The Ricky Henson Estate Auction

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Estate Auction Saturday May 8th, Featuring the lifetime collection of Ricky & Mona Henson. A fine collection of early Texas Cattle Raiser’s & Trail Drivers Assoc. ephemera, books, & ribbons, early Texas ranching books, saddles, Texas spurs, original paintings by Donald Yena, Erwin E. Smith photographs, early Remington & C.M. Russel books & western bronzes, Navajo rugs, beaded Comanche moccasins, a huge library of signed first edition Texas & Western books by J. Frank Dobie, Tom Lea, Will James, Andy Adams, Larry McMurtry, & many more, Bowie knives, branding irons, old signs & advertising & much more. Plus a collection of antique engraved Colts & Winchesters, Cole Agee engraved Colt SAA, Winchester 1866s, Volcanic pistol, cased revolvers & much more. 15%BP TX#15184

This will be a live in person auction, running simultaneously online.

Please make plans to join us.
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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1886 Denver Colorado Convention Badge & Invitation244 - 1886 Denver Colorado Convention Badge & Invitation
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Initiation with envelope, along with Souvenir pin, to the 1886 International Range Cattle and Horse Ggrowers Convention, Denver, Colorado.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to f********n.. for (300.00 + 45.00BP) = 345.00
 
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Cattlemens' Convention Watch Fob Collection245 - Cattlemens' Convention Watch Fob Collection
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Jubilee Week 1899 St. Joseph, MO. Cattlemens' Convention 1905 Fort Worth. Cattlemens' Convention1902 Wichita, Kansas. 4th Annual Convention,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t****e for (550.00 + 82.50BP) = 632.50
 
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Cherokee Strip Cow Punchers Association Badges246 - Cherokee Strip Cow Punchers Association Badges
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Watch fob and membership card. The Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association, organized in 1920, was open to those who had worked as cowboys on the ranch
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to t****e for (300.00 + 45.00BP) = 345.00
 
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S&W Model 3 .44 Revolver247 - S&W Model 3 .44 Revolver
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Ivory grips, 4.5" cut barrel & ivory grips. SN 4255
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Engraved British Bulldog .44 Webley Revolver248 - Engraved British Bulldog .44 Webley Revolver
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Nickel plate, 2.5" barrel, ivory grips. No visible SN
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Forehand & Wadsworth British Bull Dog .32 Revolver249 - Forehand & Wadsworth British Bull Dog .32 Revolver
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Nickel plated, 2 3/8" barrel, checkered grips. SN 44757
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to d********k.. for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Colt Cartridge Conversion Revolver250 - Colt Cartridge Conversion Revolver
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5 3/8" barrel, walnut grips (left side carved). SN 12318
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Colt Lightning DA .38 Revolver251 - Colt Lightning DA .38 Revolver
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4.5" barrel, checkered Rampant Colt grips. SN 151193
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Kolb Baby Hammerless Model 1910 .22252 - Kolb Baby Hammerless Model 1910 .22
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Nickel plated, pearl grips.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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1849 US Marked Ames Cabotville Knife w/ Sheath253 - 1849 US Marked Ames Cabotville Knife w/ Sheath
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"AMES. MFG. CO. CABOTVILLE 1849" stamped on left side of 11.5" blade, "US" stamped over "WF" on right side. Brass...
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to m****r for (800.00 + 120.00BP) = 920.00
 
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US Edward Barnes & Sons Bowie Knife254 - US Edward Barnes & Sons Bowie Knife
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"Edward Barnes & Sons" stamped over "U*S" on left side of 7.5" blade, right side of blade numbered with red "53&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to s*****h for (500.00 + 75.00BP) = 575.00
 
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Collins & Co 1862 US Hospital Corps Knife255 - Collins & Co 1862 US Hospital Corps Knife
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Leather wrapped handle, brass guard."Collins & Co. Hartford" marked on 11" blade, 16" overall length.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Beal & Sons Antler Handle Bowie Knife & Sheath256 - Beal & Sons Antler Handle Bowie Knife & Sheath
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10" blade, brass guard, antler handle. 15.5" overall length. Leather sheath, with hand forged studs surrounding.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to s*****h for (650.00 + 97.50BP) = 747.50
 
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*JH* Marked Bone Handle Bowie Knife w/ Sheath257 - *JH* Marked Bone Handle Bowie Knife w/ Sheath
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8.25" blade marked with "*JH*". Brass guard, 12.5" overall length
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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Stag Handle Fighting Knife w/ Leather Sheath 1860258 - Stag Handle Fighting Knife w/ Leather Sheath 1860
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8" blade, brass guard with stag handle. 13" overall length. Leather sheath marked "AGR 1860".
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Ivory Handle Knife with Beaded Hide Sheath259 - Ivory Handle Knife with Beaded Hide Sheath
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5.5" blade, 9.75" overall. Beaded hide sheath trimmed in trade cloth and thread sewn.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Colt 1851 Navy Revolver Relic260 - Colt 1851 Navy Revolver Relic
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7.5" barrel, SN 91331 relic condition, has spent time in the ground.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid First Edition261 - The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid First Edition
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"The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid, The Noted Desperado" by Pat F. Garett, Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico. Edited by Maurice G. F...
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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"Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" Theodore Roosevelt262 - "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" Theodore Roosevelt
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1891 Edition, G. P. Putnam & Son's Publishing
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r**********x for (500.00 + 75.00BP) = 575.00
 
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"Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail" Teddy Roosevelt263 - "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail" Teddy Roosevelt
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Illustrated by Frederic Remington, 1896 edition, published by The Century Co., New York.
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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