TEXAS INDEPENDENCE AUCTION

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Join us Saturday March 1st for our annual Texas Independence Auction featuring a fine collection of early Republic of Texas documents & Alamo relics, & Texas Ranger guns. Plus Texas beer signs, & a herd of Longhorn cattle from the Dave Roberts estate. Burley Auction is proud to present "The Most Texas Auction on Earth". Our annual Texas Independence auction is full of museum quality Texas history items. Relics & guns from some of the greatest Texas Rangers in history. Featuring an 1845 hand drawn survey map of San Antonio by Texas Ranger John Coffee Hays for The Republic of Texas. Texas Ranger Lone Wolf Gonzaullus guns & badge. Two copies of the 1829 Guerrero decree abolishing slavery in Mexico. A sword that belonged to the Alamo Indian interpreter, early Spanish Colonial firearms & swords, early Republic of Texas documents, a fully restored chuckwagon from the 6666 Ranch that was on the display at the Former Texas Ranger Foundation in Fredericksburg Texas, Original Texas art, Texas pottery & saloon jugs. And The Dave Roberts estate, featuring great collection of Texas beer signs & advertising, cigar advertising, a fine herd of Texas Longhorn cattle, Kubota tractor, & trailers. TX#15184 25%BP. BurleyAuction.com.
All items sold as is where is. See photos for condition, email info@burleyauction.com or call 830-629-9280 (Prior to sale day) if you have specific condition questions.

Winning bidders will receive an invoice on or before end-of-day Tuesday following the auction.
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Steve Voorhis Drop Point Fighting Knife139 - Steve Voorhis Drop Point Fighting Knife
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Approx. 7-3/8” drop point blade, almost Bowie-type. Nice tabilized/dyed bone handle. Steve Voorhis is known for his mirror-like steel polish.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
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Case XX TSCRA Special Ranger Custom Folding Knife140 - Case XX TSCRA Special Ranger Custom Folding Knife
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Texas & Southwestern Cattleraiser Association Special Ranger folding knife made by Case XX. Engraved bolsters, 3.25" etched blade, yellow-b...
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Butch Thompson's Texas Ranger Cinco Peso Badge141 - Butch Thompson's Texas Ranger Cinco Peso Badge
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From the Collection of Butch Thompson, longtime manager of the King Ranch Wildlife Program. Not only a ranch hand, but also Special Ranger that lived
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
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King Ranch Saddle Shop Vintage 1960's Saddle142 - King Ranch Saddle Shop Vintage 1960's Saddle
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Circa 1964. From the Collection of Butch Thompson, longtime manager of the King Ranch Wildlife Program.
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Vintage King Ranch Cowboy Worked Chaps142A - Vintage King Ranch Cowboy Worked Chaps
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Cowboy worked chaps used on the King Ranch (non-Running W), from the Collection of Butch Thompson, longtime manager of the King Ranch Wildlife Program
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King Ranch Screw Worm Horse Medicine Canteen143 - King Ranch Screw Worm Horse Medicine Canteen
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Used by Butch Thompson when he worked on the King Ranch from 1970-2000's.
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King Ranch 2011 Limited Edition Fixed Blade Knife144 - King Ranch 2011 Limited Edition Fixed Blade Knife
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King Ranch fixed blade skinning knife, 2011 Limited Edition, antler handle with “Running W brand emblem embedded in handle, 3-7/8” b
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King Ranch Antler Handle Hunting Knife145 - King Ranch Antler Handle Hunting Knife
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King Ranch fixed blade knife, antler handle, made by Silver Stag, Overall length 9", with 3-5/8” blade. Includes custom leather sheath.
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King Ranch Rodeo 1995 Calf Scramble Belt Buckle146 - King Ranch Rodeo 1995 Calf Scramble Belt Buckle
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7th Annual King Ranch, Children's Calf Scramble. Manufactured by Gist, hand-engraved, 1/10 10k gold, sterling silver overlay.
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King Ranch Framed Blanket Piece147 - King Ranch Framed Blanket Piece
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Blanket piece measures 6 3/4" 4 3/4". Frame measures 10 1/2" x 8 1/2". From the collection of Chet Downs
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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Texas Department of Public Safety Badge148 - Texas Department of Public Safety Badge
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non current badge
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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WW2 Colt US M1911 .45 ACP Pistol NOS Condition149 - WW2 Colt US M1911 .45 ACP Pistol NOS Condition
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SN 1108826, Colt M1911A1, marked United States Property and U.S. Army, manufactured in 1943. As new in original Colt shipping box. Inspection marked G
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,500.00
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Winchester Dealer Reverse Glass Sign 1936150 - Winchester Dealer Reverse Glass Sign 1936
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Original reverse glass 1936 Winchester dealer sign in original frame. Winchester began making cutlery in 1919 and ceased production around 1942. Measu
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
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Black Bass Plug Tobacco Sign151 - Black Bass Plug Tobacco Sign
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Framed 24" x 48".
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
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Wells Fargo Express Wood Transit Chest152 - Wells Fargo Express Wood Transit Chest
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Measures 23" x 23" x 38"
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
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La Grange Texas City Marshal Badge153 - La Grange Texas City Marshal Badge
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Will Loessin's Jeweler made badge from an 1875 American silver fifty cent coin with "Will Loessin" inscribed on the back of the badge....
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Don Gay 1976 PRCA Bull Riding Champion Saddle153A - Don Gay 1976 PRCA Bull Riding Champion Saddle
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Ryon Saddlery, Fort Worth, Texas. Awarded by Frontier Airlines. Presented to Don Gay at the 1976 National Finals Rodeo for being the PRCA World Champi
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 12,000.00
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Bianchi Marked Mexican Coin Bottle-Opener Spurs154 - Bianchi Marked Mexican Coin Bottle-Opener Spurs
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Marked on inside "G Bianchi 269". Shanks Bros marked leather straps with Mexican coin buttons, at straps and at rowels.
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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J.R. McChesney Silver Mounted Bottle-Opener Spurs155 - J.R. McChesney Silver Mounted Bottle-Opener Spurs
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No.7 Pattern Bottle-opener shank spurs. Silver floral overlay
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
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Crockett Marked Booger Red Pattern Spurs156 - Crockett Marked Booger Red Pattern Spurs
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All original, with period floral carved leather straps.
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
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