U.S. Cavalry N. Starr saber & scabbard, Starr contract of 1818. Ricasso marked "US LS N.STARR" (Nathan Starr, Middletown, CT). Iron backstrap/ pommel, reverse P hilt, wooden grip. 32" blade, 38" total length with scabbard. Condition: Blade with older patina and scattered pitting and oxidation, leather washer missing, original leather grip missing, metal scabbard with […]
Lot 406: German WWII RAD M1934 Hewer Dagger
D-33 German WWII RAD (Reich Labor Corps) M1934 hewer dagger, having a stag horn handle with a stylized eagle head pommel. The crossguard has a single upturned design and the scabbard is metal construction with two large nickel plated fittings. The scabbard throat fitting is engraved with a celtic design and the scabbard finial has […]
Lot 407: WWI Assorted Bayonets & Trench Knife
Grouping of 5 WWI bayonets and 1 WWI trench knife, total 6. WWI bayonet marked Carl Eickhorn Solingen – 19 1/2" length, WWI Imperial German M-98 Quillback bayonet (marked R. Stock Berlin) with leather scabbard – 19 1/2" bayonet length, US M1917 Remington bayonet with sheath – marked 1917 – 21 1/2" bayonet length, WWI […]
Lot 404: .38 Colt Model 1902 Pistol, Bonnie & Clyde
Model 1902 Colt, serial number 7362, found enfolded into the outlaw Bonnie Parker’s skirt at the Conger Funeral Home embalming room of Arcadia, LA in 1934. Letter of authentication dated 5/15/1972, signed by James Lavelle Wade (Sept. 28, 1886 – Dec. 17th, 1972), coroner in charge of the “Bonnie & Clyde” death investigation and signer […]
Lot 405: 3 German WWI & WWII Swords
Three (3) German WWI and WWII swords including two German Imperial Prussian swords and one WWII German officer's sword. Items 1 and 2 – Two German Imperial Prussian swords with scabbards including a nickel finish cavalry example having engraving on the blade including, "In Treue Fest" and the other a Model 1899 unengraved example. Model […]
Lot 402: L. R. Turpin Flintlock Long Rifle
Full stock flintlock long rifle, barrel marked "L. R. Turpin", lock plate marked "Turpin". Tiger maple stock, brass hardware including a brass engraved patchbox, double set trigger, German silver shield and star escutcheons. 43 1/2" barrel, 58" overall. 20th century. Provenance: A.R. Dickey Estate, Knoxville, TN Condition: Overall very good condition. Light oxidation to barrel.
Lot 403: Ithaca Percussion 10 Gauge Shotgun
Ithaca percussion 10 gauge double barrel shotgun having Damascus steel twisted barrels. Markings on barrels, "Ithaca Gun Co. Ithaca, NY London Twist" (1886 London, England). Serial numbers matching SN3271. 30" barrels, 46 3/8" overall. Checkered stock. Late 19th century. Condition: Overall very good condition with older surface to barrels and wear to checkering. Tip of […]
Lot 401: 2 East TN Pottery Items, Greene Co.
Two Greene County, Tennessee stoneware pottery jars including a Harmon pottery creampot marked "M P Harmon Mohawk", 6 1/2" H, and a stoneware cream pot signed in script "GM" below the rim (attributed George McFarland, associated with the M. P. Harmon Shop). 8 1/2" H. Both late 19th century. Condition: Harmon pot with some chipping […]
Lot 399: Middle TN Cylindrical Honey Jar
Middle Tennessee transitional stoneware pottery jar with strap handle, sometimes referred to as a "honey or molasses container" stamped "J. S." for Jeff Spears. 11" H. Late 19th century. Note: In Middle Tennessee, family-operated potteries were concentrated in White, Putnam, and DeKalb Counties on lands rich in clay deposits situated on the Eastern Highland Rim. […]
Lot 400: Large TN Decker Pottery Urn, Sine Waves
Large Washington Co., TN pottery urn attributed to Charles Decker with sine wave incising around the base, pedestal, lower body, and upper shoulder, sine waves separated by incised lines. Impressed triangular stamp design around the circumference of the rim. A similar example is featured on page 12 of the book "The Pottery of Charles F. […]