country sporting sale

6th October 2021

Viewing - Monday 4th October 10 am - 5 pm and Tuesday 5th October 10 am - 7pm.  You can bid on this sale online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email upto 9.30 am on the day of the sale (info@mitchellsantiques.co.uk) or by attending the saleroom and registering to bid.  To bid online please click on the Saleroom link and follow the instructons given.  Please note if you use the online facility you will pay both our buyer's premium of 22% + VAT and the saleroom charge of 4.95% + VAT on the hammer.  CARD PAYMENT ONLY

Wednesday 6th October – Lots 1-402  - Air Rifles, Firearms, Shotguns, Non-Licence Guns, Ammunition, Taxidermy

Thursday 7th October – Lots 403-1074 - Shooting Equipment & Accessories, Shooting Miscellany

Friday 8th October Lots 1075-1469 - Fishing Rods, Fishing Tackle & Accessories, Fishing Miscellany

Lot 990

* A powder measure, cartridge extractors etc.

Sold for £35

Lot 991

* A collection of snap caps, to include Cogswell & Harrison 16 bore, 12 and 20 bore.

Sold for £35

Lot 992

* A daisy bell target, with original box, together with a BSA target.

Sold for £75

Lot 993

* Five turn screws.

Sold for £110

Lot 994

* A vintage box of Eley white felt wads, 12 gauge, together with a Nomisgard hand guard, a spirit flask, hand warmer and bottles of cleaner.

Sold for £20

Lot 995

* Seven gun powder tins, to include Curtis & Harvey, Red Dot, Noble No 80 etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 996

* Four vintage tins of gunpowder, Schultz, Curtis & Harvey etc.

Sold for £75

Lot 997

* Two vintage tins of Amberlite gunpowder by Curtis & Harvey.

Sold for £110

Lot 998

* Four vintage tins of Eley No. 1 percussion caps, 100, 250 and 500.

Sold for £35

Lot 999

* Four vintage tins of percussion caps, to include Joyces, Kynoch and Dixie Gun Works.

Sold for £18

Lot 1000

* Three cannon balls, +/- 9 cm & 8 cm

Sold for £130

Lot 1001

* A military issue oil bottle stamped J & RO 1952, together with four oil tins, Youngs 303, Express Gun Oil etc.

Sold for £15

Lot 1002

* A Scotch duck call, together with another call.

Sold for £15

Lot 1003

* A 16 bore metallic cartridge crimping tool, together with a lead pourer and a cleaning rod.

Sold for £90

Lot 1004

* Two cartridge extractors with combined whistles, a 12 bore folding version and a 16 bore.

Sold for £90

Lot 1005

* James Dixon & Sons Sheffield, a re-capper for pin fire cartridges. See DJ Baker Cartridge Tools page 16, together with a whistle, nipple key etc.

Sold for £100

Lot 1006

* A 12 bore re-capper, together with a cartridge extractor etc. See DJ Baker Cartridge Tools page 20.

Sold for £50

Lot 1007

* WW Greener a 12 bore cartridge extractor with combined whistle, stamped WW. G, together with another 12 bore cartridge extractor.

Sold for £100

Lot 1008

* A whistle made from horn, length 7 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 1009

* A vintage lead goose or swan call, length 30 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 1010

* Two wood pigeon or tawny owl calls, turned wood, +/- 12 cm and 13 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 1011

* Two brass horns, the larger 16 cm marked Caldbeck 1932 and the smaller 10.5 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 1012

* Joh Engstrom a Swedish folding barrel knife, marked on the inside JE 1874. Overall length 16 cm, together with a roe buck antler handled fire steel in a leather sheath.

Sold for £50

Lot 1013

* A vintage duck call together with a horn covered glass flask with silver plated top, stacking cups and a Milbro catapult.

Sold for £40

Lot 1014

* Eley paperweight in the form of a Grand Prix cartridge with shot and pheasant feathers.

Sold for £85

Lot 1015

* Parker Hale AGP Bisley Works, Birmingham, a cased cleaning kit, containing oil bottle, dead black for rifle sights, various brushes etc.

Sold for £50

Lot 1016

* Chesterman & Bottom Sheffield, a leather covered drinking flask with pewter top, together with a set of four enamel stacking cups with an early leather covered flask and two miniature flasks in the form of shotgun cartridges, one marked Kelbrook Shooting School.

Sold for £50

Lot 1017

* Hardy Alnwick, a rare humane bird dispatcher.

Sold for £260

Lot 1018

* James Dixon & Sons Sheffield a circular oil bottle, together with three other oil bottles.

Sold for £60

Lot 1019

* Parker Hale Birmingham, AGP Bisley Works, Birmingham, two cal 22 wooden rifle cartridge cases.

Sold for £30

Lot 1020

* A quantity of shotgun chokes and choke keys, to include Beretta, Browning etc.

Sold for £35

Lot 1021

* Six ammunition tins, boxes etc, to include pin fire cartridges for Laucheux revolvers, Knall-Patronen 320 alarm cartridges etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 1022

* A Chubb shotgun multi gauge, suitable for 12, 16 and 20 bore shotguns.

Sold for £190

Lot 1023

Four magazines, 22LR etc.

Sold for £30

Lot 1024

Brocock Ltd England air rifle pump.

Sold for £20

Lot 1025

12 bore cartridge maker by W Bartram & Co.

Sold for £50

Lot 1026

Coaching horn, silver plate and copper body with brass ribs. 115 cm long.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 1027

A Stearns waterproof jacket in advantage timber, together with a pair of Groundwork boots Size 9 and a leather 12 bore cartridge belt.

Sold for £45

Lot 1028

A Parker Hale 12 bore shotgun cleaning kit, housed in a leatherette case.

Sold for £20

Lot 1029

A Parker Hale Border Range canvas and leather shotgun slip, together with a Quality Gun Slips leather cartridge bag.

Sold for £50

Lot 1030

A three gun cabinet. Height 135 cm, width 20 cm, depth 22 cm, with single key.

Sold for £50

Lot 1031

Two shotgun cleaning kits.

Sold for £10

Lot 1032

A quantity of gun locking devices, padlocks etc.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 1033

Two doormats, Howa Rifles and Webley & Scott shotguns. 30 x 123 cm and 31 x 128 cm.

Sold for £24

Lot 1034

Two doormats, Howa Rifles and Webley & Scott shotguns. 30 x 123 cm and 31 x 128 cm.

Sold for £26

Lot 1035

Three synthetic rifle stocks, Webley & Scott, Tikka and Browning.

Sold for £45

Lot 1036

A rifle stock for a Ruger 10 22 standard barrel.

Sold for £22

Lot 1037

A laminate rifle stock for a Ruger 10 22 bull barrel.

Sold for £35

Lot 1038

A Champion trap taxi, new in sealed box.

Sold for £30

Lot 1039

A Wild Hunter premium bipod, 6 - 9" with tilt.

Sold for £30

Lot 1040

A Team Beretta plastic gun case, fitted for a semi automatic shotgun.

Sold for £12

Lot 1041

Franchi a plastic gun case fitted for a semi automatic shotgun.

Sold for £20

Lot 1042

A Beretta plastic case, fitted for an over/under shotgun with 30" barrels.

Sold for £24

Lot 1043

A near full box of CCI standard size clay pigeons, together with a metal 50 cal military ammunition tin.

Sold for £15

Lot 1044

Two boxes of decoys (duck, pigeon, crow), and various shotgun slips, bags, cleaning rods etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 1045

Two air rifle target pellet catchers, a air rifle metal target in the form of wild boar and four tins of .177 air rifle pellets.

Sold for £30

Lot 1046

A Deben electronic ferret finder, together with various purse nets, sharpening stone etc.

Sold for £14

Lot 1047

A six gun cabinet, with internal shelving together with a leatherette cartridge bag. Height 123 cm, width 61 cm, depth 31 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 1048

A leather fifty 410 cartridge belt.

Sold for £60

Lot 1049

A Browning fixed blade hunting knife, in a miniature Bowie style. Overall length 20 cm, blade length 4".

Sold for £30

Lot 1050

A Buck model 121 fixed blade knife, having a 5 1/2" blade. Overall length 24.5 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 1051

Bark River fixed blade knife, the blade marked Bark River Knife and Tool Escanaba, MI USA and the other side "first production run", having a brown micarta handle, blade length 4 1/2". Overall lengt 21.5 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 1052

J.E. Middleton & Sons, a fixed blade hunting knife marked J.E. Middleton & Sons and to the other side hand forged. Having horn scales, blade length 4 1/2". Overall length 23.5 cm.

Sold for £130

Lot 1053

Joseph Rogers & Sons, a large folding knife, marked to the blade Joseph Rogers & Sons To Strike Fire, 6 Norfolk Street, Sheffield, England, having a 5 1/2" blade. Overall length 29 cm excluding carrying loop.

Sold for £180

Lot 1054

Heubertz a Damascus fixed blade knife, with burr scales having a 3" blade. Overall length 18 cm, with original box.

Sold for £110

Lot 1055

Alan Wood a fixed blade knife, with a 2 3/4" blade. Overall length 16 cm, with black micarta scales and red liners.

Sold for £160

Lot 1056

A five gun cabinet, height 135 cm, width 31 cm, depth 22 cm, with two sets of keys.

Sold for £130

Lot 1057

Two cleaning kits, 12 bore and 410, together with three cartridge belts, a Bisley rifle with scope bag and a pair of shooting gloves.

Sold for £20

Lot 1058

A bag containing five mallard and three teal plastic decoy ducks, together with a camouflage net.

Sold for £18

Lot 1059

A vintage bag containing two camouflage nets.

Sold for £16

Lot 1060

Three camouflage jackets, two Size XL, one Size L, two pairs of boots and three wooden coat hooks.

Sold for £35

Lot 1061

A Bratton Sound three gun cabinet with keys. Height 131 cm, width 21.5 cm, depth 20 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 1062

A security product seven gun cabinet with keys, in coffee and cream. Height 130 cm, width 40 cm, depth 26 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 1063

A Tracer Max gun mounted lamp, with dry cell battery and bag.

Sold for £15

Lot 1064

Barbour a pair of waxed chaps, together with a pair of gaiters Size M and a jacket liner.

Sold for £40

Lot 1065

Two plastic duck decoys and a crow decoy.

Sold for £12

Lot 1066

Four mid 20th century wooden duck decoys with folding brass keels, all marked DF (Daniel Foster - thought to be former gamekeeper at Cockermouth Castle, who made decoys by hand). Length 29 cm, height 15 cm.

Sold for £80

Lot 1067

Five Max Baker pigeon shell decoys, early to mid 20th century, cardboard and canvas, together with a shell decoy mould.

Sold for £30

Lot 1068

Six mid 20th century wood pigeon shell decoys, all marked DF (Daniel Foster - thought to be former gamekeeper at Cockermouth Castle, who made decoys by hand) and numbered 1-6, with detachable beaks for storage, all using Newey popper studs.

Sold for £50

Lot 1069

A mid 20th century pigeon lofting decoy of hollow construction with a canvas wrapped body, together with various photographs of a decoy in use. One marked to the rear Will Foster The Man Who Made the Day.

Sold for £70

Lot 1070

Two mid 20th century pigeon decoys, both stamped DF (Daniel Foster - thought to be former gamekeeper at Cockermouth Castle, who made decoys by hand), the first with detachable wings and tail, having a hollow alloy and wooden body with canvas wrap and glass eyes. The second being a feeding version, together with a tin containing various pegs, attachments, cradles etc. and a photograph of a gentleman with the flying decoy.

Sold for £650

Lot 1071

A number of reloading items, rolled turnovers etc. to include a G & JW Hawksley powder measure, most items stamped DF (Daniel Foster - thought to be former gamekeeper at Cockermouth Castle, who made decoys by hand),

Sold for £40

Lot 1072

A quantity of reloading equipment, de cappers, powder measures and four metallic Eley 12 bore grouse cartridges. some items stamped DF (Daniel Foster - thought to be former gamekeeper at Cockermouth Castle, who made decoys by hand),

Sold for £65

Lot 1073

A metal cabinet with space for six weapons. Height 131 cm, width 41 cm, depth 20 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 1074

A vintage Team Beretta bag.

Sold for £4

Lot 1075

Hardy The Phantom trout split cane fly rod, marked The Phantom Palakona in two sections, 8', line 5.

Sold for £280

Lot 1076

A Daiwa Graphite salmon spinning rod, in two sections, 10'.

Sold for £45

Lot 1077

A Worcestershire sea trout spinning rod, in two sections, 8'.

Sold for £35

Lot 1078

Two split cane rods, a trout fly rod in three sections, 9' and a Hexicane salmon spinning rod, stamped Made in England, 10'

Sold for £22

Lot 1079

Daiwa graphite salmon fly rod, model No. CF98-18 in four sections, 18', Line 10-12.

Sold for £35

Lot 1080

Hardy a Greenheart trout fly rod, in three sections with two tips, 10' 2" together with a WJ Cummings Bishop Auckland cane and Greenheart salmon fly rod in three sections with two tips, 11' 9" (AF) both in Hardy bags with rod in hand logo.

Sold for £20

Lot 1081

Hardy House of Hardy Fibalite Perfection salmon fly, in three sections, 14', Line 10.

Sold for £35

Lot 1082

Sharpes of Aberdeen The Gordon salmon fly rod 2, in four sections, 15', Line 10 with hard rod tube.

Sold for £80

Lot 1083

Sharpes of Aberdeen The Gordon trout fly rod, in three sections, 10' 6", Line 7 with hard rod tube.

Sold for £75

Lot 1084

Sharpes of Aberdeen The Gordon trout fly rod, in three sections, 9', Line 6 with hard rod tube.

Sold for £80

Lot 1085

Three rods to include Linuo spinning rod, in two sections 2.1 m, together with another spinning rod +/- 10' and a three piece salmon fly rod +/- 15'.

Sold for £30

Lot 1086

Sharpes of Aberdeen The JS Sharpe spinning rod, with Scottie dog logo, in two sections, 8', together with a split cane trout fly rod in three sections with two tips, 9' 6".

Sold for £20

Lot 1087

WR Pape of Newcastle, a split cane salmon fly rod in three sections with two tips +/- 13', together with a C Playfair & Co of Aberdeen Greenheart salmon fly rod, spliced in three sections with two tips (AF).

Sold for £22

Lot 1088

Bruce & Walker a salmon fly rod in three sections, +/- 14 1/2', together with a Greenheart salmon fly rod in four sections and two beach castors.

Sold for £20

Lot 1089

Four rods, to include WR Pape, Greenheart and cane trout fly rod, two other fly rods plus a bait casting reel (AF).

Sold for £15