Arms and Armor

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Cowan's December Arms & Armor auction features a wide variety of quality items to satisfy every collector including an eclectic selection of historic militaria, knives, swords, and firearms. Highlights from the auction include an A.H. Fox A Special Presentation Shotgun Named to W.H. Gough (Lot 161), a Model 1865 Spencer Carbine Attributed to Kit Carson (Lot 56), a Krieghoff K-80 Custom Super Crown Grade 4-Barrel Gold Target Model Skeet Shotgun Set (Lot 160), and a Factory Engraved Colt Single Action Army (Lot 64).

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Japanese Samurai Sword

Lot # 129 (Sale Order: 126 of 192)      

15" blade with a 1" notch and a 5" tang with a signature in a 6" grip in a 18.75" scabbard with a 1.5" mouth.

Condition: Fair condition with wear consistent with age and use

EST $ 300 - 500...more

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Shinto Japanese Samurai Sword (Wakizashi) in Shirasaya

Lot # 130 (Sale Order: 127 of 192)      

18" shinogi-zukuri blade with ihori mune and chu kissaki.  Obscured hada with wild gunome midare hamon showing elements of choji.  Two-piece copper habaki.  Ubu nakago with three charachter mei "Taira Kanenaga(?)".  The whole in shirasaya with registration paper.

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...more

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Japanese Samurai Sword (Wakizashi)

Lot # 131 (Sale Order: 128 of 192)      

16.75" blade with gunome midare hamonItame hadaKakago with one mekugi-ana and 12-character signature "Bizen Kuni Osafune ju Sakon Nagamitsu saku," possibly gimei.  Scabbard incomplete with shin-gunto tsuka inset with silver kamon.

Condition: Blade is scratched stained but details are visible. No serious kizu. Should be re-mounted.

EST $ 200 - 300...more

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Japanese Samurai Sword (Wakizashi)

Lot # 132 (Sale Order: 129 of 192)      

23.5" long blade.  Suguha hamon. Nakago with one mekugi-ana.  Signed with two-character signature. Blade contained with high quality shirasaya.  

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...more

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British Highland Officer's Sword of Major Ian Digby Murray, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Lot # 134 (Sale Order: 130 of 192)      

32.75" spearpoint blade with 16.75" median fuller.  Steel full-basket guard of regimental form complete with red felt-covered buff leather liner trimmed in blue silk.  Wire-wrapped shagreen grip.  Blade etched throughout with floral motifs.  Obverse of blade marked with Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders regimental crest and panel reading "IDM".  Leather-covered field scabbard.

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...more

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McClymont, Dewar, and Co. British Highland Officer's Sword

Lot # 135 (Sale Order: 131 of 192)      

33.25" spearpoint blade with 20" median fuller, 1" wide at ricasso.  Steel full-basket guard of regimental type lined with butt leather covered in red felt complete with blue trim.  Wire-wrapped shagreen grip.  Blade etched throughout with floral motifs.  Obverse of blade etched with George V crown and cypher surmounted by a sunburst, with reverse showing Highland Light Infantry regimental insignia surmounted by crown and sunburst.  Ricasso shows six-line McClymont, Dewar, and Co. address.  Regimental scabbard.

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...more

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Scottish Officer's Basket Hilt by Wilkinson for Captain Lt. Charles E.P. Coupland

Lot # 136 (Sale Order: 132 of 192)      

32.5" spearpoint blade with 17" central fuller, S/N 68223.  Blade etched throughout with floral themes, obverse of blade marked with Edward VII crown and cypher surmounted by sunburst.  Reverse of blade engraved with The Royal Scots regimental badge and sphynx.  Also etched in panel "C.E.P.C.".  Plated full-basket guard of regimental pattern with red wool covered buff leather liner.

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...more

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J.R. Gaunt British Highland Officer's Sword, The Black Watch of Canada

Lot # 137 (Sale Order: 133 of 192)      

32.75" spearpoint blade with 18" median fullers.  Steel full-basket guard of regimental form complete with buff leather liner with red felt cover.  Blade etched with floral motifs.  Obverse of blade marked with George V royal monogram and crown surmounted by sunburst.  Reverse marked with Royal Highlanders of Canada regimental crest.  Leather covered field scabbard.  

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...more

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British Highland Officer's Undress Sword of Captain Thomas N.C. Houston, M.C. & Bar, 10th Battalion

Lot # 138 (Sale Order: 134 of 192)      

British Highland Officer's Undress Sword of Captain Thomas N.C. Houston, M.C. & Bar, 10th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

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...more

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Highland Officer's Broadsword Attributed to Sir John Millais with Documents and Books by Millais

Lot # 139 (Sale Order: 135 of 192)      

 33" spearpoint blade with double 20" median fullers, 1.25" wide at ricasso.  Full basket guard with short wristguard, pierced throughout in traditional form with panels of hearts.  Basket lined with leather-backed red wool and maroon tassel.  Reverse of blade etched throughout with regimental battle honors up to Tel-El-Kabir.  Obverse etched with foliate motifs including Scottish thistles along with Victorian royal cypher, Seaforth Highlander's regimental motto "Cuidich N' Righ", Queen crown surmounted by a sunburst, and regimental title.  Obverse ricasso shows Old Bond Street address of Hill Brothers.  Includes steel scabbard.

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...more

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British Highland Officer's Sword of Col. J. G. Downing, 72nd Highlanders

Lot # 140 (Sale Order: 136 of 192)      

31.75" spearpoint blade with 18.5" double median fullers.  Steel full basket guard of regimental pattern complete with buff leather liner covered with red wool and trimmed with blue silk.  Wire-wrapped shagreen grip.  Blade engraved with floral motifs.  Obverse of blade shows Victorial royal monogram and crown surmounted by a sunburst.  Reverse shows 72nd Regiment of foot with "HIGHLANDERS" designation surmounted by crown and sunburst.  Obverse ricasso marked in panel "J.G. DOWNING/1876".

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...more

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Remington Rolling Block Sporting Rifle

Lot # 141 (Sale Order: 137 of 192)      

.44 RF caliber, 26.5" octagonal barrel, S/N 3950.  Blued barrel with case hardened finish and plain stock.  Blade front sight with elevator rear sight.  Barrel marked with one-line Remington address.  Left side of frame marked with patent dates.  

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...more

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Winchester 1876 Lever Action Rifle

Lot # 142 (Sale Order: 138 of 192)      

27.25" barrel; 8.5" action, 13" butt, bore is still in good condition.

Condition: EST $ 500 - 1000...more

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Early Winchester 1886 Rifle Serial Number 72

Lot # 143 (Sale Order: 139 of 192)      

.40-82 caliber, 26" octagonal barrel, S/N 72 (mf. ca1886). Blued and color case hardened finish, smooth walnut forend and buttstock with crescent buttplate. Standard 2-line barrel address with 2-line patent information on lower tang. Standard Model 1886 marking on upper tang. 1876 marked rear sight ladder, dovetailed Rocky Mountain front sight. Italic caliber markings, found only in earliest models. 

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...more

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** Winchester Model 1892 Carbine

Lot # 144 (Sale Order: 140 of 192)      

.25-20 caliber, 20" round barrel, S/N 932122 (ca. 1923).  Blued finish with plain stock.  Blade front sight with rear sight block and tang-mounted aperture rear sight.  Top of barrel marked with two-line address and patent dates.  Serial number on bottom of frame.  

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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...more

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** Winchester Model 62A Slide Action Rifle

Lot # 145 (Sale Order: 141 of 192)      

.22 S/L/LR, 24" barrel, S/N 301140. Blued finish, smooth straight gripped walnut stock with grooved forend. Adjustable leaf rear sight, dovetailed blade front sight.

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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...more

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Winchester Model 1886 Rifle

Lot # 146 (Sale Order: 142 of 192)      

.40-28 WCF caliber, 25" octagonal barrel, S/N 29734 (1889).  Steel finish with plain forend and grip.  Blade front sight with semi-buckhorn elevator rear sight.  Top of barrel marked with two-line Winchester address, along with caliber.  Patent dates and serialnumber on lower tang beneath lever.  Stock has been decorated with tacks.  

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...more

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**Winchester Model 1895 Takedown Rifle

Lot # 147 (Sale Order: 143 of 192)      

.30-06, 24" round barrel, S/N 111123 (mfg. ca1915). Blued finish, smooth straight-gripped walnut stock with crescent buttplate, smooth Schnabel forend. Standard markings, elevation adjustable rear sight, dovetailed front sight blade on raised base.

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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...more

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** Early Production Winchester Model 55 Rifle

Lot # 148 (Sale Order: 144 of 192)      

.30 WCF caliber, 23.25" barrel, S/N 917 (ca. 1925).  Blued barrel with plain forend and grip.  Blade front sight with elevator rear sight.  Half-magazine with checkered steel shotgun-tyle buttplate. Barrel marked with caliber, model, and patent dates.

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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...more

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** Winchester Model 94 Carbine

Lot # 149 (Sale Order: 145 of 192)      

.30-30, 20" round barrel, S/N 910206 (mfg. ca1922). Blued finish, smooth straight gripped stock with carbine buttplate and smooth forend. Full magazine, two barrel bands, eye bolt for sling ring. Folding leaf rear sight, pinned blade front sight.

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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...more

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Marlin Model 39 Rifle

Lot # 150 (Sale Order: 146 of 192)      

.22 S/L/LR caliber, 24" octagonal barrel, S/N 1084.  Blued barrel with case hardened receiver and plain stock.  Blade front sight with semi-buckhorn rear sight, fitted with tang-mounted aperture rear sight.  Barrel marked with caliber and two-line Marlin address.  

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...more

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Autographed Photograph with Newspaper Death Notice of John M. Browning

Lot # 151 (Sale Order: 147 of 192)      

6.25" x 4.5" photograph is signed "Sincerely Yours J.M. Browning". 23.5" x 15.25" framed document with two newspaper articles. First headline reads, "J.M. Browning Gun Inventor Dies." Second article headline reads, "Army to Pay Honor to J.M. Browning.

Condition: Very good. 

EST $ 750 - 1000...more

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Winchester Repeating Arms Cartridge Board

Lot # 152 (Sale Order: 148 of 192)      

Lithographed cartridge board on heavy cardboard, mounted in period red-washed pine frame with gilt liner, 54 x 36."

Condition: Good, with numerous scratches and dings, small punctures and losses.

EST $ 1000 - 2000...more

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Winchester Repeating Arms Co "Single W" Cartridge Board

Lot # 153 (Sale Order: 149 of 192)      

Circa 1890, lithographed simulated wood grained paper mounted on heavy board, complete with all metallic cartridges, brass shot shells,  paper shot shells and cap boxes (three glass-topped, one metal). In original oak frame with gilt liner, 51 x 38 1/4" overall, with. original paper covering from Winchester on verso.

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...more

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Four Target Balls, Including Bogardis, and Three Lightning Rod Balls

Lot # 154 (Sale Order: 150 of 192)      

20th Century

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...more

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