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Historic Arms & Militaria

1 – 10 April 2025

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With collectible arms and militaria spanning the 16th through the 20th centuries, Bonhams Skinner's Historic Arms & Militaria auction offers collectors a wide range of interesting material. Highlights include a rare mid-18th century William Allen Highland Pistol Attributed to the 77th Highland Regiment, a late 16th century elaborately inlaid English/Dutch Matchlock Musket, Harpers Ferry U.S. Model 1805 Pistols, a broad selection of bayonets from the 18th century and Civil War, important Trapdoor Springfield Rifles and Carbines, Martially Marked Colt Single Action Revolvers, a Rare 1945 Ticker Tape Announcing the Japanese Surrender Ending World War II, a selection of Fine Sporting and World War II Arms, and collectible revolvers form the Russell Ducette Ruger Bearcat Collection featuring a nearly complete selection of early Alphabet-prefixed serial numbered arms along with many other interesting and scarce pieces.

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1001 — A COMPOSITE ENGLISH OR DUTCH MATCHLOCK MUSKET WITH FINELY INLAID STOCK,last quarter of the 16th century.

1002 — A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER,c. 1600.

1003 — A VENETIAN ETCHED GLAIVE,late 16th/early 17th century.

1004 — AN ITALIAN RONCONE,early 16th century.

1005 — A 17TH CENTURY POLISH HORSMAN'S FIGHTING AXE OR CZEKAN.

1006 — AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN STONEBOW.

1007 — A POLISHED BONE AND WOOD SWISS SPORTING CROSSBOW,first half of the 17th century.

1008 — A 16TH/17TH CENTURY-STYLE CARVED POWDER FLASK.

1009 — A RARE WILLIAM ALLAN HIGHLAND PISTOL ATTRIBUTED TO THE 77TH HIGHLAND REGIMENT,Stirling, Scotland, mid-18th century.

1010 — A CARVED AMERICAN MAP POWDER HORN,c. 1760.

1011 — FOUR CANNONBALLS,18th/19th century.

1012 — A FINE CENTRAL ITALIAN ROMAN-LOCK BELT PISTOL,mid-18th century.

1013 — A FRENCH MODEL 1777 CAVALRY PISTOL,St. Etienne, c. 1779-92.

1014 — A FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL,third quarter of the 18th century.

1015 — AN ENGLISH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL,c. 1790-1810.

1016 — A NEW ENGLAND FLINTLOCK MILITIA MUSKET,c. 1777-85.

1017 — A REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN HORSEMAN'S SABER,c. 1780.

1018 — AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET,late 18th century.

1019 — FOUR 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN SOCKET BAYONETS,Third quarter of the 18th century.

1020 — AN ENGLISH BRASS BARREL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS,by Theophilus Clemmes, Shug Lane, London, c. 1773-80.

1021 — A BRITISH REGIMENTALLY MARKED MILITIA MUSKET,by Joseph Loder, London, last quarter of the 18th century.

1022 — THREE BRITISH LAND PATTERN MUSKET SOCKET BAYONETS,Third quarter of the 18th century.

1023 — FOUR BRITISH LAND PATTERN MUSKET/CARBINE/FUSIL SOCKET BAYONETS,Third quarter of the 18th century.

1024 — A DUTCH OR GERMANIC FLINTLOCK MILITARY MUSKET,second half of the 18th century.

1025 — FOUR DUTCH MUSKET SOCKET BAYONETS,Second and third quarter of the 18th century.

1026 — FOUR 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SOCKET BAYONETS.

1027 — A EUROPEAN CAVALRY SABER,late 18th/early 19th century.

1028 — AN AFGHAN JEZAIL FLINTLOCK MUSKET,early 19th century.

1029▲ — A BALKAN/TURKISH WOOD AND LEATHER CARTRIDGE POUCH,first half of the 19th century.

1030 — AN ENGLISH COMMERCIAL FLINTLOCK MUSKET,Ramsay & Southerland, Birmingham, c. 1815.

1031 — AN ENGLISH-STYLE FLINTLOCK MILITIA MUSKET,early 19th century.

1032 — AN ENGLISH-STYLE FLINTLOCK MILITIA MUSKET,early 19th century.

1033 — A BRITISH BAKER 1ST PATTERN HAND BAYONET,early 19th century.

1034 — THIRTEEN BRITISH SOCKET BAYONETS,late 18th/19th century.

1035 — A LONG-BARRELED ENGLISH PERCUSSION PISTOL,second quarter of the 19th century.

1036 — A VICTORIAN BRITISH FLINTLOCK MILITARY MUSKET,c. 1840.

1037 — A BRITISH PATTERN 1858 ENFIELD CUTLASS BAYONET.

1038 — TWO 19TH CENTURY BRITISH SWORD BAYONETS.

1039 — THREE 19TH CENTURY BRITISH BAYONETS.

1040 — A FRENCH MODEL AN XIII FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL,Maubeuge, 1813.

1041 — A FRENCH MODEL 1822 T-bis PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL,c. 1856.

1042 — A FRENCH MODEL 1854 HEAVY CAVALRY SABER,Chatellerault, 1863.

1043 — A SPANISH MODEL 1826 FLINTLOCK PISTOL FOR CARABINEROS REALES AND PRUSSIAN MODEL 1850 PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL,19th century.

1044 — A SPANISH HUNTING PLUG BAYONET,mid-19th century.

1045 — A PLUG BAYONET AND TWO KNIVES,19th century.

1046 — AN AUSTRIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE OF TYROLEAN TYPE BY A. KNITTEL,c. 1845-50.

1047 — A SNIDER ENFIELD MKII** RIFLE FOR CANADA,c. 1864.

1048 — A SNIDER-ENFIELD MARK III SHORT RIFLE,1869.

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1001 —
A COMPOSITE ENGLISH OR DUTCH MATCHLOCK MUSKET WITH FINELY INLAID STOCK,
last quarter of the 16th century.

1002 —
A GERMAN HORSEMAN'S HAMMER OR STREITHÄMMER,
c. 1600.

1003 —
A VENETIAN ETCHED GLAIVE,
late 16th/early 17th century.

1004 —
AN ITALIAN RONCONE,
early 16th century.

1005 —
A 17TH CENTURY POLISH HORSMAN'S FIGHTING AXE OR CZEKAN.

1006 —
AN EARLY 17TH CENTURY ITALIAN STONEBOW.

1007 —
A POLISHED BONE AND WOOD SWISS SPORTING CROSSBOW,
first half of the 17th century.

1008 —
A 16TH/17TH CENTURY-STYLE CARVED POWDER FLASK.

1009 —
A RARE WILLIAM ALLAN HIGHLAND PISTOL ATTRIBUTED TO THE 77TH HIGHLAND REGIMENT,
Stirling, Scotland, mid-18th century.

1010 —
A CARVED AMERICAN MAP POWDER HORN,
c. 1760.

1011 —
FOUR CANNONBALLS,
18th/19th century.

1012 —
A FINE CENTRAL ITALIAN ROMAN-LOCK BELT PISTOL,
mid-18th century.

1013 —
A FRENCH MODEL 1777 CAVALRY PISTOL,
St. Etienne, c. 1779-92.

1014 —
A FRENCH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL,
third quarter of the 18th century.

1015 —
AN ENGLISH FLINTLOCK POCKET PISTOL,
c. 1790-1810.

1016 —
A NEW ENGLAND FLINTLOCK MILITIA MUSKET,
c. 1777-85.

1017 —
A REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN HORSEMAN'S SABER,
c. 1780.

1018 —
AN AMERICAN RESTOCKED BRITISH PATTERN 1777 SHORT LAND SERVICE MUSKET,
late 18th century.

1019 —
FOUR 18TH CENTURY AMERICAN SOCKET BAYONETS,
Third quarter of the 18th century.

1020 —
AN ENGLISH BRASS BARREL FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS,
by Theophilus Clemmes, Shug Lane, London, c. 1773-80.

1021 —
A BRITISH REGIMENTALLY MARKED MILITIA MUSKET,
by Joseph Loder, London, last quarter of the 18th century.

1022 —
THREE BRITISH LAND PATTERN MUSKET SOCKET BAYONETS,
Third quarter of the 18th century.

1023 —
FOUR BRITISH LAND PATTERN MUSKET/CARBINE/FUSIL SOCKET BAYONETS,
Third quarter of the 18th century.

1024 —
A DUTCH OR GERMANIC FLINTLOCK MILITARY MUSKET,
second half of the 18th century.

1025 —
FOUR DUTCH MUSKET SOCKET BAYONETS,
Second and third quarter of the 18th century.

1026 —
FOUR 18TH CENTURY FRENCH SOCKET BAYONETS.

1027 —
A EUROPEAN CAVALRY SABER,
late 18th/early 19th century.

1028 —
AN AFGHAN JEZAIL FLINTLOCK MUSKET,
early 19th century.

1029^▲ —
A BALKAN/TURKISH WOOD AND LEATHER CARTRIDGE POUCH,
first half of the 19th century.

1030 —
AN ENGLISH COMMERCIAL FLINTLOCK MUSKET,
Ramsay & Southerland, Birmingham, c. 1815.

1031 —
AN ENGLISH-STYLE FLINTLOCK MILITIA MUSKET,
early 19th century.

1032 —
AN ENGLISH-STYLE FLINTLOCK MILITIA MUSKET,
early 19th century.

1033 —
A BRITISH BAKER 1ST PATTERN HAND BAYONET,
early 19th century.

1034 —
THIRTEEN BRITISH SOCKET BAYONETS,
late 18th/19th century.

1035 —
A LONG-BARRELED ENGLISH PERCUSSION PISTOL,
second quarter of the 19th century.

1036 —
A VICTORIAN BRITISH FLINTLOCK MILITARY MUSKET,
c. 1840.

1037 —
A BRITISH PATTERN 1858 ENFIELD CUTLASS BAYONET.

1038 —
TWO 19TH CENTURY BRITISH SWORD BAYONETS.

1039 —
THREE 19TH CENTURY BRITISH BAYONETS.

1040 —
A FRENCH MODEL AN XIII FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL,
Maubeuge, 1813.

1041 —
A FRENCH MODEL 1822 T-bis PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL,
c. 1856.

1042 —
A FRENCH MODEL 1854 HEAVY CAVALRY SABER,
Chatellerault, 1863.

1043 —
A SPANISH MODEL 1826 FLINTLOCK PISTOL FOR CARABINEROS REALES AND PRUSSIAN MODEL 1850 PERCUSSION CAVALRY PISTOL,
19th century.

1044 —
A SPANISH HUNTING PLUG BAYONET,
mid-19th century.

1045 —
A PLUG BAYONET AND TWO KNIVES,
19th century.

1046 —
AN AUSTRIAN PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE OF TYROLEAN TYPE BY A. KNITTEL,
c. 1845-50.

1047 —
A SNIDER ENFIELD MKII** RIFLE FOR CANADA,
c. 1864.

1048 —
A SNIDER-ENFIELD MARK III SHORT RIFLE,
1869.