POULIN'S SPRING PREMIER FIREARMS AUCTION, JUNE 7-10, 2024

RIFLE. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 33" round w/ rifled bore & bayonet lug. Blade front sight w/ 2 folding leaf rear sight. Bbl. & lock are dated...

RIFLE-MUSKET. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 40" w/ rifled bore. Fixed blade front sight w/ 2 folding leaf rear sight. Bbl. dated 1863. Lock is marked &quo...

Cal. rebored to 62. NSN. Bbl. 40" smoothbore. Fixed front sight w/ rear sight base missing the folding leafs. 1863 dated lock marked "U.S....

“WILLIAM H. SHEPPARD 1864”. 142ND PENNSYLVANIA. Cal. 69. NSN. National Armory percussion conversion of model 1816 Asa Waters 1829 da

Cal. 69, S# 7788. Standard configuration of the Admiral John Dahlgren designed heavy naval rifle modeled from French pattern 1849 Chasseur. 50.25&qu...

BAYONET. Cal. 70. 3 Groove rifling. NSN. The 34-1/4" barrel attaches to stock with two spring retained bands & is fitted w/ long range rear...

BY WHITNEYVILLE. Cal. 69. 3 Groove rifling. NSN. The 34-1/4" barrel attaches to stock w/ two spring retained bands & is fitted w/ long rang...

Cal. 53. S# 3351 (on bottom of bolt; bolt is difficult to get out). Having the distinction of being the first bolt action firearm adopted by the US go

8.5" x 5" archivally framed (10" x 13"). Printed by the Mass Arms Company, for very scarce carbine with few American examples. C...

MUSKET. Cal. 58. NSN. Bbl. 40". Blade front sight. Ladder rear sight w/ indiscernible graduations. Lock has crown at rear & "1862 TOWE...

Cal. 12 Ga. NSN. Barrels were shortened to 18 7/8" with the ramrod held by two pipes. Back action hammer locks with solder attached long tangs,...

DEMICK & CO OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. Cal. 12 Ga. S# 1563 (underside of barrels). The top rib is engraved "H.E. DEMICK & CO ST LOUIS"...

An exceptionally high-grade campaign hat made from fine rabbit fur and forensically verified as such by Grace Cooper and Don Kloster of the Smithsonia

THAT BELONGED TO GENERAL OF THE ARMY & PRESIDENT ULYSSES S. GRANT. This Meerschaum-type pipe may be more accurately termed a cigar pipe or cigar...

13 feet long, staff tapers from 1.5" to .75", soldered 2 piece embossed tinned sheet iron spear point finial is 15.5" and 5.5" w...

This drum measures approx. 13 3/4" in height and 17 1/4" in diameter. The body of the drum has a 28” decorative scrollwork painting ...

JACKET. Civil War Cavalry musician or bugler's jackets are rarely offered and this is fine complete & original example made at Schuykill Ars...

CAMPBELL BUTTON. An interesting period chapeau by Starkey of London. The Confederate States Naval Regulations do not call for a chapeau as part of the

VALOR MEDAL & OTHER DECORATIONS OF COLONEL GEORGE BRIGGS, 7TH MICHIGAN CAVALRY. This lot was a highlight of Appomattox National Battlefield Park...

ARCHIVE. 1) 125 military letters, manuscript orders & reports of Colonel George Briggs, dating 1863 to 1866, the bulk are from 7th Michigan cava...

GROUPING FROM APPOMATTOX PARK MUSEUM DISPLAY. This lot contains pair of spurs, plated iron with straps & buckles, portion of his wartime red sil...

KNIFE WITH EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL FRONTIERSMAN BELT, DESCENDED IN FAMILY OF AMASA LYMAN, ORIGINAL MORMON APOSTLE WHO MIGRATED FROM NAUVOO TO SALT LAKE

ABOLITION" JAMES ROGERS BOWIE KNIFE. 14" Overall, 9" clip point blade etched in large script panel: "DEATH TO ABOLITION". T...

BOWIE KNIFE, EX-WILLIAMSON COLLECTION. 14.5” overall, 9.5” clip point blade stamped “J. ENGLISH / & HUBERS” on one

KNIFE". 18.25" overall, 12.5" spearpoint blade, .35" thick, over 1.5” wide and weighs a hefty 2 pounds out of the sheath. ...

Pictured on 2 page spread in James Johnston's "Accoutrements III" pages 145-146, "these are identical and probably used for the s...

NO LOT.

8" overall, 4" heavy .25" thick spearpoint blade marked "BAUER BROS. / MAKER / S.F. CAL". Accompanied with well fit brown s...

14.5" overall, 10.25" clip point blade, beveled top edge, "ROGERS / SHEFFIELD" stamped on ricasso, stag slab grips, German silve...

17" overall, 11.25" double edged 1.75" central narrow fullered rapid taper dagger point. Sculpted heavy German silver crossguard, Ger...

SHEATH. Hicks riflemen knives are published in early texts starting in 1956 as the rarest and earliest American martial military Bowie knives, thought

14" overall, 9.5" heavy saber ground clip point blade, .35" thick at ricasso, 3.5" partially sharpened clip, "HASSAM BROTHE...

Overall length: 18 1/2". Blade length: 11 13/16”. Plain blade, with a 4” false edge, stamped at the ricasso “AMES MF

Overall length: 12.25", opened. Blade length: 5.5". The blade is marked "W.F. MILLS / 120 HOLBORN / LONDON," a rare London marki...

8.5" overall opened, 3.5" spear point blade marked "E GILLOTT & SON / NOTTINGHAM" horizontally, and " REMEIR / NEWTON&q...

12" overall, 7" dagger point blade. “CHEVALIER” stamped on both sides of ricasso. Crown stag grip is checkered on one side to ...

Pictured on page 135 of James R Johnston's "Accoutrements V", 15" overall, well worn 10.25" single edged blade, .3" thi...

17" overall, 11.5" clip point blade, 4" sharpened clip, .25" thick, rounded top edge, pinned finely checkered oval wood grip. Sc...

17" overall, 10" blade stamped on ricasso "DADLEY STRATFORD", mounted on branched crown stag grip handle with domed iron pommel ...

FOLDING BOWIE, RARE ABKA COA. 13.75" overall opened, 8.5" clip point blade, thin long fuller runs full length at back edge, tapering 1&quo...

Overall length: 13 3/4". Blade length: 8 3/4". A very folky and visually attractive belt knife, likely for a sailor. Flat blade with a 2 1...

SHEATH. Pictured on page 243 of James R Johnston's "Accouterments IV", knife measures 11.5" overall, 7" single edged blade w...

Pictured on page 144 of James R Johnston's "Accoutrements V", 13" overall, 8.5" double edged blade with medial ridge, .32&qu...

13" overall, 8.25" very thick saber ground blade with exaggerated 2" clip. Forged blade has integral bolster over .5" thick, bla...

18” overall, 13” clip point blade, “G. WOSTENHOLM & SON / WASHINGTON WORKS / NONE ARE GENUINE BUT THOSE / MARKED I*XL

POMMEL. Overall length: 17". Blade length: 9.75", spearpoint, sharpened with a 6" false edge, 1.5" wide, and .3" thick. &qu...

14" overall, massive 9.5" blade, 2" wide, .4" thick, 2.5" clip, beveled top edge, reminiscent of the earliest fighting kniv...

ROGERS PAIR OF BOWIES". From the Norm Flayderman collection, pictured and described on pages 190-191 of his monumental text “THE BOWIE KN...

NO LOT.

13.75" overall, massive 8.75" blade, 2" wide, .42" thick. Polished bone grip, brass ferrule & thick brass crossguard. This k...