with finely chased and engraved silver, and gold-damascened work. They were crafted in South-Eastern Europe in the 19th century. The pis...

Extremly Rare South American Silver-Mounted Miquelet-Lock Blunderbuss Belt Pistol Late 18th century, Mexican With a roped silver band around the turned and belled muzzle, the forward sections polygonal and inlaid with silver fronds, octagonal breeches with silver foliage on the flats either side, a broad silver band at the rear, foliate engraved tangs, characteristic locks with fluted mount beneath the pan enclosing the steel-spring, full stocks inlaid with silver panels secured by silver pins and pierced and engraved with foliage inhabited by monsters, birds and a pair of rabits, the last forward of the trigger-guards, and studded with further silver pins. The fore-ends en suite and each inlaid with a silver panel pierced and engraved as a double-headed eagle, foliate engraved silver side-plates each pierced for an iron belt hook...

The dimension of smaller piece: 5 wide x 4 high x 3.25 deep. Indistinctly signed, of typical form. With candleholder and brass fork stand.

Pair of antique English naval cannon each with a tapering three stage barrel flanked by plain trunnions, with a knob shaped cascabel button before a shaped rectangular raised vent and ending in a 3 1/2” bore muzzle, enclosing a removable conforming wood plug, circa 1800. Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle. The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably by descent to Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944), until sold by his heir and brother, Lancelot, 6th Earl, as part of the contents of Lowther Castle, Maple & Co. Ltd./Thomas Wyatt, Tuesday 14 April 1947 and two following days, lot 558: ‘A pair of Old Gun Metal Cannons on teakwood carriages, 3ft. 6in. long’. Mrs. P.M. Adie-Shepherd, sold Christie’s, London, 29 May 1970, lot 96. Lowther Castle is a castellated mansion built by Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale (1757-1844). It was constructed on the foundations of the former 17th century family seat, Lowther Hall, but it was only in the early 19th century that it was afforded the name ‘castle’ in keeping with the Europe-wide fashion for romanticism and which was promoted by influential characters such as William Beckford at Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire in England and by the writer Sir Walter Scott at Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. While it’s not known when these naval cannon were acquired for Lowther they would have been entirely fitting in the castle or its approaches and it’s likely that they were in place soon after the castle was completed, or perhaps acquired later by the 5th Earl. A tantalising possibility is that the cannon were originally aboard the East Indiaman Lowther Castle which was active in the early 19th century. HUGH CECIL LONSDALE, 5TH EARL OF LONSDALE (1857-1944) AND THE DEMISE OF LOWTHER CASTLE In 1882 at the age of 25 Hugh Lonsdale (1857-1944) unexpectedly inherited the earldom and with it the extensive Lonsdale estate, including tens of thousands of acres of Cumberland and Westmorland and coalfields at Whitehaven. However, despite his spectacular inherited wealth – he was suddenly one of the wealthiest men in England, over the course of his lifetime he managed to decimate the family fortune. He led a full and colourful life, one of adventure and luxury. An early intrepid escapade took place in July 1888 when, as part of an expedition called the Scotch Naturalist Society, he set embarked on horse sleigh...

A fine example of a pair of 50 bore over and under percussion pistols by Smith and Alden, listed as London gun makers 1826 to 1835. They trained with...