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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Sealed Bid Sale Only | |||
| Auctioneer: | Holt's | Location: | Princess Louise House, 190 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7DJ |
| Contact: | Tel: 01485 542822 Fax: 01485 544463 | ||
| Date: | 3rd July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Please Complete a Commission Bid Form and ensure it reaches Holt’s before the deadline to participate in this sale. All lots up to Lot 7500 will be on view at Princess Louise House from Tuesday 17th June at 10am until Thursday 19th June at 12noon |
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| Auction Lots - Page 27 | |||
| 4054 | |||
| FOUR AIR RIFLE .22 SOUND MODERATORS, WITH A LEATHER HOLSTER including a SLR magazine £20-30 |
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| 4055 | |||
| A PAIR OF LEATHER CALF PROTECTORS £10-20 |
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| 4056 | |||
| THE 1960S HISPANO SUIZA ADVERTISING BROCHURE TWO LARGE 'HISPANO SUIZA' CALENDARS IN GERMAN 1968, depicting medieval knights and their armour, the calendar measures 20in. x 12in. and the 1968 calendar measures 23in. x 15in., also including a Hispano Suiza brochure on Anti-Tank grenades £40-60 |
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| 4057 | |||
| AN UNUSED 'LIGHT-FORCE' GUN-LITE WITH AN UNUSED 'DEBEN' RECHARGEABLE 12 VOLT BATTERY PACK, its its makers carton (2) £100-120 |
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| 4058 | |||
| THREE PARTLY WORKED WALNUT REPLACEMENT STOCK BLANKS, including 'PARTLY WORKED WALNUT 'LITTLE GEM' AIR RIFLE REPLACEMENT STOCK', 'A PARTLY WORKED WALNUT MARTINI HENRY REPLACEMENT STOCK', 'A PARTLY WORKED WALNUT 'DIANA' AIR RIFLE REPLACEMENT STOCK' (3) £60-80 |
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| 4059 | |||
| 500 UNUSED SPRING PIGEON DECOY STICKS FOR FULL-BODY DECOYS £100-200 |
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| 4060 | |||
| FOUR UNUSED BOOKS 'OFF ROAD DRIVING' LAND ROVER EXPERIENCE25 £15-25 |
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| 4061 | |||
| A No1 O/R DRESS-UNIFORM FOR THE ROYAL MARINES, circa World War Two or earlier, comprising of tunic, trousers and a pair of white parade gloves. £30-50 |
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| 4062 | |||
| 1971-1976 - CHURCHILL, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG - HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS:a) 30 September 1971 - CHURCHILL (GUNWORKS) LTD Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts.b) October 1971 - Copy of the Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name from Churchill (Gunmakers) Ltd to Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd.c) 1971 - Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd headed notepaper in use for their Birmingham factory of S Wright & Sons at 98 Bath Street. At the time the firm was still affiliated with Cummings International Associates. NB Sam Cummings' Latin motto Esse Quam Videri and watermark dominates the middle of the paged) 1971 - Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd headed notepaper for 7 Bury Street used during this period. The respondent is requested to reply to Churchill's factory in Acton, London W3. These premises had once been the home of Cogswell & Harrison. The firm's directors are listed as: R.S. Murray, H.C. Littlewood, P.C. Beer (USA), S. Cummings (USA), A. Lawrie and D.A. Masters.e) 1972 - CAG&L US dollar and British sterling Price List for guns from the Atkin, Grant & Lang group.f) November 1972 - SHOOTING TIMES advertisement on p9 for Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang showing the cost of a new Henry Atkin best quality 'Self Opener' sidelock hammerless ejector shotgun for £2,250 plus tax and a Lang best quality boxlock 12 bore hammerless ejector for £500 plus tax.g) 1973 - CAG&L British sterling projected Price List for deliveries in 19741975.h) 1972-74 - Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang headed notepaper for 7 Bury Street when the firm was owned by Thomas Poole & Gladstone China Ltd.i) 1972-1974 - A blank invoice form in triplicate for CAG&L from their factory at Cannon Works, Bollo Lane, Acton, London W3 8QX.j) Dec 1973 - Copy of statement draft from Thomas Poole & Gladstone China to CAG&L employees and to its subsidiary in Bridgwater.k) Jan 1974 - Copy of Thomas Poole & Gladstone China's press statement.l) 1974 - Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang headed letter paper for 7 Bury Street under the new ownership of the Harris & Sheldon Group Ltd. See Don Masters' book, THE HOUSE OF CHURCHILL for more information) £35-45 |
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| 4063 | |||
| COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MANUFACTURING CO., HARTFORD, CONN., USA,a) 1919 - Four page leaflet describing the Colt Automatic Pistol, Pocket Model, Calibers .32 and .380 Hammerlessb) post WWII - 6 page fold-up COLT leaflet entitled: Count the Colts on the Firing Linec) post WWII - Leaflet entitled List of Component Parts for Obsolete Colt Models.d) 1947 - Full size 10 page booklet: COLT Revolvers and Automatic Pistols Parts Price Liste) 1959 - Photocopy of letter from Ray Willas of Illinois to ... describing how the Colt Pocket Model M.32 and .380 pistol were issued to the British Special Operations Executive during WWII.f) c1970s - Colt's 43 page booklet entitled: THE ARM OF LAW AND ORDER.g) c1975 - Full size fold-up leaflet on Colt single and Double Action Revolvers and Percussion Revolvers as well as Center fire and Rim fire automatics, in English, French and German.h) 1984 - Letter in GUNS & AMMO from Denny Bates, Seattle, WA, asking for information on an 1849 black powder Colt pistol.i) 1988 - The 79 page magazine called THE GUN REPORT from Illinois containing a detailed reappraisal of THE COLT MODEL 1851 Navy by AW Lindert on p14-19. £45-55 |
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| 4064 | |||
| CHARLES HELLIS & SONS LTD PATENT APPLICATION No: 27338 OF 1950 and patent Sealing No: 696962 of 1953 for 'Improvements in or relating to firearms' £10-20 |
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| 4065 | |||
| AN MOUNTED ORIGINAL 1ST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP & TRAPSHOOTING PROGRAMME (ROME), circa 1930, P6 page with opening glass frame £50-60 |
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| 4066 | |||
| CORRESPONDENCE BEARING A RARE PENNY RED POSTAGE STAMP, FEATURING THE YOUNG QUEEN VICTORIA, April and May 1848, affixed to one of two letters sent to the gunmakers Charles Lancaster:a) 20 April 1848 - A handwritten letter sent from the solicitors of the late Charles Lancaster to Sir E.M. Elton of Widworthy, Devon requesting settlement of the outstanding account for £2.10.-d.b) 20 May 1848 - Sir E.M. Elton's response to the above letter. Affixed to the folded envelope addressed to Mr Lancaster, Bond Street is a rare Penny Red postage stamp. The letter was sent via the "Wilmington Penny Post". The Penny Red postage stamp has been cancelled by the number 379. This non-perforated penny red-brown postage stamp is believed to have used Die No 1, the original die in use between 1840-1855 and shows the features of the young Queen Victoria lightly shaded. This postage stamp has the letter "R" in the bottom left-hand corner and the letter "L" in the bottom right-hand corner. £80-120 |
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| 4067 | |||
| JOSEPH LANG/& SON/LTD - FOURTEEN INDIVIDUALLY LISTED COPIES OF NATIONAL ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS, from 1841 to 1905 for Births, Marriages, Deaths and Wills of Joseph Lang, his family and associates, including James Purdey senior who was Joseph Lang's father-in-law and Henry Webley who was the owner of the firm in the early 1900s. Joseph Lang will always be remembered as the foster-father of the modern breech-loader, a French invention that he introduced into Britain after the 1851 Great Exhibition. (See Chapters 1-3 of Don Masters' book, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG) £85-90 |
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| 4068 | |||
| 1970-1976 - CHURCHILL, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG LTD, 7 BURY STREET, ST JAMES'S, LONDON. - ORIGINAL BLACK GUNCASE LABEL, (6in x 4in) with gold lettering listing the 10 prestigious London gunmakers that came under the umbrella title of CAG&L. Also featured in this Lot with the guncase label is a black Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang "Authorised Dealer" sign, with gold lettering measuring 8 in x 6in. £40-60 |
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| 4069 | |||
| HENRY ATKIN - DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE EVOLVING HISTORY OF THIS PRESTIGIOUS GUNMAKING FIRM FROM THE 1880S TO 1974, a) 1880s - Three photocopied pages from Henry Atkin's first ledger book. These list the outworkers used by Henry Atkin. It will be noted that during this time Southgate and John Robertson were doing the main actioners. b) 1890s - From these four photocopied pages of Henry Atkin's first ledger book, it will be noted that EC Hodges actioned more and more of Atkin's guns after John Robertson became a partner in Boss & Co and Hodges' son, Lionel, now in his 30's stocks the Atkin guns and later becomes a director of Henry Atkin Ltd. c) 1905-1913 - Photocopy of list of Henry Atkin Debenture Holders address: 41 Jermyn Street, London, W. d) 26/07/1905 - Henry Atkin Ltd - First Mortgage Debenture Share Certificate No 80 for £100 issued by the Directors C.F Hinton and Thomas Appleton. e) 02/12/1930 - Henry Atkin Ltd - Certificate for 199 fully paid shares of £1 each numbered 8-206, inc. in the name of Arthur Edwin Hodges, signed by Lionel Hodges, Director and A. Goodwin, Secretary. f) 1940s - Headed letter paper for Henry Atkin, Ltd. (From Purdey's), Gun and Rifle Manufacturers, 88 Jermyn Street, London, SW1. g) 1960s - 21/04/1960 - Copy Special Resolution changing the company's name to Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd 07/02/1962 - Copy of Special Resolution concerning shares in AG&L and in particular shares Nos 5003 to 6502 belonging to Arthur Edwin Hodges. 30/12/1964 - Copy of Resolution increasing to seven the number of possible company directors at Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd. h) c1960s - Headed notepaper for the firm of Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd showing W.H.R Robson and A.E Hodges as the managing directors. The other directors are M.P Stone, M.E Brown and Col H.G.V Milward, TD, DL. i) 1960s - The black gun brochure for Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd of St James's. j) 1971-1972 - Headed notepaper for the firm of Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd listing the directors as: R.S Murray, H.C Littlewood, FCA, FCIS, P.C Beer (USA), S. Cummings (USA), A Lawrie and D.A Masters. k) 1972 - Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang brochure entitled, One Hundred and Fifty Years of Shotgun History. 1973/4 - Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang leaflet entitled Family Tree. l) 1987 - Photocopy of SHOOTING TIMES article about Gough Thomas's ATKIN shotgun just prior to being auctioned. m) 1996 - Photocopy of SHOOTING TIMES article by Geoffrey Boothroyd tracing the history of the gunmaking firm started by Henry Atkin. (See Ch 12 and 14 of Don Masters' book, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG) £60-70 |
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| 4070 | |||
| DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE CHURCHILL OVER & UNDER LEGEND, AND ARNOLD LOUIS CHEVALLIER'S INVOLVEMENT, a) 1908 - A. L. Chevallier's treatise for A NEW RIFLE, the Sjogren Self-Loader reprinted from the United Service Magazine. b) 1926 - Original specification No 16481 for the Chevallier-Churchill under and over shotgun. Chevallier was an inventor friend of Robert Churchill. c) Photograph of the Chevallier-Churchill under and over single trigger shotgun No 3442. d) 1920s - Advertisement card for Robert Churchill's under & over gun for clay pigeon shooting e) June 1991 - A photocopy of Geoffrey Boothroyd's SHOOTING TIMES article, SEARCH FOR A STAR, outlining his interest in Robert Churchill's over and under shotguns. f) November 1995 - A photocopy of Geoffrey Boothroyd's SHOOTING TIMES article STACKED ODDS, charting the early history of over & unders including the Chevallier-Churchill and Robert Churchill's ZENITH Over and Under. g) August 2003 - A photocopy of Don Masters' SHOOTING SPORTSMAN article charting the evolution of the Churchill over and under shotguns. £20-40 |
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| 4071 | |||
| STEPHEN GRANT - TWENTY NINE INDIVIDUALLY LISTED, OFFICIAL COPIES OF NATIONAL ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS FROM 1856 TO 1952 OF BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS AND WILLS, including some other relevant information for this famous London Gunmaker and his immediate family. Stephen Grant worked for Kavanagh, Charles Lancaster and Boss before starting up on his own, (See p68-83 of Don Masters' book ATKIN, GRANT & LANG) £150-160 |
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| 4072 | |||
| 1880-1974 STEPHEN GRANT OF BURY STREET, ST JAMES'S, LONDON. DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE EVOLVING HISTORY OF THIS FAMOUS GUNMAKING FIRM, a) 07/12/1880 - Photocopy of Assignment of Patent from Mr H.F. Phillips and Another to Mr Stephen Grant. b) 31/03/1890 - Photocopy of the Royal Warrant awarded to Stephen Grant, Stephen Grant junior and Richard H Grant. c) 1917-1964 - Memorandum and Articles of Association of Stephen Grant & Joseph Lang Ltd and Henry Atkin Ltd, including the documents listed below: 12/03/1917 - Joseph Lang & Son Ltd Certificate of Incorporation No 146,420; 15/07/1926 - Certificate for name change to Stephen Grant & Joseph Lang Ltd 21/04/1960 - Special Resolution changing the name to Atkin, Grant & Lang 07/02/1962 - Special Resolution concerning shares in Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd and in particular shares Nos 5003 to 6502 belonging to Arthur Edwin Hodges. 30.12/1964 - Resolution increasing to seven the number of directors. d) 23/03/1935 - Details of the Metropolitan Police Special Constable efficiency award to Grant & Lang's managing director, Mr WRH Robson. e) 10/04/1940 - Signatures of staff working at Stephen Grant & Joseph Lang Ltd, of 7&8 Bury Street, St James's London SW1 during WWII. f) 1954 - Six vintage photographs of Grant Gun No 17814 started in 1937. g) 13/05/1959 - Letter to customers from Paton, Grant & Woodward, 7&8 Bury Street, St James's advising that due to sad circumstances, the firm was being transferred to Messrs Strutt & Parker. h) 1960s - Leaflet describing the Grant Best Sidelock i) 1960s - Headed notepaper for the firm of Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd showing W.H.R Robson and A.E Hodges as the managing directors. The other directors are M.P Stone, M.E Brown and Col H.G.V Milward, TD, DL. j) 1971-1972 - Headed notepaper for the firm of Churchill, Atkin, Grant & Lang Ltd listing the directors as: R.S Murray, H.C Littlewood, FCA, FCIS, P.C Beer (USA), S. Cummings (USA), A Lawrie and D.A Masters. (See Ch 4 & 11 of Don Masters' book, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG) £50-60 |
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| 4073 | |||
| 1825 - 2003 - JOSEPH LANG/& SON/LTD - HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS FAMOUS GUNMAKING FIRM, founded by JOSEPH LANG the entrepreneur and foster-father of the breech loader. The firm was purchased by Henry Webley, the son of Philip Webley of Webley & Scott at the beginning of the 1900s. a) A copy of Joseph Lang gun numbers b) A photocopy of a French Roadside Scene in 1825, showing a sportsman with a breech-loader. c) 1864 - 2 photographs of one of the early JOSEPH LANG breechloader hammer guns. This gun No 2861 has Damascus barrels and through-bolt fastening system. Note the heavy cut-away scrollwork engraved on the underlever. d) 15 September 1909 - Press cutting featuring THE LANG DETACHABLE SIDE LOCK from THE SPORTING GOODS REVIEW e) 25 June 1910 - Press cutting from THE FIELD about JOSEPH LANG's Detachable Lock. f) May 1911 - Memorandum to Joseph Lang & Son from G. Squires, the famous Gun & Rifle Barrel Manufacturer g) March 1912 - Photocopy of THE COUNTY GENTLEMAN's article entitled The Cocking of Ejectors with reference to the mechanism of the gunmakers, Joseph Lang. h) 1917 - Photocopy of Debenture share certificate for £100 issued by Henry Webley in 1917 at 4% interest rate and repayable on 23 December 1923. i) 14 November 1924 Notice of an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders regarding the disposal of the business of Joseph Lang & Co Ltd, after the death of Henry Webley, the chairman on 30 October 1920. The Managing Director is shown as H. White and the directors are listed as Brig Gen S.F. Crocker CB and A.L. Watton. j) 5 April 1969 - Shooting Times magazine p547 with an article and photograph of Joseph Lang 15 bore pinfire gun No 2407 with a Lefaucheux action built in the early 1860s. k) 23 April 1999 - Article on Pointer dogs in GAMEKEEPER & SPORTING DOG refers to Joseph Lang as "gunmaker/pointer breeder". l) 2 October 2003 - Copy in Shooting Times of Don Masters' Letter to the Editor in response to Bill Harriman's recent resume of the history of Joseph Lang & Son. (See Chapters 1-3 of Don Masters' book, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG) £45-55 |
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| 4074 | |||
| HENRY ATKIN - NINETEEN INDIVIDUALLY LISTED 1857-1941 COPIES OF NATIONAL ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS, from 1857 to 1941 of Birth, Marriages, Death certificates and Wills for this prestigious London Gunmaker and others associated with the firm, including Henry Atkin's mother, Sarah and father, Charles Atkin, as well as Charles Frederick Hinton, Henry Atkin's nephew. Documents regarding the famous actioner, EC Hodges and his son Lionel Frederick Hodges are also included as this family owned the firm when it was purchased by Grant & Lang in 1960. (See Ch 12 of Don Masters' book, ATKIN, GRANT & LANG) £110-120 |
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| 4075 | |||
| FOUR VINTAGE SHOOTING TIMES MAGAZINES, from 5 May 1961, 12 May 1961, 16 June 1961 and 30 June 1961. £15-20 |
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| 4076 | |||
| 1913-1914 - MOUNTED WALL CHART ILLUSTRATING SHOOTING MAXIMS FOR THE AID OF SHOOTING SPORTSMEN. £30-35 |
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| 4077 | |||
| A STEEL GUN CABINET, suitable for three guns, including keys £40-60 |
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| 4078 | |||
| FOUR UNUSED NICKEL PLATED OIL BOTTLE, including 1 x signed 'W'J' JEFFERY & CO.', 1x signed 'RIGBY', 1 x signed 'J. ROBERTS & SON' £80-120 |
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| 4079 | |||
| 14 X WALNUT FOR-END BLANKS £70-90 |
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| 4080 | |||
| A PURDEY TYPE 20-BORE MACHINED ACTION & FOR-END IRON IN THE WHITE £200-300 |
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| 4081 | |||
| A HOLLAND & HOLLAND 28-BORE MACHINED ACTION & FOR-END IRON IN THE WHITE, suitable for self-opening mechanism £200-300 |
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| 4082 | |||
| APPROX 35 ASSORTED BUTT / RECOIL PADS £30-50 |
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| 4083 | |||
| APPROX. 40 X ASSORTED RUBBER RECOIL PADS £40-60 |
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| 4084 | |||
| SIX BRNO RIFLE STOCKS £60-80 |
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| 4085 | |||
| A QUANTITY OF SHOOTING RELATED MAGAZINES £10-15 |
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| 4086 | |||
| A 'DELSON' BARREL HONING MACHINE, similar to Delapena £150-200 |
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| 4087-4089 | |||
| No Lots |
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| 4090 | |||
| Appropriate certificate required 2000 x .44-40 x 200g BULLET HEADS TOGETHER WITH 400 UNUSED UNPRIMED BRASS .44/40 CASES (STARLINE) £80-120 |
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| 4091 | |||
| † A NEW & UNUSED INFAC 'AK60' FABRIC-LINED 21 GUNSAFE Please note VAT at 20% is applicable on the hammer price. £550-650 |
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| 4092 | |||
| † A NEW & UNUSED INFAC 'AK57' FABRIC-LINED 24 GUNSAFE Please note VAT at 20% is applicable on the hammer price. £650-750 |
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| 4093 | |||
| A 'BOGARDUS' GLASS BALL £80-120 |
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| 4094-4099 | |||
| No Lots |
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| 4100 | |||
| A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE, £50-70 |
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| 4101 | |||
| A VINTAGE SMALL LEATHER CARTRIDGE BAG £30-50 |
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| 4102 | |||
| A LEATHER SUEDE LINED CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE, for approx. 200 cartridges, leather shoulder strap £40-60 |
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| 4103 | |||
| A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE, a coverted cartridge magazine, suitable for approx. 200 cartridges, the interior lined with beige baize, brass lock (needs attention) £50-60 |
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| 4104 | |||
| 4 X LEATHER 12-BORE CARTRIDGE BELTS TOGETHER WITH A WESTERN HOLSTER, CARTRIDGE BAG, CANVAS HOLSTER £40-60 |
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| 4105 | |||
| TWO CANVAS & LEATHER CARTRIDGE BAGS, 1 x 'JOHN MACNAB' £25-35 |
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| 4106 | |||
| AN UNUSED 'HANDMADE' SMALL LEATHER CARTRIDGE BAG, with canvas & leather shoulder strap, brass fittings £120-140 |
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| 4107 | |||
| † A NEW & UNUSED 'PURDEY' LEATHER SUEDE LINED CARTRIDGE BAG, with canvas & leather shoulder strap, brass fittings Please note VAT at 20% is applicable on the hammer price. £150-180 |
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| 4108 | |||
| A 'BRADY' CANVAS & LEATHER SINGLE GUNSLIP £10-15 |
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| 4109 | |||
| A LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE, for approx. 250 cartridges, internally fitted out with baize lined trays suitable for displaying a cartridge collection, lid interior with hand-written label £100-150 |
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| 4110 | |||
| AN UNUSED HANDMADE LEATHER CARTRIDGE BAG, with canvas & leather shoulder strap, brass fittings £120-140 |
| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Sealed Bid Sale Only | |||
| Auctioneer: | Holt's | Location: | Princess Louise House, 190 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7DJ |
| Contact: | Tel: 01485 542822 Fax: 01485 544463 | ||
| Date: | 3rd July 2014 | Time: | 10:00AM |
| Details: | Please Complete a Commission Bid Form and ensure it reaches Holt’s before the deadline to participate in this sale. All lots up to Lot 7500 will be on view at Princess Louise House from Tuesday 17th June at 10am until Thursday 19th June at 12noon |
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