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TITLE |
DESCRIPTION |
CONDITION |
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HIGH EST |
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| 151 |
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Fine Dog & Hunter Shot Flask |
Double sided with two hunting
dogs and hunter with top hat and rifle at gate, four steel ring handles, else
all brass, 8 1/2" high. See No. 951, page 373 in The Powder Flask Book
by Ray Riling, 1953. |
Minor dents, nice old polished
patina. |
100 |
200 |
| 152 |
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Two Dog & Hunter Shot Flasks |
Both brass including Dog &
Hunter No. 942 page 372 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double
sided, 8 1/4" high; and Medallion No. 686, with hunter & dog, page
329 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double sided, 6" high. |
Both with wear and minor dents,
2nd lacking spout. |
100 |
200 |
| 153 |
 |
Two Brass Shot Flasks |
Both with hunting dog and game
birds, but could not fine in Riling's book, both double sided, 6 & 6
1/2" high. |
Both Fine to Very Good. |
100 |
200 |
| 154 |
 |
Two Hunting Dog Shot Flasks |
Both brass, including one with
hound head with floral surround, see No.933, page 371, in The Powder Flask
Book by Ray Riling, 1953, single sided with top marked James S. Dixon &
Sons Sheffield/Improved Patent, 7 1/2" long; and flask with lower panel
with three turkeys and upper panel with seated hunting dog, 7 3/4" long. |
1st missing spout; 2nd with
minor dents. |
100 |
200 |
| 155 |
 |
Rare U.S.N. Fould Anchor Shot
Flask |
Not in Riling's book, but like
No's 863-865, only marked James Dixon Sheffield/Improved Patent, 9 1/4"
long |
One minor dent, else Fine. |
300 |
600 |
| 156 |
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Colt Eagle Shot Flask |
Brass with spread winged eagle
clutching revolver and flask in talons on each side, pistol type flask, see
No.806, page 353 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, 4 1/2"
high. |
Minor dents, nice old polished
patina. |
80 |
150 |
| 157 |
 |
Hanging Game Shot Flasks |
Lot of 2, 1st marked on top A.M.
Flask & Cap Co. No.619, page 321 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling,
1953, double sided with two hanging rings, 8 1/4" long; and No. 622,
page 321 in The Powder Flask Book by Ray Riling, 1953, double sided with four
hanging rings, 7 3/4" long. |
Minor dents, 2nd missing one
hanging ring, nice old polished patina. |
100 |
200 |
| 158 |
 |
Three Brass Shot Flasks |
Two are revolver type, one shell
motif, double sided, 4 1/2" long; plus one with vining oak leaves,
double sided, 4 1/2" long; and one with three game birds feeding on
ground with scroll surround, double sided, 7" long. |
Minor dents, nice old polished
patina. |
100 |
200 |
| 159 |
 |
Two Nice Shot Flasks |
Both brass with scroll and
floral bodies, one marked on top G. & J.W. Hawksley Sheffield with shield
device in center, four ring handles, 8" long; and unmarked example, with
four ring handles, 8 1/2" long. |
Both Fine. |
100 |
200 |
| 160 |
 |
Three Game Shot Flasks |
All brass including one with
buffalo hunt with Indian on horseback with stag head above, and fox head
below, with oak leaf surround, double sided, 6 3/4" long; plus standing
stag with oak leaf surround, stag head above and fox head below, four ring handles,
single sided, 7 1/2" long; and medallion with running rabbit, double
sided and two ring handles, 6 3/4" long. |
1st & 2nd missing spout, 2nd
with dents on plain side; 3rd with minor dents, else Fine. |
100 |
200 |
| 161 |
 |
Two Shot Flasks |
Both brass tops and 1st with
copper bottom, marked on top James Dixon & Sons Sheffield, medallion type
with four ring handles, 9 3/4" long; and fluted type all brass, 7"
long. |
1st with dents, 2nd with slight
or minor dents. |
100 |
200 |
| 162 |
 |
Two Shot Flasks |
Including one with brass top and
copper bottom in shell pattern with four ring handles, 8 1/2" long; and
2nd with ivy leaves over netting, also with four ring handles, 7" long. |
Both with minor dents and
lacking spouts. |
100 |
200 |
| 163 |
 |
Two Fluted Shot Flasks |
Both brass including one marked
on top A.M. Flask & Cap Co. with four ring handles, 9 3/4" long; and
fluted with stylized floral at top and four ring handles, 8" long. |
Minor dents, else Fine. |
80 |
150 |
| 164 |
 |
Two Shell Scroll Shot Flasks |
Both brass and double sided with
four ring handles, 8 & 9" long. |
1st minor dent; 2nd Fine. |
80 |
150 |
| 165 |
 |
Dixon Revolver Shot Flask |
Brass with original black
leather wrap, marked on lid J. Dixon & Sons Sheffield, 3" high. |
Fine. |
60 |
120 |
| 166 |
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Floral Medallion Shot Flask |
All brass with tear-drop shaped
medallion with netting interior with flowers at crosses, four ring handles,
8" long. |
Fine. |
60 |
120 |
| 167 |
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Netting Shot Flask |
Brass with netting covering body
and acanthus leaves at top and bottom, two ring handles, 8" long. |
Lacking one ring, else Fine. |
60 |
120 |
| 168 |
 |
Inlaid Kentucky Full Stock
Percussion Rifle |
Walnut with octagonal 40"
barrel, signed with illegable signature on front side of barrel, with raised
font & rear sights, scroll engraved percussion lock plate, brass trigger
guard with hair trigger and brass inlaid steel end cap, fine inlaid brass
patch box on right side of stock, inlaid brass star and two crescent moons on
left side. Total length 56",
all in nice old patina. |
Fine. |
400 |
800 |
| 169 |
 |
Stevens Arms .22 Caliber Breech
Loading Rifle |
With 18 3/4" round barrel
marked on top, "J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. Crack Shot/ Chicopee
Falls, Mass. U.S.A. 22 Long R.F.," with standing front and rear sights,
walnut but stock and fore-stock, marked on trigger guard, "R 52" with steel butt
plate, total length 34 1/4", in nice old patina. |
Retains much of original
bluing. Fine. |
100 |
250 |
| 170 |
 |
Colt #3 Derringer 41 Cal
Derringer |
Single shot pistol with side
piviting and blued 2 1/2"
round barrel marked COLT on top with standing brass front sight, nickle
plated steel frame, marked on
left side 41 Cal, two piece walnut grip, 5" long. |
85% of blueing present, Fine. |
300 |
600 |
| 171 |
 |
Colt Open Top Pocket Revolver |
Circa 22 caliber with 2
3/8" long round barrel, marked on top with worn name and U.S.A., nickle
plated brass frame, seven shot with curly maple grips, 5 3/4" long. |
Slight pitting to barrel and
nickle worn, non-working. |
100 |
200 |
| 172 |
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Revolving Pepper Box /Dagger Gun
Cane |
Circa 1860 , with crooked goat
horn grip, tapered malacca shaft with nickle collar and nickle and steel
ferrule. Push down on grip and turn to extract the circa .22 caliber nickle
plated six shot revolver with flip-up trigger, marked with double crown and
letter U on cylinder and right side of frame, just below loading slot with
cover, original double edged dagger mounted through cylinder, total length of
revolver when removed is 10", cane with grip is 34 1/2" long. |
Fine, small split at top of wood
shaft. |
1200 |
2200 |
| 173 |
 |
Sword Cane And Folk Art Walking
Stick |
Lot of two including a French
sword cane with steel grip and shaft, 28 1/2" tapered steel blade marked
Made In France, total length 37"; and an early 20th century Mexican folk
art carved hardwood cane with carved spread winged eagle clutching snake in
beak and two bull fighting scenes, with floral and geometric carving, pyro
decoration and red stained hightlights, old varnish finish, 35" long. |
Both Fine. |
100 |
200 |
| 174 |
 |
Civil War Photo Album |
CDV sized with 22 cdv's
including albumen of Lincoln, Major Gen. Rosencrans, Maj. Gen, Meade, Admiral
Farragut, Maj. Gen. Ben Butler, all with imprint of G. W. Tomlinson, Boston,
plus two other albumens of unidentified Union General; plus Albumen of Tom Thumb
& wife, imprint of Philadelphia Photographic Co.; plus albumen of child
on hobby horse & tintype of child on hobby horse; plus printed engraving
of Union Generals including Curtus Kelly, Com. Wilkes, Gen. Lander, Com.
Hollins, abolitionists H.W. Beecher & Edward Everett, all in leather
bound album, 5 x 6". |
All Very Good to Fine. |
100 |
300 |
| 175 |
 |
CSA Army Confederate Telegraph
Sherman in Alabama |
Partially
printed letter sheet headed Received at Richmond, Va. March 8th 1864 By telegraph from
Demopolis (Alabama), March 8th To General S. Cooper, A.V.P. General. And reading as follows:
The following dispatch received from Gnl. Jackson (either Henry R. or John
K.) dated Canton (Alabama) March 2nd 7PM. Enemy army sixteenth & seventeenth army Corps between
twenty five & thirty thousand Infantry and fifteen hundred Cavalry left
Canton that morning, after remaining three days. Sherman reached there28th
remained six hours & passed on to Vicksburg, leaving McPherson in
command. Sent back nine couriers in great haste to McPherson on 29th. Army moved
immediately towards Vicksburg, via Livingston & Brookville. Large number
of empty transports passed down the river to Vicksburg. Said to be to take
Sherman’s army up the river. Enemy destroyed railroad 8 miles below Canton.
In the county houses burned and provisions destroyed. Over two hundred of the
enemy killed or captured. Reverse reading: Ross Killed fifty five out of
seventy negro Cavalry near Yazoo City. Several small wagon trains taken.
Enemy destroyed 20 rail road bridges. Transports going down Yazoo river.
Signed L. Polk Lt. Genl. (Leonidas Polk). |
Normal folds, else Fine. |
600 |
1200 |
| 176 |
 |
Two CSA Confederate Telegraphs
From Alabama |
The first is a partially printed
manuscript letter sheet signed by Major General Dabney Herndon Maury the then
commander of Mobile dated March 6, 1864 and reading: Thirteen vessels off the
bar, no firing this morning. Signed by Capt. John W. Riely. Riely was later a
part of General Longstreet’s staff. The second telegraph, also partially
printed manuscript is circa 3 1/2” x 6” dated March 17, 1864 sent to Richmond
from Demapolis, Alabama to J.A. Siddon, (James Alexander, the State Secretary
of War) and reading The plans of J.J. Pollard are all matured & ready for
execution, please send authority to vindicate & turn over the cotton from
evidence before I recommend that the dept continue. Docketed on reverse:
Contract without alteration having made his arrangements any change very
seriously interfere with his ---- plans a prompt reply is of the highest
importance. L. Polk Lt. Genl. (Leonidas Polk; Second cousin of President
James Polk, KIA June 14, 1864 during the Atlanta campaign). |
Both with normal folds, else
Fine. |
300 |
600 |
| 177 |
 |
Early Civil War Era Canteen |
Drum form bent wood with three
leather strap loops and part of old linen strap, in original red painted
finish, with wonderful untouched patina, 7" diameter x 3" thick. |
Paint circa 99%, lacking
stopper, else Fine. |
300 |
600 |
| 177a |
 |
Civil War
Soldiers Letter 61st OVI |
A single
folded letter sheet (4 ¾ x 7 3/4”), unline with four pages of penciled
text, no cover, dated June 10, 1864. Reading the following with all spelling
errors retained: Dear Wife I take the favorable opportunity to write you a
few lines to let you known that I am well and hope these few lines may find
you and the little Daughter and little hopper Bill well I would like to see
the little babe and you and will. Well we have had a hard time of it. We have
been fighting and marching for 30 days & we have Drove the Seshers 80
miles capturing some and killing a great many of them. Our loss in the
regiment is three killed and 30 wounded the evening of the 25th we had a severe fight (Battle of New
Hope Church) was 28 miles from Atlanta we captured some and got a large
amount of tobacco and other things and got twenty thousand dollars I will
enclose one of the bills in this letter we are getting reenforced nearly
every day the to armys is not a mile a part & they are laying still but
dont no how long it will be so we have plenty to eat and plenty to do Well
dear wife you wanted me to send a name for the Babe you may call it Sara Send
if you liking some of its little silky hair Well I saw Perry Wright and the
rest of the boys that come from Captina they are all well You wanted to know
what general we are under It is old fighting Joseph Hooker general Williams
commanding the division and Colonel robinson commanding the Brigade. You can
tell Mary that my arm did not get sore she did not do it right (eight lines
faded) Direct yours 1 Division 3 Brigade 61 OVI by the way of Chatinoug ten. |
Normal folds with some
separation at same with rice paper repairs, even toning. |
100 |
200 |
| 178 |
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Folk Art Painting Civil War
Veteran |
Oil on canvas half length
portrait of a white haired and bearded Civil War vet wearing his GAR medal
and U.S. military issue Campaign medal for the Civil War, name on reverse A.
Beckwith, 24 x 32", framed 27 1/2 x 36". |
Minor paint loss, else Fine. |
100 |
300 |
| 179 |
 |
Two Early U.S. Parade Flags |
Both glazed linen, one with 42
stars in Great star pattern, 20 x 14"; and 2nd 13 star 7 x 4",
pressure mounted together in same frame, 18 1/2 x 22 1/2. |
Minor wear at margins, Very
Good. |
100 |
300 |
| 180 |
 |
Rare 39 Star U.S. Flag |
Printed on cotton with canton
pattern of 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7 five pointed stars, sight 16 x 12", matted
& framed, 24 3/4 x 21 1/4". When North & South Dakota where
admitted as states at the same time they were the 39 & 40th states, so there
was never an official 39 star flag. |
Appears Fine, not removed from
frame. |
300 |
600 |
