26th Jun, 2025 11:00

Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2025

 
Lot 319
 

319

AN AMERICAN .54 (28 BORE) PERCUSSION MERRILL PATENT BREECH-LOADING CARBINE OF SECOND TYPE

NO. 18846, DATED 1863

of production specifications, the lock stamped with American eagle and patent dates, dated on the tail, and retaining some original finish (some surface rust patination), 52.5 cm barrel

Sold for £900


 

NO. 18846, DATED 1863

of production specifications, the lock stamped with American eagle and patent dates, dated on the tail, and retaining some original finish (some surface rust patination), 52.5 cm barrel

Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2025, 26th Jun, 2025

Auction Location:  London, UK

The Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria department run by Thomas Del Mar is now a recognised world leader in this field.

The sales offer a broad selection of objects from all over the world, from the earliest times until the Great War. Firearms from the earliest matchlock, wheel-lock, flintlock, percussion and pin-fire guns, rifles, pistols and revolvers; edged weapons from the bronze age, Viking, Medieval and Renaissance periods through to the swords of the regular armies of the 18th and 19th centuries; armour from the earliest times through the medieval and renaissance periods to the First World War; African, Australasian, Chinese, Islamic and Japanese weapons and armour; accessories including gunpowder flasks, gun locks, mechanical locks, iron work and books.

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Monday 23rd June: 10am to 7pm
Tuesday 24th June: 10am to 5pm

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