- THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.
Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
[more like this] - THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan
F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
[more like this] - CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, INCL. GEN. BATE ON
DEATH OF POLK, CA...Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton,...
[more like this] - (35) REFERENCE BOOKS: AMERICANA, METALS,
WEAPONS(lot of 35) Collection of reference books on Americana, silver, metal, and various weapons, comprising: (1) "Old English Plate," Wilfred Joseph Cripps, Spring Books,...
[more like this] - SIX HARDBOUND SPECIALIZED REFERENCE
BOOKS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN WEAPONS All small 4to (9-1/2 in.), to include: Fuller, Claud E. and Steuart, Richard D. Firearms of the Confederacy (hardbound facsimile reprint...
[more like this] - NEWELL CONVERS (NC) WYETH, AMERICAN
(1882-1945), N.C. WYETH AND HIS GRANDSON, EXHIBITION POSTER, 23 1/2"H X 19 1/4"W, 25 1/4"H X 21 1/4"W (FRAME)Newell Convers (NC) Wyeth, American, (1882-1945) N.C. Wyeth...
[more like this] - SCARCE PAIR OF KNIFE BLADE ANDIRONS,
CA. 1800Scarce pair of knife blade andirons, ca. 1800 , the blade stamped N. Starr , for Nathan Starr the famous gun and sword maker of Middletown, Connecticut, the brass...
[more like this] - Colt firearms related books: three copies
John Parsons, The Peacemaker ; two copies Ted Tivey, The Colt Rifle ; R. L. Wilson, Colt An American Legend ; A Century of Achievement: Colt 100th Anniversary Firearms Manual...
[more like this] - Books on antique firearms: Blanch and
Rywell, English Guns and Gun Makers ; Gerald Kelver, The Schuetzen Rifles History & Loading ; Gerald Kelver, Major Ned H. Roberts and the Schuetzen Rifle ; McDonald Hastings,...
[more like this] - Brevet Brigadier General James M. Ruggles
1st & 3rd Illinois Cavalry Civil War Archive 69 letters and documents; 1 diary; 2 presidential appointments; Veteran's hat; 2 shoulder straps; and coin purse with 19 coins....
[more like this] - Seven books on Colt firearms; Colt Cartridge
Pistols, James Serven, 1952, paperback, stains, tears, loose at staples; Colt: An American Legend, R.L. Wilson, Abbeville, excellent condition, with dust jacket; Samuel Colt...
[more like this] - Model 1817 Common Rifle by Nathan Starr
.54 caliber 36" round barrel.?Marked on the top of breech US over P over JN; top of breech plug dated 1824. Lockplate markings US over N. Starr and at the rear dated 1824...
[more like this] - Books on American Firearms: Joe Kindig,
Jr., Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age ; George Shumway, Volumes I and II, Rifles of Colonial America , George Shumway Publishers, 1980, dust jackets with minor...
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