country sporting sale

17th - 19th April 2024

This is a three day sale starting at 10 am on each day. You can bid online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email only upto 9.30 am on the day of the sale ([email protected]) 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

Viewing Monday 15th 10 am - 5 pm, Tuesday 16th 10 am - 7 pm.  

Day 1 Wednesday 17th - Lots 1 - 337

Day 2 Thursday 18th - Lots 338 - 777

Day 3 Friday 19th - 778 - 1107

Lot 498

Victorinox Swiss Army Knife rotary shop display cabinet, depicting 20 folding pocket knives with four cupboard doors with shelved interiors. Height 59 cm, width 30 cm, depth 30 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 499

A Waterford Crystal revolver and six cartridges, the revolver +/- 28 cm in length and each cartridge 4 cm. NOTE: This is a one off produced by Waterford Crystal for the vendor.

Sold for £190

Lot 500

A brass cannon, length 29 cm on a cast iron carriage. Length 38 cm.

Sold for £30

Lot 501

A shop display card for Curtis, S and Harvey's Smokeless Gunpowder, displaying various shotgun cartridges, Sandbank London and Glasgow. 26.5 x 32.5 cm, made by John Parry & Co London.

Sold for £350

Lot 502

An Eley Grand Prix shotgun cartridge metallic shop display board, double sided. 31 x 56 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 503

Victorinox Switzerland a Swiss Army knife, having various tools to include knife, pliers, torch, multi bit screwdriver and comes with a leather pouch with compass, matches, safety pin, chalk, mirror etc the pouch marked to the rear 4.0567.03. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £95

Lot 504

A Hound Trail Association 9 ct gold medal, engraved to rear Perivale Champion hound for the season 1948 winner of 59 trails, trainer Mr J Nolan, stamped 375. Overall weight 7.6 grams.

Sold for £880

Lot 505

A Hound Trail Association 9 ct gold medal, engraved to the rear Champion hound 1950 Perivale, winner of 44 trails, trainer Mr J Nolan and stamped 375. Overall weight 9.1 grams.

Sold for £900

Lot 506

Owen Gromme, a signed limited edition print "Winter Afternoon Pheasants", 138/580 published in 1975 by Wild Wings Inc of Lake City Minnesota USA. 40 x 60 cm framed and mounted.

Sold for £42

Lot 507

Henry Keat & Sons, a copper coaching horn, engraved Henry Keith & Sons, 105 Matthias Road Stoke Newington London N, also marked Prize medals by appointment to the contractors and manufacturers WAR and Indian offices. Length 84 cm, 8 cm at the bell end and with an associated leather sheath.

Sold for £95

Lot 507A

Swaine & Co London a brass and silver plated coaching horn stamped Swaine & Co London, +/- 103 cm in length and 10 cm at the bell end, comes with an associated leather coaching horn holster.

Sold for £95

Lot 508

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a dog. Length 87 cm.

Sold for £80

Lot 509

A walking stick with wooden handle and shaft, with silver coloured racehorse collar depicting three jockeys and horses and with a vacant shield. Length 92 cm.

Sold for £48

Lot 510

A large wooden stick stand, with 19 apertures. Height 57 cm, width 80 cm, depth 23 cm.

Sold for £75

Lot 511

A walking stick with carved wooden handle, in the form of an Avocet, initialled to the rear RF. Overall length 125 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 512

A hazel shafted walking stick, with carved wooden head in the form of a snipe. Overall length 127 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 513

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of an oyster catcher, initialled to the rear RF. Overall length 119 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 514

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a cock pheasant. Overall length 133 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 515

A walking stick with wooden handle carved in the form of a tufted duck. Height 131 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 516

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a swan. Length 123 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 517

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a badger, length 129 cm

Sold for £55

Lot 518

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a golden eye duck, length 142 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 519

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a swan, length 133 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 520

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a wood pigeon, length 136 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 521

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a curlew, length 124 cm.

Sold for £40

Lot 522

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a rabbit, length 131 cm.

Sold for £70

Lot 523

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a American wood duck, length 132 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 524

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a cock pheasant, length 137 cm.

Sold for £45

Lot 525

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a swan, length 136 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 526

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a hare, length 127 cm.

Sold for £140

Lot 527

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a cormorant, length 123 cm.

Sold for £32

Lot 528

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a swan, length 124 cm.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 529

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a Canadian goose, length 127 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 530

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a hare, length 127 cm.

Sold for £60

Lot 531

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of an American blue billed duck, length 121 cm.

Sold for £42

Lot 532

A walking stick with carved wooden handle in the form of a teal, length 123 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 533

A walking stick with carved tup horn handle in the form of a grey partridge, length 118 cm.

Sold for £90

Lot 534

Creena Ross Oglanby a signed limited edition print of Desert Orchid 83/350, also signed by Richard Dunwoodie, 39 x 59 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £40

Lot 535

A leatherette shotgun motorcase opening to a brown interior with stitched Browning label to the lid, with space for 30" barrels.

Sold for £32

Lot 536

A Doctor VZF 8-25 x 50/R Plex telescopic sight (scope), with Duplex cross hair reticle, comes with box, instructions etc.

Sold for £110

Lot 537

A quantity of RCBS reloading equipment, to include a Five Stations shell plate No. 3, Trim Pro shell holder No. 16 etc.

Sold for £10

Lot 538

Two shotgun slips and a rifle with scope slip.

Sold for £20

Lot 539

A pair of Hunter Crown leather boots, +/- Size 10.

Sold for £180

Lot 540

A Bisley air gun PCP air cylinder, produced 2022 with whip. Height +/- 38 cm. 3 litre.

Sold for £85

Lot 541

A Tetra rifle cleaning kit, cal 22, 223, 5.56 mm.

Sold for £12

Lot 542

A tin of H & N Barracuda Hunter cal 177 air gun pellets.

Sold for £8

Lot 543

A Hawke Laser Rangefinder LRF400 Professional.

Sold for £65

Lot 544

A Webley Accupump air gun or PCP pump.

Sold for £18

Lot 545

Three shotgun slips, two by Jack Pyke.

Sold for £10

Lot 546

A Bratton sound seven gun cabinet. Height 131 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 27 cm, with two keys.

Sold for £260

Lot 547

A GMK 20 bore shotgun cleaning kit, together with a pair of Peltor ear defenders and another pair of ear defenders.

Sold for £15

Lot 548

A suede shotgun motor case opening to a green lined interior, suitable for 30" barrels, containing a reproduction William Powell & Son trade label.

Sold for £28

Lot 549

A large leg of mutton gun case, initialled JF Batten, suitable for 30" barrels.

Sold for £35

Lot 550

A Draper shotgun wall thickness gauge for 12 and 20 bore shotgun barrels.

Sold for £260

Lot 551

A Classic canvas and leather trimmed shotgun cartridge bag, together with a cartridge belt.

Sold for £25

Lot 552

A Topoint Archery M1 Compound bow, draw weight 20-65 lbs.

Sold for £70

Lot 553

A Topoint Archery M1 Compound bow, with 70 lb draw weight.

Sold for £65

Lot 554

A quantity of archery targets and a quiver containing backbone 5.2 arrows, various pieces of equipment etc.

Sold for £22

Lot 555

Two homemade quivers, containing arrows, together with a box of archery equipment to include Biscuit Quickshot arrow rest, Topoint Compound bow owners manual etc.

Sold for £22

Lot 556

A Logan gun lamp, with battery, charger etc.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 557

A Nightmaster 400-IR infra red illuminator.

Sold for £25

Lot 558

A Venom Strike gun light, with batteries, charger, mount etc.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 559

A quantity of gun dog training equipment to include two dummy launches, a handlers vest and a rifle with scope, gun bag.

Sold for £70

Lot 560

A vintage canvas duffle bag, containing a pigeon hide net, various crow and pigeon decoys.

Sold for £35

Lot 561

A Jack Pyke game bag containing a Bushmaster scope, shotgun stock, cartridge belt, Bisley 410 cleaning kit etc.

Sold for £18

Lot 562

A leather shotgun motor case, opening to a red baize lined fitted interior suitable for a 30" small bore barrels.

Sold for £40

Lot 563

A Brady cartridge bag, stamped to the rear Payne Galwey 75 made in England warranted cowhide.

Sold for £30

Lot 564

Three Ruger ten round 1022 magazines.

Sold for £50

Lot 565

Four pairs of breeks, various sizes together with a David Andrew of Manchester Tweed jacket +/- Size L (AF).

Estimated: £30 - £40

Lot 566

A Duck Unlimited Wildfowlers vest, together with a Cabela's Goretex hat, Goretex Ducks Unlimited jacket +/- Size M and a DPM jacket.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 567

A Falconers falconry bird case, for transporting birds. Height 60 cm, width 31 cm, depth 51 cm.

Sold for £55

Lot 568

Five falconry hoods, one marked to the inside Tulan Hoods 2016, another marked West Wealand Falconry.

Sold for £40

Lot 569

Ninety six Winchester 243 brass cases.

Sold for £5

Lot 570

A vintage leg of mutton shotgun case, suitable for 30" barrels together with a pair of E J Churchill London 16 bore snap caps and a Ward & Sons brass capper decapper.

Sold for £30

Lot 571

A Bisley 12 bore cleaning kit, together with a 410 cleaning kit and a hand tally counter.

Sold for £15

Lot 572

A Bisley 12 bore cleaning kit.

Sold for £12

Lot 573

A pair of brass and leather gun wall hanging mounts, decorated with stag and hounds, length +/- 15 cm.

Sold for £22

Lot 574

An Acme silver coloured horn, together with a pair of predator calls on lanyard and a hand tally counter.

Sold for £32

Lot 575

A Titan air gun spring for a Webley Mk 2S, a pair of camouflage Neoprene gloves, a gun lamp, a hand counter and a pull through cleaning kit.

Sold for £10

Lot 576

A Bob Parratt Tweed sports jacket, Size 44 Reg.

Sold for £30

Lot 577

A Woodcock & Snipe of Cumbria Tweed sports jacket and matching waistcoat, with gold lining Size 40 Reg.

Sold for £40

Lot 578

An Advantage timber camouflage jacket, with fleece liner, +/- Size XL, together with a Browning clay pigeon shooting vest Size L.

Sold for £35

Lot 579

A Seeland shooting jacket Size EU50, together with a Seeland orange vest.

Sold for £40

Lot 580

Three hunting knives, a Winchester Comanche fixed blade with a 4 1/2" blade with sheath, a folding Spanish knife with bone handle with a 5 3/4" blade and another vintage knife, possibly Eastern. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £60

Lot 581

A mixed box containing Hustler Harries cal 22 air gun pellets, Gammo cal 177 round ball bearings, Predator Premium hunting pellets cal 22, various oils, choke cases etc.

Sold for £10

Lot 582

Two vintage shooting sticks, the first with lozenge J Venables & Son Gunmakers Oxford, together with a bamboo stick.

Sold for £70

Lot 583

A quantity of vintage air gun targets, pellets, air gun oil, two vintage Air Gun World stickers.

Sold for £8

Lot 584

A Ibberson & Co Sheffield World War 2 jack knife, blade stamped with a broad arrow and dated 1944. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £20

Lot 585

A military issue machete, the blade stamped with a broad arrow and Serial No. KE3277, dated 1952 with sheath. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £22

Lot 586

A World War 2 machete, the blade stamped with a broad arrow and JJB dated 1942, with sheath the sheath marked The Blackman Leather Goods Ltd, 173 Bermondsey dated 1940. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £28

Lot 587

A Barbour deerstalker hat Size 6 1/2 (53 cm) and a waxed jacket Size XXL.

Sold for £45

Lot 588

A Beretta armoured travel bag for firearm transportation, overall length 119 cm, width 44.5 cm.

Sold for £22

Lot 589

A box containing shotgun stocks, various different styles.

Sold for £35

Lot 590

A selection of shotgun parts, or gunsmithing spares to include fore ends, various hammers, trigger guards etc.

Sold for £40

Lot 591

An Anschutz cal 22 LR rifle magazine, five shot.

Sold for £18

Lot 592

A Ruger 10/22 carbine original beech stock, together with a Webley & Scott 410 bolt action shotgun stock.

Sold for £18

Lot 593

A Legitimus Collins & Co USA World War 2 machete, No. 1250 dated 1944. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over. Please note that if you require P&P for this lot, this can only be done using an age verified method.

Sold for £25

Lot 594

A 40 mm Inert Bofors military shell, the casing dated 1944.

Sold for £95

Lot 595

A quantity of brass cartridge cases, to include 148, 7.62, 9 mm, 38/357, 243 etc

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 596

A Harris SL bipod, 8 1/2 - 13".

Sold for £45