Militaria (W1074)

Gorget. English Civil War.

Militaria (W2047)

Russian breech-loading Berdan Type II single-shot breech-loading rifle, Model 1870. Round steel rifled barrel with fore-sight and adjustable ramp rear sight. Steel cleaning rod. Retained to the stock by 2 steel bands the forward band with a sling swivel. Wooden full stock the butt stamped with Sestroretsk Arsenal rondel. Breech-loading action with various Sestroretsk Arsenal marks. Steel furniture comprising butt plate (serial number 7981) and trigger guard fore-end cap. Fabric sling

Militaria (W990)

Officers fur felt shako. 'Royal South Gloucester Militia'. Leather cap peak detached but present. Poor condition. Beaver fur.

Militaria (W995)

Tin box with lid. Poor condition. Naval officer's epaulettes x3. W995.b in box: Pair. Gold bullion. Maker: Selby, Portsmouth.

Militaria (W966)

Jug with cartoon illustration. 'Success to the Volunteers' written on one side surrounded by a circle of leaves, grapes and a barrel. On the other side is a cartoon of Napoleon & John Bull on a map of Europe.

Militaria (W968)

Commemorative plate. Victoria cross in the middle. Commemorating the British Army. Crimea, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, etc.

Militaria (W967)

Commemorative plate. (Same as W968 but monochrome blue.)

Militaria (W524)

Pattern 1796 infantry officer's sword. Etched pattern blade. Guard stamped PS in scroll script. Wire-wound handle, brass guard, folding section

Militaria (W2112)

Photograph mounted on card, showing officers of the 10th Battalion Black Watch seated and stood in front of the Victoria Rooms. 1915. All in uniform, most in trousers, some in kilts. Names written beneath.

Militaria (G1450)

Bass drum with wooden shell, one section painted gold as background for battle honours painted on it. Insignia (sphinx) and name of 15th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment. Paper label with name A H Riseley, [...] Bristol 2 wooden hoops to hold the heads in place, painted in red, white and black stripes. Ropes tied across shell and hoops. One large metal ring for suspension

Militaria (W726.D)

British bayonet, 1853 pattern

Militaria (W726.A)

British bayonet, 1853 pattern

Militaria (W726.b)

British bayonet, 1853 pattern

Militaria (W1079)

British bayonet, curved blade, black wooden grip

Militaria (W1089)

Dragoon sword with etched pattern blade and wire-wound hilt.

Militaria (W547)

Sword. Victorian Officers dress sword. By Samuel Bros., Ludgate Hill.

Militaria (W383)

Chassepot single shot breech-loading military rifle Model 1866. Round steel barrel with octagonal breech, rifled with 4 grooves. Blade foresight and adjustable ramp rearsight. Bayonet fixing bar at the muzzle. The breech stamped with various Ordnance markings including 'Cahen-Lyon Mle 1866' and the serial number U74708 and the date 1868.Breech-loading action with sliding bolt each component stamped with Ordnance marks and the serial number U74708. Attached to the stock by 2 steel barrel bands, the rear band with sling swivel, each band with a spring retainer. Wooden full-stock, the left side of butt stamped with serial number U74708. Furniture comprising steel butt-plate, trigger guard and rear sling swivel. Steel cleaning rod.

Militaria (W2072)

Iron musket barrel for a flintlock gun - iron breech plug, tang and tang screw

Militaria (W381)

Percussion military carbine, Pattern 1856. Round iron rifled barrel, flattened breech with feint proof marks. Blade fore-sight and standing rear-sight with 2 folding leaves. Retained to the stock with 2 barrel bands. Iron ramrod with large domed head, retained to the barrel with a swivel link. Walnut full stock with brass furniture comprising; butt plate, trigger guard, fore-end cap and 2 ramrod pipes. Left side of stock with a saddle bar and swivel ring. Flat Enfield-type percussion lock with border line engraving and stamped with a Crown. Chained nipple protector. Retained to the stock by 2 sidenails.

Militaria (W783)

Black wool cutaway front mess waistcoat, with 2 pockets and back belt adjustment. 4 brass Royal Engineers buttons. Back in twill silk. Lined in white cotton. Maker's label on back belt: Hobson & Sons, 5 & 6 Lexington Street, London W, with handwritten name of client: Capt J.A. Brown 2951.

Militaria (W784)

Tailored black wool trousers with silver braid down outside leg to stirrup under the instep. Buttons on waistband for braces Maker's label: Hobson & Sons, 5 & 6 Lexington Street, London W, with handwritten name of client: Capt J.A. Brown 2951.

Militaria (W661)

Curved bladed sabre or hanger, described as a police or militia hanger on its label. Brass hilt with shagreen bound handle

Militaria (W307)

Halberd on short section of pole

Militaria (W903)

Dagger with slightly curved blade and handle bound in fabric tape. Wooden sheath

Militaria (W382)

British breech-loading military carbine using the Jacob Snider hinged breech system of loading. Round steel rifled barrel with blade fore-sight and 2-leaf folding rear-sight. Stamped with Birmingham proof marks. Hinged breech block incorporating sprung firing pin and ejector. The breech block stamped Sniders Patent and arrow mark, together with G. Nattriss, Bristol (unrecorded). Internally stamped N&L 645. Bayonet mounting bar at muzzle. Retained to the stock with 2 barrel bands (forward band with sling swivel). Walnut three-quarter stock stamped GN on the underside of fore-end and with a sling swivel on the underside of the butt. Brass furniture comprising; butt plate, trigger guard and fore-end cap. Iron ramrod. Flat and plain Enfield type percussion lock. Retained to the stock by 2 sidenails.

Militaria (W560)

Flintlock military style carbine by Hill. Round iron rifled barrel (7 grooves), with blade fore-sight and standing rear-sight, and lined touch-hole. Retained to the stock with 3 barrel pins. Iron ramrod. Walnut full stock, with chequered wrist, the butt formed with a cheek piece. Brass furniture comprising; butt plate, trigger guard, fore-end cap and 2 ramrod pipes. Engraved flintlock, signed 'Hill'; with anti-friction roller to frizzen and semi-waterproof pan. Retained to the stock by 1 sidenail.

Militaria (W369)

Albini-Braedlin single shot breech-loading military rifle. Round steel barrel with octagonal breech, rifled with grooves. Blade foresight and adjustable ramp rearsight. The breech stamped with various Ordnance markings including . Breech-loading action with hinged breech-block, the block pivoting upwards for loading and containing a firing pin and hinged extractor, each component stamped with Ordnance marks. Attached to the stock by 2 steel barrel bands (the forward band with a sling swivel) and nose-cap, each with a spring retainer. Wooden full-stock with steel furniture comprising butt-plate, trigger guard with rear sling swivel. Side lock with hammer, the plate stamped JP50 within shield. Retained to the stock by 1 sidenail. Steel cleaning rod.

Militaria (W2126)

Shield. Painted on the front is a knife.

Militaria (W2013)

Military flintlock holster pistol. Round barrel with moulded rings at the breech. Secured to the stock by 2 barrel pins. Walnut full stock with plain brass furniture comprising butt cap, trigger guard, sideplate and 1 ramrod pipe. Iron ramrod. Flintlock sidelock with flat plate. Roller frizzen. Secured to the stock by 2 sidenails. No Ordnance markings.

Militaria (W556)

Flintlock musket. Walnut full stock. Crude iron trigger guard, no butt plate or ramrod pipes. Iron octagonal to round barrel, secured to the stock by 2 copper bands. Ramrod missing. Military style flintlock with ring-necked cock, with indistinct signature (possibly Coulson - not recorded). Secured to the stock by 1 sidenail.

Militaria (W2071)

English flintlock shotgun, c1800 of very crude form. Iron barrel constructed in 2 stages, octagonal to round, with lower rib and false breech. 2 crudely constructed ramrod pipes (75.5cm). Engraved barrel tang. Bead fore-sight. Barrel secured to the stock by 1barrel slide with silver side-plates. Wooden ramrod. Crudely formed wooden half stock, with crude iron furniture comprising butt plate and trigger guard. Iron trigger. Lock missing.

Militaria (G1841)

Royal Bristol Artillery brass badge. City arms; 2 unicorns, a ship, and a castle. 'VIRTUTE ET INDUSTRIA/ ROYAL BRISTOL ARTILLERY'.

Militaria (W1076)

French Zoave Yatagan bayonet, marked K32829 on hilt. Blade edge marked M. Joseph de St Etienne, Avril 1870. Scabbard numbered FH76865

Militaria (W1075)

French Zoave Yatagan bayonet, marked R1235 on guard. Blade edge marked Mr Impale de Chat, Mars1867

Militaria (W379)

Percussion military carbine, Victoria Pattern c1850, signed Conting?. Round iron smooth bore barrel, with blade fore-sight and standing rear-sight. Retained to the stock with 2 barrel slides. Iron ramrod with large domed head, retained to the barrel with a swivel link. Walnut full stock with brass furniture comprising; butt plate, trigger guard with finger rest, fore-end cap and 2 ramrod pipes. Underside of butt and fore-end with sling swivels. Flat Enfield-type percussion lock with border line engraving and partly obliterated inscription including the word 'Conting' (faint). Retained to the stock by 2 sidenails, one formed with a large ring for mounting on a saddle.

Militaria (W335)

Light cavalry type sabre c1780, with wooden handle. Said to have made by Jeffery, Bristol

Militaria (W2006)

Large silk Union flag, now very faded and discoloured, with central roundel to Gloucestershire Regiment. Silk is degraded and shattered, and has been stitched into netting to preserve it

Militaria (W2014)

One Page Wood double-barrelled 12 bore shotgun in case S/572 Brian Godwin - Double barred centre-fire shotgun by Page & Co., Shepton Mallet. Side by side round Damacus twist barrels with upper and lower ribs, the upper rib signed Page Wood & Co., Shepton Mallet. Brass bead foresight. Barrels stamped with Birmingham proof marks, 12 bore and numeral 13. Length 77.5cm. Iron action with engraved standing breech. The upper part of the action is also formed with a long tang. Action “table” stamped with Birmingham proof marks. Barrel release lever an be rotated anti-clockwise to open breech. Walnut stock with chequered wrist, and walnut detachable and chequered forestock. Engraved iron furniture comprising; trigger guard with long tang engraved with number 72. White metal escutcheon. Right and left border engraved side-locks signed Wood, Page & Co. Secured to the stock by 2 sidenails. Wooden canvas covered case, S/572, with brass corners and lock. Leather straps and carrying handle. The case lined with red baise and the interior divided into compartments. 2 wooden and brass cleaning rod present with a quantity of cleaning cloth and tow. Size 31.7cm x 21.8.

Militaria (W287)

Crossbow.

Militaria (W426)

Near-scale model of naval cannon in a section of gun deck on a Napoleonic era warship. Inscribed Cast from a Russian gun captured in Sebastopol 9 September 1855