August 2018 Auction

This Smith & Wesson model 57 chambered in .41 mag. carries a 8 3/8 in. barrel, blued S/N N32426X. It comes with a presentation case and never fi...

This Smith & Wesson model 60 wears a 2 in. barrel in stainless steel. Never fired NIB. S/N 62477X. FFL or C& R Required. No sales to Califor...

This is a Walther PP in .380 cal. and Marked "West Germany". S/N 7401X imported to the USA by Interarms. It comes with a spare magazine NI...

This large cow powder horn is 12 in. in length and is built with two well fastened swivels for a strap. The base is turned hardwood with a finish that

This Belgian made Browning BAR is chambered in .338 Winchester Magnum. The blued finish is spectacular as well and the renown Browning stock finish.

This is a Browning model '85 cambered in 45-70 commemorative with a french gray receiver, factory engraved, with sheath knife and coin medallion...

This is a John Browning mountain rifle Mormon Commemorative. It is a .50 cal. muzzle-loading rifle NIB (New in the Box) S/N 43 of 50. It has spectacul

This is a Winchester model 1886 take-down rifle blued with gold inlay chambered in .45-70; RMEF 493 (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation) S/N 0149X. NIB (n

Captain Guillermo Flore Reyes Winchester model 1892 chambered in 44 WCF or 44-40 This Winchester rifle S/N 335669 belonged to Captain Guillermo “Flor

This Remington rolling block was Remington’s first attempt to build a small game rifle. It is chambered in 32 WCF or known as 32-20 S/N 21927 with a 2

This is Belgium made Flobert Warnant Rook rifle, chambered in 380 Black powder. The barrel is 28 in. octagon with a swing breech action in the Enfield

This Wesley-Richards express rifle Model 1869 is a specially made large caliber target rifle pre-dating the Martini action. (The Martini design was a

This is a "K. Schefer Zurich" made side by side shotgun; Black Powder vintage antique. S/N 1423X. The barrels are true Damascus that are h...

This is a lot of Cot Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing stock certificates from 1917-1920's with the famous Rampant Colt vignette. There are 7 indiv...

This is a lot of Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. stock certificates from the 1940's with the famous Rampant Colt vignette. There are 21 ...

This is a lot of Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing stock certificates from the 1940's with the famous Rampant Colt vignette. There are 26 indi...

This is a lot of Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing stock certificates from the 1930's with a vignette of the famous Rampant Colt. There are 12...

This is a grouping of 24 Electric Gun Corporation of Delaware stock certificates. They are all issued from 1917 to 1918. No evidence of this corporat

This is a pair of Mameluke swords; one 33 in. OAL, and the other 33 ½ in OAL. The 33 in. sword has double fullers, and both swords have cast me...

This is a replica Cavalry saber and is 39 in. overall length with a 33 1/2 in. blade. The grip is black wrapped leather with a twisted pair copper wir

This is a group of four cap pistols; two Colt "Ranger" six-shooters, one snub-nose "Bulldog" pistol, and one "Cody Colt&quo...

Lot includes: 1) Jacob Reed & Sons Philadelphia US Navy military buttons WWII era. 3/4" size--five buttons and one 5/8" button, all us...

Forty Brass Navy buttons, no maker names: 1) ten new 3/4" size and fourteen used 3/4". 2) two 7/8" size. 3) four new .5" size b...

Aproximatly forty vintage misc. Navy and Marine brass buttons. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76610

Lot includes: 19 brass buttons various sizes and makers. They feature the American Great Seal- eagle crest with olive branch. Lot also includes 25 oth

Lot includes 32 Superior quality WWII navy officer's buttons: 1) nine new 7/8" buttons; 2) fifteen used 7/8" buttons; 3) four new .5&q...

1) Centralia School Dist. in Orange County Cal., Bond I/1899 paid 1906. No. 7 for $300.; 2)Orange County Cal., Diamond School District, No. 8 for $300

Dated March 17, 1865 (Lee's surrender at Appomattox was on April 9th). The run was from Thomasville, Georgia to Monticello, Florida. On that day...

Dateline Dakotah, Apr. 3rd, 1865. Addressed to JJ Barclay of Bedford, Pennsylvania from Geo. L. Cruikshank. He writes, "It was a long time afte...

CDV photograph of John J. Pettus (1813-1867). Pettus was a Mississippi plantation owner and governor of Mississippi from 1860-64. He also served as co

Lot of 3. 1) CDV of Price in uniform. No photographer identified. 2) Mounted cabinet card sized photograph of a painting of Price on horseback in a ba

D. Appleton & Co. Cartes de Viste identified on the reverse in pencil. Minor stains. Halleck (1815-1872) served as General-in-Chief of all Union...

This envelope has a lot going for it. 1) Handwritten "Lairdsville / June 20." It is addressed to Bouckville in New York, so I assume this ...

This general was a professional soldier. He was wounded twice, in the Mexican American War. He also directed the bombardment of Ft. Sumter.Second in c

This is a three page letter (7 x 4.5") from a soldier, L. N. Pollack to Miss Anna. Written on June 13, 1864. "P. S. The boys are all well....

All are on United States Military Telegraph form. All are to TT Eckert. 1) Fairfax, 1862. Recommending Mr. Gilbert Townsend to join the cause. He was

Hale & Davis, Camp Randall, 186_. Receipt was unused, but a child has used the paper to write in pencil at some point. Receipt is 3 x 7.25"...

1863 $100 # 348, 1 coupon missing. 1865 $1000 #30879, 1 coupon missing. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76806

1863 #2453 $1000, 1 coupon missing, rough condition. 1863 #28315 $1000, 1 coupon missing, rough condition. Date: 1 City: State: HWAC# 76807

1861 $500 #6870, missing 1 coupon. 1863$500 #3882 with all coupons. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76805

c. 1863 Adams Express Soldier's Package with 5 red rear seals.4 maps from Civil War in America-pages approx 8.5" x 5.5". Bull Run, Chi...

Civil War Ambrotype of Young Soldier, nice condition, 2.75" x 2.25". Date: 1861-1865 City: State: HWAC# 76211

Union Soldier in uniform, ambrotype, 3.25" x 3.75". Date: 1861-1865 City: State: HWAC# 76214

Image of a youthful soldier, possibly a drummer boy in a shell jacket. Photo by Smith & Huey, Indianapolis. Date: City: State: HWAC# 51612

A photo of a Civil War soldier in his frock and 2 family members. No photo logo. Date: City: State: HWAC# 51613

Rare CDV of Union Navy hero Commodore Wilkes. Printed on back Col. Hackitts father. Before the Civil War Wilkes led the "US Exploring Expeditio...

CDV of a Union soldier in a shell jacket. Possibly from Pennsylvania. Deibert Studios some water staining on reverse, light water impact on front.

CDV of Civil War Drummer boy holding his Kepi & his father next to him. On the back of photo written in pencil reads "Uncle James McMahan &...

Lot of 2. 1) 1862 Studio Portrait of young man in bezel. Inscribed on the reverse, "From your brother Robert, Charleston, SC, May 1862." 2...

5 Civil Warera brass insignias in frame. Crossed sword scabards, hat crossed rifles-missing 1 loop, crossed cannons, hat bugle-1 wire missing, musicia

14 different Harper's Weekly issues fro, 1864-1865. varied topics including Yale and Harvard Regatta, Andersonville Trial, Gen. Sherman, Secret ...

Includes Lt. General A. P. Stewart, General Jonathan Williams, Rear Admiral Samuel F. Dupont, Maj. General ALex S. Webb, Brigadier General Adoniham J.

Lot of 5. 1) 1920 certificate from the Executive Department of Indiana, Adjutant General's Office, certifying the enrollment of William Hagenbuc...

Lot of 11. 1) Union Military Scrip, $20, issued in Topeka, Kansas, June 1st, 1867, "...settlement of claims growing out of the Price Raid in 18...

Lot of 2. 1) CDV photograph of Confederate General Richard Griffith (1814-1862). No photographer listed. Heavy soiling. Griffith was a school teacher

2 Bonds in this lot: 1) No. 3884, for $500. with 11 coupons attached, March 1863. Beautiful vignette of steam boat & train with writing below it...

Lot of 2 Confederate Bonds: 1) No. 8168, 130 A, R-4, for $1000. 7 coupons attached; 2) No. 10431, 130 A, R-4 for $1000. 7 coupons attached. 14&quo...

Lot of 1 duplicate Bond, No. 131 for $5000. Criswell, 61G-1, R-11. Beautiful condition, 9 coupons attached. Blue, with border. 11" x 13". ...

Lot of 2 Bonds: 1) Criswell 122, R4, No. 16449, for $1000. 7 coupons attached; 2) R4, No. 2359, for $1000. 7 coupons attached. Date: 1863 City: St

Lot of 2 Bonds: 1) No. 19969, for $500. 7 coupons attached, 121, R2; 2) No. 19968, for $500. 7 coupons attached, 121, R2. Slight staining on upper ri

Half cased studio posed daguerreotype portrait of man 3.25" x 3.75"; Ferrotype portrait of lady, rare size, 1.75" x 2". Date: ...

Rare full case studio ferrotype of Union Soldier wearing sergeant's chevron on right arm of uniform. Chevron painted on later(?) Nice condition,...

Lot of 4 different.1) Two CDVs of General Ben. Butler. One is of a sketch, the other is real photo. Butler was a lawyer and Mass. legislator who occup

Lot of 4 different. Included: Civil War private of militia, photo by McCahon of Ohio; Admiral Foote, Admiral & Commander of South Atlantic Block...

1) Patriotic Civil War Letter sheet with large American flag and quote on "And the Star Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave o'er the land...

Early letter from Lady Townley writing to Lady Grace "Lady G why if I had a sober husband as you have I would make myself the happiest wife in ...

2 Hardback books 1) Life of General Grant c. 1885, by James P. Boyd, pp.734, has illustrations, spine of book is coming off, 6" x 8"; 2) P...

Civil War Era Tin Type photo of soldier. Has holder with underside of velvet to protect photo. Looks to be Union uniform(?) Date: 1861-1865 City:

1) Patriotic (roughly torn) cover with patriotic American Flag stationary. "What exciting times we are having in the usually quiet United State...

5 leather pouches on a leather belt. No apparent buckle. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76826

Lot of 26. 1) 25 propaganda guards with black-and-white photographs on one side and German text on the other. c.1930s. Hitler's Rise to Power. ...

Two postcard sized black-and-white photographs of Adolf Hitler in Nazi uniform. Both have foreign stamps attached (one on the front and one on the rev

Assortment of Chinese stamps, Brest France postcard booklet, 4 Year of Military Women enameled medals, Hiring Our Heroes medal, approx 1945-48 French

Major C.A. Reynolds, Quartermaster U.S. Army, Prescott, A.T., July 9th, 1877. Memorandum of Instructions for Executing Bond. Handwritten that each sur

Large original certificate with gold seal of California. Certificate to Henry W. Rich, commissioned to First Lieutenant Company "Q", Secon...

Depot Quartermaster's Office, Fort Union, N.M., July 21st, 1868. Addressed to the forage agent as Tecolote to distribute 108 lbs grain and 168 l...

Fuel Forage and Straw voucher for the second quarter of 1873 by Lieutenant W.H. Boyle, 21st Infantry A.A. Location is simply "in the field&quo...

Dated June 16th, 1853, Fort Ewell, Texas. For 1,003 bushels of corn. Signed by C. Monroe. United State Army form. Folds, 10 x 8" Ft. Ewell was ...

After the Civil War, the US Army recruited 4 regiments of African Americans to serve in the Western Frontier. The men of the 24th and 25th Infantry an

Very rare CDV is of the only known painting of Fannin done when he attended West Point. James Fannin (1804-36) was a Georgia merchant who came to Texa

Eleven pieces of propaganda from the Iraqi War, photos of tanks, bombers, Saddam Hussein and others. All in Arabic. All 4 x 6 inches in color. Date:

Lot of 8. 1) Seven illustrations/engravings, likely out of various antique books. a)Three are by the London Printing and Publishing Company and depict

Brand new "Made In Afghanistan" military rug, 23 x 30 inches. Images of tanks, rocket launchers, hand grenades, machine guns and drones. ...

This model of cup was only made for 5 years and is the last of the US Army's traditional tin cups. Date: City: State: HWAC# 76530

Very nice ammo box that looks very similar to a western express treasure box, but is constructed quite differently. Even the green color is similar to

Mirrored Ad. Pin with scantily clad woman standing at drinking whiskey bar reads "George WM. Hoffman Co./ Indianapolis, Ind. The Barkeepers Fri...

Mirrored Ad. Pin with "scantily clad" lady on front & mirror on back. Reads "Henry Israel/Ligonier, Ind./ Good for 10 cents in tr...

2 mirrored advert. pins. 1) "Take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey When You Are Not Looking Well/Makes The Weak Strong", "Absolutely Pur...

An Extra Rare Ad. for Hotel Brown Bar reads "The Lady on the Other Side is Invited to Visit Hotel Brown Bar, Eureka, Nevada/ Beer, Wines and Li...

Mirrored Ad. Pin with scantily clad lady on obverse, reads "St. James Hotel/H. McMurray Prop. /Fort Edwards NY/ Good for 10 cents in trade.2.25...

Ad. on mirrored pin of "scantily clad lady". Reads "Continental Hotel/European Plan/JNO E. Car, Prop/Norwich, New York/ Good for 10 c...

Mirrored Ad. Pin with scantily clad woman on obverse, reads "Metropolitan Hotel Bar/ Frank Mack Prop./24 E. Bridge St. Oswego NY/ Good for 10ce...

1 mirrored ad pin with "scantily clad" lady on obverse reads, "Meet Your Friends at the Bridge/Felter Bros. Shelby Ohio/ Good For 10 ...

"Charlie the Tuna" advertising lamp. 12.5" high, approximately 4" square. Classic colored three-dimensional vignette of Charlie...

Advertisement for the T.C. Williams Co., manufacturers of tobacco, comparing the brand with the largest gold nugget, found on June 9, 1858 at Ballarat

Sitting lion on a Lowenbrau advertising base, 6.5" x 5" x 2". The lion sits on top, another 12" with its tongue hanging out, an...

Rare. "One of the 17 breweries in Storey County, Est. in 1862 - 1896. Re-est. in 1987 as Nevada's only brewery by Rick Hoover, Brew Master....

Gold Dust Card reads "Alfred Dixon,/ Dealer in/General Merchandise,/Michigan Bluff, Cal./Hardware/Crockery/Dry Goods/Furnishing Goods/Tinware.....

All low numbers. Anaheim School District, Orange County, California: 1) No. 25, $500, cancelled; 2) No. 6, $1,000 punch cancelled; 3) No. 34, $1000

Huntington Beach Union High School District, No. 10, $875. Date: 1908 City: Huntington Beach State: California HWAC# 76271