
Arms and Armor
Arms and Armor
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Japanese Samurai Sword
Lot # 129 (Sale Order: 126 of 192)
Condition: Fair condition with wear consistent with age and use
EST $ 300 - 500
Shinto Japanese Samurai Sword (Wakizashi) in Shirasaya
Lot # 130 (Sale Order: 127 of 192)
Condition: Blade shows some evidence of cleaning in the western style obscuring some details. Some minor kizu including some ware. Very point of kissaki is broken. Tang appears very old. A piece that certainly merits further study.
EST $ 400 - 600
Japanese Samurai Sword (Wakizashi)
Lot # 131 (Sale Order: 128 of 192)
Condition: Blade is scratched stained but details are visible. No serious kizu. Should be re-mounted.
EST $ 200 - 300
Japanese Samurai Sword (Wakizashi)
Lot # 132 (Sale Order: 129 of 192)
Condition: Blade has spider rust. Area of micro-chips in midway on blade. Very minor shinsetsu. Boshi rolled with micro-chips. Tang with good patina and possibly re-shaped.
EST $ 300 - 500
British Highland Officer's Sword of Major Ian Digby Murray, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Lot # 134 (Sale Order: 130 of 192)
Born August 1912, Ian Digby Murray joined the 2nd Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlands in 1932. While serving in India he was promoted to Captain in 1940. At this time he was transferred to 1st Battalion, and deployed to Crete in May of 1941. He would serve in Crete for over a year until October of 1942, when he was transferred to the 4th India Division as a Major. He continued to serve as a liaison officer for the next year, serving with the 18th Army Group after a short return to the Argyll & Sutherlands. After the Second World War, Murray continued to serve in the Army, being listed in the January 1946 Army list as a reserve officer with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He died in 1874.
Condition: Blade shows some scattered oxidation with some spots of light rust. Some moderate wear of finish to guard with some needlepoint pitting in exposed area. Some wear to grip with guard liner showing some insect damage to red cover. Silk trim mostly intact.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
McClymont, Dewar, and Co. British Highland Officer's Sword
Lot # 135 (Sale Order: 131 of 192)
Condition: Blade has a dull luster with some scratches and light oxidation. Etchings legible though with some loss of detail. Some scattered darkening and oxidation of guard with liner in good condition. Some oxidation of scabbard. A good example of an officer's sword belonging to a short-lived regiment.
EST $ 800 - 1200
Scottish Officer's Basket Hilt by Wilkinson for Captain Lt. Charles E.P. Coupland
Lot # 136 (Sale Order: 132 of 192)
Condition: Blade shows some scattered oxidation with etching remaining legible and in good condition. Fading of blue silk guard liner edging with lining remaining in good condition. some scattered oxidation and dulling of plating.
EST $ 800 - 1200
J.R. Gaunt British Highland Officer's Sword, The Black Watch of Canada
Lot # 137 (Sale Order: 133 of 192)
Condition: Blade is in good condition with some dulling but etching remaining in good condition and legible. Guard shows some dulling of plating with some scattered scratches. Grip in good condition with trim missing from guard liner.
EST $ 1000 - 1500
British Highland Officer's Undress Sword of Captain Thomas N.C. Houston, M.C. & Bar, 10th Battalion
Lot # 138 (Sale Order: 134 of 192)
Thomas Nicol Folster Hourston, a native of the Orkney Isles in Scotland was attached to the London Scottish Regiment for ten months from 1914 to 1915. He then joined the 10th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders on November 11, 1916, transferring from the 3rd Reserve Battalion with the rank of Second Lieutenant. During this time he was wounded twice, once at the Battle of Loos (September 1915) and again at Arras (April 1917).
Lieutenant Hourston miraculously survived a potentially deadly accident in 1917 near Havrincourt, France, when his party was inadvertently found to be in an area in which heavy friendly artillery fire was imminent. Luckily, one of the first shells to be fired was carried by the wind and missed his group. Hourston was promoted to temporary Captain in February 1918, and later that month was appointed Adjutant. He was decorated twice for bravery, earning a Military Cross in May 1917, and a bar to the medal December 1918. He is listed in the June, 1920 Service List as a Captain in the Argyll & Sutherlands.
Condition: EST $ 800 - 1200
Highland Officer's Broadsword Attributed to Sir John Millais with Documents and Books by Millais
Lot # 139 (Sale Order: 135 of 192)
Lot further includes Volume I and Volume II of The Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais by J. G Millais and Far Away Up the Nile by J.G. Millais
Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896) was a noted British painter who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of painters and President of the Royal Academy. His son was John Guille Millais (1865-1931) who was a hunter, naturalist, wildlife artist and was a biographer for his father for the two books presented in this lot. Far Away Up The Nile was a record of big game shooting that was published in 1924. He wrote many other book on sport and natural history especially one of noted hunter F.C. Selous in 1918.
John Guille Millais joined the First Seaforth Highlanders in 1886 and retired in 1892. He rejoined military life in the Great War as a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves and had a position in Norway.
Condition: Blade is mostly bright with some minor scattered oxidation. Etchings are in good condition and are quite legible. Guard shows an attractive even patination with some loss of wool and wear to leather showing on basket liner. A very attractive sword.
EST $ 750 - 1000
British Highland Officer's Sword of Col. J. G. Downing, 72nd Highlanders
Lot # 140 (Sale Order: 136 of 192)
John George Downing is listed in the 1874 as a Lieutenant in the Royal Anglesey Light Infantry, a militia unit of the 23rd regiment of foot. The appointment with the Angleseys was his first posting after his graduation from Staff College, Sandhurst. In November 1875 he was transferred to the 72nd Regiment of Foot with which he served until at least 1878, at which time he was appointed to the 11th Native Infantry in India. It is believed that during this time he participated in action which earned him the Matun Medal. He would continue to serve in the Indian Army until 1909.
Condition: Blade appears to have been cleaned, nevertheless showing an attractive gunmetal patination, leaving markings somewhat worn but legible. Guard is in good condition with minimal imperfections including some light discoloration. Liner is in similarly good condition with some minor-moderate loss of blue silk. An attractive sword from the golden age of the British Highland soldier.
EST $ 800 - 1200
Remington Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
Lot # 141 (Sale Order: 137 of 192)
Condition: Good overall. Barrel retains most of its blue finish with some scattered oxidation. Frame has a gray coloration with block and hammer retaining some pleasing fire blue coloration. Rear sight missing leaf. Stock shows some dry texture with minor blemishes and marring. Mechanically fine, bore is mostly bright with good edges to rifling.
EST $ 700 - 900
Winchester 1876 Lever Action Rifle
Lot # 142 (Sale Order: 138 of 192)
Condition: EST $ 500 - 1000
Early Winchester 1886 Rifle Serial Number 72
Lot # 143 (Sale Order: 139 of 192)
Condition: Good. Retains no finish with a dully mottled bluish-gray patina on the receiver and pewter gray on the barrel. Mechanically functional, good bore with moderate oxidation, strong rifling and some even light pitting. Wood with wear, lightly sanded, poorly fit around the tang and with a small repaired chip in that area as well. A well used, but early production M1886 Rifle.
EST $ 10000 - 20000
** Winchester Model 1892 Carbine
Lot # 144 (Sale Order: 140 of 192)
**C&R or FFL required
Condition: Good. Barrel has a gunmetal coloration changing to a blue towards frame. Stock shows some handling marks and blemishes consistent with age and use but does not exhibit an serious cracks or splits. Mechanically fine with a fair bore showing some grime and fuling with visible rifling. Will clean to better.
EST $ 600 - 800
** Winchester Model 62A Slide Action Rifle
Lot # 145 (Sale Order: 141 of 192)
**C&R or FFL required
Condition: Fine. Retains most of the finish with some wear and thinning from handling and use. Crisp markings, mechanically functional, fine bore, wood with some light handling marks and minor mars.
EST $ 500 - 700
Winchester Model 1886 Rifle
Lot # 146 (Sale Order: 142 of 192)
Condition: Overall gunmetal gray finish with some scattered old pitting and salt and pepper oxidation. Some evidence of prior cleaning. Some scratches, dings, and marring to stock but no serious cracks or splits. Bore is moderately bright with some old scratches and visible rifling.
EST $ 700 - 900
**Winchester Model 1895 Takedown Rifle
Lot # 147 (Sale Order: 143 of 192)
**C&R or FFL required
Condition: Good. Barrel retains strong amounts of thinning blue finish with some scattered oxidation. Receiver with traces of blue and a mostly smooth brownish gray patina, showing more blue on the magazine. Markings remain clear and crisp. Mechanically functional, good bore is dark and moderately oxidized with strong rifling and evenly scattered light pitting. Stock lightly sanded scattered bumps, dings and mars, retaining only traces of original finish.
EST $ 650 - 1000
** Early Production Winchester Model 55 Rifle
Lot # 148 (Sale Order: 144 of 192)
**C&R or FFL required
Condition: Good to very good. Nearly all of the blued finish remains with some scratches and light wear on barrel, receiver turning a light gunmetal color. Some very minor handling blemishes to stock. Mechanically functional with a bright bore showing visible edges to rifling.
EST $ 600 - 800
** Winchester Model 94 Carbine
Lot # 149 (Sale Order: 145 of 192)
**C&R or FFL required
Condition: Good. Retains some blue on the barrel and magazine tube, less on the receiver, with scattered surface oxidation and some flecks of surface rust. Clear markings, mechanically functional, fair bore is dark and dirty, moderately oxidized with strong rifling. Stock with scattered bumps and dings.
EST $ 400 - 600
Marlin Model 39 Rifle
Lot # 150 (Sale Order: 146 of 192)
Condition: Good. Barrel retains nearly all of its blued finish with some loss on sharp edges. Muzzle area shows some scattered loss of finish with a red color in exposed areas. Minor case coloring remaining near takedown screw, the remainder of frame taking on a gray gunmetal patination. Some scattered marring of stock but no serious cracks, splits, or other damage. Mechanically fine with a good-fair bore showing visible rifling.
EST $ 500 - 700
Autographed Photograph with Newspaper Death Notice of John M. Browning
Lot # 151 (Sale Order: 147 of 192)
Condition: Very good.
EST $ 750 - 1000
Winchester Repeating Arms Cartridge Board
Lot # 152 (Sale Order: 148 of 192)
Condition: Good, with numerous scratches and dings, small punctures and losses.
EST $ 1000 - 2000
Winchester Repeating Arms Co "Single W" Cartridge Board
Lot # 153 (Sale Order: 149 of 192)
Condition: About Good to Very Good. Cartridges darkened with age, background printed paper with no holes, tears or losses, with minor stains particularly in lower right Winchester cartouche.
EST $ 6000 - 10000
Four Target Balls, Including Bogardis, and Three Lightning Rod Balls
Lot # 154 (Sale Order: 150 of 192)
Two cobalt blue glass balls with lozenge pattern one of these is marked St. Quentin Van Cutsem. One amber glass ball with lozenge pattern marked Bogardus Glass Ball Patd Apr 10, 1877. Largest three balls are unmarked.
Largest height 5 3/4 inches.
Condition: Brown ball in in rough shape, other six are very good.
EST $ 500 - 700