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Carved Navy Pocketknife
Lot: 91Sold for: $400$325Carved Navy Pocketknife, carved on one side "CLEAR THE WAVES OF/REBEL SCUM" with foliate designs, and the other side "1864" with an eagle, lg. 3 3/4 in. Provenance: The collection of Nicholas A. more ...
Two Civil War Journals from William C. Litchfield, Company E. 1st Battalion Heavy Artillery
Lot: 92Sold for: $461$375Two Civil War Journals from William C. Litchfield, Company E. 1st Battalion Heavy Artillery, c. 1864-65, two journals describing his everyday activities while serving at Fort Warren in Boston more ...
Civil War Mess Utensils
Lot: 93Sold for: $308$250Civil War Mess Utensils, c. 1861, tinned iron fork, knife, and spoon, marked on the fork and knife "W.H. RICHARDS/PATENT JULY 23 1861/BOSTON," overall lg. 8 3/8 in. more ...
Acting Lieutenant Alden Spear's Naval Papers
Lot: 94Sold for: $400$325Acting Lieutenant Alden Spear's Naval Papers, c. 1863, secretarial letters written for Admiral David Farragut aboard the Hartford promoting Alden Spear, two letters of promotion signed by Secretary more ...
Thirty Civil War Images by George N. Barnard and Mathew Brady
Lot: 95Sold for: $22,140$18,000Thirty Civil War Images by George N. Barnard and Mathew Brady, c. 1870, large images originally bound in a privately made book, depicting various battles around Georgia including Atlanta, more ...
Carte-de-visite and Lock of Hair from General Robert E. Lee
Lot: 96Sold for: $2,952$2,400Carte-de-visite and Lock of Hair from General Robert E. Lee, c. 1862-70, a lightly faded, signed carte-de-visite of Robert E. Lee in uniform, signed at the bottom, and a lock of his hair in a small more ...
Three Brass-cased Civil War-era Images and a Pocket Watch
Lot: 97Sold for: $461$375Three Brass-cased Civil War-era Images and a Pocket Watch, c. mid-to-late 19th century, a brass case with two tintype images of a young girl, a brass case with a cut out CDV of a Federal Lieutenant, more ...
Six Halfmann & Taylor Confederate Script "I" Buttons
Lot: 98Sold for: $1,046$850Six Halfmann & Taylor Confederate Script "I" Buttons, c. 1863-65, brass shell with a script "I" and a thin border, marked on the back "HALFMANN & TAYLOR/MONTGOMERY," dia. 22.6 mm. more ...
Seven Confederate General Staff Buttons
Lot: 99Sold for: $1,107$900Seven Confederate General Staff Buttons, c. 1861-65, gilt-brass button (non-dug) with an eagle and stars, marked on the back "RIVET'D & SOLDER'D," 19.5 mm. more ...
Two Confederate Block "I" Buttons
Lot: 100Sold for: $308$250Two Confederate Block "I" Buttons, c. 1861-65, a solid cast-brass block "I" button, and a stamped copper block "I" button with tin back and iron shank, solid cast dia. 21 mm, stamped copper dia. more ...
Five C.S.A. General Service Buttons
Lot: 101Sold for: $984$800Five C.S.A. General Service Buttons, c. 1861-65, two solid cast brass buttons marked on the front "CSA," three stamped brass buttons, one with a post-war "R.E. Wilson" backmark, one "SUPERIOR more ...
Group of Military Buttons
Lot: 102Sold for: $98$80Group of Military Buttons, c. late 18th to mid-19th century, an 18th century coat button, a one-piece navy button with an eagle, anchor, and stars, marked on the back "EXTRA RICH/TREBLE STANDARD," more ...
Four Pocket Watches
Lot: 103Sold for: $523$425Four Pocket Watches, c. mid to late 19th century, a pocket watch with a polychrome zouave painted on the back, a chain with a skull and hat, two pinfire pistols, and dice, a pocket watch with a more ...
Brevet Brigadier General William Cogswell's Discharge and Memorial Book
Lot: 104Sold for: $246$200Brevet Brigadier General William Cogswell's Discharge and Memorial Book, c. 1865-97, a framed discharge for colonel/brevet brigadier general Cogswell dated July 24th, 1865, and a memorial book more ...
Framed Civil War Pictorial Postal Covers and Illustrated Song Sheets
Lot: 105Sold for: $277$225Framed Civil War Pictorial Postal Covers and Illustrated Song Sheets, one frame has thirty-six envelopes, a card, and an uncut group of twenty-five and fifty cent notes; a second frame has fifteen more ...
Two Civil War Framed Items
Lot: 106Sold for: $431$350Two Civil War Framed Items, a lithograph Military Register of Company E, 26th Regiment, Massachusetts Veteran Volunteers, and The Might of the Republic, large format albumen photograph illustrating more ...
Three Framed Civil War Prints
Lot: 107Sold for: $246$200Three Framed Civil War Prints, 19th/20th century, a lithograph Battle of the Weldon Rail-Road August 21st 1864 published by J.H. Bufford, Boston; a hand-tinted lithograph Encampment of the 2d more ...
U.S. Model 1860 Staff & Field Officer's Sword and a GAR Sword
Lot: 108Sold for: $523$425U.S. Model 1860 Staff & Field Officer's Sword and a GAR Sword, c. mid to late 19th century, a 1860 staff & field sword with a brass hilt, a wire-wrapped shagreen grip, "Ames" marked on one side of more ...
Grand Army of the Republic Medal and Flag Fragment
Lot: 109Sold for: $123$100Grand Army of the Republic Medal and Flag Fragment, c. late 19th century, grand Army of the Republic membership medal with a colonel's bar attached to the ribbon, and an axe marked "103," attached more ...
Cadets Training on Artillery at West Point
Lot: 110Sold for: $2,460$2,000Cadets Training on Artillery at West Point, c. 1860s, oil on canvas work depicting various artillery in a battery at West Point, New York, with instructors teaching cadets and female onlookers, with more ...
"Kentucky Rifle Gunpowder" Gunpowder Keg
Lot: 111Sold for: $584$475"Kentucky Rifle Gunpowder" Gunpowder Keg, Hazard Powder Company, Hazardville, Connecticut, mid-19th century, staved keg with willow hoops and illustrated paper label on one end, (bottom missing),more ...
Civil War-era Artillery Grease Bucket
Lot: 112Sold for: $923$750Civil War-era Artillery Grease Bucket, black-painted iron bucket with wood and iron cover, with "SNY" painted on the front (later addition),and intact handle, overall ht. 9, dia. 8 in. more ...
Civil War Artillery Shovel
Lot: 113Sold for: $492$400Civil War Artillery Shovel, c. 1861-65, oak handle with a stamped "US," iron blade and attachment straps, overall lg. 63 in. Provenance: The collection of Don Troiani. more ...
Phoenix Iron Works 3-inch Ordnance Rifle and Reproduction Carriage
Lot: 114Sold for: $52,275$42,500Phoenix Iron Works 3-inch Ordnance Rifle and Reproduction Carriage, c. 1862, cast iron rifled tube marked on the muzzle "J.M.W. No 450 P.I. Co. 1862/815 lbs," marked on the center of the tube over more ...
Eight-pound Solid Shot Artillery Ammunition Box
Lot: 115Sold for: $1,230$1,000Eight-pound Solid Shot Artillery Ammunition Box, c. 1860s, green-painted wooden ammunition box, stenciled on one side "FIXED AMMN/8 ROUNDS/LIGHT 12 Pdr GUN/SOLID SHOT," and lightly stenciled the more ...
Confederate Limber Chest
Lot: 116Sold for: $923$750Confederate Limber Chest, c. 1862, wooden chest with iron fittings, iron grab handle (one missing),crude iron chisel-cut corners and hardware, (crash plate and toe straps are missing but their more ...
Civil War Artillery Limber Cap
Lot: 117Sold for: $246$200Civil War Artillery Limber Cap, c. 1864, leather body with copper rivets, the top marked "ALLEGHENY/ARSENAL/1864," ht. 4 1/2, dia. 4 3/4 in. Provenance: The collection of Don Troiani. more ...
Dexter Smith Breech-loading Shotgun and Spur Trigger Pistol
Lot: 118Sold for: $277$225Dexter Smith Breech-loading Shotgun and Spur Trigger Pistol, c. late 19th century, serial number 1424, walnut stock with steel fittings, marked on the top of the barrel "Manufactured by Dexter more ...
Frank Wesson Model 1870 Pocket Rifle
Lot: 119Sold for: $400$325Frank Wesson Model 1870 Pocket Rifle, c. 1870-80, serial number 155, .22 caliber, walnut grip, nickel-plated frame with blued octagonal barrel, three screws on the left side of the frame, slide more ...
Two-trigger Frank Wesson Carbine
Lot: 120Sold for: $400$325Two-trigger Frank Wesson Carbine, c. 1859-88, walnut stock, steel frame, octagonal barrel marked on the top "FRANK WESSON WORCESTER MASS" with patent dates, barrel lg. 24, overall lg. 39 3/4 in. more ...