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C612. CONFEDERATE D-GUARD: This Confederate D-Guard is
a “Picture Perfect” example of a Southern Blacksmith made knife comparable to a
Type-V Georgia Arsenal D-guard, but with a quillion found on known Alabama
knives. Look at pages 105 & 152-153 Confederate Bowie Knives by Jack
Melton, Josh Phillips & Johnm Sexton.
Overall length is 21 3/4 inches with a nice median ridge 17 x 1-7/8 blade. It has a one-piece black walnut grip with a flat iron guard with a curled quillion. The wood is solid with a few worm holes and due to shrinkage, there is a little movement in both the grip and guard. Shipping & Insurance included. $2995.00
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F314. LONDON ARMOURY COMPANY MILITARY CONTRACT P-1853 ENFIELD RIFLE: The London Armoury Company was established in 1856 with the sole intention to produce military pattern arms for the British War Department, as well as the export market. The high quality, interchangeable part guns from L.A.C. were very desirable acquisitions for both the US and CS during the American Civil War, and both sides attempted to arrange to buy as many of these first-class muskets as possible. London Armoury P-1853 Enfield rifles of any type are very difficult to find, and those with any Civil War provenance or markings are particularly hard to located and extremely desirable. Military contract London Armoury P-1853s are relatively rare as well, due to the limited production of the gun when compared to the total numbers of Enfield rifles acquired by the British military during the 1860s. Early contract dated guns, made in 1861, are particularly hard to find in decent condition as the London Armoury guns were designated as a “First Class’ arms by the regular army and often saw hard use.
This London Armoury P-1853 Enfield Rifle Musket is a scarce example of an early produced military gun dated 1861. It is clearly marked in two lines on the lock 1861 / L.A. Co. with the usual (British Crown) / VR to the rear of the hammer, and the British Crown Arrow mark. The lock is plain, without engraved boarder lines and has a plain hammer without feathers. The breech of the gun is marked with a pair of L.A.C. as well as the usual British military Proof, View & Definitive Proof, and inspection marks of a Crown over the number of the inspector. The barrel has the original L.A.C. marked rear site; original barrel bands; front site; all which have a pleasing plum-brown patina. The ram-rod is original to the gun, as are the sling swivels. The bore has good rifling with no pitting. The stock shows the usual minor scattered bumps, dings, dents and handling marks you expect to find on a 150-year-old military long arm, but no breaks or repairs. It retains crisp checkering at the wrist and forearm and shows minor handling wear, and is stamped with the round London Armoury Company mark: LONDON ARMOURY / BERMONDSEY around the date 1861 in the center on the buttstock. There is also a silver wrist escutcheon with the engraved Old English script initials "WSS"; however, it unknown to whom these letters belong. This is a 100% complete and correct example of a scarce London Armoury Company produced Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket. It is a very desirable gun to add to any Enfield or Confederate rifle collection. The gun is in wonderful condition and is extremely attractive. Shipping & Insurance is included. $2100.00
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F333. CONFEDERATE - PATTERN 1856 SHORT RIFLE – "COMMERCIAL VARIANT": This Confederate Pattern 1856 Short Rifle is referred to as a "commercial variant" because of the brass butt plate and the four - groove barrel. The original bayonet bar with the extended key was period removed, but you can still see its silhouette, and there is no rear site. The barrels dark patina indicates this gun has been this way for a long time and is totally original. The stock is all original and never sanded, and the Sinclair, Hamilton, & Company viewers mark “Crown over block “SH” / “G3” is forward of the butt stock. On the flat opposite the lock is a faint second Confederate mark: Script “J.C” within and Oval. The lock is marked TOWER 1862 with a CROWN and no British proof marks. The action holds in both half and full cock, the nipple is period original, and the rifling is strong. There are no sling swivels. “Crown over block “SH” / “G3” is not often seen on Pattern 1856 rifles and is very unique. Shipping & Insurance included. $2300.00
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C597. CONFEDERATE – BOYLE & GAMBLE MUSICIAN’S SWORD with RARE STEEL SCABBARD: This is an incredibly scarce Boyle & Gamble Musician’s sword with an even rarer Confederate made metal scabbard. Boyle & Gamble Musician’s swords are seldom seen, and there are no other known Confederate makers of musician swords. At the beginning of the Civil War, virtually every regiment had a band, and in 1861 the Confederacy established regulations authorizing regimental bands to have sixteen privates acting as musicians. In fact, research found that Virginia had more than a thousand musicians.
The hilt is a copy of the Union M1840 Musician sword; however, the grip has a more simpler design with a flat surface instead of the twisted wire pattern common to those produced in the North. The 27 7/8-inch blade has an unstopped wavy fuller with casting flaws; has never been sharpened, and has a nice even gray patina. The scabbard is steel with brass mounts, and was once leather covered. With magnification you can see traces of leather, which is red or burgundy in color. The mounts have a nice deep red-brown copper patina.
Emerson & Silver was the only northerner producer of a metal scabbard for musician swords and their mount designs were different, and the steel was never leather covered. Here are the differences in side-by-side comparison.
Top mount: (E&S) It is 5 1/8” long, has a slight flair at the top, the frog post is 1 1/2" below the top, rounded at the bottom with a retention screw 1 1/2” from the bottom. (Confederate) It is 5 1/2” long, no flair at the top, the frog post is 2 1/4" below the top and flat at the bottom with a retention screw at the bottom.
Drag: (E&S) 6 1/2” long and rounded at the top with a retention screw 1” below the top and a fancy drag. (Confederate) 5 3/4" long, flat at the top with a retention screw right there and no drag, but a brass oval plate braised the bottom.
This sword was first discovered in 1967 by George W. Marinos and was in his private collection at the Battlefield Military Museum for 54 years.
Currently, I know of two other examples for sale. One was a Union war trophy and complete with the leather scabbard for $8900.00, and one with no scabbard for $2000.00. Shipping & Insurance include. $3500.00
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F439. CONFEDERATE - SOUTH CAROLINA - 1853 ENFIELD RIFLE: This is a Confederate 1853 Enfield Rifle identified to the state of South Carolina. It is a Barnett London made gun with a London marked barrel that has the Sinclair Hamilton Company – Oval marks on the top of the barrel; and forward of the butt-plate tang is a small S.C for the state of South Carolina. Several other guns with this small mark have been found, but it is not known if it was applied before the guns were shipped or after they arrived in South Carolina. The stock is strong with expected dings and bumps and all the steel has a pleasing patina; the bore is bright and has sharp rifling; all barrel bands are original; both sling swivels are present and the action holds in both half and full cock positions. Overall, an excellent example of a S.C marked Confederate 1853 Enfield. Shipping & Insurance included. $2500.00
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