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...

This broadside appears to be instructions for getting a driver's license. This was issued during Nazi occupation of France. 25.25 x 19.25" ...

Lot of 18 B&W photos, 3.5 x 5.75". Numerous views of sailors, buildings, drills, sailboats, and practice guns for the US Naval Training Sta...

Fascinating human interest story. Lacquered photo album (15 x 11 inches) with map of Japan and Korea on the cover; contents include a letter written b

A set of 25 "Hitleriada Furiosa" & "Hitleriada Macabra" prints by Stanislaw Toegel, 1946. Stanislav Toegel was a lawyer, ama...

Newspapers December 7, 1941: the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war. One copy of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin; five copies of the Mornin

Lot of 12 items with four original signatures. (1) General John J. Pershing, Commander-in-Chief of US forces during WW I, signature on cut card; (2)

ALS (Autographed Letter Signed) by General George Marshall, Army Chief of Staff at the time, May 13, 1941. Typewritten letter to Barnet Nover of the

Handwritten letter, dated September 26, 1959, signed by Montgomery of Alamein -- Commander who defeated Rommel in Africa during WW II. 7 1/4" ...

Wonderful collection of a wide variety of military buttons from many military campaigns around the world. Includes British, US, Irish and Other. Many

A binder full of military exonumia. Buttons, medals, badges, U.S. Army Forces Southern command cigarette lighter, patches, 1955 Fort Buckner calendars

Lot of ten military medals: Coast Guard Academy; Gen. Winfeld Scott; Erwin J. Rommel; Cornwallis Surrender at Yorktown; Gen. Douglas MacArthur; Vetera

Lot of 18 medals dedicated to the U.S. military. Navy North Island 50th Anniversary 1969; U.S.S. Missouri; U.S.S. Simon Lake; U.S. Air Force F-86 Sabr

Lot of two: 1) Obv. Male military bust facing part r.; to l. 19, to r. 08; above bust Rear Admiral Evans; below bust "Fighting Bob"; upper...

Lot of three military related medals. 1) U.S.S. Missouri 1945 surrender of Japanese souvenir, given out on board ship; uniface, wm, 27 mm. 2) U.S. N.

Two volume set entitled my experiences in the war by General John Pershing by Frederick Stokes and Company 1931. First Edition. Generally very fine. T

This book is the principal report to the Chief of Ordinance for fiscal and operations of the Sandy Hook (Army) Proving Grounds, dated 1893. This volu

Two brown metal bookends with Abraham Lincoln's portrait on each. 3 1/2 inches high, 2 1/2 inches wide; for a very small book. Date: Country ...

Abraham Lincoln, The War Years, 1939, Carl Sandburg, Signed in ink by the author (see photo) and numbered 472 of 525 original printed copies. Four vol

Two carte d'vistes of William A. Wheeler and his wife, Mary. Wheeler was elected in 1876 as running mate of the Republican nominee Rutherford B....

Lot of five postcards featuring William Jennings Bryan. Bryan with his wife, with opponent William Taft, and with Abraham Lincoln. Date: Country (

Original portrait of President McKinley. Frame overall measures 28" x 32" Copyright 1901 Minnesota Tribune. Original glass, crude with air...

Antique Watch Fob from 1904 Roosevelt Fairbanks Presidential Campaign. Includes leather strap. Rectangular metal piece (1 1/2" x 1 3/4")...

In 1912 the Franklin Postcard Company of Chicago produced a "Magic Moving Picture" postcard showing the three mainstream political candid...

Lot of 9. Includes: B&W photos of Governor Alf M. Landon on the campaign trail; silk ribbon for Wendell Willkie campaign; silk ribbon for FDR ca...

Five rare presidential trading cards with portraits and facts about each: James Monroe, Rutherford B. Hayes; James Buchanan; Chester A. Arthur; Willia

Lot of 11. Includes: Ross R. Barnett, Mississippi, 1960; G. Mennen Williams, Michigan, 1960; Abraham Ribicoff, Connecticut, 1960; S. Ernest Vandiver,

Lot of 10 typed, signed letters on official letterheads. Includes: two different for Robert Kennedy as Attorney General, 1962; Robert Kennedy as US Se

Lot of four letters to special agent Arthur J. Van Havern signed by John Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. However, these

Lot of 2 ALS (Autographed Letters Signed). (1) Dean Acheson signed letter to Barnet "Barney" Nover/journalist thanking Nover for his words...

Letter in envelope addressed to Barnet Nover/The Washington Post signed by Cordell Hull/Secretary of State. Typewritten. Dated September 22, 1941. H

Lot of two bronze badges with red ribbon: 1) 1948 Philadelphia Republican National Convention "Honorary Assistant Sergeant At Arms"; (The...

This is a collection of about 20 pieces of pro-Mooney propaganda. 1916-1939 Thomas Joseph “Tom” Mooney, San Francisco, California

Lot of about 40 buttons, pinbacks and delegate badges from American political campaigns. Teddy Roosevelt, Coolidge, Wilson, Nixon & Lodge; Nixon...

Lot of political buttons, pinbacks and a unique spinner. Buttons (About 20) include Dewey, Hoover, Ike/Dick; Kefauver for President; George Washington

Lot of seven vintage political postcards. "Pull my tail" the donkey says, and when you do, William Jennings Bryan's picture appears. &...

An incredible collection of Montana political broadsides from senator, congressman and sheriff elections for the 20th century. Posters are in various

Lot of approx. 150 pieces of political ephemera from Montana c. 1920s - 1960s. Over100 pieces are business cards and circulars announcing office cand

A file box chock full of advertising broadsides, bill heads, legal papers, business cards, political cards, a 48 star flag (108"x 56") and...

June 26, 1828 edition of the National Intelligencer including news of the execution of militia men, and a long discussion about Polk and Jackson. Dat

A pair of political cartoons from the British poking fun at the new America. Included is a cartoon titled "A Mis-Fire at the Constitution."...

A pair of British ink cartoons taking shots at Napoleon, titled "Buonaparte's Soliloquy" (12"x 18") and "The Bourbons F...

A trio of British political humor cartoon, two that feature the satirical British character of American scorn, John Bull. An imaginary character, he i

A pair of illustrated cartoons commenting on the state of British trade issues in the year following the War of 1812. The first piece is on paper and

A collection of five (5) British political satire cartoon prints of various sizes 10"x 10" to 10"x 15". Colorful and from the ea...

Four pieces showing illustrated British political humor. Pieces include a 11"x 17" article about "The Famous Coal Heaver, Black Charl...

Five (5) of a series of ten (10) prints of "Parish Characters" by Paul Pry Esquire, whose real name William Heath and had his worked publi...

Two prints measuring 9"x 12" and 10"x 15" satirizing the king's amorous pursuits. One is titled "A Sandwich" showi...