Yearly Archives: 2015

Garth Vincent put their latest stock on Snaphaunce

Garth Vincent have uploaded a full range of their latest stock on Snaphaunce. In addition to an interesting selection of flintlock pistols and long guns, their is an extensive collection of antique swords for sale, including cavalry, infantry and artillery officer's swords, naval swords, hangers and rapiers. There is also a particularly handsome basket-hilted backsword. Read More...

New Snaphaunce.com Commission Sales Service

Do you have any antiques guns, swords or other weapons to sell, or any antique armour or related items?, We can advise private owners on the disposal of antique arms and armour. Snaphaunce can offer the an excellent solution. because when it comes to higher value antique weapons and armour, we have we have a network of experienced dealers and serious collectors. We can offer advice and undertake disposal of single items or entire collections. Depending on circumstances, we Read More...

Bristol Fine Antique Arms Fair tomorrow

The Bristol Fine Antique Arms Fair opens at 10.00 am on Sunday 1st March. Trade admission (for £15) is at 9.00 am. This quality fair offers the best examples of fine antique arms and armour from leading dealers. Antique guns of all kinds will be offered for sale. Good antique flintlocks, wheelocks, percussion and obsolete calibre cartridge guns will be available to buy. If you are looking for real antique pistols, rifles, muskets, revolvers or carbines; Bristol is the Read More...

Pembroke Fine Arms joins Snaphaunce

Today Pembroke Fine Arms have started listing their stock on Snaphaunce. With 35 years experience, Pembroke specialise in buying, selling and trading antique and collectable military and sporting rifles, shotguns, pistols and revolvers especially Adams, Tranter, Webley, Enfield, Colt, Remington, Winchester, Martini-Henry, Maynard, Greene and other interesting or notable manufacturers. Listed on our site today is an exceptionally rare transitional shotgun, with dual ignition, flintlock and percussion. It can be viewed here. Read More...

Exceptional Scottish Prize Rifle listed today.

Fine Sporting Collectables have just offered for sale a beautiful percussion rifle by Charles Ingram of Glasgow. It is always more interesting when an antique has a good provenance and can be dated accurately. The rifle was awarded to James Anderson on the 10th September 1861. It can be viewed here. Read More...

Another new dealer for Snaphaunce.

We are pleased to welcome Fine Sporting Collectables Ltd to Snaphaunce. Andrew Iosson has collected sporting guns and related accessories for over 40 years and has been been a fulltime dealer in fine antique guns and their accessories since 2001. Andrew exhibits at all the major antique arms fairs in the U.K. His listings on snaphaunce can be viewed here. Read More...