- The WWI MC AFC order, decorations and
medals of Wing Commander William Harold Nelson Shakespeare, pilot of the first trans European flight by a commercial aeroplane, 1919, The Most Excellent Order of the British...
[more like this] - LOT OF BOOKSCurrents and Eddies by William
Schaldach, 1944. Currents and Eddies by William Schaldach, 1944. Schaldach Etchings: The Sporting Art of William J. Schaldach, Selections by DeCourcy Taylor, edition 343/1000....
[more like this] - THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS LONG-TAILHarry
V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
13 1/2 in. long
This Shourds carving is considered one of the pinnacle gunning decoys out of New Jersey. In addition to its...
[more like this] - "WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILThe
Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
18 3/4 in. long
“The Ward Brothers made pintails early on in their craft and they were...
[more like this] - GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,
NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
[more like this] - ASSEMBLED GEORGIAN FLATWARE SERVICE,
104 PCS INC. BATEM...Large, assembled service for 12 (plus extras) of British, mostly Georgian, Sterling Silver Flatware, 104 pieces total comprising 12 pistol grip knives,12...
[more like this] - THE HISTORY OF W. & C. SCOTT GUNMAKERSFeatured
in this lot is this classic, "The History of W. & C. Scott Gunmakers" by J. A. Crawford and P. G. Whatley, Rowland Ward publishers London, UK. Fascinating account of these...
[more like this] - "PARKER GUNS", ED MUDERLAK SPECIAL LTD.
1ST ED.For your consideration is the Classic Special Limited First Edition, "Parker Guns, Shooting Flying and the American Experience" by Ed Muderlak. Richly illustrated with...
[more like this] - BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLE
BIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
[more like this] - OGLALA SIOUX CRAZY HORSE OWNED COLT
1860 ARMYThe lot features a truly phenomenal, iconic and important Colt Model 1860 Army 44 caliber percussion revolver owned and marked in Togia language by Crazy Horse an...
[more like this] - FIREARM SEARS TED WILLIAMS MODEL 34
RIFLE .22Sears Roebuck Ted Williams Model 34 rifle. Barrel is marked "Shoots any 22 Long or Long Rifles or 22 Shorts, High Speed Only." 24" barrel, 41 1/2" overall length....
[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] - * REMINGTON SPEEDMASTER SEMI-AUTOMATIC
RIFLE PERTAINING TO WILLIAM FAULKNER LENGTH OF BARREL 24". TOTAL LENGTH 41.5". RIFLE PERTAINING TO WILLIAM FAULKNER .22 cal., Serial #96237. Nickel-plated plaque attached...
[more like this] - SEARS TED WILLIAMS MODEL 34 RIFLE 22Sears
Roebuck Ted Williams Model 34 rifle. Barrel is marked "Shoots any 22 Long or Long Rifles or 22 Shorts, High Speed Only." Approx. 24" barrel, 41 1/2" overall length. Stock...
[more like this] - An 18th Century flintlock blunderbuss
by Smart, Gloucester, with 30cm brass flared muzzle barrel and sprung bayonet, the walnut stock with brass mounts and brass topped ramrod, 69cm long (21)/Note: Bailey and...
[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] - COLT MODEL 1862 POLICE REVOLVER. .36
caliber five-shot cylinder 5 1/2'' blued round barrel New York address silver-plated brass trigger guard and walnut grips. S/n 1459. With period leather holster. ...
[more like this] - U.S. Army Indian Scout William E. Archbold
LeQuesne Archive 3 letters; 7 manuscripts; ribbon; newsclippings; 13 photographs; and 3 baskets that were purportedly presented to LeQuesne by Sitting Bull's daughter. 1884-1904....
[more like this] - Pair of Nimschke-Style Engraved Smith
& Wesson Model No.2 Revolvers Inscribed to D.B. Dyer .32 caliber RF 6'' octagonal barrels S/N 19189 S/N 17780. Nimschke-style engraving with nickel finish and pearl grips;...
[more like this] - Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. Confederate
Civil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
[more like this] - William Hobbs 70th Indiana Infantry
Civil War Archive 35 items (29 soldier??Ts letters) 1862-1865. A soldier in the 70th Indiana William Hobbs wrote home regularly to his family to keep them up apprised of his...
[more like this] - William Gunning King (1859-1940) oil
on canvas Bringing in the pigs signed 17 x 18.5in. Estimate ?2 000-3 000 Oil on canvas in good untouched condition a few small crackling and surface flaws but paint all appears...
[more like this] - Confederate Order Book 1st Virginia
Regiment Pre-First Bull Run 8 x 10 in. hardbound order copy book with gilt title ADJUTANTS REPORTS. /1ST. REGIMENT. This book is a record of the orders received by the 1st...
[more like this] - W.W. Greener 12 bore boxlock ejector
SxS sporting gun made in 1883 SN 26415. Appears to be a F-35 or 40; sleeved barrels with game rib; case-hardened Facile Princeps boxlock action heavily engraved with fine...
[more like this] - McPherson & Oliver Civil War CDVs Taken
at Baton Rouge LA Lot of 5 cartes all but one with McPherson & Oliver's Baton Rouge La. backmark plus period ink identification. Includes the following manuscript titles:...
[more like this] - William Gunning King (1859-1940) oil
on canvas Farmer with cattle and Bibby's feed signed and dated 1931 20 x 17in. Estimate ?250-350 Good untouched condition needs a light clean. Modern dark wood frame. Descriptions...
[more like this] - William Gunning King (1859-1940) oil
on canvas Farmer feeding cattle with Bibby's 'Cakettes' signed and dated 1934 17 x 21in. Estimate ?300-500 Good untouched condition needs a light clean. Modern dark wood frame....
[more like this] - William Gunning King (1859-1940) oil
on canvas Farmer with Herefords and Bibby's 'Cakettes' signed 19 x 15in. Estimate ?300-500 Original canvas fine craquelure running throughout the work which is just starting...
[more like this] - W. Becker percussion rifle, 27-3/4 in.
octagonal barrel, lock marked "William Becker", figured maple half stock, raised cheek plate, ornate brass mounts including patch box; no permit required; gun accompanied...
[more like this] - William III Period British Flintlock
Musket .80 bore diameter 45.625" octagonal-to-round barrel with British proofs on the top flat of barrel. Very plain rounded?lockplate with royal cipher of King William III.?...
[more like this] - Civil War firearms related books: George
and Melvin Fuld, Patriotic Civil War Tokens ; Forget and Serpette, LeMat, The Man, The Gun ; Wiley Sword, The Historic Henry Rifle ; William A. Albaugh III, Confederate Swords...
[more like this] - Eleven James W. Pattison sketchbooks
(James William Pattison, Illinois/Asheville, North Carolina, 1844-1915), six sketchbooks, Gloucester, Massachusetts, with some Maine, New Hampshire and New York related, dating...
[more like this] - Extremely Rare Spanish Pedreynal Miquelet
Pistol .560 bore diameter ? 23.5"? tapered octagonal barrel with round turned shoulders 8.5" from the breech and cannon-style muzzle.? Top of barrel with maker's mark PRAT...
[more like this] - WILLIAM WURFFLEIN PARLOR PISTOL. Unmarked
.17 caliber 3 1/2'' round barrel nickel-plated finish walnut stock. Ex L.D. Eberhart. This gun is illustrated in Eberhart and Wilson The Deringer in America Volume...
[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...
[more like this] - Double-Barrel Percussion Shotgun by
Whitney Arms Presented to Frank Tiesing .12 gauge 32'' barrels S/N 1007. Engraved on the top of barrel Presented To Frank Tiesing By Whitney Arms Company. Engraved metal frame....
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