Brian Lebel’s 2009 Cody Old West Auction

Exquisitely engraved silver overlaid unmarked Southern California half-breed bit attributed to Phillip Fredholm. Monogrammed DD on the 1” cheek concho

Striking, elegant, two-tone brown, floral carved, sterling silver mounted parade SADDLE with matching HEADSTALL, BREAST COLLAR and TAPADEROS. Built on

Extremely scarce and very early Edward H. Bohlin maker-marked brown floral carved headstall with 1” horseshoe, 3-piece buckle sets. The browband is at

Brown floral carved Bohlin Gun belt and single holster. Custom made for R.D.L., 3” x 4” engraved sterling buckle, silver tips on the belt, smaller bu

Revolver is .32 WCF with 4 3/4” barrel, excellent bright bore, 20% blue overall with thinning in some areas. Correct British proof marks. Nice aged 2

Consecutive numbered 50727 and 50728 No. 4 Thuer style Deringers in .22 Short, with sterling and gold grips purchased from Edward H. Bohlin. Initials

Commemorative authorized by American Heroes and Legends. Copy of Colt 1860 Army in case. Gold accents on blued frame. Mint/unfired condition

Copy of Colt 1860 Army Revolver in .44 cal. authorized by the United States Historical Society. Presentation in case with accessories. Engraved with 2

100% original, including leather. Striking and bright Montana prisonmade polychrome horsehair bridle in pink, red, green, purple, yellow, black, and t

Natural tan and black hitched-braided Walla Walla, Washington, prisonmade horsehair bridle with diamond geometric patterns, domed silver conchos, leat

Polychrome in red, pink, purple, black, orange, green, yellow & turquoise with four rounded headbands, flat cheeks. Split reins, 12 natural hair...

Hitched-braided, geometric designs, polychrome hair bridle with closed reins & romal. Adorned with 11 tassels, 5 strand headband, flat cheeks, e...

Martially marked copper double sided flask. Collar and top spout are brass. Ball compartment is marked Colts Patent and top has illegible inspectors c

Double action 7 1/2” barrel with excellent. bright bore, traces of original nickel with great mellow aged ivory grips. .44 cal., ser #1880, c. 1879.

J.S. Collins Co, Miles City, M.T. (extremely rare mark) 5 1/2" Colt SAA holster with Miles City Saddlery money / cartridge belt (restitched bil...

Cheyenne marked belt and 4 3/4" Colt SAA holster. Belt with replaced .38 cal. loops, restitched edge. Holster has top loop repaired.

Belt and holster rig with well marked 4 3/4" SAA holster (currently with belt that has spurious Frazier mark). Small lanyard holes.

Wonderfully tooled rifle scabbard in excellent condition with clear Jack Connolly - Livingston Mont. mark. Very tight flower and leaf design, 33” long

Nash & Hughes - Trinidad, Col marked holster with money/cartridge belt. Large mark on front of holster body, large back-skirt with line tooling....

Large basket stamped single loop holster with snake mark. Excellent to mint condition. Easily fits a 7 1/2” Single Action.

Finely tooled rifle case. Well marked and constructed with HHH rivets. 34" long, tooled carrying strap.

Clip point bowie c. 1900 in leather and nickel sheath. 7” blade and 11 1/2” overall, stag slabs, ricasso marked J. Rodgers & Sons - 6 Norfolk St...

9" clip point heavy blade, single edge with fancy scalloping along its back. Geo. Wostenholm & Son's Celebrated IXL CALIFORNIA KNIFE bo...

10 1/8” clip point blade, maker-marked Joseph Rodgers & Sons - Cutlers to Their Majesties - No. 6 Norfolk Street - Sheffield, England with Malte...

Medium framed pump in .32-20 cal. ser #83624. 26” octagon barrel, very good bore, 60% finish remains on frame with clear Rampant Colt. Excellent walnu

.44-40 cal. with 24” octagon barrel with good rifling. Barrel and tube plug turning brown and 40% original blue on frame with good markings and walnut

.40 cal., 28” octagon barrel with very good to excellent bore, barrel and tube blue thinning to silver. Early heavy frame retains 80% bright blue with

.30-30 (.30WCF), 26” octagon barrel with a very good bore. 90% barrel blue with the rest of the metal turning gray. Flat top sight.

.32 WCF cal., octagon barrel cut to 22 3/4", all silver to gray, replaced screws, rough bore, very good wood and later Winchester sight. Nice c...

Rare 14" barrel Saddle Ring Carbine in .44-40 cal. Cody Firearms letter and ATF documents included. Factory records show this carbine being shi...

Scarce Saddle Ring Carbine with factory smoothbore. Ser #167329 dates to 1899 but letter shows shipped in 1901. Metal is plum color overall. Includes

Decorative Wild West firearm in .44 cal. with added brass tacks and overlays of moon, sun, snake and crosses on frame. 19 3/4” barrel has a poor bore,

A very decorative saddle ring carbine with 101 Ranch marks. Studded on both sides of wood. Enhanced for show with nickeled sideplates, barrel bands, a

.44 caliber with 20” barrel, very good bore, excellent marking on barrel. Brass cleaned at one time but patina is coming back nicely. Very good carbin

According to Springfield Research, this carbine was one of a group removed from service in the Department of Texas. The weapons are traced to SRCs us

Popular .45-70 caliber. According to Sharps factory letter, rifle was shipped to Carlos Gove, Denver, CO in 1876. Originally a Military style, it had

Winchester 1st Model 1876. Ser #1070.Found under the burned-out remains of Sacred Heart Church which was built on the site of the Hotchkiss rifle bat

Hide trimmed in trade cloth with beaded strips and initials EMI, 12" fringe, 44" overall in length. Appears to have been used in Wild West...

Leather sheath decorated with 5 rows of steel shank brass tacks. Lush patina on fitted body with perfect accompanying period wood handle skinning knif

10” long body. Red, green, pink, mustard, and two shades of blue in stacked diamond design. Tin cone suspensions. Fine condition, c. 1880.

18” total length, classic beading with diamond designs in red, green, blue and white, bead edging on suspensions. Fine condition, c. 1880.

30” x 7” Multicolored geometric designs on native tanned hide, with lane beadwork up the sides and at the opening. Fine condition with quill damage, c

17” x 9” White, blue, green, gold and pink floral with bull elk designs on native tanned hide. Nice fringe and patina. Fine condition, c. 1900

Bold, dark red stars on a bright white field with blue and red geometric designs along edges. Hard soles, heel fringe, and 1 3/4” collar. Excellent co

10” long, red, blue and yellow crosses on a white background with multicolored striped quillwork on the vamp and bifurcated tongues, with tin cone sus

11” without suspension, 19” total length. Beaded on both sides in white, red, and yellow on a trader blue background. Tin cone suspensions at the side

Geometric designs on light green field. Strong bold design with blue slanted stripes. Fine overall condition, c. 1890s.

10 1/2” long classic Cheyenne designs in yellow, red, cobalt blue and white on native tanned hide and hard buffalo soles. Fine condition, c. 1875

Bright beaded moccasins with split tongues holding feather ends. Geometeric design throughout in red, blue and yellow on white background. Slight stif

Man’s size medium with very fine quillwork at the pockets, shoulders and at the sleeve ends. On native tanned hide with nice fringe and overall aged p

14” x 13” Multicolored geometric designs on canvas. Trade cloth lined, red cloth binding. Fine condition, c. 1910.

15” x 8” Multicolored floral designs on native tanned hide with nice fringe. Canvas lined inside the cuff. Fine condition, c. 1922

16” x 8” Floral beading in green, blue, gold and red. Trade cloth lined, in good condition with minor stiffness, c. 1910.

22” tall hide moccasins/leggings with beaded strips, leaf pattern shoe tops, slender fringe on upper drape. Hide is slightly stiff, missing brass butt

12 1/2” tall male and female dolls with multicolored geometric designs on soft native tanned hide. Well used but in fine condition, c. 1880.

26 1/2” x 12” Crow, painted parfleche with good red and blue mineral pigments, c. 1880s.

16” diameter, handheld parfleche with good red and blue mineral pigments, c. 1880s.

80” total length including fringe, 13” wide. Geometric box designs in red, light and dark blue, yellow and green on a white field. Lush fringe and gre

Sheath is 13” x 4” with multicolored floral designs on old canvas, bound with red trade cloth. Beads and yarn suspensions along complete length of she

Collected at Fort Belknap, Montana. Geometric designs on native tanned hide, with edges wrapped in red trade cloth and hide. Has classic triangular cu

61” x 43” Crisp and finely woven with intricate design and great outside borders. Black, tan, grey, light brown on a white field. Fine condition, c. 1

83” x 48” Outlined serrated diamonds and half diamonds, serrated borders on the sides and banded ends. Red, dark brown, tan, grey and white. Fine cond

88” x 53” Unusual stepped center diamond design, with stylized S design on outside border. Red, tan, black and grey. Good condition, c. 1930.

80” x 56” Early borderless weaving with sixteen whirling logs, floating diamonds and half diamonds. Red, black and white on a grey field, banded ends.

72” x 53” Whirling logs, geometric designs and stylized cross in the center. Red, black, grey and white with outside stepped border. Good condition, c

104” x 54” Black and red on a grey field with April 1916 Joseph Hertzstein Clayton New Mexico in red lettering. H insignia within diamond, 4 whirling

88” x 59” Roosters, bows and arrows along with serrated and half diamonds in black, white, grey and tan with a multicolored terraced outside border. F

53” x 50” Red, white and purple stepped diamonds and half diamonds floating in horizontal black and white bands. Good condition, c. 1920.

113” x 55” Horizontal stripes, floating diamonds and cross, in red, black, purple, and white. Fine condition with minor bleeding, c. 1910.

93” x 70” Tight weave, beautiful contemporary rug with elongated center hooked diamonds and geometric designs. Red, greys, white and black in unused c

107” x 62” Unusual interlocking hook and box design in blue, white, green on a grey field. Classic mission style outside border in red and green. Fine

72” x 46” Unusual interlocking geometric designs and floating serrated diamonds in black and white on a red field. Outside border with T designs. Fine

58” x 72” Classic design with horizontal stripes, diamonds and half diamonds in red, grey brown and white. Good condition with both edges showing age

71” x 42” Stepped diamonds and crosses with floating geometric designs in grey, tan, black and white on a red field. Large sawtooth outside border. Fi

75” x 45” Elongated outlined serrated diamonds and half diamonds in red, tan, black and white on grey field. Two solid outside borders. Fine condition

8 1/2” x 6 1/2”. Handwritten and signed letter regarding Texas politics, c. 1929.

24” x 20” framed 29” x 25”. Firelight. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right BC and ’41

18” x 14”. Mule Deer in Meadow. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right A P Proctor 1886

24” x 36”. Long Horns-Big Western Sky. Watercolor. Signed lower right

9” x 12”. Kawaneeche Reflections. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right

27” x 24”. On the Dodge. Oil on canvasSigned upper right

24” x 48”. Big Medicine. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left with Ace’s trademark card suit & name. The wondrous white buffalo, Big Medicine, was b...

16” x 12”. Whitemans Wire. Oil on canvas Signed lower left with cardsuit above name

15” x 11” framed and matted to 25” x 20” Indian Portrait. Pastel and charcoal. Signed lower right with ace of diamonds above Powell

16” x 20”. Two Cowboys. Oil on board. Signed lower left J Colt

8” x 10” . Thunder Bird. Oil on board. Signed lower right Marjorie Reed

20” x 16”. Cowboy and the Lady. Oil on Board.PROVENANCE: Used for cover of Painted Ponies by Alan Le May, copy of book included.

13 1/2” x 18 1/2” framed and matted to 22” x 28”. Late Summer Range. Watercolor on artist paper, no glass. Signed lower right Ernest Tonk 1949

24" x 30". The Head Of The Heard. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left, Leonard H. Reedy

9” x 12” framed and matted to 18” x 21”. Camp Excitement. Watercolor. Signed lower left, dated '45

8 1/2” x 11 1/2” framed to 18” x 21”Homeward Bound. Watercolor. Signed lower right

a) 8” x 11” framed and matted to 15” x 18”The Attack. Watercolor on paper. Signed lower right Leonard H Reedy; b) 8” x 11” framed and matted to 16” x

58” x 28” . Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Verbal history of use in the Nevada Club Casino (Reno, Nevada) from the 1920s-1950s. Professionally cle

18” x 36”. Moyers frame 27” x 45” . Indian Maiden. Oil on board. Signed lower right, dated ’08

11 1/2” x 11” x 6”. The Operation. Wood carving with paint. Signed Andy on backside.

9 1/2” high wood carving. The Mexican.Signed Andy on the shoulder. Fine condition, c.1950.

20” x 22” x 9” . Troublesome Covey. Bronze

Rack with 600, color-rimmed design chips. Chips have a stylized rose in a fleur-de-lis shape. The vintage rack (scarce in a 600 chip design) has 6 sep

These are matching chips to the previous lot. Extras or spares to a scarce set are always a good idea. This lot contains 11 whites, 32 red, 3 blue, an

Composition chips c. 1890s, misc inlaid and engraved flags, eagles, steerheads, and numbers. Various conditions, mostly fine, twenty-five (25) total