Approximately fifty (50) Civil War or Post Civil War era items, including Confederate Salisbury Prison letter, dated 1864. 1st item: ALS. One page handwritten letter from Salisbury Prison Guard First Sergeant Benjamin Cass, 44th Tennessee Infantry, Company A, to W.D. Grimes, Esquire, his attorney, in Raleigh, NC, dated September 4, 1864. He writes "Dear Sir […]
Lot 764: Edged Weapons incl. 2 Civil War era, Swords & Bayonet
Three (3) Civil War era weapons, including two (2) swords and one (1) bayonet. 1st item: Model 1840 musician's sword. Blade unmarked. Steel blade, cast brass guard, brass handle with twisted wire. Blade length: 30 1/4". Overall length: 36 1/2". 2nd item: Model 1840 "wrist breaker" cavalry sword. Blade unmarked. Steel blade, brass guard and […]
Lot 765: Civil War Limber Ammunition Chest
Civil War era Limber ammunition chest, light grey or green painted walnut boards with a slightly domed hinged lid and iron hardware, including two handles, and a cast brass lock ring, constructed with round screws. Handwritten inscription reading "285/93/SPANISH," to iron plate, back right. 21" H x 48" W x 22" D. Note: A limber […]
Lot 766: Civil War Colt Special Model 1861 Pine Packing Crate
Civil War era Original Packing Crate for twenty (20) Colt Special Model 1861 rifle-muskets, sold by Marcellus Hartley and Company, New York. Constructed of pine boards with square nails and round screws. Retains one of the wooden brackets to seat the barrel and ramrod for five of the guns; small cut out pocket at one […]
Lot 762: Civil War Springfield Model 1863 Rifle, .58 cal.
Civil War era Springfield Model 1863 Rifle-Musket, .58 caliber. Lock plate marked 1863 U.S. SPRINGFIELD with eagle logo and dated 1863, two barrel bands with "U" proof marks to left side. Walnut stocks, round barrel, metal frame, standard sights, checkered hammer, curved butt plate, ram rod. Barrel length: 40". Overall length: 58". Provenance: The Estate […]
Lot 763: Civil War Starr Army Model 1863 Revolver, .44 cal. Unmarked
Civil War era Starr Army Model 1863 six-shot single-action revolver, .44 caliber. Walnut stocks, round barrel, checkered hammer, standard front sight, loading lever. Barrel length: 8". Overall length: 14". Provenance: The Estate of Kevin George Carle, Albemarle, NC. Condition: Unmarked example with light pepper pitting to metal, particularly to hammer, storage dings to stocks with […]
Lot 759: Burnside Contract Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine, .52 cal.
Burnside Contract Model 1865 Spencer Repeating Carbine, .52 caliber, serial number 32550 to rear of the frame near the hammer. Top flat of receiver marked "MODEL/1865/SPENCER REPEATING RIFLE/PAT'D MARCH 6, 1860/MANUF 'D AT PROV. R. I./BY BURNSIDE RIFLE Co." butt plate tang with "W" inspector mark, top of butt stock near butt plate tang with […]
Lot 760: Civil War Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver, 44 cal.
Civil War era Colt Army Model 1860 Revolver, .44 caliber, serial number 141028, all visible serial numbers matching. Barrel marked "Address Col. Saml Colt New-York U.S. America," left side of frame marked "Colts Patent," illegible rectangular cartouche, bottom of left stock, "D" inspector marks, left and right side of barrel, "H" inspector mark, top of […]
Lot 761: Springfield Model 1863 Type II Rifle w/ Bayonet
Civil War era Springfield Model 1863 Type II Rifle-Musket Dated 1864, .58 caliber with bayonet. Lock plate marked 1864 U.S. SPRINGFIELD with eagle logo and dated 1864, top of barrel dated 1864, V over P over eagle head proof mark, left side of barrel, two illegible cartouches, left side of lock plate. Walnut stocks, round […]
Lot 757: 7 Civil War era Photographs, incl McClellan
Seven (7) Civil War related photographs, including cartes de visite (CDV). 1st-4th items: Four (4) CDVs, three (3) photographic and one (1) lithographed, depicting Union Major General George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), Commanding General of the United States Army, from November 1861 – March 1862, and later the 24th Governor of New Jersey, in his uniform, […]