
Arms, Armor, and the Early West
Arms, Armor, and the Early West
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Description
sale of historical artifacts and collectibles, many of which have been featured in numerous historical exhibitions and institutions. Headlining the sale are selections from the General Samuel Houston Collection, victor of the Battle of San Jacinto and first President of the Republic of Texas. These lots include not only artifacts from his early military career including a militia officers chapeau (Lot 72), his field desk (Lot 79), and saddle pad (Lot 77), but also the sword belt (Lot 75), silver spurs (Lot 78) and presentation saber (Lot 74) worn by Houston at San Jacinto. Another artifact from the Battle of San Jacinto, a Mexican General Officer’s Coat attributed to Santa Anna (Lot 91) comes from the collection of James Sylvester, the only color-bearer at the battle as well as the soldier credited with Santa Anna’s capture. Sylvester was employed at the New Orleans Picayune Newspaper and spent many years of his life collecting arms and objects associated with the Texan Revolution to... Show more
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M1892 US Type II Holster
Lot # 276 (Sale Order: 276 of 429)
**Holster leather has some cracking on the flap mostly and some small chipping in spots but is still pliable. Stitching is tight and embossed US shows well. Overall in very good condition.**
$300-$400
US M1892 .38 Caliber Type IV Leather Holster
Lot # 277 (Sale Order: 277 of 429)
Rock Island /Arsenal/date/inspector initials are found on either the flap early 1903 only or on the back of the belt loop late 1903-1906. The size of the belt loop was increased one half inch inn 1904. Holsters manufactured during the period 1902-1906 are randomly found either with or without the thong ring in the bottom plug, the curved stitching at the point of the trigger guard and the elk skin thong on the belt loop. The thong ring was added in 1904 so it is original to all those holsters manufactured thereafter. The curved stitching was added in 1907 to form the holster body more closely to the shape of the revolver and to prevent it from resting on the bottom plug. From 1903 to 1906, 39,045 fourth type .38 caliber revolver holsters were made in russet leather and 3,425 in black leather.
**Holster leather shows light wear with some light cracking in on spot but has tight stitching and the markings show well. Leather is still pliable. Overall in very good to excellent.**
$200-$300
US M1892 US .38 Caliber Type V Leather Holster
Lot # 278 (Sale Order: 278 of 429)
**Holster leather is in great shape with minimal wear, but stitching and markings are strong. Overall in excellent condition.**
$200-$300
M1892 .45 Colt Tan Mills Canvas US Cavalry Cartridge Belt
Lot # 279 (Sale Order: 279 of 429)
**Belt canvas shows some light wear with light fraying on the tips of some of the cartridge loops and some wear to the hooks & leather. Overall in excellent condition.**
$300-$500
Krag Carbine 2nd Pattern Leather Rifle Scabbard
Lot # 280 (Sale Order: 280 of 429)
**Leather shows some wear but not brittle. Some slight cracking in straps but still strong and intact. Stitching is tight. One small cut and hole in the lower section. Overall in excellent condition.**
$300-$500
Krag Carbine 2nd Pattern Leather Rifle Scabbard
Lot # 281 (Sale Order: 281 of 429)
**Overall the stitching is tight and the leather is in excellent condition.**
$400-$600
Lot of Three Cartridge Boxes and Saber Hangers
Lot # 282 (Sale Order: 282 of 429)
**All leather, stitching, studs, hooks, straps, and buttons are in excellent condition.**
$400-$600
Lot of Seven Miscellaneous Early 1900's US Army Rifle and Pistol Accouterments
Lot # 283 (Sale Order: 283 of 429)
**M1912 Rifle Cover shows little to no wear, Pouches and Lanyard show light wear, krag breech cover shows normal wear with some fading. Stitching is tight on everything, little to no fraying or cracking. All cords and straps are present and intact. Overall everything is in excellent condition.**
$300-$500
M1902 US Army Cavalry Boots
Lot # 284 (Sale Order: 284 of 429)
**Boots show some light wear with some scuff marks and light wear on the soles. Stitching is tight on leather and to the soles. Original laces are nice with the metal lace ends still intact. Overall in excellent condition***=
$800-$1,200
Lot of Three US Army Bridles
Lot # 285 (Sale Order: 285 of 429)
1-M1902 Bridle with M1892 pattern two curb bit.
1-Officer's bridle birca 1920s to 1942. Follows style of M1906 experimental bridle except for the the brow band and the buckles on the crown. Appears to be a 1906 bit and watering bit.
1-M1903 combination bridle/halter. Missing the cheek pieces, bit and reins. Complete experimental 1903 halter/bridle above which is very rare. This halter only is stamped "Rock Island Arsenal" and dated "1903".
**Leather on the M1902 and officers bridles are in really good shape showing some wear but are still pliable and supple. The bit on the officer's has patina. The M1903 combination halter/bridle experimental has some cracking to the leather and is not as supple but still pliable. The R.I.A. 1903 is very legible and stamped well. Overall in very good to excellent condition.**
$400-$600
M1903 US Canvas Nine-Pocket Tan Cartridge Belt with Saber D-Ring
Lot # 286 (Sale Order: 286 of 429)
**Belt shows light wear with minimal fraying and soiling in small spots.Overall in excellent condition.**
$250-$350
M1904 US Quartermaster Cavalry Heavy Horse Cover Dated 1918
Lot # 287 (Sale Order: 287 of 429)
(U.S.Quartermaster Corps) and "L.C.C. & Co. 1918". Heavy Canvas with a burlap lining stitched interior.
**Cover retains all the straps, hooks, loops, and shows very little wear with little to no fraying, holes, or fading. Overall in excellent condition.**
$500 - $600
M1904 "Second Pattern" McClellan Saddle
Lot # 288 (Sale Order: 288 of 429)
(SADDLE STAND NOT INCLUDED)
$500-$1,000
Lot of Two M1904 Horse Hair and M1912 Olive Drab Girths
Lot # 289 (Sale Order: 289 of 429)
M1912 double olive drab cinch Girth measures 27.25" in Length and is made of an olive drab colored cord with a leather buckle in the center stamped with a "2 8" between the stitching. All buckles and pins are present and not broken or bent.
**The horse hair weave on the M1904 is in excellent shape all in tact. The leather as well is supple with no cracking or chipping showing light wear. The cord on the M1912 cinch is tight with tight stitching with no breaks or fraying throughout. The center leather buckle is in great shape with tight stitching and it's still pliable. Overall both girths are in excellent condition**
$500-$700
Lot of Two M1904 US Cavalry Blankets
Lot # 290 (Sale Order: 290 of 429)
One M1904 US Cavalry bedding blanket for the saddle. Olive drab color with a light brown stripe. Stitched "US" in the center of the blanket and marked "B A T B 20" on the lower stripe. It measures 74" X 61.5" and shows remnants stitching of the manufacturing tag.
One Indian Wars Era blue blanket with the dark blue/black stripe. Measuring 77.5" X 58.5".
**M1904 US Cavalry blanket has strong colors with minimal fading. The Markings are strong and legible. A few very small moth sized holes with minimal fraying. Indian Wars blanket shows some fading and wear mostly in the middle of the blanket with one frayed hole roughly 2"X2" also in the middle with maybe one or two very minor spots being frayed. Overall colors are pretty solid with minimal expected color fading over time. Overall both are in excellent condition**
$200-$400
Lot of Five Miscellaneous US Cavalry Horse Feed, Water, and Transit Bags
Lot # 291 (Sale Order: 291 of 429)
One M1904 nose bag/feed bag: "U.S.Q.M.C." printed above leather vent. Manufactured by The Perking Campbell Co. Dated July 31, 1917. Canvas bag with Leather bottom. *
**Slight cracking on the bottom leather some slight staining, In Excellent condition.**
One M1912 canvas feed bag: unused. "U.S" Stamped on the front. There are three variations of this bag known.
**In excellent condition.**
One M1912 grain bag: Another of the small pieces of equipment which were essential to support the cavalryman and his mount in the field, these Model 1912 grain bags are one of the relatively scarce pieces of the Model 1912 trial horse equipments. An idea which was introduced forty years before with the Model 1872 horse equipment, the grain bag provided the means for the soldier to carry 10 pounds of feed for his horse into the field, independent of a supply train or the stables at the post,
The bag is fitted with one cord tie to secure the open end and a second cord tie which is used to keep the feed grain divided into two equal amounts in order to balance the load. The 1872 grain bag was intended to be carried on the saddle cantle, but the 1912 grain bag was to be carried on the pommel. Fashioned as a cylinder with one end stitched closed, this Model 1912 grain bag measures 28? long and 7 ...? wide, and is made, as described in the 1912 Cavalry Equipments Manual, made of ?unbleached drilling?. As the horse cavalry passed into history and the saddles and related equipment was disposed of through surplus sales, these Model 1912 grain bags were the sort of things which were easily repurposed and consumed by soldiers and civilians alike, leaving very few to survive in collections today. This is an excellent specimen to add to your Model 1912 saddle and one which would never need to be upgraded. M1913 grain bag.
**In full form with all seams intact, showing no wear and only minor soiling from storage, this bag is complete with both ties in excellent condition.**
One M1912 canvas water bucket for horse: Marked "Kemper-Thomas Co. Dated 1918" on the bottom. Still has cross ropes on the bottom of the bucket.
**Looks to be unused or used very little in excellent condition**
One M1912 stowage/transit bag: For the McClellan saddle as issued during WW1 with the Cavalry and Artillery 1904 saddles. This one is stenciled to the 14th US Field Artillery with crossed cannons. The same bag was issued to both the US Cavalry and US Artillery Troops for their McClellan's.
**Some fading & slight soiling but stencil is still strong. Some light fraying around the top edge. Overall in very good to excellent condition.**
$500-$700
Lot of Two Model 1904 US Calvary Lariat - Picket Ropes
Lot # 292 (Sale Order: 292 of 429)
One M1904 Leather Strap for the Lariat-Picket rope.
**Overall rope stitching is clean, tight and in excellent condition.**
$300-$600
Lot of Two M1904 Halters
Lot # 293 (Sale Order: 293 of 429)
1-M1904 Halter (Majority Stitched)
1-M1904 Halter (Majority Stitched & Riveted)
**Leather shows wear with some marring and chipping. Stitching is tight and all straps, loops, buckles, and studs/rivets are present and intact. Leather is still strong & pliable. Overall in excellent condition.**
$300-$500
Unissued Model 1904 US Calvary Lariat/Picket Rope
Lot # 294 (Sale Order: 294 of 429)
**Overall rope stitching is clean, tight and in excellent condition.**
$300-$500
Seal Skin Hat & Gloves
Lot # 295 (Sale Order: 295 of 429)
***Hat and gloves are heavily worn with hair falling out.
Overall in fair condition***
$250 - $350
M1904 Second Pattern US Cavalry Saddle Bags
Lot # 296 (Sale Order: 296 of 429)
**Leather is supple with no cracking. One quarter size hole and one small tear on the backside of one flap. All straps, rivets, buckles, and plates are present and stitching is tight. Overall in excellent condition.**
$300-$400
M1904 Saddle Service Cloth With Letter "A" and Signal Corp Insignia
Lot # 297 (Sale Order: 297 of 429)
1- M1904 Saddle Service Cloth. Olive drab cotton duck with yellow leather "A". Signal Corps insignia stenciled on inside. Signal units were assigned to Cavalry units.
**Saddle cloth shows wear with fading and some light staining in spots but not much fraying, only a little around the trim edges. Stitching is tight and the cloth spine is solid. Yellow leather letter "A" on both sides are intact and in good shape. The Signal Corps insignia stenciled on the inside is a nice strong printing (very legible). Overall in excellent condition.**
$400-$600
M1907 US Mills Canvas Nine-Pocket Cartridge Belt With D-Ring
Lot # 298 (Sale Order: 298 of 429)
**Belt shows light wear & age with very minimal fading with no real issues of any kind. Overall in excellent condition.**
$250-$350
Lot of Four US Cavalry Horse Combs, Brushes, and Picks
Lot # 299 (Sale Order: 299 of 429)
One Model 1908 Curry Comb: Very solid specimen in excellent condition. This comb was last in the progression of metal toothed, leather backed, curry combs that the army introduced with the Model 1885, and then the Model 1904 curry combs. Both of those earlier models featured integral iron protrusions or ?ears? which were intended to serve as hoof picks. These protrusions had limited usefulness as hoof picks, however they excelled at punching or wearing holes in the saddlebags where they were carried.
The solution to this problem emerged with the publication of the 1908 edition of Ordnance Memoranda No. 1719, ?Horse Equipments and Equipments for Officers and Enlisted Men", which introduced the Model 1908 curry comb featuring a folding hoof pick. The flat iron pick folded back onto the top surface of the handle, shielding the point of the hook and keep it from wearing against the inside of the saddlebags. This design was obviously the answer as this same flat folding hook design was incorporated into the last of the army?s curry combs, the Model 1913 which was issued initially with the Model 1912 experimental horse equipment and continued in use through the remaining years of the US Army horse cavalry.
The solid, full form leather handle bears a very legible embossed ?US? in the oval, and is further stamped around the rim of the oval ?1?, ?5?, and ?5?, quite probably unit applied inventory numbers. The body of the comb is stamped with a clear, legible arsenal stamp under the leather handle - ?Rock Island Arsenal? with the date stamp of 1912 and the inspector?s initials ?T.C.C.?. The medium brown leather surfaces are all smooth with no crazing or flaking. The iron hook pick and toothed panels were made from decarbonized steel, and the lack of carbon made for softer steel more subject to corrosion. All of the iron panels are present and full form on the face of the comb, as is the hoof pick mounted on the top of the leather base; however all show slight surface corrosion. The panels retain all of the teeth and the hook moves freely.
Many of these items of horse care and maintenance were sold into the civilian surplus market and were simply used up through the years, and finding decent specimens today has become difficult.
One M1908 Curry Comb: Same as above dated 1912.
The solid, full form leather handle bears a very legible embossed ?US? in the oval, and is further stamped around the rim of the oval "M" "5" "CAV" "63" , quite probably unit applied inventory numbers. The body of the comb is stamped with a clear, legible arsenal stamp under the leather handle - ?Rock Island Arsenal? with the date stamp of 1912 and the inspector?s initials ?H.E.K.?. The medium brown leather surfaces are all smooth with no crazing or flaking.
One M1912 Leather Horse Brush: "US Oval" Stamped and goes with the M1912 Saddle
One M1912 Mane Comb: in excellent condition, retaining all the comb teeth.
One Model 1913 Curry Comb: A comb with integral hoof pick was introduced with the 1912 experimental horse equipments which are most closely associated with the Mexican Punitive Expedition in 1916. As these Model 1913 curry combs were used through the remaining years of the United States horse cavalry, finding an example in this condition is almost impossible. Goes with the M1912 saddle.
**Overall Leather, canvas, comb teeth, metal, and brush hair are all in excellent condition.**
$400-$600
Rare Model 1908 Infantry Elliott Folding Entrenching Tool
Lot # 300 (Sale Order: 300 of 429)
**Wood handle is in very good condition with o chip at the end of the handle edge lip. Shovel head has light pitting throughout but no dents, chips, or major damage. Overall in very good condition.**
$800-$1,000