Colt Model 1849 Pocket revolver, .31 cal, octagonal barrel, serial number 159591, corresponds to 1859 production year. All visible serial numbers matching. On barrel, "Address Saml Colt New York City" and cylinder with engraved stage coach scene. Brass back strap and trigger guard. 6" barrel length. Provenance: Gatlinburg, TN collection. Condition: Scattered staining to cylinder […]
Lot 388: U.S. H. Aston 1842 Percussion Pistol
U.S. Model 1842 H. Aston Percussion Pistol .54 cal.,with swivel ramrod. Lockplate reads "MIDDtn CONN 1848" and "US H Aston". "JH" marking on left side of barrel breech. All brass mountings with walnut stock. 8.5" round barrel. Provenance: Gatlinburg, TN collection. Condition: Stock on opposite side of lockplate at the end of the brass barrel […]
Lot 387: Painted Confederate Canteen
Wooden Confederate canteen with painted scene of a Confederate flag displayed over a headstone marked "Unknown" and a footstone marked "C.S.A." Well executed with a faded gilt painted border. The scene painted on this canteen is taken from the central vignette of the Confederate Note Memorial chromolithograph. The canteen is accompanied by copies of Civil […]
Lot 386: 4 19th c. Prints inc. Farragut, Lincoln, Aviation
Grouping of 19th century prints including two (2) Civil War Currier & Ives Naval Battle Prints, Lincoln Proclamation of Emancipation print, and an aviation print, 4 total. Items 1 & 2: Currier & Ives "Com. Farragut's Fleet, Passing The Forts on the Mississippi, April 24th, 1862", 16 1/2" x 12 1/2" sight (minor scattered stains, […]
Lot 385: 4 Civil War Items inc. currency, tintype
Grouping of Civil War related items, four (4) total, including a 1/16 plate tintype of small boy in a dress coat with gold tinted buttons and housed in a tooled leather frame (2" H x 1 3/4" W), a Richmond, Virginia CSA $10 note, a Richmond, Virginia CSA $5 note, and a framed grouping of […]
Lot 384: CSA bonds, Bill & Newspapers, 5 items
1st & 2nd items: State of Tennessee Civil War Confederate bonds, 1861, nos. 2957 and 2032, $1000 at 8 percent interest, payable in Nashville, black and white on cream paper with vignettes of the state capitol. Signed by Governor Isham Harris (1818-1897). Some coupons still attached. 15-3/4"W. 3rd item: Confederate $20 bill, type 67, no. […]
Lot 383: 3 Virginia Civil War Maps
3 Civil War related Virginia maps. 1st item: ìSketch of the Battlefield and Confederate Works in front of Williamsburg, Va. May 5th, 1862î. 1876 Ref. Steph. #669. Image 10 æî H x 12î W on sheet 13îH x 14î W. 2nd item: ìMap of the action at Drainsville, Va. December 20th, 1861î. 1875. Ref. Steph […]
Lot 382: 3 KY-TN Civil War Maps
3 Civil War related maps, Kentucky and Tennessee interest: 1st item: ìSketch of the Battlefield of Loganís Cross Roads and of the enemy's fortified position at and opposite Mill Spring, Kyî. circa 1877, ref. Stephenson #222. Image is 13.5î H x 11.5î W on sheet 16î H x 13.5î W. 2nd item: ìMap of the […]
Lot 381: Ruger Map, Army of Cumberland and Command of Sherm
2 Civil War related maps. 1st map: Kossak, William and John B. Muller: ìMap Showing the Marches of the United States Forces under Command of Maj. Genl. W. T. Sherman Ö During the Years 1863, 1864, 1865. Compiled by Order of Maj. Genl. W. T. ShermanÖ. St. Louis 1865 / Engraved at head qrs. Corps […]
Lot 380: Atlanta Civil War Campaign Maps
Complete set of five 19th century maps illustrating the Civil War Atlanta campaign (note that one map is in very poor condition). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: "Map[s] Illustrating the Military Operations of the Atlanta Campaign, 1864. Compiled by the authority of the Hon. Secretary of War in the office of the Chief of Engineers, […]