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C647. CONFEDERATE NAVAL CUTLASS - SELMA ARSENAL: This is a Confederate Naval Cutlass attributed to the Selma Arsenal in Selma, Alabama, but some people feel they were made in Memphis by Thomas Leech & Company. This one is in great shape overall. The blade is full length at 20 1/2 inches and 1 3/4 inches wide. The blade is in amazing untouched condition and still retains a bright gray tone with period sharpening on both edges. The guard on these cutlasses are very distinctive. They are made by forming a piece of sheet brass that is rolled on the edges and has the raised ribs to reinforce the guard strength. The quillion has a rolled forward design. Often these will be bent forward, cracked, or broken off completely, but this one is upright and intact with period lead. The handle is made of cast brass with wonderful casting detail of a Southern weapon with a fish scale pattern. When you look closely, you can see the pins that hold the handle in place, and the tang is undisturbed. Often, this cutlass is found with no scabbard or a partial scabbard, but this one is complete and all original. The scabbard has a leather body that is stitched up the center of the back side with a brass top mount with a brass stud applied to be used with a belt frog attachment and a brass drag. The leather is strong with no shrinkage and the cutlass fully fits. There is some expected crazing and a little surface leather lose, but nothing that detracts from its appearance. This is a beautiful 100% original Confederate naval cutlass with original scabbard that displays well. Shipping & Insurance is free. $5,950.00
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C648. CONFEDERATE – BONE SLABBED COFFIN HANDLE D-GUARD BOWIE: This is a rare and unique Confederate D-Guard bowie with a bone slabbed coffin handle and a steel guard which is cast into the frame of the grip. It has a two-piece bone slabbed grip attached with 4 iron pins, which is tight. The knife is 19 1/2 inches long with a 13 3/4 inch by 2 inches wide at the base of the diamond shaped spear-point blade. The blade has a dark brown with untouched patina, but is heavily pitted on the top 2/3’s towards the tip. This is not blacksmith made, but was fashioned by a skilled cutler. Shipping & Insurance is free. $1800.00
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C608. FISHBACK & MOYER – GORDONSVILLE ORANGE, VIRGINIA SPEAR-POINT SIDE KNIFE: This is a Confederate spear-point side knife made by Fishback & Moyer – Gordonsville Orange, Virginia. The Confederate Bowie Knives book by Jack Melton, Josh Phillips & John Sexton shows an example that is almost identical, but this one has an original tooled brown leather sheath, which is extremely rare. It is 18 3/4 inched long with a 13” x 1 7/8” wide spear-point blade. It has casting flaws and filling marks and is period sharpened. It has a 4 3/4” wide diamond shaped steel cross-guard, and a solid black walnut sculptured and curved grip. The blade, grip and guard are tight with no movement, and the tang is undisturbed. The brown leather sheath is solid, but missing some leather near the top and tip. The original leather sheath is an extremely rare find! Walter Fishback and George W. Moyer were the principals in the Fishback & Moyer Chair Factory established in 1859 in Gordonsville Orange Virginia. They converted their shop to make goods, to include weapons, for the war. Besides the published example, I have seen one other examples of similar size and one with a shorter blade. It is an extremely rare find! Shipping & Insurance included. $5900.00
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This gun was lettered by Colt, Jan 9, 2017. It was shipped to Colt's New York Office Feb. 25, 1861.
F515. GETTYSBURG IDENTIFIED – COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER: This Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver is identified to John J. Magrath of the New York 4th Independent Battery who later served with “L” Co. New York Engineer. The gun is all original with serial number 101206 on all parts to include the wedge. It is a Hartford CT Colt made in 1861. The grip is original with a brass back-strap and trigger guard that have traces of original silver wash, and all screws are original. The name J. J. Magrath. is stamped on the bottom of the grip below the serial number and on the right side in the brass above the trigger. He is the only soldier with this name listed in the Civil War data base.
Private Magrath enlisted on 9/16/1861 at New York City, NY as a Private and was with the New York 4th Light Artillery from 16 October, 1861 to the battery was disbanded December 4, 1863. His muster sheets show he was present for this entire time, which places him on the following battle fields: Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks; Malvern Hill; Battle of Groveton (Brawner Farm); Second Battle of Bull Run; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; and Battle of Gettysburg. At the Battle of Gettysburg, four guns were posted on the height above Devil’s Den. Included with the gun is a 71-page binder with historical information & the Colt Letter; click on the above New York to read the details. Shipping & Insurance is included. $6600.00
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A350. AMES MODEL 1840 ARTILLERY OFFICER’S SABER – TYPE 2: One of the rarest swords produced by Ames is the Type- 2 Model 1840 Artillery Officer’s Saber. Only 20 were ordered by the Ordnance Department. They have no inspection marks and only have the acid etched Ames maker mark, and are often found in “minty” condition as they likely were little used. As a type-2 model, it has a flat guard at the blade ricasso. The hilt retained much of the original gold wash and is tight with some wear of the grip exposing some wood, but 100% original twisted wire. The original leather blade washer holds the frosty blade tight. The etching pattern is the standard design with the American Eagle on the Ames maker mark side, and the script US on the other side. The scabbard fits perfect to the blade and has the proper trumpet throat piece with no retention device on the inside as is found on the enlisted version. This was done so not to scratch or damage the etching. Shipping & Insurance is included. $12,000
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A349. SAUERBIER M1850 FOOT OFFICERS SWORD: This is a Sauerbier M1850 Foot Officers Sword with its original leather scabbard with fancy chased mount, and shows evidence of being carried. The US marked hilt has a deep brown patina and is tight with 100% original black leather grip and triple stand wire. There appears to be an area on the front of the guard with a period repair made to the brass. There is no blade washer, but the blade is tight. It has a gray patina, strong etching and is maker marked. The scabbard is complete with all original fancy mounts and is a little soft between the middle mount and the drag. There was a time this would have been a $1200.00 sword, but it is available at a discounted price. $875.00
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F511. IVORY GRIP COLT MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVER – RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD: This ivory grip Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver is serial number 170662, which places it in the year 1868 right at the beginning of Reconstruction; the period after the Civil War when the former Confederacy was reintegrated into the United States.
The Military Reconstruction Act of 1867 divided the former Confederacy into five military districts, and the U.S. Army played a key role by enforced laws, protected freed slaves, protected polling sites and registered voters, and enforced laws that protected the voting rights and safety of African Americans.
This revolver is all original with matching serial number 170662 on all parts to include the cylinder, wedge and steal back strap. The grips show the expected wear, shrinkage, and stress fractures common to period ivory, but no breaks and are tight. The frame and cylinder have an even gray patina; the action is tight and properly functions, the bore has strong rifling; there remains a good amount of cylinder scene; and the brass trigger guard has traces of original silver wash. Shipping & Insurance included. $3600.00
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A307. PENNSYLVANIA IDENTIFIED HIGH-GRADE STAFF OFFICERS’ SWORD: This is a high-grade presentation quality sword identified to Captain John A. Blake "F" Co. Pennsylvania 3rd Heavy Artillery. The sword was retailed by Bailey & Co. with a Collins & Co. 1862 dated blade and a high-grade hilt with a German Silver grip. The guard design is like a Model 1852 Naval Officers sword with the 13-star eagle pommel cap, but with “US” on the face, and on the inside guard is etched the name “J. A. Blake.” The leather scabbard is complete with high-grade chased mounts and is very attractive. Blake enlisted on 9/1/1862 at Philadelphia, PA as a Captain and mustered out on 11/9/1865 at Fort Monroe, VA.
The 3rd PA Heavy Artillery arrived at Fort Monroe in June1863 comprising much of the garrison for the rest of the war. In the fall of 1863, Captain, afterward Major John A. Blake, with his own company F, and a large number of unassigned recruits, was placed in charge of the prison camp, and camp of distribution, at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, which position he retained until the close of the war. He was in command when Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned in a damp casemate at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Included with the sword is a 99-page binder with historical information. Shipping & Insurance is free. $3600.00
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“Bright and Beautiful”
A296. HORSTMANN STAFF & FIELD SWORD, HEAVILY CURVED BLADE – PENNSYLVANIA VERBAL IDENTIFICATION: I acquired this sword from the Horse Soldier in Gettysburg, Pa. with a verbal pronounce it belong to a Captain C. W. Forrester. Research shows there was a Charles W. Forrester who served in “G” Co. Pennsylvania 21st Infantry 9/15/1862 - 9/30/1862; “F” Co Pennsylvania 84th Infantry 10/1/1862 – 1/13/1865; and “G” Co. Pennsylvania 57th Infantry 1/13/1865. He served as a Lieutenant, Adjutant, and Captain. However, his name does not appear on the sword and I cannot attribute his history to it. None the less, the sword is in amazing condition and does have an unusual, and some would unique, inscription on the inside guard; “Bright and Beautiful.”
The sword is a Horstmann Staff & Field sword with aheavily curved blade. The hilt is tight with a golden light mustard-brown patina with 100% original shark skin grip and dragoon triple copper wire. On the inside of the guard is etched the phrase “Bright and Beautiful,” to which its meaning is unknown. It is strange that there are no other marks to illuminate the significance of the phrase, which leaves us to speculate that it is nothing more than the officers description of the sword. The etching is bright with 100% original frosting, and is period sharpened indication it was carried. The scabbard is bright steel with all original mounts. There it is! Shipping & Insurance included. $2800.00
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A341. SAUERBIER – TYPE-1 US CAVALRY OFFICER'S SWORD BY "HENRY SAUERBIER NEWARK NJ": This is a Type-1 US Cavalry Officer's Sword by "Henry Sauerbier Newark NJ". A unique and massive example for an American Cavalry officer around the Civil War era or earlier, with an exceptionally thick and powerful blade with light etching with an intricate design and very distinctive decorations typical to Sauerbier; etching is too light to photograph. It does not have a maker mark, but has all the well-known Sauerbier featured: heavy guard, turned down pommel cap, spinner nut, leather covered grip bound by thin brass wire, which is loose and missing some twisted wire, and the heavy metal scabbard with heavy brass mounts and a drag that is unique to this maker. I have seen similar examples sell in $1900 and up range. However, I can sell this for less and shipping & insurance is included in this price. $1600.00
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CN11. CONFEDERATE CANTEEN - IDENTIFIED TO 2 DIFFERENT 17TH REGIMENT ALABAMA INFANTRY SOLDIERS: This Confederate Canteen was carried by two different soldiers from “K” Company, Alabama 17th Infantry: J. Wilkers & Joseph S. Black. On one side of the canteen is carved “Wilkes” above the letter “J” and on the other side “J. S. Blac” and “JS.”
Since there is no identifying unit name or number on the canteen, a deep and thorough search of the Civil War data base and the National Parks records was conducted to see if any Confederate unit had two soldiers with these names. All Southern states were checked and a line-by-line comparison was conducted, and only one match was found: “K” Company, Alabama 17th Infantry. Both soldiers at different time served in this unit.
It appears Private J. Wilkes enlisted into for “K” Company, Alabama 17th Infantry when the unit was formed in August, 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh and later died at a temporary Confederate hospital located in Macon Mississippi.
Following the Battle of Shiloh April 6-7, 1862, the injured and wounded were loaded on trains and sent to surrounding communities for care. For a battle which lasted only two days, there were nearly 24,000 dead, wounded, or missing and there were just not enough facilities to care for everyone. Shiloh is not far from Macon just north of Corinth, a little over 160 miles, so many of those wounded men ended up in Macon, Brooksville, Shuqualak, and other towns along the railroad lines. The communities opened their churches, schools, and homes to the wounded setting up temporary hospitals to treat the wounded.
A date of death, or cause, was not given for Private J. Wilkes; however, his personal effect and most likely all his equipment, to include his canteen, were received 2 September, 1862. Since this was early in the war and the supply systems was still being established, most equipment and weapons were retained by the original command for reissue.
A few months after the death of Private J. Wilkes, Private Joseph S. Black enlisted on Feb. 26, 1863 into “K” Company, Alabama 17th Infantry. He would be issued a weapon and military equipment to include a canteen. Black would go on to fight at the Battle of Franklin and Battle of Nashville on December 16, 1864 and was captured and sent to Camp Douglas as a Prisoner-of-War. His name would appear on a Muster Sheet Roll of Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas, Ill being mustered into 6th U.S. Vol. Infantry April 3, 1865.
No doubt the canteen became a war trophy and survivedcomplete with its original Confederate leather strap. Include is a history binder. Shipping & Insurance is included. $4500.00
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Presented to
Capt. G. M. Barber
1 st. Batt. Ohio Sharpshooters
1864
A342. PRESENTATION SWORD – 5TH OHIO SHARP SHOOTERS - 1ST BATTALION, OHIO SHARPSHOOTERS: This Clauberg made, James P. Fitch retailer sword was presented to Captain Gershom M. Barber. Barber entered the Civil War as a 2nd lieutenant in Oct. 1862. From March 1863 – April 1865, he commanded a battalion of sharpshooters, attaining the rank of captain.
The 1st Ohio Sharpshooters Battalion was an irregular sharpshooter battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War that specialized in ambush, close combat, irregular warfare, long range shooting, reconnaissance in dangerous areas, screening, and tracking targets. Barber participated in all its battles to include Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, and Nashville.
Toward the war's end, Barber was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in command of the 197th Ohio Infantry, and was recommended by General Thomas for a brevet commission of brigadier general. In June and July 1865, he served as president of the Military Examining Court.
The sword is a German Silver hilt Foot Officers sword with both maker and retailer marks. The grip is tight with original twisted brass wire, but there appears to be some loose metal inside the grip. It is only noticeable when you move the sword. The blade has strong deep etching and no pitting or rust. The steel scabbard has high-grade ornate mounts with the presentation between the top two carry mounts. Included is a 129-page history binder. Free insurance & shipping. $4500.00
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