WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

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WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

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WINTER MILITARIA AUCTION

990 PLUS LOTS OF MILITARIA from the 18TH to the 20TH CENTURY. 25 PLUS LOTS of CIVIL WAR INCLUDING SWORDS, GROUPINGS, IMAGES and MORE;
WW1 and WW2 US GROUPINGS, EDGED WEAPONS, HELMETS, MEDALS, FLAGS, UNIFORMS, INSIGNIA, PATRIOTIC POSTERS and MORE. 35 PLUS LOTS of IMPERIAL GERMAN SWORDS, HEAD GEAR, MEDALS and MORE. 390 LOTS of WW2 NAZI GERMAN ITEMS INCLUDING a WAFFEN SS OVERSEAS CAP, SS OFFICERS SWORDS, HEINRICH HIMMLER SS IRON CHEST, ADOLF HITLER FLATWARE, SS 25 YEAR AWRD, NAZI GERMAN ORG, TODT HELMET, BADGES, MEDALS, INSIGNIA, HELMETS, UNIFORMS, SWORDS, BAYONETS, ACCOUTREMENTS and MUCH MUCH MORE! JAPANESE KATANA SWORDS, TANTOS, FLAGS, MEDALS, BADGES and MORE. KOREAN AND VIETNAM WAR LOTS and MORE!!

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CONFEDERATE $20 LOUISIANA NOTE, MARCH 1863

Lot # 20c (Sale Order: 26 of 987)      

Original State of Louisiana $20.00 note featuring Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard. Ungraded

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CIVIL WAR MANSFIELD & LAMB CAVALRY SWORD 1864

Lot # 21 (Sale Order: 27 of 987)      

VERY FINE RARE ORIGINAL, MANSFIELD & LAMB M1860 CAVALRY SABER AND SCABBARD dated and battle used. Appears to be uncleaned, brass has nice mustard brown mellow patina. Here is a fine saber / sword specimen the type issued to Federal Horsemen during the American Civil War. Manufactured by partners Henry Mansfield and Estus Lamb in the village of Forestdale, Rhode Island, this saber was one of 37,500 edged weapons produced for the U.S. Ordnance Department by the firm during the Civil War. The slightly curved saber blade measures 35" long, has a width of 1 1/16". Blade features a very nice bright finish overall with just few light blemishes. Obverse is sharply marked with U.S. / C.E.W. / 1864 while the reverse bears MANSFIELD & LAMB / FORESTDALE R.I. with the reverse markings all contained in a large oval. Brass hilt is tight and has leather washer. Hilt retains a beautiful, uncleaned patina. Sword grips exhibit the typical swelled leather covered handle with two-strand, twisted brass wire wrapped around the handle. Original black leather covering wraps the handle which is in amazing condition with very minimal wear. Wire twists are strong. The fine looking, plated, steel scabbard and is free of dents and dings. The two ring mounts are tight and hold two sword rings. This Beautiful Cavalry Saber would highlight any Civil War display or collection.
VERY FINE RARE ORIGINAL, MANSFIELD & LAMB M1860 CAVALRY SABER AND SCABBARD dated and battle used. Appears to be uncleaned, brass has nice mustard brown mellow patina. Her...moree is a fine saber / sword specimen the type issued to Federal Horsemen during the American Civil War. Manufactured by partners Henry Mansfield and Estus Lamb in the village of Forestdale, Rhode Island, this saber was one of 37,500 edged weapons produced for the U.S. Ordnance Department by the firm during the Civil War. The slightly curved saber blade measures 35" long, has a width of 1 1/16". Blade features a very nice bright finish overall with just few light blemishes. Obverse is sharply marked with U.S. / C.E.W. / 1864 while the reverse bears MANSFIELD & LAMB / FORESTDALE R.I. with the reverse markings all contained in a large oval. Brass hilt is tight and has leather washer. Hilt retains a beautiful, uncleaned patina. Sword grips exhibit the typical swelled leather covered handle with two-strand, twisted brass wire wrapped around the handle. Original black leather covering wraps the handle which is in amazing condition with very minimal wear. Wire twists are strong. The fine looking, plated, steel scabbard and is free of dents and dings. The two ring mounts are tight and hold two sword rings. This Beautiful Cavalry Saber would highlight any Civil War display or collection.

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CIVIL WAR NON REGULATION SWORD WITH EAGLE GAURD

Lot # 22 (Sale Order: 28 of 987)      

Civil war non regulation officer's sword with a beautiful three bar basket with a large Federal Eagle to the guard surrounded by laurel leaves and a bunting of flags. Total length is 39 inches with a double engraved blade measuring 32 inches with military motifs and a bold US. Blade has a few nicks with some graying and light pitting. Could stand to use a good cleaning. Steel scabbard with a slight curve with double brass rings. Very Good.
Civil war non regulation officer's sword with a beautiful three bar basket with a large Federal Eagle to the guard surrounded by laurel leaves and a bunting of flags. Tot...moreal length is 39 inches with a double engraved blade measuring 32 inches with military motifs and a bold US. Blade has a few nicks with some graying and light pitting. Could stand to use a good cleaning. Steel scabbard with a slight curve with double brass rings. Very Good.

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M1860 STAFF OFFICERS SWORD and SCABBARD

Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 29 of 987)      

37" overall with 28" plain blade. Maker marked Lombardie & Co. New York NY. Ray skin grip with wire wrap in excellent condition. Nickel plated scabbard shows general wear. Very Good
37" overall with 28" plain blade. Maker marked Lombardie & Co. New York NY. Ray skin grip with wire wrap in excellent condition. Nickel plated scabbard shows general wear...more. Very Good

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5- NEW JERSEY GAR & REUNION RIBBONS

Lot # 23a (Sale Order: 30 of 987)      

Nice lot inlcudes Soldiers & Sailors Veterans league ribbon, 2 - different 26th New Jersey reunion ribbons, a Marcus Ward Post Newark N.J. ribbon, along with a Battle of Gettysburg Lincoln Post Newark NJ ribbon. Largest is 7 1/2", Very Good-Excellent
Nice lot inlcudes Soldiers & Sailors Veterans league ribbon, 2 - different 26th New Jersey reunion ribbons, a Marcus Ward Post Newark N.J. ribbon, along with a Battle of ...moreGettysburg Lincoln Post Newark NJ ribbon. Largest is 7 1/2", Very Good-Excellent

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8- GAR, WRC, SONS OF VETERANS MEDALS

Lot # 23b (Sale Order: 31 of 987)      

Lot includes a GAR shield pin, several Womens Relief Corps medals and more. Largest is 3 1/2", Good-Very Good

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JAPANESE SIDEARM SHORT SWORD 1873 DATED BLADE

Lot # 24 (Sale Order: 32 of 987)      

Excellent early Japanese sidearm with a dated 1893 blade measuring 26 1/2 inches with an iron pommel and wooden handle. The crossguard is also iron with a very robust single sided fullered blade and is nicely maker marked. The scabbard is leather with steel fittings and still very solid. Excellent
Excellent early Japanese sidearm with a dated 1893 blade measuring 26 1/2 inches with an iron pommel and wooden handle. The crossguard is also iron with a very robust sin...moregle sided fullered blade and is nicely maker marked. The scabbard is leather with steel fittings and still very solid. Excellent

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TRANSVAAL OVS MAUSER SAWBACK BAYONET BOER WAR

Lot # 25 (Sale Order: 33 of 987)      

Stellar Transvaal OVS Mauser Rifle Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard. Produced of the Boers for use in their War with the British. Transvaal bayonet with scabbard made by Simson. The bayonet is in excellent shape with no sharpening of the blade or signs of use on the saw. Press stud functioning. Only 500 of these bayonets were produced and only a very small amount if any actually made it into South Africa. This bayonet is extremely rare! Near MINT! The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. The trigger of the war was the discovery of diamonds and gold in the Boer states. The war is also known as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War. Initial Boer attacks were successful, and although British reinforcements later reversed these, the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare, until harsh British counter-measures including a scorched earth policy brought the Boers to terms. The Boers were well armed and the war started when they struck first, besieging Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mafeking in early 1900, and winning important battles at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Staggered, under-prepared, and overconfident, the British responded bringing in modest numbers of soldiers and fought back with little initial success. Leadership and tactics changed, when General Redvers Buller was replaced by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. They relieved the three besieged cities, and invaded the two Boer republics in late 1900. The onward marches of the British Army, well over 400,000 men, were so overwhelming that the Boers did not fight staged battles in defense of their homelands. The British army seized control of all of the Orange Free State and Transvaal, as Kruger and others in the Boer government went into hiding or fled the country. In conventional terms, the war was over. The British officially annexed the two countries in 1900. Back home, Britain's Conservative government wanted to capitalize on this success to call an early general election, dubbed by some the "khaki election". British military efforts were aided by Cape Colony, the Colony of Natal, Rhodesia, and some native African allies, and further supported by volunteers from the British Empire, including southern Africa, the Australian colonies, Canada, India and New Zealand. Other nations remained neutral with opinion often being hostile to the British. Inside the British Empire there also was significant opposition to the Second Boer War. As a result, the Boer cause attracted volunteers from neutral countries as well as from parts of the British Empire such as Ireland. The Boers refused to surrender. They reverted to guerrilla warfare under new generals Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey in a campaign of surprise attacks and quick escapes lasting almost two years before defeat. As guerrillas without uniforms, the Boer fighters easily blended into the farmlands, which provided hiding places, supplies, and horses. The British response to guerrilla warfare was to set up complex nets of blockhouses, strong points, and barbed wire fences, partitioning off the entire conquered territory. In addition, civilian farms and livestock were destroyed as part of a scorched earth policy. Survivors were forced into concentration camps. Very large proportions of these civilians died of hunger and disease, especially the children. British mounted infantry units systematically tracked down the highly mobile Boer guerrilla units. The battles at this stage were small operations. Few died during combat, though many perished of disease. The war ended when the Boer leadership surrendered and accepted British terms with the Treaty of Vereeniging in May 1902. The former republics were turned into the Transvaal and Orange River colonies, and shortly thereafter merged with aforementioned Cape and Natal Colonies into the Union of South Africa in 1910, as part of the British Empire.
Stellar Transvaal OVS Mauser Rifle Sawback Bayonet with Scabbard. Produced of the Boers for use in their War with the British. Transvaal bayonet with scabbard made by Sim...moreson. The bayonet is in excellent shape with no sharpening of the blade or signs of use on the saw. Press stud functioning. Only 500 of these bayonets were produced and only a very small amount if any actually made it into South Africa. This bayonet is extremely rare! Near MINT! The Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) was fought between the British Empire and two independent Boer states, the South African Republic (Republic of Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, over the Empire's influence in South Africa. The trigger of the war was the discovery of diamonds and gold in the Boer states. The war is also known as the Boer War, Anglo-Boer War, or South African War. Initial Boer attacks were successful, and although British reinforcements later reversed these, the war continued for years with Boer guerrilla warfare, until harsh British counter-measures including a scorched earth policy brought the Boers to terms. The Boers were well armed and the war started when they struck first, besieging Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mafeking in early 1900, and winning important battles at Colenso, Magersfontein and Stormberg. Staggered, under-prepared, and overconfident, the British responded bringing in modest numbers of soldiers and fought back with little initial success. Leadership and tactics changed, when General Redvers Buller was replaced by Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener. They relieved the three besieged cities, and invaded the two Boer republics in late 1900. The onward marches of the British Army, well over 400,000 men, were so overwhelming that the Boers did not fight staged battles in defense of their homelands. The British army seized control of all of the Orange Free State and Transvaal, as Kruger and others in the Boer government went into hiding or fled the country. In conventional terms, the war was over. The British officially annexed the two countries in 1900. Back home, Britain's Conservative government wanted to capitalize on this success to call an early general election, dubbed by some the "khaki election". British military efforts were aided by Cape Colony, the Colony of Natal, Rhodesia, and some native African allies, and further supported by volunteers from the British Empire, including southern Africa, the Australian colonies, Canada, India and New Zealand. Other nations remained neutral with opinion often being hostile to the British. Inside the British Empire there also was significant opposition to the Second Boer War. As a result, the Boer cause attracted volunteers from neutral countries as well as from parts of the British Empire such as Ireland. The Boers refused to surrender. They reverted to guerrilla warfare under new generals Louis Botha, Jan Smuts, Christiaan de Wet and Koos de la Rey in a campaign of surprise attacks and quick escapes lasting almost two years before defeat. As guerrillas without uniforms, the Boer fighters easily blended into the farmlands, which provided hiding places, supplies, and horses. The British response to guerrilla warfare was to set up complex nets of blockhouses, strong points, and barbed wire fences, partitioning off the entire conquered territory. In addition, civilian farms and livestock were destroyed as part of a scorched earth policy. Survivors were forced into concentration camps. Very large proportions of these civilians died of hunger and disease, especially the children. British mounted infantry units systematically tracked down the highly mobile Boer guerrilla units. The battles at this stage were small operations. Few died during combat, though many perished of disease. The war ended when the Boer leadership surrendered and accepted British terms with the Treaty of Vereeniging in May 1902. The former republics were turned into the Transvaal and Orange River colonies, and shortly thereafter merged with aforementioned Cape and Natal Colonies into the Union of South Africa in 1910, as part of the British Empire.

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JAPANESE TYPE 18 MURATA BAYONET W/ SCABBARD

Lot # 26 (Sale Order: 34 of 987)      

19th Century Japanese Type 18 Murata Rifle Bayonet with Leather Scabbard. The Murata rifle was was designed by Major Murata Tsuneyoshi, and was the first locally produced Japanese service rifle. It was adopted in 1880 as the Meiji Type 13 Murata single-shot rifle. The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar, and these were marked ?? (juu-san / 13) on the receiver. This was Japan's initial breech loading Rifle completely designed and manufactured since opening its borders to the Western World in the Victorian era. Superficial improvements such as components, bayonet lugs, and minor configurations led to the re-designation of the Type 13 to the Type 18 rifle in 1885, and these were marked ?? (juu-hachi / 18) on the receiver instead. Due to the changes in the bayonet lug and mounting system, the type 13 bayonet would not fit on the revised model, resulting in the type 18 bayonet. At 22 7/8" inches long, it was shorter than the Type 13, but still quite long, with a tapered 18" single edged blade with single fuller to each side. This example comes complete with hooked quillon/stacking hook and Arsenal marking on the cross guard. The blade is in excellent condition with no sharpening. The bayonet comes complete with its steel mounted leather scabbard. Overall length of bayonet in scabbard 24" ready to attach to your Murata. Excellent
19th Century Japanese Type 18 Murata Rifle Bayonet with Leather Scabbard. The Murata rifle was was designed by Major Murata Tsuneyoshi, and was the first locally produced...more Japanese service rifle. It was adopted in 1880 as the Meiji Type 13 Murata single-shot rifle. The 13 referred to the adoption date, the year 13 in the Meiji period according to the Japanese calendar, and these were marked ?? (juu-san / 13) on the receiver. This was Japan's initial breech loading Rifle completely designed and manufactured since opening its borders to the Western World in the Victorian era. Superficial improvements such as components, bayonet lugs, and minor configurations led to the re-designation of the Type 13 to the Type 18 rifle in 1885, and these were marked ?? (juu-hachi / 18) on the receiver instead. Due to the changes in the bayonet lug and mounting system, the type 13 bayonet would not fit on the revised model, resulting in the type 18 bayonet. At 22 7/8" inches long, it was shorter than the Type 13, but still quite long, with a tapered 18" single edged blade with single fuller to each side. This example comes complete with hooked quillon/stacking hook and Arsenal marking on the cross guard. The blade is in excellent condition with no sharpening. The bayonet comes complete with its steel mounted leather scabbard. Overall length of bayonet in scabbard 24" ready to attach to your Murata. Excellent

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SPRINGFIELD M1887 HOSPITAL CORPS KNIFE W/ SCABBARD

Lot # 27 (Sale Order: 35 of 987)      

11 3/4" single edged blade, etched "HOSPITAL CORPS/ U.S. ARMY." in a panel on the left side. Ribbed single piece wood grip, with nickel finished brass cross guard and pommel cap. With a "Type 1" black leather scabbard with a brass and steel throat and a leather belt loop stamped "WATERVLIET/ARSENAL" on the front with several inspectors marks to the reverse.
11 3/4" single edged blade, etched "HOSPITAL CORPS/ U.S. ARMY." in a panel on the left side. Ribbed single piece wood grip, with nickel finished brass cross guard and pom...moremel cap. With a "Type 1" black leather scabbard with a brass and steel throat and a leather belt loop stamped "WATERVLIET/ARSENAL" on the front with several inspectors marks to the reverse.

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WWI US M1918 TRENCH KNIFE, LF&C W/ SCABBARD WW1

Lot # 28 (Sale Order: 36 of 987)      

Model 1918 "Knuckle Duster" Trench knife with solid brass handle made by Landers, Frary, and Clark and so marked "L. F. & C." on the handle and on the scabbard. Features spiked knuckle guards, and "Skull crusher" spike pommel. Full circular guard -- many of these were filed flat for reissue during World War II. Blade intact, retaining approximately 95% of original bluing. Original scabbard, correct L.F. & C. Marked near throat - both prongs are present. Near MINT condition.
Model 1918 "Knuckle Duster" Trench knife with solid brass handle made by Landers, Frary, and Clark and so marked "L. F. & C." on the handle and on the scabbard. Features ...morespiked knuckle guards, and "Skull crusher" spike pommel. Full circular guard -- many of these were filed flat for reissue during World War II. Blade intact, retaining approximately 95% of original bluing. Original scabbard, correct L.F. & C. Marked near throat - both prongs are present. Near MINT condition.

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CIVIL WAR USS SULTANA SURVIVOR CARVED WALKING CANE

Lot # 29 (Sale Order: 37 of 987)      

Grouping belonging to a member of the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and a survivor of Cahaba Prison and the USS Sultana, the worst US Maritime disaster is US History. The grouping consist if his walking cane standing 37 inches tall with the inscription Pvt. William H. Christine 8.7.62 - 5.20.65 CO. H. 102 OVI 9.24.1864 CAHABA PRISON I FOUGHT FOR THE UNION & ALMOST DIED ON THE SULTANA. Cane is in excellent condition. 2) Pvt. William H. Christine Infantry Horn 3) Id'ed tag from the International Odd Fellows named to W. H. Christine 319 E. Spring Columbus Ohio. 4) Albumen of Private Christine wearing his GAR uniform named to the reverse. 5) Small brass luggage pad lock. Sultana was a Mississippi River side-wheel steamboat, which exploded on April 27, 1865, in the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Constructed of wood in 1863 by the John Litherbury Boatyard in Cincinnati, she was intended for the lower Mississippi cotton trade. The steamer registered 1,719 tons and normally carried a crew of 85. For two years, she ran a regular route between St. Louis and New Orleans, and was frequently commissioned to carry troops. Although designed with a capacity of only 376 passengers, she was carrying 2,137 when three of the boat's four boilers exploded and she burned to the waterline and sank near Memphis, Tennessee. The disaster was overshadowed in the press by events surrounding the end of the American Civil War, including the killing of President Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth just the day before, and no one was ever held accountable for the tragedy. Disaster POW Camp Fisk, Four Mile Bridge, Vicksburg, Mississippi April 1865. Standing 2nd from left is Maj. William R. Walls, 9th IN Cav.; Standing 4th From Left is Lt. Frederick A. Roziene, 49th USCT; Standing 5th from left is Maj Frank E. Miller, 66th USCT; Seated at table at left is Capt Archie C. Fisk, Ass't. Adj. Gen. Dept. of Vicksburg; Seated at table at right is Lt. Col. Howard A.M. Henderson, Exchange Agent (CSA); Standing 5th from right Lt. Edwin L. Davenport, 52d USCT; standing 4th from right is Col. Nathaniel G. Watts, Exchange Agent (CSA); Standing 3rd from right Capt. Reuben B. Hatch, Chief Quartermaster, Dept. of Vicksburg; Standing 2nd from right Rev Charles Kimball Marshall. Background Under the command of Captain James Cass Mason of St. Louis, Sultana left St. Louis on April 13, 1865 bound for New Orleans, Louisiana. On the morning of April 15, she was tied up at Cairo, Illinois, when word reached the city that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot at Ford's Theater. Immediately, Captain Mason grabbed an armload of Cairo newspapers and headed south to spread the news, knowing that telegraphic communication with the South had been almost totally cut off because of the war. Upon reaching Vicksburg, Mississippi, Mason was approached by Captain Reuben Hatch, the chief quartermaster at Vicksburg. Hatch had a deal for Mason. Thousands of recently released Union prisoners of war that had been held by the Confederacy at the prison camps of Cahaba near Selma, Alabama, and Andersonville, in southwest Georgia, had been brought to a small parole camp outside of Vicksburg to await release to the North. The U.S. government would pay $2.75 per enlisted man and $8 per officer to any steamboat captain who would take a group north. Knowing that Mason was in need of money, Hatch suggested that he could guarantee Mason a full load of about 1,400 prisoners if Mason would agree to give him a kickback. Hoping to gain much money through this deal, Mason quickly agreed to the offered bribe. Leaving Vicksburg, Sultana traveled down river to New Orleans, continuing to spread the news of Lincoln's assassination. On April 21, 1865 Sultana left New Orleans with about 70 cabin and deck passengers, and a small amount of livestock. She also carried a crew of About ten hours south of Vicksburg, one of Sultana's four boilers sprang a leak. Under reduced pressure, the steamboat limped into Vicksburg to get the boiler repaired and to pick up her promised load of prisoners. Faulty boiler repair While the paroled prisoners, primarily from the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, were brought from the parole camp to Sultana, a mechanic was brought down to work on the leaky boiler. Although the mechanic wanted to cut out and replace a ruptured seam, Mason knew that such a job would take a few days and cost him his precious load of prisoners. By the time the repairs would be completed, the prisoners would have been sent home on other boats. Instead, Mason and his chief engineer, Nathan Wintringer, convinced the mechanic to make temporary repairs, hammering back the bulged boiler plate and riveting a patch of lesser thickness over the seam. Instead of taking two or three days, the temporary repair took only one.
Grouping belonging to a member of the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and a survivor of Cahaba Prison and the USS Sultana, the worst US Maritime disaster is US History. The...more grouping consist if his walking cane standing 37 inches tall with the inscription Pvt. William H. Christine 8.7.62 - 5.20.65 CO. H. 102 OVI 9.24.1864 CAHABA PRISON I FOUGHT FOR THE UNION & ALMOST DIED ON THE SULTANA. Cane is in excellent condition. 2) Pvt. William H. Christine Infantry Horn 3) Id'ed tag from the International Odd Fellows named to W. H. Christine 319 E. Spring Columbus Ohio. 4) Albumen of Private Christine wearing his GAR uniform named to the reverse. 5) Small brass luggage pad lock. Sultana was a Mississippi River side-wheel steamboat, which exploded on April 27, 1865, in the worst maritime disaster in United States history. Constructed of wood in 1863 by the John Litherbury Boatyard in Cincinnati, she was intended for the lower Mississippi cotton trade. The steamer registered 1,719 tons and normally carried a crew of 85. For two years, she ran a regular route between St. Louis and New Orleans, and was frequently commissioned to carry troops. Although designed with a capacity of only 376 passengers, she was carrying 2,137 when three of the boat's four boilers exploded and she burned to the waterline and sank near Memphis, Tennessee. The disaster was overshadowed in the press by events surrounding the end of the American Civil War, including the killing of President Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth just the day before, and no one was ever held accountable for the tragedy. Disaster POW Camp Fisk, Four Mile Bridge, Vicksburg, Mississippi April 1865. Standing 2nd from left is Maj. William R. Walls, 9th IN Cav.; Standing 4th From Left is Lt. Frederick A. Roziene, 49th USCT; Standing 5th from left is Maj Frank E. Miller, 66th USCT; Seated at table at left is Capt Archie C. Fisk, Ass't. Adj. Gen. Dept. of Vicksburg; Seated at table at right is Lt. Col. Howard A.M. Henderson, Exchange Agent (CSA); Standing 5th from right Lt. Edwin L. Davenport, 52d USCT; standing 4th from right is Col. Nathaniel G. Watts, Exchange Agent (CSA); Standing 3rd from right Capt. Reuben B. Hatch, Chief Quartermaster, Dept. of Vicksburg; Standing 2nd from right Rev Charles Kimball Marshall. Background Under the command of Captain James Cass Mason of St. Louis, Sultana left St. Louis on April 13, 1865 bound for New Orleans, Louisiana. On the morning of April 15, she was tied up at Cairo, Illinois, when word reached the city that President Abraham Lincoln had been shot at Ford's Theater. Immediately, Captain Mason grabbed an armload of Cairo newspapers and headed south to spread the news, knowing that telegraphic communication with the South had been almost totally cut off because of the war. Upon reaching Vicksburg, Mississippi, Mason was approached by Captain Reuben Hatch, the chief quartermaster at Vicksburg. Hatch had a deal for Mason. Thousands of recently released Union prisoners of war that had been held by the Confederacy at the prison camps of Cahaba near Selma, Alabama, and Andersonville, in southwest Georgia, had been brought to a small parole camp outside of Vicksburg to await release to the North. The U.S. government would pay $2.75 per enlisted man and $8 per officer to any steamboat captain who would take a group north. Knowing that Mason was in need of money, Hatch suggested that he could guarantee Mason a full load of about 1,400 prisoners if Mason would agree to give him a kickback. Hoping to gain much money through this deal, Mason quickly agreed to the offered bribe. Leaving Vicksburg, Sultana traveled down river to New Orleans, continuing to spread the news of Lincoln's assassination. On April 21, 1865 Sultana left New Orleans with about 70 cabin and deck passengers, and a small amount of livestock. She also carried a crew of About ten hours south of Vicksburg, one of Sultana's four boilers sprang a leak. Under reduced pressure, the steamboat limped into Vicksburg to get the boiler repaired and to pick up her promised load of prisoners. Faulty boiler repair While the paroled prisoners, primarily from the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, were brought from the parole camp to Sultana, a mechanic was brought down to work on the leaky boiler. Although the mechanic wanted to cut out and replace a ruptured seam, Mason knew that such a job would take a few days and cost him his precious load of prisoners. By the time the repairs would be completed, the prisoners would have been sent home on other boats. Instead, Mason and his chief engineer, Nathan Wintringer, convinced the mechanic to make temporary repairs, hammering back the bulged boiler plate and riveting a patch of lesser thickness over the seam. Instead of taking two or three days, the temporary repair took only one.

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1889 GAR 23rd NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT GLASS

Lot # 29a (Sale Order: 38 of 987)      

Stemmed glass approximately 7" tall and 3" across with raised image of the GAR badge surrounded by the words "23rd National Encampment Milwaukee Aug 27th to 30 - 1889." No apparent chips or wear. Excellent
Stemmed glass approximately 7" tall and 3" across with raised image of the GAR badge surrounded by the words "23rd National Encampment Milwaukee Aug 27th to 30 - 1889." N...moreo apparent chips or wear. Excellent

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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC GLASS SERVING TRAY

Lot # 29b (Sale Order: 39 of 987)      

Approximately 8" x 11" small serving tray with GAR badge in the center and patriotic shields. No apparent damage. Excellent

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CIVIL WAR HALF PLATE ID'ED IMAGE 71st OVI FRAMED

Lot # 30 (Sale Order: 40 of 987)      

Civil War half plate of Charles Pearson the the 71st OVI. Enlisted on 11/12/1861 as a Private. On 11/12/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. OH 71st Infantry. He was Mustered Out on 11/30/1865 at San Antonio, TX Promotions: * Corpl 12/15/1864 (Estimated day of Promo). Image is of a well armed then Private Charles Pearson, having a Springfield musket with bayonet and a small waist bowie knife and also wearing a complete set of accoutrements. His uniform consist of his four button sack coat, trousers and forage cap or kepi. Image is house in a period wooden frame and is nicely tagged to the reverse of the image identifying the soldier. Excellent Service The 71st Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Tod in Troy, Ohio September 1861 through January 1862 and mustered in for three years service on February 1, 1862, under the command of Colonel Rodney Mason. The regiment was attached to District of Paducah, Kentucky, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April 1862. Garrison at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, to June 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to September 1863. Post of Gallatin, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. Unassigned, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, to August 1865. Department of Texas to November 1865. The 71st Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at San Antonio, Texas, on November 30, 1865. Detailed service Ordered to Paducah, Ky., February 10. Reconnaissance toward Columbus, Ky., February 25-March 3, 1862. Action at and occupation of Columbus March 3. Moved from Paducah, Ky., to Savannah, Tenn., March 6–10. Expedition to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 14–17. Battle of Shiloh, April 6–7. At Shiloh, Colonel Rodney Mason, the regimental commander, fled from field on horseback. The rest of the regiment soon joined in “a wild, disorganized stampede.” Ordered to Fort Donelson, Tenn., April 16. Garrison duty at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tenn., and operations in northern and middle Tennessee until August. Action at Clarksville August 18. Post surrendered by Col. Mason who along with his officers was cashiered by the President. Fort Donelson August 25 (Companies A, B, G, and H). Cumberland Iron Works August 26 (Companies A, B, G, and H). Expedition to Clarksville September 5–10. Pickett's Hill, Clarksville, September 7. Garrison duty at Forts Donelson and Henry, Tenn., until August 1863. Guard duty along Louisville & Nashville Railroad (headquarters at Gallatin, Tenn.) until July 1864. Expedition from Gallatin to Carthage October 10–14, 1863 (detachment). Near Hartsville October 10 (detachment). Expedition from Gallatin to Cumberland Mountains January 28-February 8. Winchester May 10 (detachment). Relieved from garrison duty July 1864, and ordered to join Sherman's Army before Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Campaign July 31-September 8. Siege of Atlanta July 31-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3. At Athens, Ga., October 31-November 23. March to Columbia, Tenn., November 23–24. Nashville Campaign November–December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24–27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there until March 1865. Operations in eastern Tennessee March 15-April 22. Duty at Strawberry Plains and Nashville until June. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 16, thence moved to Texas. Duty at San Antonio until November. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 206 men during service; 3 officers and 66 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 132 enlisted men died of disease.
Civil War half plate of Charles Pearson the the 71st OVI. Enlisted on 11/12/1861 as a Private. On 11/12/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. OH 71st Infantry. He was Mustered Ou...moret on 11/30/1865 at San Antonio, TX Promotions: * Corpl 12/15/1864 (Estimated day of Promo). Image is of a well armed then Private Charles Pearson, having a Springfield musket with bayonet and a small waist bowie knife and also wearing a complete set of accoutrements. His uniform consist of his four button sack coat, trousers and forage cap or kepi. Image is house in a period wooden frame and is nicely tagged to the reverse of the image identifying the soldier. Excellent Service The 71st Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Tod in Troy, Ohio September 1861 through January 1862 and mustered in for three years service on February 1, 1862, under the command of Colonel Rodney Mason. The regiment was attached to District of Paducah, Kentucky, to March 1862. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Tennessee, to April 1862. Garrison at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, to June 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to September 1863. Post of Gallatin, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. Unassigned, 4th Division, XX Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to August 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps, to August 1865. Department of Texas to November 1865. The 71st Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at San Antonio, Texas, on November 30, 1865. Detailed service Ordered to Paducah, Ky., February 10. Reconnaissance toward Columbus, Ky., February 25-March 3, 1862. Action at and occupation of Columbus March 3. Moved from Paducah, Ky., to Savannah, Tenn., March 6–10. Expedition to Yellow Creek, Miss., and occupation of Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., March 14–17. Battle of Shiloh, April 6–7. At Shiloh, Colonel Rodney Mason, the regimental commander, fled from field on horseback. The rest of the regiment soon joined in “a wild, disorganized stampede.” Ordered to Fort Donelson, Tenn., April 16. Garrison duty at Fort Donelson and Clarksville, Tenn., and operations in northern and middle Tennessee until August. Action at Clarksville August 18. Post surrendered by Col. Mason who along with his officers was cashiered by the President. Fort Donelson August 25 (Companies A, B, G, and H). Cumberland Iron Works August 26 (Companies A, B, G, and H). Expedition to Clarksville September 5–10. Pickett's Hill, Clarksville, September 7. Garrison duty at Forts Donelson and Henry, Tenn., until August 1863. Guard duty along Louisville & Nashville Railroad (headquarters at Gallatin, Tenn.) until July 1864. Expedition from Gallatin to Carthage October 10–14, 1863 (detachment). Near Hartsville October 10 (detachment). Expedition from Gallatin to Cumberland Mountains January 28-February 8. Winchester May 10 (detachment). Relieved from garrison duty July 1864, and ordered to join Sherman's Army before Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta Campaign July 31-September 8. Siege of Atlanta July 31-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25–30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Operations against Hood in northern Georgia and northern Alabama September 29-November 3. At Athens, Ga., October 31-November 23. March to Columbia, Tenn., November 23–24. Nashville Campaign November–December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24–27. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15–16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17–28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there until March 1865. Operations in eastern Tennessee March 15-April 22. Duty at Strawberry Plains and Nashville until June. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 16, thence moved to Texas. Duty at San Antonio until November. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 206 men during service; 3 officers and 66 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 132 enlisted men died of disease.

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EARLY SPYGLASS BY SPENCER BROWNING & RUST

Lot # 30a (Sale Order: 41 of 987)      

An early 19th Century three drawers English “Day or Night” Refracting Telescope. Signed with “Spencer Browning & Rust Day or Night London”, manufactured in brass, with paper covered wood body. Good patina and good original optics. Dimensions: Closed 14 1/2 inches Fully open 34 inches. Excellent
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MID 19TH CENTURY WOOD BASE DRUM W/ ORIGINAL HOOPS

Lot # 31 (Sale Order: 42 of 987)      

Mid 19th century wood base drum measuring 23 1/4 inches wide and 19 1/2 inches tall with original hoops. Heads are missing as well as the rope and leather tensioner otherwise excellent
Mid 19th century wood base drum measuring 23 1/4 inches wide and 19 1/2 inches tall with original hoops. Heads are missing as well as the rope and leather tensioner other...morewise excellent

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CHINESE EXPORT PATRIOTIC SILK EMBROIDERY TEXTILE

Lot # 32 (Sale Order: 43 of 987)      

Chinese, Late 19th/Early 20th century. Export textile panel composed of silk and metallic threads embroidered on silk ground depicting a large winged brown American eagle below thirteen stars surrounding pink ribbons with text "E. PLURIBIS UNUM" (roughly translated "One of Out of Many"). Bird with two crossed American flags and flag motif shield. Unframed 20 1/2" x 20".
Chinese, Late 19th/Early 20th century. Export textile panel composed of silk and metallic threads embroidered on silk ground depicting a large winged brown American eagle...more below thirteen stars surrounding pink ribbons with text "E. PLURIBIS UNUM" (roughly translated "One of Out of Many"). Bird with two crossed American flags and flag motif shield. Unframed 20 1/2" x 20".

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WWI MEDICAL OFFICER GROUPING W PRESIDENT SIGNED

Lot # 33 (Sale Order: 44 of 987)      

Presidential signed document grouping to a US Medical Officer Colonel Daniel Parker Card. Col Card was a native of Smyrna New York and received his Medical Degree at Bellevue Medical College in 1904. His first military duty was as a contract surgeon with the US Army in 1907. During a tour at the US Military Academy he acted as surgeon for the West Point football squad. In 1916 he was assigned to the French forces in France as medical-military observer. After the United States entered the War, Colonel Card served in Paris as attaché to the French Army. He later became commanding officer of a field hospital during the Meuse Argonne campaign. In 1942 upon retirement, Col. Card went to the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington where he became chief doctor. There he remained for three years. Grouping consist of his portrait in uniform as a Colonel and measures 24X30 inches in the frame. There are also two matching presentation candle sticks with the presentation "Presented to D.P. Card Major Medical Corps By The Officers of the Resident Mess West Point Army Mess West Point Army Mess Tuesday Sept. 6th 1921. Both are STERLING marked. Also in the grouping are two sepia toned photographs identified to Card wearing his M1902 uniform with sword while holding his visor cap. Second photo of his and his medical staff in France while he was a Major in his US Army uniform with two overseas stripes representing 1 year of overseas service. Finally his presidential signed promotional documents. The signatures are hand signed by the president. They are as follows: his first lieutenant commission for the US Medical Corps reserves dated 26th December 1908 signed by Theodore Roosevelt, second document is his first Lieutenant commission in the regular Army signed by President William Howard Taft and is dated 25th of June 1909. Third document is his Captain's commission dated 25th July 1912 also signed by William Howard Taft. Finally his Colonel commission dated 19th Jun 1935 and is signed by the secretary of War George Dern but is not presidential signed. Overall excellent condition
Presidential signed document grouping to a US Medical Officer Colonel Daniel Parker Card. Col Card was a native of Smyrna New York and received his Medical Degree at Bell...moreevue Medical College in 1904. His first military duty was as a contract surgeon with the US Army in 1907. During a tour at the US Military Academy he acted as surgeon for the West Point football squad. In 1916 he was assigned to the French forces in France as medical-military observer. After the United States entered the War, Colonel Card served in Paris as attaché to the French Army. He later became commanding officer of a field hospital during the Meuse Argonne campaign. In 1942 upon retirement, Col. Card went to the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington where he became chief doctor. There he remained for three years. Grouping consist of his portrait in uniform as a Colonel and measures 24X30 inches in the frame. There are also two matching presentation candle sticks with the presentation "Presented to D.P. Card Major Medical Corps By The Officers of the Resident Mess West Point Army Mess West Point Army Mess Tuesday Sept. 6th 1921. Both are STERLING marked. Also in the grouping are two sepia toned photographs identified to Card wearing his M1902 uniform with sword while holding his visor cap. Second photo of his and his medical staff in France while he was a Major in his US Army uniform with two overseas stripes representing 1 year of overseas service. Finally his presidential signed promotional documents. The signatures are hand signed by the president. They are as follows: his first lieutenant commission for the US Medical Corps reserves dated 26th December 1908 signed by Theodore Roosevelt, second document is his first Lieutenant commission in the regular Army signed by President William Howard Taft and is dated 25th of June 1909. Third document is his Captain's commission dated 25th July 1912 also signed by William Howard Taft. Finally his Colonel commission dated 19th Jun 1935 and is signed by the secretary of War George Dern but is not presidential signed. Overall excellent condition

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WWII US NAVY CROSS VALOR MEDAL WW2

Lot # 34 (Sale Order: 45 of 987)      

USN World War II Navy Cross Decoration. The dimensions 1 1/2" wide by 1 13/16” tall. The front shows a sailing ship in the center of the four armed Maltese cross. The reverse side shows a pair of crossed anchors with the letters ‘USN’ in the center. Includes the presentation cloth woven blue and white cotton ribbon. Has a wrapped broach with a thin horizontal pin back with a locking catch. Brass construction. This was the Navy’s second highest award for gallantry in combat action. Very good plus condition.
USN World War II Navy Cross Decoration. The dimensions 1 1/2" wide by 1 13/16” tall. The front shows a sailing ship in the center of the four armed Maltese cross. The rev...moreerse side shows a pair of crossed anchors with the letters ‘USN’ in the center. Includes the presentation cloth woven blue and white cotton ribbon. Has a wrapped broach with a thin horizontal pin back with a locking catch. Brass construction. This was the Navy’s second highest award for gallantry in combat action. Very good plus condition.

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WW1 IMPERIAL GERMAN BAVARIAN DIPLOMATIC SWORD WWI

Lot # 35 (Sale Order: 46 of 987)      

Beautiful issue sword of the Imperial German era, a Bavarian court or diplomatic sword. Bavarian Lion featured as its pommel figure and also the lion is seen in repose on the clamshell guard. The grips are inlaid mother of pearl. In 1805 under the Peace of Pressburg between Napoleonic France and the Holy Roman Empire, several duchies were elevated to kingdoms. The Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria held the title “King of Bavaria” from 1806 until 1918. The Prince-elector of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, formally assumed the title King Maximilian I of Bavaria on the first of January 1806, but his “M” initial was often seen on various items such as swords in commemoration of his founding of the Bavarian diplomatic corps far beyond his actual reign. The sword probably dates in the period before the First World War. Blade still retains blue panels and fire gold gilding. Very Good
Beautiful issue sword of the Imperial German era, a Bavarian court or diplomatic sword. Bavarian Lion featured as its pommel figure and also the lion is seen in repose on...more the clamshell guard. The grips are inlaid mother of pearl. In 1805 under the Peace of Pressburg between Napoleonic France and the Holy Roman Empire, several duchies were elevated to kingdoms. The Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria held the title “King of Bavaria” from 1806 until 1918. The Prince-elector of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, formally assumed the title King Maximilian I of Bavaria on the first of January 1806, but his “M” initial was often seen on various items such as swords in commemoration of his founding of the Bavarian diplomatic corps far beyond his actual reign. The sword probably dates in the period before the First World War. Blade still retains blue panels and fire gold gilding. Very Good

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EDWARD VII BRITISH INFANTRY DRESS SWORD & SCABBARD

Lot # 36 (Sale Order: 47 of 987)      

1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword by J.B. Johnstone Backville St. London with a 32 1/4 inch blade is very well etched and in good condition having the cipher of King Edward the VII. The rayskin grip and associated twisted grip wire bindings are a little worn but generally very good. The field leather scabbard is very good condition; the sword sheathes and draws well. Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties, and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes, but despite public approval, his reputation as a playboy prince soured his relationship with his mother. As king, Edward played a role in the modernization of the British Home Fleet and the reorganization of the British Army after the Second Boer War. He re instituted traditional ceremonies as public displays and broadened the range of people with whom royalty socialized. He fostered good relations between Britain and other European countries, especially France, for which he was popularly called "Peacemaker" but his relationship with his nephew, the German Emperor Wilhelm II, was poor. The Edwardian era, which covered Edward's reign and was named after him, coincided with the start of a new century and heralded significant changes in technology and society, including steam turbine propulsion and the rise of socialism. He died in 1910 in the midst of a constitutional crisis that was resolved the following year by the Parliament Act 1911, which restricted the power of the unelected House of Lords.
1897 Pattern Infantry Officers Sword by J.B. Johnstone Backville St. London with a 32 1/4 inch blade is very well etched and in good condition having the cipher of King E...moredward the VII. The rayskin grip and associated twisted grip wire bindings are a little worn but generally very good. The field leather scabbard is very good condition; the sword sheathes and draws well. Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years. During the long reign of his mother, he was largely excluded from political power, and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties, and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and the Indian subcontinent in 1875 were popular successes, but despite public approval, his reputation as a playboy prince soured his relationship with his mother. As king, Edward played a role in the modernization of the British Home Fleet and the reorganization of the British Army after the Second Boer War. He re instituted traditional ceremonies as public displays and broadened the range of people with whom royalty socialized. He fostered good relations between Britain and other European countries, especially France, for which he was popularly called "Peacemaker" but his relationship with his nephew, the German Emperor Wilhelm II, was poor. The Edwardian era, which covered Edward's reign and was named after him, coincided with the start of a new century and heralded significant changes in technology and society, including steam turbine propulsion and the rise of socialism. He died in 1910 in the midst of a constitutional crisis that was resolved the following year by the Parliament Act 1911, which restricted the power of the unelected House of Lords.

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EARLY VICTORIAN EAST INDIA COMPANY LION HEAD SWORD

Lot # 37 (Sale Order: 48 of 987)      

The British East India Company had grown from a trading concern to be the agency for the British Government in India. Its story is fascinating. It employed native troops and also British and Scottish military and maintained and administered its territory as three residences based in Madras, Bombay, and Bengal. The most-senior officer appointments were always reserved for the British. Much of the history of this incredible military experience can be studied by entering your favorite search engine and typing in “British Army during the Victorian Era.” Besides its governmental and military rule the company rose to account for half the world’s trade, particularly in basic commodities including cotton, silk, indigo dye, salt, tea, and opium. Always it had a firm foothold in India. It was, it can be said, to be the forerunner of “Amazon.com” dealing in practically everything. It became a powerful trade monopoly. Dealing in armaments, it actually maintained a navy having several commercial ships and men-of-war, as well. Its vessels participated in several famous battles. The Sword Several companies whose stock and trade was the manufacture of guns, cannons, swords, and other weaponry were contracted to the East India Company; large firms competed against smaller companies for orders. For them, gunsmiths and sword cutlers would strive to provide the absolute best and most exquisite offerings with precision workmanship. To receive and be authorized and to have the words “Makers to the East India Company” to be used in conjunction with their name was to be the absolute highest achievement that a company could attain and it assured those merchants that the British India Company would continue merchandising those products in the future. The sword we offer is highly unusual in that the swords that the East India Company handled were pretty much of typical British military design, but here we have a puzzling diversion from the rule. This sword when viewed by an experienced sword collector is almost 90 percent Prussian or German right to its “P” guard, wire-wrapped grip over black, patent-leather handle. The lion head is “hands-on” Prussian in every way to include his toothy bite on the top of the red “P” guard. The crossguard also has a typical regal lion on its foremost extension. The large clamshell languet bears crossed sabers that can be seen on German cavalry swords; they are crossed on the wreath of typical laurel leaves (also Germanic). The fantastic blade tells it all!!! First, one must realize that it’s in immaculate condition and has wonderful golden floral designs and is surmounted with a potpourri of flags, and a spiked helmet used in both British and German Victorian designs. The blade has a strong back ridge often called a bone breaker and its steel is bright and the blade ends in the typical style of German Imperial swords. To describe the blade one has to say the word “beautiful,” because no other word would do! So, we have to say that this weapon is absolutely phenomenal! The scabbard is the two-ring type in steel and is in the cavalry style. The sword had to have been made especially for a very tall man as it measures 42 inches long in its scabbard. Excellent
The British East India Company had grown from a trading concern to be the agency for the British Government in India. Its story is fascinating. It employed native troops ...moreand also British and Scottish military and maintained and administered its territory as three residences based in Madras, Bombay, and Bengal. The most-senior officer appointments were always reserved for the British. Much of the history of this incredible military experience can be studied by entering your favorite search engine and typing in “British Army during the Victorian Era.” Besides its governmental and military rule the company rose to account for half the world’s trade, particularly in basic commodities including cotton, silk, indigo dye, salt, tea, and opium. Always it had a firm foothold in India. It was, it can be said, to be the forerunner of “Amazon.com” dealing in practically everything. It became a powerful trade monopoly. Dealing in armaments, it actually maintained a navy having several commercial ships and men-of-war, as well. Its vessels participated in several famous battles. The Sword Several companies whose stock and trade was the manufacture of guns, cannons, swords, and other weaponry were contracted to the East India Company; large firms competed against smaller companies for orders. For them, gunsmiths and sword cutlers would strive to provide the absolute best and most exquisite offerings with precision workmanship. To receive and be authorized and to have the words “Makers to the East India Company” to be used in conjunction with their name was to be the absolute highest achievement that a company could attain and it assured those merchants that the British India Company would continue merchandising those products in the future. The sword we offer is highly unusual in that the swords that the East India Company handled were pretty much of typical British military design, but here we have a puzzling diversion from the rule. This sword when viewed by an experienced sword collector is almost 90 percent Prussian or German right to its “P” guard, wire-wrapped grip over black, patent-leather handle. The lion head is “hands-on” Prussian in every way to include his toothy bite on the top of the red “P” guard. The crossguard also has a typical regal lion on its foremost extension. The large clamshell languet bears crossed sabers that can be seen on German cavalry swords; they are crossed on the wreath of typical laurel leaves (also Germanic). The fantastic blade tells it all!!! First, one must realize that it’s in immaculate condition and has wonderful golden floral designs and is surmounted with a potpourri of flags, and a spiked helmet used in both British and German Victorian designs. The blade has a strong back ridge often called a bone breaker and its steel is bright and the blade ends in the typical style of German Imperial swords. To describe the blade one has to say the word “beautiful,” because no other word would do! So, we have to say that this weapon is absolutely phenomenal! The scabbard is the two-ring type in steel and is in the cavalry style. The sword had to have been made especially for a very tall man as it measures 42 inches long in its scabbard. Excellent

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INDO PERSIAN WAR HELMET WITH CHAIN MAIL

Lot # 38 (Sale Order: 49 of 987)      

A good quality authentic antique 18th -19th century Islamic Indo Persian nobleman Kulah-Khud. A hemispherical top is formed of one hand forged steel plate, with a solidly mounted long spike at the top, with a pair of plume-holders on either side. The helmet retains its original neck-defense of chain mail of rounded links. The skull is chiseled over its entire surface with floral and creeper designs. The edge of the helmet is adorned containing script in Arabic calligraphy. The skull of the helmet is hand forged from a single piece of thick solid steel with visible hammer marks in the interior but with a perfectly smooth surface on the exterior. The overall height of the helmet and mail is 18". In excellent condition.
A good quality authentic antique 18th -19th century Islamic Indo Persian nobleman Kulah-Khud. A hemispherical top is formed of one hand forged steel plate, with a solidly...more mounted long spike at the top, with a pair of plume-holders on either side. The helmet retains its original neck-defense of chain mail of rounded links. The skull is chiseled over its entire surface with floral and creeper designs. The edge of the helmet is adorned containing script in Arabic calligraphy. The skull of the helmet is hand forged from a single piece of thick solid steel with visible hammer marks in the interior but with a perfectly smooth surface on the exterior. The overall height of the helmet and mail is 18". In excellent condition.

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CHIEF STANDS AND LOOKS BACK W/ PEACE MEDAL PHOTO

Lot # 39 (Sale Order: 50 of 987)      

Chief Stands and Looks Back This black and white studio photograph shows Stands and Looks Back (Hatikta Najin) wearing an animal hide shirt and a feathered headdress. There is a Presidential Peace Medal around his neck, and several large feathers lay across his lap. The photograph was taken at Fort Niobrara in Nebraska and was published by the Knapp Company New York. Excellent frame measuring 21 3/4 X 27 inches. Stands and Looks Back or Hakikta Najin (1851-1914) was actually an Oglala through he lived all of his later life among the Brule at Rosebud. He was present at the Little Bighorn in 1876. His sister married Charles P. Jordan, the clerk at the Red Cloud Agency in 1877 at the time of Crazy Horse's surrender; Jordan was later a trader on the Rosebud Reservation. Stands and Looks Back married Mary Spotted Horse about 1890 and had a large family. He was photographed several times by Anderson. His granddaughter, Vera Farmer, served as vice-chair of the Rosebud Sioux council
Chief Stands and Looks Back This black and white studio photograph shows Stands and Looks Back (Hatikta Najin) wearing an animal hide shirt and a feathered headdress. The...morere is a Presidential Peace Medal around his neck, and several large feathers lay across his lap. The photograph was taken at Fort Niobrara in Nebraska and was published by the Knapp Company New York. Excellent frame measuring 21 3/4 X 27 inches. Stands and Looks Back or Hakikta Najin (1851-1914) was actually an Oglala through he lived all of his later life among the Brule at Rosebud. He was present at the Little Bighorn in 1876. His sister married Charles P. Jordan, the clerk at the Red Cloud Agency in 1877 at the time of Crazy Horse's surrender; Jordan was later a trader on the Rosebud Reservation. Stands and Looks Back married Mary Spotted Horse about 1890 and had a large family. He was photographed several times by Anderson. His granddaughter, Vera Farmer, served as vice-chair of the Rosebud Sioux council

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