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Here's more of Joey's Memorial pics. His Mother spared no expense in the rememberance of her son.
SORRY BUT WE DON'T SELL OR SHIP FIREARMS OUT OF THE USA. EVERY ITEM COMES WITH A 3 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD.
Here's a pic of my youngest son Derek with a nice male cat that we rescued. This is an approximately 5 year old yellow and white cat weighing about 10 pounds that has contracted FIV, the cat type of HIV. This disease is not transmittable to other amimals or humans but is transmittable to other cats through biting or scratching so they have to be kept separate. He is a wonderful health cat at this time and we enjoy his company very much. We have 4 rescued cats and 3 rescued dogs whose pics follow. We also feed 3 or 4 homeless cats outside our front door. Please have your pets spayed or neutered to help control the pet populations and please support your local Humane Society. Thanks! Ted & Sallie
The above document was brought back by my Great Great Grandfather when he was in the Indiana Militia and was one of the hundreds that was mobilized to drive John Hunt Morgan from the State of Indiana when he crossed the Ohio River, had a battle in Corydon and made his way across Southern Indiana. This document was given to the LEGION AND MINUTE MEN OF INDIANA for their speedy dedication. The document states """ TO THE OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE "LEGION AND "MINUTE MEN" OF INDIANA. Having received information that a rebel force, estimated to be six thousand strong, with six pieces of artillery, had crossed the Ohio river into Harrison county, I issued a call on Thursday last, to the patriotic citizens of the State, to leave their various occupations and turn out for its defence, and if possible capture the insolent invaders. The evidence was abundant that the original purpose of the rebels was to seize, plunder and burn the Capital, but as their course would be uncertain it was necessary to make preparations to encounter them in every direction. Within forty-eight hours from the time the call was issued, not less than sixty-five thousand men has tendered their services and were on their way to places of rendezvous, while many thousands more were preparing, but were notified to remain at home. Within three days thirty thousand men, fully armed and organized, had taken the field at various points to meet the enemy. This wonderful uprising will exert a marked effect throughout the country, exhibiting, as it does, in the strongest and most favorable light, the military spirit and patriotism of our people. At the first landing on our soil the rebel advance was met and fought by the neighboring "Legion," and, although our forces were few in number and were driven back, they gave the rebels a clear foretaste of what they might expect when they pentrated the interior of the State. Within ten hours after they entered our borders their invasion was converted into a rapid and desperate flight. In whatever direction they turned they were confronted by large bodies of armed men. Wherever they approached the river, with the view to crossing, they found large bodies of troops prepared to dispute their passage. In half a dozen cases they were offered battle which they invariably declined. They dodged and ran by night and by day and finally succeeded in making their escape over our eastern border into Ohio. They are reported to have murdered several of our citizens in cold blood, to have plundered many of their horses, money and goods, and to have burned and otherwised destroyed much valuable property. The injury done to the Rail Roads was slight, and has been almost entirely repaired. They had but little time to do damage beyond the murder and plunder of surprised and defenceless citizens along the line of their flight. For the alacrity with which you responded to my call and left your harvest fields, your workshops and offices, and took up arms to protect your State and punish the invaders, allow me, on behalf of the State, to tender my hearty thanks. Your example will not be lost upon the Nation, and you have taught the rebels a lesson which will not be forgotten. In the light of these events it is impossible not to perceive the importance of a thorough organization of the Legion. The presence of an organized force ready to take the field at a moments notice is a standing security against invasion and depredation, and I am very anxious that so far as it is possible the temporary organizations of the "Minute Men" may be converted into permanent ones under the law; and that exertioins will everywhere be made to recruit the ranks of the Legion and perfect its drill and efficiency. Given at the Executive Department, Indianapolis, Indiana this 15th day of July, 1863 OLIVER P. MORTON, Governor and Commander-in-Chief""" This is an original document and was folded when Grandpa put it in his pocket. This broadside is the only one of this type that I have seen in my many years in this hobby and I am quite sure that it was given out in the many thousands. Morgan and his men raced northward after entering Ohio, but were finally cornered in northeastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania border. There, on July 26, 1863, Morgan was forced to surrender his command near West Point, Ohio - barely 70 miles from Lake Erie. Although Morgan would daringly escape from imprisonment and return to Confederate command, he would be mortally wounded on another raid. This document was handed out 11 days before Morgan was even captured. This is rare, rare, rare and I'm glad to have it in my collection!
HERE NOW ARE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE SOLD
SOLD! Here's a nice sword I just picked up here in Central Indiana. This is the Model 1840 Emerson and Silver NCO sword in metal scabbard and the ultra-rare leather frog is still here! Emerson and Silver has U.S. Contracts for 12,000 of these units. These Emerson and Silver NCO swords are sought after because they were the only NCO sword to be issued with a metal scabbard while all the others had leather scabbards and were easily damaged. This one is complete and all original as shown. The sword is in very good condition with all markings present and dated 1863. The '1' is weak but still there. The inspectors initials are misstamped on the ricasso but everything else is ok. The inspectors initials DFM are on the knucklebow. DFM is for Dexter F. Mossman. Emerson & Silver Trenton N.J. are stamped quite nicely in the other ricasso. The blade has not been sharpened and there are no nicks however there is a small blade nick on the upper inside kidney guard that you can see in the pics. The scabbard is mottled in color but has not been messed with. The brass upper mount has the green on it that one sees when leather has been in contact with brass. The original leather frog is in good condition with finish loss but what the heck! You never see a frog still with the sword! Quite rare! The frog has E.H.S. ? stamped into it on the reverse. This is a nice piece and in all original unmessed with condition! $550.00
SOLD! Here's a unique short percussion shotgun! This is a German example of a 'Boar' hunting shotgun. Short for close range and large bore to shoot lots of buck his way! The entire piece measures about 42 inches long with a 29 inch octagon shotgun barrel in about 16 guage. This is a full stock specimen with nice hand checkering, schroll work and cheek piece. The trigger guard is carved hardwood. The action works fine,the shotgun has a nice nipple and there is minor to moderate pitting along the barrel. There is no rear sight being a shotgun and a little blade sight up front. There is also a sling swivel on the forestock and a sling 'stud' on the buttstock. There is also provisions for 2 barrel wedges but one is lacking. There is a ramrod but it's probably a replacement. I see no markings but I haven't removed the barrel to look under it where usually you'll find something. The entire gun weighs less than 5 pounds. This is a nice one! $425.00
SOLD! The first item is Great Grandpa Isaac Needham's Civil War Cavalry Saber. This is a model 1860 Enlisted man's Cavalry Saber that is absolutely complete in every way. The handguard is turned down which seems to have been a popular thing to do back then. One of the handguard branches was bent down when I got the sword but was very fortunate to have been able to reshape it without incurring any damage. The brass has a nice mellow patina and has not been messed with in any way. There is a JM and a W stamped on the pommel cap. The grip leather and wire are both present and in good condition being original. This sword has never been taken apart or altered in any way. The original blade washer is present and in excellent condition. The blade is mottled in color having never been sharpened with no damage at all. My pics on blade markings are not that good but the marks are better in person. The ricasso is marked US CEW (Charles E. Wilson-inspector) 1864 on one side and EMERSON & SILVER TRENTON, NJ on the other side. The blade is full length being 35 inches long. The scabbard is a nice mellow brown patina being complete with only a couple of very small dings in it. The drag has no wear at all on it. Isaac was only 5'5" tall so he must have worn this sword hooked on the upper belt hook so it wouldn't drag the ground when he walked. I also have a copy, not the original, but a copy of his 1866 Discharge and a pension document dated 1868. His discharge says that he was in Company F, 7th Cavalry, (119th) Indiana for 3 years and he was discharged February 18, 1866 in Austin, Texas. It also says he is 5'5", 19 years old with fair complexion, hazel eyes, has brown hair and was a farmer. The copy looks very good and even shows the folds of the original. The pension document copy says that he will be getting a $6 a month pension starting Feb., 18th, 1866. There was info that he may have been wounded and that may be why he's getting a pension. Family history says he was wounded in Tennessee. The gentleman who sold me these items wanted to hold on to the original documents a while longer. Here is Isaac's bio and a bio of the 7th Indiana Cavalry:
Isaac Needham
Residence Marion County IN; Enlisted on 9/5/1863 as a Private.
On 9/5/1863 he mustered into "G" Co. IN 7th Cavalry He was Mustered Out on 2/18/1866
One Hundred and Nineteenth Regiment (7th Cavalry) INDIANA (3-YEARS) One Hundred and Nineteenth Regiment (7th Cavalry). -- Cols., Here's a good item that I just traded for. This is a very nice tintype of what looks like to be a military bandsman with long shoulder horn and squeeze box/cantina in the image! The young man also looks to be wearing a Richmond Depot Militia Frock Coat. It is id'd on the back as Thornton Wright in pencil. There is also some math work on the back of the photo. I could only find one Thorntow Wright in the database and he was from the 56th Georgia Infantry. Here' his bio:
Thornton T. Wright Residence Cobb County GA; Enlisted on 5/10/1862 as a Private. On 5/15/1862 he mustered into "F" Co. GA 56th Infantry He died on 12/17/1864 at Hospl, Tuscumbia, AL
The 56th Georgia was formed on May 15, 1862 and consolidated with the 36th Regiment in early 1865. Here is a list of their engagements:
Engagements Steele's Greenville Expedition, Mississippi (4/1/63 - 4/14/63) Vicksburg Siege, Mississippi (5/63 - 7/63) Vicksburg Campaign, Mississippi (5/63 - 7/63) Chattanooga Siege, Tennessee (9/63 - 11/63) Chattanooga, Tennessee (11/23/63 - 11/25/63) Atlanta Campaign, Georgia (5/64 - 9/64) New Hope Church, Georgia (5/25/64 - 6/4/64) Atlanta Siege, Georgia (7/64 - 9/64) Atlanta, Georgia (7/22/64) Jonesboro, Georgia (8/31/64 - 9/1/64) Nashville, Tennessee (12/15/64 - 12/16/64) Carolinas Campaign (2/65 - 4/30/65) Bentonville, North Carolina (3/19/65 - 3/21/65)
Price is $385.00
SOLD! I usually don't purchase collectible firearms after 1898 unless the quality is great and this one is so! This is a Harrington and Richardson .38 calibler Hammerless 5 shot revolver with 5 inch barrel. This one is in outstanding original condition with 96 to 98% original blue! The action works fine and the markings are crisp as the day they were stamped into this piece. The serial number is 33174 as evidenced on the grip frame and the ejector as well as the cylinder is marked 174 which is a match to the rest of the weapon. This piece has some cylinder rotation wear between stops as is normal for use and it has a little holster wear to the barrel from sliding in and out. The plastic grips are original and near mint with no cracks or breaks. The screw slots have never been tampered with and the cylinder has no burn marks to it from use. This revolver was not used much at all. I can see it in some guards holster seldom being drawn except to clear. This is the kind of quality you want to collect. I deal with lots of firearms but in a standard use firearm this kind of quality is hard to find. Here's some info I collected on this H & R hammerless.
AUTOMATIC EJECTING SECOND MODEL (NEW FRAME TARGET LOGO GRIPS) (BLACK POWDER) ---------------------------------1890-1904 New frame shape and new hard rubber grip panels with Target Logo, Auto-ejecting mechanism, 38 S&W caliber 5 shot cylinder capacity, with the optional blue finish, barrel lengths of 5 inches was not standard, THERE IS NO CALIBER MARKING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BARREL THEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED FOR BLACK POWDER
Top of barrel markings include company name and address and patent dates. This is the Fifth Variation which has five patent dates Oct-4-87, May 14 & Aug-6-89, April-2-95, April-7-96------and was used from 1897-1904* The gun is worth more because it is blue instead of nickle and also since it has a 5 inch barrel. You'd be hard pressed to find a better quality H & R Hammerless! Has to go to an FFL or C&R license holder. $375.00
SOLD! I just picked up this Springfield Model 1878 Trapdoor from an estate in Central Indiana. Unfortunately no history accompanies it but here it is. This piece is complete with good markings less the ramrod. The wood is in good condition with a couple of minor gouges on the forestock and on the buttstock. This rifle has a very nice cartouch on the reverse. As previously mentioned the markings on the lockplate and on the barrel and breech are sharp and entirely readable as well as the US on the buttplate. The rifle functions flawlessly. The bore needs a good scrubbing and I can see some pitting in there from not being cleaned properly but this should still be a good shooter. If you want to shoot this weapon you should have it checked out by a competent gunsmith. There are a few paint splatters on the piece that should clean ok. People hang these old weapons on the way and paint around them instead of moving them to a safe place. Serial number is 250106. Caliber is .45-70 and is usally a handfull to shoot. All original! $650.00 Check out the pics!
SOLD! Here's what I believe to be an arsenal conversion of a model 1842 musket. This one is marked on the lock US with traces of Harpers Ferry behind the pitted lock. The barrel is 27 inches long and has no markings on it. The pitting on the barrel matches the pitting on the lock. The lock functions correctly. There are many mentions of cutting down obsolete muskets to fit the needs of the Confederate Cavalry and although I will stop short of calling this piece Confederate there are signs that show me that this is an arsenal conversion of a full length musket. First the stock is done very nicely to accomodate the front barrel cap. The front blade sight is either red brass or copper. The middle barrel band has been turned around backwards and the stock has been inletted to accomodate that move. Also there has been a simple 'v' sight installed behind where the original musket sight would have been installed. As to carry wear, this piece is grooved between the two reverse lock screws and both sides of the buttstock have wear against the grain up to the butt plate indicating that it was carried upside down and rubbed against another object. The sling swivel is present but frozen. The barrel was once rifled I believe but now it has been shot out. This nice carbine would look great in a Confederate Cavalryman's display! Although the stock has cracks on the butt stock there are no cracks or breaks elsewhere. This one is nice! $595.00
SOLD! Here is a 2 banded French Musket in .61 caliber. This could be Belgium as well but I find no markings on it to back that up. The barrel and triggerbow have mostly minor pitting on them to moderately severe pitting on them but it sounds worst than it is. The rustiing is stabilized and this piece is still as solid as a rock. Suprisingly there is good rifling in the barrel. The torque style ramrod is now missing. 460 is stamped on the bayonet lug (used brass handled sabre bayonet) and there is one marking on the trigger box but otherwise ther are no markings on this piece except for the cartouch on the stock reverse. The stock is in excellent condition with a small crack originating near the bolster and terminating at the lock plate. The action works fine. This is still a very nice rifle musket from the Civil War. On page 122 of FIREARMS FROM EUROPE 2ND EDITION it shows a similar musket. This one has the nose cap and barrel band as shown in the 5 photo down and not the front barrel band and rear sling swivel as shown in the 1st pic. On this rifle musket the rear sling was removed and the wood filled in. This is known as the French Model 1859 Short Rifle also known as the Pondir rifle. The US Ordnance department rated this weapon as first class and as many as 10,000 rifles were sent to the states. Although no Confederate purchases are known it's certain that Confederates used these weapons as well as battlefield pickups or as blockade ran weapons with no records. Still a nice piece! $495.00
SOLD! This is one of the most fantastic condition Antique weapons that I have ever owned! I just picked this up from a friend and I can't believe the condition! This is the FIRST MODEL .32 HAND EJECTOR , MODEL OF 1896 SMITH AND WESSON! This one has the serial number of 7861 and I believe it was made prior to 1898, however they were produced from 1896 to 1903 with 19,712 being made. I was told that this revolver is the first model that Smith and Wesson made with the cylinder that went out to the side and had a hand ejector. This is a .32 S&W caliber weapon with 6 shot fluted cylinder. This one has the 3 1/4 inch barrel being all blued with black rubber grips. The cylinder stopi s mounted in frame top-strap and it has the target rear sight. The patent markings are on the cylinder rather than on the barrel in between every flute. This piece is in fantastic condition with only one very small spot where the original blue is turning plum and a few very tiny sploches on the obverse barrel that I didn't notice until I looked at it in the sunlight. You can see that spot in one of the photos on the frame where the cylinder pin enters the frame on the reverse side. This piece still has case colors on the hammer and trigger and the rest of the blue is fantastic. This piece looks unusued!!! There is the usual advance line on the cylinder when the piece has been cocked but it looks absolutely unfired in the cylinders and barrel. The rifling is crisp, crisp, crisp!!! The grips are perfect! This piece also comes in the original box! The box has wear and tears on it but due to being in the box is probably why this little revolver is in such great shape. This little S&W is definitely collectors grade!! Check out the pics.
SOLD! Here's an excellent looking fullstock curly maple percussion rifle. This one came from a central Indiana estate in Crawfordsville, Indiana and no history accompanies it. This piece is over 56 inches long with an over 39 inch long octagon barrel in approximately .32 caliber. There is a rear dovetailed sight and a simple blade front sight. There are a few age cracks in the stock but nothing serious and they don't need repaired as the stock is very stable. There has been some repairs to the wood around the lock area but some more attention needs to be directed there. The lock functions very well but when put back in the gun it's kind of in a bind so that's where work needs to be done. This is the set trigger set-up and although the very tip of the set trigger has been broken off it still functions fine. The wrist is dainty but has no breaks. The stock is also very small in diameter and looks great. I believe this gun has the original ramrod as it matches perfectly. There is a brass buttplate and a decorative brass reverse side plate. There are no makers marks anywhere on this old musket. Full stocks are a little hard to come by and this one is definitely worthy of restoration. $650.00
SOLD! Here's something that I just picked up together. This is a WW2 Japanese Sunburst silk flag and a Japanese WW2 Junior Officers sword. The flag is delicate silk and it looks to have schrapnel holes in it. The holes are kind of burned around the edges and there's perhaps one smaller bullet hole in it. The flag has been hand colored and measures about 2 feet by 3 feet and is in an old poster frame for display. I won't sell it in the frame as it's too hard to ship in that frame. You can pick up another one for a minimal cost. The flag shows great age and character! Except for the 'battle' damage the piece looks to be in pretty good condtion. The sword is in very nice condtion with a little surface rust on the blade that I'll remove when I get some 000 steel wool. The sword has a nice horn handle and a basket guard with some of the original gilt still remaining. The scabbard has the original black lacquer finish and the single ring as is normal. The throat of the piece is missing. There are no markings on the sword or scabbard. Unfortunately I do not have the history on these pieces. The WW2 Vets are leaving us in record numbers. We need to write down the history of the pieces that they brought back. Nice display pieces!!! $495.00
SOLD!
Here is an old BELGIAN copy of a COLT 1849 style revolver and is considered a 'COLT BREVETE'. The Belguim Companies copied the Colt with or without Col. Colt's permission, often marking them with the Colt name. I have not found the Colt name on this piece but it's plainly an infringement on the Colt patent! Among the various markings there is an ELG in a circle on the cylinder. I believe there is some cylinder scene left as well. This one is a 5 shot model with a long cylinder and is marked 35 CAL. The "Crown N" proof was the Belgian proof used after 1852. The revolver is all complete and operating with matching numbers. The main spring is tight but functions well. The action seems to be fairly tight. The pistol is all iron manufacture. There is an area of case hardening colors on the frame, but there is basically no finish remaining and scattered roughness overall. There are manufacturer information on the top of the barrel but the makers name is not dechiperable. I believe the piece to have been cleaned. The one piece walnut grip is nice with no chips or cracks. The original nipples all are in nice shape. I've been told that this pistol was a cheaper alternative to the Colt pistol and you do find many scattered throughout the country. These pistols probably came through blockade runners or through Mexico. This is one interesting piece and much cheaper than a comparable Colt! $425.00
SOLD!
Here's a pre Civil War 5 inch cannonball that we recently acquired from Florida. This solid iron specimen weighs about 20 pounds. We believe it was used as a doorstop as it was painted in an old green paint. We've removed the paint with traces of it in the pitting on the cannonball. This is a nice piece and heavy and could date back as far as the Revolutionary War Era! $195.00
SOLD! Here's an very nice Model 1853 English 'Enfield' Sword / Saber that was favored by Confederate Cavalrymen. This one is pretty nice with a great blade. The blade has a couple minor nicks but nothing bad. The blade is total unmarked indicating that it was destined for import to the states and most like the Confederate States. The grip is very nice press leather with some shrinkage from being in an old hot attic for some time. The scabbard is complete with several dents and dings from use. There is a couple cracks in the drag but it is solid. I had another Model 1853 just like this one but with only a 'G' stamped on the ricasso indicating use by Georgia and this one is just like that one except for the 'G'. The gentleman I picked this up from had no history with it so it's anyone's guess. At any rate, a very nice sword and total unmarked!!! $695.00
SOLD! We picked up several small cannonballs, of which are two pictured here, that could date back to the French & Indian War as well as the Revolutionary War era and even to the Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana which was just south of where these cannonballs were found. The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought in 1811 between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and forces of Tecumseh's growing American Indian confederation. The battle took place outside Prophetstown, near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, and was part of what is sometimes known as Tecumseh's War, which continued into the War of 1812. The battle was an important political and symbolic victory for the American forces. These solid shot cannonballs measure 3 inches in diameter and weigh a shade over 4 pounds each. They were found in Monon, Indiana having been dug up next to the railroad. That site was the location of a Civil War train derailment but due to the crudeness of the castings on these balls and the presence of sprue cuts I believe these balls to be much earlier. Indiana was the location of much pre Revolutionary War action and there was a multitude of different sizes of cannons used during that period. I guess they could even been part of a large stand of grape shot but I do know cannonballs measured from 2 inches in diameter on up. These pieces have been in the ground a long time and show the effects of that. $45 each.
SOLD! Here's a single shot percussion Belguim made pistol with octagon barrel being about 45 caliber. What a punch for a gun that only measures 7 1/4 inches long overall with a 3 1/4 inch barrel! The piece has the bag shaped walnut grip and overall is in excellent condition! This one walked into a show in Indiana and was said to have been in the family for several generations but no other history accompanied it. It is a nice piece and the action works flawlessly! Nearly every foot soldier carried something extra! $210.00
SOLD! Here's something I don't turn up very often. This is a Civil War era Police Belt and 2 piece buckle. It is listed in AMERICAN MILITARY BELT PLATES by Michael J. O'Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell on page 225 as Plate 346, Waist Belt Plate, "POLICE", ca. 1855-1875. Dimensions: 50 X 84 mm/wreath ht. 51 mm. Construction: Gilt cast brass with applied die-struck tongue disc. Tongue bar shaped to fit convexs disc. Remarks: Squared belt loops and laurel-leaf wreath distinguish this officers' stodck pattern widely distributed during the mid-19th century. The same form was adopted by a number of police and fire companies, and general use continued through the 1880's. Examples of this style police plate have been excavated in 1861-1865 sites but it was primarily post-war. This example is the Silver gilt brass 2 piece plate on leather belt. The belt is broken in 2 places as evidenced by the photographs but it is all there. Hard to find the original leather belt with these old plates in any condition. Still displayable and still has the original leather and brass keeper with it. The 'POLICE' portion is worn some from use and things rubbing up against it but still nice. Be the only one to have one in your collection!!! $295.00
SOLD! Here's a dug 1873 Winchester in, I believe, 44 caliber. It's really hard to tell but it is a large caliber. I was told that this piece was recovered in the Southern California desert some years ago. Who knows how it got there or why it was left exposed. Perhaps running from Indians or fighting with Banditos! Who knows but makes for good stories! The desert is usually dry but it does rain 1 or 2 good times a year. What you see is what it is. It's been mounted to a board for display but not finished with hangers. $275.00
SOLD! Here's another pretty nice little small caliber 6 shot pinfire revolver with folding trigger. This piece is missing the latch on the loading gate but at least the gate is there. The unloading lever is also missing but otherwise this piece is complete. This is a Belguim made pistol with one hole in the bottom of the grip that I believe was there to hold a laynard ring now lacking. This piece is finished bright and looks to be in good condition. This little pistol works in single and double action however the cylinder does not index. Still a nice desireable display piece! Many pinfires were carried off to the Civil War and they remained popular thoughout the 1870's. $225.00
SOLD! Here's an old 12 ga double barreled percussion shotgun with back action locks. The double barrel shotgun was used a great deal during the Civil War by Southern Soldiers. There are no markings on this gun except for a couple of proof marks so I believe the gun to be a foreign import. The hammers are different a little and I don't know which one is original and which is the replacement. The action works best on the right side but both sides do work. I wouldn't fire this old gun but it is a good example of this type of percussion shotgun. The wood is in good condition with a couple of chips of wood missing from below both locks and one small crack of about 1 inch by one of the chips. The original ramrod with the tulip shaped brass end is present as well. Nice display piece! $275.00
SOLD! Here is a homemade knife that just screams Dixie! This sideknife has a nearly 7 1/2 inch blade that looks like it could have been made from a file. It looks like soldered was applied between the cross guard and the blade to tighten it up. I believe the blade was cleaned up at some time. The cross guide is iron and looks very crude. The 4 3/4 inch grip is smooth from wear and is capped off by a beveled end cap. The entire piece is crude and measures over a foot long. This piece is outstanding! $325.00
SOLD! Here's a very primitive knife that came out of the Chicago area. This one just reeks of character!!! Take a look at the pics! This one is over 9 1/2 inches long with a 5 inch heavy blade and either lead or pewter hand made cross guard. The wooden handel is rivited on with the method of driving through a rivit on one side them pounding it down on the other side through a single slab piece of wood. This isn't like the later knifes that have 2 seperate pieces of wood held on by rivits. This thing is something else. I believe this to be a soldiers side knife in relic condition. I've seen some unusual pieces show up in Chicago with alot of stuff coming out of Camp Douglas. I don't have any history on this knife either so I just don't know where it came from except that it just walked up to my table with two old snuff boxes that I'm about to list. If only it could talk! $125.00
SOLD! This first item is quite a nice old piece! This is a whopping nearly 16 inch long Arkansas Toothpick Knife. The original wooden grip has an age split in it but it's still solid. The blade has been cleaned of most of the rust unfortunately but the back of the guard and peaned tang and washer has the original patina showing how old the piece really is. Just leave the old blade alone and it'll get most of it's patina back over time. I can see why they call these type knifes toothpicks. Easy to clean you teeth with them or slide them between someone's ribs!!! No sheath. Reeks of character and just walked in the door at Chicago. Unfortunately no history accompanies this piece. Just an old family piece. Take a look at the pics. $495.00
SOLD! I just got this nice item in along with another sword. This is an Army Pattern WW2 Japanese Sword commonly referred to as I believe 'the Army Officers' Shin-Gunto pattern'. This is from Central Indiana and is probably a vet bringback but I have no history to that effect. Most of the Japanese swords in this country are the souvenirs of Army vets returning home. I've been told that there are more Japanese swords in this country than Japan! At any rate, this one is in good condition with great grip. You can see where a small portion of the ray skin next to the tsuba or hand guard is lacking but otherwise great. There are 2 holes in the tang which indicates to me that this sword is a rehilt as there is only one mounting peg to hold the grip on. This could be an old ancestral blade rehilted for a family member to meet the new army regulations and take a family blade with him. Overall length of the sword in scabbard is about 37 1/2 inches. The blade alone is about 25 1/2 inches to the tsuba brass hand guard. The hamon or tempered edge pattern seems to be the styled straight (suguha) hamon. This blade has not been sharpened. There is one nick on the blade that is about 1/32 of an inch deep. There are also a few minor stains on the blade but I will not clean it. Nothing has been cleaned on this piece and it's in the all original condition with the typical browned Military Army scabbard, wood lined. The sword glides in as it should and locks into place. This is a nice piece. Take a look at the pics. I had an expert look at the markings and he said the sword was made The sword was made by the Fujiwara clan and that Yukinaga was the sword smith. This sword would have to have further study to pinpoint exactly when it was made but we believe it could be very old. I fully guarantee it to be WW2 used. $1195.00
SOLD! Here's an outstanding example of a mid 1800's hand crafted American Dagger! This example has the American Curley Maple grip with turndown pommel. The overall length of the knife is 15 inches long with a 9 1/4 inch dagger style blade to the hand guard. The blade is obviously hand forged and sharpened. It is still sharp. The hand guard is a noted 19th century example and can be seen on page 58, plate 35 of AMERICAN PRIMITIVE KNIVES 1770-1870 by Gordon B. Minnis. Mr. Minnis states about the knife in his photograph that 'the guard on this specimen is not so elaborate as many earlier ones, but shows careful workmanship.' Mr. Minnis dates his knife to the 1820's-1830's. This particular example has a guard almost exactly like the one in his photo and may have come from the same maker. The curley maple grip is outstanding with the flaws from curley maple one would expect. The pommel cap is flat iron with an 8 sided nut type ferrel peaned on. There is also a small brass laynard attachment fixed onto the pommel cap. There has been a piece of metal placed along side the guard into the handle to tighten up the blade but there is still a small amount of wobble in the blade. Overall this is a rare find and quite desireable! Straight from North Carolina! $395.00
SOLD! Here's a very nice example of the last sword that was issued to US Cavalry. This is the model 1913 Cavalry sword and scabbard as designed and developed by General George Patton. Sometime between 1902 and 1906 the U.S. Army's Ordnance Department decided to issue a new Cavalry Saber. The saber being replaced had been in use since 1861, when the light cavalry saber had replaced the Model 1840 heavy dragoon saber. The new pattern, issued only in limited numbers to a portion of the then existing 10 regiments, had the same shape and size of guard, grips, and blade as the Model 1861, but the guard of the new model was made of steel instead of the traditional brass. The cavalry saber, Model 1913, was the last saber issued to and used by the U.S. Cavalry. The designer of the "last of the bright blades" was Lieutenant George S. Patton, Jr. At the time of the redesign, Patton was "Master of the Sword at the Mounted Service School" at Fort Riley, Kansas. Quite an honor for a young Army Lieutenant. Because of his involvement with and enthusiasm for the cavalry saber Patton was given the first of many nicknames, "Saber George." According to The New Cavalry Equipment, an article appearing in the September 1912 issue of the Journal of the United States cavalry Association, the saber was designed to be a cut and thrust weapon. It had a two-edged blade with a chisel point. The blade was of forged steel and the sword was thirty-eight inches in overall length. It weighed two pounds. The blade was manufactured with blood-letting grooves running down each side to within 4-3/4 inches of the point. The grips were black hard rubber with 13 per inch checking. The guard was made of 0.042 inch thick sheet steel. The saber scabbard was made of hickory wood treated with oil and white lead. It was covered with rawhide and then with waterproofed olive drab canvas. The webbed canvas covering was woven in a circular manner to eliminate a seam.
This saber is one of those sabers. This one is in good overall condition with the original leather tang washer. The sword has some darkening spots near the tip of the blade that you can see in the photos. I believe that these spots can be buffed out if you want to but I'll leave that to the purchaser. The blade is marked on the ricasson with U.S. Eagle Head and No. 1?? on one side and LF&C (Landers, Frary & Clark) over an Ordnance Bomb which is in turn over the date 1918. Overall this is a very nice example! This sword and scabbard has not been messed with and is guaranteed for life to be the 'real deal'. Resonably priced at $395.00
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This is a trapdoor socket bayonet manufactured from the period of 1873 and used to about 1900; it is very similar to its predecessor: the US Model 1855. They also saw service in state militias and guard units until about the end of WWI. They are typically American in design in that they do not have a blade "shoulder" and have deep fullers (or flutes), whereas British bayonets of the period had a shoulder and had shallow fullers that stopped at the shoulder of the blade.
These are attached by fitting them over the barrel muzzle, and fastened into position by means of a mortise slot and locking ring.
All metal construction.
These were designed to fit the 45/70-caliber 1873 "Trapdoor" Springfield Rifle and its variants. This bayonet is in the Scabbard Type No.l III with the brass belt hook.
* Blade length is about 18";
* Muzzle ring diameter is ~0.73" (internal);
* Socket length is 3".
Scabbards were rolled sheet-steel with leather frog/belt loop; circular brass "rosette" is attached to swivel on frog. This one is in very good condition with some wear to the bluing on the blade and socket and a little minor pitting to the top of the blade. The scabbard body is in about 96% condition with the bluing. There is no dents to the scabbard and the leather/US rossette is in excellent condition. This is a nice piece with most of the bluing remaining! $195.00
SOLD! Here is a Revolutionary War era Hand Grenade. This is an iron hollow ball with small hole for fuse. These objects were filled with gunpowder and a fuse was lighted and thrown by hand. They were used mostly for defensive purposes. The Condition of this grenade is excellent for its age. This grenade is approximately 3" in diameter, and weighs about 2 1/2 lbs. The fuse hole is about 3/8 of an inch. There has been a wooden fuse plug with a paper fuse inserted for effect. You can see other examples on page 9 of 'Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution' by George Neumann and Frank Kravic. There is a pronounced seam mold mark around the center. This is an outstanding display item and is completely safe! $425.00
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Here's a really early caltrop. Caltrops were small anti-personnel and anti-horse weapons having 4 sharpened points so no matter how they were thrown on the ground 1 point was always up. This one is iron dating to the Revolutionary War or earlier. When sitting flat on the ground it is approx. 2 1/4 inches tall! Ouch! This would inflick great pain to man or beast. It would certainly lame any horse chasing infantry so that the chase could not continue. Outstanding! You can see like caltrops in the Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution by George Newmann and Frank Kravic. A page from that book is in one of the pics below. $125.00
SOLD! Here's a fine wild west relic! This is a dug Single Action Army with 4 3/4 inch barrel and a hole on the bottom of the grip strap where a laynard may have been attached which may make this one a militiary piece. I believe it to be .45 caliber. I had This Colt would look great in a shadowbox frame. The SAA is totally locked up. No numbers or writing noticable ,measures to 45 cal. Bottom of trigger guard rusted off and so is trigger. This piece was purchased from an estate sale in Southern Texas near San Antonio .Don't know where it was dug. .This is an awsome dug piece! No history but what great fun it is thinking of where this Colt could have been! Perhaps it was dropped fighting Apaches !! Who knows but yours for $425.00
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SOLD! Here's a great item that I just picked up from a gentleman in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately there is no history with this piece. This is a shortened into carbine Model 1842 U.S.Percussion Model 1846 dated Springfield musket with the Eagle over US on the lock. The action works very well. The patina on this piece is very dard with the exception of the cleaning over a couple places on the lockplate to identify the piece. The buttplate is faintly marked with a US that you can see under magnification and that's an indication why the lockplace was cleaned some to uncover the marks. They were probably real hard to see under the black heavy patina. I see no markings on the barrel of this .69 caliber weapon and the bore is extremely dark. This gun hasn't been messed with much after the alteration as the screw heads are still crisp. I believe this piece saw lots of use however. I've seen many cut down muskets and usually they have the stocks cut down with original length barrels or the barrels were recently cut to represent the piece for something it is not. Most of the time these cutdowns are quite primitive. This one is not. This musket was originally cut down to make a carbine out of it. The forend was shaped to be exactly like a carbine stock and the spring channel for the barrel band was filled in to do away with the slot. The original tulip shaped ramrod was also shortened to the correct length. The barrel was cut to about 19 !/2 inches long with the barrel end beveled as would be correct. Most altered muskets have the barrel ends squared off but no time was spent to bevel the edges. The entire piece is 34 1/2 inches long. The one and only barrel band has two old small nails in place to hold it fastened to the stock. The walnut stock is in remarkably good condition with only a couple of small age cracks. This weapon would have been rendered useless for hunting with the shortened barrel but would have been very effective in the close range fighting of Cavalry forces. There are no sights on this piece, you wouldn't need them for close up fighting! It would be easy to just swing this piece up and blast away. It's my opinion that this piece was altered for a cavalryman, most likely Confederate. I usually don't make claims but this piece just screams Dixie and is done very well. Not the usual junk I see or the piece made to look like something it is not. There are many references in Civil War letters and statements about Confederates using cut down muskets. Union General Wesley Merritt said, in reference to Confederate prisoners that they are "armed with the Springfield Musket cut down." The Confederates has to use whatever they could find. Check out the pics for youself. $695.00
SOLD! Here's an old beater that's been beat around for awhile! This is a model 1842 musket with a lock plate marked with an Eagle over US in front of the hammer and Springfield 1851 at the tail. The lock is the best thing about this piece. The lock functions very well on this old shotgun. This piece was originally a 3 band musket but was later converted to a shotgun. This one even has the bead on the front top of the barrel as a shotgun would. The barrel is held on by one homemade barrel band and has a wooden ramrod running through a brass or copper guide. The trigger guard and the buttplate are the original pieces as well. The buttplate has a worn US that can still be seen on the top of it. You can still see the V P and eagle head on the 33 inch barrel. The nipple has been smashed flat. Remarkably a cartouche can still be seen on the reverse of the side stock. If you want an original Civil War era musket that is cheap then this is it! This one is $175 + $15 shipping. Look at the pics. The stock is not great and may have some filler in it but it'll look great over the fireplace! The darker pics are the ones that most look like this musket. I used a flash to show detail in the other pics.
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Here is a nice 6 shot Manhattan Pepperbox Pistol that was made c. 1856 to the late 1850's. The total quantity of various types estimated at from 2,500 to 3,000. Production in Norwich, Connecticut. This weapon is a 28 caliber gun with a barrel length of 3 inches. This weapon is double action and the barrel turns automatically when the trigger is pulled. This weapon functions very well and has a great patina with the etching still being seen. The hammer is marked MANHATTAN F.A.MFG. CO./ NEW YORK. CAST STEEL is marked on the barrel. This is a nice piece! Complete! VG $495.00
SOLD! "Turn of the century Pearl Handled Smith & Wesson Revolver, Looks to be a .32 Caliber. This was found at the site of a Navajo Indian village near Gallup. New Mexico and was disassembled and discarded. ZIt fit back together perfectly, and with the exception of the trigger all parts still move. A word of caution: Do not pull the hammer all the way back?? The main spring is over 100 years old and may break. If you break it, you own it. If you buy htis, what you do with it then is up to you. This is a unique find and a deal for a dug weapon at: $125.00'..Who knows why it was disassembled and buried. Perhaps to keep the kids away from harms way or perhaps to hid a weapon that was used in a crime! Who knows! Nice old dug weapon and enough of a story that you can get together with friend and make up stories for quite awhile! Who knows, maybe one of them is correct! It has a nice dug patina. The barrel tips forward and the cylinder comes out. You can pull the trigger and the hammer starts to move back. The spring is still pretty strong. As the card says for $125.00 it can be yours!
SOLD! Here's a nice "Cowboy" bowie knife from, at the earliest, the 1890's. This piece has seen much use as witnessed by the smooth grips. These are stag grips so they would have been rougher, I believe. The entire piece measures over 9 1/2 inches long with a blade that measures over 5 1/2 inches long. The blade has 'NON-XLL' stamped in the middle on one side with 'Joseph Allen & Son Sheffield, England' stamped on the ricasso. The blade has been sharped some and is stil sharp. The slab grips are held on with 3 brass pins. This piece reeks of character!!! $125.00
SOLD! Here's a pretty little 28 caliber single shot percussion pistol. There are no markers marks on this little gun, only the serial number of 185 so we know they made at least that many of this pistol. The action works very well and is tight. The little walnut grips are in fine condition as well. This is a great little boot or vest pistol! $225.00
SOLD! This is a small caliber (around 28 to 30 caliber) single shot pistol that was a favorite with soldiers and gamblers! The piece has a pretty nice patina and functions as it should. Unmarked. Overall 5 1/2 inches long. $195.00
SOLD! Here's a nice Civil War era single shot percussion 12 or 16 guage shotgun. This one is Belguim made as witnessed by an oval with ELG inside. The gun functions beautifully and is mostly complete but is missing the metal butt plate, a trigger guard screw and one of the little screws in the nose cap. There is also a crack in the wrist behind the hammer but it's solid as a rock. There is a name inscribed in it on the forend and initials on one side of the buttstock but I can't really make 'em out. I don't know if the ramrod is original or not but it looks nice with the gun. The patina is outstanding-dark chocolate brown-just what I like to see! 46 inches long overall.This would look great over the fireplace and won't break the bank at $195.00 Look at the pics!
SOLD! Here's a little parts gun but even like it is it looks unique! This is the Remington-ElliotDeringer 22 RF that was made from 1863 to 1867. This piece has the Five-shot stationary barrel cluster with revolving firing pin; barrels fluted adn 2" overall. Ring type trigger. Barrel group tilts forward for loading and extraction. This one has the hand made walnut grips with brass screw fastener. The ring trigger had been altered for some reason. The action does not work and with a little fidling the barrel will tilt as it should. I don't know what it would take to get it going-if you could- but it looks neat anyway and is reasonable priced at $165.00 No barrel markings are visible.
SOLD! The first one is a very nice marked double barreled percussion shotgun being marked P. Powell & Sons and being about 45 1/2 inches long. P. Powell was a maker out of Cincinatti, Ohio in the mid to late 1800's. He was around and making guns during the Civil War. This one is in great condition with a wonderful patina just missing the wooden ramrod. The action works fine but one of the nipples is banged up a bit however the hammers are a match. The walnut stock is in great original condition with no cracks. There is a steel butplate present. There is the usual pitting around the nipples from being used. This old girl must have delivered quite a whopping recoil when fired! Nice old piece! $325.00
SOLD! This is a Post WW1 Mauser Bolo C-96 with the very small import marks under the barrel of CAI St. A VT Cal 7.63 GER. The markings stand for "Century Arms International St. Albans, VT" who imports many weapons back into the states. Sometimes these pistols are referred to as Broomhandles. I don’t know if this pistol was imported complete or for parts. This particular pistol is not complete but does have the complete frame, trigger, hammer, safety, rear sight and very nice checkered wooden grips. Most of the original bluing is present. The pistol is marked with the MAUSER name and logo as well as the serial number of 300195 on both the barrel and hammer assembly with another serial number on the frame and WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER OBERNDORF a.NECKAR marks are in a couple of areas. This piece is missing the bolt firing mechanism and the clip as well as the lanyard at the bottom of the grips. Rifling is present in the barrel. Fix it up or display as is for a reduced rate. Complete these pistols can go for many hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. Buy this fixer upper for $250.00
SOLD! This is a wonder dug Manhattan Revolver that came from the Wilson's Creek Battlefield area in Mussouri. The Second Major Battle of the Civil War, Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the Mississippi River, and the scene of the death of Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed in combat. Although a Southern victory, the Southerners failed to capitalize on their success. This 5 shot Manhattan Pocket 36 caliber 'Navy' Model Revolver was made after 1859 and has a 6 1/2 inch barrel. Although in two pieces with the barrel being separate from the cylinder and frame, they were found together and definitely belong together. You can see where one cylinder is rusted through. None of the cylinders are still loaded. This piece is stable but has not been coated. There is no active rusting. As far as dug pieces go this is a great piece! $375.00
SOLD! Here is a Model 1853 Enfield Sword with leather grips that was popular during the Civil War. This one is in great shape and has been painted silver at one time. I have not taken the time to clean it off because it was propably put on by members of the Grand Army of the Republic for display. The GAR used to paint everything silver or gold! This is most likely a CS used piece and was brought back as a souvenir. There is a great patina under the paint! The entire piece is unmarked and the blade is nearly pristine with no nicks! This is a nice piece! From California but no history. $675.00
SOLD! Here's an old early dug octagon percussion barrel from Texas that is almost 7 1/2" long with a 3/8" diameter bore or approximately 36 caliber. On the outside of the barrel it is rough and pitted without any markings that I can make out. The bore has riflings but also has pitting. The front sight is a stud site and very worn. The ramrod catch is also missing as you can see in the pics. The entire piece is fairly crude and may be southern manufacture. Makes a nice display piece! $125.00
SOLD! Here's a nice little dug pepperbox pistol that's missing many parts and has alot of ground action. This piece is unmarked but is probably an Allen & Thurber. Came from Michigan but no history accompanies it. Dug weapons are highly sought after and makes great conversation pieces!!! Look at the pics!! $195.00
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Here is a nice 1858 Remington New Model Army Revolver in 44 caliber. This one is in good condition and functions perfectly and is pretty tight. The grips may be replacements (no cartouch) and the grip screw needs replaced-it's there just not correct. When I picked up this piece it had 'cold blue' on the metal surfaces but I've managed to clean most of it off showing a nice patina underneath. I see at least one inspectors initial on this piece. There is some very light pitting on this gun, especially the cylinder, but not bad at all. All the nipples are present and in good shape. The serial number is 10320X (one digit missing on the barrel but present on the grip frame). According to Rafael Eledge of Shiloh's Civil War Relics and the Antique Roadshow program, there were 120,000 of this model made before war's end so this piece would have seen Civil War usage. The markings on the barrel are mostly clear but 'NEW MODEL' is not present but is not unusual. This is a very nice revolver! $895.00
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Here's a longarm that I thought was worthy of restoration. This is a model 1853 Enfield Rifle Musket Type III that when I got it from Vermont was in terrible condition. There are a couple of reasons that I thought this piece worthy of restoration because of it's possible CS association. We believe it to be a vet bringback to Vermont. The lockplate has the crown but absolutely no evidence of a date or any other markings. Also the rear sight is missing (they were soldered on) and a simple groove cut into the barrel for sighting. The sling swivels are missing as well. I have seen CS weapons with such modifications that you usually don't see with Union used weapons. The barrel is marked with a '25' for .577 caliber weapons but the '5' is well worn and only seen under magnification. Only export weapons were marked with the '25' guage mark. The Union imported over 500,000 of these enfields while the Confederacy imported 300,000 to 400,000 of these weapons. The action works great and there is some rifling left in the barrel. There is no ramrod. All of the iron parts have a great dark brown patina and the brass has not been cleaned. I have left this weapon as close to original as possible and have not made the repairs invisible as they give the weapon 'character'. The stock is repaired well however and very solid. There were no cartouches present before restoration. I can't proove it's Confederate so the price reflects that at $825.00
SOLD! Here is a small trigger guard Type 14 pistol with the late wooden slab-grips. This model has the Nagoya Arsenal Mark on the receiver next to the mark of the Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company logo. The second most prolific manufacturer of Type 14 pistols was a private company operating under the supervision of Nagoya Arsenal. Until December 1, 1936 it was called the Nambu Rifle Manufacturing Company (Nambu Ju Seizosho). It then merged with two other companies and became Chuo Kogyo. The company’s logo was a stylized version of the character Nam (or Nan), which was the first character in Nambu (Lt. Gen Kijiro Nambu, the famed Japanese arms designer, was one of the founders of the company). By itself the character means south. Pistols made by this company almost all have the Nagoya Arsenal mark and the company logo. This photo shows the most common arrangement, with the Nagoya logo first. There were also a very few early pistols in which the order was reversed, or the two symbols were arranged vertically (one on top of the other) instead of side by side. Pistols from this maker are often called “Nagoya Nambus” (due to the order of the markings) or “Kokubunji pistols” (Kokubunji, a suburb of Tokyo, was the location of the company’s main factory). For simplicity I will refer to them as Kokubunji pistols from now on. The company made two series of pistols. Their initial production was an “original series” without any series marker, just the Nagoya logo and the Nambu logo, as shown on this pistol. When serial numbers reached 99999 they followed standard Japanese practice and added a series marker. The serial number on this pistol is 26357. This pistol has the typical markings in an “original series” pistol made by the Kokubunji factory of Nambu/Chuo Kogyo under the supervision of the Nagoya arsenal. As noted above, the first row has the Nagoya Arsenal and Nambu logos followed by the serial number (26357). Serial numbers on this run of guns go from around 7800 to 99999. The lower row has the character Sho to designate the reign of the Showa Emperor (Hirohito) and the date 12.1, indicating the twelfth year, first month of Hirohito’s reign (October, 1937). The dates on this type of gun run from Showa 8.12 (December, 1933) to Showa 16.10 (October, 1941). Below the second one in the date is a small kanji character. It is the To in Tokyo, used as a final inspection mark. The left side markings are the same on virtually all Type 14s, so I will just review them quickly. Although the markings are all the same, the fonts used by different factories are different, so sometimes you can identify the factory where a pistol was made from the left side if you can make out the font used in the markings. First, here is an orientation photo of the left side markings. Just above the trigger guard on the left side of the gun is the safety lever (left side of this photo). There are two characters here, which I will refer to as the “safety lever markings”. At the back of the gun on the left side, just ahead of the cocking knob, is another set of markings comprised of four characters (right side of photo). I will refer to these as the “model designation markings”. First let’s look at the model designation markings. These are more interesting because the difference in fonts is more noticeable in this area and hence it is easier to use these markings to identify the factory of production if you can only see the left side of a pistol. In all cases the characters and their meaning is the same. The four characters from left to right are ju-yon-nen-shiki, or “ten-four-year-type”, i.e. Type 14. Safety lever markings have one character at each end of the arc through which the safety lever swings. The front one (left of the photo) is ka, meaning “fire”, and the rear one (right of the photo) is an, meaning safe (literally, “peaceful’). All makers used the same markings, which differed only in the style of font used. It is normal for the safety lever to inscribe an arc on the frame as it swings through the 180 degrees of travel required to move it between the safe and fire positions. This 8mm pistol seems complete although the magazine seems to have a different serial number (935). There is also a couple of small scratches under the series designation markings that may be initials- I’m just not sure. The only other scratches on the gun are the typical scratches made at the safety lever from going back and forth. I am not familiar on how to operate this weapon so before you try to use it have a gunsmith check it out. The firing pin is present but I do not fire my antique weapons and view them as collectors items only and not warranted to fire. All in all it seems to be a very good piece of war memorabilia and would look great in any WW2 display! The metal surfaces are in generally very good condition with just a tiny bit of roughness here and there. The original bluing is mostly present and all of the markings are very prominent. Sorry but no history accompanies this piece but surely a vet bring back. Put this one in your collection for $695.00
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I just love dug weapons and here's a couple that I just picked up. These are from a gentleman's estate. It is said that he dug them in the south and southwest but I'm afraid the history has been lost. Anyway, they are what they are! The first one is a nice dug Smith & Wesson Model 1 Second Issue 7 shot 22 caliber weapon that was so popular with the individual soldiers. This one even has an '0M' engraved by a novice hand on the backstrap. This piece has a lot of pitting and ground action. The action does not function but it's mostly complete as you can see in the pics. Most of the original wooden grips are still there too! The pice does open up at the hinge and the cylinder does come out. The serial number of 35841 places this little gun as having been made in 1863. If only it could talk!!! $275.00
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Here's a Remington Model 1858 44 caliber revolver that's now just the frame. I can just make out the serial number on the buttplate frame of 123830? and I see a military inspections initial of 'd' on the piece as well. What's left is as solid as a rock! If only it could talk!!! The hammer is frozen in the frame. This would make a good dug Cavalry Display piece!!! Same story as the one above. $275.00
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I just picked up a few items from a friend of mine and here is one of them. This item is a model 1853 Enfield Type III rifle musket. This one is in very good condition with a nice bore. The barrel is marked with Birmingham Maker's marks as well as the date 1861. There are no guage or caliber markings. The lock is marked with a Crown and 1861 TOWER. There are also letters L.A.C. on the lock and barrel which stands for London Armory. The London Armory weapons were in wide demand so some dealers in these weapons stamped their weapons with L.A.C. thinking that it would fool buyers into thinking they were getting London Armory weapons. We believe that this is what was done with this weapon. The Confederates were quite fond of L.A.C. made rifle muskets as the parts were interchangeable, more than the other makers of the Enfield rifle/musket. The Enfield was the most widely imported arm into this country during the Civil War by both sides. These weapons were quite dependable and well favored. This one is an early one and we believe it was imported by the confederacy as noted by it's original brown pigskin rifle sling which has been repaired a few times and the letters C.S.A. stamped into the stock. There was really no reason to stamp C.S.A. into the stock but some soldier may have done it himself. The letters are all individually stamped and well worn with time. There are no other import marks nor are there any other english proof marks on this rifle except for the Birmingham Makers marks on the barrel. The action works fine. The nipple is a replacement and the ramrod is missing. The walnut stock is in very good condition with no breaks just a few dings from use and a couple of minor stress cracks, one at the tail of the lock and one behind the tang of the barrel. There is some evidence of burning on the stock near the nipple and pitting on the top of the barrel from many shots being fired. All of the metal parts exhibit a nice patina and are matching. There is also some minor tiny paint spots on the stock from leaving the rifle displayed on the wall or over the mantle when they painted the room. This is very minor and really does not detract from the piece. $1650.00.
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Here's a Colt Model 1849 Pocket pistol from a lady in Indiana. This one is also a 31 caliber 6 shot percussion pistol with a 6 inch barrel and good rifling. This one dates to 1861 but has a mismatched cylinder serial number. Everything else matches except the wedge. This one is in good condition as well and locks up tight and indexes correctly. This is a nice, nice piece! The markings on this one are good as well and the patina is just a little darker than the one above. $675.00
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Here's a nice Allen and Thurber pepperbox that I just piced up. This is approximately 28 caliber and has teh Norwich 1837 patent date on it. This piece functions very well and has a very nice patina. The 2 little silver plates are missing on the grips but can be replace if you like. Looking at the grip patina those little plates have been missing a long time. There is nice scroll work on the frame and this one has the nipple shield in place. Nice and tight! Sure to please! $395.00
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"CIVIL WAR TRAINING RIFLE"------------ Here's another unique item! This is an old Civil War musket that was converted after the war for use by the many Military Academys around the country. This is an original US Springfield musket dated 1864 that was shortened to a 2 band rifle and had a wooden dowel affixed between the breech and the front part of the barrel so that it could not be fired, only used for drilling. The original .58 caliber bayonet is also included with the piece as shown in the photos. Wooden-barrelled training muskets were made up by Francis Bannerman in the late 1800's and this certainly could be one of those. Francis Bannerman was a famous dealer of military surplus, who established a business headquarters and warehouse in an "armory" that he built on an island in the Hudson River. The facade was inspired by a Scottish castle, and its crumbling ruins still remain today, preserved as a park. It was consumed by fire many years ago. Some of the old timers still talk about the wonderous bargains that could be had at Bannermans! Bannerman produced a paper catalog which is still available as a reprint, and is an excellent reference for identifying old militaria (much like vintage Sears catalog reprints). Much of his inventory consisted of Civil War and Spanish-American War military surplus, including guns. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, military academies and community marching groups were a very popular social activity. There was no anti-war stigma at the time. Obsolete muzzle-loading Civil War muskets and Trapdoor Springfield rifles with condemned (unsafe) actions were made into lightweight training and marching muskets for youth by removing the original barrel and replacing it with a wooden barrel turned to the same contours. Often the last six inches or so of the original barrel was cut off and attached to the training gun, with the joint covered by the last barrel retaining band. This muzzle allowed attachment of the original bayonet for drill purposes. These non-functional but realistic guns were sometimes referred to as "Quaker muskets" with reference to the pacifist Quaker movement in the US. Various grades of these drill rifles were listed in the Bannerman catalog and now you have a chance to buy one made up of most of the original Civil War Musket! $325.00
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Here is a very nice Belgian London Marked Percussion 12ga Double Barrel Shotgun. The barrels are marked LONDON on the rib, but have a Liege proof mark under the stock. They are 32 3/4" in length. The gun is 48 3/4" overall. There are no makers marks elsewhere. The locks do work, but are a little loose and have 3 click tumblers. There are a couple of minor cracks in the wood, which is walnut I believe, but nothing bad. The barrel has some light pitting. This is a very attractive piece that you're sure to like! Nice Civil War era piece! $375.00
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Here's a very nice Revolutionary War Era small personal Rumlet. The rumlet retains a little of the original blue paint in the hidden areas. The rumlet is in excellent condition with a nice smooth grain appearance only have 1 shrinkage crack. The rumlet measures 5"tall and 3.25" wide. Overall this is a very nice piece and would make a good addition to any collection. You can find like examples in Neumann and Kravic's book on Rev War collectibles. Pretty! From New York! $275.00
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Here's a good 31 caliber model 1849 pocket model Colt 6 shot percussion pistol. This pistol was made in 1862 and all serial numbers match. The cylinder scene is mostly there as well. The piece has a nice color or patina with the brass being a mellow yellow color and the grips are in good condition as well with a nice varnish. The action locks up tight and indexes correctly. The wedge is loose but there (tightened up with a tiny little piece of wood) and there is one little barrel to frame pin that is broken but the other one is there and unless you take the pistol apart you'd never know. One side screw has had the slot polished off but otherwise this pistol is in great condition! Nice! $795.00
SOLD! This is a nice old Hopkins and Allen falling breech 12 guage shotgun that I recently picked up in Indianapolis. The gun was originally from Illinois. This piece is 46 inches long overall with a 28 + inch barrel. All of the metal is in the white but was blued at some time. the walnut fore arm and butt stock are still in very good condition with a minor flaw here and there and checkering on the wrist. On one side of the barrel it says PATENT APPLIED FOR and on top of the barrel is stamped MADE BY THE HOPKINS AND ALLEN MANFG. CO. NORWICH CONN. U.S.A. PAT'D JUNE 23 1885. This firearm operates very well and kind of looks like a Sharps! Pretty nice and not often seen! $375.00
SOLD! Here's a piece that I picked up that's quite a stigma! I wish I knew the history! This old piece needs help but what a story it must have! This old 1849 model Pocket Colt is made up of many parts and serial numbers. The 6 inch barrel and the frame are serial numbered 69739 which dates to 1851. The trigger guard is serial numbered to 16136 which dates to 1849. The backstrap is dated to 204977 which dates to 1861 and the serial number on the rammer starts at 572 which would date to 1850! The brass fingerguard has what appears to have 5 notches cut into it that you can see in one of the pics. Keeping tabs of kills? Who knows but it makes for interesting conversation! The backstrap also has period engraving of the initials TBR on it and does have a partial crack present. The gun came from California but no other history accompanies it. The gun is very aged and has seen plenty of use. There have been several screws replaced as well as the wedge. There is no cylinder scene left and no serial number on the cylinder that can be seen. The cylinder has several dings present. The action does not work (the hand and spring is broken but the dogs are very good and pronounced on the rear of the cylinder)and one nipple has been replaced with a modern replacement. Also, the hammer does not hold at half or full cock. The pins are missing between the barrel and frame but is tight and does not move. The markings are the barrel are only partially seen. The firearm exhibits a mottled appearance and there is some evidence of cleaning. There is some moderate pitting here and there on the piece but not bad at all. The grips do not have the original varnish left and I believe they may have been sanded at some point but they look nice. 'Colt's Patent' is present on the frame and '31 Cal' is still present on the trigger guard. I believe everything can be fixed if you want to or just leave it alone as it reeks of character! Here's the good news - instead of $800 to $1250 for a better little Colt you can have this one for $425 with free shipping! This piece would look good in a display without breaking the bank! I've tried to describe everything that's wrong with this piece so you're buying it 'as is'. I may just keep it! It's a real conversation piece!
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Here's another rifle that I picked up from my friend. This is a Model 1879 U.S. Trapdoor Rifle with a cartouch that has the initials SWP and 1884 in it. .45-70 caliber. The breechblock is marked U.S./MODEL/ 1873 and is serial numbered to 2879XX which falls between weapons issued to Co G 3rd KY Vol. Infantry per the Springfield Research Service. Low arched breechblock. There is color yet to the barrel being a kind of mottled blueing with most remaining. The lock looks to still have a trace of case color to it. The barrel bands and nose cap appeared to have been cleaned at some point as well as the trigger bow. The bore is very good on this weapon and I wouldn't be afraid to shoot it. The walnut stock is in very good condition with a few dings here and there but no breaks or cracks. Everything that should be on this weapon is- it is complete. This Springfield is much better than you find on the market these days. Not perfect but very good + condition. Take a look at the pics! The cartouche looks much better than my pic does. $875.00
SOLD! Here we have a very nice Civil War Bowie Knife with Cutlery Handle and little silver cross guard that measures about 10 1/4 inches long overall with a 6 inch blade. This one is made by Corsan Denton Burdekin & Co. that was located at 105 Eyre St Derbyshire, England. This company was in existance before the Civil War and took advantage of the Patriotic fever that swept the county during the war. Also on the blade is a very nice etching that I can't pick up on my camera that is in a floral motif and says 'THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE'. I fully guarantee the inscription to be in excellent condition and will try to get a better photo. This piece comes with it's original silver mounted scabbard that is missing the little frog button and the bottom drag-otherwise complete. Very nice piece from an Indiana Estate! Sorry, history has been lost. $850.00
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This is a super 18th Century Forged Iron Trench Pike in excellent dug condition. This probably had a hardwood wooden pole inserted into the socket making this piece 8 feet long or more. The piece measures 18 3/4 inches long! It's a whopper! This piece was found in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. Nice! Nice!
$295,00
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Here's an 1860 dated English Tower Enfield Two Band "short rifle". This rifle is a .577 caliber smooth bore in "VERY GOOD" overall condition, metal is in excellent condition showing light wear as expected for a rifle of this age. Barrel length is approximately 33 inches, with an overall gun length of 48 ˝ inches. The inspector stamp on the barrel is faint, with the only discernable character being a "6", the other barrel markings are to faint to make out. The lock plate displays a partially worn Crown over VR, as the picture depicts the date and TOWER markings are strong, along with the Crown and arrow. The mechanical action on this piece is strong, with positive latching at both half and full cock. There appears to be 5 twists of rifling in the barrel but the rifling is in poor condition. The stock is in good condition with a light patina. Ramrod and barrel clamps are in very good condition. Steel butt plate, trigger guard and end cap are in very good condition as well. Rifles of this type with these markings are not generally thought to be imported into the states for the Civil War but these types have been documented to have been here I have been told. At least there's no broad arrow over a WD! This piece also comes with an old rifle sling but I don't know if it's original or not. The sling certainly looks old and original but it is not the issued type. There were 4 types of these short rifles that took the sword bayonet imported into this country during the Civil War. Nathan Bedford Forrest preferred the short rifle version of the Enfield as he thought it was easier to carry on horseback than the rifle musket yet more accurate than the still shorter Enfield Carbine. John Hunt Morgan's Second Kentucky Cavalry favored the "medium Enfield" because its ease of handling both on and off horseback. Yankees also had praise for the weapon. The 45th Illinois Infantry was armed with the Enfield rifle with saber bayonet and deemed them as probably as good an arm as any in the country. Apparently the U.S. Ordnance Department agreed as it rated the weapon as a first class arm. From Effingham County Georgia. Nice!! $750.00
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Here's a very nice 1840 Ames Muscian Sword that was found with a State of New York Box Plate. These items came from Central Indiana but unfortunately no history accompanies them. They were given by an elderly lady to the neighborhood kids many years ago. The kids didn't play with them obviously as they're in good condition for what they are. First we have the 1840 Ames Muscian Sword. This one is in just about as good as condition as they are found. This one is the standard 34 1/2 inches long with just a very nice blade. The ricasso is marked MADE BY AMES MFG CO CHICOPEE MASS on one side and US AHC 1862 on the other side. The brass is a nice mellow color with AHC also on the knucklebow. The blade has no nicks being in very good condition. This sword even has the original leather washer present. Very nice! $295.00
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These next 2 Civil War Revolvers came from Florida. The first one is a really decent old Smith and Wesson 1st model 2nd issue in 22 calibre 7 shot revolver.It appears to have belonged to or was "presented" to "C.Mynard".Most of the bluing is gone off of the barrel but has a very nice patina with,most of the silver is still on the frame.The bore is still there and the grips are nice. The action works very smooth. Barrel markings are clear and sharp-very nice! The serial number of this fine little weapon is 55903 indicating that it was manufactured in 1864 and may well have been carried by a Civil War Soldier. There was a Silas C. Mynard who was with the Union 9th NY Cavalry but he was already carrying a pistol and then there was G C. Mynard who was with the 4th Alabama Cavalry Battalion who also would already have been carrying a pistol of some sort. There were no other Mynard's who had an initial of 'C' so who knows! At any rate it's a great pistol and one that's sure to appreciate! $475.00
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This next one from Florida is one you don't see every day. This little revolver is a Springfield Arms Company -- Made For Smith And Wesson In 30 Calibre rimfire model being a 5 shot revolver with a 3.18" octagon barrel. Brass spur trigger frame with silver plated finish; iron parts blued. Walnut grips; square butt. The barrel is marked SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO. MASS and is just about as good as you can get. This is a high quality pistol.There is some damage that doesn't really detract to the right hand grip.The cylinder has "Pat.April 3,1855 Manufactured for Smith and Wesson.".It retains at least 50% of the blue on the barrel / cylinder and 75% of the silver or nickel on the reciever.Just a really nice old antique pistol. The serial number of this pistol is 4503 but all of them were made in 1863. Approximately 6,000 pieces were made total making this a fairly rare pistol. $475.00
SOLD! This one here is a nice Percussion Shotgun that functions well. This one is of the back action lock type with a logo picturing a 'bee' with the letters D on one wing and L on the other wing. I'll research that info and post it when I find out who the maker is. I suspect French or Belgium. This old 12 guage measures about 45 1/2 inches overall with 30 inch barrels. Many Confederates carried Shotguns off to the war and these shorter ones were popular with the Southern Cavalrymen. I'm not saying that is how this shotgun was used. It could have been used simply to hunt rabbits but it would fit into a southern soldier or cavalryman's display. This piece has a couple of replacement wood areas on the forestock but you have to look hard to see it. It was a nice job! This piece is fairly unadorned and the action works very well. There is also something stamped on the obverse barrel near the nipple but I can't make it out. All of the metal surfaces have a fine peppering of pitting but not bad. The barrels have been lightly cleaned but should patina back up very well. I doubt is the ramrod is the original but it's still pretty nice. Still a pretty gun! $325.00
SOLD! If you want a geniune Civil War musket without the large price then this one is for you! This is a Prussian Model 1839 Potsdam Musket imported for Civil War use. The Prussian musket was 57 inches in overall length with a 41.25 inch long barrel in .69 thru .72 caliber. A spring lock beneath the barrel secures the bayonet that was used on this model. The ramrod is missing as well as the rear sight. Many parts on this musket are marked '42'. The brass pieces have been cleaned but the markings are still present. The buttplate is steel while the barrel bands and trigger guard is brass. The upper barrel band spring needs some work to get it to lock on to the brass end cap. Both sling swivels are present. The lockplate seems to be in good condition (I've taken it off the weapon for visualization) and is marked with a Crown over POTSDAM and under that is GS I believe. There is some pitting to the lockplate. The lock doesn't function correctly but I believe the problem is in the trigger mechanism. The nipple is present but somewhat smashed. The stock is walnut and does appear to have some cartouches on it as well as several bruises. The buttstock has a few line age cracks in it and it is dry indicating that it sit on it's end in a barn somewhere, otherwise no structural cracks or breaks are present. I have lighted the bore and it appears to be a smoothbore (there were just a few of this model imported as smoothbores) but it could have been rifled and just shot out. The bore is poor and needs cleaning. Approximately 165,000 Prussian arms were imported into the US by the Federal Government. There are no known Confederate purchases but many Confederates wound up with these weapons thru capture on the battlefield. A decent example that would look great on the wall and won't cost you an arm and a leg! $495.00
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Here is a great firearm that I just received from a good friend of mine in California. The first is a wonderful Allen & Thurber sidehammer target pistol. This is an improved type over pervious single shot Allen pistols and was made in the late 1840's and 1850's. The total production was only a few hundred units. This one has a serial number of 143. Markings on the 9 inch barrel are ALLEN & THURBER WORCHESTER CAST STEEL. I believe the caliber to be .34 cal. There is a wooden ramrod under the barrel which is correct however this one is a replacement. This piece has a dovetailed sight on the octagon part of the barrel but originally had a rear sight mounted near the breech of the barrel and extending back behind the hammer where the sight would have engaged an adjustment screw for elevation. The mounting threaded hole is present as evidenced in one of our pics. Being a target pistol there are variations. This one seems to have attributes to both the standard pistol and the Large frame type as this one has the longer handle fastened by 2 screws. There is one screw missing on the grip frame under where the fingers wrap. I don't know the purpose of this screw but if you look at a photo of a similar gun in Flayderman's on page 53 you'll see that the screw on that model sticks out some. On this piece, with my farmer hands, that screw would be in the way and that may be why it's missing. The action works flawlessly on this piece and it's a very nice pleasant coloration with nipple present. There is some minor 'peppering' on the side plates and 1 small dent in the ramrod pipe. The grips show great age and some wear with time. Nice, nice piece! $895.00
SOLD! What a dandy this is! This is a hand made percussion single shot shotgun of about .410 gauge. I can't help feeling this piece was used unlawfully, perhaps pulled out from behind a long coat to rob a bank or maybe pulled out from behind the bar to blast an out or control drunken patron! I don't know but here it is! The gun functions pretty well and you'll never see another like it! This shotgun measures just short of 30 inches long with a 24 1/2 inch barrel. The back action lock has a floral design on it but no makers name. There is no trigger guard and never was one. One of a kind! $350.00
SOLD! This Civil War Era Allen & Wheelock Sidehammer Revolver was purchased from an estate in the Detroit area. Revolver is clean overall and was manufactured in Worcester, Mass. between 1857 and 1864. The caliber is .22 rimfire and the cylinder is chambered for seven rounds The makers name, location & patent dates are worn along the side of the barrel but enough can be seen under magnification to piece it together. The cylinder and push rod are both numbered 479 . The revolver appears complete & functions but doesn't lock up real tight. Barrel length is approximately 3 inches. Push rod releases to remove the cylinder for loading. Very little if any original finish remains to the metal components as it appears to have been cleaned off years ago. Cylinder scenes do remain being fairly clear and easy to see which is unusual. Wood grips are attached with a single screw and are clean overall showing average use and wear. They remain unaltered and have never been sanded or refinished. There are no apparent missing parts or screws. Nice little pistol! $475.00
SOLD! Here is a Model 1872 Officers Artillery Saber with original Hanger. It has the original sharkskin grip with original wire which is in pretty good shape. The blade is mottled with no markings or engravings of any kind. Original scabbard with decorative brass hangers and drag. Cloth with the leather hanger says "Henry Allen and Co. New York." For both pieces- $495.00 Nice unmessed with condition!
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Here's a very nice New England brass mounted Militia Musket. This piece has been converted by refitting an 1829 .69 Caliber US Musket barrel and percussion lock. The piece measures about 53 inches overall. The stock is in excellent condition with no cracks to speak of and no breaks and I believe it to be walnut. There is a little loss from burning near the nipple which is still there and in good condition. There is burn pitting on the barrel around the nipple which extends onto the lock indicating that those two pieces have been together for a long time. There are no markings on the lock. I believe the barrel to have been cut down some being 38 inches long now. Where it looks like there is a front sight there is actually a bayonet locking stud. The barrel is marked 1829 US and P. The ramrod is original and exhibits the same beautiful dark brown patina as the barrel and lock. This one is nice!!! Found in Michigan. $650.00
SOLD! Here's a great old double barreled 12 guage percussion shotgun of the Civil War era and this one has sling swivels on it. This old back action lock shotgun has a maker on the barrel but I can read it. This old piece is solid and works well. The stock is pretty good with some wood missing from behind the nipples which is normal indicating that this shotgun saw alot of shooting. The nipples have been replaced but the rest of the weapon seems to be original. There is scroll work on the locks and other furnishings on the weapon. There is one sort of gouge in the stock at the butt end that's approximately 3/4 of an inch long and about 1/4 wide but it gives this weapon character and does not detract. It may even be a burn spot as black surronds the area. Peppering and light to moderate pitting are on the barrels. Excellent patina makes this weapon particularily nice for display! None of these old weapons are safe to fire. $275.00
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Here's a great weapon that I got from my friend. This one is a very nice Starr Arms Co. Single Action 1863 Army Revolver. This piece was produced from 1863-65 with the total quanity being about 32,000 pieces. This revolver is 44 caliber, 6-shot round cylinder with the nipples partially protuding from the back section. All of the nipples are present and in fine condition. This piece has the 8" round barrel. The grips are walnut and exhibit light cross hatching in the finish with the initials WHH carved in towards the top of the grip on the reverse side. A small piece of the toe on the grips may have been replaced as it is a slightly different color than the rest or the grip. The serial numbers on this piece is 24134 and since this model started at 23000 the serial number on this model makes it one of the ones made in 1863. The cylinder serial number matches the frame. If there were inspectors cartouches on the grips they are worn off now. One side of the frame is marked STARR ARMS CO. NEW YORK while the other side is marked STARRS PATENT JAN. 15, 1856. The Starr Single Action was designed as an improved and less costly successor to their Double Action Model 1858 Army. Nest to Colts and Remingtons, this was the major model of revolving handgun bought by the US government in the Civil War period. This piece operates flawlessly and is a silvery brown coloration. ther is peppering around the cylinder fore and aft due to firing and corrosive black powder. This one was there and did it's duty! Nice piece !!! $1,250.00
SOLD! This is a converted flintlock to percussion Piedmontese Model 1844/60 Rifled musket in .69 caliber that was produced in France. This musket is about 56 inches long with a 40 1/2 inch barrel. The barrel has 4 grooves of rifling in it but it needs cleaned. The lock works very well and is marked St. Etienne. The St. Etienne lock and hammer had been cleaned but I darkened it up a little so it would look right with the rest of the piece but the color is still a little off but not bad. Look at the pics. There are U.S. and U.S.M stamps and markings on most of the parts and fittings. The buttplate has the U.S. stamping on top just like the US rifles. The stock shows a patch on the rear and left of the second barrel band along with some mars and dings. There is also an IX marking carved in the stock for some reason. No ramrod. Functions just fine and looks good too! Since this one has U.S. markings we're sure it went north. There are 2 records of purchase by the US. One by Marcellus Hartley of Hartley Schuyler and Graham of New York in 1862 and one by Henry Boker in 1862 who also made swords for the Union. Found in New York State. The weapon is a copy of the French Model 1822 Infantry Musket with 2 distinctive features, a small knob on the hammer spur and a rear sight screwed onto the breech which is no missing. These weapons were originally purchased for $11.51 each but now I need $850.00 for this one!
SOLD! Here is another old percussion shotgun. Here is a London marked double barrel side by side percussion shotgun with external hammers. It appears to be a 12 gauge and has a 31" barrel. A lot of bluing left. The stock has a couple of minor cracks on the right side in the fore-end and also at the rear of the receiver. The hammer on the left is a replacement while the original hammer on the right has no screwhead present-looks peaned over. The right trigger works fine but the left one needs some work but it still does work. Very collectible and looks great over the fireplace! No ramrod. $245.00
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This next item that I picked up from my friend is quite a find! This is a model 1850 US Foot Officer's Sword with leather scabbard. I believe this piece to be an import because of the 'IRON PROOF' marking on the spline which is indicative of German Manufacture. There are no other makers marks on this piece anywhere and no inspectors markings as well. This is a presentation grade piece with an exquisitely marked blade with a mirror finish! All of the brass pieces still have a goodly amount of gold wash on them as well! This piece even has 100% of the original sharkskin grip intact with all of the 3 strand gold colored wire! I just can't say enough about this piece. The top mount has a panel for an engraving but none is present. The second mount and the drag are also engraved with the Union Shield and other items. The blade measures about 31 inches long and still has it's original washer. There are panoply of arms present as well as an eagle and E.PLURIBUS UNUM which is standard on US Officers blades. On the reverse is stands of arms and a wonderful US. I don't believe this piece was carried much at all. It's just too nice! The leather scabbard is complete less one mounting screw for the drag. The original leather finish has flaked off but the leather under that is very nice and has a very nice brown appearance with absolutely no breaks or cracks. My pics do not do this sword justice. It's one of the nicest that I've seen. No nicks on the blade either! Nice! Nice! Nice! Investment grade! $1450.00
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This is a well used but still good 50 caliber percussion boot pistol from Florida. The main spring is a bit spongy but still works. There's a little wood lost at the front of the grips on each side from use. This thing must have kicked like a mule! Many soldiers carried these pieces off to the Civil War. Like most this one is made in Belguim and so marked. These weapons were popular with gamblers, highway men and ladies of the night! $175.00
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Here's an excellent condition pistol cosmetically but needs a gunsmith's touch. This weapon looks so good that I can't believe there are any issues to it at all. This is a Smith & Wesson -- TIP-UP MODEL NO.1 2nd ISSUE .22 CALIBER SHORT. Most of the original bluing is present and looks great. The original markings are present and very sharp on the cylinder and the bluing is present there as well. About 80 to 90% of the original silver on the brass frame is present but looks black in spots as it is uncleaned. When you cock the piece the cylinder does not index. Also the little barrel locking tab does not move up so you cannot tip the barrel. The serial number of 91079 matches on both frame and grips and dates this piece to 1866. Probably a quick fix on this piece but I'm not a gunsmith. This is a nice piece and worthy of restoration! Look at the pics! These are going for over $550 now with this much silver on them. Buy this one for $275 and get 'er fixed up. This one's from Texas.
SOLD! This next weapon is something of an puzzle. This is a 1864 dated Joslyn Carbine that has been converted into a 12 guage shotgun. I've done some reseach that says after the war some of these Joslyn's were sent to Belguim where they were converted into shotguns however there are no Belguim proofmarks anywhere on this piece and I can't imagine that no proofmarks were added if it was done in Belguim. At any rate it is in good condition with one piece of walnut added to the fore stock as a repair and just next to the trigger area. The metal surfaces are all in good condition and exhibit a nice patina. There are 2 small rectangle areas on the top of the barrel that are a different patina for some reason-who knows. The original saddle bar plate is still there but missing the bar and ring. Also the original US marked butt plate is present as well. The 29 inch barrel is marked 'CAST STEEL' on the top and all of the original markings are present and in good condition on the breech mechanism as per the original carbine. This may have been produced as a forager. If you would like an example but can't afford a carbine this is the next best thing! Came from Michigan and has an old museum tag on it. $495.00
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This is a super 18th Century Forged Iron Trench Pike in excellent dug condition. This probably had a hardwood wooden pole inserted into the socket making this piece 8 feet long or more. The piece measures 18 3/4 inches long! It's a whopper! This piece was found in the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. Nice! Nice!
$295,00
SOLD! Here is a wonderful Hale Underhammer pistol. The gun is chambered in .31 caliber. The barrel is 4.5 inches long and the bore is in good shape and I did not see any rust or pitting in it. The finish on the exterior metal is showing its age, with some very light surface spotting to it. The front sight has been worn down from sliding in and out of a holster. The wood on the gun is in excellent shape as well without any real signs of wear to it. H.J. Hale was based out of Bristol Connecticut and Worcester Massachusetts. H.J. was one of the more prolific underhammer makers. This pistol functions well and measures about 9 inches long overall. This is a great little gun and one that you don't see often! Serial number is 150 and the barrel markings are great! Check out the pics. This piece is in very good condition. $675.00
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Here we have a litte Belguim made percussion single shot pistol in about 38 caliber. This piece is unmarked except for a Belguim mark on the hammer and the serial number of 39? on the barrel. This piece is in the white with a fruitwood grip. There is a hole of some sort on the rear of the grip. Not a problem though. This piece functions well with the hammer spur being a little shorter than normal. This could be for 1 of two reasons: Either it was dropped and a piece was chipped off or it was purposely cut down as these hammer spurs were rather long and would snag on the clothing of the owner. If you want to get the pistol out in a hurry that could be a proble! This is a nice piece! Used as a back up pistol for soldiers or as a gamblers gun - even used by prostitutes for protection. Hey it was a violent period! $195.00 From Wisconsin!
SOLD! This is a circa 1860-1865, 36-caliber, percussion, single shot boot pistol. The overall length is 5-1/2 inches. There are no maker marks or numbers I can find and there is a break at the top of the backstrap but it's as solid as a rock. The grips are lacking as we believe this to be an early dug or picked up piece that was brought back to Ohio by a Civil War Soldier. The action does not function and the nipple is missing. This lightweight spur trigger model was produced to compete with the plethora of single shot pistol manufactured during the war to be a soldier’s back-up weapon. Many of this type have been dug on the battlefields of the Civil War. It would be a great addition to your Civil War, suicide special, Old West or gambler’s firearms collection or display. $85.00
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Here we have a near relic sword bayonet for the Austrian Model 1849 Long Rifle. The Model 1849 was the successor to the Model 1842 Long Rifle. The rifle is also known as the Garibaldi Rifle. It was a .71 Caliber weapon so this bayonet is quite large. The ring is free so you can put this on your rifle. 23 3/8 inch blade with a 4 1/4 inch socket. There is some corrosion to the blade that you can clean up if you want to but I believe in leaving them as you find them as much as possible. Very strong and quite displayable! $145.00
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Here's an old double barrel shotgun that could be used for Cowboy action shooting! This is stamped on one side of the lock plate AMERICAN GUN CO. NY but actually there was no American Gun Company. The name is listed in the Standard Catalog of Firearms as a Crescent Firearms Co. shotgun. American was a trade name used of shoguns wholesaled by H&D Folsom, a very large sporting goods supplier from the late 1800's until the 1930's. This piece cosmetically is excellent and the action works well. The wood is in very good condition for a 100 year old shotgun. This one was cut down to a 20 1/2 inch barrel which is legal. I don't know why it was cut down except these smaller guns were popular with the Stage Coach and Guard lines as well as the Marshall's and the bar keeps. Also, it could be easily concealed under your coat if you were a criminal or bankrobber in the late 1800's early 1900's! This one will have to go to an ffl holder or a C & R holder. It's a very nice weapon and you're sure to like it! This weapon is tight with no wobble but have it checked out first before firing. $495.00
SOLD! Here we have a very nice model 1849 Colt .31 caliber pocket model that was so popular with the individual soldiers. This one is in very good overall condition and the action is tight being nearly perfect. The markings on the barrel are very nice and there is some cylinder scene left. The serial number is 211648 meaning this piece was manufactured in 1861. All numbers match including the wedge and the cylinder. The cylinder has a small thumbnail spot of roughness/pitting but that's about all there is. All of the nipples are intact and in very good condition. Overall a pleasing gray patina and works perfectly! Found in Indiana. $875.00
SOLD! Heres a bullet mold for the Colt 31 caliber pocket pistol. This one has the markings obscured but I'm sure it's a Colt Patent bullet mold. Take a look at the pics. $75.00
SOLD! This next piece is a Civil War Navy Model .36 Caliber Savage Arms Company relic pistol. This was reportedly found by an old relic hunter back in the 1960's and was found in a trash pit in Fredicksburg, VA in a Confederat Camp site with permission of the land owner, however we believe this to be an early pickup due to the minor to moderate pitting exhibited on the piece and not the severe pitting one would expect from laying in the ground for 100 years. Definitely this piece has been outside but we believe not over a year or 2. . This pistol still works somewhat being over 14 inches long. The cylinder still turns and the hammer can still be cocked and will drop when the trigger is pulled. Either way on the story this is a tremendous piece to find! Putt on new grips and a new trigger guard as well as a loading lever and it'd be complete. The markings are faint but you can still see them. I couldn't find a serial number but this piece was only made during the Civil War. $495.00
SOLD! Here's a 10 guage double barreled percussion shotgun being about 46 inches long. This one is an unmarked specimen and is complete with the original wooden ramrod. It's quite a bit heavier than the 1st shotgun and has more dings to the stock as well as a small chip missing at the barrel tang. I believe this one to be Belguim or English due to the proof marks on the barrel. There are no other markings on this piece. The action works pretty well on this one as well with both hammers matching. The nipples have been replaced and are bright. The patina is great on this one as well! This is one nice old Civil War Era shotgun! Every Confederate Display needs an old double barrel shotgun as many were issued to their soldiers and Confederate units actively persured getting them. $350.00 on this one.
SOLD! Here we have a pretty nice old Belguim Naval Pistol that was coverted to flintlock to percussion after 1842. This piece is in nice condition with Belguim proofmarks. the lock is strong and the wood is excellent with no breaks or cracks and appears to be walnut. I believe the metal has been cleaned in the distant past. I found an old ad in the Bannerman Catalogue of Military Goods from 1927 that shows this type of pistol before it was converted. The pistol is 16 inches long overall with a 9 1/4 inch barrel. This is a nice piece that I got from Michigan. $495.00
SOLD! Here's a fairly nice old double barrelled percussion pistol in about 32 caliber that I recently uncovered in Indianapolis. The piece is Belguim made I believe with both barrels and the breech marked with the number '21'. The grip seems to be made of maple or perhaps beech due to the light color of the wood. The action works but is a little weak on one side- but it does work. The metal around the nipples is pitted as it should be. This little piece saw some action! This piece is about 8 1/2 inches long overall. $295.00
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I just picked up this piece. This is an early S&W number 1 Second Issue revolver with SN 188XX, dating it to 1861, is period engraved on the back strap with the name W.F. Abbott in scroll. It retains 60% blue on the barrel assembly with the balance being nicely blended brown patina with some micro pitting at the muzzle while the 2 date cylinder is mostly blended gray and brown patina with some pin prick pitting concentrated on the forward most area and face. The frame retains most of its sliver plate except where removed on the back strap for engraving. This was a common practice especially with soldiers going off to war and I've been told that sometimes the silver plate would chip off. Most of the plating is tarnished black and there are some small dents in the side plate. The cylinder rotates properly when the hammer is cocked (which holds securely at full cock) however the cylinder stop, cylinder stop striker and spring require replacement (see photos). The left grip panel is cracked but sound (see photos), has a small chip at the leading corner and both grips are slightly flatted at the bottom center. The ejector rod is absent. I'll probably go ahead and rehab this pistol so the price will go up when finished. This pistol is from New Hampshire but believed to actually come from Massachuttes. There is a William F. Abbott from South Hadley, Mass who went into the war as a Corporal. We believe this may be the same fellow. Corporals did not usually carry sidearms so this little pistol would have been used as a personal protection gun. Thousands of these little Smith and Wessons went off to war! Here is William F. Abbott's stats:
Residence South Hadley MA; a 25 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 7/21/1862 as a Corporal.
On 8/30/1862 he mustered into "G" Co. MA 37th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/21/1865 at Washington, DC
He was listed as:
* Wounded 9/19/1864 Winchester, VA (As Sergt)
Federal Pension Information:
He applied for a pension on 10/4/1879
application # 313,624
His Widow (Ellem M Abbott) applied for a pension on 12/26/1914 from the state of MA
application # 1,038,996
The 37th Mass was at:
Fredericksburg,, Dec. 11 to 15, 1862.
Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg.
Gettysburg July, 1863.
New York City to assist in the enforcement of the draft.
May 1864, Wilderness.
Spottsylvania on the 8th, 10th, 12th, and 18th of May 1864,
Cold Harbor, June l to 12.
Charles Town, Aug. 21
Winchester, Sept.l9, 1864
Petersburg
Sailor's Creek
vicinity of Appomattox C.H.
At any rate this is a very nice little pistol worthy of restoration and a very good price for this weapon without an id! If we could for sure prove this weapon was from who we believe it to be from the price would raise dramatically. $495.00
SOLD! This here is a very nice double barreled Belguim made pistol with 3 inch barrels. The pistol has the ELG in an oval on the reverse side of the bolster area. The action is very tight and functions correctly. The caliber is around 36 cal. The grip is very nice with no cracks or breaks. Interesting there are 5 notches hand cut on the back of each trigger and 5 notches cut into the trigger guard. Looks like the trigger guard would have had to be off the gun to cut the notches where they are. Overall a very nice little pistol that could have been in a gamblers vest pocket or down the boot or under the belt of a Civil War soldier! $245.00
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Here is a pretty nice bright finished U.S. MUSKETOON, MODEL 1847 Bayonet in .69 caliber complete with locking ring. This piece has a blade that is 15 1/8 inches long, 3/4 inch wide, and 3/8 inch thick. The U.S. is deeply stamped. There is a small crack on the top of the socket which you can see in the pics but doesn't alter the functionability of this piece and it is in otherwise good condition. This piece was most likely made from the longer standard M1842 bayonet. This is an expertly modified bayonet and a hard one to come by! See THE AMERICAN BAYONET 1776-1964 By Albert Hardin Jr. pages 32 and 33 for a like example. $245.00
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I just picked up this old 1884 model Trapdoor Springfield Rifle in .45-70 caliber. This old war horse came out of the attic where it must have been for many years! The metal is not in too bad of condition but has areas of extreme dark mottling and just grunge. The lockplate had been cleaned by the previous owner so you could see the Eagle and the US SPRINGFIELD markings. The breechblock is marked U.S. MODEL 1884. The serial number is 42606. Barrel markings are good. The original buttplate has the US stamping on it as well as the number '24'. This old springfield shows alot of character and could clean up if you want to do it. The mechanism and action works great being nice and strong. There are 2 major drawbacks on this piece. The bore is dirty and rusty and the butt of the piece has been in a fire at some time. I know there's a story here but who knows what it is! The majority of the burn was on the lock side of the butt and on the toe. You can see where the burn was scraped off many years ago. Well, that's what it is and I'm going to let it go pretty reasonable at $395.00 It's still a solid old gun that just needs a good cleaning and a good home! From Central Indiana.
SOLD! This is a Post WW1 Mauser Bolo C-96 with the very small import marks under the barrel of CAI St. A VT Cal 7.63 GER. The markings stand for "Century Arms International St. Albans, VT" who imports many weapons back into the states. Sometimes these pistols are referred to as Broomhandles. I don’t know if this pistol was imported complete or for parts. This particular pistol is not complete but does have the complete frame, trigger, hammer, safety, rear sight and very nice checkered wooden grips. Most of the original bluing is present. The pistol is marked with the MAUSER name and logo as well as the serial number of 300195 on both the barrel and hammer assembly with another serial number on the frame and WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER OBERNDORF a.NECKAR marks are in a couple of areas. This piece is missing the bolt firing mechanism and the clip as well as the lanyard at the bottom of the grips. Rifling is present in the barrel. Fix it up or display as is for a reduced rate. Complete these pistols can go for many hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. $250.00
Here's something that I usually don't pick up but this one was so nice that I couldn't resist! This is a WW2 German Sword with the P-guard that still has a lot of gold was on it. This one is inscribed with: BUN ANDERKENB ON DIE GRENZAUFSIRCHTSBEAMTEN DES BBkom (G) GARLIMCH-DORTENKIRCHEM 1937 which roughly Translates into BURN MEMORY (OF) THE BORDER INSPECTORS OF BBkom (OF) GRMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, not far from the border with Austria. Garmisch and Partenkirchen remained separate until their respective mayors were forced by Adolf Hitler to combine the two market towns in 1935 in anticipation of the 1936 Winter Olympic games. Today, the united town is casually (but incorrectly) referred to as Garmisch, much to the dismay of Partenkirchen's residents. Most visitors will notice the slightly more modern feel of Garmisch while the fresco-filled, cobblestoned streets of Partenkirchen offer a glimpse into times past. Early mornings and late afternoons in pleasant weather often find local traffic stopped while the dairy cows are herded to and from the nearby mountain meadows. The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin. 1936 is the last year in which the Summer and Winter Games were both held in the same country (the cancelled 1940 games would have been held in Japan, with that country likewise hosting the Winter and Summer games). The 1936 Winter Olympics were organized on behalf of the Sports Office of the Third Reich (DRL) by Karl Ritter von Halt. Von Halt had been named President of the Committee for the organization of the Fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch by Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten.
We believe that this sword was given to the Border Guards in 1937 for their service with the 1936 Olympic Games. The sword itself is a beauty! The grip is mint and the blade is near mint! The overall length of the sword in scabbard is 37 1/2 inches while the blade itself is 31 3/4 inches long. The sword is marked Eichorn Soligen with the Squirrel logo. The guard has oak leafs and acorns all over it as well. Check out the pics. The scabbard has some paint lacking but has not been messed with. Fortunately this sword has spent it's life in the scabbard. We're still researching this fine piece but will list a price shortly. If you have any info on this nice sword please let us know.
SOLD! Here's another German WW2 piece that I picked up. This is a folding bowie knife and it is inscribed. I believe the inscription says that it's a gift to a man in 1938. I believe it was carried as a soldiers knife. Check out the inscription and let me know if I'm correct if you can read german. The bowie measures about 12 1/2 inches long overall with a 7 1/2 inch blade. The stage grips are fine as is the entire knife. The locking mechanism works great. The scabbard is missing the belt loop but otherwise fine. The silver tip is still on the scabbard and that's usally always missing. This piece measures 8 1/2 inches when folded. This is a nice piece and is still being researched. Feel free to make an offer if you like. Here are the pics:
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This is an American Standard Tool 22 caliber 7 shot revolver and although about 40,000 of these little revolvers were manufactured you'll not find another so easy like this one. This one is factory engraved with over 95% of the original nickel plating remaining! This little revolver rates excellent with all parts matching even the serial numbers match on the original ivory grips! The original ivory grips have turned a very nice 'mellow' yellow color. The factory engraving is crisp and the action works flawlessly and locks up tight. There is some roughness and minor loss to the nickel plating around the edges which is normal but there is much less loss here than on most period weapons. The barrel markings are very nice but my camera just couldn't do them justice. This is a nice gun! Anyone would be glad to have this fine little piece in their collection! Outstanding quality for this type gun! This is quality that is affordable at $695.00
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Here's the other sword I picked up and you can tell it was in the attic for awhile. Here are some statistics on this particular rare sword:
This is a 1899 Pattern Junior Official's Sword of the Government General of Formosa
Signature: None, factory made blade.
Year Made: 1899 or later
Forging Pattern: none.
Tempering Pattern: none
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.5 inches Nakago: unknown 4 mm thick and 18 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Mounting as explained in listing title, An identical sword is pictured in Fuller and Gregory's Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks, page 166.
The samé and wire grip is intact and the backstrap and "d" guard show little wear. No sharpening of the blade. This sword has not been disassembled. You can see bright gold in areas wthe guard covered the scabbard. The scabbard is in great shape and I believe it's supposed to simulate ray skin being lacquer covered samé saya. The blade has not been cleaned and has the clip point seen on the officer's samauri type swords. I can see no markings on the sword. The original sword knot is with the piece. It has disentagrated in the attic but it is still there! This is one rare sword! Formosa (Taiwan) was under Japanese control until after WW2 when it was given to the Republic of China. No story accompanies this sword either. Most people have never seen one. Take a look at the pics! $395.00
SOLD! Here we have a very nice Model 1895 Chilean Mauser. Here is some info on this model:
7x57mm. Those rifles manufactured by Ludwig Loewe are considered antique (pre-Jan.1, 1899)by the U.S. BATF, but the DWM are classified as "Curio-Relic" (modern) even if the stock is dated 1898, which many DWM are.
This is a High quality Chilean Mauser M.1895 rifle made by Ludwig Loewe Factory, Berlin, Germany in 1895 (antique!), as indicated by markings on the left side of the receiver. The rifle was modified by the Chilean arsenal to fire more powerful 7 x 57mm, rimless Spitzen cartridge, as indicated by a new style graduation of the rear sights. Matching serial numbers with the matching serial numbers being stamped on the receiver, barrel, bolt body, bolt cocking piece, safety lever, stock, trigger guard, magazine floor plate and on the cleaning rod; the rear sights display a mismatched serial number, which is typical for rifles converted to Spitzen ammunition; there are no numbers stamped on all the remaining parts of the rifle, which is correct for this model). All the parts of the bolt show matching serial numbers. Beautiful stock without any markings on it. Just a bruise or two on the stock and it resembles tiger striped maple-very nice. Beautiful crest of Chile is stamped on the top of receiver. CONDITION: Very good+ to fine. Metal has some blue finish turning to plum brown with the barrel being mostly blue.. Bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. Smooth and solid stock with minor handling marks and a few light dings. Stock is in original finish. No cracks of any kind to wood.. No import marks. Good crisp markings to the metal. Overall length is 48.75 inch. Barrel length is 29 inch. The only thing missing from this Beautiful example of the Chilean M.1895 rifle is the cleaning rod and those are available. Antique - No ffl needed.
$345.00
SOLD! Here's an Ames Cavalry Saber that I picked up from an Indianapolis area man who's Dad won it in a poker game years ago. At first glance it was just another old $450 - $500 cavalry sabre but after carefully looking it over it's a time tested old battle veteran! This is an Ames Cavalry Saber and so marked on the Ricasso as AMES MFG CO. CHICOPEE MASS and on the other side is U.S. G.G.S. (civilian inspector G.G.Saunders) and the great date of 1861 (the first '1' is worn down to a trace but the other numbers are sharp). Sorry that my camera doesn't pick up the markings but they are there- guaranteed! This old boy has been around! The brass handguard has been bent down to catch sword blades and the blade has been sharpened somewhat. There are also some nicks in the blade from use. The brass is a nice patina while the blade is mottled. The grip has most of the leather present and the aged brass wire has been replaced. The saber blade is the correct length and is missing the leather blade washer. I do see inspectors worn initials on the pommel cap but not on the rest of the sword or on the scabbard. The scabbard is complete with a dent here and there and take a look at that drag! This piece dragged on the ground most of the time this cavalryman is off his horse! Both the sword and scabbard have a super patina. This sword has never been taken apart. Sorry but the history of this piece was not passed on at that poker game. Nice displayable piece that was actually there!!! $975.00
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This is an Austrian Lorenz 4 sided Bayonet for the Civil War Model 1854 Lorenz. This bayonet had been plated at one time. This was probably done by the old veterans who paraded with their old Lorenz with gleaming bayonet down Main Street in all of their former spendor! It still a nice piece and you may be able to clean it up better. From Central Indiana. $75.00
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Here's a couple of old sawed off shotguns or coach guns if you prefer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. This first one is an A. Richards double barrel couch gun from the late 1800's in 12 guage with 18 3/4 inch barrels. This one has seen lots of use either on a stage coach, protecting a mail car or under some bar in a saloon! Heck, it could have even been used to protect prisoners or deputies at the jail. One hammer catches back but won't lock. It worked fine off the gun so a little tinkering should do the trick. The other hammer locks back fine but is missing the lock screw however it still functions fine. Good Wood with no cracks. This old shotgun also has a broken buttplate and I believe this gun has been that way for a long time. Who knows! Maybe someone knocked out someone's teeth with this gun! The barrels lock up a little loose as well. We are selling this old gun as a display piece only. This old shotgun represents great old west history! $325.00
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Here is a real nice 69 caliber rifle-musket bayonet that was issued with the converted M1835 musket and the reissued 1842 musket in the early 1860's for the Civil War usage. This piece exhibits some rust staining but not bad at all. A very nice example! The U.S. is cut very deep adn the bayonet ring moves as it should. No Scabbard. Nice!! $150.00
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The other NCO sword is in better condition and comes with it's original all metal scabbard. This one is marked on the ricasso with an FH in an oval. The FH stands for F. Horster of Solingen, Germany. Many European countries imported swords to the States during Civil War. This sword is the same dimensions as the Ames Nco Sword. The blade on this one is a little better than the Ames. The scabbard on this sword has mottling and some stable pitting coming very close to matching the blade on the Ames indicating that they had been together for a long time up in the attic or down in the basement. This is still a nice piece and with a scabbard you don't often see. Check out the pics! $375.00
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Here is an Ames 1840 NCO sword lacking scabbard. This is an 1863 dated sword. The AMES info and other other stampings on the blade are fairly nice with wear but my camera won't pick up anything that small. The blade is the correct 32 inch length and does have some rust staining and minor nicks to the edge of the blade-nothing serious however. It looks like the hilt has been cleaned. ADK inspector initials are on the knucklebow. This is a very nice overall piece. The tip of the blade has black paint on it for some reason but you can clean it off if you like. $295.00
SOLD! Here's a nice little stag handled side knife that measures about 10 1/2 inches long with a 6 inch clip point blade. The blade has been over cleaned but the patina should return in no time. There is some pitting to the blade which would indicate why it was cleaned in the first place. The brass cross guard is nice and the stag grip is nice as well. The pommel cap is a large brass cap with a few minor dents present. Overall a very pleasing little knife. $125.00
SOLD! Here's a nice little single shot 22 that I believe was made in Europe as it has foreign proof marks on it. This is a nice little nickle plated pistol with birds head grips that probably dates to the 1870's. Very unique little cartridge pistol. Functions very well. $175.00
SOLD! This next pistol is not a dug pistol but does need some work. This is the American Standard Tool .22 caliber revolver that's remarkably like the Smith and Wesson No. 1 revolver. This piece was actually made by Manhattan Fire Arms but marked with the American Standard Tool Co. markings. Manhattan made these little 22 caliber Pocket Revolvers from 1860 to 1873. The serial number on this one is 2108 on both the frame and the grips. The patina on the iron barrel and cylinder are a dark brown while there is about 40 to 50% of the silver plating left on the brass frame. The hinge is a little loose and the cylinder wobbles slightly. The mainspring is missing there is a hammer problem that needs to be looked at by a gunsmith. The barrel latch works fine. All in all a very nice little gun and worthy of any collection. $145.00
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Here we have an excellent pair of hugh and heavy Revolutionary War period matched forged iron stirrups. These excellent stirrups came from near the site of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse at Greensboro, North Carolina. They are 5 1/2 inches toall and the hugh massive foot plate is 5 1/2 inches by 4 1/2 inches. Could be dug but still excellent! You'll be amazed by these! $185.00
SOLD! Here's a couple of outstanding dug weapons that I just got from an old collection in Virginia. 1st is a dug Wesson & Leavitt that was dug on private land near Sayler's Creek Battlefield in Amelia County, Virginia in the 1970's. I have a letter from the diggers son telling the story on finding the weapon. The gentleman who dug these weapons has since passed. This Wesson & Leavitt Belt Revolver was dug about 50 yards away from a Sharps's Carbine. A copy of the letter will be provided with this weapon. The weapon is complete except for the cylinder and the wood. It's rare to find one of these dug. You can still see part of the Wesson & Leavitt Patent markings on the lock plate. Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee Falls, Mass. made the Wesson & Leavitt Belt Revolver. These were made c. 1850-51 with a total production being about 1,000 pieces total. This revolver was a 31 caliber 6 shot but is now missing the cylinder. This piece has a 6 inch round barrel. The topstap is marked MASS. ARMS. CO./ CHICOPEE FALLS. I have not been able to find a serial number on the piece. Floral designes are still seen on the lockplate and the frame. This is an outstanding piece to find in a dug condition or any condition. Knowing it was found on a Civil War battlefield certainly adds to the mystic of the piece. $475.00
SOLD! Here's a major restoration project or just place it in a shadow box for effect. This is a Civil War era Plant's Manufacturing Company, New Haven , Connecticut, Front Loading, Cup-Primed Pocket Revolver made mide 1860's. This is the 42 caliber Army type model being the Third Model with brass flat frame with squared front. Estimated quantity 7,300 with this one being serial numbered 7413. Serial number range 700 to 8,000 approximately. Nice dark patina. Nice relic with no pitting to speak of. $125.00-- from Minnesota.
SOLD! Here's a nice ornate little Civil War era folding trigger pinfire pistol with engraving all over the frame and cylinder. The only marks I've found on it is an 'L' under a 'star' which may mean that this piece is Belguim made. The checkered grips are gutta percha with a chip here and there but not too bad at all. The piece is complete except for 2 screws on the bridge ofthe piece. This pinfire having a bridge is quite unusual since most little pinfire pistols are open topped. The spring is weak so the piece doesn't function correctly but with a little tinkering you could get it back to good operating condition. Nice piece ! $175.00
SOLD! This next piece is a dug unmarked Bacon single shot .32 caliber pistol I believe. This one has the 4 inch barrel which swings out to the side for loading. This piece has been cleaned sometime in the past but the patina is coming back. The serial number is 1709. It's missing the trigger, various screws, the main spring and the grips. Good early dug piece. No history of where it was dug. $125.00
SOLD! Here's an 1880's 'Saturday Night Special' or perhaps better known as a 'Suicide Special'! This is the 'RED JACKET NO. 8' and so marked. This piece is a 32 caliber 5 shot single action revolver that was famous with gamblers and ladies. This is a true American Spur Trigger revolver that works very well. It is nickel plated and has lots of engraving on it. There is some nickel loss as evidenced by the photos and someone has cleaned off the back of the grip strap but it's still a nice little piece! $175.00
SOLD! Here's a nice old HUGH Norwegian conversion musket that I picked up here in central Indiana. Those two models are almost identical so it's hard to say for sure which one it is. This was a barn find. This one is hugh being around .69 to .72 caliber smoothbore. This is an old conversion from flintlock to percussion. The original flintlock was a dog lock type and the hammer and part of the lock back still remains. I believe that the hammer was converted to a percussion hammer from the original flintlock as well. I can see no markings on the lock plate but there are some markings on the reverse barrel opposite the lockplate. There are numbers on the brass buttplate of 7704 and those numbers are matching on the barrel as well. This piece shows no evidence of being tampered with other than the conversion. The stock is in very good condition overall with the only major flaw being a chip out of it behind the barrel tang which you can see in the pics. The musket has a crude block rear sight and a front brass blade sight. There is a stud under the barrel up front for a bayonet. Overall length of the musket is 57 1/2 inches long with a 41 1/2 inch barrel held onto the stock with 3 massive brass barrel bands/mountings. Two of the bands are held on by springs while the middle band is held on by a bolt that goes through the swivel through the stock. Both swivels are present. The brass trigger guard is present and there is a crack in the brass under one of the screws on the 'tail' of the guard. The buttplate is also brass. There are some smaller type age cracks in the stock which I believe to be walnut but nothing major. The wrist is in very nice shape with no breaks or cracks. The gun overall is very solid however there is some minor to moderate pitting on the lockplate and barrel. The gun functions as it should and the nipple is in very nice condition. The only detraction to the musket is the fact that the ramrod is missing. There is no damage to the ramrod channel. Early on during the Civil War the European Armories emptied out their obsolete weapons to send to the States to both sides. I don't think that research has proven yet what all had been sent over here to be used by the Confederates or even the Union for that matter. There has been a considerable amount of research done but I believe more needs to be done. Perhaps no one will ever know for sure what all was used here. At any rate this is a good old musket and would look great hanging on the wall at your place!! $675.00 Check out the pics! Here's a website to check out to see another one. Just clip and paste this site address http://norskevaapen.no/?p=563
SOLD! Here's an old barn find here in Indiana. This is a Civil War model 1855 US 58 caliber rifled musket bayonet in rusty condition. It's solid as a rock but rusty. Complete with locking ring rusted into place. This was probably a vet bringback but the history was lost. At any rate it's a good displayable original Civil War bayonet and would look great on a display board in the relic room! $65.00
SOLD! Here we have an old Civil War Era Allen and Wheelock 32 caliber Side hammer revolver that I believe was nickeled sometime in it's past. It still functions but does't always index as it should and doesn't lock up tight. Most of the markings have been buffed off and you can see in one of the pics where a square piece has been added inside one of the grips where the screw goes through. Still a nice display piece and would look great in a shadow box on an office wall. It can be yours for $210.00
SOLD! Here's the working part of a .31 caliber Bacon Percussion revolver that was dug up at a dig site in Bent County, Colorado. What you see is all there is but it's pretty unique. This is a nice little relic! Measures about 4 inches by 3 inches and would look great in a relic case!!! $95.00
SOLD! This next project is an 1864 Dated Mansfield & Lamb Civil War Saber. Someone already started restoration but so far it's been a kind of poor job. The blade, for the most part, can be made to be quite better with some buffing. There are marks where someone has used a wire wheel or some sort of small grinder on it. This can be buffed out I'm sure. The Mansfield & Lamb markings on the ricasso are pitted and nothing can be done for that but it's definitely Mansfield & Lamb markings. The reverse of the ricasso has the markings U.S., CEW (Charles Wilson - Inspector) and 1864. Mansfield and Lamb had seven Civil War U.S. contracts for M1860 cavalry sabers totaling 37,458 total units. The blade is the full length of 35 inches on this sword and the original leather blade washer is still present. The brass guard is complete with no cracks but bent somewhat on the outside branch. The pommel cap is also in good shape with C.E.W. stamped on one side and a large W stamped on the other side. Most of the leather grip is present as well as the original twisted copper wire. Neither the guard or the pommel cap has been cleaned much and it's quite dirty. The scabbard is the correct scabbard for this piece and I'm 100% sure it's the original scabbard for this sword. The scabbard has been cleaned but it should be no problem to add some barrel browning to the scabbard to help with the patina or just leave it alone to age naturally. I'm had this sword for over a year and it's starting to darken now. There are some holes at the bottom of the scabbard that need to be addressed or just leave 'em alone. I bought this sword to have something to work on but haven't had time. This is another winter project! Fun, Fun, Fun! $395.00
SOLD! Here's a nice old pick-up. This old .31 caliber Colt pocket revolver, or what's left of it, This was purchased from an old gentleman who stated that his uncle had found this when he was a kid at the site of an old fallen down stone cabin in South Dakota mixed in with the rubble. The frame and trigger guard are mixed numbers. The frame was made in 1858 and has the serial number of 158251 and the trigger guard was made in 1850 with the serial number of 43331. The cool thing about this little Colt is that all 5 cylinders are still loaded! Absolutely unique! $325.00
SOLD! Here's a real nice Allen & Thurber Sidehammer Target Pistol with 8 inch part round part octagon barrel. This gun was an improved type over previous singlle-shot Allen pistols and was made late 1840's into the 1850's. This one has the early serial number of 324 as witnessed in the photos. I believe this one to be the 41 caliber model. The barrel is very thick/heavy. The barrel markings are ALLEN & THURBER, WORCHESTER CAST STEEL. The original wooden ramrod is beneath the barrel and has the brass ferrel ends with worm screw. This one has had the rear open sight altered and a rear tang peep sight added. Originally it may have had the long elevated type sight with elevating screw. The action works perfectly and the patina is fine mostly. It looks like some cleaning was started on the ramrod tubes but fortunately it was stopped before much was done. Original! $850.00
SOLD! Here's another interesting piece. This is either a nice child's percussion musket or a galley musket used before Winchester came out with their slide action .22. This piece measures just 43 inches long overall and is diminutive in nature. The barrel is pinned to the stock and measures about 27 3/4 inches long. This piece looks to have originally been painted a yellow sort of color and most of it is still present. There is a shell cap box in the buttstock and there is a brass butt plate present. The lock plate is unmarked and works flawlessly. Two brass thimbles beneath the stock hold the all metal ramrod in place. There is a carbine type sling guide to the reverse with 2 rings. On the barrel near the carbine type sling guide there are the markings MADE IN BELGUIM which probably indicates it was made for export to the US after 1890. There is no rifling present but does have a brass type shotgun bead to the front of the barrel. No rear sight is present or ever has been. This is a very nice little antique and I'm sure there's a story here! This has been used evidenced by the minor pitting around the nipple. The action works fine! $250.00
SOLD! Here is a Springfield Arms Co. Pocket Revolver made in Springfield Massachusetts, 1863. Total quantity estimated at approximately 6,000. This piece is a 30 caliber rimfire. Five-shot, 3 1/8 inches octagon barrel with brass spur trigger frame with silver plated finish which has about 60% remaining. The iron parts were blued and there is still some original blue in protected areas. The gun has walnut grips with squared but and the serial number is 3708, I believe. The barrel is marked SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO. MASS. A lawsuit by Smith & Wesson for infringement on their Rollin White patent cut short the production of this model. In 1863 1,513 of them were turned over to Smith and Wesson as part of a settlement. This piece functions very well and looks great. No collection of Civil War pistols is complete without one! $395.00
SOLD! This next revolver is just like the one above with the scarcer barrel length of 4 inch. This one has more wobble in the barrel but just needs spacers. The hinge is not cracked or broken just missing the spacers which gives it play. This one is also missing the side plate screw and as soon as I can find one I'll replace it. The trigger has not been altered on this one. The action works fine. This one also has the 1865 barrel marking. The serial number is a little hard to read as it looks like 1801 with a star? Great brown patina on this gun! Fix the barrel wobble and it'll be great! $350.00
SOLD! Here we have a Belguim made ELG marked Percussion Single Shot Boot Pistol 45 Caliber. This is a nice little gun that measures about 8 inches long being in great condition with a little shell shaped lid on the bottom of the grip to store percussion caps in. This is a nice little boot or vest gun carried by soldiers and gamblers alike! Never know when you might have to defend yourself! $245.00
Here's a nice reproduction .36 caliber Colt Patent handgun type with brass frame and factory engraving. This one is in very good condition but patina beginning to form on the brass. This one hasn't been used in years. This is the Italian replica and has been used very little. Comes with a hunting type powder flask and percussion caps. Nice! $195.00
SOLD! We just came across this old model 1849 .31 Caliber Colt Pocket Model revolver that needs a little help. This one is the 4 inch barrel 5 shot model and is mostly dark with no rust. The markings are all clear except for Colt in Colt's Patent on the frame which is a little worn. The cylinder markings are also clear except the stage coach scene which is worn mostly away. The wedge has the serial number on it of 35676 which dates it to 1850 but the rest of the gun is matching with a serial number of 201052 which dates it to 1861 just in time for the Civil War. The gun is mostly complete but needs help. It's missing the front sight and half of the hammer screw is broken off and needs to be extracted. It's also missing a wedge screw. The hammer falls back because the main spring is broken and needs replaced. Also, the cylinder doesn't lock up and has dings on one area of it. . This is a very popular gun so parts are available to fix it if you are handy or just hang it in a shadow box for an example of a very popular Civil War pistol. The grips are also complete with just dhip out of it next to the trigger guard that you can see in the pics. This one is worth fixing up! Priced to fix up at $425.00. Found in Central Indiana
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SOLD! Here's a very nice little revolver that looks similiar to the Baby Hammerless pistols. This is a foreign made pistol with what are Belguim markings and proof marks. I have captured some of the markings with my camera for you to view. This piece is great but some case colors on the frame and a lot of blue on the cylinder, barrel and oter parts. This is a little folding trigger model marked 7 65 on the frame and a .32 cartridge slides right in. This revolver may also be what is commonly known as a Velo-Dog. These were widely sold as self-defense guns for bicyclists starting in the 1890s. In those days, cyclists on their velocipedes were highly likely to be set upon by large and fierce dogs. Velo-Dog revolvers were designed for defensive use against dogs, the term 'Velo-Dog' is a combination of the words 'Velocipede' and 'Dog'. Original Velo-Dog revolvers were chambered for a special cartridge, the 5.5mm Veldodog which was less powerful than a .22 Long Rifle. The Veldodog cartridge was long and thin, loaded with a 45 grain jacketed bullet. Soft hearted animal lovers could purchase cartridges loaded with cayenne pepper and dust shot. In later years more effective revolvers chambered for .22 and 6.35mm ACP cartridges were also available. This one chambered for the 7.65 could have definitely been used for self defense. This is a great little revolver which works well and is in excellent condition with checkered wooden grips. There is no serial number that I can see. I got this firearm along with a WW1/2 German trench knife so it may have been a vet bringback. Must be shipped to an FFL holder or C & R holder. Guns prior to 1898 can be sent to you but this one has the manufacture date of 1924 at least by the proof mark of a Rampart Lion over PV so I'd have to send it to a gun dealer in your area unless you hold a Curio and Relics license. Excellent quality! Worth the trouble! $295.00
SOLD! Here's a killer tintype! This is a 1/6th plate tintype with preserve but lacking glass in 1/2 case (not union). This image shows a young cocky union Cavalry Sgt. wearing his sword and hugh bearskin gauntlets! The owner of this image believes he's wearing a New York style short jacket. He has a cavalry sash under his belt with the US backwards in the photo which would have been correct. I believe he also has a small diary and a pencil sticking out of his coat breast pocket. Nice image! $400.00
Here's a good Civil War Cartridge box complete with US Box Plate. This one is maker marked 'Decrow-Bangor-Maine". This box has both tins but one buckle is broken off but inside the box. This Box is a little dry but still nice for display. A.W.DECROE MAKER BANGOR, ME $325.00
Here's a Plant's Mfg. Co. Front Loading Pocket Revolver that is marked EAGLE ARMS CO. NEW YORK. The company sold these little revolvers under several different trade names. These guns were made in the 1860's with a total quantity estimated at 20,000 pieces. This is a .30 caliber cup-primed weapon with a 6 shot cylinder and the barrel measures 3 1/2 inches long. The cylinder is marked PAT. JULY 12, 1859 & JULY 21, 1863. This example has the little iron push rod to push the spent shells out the front which is missing on quite a few examples. The little brass cylinder pin looks to be a replacement. The piece has a brass frame and is serial numbered 6720. The walnut grips are in fairly good conditiion with a small piece added to the back lower portion of one. The cylinder will rotate with a little help and does lock up. A little tinkering will probably fix it. The cylinder does look to have been cleaned up some but the markings are still legible. Still a nice little Civil War era revolver! $350.00
SOLD! Here's a dandy that I just picked up. This is an early percussion rifle in about 44 caliber that was made by a WOODWARD and so marked on the tang of the weapon. On page 338 of AMERICAN GUNSMITHS by Frank M. Sellers there is mention of a David F. Woodward of Bath, New York that made weapons from 1847 to 1853. This is a single shot weapon being of the heavy single barrel rifled type that could have been used as a target or sniper rifle. This weapon weighs about 8 1/2 pounds unloaded. This weapon is the set trigger type and does have a 'hair trigger'. The barrel is 37 1/4 inches long while the entire piece is 54 1/2 inches long. The piece has a converted flintlock to percussion military lock and hammer. The lock has the date 1843 and a US and I believe the beginnings of SPRING and PHILA ? on it. I'm not quite sure. The barrel is octagon and the patina on all the iron pieces is fine. The nipple is in good shape while there is pitting from firing around the nipple on the barrel. The trigger guard and butt plate are brass. The nose cap is pewter and the ramrod is wooden. The sights are iron as well. There is a screw missing on the tang or perhaps a tang sight is missing. There are bruises in the wood but no breaks. There has been a piece of wood replaced on the reverse but it is an expert job. I have taken a pic of the replacement piece. Blends very well. Overall this is a fine musket! $650.00
SOLD! Here's another little pistol that looks about 32 caliber or so being a little persussion single shot pistol with bag type grip. The action works but the spring is a little weak. Looks like the only marks I can find is a '67' on the frame. This piece measures about 5 1/2 inches long. $245.00
SOLD! Here's a nice little Bliss Cartridge Revolver from the Chicago area. This one is a 25 caliber cartridge piece being 6 shot with a 2 3/4 barrel. The action works fine with the cylinder stop just worn a tad from use. This one is the transitional piece from the percussional Bliss and Goodyear revolver to when Bliss took over for himself and was done in 1863. This one is not shown in Flayderman's Antique Firearms. This piece is serial number 897 and is a nice dark patina. I'm afraid my flash shows it as kind of shiny which is is not. There are no markings on it that I can find except for the serial numbers that match. I've had the grips off and they are both marked 897 as well. This is a very nice piece and one that's sure to please. A nice early Bliss that was only made during 1863 and 1864. $425.00
SOLD! Here's a little Allen & Wheelock .32 caliber sidehammer pistol. I believe this gun is transitional between the 1st & 2nd model. This piece was made from 1859 to 1862 with a total quantity of over 1,000 pieces. This one has a serial number of 148 as witnessed on the grip frame and both grips. One grip has a crack in it. The bottom of the grips and frame looks like this gun was used as a tack hammer from time to time. The side of the barrel has the stampings on it of: ALLEN & WHEELOCK WORCESTER, MS. US/ALLEN'S PATENTS SEPT. 7, NOVE. 9, 1858. This piece is a 6 shot .32 caliber weapon, This one has the beveled top strap but does not include the JULY 3, 1860 stamping on the frame. The trigger must be pushed forward for the hammer to hold and the cylinder doesn't always index correctly. The cylinder does lock up. A little tinkering by a gunsmith would probably fix it up. It is a nice gun! This piece came from Montgomery, Alabama but no history accompanies it. $450.00
SOLD! This next gun is a Smith and Wesson Model No. 1 1/2 first issue revolver in 32 caliber. This one is the 3 1/2 inch octagon barrel which is standard. The piece has a 5 shot non fluted cylinder with Rosewood grips and square shaped butt profile. Originall blued the finish is now kind of a semi dark patina. The piece is complete with a slight wobble to the hinge. The spur trigger has had a kind of knurled 'plate' attached to it for bigger fingers. The serial number is 1132 which was probably manufactured in 1865. These weapons were only made from 1865 to 1868. This model has the 1855 and 1859 patent dates on the barrel. Action works fine. Nice piece! $495.00
SOLD! Here's a .36 caliber Remington Civil War Revolver that was converted to cartridge and was found in Wisconsin at an estate sale. Too bad I don't know the history. This is a true cowboy gun and who knows why it was lost. Perhaps during a shootout or dropped fleeing from a posse after a bank robbery! Who knows! You make up the story! The frame is virtually complete but is missing the ejector rod and the cartridge conversion plate at the rear of the civil war cylinder. The mainspring is broken and the grips are missing. Also the trigger guard is missing, however the cylinder turns some, the trigger also moves some and the hammer moves as well. Can't reading any markings on it now. Shipped with the picture frame it was found on. This is an excellent dug weapon that may have done duty during 2 wars!!! $450.00
SOLD! A VERY GOOD MID/LATE 19TH CENTURY BELGIAN MARKED BACK ACTION FLINTLOCK AFRICAN TRADE GUN, ca. 1870-1900: The band-secured, 37", smoothbore, .69 caliber barrel with a under barrel bayonet stud and blade fore-sight: unmarked breech. Light colored hardwood (beechnut) fullstock with sharp contours and very light handling marks. In overall near excellent condition with lightly toned steel surfaces and a very fine stock with much of its finish. The iron surfaces a smooth steel-gray patina and some light patches of surface discoloration. The stock retains nearly all of its finish (95%) and has only the lightest of handling marks. Full iron mounts of "French"-type design. The Barrel bands are screw-retained barrel-bands with one missing. There are two iron sling-swivels and the screw-fastened buttplate is marked with a " R. 91." over a "2848" marking. Plain iron ramrod with round button and a "Belguim" style trigger guard. Back-Action Flintlock mechanism with its bridled iron powder-pan and its original reinforced hammer. In functional order with a good mainspring and timing: retains an age-patina with some cleaning with the barrel and its original components and screws. This barrel does have the ELG in an oval that is typical of Belguim arms. In overall very good+ original flintlock condition with sharp stock contours, crisp marking -- on the buttplate-tang and smooth steel-gray surfaces. A very fine example of a Belgian mid to late 19th century African Trade Musket, ca. 1870-1900. The type of gun sold to native Colonials, in the Congo, etc. Overall length, 52 5/8". $785.00
SOLD! Here is an item that we picked up here in Central Indiana. This is an unmarked Bacon 32 caliber single shot pistol that has the barrel that swivels to the side for loading. This piece uses a cartridge and is definitely not percussion. Bacon made several of these small pistols and even provided them to other retailers. This one is in good condition but needs a new trigger return spring. Also the main spring had been broken at one time but was period repaired and is nice and stiff. If you push the trigger forward it will cock and fire as it should. The serial number is an early 850 and matches on the frame and trigger as well as on the grips and barrel. The brass frame is a nice mellow rich color and the barrel looks to have been cleaned at one time but some patina is returning. There is no manufacturers name on this piece. These little pieces can bring upwards of $850 but since this one needs a little work then the price is $350. Nice little Civil War era gun at a reduced price!
SOLD! Here we have a good little Cooper Civil War Revolver in 31 caliber. I believe it was converted to 32 caliber with the conversion. This is a double action revolver however the trigger needs a little help returning and the cylinder doesn't turn properly every time. The revolver does lock up. The serial number is 253 on all the numbered parts. The loading lever was purposely taken off during the conversion. The markings are very clear and the original grips have a great amount of the original varnish on them. This is a good revolver with a great patina. There is a tiny little hole near the hammer that you can see in the pic. I believe this was a result of the conversion. You may never find another! $850.00
SOLD! We've come across an 1850 Foot Officer's Sword made by Sauerbier of New Jersey. Henry Sauerbier was a cutler/ edged tool maker who in 1848 took over a business started by John H. Crawford in Newark, New Jersey. In 1851, Aaron Crawford had this firm in his own name and formed Crawford, Brown & Sauerbier. This firm was dissolved in 1853 and in 1855 Henry Sauerbier & Company started manufacturing saddle, harness and shoemakers tools. His early tools were marked: H. SAUERBIER. Around 1870 tools became marked: H. SAUERBIER & SONS. Henry died in 1874 and from 1875 to 1887 the business name was H. SAUERBIER'S SONS.
During the war, he also made a variation of the M1840 cavalry swords as well as non-regulation cavalry enlisted and officer's swords plus M1850 foot officer swords, and M1860 staff and field officer's swords. He is noted for making very unusual presentation swords with picture, soldier-head and precious stone pommels. He utilized silver and pewter hilts and as well as silver and pewter decorations on the hilts and scabbards on these swords. He also sold swords to several other retailers, including Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, in addition to selling blades to many silversmiths. Many of Sauerbier's swords are not marked but have distinctive differences from other swords. The pommel cap usually has a 'hump' in the center of it unlike other Union Swords. Most of Sauerbier's swords also use a spanner type nut on the tang to hold the sword together. The fuller's on Sauerbier's swords are ususally unstopped and are sometimes misidentified as Confederate because of this.
This 1850 Foot officers sword is not marked and is in great condition complete with sharkskin/shagreen wrapped grip lacking the twisted brass wire. The sword is tight and in very good uncleaned condition. The blade may have been wiped down some but is nice with a somewhat mottled finish. The entire piece measures about 36 inches long with a 30 1/4 inch blade that has been unsharped as it should be. There is some light pitting here and there on the blade but not detrimental at all. This is a nice piece! Unfortunately, no scabbard. Came from Virginia. Check out the pics! Nice!! $395.00
SOLD! Here's a blacksmith/gunsmith made underhammer pistol in about 32 caliber or so. The entire piece is 17 inches long with a 10 + inch barrel. The trigger holds on half cock but you must push the trigger foward to hold on full cock. The front and rear sight has wear but still there! There are no markings anywhere. The pistol has a walnut stock with no cracks or breaks. Check out the rifling! Sharp and deep! Nice and entirely unique!!! From Indianapolis. $275.00
SOLD! Here is an Smith & Wesson old Army #2 in 32 caliber. This piece is in overall nice condition with minor pitting here and there. The top of the trigger spur has been broken off but the action works fine. Markings are pretty sharp on the top of the barrel. Barrel hinge is pretty tight. This gun is better looking that my pics show. Has the initials of LK on the right grip. From California. $875.00
Here is a rare Belgian Single Shot 12Ga Pin Fire Shotgun. You find the double barrel pinfire shotguns but almost never the single shots! This antique shotgun is in the bright with just a little surface rust which will clean off without leaving any pitting. The lock works properly but the locking lever is loose and doesn't cam down and tighten the barrel properly. If this were fixed the lockup would be tight and I sure a good gunsmith could do the job. The toe of the stock has been repaired. There is wood missing above the front part of the lock. The bore has some scattered pitting. There are no maker's marks. The action works great! It's a looker! This piece is from California. $375.00
Here's a pretty nice 16 ga Pinfire Double Barrel Shotgun. This is a very nice looking and handling Civil War era pinfire shotgun. It’s light and fast handling and it has some nice engraving on the receiver, the back sidelocks and on the triggerguard. There’s no maker’s name that I can find but it has serial number 6874 on the receiver. It also has a full set of Liege, Belgium proof marks on the barrel flats. You open the action by pushing a metal lever (which makes up the forend) to the left. The wood is in very nice condition but the metal has no bluing or very little browning remaining having been cleaned at some point. The bores are pitted but you shouldn't shoot this old girl anyway. It's done it's time! This piece has sling slivels so it could be slung over your shoulder. During the Civil War all types of weapons were put into service, even pinfire shotguns, especially by the rebs. I tried a 14 gauge shell in it but it was a little too tight to get in so I believe the weapon to be 16 gauge. The action of both hammers and triggers work just fine. All in all a very desireable weapon! $525.00
SOLD! What we have here is an old single edged dagger that was made from two different knives. The blade is definitely old with much aging on it. The handle is the cutlery type handle being silver plated and also definitely old from the 19th century. I'm not real sure on the brass crossguard. It looks as though the handle was soldered to the blade but a real nice job. It also appears that the entire piece has been cleaned up some. The knife is almost 11 1/2 inches long with a 5 1/2 inch blade. No markings on it anywhere. This piece is definitely Civil War era just made from 2 different knives. Solid as a rock! From a Michigan estate sale. $175.00
Indian War period knife imported from England. The knife measures 9 3/4 inches overall with a 5 1/2 inch blade, stag handle with 3 rivets / pins. The knife is blade marked NON-XLL that was manufactured by Joseph Allen & Sons, Sheffield, England. The knife has a steel blade and brass crossguard showing honest wear, no scabbard. Good condition! $125.00
SOLD! Very nice brass mounted 3 band Prussian Model 1809 "Potsdam" musket. Lock works excellent, marked Neisse, dated 1831 holds at half and full cock. 41 1/2 inch Barrel marked FW with crown and 1831, nipple needs replaced as it's broken clear off at the top-probably an easy out would do it. Bore is very good with old style straight lands and grooves no twist "rifling". This hugh 71-72 Caliber bore should be an interesting round ball thrower. Nice inspection "FW" marks and crowns on metal parts and wood. One small stress open grain crack for about 1 1/2 inches long at the rear point of the lock plate. Other than that, wood is in very good sound condition. Total length is 55 1/2 inches. The ramrod is not correct being some kind of odd home made thing and the front sling swivel is missing. Some of the brass mounted pieces have been gold painted indicative of what the GAR used to do for display weapons. The U.S. Ordnance Department purchased approximately 165,000 Prussian arms. 100,300 weapons are identified as smooth-bores. These were received from eight different suppliers at prices varying between four and eight dollars each. All the shipments arrived in late 1861 through early 1862 when the need for arms was most urgent. The U.S. Ordnance Department classed them as third class weapons. By the fourth quarter of 1862 they were being replaced with better arms. According to FIREARMS FROM EUROPE - SECOND EDITION there are no known Confederate purchases, although their acquisition through battlefield capture is most likely. Very nice display piece! $750.00
Here's a tremendous find! Here is a Revolutionary War Pike or 'Trench Spear' as they were refered to. This piece is hand forged and reeks of character! About 4 feet of the original shaft is still left. You can see in one pic how the shaft was hacked off. Guaranteed to please and all Rev War! The medal end is approximately 1 foot long and has a few nicks in it from action. This thing is great! $450.00
Here is another real nice CDV of a New York officer sporting the rare Russian Shoulder Knots that were real popular during the Indian Wars period. This CDV is from the Civil War period with a 2 cent revenue stamp on the back dated 1865 and backmarked A.B.TUBBS PHOTOGRAPHER BINGHAMTON, NY. Nice! $45.00
Here's a very nice CDV of a sitting soldier holding a slouch hat and wearing an unusal shirt. The cool thing about this image is that he has an ID disc on his lapel. The b/m is for a Louisville, KY photographer and shows a 2 cent revenue stamp. This is a very nice clean image of an early war soldier. Take a look at the images! $45.00
SOLD! For sale is an unmarked antique McClellan style saddle with a 14"-15" seat. The fenders are attached with rawhide and the stirrup straps have no buckles. The saddle is solid and great for display. The seat has an open seam. This old Civil War type saddle reeks of character! Complete with wear and a rosette missing here and there. From the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. This saddle would fit in either a US of CS Cavalry Display! Outstanding relic! $495.00
I just picked up this nice set of folding eating utensils from Lexington, Kentucky. This set consists of a folding spoon and a folding fork/corkscrew with hardwood handles. Each piece measures about 7 inches long and is very nice condition with no cracks or breaks to the wood. Many soldiers and officers carried folding utensils with them on the long campaigns. There are no markings on these pieces. Silverplated. Nice! $125.00
Here is a nice St. Louis Model 1858 Canteen with sling and cover and tin spout. This variation had the cord tied to the stopper and either around the sling or an upper sling guide. In the past, any oblate spheroid canteen equipped with a tin spout was considered a Confederate imitation of the US M-1858. US Govt. purchase orders surfaced which indicates that these tin spout canteens were made at the St. Louis Arsenal during 1864 & 1865. Numerous specimens of this canteen have been excavated in Federal positions near Petersburg and along the retreat route to Appomattox. The sling is tied in a knot and the canteen has numerous dents on both sides. Heck, don't you want one that has seen action? Still a very nice piece! $375.00
This is another 1/6th plate image from the Indiana Collection. This one shows a union soldier in bad emotional/mental shape. The look on his face shows a hardned war veteran that has perhaps seen too much! His is pictured with his rifle at his side and shows his bayonet as well. The pic of this image does not do it justice. It's much better than I can show. In a good condition full case with original spline. The photo has kind of a silver sheen to it. Excellent subject matter! $450.00
Here's another dug weapon but it looks to have been an early battlefield pickup. I believe it may have been salvaged once to put back in service then lost again. This is a colt .31 caliber pocket model revolver in 6 shot and serial numbered 267940 which dates it to 1863. There is no history on this piece but came from the same gentleman as the one above. As you can tell by the pics this piece is lacking the loading lever and wedge. You can also see that the brass frame is bent backwards. I believe it may have been damaged and dropped then picked up by someone else to use as the grips are crude period replacements and you can see that the screw is the wrong one. The cylinder and trigger are locked up now but the hammer moves freely and you can still feel the tension of the main spring behind it. Oh, if only it could talk. This one is from Virginia as well but we just don't know where from in Virginia. Some light pepper type pitting is present as it was laying on the ground for awhile before being picked up. Nice! $450.00
Here's a real nice early 1840 Militia Officer's sword with the wide 1 inch blade. This is generally thought to be the most early type with the brass 'bow tie' cross guard with the shell langets. This is probably made by Horstmann of Philadelphia but I can't see far enough under the langets to make it out. This sword measures 31 1/4 inches long overall with a 25 1/2 inch blade. There is no scabbard for this piece, unfortunately, but it is a historical piece being very early. The cross hatched bone grip does have a stable crack in one side but it's not a problem at all. The knight head pommel cap matches the patina of the rest of the brass. Outstanding early piece! $295.00
This next small revolver is the EAGLE ARMS CO. 30 caliber cup-primed revolver that was made in the 1860's and based on the Plant's Mfg. Co. Front loading pocket revolver. This is the 6 shot mocel with 3 1/2 inch octagon ribbed barrel. The gun has a brass frame but almost all of the silver plate is lacking at this point. The gun has fairly nice walnut or rosewood grips with square butt. The cylinder is marked PAT. JULY 12, 1859 and JULY 21, 1863. The serial number is 2744. The action is a little sticky but does work. There are quite a few variations having been observed, most relatively minor, in hammer profiles, center pins, trigger sheaths, angle of handle, etc. This is a good one! $350.00
Here's a little dandy that I just picked up here in Indiana. This is the variant small brass frame type Bacon Mfg Co. Single Shot pistol in 32 caliber. This piece has the 3 5/8ths inch octagon barrel. This octagon barrel pivots to the right for loading a 32 caliber short cartridge. This piece has no markings except for the serial number of 3758. They were made from the early to mid 1860's. This piece has a spur trigger with walnut grips that have a square butt. There area a couple of minor dings to the edge of the grips but not bad at all. This weapon functions flawlessly and looks great! Flayderman's states that the bass frame variants are known and are rare bringing premium values. In fine condition this piece is valued at $725. The brass frame on this piece has a nice mellow color. The bore is dark. Nice, Nice piece and the rarer type! $495.00
This next item is a wonderful combination pocketknife/fork tool. This piece measures 3 3/4 inches closed and 6 1/2 inches in the open position. When opening the fork to half position the two pieces seperate to form 2 separate eating utensils! The grips are black bone. The Blade has been recently cleaned but luckily the marks on the blade have not been compromised. One one side of the blade located on the ricasso it is marked Sheffield Make and on the other side it is marked J.G.Graves - Sheffield. When the parts are separated the same part number of P76939 is stamped on both pieces. Most of the knifes imported into the US and the CS during the 'Late unpleasantness' were English made. This piece was found in Catskill, New York. $225.00
Here's an old war horse! This is a French Model 1857 Rifle Musket aka 1853T. This model measures 55.75 inches long overall and the lock is marked 'Mutzig'. None of this type was known to be imported by the Confederates but thousands were imported by the Union. The stock on this rifle/musket is walnut and in very good condition. The metal parts have a 'peppering' on them from being stored up in the attic. Moderate pitting is around the breech end of the musket. .69 caliber and the action works being very tight. This piece comes from New Hampshire but sadly no history accompanies it. one of the neat things about this piece is that the first barrel band/nose cap is missing but someone wrapped it very nicely with a roll of twisted brass sword wire. This wire has much age to it and I believe it to be done during the period. A soldier just had to 'make do' with what he had. This is a very nice piece and would look great in your collection! Nothing missing but that first band/nose cap. $650.00
Here's a nice Burnside bullet that was obviously bounce around a bit as there are several dings on it but it's all there! The Burnside Carbine is the only firearm that used a bullet like this one. Yours for $75.00
This is a SNY box plate that I recently picked up. The front of the plate has nice age to it and looks great. A previous owner decided to clean up the back lead portion somewhat as you can tell in the pic. The two iron hooks are still present but rusty and you can see where the back was cleaned right up to the hooks. The top of the plate is rolled down somewhat from being dropped at some point. The rest of the plate seems ok though. This is a nice plate! $425.00
I found this item in Lafayette, Indiana. Home of Fort Ouiatenon, a fur-trading outpost in the mid - 1700s. The item is a Revolutionary War handmade knife. The blade was made from an old file and you can see the serated lines that formed the file on both sides and the back of the blade. The blade is held by a pin and backs up against another pin for a stop. The blade is heavy and still sharp! The grip/handle is solid bone and has some incised line decoration on it. The knife measures 6 inches closed and about 11 inches when fully opened. Take a look at the pics. I've put my ol' farm boy hands in the pic for a comparison. Excellent old piece! $175.00
Here's a nice U.S. Model 1855 Bayonet in scabbard. The bayonet is in good condition with a strong US stamped in the face of the blade. There is mottling in the finish but the bayonet overall has a very pleasing look to it. The scabbard is the nice 7 rivit scabbard and is in very good condtion. A nice set for that Civil War Musket! $325.00
SOLD! Here's a fairly nice looking full-stock percussion rifle in about 40 caliber. This one is quite heavy but not a bench rifle. The piece measures about 52 inches long with a 36 inch barrel. This one is a set trigger model with the hammer being a little loose and the nipple broken off at the top. There is also some wood missing under the hammer/nipple from burning. The lock plate is pitted so I can't see any maker's marks however there is something engraved on the barrel which I can't quite make out. The stock is fairly nice with silver inlays and a crack here and there from age and stress. The wrist has been repaired on the top but quite strong. Probably dropped at some point in the distant past. The brass has a nice patina with the bottom toe being reconfigured some at the buttstock and a small portion (1/2 inch possibly) of the forward trigger guard being broken and missing. Replaced ramrod. Still a nice old gun and would look great over the fireplace!! $475.00
Here is a heavy halfstock rifle being a bench rifle or perhaps a sniper rifle. This one is marked on the lock Josh C. Randall Warranted and has the initials HL on the barrel. This piece weighs a whopping 12 pounds! This rifle uses the set trigger set up and it's quite sensitive! The rifle also has an 1864 Indian Head penny set into the buttstock that you can see in the pic. The rifle measures about 53 inches long with a 36 1/2 inch barrel. There is a little wood lacking just forward the lock and there's a little crack there as well. There is a stress crack on the reverse originating from the lock screw and going laterally down the stock to just about the rear sight. You can see a brass plate on the bottom of the piece used to rest it on a bench, fence post, tree limb, etc. About .40 caliber. Nice! $475.00
SOLD! Here's a nice old long full stock flintlock rifle that unfortunately was dropped many years ago and needs repairs. This piece still looks and functions great so I'm going to display it on my wall until it sells. The lockplate is marked 'I.P.MOORE' (don't laugh-that's what it says!) and on the barrel there is 6 star like small designs or stamps. I thought it was J.P. Moore that I've heard of before but it's not. You can see in the pics that there is a piece missing here and there and the stock is broken into just ahead of the rear sight. The rear stock has a very nice brass patch box and a nice carved cheekpiece on the other side. It looks like the hammer where the screw goes through has had some minor repair but it functions correctly and is solid. The piece measures 57 inches long with a 42 1/8 inch octagon barrel. The ramrod is old. All in all this is a great piece !!! $1400.00
SOLD! I don't buy a lot of reproduction firearms but this one is unique! This is an underhammer percussion rifle being made by Hopkins and Allen and is THE HERITAGE MODEL . Marked Numrich Arms out of West Hurley, NY. This piece has the tang sight and hooded front sight having had the regular sight removed. The barrel is tapped for a scope as well. I think it may be 45 cal and I can see rifling in the barrel. There is a patch box on the buttstock. All the wood is very nice. The rifle uses the trigger guard as the main spring and occasionally it pops out after firing but is easily put back into the trigger where it belongs. Perhaps this is normal as I just don't know. I believe Dixie Gun Works sold these years ago. The rifle is 49 inches long overall with a 32 inch barrel. Functions well. It's still a nice gun and has most of the original finish remaining. Don't believe you can find them now.
SOLD! Here's another unique reproductiion firearm! This one is a twist barrel percussion rifle that when you fire one shot you simply twist the barrel to have another shot to fire! This is another rifle from Numrich Arms of West Hurley, NY. I think this one is 45 caliber as well. The wood is in good condition with patchbox and the metal is in good condition. The action works fine. The only thing missing is a little ferrel on the end of one of the ramrods. This one has fixed sights. This piece measures over 44 inches long with 28 inch barrels. Nice!
SOLD! Here's an old Indiana Gun. This is a Sam Beck full stock percussion firearm in about 36 to 40 caliber. This gun was made in Indianapolis and has the set trigger set up. Sam was the Brother of Christian Beck who was more famous being in the Civil War. I have a Christian Beck rifle on the Swords and Firearms page. This one has seen lots of use and needs restoration. The stock is beat up pretty much and has a break mid length down the barrel with the two pieces held to the barrel with wire. There is also a crack on the reverse side of stock opposite the lock and there is a piece missing above the lock. The lock works fine. The top of the barrel is marked S.BECK and the lock is marked INDIANAPOLIS IND. The rifle is 52 1/2 inches long overall with what I believe is a replacement ramrod. Still a nice displayable piece and a very historic Indiana Gun!
Here's a little Colt open top 22 caliber pistol serial number 69945. This pistol was made from 1871 to 1877 with a total production of about 114,200. The barrel is marked COLT'S PT.F.A. MFG. C0/HARTFORD CT. U.S.A. and on the frame is 22 CAL. for .22 caliber short. This pistol has great markings and locks up tight but the cylinder does not rotate indicating that it needs a new hand and spring. This one does not have the ejector rod having the 2 3/8" barrel. Worthy of restoration for $295.00
SOLD! Here's a very nice 'under hammer' pistol in about 45 caliber. This is the so called 'Anderson' underhammer pistol that many think was made in Anderson, Texas. This pice functions well even though the main spring is just a little weak. This piece has been cleaned slightly but isn't as shiney as my pic shows. The wooden bag grips is missing a chip in one that you can see in the pic. There is engraving on the frame and on the top of the barrel is marked 'Cast Steel' 'Pocket Rifle'. There is provisions on the grip to use a shoulder stock of some kind. This piece has the 4 inch barrel being part round/part octagon. The saw-handle grip is all steel with walnut grips. See in Flayderman's 9th Edition page 423 7E-001.5 image. Flayderman's also states that these pistols are very similar to Blunt and Syms of New York pistols and strongly suggests that they are made by that firm. This is a nice one! $495.00
Heres a little colt .31 caliber pocket bullet mold that is just missing the little spru cutter screw. This is the all original iron model and you can still see COLT'S PATENT on the top of it. This mold has a great patina but my flash makes it look shiny- It is not. Getting hard to find! $125.00
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Here is a nice old Revolutionary War Pike head made of iron. This piece is 14 inchs long and is in good condition. Chicago Area. Appears dug but Nice!! $275.00
Here's an old hand made bowie knife that is made from one piece of bar stock with the grip wrapped in old cord. The crossguard was 'pinched' onto the blade to keep it into place. The blade and crossguard have traces of Gold Paint on them which makes me believe that this piece was on display at an old GAR hall. This piece is very unique and heavy! The entire piece measures 12 1/2 inches long with a 8 inch blade. This thing screams DIXIE! $325.00
SOLD! This item here belongs to a friend of mine. Her husband passed away and this was a point of particular pride to him. This is my eldest grandson holding a Christian Beck Rifle made in Indiana prior to or just after the Civil War. Christian Beck was born in Pennsylvania, I believe, in 1813 and died in Marion County, Indiana on August 17, 1886. Christian was the brother of Samuel Beck who also made rifles. Christian was a gunsmith in Connersville indiana and moved to Indianapolis in 1835. He was a gunmaker in Indianapolis for main years with the last year of record being 1880. Christian made both flintlock rifles and percussion rifles. Christian held 3 ranks during the Civil War. Here are his stats:
Residence Connersville IN; Enlisted on 9/25/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant. On 10/5/1861 he was commissioned into "L" Co. IN 2nd Cavalry He was discharged for promotion on 11/2/1863 On 11/2/1863 he was commissioned into Field & Staff IN 7th Cavalry He was discharged for promotion on 3/1/1864 On 4/30/1864 he was commissioned into Field & Staff IN 9th Cavalry He Resigned on 10/28/1864 Promotions: * Capt 6/21/1862 * Major 11/2/1863 (As of 7th IN Cav) * Lt Colonel 3/1/1864 (As of 9th IN Cav)
When a captain in the Civil War, his outfit was surrounded by Rebs and he and his men cut their way out without losing a man. For this deed the Governor of Indiana, Oliver P. Morton, persented him with a gold-headed cane. This rifle is one of the many very nice weapons that Christian made and his rifles are highly regarded and collected by Indiana collectors. This one is a very nice half stock rifle being about 48 1/2 inches long with a 32 inch barrel. This rifle was restored sometime in the 1960's I believe and that info is stamped on the barrel. The stamping says 'REPAIRED BY WM. H. VIETOR.REELSVILLE. INDIANA. -CAL. 343.' On the top of the barrel is stamped 'CH = BECK' 'IND'POLIS WARRANTED in 3 lines. There is some engraving on the backstrap and triggerguard. The lockplate and hammer are also engraved and the plate appears to be stamped 'LEMAN' 'ANCE' with the latter letters being worn some. There is a piece of wood replaced in front of the bolster that was probably burned by the percussion caps. Because of this I believe a 'cup' has been added around the nipple. There is also a crack in the obverse stock by the lockplate screw (also engraved) that is held inplace by a small nail or pin. The stock appears to be a nice walnut piece of wood with a brass cresent buttplate. The octagon barrel is very heavy with brass soldered pipes for the ramrod which I believe is a replacement. There is a very nice simple pewter nosecap in place. There are 2 triggers with the rear one being the set trigger and the front straight one being the 'hair' trigger. Does't take much pull for this one. Virtually no pitting to the metal. This is a nice one! I've taken a lot of pics so check them out. $1,250.00
SOLD! Here is another nice knife that is from the Revolutionary War period. this knife measures over 12 inches long with an approximately 8 inch blade. There are no markings on the blade as all and it has been sharpened at some point in it's life. It appears that this spear point diamond blade may have been made from a file as there are some line markings on the blade and the ricasso is reminisent of a file. The knife also has a pretty nice carved horn handle that has some damage the the pommel end that you can see in one of the pics. There is also a small brass domeand it apprears that the tang passes through it. The cross guard is a little brass piece with a brass thimble over the end of the grip that is closest to the guard. This piece also comes in an original leather scabbard which is very supple and hand stitched but may be slightly later. This one is also very nice from the same Indiana Estate! No History on this one either. $450.00
Here's a nice looking Percussion Halfstock approx. .30 caliber rifled musket very similiar to the 1/2 stock used by Michigan Sharpshooters listed elsewhere in my catalog. This one has the back action lock with double set triggers. The metal has been cleaned somewhat in the past but the patina is returning. The rear sight has been removed and a tang 'peep' sight was installed. The mechanics do work. The barrel is marked on top with what I believe to be an 'FJ' but the fancy script is a little hard to be sure of. The underside of the barrel (look at the pics) has the stamp of MUZZY & CO. Muzzy and Company is listed in American Sunsmiths by Frank M. Sellers as being in business in Worcester, Masschusetts vrom 1857-1861 being successors to Hitchcock and Muzzy who made the first Morse firearm from George Morse's patent for him. As you all recall, Morse Carbines and Muskets were used by the Confederacy. Anyway, back to this rifle. This rifle could have very well be used during the Civil War. The entire piece measures approximately 47 1/2 inches long with a 32 inch barrel. The stock is in very nice condition with a pewter nose cap and brass trappings. The unusual thing about this firearm is that it has no butt plate and never had one. There is a little chip out of the upper toe of the butt but otherwise very nice. I believe the ramrod to be a replacement. I believe the reverse lockplate screws to be replacements and there's been a little ivory or bone insert placed in at the end of the trigger guard but otherwise I believe the piece to be original. There is also a small hole in the upper stock wrist about 1 inch back of the tang sight that I don't know why it is there. No breaks on this stock and no cracks - just the usual dings here and there. Nice piece! $495.00
Here's a nice little percussion full-stock rifle in the Pennsylvania style being about 40 caliber and rifled. This one is 52 1/2 inches long with a 37 inch barrel. The trimmings are brass on this one. This rifle has the simple v rear sight with the simple blade sight up front. This one was used a lot and there is pitting on the lock and rear barrel area. The lock functions but the spring is pretty weak. This piece has the double set trigger set up. There is wood loss around the lock indicating it's heavy use and there are dings and scratches here and there. There is a considerable sliver of wood missing near the front of the barrel on the obverse about 11 inches long but can be repaired if you like or just leave it alone. This rifle has a very nice cheek rest on the reverse buttstock. I believe the stock to be maple with a dark stain but I could be wrong. I don't believe it's walnut. I also believe one of the brass ramrod pipes are missing. The ramrod is a replacement. The lockplate and the hammer have engraving on them but if there was a maker's name it's obscured by the powder pitting. It's still a great piece and would look great over your mantle hanging with your favorite powder horn and bag! Check out the pics! $595.00
SOLD! Here's a new repro Model 1848 Baby Dragoon Colt with custom holster. This one has the Indian Fight scene and is made by EIG of Italy. The serial number is 867. I don't believe this piece was ever fired and it functions well but will not lock up. Someone tried to remove screws to fix it and burgered one up. It was attemped to drill out the head to remove it but he must have given up so a gunsmith will have to fix it. It still looks brand new except for a tiny bit of holster wear. It also looks great in the custom holster! Put it on display or get it fixed. Either way it's a great little gun with all steel frame just like the originals. .31 caliber with 4 inch barrel. Uberti has a 7 1/2 inch model for $425.00 Cheap enough at $145.00 with holster to get it fixed. Good project!!!
SOLD! I've got another reproduction Civil War firearm here. This is a brass framed 1862 Navy but in .44 caliber. Make makes it the 1862 navy is the octagon barrel and the stepped down cylinder. The barrel is 7 1/4 inches long. This one has been used alot. When I got it two cylinders were still loaded and the action wouldn't work at all. With some tedious cleaning after I got it apart I got it put back together unloaded and it's now functioning. It's a little out of time but will work with some help. I think the more it is turned the better it'll work. I wouldn't shoot it until you get the timing worked out however. The maker is FLLIPIETTA of Italy so it's a well known maker. Serial number is 278510. This will make a good inexpensive wall hanger or get it working correctly so you can fire it. As is $85.00
SOLD! Here's an old handmade rifle scabbard that I just picked up. This would have been one that was affixed to the saddle for easy access to your Winchester rifle or carbine! My Winchester Lever Action Rifle that I have listed further below fits into this scabbard just fine! This piece is made from a piece of tanned leather and does show age. The thing is stitched together with leather thongs. There are no markings on this piece but there is evidence of an old tag being glued to it. The scabbard was mostly flank but it got into the belly leather as evidenced by the photo showing the 'stretching' or 'tearing' of the leaher after the main curve in the scabbard. Belly leather stretches more than flank leather and sometimes is much softer that other areas of leather. Watch any Western Movie and you'll see old Winchesters in scabbards. This would look great with either your old Winchester in it or my old Winchester tied to a saddle for display! $45.00
SOLD! Here's a dug Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver commonly called the 'Root Model' after Elisha K. Root, the noted Colt designer although Sam Colt was the actual inventor of this weapon. This is the model 2 with a serial number of 21900 which was made before the Civil War. This revolver has the 3 1/2 inch barrel with the octagon barrel. This is the first production in .28 caliber. The barrel marking is simply COLTS PT 1855. This one is missing a few parts are you can tell and was picked up in a Farmer's Field at Cold Harbor, Virginia. Most of the wood grips are present with the initials H.W. engraved into each one. Basically all that's left is the iron fram and trigger with relic grips. You can still read the barrel markings OK and the serial number is easily seen as well. This weapon has a very nice dark patina! Nice relic from a well known battlefield! $195.00
SOLD! Here's an Model 1853 Enfield rifled musket in .577 caliber. This piece is really in very good condition but is missing the soldered on rear sight and the trigger guard sling swivel. The barrel has rifle left in it but it is not crisp and the bore is dark but I think if it is cleaned properly it'll improve drastically. The lock has a nice dark patina and matches the rest of the piece. The lock is marked with the crown at the reverse and TOWER 1863 forward of the hammer. The action works fine. There is some wood missing from behind the nipple area due to powder burns. The barrel is full length with some peppering around the nipple as would be usual on a gun that was well used. The barrel is marked with the asterik and 25 markings. I believe the ramrod to be original but it is not the same patina as the rest of the gun. The initials AM are carved in the reverse buttstock. The buttplate and the nosecap are both brass as well as the triggerguard. Action works fine. All in all a very good Enfield! $895.00
SOLD! Here is a US Rifled/Musket that surfaced in Iowa. This 1864 dated Sprinfield musket is in exactly the conditon it was found in. Stored in an old wood shed for years this gun was well used but in nice conditon considering its age. This is a type II dated 1864. The metal on this piece has been lightly cleaned at some point in it's life. The wood is in good shape with 2 cartouches on the reverse. There are no breaks or cracks in the stock. The rifled barrel is full length with no markings found on the barrel. You can see traces I believe but they're missing almost in their entirity. The lockplate has been cleaned some and shows the spreadwinged Eagle with U.S.Springfield to the right of the eagle. The date 1864 is stamped in the tail of the lock. The rear sight is present and the full length barrel still has rifling in it. There is some pitting on the breech that has been ground down some to eliminate some of the pitting. You can see a trace of the eagle on the bolster. There is evidence that this barrel was taken off and reworked at some point. Not recent though. There is a gouge or ding here and there. Still nice and functions well. I believe the slotted ramrod to be a replacement. $750.00
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SOLD! Here's another Tower Enfield Model 1853 socket bayonet in a nice blue finish. This one is marked 4/289 on the socket. This is another nice one and if you have a British Enfield and need a bayonet then this is a nice one! WAS $145.00 NOW $130.00 !!
CONSIGNMENT: Here is an 1884 lock dated trapdoor rifle that has no serial number. Flayderman 9th edition of the Antique Gun guide talks about these rifles on page 589. He says that these rifles were probably put together models by well known arms dealers at the turn of the 20th century. So probably Bannerman's work. At any rate this is a very nice .45-70 trapdoor rifle and should be a good shooter with an excellent bore. The top of the breech block is dated 1870 over an eagles head which is over crossed arrows and a US. The wood is in good shape and the piece is complete even with stacking swivels. This is a real nice piece! WAS $550.00 NOW $495.00 !!!
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SOLD! Here is a .69 caliber Model 1816 conversion musket by Harpers Ferry dated 1824. Markings are nice and deep. This one has the french style conversiion with crude brazing and is complete as issued excluding sling. The walnut wood stock is in good condition with one crack in the rear sideplate screw that goes back for about an inch through one of the two cartouches. There is also a V and a PH stamped in the wood back of the cartouches. Usual dings and some sort of carved lines on the rear buttstock. VP and Eagle are present on opposite side of barrel away from the nipple. MS is also stamped at the end of the trigger guard tail piece. This piece has the correct 42 inch barrel with front sight and bayonet lug on top. All metal parts are iron with iron mountings- 3 barrel bands. Correct button shaped head on ramrod. Nice brown patina to all metal. Minor pitting around the nipple area. Smoothbore. This is a nice piece! WAS $800.00 NOW $695.00 !!!
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SOLD! Here's an 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber import that is marked S & K on the drag of the scabbard. S & K stands for the firm name of Snitzler and Kirshbaum that Imported swords to this country during the Civil War. This is one of 2 swords that a friend picked up at a Louisville show from a WW2 vet-the other sword was a WW2 Japanese sword. This vet had no use for the 1840 Cav sword but the friend had to buy both to get the Japanese sword he wanted. The Vet said his grandfather carried this sword while in General Nathan Bedford Forrest Tennessee Cavalry but since the friend had no interest in the Civil War sword he did not get a name from the Vet of his ancestor. Just a story that can't be proved so just the way it is the price is $485.00 This sword is unusual in that the scabbard ring mounts are tapered and that the sword has an 1850 type sword tip instead of the 1840 type. This is the way it was made. This sword has never been apart guaranteed. The sword blade is over 36 inches long with the entire sword being over 42 inches long. This piece has not been messed with at all in any way. There are a few minor nicks on the blade edge but it has not been sharpened. There are no markings on the blade. The scabbard is 37 1/2 inches long, obviously for this blade and does have a couple of door dings in the lower part. The brass guard is great condition with only just a very minor crack where the top of the handguard has been bend down which is quite common on these pieces. The only thing missing on this piece is the grip wrap and wire. This grip is the import type with the cord under the leather which is also lacking. This piece warrents further investigation. As stated earlier in the text only $485.00 for this nice unusual piece. WAS $485.00 NOW $435.00 !!!
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SOLD! This is a real nice Model 1840 NCO Marine sword with the turned down langet. This piece was made like that and was not turned down by a soldier as would be correct for the Marine issued NCO swords of the Civil War period. This piece was by Horstmann, Phila and so evidenced by the markings under the turned down langet. If there is a date I cannot see one. The brass handguard and grip are in very nice uncleaned condition with the turndown langet being slightly smaller that the other langet. The only markings on the handguard is a large double and tripple hand scratched 'W" on the turned down guard. The blade is nearly 32 inches long and has not been messed with at all being in very nice condition. The scabbard is leather with the original brass mounts having had the drag repaired so be careful putting the sword in and taking it out. With leather scabbards one should always be holding the piece straight down when removing the blade to prevent breakage. F.S.S. is stamped on the drag which I believe stands for Frederick S. Strong, Inspector. This is a nice early Marine sword! WAS $365.00 NOW $325.00 !!!
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Here is an excellent Smith and Wesson Model 1 second issue, 7 shot 22 caliber revolver in excellent shape. Serial number 30188 with nearly 100% blue and silver plate! All of the markings are sharp even on the cylinder. Only the cylinder is a triffle bit duller blue than the barrel. This is the nicest Model 1 that I've seen in a long time! Investiment quality! Nice hardwood grips! The only detractor at all is a few dings on the bottom of the grip strap and grips otherwise fine! Still good rifling down the barrel. Action is tight and works well. You'll like this one! My pic doesn't do this piece justice! Outstanding! WAS $525.00 NOW $450.00 !!!
CONSIGNMENT: Here's another excellent Smith & Wesson Revolver! This is the Model 1 1/2 32 caliber first issue revolver serial number 23343 in Super condition! This model was made from 1865 to 1868 and is nearly as nice as the model 1 second issue above. The only detractor to this revolver is a very slight wobble to the barrel as is normal. Tight action which functions well! You probably won't find a better one! My pic doesn't do this piece justice! Outstanding! WAS $675.00 NOW $595.00 !!
SOLD! Here's about as nice a revolver from the 1800's that I've ever seen! This is the Red Jacket No. 4 32 caliber 5 shot revolver. This is the nickel plated fully factory engraved model with nearly 100% plating remaining! This piece is just in super condition! There is one tiny ding near the hammer but that's about all. The plastic grips are 100% as well! Outstanding! Top collectors piece! Functions beautifully ! WAS $450.00 NOW $395.00 SOLD! This piece is much better than my pics show!
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SOLD! Here's another Forehand-Wadworth "British Bull-Dog" in better condition than the one above. It's justlike the one above but with better nickel finish. 103927 is the serial number. This one has a lot less nickel loss and staining. Very nice!! WAS $250.00 NOW $210.00 !!!
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. Here's a Webley RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary) .450 Double Action Revolver 1870-1890. Gen George Custer had a pair like this. Serial number 6195. The Webley company was founded in the early 18th century by William Davies, who made bullet moulds. It was taken over in 1834 by his son-in-law, Philip Webley, who began producing percussion sporting guns. The manufacture of revolvers, for which the firm became famous. At that time the company was named Webley & Son. In 1857 Webley amalgamated with W & C Scott and Sons to become The Webley and Scott Revolver and Arms Company Ltd of Birmingham. Serial number on this piece is 6195. This is a nice piece with a nice dark plum brown finish. The markings are nice and crisp and the hardwood checkered grips are very nice as well. Laynard ring on butt. Functions well! $465.00 Here's some more info on the Webley's:
Webley's production originally consisted of hand-crafted firearms, although mass-production was later introduced to supply police and military buyers. The first Webley production revolver appeared in 1853. Known as the Longspur it was a muzzle-loaded percussion cap and ball pistol. Some consider it to be the finest revolver of its day as it could shoot as fast as the contemporary Colt revolvers and was faster to load. However the hand-made Longspur could not compete in price with mass-produced revolvers such as the Colt, and production never equalled that of Webley's competitors Adams (Deane, Adams & Deane) or Tranter. Webley's first popular success came with its first double-action revolver, adopted by the Royal Irish Constabulary in 1867. Webley 1868 RIC No. 1 Revolver cal 450 CFThere is a well-known story that a pair of Webley RIC Model revolvers were presented to Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer by Lord Berkeley in 1869, and it is believed that General Custer was using them at the time of his death in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. There is some question whether the gun or guns presented to George Armstrong Custer were Webley RIC’s. Other sources indicate that Lord Berkeley Paget presented Custer with a Galand & Sommerville 44 calibre revolver (manufactured in England by the firm of Braendlin & Sommerville) and gave another to Tom Custer.[1] Of course, it is possible that Lord Berkeley Paget may have given Custer two revolvers, both a Galand & Sommerville and a Webley RIC or even given the Custer brothers, in some combination, a pair of Webley RICs and a pair of Galand & Sommervilles. A cased Galand & Sommerville revolver certainly formed part of Tom Custer’s estate.[2] Galand & Sommerville 44 revolvers were made to use the same ammunition as the first Webley RIC’s, i.e. Webley's .442 centre-fire cartridge. WAS $465 NOW $395.00 !!!
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SOLD! Here's a great NCO M-1851 Eagle plate with 3 piece silver wreath (early style). There are no markings or keeper with this fine plate. Excellent! WAS $375.00 NOW $345.00 !!!
The 7th Indiana Cavalry Sword is SOLD!
Here are pics of this very nice Cav sword:
This musket is a U.S. Model 1861 percussion rifle-musket dated 1864 along with Springfield and an eagle on the lock plate. There is some pitting on the lock plate that partially obscures some of the stampings but still readily seen and better than my pics show. The hammer is a correct replacement and I believe the ramrod may be a repro as it's kind of thin. The stock is in great shape with two cartouches on the reverse. The buttplate is correct but there is no U.S. Stamped on it. The action is strong and crisp. The barrel is missing the rear sight but is marked with the VP and the eagle head as well as the date 186?. There has been 1/2 inch cut off the end of the barrel but it still takes a bayonet just fine. There is absolutely no reason to cut off any of the barrel except for the reason that for some reason it was damaged and some had to be cut off. Many times in battle the end of the barrel got hit by other minie balls or shrapnel/shell fragments and field alterations needed to be done. There is still nice crisp rifling in the barrel. If it wasn't for the shortened barrel this musket would definitely be worth more than the $695 I'm asking for it.
CONSIGNMENT: The consignment item we have is a real nice Model 1840 Indian Wars Era Artillery Officers Saber and Scabbard. This is much rarer than the issued P guard model. This one is pretty nice with a sharkskin wrapped grip with twisted brass wire. All the brass has a nice patina. This piece has not been messed with at all. The makers name is on the blade of M.C. Lilley late 1800's. Nice etching on the blade with some nickel lose here and there mostly on the tip of the blade. There is also nickel loss on the scabbard. Everything is there as far as fittings and blade washer. No Screws are missing as well. Nice US and spread winged Eagle on the blade. My pics cannot pic up the niceness of the blade! It's very nice! WAS $645.00 NOW $595.00 !!
CONSIGNMENT ITEM: . This is the Model M3 trench knife. This one has seen lots of use and is marked on the blade horizontally 'US M3 UTICA'. The blade is in good shape with some sharpening to the edge. The blade is full length. The leather washer handle is in good condition but shows wear from use. The scabbard is the later fiberglass model and has the very end snapped off where the laynard extended through the scabbard body. This knife is like illustration no. 22 on page 100 of U.S.MILITARY KNIFES BOOK III by M.H.Cole. The markings on the upper scabbard metal parts are partly obscured by rust and need cleaned. This is a highly sought after knife in any condition! $75.00
Here we have a nice trapdoor bayonet and scabbard! The scabbard is just about mint with full bluing on the scabbard body and minor crazing on the leather parts. The brass US button is in very nice condition. The frog of the scabbard is marked ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL. The bayonet is correct in every sense along with a very nice US stamping. There are traces of the original fire blue on it but most of it has been somewhat cleaned at some point and has some brown patina present. You could go ahead and clean it up and re-blue it if you wanted it to match the scabbard. All in all it's still pretty nice and would look great on your Trapdoor Springfield Rifle! $145.00
SOLD! Here's an old replica sword that I've had for many, many years. I believe this came originally from the HOUSE OF SWORDS. These swords were good quality pieces made before the mass produced, cheaply made, more affordable imported blades from India and Pakistan were introduced to the market. They were good enough to be passed off to the unknowing as originals and at least one guy went to prison for passing off several for just that. If you deal with swords this one would not fool you in the least but it's a good representative copy and it's been hanging above my closet for years. Time to paint and redecorate our bedroom so time to move it on. It's an early copy of the model 1840 Artillery Officer's Sword with engraved blade by Ames and so marked. Check out the pics. If it was real it would be worth thousands. No other markings on it except the Ames markings and it was aged like you see it when I purchased it at auction in the early 1990's. All I've done to it over the years is oil it to keep it from rusting. Buy this one for a fraction of what an original cost! $495.00
SOLD! Here's an exceedingly rare item to find! This is an all original Jeb Stuart Sword Hanger. In 1859 Lt. J.E.B. Stuart applied for a patent for an improved sword hanger. He had designed this device while recuperating from wounds he received during a fight with the Cheyenne Indians at Solomon River, Kansas on July 29, 1857. His device would enable the cavalryman to remove the sword, scabbard, and belt slings entirely without unhooking the scabbard from the belt and leaving the straps swinging loose from the belt rig. He applied for a contract with the US Army. This saber attachment was patent number 25,684 being filed on October 4, 1859 and was described as a saber hook, or an "improved method of attaching sabers to belts." The U.S. government paid Stuart $5,000 for a "right to use" license and Stuart contracted with Knorr, Nece and Co. of Philadelphia to manufacture his hook.In a famous letter penned on the back of one of his patent flyers he appealed to the Virginia militia for a contract. To date, no evidence has turned up verifying acceptance or refusal. It is known that the US Army authorized production of the device
as a number have surfaced over the years bearing the Frankford Arsenal imprint and Ordnance Dept. stamp on the belt strap. (A variant was also produced after the war with the Rock Island Arsenal stamp.) This is one of the war-time products made by the Frankford Arsenal. It is in good condition overall. The Leather is in remarkably good condition with only surface wear to the finish. There has been no preservative applied to the leather and frankly it doesn't need any. This is nice!! A truly historic cavalry piece invented by one of America's most famous cavalry generals. Everything is present and this piece is fully guaranteed to be an entirely original piece to the Civil War. $525.00 .
SOLD! Here's an old percussion rifle that's seen better days. The lock is missing as well as the trigger mechanism. If you are a magician you can try to piece the old stock back together but if not you can use the brass triggerguard and brass buttplate to fix up an old gun that those pieces are broken or missing. There's even a nice pewter nose piece on the half stock that looks good. The good news with this parts gun is the barrel. This heavy barrel is 39 inches long with both fixed sights and with a 5 inch 2 screw tang. The underbarrel rib is present and in good condition as well as what looks to be the original wooden ramrod. Also the drum and nipple are present and in good condition as well. The caliber seems to be about .36 cal. The entire piece is 55 inches long. Good pieces for a project gun! $125.00
SOLD! Here's a pretty good old Model 1849 Pocket Colt in .31 caliber with a 5 inch octagon barrel. This is the 6 shot model and is serial numbered 251170 which makes it made in 1863. All numbers match except wedge which has no number. This one has seen action for sure. The action works but it's a little sticky. I had the hand and spring replace but the gun needs a lock up bolt to function correctly. My gunsmith at the Ohio Civil War show in Mansfield was out of them but if I still have the firearm in the future he said he could fix it for me with no problem. He said it's a nice little revolver with a 'nice look' to it. The grips have been sanded some I think and the wedge has had some of it shaved off. The lower indexing pins need replace as well but the cylinder bolt keeps the barrel in place with the wedge inserted. Just a trace of cylinder scene left but serial number is still present. Still a nice displayable weapon! $550.00
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Here's a pretty good sword that needs new leather. This is a 1864 Emerson and Silver Cavalry Saber that has been in a hot situation to kind of burn the leather but a great deal of it is left along with full wire. The scabbard is included and is in good condition with a couple of spots where something hot fell on it just damageing the finish and not the scabbard. The blade washer is mostly intact and the blade is very nice! This was in a house that caught on fire but the sword was not in the fire just in a hot place. The temper has not been affected. The brass has been cleaned some but will get patina back on it. Still a nice piece and very affordable at $395.00 !!
SOLD! This pistol is a real sweet piece! This is a Smith & Wesson 22 caliber model being No. 1 Second issue Reolver that was made from 1860 to 1868 with this one being an early model with a serial number of 20204! This model was serial numbed from 11672 to 128000 so this one was early either 1860 or 1861. This one works as it should but lock up is a little soft but it does lock up. The piece has about 90 % of the original nickel left on the brass frame. The walnut grips are in good condition and the patina on the metal is nice and dark. The patent dates are readily seen on the cylinder. The hammer has a little pitting on it but the rest of the gun doesn't to speak of. The hinge is tight as well. This is a nice gun! $495.00
SOLD! Here we have a very nice J. Tarratt & Sons halfstock rifle. J. Tarratt is an unknown American maker in American Gunsmiths by Frank Sellers. This one is in approximately .45 caliber. This piece has a nice stock with just one small stress crack through the lock screw on the reverse. The forestock terminates in a pewter nose cap. There are no other markings on this rifle. The rifle operates fine at full cock. This piece does not have a set trigger. The entire piece measures about 52 inches long with a 36 inch barrel. The nipple and drum have been replaced and I believe the ramrod to be a replacement as well. This is a nice piece! $475.00
SOLD! Here's a nice little Golcher? marked lock rifle. The lock is marked but some of it is missing and light. This is a half stocked specimen being about 30 caliber. The stock is in pretty nice condition with the usual dings here and there. There is a crude lead repair above the lock that you can see in the pic. The nose cap is pewter and I believe the ramrod is a replacement as most are. There is pitting around the nipple from firing corrosive black powder in this gun. The weapon is 52 inches long overall with a 36 inch barrel. This piece uses a set trigger and it's quite sensitive! The action works well. The nipple is a replacement. Nice little gun. $395.00
SOLD! Here's a C. Siebert, Columbus, Ohio Half Stock Target or Bench Rifle like the type used by Civil War Sharpshooters. This heavy barreled rifle is approximately .45 caliber and is in overall excellent condition. Wonderful patina with adjustable rear sight and blade front sight. The tiger striped maple stock looks great with one crack reverse thru the lock screw. There is a nice brass decoration on the obverse buttstock. The maker's info is stamped in the back auction lock plate. The set trigger needs a little tinkering but the hammer cocks and falls just fine. A new nipple is needed as well to fire this piece. I wouldn't fire it though and I'm not warranting it to fire. Measures 49 1/2 inches long overall with a 34 1/2 inch barrel Outstanding!!! $650.00
SOLD! Here we have an old Roby 1863 dated Cavalry Saber that has been cut down into a side knife measuring about 13 1/2 inches long with a 7 1/2 inch blade. The blade still has the markings on it of C. Roby. W. Clemsford, MS on one side of the ricasso and Inspector initial M as well as U.S. and 1863. The grip is in good condition lacking wire with a nice pommel cap. The guard has been cut down. This knive came in a scabbard but the scabbard is too long for it indicating that they do not belong together. I don't know if this was cut down during the period or not as it just showed up at the Chicago Show in May. Some say that these swords were cut down for use in WW2 but I don't know that for sure. Seems that there were many makers making knifes during WW2. At any rate unusual and can be yours for $295.00.
SOLD! Here we have a model 1853 Miitary Revolver known as the Lefaucheux revolver. This is a 12 mm (44 caliber) single action revolver that used a cartridge with a pin coming out of it for the primer. These revolvers are known as pinfire revolvers. This weapon ranks as the most numerous foreign revolver used during the Civil War and was imported by both sides. A six chambered cylinder is contained within the two part frame. The front sight is a small bead mounted on a triangular base. There is supposed to be a small notch in the rear hammer that substitutes for the rear sight but it's almost non-existant. The trigger guard is the spur type guard. The grips are walnut and the laynard ring is now missing. The U.S. ordinance department purchased 12,639 of these weapons and although there is no know Confederate purchases it is likely many came through the blockade. Even Stonewall Jackson carried an elaborately decorated Lefaucheux pistol. This pistol is likely a blockade ran pistol as there are no markings on it at all except for a couple of numbers on the grip frame. There is not even a serial number on this piece. There is no original finish on this piece at all as well. The action works ok but the timing is a little off. It holds at full cock like it should and as you can see in the pics it has a good mainspring. Everything is here except the laynard ring. This design was pirated by other firms which may explain why no markings and a number of them were purchased privately by soldiers from various military firms. Still nice! $595.00
SOLD! I've got an old war horse here! Here's a Model 1873 Winchester in .32 Caliber. This piece comes with a leter from the Cody Museum stating that this rifle was shipped from the Winchester Warehouse on January 17, 1887, order number 14673. This old rifle has been around the block and has a few items that need addressed. The rifle has a small piece of the buttstock toe that is missing and needs repaired. There is also a sliver missing from the forestock and the dovetailed tube support is missing. The side plates have been cleaned at some point and the bore is dark. There is rifling in the bore however and the action works fine. It even has the dust cover that is some often missing. There are a few dings and gouges in the stock but no cracks or breaks. The markings are mostly strong but my camera has a hard time picking them up. The markings aren't that bad but my camera is. There is good patina left on this piece and the octagon barrel has a nice patina as well. Everything on this piece is original including the rear and front sights. Still a nice piece and displays great! Why pay $3,000 for a rifle to hang on the wall when you can getthis one for $995.00 It's a Winchester Model 1873 !!!!!
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This is the generic Remington-Lee Bayonet Model 1882. These bayonets came in two lengths and this one is the short length of 18 inches. This piece is close to the 1873 bayonet in looks but is too small to fit over the barrel of a trapdoor. Remington short generic export bayonets were used by China, Cuba, and Spain. this piece has a 2 5/8 inch socket and a wide motise. See no 28 ion page 46 of THE AMERICAN BAYONET 1776-1964 by Albert N. Hardin for the long version. During the 1880's, the US exported many Remington rifles and bayonets worldwide. The Spanish later turned these rifles against the U.S. The Remington Lee rifle was purchased by a number of nations. It was supplied with a socket bayonet that had a choice of two blade lengths. There was a 21 inch blade and an 18 inch blade like this one is. Excellent condition with absolutely no markings. If you have one of these rifles you need this nice bayonet! $125.00
SOLD! Here we have a Belguim 7MM pinfire pistol. This small pistol has a 3 1/2 inch barrel and is about 7 inches long overall. The grips are very nice and there is an 'N' carved in it. This is the folding trigger type. The piece functions as it should but it's missing the loading gate. The ejector rod is present. Nice little pistol! $295.00
SOLD! Here we have an Indian Wars late 1800's side knife that was popular with the Soldiers, hunters and Gold Miners! It's a real nice piece with an approx 6 inch blade and very nice stag grips! The ricasso has on it 'Joseph Allen & Sons Sheffield, England'. The blade has been sharpened some but it's a great piece! The knife is about 10 inches long overall. $135.00
SOLD! Here's a fine set of Colt Single Action Army 3rd Generation Black composite grips. There are complete with screw. $45.00
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Here is an excellent Krag Bayonet with Scabbard marked US on one side of the ricasso and 1901 on the other side of the ricasso. This piece is in excellent condition with undented scabbard. You would be hard pressed to find another in this condition! WAS $225.00 NOW $205.00 !!
CONSIGNMENT: Here's another nice Krag Bayonet with Scabbard, just not as nice as the previous one. This one is marked US on one side of the ricasso and 1903 on the other side of the ricasso. This one has a nice scabbard as well. Both of the Krag bayonets have very deep clear markings with excellent grips and the blades have not been sharpened. Nice polish to the blades on both of them. This one WAS $190.00 NOW $170.00 !!
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This is another nice 1/6th plate tintype in full case . This one has the original spline. This is another image from an Indiana collection and is very nice! Much nicer than my poor little camera can capture. This is a sitting pose with the buckles/plates and buttons being touched up with gold paint. You can seeing his cartridge box plainly as well. He is sitting in front of a painted backdrop. This Union soldier is obviously very young but he has the look of having been in battle. No id on this one. $165.00
SOLD! Here's a 1883 cartouche dated Springfield Trapdoor .45/70 Rifle that I just recently picked up and it's pretty reasonably priced. When I got it the stock was broken in two pieces and I carefully reattached the two pieces. You can get replacement period stocks on line if you want to replace it or you can just hang it over the fireplace for a resonably priced relic of the old west! The mechanics seem fine and the rifling in the barrel are outstanding. The markings are pretty sharp and everything is there except for the ramrod. 224460 is the serial number. You can also see a short crack at the rear of the lock plate in the pics. The patina matches on all metal parts so I think it's always been together. Now for the good part--$395 shipping included will get you this rifle. If it doesn't sell quickly I'm either going to restock it or put it over my fireplace! Check out the pics!
SOLD! Here's an outstanding find! This is a British Enfield No. 1 SMLE Mark III Rifle and Bayonet! This weapon is chambered for the .303 British and has an over 25 inch barrel with a 10 round magazine. Weight is about 8 1/2 pounds. This model was introduced in 1907. The Mark III was one of the more successful and famous British Military Rifles. It was used extensively in WW1 and WW2. This one was used in WW2. The stock is marked on the buttstock obverse MA LITHGOW SMLE III* IIV 1943. There is a surface crack through 1943 but it is not deep. Under the bolt the strap leading affixed to the trigger guard is marked MA LITHGOW SMLE III* 1942. There are various proof marks on this weapon. The bore is dark but has many lands and grooves and should clean up. The stock has the usual dings but no breaks. All in all a great weapon that was used during WW2! This piece comes with the original Pattern 1907 Bayonet and leather scabbard for the SMLE series. The bayonet is marked with the Crown V.R. 1907 a 5 and an 8 as well as a worn Wilkinson on one side and other british proof marks on the other side. This bayonet has no quillion which was not used during WW2 I've been told. The scabbard is in very nice condition with no breaks. The throat is marked 577. Both Rifle and Bayonet are in nice shape and were found together. Nice with old grease dried on it. NO IMPORT MARKINGS-This weapon has to go to either an FFL or a C & R license holder. $450.00 for the pair.
SOLD! This is a rare bayonet here! This is a WW2 Type 35 Navy Latch Bayonet. The Type 35 bayonets were made at the Toyko arsenal in 1902. These were developed for the Special Navy Landing Forces who were still using Type 22 Rifles at the time. The rifle was only made for 3 years before being replaced by the Type 38 Rifles in 1905. This bayonet differs from the Type 30 bayonet by having an additional release button similar to a Japanese NCO sword on top of the handle to keep the bayonet in the scabbard. The scabbards have a small hole in the throat piece which allows the catch to lock in place. The numbers 4454 and what I believe was a small anchor is on the pommel end. Nice bayonet and hard to find! Call for price
SOLD! Here is a captured Japanese WW2 bayonet. This piece was brought back by a GI named 'Hill' who was in the 96th 'Deadeye' Inf. Division. Mr. Hill captured the bayonet on Okinawa on the "Shuri Line" area in South Okinawa where Japanes resistance was fierce. This is a Toyko Type 30 bayonet complete with scabbard and frog. The leather attachment strap is broken. There is one small door ding to the scabbard. The numbers 30454 are stamped on the pommel end. This is a nice captured piece! $145.00
SOLD! This 1st bayonet is LB-109 Type 30 Japanese Bayonet Matsushita Variation H bayonet in BAYONETS OF JAPAN by Raymond C. Labar. This is the outstanding book I will use for reference on these fine Japanese Bayonets. Grip is perfect, most of the blue is intact, and the markings are outstanding. Very nice piece! $100.00
SOLD! Bayonet number 3 is LB-75 Type 30 Japanese Bayonet Tokyo Variation A Serial number 2297951 being the 22nd series with a re-worked blade that has been blued at some point. This is a very nice piece still with perfect grip and markings. This is the first model bayonet to have the serial number placed on the end of the pommel. Nice! $125.00
SOLD! Here's a Japanese Sword that I picked up in Lafayette, Indiana recently. This is a WW2 Japanese Parade Sword in scabbard. This Japanese officer’s parade sword was a good gilded brass hilt. There is still gold gilt in the recesses but now this hilt is a lovely dark copper colored patina. The hilt has a pommel which is rounded and features flower decorations at the obverse area. The backstrap has pebbled style motif and on the two tabs which stretch over the grip there is a chrysanthemum flower. The basket style hilt is pierced at the langet area and also features chrysanthemum flowers. The quillon end has an engraved style curl in the teardrop. The “D”-ring is very simple with no decoration. The grip appears to be some type of black horn or possibly celluloid-over-wood. It has twelve ribs and is tightly wrapped with triple brass wire, one tightly twisted wire flanked by two straight wires. The scabbard of this example has 2 'anti rattle' dent dents 1/3 of the way up from the drag. This original scabbard also is nickel plated and lacking about 20 % of the plating. The blade of this piece is about 28 3/4-inches in length. It has the traditional curve of a saber with the clip point of a katana, or it's suppose to look like that. The blade though has a fuller in the construction and appears to have been nickel-plated throughout with some false hamon or temper line present. Not a high-quality looking blade here, but nonetheless, this is the way it was made. There is a brown leather buffer protecting this blade. The blade grades in very good plus condition. This blade has not been sharpened. Overall a good Japanese Sword. $375.00
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This is an outstanding item that I just picked up from an Estate Sale. This is a very nice little green painted barrel canteen from the Revolutionary War period thru early 1800's. This one has the iron hand forged bail and all hand forged barrel rings. The ends of the canteen are convex with the initials of JW on one end. The cork stopper is on the inside and rattles around very freely and noisily! The barrel bands have a great dark patina on them and there is honest wear on this piece. The green paint is old but I don't know for sure that it's as old as the canteen. There are speckles of white paint on the piece as it must have been sitting somewhere when someone was painting a room I guess. As you can see from the pics it's pretty good size being about 7 1/2 inches long and about 7 inches tall to the top of the spout. Guaranteed to be old and original to the Rev War through early 1800's period. Very nice!!! $450.00
SOLD! This officer sword from Baden is a nickel plated hilt variety. The hilt is distinctive, having almost an Austrian look, as Baden swords very closely resemble this area. The hilt has a plain pommel and back strap with some design being that the area is beveled to produce segments. The “d” guard is plain with no segmentation, having a flip-up style to the reverse and remaining straight on the obverse quillon area. The cross guard proceeds to a quillon end which is curled. There are two slots in the area between the grip and quillon end which acted to hold a portepee in place. The nickel is still in very good shape and just needs a little cleaning. The grip appears to be a wood base covered with black celluloid and there are a couple of small age cracks in the celluloid but still stable. This grip is wrapped with triple brass twisted wire, the center being of wider girth. The 29 1/2-inch blade has fine quality nickel plated surfaces with 'IN TREUE FEST' engraved on both sides of the blade. The blade does have some nickel loss here and there not entering the engraving. The blade does not have its original off-white felt buffer in place. The dent free scabbard is straight throughout and has pretty good original black paint. This paint has good, original sheen to its surfaces but it does show quite a bit of usage and rates at maybe 70%. There is a double back to back squirrel logo on the ricasso indicating being made by Eickhorn. This blade has not been sharpened. I've been told this is a fairly rare sword. $495.00
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SOLD! Here's something you don't see every day! This is a very nice music box entitled THE GEM ROLLER ORGAN. By the late 19th Century, working and middle class Victorians, with more free time on their hands, sought out ingenious, yet affordable modes of home entertainment. One such home entertainment device was the roller organ, a type of table-top music box that played wooden rollers called cobs because they resembled an eaten cob of corn. Although roller organs came in different sizes and degrees of luxury, the most popular one was the "Gem" Roller Organ, manufactured by a number of companies, including the Autophone Company of Ithaca, New York. Originally, these hand-cranked organs operated by air pressure from exposed bellows, As technology improved, later models worked by vacuum pressure, thus enabling manufacturers to reduce the size of the units, much as today’s technology has reduced the size of radios and cassette tape players. This Roller Organ is the early type with the exposed bellows. I don't see the makers name on it but it does have a lable of instructions glued on the underside along with a patent date of May 31st, 1887. This one has another stamped date on it of June 16th, 1891. This one looks great and sounds great for the time! Each cob has the name of the song on it as well as the patent date of 1885. I just picked up one and looked at the selection and it was 'Shall we gather at the River'. There are 16 cobs altogether and each cob is worth around $20 to $25 each.
Because of its relative simplicity, manufacturers produced tens of thousands annually, thereby keeping the cost of a roller organ affordable. Sears & Roebuck, in their 1902 Catalog, was able to offer the Gem Roller Organ for as low as $3.25, including three rollers. Contracting with companies to produce large quantities of these devices enabled Sears to sell in volume and keep its price low. The Gem Roller Organ, available in either a painted black or walnut-like finish with gold stenciled applied designs, used teeth or pins embedded into a 20-note wooden roller, similar to the cylinders used in Swiss music boxes. Pins operated on valve keys while a gear turned the roller. Priced as low as 18 cents each–and according to the Sears Catalog, less than traditional sheet music–roller music ranged from classical to sacred to ethnic and popular tunes. The tone was similar to a cabinet parlor organ of the time. At 14 inches long, 12 inches wide and 8 inches high, the Gem Roller Organ was small and light enough to place on a parlor table. The 1902 Sears Catalog listed 220 different rollers of the over 1,200 different titles available. To understand just how much the value of the Gem Roller Organ has appreciated, Sherrill and Barb Edwards of West Grove, PA recently priced one at $850 at an antique show in Pennsylvania and I've been told that it didn't have near this many cobs and this one has the orignal shipping box minus the lid with it as well! Everything here could be yours for $725.00! Take a look at the pics! This is a nice one just dusty and needs a few little paint scuffs fixed!
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