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M-1855 / 61 BAYONET WITH BUFF LEATHER SCABARD FROG - As choice as they come for scabbards. The buff leather is as mint as it gets and the scabbard is darn near as good but has some scuffing that could be addressed. The bayonet is US marked and in good condition but has probably been married to the scabbard as the condition doesn't do justice to the scabbard. This actually came with the buff leather belt seen in the Leather Catagory.
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CRUDE MADE BOWIE - PROBABLY CS - Approx. 12 1/4" overall length with a 7 1/2" diamond shaped blade. Noticable flaws in blade. Handle appears to be made of Ash (same as used on Confederate Pikes) and has a large crack in the wood on both sides. Scabbard is made of two slabs of wood (Pine??) held together with tin banding. No visible markings.
SOLD
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W-144
RARE CS MOLD FOR HANOVERIAN / SAXON BULLET - .69 Cal. mold. The dug examples are rarely seen for this odd very pointed bullet. Good condition.
SOLD
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W-141
C-1850'S SINGLE SHOT PERCUSSION PISTOL BY MACE IN READING, ENGLAND -
$ 625.
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FULL PACK OF 10 ENFIELD CARTRIDGES - Very nice full pack of Enfield cartridges. Paper wrap correctly marked and dated 1860. Inside are 10 complete Enfield cartridges in very good condition and still retains the paper that separates the cartridges. One cartridge is leaking black powder granuals but not much. Cartridges alone are worth the price.
$ 1595.
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W-138
M-1855 MAINSPRING VISE - Mainspring vise for the Model 1855 Springfield rifle. Stamped US and retaining approx. 80% original blue. Might be hard to find one better.
SOLD
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M-1832 US HEAVY ARTILLERY SWORD - Sword without scabbard, marked Ames / Cabotville, US and inspectors initials S.K. and J.W.R.. Date is tough to read but appears to be 1847. There is an 1812 stamped into the crossguard - seems awful large to be a rack number . . but? Blade has issues between scaley rust and nicked up edges but is a good representative CW or Mexican War piece.
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IMPORT EAGLE PISTOL POWDER FLASK - (R-777 in Riling's Powder Flask Book). Rarely seen these eagle flasks were produced in Birmingham and made of light weight white metal (zinc ?) to keep costs down for competitive sales in the US. Due to the cheap construction few have survived in good condition and as Riling put it back in the 1950's "in fine condition have now become good collector property".  This flask shows some wear on high relief areas such as the eagle's shield. There are no breaks in the seam and the charger lever functions.
$ 360.
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M-1841 MISSISSIPPI RIFLE - TRYON, PHILADELPHIA - M-1841 - dated 1847 Tryon manufactured rifle. These received their nickname due to Mississippi soldiers under Jeff Davis having them in the Mexican War. Lockplare is marked with 'Tryon / Philada / 1847', buttplate has small 'US' and barrel has inspectors 'JH' (all correct for the Tryon contract). The US seems to be worn off. Two nice cartouche on left side of stock. Bore has been bored to a .58 cal - no doubt for Civil War use and the rifling is virtually worn right out. Ramrod appears to be solid brass and looks to have been with the gun forever. Slight discolor in wood near buttplate, one lg chip and a small hairline crack at rear of lockplate. Very good looking and well used - but not abused weapon. Only 5000 Tryons made.
SOLD
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CONFEDERATE COOK & BROTHER NAVAL CUTLASS - Good honest marked Confederate naval cutlass. Marked with the Cook & Brother stamp on the inside of the guard, crude cast guard & grip without the dowels through the grip & blade tang (unlike the US M-1841 cutlass which had these, the CS version only had the peened tang at the pommel). The quillion has been broken and repaired as can be seen in photos. Rear of guard is marked with the number '12'. Blade shows age and some light pitting.
$ 7250.
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UNMARKED M-1860 CAVALRY SWORD - Completely unmarked (but has that Ames style scabbard) attic condition sword. Grip retains approx. 50% of the leather (though it's really tough to see where the leather stops and the wood begins. Retains only 2 loops of fine tightly twisted brass wire. All brass golden to chocolate brown. Scabbard is all dark brown/black of what I would call a crusty finish with leather between the rings for hanging. The blade is a medium gray color with only several nicks.
SOLD
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M-1840 HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD (WRISTBREAKER) - Probably a Sheble & Fisher as the only markings an the ricasso that are visible are a 'BLE' in an arched pattern. There is a rack number '93' on both the pommel and the main branch of the guard at the pommel. I would say leather is 99% intact but retains only 3 loops of twisted wire wrap. Blade is mainly bright with some fine surface rust and staining. Blade has been sharpened. Hilt goes from a reddish to a mellow brass color. Scabbard has light surface rust with staining.
$ 550.
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BURNSIDE CARBINE - 3RD IOWA CAVALRY - 4th Model Burnside SN 35837 which falls directly in the range of those issued to the 3rd Iowa Cavalry - Co. G. All original and solid, cartouche on left side of stock, correct markings and no cracks in stock. All metal is dark gray to dark brown. Initials are carved into stock (HF) and as it turns out there is only one soldier in Co. G - 3rd Iowa Cav with those initials - Henry Fletcher who served from 1861-65. Strong case for it being his.
SOLD
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M-1906 US CAVALRY SWORD - When these are dark and aged many mistake these for the M-1860 Civil War Model. They are extremely similar with one main difference - a steel guard as opposed to the brass Civil War Model. Made by Ames - it has the A.S. Co. , the year 1906, U.S. and the inspector's initials on the ricasso. Overall very good condition - all metal has been cleaned ages ago and leather and wire on grip are very nice.
SALE PENDING
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M-1840 MUSICIAN'S SWORD - Emerson & Silver - Dated 1864 - No Scabbard. Nice and clean example, blade bright with just a very few light surface spots. Stamping is good but some of maker's name is not visible due to way it was stamped. Inspector's marks on branch of grip. I also have a duplicate of this sword that will be listed later.
$ 335.
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LARGE FLARED POINT BOWIE KNIFE - Great looking piece!!   15 5/8" overall length with a 10 1/2" & approx. 7/32" thick blade. Iron crossguard and horn grip with deep aging.. Blade is dark gray with fine pitting action entire length. Grip has a bow to it making it a perfect fit for a right-handed person. Would have given a soldier one heck of a ferocious look. Blade appears to have been sharpened but a very long time ago.
$ 1175.
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