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Cowboy Tintype Photo with Smith Carbines and Revolvers c.1860's [189860]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images - Antique Start Price:160.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Cowboy Tintype Photo with Smith Carbines and Revolvers  c.1860's [189860]
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325.00USDto w**********e+ buyer's premium (81.25)
This item SOLD at 2024 Nov 23 @ 16:49UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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This tintype photo depicts three men and two are armed with Civil War vintage arms. The arms carried are lesser known firearms of the CIvil War making this photo extremely rare. The two men seated, each are carrying Smith carbines. These carbines were issued to the 1st Connecticut Cavalry and the 7th Illinois Cavalry during the Civil War. The man on the left has a Cooper revolver inside his waistband. The fellow on the right has a Bacon revolver tucked into his waistband. The follows are wearing chaps and holding lariats indicating that they are now cowboys after riding for the Union cavalry. Post Civil War c. 1860's. (ref. Guns of the Wild West; Firearms of the American Frontier 1849-1917, George Markham; pp. 46, 100-101). Low contrast, good condition. 2.25 in.X 3 in. [