Historic Firearms and Early Militaria

Historic Firearms and Early Militaria
April 30 - May 1, 2014

Cowans
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Auction
April 30, 2014
10 a.m.
May 1, 2014
10 a.m.
Exhibition
April 28, 2014
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April 30, 2014
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May 1, 2014
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Jack Lewis
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Capt. USN
Steven Marvin, Ret.
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Bill Lewis
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John Lee (February 2, 1937 August 26, 2013)
Since John rst saved up enough to purchase his rst BB gun as a
young boy, he had set out on a journey of passion for rearms and
friendship in the gun community. He had a love for all shooting
sports, shooting clubs and organizations, alike. As a young man,
he was drawn to skeet competition shoots, but in his later years
came to favor sporting clay competitions. He traveled the world
shooting and collecting guns, going as far as New Zealand to
shoot sporting clays and to Argentina to hunt birds. On his travels,
either in the United States or Europe, John made it a point to visit
gun clubs and gun shops to enrich his knowledge, friendship and
his collection. He never met a gun he didnt like.
John was a dear friend of Cowans and we enjoyed seeing him
and sharing our passion for guns and the preservation of our
history in arms. Not only was John a friend to Cowans, but also
a close personal friend of Jack Lewis, Director of the Firearms
Department, for almost 40 years. Jack has memories of Johns
friendship from the days of hanging around his fathers gun shop.
John will be missed by all. Cowans is honored to oer this great
collection and to help preserve his gun collection legacy.
Cowans is pleased to oer
property from the following:
2 COWANS HISTORIC FIREARMS AND EARLY MILITARIA
Historic Firearms and Early Militaria April 30, 2014 Lots 601 - 1073
May 1, 2014 Lots 1100 - 1780
APRIL 30 - MAY 1, 2014 CINCINNATI, OHIO 3 SEE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CONDITION REPORTS OF ALL LOTS AT COWANS.COM
Swords and Edged Weapons
601 German Cupped-Hilt Rapier
36 double-edged blade with single fuller that is 8 long below the cup.
Wood handle. Maker marked on blade IHN, Solingen. Very good; dark blade.
$800 - $1,200
602 Spanish Cupped-Hilt Rapier
38 blade length with a fuller 8, overall length is 45, marked in the middle of the fuller EN IIVLE COLL, On the
reverse MI SINNAI - SANTISMO - CRVCIFIO. Iron cup; iron handle with wire wrapping; iron pommel and guard.
The mark of the crucix is on the ricasso.
Heinrich (Enrique) Coll was a famous German swordsmith who worked chiey in Spain circa 1588 - 1610. This
sword was presumably made in Solingen, Germany for the Spanish market. The mark of the crucix is on the
ricasso. Untouched overall in very good condition.
$1,500 - $2,500
603 European Brass Ring Hilt Small Swords, Lot of Two
Lot includes two brass-hilted small swords, both with 30 trefoil blades with single long fullers and ball
pommels. One with wire wrapped handle; the other with wooden handle and Turks heads. Very good.
$800 - $1,200
604 French Model 1838 Chasseurs de Vincennes and Model 1845
Marine Infantry Ocers Swords
Chasseurs de Vincennes sword has a 29.5 feather blade with Klingenthal
makers mark; brass half-basket hilt has pierced trophy and wreath motif
and dark ribbed wood grip; steel scabbard.
Marine Infantry sword has 29 Klingenthal marked fullered blade; brass
half-basket hilt with pierced trophy and anchor motif and ribbed horn
grip; steel scabbard. Good.
$800 - $1,200
605 French Model 1822 Cavalry Swords, Lot of Four Dierent Patterns
Light cavalry ocers sword has a 36 blade, brass three-branch guard
with oral motif and horn grip. Cuirassier sword with a 36.5 blade, brass
four-branch guard and leather and wire wrapped grip. Light cavalry
saber has a 34.5 blade, brass three-branch guard and wire wrapped horn
grip. Heavy cavalry saber with 36 blade, brass three-branch guard and
wire and leather wrapped grip. All four swords have steel scabbards.
Good. Normal age toning.
$1,000 - $1,500
606 French Model 1821 Foot Ocer Swords, Lot of Two, and a Marine
Infantry Short Sword
First M1821 specimen has a 29.5 blade, brass two-branch guard, wire-
wrapped shagreen grip, brass-mounted leather scabbard. Second
example with a 30 blade, brass pierced oral motif guard, horn grip and
steel scabbard. Third sword is a Model 1833 Marine Infantry short sword
with 19.5 blade dated 1839, cast brass hilt has an anchor proof mark,
brass mounted leather scabbard. Good. Moderate wear to the leather
scabbards.
$800 - $1,000
607 Composite Cupped Hilt Rapier
40.5 fullered blade ca 17th century. Left side of blade is stamped Feltriense. Right side is stamped PV5. Both sides of blade are stamped with
a symbol resembling a cross followed by a series of interrupted grooves along the blade. Later period cup is large and deeply cast featuring
images of men ghting with swords, as well as images of crest, spears and grotesques with intricate scrolled background. Rim of cup with
twisted rope design. Straight quillons and curved knuckle bow both twisted decoratively terminating in circular disk nials. Grip is wrapped
at intervals with ne plain wire and a heavier coiled wire. Braided wire grip rings. Pommel is a uted cylinder. Wire around grips is intact. Blade
with spotted areas of dark pitting. Otherwise, very good.
$800 - $1,200
608 Composite Dish Hilt Rapiers, Lot of Two
First item is a German sword with 43 fullered blade marked S.H.H.H.H.C.II.M on the ca 17th century blade. Wide fuller near the hilt. Later
made cast and pierced hilt with plume motifs. Ricasso carved with twined sh or serpent heads. Short straight quillons with attened
diamond ends. Crossguard rings attened in the center and decorated with incised circles and lines. Knuckle bow has two short ribs
attached, whose ends curl into serpent or sh heads and a attened circular midsection with circle and scroll engraving. Knuckle bow
screwed to carved bulbous pommel. Ribbed grip wrapped with heavy twisted wire.
Second sword is ca 18th Century Bilbao type sword with 39.5 blade. Both sides of blade stamped with long wavy line along the median
near the hilt. Cupped hilt with scalloped edge made to resemble large ower petals. Straight quillons with button nials. Knuckle bow has
a turned midsection and a button nial. Grip wrapped with twisted copper wire. Void of grip rings. Pommel is spherical with anged neck
and a tiny nial. First sword: blade is very good the cup and grips with some oxidation.
Second sword: even salt and pepper pitting throughout.
$1,000 - $1,500
610 Continental European Short Sword Ca 16th Century
24 stout double-edged blade with median ridge. Both sides of blade marked with an inlaid copper E. Bronze crossguard with incised circle with
a dot in the center. Bardiche shaped quillons pierced at each end with three holes. Wooden grip with latter added bronze buttplate. Blade is in near
relic condition - wood is very old as well. Good.
$1,000 - $1,500
611 Spanish Cup Hilt of Bilbao Type Ca 18th Century
34 blade with a at median ridge extending beyond the fuller on both sides. The blade is engraved with the Royal Arms of Spain, and thus this
sword was possibly carried by a member of the Kings Royal Guard. The cup plate consists of two ovoid plates, the outer one larger than the inner. A
snake emblem surrounded by a shield is engraved on the outer side of the guard. The guard is attached to the hilt and cross guard arm by means of
four screws. Straight quillons with knobbed ends. Knuckle bow with knob at midsection and on the end. Grip is wrapped with red .5 wide woven
ber braid and then over-wrapped with twisted wire. The wire is wrapped tighter at each end. Void of grip wings. Cylindrical pommel with faint
facets along its length. Flat button nial on pommel. Even salt and pepper pitting throughout the sword. Wood grips slightly loose, otherwise very good.
$800 - $1,200
609 Composite Pierced Cup Hilt Rapier Ca 17th Century
38.5 blade with attened diamond cross-section void of any marks. Blade is grafted with a 19th century shell guard. Shell guard
decorated with tightly scrolling pierced work. S-shaped quillons with scrolled ends. Simple knuckle bow. Grips are wrapped with a coiled
wire. Loosely braided coiled wire grip rings. Pommel carved with large lobed leaves. Blade is very good. Knuckle bow region has bright metal
and rusted metal from repair work.
$800 - $1,200
614 British 18th Century Silver Ring Hilt Small Sword
Lightly toned surfaces to the diamond-form, engraved, hollow ground, 34.25, colichemarde blade with a ared, gold-damascened ricasso.
Very ne surfaces, some light discoloration and a ne tip. Classic, Georgian Period, cast and richly embossed. Silver hilt of typical small sword
form with a ball-shaped pommel and full rings. Full scabbard with all mounts. Very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
613 British General Ocers Sword Silver Hilt
32.25 plain blade, silver ring hilt. Small sword with leather scabbard maker marked at throat Loxham Royal Exchange. Hallmarks are mainly
indistinct. Robert Loxham is recorded trading as a hatter and sword-cutler in 1794 at 88 Cornhill, Royal Exchange. This dates the sword to
ca 1790. Very good.
$2,000 - $3,000
612 Rare Napoleonic Era Hunting Sword by Ronge, Liege
23.25 straight single-edged blade becoming double-edged at the point. Wide median fuller and beveled cutting edge. Two-thirds of the
blade is red blue and etched and gilded with foliage sprays and trophies with ags. Left side of blade with image of a boar being chased
by two hounds. Hilt on left side reads a Liege. Hilt on right side reads E. Lassence Ronge. The hilt is of characteristic pattern used by Nicholas
Noel Boutet on daggers of the Mameluke Guards. Classical style brass hilt with wide uted semi-circular edge serving as a vestigial guard.
Waisted and uted dark wood solid grip. Plain pommel cap having a ring for a strap or a lanyard. Pommel attached with two screws.
Complete with leather scabbard with silver mounts. Sword retains ca 75% of its red blue and gilt nish. Leather on scabbard is dry and bleeding.
$1,000 - $1,500
Arms & Armor
615 Indo-Persian Butted Mail with Plate and Plum Holder
Top of crown has gold damascene work with a 2.25 plum holder. Butted
steel mail. Mail is looped to plate. Excellent condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
616 Moro Chainmail Cuirass with Moro Spear
Complete with bosses and metal furniture attached to the breastplate
with two functional fasteners. Back of the cuirass with scaled metal
plates. Blade is 23 and overall length 51.5. Wood handle trimmed
in brass with spiral design. Some of the metal furniture on the front
breastplate is missing, otherwise very good. Blade of spear has a nice
untouched black patina. Wood handle has some nicks and scratches.
$800 - $1,200
617 Cromwellian Pot Helmet and Moro Helmet
Cromwellian helmet is ca mid-17th century and is missing its nasal and
ear aps. Moro helmet is missing several parts, but has well-rendered
decorative appointments. Cromwellian helmet is a near relic and the Moro
helmet is in very good condition for what is remaining.
$800 - $1,200
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618 Rev War-Used Restocked 1777 Charleville
.70 caliber, 41 round barrel. 1777 Charleville parts, lock, barrel, grooved triggerguard. Bands are from a very early
musket. Crude style of early stocking with trade musket-style brass butt plate. Interesting how the rear band is held
to the stock by the use of three band springs. This musket is in what we term the black, or attic untouched. All metal is
brown with pitting and never been cleaned. Stock is totally black with old age cracks in the butt. Brass buttplate has a crack
through the top screw and has aged.
This is an outstanding Rev. War-used restocked musket - a history in itself of the use and recycling of parts to be used for battle.
$5,000 - $7,000
619 Second Model Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Musket
.75 caliber, 42 round barrel with British proofs near breech. Lockplate marked Tower; brass furniture, brass plate behind
tang marked I over 58. Correct wide butt walnut stock with hump around rear ferule. Barrel, lock, furniture all have a very
nice in the attic black look. Musket has a very even look. A small old chip of wood out behind tang with dark patina down in the
missing chip. A small chip of wood out in the front of lockplate forward of the front sidelock screw. A great Rev. War-used musket.
$6,000 - $9,000
Colonial and Revolutionary War Long Guns
Colonial and Revolutionary War Long Guns
620 2nd Model Brown Bess Musket with Unit
.70 caliber, 42 round barrel. Top of barrel with Birmingham proofs. Regimental markings on the barrel, but illegible.
Lockplate marked Tower with crown over GR. Brass thumb plate is marked I over 12. Brass furniture with walnut stock.
Excellent overall, barrel has a nice dark brown patina with some pitting around the touch hole. Lock is is very sharp and crisp
with nice untouched patina. Hammer has nice uniform look with some very ne minute pitting. Brass furniture with nice patina.
Stock is excellent with some nicks and dings and one old repair at the third ferule. This is a very nice second model Brown Bess.
$6,000 - $7,500
621 Pattern 1763 French Charleville Musket
.69 caliber, 44.5 round barrel. Flat lockplate and hammer with a projecting point on the rear of lockplate, Charleville
marked on the lockplate. Triggerguard with pointed rear and front. Three barrel bands with original walnut stock. Barrel,
lock and furniture have a very even untouched patina mixing with pitting. Stock is scued mixing with some nicks and dings.
Two small pieces of wood missing on the left side of barrel by the middle band and 2 by 0.125 forward of the middle band
and then a 6 by 0.125 forward running into the front band. Overall a very good musket that saw use in the French and Indian
War as well as the Rev. War.
$4,000 - $6,000
Long Guns Flintlocks
623 French Model 1777 Flintlock Musket
.69 caliber, 42.5 barrel. Three barrel bands; left at of stock has RF markings. Walnut stock with recessed cheek piece. Barrel
has dark brown patina with some pitting around the touch hole and protruding on to the barrel. Lockplate has dark untouched
patina. Some pitting around the hammer. Buttplate, bands and triggerguards have nice dark brown patina. Stock is good with a
untouched dark patina.
$1,000 - $1,500
622 Early Flintlock Fowler
.660 bore diameter, 51 octagonal-to-round barrel. Beveled lock, goose neck hammer, rounded pan, frizzen spring with
eur de lis nial. Early curved buttstock with high comb. Chased brass buttplate; engraved triggerguard with nals. Deeply
chased brass sideplate. Sidelock screws are replacements. Fleur de lis carving behind the tang. Walnut stock. Barrel with
a dark brown patina; pitting around the touch hole protruding onto the barrel and area around the touch hole. Lock with
untouched brown patina. Stock has been cleaned long ago. A very old repair around the tang on the right side. Some small
splinters repaired along the barrel. a very nice pre-Rev. War fowler.
$2,000 - $3,000
625 Full-Stock Southern Flintlock Rie
.44 caliber, 44 octagonal ared barrel. Notched rear barrel sight; blade front. Lock with sporting-style hammer and marked
Josh Golcher. Brass triggerguard. Maple stock with no ramrod ferules or buttplate and a grease hole in the right side of
buttstock. Barrel has an untouched chocolate brown nish. Stock has had a piece of wood put in running from the nose cap on
the left side back about 9 and a 0.25 wide, and on the right side about 2 from the nose cap, 15 by 0.25. A piece of wood has
been added in front of the lockplate. Two side plate screws have been replaced. Stock has some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
624 French Double Flintlock Shotgun
.22 ga., 32.75 browned barrels with makers name in gilt. Nicely designed tang grooved for sighting. Platinum blow
out plugs. Iron buttplate with eur-de-lis design; triggerguard with eur-de-lis design on the front. Stock tip made of
iron and decorated with eurs-de-lis. Locks are plain with nicely executed designs as nials. Finely gured walnut stock
with checkered wrist and raised carving behind tang and on the left rear of stock behind the cheek piece. Barrels still
retains most of the original brown nish and gilt just lightly fading. Locks are very sharp and crisp with a nice mottled grey
to silvery look. Stock is excellent but has a very slight crack that permeates through the wrist, which is only noticeable up on
close examination. Stock has some nicks and dings, but still retains an untouched look.
$2,000 - $4,000
626 Full-Stock Flintlock Rie by J. Gumph
.40 caliber, 43 octagonal barrel. Engraved J. Gumph on the top of barrel. Notched rear sight with blade front sight. Four-
piece plain brass patchbox, brass triggerguard, brass sideplate, brass toe plate and ferules. Curly maple stock. Barrel has
brown patina with some pitting on the barrel and around the touch hole. Lock plate has been converted back to int, with
replacement hammer, top jaw and top jaw screw. Lock screws have been replaced. Front section of the stock has been replaced.
Patchbox and stock with nice patina on the rear portion.
$2,000 - $3,000
627 Ketland Marked American Flintlock Fusil
.610 bore diameter, 41 octagonal-to-round barrel. Ketland marked lock. Four-piece engraved patchbox, brass buttplate,
brass triggerguard. Checkered maple stock. Barrel has brown patina. Pitting around the touch hole and onto the barrel.
Lockplate is grey to brown with pitting around the pan and under the pan. Brass with nice tarnished look. Stock has been clean
and is missing some small slivers of wood on both sides of the barrel.
$800 - $1,200
628 Tennessee Flintlock Kentucky Rie
.40 caliber, 44.5 octagonal barrel. Blade front sight with notched rear sight. Tang with three screws. Original int, double-set
triggers. Iron triggerguard, iron toe plate, iron buttplate, nosecap and ferules. Walnut stock. Rie is excellent overall with nice
dark patina blending well throughout the rie. Stock with nice opened grain look and untouched patina. Tennessee ries of this
quality seldom come up for sale.
$2,000 - $3,000
Details
629 North Carolina Flintlock Long Rie
.40 caliber, 41.75 swamped octagonal barrel. Silver blade front sight, notched rear sight, double screw tang. Engraved lock
with dog pointing, single sidelock screw, double-set triggers. Four-piece engraved Daisy-style patchbox with release on the
upper plate. This is a very typical feature of a North Carolina rie. Brass toeplate with eur de lis and an oval piercing. Brass butt
plate, eagle sideplate, brass triggerguard, brass ferules. Maple stock with cheek piece, molding along the top of the comb of
stock running down to the wrist and ending in a nice tear drop. No forward molding. Although this rie is unmarked, the
characteristics point to either Salem or Davidson County of North Carolina. Barrel has untouched patina. Lock has some pitting
underneath the pan, around the frizzen spring and precluding onto the barrel around the touch hole. Brass has been polished. The stock
has been repaired in the wrist, a very professional job. From the forward are of the rear ferule to the noise cap has been expertly replaced.
A very rare rie that seldom comes up for sale.
$4,000 - $6,000
Left Side
630 Lot of Two Early Militia Belt Plates
First specimen is a Corps of Artillery shoulder belt plate ca 1814 with
matching small button. Second specimen is a waist belt plate ca 1818-
1835. Artillery plate is a relic and missing its prongs on the verso. Waist belt
plate is in very good condition.
From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan
$800 - $1,200
Accoutrements
631 Rare Revolutionary War Brass Gorgets and Pair of Small Spurs
4.5 length brass gorget with eagle clutching an olive branch and thirteen stars above.
Underside of gorget marked in script Major General Nathaniel Goodwin. 6 brass gorget with
light engraving on both ends. Pair of steel spurs measures 3.25.
General Nathaniel Goodwin (1748-1819) was a Massachusetts Colonial militia ocer
who answered the call and witnessed the start of the Revolutionary War at Boston and
Cambridge serving as Major in Colonel Gerrishs Regiment of Militia. Like most colonial
militia units it was subject to frequent reorganization, consolidation, and numerical
changes. Gerrishs Regiment was raised in April 1775 and organized at Cambridge with ten
companies. It joined the main Continental Army in June assigned to General Heaths Brigade.
It was redesignated the 26th Continental Regiment in the army reorganization of January
1776 and reduced to eight companies, assigned General Clintons Brigade of the main army.
The militiamen guarded British prisoners taken at Saratoga after the defeat of Burgoyne and
later in 1778 it participated in the expedition to Rhode Island.
The regiment underwent several other reorganizations becoming the 9th Massachusetts
Regiment in August 1779. As the 9th Massachusetts it saw active campaigning in the
Mohawk Valley, the defense of Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia-Monmouth Campaign
serving until January 1783 when it was disbanded at West Point, New York. At some point
Goodwin was promoted to Brigadier General, and later to major General of Massachusetts
Militia, which oce he retained until his death in 1819.
According to a booked by Bradford Kingman titled Epitaphs from Burial Hill (1892), For many
years he represented the town of Plymouth in the General Court, and was also a magistrate,
having the qualities of an impartial judge. In all duties to which he was called he was assiduous
and capable, and was held in the highest esteem for probity, integrity and other virtues. Nathaniel
Goodwin was married twice and had seven children before his death at age 70 on March 8,
1819. He is buried in the family plot (D 70) in Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Photographs of his tombstone can be found online at Find A Grave. A gorget was an insignia
of rank generally worn by eld ocers and it is rare to nd such an artifact associated with a
Colonial soldier of such rank and prominence. Gorgets are very good - larger gorget with solder
repair marks.
$1,500 - $3,000
632 Rev. War-Used Brown Bess Bayonet
17 tri-blade bayonet, 4 socket, Brown Bess-style. Very good. Bayonet is dark and rusty.
$800 - $1,200
Colonial and Revolutionary War Edged Weapons
633 Early American Silver Mounted Dagger
7.5 spear point-shaped blade, 11.25 overall. Silver handle, silver sheath. No markings. This is a
very early knife mounted in silver and in excellent condition. Blade has nice patina and the silver has
an untouched tarnished look.
$3,500 - $5,000
Left Side
635 Rev War Period Plug Bayonet with Scabbard
9 triangular blade with spear point. Blade engraved in vines and owers. Wood grip with a brass ferule
and guard. Crudely pioneer made copper scabbard with leather loop. A very rare Revolutionary War
accouterment. Blade is gunmetal grey with some brown staining and pitting mixing in. Wood handle has
nice patina that blends with the patina on the brass ferule and guard. Copper and leather loop with nice aged
untouched look. Overall very good for a Rev. War item.
$2,000 - $3,000
Colonial and Revolutionary War Swords & Edged Weapons
Detail
634 Ocers Silver-Mounted Sword With Knights Head Pommel by Louis Prahl
29.5 curved blade with double fullers, marked Prahl parallel with the sharp edge.
Silver mounts with spiral cut wood handle. Nice early sword. No scabbard. Handle
is excellent. Silver mounts have untouched blackened look. Blade has several areas of
brown stains including some rust pitting on the last 17 of the blade.
$4,000 - $6,000
Colonial and Revolutionary War Swords & Edged Weapons
637 French Indian War-Era Poll Hammer Tomahawk with Crescent Blade
4 length, 3.75 height. Right side of hammer end stamped Ribaut. 10.25 haft with spiraled
grooves on base. Head is connected to the base via two 3.75 oval iron straps. Top of iron ax head
with a .5 crack by the hammer end. Overall very good with expected wear and aging of the iron head.
$1,000 - $1,500
636 Early Militia George Washington Eagle Pommel Ocers Sword
28 heavy curved blade with etched panels of military motifs. Blued panels with Gilt panoply of arms. Handle with feathers
culminating into the Eagle head pommel, handle made of brass with gilt nish. Chased brass scabbard with gilt nish.
Missing carrying rings circa 1790-1810. Blue nish has slightly faded but still retains a lot of the blue nish. Gilt is very strong on
one side the other side has slightly faded. Brass scabbard still retains 70% of the gilt nish. Scabbard still has holes on the side of
scabbard where the carrying rings were once.
$2,000 - $3,000
Hand Guns Flintlocks
638 Early English Flintlock Holster Pistol
.580 bore diameter smoothbore, 8 tapered round brass barrel. Brass
furniture, walnut stock. All brass with an untouched patina. Lock has
some pitting mixing with nice dark patina. Circa Rev war. Hammer screw is
a replacement. Stock with some nicks and dings, overall very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
640 British Light Dragoon Pistol
.640 bore diameter, 9 barrel, markings on front lock of crown
over GR. Marking behind hammer Blair. Has brass furniture
with pin-fasten walnut stock. Stock has a beaver tail near the
tang. With a metal ram rod. The hammer, front lock, barrel, and
ram rod all have a brown patina with some pitting. Brass furniture
has nice mustard patina. Wood retains 70% of nish and has nicks
and dings. Stock has a very small hairline crack right above the
trigger guard. Overall condition is very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
639 German Flintlock Holster Pistol
.540 bore diameter, 10.25 tapered round barrel with raised rib on the top of barrel.
Brass blade front sight. Brass furniture, brass triggerguard with nice nial on the front.
Finial on the rear of brass ferule. Raised carved walnut stock with horn tip. Excellent
overall with untouched look. Sharp and crisp carving.
$1,000 - $1,500
641 Contemporary Kentucky Pistol by Karl H. Kruger
.45 caliber, 8.5 octagonal barrel. Engraved German silver furniture, curly maple stock
with moldings around the lock and around the sideplate. Very well made. Karl Kruger
was a master gunsmith from Connecticut who learned his trade in Germany. Excellent.
$800 - $1,200
642 English Flintlock Boxlock Pistol
.44 caliber, 1.5 screw barrel. Frame and barrel made of
German silver. Marked on the frame Wallis and on the
other side Hull. Engraved panoply of arms on both sides
of the frame. Safety behind the hammer. Checkered
walnut grips. Hallmarks on the bottom of barrel. Nice
untouched and very sharp and crisp with nice patina.
$800 - $1,200
644 Albanian Miquelet Pistol
.60 bore diameter, 12.25 round barrel. Engraved brass-covered
stock. With engraved brass powder measure. Pistol has a nice
untouched patina, excellent overall.
$1,000 - $1,500
643 English Flintlock Pistol by Rawson & Co with Docs.
.60 caliber smoothbore, 8 round tapered brass barrel with Birmingham proofs. Brass furniture
with walnut stock.
John Rawson was a Birmingham, England gunmaker who ourished in the early 19th century.
Barrel and furniture are excellent. Lock is very sharp and crisp with nice untouched patina. Wood is
excellent with minimal nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
645 English Over/Under Tap Action Flintlock Pistol
.40 caliber, 2 ried round over/under barrels. Tap action,
safety behind hammer, rosewood grips. All metal has nice
even look with a black-to-brown patina. Grips are good.
$1,200 - $1,500
646 European Flintlock Pistol
.40 caliber ried, 3 octagonal-to-round barrel. Iron furniture,
walnut stock with relief carving behind the tang and around
the triggerguard. All metal has been cleaned with some salt
and pepper pitting scattered throughout. Stock is good.
$1,000 - $1,500
647 Pair of French Flintlock Ocers Holster Pistols
.570 bore diameter, 9 tapered octagonal-to-round barrels, Barrels have a pattern of uer de lis; gilt on the
tang on top of barrels. Brass furniture nished in gilt. Sideplate with military motif. Raised carving around
the trigguards behind the rear ferule, behind the tang. Molding along the ramrod channel. Silver wire work
behind the carving on the tang. Walnut stocks. Barrels and locks have been renish. Barrels have been reblued,
locks have been re-case colored. Very sharp and crisp lines. Stock and furniture has had added coat of glossy nish.
$1,500 - $2,500
649 European Queen Anne Flintlock Pistol
.42 caliber, 7.125 octagonal-to-round, screw cannon-style barrel. Brass
mounts, walnut stock, sight plate with oral motif and grotesque face.
Engraved trigger guard with eur-de-lis pattern; engraved butt cap; eur-
de-lis raised carving at top tang, moldings around side plate. Very good
condition with a fair bore which should clean to better condition. Barrel
and lock have been cleaned to bright with scattered salt and pepper pitting.
Stock is good with minor nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
650 Pair of Italian Flintlock Pistols
.490 bore diameter, 9 uted to round barrels, early
style with goose neck hammers. Brass overlaid
hammer screws. Fleur de lis-style iron triggerguard, iron
crest with crown inlaid behind tangs. Iron butt caps
and ferules. Raised carve walnut stocks. Pistols are in
good condition; both have had work done on the stocks.
Metal has been cleaned to bright, with some pitting.
Markings are clear and legible. One crest missing on one
of the pistols.
$1,500 - $2,500
648 European Brass Blunderbuss Flintlock Pistol
.56 caliber, 5.75 octagonal-to-round swamped
barrel. Walnut stock, brass mounts, beveled lock and
sideplate. Bag-shaped handle. Very good condition with
a smooth dark bore. The ramrod tip is broken o and the
hammer only cocks to the rst position.
$800 - $1,200
Left Side
651 Pair of Ottoman Flintlock Pistols with Embroidered Holsters
.580 bore diameter, 8 octagonal-to-round tapered barrel with silver inlay on top. Early
style rounded locks. Silver inlaid furniture also nished in silver plate. Raised carved walnut
stocks with embroidered leather holsters. Pistols are excellent, retaining most of the original
nish. Leather holsters are very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
652 Early Nineteenth Century Naval Dirk
10 blue and gilt nished blade, 13.75 o.a.l. Ivory handle, brass crossguard and ferrule with gilt nish. Metal scabbard
with gilt nish. Very good condition with 10-15% original blue remaining on the blade. It retains ca 75% of the original gilt
nish and the handle is very good with 2 cracks running its length.
$800 - $1,200
653 Early Eagle Pommel Sword
32.75 curved blade with single fuller, blued blade with gilt engraving. Brass eagle head pommel and knuckle bow,
bone handle. No scabbard. Good+ condition with some rust pitting and black staining on the blade. The blue is blending
to a brown patina, while the brass has a dark untouched patina.
$1,000 - $1,500
654 American Naval Dirk
12 curved blade with single fuller and 4 false edge.
Gilded crossguard with panoply of arms. Bone
handle with gilded back strap. Complete with
leather sheath with gilt brass throat and gilt brass
band. The blade has some salt and pepper pitting.
The brass furniture has a mustard-to-brown patina.
The leather sheath shows wear and has some aking.
Missing the brass tip with a small hole. The brass on
the sheath has a mustard-to-brown patina. Bone grips
have a nice even look. Overall is good.
$800 - $1,200
War of 1812 Swords & Edged Weapons
655 Early Eagle Head Pommel Ocers Sword
31 curved blade with etched panel oft oral designs an one military panel of shield, cannon and ag. Finished in blue gilt. Brass
eagle head pommel and D-shaped guard. Spiral designed bone handle. Gilt nished brass scabbard. Blade still retains most of the
vivid blue and gilt nish. Bone handle has some cracks. Pommel and guard retains some of the silver nish. Scabbard with tarnished patina
and traces of silver. Overall excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
War of 1812 Swords & Edged Weapons
656 Infantry Ocers Sword
32 blade with etched panels of oral designs and a military motif. In a gilt oval is marked Bolton & Co Warrented. Blade nished in
blue and gilt. Fluted ivory handle with gilt three-tier crown-shaped pommel and guard. Leather scabbard with gilt nish bands and
tip. Blade is excellent with most of the re blue nish and gilt. Handle is excellent with nice patina. Guard and pommel still retain most of the
gilt nish. Leather scabbard shows some crazing, the tip is severed from the scabbard, but still intact.
$1,000 - $1,500
657 Ocers Eagle Pommel Sword by Pemberton & Co. with Dragoon Blade
34.5 curved blade engraved with military motifs nished in blue and gilt nish. Gilt eagle pommel; gilt brass guard with brass
counter-guard; spiral bone handle. Leather scabbard with gilt nished brass bands, tip and throat. Circa 1810-1820. Blade still retains
most of the re blue nish just lightly fading toward the guard. All of the motifs still retain the original gilt nish. Blade running toward the
point has a nice grey-to-brown with some brown staining. Leather scabbard is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
Swords & Edged Weapons
659 Pappernheimer-Type Composite Sword, Ca 17th Century
43 contemporary blade with attened diamond cross section with median ridge and rounded tip. Ricasso stamped with an 8 inside
a crest. 17th century thin basket hilt with delicately pierced design. Iron grip hilt which is incorrect. Grip is wrapped with plain wire
alternating with plaited wire. Grip rings are wire wrapped with thinner wire and then plaited. Thin knuckle guard, ribs and S-shaped
quillons. Pommel is a slightly faceted knob. Quillons with black regions indicating repair, otherwise very good.
$800 - $1,200
658 German Hunting Swords, Lot of Three
First sword is ca 18th Century with 28 straight double-edge unmarked blade with short median fuller. Cast guard, quillon and knuckle bow are all of one piece. Single shell guard with grooved edge.
Single quillon with expanded end. Knuckle bow has two decorative grooves at midsection. Slightly ared cylindrical grip of uted dark wood. Single round pommel cap with knob nial.
Second sword is ca 18th century with 22 slightly curved single-edge blade becoming double-edged at the point. Entire blade is etched to simulate Damascus watered steel. Each side of blade has
etched symbols, partly visible. They may be nonsensical and do not appear to be Turkish or Cyrillic. Blade has at the hilt a raised semi-circular portion on both sides. Silver hilt with three marks on
one side. One mark might be a crowned V. Straight quillons with bulbous ends. Bone grip scales carved with rope design borders and raised cartouche on each side. A female bust is carved into the
cartouche, with a dierent one on each side. Grips have a trefoil shaped pommel. Plain silver grip strap. Pommel and lower quillon have rings which suspend a black metal chain.
Third sword is a Hirshfanger sword ca 1890 with a 19 straight single-edged blade becoming double-edged at the point with attened diamond cross section. Both sides of blade etched for most of
the length with dierent designs on each side. Inner side has scrolling vines and stylized oral motifs. Outer side has stylized foliage, hunting trophies and the stamped name Keil in Regensburg. Iron
hilt with uted shell-shaped guard curved toward the blade. Straight at quillons with widely expanded ends. Quillon block has grooved line decorations. Grip is a solid piece of red stag horn. Ferrule
and pommel cap are nely ridged. Leather scabbard with silver throat and drag with acorn motif. First sword very good. Second swords blade is heavily oxidized near the tip and the Damascus pattern is
worn and pitted throughout the sword. Swords grips and quillon are excellent. Third swords etchings are ca 85% vivid and leather on scabbard is still very supple.
$800 - $1,200
662 Japanese Wakazashi by Awataguchi Sanetaka Coto Era
20.5 signed blade, cloud pattern temper line. Silver falling rain habaki, dragon fuchi and kachira, Early three mum menukis, pierced
iron tsuba. This style wak with these mounts belonged to a member of the Royal House. Excellent. Scabbard is a later replacement.
Property of the Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH. Sold to Benet the Acquisition Fund.
$2,000 - $4,000
660 German Hunting Sword Ca 19th Century
Hirshfanger sword with 19.5 straight single-edged blade becoming double-edged at the point. Lower portion of the blade with red blue nish
as well as gilt motifs including oral sprays, trophies and a leaping fox on one side and a boar on the other side. Blade at the hilt on outer side is
engraved Martin Semmler Schwertfeger in Cassel. Gilded copper alloy hilt with medallions on both sides featuring a stag and a doe sitting near a
dead boar. Heavy straight quillons with nials in the shape of dogs heads. Rough stag horn grip scales with two oval gilt rivet heads having formal
leaf patterns. Ferrule has raised decoration consisting of overlapping band of acanthus leaves. Fluted oval pommel cap with knob nial. Neck of
cap shows various hunting vignettes around the edge. Plain grip straps. Leather scabbard with brass throat and drag. Blade retains ca 60% of its red
blue and gilt nish. Leather scabbard is excellent.
$800 - $1,200
661 Japanese Edo Period Katana Civilian Mounts
25 un-signed blade; two holes in tang, one drilled for later service and one punched. Nice Edo period spoked tsuba;
plain brass habaki; no menukies. Leather-covered wooden scabbard. Very good.
$800 - $1,200
665 Model 1808 Harpers Ferry Musket
.69 caliber, 44.5 round barrel, Lockplate marked with an eagle US under the pan and in the rear of lockplate Harpers Ferry 1808. Walnut stock
with barrel bands. Barrel has some brown staining mixing with patina, pitting around the touch hole and protruding onto the barrel. Lockplate is brown
mixing with pitting on the hammer, hammer screw, pan is a replacement. Triggerguard, buttplate and bands has some pitting mixing with a brown
patina. Stock has been cleaned with a replacement on the left side of the tang. Also 16.5 of the front end of stock has been replaced.
$1,500 - $2,000
666 Model 1812 Harpers Ferry Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel, marked near the breech with eagle in oval and VP in an oval. Marked on top of barrel Ohio. Three barrel bands.
Lockplate marked Harpers Ferry and dated 1815 in three lines on the rear of lockplate. Walnut stock. All metal is has nice sharp lines, covered in a
light froth of rust, this will clean o and have a nice very presentable musket. Nice open-grained walnut stock with good cartouche.
$1,500 - $2,500
663 Model 1795 Springeld Flintlock Musket
.69 caliber, 44.25 round barrel. Lockplate marked Springeld on the rear of lockplate. Flat hammer, faceted pan, nal on frizzen spring.
Triggerguard with points on both ends. Walnut stock with high comb. I G carved into the right side of stock. Barrel has been cleaned to bright
some pitting around the touch hole and protruding onto the barrel. Lockplate is grey with pitting. Stock has been cleaned. An early 1795.
$2,000 - $3,000
664 Model 1808 Contract Flintlock Musket by L. Pomeroy
.69 caliber, 44.5 barrel. Dated 1810 with SNY and P M markings near the breech. Lockplate marked L. Pomeroy. Walnut stock. This has a very
unusual large triggerguard. All metal has been clean to bright. Metal with sharp and crisp lines. Stock is very good with some nicks and dings.
$2,000 - $3,000
669 Model 1795 Type IV Springeld Musket
.69 caliber, 44.25 barrel. P, eagle and V barrel proofs. Lockplate with rear tit and dated 1812 marked under the pan large US eagle Springeld.
Large triggerguard with rounded rear and front. Three barrel bands and period leather sling. Walnut stock with three barrel bands. Barrel with
untouched brown patina. Touch hole appears to be untouched and original int. Lockplate blend very well with the barrel and nice patina. Stock is nice
with some nicks and dings.
$1,500 - $2,500
668 Model 1814 Harpers Ferry Rie
.54 caliber, 33 octagonal-to-round barrel. Lockplate marked with eagle under pan; on the rear of lockplate, Harpers Ferry and dated 1814. Brass
furniture with walnut stock. Barrel is grey with some black staining. Pitting around the touch hole and protruding onto the barrel. Stock is good with
some nicks and dings.
$2,000 - $3,000
667 Model 1814 Rie by R. Johnson
.54 caliber, 33.5 octagonal-to-round barrel. LS stamped into the left at of barrel at breech. Lockplate marked R. Johnson US. Finger-grooved
triggerguard. Bands held with studs. Brass tipped ramrod. Walnut stock. Barrel has nice grey-to-brown patina mixing with some pitting. Lockplate with
grey to brown patina. Hammer may be an old replacement. Stock has been cleaned. Stock has some nicks and dings.
$2,000 - $3,000
672 Model 1816 Contract Musket by L. Pomeroy
.69 caliber, 42 barrel with US JH P in a circle marked at the breech. Lockplate marked L. Pomeroy, and date 1838 US. Three barrel bands with
walnut stock. Converted to percussion using the Belgian method. All metal has been cleaned to bright, with nice sharp and crisp lines. Stock has
cartouche on the top of the comb of stock near the buttplate. Dim cartouche on the left at. Stock with some nicks and dings.
$1,600 - $2,000
670 Whitney Model 1812 Contract Flintlock Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel. Flat lockplate unmarked, missing bridle, rear bar and spring, frizzen spring. Top of barrel marked with P eagle V US
over the breech. Walnut stock with three barrel bands. Barrel is smooth and has been covered in a shellac that has aged and turned to dark amber.
Lockplate, hammer and stock has had the same treatment. Stock has nice sharp lines.
$800 - $1,200
673 French Model 1822 Ried Musket
.69 caliber, 40 barrel, S/N 2260. Completely original, attic brown, untouched condition, featuring nice cartouches on the right side of the buttstock.
$1,000 - $1,500
671 Model 1817 Common Flintlock Rie by Deringer
.54 caliber, 36 round barrel. Lockplate marked US H. Deringer Philada. Iron patchbox. Walnut stock. All metal has been clean and browned. Stock has
been cleaned.
$1,000 - $1,500
Mexican War Long Guns
675 Model 1814 Harpers Ferry Rie
.54 caliber, 36 octagonal-to-round barrel. Lockplate marked with eagle under pan and in the rear Harpers Ferry and dated 1816. Brass patchbox,
brass buttplate and triggerguard. Walnut stock. Barrel is brown with some ne pitting. Lockplate has a grey-to-brown patina. Hammer is a
replacement. Stock is good with untouched brass furniture.
$2,000 - $3,000
676 Model 1816 Type III Springeld Flintlock Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel with P in circle, eagle and V. Lock marked Springeld and dated 1832. Three barrel bands; walnut stock. Barrel has
been cleaned to bright and has storage rust in spots that will clean o. Lockplate is very sharp and crisp with some light staining caused by rust. Stock is
excellent with two readable cartouches, and a cartouche behind the triggerguard. One small piece of wood missing on the middle band on the right side.
$1,500 - $2,500
677 Model 1817 Common Rie by N. Starr
.54 caliber, 36 round barrel. Marked at the breech in three lines US, JDb, P in a circle. Tang dated 1843. Lockplate marked N. Starr under the
percussion bolster. Walnut stock. All parts have a dark brown patina. Stock has been cleaned with very sharp edges. Overall the rie has a nice even look.
$1,000 - $1,500
674 Model 1814 Harpers Ferry Flintlock Rie
.54 caliber, 36 octagonal-to-round barrel. Notched rear barrel sight; small brass blade front sight. Lockplate marked Harpers Ferry and dated 1819.
Left side of barrel marked at the breech with a US in oval, eagle and P in an oval. Brass patchbox and furniture, walnut stock. Hammer, pan and
frizzen are replacements. Barrel shows a very old deep dark brown patina. Lockplate has dark brown patina that evenly matches the barrel. Stock and
brass with an uncleaned patina.
$1,500 - $2,500
679 Model 1817 Common Rie by N. Starr
.54 caliber, 36 barrel, dated on the breech 1824. N. Starr marked, bands are made of brass, and U marked. Walnut stock. Barrel and lock have an
untouched patina. Stock has had an old repair on the tang. Stock has some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
681 Model 1817 Rie by N. Starr & Son
.54 caliber ried, 36 round barrel. Proof marks on the back of breech US NWP, a circle with P. Dated 1840 on the tang and lock. Lock plate marked N. Starr
& Son in a circle with Starr trademark and US. Also marked in the rear of lockplate Middtn. Conn. and dated 1840 Steel oval patchbox. No tools. Walnut stock
with three barrel bands. Barrel is mostly grey with some light pitting. Sharp markings. Bands match the barrel with a nice patina. with nice dark patina and sharp
markings. A very sharp and crisp stock with two mint cartouches. This is a great example of a rare date for the Starr contract.
$1,500 - $2,500
680 Model 1816 Type III Harpers Ferry Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel. Marked on top of barrel US Et in two lines. Top of tang marked 1829. Marked Harpers Ferry and dated 1829. AW marked on the
hammer, AW on the frizzen spring, AW on the bottom of the brass pan. Walnut stock with three barrel bands. Barrel has a dark brown patina mixing with some
pitting on the top of barrel running the length. Lock has brown patina. Stock has remnants of cartouche. Overall, a very good untouched original int musket.
$1,200 - $1,800
678 Model 1817 Common Rie by Deringer
.54 caliber, 36 round barrel. Notched rear sight. Marked near the breech on the top of barrel US, JH and P in circle. Dated 1842 on the tang; marked
under the pan US Deringer Phila, and dated 1841. Iron pan, walnut stock. Barrel retains most of the original brown faded to a plum. Lockplate has been
cleaned to bright. Stock with nice dark look and sharp lines. Tools are in the patchbox; screwdriver and worm.
$2,000 - $300
Detail
682 U.S. Springeld Model 1816 Converted Percussion Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel. Converted to percussion by means of a percussion nipple in the top of barrel. Lockplate marked Springeld and dated 1841. Three
barrel bands; walnut stock. Barrel has a very old untouched patina. Some pitting on the top of barrel around the percussion nipple. Stock is very good with remnants
of a cartouche on the left at. A small piece of wood missing on the front of lockplate. Tang has had some work done and needs to be replaced or properly repaired.
$600 - $800
683 Ellis-Jennings Sliding Lock Repeating Flintlock Rie
.54 caliber, 36 round barrel. Marked on top of barrel at breech US AH P in a circle.
Missing lock. Iron patchbox, three barrel bands. Walnut stock. One of the great
rarities in collecting US martial arms. Only 520 contracted for. Barrel is grey to brown.
Stock is excellent with a cartouche. A very rare musket missing its lock.
$2,500 - $4,000
684 Model 1840 Pomeroy Flintlock Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel. Marked on the top near the breech in three-line U.S. J.H Pin an oval; dated 1844 on the tang. Lockplate marked L. Pomeroy with
eagle. Dated 1842 and US marked on the rear of lockplate, Three barrel bands and walnut stock. Barrel is nice with a dull grey look. Sharp and crisp markings.
Lockplate and barrel have a nice uniform look. Stock has very sharp lines. Nice dark untouched stock. This is an excellent 1840 musket.
$2,000 - $3,000
685 Model 1842 Springeld Percussion Musket
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel smoothbore. V P and eagle at breech, dated 1848 on the tang. Lockplate marked Springeld with eagle, and marked in the rear
of lockplate Springeld and dated 1846. Three barrel bands with walnut stock. Metal has been lightly cleaned to bright. Stock has no cartouche but has a mint
open-grained look with deep dark red look to stock nish. Very sharp and crisp lines to the wood.
$2,000 - $3,000
686 Model 1816 Harpers Ferry Musket Converted to Percussion
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel. V P and eagle proofs. Lockplate marked Harpers Ferry and dated 1839, with eagle and US. Three barrel bands and walnut
stock. Converted using the drum method. Barrel and lock have even brown patina. Stock is very crisp with two nice Harpers Ferry cartouches.
$1,000 - $1,500
687 Model 1816 Springeld Musket Converted to Percussion
.69 caliber, 42 round barrel with P in a circle with V and eagle, dated on the breech 1836. Lockplate dated 1836 Springeld with eagle US. Three
barrel bands walnut stock. Belgian-style conversion. Barrel is grey to brown with some pitting. Lock and hammer have some dark staining mixing with
pitting. Stock is good with some nicks and dings. Two very crisp cartouches.
$1,000 - $1,500
688 Model 1817 Rie by H.Deringer Converted to Percussion
.54 caliber, 36 ried barrel. Lockplate marked H. Deringer and large US markings. Bolster-style percussion conversion. Walnut stock with iron oval
patchbox. Leather sling is Civil War period. Barrel is grey with staining running throughout the barrel from breech to muzzle. Lockplate is sharp and crisp
with a grey look. Stock with some nicks and dings and sharp lines.
$1,200 - $1,800
Mexican War/Civil War Long Guns
691 Model 1842 Springeld Ried and Sighted
.69 caliber ried, 42 barrel, rear long range barrel sight. Lockplate marked Springeld and dated 1852. Three barrel bands and walnut stock. Barrel
and lock have a nice uniform grey look with some pitting blending in. Stock with some nicks and dings. Bore is fair to good.
$1,200 - $1,500
692 Percussion Half-Stock Rie by McDermit
.36 caliber, 40 octagonal barrel. Marked on top of barrel A. P. McDermit in a banner; also engraved in script for J. D. White. Patent breech. Engraved
forward-action percussion lock and in a banner marked R.B. Notched rear sight, blade front sight. Maple stock with German silver furniture. A very
old period repair to the wrist with German silver. A.P. McDermit is listed in American Gun Makers, but no place of business is listed.
According to one forum on americanlongries.org, this is believed to be Andrew P. McDermit (1830-1899) of Mason Co., VA (W.VA). McDermit
is listed as a gunsmith in both the 1850 and 1860 censuses in Point Pleasant. Barrel has a very dark brown patina. Lock blends well with the barrel.
German silver has untouched tarnish. Stock with nice patina.
$1,000 - $1,500
689 Model 1816 Springeld Musket Converted to Percussion
69 caliber, 42 barrel, bolster-style conversion. Lockplate marked Springeld and dated 1830. Three barrel bands and walnut stock. Barrel is smooth with
nice dark brown nish. Lock and hammer with nice brown patina. All metal has nice uniform look. Stock has some nicks and dings. Two readable cartouches.
$800 - $1,200
690 Model 1816 Springeld Musket with Hewes & Phillips Conversion
.69 caliber, 42 barrel. Marked on top of barrel at breech H&P and dated 1861. Three leaf rear barrel sight; lockplate marked eagle US and Springeld
and dated 1829. Three barrel bands and walnut stock. Barrel is grey to brown patina. Lock is grey to brown patina with nice even look. Stock with some
nicks and dings. Stock also has two very crisp cartouches. Overall a very good example of the Hewes & Phillips conversion.
$1,500 - $2,000
Long Guns Percussion
694 Full-Stock Percussion Rie
.36 caliber, 30 octagonal barrel. Forward action percussion lock. Stock has some German silver inlays of a star, moon, teardrop. On the left side has
star, oval, teardrop. On the left sideplate engraved Thomas Crosley. Brass furniture. Barrel has nice dark brown patina. Lockplate has pitting around the
percussion drum. Stock is dark with some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
695 Full-Stock Percussion Rie
.32 caliber, 42.5 octagonal barrel. Double-set triggers. Lockplate marked GW & GR Justice. Double-tang screw, brass furniture; maple stock. Barrel
with sharp lines and deep dark brown nish. Lockplate with grey-to-brown nish. Stock is excellent with nice patina. A crack through the left side sidelock
screw running through the double-set triggers. Forward of the front ferule is an old crack repair.
$1,000 - $1,500
Long Guns Percussion
693 Model 1835/40 Springeld Musket with Belgian Conversion
.69 caliber, 42 barrel, Belgian-style conversion. Lockplate marked Springeld and dated 1840. Three barrel bands and walnut stock. Barrel is grey with
brown stains. Pitting around the percussion nipple. Lockplate is grey with brown staining. Stock with some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
696 Half-Stock Percussion Sporting Rie by A. McComas, Baltimore, MD
.50 caliber, 28.5 octagonal barrel with patent breech. Top of barrel marked A. McComas Baltimore. Lockplate marked A. McComas. Double-set
triggers. Engraved tang, breech, engraved forward action lock. German silver furniture, German silver patchbox. Checkered walnut stock with cheek
piece. This rie has been sitting in a basement and needs proper cleaning. It has some storage rust on the top of the breech and on the lock. The barrel still
has a dark brown patina. Stock is very good still retaining the original varnish. Missing the cleaning rod.
$1,000 - $1,500
Mexican War Hand Guns
699 U.S. Model 1836 Flintlock Single-Shot Pistol by A. Waters
.54 caliber, 8.5 barrel. Lock marked A. Waters, Milbury, Ms., 1841. (Asa Waters, Millbury, Mass.) Waters (1769 - 1841) was a successful
gunsmith and industrialist in Millbury. He and his brother, Elijah, founded an armory, and won some government contracts. He later
founded Millbury Bank and served as representative to the Massachusetts House. His home, designed by Asher Benjamin, still stands
as a National Register Historic landmark. These pistols were the last intlocks contracted by the government, and widely used in the
Mexican and Civil Wars (and many were later converted to percussion). Very good condition.
$1,500 - $2,500
697 Model 1813 Simeon North Pistol
.69 caliber, 9.06 barrel with P US markings near the breech. Lockplate marked S.
North over eagle and Midln Con. Walnut stock with JS cartouche. All metal is grey with
some black staining. Pitting around the touch hole protruding on to the barrel. Replaced
hammer. Missing ramrod. Stock with some nicks and dings. A very nice readable cartouche.
$1,500 - $2,500
698 U.S. Model 1816 Simeon North Percussion Pistol
.54 caliber, 9 round barrel with P and US stamped near the breech. Iron mounted
walnut stock. All metal is grey-to-brown, with some pitting mixing in. Stock is good Has a
crack from the front of lockplate running on a diagonal to the barrel. Stock has some nicks
and dings. A dim cartouche on the left at of stock.
$500 - $700
Mexican War Hand Guns
701 U.S. Model 1836 Percussion Single-Shot Pistol
.58 caliber, 8.5 barrel. Lock marked U.S., R.JOHNSON, MIDDN. CONN., 1839,
EB and MPL cartouches on left side of stock; barrel marked U.S., EB, P.
Very good condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
700 Engraved Powder Horn
16 length, with turned spout and wood base. Engraved with
cowboys riding horses, and a steer. Nice untouched yellow to
brown patina.
$800 - $1,200
702 S. North Flintlock Navy Pistol
.54 caliber, 8.625 round barrel, marked on top of barrel at breech P in a circle
and AH. Lockplate marked US, S. North and dated 1826. Swivel ramrod. Iron belt
hook. Walnut stock. All metal is grey-to-brown with pitting mixing in. Stock is very
good with some nicks and dings.
$800 - $1,200
703 Elgin Cutlass Pistol by Morrill, Mosman and Blair
.32 caliber, 4 round barrel. Etched panels on both sides of blade. On the left is
Elgins Patent with oral designs and American eagle with stars. On the left side
Morrill, Mosman & Blair, Amherst Mass. Square-back triggerguard. Engraved
frame and tang. Walnut bag-shaped grip. This exact pistol is pictured in Norm
Flaydermans book, The Bowie Knife, on page 42. All metal has a nice, untouched,
even patina. Blade has two small nicks. Etched panels are very clear. Overall, pistol
is very sharp with a crisp look.
Norm Flayderman, Rick Mach
$5,000 - $7,000
Left Side
Details
Hand Guns Percussion
705 USS Indian Scout Sword by Horstman & Sons
26 spear point blade with etched panels of oral designs. Marked near the crossguard Horstman & Sons Philadelphia. Leather
scabbard with brass ttings. On the throat of the brass band just below the belt hook is engraved USS- Ft Huachuca - AT. Two
books accompany this sword: Wolves for the Blue Soldiers- Indian Scouts with the U.S. Army 1860-1890 by J.P. Langelier. Overall
condition is very good.
$750 - $1,250
Mexican War Swords & Edged Weapons
704 Militia Ocers Sword with Scabbard, ca 1830
30 blade length with blue nish and gilt designs from languet to middle of the blade. Marking on blade Warranted. Grips are
made of bone. Brass cross guard, knuckle bow, languet, and back strap. Complete with brass scabbard that has 2 brass carrying
rings. Remnants of sword hanger still retained on the carrying rings. Blade does show minor pitting. The pitting blends well for an even
look with the blue nish. Gilt designs are sharp. Brass furniture has a mustard patina. Bone grips have a yellowing patina. The scabbard
shows wear and has nicks, dings and scratches. The scabbard has an even mustard patina. Overall condition is good.
$800 - $1,200
706 U.S. Militia Mounted Ocers Sabre
33 blade length, 37 overall length. A reverse P guard with languets having relief acorns. Ribbed ivory grip. There is no scabbard. The blade has re-blue,
gilt and white etchings over 2/3 of the length. Two panoplies of arms, with one includes cannon and an eagle with a ribbon with E Pluribus Unum. It retains
70% soft high re blue and gilt. Crossguard, back strap and knuckle bow retain 90% of gilt nish. Ivory grips are in ne condition.
$800 - $1,200
708 U.S. Militia Artillery Sword
31.5 blade, 36 overall length. Eagle head brass pommel and hilt with regulation black bone grip. The ricasso is marked a-Soligen on the obverse and C.v
Keller on the reverse. The brass scabbard has a very nice and original applied patina nish and two carrying rings. The hilt has the same nish. The blade has
35% of blue and gilt but dulling. The brass scabbard has one small dent.
$800 - $1,200
707 U.S. Militia Infantry Sword
31 blade length, 37 overall length. Blade engraved with panoply of arms, nished with blue and gilt. Indian princess pommel with fancy guard and eagles
on the languets. Pearl grip panels with gilt brass wire wrapping. Metal scabbard with chased oral designs. Two carrying rings on scabbard. 85% of re blue
and gilt on the blade and 90% of the silver wash on the hilt. Pearl grip panels are ne. Some minor pitting on the last 6 of the blade tip. The engraved scabbard has
one small dent and has approximately 30% of the silver wash.
$1,200 - $1,700
709 U.S. Militia Infantry Ocers Presentation Sword
A ne example by N.P. Ames of the popular antebellum militia pattern sword having a 31 spear point blade with bright oral etchings and star with a center fuller. Brass gold gilt knights
head pommel; bone handle with gold gilded brass crossguard. Brass scabbard inscribed: Presented to Geo McGrath by the Irving Guards as their 1st Prize by Mr. James Irving Oct. 20th, 1853
between the two carrying rings.
The Irving Guards were a New York City volunteer re company headquartered in Brooklyn City. The company was originally organized in January 1849 as the Washington Irving Hose
Company No. 44. At the time is was common for the citys volunteer re companies to maintain a guard group of select members for para-military drill competitions and target excursions
which were widely popular according to A.E. Costellos 1887 book Our Firemen (a copy accompanies the sword).
The guard groups were organized by the re companies themselves and were not considered part of the city or state militia system. In fact, they were not military at all. The Irving Guard
was remembered as a ne body of men, and annually used to make quite a presentable turnout. They went on their rst annual target excursion to Tarrytown, N.Y. on Thanksgiving Day
(1849). This was the place of abode of our countrys gifted author Washington Irving, in whose honor the company was named. The company maintained a personal relationship with
Irving during the early 1850s.
In 1852 the Irving Guards competed in the annual excursion held at Poughkeepsie. A New York Times article dated November 19, 1852 announced: On Thanksgiving Day the 25th instant, the
Irving Guard will make the annual target excursion and will proceed on this occasion to East New York, and will be accompanied by the National Band, and commanded by Captain Simpson.
At the time they were quartered in the engine house on 34th St., west of 7th Ave. in the 11th Ward. George McGrath was the recipient of this ne militia pattern sword as the winner of
the 1853 target excursion. In 1854 Hose Company No. 44 was disbanded for misconduct and the Irving Guards ceased to exist. George McGrath and some other former members re-
organized as Volunteer Engine Co. No. 51 taking Engine 30s old house on 22nd St. between 1st and 2nd Ave. McGrath became Assistant Engineer of Engine Co. No. 51 in December 1854.
The Ames militia sword represents an outstanding inscribed artifact reecting New York Citys venerable Fire Department. The brass hilt retains 20% of its gilt. The brass scabbard has two small
dents and has a dark untouched patina.
$1,500 - $2,500
710 Mounted Infantry Ocers Sword with the Standish Barry Eagle Pommel
30.25 curved blade, with etched panels of military motifs blued and gilt. Also marked Honor And My Country on the blade. Leather and silver wire wrapped handle. Silver eagle pommel,
silver guard and silver crossguard. Leather scabbard with silver throat bands and tip. Ca 1800-1810. Blade retains most of the beautiful re blue nish with some just lightly fading toward the
crossguard. The motifs still retain most of the gilt nish. The rest of the blade has nice sharp line with some brown patina stains blending in. Handle is excellent. Silver has been cleaned. Leather
scabbard is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
European Sporting Arms Percussion
711 Cased Pair of Percussion Pistols by Devisme a Paris
.50 caliber ried barrels, 10.25 octagonal barrels, patent breech. Engraved
breech and tang both are marked with either a 1 or 2 in gold. Engraved lock
and hammer, engraved triggerguard. Carved and uted ebony stocks. Cased in
an ebony box trimmed and outlined in brass. Inside is lined in blue velvet and
partitioned in French style. Lid is gold embossed with 36 Bulevart Des Italiens,
Devisme, Arquedusier Brevete a. Paris. Case has all of the tools including rosewood
handled tools. Case with all of the accessories. The inside of case is excellent, the tools
are mint. The only problem is the barrels have a very old European re-brown, which
does not distract from the appearance. They retain 100% of that nish. Overall they
have a mint and crisp look.
$6,000 - $8,000
Details
712 Cased Devisme a Paris Revolver with Accessories
.36 caliber, 6 octagonal blue barrel, marked on the top of barrel Devisme A Paris. Blued cylinder
engraved with vines and oral designs. Frame nished in case colors with engraved oral designs
and vines. Checkered grips with an empire style butt. Cased in original oak French-style casing
containing a small ask with crown and oral designs. Fancy mold, rosewood cap box and rosewood
tools. Lining in a red velvet. Compartment lid with ivory handle. Barrel retains 98% of the bright blue
nish. A very minute scratch on the right side of barrel near the take down lever. Cylinder retains 90% of the
bright blue nish a little wear on the high edges. Frame is very sharp and crisp with a grey satin look. Flask
is mint, mold is excellent and all of the tools are mint. Case lining has faded some. External case surfaces
shows some nicks and dings.
$8,000 - $12,000
Detail
Left Side
Edged Weapons
713 Percussion Bowie Knife Pistol by Karolinenthal
.31 caliber, 4 round barrel, 7.75 clip point blade. Ivory handles, German silver
guard with shell design pommel. Marked on top of barrel IN Karolinenthal in silver.
Engraved on the breech, engraved hammer in serpent style. Tooled leather sheath
with German silver tip and throat. Cleaning rod mounted on the side of scabbard.
Excellent overall, with some traces of blue nish in the protected areas. Blade has two
areas of black staining on the tip of blade. Scabbard is excellent.
Norm Flayderman, Herb Ratner
$5,000 - $7,000
714 French Knife Pistol
.36 caliber smoothbore, 2 octagonal barrel with folding knife. Knife blade is 4.75 clip
point blade with serrated top. Blade marked Paris with a circle and crown over H.
Engraved percussion hammer and side plates. Ring trigger. Horn handles. All metal is
sharp and crisp with a dulled grey look. Overall excellent. A very rare knife percussion pistol.
$2,000 - $3,000
Left Side
Left Side Detail
Hand Guns
715 Queen Ann Flintlock Pistol by JS Blowen
.580 bore diameter, 5.5 cannon-style screw barrel. Marked on the bottom of
frame J. Blowen Watling Street with two British Proofs. Engraved standing ags
and London marked in a banner. Engraved hammer and frame. Carved stock
with silver wire inlayed and silver-plated mask butt. Barrel, frame and hammer
have a nice uniform brown patina. Stock is excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
717 English Percussion Pistol Imported by Moses Dickson of Louisville, KY
.460 caliber smoothbore, 3.5 octagonal barrel. Engraved iron frame with
folding trigger. Checkered bag grip with German silver cap box in the butt. All
metal is sharp and crisp with an untouched patina. Grips are excellent with some
wear, retaining most of the original varnished nish.
$1,000 - $1,500
718 Urwin & Rodgers Percussion Knife Pistol
.31 caliber, 3.5 barrel. Marked James Rodgers Sheeld. Two blades,
folding trigger, horn handles. Good condition; missing one of the tools
in the right handle.
$1,000 - $1,500
716 Danish Military Flintlock Pistol
.69 caliber, 13 barrel. Barrel markings near breech jk cn 22 23. Has military markings 25 on beveled brass
side plate with 2 sidelock screws. Also numbered 25 on butt brass cap. Early beveled shape lock and
hammer. Brass furniture and walnut stock. Gun metal is gray with some black staining and light pitting. Brass
furniture has nice patina. Walnut stock retains much of the original nish with some minor nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
719 English Percussion Center Hammer with Folding Bayonet
.50 caliber, 3 round barrel folding bayonet, engraved frame,
engraved hammer with safety. Finely checkered bag shaped walnut
grip with silver capbox in the butt. Barrel has been lightly cleaned.
Some pitting and staining on the barrel. Grips are excellent.
$800 - $1,200
720 French Military Percussion Pistol by Beure Freres
.70 bore diameter, 8 barrel. Lockplate marked Beure Freres Liege. Brass furniture with
walnut stock. Barrel and backstrap has been cleaned to bright with some very minute
pitting. Brass with nice patina. Stock is sharp crisp with some nicks and dings.
$500 - $700
721 French Percussion Boot Pistol
.47 bore diameter, 4.5 octagonal-to-round barrel. Engraved brass
triggerguard; walnut stock. Lock and barrel are grey with some black
staining mixing with some very minute pitting. Brass with nice patina. Stock
$400 - $600
Mexican War/Civil War Percussion
722 Allen & Thurber Percussion Pepperbox
.36 caliber, 3.75 uted barrels, S/N 397. Bar hammer,
nipple shield. Very good condition.
$1,000 - $1,500 723 Allen & Thurber Percussion Pepperbox
.36 caliber, 3 uted barrels, S/N 183. Bar hammer,
nipple shield. Very good condition.
$800 - $1,200
724 3rd Model Colt Dragoon
.44 caliber, 8 octagonal-to-round barrel, S/N 18803. Matching
numbers, replaced wedge. Original walnut grips. Barrel has
grey-to-brown nish with pitting. Cylinder has grey-to-brown nish
with pitting mixing in. Frame is grey to brown with pitting. Walnut
grips have two small chips on the right side of grip.
$3,000 - $5,000
725 Colt 1st Model Dragoon Revolver
.44 caliber, 7.5 octagonal-to-round barrel, S/N 3048. Brass
backstrap and triggerguard. Walnut grips. Frame, cylinder,
barrel and loading lever have a very even grey and pitted look.
Backstrap and triggerguard have been cleaned and the grips are
very old replacements.
$2,000 - $4,000
726 Early US Militia Cavalry Saddle Holsters and
Painted Martingale Group, ca 1850 A brace of black
leather pommel holsters with brass caps and yellow
painted trim on the covers. For a large frame revolver,
possibly a Walker Dragoon. Martingale of yellow painted
leather trimmed in black. Nice horse accoutrements as
used from the Mexican War through the Civil War. Cover
detached from holsters, slight seam separation. Some
cracks and tears on the straps.
$800 - $1,000
Civil War Hand Guns
728 Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket Revolver
.36 caliber, 4 barrel, S/N 42310. Matching numbers. Very good condition with a
fair bore. The grips are very good and the brass frame has most of its original silver
wash with a nice dark black patina. Mechanically excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
727 Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver
.36 caliber, 6 barrel, S/N 146375. Matching numbers. Very good
condition with a good bore. It retains nearly all of the cylinder scene and
faint traces of original case colors on the frame. The grips are good with
moderate wear and three kill notches. Mechanically excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
729 Colt Model 1849 Revolver
.31 caliber, 5 octagonal barrel, S/N 72919. Two-line New York
address; brass backstrap and triggerguard. Walnut grips. All metal
has been polished bright with some light pitting. Grips are good.
$500 - $700
Civil War Hand Guns
730 U.S. Model 1842 Percussion Single-Shot Pistol
.58 caliber, 8.5 barrel. Lock marked U.S., H. Aston & Co., MIDtn.,
1851; brass mounted. Very good condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
731 Whitney Percussion Navy Revolver
.36 caliber, 7.625 barrel, S/N 12746. Walnut grips, brass triggerguard.
Very good condition with a very good bore. Mechanically excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
Details
Left Side
732 Model 1842 Pistol by Palmetto Armory
.54 caliber, 8.5 round barrel with palmetto tree marking at the breech with
V and P. Lockplate marked with palmetto tree and Palmetto Armory; in
the rear of lockplate marked Columbia SC 1852. Brass furniture with walnut
stock. Barrel has been cleaned with light pitting throughout. Lockplate has
been cleaned to bright with pitting scattered. Markings are readable. Hammer
screw is a replacement. Brass has been cleaned and begun to repatinate. Stock
is good with some nicks and dings.
$3,000 - $5,000
Civil War Hand Guns
733 Colt Second Model US Marked Dragoon Percussion Revolver
.44 caliber, 7.5 octagonal-to-round barrel, S/N 10309. Single line New York
address. US marked on the frame. Square-back brass triggerguard and brass
back strap. Walnut grips with cartouches. All numbers match including wedge.
Loading lever is numbered 10277. All metal has very sharp and crisp lines with an
even grey-to-brown look. All screws are original to the revolver. Brass backstrap and
triggerguard with nice patina. Grips have dim and readable cartouches.
$8,000 - $10,000
Detail
Left Side
Civil War Hand Guns
735 Remington New Model 1858 Percussion Army Revolver
.44 caliber, 8 barrel, S/N 120109. Walnut grips with GP (in a box)
inspector cartouche on left panel; W sub-inspector marks on
barrel, frame, and cylinder. Very good condition with a very good bore.
$1,000 - $1,500
734 Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver
.44 caliber, 8 barrel, S/N 117435. Matching numbers, walnut grip
with a partially visible cartouche, brass triggerguard,
Very good condition with a good+ bore.
$1,000 - $1,500
736 Colt Model 1851 Army-Navy Percussion Revolver
.36 caliber, 7.5 barrel, S/N 72911. Matching numbers. Walnut grip,
brass grip frame. Very good condition with a good bore. Revolver is void
of nish, but retains most of the thinning cylinder scene. The grip is very
good with moderate wear and the gun is mechanically excellent.
$2,000 - $3,000
737 Savage Navy Percussion Revolver
.36 caliber, 7 octagonal barrel, S/N 5606. Marked on top of the
frame Savage R.F.A. Co. Middletown Ct. H.S. North Patent June 17,1856/
Jan 18, 1859, May 15, 1860. Walnut grips. All metal is sharp and crisp
with a untouched light patina. Grips are good with a small old chip out
on the left grip, and initials N.R. carved in the bottom of the grip. Left
grip still retains a readable cartouche. Right grip is excellent.
$2,000 - $3,000
Civil War Hand Guns
738 Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver
.44 caliber, 8 round barrel with single-line New York address, S/N 54025. Sub-
inspectors initials on all parts. Brass triggerguard with iron backstrap. Walnut
grips. Barrel and cylinder retains 98% of a very old reblued nish. It appears as
though the metal has not been polished, but just lightly cleaned and blued. Frame
has nice dark brown mottled look with some hint of case colors. All markings are
crisp and sharp. Grips are excellent with some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
739 Star Arms Army Double-Action Percussion Revolver
.44 caliber, 6 round barrel, S/N 5374 and matches all other
parts. Markings on left and right side of frame Star Arms Co. New
York. One-piece walnut grips with cartouche. Blued nished.
Revolver retains blued nished in the protected areas blending with
nice untouched brown patina. Traces of case color on loading lever.
Walnut grips have a few small scratches and one minor nick. Dim, but
readable, cartouche.
$1,000 - $1,500
740 Savage Navy Percussion
.36 caliber, 7 octagonal barrel, S/N 3666. Savage markings
on the top of frame. Blued nish with walnut grips. Very
sharp and crisp revolver with nice untouched patina. Grips
have some scung along the bottom edge.
$1,500 - $2,000
741 Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver
.44 caliber, 8 barrel, S/N 102362. Matching numbers. Fair condition
with a dark rusty bore.
$1,000 - $1,500
Civil War Hand Guns
742 Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver IDd to H.Z. Howard with Docs
.36 caliber, 7.5 octagonal barrel, S/N 100549. Single-line Hartford address. Silver-plated
backstrap and triggerguard. Backstrap engraved H.Z Howard. Lot comes with a Navy
Department honorable discharge statement signed by Gideon Welles to H.Z. Howard,
Acting Ensign of Fair Haven, Connecticut dated February 18, 1864.
Horace Zerah Howard (1835-1928) was the acting ensign for the U.S. Navy during the
Civil War. He was from Connecticut and ended up spending the end of his career after
the Civil War in San Francisco, California working for steamship companies. He was
president of the Board of Pilot Commissioners.
His military career included stints with the USS Chocura, USS Savannah, Admiral
(previously the Fort Morgan) and the USS New London. Revolver is very sharp and crisp
with all matching numbers. Backstrap and triggerguard retain 75% of the blacken silver
nish, losing most o the backstrap.
$1,500 - $2,500
Civil War Hand Guns
Detail
744 American Percussion Kentucky-Style Pistol
.44 caliber, 8 octagonal-to-round barrel. Markings on lock plate W. Spies. Stock is beautiful curly maple.
Very nice brown nish on metal. Brass trigger guard, brass ferule, and steel ferule on barrel. Pewter nose
cap. Retains 85% original browning. The curly maple stock has 95% of original varnish. Brass trigger guard has
untouched patina. Brass ferule has nice patina. Steel ferule has brown patina. Pewter nose cap has a small ding
and retains tarnished patina.
$2,250 - $3,250
Left Side
Left Side
743 James Warner Percussion Pocket Revolver
.28 caliber, 3 barrel, S/N 3970. Floral etched cylinder
and barrel. Blue nish with guard silver and purple
case hardening. Raised carved ivory Dragoon Bust
grips. Retains 25% to 30% of blue nish; 70% guard
silver and purple case hardening. Ivory grips show nice
dark yellow, almost brown, patina.
$3,500 - $5,000
Civil War Hand Guns
746 Remington Model 1858 Army Dug Relic Revolver
.44 caliber. Has an old tag attached which readsFROM Pony Express station at Shelton
in the banks of the river. Found while digging sh worms from Shelton, Neb. Remington
Army Model. C. L. Robb on the front and The way [weigh] station was on the bank of the
river when this was found. Have Sword (?) with gun found ther [there]. Relic condition.
$800 - $1,200
747 Colt Root Revolver with Samuel Colt Presentation
.265 caliber, 3.5 octagonal barrel, S/N 10881. Marked on top of barrel Colts patent 1855,
Address Col. Colt, Hartford Ct. USA. Engraved Presentation on the backstrap: To Charles
Robinson From Col Colt. Walnut grips. All metal is sharp and crisp with traces of blue nish
in the protected areas. Grips have nice dark patina with some nicks and dings. Presentation
inscription is dim, but readable.
$2,000 - $4,000
American Sporting Arms Hand Guns
745 Colt Model 1849 Pocket with Rare Chas. Kittredge Marked Barrel
.36 caliber, 4 barrel, S/N 168831. Brass triggerguard, walnut one-piece grip, matching
numbers, right side of barrel stamped Chas. Kittredge, 50 N. 4TH St., St. Louis, Mo., all
within an oval. Very good condition with a very good bore. It is void of nish and the grip
is excellent.
$1,200 - $1,600
Civil War Archives
748 Confederate War Hero, Commodore John Randolph Tucker, CSN, Personal Silk 2nd
National Flag, Sword, Log Book, & Other Belongings
This archive descended in the family of Commodore Tucker and was acquired directly from his
great-great grandson in 2013.
Inventory:
1. Exquisite Confederate 2nd National Flag made for Tucker by the ladies of Charleston as a token
of their esteem for his bravery; the double-sided personal ag was made from a single width of
plain woven silk fabric with a hand-pieced silk canton and hand embroidered silk stars worked
by the ladies of the committee. Fully conserved and mounted in a museum frame, it comes with
a complete conservation report by Heritage Conservation, LLC.
2. Model 1852 Ames pre-war Naval Ocers sword, dated and inspected, one of 500 issued
directly by the Navy to ocers.
3. Scriveners Log Book of Tuckers letters sent from the CSS Patrick Henry. Approximately 130
letters sent from June, 1861 to March, 1862 to various Confederate authorities including Navy
Secretary Stephen Mallory, Generals Huger and Magruder, Navy Captains French Forrest, Franklin
Buchanan, and Ingraham. This very important archive chronicles the struggles of the edgling
Confederate Navy.
4. Hand-drawn Confederate signal chart from Norfolk, VA by order of General Huger.
5. Tuckers personal manual, all hand-drawn, from the US Ship of the Line, Columbus. Both the
Columbus and Tucker were stationed at Norfolk at the start of the war and the Columbus was
sunk by retreating US forces.
6. A hand-drawn and tinted map on silk from Tuckers Amazon expedition, showing the location
of his plantation (using the Spanish spelling, Tuker) along with those of fellow Confederates,
Walter Raleigh Butt and James Norris. Archivally mounted on gator board and ready to frame.
7. Three family images of Tucker: two albumen prints, one of Tucker in his Peruvian Admirals
uniform, the other taken in Petersburg; a tintype of Tucker and a friend at Niagara Falls, circa
1876.
8. Locks of hair from Tucker and his wife, Elizabeth Webb Tucker.
9. A purse presented to Tucker in the Amazon and made by a Peruvian Princess.
10. A CDV of General Lee, belonging to the Tucker family, but its association to Tucker is
unknown.
11. The remnant of an order to Tucker signed by Lee.
Confederate hero, Commodore John Randolph Tucker, CSN (18121883)
John Randolph Tucker had the unique distinction of serving in the navies of three nations, the
United States, the Confederate States, and Peru. His naval career began as a midshipman in the
US Navy in 1826. He was promoted to lieutenant in in 1837 and served as a Lt. Commander on
the USS Stromboli during the war with Mexico in 1848.
By the time war in the South broke out, Tucker had served 35 years in the Navy and had sailed
the world several times. Ever the Virginian rst, Tucker resigned his US commission and entered
the Virginia Navy under Governor Letcher. His rst assignment was to defend the James River
and he began the conversion of the merchant ship, Yorktown, to the gunboat, Patrick Henry.
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Virginia soon joined the Confederacy and Tucker was given a commanders commission. Tucker
commanded the James River Fleet (Patrick Henry, Jamestown, Teaser) during the fall and winter
of 1861 and during the battle of Hampton Roads where they assisted the CSS Virginia in her
famous dual with the Monitor. The log book in this auction is Tuckers from this period while on
the gunboat Patrick Henry.
Tucker next commanded the successful land forces at the First Battle of Drewrys Blu, having
unloaded the Patrick Henrys guns to a shore battery to repel a Union assault on Richmond. Later
that summer Tucker was assigned to Charleston Harbor where he took command of the CSS
Chicora. In January of 1863 his ship and the Palmetto State, both ironclads, assaulted the Union
eet and for a brief time, broke the blockade. Two months later he took over command of all
vessels aoat at Charleston with the eective rank of Commodore. He would hold this position
until Charleston was abandoned in February of 1865. At some point in his Charleston command,
the local ladies made the Second National ag in this auction and presented it to Tucker as a
token of their esteem for his bravery and service. As Flag Ocer of the eet, Tucker would have
own his personal ag on his ag ship, which was initially the CSS Chicora and later the sister
ironclad, CSS Charleston.
When the South was forced to abandon
Charleston, rather than surrender Tucker
led his beleaguered navy and marine forces
overland to Richmond and took up station
again at Drewrys Blu in March, 1865. When
Lee abandoned Petersburg and Richmond
on April 2, everyone forgot to notify Tucker.
His was the last Confederate force to retreat
from the capitol on April 3. By forced march,
his naval battalion caught up with Lee in
Amelia County on April 5, just in time to fall
in line for the battle of Saylers Creek.
This last major battle of the Army of
Northern Virginia found Tuckers sailors
anchoring the center. Having never found
a land battle, and often being surrounded
at sea, he supposed things to be going well
when all the Confederate line collapsed,
his sailors the only holdouts. Fighting hand
to hand, some using their cutlasses, Tucker
refused to surrender. Only after a ruse by
lone Union General Warren Keifer was
Tucker coaxed out of the woods. Tuckers
men prepared to re on Warren, but Tucker
deected the lead gun with his sword, saving the General who later convinced Tucker of their
hopeless situation. Taking his sword in the surrender, Keifer vowed to one day return it, both to
honor Tuckers brave stand and reward his life-saving gesture. Keifer made good on his word in
a much publicized return of the sword in 1878, when Keifer by that time was the Speaker of
the House.
Unfortunately for Tucker, he and his sailors spent the next three months in prison at Fort Warren
when the remainder of Lees troops surrendering 3 days later at Appomattox were all paroled.
Unable to get a presidential pardon and rejoin the
US Navy, Tucker accepted an oer by Peru to lead
their Navy as an admiral in their war against Spain.
After that service, Peru contracted with Tucker and
other expatriate Confederates to explore the upper
Amazon. Tucker spent the next six years in the
Amazon jungle, mapping all the various tributaries.
One of those maps is in this auction, apparently
retained by Tucker as it shows the location of his
plantation, along with those of other CSN ocers
Norris and Butt. His backup plan in case things
went sour as a South American planter came to
naught.
Tucker returned to the United States and died in
Petersburg, VA in 1883.
$30,000 - $40,000
Civil War
750 Civil War Artillery Shell Fragment Embedded in Log
Threaded nose cone fuse fragment from a Confederate shell. 2.5 shell embedded
in 5.5 wood fragment of a tree. This appears to be an old shell burst scorching and
burning into the old wood. There appears to be a few years of wood regrowth over
this fragment. This wood fragment was cut with a handsaw and allegedly salvaged
in the late 1860s. Relic.
$2,000 - $4,000
749 Civil War Drum Mfd. by William Kilbourn of Albany, NY with Docs
14 tall by 16 in diameter. Civil war drum manufactured by William Kilbourn of Albany, New York. The drum was
owned and used by Daniel S. Bailey from 1861 (age 12) until the end of the war (age 17) while a member of the Fife
and Drum Corp of Marshall County, Indiana. He along with his brother Walter C. Bailey (who played fe) participated
in rallies to raise troops from their area of northern Indiana for enlistment in the Union Army. Their two older brothers
served in the famed 40th Indiana VI. The full provenance of the drum is provided in a lengthy letter (ca 1950) written
by Orin P. Bailey (son of Daniel S. Bailey). There is a note regarding the provenance glued to the inside wall of the
drum beneath the makers label. This very drum was used by the two men to celebrate the victories of four wars
- The Civil War, the Span-AM War, WW I, and WW II. It is complete with the carrying strap and 2 (post-war) drum
sticks and tintype photo reported to be of Daniel S. Bailey. There is an extensive research le. The entire group was
purchased from an estate sale in 1999. Overall condition is very good. Drum has one small repaired (2) split on the edge
of the bottom head plus the snare is missing.
$1,000 - $1,500
Civil War
751 US Civil War Ocers Epaulettes and Sword Belt
Field grade ocers epaulettes and storage case. Also included is a
CDV of an ocer wearing same style shoulder boards. M-1851 belt
and buckle with silver wreath. Very good.
$1,200 - $1,600
752 Civil War-Era Band Leader or Sergeant Majors Baton
49 in. ln., ferrule 8.5 in. 3.5 in. dia. brass head with early Hardee-type eagle crest, mounted on wooden sta. Band
leader or sergeant majors baton. Accompanied by signed letter of authenticity from Francis A. Lord, Curator of
Collections, University of South Carolina, dated September 19, 1975. Some warping of sta as a result of poor storage.
Top of brass head can be unscrewed.
$800 - $1,200
Detail
753 Confederate Wood Canteen
7.25 diameter and 2.5 wide. Three iron loops axed to the sides, but canteen is void of its
leather strap. Two iron straps encompass the sides of the canteen, holding together the ten
wooden staves. Excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
754 Wood Confederate Canteen
7.25 diameter and 2.25 wide. Three iron straps attached to the body of the canteen complete
with original leather strap. Canteen is encompassed by two iron straps. Canteen composed
of 12 wooden staves. The year 1863 is scratched onto the body of the canteen. Initials LR on
canteen as well as some other illegible writing. Front and back of the canteen with some light
wear. Overall very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
755 Civil War Era Belt Plates, Lot of Eight
Lot includes: 3 eagle federal cross belt plates, 3 U.S. enlisted mans belt plates, and 2 model
1851 ocers belt plates with keepers. Very good condition.
$800 - $1,200
756 Four Civil War Union Canteens
All canteens with wool covers. One wool cover is stenciled L14. All canteens are complete with
cork stoppers. Bulls-eye canteen with aqua colored cover, retains a fragment of the original
strap. Canteen with dark brown cover has a heavily worn wool cover.
$1,000 - $1,500
Civil War Uniforms, Equipment & Accoutrements
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757 John Brown Pike
9.5 hand-forged spear point blade. 4.5 Iron guard, with 3.25 tapered ferule.
Remnants of the original oak haft has been cut to 10.5. Serial number 235. All
metal has a dark brown untouched patina with some pitting. Very rare to nd and
seldom does an original come up for sale. Total production was 1000. Excellent overall.
$4,000 - $6,000
Civil War Swords & Edged Weapon
Left Side
Detail
Civil War Swords & Edged Weapons
758 M1850 Ames Field & Sta Presentation Sword to Capt. Henry B. Banning
30.5 blade. Shagreen and brass wire wrapped handle. Gold gilt brass guard. Browned metal scabbard with Ames
markings on brass tting, gold gilt brass ttings. Blade with typical etched military motifs. Ames Mfg. Company
etched into the ricasso with military sub-inspectors mark and 1862 date. A crudely executed inscription on the top
brass scabbard mount reads, Presented to Henry B. Banning, For Gallantry and Courage/4th Ohio Infantry, 5 June 1861.
While the sword dated after-the-fact is authentic, the 5 June,1861 inscription is not easily explained in the context
of Bannings actual service. Put simply, the 4th Ohio had not engaged in any battles until July 12, 1861 when the
regiment occupied Beverly, West Virginia. While Banning would emerge as a brave and heroic ocer, his exploits
were still before him in June 1861. The presentation is inconsistent with the known historical timeline; otherwise
we are to believe that whoever inscribed the 1862-dated sword got the date wrong. Handle is excellent, guard still
retains a lot of the gilt. Blade has been lightly cleaned, but still has an excellent look. Scabbard still retaining most of the
brown nish. Brass ttings have tarnished with some dents in the drag.
$2,000 - $4,000
Detail
760 Non-Regulation 50th Massachusetts Infantry Presentation Sword
30.5 blade with etched panels of military motifs. Brass pommel with chased designs. Leather and brass
wire wrapped handle. Brass knuckle bow. Leather scabbard with engraved brass throat and engraved
brass tip. Throat engraved with inscription: Sergeant B. F Blatchford by Co. B. 50 Regt.
Benjamin F. Blatchford was a resident of Rockport, MA. He enlisted in B Co., 50th MA on August 20,
1862, at Rockport as 1st Sergeant. He was mustered out on August 24, 1863, at Wenham, MA. On
December 30, 1863 Blatchford re-enlisted and was commissioned into Co. K, 2nd MA Heavy Artillery.
Promoted to 1st Lieut. on June 21, 1865, he m/o Sept. 3, 1865 at Wilmington. Benjamin died on
November 11, 1906 in Gloucester, MA.
The 50th MA. was a nine-month militia regiment that served in the Dept. of the Gulf and fought at Port
Hudson participating in both assaults. The 2nd MA Heavy Artillery was assigned to the Dept. of VA &
NC and garrisoned various points, split up by company. Blatchfords Co. K. was posted to Norfolk and
Portsmouth along with Co. L. during its service. Blade is excellent. Brass has nice tarnished look. Leather
handle has some minor scus. Scabbard has some crazing and cracking. Overall very good condition.
$1,500 - $2,500
759 Pre-Civil War Non-Regulation Presentation Sword from Duryees Zouave
34 quill back blade, etched panels of military motifs. Marked on both sides of blade Fabrica De Toledo
in large letters. Gertman silver pommel, backstrap and guard. German silver scabbard with presentation
inscription: Presented to Lieut Joseph S. York, 5th New York S. V. Duryees Zouaves by the Members of the
New York bar for gallant servicers at the battle of Big Bethel June 10 1861. Complete history and detail
information about the history of Joseph S. York comes with the sword. Sword is in excellent condition.
Scabbard has a couple of very tiny small dents.
$3,500 - $5,000
761 Model 1840 Confederate Cavalry Sword by William Glaze & Co. Columbia S.C.
35 blade stamped Columbia, S.C. with inspectors mark A. The swords markted Columbia, S.C. are believed to be part of the Palmetto Armory Contract of 1852.
An extremely rare sword in this condition. See Albaugh, 1957: 108. Grips retain all of the wire and only traces of leather.
$800 - $1,200
762 U.S. Model 1840 Artillery Sword By Amest
32 curved blade with single fuller; ricasso marked Ames Manufacturing Co., Chicopee, Mass.; reverse marked U.S., C.F.W., 1864. Brass pommel and knuckle
bow; leather wrapped handle with brass wire. Metal scabbard. Very good condition with some salt and pepper staining on the blade and a brown patina on
the scabbard. The Ames Manufacturing S. marking on the blade is faint.
$800 - $1,200
763 US Model 1850 Foot Ocers Swordt
30 blade with double fuller, blade marked Philadelphia, oral etched blade; brass pommel and knuckle bow. Shagreen wrapped handle with brass wire.
Leather scabbard with brass mountings Very good condition.
$800 - $1,200
764 U.S. Model 1850 Sta Ocers Sword by Horstman
32 blade with etched military motifs. US embossed in the brass knuckle bow. Etched panel near the guard Horstman & Sons Philadelphia. Shagreen and brass wire
wrapped handle. Metal scabbard with brass bands. Blade is excellent. Handle is very good with no scus. Brass with nice tarnish. Drag has some dents. Overall excellent.
$1,500 - $2,000
765 U.S. Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword By N.P. Ames
19 spear point blade with three fullers; marked at ricasso
with eagle and N.P. Ames, Springeld in three lines. On the
reverse marked United States and dated 1843. Brass sh
scale handle. Leather scabbard with brass tip and throat.
Very good.
$800 - $1,200
766 US Model 1860 Naval Cutlass with Scabbard By N.P. Ames
26 blade, leather wrapped handle and brass cup guard. Maker marked N.P. Ames. Inspected and dated D.R., 1862. Very good. Handle missing wire wrap.
$1,000 - $1,500
768 U.S. Model 1852 Presentation Grade Naval Ocers Sword By Joseph Starkey, London
29 blade length. Etched panels of Naval fouled anchor, foliage. Blade has makers mark: Joseph Starkey, Conduit St London. Shagreen wrapped handle with
gilt brass wire wrapping. Chased pommel with eagle and thirteen stars on the cap. Brass knuckle bow with USN. Leather scabbard with gilt brass bands
and naval ropes in a knot design. Blade is excellent retaining most of the original polished nish. Handle has slightly darkened. Brass retaining most of the gilt nish.
Leather has evidence of cracking, but still together and in good condition.
$900 - $1,200
767 Model 1850 Confederate Foot Ocers Sword By Dulno
29.5 plain blade, with 1850 foot ocers-style brass guard, leather wrapped handle, maker marked
Dulno N. Orleans. Presented here is a classic example of a Confederate foot ocers sword made in
New Orleans during the Civil War by former cutler-turned-sword-maker Agruider Dulno. Dulno made
quality edged weapons for Confederate ocers during the conict, but the number of swords he
made are lost to time. Very good. Missing wire wrap on handle and no scabbard.
$3,000 - $5,000
Detail
769 Confederate Artillery Sword by Thomas Griswold
31 curve blade, brass guard, brass pommel, wood handle
with leather and brass wire wrapping. Marked in an oval
Thomas Griswold, New Orleans. Original brass scabbard
with brass bands and brass carrying rings. Blade has an
untouched patina with some pitting and storage crud. Brass
guard and scabbard with an untouched black patina. A very
rare Confederate sword that seldom comes to auction.
$4,000 - $6,000
Left Side
Details
770 US Civil War Federal Regulation Blanket
Light brown issue soldiers blanket with 2.75 wide dark brown woven end stripes.
Has recognizable remnant of the embroidered US in the center. Moderate
scattered wear holes. Edges unbound with one end frayed into the stripe.
$900 - $1,100
771 US Civil War Carved Bone Rings and Insignia Lot
Includes two hand-carved and engraved bone rings with military motifs. The rst
ring has a federal shield and stars pattern anked by ve pointed stars with a 1
and A in their centers, interior dated 1864.
Second specimen has a cannon and dominos motif. Also included is a 1.25 bone
disk corps badge engraved with the number 1 and pierced for attachment and
a 2.5 federal shield, pierced for attachment and engraved on the reverse FOR MY
/ WIFE / MARTHA / CAMP DOUGLAS / 1864 / T.L.C. An attractive group that blends
folk art and soldier life. Very good.
$800 - $1,200
771
770
772 Confederate McClellan Saddle and Pair of Boots
This saddle was likely produced at the Richmond Arsenal late in the Civil War, ca 1863-1864.
Well-used saddle complete with all of its leather straps plus a woven wool girth. Wood
stirrups with leather stirrup hoods (leather on near side is torn). Plus pair of leather boots
complete with original wool boot straps. CS embossed pommel shield with top right corner
missing. Saddle skirt is curled up on both sides. Missing rear saddle ring on o side as well as
missing escutcheon on near side cantle. Stitching is unraveling along the edges of both sides of
the cantle as well as the tree bars. Oside of cantle with severe 4 rip in the leather and with a
crack in the wood tree underneath. Iron plate on front of pommel is broken with only a fragment
remaining. Leather straps are intact but are slightly dry and with light crazing in some areas.
Overall in good condition for a truly used Confederate Civil War saddle.
$4,000 - $6,000
773 US Civil War Ocers Grimsley Saddle
A very nice example of the made-to-order private purchase saddles ridden by ocers in both the
Federal and Confederate Armies during the Civil War, this saddle exhibits a number of features
which indicate it was probably owned by a senior ocer of some means.
As the ocers were expected to provide their own equipment at their own expense, the more
embellishments a piece of ocers equipment - be it a sword, uniform or saddle - can be indicative
of his social and nancial status. Such is the case with this Civil War-era Grimsley ocers saddle.
Most certainly made to order by a civilian saddler using the distinctive Grimsley seat with high
pommel and cantle as the foundation, this saddle closely resembles the standard US Army Grimsley
pattern, but it incorporates a number of custom features that dier from the regulations.
The seat is covered with a stued ribbed pad and the edges of the pommel and cantle are covered
with brass molding. As any stitched decoration on the lightweight leather used to fashion these
padded seats weakened the leather and accelerated the eects of aging, surviving examples of
saddles with the seats in this very good condition are quite scarce. The lower edges of the padded
seat are anchored to the tree with brass nails having large domed decorative heads. These same
brass nails are used on the front and rear extensions of the side bars to anchor the upper ends of
the quarter-strap assembly, and to secure the leather covering on the face surfaces of the pommel
and cantle.
Brass equipment rings are attached with brass barrel staples on the front and rear extensions of
the side bars on both sides. The inner and outer faces of the pommel and cantle are mounted
with decorative brass plates. On the outer face of the pommel is a brass L-shaped post made of
round bar stock mounted in a round escutcheon plate. Diering from the brass hooks found on the
pommels and cantles of the Grimsley artillery driver and valise saddles which were used to attach
the various harness straps, this type of smaller, less robust post has been noted on a number of Civil
War ocers saddles and it is believed to have been used as a mounting point for a pair of pommel
holsters for carrying the ocers pistols.
Below both sides of the seat is a long lobed outer skirt and a shorter inner skirt, consistent with the
standard pattern Grimsley. Unlike the girth straps normally found on Grimsley saddles, this saddle is
tted with a quarterstrap assembly very similar to that of the Model 1859 McClellan - a quarterstrap
attached in front of the pommel and another behind the cantle, meeting below the seat on each
side in an iron D-ring. From the D-rings depend two girth straps which are attached to what
appears to be the original black leather-cloth material backed girth. The girth straps are complete
and intact, and the girth is full length and complete with both buckles.
The stirrup hoods are taller than those found on enlisted mens stirrups of the period, and they are
fashioned with elongated lobes on side of and well below the tread. The more elaborate shaped
hoods, embellished with a decoration of a double line of stamping are indicative of and consistent
with stirrups found on other ocers saddles of this period. The stirrups depend from what appear
to be original Model 1859 McClellan stirrup straps with iron frame buckles. Such straps were a
saddle component that an ocer would have had already access to through the normal supply
process as his saddles original stirrup straps wore out or broke under the rigors of eld use.
Completing this saddle is a crupper, the set of strapping attached to the rear equipment rings
which prevents the saddle from shifting by means of a padded ring that encircles the horses tail.
While generally following the pattern of the standard Model 1859 Crupper, this specimen features
brass buckles and a brass ring, indicative of having been made specically for an ocer, and quite
possibly original to this saddle. Ocers saddle cruppers are relatively rare in their own right. Finding
such a piece intact with all the straps and buckles and still attached is unusual and noteworthy.
This specimen is in overall excellent condition, showing only minor wear aging consistent with, and to be
expected in saddles from this era, with none of the damage from severe use or poor storage seen in many
saddles from this period.
$1,500 - $2,500
774 US Civil War Identied Model 1859 McClellan Saddle with Saddle Bags
Regulation Federal saddle used by Capt. Maurice Leyden, 3rd. N.Y. Cavalry. Wooden split tree
covered in rawhide with brass hardware, black leather blanket straps, skirts and wooden stirrup
covers. Complete with crupper and gray woven wool girth. Includes a pair of issue leather Model
1859 saddle bags.
Marice Leyden joined the 3rd NY Cavalry as 2nd Lieut., Co. B. in June 1861 and served for the
duration. Promoted 1st Lieut., Co. C. in June 1863, Leyden was captured during a ght on the
Darbytown Road on October 10, 1864 and is mentioned in the O.R.s as missing. The engagement
involved several companies of the the 3rd NY Cav. on the picket line near Johnson House on the
Darbytown Road. A strong attack developed and the small Union force was soon pushed back
after a determined eort to slow the Confederate division. Lieut. Leyden was actually captured
during the ght and conned at Libby Prison until being paroled on Feb. 22, 1865.
Although not yet formally exchanged he was promoted Capt. and assumed command of his
old Co. B.. Capt. Leyden briey transferred to the 1st NY Mounted Ries in July and was nally
mustered out in Nov. 1865 at City Point with the veterans of the 4th NY Provisional Cavalry. During
the time of Lieut. Ledyens capture the 3rd NY was assigned to the cavalry division, 18th Corps,
Army of the James. Rawhide split along the top of the pommel. Flap closure buckle present but loose
from the left saddle bag.
$3,000 - $5,000
775 US Indian Wars Ocers Militia Artillery Coatee
New York state buttons; captains paddles to 5th Regt. Artillery. Very good.
$800 - $1,200
776 Civil War Ocers Chasseur Kepi
A ne example of the French inspired heavily braided chasseur pattern kepi favored by many
of the amboyant regiments serving in the Army of the Potomac. We believe this private
purchase non-regulation ocers hat to be of correct Civil War-style and manufacture, being
approximately 6 tall in back and 2.625 in front. The interior of the dark silk crown is marked
James within a shield-shaped crest that includes his 525 Broadway NYC business address.
Detail
776
775
777
Known colloquially as James the Hatter, this obscure maker (not listed in Bazelon-McGuinn) is
documented in several online articles dealing with Civil War subjects from 1861 and 1862. One
article reprinted in the Numismatist, Vol. 33 (May 1920) on U.S. Postage Stamps as Necessity War
Money lists James, Hatter from an 1861 NYC Directory. Another online book on the history of NYC
haberdashery mentions retailer James the Hatter at the 525 Broadway address citing a clerk who
began his apprenticeship there in 1862.
Accepting minor dierences, a nearly identical chasseur pattern kepi worn by Major John Glenn,
23rd Pennsylvania (Birneys Zouaves) is illustrated in Langelliers U.S. Army Headgear 1812-1872, p.
100, and Time-Lifes Arms and Equipment of the Union, p.131. Good to excellent.
$1,500 - $2,000
777 Ocers McDowell Forage Cap
Blue wool body with leather sweat band, brown lining. Eagle buttons on the sides. Overall very
good, no mothing. Leather is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
778 Civil War Cased Brigadier Generals Dress Epaulettes Identied to Gen. James Wood of N.Y.
Matching pair of gold braid dress epaulets with gilt metal crescents, edged in two-toned gold
bullion and 3.5 bullion fringe. Has applied silver bullion ve-point rank star insignia and gold sta
eagle button. Reverse lined in red Morocco leather and crimson velvet with brass attachment bar.
Complete with dark brown japanned nished tin carrying case with internal oval insignia box.
This ne pair of brigadiers epaulettes and the colonels dress epaulettes are documented as having
descended in the Wood family. The consignor obtained both from a Miss Mazy Doty, 17th Main
St., Genesco, NY. She wrote that General Wood was her Grandfather. Accompanying the written
provenance are National Archives military and pension records.
James Wood, Jr. (1820-1892) took command of the 136th NY as Colonel on August 17, 1862 and
led the regiment for the duration of the war being twice brevettedBrigadier General and Major
Generalon March 13, 1865. The 136th NY was assigned to the 11th Corps and Colonel Wood was
in command at Chancellorsville asco and at Gettysburg. The Colonel transferred west joining the
Army of the Cumberland and when the unlucky 11th Corps was nally broken up in April 1864,
the regiment became part of the 20th Corps, engaged in heavy ghting at Lookout Mountain
and Missionary Ridge. Later Colonel Wood took over as brigade commander seeing considerable
action at Resaca, Dallas, Atlanta, the March to the Sea, and nal operations in North Carolina.
Losses were 73 ocers and men killed and mortally wounded. Colonel Wood mustered out June
13, 1865 as a brevet Major General.
Post-war, Wood resumed the practice of law at Genesco and entered politics being elected to the
New York Senate in 1870 followed by four terms in the State Legislature. A prominent citizen in life,
General Wood died on February 25, 1892 and was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Genesco, N.Y.
Very good.
Descended in the Wood Family
$2,000 - $3,000
779 US Civil War Cased Colonels Dress Epaulettes, 58th Infantry
Matching pair of gold braid dress epaulets with gilt metal crescents, edged in two-toned
gold bullion and 3.5 bullion fringe. Has applied silver bullion eagle rank insignia, sky blue
wool disk with gold bullion unit number 58 bordered in two-toned silver bullion and gold
eagle button with the letter A inside the shield. Reverse lined in red Morocco leather and
crimson silk with brass attachment bar maker marked HORSTMANN BROTHERS & ALLIEN /
NEW YORK. Complete with dark brown japanned nished oval tin carrying case with internal
oval insignia box.
According to the consignor this pristine set of colonels dress epaulettes came with the
General James Wood epaulettes and descended in the family. They probably relate to
Colonel Wood only by association. In fact, the actual owner is unknown as Colonel Wood of
the 136th NY was never associated with any regiment having the numerical designation 58.
Parenthetically, no one named Wood(s) held the rank of colonel in the 58th NY or the 58th
USCT. Still an outstanding pair of infantry dress epaulettes on their own merit. Very good.
Minor service wear on the lining.
Descended in the Wood Family
$2,000 - $3,000
Civil War Flags
780 Second Pattern Confederate National Flag, Possibly Issued to the CS Navy
Second pattern Confederate National ag, wool bunting, 52 x 106 in., with 13
hand-sewn, cotton stars congured in the shape of a diagonal cross, atop a blue
wool bunting saltire, on a red ground. The technique used in sewing the stars is
consistent with the Civil War-period technique, which consisted of stitches around
the outer edges of the star. The white eld is comprised of 8 bolts of wool bunting
sewn together with at fell seams. The white bunting, which is single-ply, is typical
of CS Navy and large storm and garrison ags (done so as to allow enough air
to pass through the ag thus extending its life). The cotton hoist, with jute rope,
is identical to the naval ag attachment system as well as those for posts, bases,
etc. The hoist edge is cotton canvas, and some of the larger land ags used the
same hoist system as naval ags. Most of the large, post-war Confederate ags of
this type have metal grommets, lacking on this one. The grommets were used by
wartime US ags and with post-Civil War Confederate ags, indicating that this is
most likely a wartime ag. Based on its overall construction, the ag might have
been issued to the Confederate Navy. However, it is also possible that this is a post
ag, as storm and garrison ags were typically larger than this one.
A ne ag, worthy of additional research. Accompanied by a report compiled by
Military Historian, Gregory G. Biggs.
Flag with frayed edges (especially y) and scattered holes throughout; light, scattered
stains throughout, with some areas of separation, including areas where stitching
occurred. Hoist has separated from bottom left edge of blue saltire. Most stars OK,
although one is partially ripped along back side (bottom left corner), and some stars are
lightly stained.
$10,000 - $20,000
Civil War Flags
781 Percussion Gallager Civil War Carbine
.50 caliber, 22 round barrel, S/N 8758. Manufactured by Richardson & Overman, Gallers Patent. Iron
patchbox, walnut stock. All metal with untouched patina; sharp and crisp markings. Stock with nicks and dings.
$1,200 - $1,500
Civil War Long Guns
782 Model 1843 Hall North Carbine
.52 caliber, 21 round barrel, two barrel bands. Walnut stock. No markings on the top of the breechblock. All
metal has a nice even look with grey-to-brown staining. Stock is very good with a vague, but readable, cartouche.
$1,000 - $1,500
783 Model 1843 Hall North Carbine
.52 caliber, 21 barrel, marked on the top of breechblock US / S.North / Middtn Conn / 1843 in four lines.
Walnut stock with WAT cartouche on the right side. All metal is sharp and crisp with a grey-to-brown patina;
good sharp markings. Stock is good with nice cartouche.
$1,500 - $2,000
Civil War Long Guns
784 Third Model Maynard Civil War Carbine
50 caliber, 20 octagonal-to-round barrel. Left at is marked G.W.S. Marked on the left side of receiver
Manufacture Mass Arms Co Chicopee Falls. Walnut stock. Barrel retains 80% of the original blue, turning plum.
Frame is sharp and crisp with light brown patina. Stock has mint cartouches with excellent wood.
$1,500 - $2,000
785 Second Model Merrill Civil War Carbine
.54 caliber, 22 barrel, S/N 14804. Brass buttplate, triggerguard and band. Walnut stock. Barrel and breech are
speckled with brown stains with some light pitting. Markings are nice and clear. Brass with tarnished look. Stock
$1,200 - $1,800
786 Percussion Carbine Rie by Devisime
.720 bore diameter ried with ten lands-and-grooves, 26 round barrel with rear express leaf sight. Steel
ramrod, walnut stock with brass checkered buttplate, triggerguard, front barrel band. This will re the
Devisme exploding cartridge. Barrel is very sharp and crisp retaining 60% of the original brown nish just lightly
thinning. Breech plug retains all of its original case colors. Rear portion of the lock retains all of the original case
colors; the front portion of the lock has been cleaned to grey. Stock is excellent with some nicks and dings.
$3,000 - $5,000
Civil War Long Guns
787 Model 1847 Artillery Musketoon
.60 caliber, 26 round barrel, lockplate marked with eagle and US under the bolster; in the rear Springeld
and dated 1851. Walnut stock. Barrel has grey look mixing with pitting. Lock is grey-to-brown mixing with pitting.
Hammer is deep brown with some pitting. Stock was lightly cleaned and has an old repair to the left side of tang.
$1,000 - $1,500
788 Second Model Merril Carbine
.54 caliber, 22 barrel, S/N 4373. Brass furniture; walnut stock. Barrel is smooth with traces of original nish.
Breech lever has patina brown nish. Lockplate and hammer with grey-to-brown patina. Brass has been cleaned.
Stock with some nicks and dings.
$1,500 - $2,000
789 US Civil War First Model Maynard Carbine
.50 caliber, 20 round barrel. Lever action single shot carbine with Maynard tape ring system. Bore dark, but
will clean to better. Very good.
$1,000 - $2,000
790 Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine
.52 caliber, 22 barrel, S/N 79435. Iron patchbox, barrel and frame matching serial numbers. Walnut stock and
forearm. Barrel has a dark brown nish. Frame is silvery grey turning plum. Stock and forearm have some nicks
and dings. Bore is very good.
$2,000 - $2,500
791 Model 1847 Springeld Artillery Musketoon
.69 caliber, 26 round barrel. Lockplate marked with eagle US under the bolster; in the rear, Springeld. Walnut stock.
All metal is grey with salt & pepper pitting. Small piece of wood missing from burnout on the right side of tang. Stock was
cleaned many years ago.
$1,000 - $1,500
792 Model 1847 Springeld Sappers and Miners Musketoon with Original Bayonet
.69 caliber smoothbore, 26 round barrel. Marked near the breech V P, and eagle; dated 1855 on the tang. Lockplate
marked with eagle over US and Springeld 1847 in the rear of the lockplate. Bayonet lug on the outside of barrel band
with locking lug at muzzle. Comes with proper brass-handled bayonet. Walnut stock. Barrel and lock have been cleaned
to bright with light hint of pitting. Stock has excellent lines with an old museum paint on the comb of stock Mexico 1849.
Stock is sharp and crisp with some nicks and dings. Bayonet blade has been plated. Brass handle has nice tarnished look.
$2,500 - $4,000
793 Model 1851 Cadet Rie
.57 caliber, 40 round barrel, smoothbore. Three barrel bands; lock dated 1851. Walnut stock. Barrel is grey with salt and
pepper pitting scattered throughout the barrel. Heavy pitting around the percussion bolster. Stock with some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
794 Springeld Cadet Rie
.54 caliber, 37.5 round barrel with bayonet lug 1.25 from muzzle on the bottom of barrel; full-stock. Brass furniture; lockplate marked with
eagle and US; on the rear of lockplate marked Springeld and dated 1844. This was assembled many years ago by using French cadet musket
stock and a 1851 Springeld cadet musket barrel and the furniture of a model 1841 rie and a real 1841 Springeld cadet lockplate. Looks real
with the exception of the brass furniture. Stock has an old weathered look. Stock was broken in the wrist and has an old repair using nails. Barrel has
been cleaned to bright. Lockplate has good markings.
$1,500 - $2,000
Civil War Long Guns
796 Springeld Model 1861 Percussion Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel. 1861 dated lock. Fair condition with a rusty bore. The nish is a dark brown patina with patches of rust and the hammer does not
lock back. The stock has many dings and scratches.
$1,000 - $1,500
795 Model 1863 Type 11 Springeld Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel. Date 1864 on the top of breech, V P and eagle on the right side of barrel at breech. Lockplate also dated 1864. Three barrel
bands and walnut stock. Barrel and lock have a uniform look of brown staining throughout with sharp lines. Stock has some nicks and dings with two
dim cartouches. Bore is fair; will clean to better.
$1,000 - $1,500
797 Whitneyville Plymouth Naval Rie
.69 caliber, 34 round barrel. Dated on the breech 1864; 9573 numbered on tang. V P and eagle on left at at breech; on the left side is sub-
inspectors initials FCW. Lockplate marked with eagle, US Whitney-ville and date 1864 on the rear. Long range rear barrel sight. Walnut stock. All
metal has been cleaned to bright. Nice sharp edges. Stock has been clean. A dim, but readable, cartouche. Excellent bore.
$1,500 - $2,500
798 Model 1855 Iron-Mounted Harpers Ferry Rie
.58 caliber, 33 round barrel, with V P and eagle near breech, dated 1860 on the top of breech. Lockplate marked 1860 in the rear. Eagle on
Maynard tape primer cover, Harpers Ferry. Two barrel bands with saber bayonet attachment. Walnut stock with iron patchbox. All metal has
very sharp and crisp markings. Metal parts have been cleaned to bright with some very minute pitting on some parts. Stock is very sharp and crisp with
remains of a vague cartouche.
$3,000 - $4,500
Civil War Long Guns
799 Model 1863 Springeld Percussion Ried-Musket Type II
.58 caliber, 40 round barrel with 1864 dated on the top at. Eagle, V P on the left at at breech. Lockplate dated 1864 and marked US Springeld.
Eagle on the at of percussion bolster. Three barrel bands. Walnut stock. Barrel and bands have a nice even burnished bright appearance. Lockplate
has a grey to brown look. All metal and markings are very sharp and crisp. Stock is excellent-to-mint with two mint cartouches on the left at and a very
nice dark red open-grained look.
$1,000 - $1,500
800 Model 1855 Harpers Ferry Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel. Dated 1858 on the top of barrel at breech; on the left side V P and eagle. Long range rear barrel sight. Lockplate dated 1858
and marked U.S. Harpers Ferry. Three barrel bands; brass nose cap; walnut stock. This is an overall excellent musket. Barrel is nice bright with sharp
markings. Bands are very sharp and crisp. Lockplate is almost mint; markings are very sharp and crisp with some cosmoline staining. Stock is excellent
with a crisp cartouche. Bore is bright and near mint.
$2,500 - $4,000
801 Sharps Model 1859 Rie
.52 caliber, 36 barrel. S/N 36651. Barrel tted for saber bayonet with a
lug on the under side of barrel. Patchbox with walnut buttstock and
longer forearm to accommodate the longer barrel. Only 600 produced
in the serial range of 36,000-37,000. Comes with rare type II Brass
handle Saber Bayonet. Seldom encountered. Excellent overall, retaining
most of the very high blue nish, with some of the nish aking. Stock and
forearm in very good condition. This is a very rare Civil War rie. Seldom
seen and always with this type of blue nish. Bayonet is very good with
excellent scabbard.
$4,000 - $6,000
Civil War Long Guns
804 Massachusetts Arms Co. Smith Civil War Carbine
.50 caliber, 21.5 octagonal-to-round barrel, S/N 20548. Receiver marked Manufactured By Mass. Arms Co., Chicopee Falls, Address, Poultney &
Trimble, Baltimore, U.S.A., Smiths Patent, June 23, 1857. Partially visible cartouche on left side of the stock where it meets the receiver. Very good
condition with a very good bore with patches of pitting scattered about. The wood is good to very good with a large chip at the top of the stock where it
meets the receiver.
$1,500 - $2,000
802 Model 1861 Springeld Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel. Lockplate marked US Springeld and dated 1861. Three barrel bands; walnut stock. Original leather sling. All metal is grey to
brown with some staining and pitting. Stock has been cleaned; with some nicks and dings.
$1,200 - $1,800
803 English Percussion Tower Musket and Tintype of Possible Owner Isaac Thompson
.577 caliber, 33 barrel, left side of barrel 25 -25. Saber bayonet on the left side of barrel. Brass furniture with walnut stock. Lot further includes a
tintype of the person who carried this rie - possibly Isaac Thompson.
Isaac Thompson was with the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry. Following Hoods loss of Atlanta to the Union forces in September 1864, the 2nd Kentucky
cavalry became part of General Joseph Wheelers Cavalry unit to harass General Shermans army during its March to the Sea. These items were
previously on display at a now defunct museum in Murfreesboro, Georgia. The gun is arguably part of an English shipment of guns that made
its way to the Confederacy through the blockade. Rie is in fair condition; wood shows use with a crack under the lock plate. All metal is brown and
pitted. Stock is in fair condition.
$800 - $1,200
805 Model 1863 Percussion Sharps Carbine
.52 caliber, 22 round barrel, S/N C19617; matching number on barrel and frame. Walnut stock and forearm. All metal has brown patina. Walnut
stock and forearm have some nicks and dings. Bore is very good.
$1,200 - $1,800
Civil War Long Guns
807 5th Model Burnside Carbine
.54 caliber, 22 round barrel, S/N 30096. Marked on the lockplate Burnside Rie Company, Providence RI. Walnut stock and forearm have been
decorated with folk art, checkering, donkey and log cabin. All metal is grey with a light brown patina. Lockplate has been polished and begun to
re-patinate. Markings are clear. Bore is good.
$1,500 - $2,000
808 Pattern 1853 Eneld Ried-Musket by Tower
.577 caliber, 39 barrel with long range rear barrel sight. Contract number 25-25 marked on the left side of barrel. No markings on the buttplate.
Marked on the bottom of stock Turner. Brass furniture walnut stock with three barrel bands. Lock and hammer have untouched patina. Lines and
markings are sharp and crisp. Stock is excellent with some nicks and dings. Bore is very good.
$1,500 - $2,000
806 Model 1863 Type I Springeld Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel dated 1863 with V P and eagle. Three-leaf rear barrel sight. Three barrel bands with walnut stock. Barrel is grey with pitting
around the percussion bolster. Bands have nice bright nish. Lock and hammer with light brown patina. Stock has a used look with some nicks and
dings. A dim cartouche. Bore is fair will clean to very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
Civil War Long Guns
809 Percussion Half-Stock Rie
.30 caliber, 32.5 octagonal barrel, end of muzzle turned round for a loader, S/N 6. Markings on top of barrel Riley Haskell, Painsville, O. 1858. Front
lock has oral etching with R. Haskell. Hammer has oral etching. Wedged retained barrel with brass furniture. Walnut stock, pewter tip, 2 ferules
with ram rod, and German silver escutcheons. The gunsmith also made shing lures and was the maker of the $100,000 Haskell shing lure. This
is an early S/N and uncommon. The barrel retains 50% of light original browning. The stock retains 95% of original nish. Brass furniture has a yellow
patina with a little peppered pitting. Very good condition.
$1,200 - $1,800
810 Belgian Percussion Musket
.69 caliber ried, 40 barrel with rear sight on the breech plug. Belgian proofs on the barrel. Three barrel bands, walnut stock. All metal has
untouched dark brown patina. Some pitting on the percussion bolster. Bore is very good. Stock has nice untouched patina with some nicks and dings.
$800 - $1,200
811 Frontier Spencer Sporting Rie
.462 bore diameter with smooth bore, 30 barrel, S/N 1828. This Spencer was made from a military carbine with a specially period-crafted trick
lever trigger and cut away action. Walnut buttstock and forearm with German silver diamond plate near buttplate and has a Spencer rear rie
site. The frame, hammer, back lock, trigger and triggerguard have a peppered pitting blending to a dark patina. Finish on barrel has a nice even dark
patina. Stock has nicks and dings, but retains some of the varnish. Overall very good condition.
$2,250 - $3,250
American Sporting Arms Long Guns
812 Half-Stock Percussion Target Rie by J. Harmon
.36 caliber, 36.5 octagonal barrel with the muzzle turned round for false muzzle. Top of barrel engraved in script J Harmon Sulphur Springs. He
made percussion ries from 1853-1888. Patent breech, hood front sight, rear tang sight. Golcher marked forward action lock. Walnut stock with
brass furniture. Barrel retains most of the original brown nish. Lock with nice patina. All lines are very sharp and crisp. Stock is excellent, with very crisp
lines and still has open-grained look. Bore is excellent.
$1,200 - $1,600
813 Half-Stock Percussion Target Rie by J.Bandle, Cin. Ohio
.40 caliber, 29.5 octagonal barrel with the muzzle turned round for a false muzzle. Top of barrel marked J. Bandle, 260 Main St, Cin O E. Kettler.
Back-action percussion lock. Patent breech. Hood front sight with tang sight. Silver-plated brass Schuetzen buttplate. German silver plaque
on the right side of stock with the initials DSG. Double-set triggers; fancy nger loop triggerguard. Walnut stock. Barrel still retains some of the
original brown nish. Lock and hammer with untouched patina. Stock has a crack running through the wrist. Overall excellent percussion target rie.
$1,000 - $1,500
814 Full-Stock Percussion Conversion Rie by Thomas Douglas
.45 caliber, 38.25 octagonal barrel signed on the top at in engraved script Thomas Douglas. Buckhorn rear sight, German silver blade
front sight. Four-piece engraved patch box, 12 silver inlays, Federal period eagle and snake engraved on silver oval inlay on cheek piece;
brass furniture. Maple stock with incised carved moulding lines. Thomas Douglas was a maker of full-stock percussion ries and worked in
McConnellstown, Pennsylvania. Barrel with nice deep dark brown patina. Lockplate has been cleaned to bright and has some brown patina along the
edges. Percussion drum is a replacement. Brass furniture has untouched patina. Stock has dark untouched patina with some nicks and dings.
$1,500 - $2,500
815 Kentucky Percussion Rie by Renton
.40 caliber, 44.5 octagonal barrel. Forward action percussion lock engraved and marked Renton in a diamond. Brass furniture and two-piece
brass patchbox. Double-set triggers; maple stock. Barrel and tang have a light brown patina. Pitting around the percussion drum. Lock with brown
patina and pitting around and under the percussion drum. Brass with nice untouched patina. Stock with nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
Left Side
Detail
816 American Percussion Target Rie by G. Schalk
.40 caliber, bore diameter is .430, 31 octagonal barrel, 1.125 across the ats. Marked on top of barrel near the breech
G. Schalk Pottsville. Hooded front target-style sight; silver inlaid lines across top of barrel at at muzzle for front sight
adjustment; rear barrel sight missing; lollipop-style tang sight. Patent-style breech with single screw to release barrel
from action. Snell-style percussion bolster. Very nely engraved back-action percussion lock and hammer; engraved
breech; plus engraved silver-plated brass under rib, triggerguard, and Schuetzen-style buttplate. Double-set triggers.
Checkered walnut butt stock with fancy cheek piece. Barrel retains 90% of the brown nish, slightly dulling. Frame, lock,
hammer are very sharp and crisp with untouched tarnished grey look. Stock is excellent with most of the original varnish
nish. Barrel is drilled for scope blocks. Bore is excellent.
$6,000 - $8,500
Left Side
817 Percussion Target Rie by J.O. Robson, Bualo, New York
.528 bore diameter, 33 heavy octagonal bore, 1.50 across the ats of barrel. Dove tail for front sight, long tube sight
mounted on the barrel. Marked on the left at near the breech J.O. Robson, 908, Bualo New York. Cast steel. Engraved
back-action lock and hammer. Engraved frame and tang. Nickel-plated brass triggerguard. Double-set triggers.
Engraved Iron buttplate and toeplate. Checkered walnut stock. Has the original bench rest, false muzzle and brass
loader. Rie weighs 35 pounds. Often referred to as a slug rie. Barrel retains most of the original brown nish. Some
wear to the high edges. Frame and back action lock are a very sharp and crisp with a grey to blue look. Stock retains most of
the original varnish nish. Tube sight optics are clear with a little bubbling. Bore is excellent.
$3,000 - $5,000
Detail
818 American Percussion Rie by Zettler, New York
.40 caliber, 32 octagonal barrel, patent breech, top of barrel marked Zettler, New York. Engraved tang, breech, lockplate and hammer. Engraved
German silver patchbox with scrolls and stag. German silver furniture. Rear tang sight; front hooded sight. Fancy walnut stock with Schuetzen butt
and cheek piece with engraved eagle inlaid. Checkered wrist. Missing ramrod. Barrel is very sharp and crisp with nice dark plum. Lock and hammer
have dark patina. Rear portion of hammer has been cleaned and chemically enhanced. Stock is excellent with some nicks and dings. Bore is excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
819 Percussion Half-Stock Rie by M. S. Risley
.36 caliber, 33.375 octagonal-to-round barrel. Remington lock, walnut stock with brass buttplate and triggerguard, German silver Star of David on
top of stock behind top tang, pewter fore end tip. Lollipop tang sight; globe front sight. Very good condition with a very good bore.
$1,000 - $1,500
820 Percussion Half-Stock Rie by Charles LiBeau
.40 caliber, 41 octagonal barrel with patent breech, two gold lines inlayed at breech, marked in a gold square Libeau with matching dark blue nish, Cincinnati.
Engraved lockplate marked S Bryant, Armstrong Philadelphia. Engraved lockplate and breech plug. Engraved iron triggerguard with nials. Iron patchbox, silver-
plated; iron buttplate, silver-plated; silver escutcheons; silver inlaid plaque on cheek piece, engraved J. Wolf and dated 1829. Silver thumb rest. Finely striped maple
stock with checkered wrist and cheek piece. Charles Libeau (possibly originally lBeau) worked in Cincinnati from 1829-1844. He is listed in American Gunsmiths
by Frank Sellers.
J. Wolf is a bit more obscure. A likely candidate is Jacob Wolf (either Sr. or Jr.), bakers and boarding house owners in the early part of the 19th century in
Cincinnati. Both men appear in the 1840 census. The bakery was located in several buildings, mostly in the area of 5th and Walnut (one directory gives the
address as Walnut between 4th and 5th, another on 5th between Main and Walnut). They would appear to have been fairly successful, as the name appears in
several lists of organizations, such as an investigative committee of the Bar Association (1879, probably Jr.). In addition, Jacob Wolf (again, probably Jr.) is listed in
the Cincinnati Blue Book and Social Register of 1879. The quality of workmanship on this rearm suggests that it was not inexpensive even nearly two hundred
years ago. Barrel has a dull dark blue look. Lock and hammer are excellent; the color of the nish blends well with the barrel nish. Markings are sharp and crisp. Stock has
a very nice untouched patina. Silver with black patina.
$1,500 - $2,000
821 Percussion Target Rie by A. Escherich of Baltimore, MD
.44 caliber, 36 octagonal barrel, patent breech. Target front
hood sight; rear sight has nice nials with a boar deeply relief
engraved and a key to adjust windage, Snell-style percussion
bolster. Engraving on the front of muzzle and on the breech
of barrel. Tang with deeply relief chiseled hunter in German-
style dress. Long tang with sight base for a lollipop stud. An
unusually-shaped back-action lock nicely scroll-engraved with
a deep relief panel carved in the rear of the lockplate of a dog
pointing. Engraved in script is A. Escherich Baltimore along the
bottom edge of lockplate. Deeply engraved patchbox lid with
the rest scrolled engraving. Pointed-style buttplate with long
engraved heel and toe. Engraved iron triggerguard and ferules.
Double-set triggers. Fancy walnut stock with cheek piece and
checkered wrist. Lot further includes a pair of bullet molds that
go with this rie. Barrel retains most of the original brown nish,
just slightly dulled. About two inches from the breech on the left at
are two small areas of dark staining with some pitting mixing in. All
metal has a nice untouched patina with a very sharp and crisp look.
Wood is excellent. Inside of patchbox is the original German silver
dovetail with blade front sight.
This is an outstanding engraved percussion sporting rie.
$2,500 - $3,500
Left Side
Details
Left Side
822 Original Cased Percussion Target Rie by Hillard
.478 bore diameter, 29 barrel, 1.625 across the ats. False muzzle,
brass loader. Engraved back-action Lock. Fancy triggerguard with
spurs. Double-set triggers. Long tube sight with cross hairs. Fancy
walnut stock. Rie is cased in an original con-shaped oak box with
bench rest, mold and cleaning rod. Barrel is very sharp with light brown
patina. Action and lock have 90% of the original case colors. Buttplate
has some colors in the protected areas the rest is fading to a nice patina.
Stock is excellent, bore is excellent. A very ne cased Hillard target rie.
Rie weighs 25 pounds.
$2,500 - $5,000
Detail
Left Side
823 Whitworth Patent Percussion Long Range Target Rie by Manchester Ordinance Rie Co.
.462 Hex bore diameter, 36 round barrel. Marked on the top at Whitworth Patent, patent breech. Percussion lock
engraved with a crown in the rear and on the forward part is Manchester Ordinance & Rie Co. Safety on lock. Long
range rear tang sight and front hood sight. Very nely checkered walnut stock with horn tip and pistol grip cap.
Checkered steel buttplate. Barrel has nice brown patina with some blue in the protected areas. Sharp markings. Mottled
case colors on the tang. Lockplate and hammer are sharp with some case colors in the protected areas. Stock is very sharp
with untouched crisp checkering and retaining most of the original varnished nish with minimal nicks and dings. Bore is
excellent. Has the Whitworth bullet mold.
$6,000 - $8,000
824 German Percussion Sporting Rie by Diem Mannheim
40 caliber, 32 octagonal barrel. Patent breech with Snell-style percussion bolster, back-action percussion lock. Top of
barrel marked Diem Mannheim. Rear tang sight, adjustable rear barrel sight, blade front sight. Double-set triggers, fancy
triggerguard, Schuetzen-style buttplate. Fancy walnut buttstock with checkered wrist, horn tip. Rosewood ramrod with
a knob. Barrel retains 75% of the brown nish with the rest just thinning. Lock, hammer, breech and tang are very sharp and
crisp with silvery grey look and some small spots of black staining. Stock is excellent. Bore is excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
European Sporting Arms Long Guns
825 Percussion German Schuetzen Rie by J. Peter in ULM
.568 bore diameter, 36 octagonal ared barrel. Marked on top of barrel I. Peter in Ulm. Forward action engraved lock
marked in an oval in sliver I. Peter In Ulm. Front hood sight; rear barrel sight, long with nice nial and engraved. Rear
tang sight is lollipop-style with engraved long elevation study. Engraved breech, sideplate with winged screw for
easy takedown, engraved buttplate nial with ball mounted on the top of buttplate. Double-set triggers, fancy nger
looped triggerguard. Finely gured walnut stock checkered in the wrist and fore end with horn tip, German silver
escutcheons. Barrel is very sharp and crisp with 70% of the brown nish. Lock and hammer have some case colors in the
protected areas. Sideplate retains 98% of the blue nish. Buttplate retains a nice brown patina. Stock is excellent. Bore has
been greased to protect the riing. Bore is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
Left Side
826 Percussion Long Range Rie by John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London
.450 bore diameter, 34 round barrel with Rigby ats. Barrel marked John Rigby & Co., Dublin & London. Patent breech
with engraved tang. Missing tang sight, front hooded sight with false muzzle. Engraved lock with safety. Lockplate
marked W & J. Rigby. Engraved triggerguard; engraved and checkered buttplate. Fancy walnut stock with checkered
pistol grip and horn cap. Checkered fore end with horn tip. Barrel is nice plum with some high blue in protected areas.
Breech retains all of the original case colors. Tang with blue nish. Lockplate with tarnished blue. Hammer has the spur
broken o. Very ne banknote-style engraving. Stock has been cleaned and checkering refreshed. Bore is excellent.
$3,500 - $5,000
827 Cased Percussion English Shotgun by H. Piper
15 gauge, 28 barrels. Marked on the top of rib Henry Piper. Engraved forward-action locks in very ne banknote-style
scrolls. In a banner on the forward part of lock marked H. Piper. Barrels nished in a Damascus pattern; case colored
locks; highly blued engraved triggerguard. Finely gured walnut stock with very ne checkered wrist. Case made
of oak with label, R.B. Rodda Co, Gun Makers, Picadilly London. Cased with shot ask, powder ask, mainspring vise,
oiler, wad cutter, 15 gauge mold for balls, Japanned tin box of Joyces Patent waterproof primers. Also original paper
advertisement for Joyce Primers. Cased is lined in green wool. Barrels retain 98% of the original brown nish. Locks retain
98% of the case colors. Stock is outstanding retaining all of the original varnished nish. Case is excellent inside and out. This
is a very ne English percussion shotgun.
$2,000 - $3,000
828 Cased Percussion Whitworth Rie
.45 caliber, 30 round barrel with Rigby ats. Top of barrel marked Whitworth Patent. Express rear barrel sight with three leaves, graduated 100
yards through 1000 yards. Engraved banknote-style hammer and back-action lock also marked Whitworth with safety. Breech engraved
with a stag, engraved tang. Engraved patchbox with stag running. Engraved buttplate. Engraved triggerguard with checkered loop and
pineapple nial. Finely gured walnut stock with very ne checkering and horn nose cap. Cased in a mahogany case with brass corners. Most
accessories are missing, but still has a nice leather-covered ask and a percussion capper. Barrel has a dark plum nish. Tang lock, hammer,
patchbox and triggerguard have a dark patina and are very crisp. Stock is excellent and untouched with some minor nicks and dings.
$4,500 - $6,500
829 Deluxe Percussion German Double-Barrel Shotgun
20 ga., 30.5 barrel length, S/N 10. Floral engravings and case colored locks and breech plug. All metal has original brown nish. Fancy grain
exotic stock with checkered pistol grip and forearm. Wooden scroll triggerguard. Untouched and original brown nish and case colored locks
and breech plug. Stock retains 97% of original nish. Very petite and exceptionally ne gun. Stock does show nicks and dings. Exceptional condition
for a gun of this age.
$1,750 - $2,250
831 Double-Barrel Plains Rie by John H. Krider of Philadelphia
Right barrel .52 caliber and ried; left barrel .54 smooth bore; 26 heavy round barrels (original length). Top of barrel rib is marked PHILADA and
both back-action locks marked KRIDER. Long 2-screw tang with all iron hardware with 2-piece patch box that is cut with 6 piercings. Birds-eye
maple stock with beaver-tail cheek piece. Fancy iron toeplate with patchbox release button. Rie made to be carried on horseback. Stock has black
untouched patina. Barrel, locks and breech have dark untouched chocolate patina. Barrel and trigger guard have light pitting with a few knick and dings.
Bore has strong riing and could be cleaned to excellent. This rie has an even untouched look.
$2,200 - $2,800
832 Plains Rie by William L. Hudson of Cincinnati, OH
.52 ca ried, 41 octagonal barrel with patent breech with double tang screws, double retaining keys and all iron hardware. Large buckhorn rear
sight. Back-action lock and double-set trigger. This rie was made for the Western trade. Barrel lock and hammer has dark even patina with some
pitting around the percussion bolster and breech area. Bottom triggerguard and buttplate have pitting and untouched dark brown patina. Stock has
untouched nished with a few nicks and dings. Bore still retains riing with pitting in between the grooves.
$2,000 - $2,500
830 Half-Stock Percussion Rie by Alexander McGilvray
.40 caliber, 36 octagonal barrel with patent breech and gold inlaid lines. Marked on top of barrel A. McGilvray (of Rockingham County, Virginia).
Notched rear barrel sight with silver blade front sight. Engraved back-action lockplate and hammer, marked Tryon Philad. Engraved steel four-piece
patchbox; engraved toeplate with patchbox release button. Iron triggerguard and buttplate with double-set triggers. Silver eight-pointed star inlaid
on the cheek piece. Silver thumb rest behind tang. Silver inlaid escutcheons with wedge holding barrel to stock. Silver nose cap. Finely gured
maple stock with checkered wrist. Barrel is sharp and crisp with traces of original brown nish blending with some brown speckling. Lock and hammer
with a dark patina with sharp and crisp engraving. All Iron furniture has an untouched patina blending well with the stock nish and patina on the wood.
A very rare rie in unusually ne condition.
$1,500 - $2,000
833 Onion and Wheelock Percussion Double-Barrel Rie/Shotgun Combination
10 gauge shotgun left barrel; right barrel .40 caliber ried barrel; 29.5 Damascus barrels. Front blade sight, rear notched sight with elevator, rear
tang sight. Engraved forward-action percussion locks. Engraved tang, engraved triggerguard with fancy nial, engraved buttplate. German silver
patchbox. Finely gured walnut buttstock with checkered wrist. Barrels retain 70% of the original Damascus nish. Locks are very crisp and sharp
with a blue to mottled grey. Stock is excellent. Ried barrel bore is excellent. Shotgun bore will clean to excellent.
$1,200 - $1,800
834 Percussion Half-Stock Sporting Rie
.44 caliber smooth bore, 42.25 barrel length. Markings on front lock H. Elwell Warranted. Markings on top of barrel W * S. Brown barrel hammer
and lock. Brass trigger guard. Pewter cap and maple stock. Two metal ferules with ramrod. Wood has articial striping. Stock retains most of the
original nish. Brown on barrel, hammer and lock. Brass has a brown patina on brass triggerguard and buttplate. Stock has a crack through the toe.
Overall condition is very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
835 Half-Stock Percussion Plains-Style Rie
.52 caliber, 36.5 octagonal barrel, 1.125 across the ats of barrel. Lockplate marked Joseph Manton Warranted. German silver patchbox with
squirrel design cut on the back of patchbox. German silver cap box on cheek piece. Brass triggerguard with brass buttplate. Barrel has a plum
patina. Some pitting around the percussion bolster protruding onto the barrel. Lockplate with nice dark patina. Walnut stock has a crack in the toe. Some
nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
836 Double-Barrel Percussion Shotgun by Wm. Read of Boston, Mass.
8 gauge, 33 double barrels. Marked on top of barrel in gold, Laminated Steel. Gold lines at breech; patent breech. Very nely scroll-engraved locks, breech,
triggerguard and buttplate. Finely gured walnut stock with checkered wrist and forearm. Double wedge. Brown barrels, case colored locks, breech. Blued
triggerguard and buttplate. Rosewood ramrod with brass tip. Barrels retain most of the original brown nish and Damascus pattern. Locks, hammers, breech retain
most of the case colors just slightly muted. Stock is excellent. A small shield shape inlay is missing behind the triggerguard. Overall this shotgun has a mint look, very
sharp and crisp.
$1,000 - $1,500
838 Brass Barrel Roman Nose Curly Maple Percussion Rie
.36 caliber ried, 31 octagonal-to-round brass barrel with raised ribbing on barrel. Oval patchbox. Buttplate, 3 ferules and escutcheons are all
brass, with ramrod. Steel trigger, trigger plate and triggerguard. Engraved 8-pointed star inlaid on cheek piece. Curly maple stock with checkered
grips. Brass furniture has a dark mustard to brown patina. Steel parts have an untouched black patina. Stock has a dark patina and shows nicks and
dings. Crack forward of nial on triggerguard to the rear of the ram rod ferule. Gun has a wonderful symmetry and is good overall.
$1,250 - $1,750
837 Kuhn, Phila. Poachers or Taxidermists Percussion Rie
28 gauge smoothbore, 27 round crew barrel. Marked on the engraved back-action F. Kuhn, Philadelphia. Checkered walnut stock with shotgun
butt. In the toe of the stock is a cap box with nials. Very good condition with nice brown on the barrel and beautiful dark brown patina on the frame.
Wood is excellent.
$1,200 - $1,500
841 Half-Stock Plains Rie by William Hudson
.50 caliber, 35 octagonal barrel. Markings on top of barrel W. Hudson, Maker, Cin. O. Brown barrel, hammer, back lock, buttplate, trigger and
triggerguard. Notched ferule and buckhorn rear barrel site. Walnut stock with ramrod and German silver escutcheons. This gun was probably
shipped from Cincinnati down the Ohio River to Louisville and all points West. All metal has brown nish. Some pitting on top and scratches on barrel.
Stock has a crack running from pewter tip just past the escutcheons. Stock also has some nicks and dings. Stock around the buttplate has an untouched
black patina. Overall in good condition.
$900 - $1,200
840 Sharps Model 1853 Percussion Sporting Rie
.52 caliber, 26 heavy octagonal barrel, S/N 21042. Sharps markings on lock and barrel. Walnut stock with iron patchbox; forearm with pewter tip.
Sharp and crisp rie, with good markings. Metal has light patina. Stock with some nicks and dings. Bore will clean to excellent. Period sling swivels have
been added to the stock and fore end.
$2,500 - $3,000
839 Perry Percussion Plains Rie
.52 caliber, heavy 26 octagonal barrel, S/N 518. Markings on top of frame Perry Patent Arn. Co., Newark, N.J., 1855. Barrel has the original buckhorn
sight. Sight at breech is 1.125 and 1 at muzzle. Walnut stock with German silver escutcheons and pewter tip. Barrel retains 90% of original blue,
turning plum with very sharp and crisp edges. The action has very sharp lines with most of the nish turning to a brown patina. Markings are sharp and
crisp. Stock and forearm retains 95% or original varnish. Stock has minor nicks and dings. Overall very good.
$3,250 - $4,250
Left Side
842 Barnett Trade Musket
.60 caliber smoothbore, 30.5 octagonal-to-round barrel. On
the top at is the tombstone with fox and EB. On the left at
is the crown with V; also forward is marked GP and a crown.
Lockplate is marked in the rear in oval Barnett and dated 1828,
tombstone with fox marking under the pan. Right side of
buttstock is carved with a snake and colored with red ochre.
Stock is ornamented with brass tacks and the red ochre has
stained the wood blending in the stock. Rawhide repair forward
of the lock. Buttplate was worn o. Three-screw serpent brass
sideplate; large looped iron triggerguard. Lockplate, barrel, and
triggerguard have untouched brown patina. Stock with untouched
worn look with the buttplate worn o and the front of the stock
broken o and shows use. Some of the tacks are missing. Entire rie
has the nice worn Indian used look.
Ex Arnold Marcus Cherno Collection
$10,000 - $15,000
Long Guns
Details
843 Parker Field & Co. Trade Musket
.60 caliber smooth bore, 33 octagonal-to-round barrel, crown and P marking on the left at of barrel at breech also
has crown and V. Lockplate marked Parker & Field and Co and dated 1855. Large loop iron triggerguard. Brass serpent
three-screw sideplate. Underneath the sideplate, the initials JM have been carved in. Brass buttplate with ve screws.
Walnut stock with heavy tack decoration. The rear of stock displays several rows of iron tacks and mixing with brass
tacks. The front of the stock is decorated with many rows of brass nails. The front end of the stock and barrel is wrapped
with some iron wire. There are two rows of iron wire missing that was used as barrel bands. Down in the channel are
two names stamped Berry and Porter; original intlock. Barrel has been shortened during the period of use. Entire rie has
an untouched patina, including dark haloes around the tacks. The iron tacks have a nice patina that owed onto the wood.
The wood has a well-used look. Lock and barrel with untouched evenly blended look of brown patina. This is an outstanding
Indian-used trade rie.
Ex Arnold Marcus Cherno Collection
$10,000 - $15,000
Long Guns
Left Side
Details
Civil War Long Guns
844 British Barnett Percussion Rie
.577 caliber, 39 barrel, long range rear barrel sight. Three barrel bands. Lockplate marked Barnett London, with crown and tower markings in the rear of
lockplate. Brass furniture with walnut stock. Barrel with grey-to-brown patina. Rear portion of the barrel behind the rear sight has some pitting and around the
percussion bolster. Lockplate with a brown patina. Brass with untouched patina. Stock has some nicks and dings with a small piece of wood missing on the toe.
$800 - $1,200
845 U.S. Model 1855 Springeld Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel with V P and eagle on the left side at breech. Three-leaf rear barrel sight. Lockplate marked US Springeld and dated 1858. Iron patchbox.
Walnut stock with three barrel bands. Barrel is grey with some pitting around the rear sight, percussion bolster and on the top of barrel. Lock and hammer are grey
with salt and pepper pitting. Stock is fair to good with some nicks and dings. Bore will clean to good.
$1,200 - $1,600
847 Civl War Turner Percussion Rie
.40 caliber, 31.25 octagonal barrel. Muzzle turned round for a loader. Markings on top of barrel Schemann & Wirsing, Cin. O. Owners name F. Thielebein on
German silver stock plate behind triggerguard. Markings on left side of barrel R above markings Hitchcock & Muzzy. Hitchcock & Muzzy made barrels from
Worcester, Ma. and Schemann & Wirsing of Cincinnati, OH more than likely assembled the gun. Has browning on all metal parts and stock retains original
varnish. German silver escutcheons on stock with two browning ferules. Gun has original ramrod. Barrel contains 75% of brown nish and stock contains 93% of
original nish. Retains the original distinctive ramrod and knob handle. This gun is exceptionally nice. Overall condition is very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
846 Model 1855 Springeld Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 barrel. Lockplate marked US Springeld and dated 1860. Iron patchbox, three barrel bands, walnut stock. Barrel is grey with pitting around the
percussion nipple and bolster. Lockplate is pitted and on the hammer. Maynard tape primer cover is a replacement. Stock has a used look with some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
848 Confederate J.P. Murray Type 11 Mississippi Rie
.69 caliber, 33 barrel. PRO., FCH proof on left side of the barrel at the breech; unmarked lock. Walnut stock with
original brass buttplate, original brass triggerguard. Carved initials MC on left side of the stock at the butt. Barrel
has a deep brown patina with some pitting. Some dings in the top of barrel between the rear barrel sight and rst band.
Some pitting around the percussion bolster. Lock with deep dark brown patina and some pitting blending in. Original
lock and hammer. Rear barrel sight is a old replacement made of brass. Forward part of the stock has been professionally
replaced, and they used original Model 1841 rie rear band and front band. Rear portion of the stock still retains a very nice
undisturbed dark patina. Saber bayonet attachment is an original made of brass. A very rare Confederate rie.
$3,000 - $5,000
Civil War Long Guns
Left Side
849 Model 1861 Ried-Musket with Miller Alteration
.58 RF caliber, 40 barrel. Lockplate dated 1863 and marked Parker Snow & Co, Meriden Conn. Top of breechblock marked WH & GW Miller Patent.
Walnut stock. All metal has a brown patina. Stock has been cleaned and repaired. A piece of wood has been placed on the left side 0.5 by 7 just above
the front sidelock screw running to the rst band. Also a piece of wood has been replaced behind the hammer.
$1,000 - $1,500
Civil War Long Guns
851 Model 1863 Remington Zouave Rie with Brass-Handled Saber Bayonet
.58 caliber, 33 round barrel. V P, eagle marked at breech; on the left at at breech marked Steel. Dated 1863 on the top of barrel. Three-leaf rear barrel sight.
Brass patchbox, Brass bands, brass triggerguard. Lockplate marked Remington, Illion, NY and dated 1863. With brass-handled saber bayonet and scabbard. 90%
of the original blue on the barrel just lightly thinning. Lockplate still retains most of the case colors just lightly muted. Brass with untouched patina. Stock is excellent
with mint cartouches.
$3,500 - $5,000
850 Model 1861 Special Ried-Musket
.58 caliber, 40 round barrel. Dated 1863 on the top at near breech; V P and eagle on the left at at breech. Three-leaf rear barrel sight. Eagle on the bolster,
lockplate marked US LG NY Windsor and dated 1863. Three barrel bands. Walnut stock. Excellent overall with the metal having been lightly cleaned. Rear sight still
retains most of the blue. Stock is excellent with some nicks and dings. A excellent cartouche on the left at of stock. Bore is very good.
$3,000 - $4,000
853 Lot of Nine Bayonets
Lot includes: 4 U.S. Model 1855 bayonets; 2 British bayonets for Eneld musket and
Martini Henry rie; 3 French bayonets for Charleville; 1868 Chassepot; and 1 fencing
bayonet. Very good condition.
$800 - $1,200
852 British Eneld Bayonets and Leather Scabbards, Lot of Three
British Eneld bayonets. Very good condition.
$800 - $1,200
855 Confederate Cook Brass Saber Bayonet
22.5Yataghan-style blade. The bore diameter .925. Brass handle with grip rings that go all the way
around indicative of Cook & Brothers. Push button release is intact and free moving. Very good.
$1,500 - $2,000
854 Dahlgren Bowie Bayonet
12 blade, marked at the ricasso USN over DR over 1864. A large G G P anchor. On the reverse
Ames, Mfg. Co. Chicopee Mass. Brass guard, pommel and backstrap. Nice DR cartouche in an
oval on the top of the pommel. Walnut wood grip. Leather scabbard with brass tip and throat.
Markings are crisp. Blade is excellent with some very minute staining. Leather scabbard is excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
Bowie Knives
856 Early Bowie Knife
9 spear point blade. Blade is marked in three lines V crown R, J. Wilson Browne, Sheeld. Brass guard, round wood
handle with grooves. Early style blade with brass scabbard. Blade has a nice dark look with some pitting. Guard with nice
dark untouched patina. Scabbard has some dents, but a very nice dark untouched patina.
$2,000 - $3,000
858 Rio Grande Camp Knife
9.75 spear point blade. Mark along the top edge Rio Grande camp knife, marked at the ricasso
Wm. Jackson Sheaf Island Works, Sheeld. Stag handles with a German silver escutcheon,
German silver guard. No scabbard. Blade has some pitting scattered throughout. Blade has been
lightly cleaned. Handle is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,000
857 Alligator-Handled Sheeld Bowie Knife
9 clip point blade. Curved German silver crossguard, silver ferule and ivory handle with
carved alligator. Leather scabbard with silver tip and throat. Blade has been lightly cleaned.
Some very light staining. Very rare carved ivory grip with alligator. Scabbard has some scung,
but overall very good.
$1,500 - $2,000
859 Bowie Knife Attributed to C. Congreve
9.75 clip point blade, 3.25 false edge, serration on the back edge. 14.75 overall
length. German silver quillon, checkered ivory handles, German silver pommel of
claim shell design. No scabbard. Marked Celebrated Hunting knife in a rectangle
just under the serrated edge about 2 from the quillon. Makers name is not on
knife. Ca 1830s. Blade has some black staining mixing with pitting. Lines are crisp.
German silver with nice patina. Ivory is excellent.
$6,000 - $8,000
Bowie Knives
Right Side
Detail
861 Chevaliers California Bowie Knife
9.75 clip point blade. Brass guard, curved stag handle with brass pommel. Leather
sheath with brass tip and throat. Overall length 16. Markings are very sharp and crisp.
Blade has been sharpened and cleaned. Guard still retaining gilt nish. Brass pommel with
tarnished look. Stag with nice patina. Leather sheath is excellent.
$5,000 - $7,000
860 Large Confederate-Style Bowie Knife
20 reinforced blade, 1.625 width, S- shaped iron guard held by two large pinned-over metal
rivets. Hickory wood handle. Blade and guard have nice even pitted look with some black patina.
Handle shows use.
$1,500 - $2,000
Bowie Knives
862 Large Confederate-Style Bowie Knife
17 clip point blade, 21.25 overall. Burl walnut wood handle with pewter ferules. No guard.
Blade has a dark patina mixing with some pitting.
$1,000 - $1,500
863 Large Bowie Knife
17 clip point blade, 2 width. S-shaped iron cross guard. The handle is unusual in being three
pieces of wood sandwiched together. Overall 24.5 length. Con-shaped pommel; handle is of
dark oak. Blade is dark patina mixing with pitting. Handle shows use with two cracks, one on each side
from the guard up through the second handle pin. Two large nicks in the blade, probably from use.
$1,000 - $1,500
Bowie Knives
864 Butcher Sheeld Bowie Knife with Stag Handle
13.75 o.a.l., 8.5 blade with 3 false edge, brass crossguard, stag handle, partial ricasso marks
W and a heart, W B, and She (the rest is worn o, but probably Sheeld). Red painted
number 32 on reverse ricasso. Very good condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
865 Schartinger and Steyr Bowie Knife
11.25 spear head blade, 16 overall length. Markings on blade Schartinger Steyr. Stag grips with
steel tang. Knife is complete with leather sheath. Stag grips have slice right side near tang and
very nice dark yellow-to-brown patina. Steel has salt and pepper pitting blending to patina. Leather
sheath is very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
866 Bowie Knife by C. Wragg, Sheaf Island Works, Sheeld
7 spear point blade, with etched panel in a banner A Sure Defence. German silver cutlery
handle in oral designs. German silver guard. Embossed leather scabbard with SCW logo.
Excellent condition. Some very tiny black stains. Etched panel is very good. Scabbard is good
missing the silver tip.
$1,000 - $1,500
867 Nineteenth Century English Bowie Knife by James Westa, Sheeld
7.375 blade, 12 o.a.l., German silver cutlery handle and crossguard, marked O (star) A on ricasso
and James Westa Sheeld on the reverse ricasso. Leather scabbard with replaced throat and
added belt clip. Very good condition with salt and pepper pitting on the blade.
$400 - $600
Bowie Knives
868 Early Plains-Made Bowie Knife by Clem
13 blade, 2 width, overall 20, reinforced blade. Oak handle. According to our consignor this
was made by Clem, saddle maker in Northeast Kansas Territory. Blade, tang and rivets have a nice
balanced look with even dark patina. Handle with some scus and a very well-used look. These old
American-made knives are very rare to come by. Used by hunters, skinners, blacksmiths, farmers.
$1,000 - $2,000
869 Southwest Bowie Knife
16.75 reinforced blade with three grooves near the false edge, 20.25 overall length, horn
handles. Blade and handles have a nice even well-used look with an even patina. Pitting on the blade.
$1,000 - $1,500
870 American Bowie Knife by W.C. Epperson
10.25 clip point blade; thick blade .380 at the hilt. Iron guard, rosewood handle with nickel
ferule. Blade is marked top W.C. Epperson. Blade has nice tarnished look with some staining.
Wood handle is excellent. Rare American maker.
$5,000 - $7,000
Left Side
871 Large Bowie by W. R. Butcher
9 clip point blade with 4 false edge, 14 overall length, long clip point, Spanish notch.
Blade is .250 thick. Etched on the blade in oral sprays and in a banner center of the
blade on left side Arkansas Toothpick, marked on ricasso W. (crown) R, W. Butcher,
Sheeld, in three lines, octagonal rosewood handle, ats lined with German silver
with sprayed or ared pommel, German silver escutcheons on both sides with German
silver nail head pins. German silver octagonal ferrule at German silver guard. Pommel
sometimes referred to as dogbone-style pommel. Embossed leather scabbard with
German silver throat and frog button, missing the tip. Circa 1830-1837. Blade is good
with some light black staining mixing with light pitting. The panel of Arkansas Toothpick is
visible and is surrounded by etched oral designs. Handle is excellent. German silver with nice
untouched tarnished patina. Leather scabbard is in overall good condition. Overall the knife
is excellent. This important knife is fresh to the market and consignor states it has been in the
family for several generations.
Ramsey Family
$20,000 - $25,000
Bowie Knives
Right Side
Details
874 American Bowie Knife
8.75 clip point blade with a 3.5 false edge, 14 overall length. No markings on knife, but similar
to Buck Brothers. Brass guard with brass ferrule. Rosewood grips missing silver inlay. Knife is
complete with leather sheath with brass tip and brass throat. Blade does show some scratches
towards the tip and has salt and pepper staining. Brass guard, tip and throat of sheath show dark
patina. Rosewood grips have nice nish, but missing silver inlay. The grips do have a few minor nicks,
but are very sharp and crisp. Leather sheath has small tear on top and aking on bottom. Overall
condition is very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
872 Early American Bowie Knife
9.25 blade with a slight curve, 3.5 false edge. Wood handle with three rivets with pewter
around where the guard would be. Guardless style. No scabbard. Entire knife has even wear with
untouched patina. Circa 1825. Nice early knife.
$1,500 - $2,500
873 Large Folding Knife by Joseph Hawksley
14 o.a.l., 6.5 blade with 2 false edge and marked Joseph Hawksley. 5.5 bone handles. German
silver name plate on left handle with A T Cushman. Unusual locking system where liner above
name plate slides forward and handles are rotated to lock in the open position. Very good.
$1,200 - $1,600
875 J.L. Putnam Bowie Knife
8.5 clip point blade, 2.5 false edge, 13.25 overall length. Markings on ricasso J.L. Putnam with
an etching of a heart and knife. S-shaped steel cross guard. Ebony wood grips with German
silver pommel and escutcheon plate. Complete with metal sheath with leather cover and brass
tip and throat. Blade has minor salt and pepper pitting blending with patina. German silver pommel
and escutcheon plate have a tarnished look. Crossguard has a dark untouched patina. Ebony handle
has a crack running the entire length. Leather on sheath shows some crazing. Brass throat and tip
have an untouched brown patina. Overall condition is very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
Bowie Knives
876 Dulho New Orleans Folding Bowie Knife
9 blade, 19 overall length. Blade marking Dulho. Alfred H. Dulho, Sr. made quality knives
in New Orleans for Confederate ocers during the Civil War. Stag handles with German silver
escutcheon with long back edge, curved blade. Iron mounted pommel with lockback. Stag
handles show nice yellow-to-brown patina. All metal shows nice salt and pepper pitting blending to
patina. Overall condition is very good.
$5,000 - $7,000
Bowie Knives
Details
877 John Richardson Confederate Bowie Knife
7.75 clip point blade, engraved with a border design
along the top edge of blade. Iron guard with engraved
scrolls on the top and bottom. On the right side of blade
is engraved John Richardson. Rosewood handle with iron
pommel. One of the iron ttings was red blued.
General John Richardsons career was from the time
of the Revolutionary War. His son was Col. Richard
Richardson. The Richardsons married into the Cantey
family of Camden, South Carolina. Both families had
children that served in the military and it is possible
that this knife is related to those descendants - a John
Richardson III, of South Carolina who served in the
Civil War according to family tradition. HDS lists seven
men so-named, ve enlisted men and two ocers,
who served in various state units, but with the limited
information at hand it is impossible to ascertain which
Richardson might have been the owner. Knife is in
excellent condition. Very sharp and crisp engravings and
markings and still retains some blue nish in the protected
areas. No scabbard.
$3,000 - $5,000
Bowie Knives
Details
Left Side
878 Bowie Knife by Crookes and Clark
7.5 clip point blade with a 3 false edge, 11.75 overall length. Marked on ricasso Crookes & Clark.
Stag grips with steel tang. German silver shield on grips in between 1st and 2nd rivet. German
silver quillon. Knife is complete with metal-covered leather sheath. Blade has a minor salt and
pepper pitting at ricasso and back of blade. Stag horn grips have a natural patina going from yellow
to dark brown. Crack on back side of handle going from one side of tang to other side. Metal sheath
covered with leather is in good shape. Leather has some aking. Overall condition is very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
880 Bowie Knife by L&T Woodcock
8 clipped point blade cipher blade with dogs chasing a deer with the words Buy Mc on the deers
hip. Blade further reads American Hunting Knife and Of the Best Quality. Rosewood handle and
red leather scabbard with brass throat and tip. Blade with numerous light abrasions. Brass has been
polished, otherwise very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
879 Plainsman Hunting Knife by W. Shuster, Dated 1868
6.75 drop point blade, 10.5 overall length. Marking on blade W. Shuster. Markings inlaid with
pewter on grips. DJP on one side and on the reverse side is 1868. Hickory wood grips and
leather sheath. Pewter on grips has nice patina and wood grips have minor nicks. Blade has a dark
gray to black patina. Shows signs of sharpening and use. Leather sheath is aking and cracked.
Overall condition is good.
$1,000 - $1,500
Bowie Knives
Bowie Knives
881 Bowie Knife by James Rodgers
9 x 1.5 heavy spear point blade, overall 13.5, 6 false edge. Marked on the blade
near the ricasso James Rodgers, Celebrated, maker, Sheeld, deeply stamped in an oval
cast steel bowie knife. German silver guard and lined with German silver; German
silver pommel and two-piece rosewood grips with German silver escutcheons and
pins. Embossed leather scabbard with German silver tip and throat. Blade has been
sharpened long ago with some black staining mixed with some light pitting. Wood handle
has two light cracks. Overall the knife is excellent, and would make a great addition to a
Bowie knife collection.
Ex Norm Flayderman Collection
$5,000 - $7,500
Details
Right Side
882 Sheeld Bowie Knife
10 x 1.65 x .25 heavy blade length, 15.25 overall length.
Marked F. Barnes & Sons, Sheeld on blade. Blade has rare parry
notch originally forged into it with sharp false edge from notch
to tip. Cast brass handle with horn scales. Only a few Bowie
knives are known with this type of blade. Blade shows very ne
salt and pepper pitting. Handle shows tiny repair to the horn at the
corner of the lower obverse side. Very good overall.
$2,500 - $3,000
883 Sheeld Bowie Knife
8.5 heavy blade with full tang and nicely scalloped top spine, 13 overall length with heavy German silver
crossguard and having beautiful stag horn scales retained by four German silver pins. Marked GEO. Wostenholm
over a large marked I*X L on the obverse ricasso. The blade etching is very faint but says CALIFORNIA KNIFE in
large block letters. No scabbard present. This exact knife is pictured on page 91 of the book Bowie Knives of the
Ben Palmer Collection by Palmer, Moran and Phillips (Philips Publ., 1992). The blade and crossguard show salt and
pepper untouched patina. The stag horn scales show an untouched brown and dark yellow patina with a couple very
minute hair line cracks.
$1,500 - $2,500
Bowie Knives
885 Reclining Lion Con Pommel Sheeld Bowie Knife by G. Woodhead
6.5 blade marked on the top of false edge G.Woodhead, 30 Howard St, Sheeld in three lines. Stag handle with
German silver escutcheon, with German silver con pommel with reclining lion. Gold embossed leather scabbard
with German silver tip and throat.
Blade is gunmetal grey with some light black staining. Grips are excellent with nice patina. German silver mounts have
nice tarnished look. Scabbard is very good.
$2,500 - $4,000
884 Sheeld Bowie Knife by J. Bunand
7 clip point blade with 3 false edge; 11 overall length. Marked on the ricasso J. Bunard Sheeld. Ivory handles
with German silver escutcheon. German silver guard and pommel. Original leather scabbard with engraved silver
throat and tip. Blade is gunmetal grey with some light black staining. Markings are excellent. Scabbard is excellent. Ivory
grips with untouched dark yellow patina.
$1,500 - $2,500
Bowie Knives
887 Sheeld Bowie Knife by W&S Butcher with Kings Crown Pommel
8.75 curved clip point blade, with Spanish notch. Both sides of blade have etched panels. Silver guard, silver handle
with piercings of oral designs and Kings crown pommel. Leather sheath with silver throat and band. Handle is
excellent with nice untouched tarnished look. Blade is gunmetal grey with some dark staining and pitting. Leather sheath is
missing the tip; only half of the scabbard is intact.
$5,000 - $7,000
886 Sheeld Bowie Knife by James Rodgers
7 clip point blade, with a small notch on the the back of blade. Marked in a oval cartouche along the top of the false
edge is Cast Steel Bowie Knife. German silver crossguard with German silver ferule, German silver escutcheon, German
silver clam shell design pommel. Marked at the ricasso James Rodgers Celebrated Maker Sheeld. Checkered wood
handle. Leather sheath. Blade is gunmetal grey with some light grey staining. Knife has been sharpened during the period
of use. Scabbard is complete and shows some use.
$2,000 - $3,000
Bowie Knives
889 Rare IXL Early Bowie Knife
8.5 clip point blade, marked 0.25 down from the top edge Warranted of the best Quality; on the ricasso it is marked
IXL, V (crown) R. Also marked parallel with the ricasso in three lines: George Wostenholm & Son, Celebrated cast steel,
Bowie Knife. Turned bone handle. No scabbard. Blade is a nice dark grey mixing with some light pitting. One side of the
quillon is bent. Bone handle with nice untouched patina. A very rare early knife.
$2,500 - $3,000
888 Sheeld Bowie Knife by Slater Brothers
8.5 clip point blade with etched panel of eagle and American Hunting Knife. German silver guard and German silver
handle with eagle and shield on both side and oral designs. Engraved German silver scabbard. Excellent.
$2,500 - $4,000
Bowie Knives
891 Japanese Wakazashi, Early Edo Era
18.5 fullered blade, pierced iron tsuba. Flying goose kachira, crescent moon fuchi. Iron and gold menukies. Brass
habaki, with kogai in scabbard. Very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
890 Japanese Wakazashi by Settsuno Kami Tachibana Korehira, Edo Era
20 blade. Plain iron tsuba has been tted to this tang, engraved crouching tiger fuchi and kachira. Iron and gold
menukies. Light kizu from polishing. Excellent. Scabbard a later replacement.
$1,500 - $2,500
893 Kilij-style Mamaluke Saber with Yelman-Ssyle Blade with Docs
32 blade, 37 overall length. The top scabbard mount is marked BRUNN - Charing Crofts (London - this is the exact spelling used on
his advertising broadside), in the recess for the crossguard vertical extension. Samuel Brunn was a Sword Cutler and Gun Maker to their
Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Whales, Dukes of Clarence and Cambridge, Army, Navy, etc. per his advertising broadside 1800-1811. The
black leather scabbard has 2 brass carrying rings as well as brass engraved tip, engraved brass band with carrying ring and engraved
brass throat that is slotted for guard to t in. Has ivory grips. The ivory grip has a mellow patina with a few hair-line cracks. The hilt and
scabbard mounts retain 75% of gold wash. The black leather scabbard is in good condition however has been re-enforced on the back side
where the stitching was weak.
$1,200 - $1,800
892 Japanese Katana Koto Period
24.75 blade length, 35.75 overall length. The blade is attributed to the Yamashiro school of the Koto (old sword) period. The nakago
(tang) has no mei (signature), but has 3 mekugi-ana or holes in it indicating its greater age and that it has been mounted at least 3
times. It is equipped with both a kozuka (the gokatana blade is signed) and a kogai. The sami (rayskin) is a single piece indicating
higher quality. The saya (scabbard) is equipped with a suspension mounting. The current mountings are attributed to the late Edo
period. The sageo (cord) is original to the sword. This sword was brought to the US from Japan in 1899. The blade has a few blemishes
but the ha (edge) and kissaki (point) are ne. The tape on the tsuka (handle) has been restored and the menuki (ornaments) are contemporary
replacements. Overall condition is excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
894 1st Model Henry Rie Used by Sgt. A.C. Holmes, Co. G, 10th West Virginia Infantry
.44 RF caliber, 24.5 barrel, S/N 2352. Early style barrel markings, 900-yard rear barrel sight. Right
side of frame has E.C.M. scratched into the brass frame. On the left side of frame is scratched
B.H.H. Original sling ring still in the front retainer. All screws and stock have matching numbers.
Perch belly walnut stock. Right side of walnut stock has the name A. C. Holmes scratched
into the stock. This rie is well documented by Wiley Sword who makes reference to Serial No.
2352 on p.80 of History of the Henry Rie, 2006 as belonging to A.C. Holmes (scratched on stock.)
Interestingly, Sword refers to another Henry rie on p. 83 inscribed A.C. Holmes/10th W. Va. Inf.
Vols. without any serial number. Accompanying the gun is a copy of History of the Henry Rie by
Sword and Sgt. Holmes military and pension records from the National Archives.
Alfred C. Holmes (1834-1910) was twenty-ve when he enlisted in Co. G, 10th West Virginia Inf.
on March 12, 1862 at Glenville, Virginia as Private. Upon mustering in on May 6 he was advanced
to Corporal, and was later appointed Sergeant on September 1, 1862. Holmes was present
with the company for the duration of its service mustering out as Sergeant at Richmond on May
6, 1865. The 10th West Virginia participated in over 40 engagementsscouts, skirmishes and
expeditionsduring its term of service variously attached to the 8th Corps, the Department
of West Virginia, and the 24th Corps, Army of the James. The regiment was later equipped as
mounted infantry with their rapid-re Henry Ries and were particularly heavily engaged in
the Shenandoah Valley, seeing action at Opequan, Winchester, Fishers Hill, and Cedar Creek
during the tempestuous August to October 1864 period. Towards the end of the war the
regiment suered a grueling winter the trenches before Petersburg, emerging to take part in the
successful assault on the city and the subsequent whirlwind Appomattox Campaign and pursuit
of Lee. The 10th West Virginia remained on garrison duty in Richmond until mustering out
August 9, 1865 having lost 95 ocers and men killed and wounded during the war. Sergeant
Homes pension papers show that he applied for relief while living in West Union, W. Virginia
in July 1890 claiming a war-related injury to his left breast plus a multitude of other physical
complaintsrheumatism, heart trouble, disease of the throat and cataracts. He claim was
initially approved but the monthly allotment was adjusted and reduced the next year. He sought
re-instatement of the illegal decrease and then petitioned for increases in 1899, 1905 and
1909all approved due to advancing age of the veteran. Alfred C. Holmes died on November
10, 1910. Barrel is a nice untouched brown with good sharp edges. Barrel with sharp address and
serial numbers. Brass with deep mustard patina. Bore is good and will clean to better. Hammer screw
and lever screw are replacements.
$30,000 - $40,000
Civil War Long Guns
Left Side
Civil War Long Guns
Details
Left Side
895 First Model Martially Marked Henry Rie
.44 RF caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 3770. Right side of frame marked with two H H and forward of that
on the barrel is marked C.G.C. with an H under the rst C. Second type barrel markings, walnut
stock with a cartouche on the right side of the wrist. Still has the early perch belly stock. Correct
rounded buttplate. Rear barrel sight is missing. Barrel is smooth, sharp with nice untouched brown
patina and traces of blue nish. Brass with dark untouched patina and haloes of grease around the
screw heads. Bore is excellent. Stock has some nicks and dings. Stock has a visible cartouche on the
right wrist. This is an excellent primary issued martial arm and very rare to nd one for sale. This rie
was in the possession of a consignor and was in a closet for few generations. It is fresh to the market.
$20,000 - $30,000
Civil War Long Guns
Civil War Long Guns
Details
Left Side
896 First Model Henry Rie
.44 RF caliber, 24.5 octagonal barrel, S/N 2206. Early-style barrel markings, 900-yard rear sight;
German silver front blade sight. Dove-tail for rear sight both on the barrel and on the frame.
Sling swivels. Early perch belly varnished walnut stock with rounded brass butt plate. Original
hickory steel jointed cleaning rods. Blued barrel, case colored hammer, blue lever. This rie was in
Buttereld & Butterelds sale 1991 (Bob Howard Sale) and was lot 2573. This rie was unused and
stored. Brass is untouched with the most beautiful patina, dried grease turning to a brown shellac and
outlining the side plate lines and haloes of dried grease around all of the screws. The crystallization on
the brass frame and buttplate are uniform and display a absolute mint look. Barrel retains a strong 90%
of the original blue nish with some dried grease staining. Rear barrel sight retains all of the original
blue nish just slightly fading. All of the screws have original blue nish. Hammer retains most of the
case colors with some dried grease. Blue nish on the lever is thinning and turning plum with bright
blue in the protected areas of the lever on the inside. Sling swivel has most of the original blue nish
with dried grease over the surface. The breech bolt displays all of the original bright vivid blue nish
with dried grease. Bore is mint and the inside displays a never red look. Buttstock retains all of the
original varnished nish with some storage dings.
This Henry rie undoubtedly is in the top ve Henry plain ries to come to the market in recent years.
Cowans has had the opportunity to handle three of the top ve.
Jack Lewis Sr, Charles Fritz, Jack Lewis Jr, Bob Howard, Buttereld Auction Co to present.
$100,000 - $150,000
Civil War Long Guns
Details
Civil War Long Guns
897 First Model Springeld Ocers Rie
45-70 caliber, 26 round barrel with small V P and eagle, indicating production between 1876-1877. Square shoulder
breech block and square shoulder receiver. Correct rear barrel with graduations on the right side 1-4 and a small
50 on the right side; leaf is graduated to 12. Large U on the barrel band and engraved on top of band. Single set
triggerguard. Engraving on the top of receiver, breechblock engraved and marked Model 1873 with eagle and
crossed arrows. Engraved on tang, engraved lock and hammer. Engraved triggerguard, engraved top of buttplate
and engraved white metal fore end tip. Checkered walnut stock. Lockplate marked with US Springeld, 1873 and
Eagle. Rear tang sight is an old reproduction. Front folding globe is correct. This is a very nice old rst type ocers rie
showing use. All metal has a nice even worn look. Stock blends well with the metal. Ramrod is a replacement.
$6,000 - $9,000
Late Indian Wars Long Guns
Left Side
Details
899 Springeld Model 1886 XC Carbine
.45-70 caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 335492. Full walnut stock, one barrel band; rear Bungton sight marked XC. Bent swivels; grooved trigger. All parts have an
evenly matching patina. Bore is excellent. Stock has some nicks and dings.
$1,500 - $2,500
900 Springeld Trapdoor Rie Model 1889 Ramrod Bayonet
45-70 caliber, 32.5 round barrel with large V P and eagle, S/N 529467. Bungton rear barrel sight; hood front sight. Original leather sling. Walnut stock.
Barrel retains 97% of the original blue nish. Breechblock and tang retain 99% of the original case colors. Lockplate and hammer retain 98% of the blue nish.
Stock is mint with untouched open-grained look and a mint SWP/1892 cartouche.
$1,000 - $1,500
901 Model 1879 Springeld Trapdoor Rie
45-70 caliber, 32.5 round barrel with large VP and eagle, S/N 252592. 1879 rear barrel sight, with the later 89 hood over the front sight. Original leather
sling. Walnut stock. Barrel still retains 95% of the original blue nish some turning plum. Breechblock and tang have all of the original case colors just lightly
turning dark. Lock and hammer retain all of the original blue nish. Stock is mint with nice open-grained look and a mint SWP/1883 cartouche. Bore is excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
898 Springeld Model 1870 Rie
.50-70 caliber, 32.5 round barrel. Breechblock marked 1870, eagle, crossed arrows and US. Lockplate marked US, Springeld and eagle and dated 1864 in
the rear. Walnut stock. Very good, bore has a burnished bright look. Breechblock and receiver have a pasty blue look. Lock and hammer with brown patina. Stock
shows use with some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
903 Model 1884 Springeld Cadet Trapdoor Rie
45-70 caliber, 29.5 round barrel with large V P and eagle, S/N 493577. Walnut stock. Most of the metal has faded to a plum. Stock with some nicks
and dings. Bore is fair, would clean to better.
$1,000 - $1,500
904 Model 1880 Springeld Trapdoor Rie TRB
45-70 caliber, 32.5 round barrel with large V P and eagle, S/N 375797. With sliding triangular bayonet. Walnut stock. This rie was probably
assembled by the arsenal for surplus sales which explains why it is out of the serial range for the TRBs. Barrel still retains much of the original blue nish.
Breechblock and tang still retain some of the original case colors. Stock has some nicks and dings. Interesting variant in collecting SA ries.
$1,000 - $1,500
905 Model 1867 Springeld Cadet Rie
50-70 caliber, 33 round barrel with eagle marked on the left side of breech, top of breech marked 1866 (eagle). Lockplate dated 1867 in the
rear. Correct two-leaf rear barrel sight. Correct very rare ramrod with large cannelure head and four grooves cut in the bottom for patches; also
comes to within a .25 of the walnut stock. Barrel and action are grey-to-brown mixing with some pitting. Lockplate and hammer are a nice dark
brown. Stock is excellent for an 1867 Cadet with some nicks and dings. Bore will clean to better. One of the great rarities of collecting martial arms.
$2,000 - $3,000
902 Model 1866 Springeld 2nd Allen Rie
.50-70 caliber, 40 barrel. Breechblock marked 1866 with eagle. Two-leaf rear barrel sight. Three barrel bands; walnut stock. Barrel with burnished
bright nish with some pitting mixing in. Breechblock still retains most of the original blackened nish. Hammer and lockplate still retain most of the
original case color nish, just slightly darkening. Stock with mint and crisp line and a mint cartouche.
$1,500 - $2,500
907 Model 1863 Ried-Musket with Needham Conversion
.58 RF caliber, 40 barrel. Lockplate dated 1864 and marked Bridesburg. Three-leaf rear barrel sight; three barrel bands; walnut stock. Barrel and
breechblock with a dark brown patina. Lockplate and hammer with grey-to-brown patina and some staining mixing in. Stock shows use with some nicks and
dings, and has been lightly cleaned.
$800 - $1,200
906 Model 1868 Springeld Trapdoor Rie
50-70 caliber, 32.5 round barrel, S/N 22958. 1869 dated breechblock, Walnut stock with two barrel bands. Later 1880s leather rie sling. All metal has an
even ow of brown patina with sharp and crisp lines. Lockplate and hammer have an even speckling of stains with dim, but readable, markings. Bore has sharp
riing with some light pitting. Stock is excellent with sharp lines and four crisp cartouches and ring proof behind the triggerguard, A large block L. Stock has
some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
908 Remington Rolling Block Target Rie by I. J.Case Norwich New York
.45-100 caliber, 32.5 octagonal barrel with false muzzle, 1.125 across the ats. Marked underneath the forearm I.J.Case, Norwich New York. Long-range
rear tang sight. Walnut buttstock and forearm; brass butt plate. Two holes on the comb of stock for a heel tang sight.
I.J. Case is listed in Norwich New York as a maker of percussion target ries. Comes with dies, mold and dies to make the bullets. See page 54 of
American Gunsmiths by Frank Sellers. All metal is sharp and crisp with nice patina. Bore is excellent. Wood is good with some nicks and dings.
$2,500 - $3,500
910 Springeld Altered Spencer Carbine to Rie
.50 caliber, 32.5 round barrel, S/N 18377. Model 1870 rie rear barrel sight, two barrel bands, single shoulder ramrod. Walnut stock and forearm. Barrel
retains 40% of the original blue nish with the rest just slightly turning plum. Frame and lock still retain some case colors in the protected areas with the rest an
untouched sharp grey look. Stock and forearm are excellent with some nicks and dings; a very nice ESA cartouche in an oval.
$1,500 - $2,500
911 Springeld Model 1866 2nd Allen Rie
.50-70 caliber, 40 barrel, Marked on the top of breech 1866 with eagle. Lockplate marked with eagle and U.S. Springeld. Walnut stock with crisp
inspectors cartouche HSH complete with proper 50-70 Bayonet and scabbard. Also 3rd type Indian War Service Metal and ribbon. Barrel still retains all of
the original burnished bright nish with some staining cause from dried Cosmolene. Rear three-leaf sight retains all of the original black nish. Breechblock retains
98% of the original black nish. Behind the breechblock on the left side of breech is the mint eagle mark. Lock and hammer still retain all of the bright case harden
colors. Stock is mint with some minor scratches, still retaining the excellent open-grained look with mint cartouche. Bayonet is excellent with excellent scabbard.
Metal is excellent. Overall this rearm is in untouched original condition.
$2,000 - $3,000
909 Model 1889 Springeld Trapdoor Ramrod Bayonet Rie
.45-70 caliber, 32.5 round barrel, S/N 550879. Breechblock dated 1884. Stock cartouche SWP/1892, P with circle behind triggerguard. Bungton rear
sight with grooved trigger. Large V P eagle markings near the breech; also has large A. Has a metal pistol grip that has been on the rie a long time. Has
correct leather sling. Also has unit markings carved into the right side of stock. Barrel retains all of the original blue. Breechblock has all of the case colors just
lightly fading. Lock and hammer still retain 80% of the original blue nish. Bore is good to excellent. Overall excellent rie.
$1,000 - $1,500
912 Model 1866 Springeld 2nd Allen Rie
.50-70 caliber, 40 barrel. Breechblock marked and an eagle. Lockplate dated 1864 with eagle and marked US Springeld. Walnut stock with three barrel
bands. Correct single-eye leather sling. This is a very crisp 66 rie with nice blue on the breechblock and the rest is sharp and crisp with mottled grey look. Stock
with nice cartouche HTH and large N behind triggerguard. Excellent bore.
$1,000 - $1,200
914 Model 1879 Springeld Trapdoor Saddle Ring Carbine
.45-.70 caliber, 22 barrel, S/N 176221*. Sideplate marked US Springeld with eagle. M79 rear carbine site. Breech lock marked US Model 1873.Walnut
stock. No cleaning rod in butt. Overall condition is very good with good bore. Stock has nicks and dings with a readable cartouche SWP 1882 and a circle P
ring proof behind triggerguard. This carbine has a very nice established look to it.
$1,500 - $2,000
913 Model 1865 First Allen Springeld Rie
.58 RF caliber, 40 barrel. Three barrel bands, swelled trumpet head ramrod. Walnut stock. Barrel has been cleaned to bright with some pitting on the top
of barrel. Breechblock has a dark brown patina. Walnut stock has been cleaned; still retains remnants of two cartouches. Has a piece of wood missing from the
front of lock.
$1,000 - $1,500
Late Indian Wars Uniforms, Equipment & Accoutrements
915 Uncommon Group of Campaign Medals Belonging to Lt. Col. Francis B. Jones, USA
An outstanding campaign group of three medals comprising Indian Wars, First Type Campaign
Medal No.141 (adopted GO 12, 1907), Army Philippine Campaign Medal No.268 (GO 5, 1905),
and Army Spanish War Medal No.158 (GO 5, 1905), all veried to Lt. Colonel Francis B. Jones
who retired in April 1904 as Chief Quartermaster after nearly forty-two years of service. All three
medals are in their original numbered box of issue. Also with the medal group are a number of
related items including a Fourth of July celebration red/white/blue ribbon with period eagle at
top that reads, Fourth of July/Tientsin, China. Eight numbered crossed ries. Twelve Indian War
eagle I buttons, ribbon bars, parade dress ribbons, rank insignia, and assorted papers, including a
hotel bill for the Astor Hotel in Tientsin, China.
Francis Bacon Jones (1837-1921) rst entered the army in August 1862 at 1st Lieut., 149th Pa.
Inf. During his lengthy Civil War service he was wounded twice, at Gettysburg (gunshot wound
left leg) and Laurel Hill (gunshot wound right leg), mustering out as Capt. in April 1865. He then
briey served as Lt. Col. of the late war 215th Pa. until July 1865.
Jones applied for a commission in the Regular Army and joined as
2nd Lieut., 19th Inf. in May 1866, later transferring to the 37th Inf. with a promotion to 1st Lieut.
in July 1868. During the height of the Indian Wars, Lieut. Jones was assigned to the 3rd Inf.
from August 1869 and attained the rank of Capt., AQM in April 1885 after sixteen years. He was
promoted to Major, QM in October 1897.
With the advent of the Spanish-American War, Jones was advanced to Lieut. Col. of Volunteers,
Chief QM in May 1898. He was assigned to duty as Superintendent of the Army Transport Service
at New York from January 1899 to August 1900 charged with government funds for tting
out emergency army transport vessels while simultaneously letting contracts, supervising,
and paying local contractors. A subsequent government audit alleged certain irregularities in
December 1902 and July 1903 which were formally referred to the Federal District Court by
the Secretary of the Treasury for adjudication. Finally in November 1906, Lt. Colonel Jones was
formally absolved of any deliberate wrong doing, although certain errors of omission were noted
in the ocial transcript. Meanwhile, Lt. Colonel Jones had retired by statute in Oct. 1901 but
seems to have temporarily retained his active status during the initial legal proceedings. Jones
was then formally entered on the retired list at Lt. Col., RA in April 1904.
A member of the New York Commandery of MOLLUS, Lt. Col. Jones died at Daytona Beach,
Florida on December 22, 1921. His New York Times obituary states that he was buried with
military honors in the Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn. Good to very good.
$3,000 - $5,000
916 Pattern 1881 Ocers Dress Cavalry Plume Helmet IDd to Lt. Francis H. Beach
Two-piece gilt brass eagle plate with shield and crossed sabers. Front of shield has a
number 7 indicating 7th US Cavalry. Pattern 1887 darker yellow plume. Gold bullion
cords. Leather and brass chain link chin strap. Inside lined in a maroon satin lining.
Marked on the inside of the visor Beach in ink.
Per Heitman, Francis Henry Beach was West Point, graduating July 1883, ranked 37th.
Commissioned 2nd Lieut., 1st Cavalry 6/12/87; 2nd Lieut.,transferred to 6th Cavalry
10/5/87; promoted 1st Lieut. 1/24/95, transferred to 7th Cavalry; promoted Capt.
2/2/01. He served in the Philippines and in France with the AEF during the First War.
See below for details of subsequent service.
3210. (Born N. Y.). FRANCIS H. BEACH (Apd N. Y.)..37 (Francis Henry Beach, Born April 4,
1864.) Military History.
Captain, 7th Cavalry, Feb. 2, 1901.
At Fort Riley, Kans., July 24, 1907, to April 26, 1910; on detached service at Rock Island
Arsenal, 111., to Jan. 25, 1911, when he returned to Fort Riley; en route to Philippines,
Feb. 4 to March 2, 1911; in Philippines to
(Major, 7th Cavalry, June 13, 1911)
(Transferred to 3d Cavalry, Jan. 1, 1914)
Feb. 15, 1914. when he left for U. S.: reported at Hdqrs. 3rd Cavalry and assigned to
3rd Squadron, Fort Ringgold, Texas; at Washington, D. C, student ocer at Army War
College. Aug. 16, 1914, to June 30, 1915; at Fort Riley. Kans., student ocer at School of
Equitation, Sept. 15 to Dec. 15, 1915; with regiment on border to
(Lieut. Col., 3rd Cavalry, JULY 1, 1916)
(Colonel, 3rd Cavalry, July 12, 1916)
Feb. 26, 1917; on mustering duty with National Guard, Feb. 26 to May 2, 1917; at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, May 2 to Oct. 10, 1917; en route to France, Oct. 10 to Nov.
11, 1917; at Remount Depot, Bourbonneles-Bains, Nov. 11, 1917, to April 20, 1918;
at Nevers, commanding Base of Supplies, April 20 to July 6; at Cherbourg, France,
commanding Port, July 6 to Dec. 3, 1918, attached to Hdqrs. Embarkation Area, Le
Mans, Dec. 3, 1918, to Jan. 3, 1919; commanding 166th Brigade. Jan. 3 to 25, 1919;
returned to New York with Brigade, arriving Jan. 21, 1919, and proceeded with it to
Camp Sherman, Ohio; at Camp Sherman, commanding 158th Depot Brigade, March 5
to April 28, 1919; at Walter Reed General Hospital, D. C, to July 3; on sick leave to Dec.
31, 1919: at Hdqrs. Southern Department, to Jan. 24, 1920; at Walter Reed Hospital, D.
C, to Feb. 24, 1920.
Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Feb. 24, 1920, at his own request, after over 36 years service.
Excellent condition with all of Lt Beachs history from NARA.
$2,000 - $3,000
917 Indian Wars Hunting Knife and Trowel Bayonet Lot
Model 1880 hunting knife has an 8.5 fullered blade, brass crossguard marked U.S. /
SPRINGFIELD and serial numbered, and ribbed oak grip. Second type black leather and
brass scabbard arsenal altered in the 1890s with a brass belt hook. Model 1873 trowel
bayonet has a 10 spade blade and knurled lines on the socket, complete with wood
handle insert. Complete with black leather scabbard with belt loop and brass US
swivel. Hunting knife grip has a chip on the pommel. Has oxidation on the brass ttings of
the trowel bayonet scabbard
$800 - $1,000
918 Indian Wars Indiana National Guard Colonels Uniform with Chapeau and More
Lot includes Indian Wars Colonels frock coat, belt, pair of white gloves, two sets
shoulder boards - Major and Colonels and fore-and-aft-style - with Hardee device
chapeau with black plumes. Very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
918
917
919 Smith & Wesson Model 1-1/2 Revolver First Model
.32 RF caliber, 3.5 octagonal barrel, S/N 8514. Blued nish with
rosewood grips. Revolver retains a strong 90% of the bright original
blue nish, a small streak through the cylinder stops. Grips are
excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
921 Colt Presentation Open-Top Revolver
.22 caliber, 2.375 barrel, S/N 96928. Nickel nish with gold
washed cylinder, ivory grips with inscription From Joseph to
James. Very good condition with a very good bore. It retains ca 98%
nickel nish, ca 95% thinning gold wash on the cylinder, and ca 75%
hammer blue. The grips are excellent with a tight age crack on the
left panel at the escutcheon.
$1,000 - $1,500
920 Remington Vest Pocket Derringer
.22 caliber, 3.25 barrel length, S/N 12890. Marked Remingtons
Ilion NY, Patent Oct .1.1861. Original blue nish with rosewood
grips. Rare acid-factory etched and engraved frame. Retains 30%
original bright blue overall thinning to a nice plum. Hammer with
50% of original blue. Markings are very sharp and crisp. Original
rosewood grips. Etched panel engraved Remingtons are very rare
and seldom come up for sale.
$2,250 - $2,750
922 Hopkins & Allen IXL No. 4 Single Action Revolver with
Rare 1 Barrel
.38 S&W caliber, 1 barrel, S/N 385. Blue nish, case colored
hammer. Walnut grips. Very good condition with an excellent bore.
It retains ca 30% original blue nish and ca 50% case colors on the
hammer. The grips rate excellent and are numbered in pencil to the
gun. There is a social security number and other numbers on the
frame under the grips from an electric pencil.
$800 - $1,200
Left Side
923 Plants Mfg. Co. Front-Loading Army Model Third Model Revolver
.42 caliber cup primed, 6 octagonal and ribbed barrel, S/N 6399. Blue barrel and cylinder.
Brass engraved and nickel frame. Rosewood grips. Very good condition with a near excellent
bore. It retains ca 10% of the original nickel nish and ca 75% original blue nish with high
edge wear and some thinning. The butt of the gun has several small dings from being used as a
hammer. The grips are very good.
$3,000 - $5,000
924 Rare American Target Pistol by A.G. Genez, New York
.22 caliber, 8.5 octagonal barrel. Marked on the top at A.G. Genez New York. Blued
barrel with notched rear sight and front target blade. Engraved border on the tang
and back of hammer which acts as the breech as well. Single-set trigger. Fluted
walnut stock. Barrel retains 90% of the Bright original blue nish, just slightly fading.
Stock is excellent retaining all of the original varnished nish. Bore is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
925 Percussion Under-hammer Pistol By J. Chase
.34 caliber, 11 octagonal-to-round barrel. Engraved tang, marked on the top of barrel Cast Steel; on
the left at J. Chase. Percussion underhammer wrapped around the triggerguard. Brass furniture.
Engraved buttcap with bird dog and bird. Walnut stock with double wedge. The rarity of this pistol is
discussed on pages 62 & 63 as well as 106 & 107 of Underhammer Guns by Herschel Logan. A copy of
the book accompanies the pistol. Barrel is sharp and crisp with a grey-to-brown look. Stock is good with
two small slivers of wood missing on both sides of the barrel, hardly noticeable. Pistol overall is very good.
$1,800 - $2,500
926 Colt 1878 Double Action
.44-40 caliber, 7.5 round barrel, S/N 24248. Left side of barrel marked Colt
Frontier Six Shooter. Left at of triggerguard marked 44 cal. Nickel nish,
replacement grips. Edges are very sharp, frame and barrel retaining 40% of
the nickel nish. Cylinder retains 75% of the original nickel nish. Trigger and
hammer still retain traces of the original blue nish. Grips are replacements.
Bore will clean to better.
$1,000 - $1,500
927 Antique Black Powder Colt Single Action Army Revolver
.45 LC caliber, 7.5 barrel, S/N 90543. Nickel nish, hard rubber grips.
Matching numbers, 1883 date of mfg. Very good condition with a good+
bore. It retains traces of the original nickel nish and the grips are well worn.
The cylinder retaining pin screw is an oversized replacement and the last
hammer notch is worn o.
$2,000 - $3,000
Left Side
928 Hartley & Graham Engraved Black Powder Single Action Army Revolver
.45 caliber, 7.5 round barrel with single line address, S/N 85843. Three-line patent
date on the left frame, caliber markings on the forward part of triggerguard. Nickel
nish with blued screws, blued trigger. Engraving o the front and rear of barrel,
frame cylinder backstrap and triggerguard. Two-piece pearl grips.
Factory letter states:
85843 Caliber .45 Barrel Length: Not listed
Finish: Soft
Type of Stocks: Not listed
Shipped to: Harley and Graham, New York, NY
Date of Shipment: December 5, 1882
Guns in Shipment 6.
This revolver was shipped in the soft to be engraved by H&G. Revolver is very sharp
and crisp with some of the original nickel nish just thinned and lightly cleaned. Nice
crisp looking engraved Colt Single Action Army Revolver.
$15,000 - $20,000
Details
929 Colt Model 1878 Double-Action Revolver with Leather Holster and Belt
.45 caliber, 7.5 round barrel, S/N 12201. Carved ivory grips with long horn; nickel
nish with blued screws, back of hammer, trigger, and cylinder pin (all blued).
Ivory grips are original to revolver as evidenced by the last three digits of the serial
number inked on both grips and the way the escutcheon is set in the grip with the
carving. Stocks are not listed in factory letter. Original period leather holster and
belt that the revolver was carried in. Our consignor states her great-grandfather
carried this revolver in the holster all over the state of Montana. Barrel retains 98%
of the original nickel nish. Ejector and tube retaining 98% of the original nickel nish.
Frame retains 98% of the original nickel nish with some light freckling on the inside of
the grip strap. Cylinder retains 85% of the original nickel nish with some light freckling.
All of the screw heads retain all of the original blue nish with a nice yellow grease halo
around the screws. Hammer and trigger retain all of the original blue nish. Grips are
excellent with a nice untouched patina. A small old age crack down from one of the
long horns. Holster and belt still in excellent condition with a nice outline of the revolver.
$3,500 - $5,000
Left Side
Detail
931 Brooklyn Arms Co. Revolver
.32 RF caliber, 3 barrel, S/N 25. Brass
frame, walnut grips; Slocums Patent
sliding sleeve cylinder. Very good
condition with a very good bore.
$800 - $1,200
932 Sharps Model 4D Pistol
.30 RF caliber, 3 barrels, S/N 13742. Marked
on the left side of frame C. Sharps Patent,
Jan 25,1859. Blued barrels and blued frame
with rosewood grips. Barrels retain 40% of the
original bright blue nish, the rest is aking.
Frame is sharp and crisp with traces of nish.
Grips are excellent.
$800 - $1,200
933 Whitney Arms Navy Conversion Revolver
.38 RF caliber, 7.5 octagonal barrel, S/N 55. Top of barrel
marked E. Whitney N. Haven. Converted from percussion to
rimre. Brass triggerguard, walnut grips. Barrel, cylinder and
frame have sharp lines and a dark brown patina. Grips with
original varnish and some nicks and dings.
$1,000 - $1,500
934 Smith & Wesson Model 2 Old Model
.32 RF caliber, 6 barrel, S/N 20636. Blue nish, rosewood grips. Very good condition
with a very good bore. It retains ca 70+% original blue nish mixed with some brown
patina. The grips are excellent with only light wear to the high edges and the gun is
mechanically excellent. This is a very nice Civil War era revolver.
$1,500 - $2,000
930 Smith & Wesson First Model .44
Double-Action Revolver
.44 Russian caliber, 4 barrel, S/N 17251.
Nickel nish, black hard rubber grips,
stamped 10.46 on the frame under
left grip. Excellent condition with a good
to very good bore. This gun has been
renished by the factory, the date is inside
the left grip frame, 10. 46, and has ca
99% of the nish remaining. The bore has
some light pitting throughout, but has
strong lands and grooves. The grips are
good except the right panel is chipped
and poorly repaired at the bottom. 44
DA in 4 barrel length are very rare.
$800 - $1,200
935 *Pair Of Colt Factory Engraved Single Action Army Revolvers
1) .45 LC caliber, 4.75 barrel, S/N SA71705. Nickel nish, black powder
frame, ivory grips with Colt medallions. Colt 150th anniversary sampler
engraving by master engraver John Adams. Box and papers.
2) .45 LC caliber, 4.75 barrel, S/N SA71853. Nickel nish, black powder
frame, ivory steers head grips with Colt medallions. Colt 150th
anniversary sampler engraving. Box and papers.
Plus oak Colt two-gun display case with red velvet interior, leather gun
belt and two Ghost Rider open top holsters.
These guns are accompanied by factory letters which state: Remarks:
The above mentioned rearm has the following special features: Type B
scroll engraving in Henshaw on the bottom of the backstrap and on the
trigger guard bow, Nimschke on the cylinder, Helfricht on the frame, and
Contemporary on the barrel and ejector rod housing. The 150th Rampant
Cot logo is linecut engraved on top of the backstrap in script style.
Both were shipped to Southern Ohio Gun Dist. in Lebanon, Ohio on
August 26, 1990. New-in-the-box condition.
$10,000 - $15,000
Details
936 Colt SAA 2nd Generation Revolver with Factory Letter
.38 spl. caliber, 5.5 barrel, S/N 14282SA. Blue/case color nish,
laminated wood aftermarket grips, 1957 date of mfg. Very good
condition with an excellent bore. It retains ca 95% barrel blue, 75%
thinning cylinder blue, and ca 25% original blue on the gripstraps.
The frame retains nearly all of the original thinning case colors. The
replacement grips are near excellent, but the left panel has a small
sliver missing at the bottom.
$1,500 - $2,000
937 Webley Army WG Model Double-Action Revolver
.455 caliber, 6 barrel, S/N 7403. Blue nish. Very good condition with an excellent bore.
It retains ca 60% original blue nish turning brown. The grips and bore are excellent.
$800 - $1,200
938 Belgian Frontier Army Copy of a S&W Frontier Revolver
.44-40 caliber, 5.375 barrel, S/N 9857. Fair condition.
$200 - $400
939 Colt Single Action Army US Marked
.45 LC caliber, 6.5 barrel, S/N 94570. Walnut grip with initials CFW carved in left side,
U.S. marked, added front sight. Good condition with a rusty bore. Someone has drilled a
small detent on both sides of the frame and a small notch in the front of the frame.
$1,500 - $2,500
Spanish American War Hand Guns
940 Colt New Pocket DA Revolver Inscribed To Lieut. Philip E. Reville, 69th N.Y. USV
.32 caliber, 2.5 barrel, S/N 5389. Blued nish with factory ivory grips. Engraved on the
backstrap: Lieut Phillip E. Reville, June 27th 1898, 69th N.Y. U.S.V. Comes with a machete,
original period holster for the revolver, and a large photograph of Lieut. Reville in uniform
with a Model 1902 sword.
Lieut. Philip E. Reville was a recent addition to Co. F., 69th Regt. NYNG when the unit
was federalized for service during the Spanish American War. Of Civil War repute, the
predominantly Irish 69th was mustered in May 1898 with twelve companies and ordered
to camp at Chickamauga, Tenn. and thence to Florida where it was assigned to the 4rd
Corps staging for overseas duty in Cuba. Following a typhoid fever epidemic the brigade
was relocated to Fort Wheeler, Alabama and remained there for the duration of its service
never having seen any combat.
Reville had joined the 22nd Regt. NYNG in 1890 as a private and worked his was up the
rank to sergeant in 1894 before being discharged in 1896. The experienced guardsman
was commissioned 2nd Lieut., Co. F., 69th NYNG on April 30, 1898 and 1st Lieut. on May
19, 1898. He was still serving with the regiment as Captain, Co. D. as late as 1901.
$1,500 - $2,500
Details
Late Indian Wars Hand Guns
941 Indian-Used Condemned Colt Draper Single Action Army Revolver
.45 caliber, 7.5 barrel, S/N 32293. Above the serial number on the frame is a
C for condemned. Above that is LD for Lewis Draper. Also has the C behind
the ejector stud. Barrel number just to the left of the cylinder pin matches. All
numbers match including the cylinder with inspectors initials JTC. Two-line
patent markings on the frame. Single-line barrel address with no hyphens. Nickel
nish with walnut grips. Walnut grips have some steel studs on the left grip and
one in the center of the right grip.
These condemned revolvers were sold by Colt to H.D. Folsom for commercial
use. Indians would capture them and use them until they would not function.
This revolver was used by the late Arnold Marcus Chero in a display for the
Ohio Gun Collectors, titled Guns of the Little Bighorn. Pictured on page 32 Of
the new book Ohio Gun Collectors: The First 75 Years by Thomas D. Schier. This
revolver is very consisted with an Indian-used revolver. The ejector housing is missing,
barrel is well worn. Dark brown patina throughout with traces of nickel nish in some
protected areas. Grips are well-worn with nicks, dings and some scratches. Bore is
poor, and mechanically needs some work on the mainspring. It does function.
$5,000 - $7,500
Left Side
942 Colt Model 1894 Double-Action Revolver
.38 caliber, 6 barrel, S/N 60472. Blue nish, walnut grips, 1895 date of mfg. Very
good un-altered condition with an excellent bore. It retains ca 20-25% original blue
nish mixed with brown patina. All metal surfaces are smooth and all lettering and
markings are clear and legible. The grips are very good and have a nice cartouche
and 1894 date This is a rare nd in its original condition.
$800 - $1,200
943 Colt Model 1877 Lightning Double-Action Revolver
.38 caliber, 2.5 barrel, no S/N. Nickel nish, hard rubber grips,
initials WY scratched in left side of the frame. Good condition
with a good bore. It has a broken trigger spring and needs repair.
$800 - $1,200
944 Colt Thunderer DA .41 Double-Action Revolver
.41 Colt caliber, 4.5 barrel, S/N 107610. Blue/case color nish, hard
rubber grips, 1898 date of mfg. Very good condition with a very good
bore. It retains ca 30% original vivid case colors and ca 50% original blue.
The bore is very good with a few minor rust pits throughout. The grips
rate very good with moderate wear. Mechanically sound.
$800 - $1,200
945 Remington Model 1890 Single Action Revolver
.44 CFW caliber, 5.75 barrel, S/N 670. Blue nish, hard rubber grips.
Very good condition with a very good bore. This gun retains 70% of its
original nish with thinning throughout. The bore is has some pitting
but has strong riing. The grips are very good but the right grip has a
crack in the bottom corner.
$1,000 - $1,500
948 *Model 1899 Springeld Krag Carbine
.30-40 caliber, 22 round barrel, S/N 347398. Walnut stock and hand-guard. 1899 modications. Good overall, with a very good bore.
$1,500 - $2,000
946 Model 1895 Springeld Krag Carbine
30-40 caliber, 22 round barrel, S/N 29092. Left side of receiver is marked with serial number and 1895 Springeld Armory. 1896 rear barrel sight. Saddle
ring on stock. Walnut stock and 1896 rear hand-guard. Very good overall. Good bore. Modern reproduction hand-guard.
$1,000 - $1,500
947 Model 1899 Krag Springeld Carbine
.30-40 caliber, 22 barrel, S/N 285724. Left side of receiver marked 1899; carbine marked 1901 rear sight, correct 01 hand-guard. Walnut stock. Front
barrel band with sling swivel and rear sling swivel near the toe of stock. Sometimes referred as an Engineers carbine. Barrel retains 80% of the original
blue nish just lightly fading. Barrel band retains 80% of the bright blue nish. Receiver with mottled blue to grey nish. Stock is excellent with some nicks and
dings; a dim, but readable, cartouche. Bore is good.
$1,000 - $1,500
Spanish American War Long Guns
949 *Contemporary Made 1901 Springeld
.30-03 or 30-03, 30 barrel, no S/N, 1902 rear barrel sight, correct 1901 receiver, bolt and safety early 1903 style. Correct style reproduction hand-guard;
correct style reproduction stock. Rod bayonet catch is early 1903 style. Front sight is correct style. This is a very nice copy of a very rare 1901 Springeld
rod bayonet military rie. Overall excellent.
$2,000 - $3,000
950 **Marlin Model 1893 Take Down Lever Action Rie
.30-30 caliber, 26 octagonal barrel, S/N 443525. Blue barrel, case colored receiver, walnut stocks, buckhorn rear sight, German silver front sight blade.
Very good condition with a good+ bore. The barrel and magazine tube retain ca 95% original blue nish with a few light rust pits scattered about. The wood
rates very good with minor dings and scratches. The receiver is mostly silver with trace of original case colors.
$1,000 - $1,500
951 Model 1891 Argentine Mauser Rie
7.6553mm Argentine, 29.5 round barrel, S/N A9446. Same number on the barrel and bolt. Walnut stock numbered F9965. Excellent condition retaining
90% of the blue nish on the barrel, receiver has had the crest removed and a brown spot remains. Stock is excellent with some nicks and dings.
$800 - $1,200
Long Guns
953 **Winchester 1892 Lever Action Rie
.38-40 caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 655024. Blue nish, walnut stocks, 1912 date of mfg. Very good condition with an excellent bore. The receiver is void of nish
and covered with light rust pitting while the barrel retains most of its original blue nish with patches of moderate pitting overall. The wood is very good with
dings and scratches.
$800 - $1,200
954 Engraved Double-Barrel Hammer Shotgun by Ant. Jg. Krebs In Wien
16 ga. 31 Damascus barrels. Engraved and gold inlaid receiver featuring game birds on the receiver and fox and dear on the locks; locks, and
hammers, double triggers, extractors, back-action locks, horn triggerguard, high grade walnut stocks. Barrels marked Ant. Jg. Krebs In Wien in gold.
Very good condition with very good bores which should clean to better. The barrels have a dark brown patina with the Damascus pattern still visible. There is
a .25 diameter raised bump on top of the left barrel 7 from the muzzle but there is nothing visible inside the barrel. The wood is very good with minor dings
and scratches and a hole in the belly of the stock where there was a sling swivel. This is a nice European shotgun worthy of a proper restoration or ready for a
vintage shoot.
$1,000 - $1,500
952 Model 1892 Winchester Short Rie
.44 WCF caliber, 20 barrel, S/N 695036. Re-blued nish with walnut stock and added sling swivels. 1913 date of mfg. Very good condition with an
excellent bore. This short rie retains all of added blue nish and the wood rates excellent as re-nished.
$1,000 - $1,500
956 Winchester Model 1873 Lever Action Rie
.32-20 caliber, 28 barrel, S/N 32547P. Blue nish, walnut stocks, 1890 date of mfg. Very good condition with a very good bore. It retains ca 10% original blue
receiver nish, mostly in protected areas. The barrel retains ca 70% original thinning blue turning brown with some scattered rust pits. The wood is very good
with many minor dings and scratches.
$800 - $1,200
957 Colt Lightning Medium Frame Slide Action Rie
.44-40 caliber, 26 octagonal barrel, S/N 44246. 1890 date of mfg., 1963 dated Colt factory letter. Good condition with a good, but dark, bore. The wood has
been heavily sanded and renished, and there is no nish remaining on the metal.
$800 - $1,200
955 Winchester Model 1886 Lever Action Rie
.40-65 caliber, 26 barrel, S/N 83150. Blue/case color nish, walnut stocks, 1893 date of mfg. Excellent condition
with an excellent bore. This gun retains ca 90% original case colors on the frame which have darkened and muted.
The barrel is a dark blue beginning to turn brown. The stocks rate excellent with a few minor dings.
$4,500 - $5,500
Left Side
Left Side
960 **Winchester Model 64 Deluxe Lever Action Rie
.32 Win. spl. caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 1316712. Blue nish, walnut checkered stocks, factory sling swivels. Very
good to near excellent condition with an excellent bore. This gun retains ca 90+% original blue nish with some
thinning at the high edges of the belly of the receiver and a few scattered pinprick rust spots. The wood is excellent
with minor dings and scratches.
$1,200 - $1,800
959 Winchester Second Model 1876 Rie
45-60 caliber, 28 round barrel, S/N 2656. Full magazine, walnut buttstock and forearm. Cleaning rods in the buttstock. Barrel and magazine tube retain
50% of the original blue nish with the rest mixing to a plum patina. Frame and sideplates retain 60% of the original blue nish. Stock with nicks and dings.
Bore is very good to excellent.
$5,000 - $7,500
958 Marlin Model 1893 Grade 5 Engraved Takedown Rie
.30-30 caliber, 26 octagonal barrel, S/N 149175. Engraved frame with nice typical scrolls and a panel on the right has a dog,
and a panel on the reverse of a cat. Engraving on the takedown and rear part of the barrel, nosecap and top of buttplate.
Finely gured walnut stock and forearm with eur-de-lis checkering. Rear tang sight, rear folding buck horn, front folding
globe. Factory letter details most of this except the engraving which is factory. Rie was shipped on August 14, 1897. Barrel
and magazine tube retain 95% of the original blue nish with a little wear to the high lines and lightly thinning. Frame is very sharp
and crisp with traces of case coloring in the protected areas. Buttstock and forearm are excellent with some light nicks and dings.
$6,500 - $9,000
961 **Lefever Nitro Special Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
.410 ga., 26 barrels, S/N 279675. Re-blued nish, engraved receiver. Walnut checkered stocks. Excellent condition with excellent bores. This gun has been
upgraded and restored to like-new condition. The work is professional quality, with added engraving and expertly tted stock and forearm.
$800 - $1,200
962 *Matched Pair of Winchester Model 1892 High Grade John Wayne Centennial Commemorative Lever Action Carbines
1) .44-40 caliber, 18.5 barrel, S/N JW100H0921. Brushed nickel engraved receiver and large loop lever, remaining metal with blue
nish. Walnut stocks.
2) .44-40 caliber, 18.5 barrel, S/N JW100C0921. Blue nish with gold accents, engraved receiver, large loop lever. High grade
walnut stocks with eur-de-lis checkering. Vinyl luggage case with leather accents.
These guns remain in like-new condition. They were made in 2007 to commemorate John Waynes 100th birthday (b. 26 May 1907).
$4,000 - $6,000
Gatling Gun
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Gatling Gun
963 *U.S. Armament Corp. Model 1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun Colt Copy
.45-70 caliber, 18.5 barrels, S/N 29. Adjustable sights. Included are nine
20-round loading blocks, tripod, three original type transit chests, original
tools for assembly/disassembly. Original paperwork including: technical
manual, invoice, and a copy of August 2010 Guns and Ammo Magazine
detailing the unveiling of these guns to the market. It includes a custom
built ($5000) carriage.
There is a 2010 Hamburg, Pa. Cabelas computer ad with the following
description: After 2 years of R&D using the original plans and specications,
the U.S. Armament Corp. of Ephrata, Pa., has brought back to life the 1877
Bulldog Gatling gun. This incredible reproduction is chambered in the original
.45-70 Govt. Caliber with a maximum ring rate of 100 rounds per minute. The
Bulldog is equipped with a Bruce Feed Gravity Feed system (not a magazine)
which holds 40 rounds in parallel and is fed with wooden feed blocks. The
Bulldog has ve 18 1/4 inch barrels which are fully enclosed in a cylindrical
housing, with an overall length of 34 inches. The Bulldog was the rst rear
hand-cranked gun that Gatling ever produced. Every turn of the rear crank
produces a complete revolution or the 5 barrel unit thus ring the gun 5 times.
The spent cartridges are automatically ejected from the gun. At the rear of
the gun there are adjustments for windage and elevation. The tripod mount
includes beautiful brass and iron components, and legs of solid ash wood.
The Bulldog weighs in at 135 pounds and the tripod weighs an additional
135 pounds. The original 1877 Bulldog was tested for accuracy and scored an
incredible 996 direct hits out of 1000 rounds at a distance of 500 yards.
Consignor states that this gun is deadly accurate, putting rounds in one
hole at 100 yards This gun was licensed and approved for production by
Colt Firearms. Like new condition.
$35,000 - $45,000
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964 **WWI S&W .455 Mark II Hand Ejector IDd to British Lt. E.C.A. Miles
.455 caliber, 6.5 barrel, S/N 48932. Blue nish, walnut checkered grips. British proofs on frame and barrel. Inscription on
left side of frame Lt. E.C.A. Miles, France 1915-16., Macedonia, 1917-18.
Most certainly a serving ocer, a Captain E.C.A. Miles is found in the UK National Archives online database in source
documents W/O374/47738. Sadly, the records are not digitized and cannot be downloaded free of charge. The specic
W/O374 (War Oce) block of records at Kew indicate that Capt. Miles held a temporary commission or, alternatively, was
a Territorial Ocer (TA) having served during the First World War and left the army before 1923. Regiment or branch of
service is not stated on the online summary page so it is impossible to trace his service from France to Macedonia. Note
that E.C.A. Miles is not found in the August 1914 Army List so he was not one of the Old Contemptibles. Oddly, a search
of the medal cards database revealed no one by that name. It is possible to obtain the W/O374 records by ordering a
copy on the UK National Archives website for a nominal fee.
The British Army constituted in Salonika in October 1915 was part of the combined Allied eort to aid Serbia in the wake
of the successful Bulgarian invasion of the Balkans that now threatened Greece. Commanded by General George Milne,
by the spring of 1917 the British contingent numbered seven divisions plus support troops organized into two corps.
British troops were not withdrawn from the ethnically torn Macedonian front until 1921. Good to very good condition with
an excellent bore. It retains ca 90-95% original blue nish with some heavy pitting at the muzzle end of the barrel and some
small patches of light to moderate pitting scattered about. The grips show heavy wear and several small chips.
$1,000 - $1,500
965 **Colt Model 1902 Military Semi-Auto Pistol
.38 auto. caliber, 6 barrel, S/N 13581. Front serrations, blue
nish, hard rubber grips, lanyard ring, 1904 date of mfg. Very
good condition with a very good bore. It retains ca 30% original
blue nish and the grips are very good with only moderate wear.
$800 - $1,200
966 **Colt Ocers Model Match Single Action Revolver National
Match Grade Army Issue
.38 spl. caliber, 6 barrel, S/N 925079. Blue nish, walnut checkered grips.
Colt factory letter states:
Special Features: Furnished with a short action (single action)
Special Notation : National Match Grade
Sold to: United States Government
Shipped to: Transportation Ocer, Fort Bragg
Address: Fayetteville, North Carolina
For: Post Ordnance Acct. Ocer
Date of Shipment: February 10, 1960 Colt Factory Order: 9854 Number of
Same Type Guns in Shipment: 16 Very good+ condition with an excellent bore.
This gun retains ca 97% original blue nish with some muzzle wear and a .375
scratch on the right side of the frame. The grips are very good with minor wear
and a small chip on the left panel near the triggerguard. This is a clean and
desirable Colt revolver.
$1,500 - $2,500
969 **WWII Remington Rand 1911A1 Semi-Auto Pistol
.45 ACP caliber, 5 barrel, S/N 1989650. Parkerized nish, Keyes plastic grips,
1944 date of mfg., High Standard barrel. Magazine marked with an R. Graton
& Knight 1943 dated holster. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. It
retains ca 97% original parkerized nish with only some high edge wear. The
grips are excellent. The magazine has ca 50% original nish remaining and looks
like someone has cleaned it to bright condition with a wire wheel. This is a very
clean and collectible WWII 1911A1. The holster is fair.
$2,000 - $2,500
970 **WWII Colt 1911A1 Semi-Auto Pistol 1942 Navy Contract
.45 ACP caliber, 5 barrel, S/N 797443. Parkerized nish, blue barrel with Colt .45
Auto and P proof on left side, matching numbers on frame and slide. Two-
tone magazine with C mark on base. 1942 Navy contract pistol, WB inspector
mark; Keyes grips with no ribs. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This
gun retains ca 97% parkerized nish with only some slight high edge wear. This is
a ne WWII Navy contract pistol. There is a book from the USS Topeka and several
items from Seaman First Class Thurman O. Brotherton (uncle to our consignor),
who purportedly carried this gun during WWII and brought it home with him.
$3,000 - $4,000
World War II Hand Guns
967 **German Model 1920 Artillery Luger Semi-Auto Pistol
9mm caliber, 8 barrel, S/N 1099h. Re-blued nish, walnut
checkered grips, matching numbers. Import marked Germany
on left side of frame and bottom of magazine. Very good
condition with a poor rusty bore. The left grip panel has a chip
missing at the top rear. Housed in hunter leather holster.
$1,000 - $1,500
968 **Colt Model 1911-A1 Semi-Auto Pistol
.45 ACP caliber, 5 barrel, S/N 820695. Parkerized nish,
Keyes grips. 1942 date of mfg.; included is a 1943 dated
USMC shoulder holster. Very good condition with an
excellent bore. It has been renished and retains ca 95% of
the added nish. The grips are excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
971 **WWII Remington Rand 1911A1 Semi-Auto Pistol
.45 ACP caliber, 5 barrel, S/N 1937158.,Bblue nish, Keyes
grips, 1944 date of mfg. Magazine marked with an R; High
Standard barrel. Very good condition with an excellent bore.
It has an added blue nish and retains ca 65% of that nish
remaining. The markings are legible but the U.S. Property
markings are light with some light scratches through them.
This gun is a good candidate for restoration or an entry level
collector piece.
$800 - $1,200
972 **WWII German P08 1937 S42 Luger Semi-Auto Pistol with Capture Paper PLUS Dress Bayonet
9mm caliber, 4 barrel, S/N 7248v. Blue nish, walnut checkered grips, 1937 chamber date, S42 toggle.
Matching numbers except magazine. Capture paper dated 10 July, 1945. Parade dress bayonet with
green and silver portepee. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This gun retains ca 98% of an arsenal
renish and the grips are near excellent with some attening.
$2,000 - $3,000
World War II Hand Guns
973 **WWII Nazi German Kriegho Late S-Code
Luger Semi-Auto Pistol
9mm caliber, 4 barrel, S/N 2773. Blue nish, brown
plastic checkered grips. Matching numbers except
for magazine; 1935 date of mfg. for Luftwae
service. Very good condition with an excellent bore. It
retains ca 60-65% original blue nish with most loss
on the grip-straps. The grips are very good with a few
minor dings.
$3,000 - $5,000
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974 *Walther PP .22 Semi-Auto Pistol
.22 LR caliber, 3.75 barrel, S/N 883302. Blue nish, black plastic
grips. Very good condition with an excellent bore. It retains ca 92%
original blue nish with some loss at the muzzle right side of the
frame above the triggerguard, and some high edge wear.
$800 - $1,200
975 **DWM Commercial Luger Imported by A.F. Stoeger
7.63 Luger caliber, 4 barrel, S/N 7747t. Blue nish, walnut
checkered grips. Excellent condition with a very good bore.
This gun has been professionally restored and retains ca 98%
of the added blue nish and ca 98% of the straw nish. The
grips rate excellent.
$800 - $1,200
976 *Belgian Browning High Power Semi-Auto Pistol
9mm caliber, 5 barrel, S/N T197786. Blue nish, walnut
checkered grips. Original pouch, 1967 date of mfg.; missing
magazine. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This
gun retains ca 98% original blue nish with only a hint of high
edge wear.
$800 - $1,200
European Sporting Arms Hand Guns
977 **German Double-Action Cartridge Revolver
12mm caliber, 2.125 barrel, no S/N. Blue nish, bone grips.
Good condition with a smooth rusty bore. There are some
illegible markings on the frame under the grips and the frame
is marked on the right side 1911 and 12.0.
$800 - $1,200
World War I Hand Guns
978 **WWI Colt 1911 Semi-Auto Black Army Pistol Carried by West Point Graduate Col. Lucian B. Moody
.45 ACP caliber, 5 barrel, S/N 432312. Blue nish, walnut checkered diamond grips, replacement barrel marked .45 Auto, 7791193 and SW on
right lug, NP on left lug. Correct two-tone magazine; comes with a period web belt, 1918 Mills magazine pouch with 2 magazines (1 lanyard
ring, 2 tone mag), extra barrel with chamber marked HP and dark bore. Also includes a brown leather holster with illegible makers mark.
There is an adavit from the consignor, nephew of Col. Moody which reads:
AFFIDAVIT AS TO THE PROVENANCE OF BLACK ARMY U.S. COLT AUTOMATIC PISTOL MODEL 1911 SN 423312
This pistol was given to me around 1953 by my uncle, retired Colonel Lucian B. Moody, who was the husband of my fathers sister. He stated that it was his
personal sidearm, dating from when he was in France in WWI as an ordnance ocer (was a West Point graduate).
His service after WWI included such as Governors Island in New York, Watervliet Arsenal, and Picatinny Arsenal, where he was Commandant. In WWII he
commanded the arsenal in LaPorte Indiana, and then after the war went to China as an advisor to the Nationalist Army.
His son, George, was a West Point graduate, went into the Air Corps and was killed testing a new plane just before WWII. Moody Field in Georgia is named
after him. Lucian Moodys daughter was married to another West Pointer, who ew B-17s in WWII.
Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This pistol has had a correct Black Army arsenal renish, likely during Col. Moodys service, since he was
stationed at the various arsenals. This is a great piece of history.
$3,500 - $5,000
Left Side
979 **U.S. Springeld Armory Colt Commander Model Semi-Auto Test Pistol RARE!
.45 ACP caliber, 4.25 barrel, S/N 687-LW. Blue nish, Coltwood grips. Frame marked
with crossed cannons and ordnance wheel cartouche. Factory letter states pistol was
shipped to The Commanding Ocer, Springeld Armory, Springeld, Massachusetts,
August 31,1950 Excellent condition with an excellent bore. The pistol is near-new condition
showing almost no visible wear. There is a small ding on the bottom of the magazine well
and the magazine where the pistol has been dropped. This gun was a test pistol for the
military as they were searching for a light weight pilot survival pistol. This is an interesting
piece worthy of further research and denitely for the advanced 1911 collector.
$4,000 - $6,000
980 Franco-American Dunand Visored Helmet
This is a trial helmet of which the total produced is unknown. Green painted steel
with a wire mesh visor. This is the rst one we have seen other than in books. One
like this is fully illustrated in Steel Pots, by Chris Arnold (1997: 42). Retaining most of the
original paint. Top of the visor is bent. Overall in excellent condition. Extremely rare item
and the rst we have seen for sale.
$3,500 - $5,000
981 US WWII OSS T-13 Beano Grenade - Rare
The T-13 Beano grenade was developed by the OSS for use by
American troops during WWII. It was the same weight and size
as a baseball. Made by the Eastman Kodak Co. Very good.
$800 - $1,200
982 US WWII OSS T-13 Beano Grenade - Rare
The T-13 Beano grenade was developed by the OSS for use by
American troops during WWII. It was the same weight and size
as a baseball. Made by the Eastman Kodak Co. Excellent.
$800 - $1,200
983 German Riding Crop August Wilhelm
27.5 riding crop of Prince August Wilhelm (1887-1949).
Auwi was the fourth son of Kaiser Wilhelm II. He Joined
the National Veterans group, Stalheim. He was made
Obergruppenfurher in the SA, but was denounced by the
Nazi party after making derogatory remarks about Joseph
Goebbels. Inscription on handle reads: August Wilhelm, Prince
of Prussia 1928. Very good. The top of the crop is slightly dented.
Leather loop is detached, but present, and the bindings are loose.
$1,000 - $1,500
Uniforms, Equipment & Accoutrements
984 US WWII 8th Air Force Archive of Alfred P. Cook
A. P. Cook, 446th Bomber Grp., 707th Bomber Sqd. Painted A-2 ight Jacket to the B-24
Weiser Witch. The Weiser Witch crashed landed at Bungay Field, England on 5-5-45. Also
Included in this group is a high altitude jacket, dog tag, patches, and a lot of post-war
Liberator associated items, and more. Very good.
$4,000 - $6,000
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World War II Uniforms, Equipment & Accoutrements
World War II Swords & Edged Weapons
985 German WWII Ernst Kaltenbrunner SS Himmler Honor Sword
SS Ocer Degen Himmler presentation honor sword with 35 Damascus blade and high polish nickel-plated D-guard. Ebony handle with all wire.
Handle band is marked Kaltenbrunner SS 13039. Pommel cap has German gothic K engraved on it. Blade has standard Himmler presentation, reverse
has Ernst Kaltenbrunner - Furhrer Der SS Standarte 37.
Obergruppenfurher Ernst Kaltenbrunner was born 10-4-03; he died 10-16-46 and was a senior SS ocial during WWII. He was Reinhard Heydrichs
replacement as the Chief of Security Police and head of the Gestapo and SD (RSHA). He was also responsible for tracking down the people who tried to
assassinate Hitler and prosecuting them. He was the highest ranking SS leader to face trial at Nuremberg. He was executed for war crimes and crimes
against humanity.
This sword came out of the James Wieglien collection.
Excellent. Scabbard has been re-covered.
$4,000 - $6,000
Left Side
986 Neuschwanstein Castle, Watercolor by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (German, 1889-1945). Watercolor on paper board,
signed l.l.; 23.5 x 15.5.
An accompanying letter of authenticity from Hitler expert
Peter Jahn describes this watercolor in detail. Jahn recalls
a conversation with the dictator regarding this particular
work, as being the largest extant watercolor by Hitler. Toned,
otherwise in ne shape.
$5,000 - $7,000
Art
Detail
987 Austrian Landscape Near Fischlham by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (German, 1889-1945). Graphite and watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1909 l.l.;
5.5 x 8 in. (sight).
Accompanying the watercolor is an original letter of authenticity by Peter Jahn, dated May 24,
1982. Jahn is intimately familiar with these works, describing them as from Hitlers student days,
and that a fellow student had acquired many of these subjects.
$1,000 - $2,000
988 Floral Watercolor Attributed to Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (German, 1889-1945). Watercolor on a woven artist
paper, signed at the stalk, l.c. and dated 1911; 15.5 x 8.25 in.
(sight). unframed.
Accompanying the painting is a typed letter from Peter Jahn,
dated September 18, 1980 (Vienna). Jahn was regarded as the
expert on Hitlers work, having been assigned to locate Hitlers
extant work from the years from 1937-1941. Slightly toned,
otherwise in ne condition.
$1,000 - $2,000
Art
Detail
Detail
989 ***V.S.M. Machine Gun
.303 caliber, S/N 85391. Complete with tripod. Mfg VSM of
Cincinnati, OH. Fully transferable. Very good-to-excellent.
$10,000 - $12,000
Class III
Details
990 ***South African Vickers .308 Mk. I Machine Gun
.308 caliber, 23 barrel, S/N 623A. Complete with tripod. This rearm was converted to .308 using
a South African kit. Mfg by Erb. Rear sight has 7.62 caliber markings. Fully transferable. Excellent.
$10,000 - $12,000
Class III
Details
991 ***Armex International MP-40 SMG
9mm caliber, S/N 5824C. Pre-86 dealers sample. Marked on the
top of frame MP40, BNZ42. Can only be sold to a Class 3 dealer or
collector with a SOT. Very good. Retaining most of the original bluing.
$5,000 - $7,000
Class III
Left Side
Detail
993 *Swiss Army Schmidt-Ruben K31 Sniper Rie
6.5x55 Swiss caliber, 26 barrel, S/N 452336. Blue nish, walnut stock, leather sling, matching numbers including scope, muzzle cap. Excellent condition
with an excellent bore. This gun is in near-new condition.
$2,000 - $3,000
World War II Long Guns
992 **WWII Nazi German Mauser K-98 High Turret Sniper Rie
8mm caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 89153. Maker marked, Dialytan 4x scope (S/N 79293) with phosphate nish, long side rail, newly made rings numbered to
match, bolt handle renumbered to match, but rest of bolt is original, mismatched ring pin, reproduction winter trigger. Laminated stock. Very good
condition with an excellent bore.
$3,500 - $6,000
994 *Swiss Army K-31 Sniper Rie
7.5 Swiss caliber, 29.5 barrel, S/N 2187. Matte black nish, hardwood stock, bi-pod, Kern AARAU 3.5x scope. Leather sling; import marked on the bottom
of the barrel. Excellent condition with an excellent bore.
$3,500 - $5,000
997 **WWII Nazi German Mauser K98 Sniper Rie
8mm caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 48740. Phosphate nish, laminated stock, bcd 4 receiver code. Long side rail; bmj coded scope; key safety; matching
numbers except scope mount. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. It retains nearly all of its original thin gray nish and the wood rates excellent.
$3,500 - $5,000
995 *WWII Nazi German G-43 Sniper Rie
8mm caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 1072b. Ac 44 coded receiver. Phosphate nish, laminated stock, ddx coded. ZF4 scope, S/N 52763; scope case with extra sun
shade. Excellent condition with an excellent bore.
$3,500 - $5,000
996 **WWII Nazi German K-98 ZF41 Sniper Rie
8mm caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 85278 l. Blue nish, laminated stock, byf 44 receiver code, L block, Kriegs model, matching numbers. ZF41 scope S/N 9295d
with jve code. Excellent condition with a very good but dark bore. It retains most of its original blue nish with some thinning and the stock is excellent but has
been cleaned. The scope is missing its sunshade.
$3,500 - $5,000
998 *Springeld Model 1903 Pope Heavy Barreled Target Rie
This rie is not a Springeld Armory assembled piece. .30-06 caliber, 32 ve-groove, heavy round barrel, S/N 1258100. Barrel is marked
on the top 14 forward of the receiver H.M. Pope and on the bottom just forward of the receiver, reading from the muzzle back 650 WL
HT 14/0 9/5/24 H.M. Pope 00. The heavy barrel steps down from a 1.1 in. diameter, 2.6 in. breech section, to an untapered 1 in. diameter.
The muzzle is at. The stock is a 1922, .22 caliber stock with channel widened and bedded to accept the barreled action. The butt
stock has been shortened 0.5 in. and tted with a rubber buttplate assembly. The bolt is straight-handled and case hardened. The
trigger has been carefully worked for a crisp let-o and small set screw has been installed to limit trigger movement. There is no front
barrel band. A service rie rear sling has been installed just to the rear of the barrel band seat. Lyman 48 rear sight. Scope mounts are
on the receiver ring and are 7.25 forward of the breech. The rie is in excellent condition with an excellent bore and unmarred rust bluing.
The stock is unmarred. Front sight is missing. Bore is excellent.
$7,500 - $10,000
Left Side
Detail
1000 *Springeld Armory M-1C Garand Sniper Rie
.30-06 caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 3497446. Parkerized nish, walnut stocks, barrel marked S-A-10-51; at-sided op-rod with large cut out notch marked
D35382 SA; bolt marked D28287-19SA over A-9; receiver marked D28291 35 B 39 B; also marked rear of the sight SA-52; trigger housing marked
D28290-12-SA; safety marked C46015 - 9SA; hammer marked C46008-3 SA. renished walnut stocks are unmarked. Grin & Howe M1C scope
mount S/N 3638621, Lyman All Weather scope. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. The SA-52 is a rarely encountered mark used at Springeld in
1952 to indicate a major overhaul of the M1 rie. It was during this operation that the stocks were replaced and the numbers on the scope and base got out of
sequence. This rie has been examined and authenticated by David McClain and Scott Du and has supporting documents to show such. This is a ne example
for the advanced M1 collector.
$5,500 - $8,000
999 **Springeld Armory M-1D Garand Rie
.30-06 caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 1407703. Parkerized nish, walnut stocks, M84 telescope (S/N 28393) with rubber eye piece, barrel marked T P S-A-4-
52P, bolt marked D28287-195A-9, at-sided op-rod with small cutout notch marked D35382 9 SA; receiver marked D28291 17, S10E; trigger housing
marked D28290-12-SA; safety marked SA 11; hammer marked C46008 7 SA; stock has two Ps in circle cartouches (one is very faint and is probably
original, while the other is likely a product of the stock overhaul). Includes supporting documents showing provenance, original box and all packing,
Hart Mfg. Co. M2 ash hider, web sling, leather cheek piece. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. Metal parts are excellent retaining ca 97% parkerized
nish with a few scratches on the left side of the barrel and the back of the receiver.
$4,500 - $6,500
1002 **Winchester M-1 Garand Rie
.30-06 caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 2422126. Parkerized nish, walnut stocks, barrel marked with a P over W in an oblong circle. Early curved-side op-rod with
no cutout notch is marked D35382-WRA; bolt marked D28287-1 W.R.A.; receiver marked D28291-2; trigger housing marked D28290-W.R.A.; milled
triggerguard marked C46025 W.R.A.; hammer marked C46008-1W.R.A.; stock stamped on left side with WRA,GHD within a square box and crossed
cannon cartouche. Very good to near excellent condition with a very good, but dark, bore. The wood is near excellent with original nish and only minor dings
and scratches. This is a complete and correct specimen for the discerning collector.
$3,500 - $4,000
1001 **Springeld Armory M-1 Garand Rie
.30-06 caliber., 24 barrel, S/N 3799154. Parkerized nish, walnut stocks, lock bar rear sight. Barrel marked 1-S-A-6-45; at-sided op-rod with no cutout
notch marked D35382 9 SA; bolt marked D28287-19SA, B-16-B; receiver marked D 28281 35, Z 1 B; trigger housing marked D28290-18-SA; un-marked
safety, hammer marked C 46008 9SA; unmarked triggerguard. Buttstock has cartouche with S.A. over N.F.R. within a square and crossed cannon
cartouche; two P proofs on pistol grip (one serifed and inside a circle). Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This gun retains ca 90+% original light
gray parkerized nish and the stocks rate excellent with crisp un-altered markings and only minor dings. This is a clean original WWII collector piece.
$2,500 - $4,000
1004 **Japanese WWII Type 97 Sniper Rie
6.5mm Japanese caliber, 31 barrel, S/N 9695. Blue nish, Nagoya arsenal. Intact mum; matching numbers; no scope. Excellent condition with a good
but rusty bore. It retains ca 85% original blue nish with some moderate patches of pitting on the barrel and left rear of the receiver. The stock is excellent.
$1,500 - $2,500
1003 **Springeld Armory M-1 Garand Rie
.30-06 caliber, 24 barrel, S/N 1951264. Barrel marked S-A-9-48; at-sided op-rod with small cutout notch marked D35382 6 SA; bolt marked D28287-
12SA, S-06; receiver marked D28291 30, B11A; trigger housing marked D28290-12-SA; safety marked C46015-9SA; unmarked milled triggerguard;
hammer marked C46008-5 SA; stock has light cartouches with S.A. over E.M.F. in a box and crossed cannon cartouche. Very good to near excellent
condition with a very good bore. It retains ca 90+% original parkerized nish and the wood rates excellent as arsenal renished with only a few minor dings.
$2,000 - $3,000
1005 **Springeld Armory M-1 Garand N.M Rie, Scarce Original Type 1
.30-06 caliber, 24 barrel marked on left side NM, S/N 5944672. Parkerized nish, walnut stocks, buttstock with 3 stars over eagle in a square cartouche.
Barrel marked T P SA F6E35448 12 55 A224B P; bolt marked 6528287-SA, A16; right receiver leg marked Z 12 B, F 6528291, op-rod marked 6535382 SA;
rear sight marked DRC IHC; trigger housing marked 6528290-SA; hammer marked SA D5546008. Includes original 1956 dated government purchase
paper. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. It retains ca 97% original parkerized nish with only minor wear on the bolt ant the receiver from the op-
rod. The wood is excellent with only a few very minor dings. Included with this rie in an excellent article written by author Bruce N. Caneld for American
Rieman magazine stating that there were only about 4000 Type 1 National Match ries sold through the DCM program and that few un-altered examples
are in civilian hands. This is a truly rare, collectible Garand in top condition.
$5,000 - $6,000
Left Side
1006 The Karlkirche, Vienna, Gouache Painting by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (German, 1889-1945). Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed and
dated 1912, l.r.; 15.75 x 11.5 in.
A substantial and crisp example of Hitlers work, as outlined by expert Peter Jahn
in a letter of authenticity dated April 19, 1982. According to Jahn, this work was
one of the largest hed seen. Fine condition.
$8,000 - $12,000
Art
1006 Detail
1007 Mannerheim, Wurlitzergasse Street Scene by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (German, 1889-1945). Watercolor on paper, signed and dated 1910,
l.r.; 12.2 x 8.4.
Accompanied by an original letter from Peter Jahn, dated October 21, 1980. Jahn,
who was reigning expert verifying Hitlers authentic works, identied the scene
quite specically as Mannerheim, with St. Ulrichs Church in the background. At
this time, Jahn continues, Hitler was struggling and penniless and often painted
in this area. Very good.
$3,000 - $5,000
1008 Austrian Hussar Oil Painting by A. Wessely
A. Wessely (Continental, 19th/20th century). Oil on canvas, signed l.r.; 25 x 31 in. (sight). The canvas is in ne
condition and has not been relined.
$1,500 - $2,000
Art
1007 Detail
1009 Mettlach Schtzenliesl Stein, Plus
German, 1898. A Mettlach 1 liter stein with etched decoration of a Schtzenliesl or barmaid
holding up a pair of steins in front of a fence-mounted target, having a pair of target disks
surmounted by spread-winged eagles anking the handle while a winners pokal decorates the
top of the hinged lid, marked with the abbey trademark and Mettlach / VB / Gegen Nachbildung
/ Geschutzt / 2235 / I / 17 / 98, PLUS a Schuetzen Association Plate, with a central reserve of
crossed Schuetzen ries over a target with oak leaves, marked Gut Ziel unser Streben / Ein Ziel
unser Leben around the top and bottom edges, PLUS a porcelain soup plate with a central
reserve of Schuetzen ries behind a target, marked Mittnochschutzen. / Meissen, den 3. Sept.
1930., verso with blue underglaze crossed swords mark, PLUS a porcelain plate with a transfer
portrait of Gen. Feldmarschall von Hindenburg surrounded by ries, canons, and a wreath of oak
leaves, having a pair of German Empire ags above an iron cross dated 1914, verso marked
Bavaria, PLUS a Schuetzen rie drinking glass marked 34. Preis and Georg Ruf; stein ht. 8.75 in.
(not including handle nial). Schuetzen plate with a hanger attached to back. Tiny chip to rim of
Hindenburg plate.
$1,000 - $1,500
1010 German WWII Wooden Hand-
Carved Eagle with Plaque
15 x 14 x 14 hand-carved eagle perched
on a stony crag with a hand-engraved
Bavarian pilots badge and a brass plaque
that reads: London Flight June, 13th, 1917
For Shooting Down the First Englishman over
England, 3rd. Bomber Group, 16th Squadron.
Great display piece. Very good.
$2,500 - $5,000
Ephemera
Detail
1011 German WWI Blue Max Award Wearing Copy
All we have is an oral history with this Pour Le Mrite and according to that history a
Captain Horst Meyer on 11-08-18 was awarded the Blue Max. There was a Captain
Meyer who won a Blue Max on this date, although his name was Emil Berthold Meyer.
Also is a locket with a picture of a Prussian ocer which is supposed to be Captain
Meyer, a Prussian War Merit Cross also belonging Capt. Meyer, and a replacement
ribbon. Very good.
$1,500 - $2,500
1012 German WWI Iron Cross and Cockade
Lot includes a very unique variation of a WWI 2nd Class Iron Cross and a WWI Iron
Cross winner cap cockade. Also included in this group is a P-38 magazine and
German Navy rating patch. Very good.
$1,000 - $1,500
World War I Uniforms, Equipment & Accoutrements
Left Side
1013 Cased John Rigby & Co. Double Rie
45 x 3.25mm caliber, 26 barrels, S/N 13856. Top of barrel marked John Rigby & Co Dublin & London.
Banknote-style nely scroll-engraved frame, locks, hammers, triggerguard, under-lever, nials and
top of buttplate. Sling swivels, checkered steel buttplate, safeties on locks. Checkered forearm with
wedge, checkered pistol grip, nely gured walnut stock with pistol grip and forearm. Cased in
canvas and leather style trunk casing. Has Wm & John Rigby Dublin Ireland label inside of case lid.
Barrels have been professionally restored and retain ca 98% of the proper rust blue nish. Markings are
very sharp and crisp and still have a proud touch. Locks and hammer retain 90% of the original case
coloring just lightly fading. Frame still retains 40% of the original case coloring the rest has faded, but
very sharp and crisp. Stock and forearm are excellent. Bores are excellent.
$6,000 - $9,000
Details
Left Side
1014 **Neptun Luxus German Drilling by Sempert & Kriegho, Suhl with Rare .22
Caliber Barrel Insert
16x16x8x57 J.R. caliber, 23.5 barrels, S/N 19156. Blue Boehler Spezial barrels. Seven-pin
sidelock receiver; receiver profusely engraved with oral pattern and stippled background;
bottom of receiver marked Kriegho Drilling, Neptun Luxus. Left sidelock engraved with
a wooded game scene with 3 wild boars; right sidelock engraved with a wooded scene
with 2 bull elks. Horn triggerguard and pistol grip cap; gold-plated triggers, set trigger,
oral engraved 4-round bullet trap. Takedown lever features a WC monogram. Quick
detach Carl Zeiss, Jena claw-mounted Zielvier scope, S/N 63485, with clear optics. Excellent
condition with excellent bores. It retains nearly all of its original nish except for the triggers
which retains ca 50% of the gold plating. The walnut stocks rate very good to near excellent
with only some minor dings and scratches. This is a high grade European sporting gun.
$6,000 - $9,000
Details
1016 English Field London Martini Action Single-Shot Rie
.577/450 caliber, 29.5 barrel, S/N 3761. Six-leaf express sights (1 standing, 5 folding). Very good condition with a good but dark bore. The wood is good with
a repair to the toe of the buttstock and many dings and scratches.
$1,000 - $1,500
1017 **Midland Gun Co., Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 31.625 Damascus barrels choked IC/F, S/N 83645. Walnut checkered stocks, DT, extractors, 2.75 chambers, nitro proofed, LOP 14.75 over
added solid rubber pad. The receiver features an English setter on the left panel and a couple of grouse in ight on the right panel. The balance of the
engraving is in a scroll pattern. Excellent condition with excellent bores. It retains nearly all of the original Damascus pattern on the barrels and the receiver
retains traces of the original case colors. The stocks are very good with minor dings and scratches.
$1,000 - $1,500
1015 *W&C Scott & Sons 12ga Single-Barrel Trap Shotgun
12 ga., 34 ribbed barrel, S/N 101211. Blue barrel, case colored 6-pin sidelock receiver. Walnut checkered stocks, oval German silver initial plate on
belly of buttstock. L.O.P. 15.25 over added rubber pad, drop at comb 1.625; drop at heel 1.75; ivory front and mid-beads; mid-bead has been moved
forward 2.5. Barrel is marked W&C Scott & Sons, Makers, 55 Victoria St, London, England. Very good condition with an excellent bore. The barrel retains ca 98%
original blue nish with a couple of small rust pits on the left side near the muzzle. The receiver retains ca 25-30% original case colors and the wood is excellent
with a couple of minor dings and scratches.
$1,500 - $2,500
1018 *Arrieta Special Sidelock Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
16 ga., 28 barrels choked IC/M, S/N 20-99. Blue barrels, case colored receiver, walnut checkered stocks. LOP 14.5
over checkered butt, drop at heel 2.25, drop at comb 1.75. Housed in its original canvas and leather luggage case.
Excellent condition with excellent bores. Other than a couple of light handling marks, this gun is in like-new condition.
$3,000 - $5,000
Details
1019 Swiss Schuetzen Rie by Louis Pitri, Sassel
8x46R caliber, 29.5 barrel, S/M 252192219. Walnut checkered stocks, Monte Carlo
cheek piece, double-set triggers, oral engraved receiver, Martini action. Leather sling.
Barrel marked in silver Louis Pitri, Sassel. Very good condition with an excellent bore.
$1,500 - $2,500
Left Side
Left Side
1020 German Zimmerstutzen Rie
.4mm caliber, 26 octagonal-to-uted barrel. Top of barrel matted, marked in an oval panel Miller & Val Greiss
Munchen. At the breech on the top at marked M & M. On the left side of frame in the top corner near the
breech marked D.R.G.M. Finely engraved frame with a panel of doe and fawn with a hawk ying above. On
the right side a panel with stag and doe in the forest. Nicely scrolled engraving. Ram horn buttstock with
ne checkering and carving. Forearm is nicely carved in oak leaf design. Barrel is nished in blue. The frame,
lever, rear tang sight are case colored. This rie retains almost all of the original nish. Stock has a couple of very
minute mars. On a scale of 1-10 this is a 9.9. This is a fantastic rie.
$2,500 - $3,500
Left Side
1021 German Zimmerstutzen Rie
.4mm caliber, 26.5 uted barrel. Marked on the top at in gold and silver Carl Stiegele Kgl. Bagr. Fofgewehxfabil
Munchen. Nicely relief-engraved hammer, lock, lever. Buttplate with panel engraving; on the sideplate with young
hunters carry a rabbit. Deeply carved buttstock with vines and oak leaves. Barrel retains most of the original blue nish
just lightly fading. Lock and hammer have a nice grey look with case colors slightly muted. Overall a very sharp and crisp
rie with excellent carving.
$2,000 - $3,000
1022 German Martini Action Scheutzen Rie
Unknown caliber with .310 diameter bore, 26 octagon barrel, no S/N. Blue/case color nish, walnut checkered stock
with Scheutzen-style buttplate and high cheek piece, double-set triggers, adjustable rear sight, lollipop tang sight,
lightly engraved receiver. Very good condition with a very good+ bore. The nish is a mixture of brown patina and original
blue and case colors. The set trigger is not working. The stock is very good with some dings and scratches.
$1,000 - $1,500
Left Side
1023 L.C. Smith Quality 2 Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun
16 ga., 28 Damascus barrels choked F/F, S/N 60160. Walnut checkered stocks, DT, extractors, 1896 date of mfg. Very good condition with very good bores.
It retains nearly all of the thinning original Damascus pattern and traces of the original case colors. There are a couple of minor dents in the left barrel and only
one is barely visible inside. The buttplate has a minor chip at the toe. The wood is very good with a small crack in the buttstock at the top left where it meets the
frame. The checkering is attened and there is a ding in the left wrist. The forearm is worn smooth.
$1,000 - $1,500
1024 **Remington Model 32 Over/Under Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 30 barrels choked F/M. Blue nish, walnut checkered stocks, Miller single trigger, Simmons vent rib. Very good condition with excellent bores. This
gun has been expertly renished and retains ca 97% blue nish. The stocks rate very good with a .75 tight crack in the buttstock where it meets the bottom tang.
$1,200 - $1,800
1025 **Remington Model 1894 FE Grade Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 30 barrels choked IM/IM, S/N P133138. Walnut checkered stocks, English buttstock, splinter forearm, DT, ejectors, ivory mid-bead, barrels marked
TRAP GUN, F GRADE, REMINGTON ARMS CO., ILION, N.Y. Drop at heel 2.5; drop at comb 1.75. Excellent condition with excellent bores. This gun retains ca
98% original barrel blue and 95% original case colors which have mellowed and are thinning. The wood is excellent with only some very light scratches and
handling marks. There is a .5 patch of rust pitting on the left side of the frame just aft of the breech and there are three tiny chips at the toe of the buttplate. This
is a scarcely encountered shotgun in high condition.
$1,500 - $2,000
1026 Remington Model 1894 CE Grade Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 30 ordnance steel barrels choked F/F, S/N 100989. Blue barrels, case colored receiver, fancy walnut checkered stocks, DT, ejectors. Very good
condition with excellent bores. It retains ca 98% original barrel blue and the receiver retains ca 50% original case colors which have faded. The stocks rate very
good with minor dings and scratches and a tiny chip out of the right side of the forearm where it meets the barrels.
$1,000 - $1,500
1027 Remington Model 1876 Whitmore Lifter Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Hammer Shotgun
12 ga., 30 Damascus barrels choked IC/M, S/N 3961. Walnut checkered stocks. Very good condition with very good bores. It retains nearly all of the original
Damascus pattern on the barrels and the receiver is void of nish. The wood rates very good+ with light wear.
$1,000 - $1,500
1028 **Remington Model 32 Over/Under Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 26 solid rib barrels choked IC/IC, S/N 2133. Blue nish, walnut checkered stocks, sticker on the stock is for an Edwards Recoil Eraser. 1935 date of
mfg., ST, added trigger shoe, added solid rubber recoil pad, LOP 14 over added pad. Very good condition with excellent bores. It appears to have an older
re-blued nish and retains ca 80% of that nish with most loss on the bottom of the receiver. The takedown lever is slightly left of center.
$800 - $1,200
Left Side
1029 Remington Model 1894 EEO Grade Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
16 ga., 28 ordnance steel barrels choked C/C, S/N 110475. Blue barrels, DT, ejectors. Finely gured checkered
walnut stocks. LOP 14.125 over solid rubber recoil pad, drop at heel 2.5, drop at comb 2. Exquisitely engraved
receiver (likely by Remington master engraver Joseph Loy) featuring two partridges and a dogs head on the
left panel, two woodcocks and a duck on the right panel, two deer on the bottom panel, and the balance
done in scroll and vine patterns and two ribands with Remington Arms Co. Featured in Charles Semmers book,
Remington Double Shotguns, (1996: 190-191). Mr. Semmer states that he has examined 48 EE grade 1894s over
the years and only ve are 16 ga., making this a rare and desirable double gun. Very good condition with excellent
bores. The barrels have been re-blued and the stocks have been expertly renished. The receiver has traces of original
case colors in protected areas and the takedown lever is right of center. The sling swivel studs have been removed
and the hole in the stock has been plugged and there are plug screws in the bottom of the rib. This is truly a rare and
collectible Remington double gun and one of the highest quality rearms of its day.
$10,000 - $15,000
Details
1031 *Remington Model 90-T Single-Barrel Trap Shotgun
12 ga., 34 barrel, S/N ST 01411. Matte black nish, walnut checkered stocks. Original box and papers. Excellent
condition with an excellent bore. This gun retains ca 99% original nish and remains in near-new condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
1030 **Remington Model 1894 CE Grade Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 32 barrels choked F/F, S/N 135101. Full nickel nish, walnut English checkered stock and
forearm, scroll engraved receiver. Added Hawkins rubber pad, DT, ejectors. Very good condition with
excellent bores. This gun retains ca 90-95% original nickel nish which has dulled slightly. The stocks rate
very good with light dings and scratches and some attening to the checkering. The wood to metal t is
excellent. This gun has been gently used and well cared for.
$2,000 - $4,000
Left Side
1032 *Swiss Martini Target Rie (Hammerli)
Caliber unknown, 32 octagonal and uted barrel. Blued Martini-style action. Rams horn stock with hook butt. Plain forearm. Double-set triggers with
fancy nger loop lever. A tag on the right side of stock is engraved J. Baumgartner over Burglen. Barrel is in the white. Action retains all of the blue nish.
Buttstock and forearm are excellent with some nicks and dings.
$800 - $1,200
1033 *Joh. Springer Over/Under Rie/Shotgun Combo
12 ga. over 6.5X52 caliber, 25.625 barrels, no S/N. Blue barrels, case colored scalloped boxlock receiver, high grade walnut checkered stocks, Monte
Carlo cheek piece, folding leaf rear sight. Barrels marked Joh. Springers Erben, Vien. .75 leather sling. Very good condition with very good bores. It retains ca
97% original barrel blue and the receiver retains ca 75% original mostly vivid case colors with most loss on the belly. The stocks are very good with minor dings
and scratches. There is a slight dent (barely visible) on the right side of the barrel 4 from the muzzle. This is a nice original Austrian combination gun.
Ex John Malloy Hunting Collection
$1,500 - $2,000
1034 *Charles Boswell First Royale Grade Shotgun Made in North America
20 gauge, bore diameter is .637, 26.75 barrels, automatic ejectors. Serial number 8302 marked on the top of barrels on the rib
between Charles Boswell London in gold. With banknote-style engraving on the barrels, tang, sidelocks, frame and triggerguard.
Barrels nish is a beautiful high-polished plum brown. With gold bands at the back of barrels. Sidelocks, frame and forearm
ttings are nished in case colors. All pins in the locks are a highly polished white color. Triggerguard is a high-polished blue
nish. Safety and top lever are nished in blue. The word safe is in gold. Finely gured checkered Spanish black walnut stock
and forearm. With gold inscription plate behind checkering at triggerguard. Checkered buttplate. Cased in a leather trunk-style
case with brass corners.
Boswell is a London based company that moved to Toronto, Canada in 1983. This is the second gun that was made in America
and it was made for an exhibition. This is the rst Boswell sidelock made in Canada. Complete with factory letter.
Excellent to new.
$7,000 - $9,000
1035 *Merkel Model 280EL Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
.28 ga., 28 barrels choked IM/F, ejectors, S/N 384458. Blue nish with nickel engraved receiver; high grade walnut checkered English
stock. LOP 14.25, drop at heel 2.5, drop at comb 1.625. Canvas and leather carry case. Excellent condition with excellent bores. It retains all
of its original nish and the wood rates excellent with a couple of very light scratches on the buttstock. This is a very nice small-bore shotgun.
$3,500 - $4,500
1036 *Weatherby Athena DItalia PG Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
20 ga., 26 barrels with screw-in chokes, S/N FS1857. Blue/coin nish, scroll engraved receiver, walnut checkered stocks. Single
trigger, ejectors. LOP 14.25; drop at heel 2.5; drop at comb 1.5; three choke tubes. Excellent condition with excellent bores. This gun
is in near-new condition.
$1,200 - $1,800
1038 *Browning Citori Superlite Grade V Over/Under
Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 26 barrels with Invector choke tubes (M/SK), S/N
03783PE103. Coin nished and deeply relief-engraved
receiver; hand-engraved and signed on left side T. Kataoka.
Blue barrels, walnut checkered stocks. LOP 14.25 over
factory Browning pad; drop at comb 1.75; drop at heel
2.25. Housed in a Jaquas hard case. Excellent condition with
excellent bores. The only visible wear on this gun is the gold
worn o the front of the trigger.
$2,000 - $2,500
1037 **Remington Model 1894 CE Grade Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 30 ordnance steel barrels choked M/IM, S/N 132053. Blue barrels, case colored receiver, walnut checkered stocks. LOP 14/75 over solid rubber
recoil pad, DT, automatic ejectors, ivory front bead. Very good condition with excellent bores. It retains ca 80% thinning barrel blue and the receiver is void of
nish. It has been re-stocked and the wood-to-metal t is excellent with the wood proud above the metal. All of the screws are slightly buggered and the front
bead is cracked and half is missing.
$2,000 - $4,000
1039 *Winchester Pre-64 Model 70 Custom Bolt Action Rie
.458 Winchester magnum caliber, 22.25 barrel, S/N 14019. Blue nish, walnut checkered stock, custom engraved oor plate with gold inlaid
lion. Added quarter rib, leather sling. Very good condition with an excellent bore. It has had a hole drilled and plugged on the left side of the
receiver and a hole drilled and tapped on top of the barrel in front of the rib.
Ex John Malloy Hunting Collection
$1,000 - $1,500
1040 *Armalite AR-50 Bolt Action Single-Shot Rie
.50 BMG caliber, 33 barrel, S/N 71475. Matte black nish.
Excellent condition with an excellent bore.
$3,000 - $4,000
1041 *Robinson Armament XCR Semi-Auto Rie
7.62x39 caliber, 18.6 barrel, S/N XL02672. Side-folding stock, folding sights.
Original hard carrying case and papers. New. No magazine present.
$1,000 - $1,500
1042 *Browning Citori Grade VI Sporter Over/
Under Shotgun
28 ga., 30 Invector choked barrels, S/N
25207NN131. Coin nished engraved receiver
with 7 gold inlays. Blue barrels, high grade walnut
checkered stocks. Original box, papers, extra
chokes, extra triggers. Excellent condition with
excellent bores. This gun is in near-new condition.
$2,500 - $3,500
1043 *Ithaca SKB Model 280E Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
.28 ga., 25 barrels choked IC/M, S/N S6286913. Blue nish, walnut checkered stocks. Very good + condition with excellent bores. This gun
retains virtually all of the original blue nish, but has a handful of deep dings in the wood.
$800 - $1,000
1045 *Browning Citori Grade VI Over/Under Shotgun Made for the European Market
20 ga., 30 barrels with Invector chokes (IC/Mod), S/N 66018NV. Barrels are marked on right side 20Ga. - 2 3/4 and 3, Browning SA. Coin
nished receiver, blue barrels, walnut checkered stocks, Schnabel fore end tip. Unsigned receiver features two pheasants in ight on left
panel, three ducks in ight on right panel, English setter on the bottom panel, and a grouse on the triggerguard. The balance of engraving
is done in scroll and oral patterns. Excellent condition with excellent bores.
$1,500 - $2,000
1044 *CVC Classic Sporter Over/Under Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 30 barrels with screw in chokes, S/N CVC-553. Coin nished receiver, blue barrels, walnut checkered stocks. 14.75 LOP over factory
rubber pad. Excellent condition with excellent bores. It retains nearly all of the original nish and the wood rates near excellent with many light
dings and scratches.
$1,000 - $1,500
Left Side
1046 **Parker Bros. BHE Grade 5 Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
20 ga., 28 Damascus barrels, S/N 124640. Case colored receiver, bottom and sides of receiver engraved with dogs ushing pheasants and the rest
of the receiver engraved with oral patterns. Ejectors, DT, splinter forearm, checkered butt with skeleton buttplate. L.O.P. 14; D.A.C. 1.75; D.A.H. 2;
pistol grip stock with horn cap and gold oval, O frame, 3.4lbs. barrels. 1903 date of mfg., walnut stock with eur-de-lis checkering and checkered
side panels; checkered walnut forearm. Very good condition with excellent bores. The barrels retains nearly all of their thinning Damascus pattern and
the receiver retains strong case colors in protected areas. The wood rates very good to near excellent with only minor dings and scratches. It is mechanically
excellent and still tight on the face.
$3,000 - $5,000
Details
1049 *Beretta Silver Hawk Side-by-Side
12 ga., 27.875 barrels, S/N S00383A. Coin
nished engraved receiver. Blue barrels choked
F/IM, single trigger, ejectors, selective safety.
14.5 LOP, 2 drop at heel, 1.25 drop at comb.
Walnut checkered English stock and forearm.
Original box and papers. Excellent condition with
excellent bores. This gun is in near-new condition.
$1,800 - $2,200
1047 **Parker DHE Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 32Titanic steel barrels, S/N 143694. Number 2 frame, 4 lbs. 9 oz. barrels, ejectors, DT, ivory mid-bead, brass front bead, splinter forearm, L.O.P.
14.25 over original pad, D.A.C. 1.75, D.A.H. 2.125; 1907 date of mfg. Very good condition with excellent bores. This gun retains ca 80% original barrel blue
thinning and turning gray. The frame retains ca 20-25% original case colors, mostly in the protected areas and on the water-table. The wood is very good with
a tight 1 crack at rear of the top tang and the original pad has deteriorated and is mashed down from standing upright.
$2,500 - $3,500
1048 *S.I.A.C.E. Model 350 GL Self-Cocking Side-by-Side Sidelock Hammer Shotgun
.28 ga., 28 barrels, S/N 45732. Coin nished receiver with relief engraving on top, bottom, and borders of the frame and the balance with scroll and oral
engraving, gold line inlay on borders of sidelocks and breech end of barrels, gold inlaid rose on bottom of frame. Blue barrels choked F/M, hand-led
solid rib, single trigger, ejectors, 7-pin sidelocks. LOP 14.125, drop at comb 1.75, drop at heel 2.125. High grade walnut checkered stocks, checkered
butt, gun cocks the hammers when barrels are opened. Housed in a leather leg of mutton case. This exquisite high grade hammer gun remains in like-
new condition with no visible wear.
$3,000 - $5,000
American/European Sporting Arms Long Guns
1050 *Kriegho K-80 Over/Under Shotgun, Custom Engraved by Master Engraver Gino Cargnel - Spectacular!
12 ga., 30- 3 magnum barrels (numbered 8868), S/N 10349. Engraved and gold inlaid by master engraver Gino
Cargnel. Engraving features oral motif panels with 2 dogs ushing grouse in a gold and silver oval on the left side
of the receiver; 2 dogs pointing a pheasant in a gold and silver oval on the right panel; the bottom of the receiver
features a gold and silver oval with a dog holding a rabbit in his mouth; the triggerguard shows a snipe in ight;
there is a gold partridge on the top rear of the receiver. All panels are adorned with gold line borders. The fabulous
walnut checkered stocks are perfectly tted to the metal and the pistol grip cap is marked Brent Umberger, Master
Stockmaker. Excellent condition with excellent bores. This gun is fabulous in every sense of the word with the nest quality
work done by the masters of the trade.
$10,000 - $15,000
Left Side
Details
1051 *Browning Citori 325 Grade II Over/Under Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 32 Invector choked barrels, S/N 39570NW. Custom maple stocks, adjustable comb, plam swell, Schnabel forearm tip. Four original choke
tubes, two Seminole I/C chokes. KickEez pad, LOP 14.375 over the pad, single trigger, ejectors. Lightly engraved nickel receiver, blue barrels.
Original box. Excellent condition with excellent bores. The wood-to-metal t is excellent and the wood is proud above the metal. It retains nearly all of its
original nish.
$1,500 - $1,800
1052 *Merkel Model 147EL Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
12 ga., 28 barrels choked C/IC, S/N 385332. Engraved nickel nish receiver, blue barrels, fancy walnut checkered stocks, beavertail fore end, double
triggers, cocking indicators. Original leather luggage case. Excellent condition with excellent bores. There is a light rub mark on the right side of the stock. It
is in the nish only and not into the wood.
$2,500 - $3,500
1053 *Kriegho K-80 Bavaria Royale Grade Engraved Over/Under Shotgun
12 ga., 32 multi-choke barrels, S/N 020975. Bavaria Royale scroll engraving with a panel featuring grouse in ight
on the left side of the receiver and a panel on the right side featuring ducks in ight, high grade walnut checkered
stocks, single trigger, ejectors. Housed in the original Kriegho aluminum Americase. Excellent condition with
excellent bores. This gun shows very little wear, but it has some minor dings on the buttstock.
$12,000 - $15,000
Details
1054 *Browning Citori Grade VI Over/Under Shotgun Made for the European Market
12 ga., 30 barrels choked IC/M, S/N 32021NN. Coin nished receiver, blue barrels, high grade walnut checkered stocks, Schnabel fore end tip. Receiver is unsigned,
but features two pheasants on the left panel, three ducks on the right panel, an English setter on the bottom panel, and a grouse on the triggerguard. The balance
of the engraving is done in scroll and oral patterns. Excellent condition with excellent bores. The wood is excellent with some minor dings and scratches and a 1.25
repaired crack on the left side which is barely visible. The barrels are marked on the right side 12 Ga. - 2 3/4, Browning S.A. and underneath the forearm on both barrels 18.5
NP 900BAR. There is some wear on the gold trigger,
$1,500 - $2,000
1055 **Belgian Browning Superposed Broadway Trap Over/Under
12 ga., 32 barrels, S/N 11244S72. Blue nish, custom walnut eur-de-lis checkered stocks, oral engraving. 625 Broadway rib. LOP 14.75 over Pachmayr pad, drop at
heel 2, drop at comb 1.375. Excellent condition with excellent bores. It retains ca 99% original blue nish with one triggerguard screw in the white. The extra fancy wood is
excellent with a couple of small dings in the nish at the toe.
$1,500 - $2,000
1056 **Belgian Browning Superposed Diana Grade Over/Under Shotgun Signed by R. Dewil
12 ga., 30 barrels choked F/M, S/N 80904. blue barrels, coin nished engraved receiver signed by R. Dewil. High grade walnut checkered stocks. LOP 14.375 over
original Browning pad. 1960 date of mfg., ivory mid- and front beads, single trigger. Excellent condition with excellent bores. The barrels retains ca 97% original blue
nish with only a little wear from sliding the forearm forward to remove the barrels. The receiver rates excellent and the wood is excellent. There are 2 tiny rust pits on the
forearm latch and 1 tiny rust pit on the triggerguard.
$3,000 - $5,000
1057 **English Holloway & Naughton Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Hammer Shotgun
12 ga., 30 barrels choked F/F. Blue barrels, case colored receiver, walnut checkered replacement stocks, DT, extractors. LOP 15 over solid rubber pad, ivory bead.
Consignor states 1928 date of mfg., original splinter forearm is included. Excellent condition with excellent bores. The barrels have been expertly re-blued and the barrel
address has been re-cut. The receiver retains ca 40% original case colors. The stocks are professionally made and the t and nish are excellent.
$1,000 - $1,500
1058 *Browning BSS Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
20 ga., 28 barrels choked F/M, S/N 01044RR368. Blue nish, walnut checkered stocks, added Simmons vent rib, SST, ejectors, beavertail fore end, English
stock. LOP 14.375 over added Pachmayr Whiteline pad. Very good condition with excellent bores. There is a 1.25 scratch on the left side of the receiver and a
small ding in the butstock at the wrist.
$1,000 - $1,500
1060 Set of Kriegho K80 Over/Under
Barrels with Sub-Gauge Tubes
12 ga., 28 ported barrels choked C/IC, Briley
tubes in .410, 28 ga., 20 ga. Housed in an
aluminum Americase. Very good condition.
$800 - $1,200
1059 *Merkel Model 147EL Side-by-Side
20 ga., 30 barrels choked C/C, S/N 384565. Blue
barrels, game scene engraved nickel receiver,
walnut checkered stocks. LOP 15.25 over added
Pachmayr solid rubber pad, DT, ejectors. Housed
in the original canvas and leather luggage case.
Excellent condition with excellent bores. This gun is in
like-new condition with one tiny ding on the stock.
$3,000 - $4,000
1062 Walking Cane Gun
410 gauge, 27 barrel, 37 overall. Folding trigger.
Metal outlined in wood. Excellent.
$800 - $1,200
Ephemera
1061 Gold and Diamond Shooting Medal
10K gold construction with four high quality diamonds. front
features a swallow in ight and the shape of a shield with
crossed double-barrel shotguns and a laurel wreath. The back
is marked 10K on the pin and the inscription reads Won By Geo.
McG. Morris, 98 out of 105. Excellent condition.
$800 - $1,200
1063 *Semmerling LM-4 Semi-Auto Pistol
.45ACP caliber, 3.5 barrel, S/N 038. Blue nish, black plastic grips,
extra magazine. This is a very rare pistol with only 600 ever being
produced. Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This gun remains
in like-new condition.
$3,000 - $4,000
.45 ACP caliber, 3.5 barrel, S/N 295. Blue nish, black plastic grips. This is
a rare pistol with only 600 ever being produced. Excellent condition with
an excellent bore. This gun is in near-new condition.
$3,000 - $4,000
.45 ACP caliber, 3.5 barrel, S/N 065. Blue nish, black plastic grips, extra
magazine. This is a very rare pistol with only 600 ever being produced.
Excellent condition with an excellent bore. This gun remains in like-new condition.
$3,000 - $4,000
1066 Case XX Centennial Mint Set, 1889 to 1989 100 Knives
100-knife set with various patterns includes: 24 genuine India stag handled knives, 16 gold
stone handled knives, 3 stainless steel lock-back knives, 57 red jigged bone handled knives,
porcelain-over-metal Case XX sign, 100th Anniversary catalog, and carrying case. Mint.
$4,000 - $5,000
Knives
1067 Custom Knife by Wm. F. Moran, Lime Kiln, MD
11 o.a.l., 7 clip point blade, 3.25 false edge; ironwood handle, brass pommel with le work edge, brass pommel nut.
Brass crossguard with le work edge, makers mark on left side of the blade. Leather scabbard. Excellent condition.
$6,000 - $8,000
Knives
1068 Custom Lock-Back Folding Knife by Jack Buseld
6.125 o.a.l., 2.75 blade, satin stainless steel construction,
inter-frame mother-of-pearl handles. Excellent condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
1069 Custom Sub-Hilt Fighting Knife by Willie Rigney
17 o.a.l., 11 blade, satin stainless steel blade, polished stainless
steel pommel hilt, and handle spacer. Fossilized walrus ivory
handle with red and white Micarta spacers. Excellent condition.
$1,500 - $2,000
1070 Custom Tanto Knife by Bob Lum
14.125 o.a.l., 8.25 blade. Satin stainless steel construction, stag handles. Leather sheath.
Excellent condition.
$1,000 - $1,500
1071 Custom Three-Knife Eagle Set by Tommy Lee
1) Bowie knife, 13.5 o.a.l., 8.75 blade. Polished stainless steel construction, ivory scrimshaw
handles signed Burdette.
2) Boot knife, 7.25 o.a.l., 3.625 blade. Polished stainless steel construction, ivory scrimshaw
handles.
3) Folding knife, 7 o.a.l., 3 blade. Polished stainless steel construction, ivory scrimshaw handles
signed Burdette. All in excellent condition. The handles on the Bowie knife are cracked in three
places where the pins go through.
$1,000 - $1,500
1072 Custom Scorpion #1 Sub-Hilt Fighting Knife by Bill Luckett
15.625 o.a.l., 9.75 double-edge blade. Stainless steel construction, Cocobolo handles
with black Micarta spacers. Housed in a fabulous custom exotic wood box by Nelson
Gimbert. Excellent condition.
$800 - $1,200
1073 I. W. Kohl Etched Blade German Hunting Knife
9.125 o.a.l., 4.875 blade with 2 false edge. Steel handles with le work and mother-of-pearl
inserts with dogs hunting deer on the left side panel and a scrimshawed ship in one right side
panel, with the name B. Evingfreund surrounded by a oral motif in the other right side panel.
The blade is maker marked on the spine I.W. Kohl and is nicely etched with a hunter shooting
a deer in the woods on the left side. The right side features the hunters rie, hunting knives,
hunting horn, and a trophy deer skull in a oral motif. Very good untouched condition with some
light staining overall and un-sharpened blade.
$800 - $1,200
Knives
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**Remington Model 1894 CE Grade Side-by-Side Double-Barrel Shotgun
Contemporary Copy of Morrill, Mosman, and Blair Percussion Knife Pistol
*Remington Model 30 Express Custom Bolt-Action Rie
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Admiral D.G. Farraguts Yacht Ensign Flag with Inscription
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property, or the correctness or completeness of the catalogue or other description
of the property, and no statement, whether written or oral, shall be deemed
such a representation, warranty or assumption of liability. Cowans makes no
representation or warranty that the buyer of manuscript material, photographs,
prints or works of art will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights. Cowans
does not guarantee the working order of any clock, watch, electronic or mechanical
device. Dimensions given in the catalogue descriptions may be approximate.

7) DEFINITIONS OF AUTHORSHIP.
By or Maker/Artist in our opinion, the work is by the artist or maker stated
Attributed to in our opinion, the work is probably, but not denitely, by the
artist or maker stated
Signed or Marked in our opinion, the signature or mark is that of the stated
artist or maker
Bearing the signature (or mark) of in our opinion, the signature or mark is
probably, but not denitely, that of the artist or maker stated
Circle of in our opinion, the work is of the period and by an artist or maker
closely associated with the stated artist or maker
School of in our opinion, the work is by a pupil or follower of the stated artist
or maker
Manner of in our opinion, the work is of the period and done in the style of the
stated artist or maker
After in our opinion, the work is a copy of a work by the stated artist or maker
8) INSPECTION. Except for On-Line Only Auctions, all lots are available for
inspection prior to the auction. Condition reports for most items can be found
online at Cowans website, www.cowans.com, and prospective bidders are
encouraged to contact Cowans directly for additional information regarding the
condition of any lot. Cowans does not warrant the condition of any item. Buyers
interested in the condition of an item are encouraged to contact Cowans and, to
the best of our ability, we will document for the prospective bidder the condition
status on any lot. Condition is always a subjective evaluation and nal responsibility
rests with the buyer to assess the condition of any item sold by Cowans.
ABSENTEE, TELEPHONE AND INTERNET BIDDING
Absentee and telephone bidding is oered as a free service to our customers and
prospective bidders. Cowans shall not be responsible for any errors or failures in
executing bids, either absentee, telephone or via the internet.
9) ABSENTEE BIDDING. Absentee bids are accepted via mail, fax, email and on
Cowans website. Such bids will be posted with the time and date of arrival, with
ties being awarded to the earliest bidder. Absentee bids that are faxed or emailed to
Cowans need to be in the oce at least 2 hours before the sale begins.
An absentee bidder unknown to Cowans may be required to submit a bank letter
of credit prior to the auction, or, using a credit card, deposit with Cowans a fee
equaling 30% of the absentee bid.
All absentee bids are executed competitively by a member of the auction sta. The
auction sta will try to purchase the lot for the lowest price possible and will bid up
to the amount designated by the absentee bidder only if necessary. Cowans does
not accept buy bids, or absentee bids which have no limit. In the event of a tie bid
between a oor and an absentee bidder, the oor bid will be honored.
10) TELEPHONE BIDDING. Bidding live via the telephone is available on a rst come,
rst served basis for those lots with a low estimate of $500 or greater. In order for
Cowans to eciently serve the needs of those who wish to bid by phone, please
note the following:
To participate in the auction by telephone, potential bidders must complete
and sign the absentee bid form and check I WISH TO BID BY TELEPHONE for
the designated lots. Potential bidders may also reserve a phone line on Cowans
website. If faxing or emailing requests for phone bidding, they need to be in
Cowans oce 2 hours before the sale begins. Once the auction begins, requests
left on Cowans website may not be retrieved by the sta.
Telephone bidders are advised to indicate an insurance bid, which amount will
become an absentee bid, pursuant to the absentee bidding process set forth
above, if Cowans can not reach the bidder by telephone for a particular indicated
lot.
Telephone bidders must disable any caller ID or other call blocking mechanism.
Cowans sells about 100 lots per hour, so telephone bidders should plan
accordingly. Cowans will attempt to reach each telephone bidder, but Cowans is
in no way responsible for missed calls.
11) INTERNET BIDDING. Internet bidding is available through our website;
additionally, Cowans may post certain auctions on Live Auctioneers
(liveauctioneers.com) or Proxibid (proxibid.com). There may be terms which apply
solely to internet bids that should be reviewed online at the time of sale. Cowans
is not responsible for any failure to execute a bid and shall have no liability to any
bidder for any technical or other failure associated with an internet auction.
12) BIDDINGINCREMENTS. Thefollowingincrements areusedat theauction. Absenteebids
must fall withintheseincrements. Cowans will automatically reduceany absenteebidtothe
closest increment if thebidfalls outsidethepublishedrangeof increments.
For Bids Falling Between Bidding Increment
$0-500 $25
$501-1,000 $50
$1,001-3,000 $100
$3,001-5,000 $250
$5,001 and up $500 or at the discretion of the auctioneer
Cowans reserves the right to modify increments at any time during the auction.
AFTER THE AUCTION
13) BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY. Upon the fall of the hammer, title to the oered
lot shall pass to the buyer and the buyer immediately (a) assumes full risk and
responsibility for the lot, including liability for loss or damage and (b) is liable for
payment of the Purchase Price (as dened below) to Cowans. It is the buyers
responsibility to ask specic questions on condition related concerns prior to the
auction. Cowans will not rescind sales with buyers that have disputes regarding
rearms bore condition.
14) PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT. The discounted Purchase Price for each
lot shall equal the hammer price, buyers premium, sales tax and, if applicable, all
packing, handling, insurance and shipping costs. Payment may be made with cash,
personal or travelers check or credit card. Cowans reserves the right to hold a
purchased lot until a check has cleared.
A convenience fee of $15.00 will be assessed to all transactions made in the
alternate payment channels: Phone payments are made available as a convenience
outside Cowans Auctions customary payment channels, therefore these payments
are qualied as payments made in the alternative payment channel. All forms of
payment made using this method will be assessed the convenience fee. Please call
Cowans Auctions if you have any questions regarding this policy.
PLEASE NOTE: A surcharge of 2% will be assessed to all credit card transactions.
This surcharge is not greater than our cost of acceptance.
Buyers who are present at the auction must pay the full Purchase Price at the
time of the sale. Buyers who bid by telephone or who are absentee bidders will
be invoiced within 5 days after the close of the auction and must pay the full
Purchase Price for each purchased lot within 14 days after the date of the auction.
By signing the absentee bid form or placing a bid by telephone, an absentee bidder
authorizes Cowans to charge the Purchase Price for each lot for which such bidder
is the successful bidder to the credit card number provided by telephone or on
the absentee bid form, unless payment in full or alternative payment instruction is
received within 14 days after the date of the auction. No property will be released
by Cowans unless the Purchase Price has been paid in full.
Institutional billing may be available, and should be arranged prior to the auction.
Cowans may impose late charges of 1.5% per month (or the highest interest rate
allowed) on any amount owed to Cowans that remains unpaid after 30 days. Buyer
shall be liable for any collection costs or attorneys fees incurred by Cowans to
collect payment, to the extent permitted by law.
15) SALES TAX. Buyers are required to pay any applicable state and local sales tax.
16) SHIPPING. At the request of the buyer, Cowans will authorize the shipment
of purchased items usually within two weeks after payment has been received.
Shipment is generally made via UPS or Fed-Ex Ground. Unless buyer gives special
instructions, the shipping method shall be at the sole discretion Cowans Auctions.
Cowans is in no way responsible for the acts or omissions of independent handlers,
packers or shippers of purchased items or for any loss, damage or delay from the
packing or shipping of any property.
ADVICE TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS. Cowans will not ship any package containing
a rearm to any location other than within the United States. Buyers outside the
United States must make their own shipping arrangements taking full risk for the
transportation of any rearm.
Property made of or containing certain plant or animal materials, such as coral,
crocodile, ivory, whalebone, baleen, tortoiseshell, etc., may require a license or
certicate before exportation from the United States and importation to another
country. If you are purchasing items that contain these materials, you need to
check the government wildlife import requirements in the countries from which
and to which the item is being shipped prior to bidding. Since the export and
import licenses are independently issued by the countries of origin and destination,
obtaining one does not guarantee that you can obtain the other. Purchasers are
responsible for making timely payments on items won at auction, even if a license
is delayed or denied.
17) SHIPPING CHARGES. Buyers are required to pay for all packing, shipping and
insurance charges. Overseas duty charges are the responsibility of the successful
bidder. Be aware that for larger and/or valuable items, shipping charges can be
substantial.
18) REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PROPERTY. If purchased property has not been
removed, or Cowans has not received shipping instructions within 21 days after the
auction date, a $10 per item per day storage fee may be charged to the buyer.
19) CANCELLATION OF SALE. If purchased property remains in the custody of
Cowans for a period of 60 days following the auction, Cowans may, at its option,
cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages any payments made by the buyer,
or resell the property at auction or by any other commercially reasonable means, for
the account and at the risk of the buyer, and in such event, buyer shall be liable for
the payment of all deciencies plus all of Cowans costs, including but not limited to
storage and costs of both sales. This right of cancellation is in addition to any and all
other remedies available to Cowans.
Copyright 2014 Cowans Auctions
Terms and Conditions
Federal Firearms License Handling Policy
ALL FIREARMS REQUIRING A LICENSE ARE NOTED WITH ASTERISKS.
* Indicates the weapon is regulated by C&R laws.
** Indicates the weapon is regulated FFL laws.
*** Indicates the weapon is regulated NFA laws.
1. HAND GUNS: Non Ohio resident buyers of handguns must rst pay for their purchases before leaving the auction. All modern hand guns must be retained by an agent. All buyers must make arrangements with
a local rearms dealer in their resident state to provide Cowan's a copy of the FFL license holder to whom any modern handgun will be shipped. Upon receipt of the copy of this license, a purchase will be packaged
and shipped (at the buyers expense) to the appropriate FFL holder. This is a federal law and must be complied with regardless of a buyers resident state. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.
Ohio residents may take possession of a modern handgun immediately after their purchase, provided they successfully complete a NICS background check which can occur on the auction premises or afterwards.
Such transfer shall be made by Cowan's.
2. MODERN LONG GUNS: Both residents and non-residents may take possession of modern long arms by rst paying, then ling an ATF form 4473 and completing the NICS background check.
SPECIAL NOTE: In most cases, the NICS process will take 2-3 minutes to approve or deny. Exceptions may take up to 3 business days. For further information, you may contact the NICS information line at
304.625.2750 or view the information on the website at:
http://www.fbi.gov/program/nics/index.htm
3. ANTIQUE GUNS: May be purchased and removed from the auction premises on the day of sale by anyone, resident or non-resident.
DISCLAIMER: Neither Cowan Auctioneers, their consignors, employees or agents warrant the safety or the shootability of any rearms in this catalogue. All rearms in this catalogue are sold as collector items. Buyers
wishing to re ANY rearm purchased in this auction are strongly advised to have the weapon(s) examined by a competent gunsmith who will test the weapon for its shootability and also to ensure that the caliber of
the breech is, in fact, the caliber that it is thought to be.
COWANS AUCTIONS, INC. STRICTLY COMPLIES WITH ALL FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE SALE AND TRANSFER OF FIREARMS. UNLESS SPECIFIED ABOVE, ALL TRANSFERS OF
MODERN HANDGUNS MUST TAKE PLACE AT:
COWANS AUCTIONS.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
Cowans Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio is a recognized dealer in Class III items and is recognized as a (63) NRA Firearms Dealer and will comply with all regulations.
Buyers are expected to know their states laws and regulations on machine guns prior to bidding. The following states do not allow individuals to own machine guns: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. For more details please visit the website for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at www.atf.gov.
The three forms necessary to ll out upon purchase of these machine guns will be supplied by Cowans Auctions. These forms are: 1) ATF Form #4 (and possibly ATF Form #5) 2) Fingerprint Card, and 3) ATF form
5330.20 Certicate of Compliance.
1 Cowans Auction policy is that the buyer will assume all transfer fees relating to the purchase of Class III weapons.
2 All buyers are expected to promptly ll out paperwork and comply with all related laws and regulations.
3 Please allow up to three months, if necessary, for paperwork to be completed to transfer a machine gun.
Cowans Auctions Class III License Policy
ABSENTEE BID FORM
I request that Cowans Auctions, Inc. (Cowans) (i) enter bids on the following lots up to the maximum price I have indicated for each lot in the Absentee Bid column; or (ii) reserve a telephone line for telephone bidding for the lots indicated. I request
that if Cowans is unable to reach me for telephone bidding for a lot, that Cowans enter bids on such lot up to the maximum price indicated in the Insurance Bid column. I understand that Cowans will execute the absentee bids competitively on my
behalf. I further understand that Cowans executes absentee bids and allows telephone bids as a convenience for customers and that Cowans is not responsible for failure to execute bids or for errors relating to the execution of my bids. I agree to be
bound by the Terms and Conditions for Bidders printed in the auction catalog and listed on Cowans website cowanauctions.com and I understand that I am responsible for determining the condition and authenticity of any lot, and that all items are sold
AS IS with no returns or refunds. By submitting this Absentee Bid Form, I authorize Cowans to obtain a copy of my individual consumer credit report and authorize Cowans, at its sole discretion, to use the information contained therein to make business
decisions regarding my participation in the bidding process.
If my bid is successful, I understand that the purchase price for each lot will be the sum of the hammer price, the buyers premium, sales tax and all packing, handling, insurance and shipping costs (the purchase price). I understand that I will be invoiced
within 5 days after the auction and that I will be responsible for paying Cowans the full purchase price immediately upon receipt of the invoice. Cowans may impose late charges of 1.5% per month (or the highest interest rate allowed) on any amount
owed to Cowans that remains unpaid after 30 days. By signing this absentee bid form I authorize Cowans to charge the credit card listed below for the full purchase price of each lot for which my bid is successful, unless payment in full or alternative pay-
ment instructions are received by Cowans within 14 days after the date of the auction.
6270 Este Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45232
513.871.1670 fax: 513.871.8670
info@cowans.com cowans.com
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City___________________________________________________________________________________________ State________________________________________________________ Zip____________
Phone____________________________________________________________ Fax_______________________________________ Email__________________________________________________________
REGISTRATION NO._________________________________________
DATE/TIME RECEIVED _______________________________________
PH/FAX_________________ MAIL___________ E-MAIL____________
SALE NO.__________________________________________________
(FOR OFFICE USE ONLY)
Lot No. Description Absentee Bid I Wish to Bid by Phone Insurance Bid
(phone bidders only)
Visa/Mastercard Number_____________________________________________________________________________ Exp. Date____________________________ Security Code (3 or 4 digit number on credit card)___________________
Print Name (as it appears on credit card)___________________________________________________________________ Signature (must be signed)________________________________________________________________________
Cowans
6270 Este Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45232
513.871.1670
fax 513.871.8670
info@cowans.com
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