WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 17 MAY TO 7 JUNE 2024

155 Weapons THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · FRIDAY 7 JUNE 2024 404 1914-1918 British Mills grenade. Condition: Inert, 5 holes from removal of explosive. Estimate €80-€120 (approx £70-£100) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 404 405 WorldWar I trench flare/signal gun. Stamped R.G.F (Royal Gun Factory) III 1903. Condition: Very good in fitted wooden box. Firing trigger of a large coastal gun - 6 inch 8 inch or 16 inch - as used on Spike Island and other harbour forts in Ireland. The gunner would place the pistol looking trigger into the firing mechanism and squeeze safety (back) and pull trigger. It was then removed while the gun was reloaded, so there would be no accidental firing. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 405