Western Trails & Treasures Auction (February 2022)

This Ames model 1863 Dahlgren Navy bayonet is complete with scabbard and frog. Made by the Ames Manufacturing Co. of Chicopee, Mass. Built originally

This knife was made by M.P.P. or M.R. P. while serving the Confederacy in the 9th Alabama Infantry Volunteers. It is marked on the pommel of the knife

This Confederate knife is 22 1/2 in. long with a 17 1/4 in. blade. It is 1/4 in. thick with a clip-point and false edge. The knife gets its name from

This Confederate, unmarked T. A. Potts (of New Orleans) bayonet is about 17 in. overall length with a 12 in. X 3/16 in. X 1 1/4 in. blade. No scabbard

This Bowie knife made by Manson of England is 11 1/4 in. overall length and the blade is 7 in. Finely finished with the Manson Sheffield on the ricass

This civil war era dirk has hand checkered ebony grips and a silver guard. The knife is 9 3/4 in. overall length and a 5 3/8 in. dagger blade. No make

This Civil War era officer's dirk is 11 1/4 in. overall length, with a 7 in. blade. A dagger-dirk style, no maker's mark, turned maple grip,...

This unusual dagger is believed to be from the Civil War. No maker's mark, blacksmith made. It shows a wave blade sharpened on both edges, steel...

This long-knife appears to have been blacksmith made from a repurposed saber bayonet. The fuller runs almost the full length of the blade. 18 1/2 in.

This Civil War Officer's side knife is 12 in. overall length, with a 7 1/4 in. blade. It has a metal sheath with a button hanger. The blade is b...

This Bowie style knife is made with a bone handle is 13 in. overall length and a 7.5 in. blade. Civil War vintage made by a blacksmith. Brass guard an

This folder knife is 4 1/4 in. closed and about 7 in. open. The blade has been severely shortened from its former glory. Model IXL George Wostenholm s

This dirk style knife is petite with a bone tip pommel. 8 in. overall length, 4 1/4 in. blade, maker unknown. Typically carried by ladies-of-the-night

This Landers, Frary & Clark knife is 11 in. overall length, with a 6 1/2 in. blade. The grips are a rosewood color and pinned in three places. T...

This unmarked Pennsylvania frontier long-hunter knife is unmarked. It is 13 3/4 in. overall length with a 9 1/4 in. blade. It is unique with an unknow

There are many Russell Green River knives made today; but this one is from anther era. It is 15 1/4 in. overall length, the blade is 10 in. long with

This is a Standard Cutlery sheath knife (1901-1903). It is 10 in. overall length with a 6 in. clip-point blade. The Standard name is visible on the ri

This straight-back sheath knife is made by San Francisco cutlery Will & Finck. It is 8 1/2 in. overall length and the blade is 4 5/8 in. The Mak...

This butcher knife was made by Remington and Dupont a model K1412. Remington joined with Dupont at some point during the Great Depression and built th

This is a U.S.N. officer's dagger. c. 1800. The knife is 14 in. overall length, 10 blade with a bone handle. The sheath is original to this knif...

This is a WW2 fighting knife issued to special forces only. A Cattaraugus 225Q distributed to the US Special Forces about 1942. This knife sheath is m

This Cattaraugus hunter is 7 1/2 in. overall length with a 4 in. fixed blade. It has a clip point blade with serrated back bone, grip is with brass sp

This Camillus U. S. Navy issued MK2 ( WW2 era) is beautifully marked: "NORD -4723 B.M. Co. bar-3" Proofing marks are "V" over t...

This trench-art knife speaks volumes. The core of the knife appears to be a Ka-Bar but all marker's marks have been removed or hidden by the gua...

This is an antique appearing harpoon. It measures approximately 7' in length and is ready to use....or display would be a better idea. Please se...

This unmarked melting pot is 5 1/2 in. in diameter with a flat base and bale. About a 10 lb. capacity currently with about 5 lbs. of raw recycled lead

This bag-style powder flask is for a small to medium caliber percussion pistol; c. 1850's . It holds about 1/4 pound of powder. The measured spo...

This holster is for a large frame revolver and meant to hold any "horse pistol" that you might want to carry; preferably by your horse. Th...

This dug-up pistol is of an unknown maker. It is 5 1/4 in. long at .32 cal. The gun is missing the hammer, trigger and grips. The octagon barrel is me

Rare. Issued on May 11th, 1852 to Dr. EL Beadle who contributed $5 dollars in aid of the erection of the Washington National Monument which entitles h

Rare. Undated certificate issued to John Trittle for contributing $5 to the Fund for erecting the Monument to the Forefathers at Plymouth. Two preprin

Certifying the Catherine Mackubin is an approved member of the Atlanta chapter given her descent from Josiah Fay, a captain during the American Revolu

Unissued gorgeous membership certificate. "The Schools of Michigan to Her 13,00 Fallen Braves." Membership by the contribution of 10cts. T...

Issued to David W. Schofield, Marietta, Ohio, 1865. Signed by the president RE Harte. Three vignettes: cemetery with headstones (center), allegorical

Lot of 2. The Squirrel Hunters defended Cincinnati from an attack by Confederate troops in 1862. Civilians from sixty-five counties, numbering 15,766

Clearance Card Certificate for DS Engle, Post 96, Great Bend, Susquehanna County, PA. Mustered into GAR on Aug. 22nd, 1868. Dated Dec. 1869. Signed by

Lot of 2. 1) Transfer Card certificate for David Lansterer, who served 1862-1865 as a private in Co. B 4th Reg. Pennsylvania. Issued in Buffalo, New Y

Lot of 1. Souvenir Album of Lookout Mountain Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, paperback, string bound, unpaginated, 56 pp, no date

"One Hundred and Fifty Selected Views of Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, National Cemetery, ...

Lot of twelve postcards pertaining to the Civil War. Confederate flags, General Grant's home, home of Jefferson Davis and others. Date: Count...

Lot of 10 prints featuring three portraits - one of Abraham Lincoln -- and 7 Civil War battlefield images. Lincoln portrait unmounted, 20 1/2"...

Lot of 43 stereographic cards depicting the Spanish-American War. 1898. Scenes from both Cuba and Manila, Philippines. 15 cards published by Underw

Obverse: L. C. C. / Recruiting Medal / 1897. Reverse: Private / Edward J. Wren / San Francisco / Nov. 24/97. 28 x 45 mm. Date: Country (if not USA

Several letters written to and from J.B. Wilson, a Lieutenant in the Eighth Infantry at Fort Davis, Alaska. Most of these letters are between Wilson a

This is a WWI Liberty Loan Register from Montana. The money raised through the sale of Liberty Loan bonds was used to fund the war effort. Americans w

Autographed document declaring cease fire issued from General Staff, I Corps and signed by Major G. A. Richardson. First sentence: Hostilities will c

Original WWI poster and early Britain travel poster. 1.) WWI poster entitled "That Liberty Shall Not Parish from the Earth" by Liberty Bon...

Two-sided. "Hang Me Up in Your Kitchen." Lists all the ways people can Help Nevada in the war effort, such as donating: iron, steel, and o...

A genuine, illustrated, multi-colored, U.S. Army War Bonds Advertisement Poster. Circa WWII. Front side inscribed with: "Help Send Them What I...

all approx. 20 x 28" +/- 1.) Buy War Bonds by Norman Rockwell, OWI Poster #43 US Government Printing Office, upper right corner 3" missi...