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European Shell Guard Cutlass
Lot: 181Sold for: $923$750European Shell Guard Cutlass, c. 1745, iron hilt with detached knuckle bow and large shell guard, wire-wrapped grip, slightly curved forged iron blade with single fuller, marked with a running wolf more ...
Daniel Barns's Siege of Boston Powder Horn
Lot: 182Sold for: $24,600$20,000Daniel Barns's Siege of Boston Powder Horn, c. 1775, carved horn (plug missing),engraved "Great you Lord North muft Condefcend/And prove America,s true Faithfull Friend/And Give us Liberty or Els more ...
Shell Guard Cutlass
Lot: 183Sold for: $1,476$1,200Shell Guard Cutlass, c. 18th century, one-piece iron hilt with a single-shell guard with incised lines, bone grip, iron blade with double fullers, blade lg. 24, overall lg. 28 1/4 in. more ...
Bone-handled Knife
Lot: 184Sold for: $1,046$850Bone-handled Knife, c. late 18th/early 19th century, silver pommel and counterguard, carved bone grip, and steel blade with a single fuller, in a wooden box with an attached note that states more ...
Scottish Iron Basket Hilt Sword
Lot: 185Sold for: $1,476$1,200Scottish Iron Basket Hilt Sword, c. mid to late 18th century, iron pierced basket hilt with hearts and circles, wire-wrapped shagreen grip, double-edged straight blade with a single fuller on the more ...
Major General Benjamin Lincoln's Dome-top Military Campaign Chest
Lot: 186Sold for: $2,091$1,700Major General Benjamin Lincoln's Dome-top Military Campaign Chest, c. 1770s, made by John Merriman, London, England, hide covered, with leather strap and iron tack decoration, iron band corner more ...
French Napoleonic Light Cavalry Officer's Saber
Lot: 187Sold for: $584$475French Napoleonic Light Cavalry Officer's Saber, c. early 19th century, brass hilt with lion pommel, turned down quillon, checkered horn grip, steel blade, and a brass scabbard, blade lg. 33, more ...
British Pattern 1779-S Short Land Musket
Lot: 188Sold for: $4,920$4,000British Pattern 1779-S Short Land Musket, c. 1779-80, bore .78, walnut stock with a storekeeper's stamp on the right side of the butt, and initials "C.M" on the left side, stamped "IR" behind the more ...
French Model 1777 Pistol
Lot: 189Sold for: $1,230$1,000French Model 1777 Pistol, c. 1782, .70 bore, walnut stock with brass butt cap and frame, marked under the cock "St Etienne" with a crown over "L," breech marked "82," with an iron ramrod, barrel lg. more ...
Group of Historical Documents
Lot: 190Sold for: $4,305$3,500Group of Historical Documents, c. 18th and 19th century, three documents relating to the making of lead in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1775 and 1776, estate documents, a bill for transporting more ...
French Model 1763/66 Pistol
Lot: 191Sold for: $923$750French Model 1763/66 Pistol, c. 1763-77, .73 bore, walnut stock with a light cartouche on the left side, brass fittings, early bird's-head-style butt cap, lock plate marked "Maubeuge," with an iron more ...
British Sea Service Pistol Owned by Major General Benjamin Lincoln
Lot: 192Sold for: $1,968$1,600British Sea Service Pistol Owned by Major General Benjamin Lincoln, c. mid to late 18th century, bore .60, walnut stock with storekeeper's stamp and crown over "6," brass fittings (side plate more ...
Brass-hilted European Cavalry Saber
Lot: 193Sold for: $861$700Brass-hilted European Cavalry Saber, c. 18th century, brass hilt, leather and wire-wrapped grip, and straight iron blade with double fullers, blade lg. 37 5/8, overall lg. 44 3/8 in. more ...
Pair of French Stirrups
Lot: 194UnsoldPair of French Stirrups, c. mid-18th century, green- and red-painted wood with a fleur-de-lis and foliate designs on the front, with wrought iron border supports and central strap with connection more ...
Massachusetts Bay Colony Early Wall or Stockade Gun
Lot: 195Sold for: $2,829$2,300Massachusetts Bay Colony Early Wall or Stockade Gun, c. 17th century, walnut stock with a cutout in the butt, early French-style trade lock mounted with two side nails and with a crude iron plate at more ...
Japanese-made Miroku Reproduction British Pattern 1769 Short Land Musket
Lot: 196Sold for: $554$450Japanese-made Miroku Reproduction British Pattern 1769 Short Land Musket, c. 1970s, .75 bore, walnut stock with brass fittings, lock marked with a crown over "GR" in front of the cock, and "TOWER" more ...
John Hills Flintlock Fowler
Lot: 197Sold for: $7,380$6,000John Hills Flintlock Fowler, c. 1790, bore .58, figured maple stock, brass fittings, buttplate tang engraved "BY, I, HILLS, CHARLOTTE," side plate engraved "JONATHAN PATTERSON," with a silver wrist more ...
Cheesebox Canteen
Lot: 198Sold for: $492$400Cheesebox Canteen, c. early 19th century, green-painted body with red-painted border around the edge, red-painted "W.A." on the obverse, with a leather strap, dia. 6 1/4, wd. 2 7/8 in. more ...
Chinese Breech-loading Swivel Cannon
Lot: 199UnsoldChinese Breech-loading Swivel Cannon, c. 16th to 17th century, lantaka-style cast bronze gun with opening for breech loading, small trunnions with cast flowers on the ends, long tapered barrel with more ...
Late Medieval Witches Beheading Axe
Lot: 200Sold for: $984$800Late Medieval Witches Beheading Axe, forged iron with a witch's foot symbol near the bottom of the blade, two armorer's marks stamped near the shank, with a tapered socket, ht. 14, wd. 9 1/4 in. more ...
Two Medieval German Daggers
Lot: 201Sold for: $1,046$850Two Medieval German Daggers, c. mid to late 14th century, one with faceted grip, straight, double-edge blade with a high central ridge and an inlaid brass maker's mark; and a dagger with a dog's more ...
Continental Flintlock Musket
Lot: 202Sold for: $1,230$1,000Continental Flintlock Musket, c. mid-18th century, .75 bore, walnut stock, brass fittings, stepped tail lock, octagonal to round barrel with a flat sight plane, barrel lg. 46 5/8, overall lg. 62 more ...
Lieutenant Alexander McDonald's Kinman Silver Hilt Sword
Lot: 203Sold for: $19,680$16,000Lieutenant Alexander McDonald's Kinman Silver Hilt Sword, c. 1780, silver hilt with a lion pommel, silver wire-wrapped grip, counter-guard marked on the bottom with proof marks and "WK," blade more ...
Lead Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Likely from the Statue of King George III at Bowling Green, New York City
Lot: 204Sold for: $207,000$170,000Lead Hand, Wrist, and Forearm Likely from the Statue of King George III at Bowling Green, New York City, c. 1770, lead left hand, wrist, and forearm, with two small holes on the back of the hand, more ...
Bird's Head Pommel Saber and Scabbard Attributed to A.W. Spies
Lot: 205Sold for: $1,230$1,000Bird's Head Pommel Saber and Scabbard Attributed to A.W. Spies, c. early 19th century, brass hilt with twisted "P" knuckle bow and remnants of silver wash, carved ivory grip, counterguard has two more ...
Seringapatam Speaking Horn
Lot: 205AUnsoldSeringapatam Speaking Horn, c. 1799, horn engraved with panoply of arms and "Seringapatam/1799," with ornate brass banding, overall lg. 13 in. more ...
U.S. Non-commissioned Officer's Sword
Lot: 206Sold for: $615$500U.S. Non-commissioned Officer's Sword, c. 1800-10, brass hilt with a reeded bone grip, steel blade, and a leather scabbard with brass fittings, blade lg. 28 1/2, overall lg. 33 3/4 in. more ...
British 41st Regiment of Foot Fusil with New Hampshire Markings
Lot: 207UnsoldBritish 41st Regiment of Foot Fusil with New Hampshire Markings, c. early 19th century, .65 bore, walnut stock, brass fittings, tail of the buttplate marked "41st REGT/No, 29," lock marked more ...
Bird's Head Pommel Sword and Scabbard
Lot: 208Sold for: $431$350Bird's Head Pommel Sword and Scabbard, c. early 19th century, brass hilt, bone grip, steel blade with light gilt foliate designs and panoply of arms, and a leather scabbard with brass fittings, more ...
American Silver Hilt Smallsword
Lot: 209Sold for: $1,968$1,600American Silver Hilt Smallsword, c. 1790s, silver hilt (unmarked),counterguard in wagon wheel form, fluted ivory grip, blued-steel blade with gilt foliate designs, blade lg. 32 5/8, overall lg. 38 more ...