Cowan’s Firearms and Militaria Auction

22" length, with engrailed edge and raised ring. Wood plug with wood pins. Deep yellow-to-brown color. Heavily engraved with buildings, trees, ...

17" length, engravings of Lake Champlain, king, ships, and buildings. Engrailed edge with flats on double throat, raised ring, and spout. Wood ...

10.25" spear with raised edge. 5" beak with raised edge. Crescent shaped blade measures 6.25". 3.5" conical base secured by two ...

.69 caliber, 42" round barrel. Barrel marked at breech F, P over U.S. Lock marked D. Henkels. Walnut wood stock typical of the Model 1812 with ...

32" blade with no fuller. Wood handle, iron knuckle bow and pommel. Condition: Blade is gunmetal grey with pitting. Markings are faint, but pre...

leather body (see Langellier & Loane, 2002:12) Condition: Good-to-excellent condition missing plate and pompom. One seam in the top rear is open.

with maker's cartouche in the side of blade. Condition: Nice dark patina mixed with pitting.

99" overall length. 25" head secured to haft by two 9" straps and secured by three rivets on each side. Down-turned beak outlined wit...

28" blade with single fuller, brass knuckle bow and pommel. Fluted bone handle. Blade marked at ricasso Horstmann and Company. Blade has some m...

30.5" blade with single fuller, brass knuckle bow with brass eagle head, brass counterguard with eagle, checkered ivory handle. Brass scabbard ...

30" curved blade with single large fuller. Brass knuckle bow with eagle head and fluted ivory handle. Missing scabbard. Condition: Blade is dar...

ca 1820-1840. 28" pointed blade with military motifs etched in blade. Brass pommel, knuckle bow, quillon with eagle, crossed cannons, and canno...

30" blade with etched military motifs. Gold gilt handle. Guard and metal scabbard with nicely decorated bands. A very attractive Model 1840 sta...

.45 caliber, 7.5" barrel, serial number 1504. German silver front sight, early italic barrel address, two-line patent markings on left side of ...

30.5" blade etched with military motifs, shagreen and brass wire wrapped handle, gold gilt knuckle bow with eagle flags and stars. Very fancy f...

.32" blade, marked on the throat of scabbard Ames Mfg. Co, Chicopee, Mass. Brass knuckle bow and pommel. Shagreen and brass wire wrapped handle...

31.5" blade, marked at ricasso F. Hostler, Solingen. Etched panels with military motifs on both sides of blade. Brass knuckle bow and pommel. S...

30" double-edged blade with a center fuller, blade etched with military motifs. Marked on ricasso Jahn, Philadelphia and on the reverse Clauber...

31" double-edged blade etched with military motifs. Marked at ricasso in an etched panel U.S. Armory Springfield, Mass. and then the inspector&...

34" blade, gilded brass knuckle bow and pommel, leather and brass wire wrapped handle. Blade is polished with etched military motifs. Metal sca...

red Russian leather with three gold bullion stripes. Brass buckle with eagle, silver wreaths and sword hanger. Lot includes a cabinet card of the Gene

marked inside Horstmann Bro's & Co Philadelphia, PA. Outside of japanned case is similarly identified in a small brass tag with a copy of Ru...

gold bullion with black cloth background and silver bullion star. On the back is a hand-stitched label reads Ackerman, 712 Broadway, New York. Complet

together with a Civil War-era cdv of Ruger, as well as his printed MOLLUS report. Condition: Excellent.

19" x 23", Civil War - Indian War period. Housed in their original japanned tin carrying case. Includes a large silver gelatin photograph ...

lot includes a cabinet card photograph of Ruger wearing this sash, along with a copy of his MOLLUS record. Condition: Sash has some very minute staini

Condition: Excellent.

ca 1870s. Pants and shirt made of perforated chamois. Condition: Excellent.

17" and 20" containers and black leather wallet with glazed cotton lining. 9" x 4" x 3.5" tin box crudely inscribed General...

Indian Wars period officer's bridle leather belt with buckle and sword hanger. Condition: Excellent.

Indian Wars period, marked inside the curve R.I.A. Leather straps are marked Rock Island Arsenal in two lines. Spurs highly polished with a coat of sh

includes nine business cards, a relic '51 sword plate buckle, Indian War officer's belt buckle, three small buttons with eagle and markings ...

16 gauge, 34.5" barrels chokes are Improved Cylinder bore. Engraved back-action locks and tang and top of buttplate. Nicely figured walnut stoc...

.33 WCF caliber, 24" matted top round barrel, take-down, serial number 151483. "F"-style checkered pistol grip, shotgun buttstock and...

250-3000 Savage caliber, 22" round barrel with machine raised rib, serial number 184078 inlaid in gold. Integral rear sight machined into the r...

.69 caliber, 42" round barrel marked with a small circle and a P eagle then V. Lockplate marked with eagle and US; rear lockplate marked Spring...

.69 caliber, 44" barrel with P proof on left side of barrel at breech. Lock dated 1808 and marked U.S. Springfield with eagle. Walnut stock wit...

Condition: One has been lightly cleaned. The other still has the original polish with a yellowed coat of grease.

.69 caliber, 26" round barrel, dated 1855 on barrel and lock. Barrel with V.P. and eagle proofs. Burnished bright metal. Walnut stock. This is ...

.58 caliber, rifled with three lands and grooves, 12" barrel with rear two-leaf sight on tang; leaves marked 1, 2, 3 and 4, V/p eagle proofs on...

.58 caliber, 40" barrel with V.P. and eagle barrel proofs and dated 1864. Lockplate dated 1864. Burnished bright barrel, triggerguard, bands, r...

.58 RF caliber, 40" barrel, three barrel bands. Blackened breechblock, case colored hammer and lock. Bright barrel, bands, buttplate and trigge...

.50-70 caliber, 40" barrel. Burnished bright barrel, bands, triggerguard, buttplate and nosecap. Blackened breechblock, top strap and rear two-...

.50-70 caliber, 28" round barrel, no barrel proofs, serial number 16574 on receiver and barrel. 1869 dated breechblock, '63 dated lockplate...

.50-70 caliber, 32.5" round barrel, serial number 16145. Bright metal with walnut stock and four cartouches on left side of stock. Buttplate ma...

.50-70 caliber, 32.5" round barrel, 1870 rear rifle sight 0.44" from receiver. Breechblock with Model 1870 and eagle head and arrows. Burn...

.50-70 caliber, 35.5" barrel, serial number C35426. Burnished white barrel with blackened rear sight. Case colored frame, breechblock, and leve...

.50-70 caliber, 32.5" barrel, serial number 139. 1870 rear rifle sight. Burnished white barrel, bands and buttplate. Case colored frame, breech...

45-70 caliber, 32.5" round barrel,73 first type rear barrel sight. Correct ramrod, Walnut stock with ESA cartouche. Total of 143 of these were ...

.50-70 caliber, 36" round burnish bright barrel. Model 1870 rifle rear sight. Case colored frame with eagle and U.S. Springfield 1872 markings....