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The Ricky Henson Estate Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location134 Deborah Drive, New Braunfels, Texas, 78130, United States In Person PreviewPublic Preview Friday, May 7th, 12 Noon to 6PM and Saturday, May 8th 8AM to 10AM Auction Start.

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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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Mexican Chihuahua Spurs Large Rowels358 - Mexican Chihuahua Spurs Large Rowels
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2" heelband, 4.5" diameter 8-point rowels, period floral tooled leather straps.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Antique Mexican Chihuahua Spurs359 - Antique Mexican Chihuahua Spurs
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1.5" heelband, 6-point 4" rowels. Period basket-weave tooled straps.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to R**********1 for (300.00 + 45.00BP) = 345.00
 
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Antique Mexican Chihuahua Spurs360 - Antique Mexican Chihuahua Spurs
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with straps
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to L******D for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Dallas/ Ft Worth Texas Stock Show Badges & Ribbons361 - Dallas/ Ft Worth Texas Stock Show Badges & Ribbons
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Stamped envelopes, watch fobs, and pins from Dallas/ Ft Worth Stock Shows.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b********p for (800.00 + 120.00BP) = 920.00
 
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San Antonio Texas Cattle Badges & Buttons362 - San Antonio Texas Cattle Badges & Buttons
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Southern Hotel, San Antonio advertisement card, along with coin "Good For One Drink" at the Southern Hotel Bar. Pins, medallions, souvenir...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t****e for (500.00 + 75.00BP) = 575.00
 
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Cattle & Livestock Convention Pins & Buttons363 - Cattle & Livestock Convention Pins & Buttons
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Cattle & Livestock Convention Pins & Buttons
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t****e for (200.00 + 30.00BP) = 230.00
 
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Wyoming Oregon Stock Growers Ass'n Badges Ribbons364 - Wyoming Oregon Stock Growers Ass'n Badges Ribbons
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Wyoming Centennial stamped envelope, Stockgrowers' Brand Inspector badge, pins, medallions, along with 2 Oregon convention pins.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Stock Show Watch Fob / Pin Collection365 - Stock Show Watch Fob / Pin Collection
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Stock Show Watch Fob / Pin Collection
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to t****e for (400.00 + 60.00BP) = 460.00
 
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Texas Cowboy Reunion Pins & Envelopes366 - Texas Cowboy Reunion Pins & Envelopes
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Texas Centennial stamped envelopes, 1932 & 1933 Stamford Texas Cowboy Reunion pins.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to B********n for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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"They Saddled The West" by Rice / Vernam367 - "They Saddled The West" by Rice / Vernam
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1975 First Edition. Lee M. Rice, Glenn R. Vernam. Published by Cornell Maritime Press, Maryland. Fine Condition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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"The Day the Cowboys Quit" by Elmer Kelton368 - "The Day the Cowboys Quit" by Elmer Kelton
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Signed 1971 first edition. Published by Doubleday & Company Inc, New York.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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"The Time It Never Rained" by Elmer Kelton, Signed369 - "The Time It Never Rained" by Elmer Kelton, Signed
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Signed First Edition
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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"Banister Was There" by Leona Bruce370 - "Banister Was There" by Leona Bruce
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Signed 1968 First Edition. Fine condition. Published by Branch- SMith, Fort Worth, Texas.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Dave Hodges "Bison Stampede" Bronze Sculpture371 - Dave Hodges "Bison Stampede" Bronze Sculpture
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"Bison Stampede" 36/50, 1990.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to R*****4 for (900.00 + 135.00BP) = 1,035.00
 
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Frederic Remington "Coming Through The Rye" Bronze372 - Frederic Remington "Coming Through The Rye" Bronze
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"Coming Through The Rye" 1984 cast, Collector's West
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Frederic Remington "Outlaw" Bronze Sculpture373 - Frederic Remington "Outlaw" Bronze Sculpture
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marked copyright A.S.B.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to W*******y for (700.00 + 105.00BP) = 805.00
 
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2 Copies of "A Texas Cowboy" Charles A. Siringo374 - 2 Copies of "A Texas Cowboy" Charles A. Siringo
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one is signed by Dobie
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********e.. for (75.00 + 11.25BP) = 86.25
 
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"Forty Years on the Frontier" by Granville Stuart375 - "Forty Years on the Frontier" by Granville Stuart
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1925 edition 2nd volume. Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Cleveland.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (50.00) = 50.00
 
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"Blackfeet Indian Stories" by George Bird Grinnell376 - "Blackfeet Indian Stories" by George Bird Grinnell
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1915 First Edition, very good condition. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to f***l for (90.00 + 13.50BP) = 103.50
 
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Signed "The XIT Ranch of Texas" by J. Evetts Haley377 - Signed "The XIT Ranch of Texas" by J. Evetts Haley
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1953 Edition, 1st University of Oklahoma Press of "The XIT Ranch of Texas and the early days of the LLano Estacado"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to A***d for (125.00 + 18.75BP) = 143.75
 
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"Cowboys North and South" by Will James378 - "Cowboys North and South" by Will James
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Signed 1926 edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********1 for (125.00 + 18.75BP) = 143.75
 
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"Scorpion, A Good Bad Horse" by Will James379 - "Scorpion, A Good Bad Horse" by Will James
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1936 First Edition, "A" on copyright page. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********1 for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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"In The Saddle With Uncle Bill" by Will James380 - "In The Saddle With Uncle Bill" by Will James
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1935 First Edition. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 350.00
Sold to C*********1 for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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"Uncle Bill" by Will James, Signed 1st Edition381 - "Uncle Bill" by Will James, Signed 1st Edition
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1932 signed first edition. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********1 for (150.00 + 22.50BP) = 172.50
 
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"Lone Cowboy, My Life Story" by Will James382 - "Lone Cowboy, My Life Story" by Will James
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1930 First Edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********1 for (150.00 + 22.50BP) = 172.50
 
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"A Book of Cowboy Stories" by Will James383 - "A Book of Cowboy Stories" by Will James
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Mint condition 1951 first edition. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 350.00
Sold to C*********1 for (125.00 + 18.75BP) = 143.75
 
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"Uncle Bill" by Will James384 - "Uncle Bill" by Will James
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1932 First edition, published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 325.00
Sold to C*********1 for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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"Cowboys North and South" by Will James385 - "Cowboys North and South" by Will James
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1924 First Edition. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to C*********1 for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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Collection Of 8 Books By Will James386 - Collection Of 8 Books By Will James
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Collection Of 8 Books By Will James
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*********1 for (200.00 + 30.00BP) = 230.00
 
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3 Books By Will James387 - 3 Books By Will James
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3 Books By Will James
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Collection Of 5 Books By Will James388 - Collection Of 5 Books By Will James
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Collection Of 5 Books By Will James
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Collection Of 9 Books By Will James389 - Collection Of 9 Books By Will James
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Collection Of 9 Books By Will James
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to C*********1 for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Theodore Roosevelt Book Collection391 - Theodore Roosevelt Book Collection
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Theodore Roosevelt Book Collection
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to m***n for (250.00 + 37.50BP) = 287.50
 
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Collection Of 13 Books By Ramon F. Adams392 - Collection Of 13 Books By Ramon F. Adams
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Collection Of 13 Books By Ramon F. Adams
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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3 Badger Clarke & L.A. Huffman Books393 - 3 Badger Clarke & L.A. Huffman Books
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2 Grass Grown Trails, Sun & Saddle Leather,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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J. Frank Dobie Book Collection394 - J. Frank Dobie Book Collection
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7 books
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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"Mustangs and Cow Horses" Dobie/Boatright/Ransom395 - "Mustangs and Cow Horses" Dobie/Boatright/Ransom
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J. Frank Dobie, Mody C. Boatright, Harry H. Ransom. 1940 First Edition. Published by Texas Folk-Lore Society, Austin.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 350.00
Sold to R*****4 for (150.00 + 22.50BP) = 172.50
 
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Charles M. Russell Book Collection396 - Charles M. Russell Book Collection
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Charles M. Russell Book Collection
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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L.A. Huffman Photo Prints & Books397 - L.A. Huffman Photo Prints & Books
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" Waiting For The Irons To Heat" 1904. 12.5" x 15.5" framed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to s*****h for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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"The Texas Rangers" by John L. Davis398 - "The Texas Rangers" by John L. Davis
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Signed by multiple Texas Rangers, along with a birthday card from "F" Company Texas Rangers. Published by the University of Texas Institut...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*****4 for (375.00 + 56.25BP) = 431.25
 
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"A Pictorial History of the Texas Rangers"399 - "A Pictorial History of the Texas Rangers"
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1969 First Edition, Published by the Y-O Press, Mountan Home , Texas.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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"Taming the Nueces Strip" by George Durham400 - "Taming the Nueces Strip" by George Durham
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Signed by Clyde Wantland, 1962 First Edition. University of Texas Press, Austin.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to R*****4 for (300.00 + 45.00BP) = 345.00
 
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George Wostenholm IXL Stag Handle Fighting Knife401 - George Wostenholm IXL Stag Handle Fighting Knife
Burley Auction Group
8" blade, stage handle, with leather sheath. 12.5" overall length
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t****e for (900.00 + 135.00BP) = 1,035.00
 
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G. Wostenholm & Son IXL Hunter Knife & Sheath402 - G. Wostenholm & Son IXL Hunter Knife & Sheath
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G. Wostenholm & Son I*XL Washington Works/Sheffield knife with 5.75" blade, antler coffin handle. 9.75" overall length.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00
Sold to p********k for (300.00 + 45.00BP) = 345.00
 
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George Wostenholm I*XL Hawk Bill Knife403 - George Wostenholm I*XL Hawk Bill Knife
Burley Auction Group
Stag handle with 3" blade, 8" overall length
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*******y for (100.00 + 15.00BP) = 115.00
 
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G. Wostenholm & Son IXL Washington Works Knife404 - G. Wostenholm & Son IXL Washington Works Knife
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"The Hunters Companion" , with original I*XL marked leather sheath. 7.5" blade, 12.5" overall
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Marbles Antler handle Bowie Knife406 - Marbles Antler handle Bowie Knife
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Large 10" blade, brass guard. Composite leather and antler handle. 16.25" overall length
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (375.00) = 375.00
 
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Large Clip Point Bowie Knife407 - Large Clip Point Bowie Knife
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10.25" blade, brass guard, antler handle. 15" overall length
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to g****9 for (200.00 + 30.00BP) = 230.00
 
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G.C. Co. Buffalo Hunter Knife & Sheath408 - G.C. Co. Buffalo Hunter Knife & Sheath
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10" blade stamped "G.C.Co. Italy" along with "Buffalo Hunter", and "349" on the other side. Horn handle. 15"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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J. Russell & Co. Green River Works Bowie Knife410 - J. Russell & Co. Green River Works Bowie Knife
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Large 12" blade, 18" overall. Walnut bird's-head handle.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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