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C600. RARE CONFEDERATE “POTTS BOWIE KNIFE BAYONET” NOW ATTRIBUTED TO REES FITZPATRICK OF NATCHEZ, MS, & WITH A RARER ORIGINAL ALL LEATHER SHEATH WITH BELT LOOP: This is a rare southern knife in excellent condition and its even rarer all leather sheath with original belt loop. Many have a brass throat, but not this one, and it as an embossed design near the top. These knives have a considerable collector history, being first attributed to Potts of New Orleans by a marked example in the Ben Palmer collection. Both the validity of that marking and its interpretation were later called into question with some doubting the authenticity of the marking and others suggesting that even if real, it was a retailer’s addition rather than a maker’s mark. The knives have since been attributed to maker Rees Fitzpatrick of Natchez, Mississippi, with Lee Hadaway (2008) noting a bowie knife made by Fitzpatrick that lacks the rings, but has an identical blade. The interpretation of the knife as a bayonet has also been questioned, with collectors noting the rings on original examples are unfinished on the inside, suggesting that despite their similarity to some sword bayonets with barrel adapters in the pommel these were more likely early war side knives made so that they could be fixed as spearheads for use on improvised pikes, a weapon associated with rebellions and produced in significant quantities in the south early in the war as a weapon of necessity. There are known examples with the rings removed for more conventional use as a side knife indicating they did make their way into the field.
This is in excellent condition. Both rings are in place and the brass shows a pleasing, medium tone with some age stains. The pommel ring shows some exterior file marks, and there are some light handling marks, but neither ring nor the guard has any large dings or scratches. The rosewood grip has good color and surface with only minor light scratches and has a good fit to the pommel and to the guard. The blade is smooth metal, a light brown-silver gray in color, with good edge and point and a few nicks near the tip. The sheath is very good++ with strong stitching, but open 2-inches near the top. The belt loop is intact and there is what can be described as a fish embossed on the top. This is one of the most dynamically styled and esthetically pleasing knives out there, with the shallow curve of the clip point carrying over along the top edge to the swept-back rings of the grip, with the forward curve of the lower pommel and guard extensions mirroring the curve of the blade choil under the ricasso, looking like they were affected by the acceleration driving back the rings. This is a very unique knife complete with its original all leather sheath, which is rare! Shipping & Insurance included. $4500.00
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F509. 6th KANSAS CAVALRY IDENTIFIED - COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER: This Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver was issued & carried by Private Jesse L. Vance, while he served in G Company, Kansas 6th Cavalry. The revolver serial number is 121593 and was manufacture in 1862, and the number matches on all part to include the wedge and loading lever. The grip is original and tight with 90% + original finish and all screws are original, and the action properly functions.
On May 8, 1995, Springfield Research Service published a letter documenting this revolver as being used in Co. G, 6th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and the company records show it being issued to a Private Vance in 1862. However, since there were three Vance brothers in Company G: Isaac, Jesse L. & George W., and a lack of full access to all the National Archives records in 1995 prevented Springfield Research from positively identify which brother received the revolver. As such, a more thorough look at each soldier’s records was necessary to determine who had this revolver, and all the muster sheets and records were requested from the National Archives.
Private George W.Vance did not receive this revolver because he enlisted on 10/1/1863 and the gun was issued in 1862. He also was sick and in the hospital at Ft. Smith Arkansas 14 December, 1863 and died from measles on August 28, 1864. His muster sheets make no reference to a Colt revolver.
Private Isaac Vance enlisted on 10/17/1861 and transferred to Company G on 6/1/1862. In January & February 1862 he was absent and then listed as a deserter 1 April 1862. He was absent without leave in October 1862 and in confinement November & December 1862, and Court-Martialed January – February 1863. For most of 1862, Private Isaac Vance was not with his command and either absent, listed as a deserter, or in confinement. He does not appear to be present for most of 1862, and there is no documentation of him received or purchasing a revolver.
Private Jesse L. Vance enlisted on 11/25/1861 and transferred to Company G on 6/1/1862. He also deserted with his brother and was court martialed, but served no time in confinement. On his muster sheets for Sept, Oct & Nov, Dec 1864 it documents he owed the US government for one C. A. (Colt Army) revolver. This would have been the Model 1851 Navy revolver, and of the three brothers, Jesse's muster sheets are the only ones that documents the receipt of a Colt revolver
Shipping & Insurance included as well as the historical binder. $6500.00
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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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