RR Auction: Military and the Cold War

Incredible original 4.25 x 6.5 cabinet photo of John W. January by Bowman of Ottawa, Illinois, showing him seated with his missing feet and prosthetic

Private purchase US foot officers' sword by Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, presented to 1st Lieutenant/Quartermaster Fred R. Mundy of the 44th ...

Civil War-era Austrian .69 caliber carbine, 22.5" barrel, with a paper "Grand Army of the Republic Veteran" decal applied to the butt...

British Pattern 1853 Rifle-Musket by Enfield issued to Pvt. William P. McLaughlin of the 126th Illinois Infantry at Vicksburg. This is a "TOWER...

Marvelous Civil War Model 1860 Spencer Carbine, serial number 31182. The Spencer 52 caliber, 7-shot metallic cartridge, repeating carbine was invented

Appealing Civil War-era single-shot percussion ‘boot pistol’ in very good working condition. Both the cylinder

Civil War-era Remington New Model Army Revolver, serial #2730(?), .44 Caliber, 8" octagon barrel with a dark bore. This is a relic condition re...

Civil War-era Confederate-issue Kerr Revolver, serial #2475 as marked on the cylinder and frame, .44 caliber, five shot cylinder, marked with a &quo...

Civil War-era Smith & Wesson Model 1 single-action, tip-up .22 caliber revolver belonging to 1st Sgt. James M. Byers of Company F of the 6th Pen...

US Model 1850 foot officer's sword by Ames belonging to Lt. Frederick T. Brown of the 44th Massachusetts Infantry, measuring 36" overall wi...

Factory-engraved Winchester Model 1873 Special Order Short Rifle, serial #629042B, .44 caliber, 20-inch octagon barrel, featuring a handsome 'St...

Knife and rawhide sheath belonging to famed Indian fighter Sgt. John B. Charlton, 4th US Cavalry. The knife measures 16.75" overall, with a hea...

Highly desirable U.S. Cavalry Colt Single Action Army Revolver, serial #6590, 7.5" barrel, manufactured in 1874. The gun originates from the sa...

Circa 1870s Whitneyville Armory Model No. 1-1/2 .32 RF Revolver, serial #3553P, stamped on the sideplate, "Republica Mexicana 1914." The M...

An Indian Wars-era private purchase tailor-made bearskin coat, with toggle-fastened front, quilted interior, and polished cotton sleeve linings. The i

Irishman (1840-1876) who fought in Italy during the 1860 Papal War before volunteering for the Union side in the Civil War. After the Civil War ended,

French-born military officer (1837-1915) who fought at Chickamauga, Atlanta, and elsewhere during the Civil War. After becoming 2nd Lieutenant of Comp

American military officer of partial Native American descent (1838-1876) who was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn as a member of Custer...

Soldier of the 7th U.S. Cavalry (1847-1876) who was one of General Custer's eleven officers killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known a...

Military officer (1834-1889) who fought in the Civil War and against Native Americans in the West, but is best known for failing to come to Custer&#...

Brutal chief of the Soviet Union's NKVD secret police force and powerful deputy to Stalin (1899-1953). DS in Cyrillic, two pages, 8.75 x 7, May ...

Canadian aviator and World War I ace (1893-1944) officially credited with bringing down the Red Baron, though later investigations indicated that the

Extraordinary ALS in French, signed "G. Clemenceau," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, July 24, 1920. Addressed from Vichy,...

American World War I ace (1879-1936) regarded as the father of the US Air Force, whose zealous ambition and vocal criticism of the War and Navy depart

World War I-dated TLS, one page, 8.5 x 10.25, May 12, 1915. Letter to noted book publisher Irving Putnam, in full: "That is an excellent letter...

Incredible original 8.5 x 12.5 commemorative pamphlet issued for the historic signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, which was signed o

War-dated DS in Cyrillic, signed "L. Trotsky," one page, 7.25 x 9, February 10, 1919. Official mandate No. 507 dispatched from Moscow, whi...

World War II-dated TLS signed "H. H. Arnold," one page, 7 x 9, War Department, Commanding General, Army Air Forces letterhead, May 18, 194...

Collection of five letters concerning the Battle of Midway, including: an ALS by Rear Admiral Ralph J. Arnold, three pages, in part: "I think m...

Grouping of personal articles found in a cave position on the battle site of Maeda Escarpment (also called 'Hacksaw Ridge') on Okinawa Islan...

Baseball catcher (1902-1972) who also served briefly as a spy for the United States. Casey Stengel once described Berg as 'the strangest man eve...

ALS, one page, 7 x 8.5, personal five-star General of the Army letterhead, October 7, 1966. Handwritten letter to "Red," in full: "I ...

Air Force general (1893-1958) who commanded the famous Flying Tigers during World War II. Superb vintage glossy 10 x 8 photo of Chennault seated in hi

Signed book: The Second World War, Volume I: The Gathering Storm. First UK edition. London, England: Cassell & Co. Ltd., & The Book Society ...

TLS signed "Mark Clark," one page, 8.5 x 11, The Citadel letterhead, May 6, 1983. Letter to Robert Laird in Hertfordshire, England, touchi...

Vintage glossy 7.75 x 9.75 photo of William J. 'Wild Bill' Donovan in his military uniform, signed and inscribed in black ink, "To John...

Vintage matte-finish 7 x 9 portrait photo of James H. Doolittle posing in his three-star U.S. Air Force uniform, signed and inscribed in ink, "...

Glossy 10 x 8 photo of aircraft crew No. 15 of the Doolittle Raiders, signed in black ballpoint by crew flight engineer Edward Saylor. In very fine co

A circa 1946 Japanese 10 Yen banknote, 5.75 x 3.25, signed on the reverse in ballpoint by three of Doolittle’s Raiders: Richard E.

TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, June 25, 1955. Letter to Lewis Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, in fu

A 1939 Currency Commission of Ireland one pound ‘short snorter’ banknote, 6 x 3.25, signed vertically on the fr

From the personal collection of Lieutenant General William P. Yarborough—a first edition of On to Berlin: Battles of an Airborne C

Vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 close-up photo of Admiral William F. Halsey in his four-star uniform, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To m...

Manuscript DS in Japanese, one page, 23 x 18.5, December 14, 1939. Document by which Emperor Hirohito confers the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second

Unique Japanese soldier's uniform archive highlighted by a helmet recovered from Mount Suribachi, site of the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising in 19...

Two different satin-finish 10 x 8 photographs of the scene at Iwo Jima: one signed in black felt tip, "Charles W. Lindberg, 1st Flag Raiser, Iw...

Japanese officer's ceremonial parade sword, measuring 36" overall with a 30 1/2" slightly curved, dull singled-edged polished blade. T...

Japanese Type 14 small trigger guard pistol, serial #19938, 8mm Nambu, 4 1/2" barrel with a very good bore that has some minor freckling within...

Japanese Type 44 1st Model Cavalry Carbine, serial #32457, 6.5mm Arisaka, 19" barrel with a very good bore that has some minor freckling within...

Japanese naval officer who commanded the 11th Flotilla (1900-1986) and who was Senior Officer on board the destroyer Amagiri on the night of the colli

Typed transcript of the 11th chapter of General George Kenney’s 1951 book The MacArthur I Know, entitled "Korea," 10 pa...

Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union (1897-1973) who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, and was responsible for t

Signed book: Mission with LeMay: My Story. First edition. NY: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 581 pages. Signed on the half-ti

Historic vintage matte-finish 10 x 8 photo of Douglas MacArthur boarding the USS Cleveland in 1945, beautifully signed in fountain pen, "Dougla...

World War II-dated TLS from General Douglas MacArthur, one page, 8 x 10.5, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area letterhead, February 23, 1945.

Uncommon vintage glossy 8 x 11 photo of Gen. Douglas MacArthur giving a salute, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Douglas MacArthur....

Beautifully engraved partly-printed vellum DS, signed by Douglas MacArthur as superintendent of West Point, one page, 18 x 23.75, June 14, 1922. Unite

A circa 1944 Philippines one peso banknote (Victory Series No. 66), 6.25 x 2.75, signed on the reverse in black ink by Douglas MacArthur. The left sid

World War II-dated DS, one page, 8 x 10.25, General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area letterhead, June 10, 1943. As Commander-in-Chief of the Unite

U.S. Army general (1845-1912), who served as governor-general of the Philippines, and was the father of General Douglas MacArthur. Scarce DS, signed...

ANS signed "MacA," one page, 8 x 10.25, no date [circa 1944]. Brief handwritten note from Douglas MacArthur that was radioed to the flagsh...

Magnificent TLS, one page, 7.5 x 10.5, 90 Church Street (New York) letterhead, February 8, 1961. Letter to David R. Condon of the Chicago Tribune, in

Vintage matte-finish 11 x 14 portrait photo of General MacArthur wearing his military uniform and his trademark Philippine Army Field Marshalâ

World War II-dated ANS in pencil, signed "MacA," one page, 5 x 8, [1944]. Handwritten note from Douglas MacArthur to Vice Admiral Aubrey W...

Signed book: George C. Marshall: Ordeal and Hope, 1939-1942. Later printing. NY: Viking Press, 1967. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.5, 491 pages.

Attractive set of three limited-edition lithographs of drawings by artist Janice G. Keck depicting Medal of Honor recipients Second Lieutenant John C.

American general (1903-1955) best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders in the Burma Campaign of World War II. Scarce vintage matte-...

Two items: a vintage matte-finish 8 x 10 photo of Fleet Admiral Nimitz posing in front of a large map, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "T...

Tremendous vintage matte-finish 12.5 x 9.5 photo of Lieutenant General George S. Patton standing in the hatch of a tank in North Africa during World W

Significant DS, signed "G. S. Patton, Jr.," two pages marked "Secret" at the top and bottom, 8 x 10.5, November 19, 1944. An off...

Original glossy 8 x 10 Signal Corps photograph of General George S. Patton during a salute at Torgau, Germany, in the spring of 1945, depicting the co

Original pearl-finish 7.75 x 6.25 International News photograph of General George S. Patton driving his personal M3 Stuart Tank at the Desert Training

Original glossy 7.25 x 9 Associated Press photograph of Lieutenant General George S. Patton wearing his three-star helmet and a wool coat with binocul

Souvenir typescript of "Text of Eighth Army General Order, Assuming Command, 26 December 1950," signed "M. B. Ridgway," one page...

Sensational World War II-dated TLS from President Franklin D. Roosevelt on his recent election to a historic fourth term as the President of the Unite

World War II-dated DS as president, one page, 12 x 9.75, January 4, 1945. President Roosevelt awards the "Legion of Merit, Degree of Officer to...

Senior officer of the United States Army (1895-1961) who served as General Dwight D. Eisenhower's chief of staff at Allied Forces Headquarters d...

Rare World War II-dated official Soviet Union document in Cyrillic, two pages, 7.75 x 11.5, March 10, 1944. An untranslated decree from Joseph Stalin

Unique hand-drawn 'official order' from Stalin's daughter endorsed at the conclusion by the Russian ruler, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, 1934. ...

Original vintage matte-finish 10.25 x 8.5 photograph of President Herbert Hoover with the crew on board the USS Arizona, circa 1931, during a trip to

World War II-era Soviet Union polished metal military flask, 3.25" x 5", with the front bearing an embossed sword, star, and â€...

Rare ‘sealed’ World War II-era U.S. Navy Atlantic Escape and Evasion ‘Barter Kitâ€

World War II-era German P.08 Mauser Luger pistol, serial #2212o, 9mm, 4" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some minor freckling within t...

World War II-era German Walther P.38 pistol, serial #6661d, 9mm Para., 5" barrel with a fine, bright bore that has some mild freckling within t...

This is a pair of 7x7º8’ binoculars that have 85-90% of the original black enamel finish remaining, and some flaking t...

Interesting archive from US Army Signal Corps technician Gilbert W. Hidden, including: a Far East Air Service Command (FEASC) Award of Merit issued to

Original issue of The Evening Tribune of Hornell, New York, from June 10, 1940, eight pages, 17 x 22.75, featuring the headline: "Italy Declare...

World War II-dated ALS signed by Ensign James C. Keating, "Jim," six pages on five sheets, 8 x 10.5, September 4, 1945. Keating writes hom...

World War II-dated ALS by British officer Lt. James Bennett, signed "Jim," three pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.75 x 8, Air Mail Letter ...

Original issue of The Evening Tribune of Hornell, New York, from August 8, 1945, eight pages, 16.5 x 22.75, featuring the headline: "First Atom...

Remarkable relic from the August 6, 1945, atomic bombing of Hiroshima—a 5.75" tall ceramic sake bottle, with its exterior ex...

Remarkable church bell from the ruins of a church at Nagasaki, Japan, which remarkably survived the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945. The cast bronze

World War II-era AN/PRC-5 radio set used for clandestine communication amongst spies and for military purposes. The portable radio set is housed in a

Scarce circa 1860s lineman's pocket telegraph set, as used by spies during the Civil War. Measuring just 5″ x 2.25â€...

Mechanical analog computer built for use with the Norden bombsight, mounted on a display stand to an overall size of 8.25" x 11" x 11"...

Original Swiss NEMA Model 45 cipher machine, serial no. TD-311, developed by Zellweger AG in Uster, Switzerland, during World War II as a replacement

Transmitter unit from the SSTR-1, also known as TR-1, a modular valve-based clandestine transmitter/receiver set developed in 1942 for the US Office o

Senior United States Army officer (1912-2005) who designed the U.S. Army's parachutist badge, paratrooper or 'jump' boots, and the airbo...

Attractive Thai Nakon sterling silver cigarette case presented to Major General William P. Yarborough by Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chullasapya. The case

Three wooden plaques deriving from the personal collection of Lieutenant General William P. Yarborough, including: a hand-painted 10" x 13"...