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539 A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK DUELLING PISTOLS BY JOSEPH MANTON, LONDON, NO.6226 FOR 1814 with heavy octagonal barrels fitted with silver fore-sights, stamped with the barrelsmith’s initials ‘WF’ for William Fullerd beneath and numbered ‘3’ behind the ramrod channel, casehardened patent breeches stamped with the platinum-lined maker’s stamp and inlaid with a platinum line, platinum vents, engraved case-hardened breech tangs incorporating standing back-sights, signed detented bolted locks engraved with border ornament and flowers on the tails, rainproof pans and rollers, patent steels numbered ‘6099’ and ‘6100’ respectively, figured walnut half-stocks numbered in ink beneath the breeches (one fore-end with very small chips), chequered butts, engraved steel mounts including trigger-guards decorated with trophiesof-arms carrying the serial numbers on the bow, pineapple finials and retaining traces of original blued finish, butt-caps, blued moulded rear ramrod-pipes, horn fore-end caps, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, vacant silver escutcheons, and horntipped wooden ramrods, perhaps the original: in their original mahogany case with flush-fitting brass carrying handle, the lid applied with trade label, and the compartment lids each inscribed with the serial number in ink (the label with small tears and very light staining) 37.5cm; 14N in Provenance: Probably General Sir Martin Hunter J. D. Bates Esq. (by descent) Literature: W. Keith Neal and D. H. L. Back, The Mantons: Gunmakers, 250 539 London 1966, p.254 General Sir Martin Hunter (1757-1846) was appointed Ensign in the 52nd Regiment of Foot in which he became Lieutenant 18th June 1775, Captain 21st November 1777 and Major 30th October 1790. He was with his regiment at Bunker’s Hill, and was at the blockade of Boston by Washington. He made the campaigns of 1776-78 including the Battle of Long Island and Brandywine and the storming of Fort Washington. He accompanied his regiment to India and was the Brigade-Major there: leading the Light Infantry that stormed the breech at the Siege of Cannanore. As senior Captain and Regimental Major he commanded his regiment in the campaigns against Tippoo Sahib in 1790-92 and was shot through the arm and body in the attack on Tippoo’s camp before Seringapatam in 1792. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel in the newly raised 91st Foot in 1794 and was transferred in 1796 to the 60th Royal Americans. He served with that regiment in the West Indies, commanding them under Sir Ralph Abercromby at the capture of Trinidad and the attempt of Porto Rico. He exchanged into the 48th regiment of Foot which he commanded in Minorca, at Leghorn and at the Reduction of Malta. In 1803 he was appointed a Brigadier General in North America and commanded the troops in Nova Scotia. He acted for a time as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He was appointed Colonel of the New Brunswick Fencibles in 1803 and in 1810 was made Colonel of the old 104th foot formed out of the New Brunswick Fencibles. He became Lieutenant- General in 1812 and General in 1825. He was a Knight Bachelor, G.C.M.G. and G.C.H. and Governor of Stirling Castle. £6000-8000 END OF SALE
Thomas Del Mar Ltd In association with Sotheby’s Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 12th December 2007
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Eastern Arms and Armour VARIOUS OWN
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4 5 4 A VERY LARGE SINO-TIBETAN RIT
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9 A PAIR OF CHINESE SHORTSWORDS, 19
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13 A FINE INDIAN KNIFE, SIND, CIRCA
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16 AN INDIAN ENAMELLED SILVER CHAPE
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24 24 AN INDO-PERSIAN AXE, 19TH CEN
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30 31 32 30 A LARGE CAUCASIAN KINDJ
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35 36 35 A TURKISH KILIG, 19TH CENT
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39 40 41 39 A TURKISH YATAGHAN, 19T
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45 A SUDANESE DERVISH’S HELMET AN
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50 A BALKAN SILVER-MOUNTED MIQUELET
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55 A TURKISH FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PIST
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61 62 63 60 A 1796 PATTERN HEAVY CA
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69 A RARE CASED PAIR OF VICTORIAN 1
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73 75 76 73 A CAVALRY SWORD, MID-19
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80 81 82 80 TWO CONTINENTAL NAVAL B
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87 A CONTINENTAL OFFICER’S SWORD,
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90 A VERY RARE FRENCH FIRST EMPIRE
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94 95 96 94 A FRENCH LIGHT CAVALRY
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100 101 102 100 A RARE GARDE DE HES
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106 107 108 106 A GERMAN SHORTSWORD
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112 113 114 112 TWO REGULATION SWOR
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117 A VICTORIAN SHABRAQUE OF THE 2N
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A Distinguished Collection of Firea
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130 131 132 130 A GERMAN PIONEER’
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138 A FRAGMENT FROM THE MAUSER IRON
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143 144 145 146 European Edged Weap
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151 A WAIDBLÄTT, PARTLY 16TH CENTU
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64 154 154 A FINE GERMAN SWEPT-HILT
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156 A GERMAN RAPIER, THIRD QUARTER
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158 A RARE ITALIAN SHORTSWORD, LATE
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VARIOUS OWNERS 163 A NORTH EUROPEAN
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166 AN ITALIAN GUNNERS STILETTO, MI
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169 A BRASS HILTED OFFICER’S SWOR
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173 A SILVER-HILTED OFFICER’S SMA
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179 A GERMAN HUNTING SWORD, LATE 18
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186 A WAIDBLÄTT IN GERMAN LATE 16T
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190 A FINE GERMAN HALBERD, SECOND Q
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193 A FINE SOUTH GERMAN ETCHED AND
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198 A GERMAN HALBERD, SECOND HALF O
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204 A GERMAN HALBERD, LAST QUARTER
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210 A SAXON HALBERD OF REGULATION T
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214 A RARE ITALIAN GOTHIC SPEAR, LA
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217 A RARE ETCHED PARTISAN OF THE G
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96 223 222 AN ETCHED PARTIZAN IN TH
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226 A FINE POLISH MACE, MID-17TH CE
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100 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 231
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240 A NORTH GERMAN BOAR SPEAR FROM
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244 A GERMAN BOAR SPEAR, LATE 17TH/
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248 A FINE INDIAN CHA’AINA, LAHOR
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251 AN ITALIAN SWEPT-HILT RAPIER, E
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254 A RARE COMBINED FLINTLOCK PISTO
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258 A COMPOSITE SOUTH GERMAN FLUTED
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260 A COMPOSITE EUROPEAN CUIRASSIER
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262 A FINE NORTH ITALIAN ETCHED AND
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264 A FINE PAIR OF SOUTH GERMAN ETC
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267 A SCOTTISH FLINTLOCK BELT PISTO
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124 270 270 A PAIR OF FLINTLOCK HOL
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272 A VERY RARE PAIR OF SAXON AIR P
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275 A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS BY TWIG
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279 A .650 CALIBRE VOLUNTEER FLINTL
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132 283 Armour VARIOUS OWNERS 283 A
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134 285 285 A COMPOSITE GERMAN ‘B
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136 287 287 THE SKULL AND NECK-GUAR
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289 A SKULL OF A CLOSE HELMET, PROB
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291 A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, NUREMB
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295 AN ETCHED GERMAN COMB-MORION, N
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PROPERTY REMOVED FROM A STYRIAN CAS
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VARIOUS OWNERS 302 AN ITALIAN MORIO
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148 308 308 A PAIR OF SOUTH GERMAN
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311 A SOUTH GERMAN BACK-PLATE BY TH
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152 316 316 A TARGET OF SHOT-PROOF
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154 320 321 320 A FINELY CONSTRUCTE
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156 332 333 334 335 331 A DETACHED
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158 337 338 337 A LARGE GERMAN PAIN
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344 A QUANTITY OF POWDER-FLASKS AND
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162 350 A BRONZE BREECH-LOADING CAN
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164 354 353 353 A FINE BONZE SALUTI
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European and American Firearms THE
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168 361 361 A FINE GERMAN WHEEL-LOC
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364 A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING GU
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172 368 368 A PAIR OF GERMAN FLINTL
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370 A VERY FINE AND RARE SOUTH GERM
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372 372 A RARE SUPERIMPOSED LOAD WH
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375 A GROUP OF FOUR GERMAN COW HORN
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381 A 54 BORE ADAMS PATENT 1851 MOD
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389 A LOW COUNTRIES MODEL 1820 PERC
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396 A RARE SAXON BREECH-LOADING PER
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401 A GERMAN WHEEL-LOCK SPORTING RI
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405 A SPANISH MIQUELET-LOCK SPORTIN
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410 A 16 BORE GERMAN D.B. PERCUSSIO
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419 A 12 BORE GERMAN D.B. DREYSE SY
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425 A .400 CALIBRE GERMAN PERCUSSIO
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431 AN 11MM X 57R SPANISH REMINGTON
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