Cowan’s Firearms and Militaria Auction

.470 bore diameter, 38.5" tapered octagonal barrel terminating to a tulip at muzzle. Top of barrel with brass inlays. Wood stock with brass inl...

ca 1820. .640 bore diameter, 56" round tapered barrel terminating in a bell muzzle. Top of barrel with raised Arabic designs. All metal with br...

.50 smoothbore, 20" round barrel with Birmingham proofs on left side of barrel. Wood stock with brass buttplate, triggerguard and sideplate. Co...

ca 1780-1790. 14.5" two staged barrel, octagonal at the breech with early Birmingham view and proof marks. Sliding latch on the tang for the sp...

ca 1790. 1.5" muzzle diameter, 14.5" three-staged octagonal-to-round barrel. Top flat engraved Dublin. Left side of flat engraved Gift of ...

16 gauge, 27.5" double barrels with patent breech and platinum blow out plugs. Locks marked Joseph Manton. Nicely engraved patterns on locks, b...

ca late 18th century. .74 caliber, 16.5" smoothbore barrel with 14" spring bayonet. Round steel barrel fitted with a triangular hollow sec...

12 gauge, 27.5" barrel. Belgian barrel mark. U.S. stamp on the conversion. Condition: Firearm has a pleasing brown barrel patina and a nice mus...

.70 caliber, made by Devisme. 25" double octagonal barrels, bottom of barrels have proof marks with an oval with crown over DR, and one barrel ...

10.75" chased and gold gilt barrel. Stock with pearl, abalone and bone inlays. Condition: Excellent.

.54 caliber, 11.5" octagonal barrel, this is an interesting firearm that appears to be a wheel lock that was converted to flintlock. Wood stock...

ca 1830s. 7" brass octagonal-to-round barrels signed Raper Leeds with Birmingham proof marks. Barrels are fitted with spring bayonets, released...

.650 bore, 3.5" octagonal-to-round barrel, stamped London on the top flat. Blunderbuss muzzle is .70 diameter. Engraved iron tang, beveled lock...

.77 bore diameter, 8" brass cannon-style barrel. Top of barrel marked Royal Exchange London. Left flat with British barrel proofs. Brass lockpl...

.54 caliber, 8" brass octagonal barrel. Brass lockplate, walnut stock. Left side of barrel with Birmingham proofs. Condition: Pistol has nice a...

ca 1818. .48 caliber, 1.75" smoothbore barrel with lug for removal. Brass frame with maker's name Southall signed in an oval surrounded by ...

.435 bore diameter, 2.25" turnoff double barrels cut for a barrel key and numbered 2 and 3 on both the iron and brass metal surfaces at the bre...

.71 bore, 9" barrel with Birmingham view and proof marks. Regulation bronze furniture. The flat lockplate is marked Tower with a crown and G.R....

3.75" Damascus twist barrel with a flat bead sight. Flat beveled lockplate with a stepped tail, steel spring with a roller, waterproof pan and ...

.65 caliber, 9" round barrel with Birmingham proofs. Tower of London private proof marks on the barrel. The furniture is regulation bronze. Rou...

ca 1840s. .70 caliber, 9" tapered barrel. Rounded lock, walnut full stock, with regulation mounts. Crown stamped on a lockplate. No provision f...

ca 1815. .45 caliber, 2.25" turn-off rifled barrel, a sliding safety engages the cock. The action is engraved on the right side London in an ov...

ca 1825. .50 caliber, 4.5" turn-off barrel. Left side of frame signed Wm. Shellon in an oval amidst floral engraving. Right side of frame with ...

ca 1815. .40 caliber, 2.25" round barrels. Left side of frame signed Ryan S. Watson in an oval surrounded by floral ornament and stylized sunra...

.45 caliber, 1.625" round screw off barrel. Safety behind hammer. Wood grip. Condition: Excellent.

.450 caliber, 2.5" barrel. Marked Police 209 on right side of frame. Checkered wood grips with lanyard ring in butt. Condition: Firearm needs s...

.650 bore diameter, 9" octagonal barrel, marked on top of barrel Manchester. Walnut stock. Condition: All metal surfaces have a nice soft patin...

11mm caliber, octagonal-to-round barrel, serial number G99241. Checkered wood grips. Condition: Very sharp and crisp metal with a nice soft brown pati

.54 caliber rifled, 7.75" octagonal barrel, fruit wood stocks. Engraved locks and hammers. Locks marked Bastidue A' Toulouse. Condition: Al...

ca 1750. .49 caliber, 10.5" swamped barrels with micro-groove rifling. Barrels are signed in silver on the sighting flats Iacob Kuchenreuter. I...

.50 caliber, 11.5" octagonal at the breech, decorated with raised gilt floral forms, then becoming sixteen sided and then changing to round wit...

ca 1820-1830. .550 bore diameter, 12.25" round barrel with a sighting flat and a brass bead front sight. Breech with a possible maker's mar...

.62 caliber smooth bore, 13" blued round barrel, nice engraved locks with flat cocks with swan-shaped necks, water proof pans, rollers on the f...

.650 bore, 12.5" cannon style barrel. Front band, buttcap, triggerguard are silver with raised work. Beveled banana shaped flintlock. Stock wit...

ca 1820. .62 caliber, 12.25" round blued, smooth bore barrel with rubbed floral engravings. Flat beveled lock and swan-neck bridled cock with l...

.50 caliber, 12.5" flared octagonal-to-round with under rib. Barrel is fully covered with silver inlayed and brass rosettes decorations. Wood s...

.60 caliber smooth bore, 12" round barrel, front band brass, iron butt cap, trigger guard and side plate. Wood stock with raised carving behind...

.60 caliber, 11" cannon-style barrel, relief engraved barrel and lock. Silver wire inlayed in stock. Condition: Well used, but solid.

.675 bore diameter, 10" octagonal-to-round barrel. Miquelet-style lock marked HI. Wood stock with brass furniture and a belt hook. Condition: E...

.50 caliber, 9.75" octagonal rifled barrel, with patent breech. Single-set trigger, nicely engraved, fine figured wood stock. Condition: Excell...

.52 caliber, 5" brass octagonal barrels with round muzzle and folding bayonets. Checkered wood grips with some silver wire inlays. Safeties on ...

ca 1840. .36 caliber, six-shot revolver with fluted barrel cylinder. Birmingham proof marks stamped in between the barrels. Signed by W. Cartwright (o

.45 caliber, 8" octagonal barrels, forward percussion locks with safeties. Checkered pistol grip stocks. Condition: All metal surfaces are brow...

ca 1835. .50 caliber rifled, 7.5" octagonal barrels. Swamped, Damascus pattern barrels are signed G.A. Gruber in Suhl. Barrels are rifled with ...

10" curved blade with two fullers. Metal handle decorated in flowers and vines. Condition: Good.

20" steel curved blade with thick back edge tapering to a sharp edge. No fullers. Left side of blade near the hilt has a silver dimensional mak...

21.5" blade, with ornate decorated silver handle and carved wood. Condition: Excellent.

with 25.5" long blade with Sugba type Hamon (temper line), with tooled copper Habaki, three Nakago-ana (hilt mounting hole) unsigned Nakago (ta...

1st being the Russo-Japanese War Army Officer's sword and scabbard also called Kyu-gunto sword, this example is of the Katana type with longer (...

with 24.35" long blade with Sugba type Hamon (temper line), with filed brass plated copper Habaki, two Nakago-ana (hilt mounting hole) unsigned...

brass handle with bayonet attachment. 23" blade, leather scabbard with brass fittings. Condition: Excellent.

28" spear point blade. Marked at ricasso in an etched panel Robert Mole and Sons, Birmingham. Leather scabbard with metal fittings. Condition: ...

33" blade with narrow fuller that is 17" long. Sergeant's pattern iron hilt. Red fabric lining the leather with silver edging. Black l...

ca mid-17th century. 36" iron blade with long double fullers running 3/4 of the blade. Original wood grips lacking wire liner. Condition: Blade...

19" blade, brass handle. Condition: Blade is grey with some staining.

35.5" blade with single blood fuller. Iron knucklebow, checkered wood handle. Metal scabbard with two carrying rings. Unmarked except for initi...

37" blade with two fullers. Leather and brass-wrapped handle with brass pommel and knuckle bow. Condition: Brass has nicely tarnished with a pl...

35" blade with single fuller. Iron knuckle bow with iron hilt and pommel. Wood handle, 35" blade with single fuller, iron knuckle bow, hil...

37.5" blade with raised central rib. Ricasso with floral engraving with vestige of gilt highlights. Ricasso is signed Peter Munich inside an ov...

ca 1879. 11.75" blades are notched on the back edges, edged with thistle foliage and maker's details Robt Mole & Sons, Birmingham. Wood...

7" blade. Hilt and scabbard are decorated with sheet and relief silver of geometric forms, flowers and studs. Scabbard is silver mounted with f...

one is missing its scabbard. Condition: Excellent.

Condition: Blade is gunmetal grey with some light staining. Excellent.

9.25" curved blade. Condition: Excellent.

7.5" spear point blade. Condition: Blade is gunmetal grey with some very light staining.

Casque des Gardes de la Ville de Paris enlisted helmet for cavalry. Steel body with brass trim with brass badge of laurel leaves and the arms of Paris

12" height with brass body and lobster tail. Cast silver eagle mounted to the top, adorned with a crown. Silver planchet marked Fur Konig Und V...

extremely rare Model 1824 pattern spiked helmet to a grenadier of the guard. After the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars the Bourbon house ruled the

dark blue tunic with black fur trim and black silk lining. Gold gilt buttons and officer's shoulder straps. Black cords and frogs. Condition: Li...

plate measures 12.75" diameter with ornate repoussé Russian double-headed eagle surrounded by birds and floral motifs imposed upon a stipp...

12"x17"x10" with lock plate (no key). Metal furniture throughout and complete with two iron carrying handles. Condition: Exterior wit...

one cadet trapdoor bayonet, one 1816 bayonet, and one early 1816 bayonet. Condition: All three bayonets are rusted and pitted.

39lbs, various sizes. Condition: One item has been painted.

.36 caliber pistol box for use with cavalry belt. Condition: Excellent condition with some crackling on flat.

35" blade with single fuller, brass guard with Nashville Plow Works cast in the guard. Leather and brass wire wrapped handle. No scabbard. Cond...

security guard clock and a padlock with key from the Ames Sword Company. 16" x 22", framed 19.75" x 25.75" bronze toned metallic...

7" x 5" each with hand tinted highlights. Condition: Very good.

30" blade with etched military panels, leather handle with brass wire wrapping. Brass knuckle bow with counter guard marked G.A.R. No scabbard....

One Model 1860 Light Cavalry sword, 35" blade, marked at ricasso with a T with metal scabbard. Second item is a Model 1850 Civil War Naval Cutl...

32.75" blade with etched military motifs U.S. and E. Pluribus Unum. Shagreen and brass wire wrapped handle. Brass knuckle bow and pommel. Metal...

One model 1816 bayonet, two trapdoor bayonets; one with hook the other with leather loop. Condition: Trapdoor bayonet has some blue finish, scabbards

two Trapdoor bayonets, one with scabbard missing the frog. Condition: Good.

Condition: Good.

one with scabbard and leather frog and marked NGP. The other is missing scabbard. Condition: One is grey and the other has some blue with excellent sc

19.5" blade. Condition: Handle and blade are bent. Blade is gunmetal grey with pitting.

first is a Colonial period tomahawk 19.5" in length with German silver escutcheon and aluminum bands. 7" brass blade with contemporary eng...

6.5" crecsent shaped blade. 12.5" wood haft. Condition: Good.

Condition: Mold is brown and pitted.

Condition: good condition

10.25" shell with red painted nose and 8.25" shell. Condition: Very good.

blue wool body, black visor. Marked 40 inside in black silk lining. Side brass buttons with eagle. Condition: Inside lining is detached. Leather sweat

blue grey wool body with embroidered crossed cannons and 5. Black band. Condition: Some mothing.

Condition: New condition.

blue wool body, five buttons and two buttons on each sleeve. Condition: Lightly faded and no mothing.

Royal blue with white strips on outer pants legs. Condition: Trousers has some mothing and they have had a alteration in the waist with extra material

royal blue with white stripes on outside of legs, 1.5" in width. Top pockets with brass eagle buttons, I marking in the shield. One rear pocket...

Royal blue wool with gold and red stripes on the outer legs. With a white cummer bun. Condition: Some mothing.

blue glazed cotton shirt with attached applications of beige material with colorful beads. Brown leather fringe along the sleeves. Complete with match

patriotic eagle on brass disc attached to the leather. Complete with iron bit. Condition: Near relic condition.

telescope is 30.5" fully extended. 9.5" kaleidescope is marked Patented Oct. 17, 1876. Condition: Kaleidescope is functional.