Marlows Auctioneers present The Spring Fine Arms and Armour Sale

The next Marlow’s sale will be held on Thursday 4th May 2017 at Ravon Court, Stafford. Please note that all sales will now commence at 10.00 a.m. and live internet bidding is now available. Viewing will commence at 8 a.m. but if you wish to view in the days preceding the sale then please do not hesitate to contact us to book an appointment. Cataloguing is now in progress for this sale and the new full colour catalogue containing over 650 lots will be available in late April. There will be the usual variety of categories including badges, medals, curios, equipment, uniforms and weapons. Our sister company Bosley’s has held the first part of a specialist “The Spring Fine Arms and Armour” sale and Marlow’s will be including the second part of this in the May sale. This will include many fine guns, swords and bayonets.

The Gun category has already received a consignment of an extremely fine F. Jung of Suhl target rifle; a fine quality F Jeannet Swiss target rifle; a scarce P1844 British military Yeomanry carbine; an P1858 British military carbine with regimental stamps; a rare P1842 British military musket; a rare P1838 East India Company Lovell’s rifle; a “in the white” British military troop trials rifle; a rare Joseph Lang and Son Snider prize rifle presented by the NW Railways Volunteer Rifles for a volley match in 1891 and won by A Johnson; a 7 bore William Powell & Son percussion sporting gun; a 9 bore Joseph Kemp double barrel percussion shotgun; a Napoleonic War period Worcestershire Yeomanry Bromsgrove Troop flintlock pistol; a scarce pair of “Egg” drum and nipple converted percussion pistols; a fine cased William Blanch Adam’s patent percussion revolver; a pair of early 19th century French brass barrel pistol with finely figured brass eagle head butt caps; a 1777 pattern French Naval flintlock pistol with brass mounts; a fine large example of a 19th century percussion pocket knife pistol, the blade with maker’s mark for Unwin & Rodgers Sheffield; a late 19th century 5mm small pinfire revolver contained in its original fitted purse; a pair of early 19th century flintlock greatcoat pistols and a fine 19th century percussion holster, the lockplate named to A Francis 2nd Dragoon Guards.

The Edged Weapon category will include a French Napoleonic period Hussars Officer’s sword complete in its brass mounted scabbard; an 1821 pattern Light Cavalry Trooper’s sword; an early 20th century German Officer’s sword; an 18th century English Cavalry back sword with similar pattern hilt to a Highland basket hilt sword; a No 4 MKI cruciform spike bayonet complete in scabbard and a WW1 SMLE bayonet in its economy double seamed scabbard complete with 1888 pattern buff leather frog. The German category will consist of a scarce SA Stormtrooper’s dagger with Ernst Rohm inscription partly removed; a 1st pattern Luftwaffe Officer’s dagger; a Luftwaffe 1943 pattern field cap; a WW2 Police side cap; an Army Officer’s peaked cap; an Imperial German Officer’s long dress tunic/ overcoat; a German Railway Official’s tunic; a WW1/WW2 German fatigue denim tunic; a fine Kriegsmarine photograph album from a sailor serving on the Gneisenau and a pre WW2 RAD photograph album with many snapshots of the 1936 Nurenburg rally.

The Badge section will comprise a good selection of anodised cap badges; a small selection of Royal Army Chaplains’ Department badges; a selection of women’s badges; Yeomanry cap and collar badges; Yeomanry shoulder titles; Indian cap and collar badges; Infantry cap badges; Cavalry cap badges; a selection of pre 1953 Special Constabulary lapel badges; a good cross section of various Infantry and civilian enamel lapel badges and a good selection of British Army WW2 and later formation badges. If you have any items which you wish to be included in one of our sales, then please contact us regarding valuation and consignment. All auctions are being held at Marlow’s venue at Ravon Court, Drummond Road, Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 3HJ. There are facilities for disabled parking onsite and for collection of items during the sale. General free parking is a short walk away from the venue. Full details can be found on our website at www.marlowsauctions.co.uk . Kevin King can be contacted on 01785 214100 or 07789 628030 to help with any of your questions.