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Prospecting the West

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Welcome to our Prospecting the West Sale. This Two Day Sale is filled with over 2500 lots for you to choose from.

Day 1: The Allard Collection, and other Select Consignors and Estates
Jewelry (Gold, Navajo, Turquoise, Mexican)
Musical Instruments (Yamaha, Gibson, High Spirits)
Watches (Rolex, Cartier, Movado)
Bronzes and Paintings (Olaf Seltzer, Ace Powell, Gerard Curtis Delano, Josh Elliott, Cyrus Walker)
Indian Art (Artifacts, Beadwork, Baskets, Dolls, Rugs, Dresses, Pots, Trade Beads)
Eskimo Inuit Art (Baskets, Scrimshaw, Paintings and Drawings)

Day 2: The Paul Mogensen Collection
Rocks, Fossils, Minerals, Mining Artifacts, Hand Colored Mining Maps, Leica and Hasselblad Cameras, Mormon History Books, Mining and Western History Books, and an Extensive Firearm Collection.

Also featured is a complete collection of unpublished glass photo negatives documenting the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush by Wilhelm Hester. This collection is sold in its entirety with copyright privilege's going to the next owner.
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Large Group of Mining History Books A81401 - Large Group of Mining History Books A8
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A91402 - Large Group of Mining History Books A9
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A101403 - Large Group of Mining History Books A10
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (95.00) = 95.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A111404 - Large Group of Mining History Books A11
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A121405 - Large Group of Mining History Books A12
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A131406 - Large Group of Mining History Books A13
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A141407 - Large Group of Mining History Books A14
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A151408 - Large Group of Mining History Books A15
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00) = 55.00
 
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Large Group of Mining History Books A161409 - Large Group of Mining History Books A16
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Very nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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Meade 10" Starfinder Reflecting Telescope1410 - Meade 10" Starfinder Reflecting Telescope
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Very nice telescope with motorized base and accessories.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Large Montana Taxidermy Mule Deer Mount1411 - Large Montana Taxidermy Mule Deer Mount
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Very nice large mount. 43" long from bottom of board to tip of horn.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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India Nilgai Taxidermy Shoulder Mount1412 - India Nilgai Taxidermy Shoulder Mount
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Mount is 36 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Large Alaskan Taxidermy Caribou1413 - Large Alaskan Taxidermy Caribou
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Mount is 58" tall.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Vintage Student Xylophone Set in Box1414 - Vintage Student Xylophone Set in Box
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Very nice set in original box. Missing one tone plate as shown. Box is 17" by 22".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Vintage Student Xylophone Set in Box1415 - Vintage Student Xylophone Set in Box
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Very nice set in original box. Missing one tone plate as shown. Box is 17" by 22".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Large Group of Gun Parts Winchester Mauser1416 - Large Group of Gun Parts Winchester Mauser
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Very nice grouping of parts.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (80.00) = 80.00
 
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Large Group of Gun Parts1417 - Large Group of Gun Parts
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Nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (45.00) = 45.00
 
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Large Group of Scope Bases and Rings1418 - Large Group of Scope Bases and Rings
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Nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Pig Skin Satin Lined Leather Pants.1419 - Pig Skin Satin Lined Leather Pants.
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15" waist. 46" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (40.00) = 40.00
 
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Large Group of Rifle Set Screws1420 - Large Group of Rifle Set Screws
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Very nice grouping of screws and a hand full of sight risers.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (30.00) = 30.00
 
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Group of Reloading Books Speer Hornady1421 - Group of Reloading Books Speer Hornady
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Nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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119 Rounds of .45 ACP Ammo1422 - 119 Rounds of .45 ACP Ammo
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119 count.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Group of .40 .45 GAP Ammo and RCBS Reloading Dies1423 - Group of .40 .45 GAP Ammo and RCBS Reloading Dies
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Very nice grouping. 8 Sets of Dies and 2 boxes of ammo.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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S Newhouse ATC 48 Otter Trap with Teeth1424 - S Newhouse ATC 48 Otter Trap with Teeth
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Very nice trap. Kinkless government chain.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Pair of Victor Animal Traps1425 - Pair of Victor Animal Traps
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Nice grouping.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (20.00) = 20.00
 
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S Newhouse ATC 48 Otter Trap with Teeth1426 - S Newhouse ATC 48 Otter Trap with Teeth
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Very nice trap. Kinkless government chain.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Group of Wood Mauser Training Bullets1427 - Group of Wood Mauser Training Bullets
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Nice grouping. Wood tipped.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 25.00 - 50.00
Sold for (25.00) = 25.00
 
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Vietnam War Yellow M18 Smoke Grenade1428 - Vietnam War Yellow M18 Smoke Grenade
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Deadstock.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00) = 65.00
 
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WW2 M42 German Army Heer Helmet1429 - WW2 M42 German Army Heer Helmet
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Has been repainted as shown.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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WW2 German Banner Flag1430 - WW2 German Banner Flag
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27 1/4" by 47". Battle captured and brought back following WW2.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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H&R Harrington Richardson 1871 Pardner Shotgun1431 - H&R Harrington Richardson 1871 Pardner Shotgun
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12ga. Nice condition. Requires FFL Transfer. 18" barrel.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Deluxe Belgian Browning A5 12ga Shotgun1432 - Deluxe Belgian Browning A5 12ga Shotgun
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2 3/4 size. Belgian Made with Engraving. 29 1/2" barrel. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Winchester Model 1897 12ga Shotgun1433 - Winchester Model 1897 12ga Shotgun
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12ga Full choke. Requires FFL Transfer. 29" barrel.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Connecticut Valley Arms CVA .54 Black Powder Rifle1434 - Connecticut Valley Arms CVA .54 Black Powder Rifle
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Very nice rifle. .54 caliber. Does not require FFL Transfer. 32" barrel. Black powder guns cannot be shipped to addresses in Hawaii, Illinois, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00) = 230.00
 
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Antique Montana Indian Flint Lock Rifle1435 - Antique Montana Indian Flint Lock Rifle
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Very nice old rifle. Has been tacked up and turned into a shotgun as shown. Does not require FFL Transfer. 37" long barrel.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Model 1886 Winchester Rifle 45-701436 - Model 1886 Winchester Rifle 45-70
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Has been rechambered to 45-70. 26" barrel. Serial number dates it to 1888. Does not require an FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Winchester 1886 40-65 Factory Set Trigger Rifle1437 - Winchester 1886 40-65 Factory Set Trigger Rifle
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Superb gun, retains most of the original bluing and case coloring as shown. Has a factory set trigger. Appears to have been shipped with a tang site t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold for (4,750.00 + 1,187.50BP) = 5,937.50
 
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Savage Model 1899 99 22 HP Takedown Rifle1438 - Savage Model 1899 99 22 HP Takedown Rifle
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Superb rifle in stunning factory original condition. Bluing is stunning. Serial number dates it to 1918-1919. Truly a rare example in this condition.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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1898 Springfield Krag 30/40 30-40 Carbine Rifle1439 - 1898 Springfield Krag 30/40 30-40 Carbine Rifle
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24" barrel. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Remington Mohawk 10C .22 LR Rifle1440 - Remington Mohawk 10C .22 LR Rifle
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Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (230.00) = 230.00
 
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Springfield Model 1903 30-06 Rifle1441 - Springfield Model 1903 30-06 Rifle
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Sporterized. Requires FFL Transfer
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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High Standard Sport King .22 LR Pistol1442 - High Standard Sport King .22 LR Pistol
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7" barrel. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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First Generation Colt Single Action Army Pistol1443 - First Generation Colt Single Action Army Pistol
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.45 Caliber. Nickeled frame. Barrel is a replacement. Numbers Matching. Made in 1883. 5 1/2" barrel. Antique, Does not require FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Colt Model 1849 Pocket Pistol .311444 - Colt Model 1849 Pocket Pistol .31
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Stagecoach scene on cylinder. Has been reblued. Does not require an FFL Transfer. Made in 1858. 6" barrel.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Colt Model 1849 Pocket Pistol .311445 - Colt Model 1849 Pocket Pistol .31
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Stagecoach scene on cylinder. Has been reblued. Does not require an FFL Transfer. Made in 1856. 6" barrel.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Remington Model 95 Two Barrel Derringer .411446 - Remington Model 95 Two Barrel Derringer .41
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.41 cal. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Original WW2 P38 German Pistol cyq1447 - Original WW2 P38 German Pistol cyq
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Very nice example in original holster. Holster has an extra magazine. Very fine example. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Smith and Wesson Pre Model 29 .44 Mag Pistol1448 - Smith and Wesson Pre Model 29 .44 Mag Pistol
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Very nice pistol in Blue Presentation box. 6 1/2" barrel. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Weaver K4 60-B Rifle Scope1449 - Weaver K4 60-B Rifle Scope
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Very nice scope. Standard reticle.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (35.00) = 35.00
 
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Remington Model 521-T Target Rifle .22 LR1450 - Remington Model 521-T Target Rifle .22 LR
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28" barrel. No magazine. Requires FFL Transfer.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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