RR Auction: Rare Manuscript, Document, and Autograph Auction

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Headquartered in Boston’s North End, RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare documents, manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts. Since its inception in 1980, RR has achieved countless record-setting prices in over 425 successful sales, including Truman Capote’s hand-notated manuscript for Breakfast at Tiffany’s for over $300,000, President Kennedy’s 1963 convertible for $318,000, and a pair of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns for over $500,000. Internationally known and frequently featured in all media outlets—with appearances on NBC’s Today Show, CBS This Morning, Fox News, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the London Times—RR Auction prides itself on selling authentic material, thoroughly examined by in-house experts and third-party authenticators, to uphold the guarantee of authenticity. With a stunning full-color print catalog and a massive online presence, RR Auction continues to achieve record prices for clients around the world.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Alexander McDougall429 - Alexander McDougall
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Served as a major general in the Continental Army, and as a delegate to the Continental Congress. After the war, he was the president of the first ban
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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John Hunt Morgan430 - John Hunt Morgan
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Confederate general (1825–1864) killed in a surprise Union attack at Greeneville, Tennessee. Rare Civil War–dated DS, signed “Approved, Jno. H. Morgan
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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George S. Patton431 - George S. Patton
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Partly-printed DS, signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 10.5 x 8, December 5, 1918. As a tank corps brigade commander stationed in Bourg, France, Col
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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George S. Patton432 - George S. Patton
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World War II–dated TLS signed “G. S. Patton, Jr.,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Third United States Army letterhead, July 25, 1945. Brief response to an adm
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eddie Rickenbacker433 - Eddie Rickenbacker
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AQS on an off-white 9.75 x 7 album page. In full: “May human beings never again be forced to endure another War.” Signed at the conclusion, “Capt. E.
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Revolutionary War434 - Revolutionary War
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Printed act for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, four pages, 7.5 x 12.75, June 22, 1781. An order to Massachusetts towns to supply beef for the Army
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Philip H. Sheridan435 - Philip H. Sheridan
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War-dated endorsement, signed in pencil “Appr. A., P. H. Sheridan Mj. Genl. Comdg” on a pay order between the certification clause and the “Received a
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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William T. Sherman436 - William T. Sherman
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Personal calling card bearing Sherman’s name, rank, and city, 3.5 x 2, signed on the reverse in black ink, “W. T. Sherman, General, 1889.” In fine con
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William T. Sherman437 - William T. Sherman
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Bank check, 7.25 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Sherman, “W. T. Sherman,” payable to Mrs. General Sherman for $800.00, June 18, 1883. Triple-matted a
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William T. Sherman438 - William T. Sherman
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ALS signed “W. T. Sherman, Maj. Genl,” three pages, lightly-lined on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Head Quarters Military Division of the Mississippi l
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William T. Sherman439 - William T. Sherman
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Civil War–dated partly-printed DS, signed “W. T. Sherman,” one page, 17 x 14, September 1863. Muster roll of the “non-commissioned Officers and Privat
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Spanish-American War440 - Spanish-American War
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Three items: ink signature, “George Dewey, 25th Oct. /99,” on an off-white sheet, double-matted and framed with an artist’s rendition of Dewey and his
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Claus von Stauffenberg441 - Claus von Stauffenberg
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German officer (1907–1944) who was one of the leading members of the failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler as part of Operation Valkyrie. He was exe
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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USS Constitution442 - USS Constitution
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Collection of five items, each signed by a former captain of the USS Constitution: ink signature, “Edward Preble,” on an off-white slip clipped from a
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Manfred von Richthofen443 - Manfred von Richthofen
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Fabled German military pilot (1892–1918) who shot down 80 enemy planes in World War I before he was killed in action at age 25. Uncommon and penetrati
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Gouverneur K. Warren444 - Gouverneur K. Warren
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American military officer (1830–1882) who, despite earning the sobriquet ‘Hero of Little Round Top’ for his actions at Gettysburg, was humiliated when
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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World War II445 - World War II
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Collection of three items: first, a one-page souvenir typescript of the German instrument of surrender, signed at the bottom by James Gavin; second, a
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World War II446 - World War II
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Collection of five color 1943 World War II propaganda leaflets, each measuring 13.5 x 9, done by British artist Kimon Evan Marengo for the British Min
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World War II447 - World War II
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Highly unusual assemblage of felt tip and ballpoint signatures on an off-white 14 x 8 card, featuring 11 famous military veterans from a variety of fi
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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World War II448 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1944, with art done by Leon Helguera, showing Uncle Sam pointing to chart showing cost of li
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World War II449 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1945 encouraging the purchase of war bonds, with an image of the Iwo Jima flag raising, with
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World War II450 - World War II
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Original color 22 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1943, O. W. I. 34, showing a family working in their vegetable garden, with “Plant a victory
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World War II451 - World War II
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Original and very colorful 22 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1943, O. W. I. 41, with artwork by Francis Hyman Criss, showing a blue star flag
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World War II452 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1943, with artwork done by Carolyn Edmundson, showing a cadet nurse in uniform, with “Enlist
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World War II453 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 US Treasury World War II patriotic poster from 1944, with artwork done by E. V. Johnson, showing a farmer looking over a field
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World War II454 - World War II
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Original color 14 x 22 World War II patriotic poster from 1942, O. W. I. 18, with artwork done by Fred Siebel, showing a man struggling to stay afloat
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World War II455 - World War II
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Original color 28.5 x 40 World War II 6th war loan patriotic poster from 1944, with artwork done by Bingham, showing a grimacing G.I. sneering down at
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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World War II456 - World War II
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Original color 22 x 28 poster of the five Sullivan Brothers, issued in 1943, OWI Poster 42. Poster features an image of the brothers with, “The five S
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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World War II457 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1944, O. W. I. 18, with artwork done by Herbert Morton Stoops, showing a lifeless paratroope
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World War II458 - World War II
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Original color 28 x 40 World War II 5th war loan patriotic poster from 1944, with artwork done by Georges Schreiber, showing two sailors on the bridge
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World War II459 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 26.5 World War II US Department of Defense Transportation patriotic poster from 1944, with artwork done by Jerome Rozen, showing a
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World War II460 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1944, with artwork done by Jes Wilhelm Schlaikjer, showing a grizzled GI holding his rifle,
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World War II461 - World War II
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Original color 22 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1944, O. W. I. 37, showing a soldier smiling and holding a large metal cup, with “Rationing
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World War II462 - World War II
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Original color 28.5 x 40 World War II patriotic poster from 1943, with artwork done by Alexander Brook, showing a ghostly image of a soldier, with “Re
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World War II463 - World War II
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Original color 18.25 x 26 World War II patriotic poster from 1944, with artwork done by Egmont Arens, showing a freezing cold penguin, with “Order coa
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World War II464 - World War II
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Original color 20 x 28 World War II patriotic poster from 1945, with artwork done by Albert Dorne, showing a man looking out his frozen window during
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World War II465 - World War II
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Original color 28.5 x 40 World War II patriotic poster from 1942, O. W. I. 19, with artwork done by Broder, showing colorful flags of 20 nations and t
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US Marked Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver467 - US Marked Colt Third Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver
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Serial no. 16636, caliber .44. The 7.5? part round/part octagonal barrel has a bore with strong rifling and even light pitting. This variation is one
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Early American Eaglehead Pommel Officer’s Hanger Circa 1785-1795468 - Early American Eaglehead Pommel Officer’s Hanger Circa 1785-1795
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Mounted in brass, this 18th-century sword merges several notable regional details: the 25.25? blade is slightly curved, with a narrow deep fuller alon
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Early Colt Single-Action Army Revolver469 - Early Colt Single-Action Army Revolver
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#28825, cal. .45 Colt, 7.5? barrel with a dark bore and worn rifling. The front sight slightly altered, the barrel has the early italic marking for fa
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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1858 Union ‘Bullseye’ Canteen470 - 1858 Union ‘Bullseye’ Canteen
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This is an 1858 model canteen with a grey/brown original wool cover and cloth strap. The cover shows small stains but no holes and has a tight seam. T
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Confederate Canteen471 - Confederate Canteen
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This is a classic style drum canteen with wooden staves bound by strap iron bands. The canteen is 7.5? in diameter and 2.25? thick with a separately c
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Civil War US Model 1860 Cavalry Saber472 - Civil War US Model 1860 Cavalry Saber
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The 35? blade is marked "U.S. / J.M. / 1864" and on the opposite side of the ricasso is "EMERSON / & / SILVER / TRENTON / N.J.&qu...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Model 1860 Union Naval Cutlass by Ames473 - Civil War Model 1860 Union Naval Cutlass by Ames
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The 25.75? blade is marked on the reverse "U.S.N. / D.R. / 1862" and has no visible maker's marking (not unusual because some were so ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Civil War US Model 1860 Colt Percussion Army Revolver474 - Civil War US Model 1860 Colt Percussion Army Revolver
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Serial number 35526, made in 1862. This has an 8 round barrel, caliber .44, with a bright bore having sharp rifling and only a little fine pitting. Th
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Civil War US Model 1861 .58 Caliber Percussion Rifle Musket475 - Civil War US Model 1861 .58 Caliber Percussion Rifle Musket
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These were made by J.T. Hodge and A.M. Burton at the Trenton Locomotive and Machine Co. in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1863 and 1864. This one is dated ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Union Army Model 1864 Cartridge Box with Sling476 - Civil War Union Army Model 1864 Cartridge Box with Sling
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The box measures 8.25? x 7? and is made of black leather with an embossed "US" in an oval on the front flap. The inside flap has excellent...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Civil War Sharps Model 1863 Percussion Carbine477 - Civil War Sharps Model 1863 Percussion Carbine
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Serial number C.29758, caliber .52. This breechloading cavalry carbine fired a linen wrapped cartridge utilizing a Sharps pellet primer fed automatica
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Spencer Rifle478 - Civil War Spencer Rifle
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Serial number 1155, caliber 56-56 Spencer rimfire. This serial number falls within the serial range of those Army rifles used by Custer's Fifth ...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Cased Pair of Colt 1961 Civil War Centennial Single Shot Pistols479 - Cased Pair of Colt 1961 Civil War Centennial Single Shot Pistols
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Serial number’s 21075W and 21076W, caliber .22 rimfire short, 6? round barrels with excellent bores. These single shot pistols were designed to look l
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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