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