The Big Bonanza Auction: Mining, Philatelic, Numismatics, Americana (March 2023)

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

Samuel Marmaduke Whiteside, Trooper to Brigadier General, US Cavalry, 1839-1904 manuscript by Orville Cochran. Whiteside was the founder of Fort Huach

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

United State Department of Interior, Office of the Commissioner of Pensions certificate for 120 acres, granted in 1855 to James Mayes of Baltimore, Ma

This Riker box contains 18 items found at Fort Bowie, Arizona Territory and the Butterfield Overland Trail 1857-1861. This trail was the southern rout

This Riker box contains a large serving spoon and two tooth brushed from Fort Custer. c.1877-1898. From the Sherman collection. Date: Country (if n

This cache of bullets represents a half a century of Military presents in Montana. The actual fort is unknown but here is a list of the clues: four ro

This Riker box has a collection of metal finds from the Fort Craig site in New Mexico. The fort was established in 1854 and occupied until 1885. Orig

This shadow-box contains 6 uniform buttons, an early type of pin-back dog tag #S24106, and the crossed muskets cap emblem of the 3rd squadron of the 1

This Riker box contains finds from Fort Abraham Lincoln near present day Bismarck, North Dakota occupied 1872-1881. There are eighteen items; two smal

This lot contains a number of objects collected from Fort Fettering in Wyoming. Center is an eagle hat badge 1870's, two friction primer pins th...

This lot is a collection of metal artifacts from the Hog Ranch at Fort Fetterman, Wyoming. There is a beautifully engraved brass barrette, two large e

This lot contains a Riker box of items found from the 1870-1880's. There are several rounds of Benet primed .50-70 cartridges, one .45-70 case m...

There are 24 pieces from forts: Laramie, Wyo., Stanbaugh, Wyo., McKinney Wyo., Missoula, Mont., Union N.M. From Fort Laramie is a .45-70 center-fire p

This lot holds two books of U.S. Army Cavalry operations. "United States Army Cavalry Tactics" from troop "K, 8th U.S. Cavalry",...

This lot holds three books: "Drill Instructions for Light Artillery United States Army 1896", pp.554 broken fragile binding. 3.5 in. X 5 i...

This lot has two canvas haversacks c. 1880's. Both are marked U.S. in stencil form while one is marked from the "Watervliet Arsenal" o...

White and black one sided metal sign, possibly c. 1970's. Danger/US Navy/Gunnery/Areas/Keep Out. 24x18", only a little rust. Date: Count...

New in box red ribbon with metal 5 star. 1.5" eagle on stud. 8 small mostly Navy buttons. 18 assorted Army WW1 and WW2 buttons. California Nati...

About 20 vintage military photos 2.5x3.25" to 8x10". Nurses making bandages, on a jeep, WW1, artillery, 1929 Cadets, biplanes and more. Al...

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...

This is a pair of sidelines horse hobbles for the US cavalry. The chain is about 30 in. long with a swivel in the middle. The ankle hobbles are leathe

This is a vintage 1880s'-1890 Cavalry dress helmet complete with horse hair plume and cordage. Made by Henry V. Allien Co. Original owner identi...

This canteen is canvas covered and marked "U.S." with its original cork stopper. Large capacity "Arizona" model. The canvas is l...

Unused M22 tank drill cartridge in original carboard tube. Round is inert without a powder charge. 23.5x4". Impressive display piece! Date: ...

This lot contains four boxes of Finish marked 9mm cartridges. Three box contains 25 rounds of original and not reloaded ammunition. c. 1940, 1943, and

This lot has six boxes of ".30 cal. marked 1898" for the .30-40 Krag. Boxes are unopened and still in the canvas belting. Marked "Re...

This lot has two boxes of ".30 Army Full Patch" bullets made by Winchester for the "Krag Jorgensen and Winchester Model 95 Repeating&...

This lot contains three boxes of military ammo: 50 cartridges for Caliber .30 M1 Carbine Ball made by Remington, 20 cartridges of 7.62mm Nato M82 blan

This lot has three boxes of "20 Cartridges/ Ball/ Caliber .30 M2" ammunition from WW2. One box is open to reveal 20 rounds of .30-06 marke...

This lot contains three boxes of vintage .30 caliber M2 ammunition with the familiar green-yellow striped box. This ammunition is armor piercing and s

This lot contains three 20 round boxes of match grade .30M1 and M72 ammunition. The first box is identified by the red stripe and marked "20 ca...

This is a box of .303 British made in 1945. The box of 48 is full in a brown cardboard box. This one is dated "13 Nov 1945". "MK V11&...

This a full box of .38 cal. rimfire cartridges made by the Dominion Cartridge Co. of Montreal. The box is in poor shape held together by several wraps

This cartridge belt is signed "J. Long/ Maker/Mont. Terr." 44 in. overall length, 2 1/4 in. wide, with 36 loops and 25 live rounds of .45 ...

This lot contains two boxes of "20 cartridges" for "Pistol Ball/ Caliber .45 1911/ Ammunition Lot W.C.C./ 6286" and a second uno...

This lot contains two 50 round boxes of .45 cal. M1911 ammunition. The Evansville Ordnance Plant was a converted Chrysler Corporation plant that made

This box of .45 revolver cartridges is for the Colt model 1909 double action revolver. It was packaged at the Frankford Arsenal in Jan., 1912. The box

This lot has two incomplete boxes of .45-70 rounds. There are 16 rounds of .45 cal. marked "U.M.C. S H .45-70" with express load bullets f...

This lot has 26 rounds of vintage .45-70, all black powder. 16 are marked WRA .45-70 for Winchester Repeating Arms Co. with original primers and 10 ro

This is a box of "Winchester .45-70-500 Extra Heavy Solid Head/ Central Fire Cartridges 20". The box has the pull string attached. The box...

This possibles bag contains a powder flask, powder horn, nipple wrench, adjustable powder measure, two open tins of percussion caps size #10 Navy Arms

This packet of ammunition holds 10 rounds of .69 cal. buck & ball paper cartridges. The packet is unopened. Made at the "Frankford Arsenal&...

This packet of ammunition holds 10 rounds of .69 cal. buck & ball paper cartridges. The packet is unopened. Made at the "Frankford Arsenal&...

This packet of ammunition holds 10 rounds of .69 cal. buck & ball paper cartridges. The packet is unopened. Made at the "Frankford Arsenal&...

This packet of ammunition holds 10 rounds of .69 cal. buck & ball paper cartridges. The packet is unopened. Made at the "Frankford Arsenal&...

This cache of percussion caps will keep your vintage Sharps, and Springfield percussion rifles firing with vintage 1970's Navy Arms Co. 100 wing...

This is an original packet of .69 cal. rifle rounds with 50 Grains of powder weight of ball 625 grs. Dated 1859. In excellent condition. No sales to N

This lot has over 110 rounds of 7.62 X 54 mmR ammunition. This round was used in the Model 1891 Mosin Nagant rifle of the Russian army. The Winchester

This is a box of 7.62 mm marked for pistol Nabojov. Country of origin is unknown. 40 rounds of ball ammo. with clips. Marked 1076/52. (1952). Very goo

This box of 25 rounds of 7.63mm (7.63 X 25 mm) is for the model C96 Mauser; otherwise known as the broomhandle Mauser. The box is unopened with V8/54

This canvas cartridge belt is made with 12 gauge loops. It is filled with 24 rounds of brass hulls. Some are marked Rem-UMC others are Winchester 00 b

This leather bound cartridge box is filled with 31 rounds of .22 cal. Savage, also marked 22 HP (hi-power). This was one of the leading cartridges of

This is a brass cartridge box with a spring loaded closure made by B. Kittredge & Co. of Ohio with a patent (reissue) date of April 14, 1863. A ...

This is a cartridge box made by Dixie Gun Works of Union City, Tennessee. It is marked "Combustible Cartridges/ TO BE EXPLODED BY PERCUSSION CA...

This is an El Paso Saddlery gun belt. Size 39-40 in. It is not date stamped; however, this construction of this belt is spectacular considering that E

This lot has two boxes of Gaston Pechholt combustible cartridge packets dated 1859. One is marked "6 combustible cartridges for .44 cal. Colt o...

This lot has two boxes of German ammunition in excellent condition. A box of 8mm M30 dated 1938 with the same makings and the German eagle on each rou

This cartridge belt is made for the .45-70 cartridge. It has 50 loops and filled with 46 rounds of round nose lead bullets. Some are "U.M.C. S ...

This cartridge belt was made by Watervliet Arsenal in Watervliet, New York, c.1880s. Later that decade the Watervliet Arsenal made cannons. This one i

This lot contains a full box of .25 Remington RMC c.1910 in a mis-matched box marked .38-55. A full box of Peters Rustless .45 Colt Auto "P&quo...

This wood crate box is marked "Western Xpert/ 16 ga. 2 9/16in." and "2 1/2-1-6". The case is marked for "500" rounds. ...

This is a brass Palaska (cartridge belt) box. It measures 4 in. X 5 in. X 1.5 in. C.19th century. The box has a brass loop on the back for belt mounti

This lot has a large selection of shooting supplies that include Revolutionary War .69 cal. to the .45 Colt cartridge era. The lot has a box marked ...

1897 letterhead, H & D Folsom Arms Co. about enclosing a sample of a noiseless paper poker cluck?, we are unsure of what this means. 1880 EC Mea...

This is the box for a Waffenfabrik Mauser pistol from Oberndorf (A.N. Worttemsberg). We don't have the pistol, but if you do, you need the box, ...

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This lot contains two advertising covers one for Winchester dated 1901 and one for Parker Shotguns dated 1887. The Winchester depicted is the model ...

1898 original illustrative Winchester cover from Elling, Knight & Buford of Virginia City, MT. "The Latest Winchester. 25-35 Smokeless, 30 ...

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This lot has three air pistols by two manufacturers. There are two Gamo pistols: PT80 in 4.5mm /.177cal., and a model P25 blowback. There is also a Ma

This muzzleloading 20 gauge shotgun was made by "J.P. Sauer U. Son Suhl" Germany, marked on the center rib between barrels in gold and onl...

This is a Belgium imported 16 ga. SXS shotgun made by Pieper Arms Co. They were sold through Montgomery Ward Co. for $19.00 in 1885. Choked IC/Mod. a

This is an Italian made Sabatini SXS hammer shotgun 12 gauge. The stock is straight grip and broken at the wrist therefore unfireable. S/N 5009 made C

This is a single shot muzzle loading Kentucky pistol at .38 caliber. Smoothbore, percussion lock. The stock is stained maple, 11 in. blued barrel case

This is a .32 caliber rimfire pistol no manufacture marked, no serial number. This looks every bit like a Hopkins & Allen (H&A) Ranger #2 pi...

This Model 1877 Colt double action revolver was commonly called the "Thunderer" for its .41 caliber and bird's head style grip. This m...

This lot is for the Colt gunsmith, with two 4 3/4 in. .45 cal. barrels from the single action army revolver. Each one is marked "COLT'S PTF...

This is a barrel for the Colt single action army. It is blued with the factory markings "COLT'S PT F.A. MFG. CO. HARTFORD, CT U.S.A." ...

This is a Tranter double action 3rd model revolver in blue, 5 shot cylinder in .44 cal. with a 6 in. barrel from 1856. S/N 14775T with case and holst

This is a Brown Bess of the East India pattern, dated 1810 on the lock-plate. .80 cal. smoothbore 39 in. barrel 55 in. overall length. There are two

This is a model 1863 Springfield musket marked "1863" on the lock-plate behind the hammer. The lock also depicts the eagle both on the lo...

This is a .45-70 cal. trap-door Springfield rifle S/N 289546 made in July of 1885 and marked model 1878 at the breach. It has a 32 in. barrel, the loc

This is a contract built rifled musket by United Arms Co. of New York model 1860, dated 1863; (1858-1865 Hartford, Conn.). This was a contract rifle t

This Sharps is the model 1859 saddle ring carbine complete with patchbox in .52 cal. Overall length is 39 in. with a 21.375 in. round barrel. The S/N

This Springfield trapdoor SRC is S/N 139196 with a birthdate of November, 1880 chambered for .45-70. The finish is all original with a clean bore and

This is a Winchester model 1873 in .44 cal. or .44-40. This rifle, when introduced, was a major breakthrough with a center-fire actual rifle cartridge

This is a Winchester model 1876, with a third model dust cover, 28 in. octagon barrel chambered for .45-60. This is Winchester's answer to the S...

This is a buttstock from the Winchester model 101 Over-Under (O/U) shotgun. In high gloss finish with the Winchester marked recoil pad. Note that it i

This dagger blade knife is 17 in. overall length, with a 12 in. blade. It is marked "I. Wilson Pattern only/ REAL (logo) KNIFE/ PAMPA". So...

This lot has a LF&C (Lander Frary & Clark) 1917 WW1 mess kit knife at 7.5 in. with a 3.5 in blade fine condition. A frontier fork, four fron...

This lot has a Gurkha knife with sheath at 14.5 in. and a 10 in. blade. It has light engraving need the guard both sides, and horn grips. Country of o

This cannon is dated 1702 with the coat of arms of King Philip V of Spain casting at the breach, made of bronze. 1702 would be the onset of Queen Ann

Inc. in New York. No. 154, issued for 100 shares in New York on Sept. 20th, 1865. Issued to Mark Brumagim. Signed by President Van Ankin and secretary

"Morelos Chihuahua Mexico" printed at top center. The mines of the company are printed above the San Francisco dateline: "Santa Barba...

1) Knotts Mexican Silver Mining Company. We have not offered this stock before. #1597 for 10 shares to James Richardson. Signed by president and secre

Steel printers plate for a bond coupon for $15 in gold. Not dated. Signed by treasurer Peters. Bald eagle vignette. Republic Bank Note Company, Pittsb

Number 98 for 100 shares to Michael Kneiss. Signed by George L Brainard and RP (?). Endorsed on back. Vignette at left end of allegorical Indian maide

There are many Crescent Gold & Silver mines in western Nevada in the 1800's. This one is more difficult to find and clearly states it is in ...

Cert. #621, issued for 300 shares to Wm. Eitman in 1884. Signed by B.F. Kanns as president and secretary WT Butterfield. Mines Located in Santa Rita M