Important Historic Firearms & Early Militaria
Important Historic Firearms & Early Militaria
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Description
Raised Carved Kentucky Attributed To John Armstrong
Lot # 1001 (Sale Order: 1 of 312)
Condition: The barrel has natural plum brown patina. Lock with nice untouched dark brown patina. Evidence of markings on the rear flat of the barrel. The stock has been expertly repaired in the wrist. The rest of the stock is excellent retaining a very nice untouched dark red patina. No wood added anywhere in the stock. Brass with nice untouched patina. Lockplate fits the lock mortise very tight. The touch hole has been rebushed. This rifle is beyond a doubt made by John Armstrong by the characteristics of the carving and the lines of the stock. This is a very fine rifle, and one in this condition seldom comes up for sale.
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EST $6500 - 10000
German Swivel Breech Flintlock Rifle
Lot # 1002 (Sale Order: 2 of 312)
Condition: Good. Metal an oxidized brown patina with old added finish. Mechanically functional, smooth bores evenly pitted. Triggerguard broken and repaired. Stock fair, shattered at the butt and wrist and repaired. Entire gun coated with old varnish or similar shiny coating.
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EST $2000 - 4000
Flintlock Jäger Rifle
Lot # 1003 (Sale Order: 3 of 312)
Condition: Very good. Retains some traces of thinning brown finish with scattered surface oxidation and some scattered pinpricking. Mechanically functional, good bore with deep rifling and scattered pitting. Brass furniture with a medium ocher patina. Stock with some added modern finish, showing scattered bumps, dings and bruises.
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EST $1000 - 1500
Engraved Powder Horn I'd to David Carter Dated 1778
Lot # 1004 (Sale Order: 4 of 312)
David Carter entered the militia in North Carolina as a volunteer under Captain Martin in the spring of 1778. In June of 1779, Carter entered the main army of General Rutherford at Peedee and was transitioned into a rifle company. The company was in battle at Camden and was defeated upon which Carter was taken prisoner and served 11 months on prison ships. After, his exchange Carter returned home before enlisting in the militia again as a substitute. He served on the frontier as a guard against the Shawnee Indians under Captain Owens.
Condition: This horn displays a pleasing yellowing patina with some areas blending to a darker brown. All engraving is sharp and crisp and done by the same hand. The raised ring through the spout have an even light brown patina. Overall a very good identified horn with good history.
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EST $3000 - 5000
English Brass Barreled Blunderbuss Flintlock Pistol by Court
Lot # 1005 (Sale Order: 5 of 312)
Condition: Very good to fine. Brass cleaned some time ago and starting to tone down. Crisp markings, mechanically functional, good bore, very good grip with bumps and dings. Overall a very attractive "blunderbuss" pocket pistol.
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EST $1000 - 1500
Early Flintlock Military Pistol
Lot # 1006 (Sale Order: 6 of 312)
Condition: All metal has nice dark brown patina. The stock is untouched with dark patina. Iron furniture is black.
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EST $1000 - 1500
Contemporary Case Set Of French Muff Pistols By Aubron a Nantes
Lot # 1007 (Sale Order: 7 of 312)
The pistols appear to be the work of Jules Aubron who worked ca 1805-1855 in Nantes (France), a town located on the upper Loire River in Brittany. The Aubron family of gunsmiths began in the 1770s with Jules father Jean and continued through the latter part of the 19th century with Jules son Thomas. A lovely set of early 19th century French muff pistols.
Condition: Very good. Pistols cleaned to bright leaving some of the markings light. The metal has a mottled and lightly oxidized gray patina. Mechanically functional locks and safeties. Good smooth bores, barrels twist off easily. Grips good with crisp checkering, both with minor repaired cracks that are well concealed. Case good, as is flask.
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EST $1500 - 3000
Tap Action Flintlock Boxlock Pistol
Lot # 1008 (Sale Order: 8 of 312)
Provenance: Collection of the late Art Gerber
Condition: Engraving is sharp, crisp overall. Metal has a dull grey patina with nice sharp edges. Top jaw is a replacement. All markings and engraving are sharp and crisp. Grips are excellent.
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EST $1000 - 1500
Pair of Flintlock Pistols by D. Egg
Lot # 1009 (Sale Order: 9 of 312)
Durs Egg works ca1786-1822, with the trade name continuing in use by his son, son-in-law through 1837, and used by others later. These pistols appear to be from the 1st quarter of the 19th century and could be the work of Durs or his immediate successors. A lovely pair of pistols in a nice state of preservation.
Condition: Very good. Brass with a nicely toned butterscotch patina. Mechanically functional, clear markings throughout. Good bores. Stocks with bumps and dings, one with a hairline crack at the rear lock screw.
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EST $2000 - 3000
Left Handed Germanic Flintlock Pistol
Lot # 1010 (Sale Order: 10 of 312)
Condition: Good to very good. Metal with a thickly oxidized brown patina showing light pitting over most of the barrel and lock. Brass with a medium golden patina with some minor metal loss at the leading edge of the upper pipe. Mechanically functional, bore dark and evenly pitted. Stock good to very good with minor nicks and dings and some wood loss at the pin holes and showing an old chip at the upper rear of the lock mortise. The lower portion of the butt appears to have been applied to the pistol during manufacture, rather than as a repair, and although a thin line shows that the wood is two pieces in this location, it appears to be period and original.
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EST $2000 - 3000
Cased Set of Saw Handle Flintlock Dueling Pistols by Oakes of London
Lot # 1011 (Sale Order: 11 of 312)
Condition: This is a very fine set of pistols. Barrels have been refinished long ago during the period of use. Edges and markings are very sharp and crisp. Lockplates are very sharp and crisp with a crisp silvery look. Stocks are excellent with sharp edges and nice feathered look. The case is excellent with proper leather covered flask. Overall an excellent set of flintlock saw handled duelling pistols.
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EST $7500 - 10000
High Grade Ames Militia Officer's Presentation Sword
Lot # 1012 (Sale Order: 12 of 312)
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Condition: Excellent overall. Blade remains bright with nearly all of its original polish and retains the large majority of the frosty, acid etched decoration. Only the reverse ricasso where the Ames address is shows any notable degradation in condition, with some light surface hazing and oxidation. Hilt retains the majority of its gold gilt finish, with some thinning and loss, particularly around the transitions between the hexagonal grip and the cylindrical portions hear the guard and pommel cap. Some loss on the knight's head as well, primarily on the feathered helmet crest. Scabbard with some loss as well, primarily along the high edges and contact points of the upper and middle mount and the drag. Throat is loose and comes out of scabbard easily. Truly a superb pre-Civil War militia officer's sword.
EST $6000 - 9000
Model 1843 "Fremont" Hall Carbine
Lot # 1013 (Sale Order: 13 of 312)
Known as the "Fremont Hall," this is one of 5,000 M1843 Hall carbines sold as surplus by the New York Arsenal in August of 1861 to arms speculators backed by J.P. Morgan for $3.50 each and subsequently "modified" for use of .58 caliber ammunition by enlarging the chamber to approximately .58 and rifling the barrel, but leaving it in the original .52 caliber! The guns were then sold to General John C. Fremont's command in St. Louis for $22 each, resulting in a Congressional investigation into what became known as the "Hall Carbine Affair." A scarce example of a historically important Civil War used carbine.
Condition: Good. Metal with dark brown, heavily oxidized patina and scattered pitting. Markings on breech somewhat obscured by pitting. Mechanically functional, bore good, with crisp rifling and moderate pitting. Stock worn showing heavy use with bumps and dings and a small grain crack behind the receiver on the reverse. A solid, if well used example of a historic Civil War carbine.
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EST $1000 - 1500
U.S. Springfield M1855 Rifle Musket & Bayonet
Lot # 1014 (Sale Order: 14 of 312)
Condition: Good to very good. Metal with a dull pewter patina, with some scattered oxidation. Mechanically functional lock, including Maynard tape priming system. Rear sight retains some blue. All markings remain crisp on the metal. Good bore with crisp rifling and some scattered pitting. Stock solid and ;full-length. Stock sanded, with the sharp edges rounded. No cartouches present on counterpane. Bayonet very good.
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EST $1000 - 1500
Sharps NM1865 Cartridge Converted Carbine (M1868)
Lot # 1016 (Sale Order: 15 of 312)
Condition: Very good. Retains thinning traces of blue on the barrel, mixed with oxidized brown discoloration. Receiver a mottled gray patina with scattered light pitting. Mechanically functional, good bore with scattered pitting. Wood with scattered bumps and dings, showing no cartouche.
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EST $1500 - 2500
Sharps & Hankins Navy Percussion Carbine
Lot # 1017 (Sale Order: 16 of 312)
Condition: Very good. Frame with minor traces of case color, otherwise a faded, mottled gray with some light pinpricking. Leather cover very good being mostly intact with some moderate crazing and light surface finish loss. Mechanically functional, good bore with scattered light pitting. Stock with wear and scattered bumps and dings.
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EST $1500 - 2500
Model 1862 Joslyn Carbine
Lot # 1018 (Sale Order: 17 of 312)
Condition: Very good. Retains strong traces of what appears to be period applied tin plated finish. Crisp markings in metal, clear cartouches on counterpane. Mechanically functional, good bore. Stock with scattered bumps, dings and nicks with a chip behind the tang.
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EST $1500 - 2500
Model 1860 Spencer Carbine
Lot # 1019 (Sale Order: 18 of 312)
Condition: Good. Overall smooth salt and pepper patina. Stock has blemishes consistent with age and use. Manufacturer's stamps worn but mostly legible. Later added stamps legible. Missing screw in triggerguard. 6-groove bore fair.
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EST $1500 - 2500
US M1841 "Mississippi" Rifle By Robbins & Lawrence
Lot # 1020 (Sale Order: 19 of 312)
Condition: Good. Void of finish and cleaned to a dull pewter color with scattered pitting, surface oxidation and discoloration. Mechanically functional, fair bore is worn to about .56 at muzzle but is still .54 with 7-groove rifling further back. Bore is dirty and pitted. Stock worn with numerous bumps, dings and handling marks, and with a divot of wood missing between the tang and hammer and showing significant burn out in that area.
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EST $1500 - 2000
Confederate Numbered P1853 Enfield Rifle
Lot # 1022 (Sale Order: 20 of 312)
Condition: About good overall. Metal with an oxidized brown patina and scattered pitting, particularly at the breech. Forward portion of barrel and stock restored. Bore good with strong rifling except for the short, restored portion near the muzzle. Mechanically functional. Wood with numerous bumps, dings, mars and wear.
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EST $2000 - 4000
Burnside 5th Model Percussion Carbine
Lot # 1023 (Sale Order: 21 of 312)
Condition: Fine. Retains much of the barrel blue, which is thinning and fading. Receiver with much of the original case color, which are also fading and dulling. Mechanically functional, fine, bright bore. Stock with dings and handling marks and a 2" scar behind the barrel band.
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EST $2500 - 4000
Warner Carbine
Lot # 1024 (Sale Order: 22 of 312)
Condition: Good to very good. Barrel with a mottled and oxidized plum, brown and gray patina. Brass with a lovely butterscotch patina. Lower tang with small crack behind triggerguard. Markings on receiver remain legible. Mechanically functional. Fine bore. Stock and forend lightly sanded with numerous grain cracks and some replaced wood in the tang inlet. No cartouche visible. A solid, attractive and very scarce US martial carbine.
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EST $2500 - 4000
Warner Carbine
Lot # 1025 (Sale Order: 23 of 312)
Condition: Good to very good. Barrel cleaned to bright with a mottled and lightly oxidized gray patina. Brass with a lovely butterscotch patina. Markings on receiver remain clearly legible. Mechanically functional. Fine bore. Stock and forend lightly sanded with several small grain cracks in both, but nothing major or structural.
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EST $2500 - 4000
Sharps Rifle
Lot # 1026 (Sale Order: 24 of 312)
Condition: Action is very sharp and crisp with traces of case coloring blending to a brown. Barrel retaining most of the original blue finish just lightly faded. Bore is outstanding. Buttstock and forearm are lightly darkened still retaining a feather look to the wood. Still visible are two cartouches.
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EST $2500 - 5000
Linder 1st Type Percussion Carbine
Lot # 1027 (Sale Order: 25 of 312)
Condition: Very good. Markings in metal are clear, inspection marks in wood are somewhat weak. Metal with a thinly oxidized patina over dull gray metal. Mechanically functional, very good bore with scattered light pitting. Stock with scattered bumps and dings and some moderate wear at the forend and wrist.
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EST $4000 - 6000