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Robert Abels Catalogues -1951 Rifles, Muskets, Pistols, Revolvers, Swords, Daggers, Claymores, Dirks, Armor etc.
New York,Robert Abels Co., 1951 softcover, New Book Digitally Restored, Cleaned, Enhanced and Re-issued. 8.5" x 5.5 "
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1951 Two Volume Set. Vol 1 is Antique Firearms (75 pages) and Vol 2 is Edged Weapons, Armor etc. (63 pages). Robert Abels was the esteemed competitor of the Francis Bannerman company (Bannerman's Military Goods Catalogue) of New York . Both carried a line of antique and used military equipment that could be considered a notch above what we think of as "military surplus dealers". Abels, at the time had a more varied and diverse stock of materials for sale especially in the gun and sword lines. He considered himself to be greatly superior to the Bannermans. His catalog is sensibly arranged in rough chronological order beginning with matchlock and flintlock pistols and progressing through percussion and cartridge handguns. He does the same for long guns but edged weapons are grouped by type as are armor and crossbows and the like. Each offering is carefully illustrated and priced by Abels and his assistant Bernard Day. The books were re-printed (not photocopied). on super-white paper and are covered with heavy wraps. These books are a great find for the collector because of the care of presentation and the wealth of knowledge the descriptions offer.
CONTENTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE
Some pages from the Abels Catalogues-

Robert Abels Volume 1 (Guns) and Volume 2 (Swords)-2 volume set- $13.95
CONTENTS INCLUDE (Note British spellings):
Blunderbuss Chance of London blunderbuss pistol 13 inches
Blunderbuss Gilles, Liege FL blunderbuss
Blunderbuss Hawkins 80 calibre FL holster blunderbuss
Blunderbuss Napoleon Migulet blunderbuss
Breech Loader Rowland Wilmore system FL breech loading pistols
Cannons Cannons
Chain Mail Chain Mail full and partial with helmets
Daggers Daggers
Derringer Lady's derringer 4 inch
Derringer Woodward 2 shot derringer
Derringer American Arms double barrel derringer 1860
Derringer Sharps 4 barrel derringer
Derringer Williamson derringer five inches
Derringer Colt derringer five inches
Derringer Starr single barrel derringer
Derringer Remington double barrel deringer
Duellers John Manton flint duellers 15 1/2 inch
Duellers Wogdon and Barton flint duellers hair trigger 15 inch
Duellers William Clark of London duelling pistols hair trigger
Duellers Egg duelling pistols belonged to Anthony Eden
Duellers John Blanch of London .55 cal duelling pistols 9 inches
Duellers Joseph Egg FL duellers with accessories
Duellers Joseph Minton Duelling pistol
Flintlock Pistols Bond of London pair flintlock pistols
Flintlock Pistols Haugh of Dumfries FL pistols with Scotch set accessories
Full stock pistol Byrne of London full stock holster pistol 1750 8 1/4 inch
Half Stock 1780Calvert of London pair half stock
Handcuffs Handcuffs
Helmet Helmet
Hilts Hilts
Holster Pistols Newton of London 1760 pair holster FL pistols
Holster Pistols Pietro Bonafino Brecisn FL holster pistols
Holster Pistols French officer pistol 1900 7 inch
Holster Pistols Parkes Flint holster pistols 1770
Holster Pistols Tatham and Egg holster pistols
Holster Pistols Pierre Giraud FL holster pistol
Holster Pistols Cornforth holster pistols early 1700
Holster Pistols Greek FL holster pistols of Admiral Baytun/Lord Nelson's equal
Horse pistol Turkish Flintlock Pair horse pistols with Yatagan Sable 29 1/2 inches
Knife & Fork Italian cased set of knife and fork flintlock mechanism 9 inches
Knives Knives
Lighter Tinder lighter, candlestick and inkstand with sealing wax drawer.
Lighter Luis XVI inkstand with tinder lighter made of ormulu with sander
Maces Axes Maces Axes
Mask Butt D. Wynn of London Queen Ann extra large silver mask butt
Matchlock Pistols India matchlock pistols 1740
Miniature Remington miniature double barrel Derringer 1 1/4 inch
Miniature French Percussion miniature percussion concealed trigger 1 3/4 inch
Miniature Lilliput miniature auto pistol 3 1/2 inch
Miniature Pinfire miniature revolver 4.25 mm 3 1/2 inch
Miniature Percussion cased pistols miniatures 1 1/2 inch
Miniature Merwyn-Carey Collection miniature pistol
Miniature Rimfire miniature revolver 2 inches
Miniature Colt 45 auto pistol miniature 1 5/6 inches
Miniature Colt Derringer miniature side swing barrel 2 3/4 inch
Miniature Japanese hand cannon miniature 3 1/4 inch
Miscellaneous Percussion poachers gun cane, portable
Musket Charles ! Dog lock musket
Musket Brown Bess FL musket
Musket Springfield FL musket colonial
Navy Pistol Belgian blunderbuss FL pistols Naval
Over & Under Georgian over and under FL pistols
Overcoat Pistols Italian overcoat cannon barrel FL pistols
Pepperbox Twigg of London 7 barrel pepperbox FL 1780
Pepperbox Allen's revolving pepperbox
Pepperbox French Apache pinfire pepperbox
Pistol Fleming, Dublin stubby pistol 8 1/4 inch
Pistol Spanish Migulet pistols of the Buccaneer period 1690 14 inch
Pistol Nicholson pocket flint pistols 5 1/2 inch
Pistol Oriental FL pistols for decoration
Pistol Lacy & Co. three barrel 5 3/4 inch pistols
Pistol Dachtin Aix la Chapelle FL pistols with Lazaro Cominazzo barrels 1750
Pistol Govers of Dublin Queen Anne flint pistol
Pistol Nock of London flint pistol
Pistol Ketland Flintlock 4 barrel pistol
Pistol British FL Army pistol short 11 1/2
Pistol Monk of London early FL 1760 7 1/2 inch
Pistol Boutet Guard of Napoleon pistol 14 inches
Pistol Jos. Campbell Scotch pistols about 1740
Pistol French Officer's FL pistol
Pistol Scotch Black Watch FL pistol
Pistol Japanese Matchlock pistol 20 inches
Pistol Italian snaphaunce pistol 1680 20 inches
Pistol Ezekial Baker pair FL officer pistols
Pistol Three Shot Swiss Pistol by Munier
Pistol Rigby Dublin percussion overcoat pistol
Pistol Tipping and Lawden 3 barrel percussion pistol
Pistol Lazaro Lazarino 18 inch FL pistols
Pistol Trulock Percussion martial FL pistol
Pistol Pilon Breech Loading experimental pistol
Pistol Civil War percussion double barrel pistols seven inches
Pistol Barber and Boaler Lord Byron pistol from Newstead Abbey
Pistol Percussion pistol with cutlass sword
Pistol Missaleur percussion half stock pistols
Pistol Kuchenreiter percussion pistols
Pistol Days patent bludgeon pistol. 16 inches
Pistol Elliot 5 shot pistol 4 1/2 inches
Pistol Steven's single shot pistol.
Pistol Unwin and Rogers clasp knife percussion pistol
Pistol Rider magazine pistol
Pistol Volcanic pistol
Pocket Pistol W. Parker of London FL pocket pistol
Polearms Polearms
Powder Horn Powder horn, musketeers 1650
Powder Horn Powder horns and flasks
Powder Tester Queen Ann flintlock powder tester 6 inch
Powder Tester Bolton English powder tester
Revolver Navy Colts cased Pair of 1851 Given to Earl of Cardigan by Colonel Samuel Colt
Revolver American Revolving 4 shot Date 1813 28 1/2 inch barrel
Revolver Collier FL revolvers serial 82
Revolver Whitney Naval Civil War revolver
Revolver Manhattan navy revolver
Revolver Savage Army Civil War percussion revolver
Revolver Remington Percussion army revolver
Revolver Rogers and Spencer Civil War revolver
Revolver Colt 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver
Revolver Colt 44 calibre army revolver
Revolver Root model Colt revolvers
Revolver Colt 1849 model percussion revolver 9 1/2 inches
Revolver My Friend knuckle duster hideaway
Revolver Colt lightening revolver double action
Revolver Colt old west snub nose revolver
Revolver Smith & Wesson Ladysmith model revolver
Revolver Galand revolver primer with screwdriver, mold and primer
Revolver LeFaucheaux 18 shot double barrel pinfire revolver
Rifle Cookson repeating FL rifle by Heath & Hurd 1770
Rifle Arab nobleman Migulet rifle 64 inches
Rifle Albanian short Miguet musket
Rifle Kentucky rifles
Rifle Kentucky FL
Rifle Tower Civil War Muzzle loader
Rifle Winchester lever action Texas Ranger
Rifle Henry rifle from the old west
Rifle Colt lightening pump action rifle
Rifle Remington rolling block military rifle
Rifle British Enfield bolt action military rifle
Saddle Gun Rigby of Dublin addle gun
Scabbard Scabbard
Service Pistols Egg 70 calibre service pistols
Shields Shields
shotgun Collier Percussion revolving shotgun
shotgun Spencer repeating carbine Civil War
shotgun Burnside Civil War Breech loader cavalry Carbine
shotgun Smith breech loader
shotgun Springfield breechloader single shot
Side Lock Pistols Wood/Worchester pair side lock pistols 10 inch
Side Lock Pistols Low of London pair brass barrel FL 1770
Snaphaunce Brecian snaphaunce pistols pair 1670 14 inches
Sword German 1550 sword
Sword Left handed dagger 17th century
Sword Italian broadside
Sword French duelling rapier
Sword Cup guard Spanish rapiers
Sword Eagle head pommel on diplomatic court rapier
Sword Scottish Claymores
Sword French presentation swords
Target pistol Flobert single shoot indoor target pistol
Tinder Lighter Tinder Lighter with candle holder FL mechanism 1780
Torture Torture instruments
Traveling Pistols Hutchinson of Dublin pair 60 calibre travelling pistols
Traveling Pistols Hewson of London traveling pistols
Wheelock Austrian wheelock 1650 44 inches
Whip Italian braided whip
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