Extraordinary & Historic Firearms Auction

NSN. This fine rifle has a 40” full octagon .50 caliber rifled barrel stamped D. Boyer and also stamped at the breech by Seifert, the barrel maker. Th

NSN. 37-3/4" full oct .45 Cal rifled unmarked bbl. Bbl has a very attractive 5" long bbl tang ending in a tear drop design over the wrist....

NSN. 34" full oct 41 Cal. bbl signed "Remington Herkimer". Ribbed bbl retains all of its original finish and is wonderfully engraved ...

NSN. 30" full oct engraved .45 Cal rifled bbl marked "N. KENDALL / WINDSOR VT / PATENT". Engraved 6" bbl tang is marked "SM...

SN 851. This is a beautiful and possibly unique German silver mounted rifle made by Nicanor Kendall who is best known for his underhammer pistols. Ela

NSN. Cal. .50 rifled. Rifle has unmarked 37-3/4" bbls. Charles Roth was born in Germany and arrived in New York City in 1837. Roth moved to Wil...

NSN. This gun has two side by side 35" full oct bbls. Left bbl is 40 Cal. rifled and the right bbl is 40 Cal. smooth. Both bbls are signed &quo...

NSN. Cal. .50 smoothbore. Rifle has a 44-1/4" full oct bbl marked “I. GEORG 1829”. Rifle has a 2-piece brass patchbox engraved with a tulip and...

NSN. Rifle in this ensemble has 42" full oct unmarked .45 Cal rifled bbl. Curly maple stock is very basic in design and not embellished with si...

NSN. Cal. .50 smoothbore. Rifle has a 42-1/4" full oct unsigned bbl. Flintlock is marked “W. Clewell”. The 4-piece brass patchbox has a very un...

NSN. Cal. .56 rifled. Rifle has a 41-1/4 inch full oct unsigned bbl. Rifle has a 4-piece engraved patchbox with two piercings and an early hand forged

NSN. 41" full oct unsigned 52 Cal. smooth bbl. Gun is incised carved forward and rear of the cheekpiece in the York County Schroyer style. Ther...

NSN. 42-1/2" full oct .48 Cal rifled bbl signed "J. Clark". This rifle has a characteristic Bedford style 4-pc engraved brass patchbo...

NSN. 44" full oct .44 Cal rifled unsigned bbl. This rifle has a characteristic Bedford County lockplate signed "J. B." Lock has a typ...

NSN. 45-1/2" full oct 50 Cal. rifled bbl signed "Dickert & Gill". Stock is heavy featured curly maple throughout and is checkered...

NSN. Cal. .54 rifled. This rifle has a 42 ¾ inch full oct barrel signed “J. Roop”. Roop is said to have worked in Dauphin Co Pennsylvania. The ...

NSN. Cal. .45 smoothbore. This rifle has a 42" full oct unsigned bbl. Henry Hunsicker worked in Macungie Township, Lehigh County later relocati...

NSN. Cal. .45 smoothbore. Rifle has a 40" full oct unsigned bbl. Unique and wonderful 3-piece brass engraved patchbox features the Lehigh Count...

NSN. Cal. .45 smoothbore. Flintlock rifle has a 39-1/2" full oct unsigned bbl. The 4-piece engraved brass patchbox has three piercings and a Pe...

NSN. Cal. .52 rifled. This rifle has a 43" full oct bbl signed “J. Dickert & Gill”. Jacob Dickert and Benjamin Gill are listed as Lancaster...

NSN. Cal. .52 smoothbore. Rifle has a 42-3/4" full oct smooth unsigned bbl. 4-piece brass patch box is engraved with two piercings. This smooth...

NSN. Cal. .58 rifled. This heavy target rifle has a 39" full oct bbl marked “P & D Moll Hellerstown, Northampton County Pa.” in a brass inl...

NSN. 43" oct to rnd .52 Cal smooth bbl signed "JW". 4-pc brass patchbox whose side plates are separated from the door. Brass sideplat...

NSN. 45-1/2" full oct 30 Cal. rifle bbl stamped "D.E.B.". This rifle has a very nice brass engraved four piece patchbox and is decora...

NSN. Cal. .48 smoothbore. Heavy rifle has a 44-3/4" full oct Deeds bbl, signed Douglas on the top flat. Henry Deeds was a bbl maker located in ...

PLEASE NOTE (10/7/13): This gun is attributed to Peter Dormeyer. The last name is sometimes spelled “Dunmayer” as well. This gun is likely made by Pet

NSN. Cal. .50 smoothbore. Rifle has a 44" full oct unsigned bbl. Rifle has a very nice curly maple stock and a 4-piece engraved patchbox. Rifle...

NSN. Cal .50 smoothbore. This rifle has a 41-3/4" full oct unsigned bbl. Flintlock is marked “Tryon Phila”. Curly Maple stock has a Lehigh Coun...

NSN. Cal. .36 rifled. Rifle has a 39-1/2" full oct unsigned rifled barrel. Bbl tang is of the traditional Hess design. Rifle has a Josh Golcher...

NSN. Cal. .45 smoothbore. Rifle has a 42-3/4" full oct smooth unsigned barrel. Rifle has a 4-piece brass patchbox and a curly maple stock. Flin...

NSN. Cal. .52 smooth bore. This rifle has a 41-1/4 inch full octagon, unsigned bbl. Gun has a 4-piece brass engraved patch box with one piercing featu

NSN. Cal. .50 smoothbore. Rifle has a 46-1/2" full oct unsigned bbl. Stoffel Long worked and is buried in Stony Run, Albany Township, PA. He wa...

NSN. Cal. .50 smoothbore. Boy’s rifles are extremely difficult to locate. Many cut off rifles or ladies rifles are mistaken to be boy’s rifles. This t

NSN. 39-1/4" full oct .38 Cal rifled bbl signed "SB". This curly maple stocked rifle has no patchbox and is decorated with only a bra...

PLEASE NOTE (10/4/13): A collector of J. Stapleton Kentuckys called and said he did not feel this was a Stapleton. NSN. 44-1/2" full oct rifle...

NSN. 42-1/2” full oct .50 Cal smooth unsigned bbl. The flint lock is marked “Joseph Golcher”. The 4-pc brass patchbox is very similar in design to tho

NSN. 40" full oct .45 Cal rifled bbl signed "A Kopp". Dark finished curly maple stock is decorated with 9 silver inlays and a large o...

NSN. 41" full oct rifled 45 Cal. bbl stamped "W. M. Lloyd". Rifle has a four piece Huntington style brass engraved patchbox with two ...

NSN. Cal. .52 smoothbore. Rifle has a 43-3/4" full oct engraved unsigned bbl. It is universally thought the gunsmith is Henry Clause, father of...

NSN. Cal. .52 rifled. Rifle has a 43-1/2 unsigned full oct bbl. The 4-piece engraved brass patchbox has one piercing and a Mauger style finial. Percus

Cal. .42 rifled. Rifle has a 40-1/4 inch full oct unsigned bbl. Brass 4-piece engraved patch box has one piercing and the patch box door is engraved “

NSN. 43-1/2" full oct .45 Cal smooth bbl signed in script "G. Feder". 4-pc brass patchbox is nicely engraved and door is signed "...

NSN. 39-1/2" full oct .50 Cal rifled unsigned bbl. Curly maple stock is decorated with a 4-pc brass patchbox similar in design to patchbox numb...

NSN. 43" long full oct .40 Cal unmarked smooth bbl unmarked. Flintlock is marked "MARTIN WARRANTED". Stock has profile of a Berks Cou...

NSN. 42" full oct 44 Cal. rifled bbl stamped "John Derr Warranted". This gun has the traditional John Derr/Mauger style brass patchbo...

NSN. 31-1/4" full oct .44 Cal rifled bbl stamped "E.L.PANCOST" with modern target front and rear sights. Bbl is notched at rear and 4...

NSN. Cal. .36 smoothbore. Percussion gun has a 38" full oct bbl faintly marked “P & D Moll Hellerstown PA.” Stock is hand striped, as is to...

NSN. Cal. .52 smoothbore. Rifle has a 42" full oct bbl marked “I. Moll”. John Moll III purchased the family gunsmithing business from his fathe...

NSN. 42-3/8" full oct .36 Cal rifled unmarked bbl. 4-pc brass patchbox with 7 piercings. Maple stock is incised carved to the rear of cheekpiec...

NSN. 36-3/4" full oct engraved 45 Cal. rifled unsigned bbl. Breech end and bbl tang of this rifle are nicely engraved and the tang is surrounde...

NSN. 43" full oct .45 Cal rifled bbl marked "JM". Bbl tang is engraved. Percussion lock is badly pitted but initials "JM" c...

NSN. 38" full oct .45 Cal rifled bbl marked "G.KOPP". 4-1/2" long bbl tang. Curly maple stock is decorated with 6 silver inlays,...

NSN. 38" full oct 45 Cal. rifled bbl stamped "W. Filman". Stock is nice featured curly maple throughout. Brass sideplate is football ...

NSN. 33-3/4" full oct rifled 45 Cal. bbl stamped "H. M. Gilmore". Rifle has forty-one silver inlays including the running fox cheek i...

NSN. 33" rnd .64 Cal smooth musket bbl. This buck and ball gun has a typical Bedford County percussion lock nicely engraved "WBo 1880"...

NSN. 30-1/4" full oct .40 Cal rifled bbl marked "J.A. McLAUGHLIN". Engraved percussion lock is marked "J.H. VAJEN INDIANAPOLIS, ...

NSN. This contemporary J&S Hawkin rifle was used by Charlton Heston in the film "The Mountain Men". It is a fancy striped curly maple ...

NSN. 38" full oct 45 Cal. rifled bbl stamped "E. L. Pancost". This heavy target rifle has a finely figured curly maple stock. Percuss...

NSN. 34" full oct .50 Cal rifled bbl. 6" long bbl tang mounted with "H.G. DOST HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA" long telescopic sight. Butt...

NSN. 44-1/2" full oct heavy .60 Cal rifled unmarked bbl. Percussion lock is converted from flint. 4-pc York style brass patchbox. Brass 2-screw...

NSN. 45-1/2" full oct 45 Cal. rifled bbl. marked "M. M. Benson". Heavy bench target rifle has a blonde curly maple stock which is emb...

This is a fine grouping of 18th and early 19th century hunting bags with associated attached horns. Also included in this lot are five loose bullet mo

Three brass bodied chargers. Two are marked "T. H. Peavey" and "Pat June 27, 1854" on tops, which have rosewood and brass chargi...

12" Cream colored horn with rounded base plug tacked in, fitted with carrying staple, has five raised rings toward tip cut down to dark contras...

This archive contains about 50 books, mostly first editions, concerning mostly the collecting of Kentucky Rifles, Pennsylvania Rifles, Early American

NSN. Lock of characteristic form with external main spring, engraved. All small parts original. Engraved pan cover. Stock is profusely inlaid with whi

NSN. Unusually good example of this type of wheel lock retaining nearly all of its original bright gilding on lock. The elaborately inlaid fruitwood s

NSN. Fruitwood stock elaborately inlaid with eagle, large stag, dogs, rabbits, expanded flowers, tendrils and white stag horn pellets. Engraved rondel

NSN. Diminutive lock, lightly engraved with dogs chasing a rabbit. Hammer engraved with florals. Dog spring well filed. Wheel plate with engraved flow

PLEASE NOTE (10/13/13): We were recently contacted by Ray Petry who at one time also owned this gun. Mr. Petry pointed out that the rear sight is miss

NSN. Listed in the article on the Master of the Animal Scrolls by Dr. Hans Schedlemann as being in the collection of his Majesty, King Leopold of Belg

PLEASE NOTE (10/13/13): At one time this gun was owned by Mr. Ray Petry who was kind enough to call us and share some information to be added to the d

NSN. The quality of carving on this particular example makes it very likely that it is actually from the hand of the so-called "Meister der Tie...

NSN. Silesian wheel lock rifles are much rarer than Silesian wheel lock tschinkes. This rifle is inlaid in the characteristic Silesian style with both

NSN. This work of art wheel lock rifle has a fruitwood full stock inlaid with the rare combination of stag horn, mother of pearl and silver wire. Addi

NSN. This extraordinary rifle has a lock deeply chiseled in relief with a king on horseback following a figure of Mercury holding a lion by his tail.

NSN. Lock stamped "AW" in heart shaped reserves and further engraved "Christi(an) Linta/Scul in berchtes". Very finely engraved ...

NSN. The type of carving as on this gun may be attributed to the Maucher school as it is far higher relief and more in the round than the Meister der

NSN. Lock with internal wheel engraved with woman's face and breasts surrounded by clouds. Wheel cover with the classic Austrian double headed e...

NSN. George Keiser was one of the, if not the, most important Austrian gunsmiths of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Existing examples from the

NSN. While not as elaborate as some examples, this wheel lock is unquestionably from the hand of the Meister der Tierkopfranke. Coming as it does from

NSN. Splendid work of art wheel lock musket mounted with 16th century Ottoman bbl. Bbl of large bore, elaborately inlaid with heavy silver in arabesqu

NSN. Silesian wheel lock rifles appear far less frequently than the Silesian Tschinke. This rifle has a particularly fine lock with pierced and engrav

NSN. Fokos are normally found with flintlocks. To find one with a wheel lock is unusual and rare. These were not made primarily as weapons, although t

NSN. The fokos, a combination weapon comprising a flintlock or wheel lock pistol and an axe, was a type of weapon characteristically from Silesia, not

NSN. Wheel locks of this type were in fashion in late 16th and early 17th century Italy. There are examples in museums throughout Europe of this rare

NSN. Walnut full stock relief carved with a crowned eagle, flowers, leaves, and scrolls of fine quality. Long fluted carved patchbox is brass bound wi

NSN. High quality Italian lock of characteristic form has engraved dog and maker's mark of a wheel under a hand. The bbl, elaborately chiseled f...

NSN. Classic French wheel lock with main spring operating from beneath the trigger guard and spindle through plate on left side. All French wheel lock

NSN. Lock and bbl are inlaid with brass with Bishop's mitre surrmounted by a cross. Hammer is fancy and pierced. Bbl possibly of 17th century, a...

NSN. Converging bbls molded at the muzzles and breeches and chiseled with ribs are struck with the mark "PM" over a star within a shield. ...

NSN. These pistols are in virtually as issued condition from 1588. The elector guard wheel lock pistols represent the glory and majesty of the Royal S

NSN. Rare and desirable Saxon patron (cartridge box). The metal etched all over on a blackened ground. The top etched with a unicorn and "NUMER...

NSN. The iron finely etched on a blackened ground with florals and scrolls. The wooden body stamped to imitate shagreen sharkskin. Wooden body inlaid

NSN. Pistols with waisted bbls, cast and chased overall with figures of Diana, a warrior and foliage inhabited by birds. Locks are overlaid with gilt

NSN. These extremely decorative and unique appearing wheel lock pistols are typical of those assembled using old parts in the 19th century to meet the

NSN. These unique pistols comprise high quality Dutch locks and bbls of the 17th century. Lock with characteristic Dutch stud at bottom of wheel and t

NSN. Two stage bbl with raised moldings at breech and muzzle. Breech deeply struck with maker's mark "WI" in a shield and crossed hamm...

NSN. This very pistol is listed as number 39 on page 194 of Dr. Hans Schedlemann's article in the Arms & Armor Annual, the Master of the Ani...

NSN. Long three stage bbls, flat rhomboid shaped locks, external wheels with small retaining bracket, sliding pan covers. Walnut full stocks inlaid ov