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LOT 1064
British Long Sea Service Flintlock Pistol Inscribed “HMS Belleisle” - NSN, 57 cal., 12 1/8 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. This pistol is a standard Long Sea Service pistol from the early 1800s. Its barrel is inscribed “HMS BELLEISLE” on top of the midsection. The HMS Belleisle was originally a French 74-gun third rate ship of the line and was captured by the British in 1795. The name was actually a misnomer as the ship was captured off of Ile de Groix during the Battle of Groix not off Belle Ile. The ship was the second in line during the historic Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was captained by William Hargood. It was the only British vessel completely dismasted during the battle after coming under fire from seven of the French and Spanish ships but was rescued by the Royal Navy and repaired and returned to service until 1814. CONDITION: Fine with silver-gray patina, some mild pitting, and mild overall wear on the iron and natural aged patina on the brass furniture. The stock is also fine and has distinct cartouches, some minor flaking, and light dings and scratches. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 1065
British Tower Pattern 1756/77 Long Sea Service Flintlock Pistol - NSN, 57 cal., 12 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. The basic Sea Service pattern was used from the mid-18th century into the early 19th century by the Royal Navy around the globe including during the French & Indian War, American Revolution, War of 1812, and Napoleonic Wars. “TOWER” marked at the tail of the lock, a “crown/GR” royal cipher and “crown/broad arrow” marked at the center of the lock. “IC” stamped in the left stock flat, and “crown/broad arrow” stamped on the top right of the wrist. CONDITION: Very good with bright metal and some scattered patches of light pitting. Stock is also very good with scattered scratches and dents, some minor chips at the edges, and defined stampings. Mechanically fine. Provenance: The Collection of Joe M. Wanenmacher Jr. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500 LOT 1066 Waters Flintlock Officer’s Pistol Inscribed for Lt. M. Shanahan - NSN, 67 cal., 12 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. John Waters had shops in Birmingham and London in the late 18th century and early 19th century and is best remembered as for patenting a “snap bayonet” mechanism in 1781. Some Waters marked pistols like this one have been confused over the years with those made by the Waters family of gunmakers in Massachusetts. This pistol is similar to a British heavy dragoon pistol but is a commercial variant with obscured proofs, “WATERS” marked lock, fancier furniture that includes an acorn finial on the trigger guard, floral and border engraving, and a wrist escutcheon inscribed “LIEUT/M. SHANAHAN/RI.” Lieutenant Michael Shanahan was previously identified as “an Officer on Wellington’s Headquarters Staff in the Peninsula War in Portugal/Spain from 1808 until 1812. His role was as a scout to cross the lines to map the French positions...Unfortunately he was very badly wounded on assignment in 1812 and was returned to his home in Ireland where he was mustered out of the Army in 1813 and of course was not present at Waterloo unfortunately.” His father, also Michael Shanahan (1731-1811), was a wealthy and well-known architect reportedly associated with the Duke of Wellington’s family which was of Anglo-Irish heritage, and Lt. Shanahan is noted as having been appointed to oversee fortifications in County Cork. He was commissioned as an ensign in the Royal Staff Corps in 1803 and promoted to captain near the end of the Peninsular War in 1813 and left the army shortly there after. CONDITION: Fine with mottled dark brown patina and mild oxidation on the barrel and lock, aged patina on the brass, and general mild wear. The stock is very good and has some chips, general scratches and dings, and a few repaired/stabilized cracks. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 1067
H. Nock 23rd Light Dragoons Inscribed 1801 Dated East India Company New Land Pattern Flintlock Pistol - NSN, 69 cal., 9 1/8 inch round bbl., bright finish, walnut stock. The lock is marked “H NOCK” at the center and “1801” over the East India Company heart logo. The barrel has Ordnance proofs and “C/14” followed by “XX III REGT L Ds.” “C/14” is also on the trigger guard bow. The 23rd Light Dragoons were re-raised during the French Revolutionary Wars and disbanded in 1802. The 26th Light Dragoons became the 23rd Light Dragoons in 1803. The 26th was raised back in 1795. The regiment holds battle honors for Talavera, the Peninsula Campaign, the Egyptian Campaign, and the historic Battle of Waterloo that finally brought the Napoleonic era to a close. CONDITION: Very good with mottled gray and brown patina and light pitting on the iron, signs of a stress crack in the neck of the cock, aged patina on the brass, and general moderate overall wear. The stock is also very good and has mild dings and scratches and a few dents. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 1068 Engraved D. Egg Officer’s Flintlock Pistol with Inscribed Silver Cap - NSN, 68 cal., 9 inch round bbl., brown/bright finish, walnut stock. Signed “D. Egg” on the lock and marked with “London” and Ordnance private proofs on the smoothbore Damascus barrel. The barrel has a dot border at the breech and some light engraving on the tang. The lock has some simple border engraving and a frizzen spring roller. The furniture also has light scroll and floral engraving. The trigger guard has an acorn finial. The silver pommel cap has Birmingham hallmarks for 1795 and a “CF” maker’s mark and is inscribed “Lt. Col. A. CARTER. 18 L.D.” Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Carter of Leicester was a major in 14th Light Dragoons on April 10, 1786, received a brevet to lieutenant-colonel on March 1, 1794, another brevet to colonel January 1, 1798, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on August 10, 1799. He exchanged to lieutenant-colonel in 18th Light Dragoons on December 5, 1799. He became colonel but then exchanged with Oliver Thomas Jones of the 20th Dragoons in 1801 and died in 1803. He died at the age of 42 from the effects of yellow fever he contracted twice while serving in the Caribbean during the Haitian Revolution (apparently as a brigadier general). CONDITION: Very good with a soft refinished brown and twist patterns visible along the barrel, silver-gray patina and light pitting on the lock, and aged patinas on the brass and silver furniture. The refinished stock has repairs by the nose of the lock and forend tip and some mild dings and scratches. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
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