.31 caliber, 6.25" barrel, S/N 749 . Blued finish, brass frame, varnished walnut grips. Frame and grip serial numbers match. Further disassembly was not performed. Traces of New Haven address and patent information on barrel. Only about 225 of these long barreled pistols were produced ca 1857-1860, making them a scarce variation in the line of "Volcanic" pistols.

.54 caliber, 8.5" round barrel. Lockplate marked I.N. Johnson, Middt Conn . Brass mounted with walnut stock. Tag that comes with the pistol states: “ Sycamore Lodge, Madeira, Ohio, Dear Skipper, here is another gun for your collection. This is an historic one. It was given to me in 1920 by Col S.W. Warner of Whiteoak Kentucky, whose Father picked it up after the battle of Perrysburg which was fought in October 8th, 1863 .” The note goes on to discuss the battle in more detail.

5.25" overall, bright finish, wood grip. Lightly engraved frame with flowing foliate motifs. Percussion box lock action, graduated measurement disk with release lever to reset the mechanism. Ca mid-19th century powder tester.

12" curved clip point blade, 3/8" wide false edge, Marked on near the false edge Edward Barnes, American Hunting Knife in three lines. then marked near the ricasso Edward Barnes American Hunting Knife in three lines. Nickel plated brass guard and pommel. Stag handle a large wavy blade. pictured on page 107 in Flayderman Bowie Knife Book.

8.75" single-edged clip point blade with 2.75" false edge. 12.007" overall length with 4.25" hilt and 3.05" scalloped German silver cross guard and .4" German silver bolster. Carved elephant ivory grip with scalloped motif at hilt. Reverse ricasso is marked *ENOCH DRABBLE* in an arc over ROYAL CUTLER. The reverse of the blade is further marked ARKANSAS in an arc over TOOTH / PICK. The knife was produced circa 1845 and was almost certainly produced for the American market, based upon the blade markings. Knife is accompanied by a German silver mounted leather scabbard with a pebble grain finish that is missing the frog button. The scabbard measured 10" in length and has been added to the knife, as alluded to in the accompanying letter. The knife was acquired from Norm Flayderman & Company in 2015, after Mr. Flayderman's death and letter on the company letterhead regarding the knife is included. The knife is further accompanied by an ESA Antique Ivory Certification from noted appraiser John Sexton, certifying the antique status of the ivory used for the grip.

9.75" semi-clip point single-edge blade with 7.25" false edge, 1.25" wide forward of the choil with Spanish notch. 14.25" overall length with 4.5" hilt and 2.25" German silver cross guard. Lightly engraved German silver bolsters, pin-retained rosewood grip scales. Reverse ricasso marked JONATHAN / CROOKES.

8.25" clip point, single edged blade with 3.75" false edge. 17" overall length, 9.125" hilt with steel bolsters and rosewood grip scales secured by pins. Reverse ricasso marked W {CROWN} R for William IV over C. CONGREVE'S / PATENT / DIRK KNIVES . Right scale with 2"x.2" German silver escutcheon plate that is not engraved. William IV ruled 1830-1837, dating this knife to that time frame.

9" clip point blade, 4.5" false edge. Marked near the guard G. Woodhead 36 Howard St Sheffield . Stag handles with coffin head German silver pommel embossed with half horse-half alligator. Original red leather gold embossed scabbard with German silver throat and tip. Ca 1840s. A very old paper tag with Bowie Knife from " W.A. Thorton Ranch Nebraska U.S. American 1890 ."

12" curved clip point blade, Marked along the false edge with two marks C.H.Gurrfrre Alangre, 4 rue LafayetteTeap Paris, German Silver Scabbard, Black horn grips. Ca 1840s.

10" clip point blade, Guardless Bowie Knife with pressed horn handle. Shell pommel. Sewn leather scabbard with copper rivets. Ca 1840s.

11.25" single-edged clip point butcher blade with 3.25" false edge, 2" wide at the widest point. 16.25" in overall length, 5.5" hilt with brass bolsters and pommel cap with small loops at each end for a chain guard. Wood grip with latitudinal brass liners. Unmarked blade, pommel cap secured by peening to the blade tang. Likely produced during the second quarter of the 19th century.

10" single-edged clip point blade with 3.75" false edge, 1.25" wide forward of the choil. 14.75" in overall length with a 4.75" hilt and 2.5" oval German silver guard. Spiral grooved horn grip with pinned brass pommel cap. Reverse of blade etched with flowing foliate scrolls, surrounding a central panel that reads: CALIFORNIAN KNIFE . Reverse ricasso marked WRAGG & SONS / XLNT / FURNACE HILL / SHEFFIELD in a banner. A very nice example of a scarce mid-19th century bowie knife for the "California market".

9" clip point blade, butcher knife-shaped. Iron ferule, hickory handle Octagonal shaped top of pommel with round iron disk and the tang was pinned over to hold handle to the tang. Hand tooled leather scabbard with copper rivets. This knife is a blacksmith made knife that is the same fashion as those made in the south and used by the Confederate troops during the civil war. Ca 1840s.

7" clip point blade, stag handles with a German silver crossguard. Has a tapered tang. Marked near the ricasso Will & Fink SF Cal. Ca 1850. No scabbard.

9" clip point blade with a 6" false edge. Curved pommel, stag handles, German silver guard. Red velvet scabbard with German silver tip abd throat. Marked on the ricasso Twigg & Brothers Sheffield. Ca 1850.

9" single edge spear point blade, marked near the guard Crooks and Clarke, blade also has an etched panel " Always Ready. " Two-piece stag handles with brass pommel, German silver guard. Maroon leather scabbard with gold embossed outlines. German silver tip and throat. Ca 1850.

8.5" single-edged spear point blade, 1.25" wide in front of choil. 13.5" in overall length with 4.875" hilt. 2.5" German silver cross guard with German silver bolsters and ivory grip scales. Rear bolsters cast in the profile of Zachary Taylor with the legend "OLD ZACK" underneath. Front bolsters cast with foliate themes. Reverse ricasso marked S.C. WRAGG / SHEAF ISLAND / WORKS / SHEFFIELD. Obverse grip scale with the initials J.M.C. Consignor asserts that these initials stand for Marcellus Jerome Clark, known as the Confederate Kentucky guerrilla "Sue Mundy". According to some accounts "Sue Mundy" was a fictional character and according to others was the name attributed to guerrillas Jerome Clark or Henry Magruder. No documentation is provided to support this assertion regarding the knife and no provenance is provided. Knife is accompanied by an embossed red Moroccan leather scabbard with German silver mounts, missing the frog button.

5.675" single-edged spear point blade with 3.5" false edge. 10.625" in overall length with a 3.75" coffin handle with horn scales secured by pins. 2.5" German silver cross guard. Reverse ricasso marked HOWARD / SHEFFIELD. Manufactured circa 1850s. Pointed oval German silver escutcheon plate in reverse grip scratched with the date 1861. Obverse grip scratched 1861/1959. Includes leather scabbard with lead rivets, missing the retaining strap.

9.25" single-edged clip point blade with 2.8125" false edge and 1.638" wide blade at the ricasso. 4.5" hilt with 3.145" x .86" wide oval brass guard and two slab wood scales secured by three .25" iron pins. 13.75" overall length. Reverse of blade marked BURGER & BROTHERS in an arc over RICHMOND, VA . Burger & Brothers produced slightly more than 7,000 edged weapons for the Confederacy between the outbreak of the war and May of 1862 when they sod their business. The majority of their output does not appear to be Bowie pattern knives, but rather pikes and pike blades, lances, sabers, "Roman Swords" and "Artillery Knives", both of which were likely Roman pattern short swords based upon the US M1832 pattern. Burger & Brothers knives are quite rare and do not appear for sale very often, particularly with such a clear maker's mark on the blade.

8" semi clip-point, single-edge blade with 4.5" false edge. 12.25" in overall length with 4.125" coffin hilt and 2.5" German silver cross guard. German silver bolsters, pinned mother of pearl grip scales. Obverse blade marked: [crown]/VR and JOSEPH ROGERS & SONS / CUTLERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES / No 6 NORFOLK STREET / SHEFFIELD. The spine of the grip is engraved " J. Burton Forster " with the underside is engraved " H.M. 62nd Regiment ." The pommel cap is engraved with the image of a crooked arm holding a broken double pointed lance or arrow; possibly a symbol or emblem of the 62nd. The knife is accompanied by what appears to be its original embossed leather scabbard with German silver mounts.

The 62nd Regiment of Foot was a storied British line infantry regiment that was initially raised for the Seven Years War with part of the regiment serving as marines and taking part in the Siege of Louisburg and the balance being stationed in Ireland. During the American Revolution the regiment saw service on the "American Establishment" and were surrendered by Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga. During the post Revolutionary period the regiment saw service in the West Indies, Jamaica and Haiti before being moved to Sicily during the height of the Napoleonic Wars. The regiment returned to America during the War of 1812. In the post-Napoleonic period they saw garrison service in both Halifax, Nova Scotia and Ireland before moving to India in 1830 where they remained for slightly more than a decade before returning to garrison service in Ireland. The regiment was sent to the Crimea during that conflict and was involved in the Siege of Savatopol. This knife was produced during the second quarter of the 19th century, sometime after Victoria took the throne in 1837. It almost saw service in India and later during the Crimea in the hands of J. Burton Forster. John Burton Forster was listed as an ensign with the 62nd Regiment of Foot as of November 22, 1839 and was promoted to Lieutenant as of December 31, 1841. He was promoted to captain during 1848. Capt. Forster was listed as dead in June of 1855 at the age of 32, almost certainly during the Siege of Savastopol in the Crimea.

7.25" spear point blade with pronounced median ridge, 12" overall with 4.75" German silver cutlery hilt and 2.25" oval crossguard. German silver mounted green leather scabbard with gold embossed decorative borderlines. Throat with frog button on obverse and engraved on reverse: A.H. Tippin .

Andrew H. Tippin (1822-1870) was a Mexican War veteran who was mustered into the 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, a 90-day regiment, as a Major in their Field & Staff on April 20, 1861. He was mustered out on August 6, 1861 and was commissioned as the Colonel of the newly formed 68th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 1, 1861. The 68th spent the entire war in the Army of the Potomac, fighting in nearly all of its major campaigns and engagements. The regiment saw action at Fredericksburg, went on the infamous Mud March at the beginning of 1863, and fought the difficult 1863 campaign season that included Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, as well as the Bristoe and Mine Run Campaigns. 1864 saw the 68th active in Grant's Overland Campaign, including The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. The regiment participated in the occupation of Richmond and the completion of the Petersburg Campaign before spending the last days of the war guarding prisoners. Colonel Tippin was active with the 68th PA on the second day at Gettysburg when General Graham of their Brigade was wounded and Tippin was placed in command of the brigade. It was at this junction that Tippin lead the brigade to the support of General Sickles who had recklessly exposed his men in a poor position by creating a salient near the Peach Orchard. Only the coordinated support of commanders like Tippin helped to save the Union line from total destruction. On October 14, 1863 Colonel Tippin was captured near Suffolk, VA and spent the next nine months as a prisoner of war in Macon, GA, being released on June 25, 1864. He returned to service and served out the remainder of the war with his regiment, being mustard out of service with his men on June 9, 1865 at Hart's Island, NY.

6.375" clip point blade with 2.5" false edge, 4.25" hilt with 2.25" German silver cross guard, 10.675" overall length. Horn scales scored by German silver pins. Reverse ricasso marked: V-[crown]-R over JOSEPH RODGERS & SONS / 6 NORFOLK ST / SHEFFIELD . Reverse cross guard engraved: Ser'g S.S. Ellis / Co. A . Oval escutcheon on reverse grip 1st Me Cav . Knife is accompanied by a period German silver mounted leather scabbard that has a crude added leather covering with a 1.25" wide belt loop that will accommodate a 3" wide belt.

Scott S. Ellis enlisted in the 1st Maine Cavalry on October 19, 1861 as a sergeant and was assigned to Company A. He was captured on June 19, 1863 at Brandy Station and released approximately a month later and rejoined his company. He was mustered out of the regiment on November 25, 1864. The 1st Maine Cavalry participated in numerous engagements during the Civil War, operating for much of their service in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Virginia region. Early 1862 engagements included Cedar Mountain and 2nd Bull Run. Later that year portions of the regiment were present at South Mountain, Antietam and Fredericksburg. During 1863 the regiment was heavily engaged in the series of northern Virginia cavalry skirmishes leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, including Aldie, Upperville and Middleburg. The regiment was at Gettysburg and subsequently saw combat at numerous smaller engagements as well as Cold Harbor, Trevilian Station and part of the Petersburg Campaign. The regiment departed the field in early November of 1864 and were mustard out by the end of the month.

18.5" blade with a clip point, brass guard, tiger maple grips. Fancy embossed original sheath. Marked Collins and Co and numbered near the ricasso.

17.5" single-edged semi-clip point blade with 4.75" false edge, 2" wide at widest point. 23" in overall length, 5.25" hilt with 5" S-shaped German silver guard with finger loop. Pin retained green horn grip scales with German silver pommel cap. Reverse of blade marked with a stylized wild boar over the legend: ENDURE / BEST CAST STEEL / SHEFFIELD. A lovely massive machete-style Bowie from the 3rd or 4th quarter of the 19th century.

7" clip point blade, marked along the false edge G. Wostenholm & Son Washington Works Sheffield. IXL marked on the ricasso. German silver crossguard, stag handles with German silver tip and throat leather scabbard, gold embossed with IXL.