Fall 2023 Premier Auction

PROVENANCE. This kepi was originally purchased from a North Carolina estate, and is quite similar to kepis known to have been worn by North Carolina o

This is a very interesting buckle that appears to have an original Virginia style face that has had Yankee "puppy paw" hooks soldered to t...

LEECH & RIGDON. A fine example of a non-excavated 2-piece interlocking CS buckle, usually associated with the Army of Tennessee during the Civil...

This buckle is most similar to plate 109 of Mullinax's landmark work on Confederate buckles titled "Confederate Belt Buckles & Plates&q...

WITH CONFEDERATE CAP BOX. 38" x 2" wide waist belt with sewn tongue with roller buckle, 2 sewn belt loops, thin 10.5" tongue sewn on ...

A good example of a Civil War period cap box that is likely of Confederate origin. The box has a very squarish outer flap and, at one time, had a sewn

USAGE. Drum measures 17" across and 14 1/2" high. It has an upper skin intact & a partial lower skin. The 2 hoops are the early lace-t...

OFFICER'S MOURNING FLAG. This 2-sided flag measures approximately 73 1/2" x 59 1/2", and it is housed in an aluminum frame that measur...

OF LT. RUSSELL CAPLES,SEARCY SHARPSHOOTERS, 16TH MISSOURI INFANTRY. Russell B. Caples: Paper files included with this lot include a statement by Russe

SEARCY SHARPSHOOTERS, 16TH MISSOURI INFANTRY. 104" x 4.5". Paper files included with this lot include a statement by Russel B. Caples stat...

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FLAG FROM CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 28" x 56", all handsewn, red & white wool bunting bars, blue wool bunting canton & doub...

Bulletproof vests were popular at the beginning of the Civil War. There are newspaper accounts throughout the war especially 1861 and 1862, both pro a

STEVENSON. This important group belonged to a Naval Paymaster named John H. Stevenson. He entered Naval service as a pay master on 19 September 1862 a

WAR UNIFORMS, MILITARIA AND EPHEMERA. This grouping of scarce items were the property of Second Lt. Leonard Paul Howland (1865-1942) who served as the

BOX. This 70 rd. Blakeslee cartridge box was invented by Col. Erastus Blakeslee who commanded the 1st Connecticut Cavalry during the Civil War. His un

KETTLE" FOR OFFICERS. John G. Milligan advertised his ingenious field mess kit in October 1862 in New York Times. It must have been popular as ...

This fine cap has a dark blue wool body with a black leather chinstrap and a tarred black leather-bound visor. The side buttons are eagle "A&qu...

This well-made kepi has a blue wool body with thin gold bullion trim around the cap, up the back & front, as well as both sides. The bullion tri...

This extremely rare flask was produced for the Hall rifle under a contract dated March 19, 1819. The contract stated that the United States Armory wou

16.5" diameter, cut to 12" height, fine restored hoops, heads, snares & ropes. The original body has about the best painted regimental...

ACCOUTREMENT PLATES. 1) Eagle breast plate with 3 minié ball sized holes struck from back. An accompanying tag dated 1968 states it was dug on ...

This type of Civil War cartridge box was used with the Henry as well as the Wesson rifles. It measures approx. 4 5/8" x 3 1/2". There is a...

1) PEACE FLASK. This flask measures 9 1/8" in height and about 4" in width. It has the classic peace design with an eagle over a ring of s...

1) CARTRIDGE BOX. A War of 1812 to 1825 period black leather cartridge box with 2 belt loops on the reverse, a metal closure secured by 2 rivets on th

A good example of a Civil War period cartridge box with its original over-the-shoulder sling. The box has a large "US" in oval brass plate...

This group of military leather includes 1 circa 1820 cartridge box with a tooled leather front flap and a 30-tin tube interior (6 missing). / 1 Cavalr

This canteen measures approx. 9" in diameter with a spout that measures 1 1/8". Canteens, constructed like this one, have been the subject...

FROM THE USS KEARSARGE. This interesting carving depicts, quite well, a pocket diary of the Civil War period. The front of the diary is carved "...

MAINE. Drum measures 17 1/4" across and 14" high. It has an upper skin intact & a partial lower skin with the lower skin having 6 snar...

MAINE VOLUNTEERS. This handwritten diary covers the year 1862 and was kept by V.W. Jones of Company I of the 3rd Maine Infantry. This is a very newsy

Quarter plate standing view of company grade officer frock with shoulder straps wearing militia sword belt, sword, revolver (appears to be Bacon Arms)

Sixth plate standing view of Union infantryman wearing 9-button frock, forage cap, holding model 1842 musket with bayonet. A Sheffield bowie knife and

CORPS" PRESENTED TO MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE. This book was written by J.R. Sypher Esquire, Esq. and published by Elias Barr & Co. in ...

AND TRAILER FOR HAULING. Unmarked 3/4 scale iron Parrott cannon, 60" cascabel to muzzle, 2.25" smooth bore 51.5" long, raised "U...

This stand is likely for an 18 pounder and has an approx. diameter of 5.03". Along with the base & the stand there are 9 balls roughly 2&qu...

This bar shot consists of 2 balls measuring 4" in diameter joined by a 4 1/2" long and 7/8" wide round iron bar. The total length of ...

MARKED CANNONBALL. This iron 18 lb. cannonball is just over 5" in diameter with a large broad arrow mark clearly visible. It has a notable cent...

MUSKET. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". This rare gun is an M1842 Harpers Ferry percussion musket with a Merrill alteration done in 1861 or 1862. There...

RIFLE. Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 33". This rare gun is an M1841 Mississippi rifle with a Merrill alteration done in 1861 or 1862. There were a total q...

RIFLE. Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 33". This rare gun is an M1841 Mississippi rifle with a Lindner alteration done in 1861. There were a total quantity ...

RIFLE. Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 33 1/4". This Mississippi rifle has been fitted with the 2nd style alteration with a bayonet adaptation for a saber b...

CAL. 58. S#. NSN. Bbl. 21" rd rifled with 2 bbl bands. 1849 date breech block. Iron mountings. Partial stock inspection proof present. When the...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". Brass blade front sight. Center of lock has eagle "US" marking. Rear of lock has Harper's Ferry marking &...

RIFLE. Cal. 58. S# 6525. Bbl. 33". Brass blade front sight. No rear sight present. Center of lock marked "E. WHITNEY US". Rear of loc...

RIFLE. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 33". Brass blade front sight. Colt 1855 Revolving Rifle style rear sight. Rear sight is loose & moves freely. In ...

Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 33". Silver blade front sight. Crude period replaced fixed rear sight. Vacant rear sight slot behind rear band. Center of lo...

40.5" overall, 26" barrel, VP eaglehead proofed, 1850 date on tang. Lock marked Springfield 1848. Brass mounted with 9" saddle ring b...

Cal. 69. NSN. 41" overall, 26" round barrel with VP eagle head proofs on left breech, "1847" on tang. Lock has eagle over "...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 26". The M1847 cavalry musketoon was made by the Springfield Amory from about 1848 to 1859. The exact production numbers are...

FERRY DESIGN PISTOL FOR PRODUCTION BY SIMEON NORTH. Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 10". This rare pistol is one of 6 produced at the Harpers Ferry Arsenal ...

REVOLUTIONARY WAR OFFICER'S FUSIL, 1ST CONNECTICUT REGT. Cal. 76. S# 14. 54" overall, 38.25" round American made barrel, makers cartou...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". Blade front sight. Lock has "US/Eagle" marking in center. Rear of lock has 1830 date & Springfield Armory...

Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 33". A very scarce M1803 rifle by the US Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. This example is a product of the later production, run fr...

SPRINGFIELD MUSKET. Standard configuration of post 1815 arsenal rebuilt to 1816 specifications from type I model 1795 (made 1799-1802) musket, 57&qu...

ATTRIBUTED US SURCHARGED 1794 CONTRACT MUSKET & BAYONET. Patterned after the 1766 Charleville musket, 59" overall, 44.5" barrel with e...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". US 1816 musket updated to percussion. Center of lock marked "US P.&E.W. BLAKE". Rear of lock marked "...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42 1/8". This rare contract musket was produced by Matthew & Nathan Elliott of Kent, CT. The original contract was for 5...

PENNSYLVANIA. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". This musket was produced by W.L. Evans of Evansburg, Pennsylvania in the early 1830s. Round barrel with r...

MUSKET. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. measures 36" and has a blade front sight on the lower band of the nosecap. Barrel is proofed with "V" over...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl 42". Model 1842 percussion musket manufactured by Harpers Ferry in 1852. The lockplate is stamped with a patriotic eagle abov...

RIFLE TYPE II. Cal. 52. S# NSN. Standard configuration with brown 32 3/4" barrel, furniture and action. The Hall was made with total interchang...

TYPE II. Cal. 52. NSN. Standard configuration with brown 32 3/4" barrel furniture and action. The Hall was made with total interchangeability o...

TO PERCUSSION. Cal. 52. S# NSN. The 32 3/4" barrel retained by three pinned on bans, tilting breech block converted to percussion has remnants ...

RIFLE. Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 36" half-rnd half-oct. Fixed rear sight. Brass blade front sight. Later production example of the first standard issu...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". This musket is one of over 350,000 manufactured at the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. They were produced from 1816 t...

US MUSKET. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". US flintlock 1816 musket updated to percussion. Brass blade front sight. Rear of lock marked w/ "(Eagle...

RIFLE. NSN Cal. 54. Reconverted back to flint from percussion and bore reamed smooth to .58 caliber. This rifle presents well with standard configurat

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 39 1/4". This rifle was made by P.S. Justice of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania about 1861. Justice made approx. 2,174 of these m...

PENNSYLVANIAWITH BAYONET. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 44 5/8". A scarce example of an M1798 contract musket by Robert McCormick of Northern Liberties, P...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". Type III musket updated to percussion. Center of lock has eagle over L Pomeroy markings. Rear of lock has 1834 date &am...

MASSACHUSETTS. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". A fine example of a US M1816 musket made by Lemuel Pomeroy of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Pomeroy made ap...

Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 36". There is an iron rectangular blade sight at the muzzle, and a fixed sight 8" up from the breech. The breech is pro...

Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 33 1/2". A fine example of an M1814 flintlock common rifle produced by R. Johnson of Middletown, CT. This variation is somew...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 44 1/2". Rounded blade brass front sight. Type III Springfield 1795 flintlock musket. Center of lock has eagle that is obscu...

1813 DATED SPRINGFIELD LOCK. Cal. 69. NSN. British style half oct., half rnd. 41 1/2" bbl. w/ bayonet lug on bottom of bbl. near muzzle. 1813 D...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". 3rd type 1816 musket. Center of lock marked w/ "Eagle/US". Rear of lock marked "SPRINGFIELD/1834". ...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". Brass blade front sight. Springfield Armory 1816 musket that was arsenal updated to percussion. Center of lock has eagl...

FLINTLOCK "INDIAN CARBINE". Cal. 54. NSN. This seldom seen Springfield pattern was made between 1809-1810, total production of 1200. These...

MUSKET. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl 44 5/8". Model 1812 musket manufactured by Springfield Armory in 1812 and subsequently converted to percussion. The l...

FLINTLOCK MUSKET & BAYONET. Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 42". Barrel is stamped at the breech with a "P" in an oval next to a small "X...

Cal. 70. NSN. Bbl. 40". Barrel has a rectangular lug/sight near the muzzle and turned rings at the bolster. The barrel & lock have no marks...

Cal. 67. NSN. Bbl. 40". This musket appears to be an American copy based on a British Brown Bess musket. It is likely from the post-Revolutiona...

CENTURY. Cal. 70. NSN. Bbl. 38 5/8". An interesting musket cobbled together from available parts and pressed into US service during the Quasi W...

Cal. 80. NSN. Bbl. 44 1/2". This early composite musket is typical of weapons put together from available parts, first during the American Revo...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 39" rnd. Square notch front sight. Bbl. appears to be from a US musket, it is marked w/ an 1825 date, eagle, "H", ...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 39 1/4". This musket is typical of the plethora of militia muskets produced by town or county gunsmiths throughout the Unite...

Cal. 69. NSN. Bbl. 41" rnd. Small bead front sight. Groove in rear of bbl. & upper tang for rear sight. Bbl. has has "V", eagle &...

Cal. 75. NSN. Bbl. 54" 3 stage. Blade front sight. Appears to be a Revolutionary War period fowler. Lock is marked "TOWER " at rear. ...

Cal. 72. NSN. Bbl. 42". A nice example of an American made musket likely produced during the Revolution or shortly after. Round barrel with a r...

Cal. 70. NSN. Bbl. 37 1/4". This weapon is typical of an American made fusil. It has a relatively short barrel that turns from octagon to round...

FLINTLOCK PISTOLS CARRIED BY ANCESTOR OF CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN AND FOUNDER OF MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES, PETER DIRCK KEYSER.

FLINTLOCK PISTOLS DATED 1806 & NUMBERED 106. Cal. 54. S# 106. Bbl. 10 1/16". President George Washington selected Harpers Ferry, Virginia (...

PRODUCED BY THE SPRINGFIELD ARSENAL. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 12". This pistol-carbine is arguably one of the finest examples known to exist. It is a...

FLINTLOCK PISTOL, EX-MEAD PATTERSON COLLECTION. Cal. 56. NSN. This scarce flintlock pistol was the first pistol made by Henry Deringer who was very in

Cal. 69. NSN. This is a superior example of a 100% original survivor of Springfield Armory's only flintlock pistol with excellent markings throu...

CONTRACT PISTOL. Cal. 54. NSN. This pistol was from the last military contract pistol by Simeon North, 3000 pistols were delivered to Brooklyn Navy Ya

PICTURED IN 1939 TEXT. Cal. 54. NSN. This exact pistol is pictured and described in Major Arcadi Gluckman's seminal "UNITED STATES MARTIAL ...

Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl. 6" round with smooth bore. Flat lock plate is "N. P. AMES" marked. Bbl. & lock plate dated 1843. Single grass ...

Cal. 54. NSN. Bbl 8 1/2". Model 1842 percussion pistol manufactured by H. Aston & Co. in 1852. Round steel barrel, with brass pommel, trigg...