FINE MODERN & ANTIQUE GUN AUCTION Thursday 20th MARCH 2014 10.00am and 2.00pm Princess Louise House 190 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7DJ Sale Number A0314 Viewing: Tuesday 18th March 10.00am–8.00pm Wednesday 19th March 9.00am–7.00pm Thursday 20th March Doors Open 8.00am Auction commences 10.00am IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND EITHER THE VIEWING OR ANY OF HOLT’S MAIN SALES HELD AT PRINCESS LOUISE HOUSE PLEASE CONTACT HOLT’S ADMINISTRATION ON: +44 (0)1485 542822 Auctioneers: David Porter Pippa Stockdale Enquiries and Commission Bids PLEASE NOTE: Viewing and Sale Day only On 21st MARCH 2014 all items Tel. +44 (0)208 563 9621 will go back to our Head Office in Norfolk. Fax: +44 (0)208 834 7076 Collection from Hammersmith Main Office: can be pre-arranged by appointment only. Holt’s Please call either: Church Farm Barns +44 (0)208 563 9621 or +44 (0)1485 542822 Wolferton before 7.00pm on Thursday 20th March Norfolk PE31 6HA Tel: +44 (0)1485 542822 Fax: +44 (0)1485 544463 Email: [email protected] Website: www.holtsauctioneers.com VALUATION DAYS APRIL 2014 Tuesday 8th April Wednesday 23rd April The Inn at Whitewell, West London Shooting School, Dunsop Road, Whitewell, Sharvel Lane, Northolt, Lancashire, BB7 3AT Middlesex, UB5 6RA Tuesday 8th April Thursday 24th April Orvis, 5 Wemyss Place, 4 West Cross, Tenterden, Edinburgh, TN30 6JL EH3 6DH Wednesday 9th April Monday 28th April BASC Headquarters, Lyford Grange, Duke of Westminster Room, Marford Mill, Lyford, Wantage, Rossett, Wrexham, LL12 0HL Oxfordshire, OX12 0EQ Wednesday 9th April Monday 28th April The Canadian Pavilion, Hessett House, Bisley Camp, Brookwood, Beyton, Bury St. Edmunds, Surrey, GU24 0NY Suffolk, IP30 9AH Thursday 10th April Tuesday 29th April The Old Black Lion, The Crown Hotel, Hay-On-Wye, West Street, Blandford Forum, Powys, HR3 5AD Dorset, DT11 7AJ Thursday 1Oth April Wednesday 30th April Whitehorse, The Gunroom, High Street, Southill, Nr Biggleswade, 4 Western Road, Ivybridge, Bedfordshire, SG18 9LD Devon, PL21 9AN Tuesday 15th April Wednesday 30th April Holt’s Auctioneers, The Tollemache Arms, Church Farm Barns, Wolferton, Norfolk, 48 Main Street, Buckminster, PE30 6HA Grantham, NG33 5SA Tuesday 22nd April Orvis, 21-22 West Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 1BJ Please call +44 (0)1485 542822 to make an appointment to attend one of our free valuation days. THURSDAY 20th MARCH 2014 MORNING SALE 10.00 A.M. INDEX OF LOTS Accessories 1 – 79 Guncases, Slips & Cartridge Magazines 100 – 138 Taxidermy 200 Edged Weapons & Militaria 300 – 313 Flintlock Longarms 400 – 406 Flintlock Pistols 450 – 468 Percussion Longarms 500 – 538 Percussion Pistols 550 – 589 Air Weapons 600 – 610 Obsolete Calibre 900 – 944 Aircraft 998 – 999 “In The Gunroom – the Small Arms School Corps Weapons Collection” Company Reg: Holt & Company Auctioneers Ltd THURSDAY 20th MARCH 2014 AFTERNOON SALE 2.00 P.M. INDEX OF LOTS Section 5 Firearms 1000 – 1064 Rifles - Including a collection of Winchesters 1100 – 1229 Pairs 1300 – 1326 Sidelock Ejectors & Non-Ejectors 1400 – 1461 Small Bore & Small Bore Hammerguns 1500 – 1541 Big Bore & Single Barrelled 1596 – 1599 Over & Unders 1600 – 1640 Boxlock Ejectors & Non-Ejectors 1700 – 1739 Hammerguns 1800 – 1813 Proof and Condition of Firearms Please note that the descriptions of firearms in the catalogues are restricted to external examinations and the status of proof. Firearms are not stripped as a matter of course and it is recommended that any purchase is stripped and cleaned and that the firing and safety mechanisms are checked by a qualified gunsmith before use. It is the responsibility of the buyer to satisfy himself that the purchase meets his requirements before bidding. PLEASE NOTE THE ESTIMATES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REFLECT THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE GUN. A valid Section 5 authority must be produced in order to view prohibited weapons. Company Reg: Holt & Company Auctioneers Ltd LICENCE REQUIREMENTS Please note that sporting guns, rifles and ammunition will only be released to a valid and appropriate Section 5 / Firearm / Shotgun certificate holder. LOTS MARKED: S1 are Section 1 Firearms and require a valid British Firearms Certificate or Registered Firearms Dealer licence to be produced before it may be released. These will bear red labels in the saleroom. S2 are Section 2 Firearms and require a valid British Shotgun Certificate or Registered Firearms Dealer licence to be produced before it may be released. These will bear yellow labels in the saleroom S5 are Section 5 Firearms and require a valid Section 5 Authority to be produced before it may be viewed or released. For Section 7 buyers, please refer to Chapter 9 of the Home Office ‘FIREARMS LAW – GUIDANCE TO THE POLICE 2002’ for eligibility and restrictions. Unless prior arrangement has been made, two weeks after the Sealed bid sale, all Section 5 (and Section 7.1 / 7.3) items will be moved to a Section 5 carriers where storage charges will be incurred. Goods will not be released until all outstanding charges have been met. Collection will be by arrangement. Antique and Obsolete Calibre weapons are sold as exempt items under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms act – to be held as a curiosity or ornament only. These will bear green labels in the saleroom. NOTE TO OVERSEAS BUYERS: Please be aware that items classified as Section 5 Prohibited Weapons under UK Law will incur additional shipping charges regardless of their classification outside of the UK. IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR U.S. BIDDERS. Please note that under current rulings enforced by BATF any Mauser 98 actioned sporting rifle REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL APPLICATION that has a thumb recess in the sidewall and loading-clip cut-out in the rear bridge will be refused an import permit into the United States. IF YOU REQUIRE ITEMS TO BE SHIPPED, THERE WILL BE A CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE. Please contact the Shipping Department for further details INFORMATION FOR EXPORT AGENTS (AND THEIR CLIENTS) Greg Morley-Smith ([email protected], telephone: +44 (0)1306 628067) is responsible for controlling Holt’s imports and exports. Lots marked * or ** are imported items and must be exported under Customs Procedure Code 3153000. In order for buyers to be refunded import VAT and VAT on the buyer’s premium (and not to be charged Customs duty) the following practice must please be followed: The import entry number (which will be supplied by Mr Morley-Smith) has to be quoted on the Export Declaration. Further, the Declaration must show Holt’s Auctioneers Ltd as the exporter and Holt’s VAT number (731841346000). If the goods require an Export Licence, then Holt’s own Open General Export Licence (copy available on request) must be used. Exports have to take place within 30 days of payment – if this is not possible please contact Mr Morley-Smith who will apply to HMRC for an extension of time (up to 2 years from the date of import). Finally, Holt’s goods must be declared separately if they are being shipped with goods from other suppliers. If an agent/buyer does not wish to export under Holt’s Licence and VAT number then no VAT will be refunded and the agent/buyer will be responsible for the duty. In this instance, Holt’s goods do not have to be declared separately. All non-imported items can be exported under Customs Procedure Code CPC10000001, but again, in order for the VAT on the buyer’s premium to be refunded, Holt’s VAT number and Open Licence must be used and the goods must be declared separately if they are being shipped with goods from other suppliers. Our research, together with the kindness of the makers in allowing us access to their records, enables us to provide the following information which shows the original or previous owners of certain Lots, in addition to those directly associated with them. This will prove useful if trying to trace a family shotgun or rifle. NAME LOT NUMBER MAKER Rev. R. Foster 535 W.R. Pape H.H. the Maharaj of Dholpur 908 Alex.r Henry Nils Astrup 915 J. Purdey & Sons Ronald “Mike” Harris 938 Malham Col. C.J.W. Allen 944 W. Tranter H.J. Ellis 1111 Holland & Holland Leviticus 1212 Charles Lancaster Brig. G.H. Gilmore 1212 Charles Lancaster H. Castenshiold 1216 Stephen Grant & Sons J.E. Mitchell 1300 William Powell & Son J.B. Boynton 1300 William Powell & Son Brig.-Gen. R.S. Vandeleur 1301 J. Graham & Co. Major E.G. Gillilan 1303 William Evans R.V. Garton 1305 Holland & Holland R.R. Mearing 1306 William Evans Walker 1308 Holland & Holland G.S. Streeter 1311 Charles Lancaster G.C. Alexander 1311 Charles Lancaster F. Gough 1312 William Evans Eric Clapton 1320 Holland & Holland Maj. B.F. Montfort-Bebb 1322 William Evans H.R.H. Princess Pleso 1323 Boss & Co. Ingram 1325 Holland & Holland Alex Blair Stewart 1326 Boss & Co. Rumbit 1400 Holland & Holland W. Pidcock 1401 Stephen Grant & Sons Ralph Sneyd 1403 J. Woodward & Sons Capt. Reginald Barclay 1406 Charles Lancaster Hardy 1407 Holland & Holland Lt.-Col. Reginald Bastard 1407 Holland & Holland Barker 1410 Holland & Holland William Peto 1415 Holland & Holland Major E.A. Newcombe 1417 Cogswell & Harrison A.G. Wrigley 1418 Charles Lancaster Capt. J.G. Jennings 1423 Joseph Lang & Son Graham Greener 1426 W.W. Greener Kitson 1432 Holland & Holland Gardner S. Bazley 1435 Boss & Co. J.S. Kennedy 1438 John Dickson & Son Beach 1443 Holland & Holland Baron Petitt 1447 J. Purdey & Sons The Earl of Powis 1458 Boss & Co. Mr Howell 1461 J. Purdey & Sons Sir Richard Sutton 1501 Purdey Colonel Joicey 1509 W.R. Pape Methuen Leggatt 1519 William Powell & Son C.J. Moggridge 1724 Charles Hellis & Sons Lt.-Col.