Classic Arms & Militaria 2014-06-07, czasopisma

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//-->Classic ArmsMilitariaVolume XXI Issue 3June/July 2014UK £3.95 Published every two monthsTHE ARMS OF ADOWAe worst European defeat in Africa by King Cetshwayo’s Zulus&For the military historian, privatecollector and the classic shooter06>■BAYONET IMAGES AND PROPAGANDA■ROLLIN WHITE’S COMPETITORS■A SWORD THAT IS A PUZZLEGROUP PUBLICATIONS PLCDISPLAY UNTIL 25 JULY 2014NEWS■MILITARIA■EVENTS■AUCTIONS■BOOKS■REVIEWS9 771351 789050ROCK ISLAND AUCTION COMPANY®would like to sayNEARLYWith the help of each and every bidder and consignor, our May Premiere Firearms Auction realized...$15MILLION DOLLARSIN SALESREALIZING $14.7 MILLION DOLLARSTHANK YOUSELL WITH THE BESTIT’S ALL IN THE TIMINGSO DON’T WAIT.Sold$805,000Profoundly Rare and EquallyMagnificent Cased Colt No. 5Texas Paterson with 6 Silver Bands9” Barrel, Loading Lever and ShellCarved Ivory Grips•The sooner we get your items in house,the more exposure they will receive fromour worldwide advertising and marketing.•Since 2004 we have sold more firearmsand more dollars worth of firearms thanany other auction house in the world.•Our contracts are the most competitivein the industry; simple, straight forward,with no hidden fees or extra charges.•Consign one gun or an entire collection -either way we will get you themost money.•We are also prepared to buy outrightand/or can sell through private treaty.•THERE IS NO LIMITTO WHAT WE CAN BUY!CONSIGN TODAY!Contact Patrick Hogan, Kevin Hogan orour Acquisitions Department Todayby calling 001-309-797-1500 orEmail: guns@rockislandauction.comIconic, Historic and Exceptional Colt Civilian WalkerSerial Number 1078 with Magnificent Period Holster:Popularly Known as “The Thumb Print Walker”Sold$546,250Extraordinary Documented Cased Exhibition QualityLe Page Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun with ReliefChiseled Embellishment Elaborately Carved EbonyStock Presented By the President of France to thePresident of Mexico and Once Part of the Harolds ClubMuseum of the Old West Collection7819 42ndStreet West, Rock Island, IL 61201PHONE:001-309-797-1500FAX:001-309-797-1655EMAIL:info@rockislandauction.comFully Licensed Class III AuctioneerLike, Follow and Subscribe to RIACon Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube!Sold$253,000®The World Leader for QualityCollectable and Antique Firearms2014 AUCTION SCHEDULEWWW.ROCKISLANDAUCTION.COMRegional Firearms Auction - July 11-13Premiere Firearms Auction - Sept. 5-7Premiere Firearms Auction - Dec. 5-7SWELCOMEad news to start, Bill Harriman, one of our mostrespected contributors was taken poorly in April. Goodnews is that Bill is making great strides in getting t,and he expects to be back with Q&A and Cartridge boxin the next issue; you can’t keep a good man down, getwell soon Bill from both your colleagues and readers.This opens up this issue ofClassic Arms,The Battle of Adowa,as seen on this month’s cover, plus some interesting swordcontent, and James Freeman’s attempt at improving repowerfrom a couple of pistols, plus WWI book reviews, auction news,and if you are thinking of heading out, our events calendar willprove helpful.If readers have any thoughts on content they would like tosee, or content they think is worthy of sharing, feel free to emailme: caam@warnersgroup.co.uk, I’d welcome hearing from you.Finally subscribing always offers value and bene t, see theDigital offer on page 60 or to subscribe to our traditional paperissue, turn to page 20.Enjoy the read.Jayne Thorpe, Production Editorp14THE 1805 DERNE CAMPAIGNBy Chris Flaherty4044A SUPERIMPOSED LOAD PAIR OF PISTOLSTHE SWORD OF A GEORGIAN CUSTOMSOFFICERByJohn McGrathJames Freeman’s ingenious attempt to improve repower ByRichard Garrett48525761p8BOOK REVIEWSThe Classic Arms panel of experts guides you through a range of WWIliteratureAUCTION NEWSA selection of results of the past months’ auctions and upcoming eventsEVENTS CALENDARWhat’s ahead for the arms and militaria enthusiast in the forthcoming monthsCONTENTSNEWSROLLIN WHITE’S COMPETITORSTHE ARMS OF ADOWA – 1896Part 1 - The Battleby Robert WilseyRollin White and the Smith & Wesson Patent ByGeorge PrescottCover photograph: Battle of Adowa © Mary Evans Picture Library.481421243236p24SWISS AUCTION HOUSEGalerie FischerBAYONET BYTES NO.9Graham Priest continues his series on bayonet history and collectingM/41B PRICKSKYTTEGEVÄRByGuyandLeonard A-R-West FHBSAFRENCH OR AUSTRIAN?A Sword thatis a puzzle - Duncan Noble looks at an unusual sword whoseorigins present a puzzlep48www.classic-arms-and-militaria.com3CLASSIC NEWSCLASSIC NEWSC17th Century Muskets and events weekend at Chirk Castlehirk Castle, nearWrexhamhasthirty eight of therarest 17th centuryEnglish muskets inexistence. On Saturday 26th &Sunday 27th July some of thesemuskets will be taken down fromthe walls of the Cromwell Hall toallow closer public scrutiny. TheNational Trusts Firearms AdviserBrian Godwin will be on hand todisplay and discuss these rare andunique early rearms.The event this year coincideswith the Mortimer’s FortressMedievalWeekendwhenmembers of the Chirk CastleGarrison will recreate life duringthe 14th Century. Experience thesights and sounds of life duringthe Middle Ages, includingmusic, period crafts and weaponsand armour demonstrations.Normal admission pricesapply. Further details phone01691 777701 or Website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chirk-castleChirk Castle musketsI4Dunster Castle gun room restoration updaten 2013 the NationalTrustpropertyofDunsterCastleinSomersetannouncedthatworkbeingundertaken to restore the gunroom which had once beenused to store the shotguns ofguests attending for a weekend’sshooting. Earlier this year areturn to the castle revealed whathad been achieved one year on.The room still looks functionalas it would have done when theestate was in private hands as afamily residence. Staff have keptto their word and added someextra items for the display suchas shing rods, hunting ‘pink’jackets, leather suitcases andgun cases. They also promised toput some older weapons on theracks such as intlock musketsas a reminder of the castle’sinvolvement in the English CivilWar. It is pleasing to be able toinform readers that this has alsobeen completed and the otherrestoration work continues toimprove the display. The sitealso hosts a series of battle re-enactment events to recreatethe English Civil War duringthe year and the participatinggroups erect encampmentsfor a full experience. Furtherinformation about these eventscan be found by visiting theWebsite at: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunster-castleJohn Norriswww.classic-arms-and-militaria.comSee our website:www.andrewbottomley.comANDREWBOTTOMLEYEmail: asbottomley@yahoo.comANTIQUEARMS &ARMOURTELEPHONE: 01484 685234MOBILE: 07770 398270WANTED...ANTIQUEARMSARMOURANDASSOCIATEDITEMSWe have been dealing in antique weapons for 45 years and we have a long list of clientswho wish to buy any interesting weaponry. Please phone or email to discuss any object youmight be thinking of selling. Discretion assured. All transactions treated in strict conﬁdence.We are currently looking to purchase the following speciﬁc items for clients...• Guns/pistols made in Maastricht • Spanish swept-hilt Rapiers• Dutch ﬂintlock pistols and Dutch wheel-lock riﬂes • Bronzecannon barrels • Any ﬂintlock or percussion pistols made in Berlinor Dusseldorf • German pistols and riﬂes made by Tanner, Stormer,Krause, Mantz, Drechsler • Weapons marked E.I.G. or E.I.C • Allcased pistols, especially cased duelling pistols • French militaryweapons • German percussion riﬂes • Matching European breastplate and back plates • Cased pair of ﬂintlock & percussion pistols• Knife pistols marked “Unwin and Rodgers” Shefﬁeld • Silvermounted Persian daggers • Any “Kerrs patent” revolvers, cased oruncased • All revolvers in .577 calibre • Any ﬁne quality Indian,Turkish or Russian weapons • English marked revolvers by Le-Mat• Any Miquelet or Snaphaunce pistols • All multi-shot pistols • AllChinese weapons especially swords from the Boxer rebellion • Anycombination weapons especially sword-pistols • Early Scots dirks• Scottish basket hilted swords • Double barrelled ﬂintlock sportingguns by Joseph Egg, John Manton • “Webley Longspur” revolvers• All miniature arms • Any profusely decorated weapons especiallypistols inlaid with Gold or silver • 451 calibre riﬂes made by TheWhitworth Riﬂe Company • Brown- Bess musket with a 46 inchbarrel • Jade handled weapons • Native American items includingany quill work or beadwork items ie. head-dress, knife scabbards,quivers, shields, moccasins • Scottish all steel flintlock pistols• All Danish and Norwegian weapons • Any unusual African swords,daggers & artefacts • Mail-Coach blunderbuss • British militaryFlintlock Padgets carbines • South Sea wooden clubs, weapons andobjects • Japanese matchlock riﬂes swords and pistols • Any Swissweapons • Helmets and armour • All bowie knives especially knivesmade by Joseph Rodgers • Baker ﬂintlock riﬂe with bayonet • WorldWar souvenirs • Spanish Ripoll belt pistols • Naval swords especiallywith Silver hilts • British 1796 pattern Heavy cavalry sabre (disc hilt)• North American Indian trade weapons, peace pipes, tomahawks• 18th century engraved powder horns engraved with maps • 1805pattern naval boarding cutlasses • Any Albanian, Greek, Turkishweapons especially with silver mounts • All Napoleonic periodweapons • Any unusual Naval weapons especially if named toofﬁcers • Ottoman/ Persian steel recurved bows • Turkish Quivers• Any genuine Roman or Greek weapon, armour, etc. • Good qualityEnglish sporting guns especially guns made by William, Charlesand Samuel Smith • Revolvers made by Colt and Remington eitherpercussion system or Rimﬁre.FORSALE...A SA rare single shot American .30 calrimﬁre Derringer made by “Wurfelein”USA, circa 1865. Ref 6997ELECTIONOFOURORIGINALANTIQUEWEAPONSAn extremely good example of a doublebarrelled Percussion Pistol by Towl Of BostonLincolnshire. Circa 1840-1850. Ref 6766A scarce American Colt’s patentNo.2 . rimﬁre derringer pistol inobsolete .41 calibre. Ref 7779A very good Pair Of Napoleonic periodFlintlock Blunderbuss Pistols Circa 1780-1820. Made by “Duon of Nancy” Ref 6038£490.00A rare .44 Calibre “HAMMOND BULLDOG” singleshot rimﬁre Derringer made by the CONNECTICUTARMS CO, circa 1866-1880. Ref 7422£800.00A rare American Reid’s patent “MYFRIEND” Knuckle-duster pistol in.32 Rimﬁre cal. Ref 7776£1650.00Extremely ﬁne pair of Percussion Pistolswith ivory Butts, in Original leathertravelling case. Circa 1840. Ref 7131£3950.00A Scarce Remington Smoot .38Rimﬁre Antique Revolver withPearl Grips, Circa 1878. Ref 6890£850.00£1250.00£2950.00£850.00 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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