Extraordinary & Historic Firearms Auction

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This historic auction will include phenomenal offerings from noted collectors such as Sturgess, Frey, Polhemus, Schroeder, Morrison, Leff and Sirkin.
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HIGHLY INLAID PERCUSSION OHIO KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO HARVEY GILMORE.2447 - HIGHLY INLAID PERCUSSION OHIO KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO HARVEY GILMORE.
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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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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SHORT BUCK AND BALL GUN MADE IN 1880 BY WILLIAM BORDER OF BEDFORD COUNTY.2448 - SHORT BUCK AND BALL GUN MADE IN 1880 BY WILLIAM BORDER OF BEDFORD COUNTY.
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NSN. 33" rnd .64 Cal smooth musket bbl. This buck and ball gun has a typical Bedford County percussion lock nicely engraved "WBo 1880"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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SILVER MOUNTED HALF STOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY J.A. McLAUGHLIN OF TOPEKA, KANSAS2449 - SILVER MOUNTED HALF STOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE BY J.A. McLAUGHLIN OF TOPEKA, KANSAS
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NSN. 30-1/4" full oct .40 Cal rifled bbl marked "J.A. McLAUGHLIN". Engraved percussion lock is marked "J.H. VAJEN INDIANAPOLIS, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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HAWKIN RIFLE USED BY CHARLTON HESTON IN THE FILM "THE MOUNTAIN MEN".2450 - HAWKIN RIFLE USED BY CHARLTON HESTON IN THE FILM "THE MOUNTAIN MEN".
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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 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE MADE BY E. L. PANCOST, ELIZABETH, ALLEGHANY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.2451 - PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE MADE BY E. L. PANCOST, ELIZABETH, ALLEGHANY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
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NSN. 38" full oct 45 Cal. rifled bbl stamped "E. L. Pancost". This heavy target rifle has a finely figured curly maple stock. Percuss...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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CONTEMPORARY HEAVY FLINTLOCK TARGET RIFLE MARKED H.G. DOST HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA.2452 - CONTEMPORARY HEAVY FLINTLOCK TARGET RIFLE MARKED H.G. DOST HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA.
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NSN. 34" full oct .50 Cal rifled bbl. 6" long bbl tang mounted with "H.G. DOST HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA" long telescopic sight. Butt...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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HEAVY PERCUSSION BENCH RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO YORK COUNTY GUNSMITH C. ZORGER.2453 - HEAVY PERCUSSION BENCH RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO YORK COUNTY GUNSMITH C. ZORGER.
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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...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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HEAVY PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE MADE BY WEST VIRGINIA GUNSMITH M. M. BENSON.2454 - HEAVY PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE MADE BY WEST VIRGINIA GUNSMITH M. M. BENSON.
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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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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GROUPING OF FOUR KENTUCKY RIFLE HUNTING POUCH AND HORNS WITH ACCESSORIES.2455 - GROUPING OF FOUR KENTUCKY RIFLE HUNTING POUCH AND HORNS WITH ACCESSORIES.
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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RARE T. H. PEAVEY OF SOUTH MONTVILLE, MAINE, PATENTED CHARGERS AND POWDER MEASURES.2456 - RARE T. H. PEAVEY OF SOUTH MONTVILLE, MAINE, PATENTED CHARGERS AND POWDER MEASURES.
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Three brass bodied chargers. Two are marked "T. H. Peavey" and "Pat June 27, 1854" on tops, which have rosewood and brass chargi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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EARLY POWDER HORN.2457 - EARLY POWDER HORN.
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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...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00) = 2,200.00
 
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FABULOUS ARCHIVE OF SCARCE EARLY AMERICAN GUN REFERENCE BOOKS.2458 - FABULOUS ARCHIVE OF SCARCE EARLY AMERICAN GUN REFERENCE BOOKS.
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This archive contains about 50 books, mostly first editions, concerning mostly the collecting of Kentucky Rifles, Pennsylvania Rifles, Early American
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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STAG HORN INLAID WHEEL LOCK TSCHINKE, 17th CENTURY AND LATER.2459 - STAG HORN INLAID WHEEL LOCK TSCHINKE, 17th CENTURY AND LATER.
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NSN. Lock of characteristic form with external main spring, engraved. All small parts original. Engraved pan cover. Stock is profusely inlaid with whi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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FINE SILESIAN WHEEL LOCK TSCHINKE.2460 - FINE SILESIAN WHEEL LOCK TSCHINKE.
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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GOOD SILESIAN WHEEL LOCK TSCHINKE.2461 - GOOD SILESIAN WHEEL LOCK TSCHINKE.
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NSN. Fruitwood stock elaborately inlaid with eagle, large stag, dogs, rabbits, expanded flowers, tendrils and white stag horn pellets. Engraved rondel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (14,500.00) = 14,500.00
 
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LIGHTWEIGHT WHEEL LOCK FOWLING PIECE CIRCA 1650.2462 - LIGHTWEIGHT WHEEL LOCK FOWLING PIECE CIRCA 1650.
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NSN. Diminutive lock, lightly engraved with dogs chasing a rabbit. Hammer engraved with florals. Dog spring well filed. Wheel plate with engraved flow
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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EXTRAORDINARY SAXON WHEEL LOCK MUSKET CIRCA 1570 DECORATED IN THE STYLE OF THE MASTER, KLAUS HIRT.2463 - EXTRAORDINARY SAXON WHEEL LOCK MUSKET CIRCA 1570 DECORATED IN THE STYLE OF THE MASTER, KLAUS HIRT.
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 50,000.00
Sold to floor for (33,000.00) = 33,000.00
 
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MAGNIFICENT AND UNIQUE PAIR OF WHEEL LOCK RIFLES BY THE MEISTER DER TIERKOPFRANKE SIGNED "MSH", DATE2464 - MAGNIFICENT AND UNIQUE PAIR OF WHEEL LOCK RIFLES BY THE MEISTER DER TIERKOPFRANKE SIGNED "MSH", DATE
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50,000.00 - 150,000.00
Sold to floor for (45,000.00) = 45,000.00
 
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RARE AND SUPERB GERMAN WHEEL LOCK RIFLE BY THE MASTER, PETER OPEL, CIRCA 1597.2465 - RARE AND SUPERB GERMAN WHEEL LOCK RIFLE BY THE MASTER, PETER OPEL, CIRCA 1597.
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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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 50,000.00
Sold to floor for (29,000.00) = 29,000.00
 
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SPLENDID WHEEL LOCK RIFLE WITH STOCK CARVING ATTRIBUTED TO THE MEISTER DER TIERKOPFRANKE (MASTER OF 2466 - SPLENDID WHEEL LOCK RIFLE WITH STOCK CARVING ATTRIBUTED TO THE MEISTER DER TIERKOPFRANKE (MASTER OF
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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...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25,000.00 - 50,000.00
Sold to floor for (21,500.00) = 21,500.00
 
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