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Lot 525: J. Griffith .52 cal Muzzleloading Rifle; Cincinnati; Walter Cline Collection

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Percussion lock rifle with faux tiger maple half stock, engraved on lock plate "J. Griffith / Cincinnati" with foliate scrolls; unmarked 35" octagonal rifled barrel, double set triggers; brass trigger guard and butt plate; oval silver inlay on cheek rest; .52 cal., 12 lbs, overall 50 1/2" L; bbl 35" L. Note: Walter Matson Cline […]

Lot 521: 19th Century J.H. Damm Percussion Target Rifle .44 cal; Walter Cline Collection

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Percussion target rifle of German make marked "J.H. Damm se: in Elberfeld" along top of 31 1/2" octagonal barrel; conforming, scrolling trigger guard and double set triggers, foliate engraved lock, hammer, and tang with engraved woman; half stock with checkered grips and cheek bulge, .44 cal. Overall 48" L; bbl 31 1/2" L. Note: Walter […]

Lot 522: Silver Hatchet with Inlaid Gold Coin

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Fraternal Ceremonial Hatchet with hammered silver blade, figured and shaped wood handle with silver wire wraps, and inlaid at junction of handle and blade with a 1926 $2.50 gold coin. Silver blade marked .925 and XRF tests as sterling silver. Note: by oral history, this hatchet was associated with the "Improved Order of the Red […]

Lot 519: Mauser P38 Byf/44, 9mm Luger, 1944 WW2 Police Use

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Mauser-built P38 Byf/44 pistol with original issued holster; matching serial #7235 on frame, slide, front block, and holster; "P38" and "byf 44" (Mauser 1944) on the left side, "Eagle over N" test fire mark and military "WaA135" acceptance marks. The same mark is also found blind-stamped on the right side of slide, but also with […]

Lot 520: European Target Percussion Rifle, "M. Furrer" .44 cal; Walter Cline Collection

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European percussion full stock target rifle, lock plate engraved with "M Furrer Sursee" ; also "M: Furrer." on top of octagonal barrel, likely Sursee, Switzerland. With figured, carved and checkered stock with cheek bulge, single trigger, engraved border on lock plate and floral design on hammer; disc rear sight, tunnel front sight; butt plate with […]

Lot 518: Portrait of WWII Soldier of P. G. Navarro, Attrib. Edward Hurst

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Oil on canvas bust portrait of Marine P.G. Navarro attributed to Edward Hurst (Tennessee/New York/England, 1912-1972). P.G. Navarro of the 2nd Marine Division was deployed in the Pacific during WWII and co-authored a book on his experiences: IN THE PACIFIC FROM POINTS UNKNOWN: ONE MARINE'S JOURNEY IN WWII WITH ART, PHOTOS AND LETTERS. The painting […]

Lot 517: Norman Rockwell Signed John F. Kennedy Portrait, 1976

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Norman Perceval Rockwell (New York/Massachusetts, 1894-1978) offset lithograph in colors depicting a bust-length portrait of President Kennedy, with Rockwell's name in block letters in the plate, lower right. On wove paper with deckled lower edge and publisher's information printed in lower margin. Pencil signed and numbered 255/2500, lower margin. With blue, leather-grained American Heritage Graphics […]