country sporting sale

9th - 11th October 2024

Day 1 - Lots 1 - 291 - Air Rifles, Shotguns, Firearms, Ammunition etc  Day 2 - lots 293 - 891 - Shooting Miscellany, Equipment, Accessories and Taxidermy etc  Day 3 - Lots 892 - 1196 - Fishing Rods, Miscellany, Tackle and Accessories

Viewing Monday 7th October 10 am - 5 pm and Tuesday 8th 10 am - 7 pm in the main saleroom.  The sale commences at 10 am each day. You can bid on this sale online, by leaving bids with Mitchells by email only 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

Lot 1001

An Abu Garcia Pegasus beachcaster, in two sections 12' 6" and a Ron Thompson Superior Spin in two sections, 9'.

Sold for £15

Lot 1002

A Rovex Big Boss surfcaster, in two sections 13', together with another beachcaster in two sections.

Sold for £10

Lot 1003

A Shakespeare Contender LS beachcaster, in two sections 3.6 m together with an NGT Ocean Cast beachcaster, in three sections, 14'.

Sold for £10

Lot 1004

A Daiwa Whisker trout fly rod, in two sections 9', line 5-6, with plastic wrapping to the cork handle.

Sold for £25

Lot 1005

A Penn Progression salmon fly rod, in three sections, 15' line 9-11.

Sold for £25

Lot 1006

A late Victorian/early Edwardian wicker fishing creel. Height +/- 25 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 1007

The Lonsdale Library four books "Salmon Fishing", "Trout Fishing From All Angles", "River Management" and "Sea Fishing".

Sold for £18

Lot 1008

Six books on fishing and shooting - "A Fly Fishers Life" by Charles Ritz and "The Longest Silence A Life in Fishing" by Thomas McGuane.

Estimated: £10 - £15

Lot 1009

Peter Skillen, a pastel drawing of an Atlantic salmon about to take a fly, signed Peter A Skillen 2001, 31 x 46 cm framed and mounted.

Sold for £180

Lot 1010

A picture of a rainbow trout with various insect flies, together with eleven books on fishing to include Hugh Falkus "Sea Trout Fishing Revised second edition".

Sold for £18

Lot 1011

A walking stick with tup horn handle, carved in the form of a fish, overall length 97 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 1012

A hazel shafted walking stick, the handle carved in the form of a kingfisher. Length 118 cm.

Sold for £35

Lot 1013

Three Scandinavian fishing yearbook framed posters of crabs and lobsters, sea fish and edible molluscs and crustaceans, frame size 108 cm x 77.5 cm.

Sold for £15

Lot 1014

Three Hardy Anglers Guides 55th Edition coronation Number, 58th Edition 1951 and 63rd Edition.

Sold for £30

Lot 1015

Two silver coloured trophy plaques, the first engraved "Caught by Edgar MW Kennedy at B Mani Mani River Loema Congo Francais 14th June 1912" width 8 cm and another "Souvenir of Messieurs L' Administrateur Lutes et Edgar MW Kennedy's Shoot at Nzilengoma Moyen Congo August 1913" width 8 cm.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 1016

Three salmon fishing river maps - A fisherman's map of the salmon pools of the River Dee compiled by Nigel Houldsworth 23 x 82 cm, framed and mounted, a signed print of the River Dee 58 x 40 cm and a fisherman's map of the River Spey by I Scott 15 x 67 cm.

Sold for £22

Lot 1017

An early 20th century engraving "Cora Linn" gentleman fishing by a waterfall with ruins of castle to rear, marked to bottom right-hand side J Knox. 27 x 37 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £15 - £25

Lot 1018

Two books "The Lonsdale Library Trout Fishing From All Angles" and "Salmon Fishing", both by Eric Taverner.

Sold for £10

Lot 1019

Five books on fishing - "The Lonsdale Library Wild Sport and Some Stories" by Gilfred W Hartley etc.

Sold for £12

Lot 1020

A hazel shafted walking stick with tup horn handle, carved in the form of a trout and initialled JI (presumably Iredale). Length 97 cm.

Sold for £50

Lot 1021

A large collection of world seashells, many labelled.

Sold for £20

Lot 1022

A large collection of world seashells, many labelled.

Sold for £20

Lot 1023

Ian Reed, a signed limited edition print "A Pool Guide to the River Derwent", 85/100 dated '93. 28 x 39 cm, framed and mounted.

Sold for £75

Lot 1024

A vintage Bartholomew's Edinburgh Geographical Institute Tweedale map, showing The River Tweed from its source to Berwick Upon Tweed. 56 x 83 cm, framed and mounted.

Estimated: £40 - £60

Lot 1025

Sixteen books and DVD's on fishing, to include "Salmon Fishing" and "Sea Trout Fishing" by Hugh Falkus and "The English Lake District Fisheries" by John Watson.

Sold for £20

Lot 1026

Five books "Frank Sawyer Keeper of The Stream" limited edition 200/1000 reprint signed by Tim and Nick Sawyer 1st December 2005, together with "Fly Fishing For Grayling" by John Roberts, signed, "A Fly Fishers Life" by Charles Ritz, limited edition by Robert Haile 124/700, "The Practical Angler" by W.C. Stewart, reprint by The Fly Fishers Classic Library 1996 and "Brook and River Trouting" by Edmonds & Lee, limited edition reprint 986/1000.

Sold for £42

Lot 1027

Three Loch Leven angling competition silver gilt medals, marked England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, one with hanging loop and two with buttonhole attachments and dated May 1950, 1956 and 1957. diameter 2.8 cm, together with four E.P.N.S. medals May 51, 1952, 55 and 58.

Sold for £42

Lot 1028

Ashley R Boon (born 1959), an artists proof Indian Grey Jungle Cock with various fishing flies, fly tying materials etc, signed. 50 x 34 cm framed and mounted.

Sold for £30

Lot 1029

A fishing register for Brae Water Spey (River Spey), first dated Autumn 1942, with details of salmon up to 29 lbs.

Sold for £110

Lot 1030

Twelve boxes of salmon flies - Blue Charm, Silver Wilkinson, Black Doctor etc.

Sold for £80

Lot 1031

Two boat rods, one fitted with an Abu Garcia AG Seven multiplier, the second with an Okuma Classic Pro XP multiplier.

Sold for £42

Lot 1032

A Total Fishing Gear folding armchair.

Sold for £38

Lot 1033

An Avanti Pole roller, together with two boxes of coarse fishing equipment, floats, lines etc.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 1034

A Still Water Pure Pin centre pin reel, together with an Abu Garcia Cardinal SX and Drennan FD-4000 fixed spool reel.

Sold for £60

Lot 1035

A Mitchell Prestige 40 fixed spool reel, Mitchell 300 XE fixed spool and KP Morritts Intrepid Elite.

Sold for £35

Lot 1036

A fishing umbrella and various Dinosaurus Bank sticks, landing net heads, rod bag etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 1037

A folding barrow for moving fishing equipment.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 1038

A Leeda LC100 trout fly reel, with two spare spools and a Leeda Rimfly reel.

Sold for £20

Lot 1039

A Hodgman wading jacket, Size M, together with a DPM fleece and a fish bag.

Estimated: £10 - £15

Lot 1040

A Victorian bamboo shafted landing net, together with a wicker creel. Height 31 cm.

Sold for £38

Lot 1041

Hardy Brothers Alnwick, a wooden rod box marked to the exterior E.W.E. Cabin opening to an open section with card to lid Hardy Brothers Gunmakers Alnwick Best Workmanship Guaranteed Fishing Rods, Tackle Supplied, Guns Restocked, Barrels Bored on the New System, Repairs of All Kinds Carefully Attended To. Pin and Central Fire Cartridges Loaded to Order, Ammunition of Every Description for Breech and Muzzle Loading Guns, Also Every Requisite for Sportsman. The box height +/- 13 cm, length 202 cm, depth 15 cm.

Sold for £100

Lot 1042

A tackle box containing a small quantity of fishing tackle, together with a wooden box containing saltwater and freshwater fishing flies, a box of squirrel tails for fly tying and a book "Listen To The River" by Steve Thornton on fly tying.

Sold for £10

Lot 1043

A fishing tackle box, containing various lures, flies, fly lines etc, together with a box of soft lures and a folding seat.

Sold for £25

Lot 1044

A House of Hardy life jacket, together with a Barbour fishing bag and another fishing bag.

Sold for £45

Lot 1045

A Box of Hardy reel parts, to include The Uniqua 3 1/4", The Viscount Mk II etc.

Estimated: £20 - £30

Lot 1046

A Hardy House of Hardy alloy rod tube, length 154 cm.

Sold for £20

Lot 1047

A box lot containing Hardy anglers Guide, mother of pearl spinner, various reels to include Mitchell and KP Morritts.

Sold for £42

Lot 1048

A box containing eight bags of pre-cut Flying C bodies, various colours.

Sold for £28

Lot 1049

A box containing eight bags of pre-cut Flying C bodies, various colours.

Sold for £28

Lot 1050

A box of three bags of pre-cut Flying C bodies, various colours.

Sold for £15

Lot 1051

A box containing eight bags of Flying C pre-cut bodies.

Sold for £25

Lot 1052

A Wilko salmon gye landing net, diameter 61 cm.

Sold for £15

Lot 1053

An England's fly fishing vest, combined life jacket, together with a pair of chest waders Size 10 and a pair of Wellington boots Size 9.

Sold for £28

Lot 1054

Two wading sticks, bank sticks etc.

Sold for £15

Lot 1055

A Cortland 7/8 trout fly reel, together with a Bob Church fly reel and a box containing salmon flies.

Sold for £15

Lot 1056

A Drennan Specialist rod bag, together with various fishing rods.

Sold for £20

Lot 1057

A camouflage fishing umbrella, together with a fly fishing vest and Daiwa tackle box filled with various lures.

Sold for £20

Lot 1058

Three fly reels, to include a Hardy Uniqua Duplicated Mk II 3 3/8".

Sold for £48

Lot 1059

A pair of Neoprene chest waders Size 9 1/2, together with another pair Size 9 1/2 and a hazel shafted wading stick.

Sold for £40

Lot 1060

Four reels, three brass one wooden, the largest with ivorine handle 3 3/4", together with two books "Guide To Fishing in Keswick and District" and "Salmon and Trout in Moorland Streams" by Major Kenneth Dawson (West Country).

Sold for £40

Lot 1061

A quantity of fly tying materials, fly tying hooks, fly tying vice, various books etc.

Sold for £50

Lot 1062

A box lot of fishing tackle, to include Abu Garcia Tobys, Mepps, various reels to include Abu Garcia Cardinal 964 and Leeda Magnum 140D fly reel with spare spool.

Sold for £32

Lot 1063

A collection of vintage fishing tackle, to include a Hardy fly spinner, length +/- 3 cm, together with various casts by Hardy, Farlow, Martins etc, a Lou J Eppinger of Detroit Michigan Dardevle fishing lure envelope and flies by Roger Woolley & Co Derby.

Sold for £20

Lot 1064

A Finnish fixed blade knife, with +/- 4 1/4" blade marked Marttiini Finland, with wooden handle and brass pommel, the sheath marked SCA Pulp AB (probably SCA Pulp Mills in Sweden). 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 1065

A hazel shafted walking stick with Red Stag antler handle, with carved dry fly decoration. Length 142 cm.

Sold for £22

Lot 1066

A quantity of Marlin fishing lures, Rapala Magnum lures, sea fishing equipment etc.

Sold for £40

Lot 1067

A box of Rapalas, Flying C's, various flies, lures etc.

Sold for £20

Lot 1068

Five boxes of Flying C's, various lures etc.

Sold for £30

Lot 1069

Two Big Game sea fishing multipliers, a Penn Senator 9/0 and a Shakespeare 2920 Series Graphite and Titanium multiplier.

Sold for £65

Lot 1070

Six fixed spool reels - Shimano Alivio 3000 SRB Crivit 3000 boxed, together with fishing weights, sea fishing tracers etc.

Sold for £38

Lot 1071

A Penn 310 Gti multiplier, together with a 114H Senator multiplier, an Abu Garcia Cardinal 45 fixed spool reel with spare spool, two Leeda spool reels and a wooden Star Back reel.

Sold for £30

Lot 1072

A Penn 535 Mag2 multiplier, with box and a Penn 525 Super Mag Xtra.

Sold for £85

Lot 1073

An Abu Garcia Seascape 4/0 Trolling reel, together with an Ambassadeur 6500 C and a 7000.

Sold for £75

Lot 1074

Three boxes containing salt water, salmon and trout flies.

Sold for £20

Lot 1075

Two Shimano Aero bait runner reels, a 4500 and a 6000 RE.

Sold for £60

Lot 1076

A Penn Rival 8000 LC reel, together with two other fixed spool reels and a Alvey & Son Estuary Champion reel.

Sold for £50

Lot 1077

Four fly reels - a Shakespeare Omni X and Greys GX300 etc.

Sold for £48

Lot 1078

A KIS (Keep It Safe) fishing rod or ski transportation box.

Sold for £35

Lot 1079

A pair of Snowbee chest waders Size 7, together with a pair of Ocean chest waders Size 9.

Sold for £20

Lot 1080

A box with large quantity of Flying C's, Tobys etc.

Sold for £25

Lot 1081

A box of various fixed spool and fly reels, a Shimano custom X and Shimano GT-R 3500.

Sold for £35

Lot 1082

An England's fly fishing vest Size M and a Heron life jacket and five fly boxes containing trout and salmon flies.

Sold for £28

Lot 1083

A Yamaha 4 four stroke outboard motor (Vendor informs us never been used in salt water).

Sold for £190

Lot 1084

A fishing folding bed with Defender bed chair bag.

Estimated: £30 - £50

Lot 1085

An Advanta Protector Extreme one man bivvy.

Sold for £20

Lot 1086

A telescopic wading staff, and a salmon gye landing net.

Sold for £22

Lot 1087

A Leeda wading staff and a salmon gye landing net.

Sold for £20

Lot 1088

A Hardy rod tube, 156 cm in length with a salmon gye landing net.

Sold for £28

Lot 1089

A Fladen Rescue System life vest, together with a Crew Saver life vest with rearming pack.

Sold for £35

Lot 1090

A Musto life vest, together with an England's life vest.

Sold for £32

Lot 1091

Three landing nets to include a Guy net diameter 55 cm etc.

Sold for £35

Lot 1092

A Hardy canvas and leather trimmed fishing bag, together with GP Graham & Son of Cockermouth fishing spoons ranging in Sizes 6 cm to 3 cm, together with a Hardy Priest, Salter scales etc.

Sold for £90

Lot 1093

A box of vintage fishing tackle, reels etc, to include a Mitchell 300 fixed spool reel with spare spool, Hardy rod bag, Abu Ellips carded spoon and an Allcock Geens Patent spinner, a Hardy Brothers Bakelite fly fishing cast box (AF) etc.

Sold for £55

Lot 1094

Charles Farlow London Farlight trout fly reel +/- 3 1/2" with original box narrow drum.

Sold for £50

Lot 1095

Three alloy fly boxes, all containing salmon flies, one with internal leaf.

Sold for £80

Lot 1096

Five alloy fly boxes, all containing trout flies.

Sold for £90

Lot 1097

Hardy Marquis No. 6 trout fly reel, with Hardy leatherette pouch.

Sold for £55

Lot 1098

Hardy The St John Mk II salmon fly reel, +/- 3 7/8"

Sold for £95

Lot 1099

Hardy The St George trout fly reel, 3 3/8" with agate line guide.

Sold for £95

Lot 1100

Hardy The St George trout fly reel, 3 3/8" with agate line guide.

Sold for £120