Cowan’s Firearms and Militaria Auction

bottom is stamped U.S. Condition: Cup has a few areas of enamel loss and areas of oxidation.

.45-70 caliber, German silver oval. Condition: Leather is in excellent condition.

functional springs. Marked Mason, Chicago. Condition: Excellent.

signed at base Shalah(?), dated 199_? and numbered 14. 28" in height. Statue with cross hatch marks throughout. Jeans are highlighted in blue. ...

60" x 120" printed wool with canton pattern 8-8-6-8-8 (38), with canvas hoist with three brass grommets, stamped No. 10 Patented April 26,...

68" x 110" machine-sewn cotton with canton pattern of six rows of seven, canton has stars on only one side, made for wall display. Conditi...

glazed muslin, 8" x 12.5", canton pattern with 8-7-8-7-8-7, attached to its original 24" turned wooden staff. Condition: Very slight ...

lot of 7, includes hand-painted, 3.75" tall bust of Custer, signed and dated Bookwalter 2004; plus four 7th Cavalry miniature soldiers on horse...

sixteen chromolithographed prints of various French military figures, including colonial African soldiers, all from ca WWI period, 10.5" x 13.5...

letter reads Headquarters Fort A. Lincoln, August 11th 1875. Mr. John Bunker U.S. Indian Agent Standing Rock. Sir, [?]Sioux scouts who having larger f

12.75" x 7" sight. In a period Victorian frame. Condition: Very good.

Lot of 4, 10" x 8" image, 15" x 10.5" image entitled Custer's Last Fight by Hopkins 1953, 45" x 16" After the Batt...

20.5" x 30.5" sight, entitled A Day of Legend When Courage and Destiny Meet by Joe Chander. 12.5" x 22.5" image of The Last Comm...

one Krag rifle bayonet dated 1899 with scabbard. One Winchester bayonet with a reproduction scabbard. Marked on guard Winchester Repeating Arms Compan

blue wool body with gold embossed KY 10 and wreaths. Condition: Excellent.

ca 1900's. Ca size 38. Long black wool coat void of any insignia. Condition: Excellent.

khaki tunic with two breast pockets and five buttons. Condition: Tunic has been cleaned and starched. Good.

blue wool tunic with red collar, cuff, trim, and piping. Infantry insignia on collar. Condition: Very good.

12 gauge, with leather sling. Condition: Excellent.

ca 1950's. Included in lot Spanish-American War Veteran ribbon and button. Condition: Very good.

Indian War through WWII. Condition: Excellent.

90" overall length and 35" width. Complete with pair of 35" wheels. Label on frame reads Gold Medal Folding Furniture Co. Racine, Wis...

pair of false embroidered third infantry collar devices with attachment loops on reverse. Pair of individual U.S.V. collar letters, also with loop. Bl

including 1897 souvenir badge from 31st national encampment, GAR Buffalo, NY;Chicago 1898 Peace Jubilie, with colored enamel intact;souvenir badge fro

flask's decal is a bust profile Admiral Dewey inscribed below Remember the Maine. Verso of flask stamped U.S. Admiral George Dewey decal on tumb...

nickel-sized colored lithographs marked Patented July 21, 1898. Lot contains some duplicates. Condition: Good.

including United Spanish War Veterans membersip medal; Cuba Libre Los Heures Cubanos 1899, with color enameled Cuban flag (some damage);Admiral George

5.5" x 4" x 1" pasteboard box void of any contents. Condition: Good.

12" x 20.25". Condition: Excellent.

19" x 25.5." Condition: Top center with a water stain in the margin only.

numerous different ships named after American cities and states. Condition: All four corner seams are severed, but intact. Very good.

17.5" x 25" sight only. Condition: Excellent.

lot of four Rough Rider era cards with captions Rough Riders Filling Belts with Cartridges/Troop H - Captain Curry Rough Riders/Officers of the Famous

copper shell with image of the Maine on one side and Remember the Maine amidst a panopoly of flags on opposite side. Condition: Three dents in the bra

.22 caliber, 2.5" four shot barrels, marked on left side barrels C.F. Mossberg & Sons. No serial number. Left side of frame marked Brownie....

all with different head stamps. Condition: Excellent.

one sword with leather scabbard. The other sword has a metal scabbard. Condition: Leather scabbard has a pitted and oxidized blade. Metal scabbard wil

30" blade, Brass pommel and knuckle bow. White chagrin handle. Leather scabbard with brass bands. Condition: Brass wire has come unraveled, sca...

Condition: Good.

24" blade, leather handle. Blade marked Collins & Co. Hartford, CT. Condition: Blade shows lots of staining. Markings are sharp.

includes an unusual Japanese dirk with sheath with triangular steel 6.75" long blade, finished with spiral designs, plain copper Habaki, 2 Sepp...

21" x 31" x 24." Sides marked 553. Two rope handles and lid with hinge that is broken. Condition: The wood is warped and potentially ...

with the Panama "Hell's Gate" unit patch on the left shoulder also with PFC stripes. Corporal stripes on the right sleeve. Condition: ...

first with seaman's knot and label marked Tailored by the Knickerbocker MGG Co. Cynthiana, KY. Right sleeve with embroidered chevrons. Second tu...

ca 1910. Condition: A couple of small moth holes.

bronze collar disks with U.S. and the other button with a propeller. WWI Victory metal and ribbon. Corporal stripes and overseas chevrons. Condition:

ca 1930. Three original cloth tags still affixed to waistband including size 34, and two maker's tags; B. Kremen & Co.669-671 Roosevelt Row ...

one with liner, others with only parts of their liners present. Condition: Fair-to-good.

officer's darkened R.R.S. device on enlisted overseas cap. Soiled sweatband marked with British War Department stamp. Condition: Very good.

in its original metal carrying case. Condition: Excellent.

marked on inside flap Rock Island 1904. Canteen is marked with a Michingan Unit 33 Mich C. Condition: Canteen cover has an opened seam. Haversack and

OD green canvas. Condition: Excellent.

German silver, with leather straps and no markings. Condition: Excellent.

one pair with leather straps, the other pair is missing the straps. Condition: Excellent.

ca 1910. Circular khaki wool felt with brown embroidered crossed pistols. Condition: Excellent.

removed from uniform as evidenced by stitching holes along the borders, as issued to 27th and 31st U.S Infantries who served in Siberia during WWI. Co

white wool felt Chameleon set against black wool felt triangle. Condition: Very good.

Condition: Good-to-Excellent

these medals were issued to members of the 339th Infantry and 310th Engineers, the so-called 'Polar Bears' of the North Russia American Expe...

bars include; Aisne, Aisne-Marne, Champagne-Marne, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Defensive Sector. Bars match participation of 1st Division. Condition: V

17" x 17" with nine pairs of crossed flags from different countries. Condition: One edge with a .5" tear. A few areas where material ...

Six with U.S. heraldic crest and marked USSB. Marked on bottom Shenango, New Castle, PA 12-25. Two with Officers Mess Quantico with red painted Marine

7.5" x 9.5" (sight)charcoal sketch with white highlights. Signed in pencil lower right Stahl. Condition: Excellent.

dedicated to a former member of a Polar Bear Unit Albert F. Kachelski "Tuck" from Beaver Dam WI.Published by A.C.McClurg & Co.1924. 21...

14" x 4.5" x 4" wood box with tradesman's tools inside. Condition: Good.

12" x 18" Blue wool bunting with white wool felt canine in profile. Condition: Excellent condition a few moth nips.

Condition: Leather is dry and alligatored.

7.5" x 43.5" photograph of an active Camp Custer. The Th was the ambulance corp for the North Russia Polar Bear Division. Condition: Very ...

7.5" x 43.5" photograph inscribed Co. L 2nd Inf. U.S.A. Fort Shafter Honolulu HT 1915. Second photograph is 19" x 11" of soldier...

includes a horizontal 4to silk cord bound album in brown paper covered boards entitled Daily Graphic Cenotaph Souvenir with twenty-four 6.25" x...

20" x 28", framed (23.75" x 31.25"), published by the Army Recruiting Office showing seven of the army medals of valor. Civil Wa...

14" x 18" x 8" case complete with two handles. Condition: Very good.

.32 automatic, serial number 403229. Marked on left side Mauser. PLUS, .25 auto Lignose, serial number 40986. PLUS, .25 auto FN made under Browning&...

7.7 Japanese caliber, 26" barrel, serial number 65751. Blue military finish, wood stocks. Condition: This rifle is 100% original and is in exce...

for a M-1 Garand. Condition: Excellent.

Condition: Good.

for M1903, 1903A1, M1903A3, M-1 rifles and M-1 carbines. Condition: All are mint in the canvas case.

with adjusting knob on top of scope and close to front. With leather lens protector. Condition: Excellent.

10" nickel plated blade with black checkered grips and black metal scabbard. Condition: Excellent.

brass handled French bayonet, two WWII Third Reich NCO sword, Mid-Eastern sword with scabbard, and one Japanese cavalry saber. Condition: Good-to-exce

27" forged blade, brass knuckle bow, hilt and pommel with chrysanthemums. Wood handle with brass wire. Metal scabbard. Condition: Excellent.

9.5" plated metal blade with metal scabbard. Condition: Good.

21.5" blade with ricasso stamped Legitimus Collins & Co. Made in U.S.A. No. 128 1941.Leather scabbard with tooling with scrolls and stamped...

9.5" clip point blade, green horn handle, leather embossed sheath. Condition: Blade is gunmetal grey with some staining. Scabbard is very good.

One USMC fighting knife, scabbard marked USMC with Marine Corp emblem. 6.25" clip point blade. PLUS, Army fighting knife with round brass pomme...

Condition: Good.

one ivory handled tourist knife with ornate silver scabbard. A German and an Austrian wood handled combat knife. Plus a folding pocket knife. Conditio

with shoulder straps and rank insignia. Silver shoulder bullion cord with eagle clenching Nazi emblem. Marksman's badge on left pocket. Maker...

includes two "Ike" jackets. Four wool tunics and one summer cotton tunic. Condition: Very good.

one wool and three cotton tunics. Condition: Very good.

Condition: Good-to-very good.

likely a veteran's bring-back later enhanced to a higher rank. Includes two boards and two collar insignia that are genuine. Condition: Good.

blue wool body with white piping and silver insignia. Interior with brown leather sweat band. Condition: Good.

lot includes 5 hard shell helmets, two caps and one Japanese helmet cover. Condition: Fair-to-good. Heavy mothing on one of the visor caps.

metal helmet with scalloped rim. Interior with green metal headband. Leather chinstrap is complete. Condition: Decal with fragment missing on bottom r

10 caps, five hard shell helmets, canteen, leather aviation cap plus a few overseas caps. Some items may be reproductions. Condition: Fair-to-good.

Condition: Mint.

mixed lot of Cold War era Russian hats. Condition: Excellent.

Condition: Good-to-excellent.

Condition: Excellent.