"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Extremely rare original Klondike poker/crap game oil cloth. On the cloth side it reads: Klondike / Ace Is Not Wild / Dealer Takes All Ties / Bets Must

Metal Wizard card cheating card holder with King of Clubs card, as used by cheaters to hold cards up their sleeve. Last patent date on back May 1, 190

Rare 18th or early 19th century wood hourglass shaped turned wood dice cup with interior ribbing, 3.25x1.5". 3 period bone dice with rounded co...

This library of gun books is the reference material for both shooters and reloaders alike. Most books are long out of print. Handloading Ammunition b

This lot holds 100 rounds of .50 cal. BMG (Browning Machine Gun) training rounds. The rounds are identified by the drilled hole in the side of each br

There are two blow guns in this lot from Borneo. One gun is 35 in. overall length of a local wood. The body is of a fierce dragon where you remove the

This machete is marked "LEGITIMUS/COLLINS & CC/ made in USA/ no. 191" on the left side. This one saw use in the Yucatan Peninsula by t...

This Portuguese hand cannon was used to prevent unwanted boarders. At .70 cal. this would be a very persuasive deterrent against boarding pirates or e

Sepik River Alta Altz spear thrower. Late 19th century New Guinea thrower of finely carved wood. Zoomorphic effigy with braided root lashings. Appears

This typed letter on Winchester Arm Company letterhead is signed by the Vice President Winchester Bennett, grandson of Oliver Winchester. Winchester B

Lead shot dispensing hardware made of cast-iron and oak with two drawers. Comes with two canvas shot bags and original // Quick Loader / American Can

This group consists of letters and inventory lists of items received or shipped by merchants William and Samuel Vernon. William Vernon Esq.(1719-180

This document is signed by Colonel Caleb Chase Sibley of the 16th U.S. Infantry on June 13, 1866 giving a promotion to a Thomas Maloney. 10 in. x 16 i

Gideon Wells was nicknamed "Father Neptune". He was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was award...

Birdseye view of infamous Andersonville Prison From the Southeast print mounted on linen backing. Bold colors, slight vertical crease on left side. 17

This lot holds a civil war canteen and drinking cup. The canteen is complete with cloth strap and original cork top. 8 in. in diameter; good conditio

This is a 5th Infantry Officer brass collar badge from the CIvil War; it measures 1.25 in. across with two mounting loops soldered in the back. The se

Shows the other side of the war. From a woman about the hardships of working her farm, harvesting wheat, bugs, need for help, cooking for seven men, e

1862 Words and music by Henry C Work', United States, 1862. The publisher is listed as Root and Cady. Important and interesting music. This musi...

This envelope is addresses to Cpt. J. E. Smith of Company H, 79th Ord., 20th Army Corp. Sherman's Army North Carolina ; written in Sherman's...

This young soldier is wearing the uniform of the 1840's with the unusual hat of the period. A daguerreotype with a reverse image. There are the ...

A daguerreotype of a US military officer, c. 1840's to early 1850's. He is cavalry or possibly an artillery officer. In half case with Walsh...

WW1 US bugle with horn inscription H N White/Spec 1152/53/Phila. Depot. 9.5" long with mouthpiece. 1" dent on top of narrow section of hor...

In the Fall of 1938, aviator Charles Lindberg was invited by the Nazi high command, Herman Goring in particular, to come to Berlin and inspect what wa

These are reproduced negatives from what appears to be a collection of photos once belonging to the Joachim von Ribbontrop family. Ribbontrop was Ad

This lot holds three types of vintage WW2 grenades, all are inert for training purposes. There is one pineapple grenade, one lemon grenade, and one ba

Photo album from St. Paul Island, Alaska during WWII. Judging by the photographs inside, it can be assumed that this photo album originally belonged t

This is a badge from Sierra Vista Ranch in Tulare County, California. It was a fruit ranch for many years, reaching 40,000 acres at its height. It was

Brigadier General Chuck Yeager authenticated autographs, including two 50th Anniversary First Day issues of his flight, breaking the sound barrier in

This ring represents the 187th Infantry Airborne Regiment formed in 1945. The ring is size 12 with the airborne insignia on the crest with "RAK...

1986 Limited Edition print #600/1000. Lithograph J-52 by famous aviation artist, Robert Taylor. Beautifully double matted on teal green suede with tw

This is a U.S. Navy practice (inert) dummy round made of a hardwood, with a metal base and a metal collar at the bullet (ojive) tip. All metal parts a

This is a U.S. Navy practice (inert) dummy round made of a hardwood, with a metal base and a metal should and armor piercing tip. All metal parts are

Panorama photo in frame of US Navel(sic) Training Station, San Diego-Jan 1942, Company 4212, 7.5x32', vertical creases and broken glass. This Is...

About 750 mostly original WW 2 b/w photos. Some 8x10', mostly smaller. Some loose, some in albums. Ships, mess, Naval shipyard San Francisco, bo...

Original "Doing all you can, brother?/ BUY WAR BONDS" WW2 poster with head bandaged soldier. Nice condition, 40x28".

Framed John Hyatt appointment by Walter Q. Gresham, Secretary of State, as American Vice Counsel to Santiago de Cuba, dated September 12, 1893, on his

Lot of three gas masks (each come with NATO filter) plus 3x additional replacement filters, for a total of 6 filters. All unused, unopened. Includes 2

1952 Navy Seabee yearbook for Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 2 stationed at Atsugi, Japan. 10.5x14.5" flip style binder for this unit that ...

2 documents related to John Hyatt while he was in Spain. Union Hero Americana Society, June 11, 1894, making John Hyatt a member on account of certain

1819 letter signed by Sir Richard Grindall, Admiral at Battle of Trafalgar. Letter relates to him not having employment between September 30 and Decem

This is a Viet Cong army chest magazine belt for the SKS. In like-new condition with room for ten mags with wood toggle closures. Part description in

This is a reward flier for Col. C. A. Reynolds looking for the return of his very elaborate Meerscham pipe. Written by Henry R. Mizner Major 8th Infan

August 6, 1849 New York of the Pacific land receipt for lot 16, block 158, 50' front on F Street, 100' deep. New York of the Pacific was at ...

Certificate of Membership for the La Porte Guards, Volunteer Company Infantry, 4th Brigade, C.M. valid for 90 days, issued to A.M.Pecks(?), signed by

Large Colorado National Guard 2nd assistant surgeon appointment certificate, issued 1888 to W W Rowan, signed by Alva Adams and Geo. West. 3 nice Col

This memorial speech written at the time of General William Tecumseh Sherman's death in 1891 includes a copy of his hand written letter to the G...

Company “K”, 5th Infantry at attention in front of their barracks at Fort Custer, Montana. Photo shows age and is a little light. Ba

Military metal detector in case. Marked E.O.D. TEAM NO. 2. Used after World War 2 for treasure hunting, mainly in Arizona and New Mexico. All equipmen

This is a set of spurs marked "R.I.A. 1905" (Rock Island Arsenal) with original black leather straps. One spur has an inspector's mark...