March Firearms & Militaria Auction
Saturday, March 11, 2017 | 1:00 PM Eastern
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March Firearms & Militaria Auction
Saturday, March 11, 2017 | 1:00 PM Eastern
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Our March Firearms & Militaria Auction will feature firearms, edged weapons, insignia, ammo, uniforms, helmets, train & nautical & collectables. Special WWII Collection. It will have 250 lots.
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Welcome to our March 2017 Firearms & Militaria Auction
Lot # 0 (Sale Order: 1 of 252)
Welcome to our Saturday March 11th Echoes of Glory Firearms and Militaria Auction! This live, online & absentee Proxibid auction will feature 250 lots of firearms, military collectables, trains and other items from many eras and countries. We will be listing descriptions, photos and items daily - check back often. Remember the auction is "as is/where is" with no returns allowed - please check out the multiple photos and description before bidding to know what you're bidding on. Call if you have questions. NOTE: Shipping can be expensive, not because we jack up the price, but because all the carriers are continuing to raise their prices. Typically, our shipping staff only charge a few bucks added on top of the postage fees. Also, our buyers premium is 18.5% - but Proxibid gets 5% of this (plus a $475 base fee) and the credit card companies another 3.5%. Please email us immediately after the auction if you are paying by check and we'll give you a discount of 3.5%. Lots of good items, bid early, bid often, bid high and good luck!
Thompson/Center Arms .50 Caliber Percussion Rifle - no FFL needed (DCM)
Lot # 1 (Sale Order: 2 of 252)
Make: Thompson CenterCondition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 150High Estimate: 220
This Thompson/Center Arms .50 Caliber Percussion Rifle is in very good condition with a very good bore. It is fitted with a Tasco Pronghorn 4x Scope with very good optics and a tactical sling.
Custom Sporter 7.7mm Bolt-Action Rifle built on a Japanese Arisaka Action - FFL # 72322 (KBF)
Lot # 2 (Sale Order: 3 of 252)
Make: ArisakaCondition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 200High Estimate: 275Country of Origin: Japan
This nicely custom Sporter Bolt-Action Rifle is built using a Japanese Type 99 7.7mm Arisaka Action. It is in very good condition with a very good bore. It is fitted with a Weaver 2.5x8 scope with fair optics.
Winchester Model 1892 .32-20 Caliber Saddle-Ring Lever-Action Carbine - FFL # 275449 (SMD)
Lot # 3 (Sale Order: 4 of 252)
Make: WinchesterCondition: GoodLow Estimate: 600High Estimate: 750
This 1903-dated Winchester Model 1892 .32-20 Caliber Saddle-Ring Lever-Action Carbine is in fair to good condition with a good bore. It would rank higher, but it is missing the cap, spring and follower from the tube magazine, the saddle "ring" and the rear Buckhorn sight elevator. Action is good, finish has faded to patina and it looks to have a
had a tang-sight at one time. Great restoration project!
Winchester Model 1892 .32 WCF Caliber Lever-Action Rifle - Antique - no FFL needed (SMD)
Lot # 4 (Sale Order: 5 of 252)
Make: WinchesterCondition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 800High Estimate: 1,000
This 1894-dated Winchester Model 1892 .32 WCF Caliber Lever-Action Rifle is in good condition with a fair-good bore. Action is good, finish has faded to patina, no elevator for the real sight and the serial number is 84908
Rossi Model 92 .44 Magnum Lever-Action Carbine - FFL # M162054 (FAC)
Lot # 5 (Sale Order: 6 of 252)
Make: RossiCondition: ExcellentLow Estimate: 450High Estimate: 550
This neat little Rossi Model 92 .44 Magnum Lever-Action Carbine is in very good to excellent condition with a very good to excellent bore. Barrel is just 16" long.
LC Smith 10 Ga Double-Barrel Shotgun - FFL # 25827 (JES)
Lot # 6 (Sale Order: 7 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 500High Estimate: 600
This 1920 Damascus-barrel LC Smith 10 Ga Hammer Double-Barrel Shotgun is in good condition with fair to good bores. It has 32" barrels and the action works.
Parker Brothers 12 Ga Double-Barrel Shotgun - FFL # 141489 (KDW)
Lot # 7 (Sale Order: 8 of 252)
Make: Parker Bros.Condition: GoodLow Estimate: 700High Estimate: 900
This 1906-dated Vulcan grade Parker Brothers 12 Ga. 2 3/4" M/I choke 26" Double-Barrel Shotgun is in good to very good condition with fair to good bore. Traces of case-hardening on the receiver, bluing is mixed with patina, hard rubber butt plate and grip cap and a tight action. The Parker has wrist repairs and the firing pins are included, but out of the shotgun to keep the "kids safe".
Marlin Model 39A .22 LR Lever-Action Rifle - FFL # J9317 (SGF)
Lot # 8 (Sale Order: 9 of 252)
Condition: GoodLow Estimate: 275High Estimate: 350
This Marlin Model 39A .22 LR "Take-Down" Lever-Action Rifle is in good condition with a very good bore. It is fitted with sling swivels, but is missing the sight hood and has a broken butt-plate. 24" barrel.
Harrington & Richardson M1873 45-70 Caliber "Saddle-Ring" Trapdoor Carbine - FFL # SA2392 (A)
Lot # 9 (Sale Order: 10 of 252)
Make: Harrington & Richardson (H&R)Condition: ExcellentLow Estimate: 450High Estimate: 600
This near new Harrington & Richardson M1873 45-70 Caliber "Saddle-Ring" Trapdoor Carbine is in very good+ condition with a very good+ bore.
Winchester Model 94AE Gene Autry Tribute 30-30 Lever-Action Carbine - FFL # 6213753 (RW)
Lot # 10 (Sale Order: 11 of 252)
Make: WinchesterCondition: Like NewLow Estimate: 2,000High Estimate: 2,500
This rifle is simply stunning and the workmanship and jewel machining that went into this gun will impress the most savvy collector. Rifle is numbered 5 of 300. Absolutely no disappointments with this work of art. Factory new, the rifle's walnut stock is carved on each side with Gene's signature and an image of Gene and Champion bursting through the sunrise off on another adventure, along with Gene's title "The Singing Cowboy." Barrel bands are hand-polished and finished in 24-karat gold. The lever is polished, etched with a decorative scroll, and clad in 24-karat gold and nickel. Jeweled machine work on hammer and on top of receiver. Highlighting the right side of the receiver are two familiar scenes - Gene Autry and Champion plus a scene of Gene and his rifle. Highlighting the left side of the receiver is a classic pose of Gene Autry and his guitar. 30-30, 20" barrel, produced by America Remembers with artwork designed specially for this Tribute. America Remembers is a private non-governmental organization dedicated to the remembrance of notable Americans and important historical American events. Along with its affiliates, the Armed Forces Commemorative Society, American Heroes and Legends, and the United States Society of Arms and Armour, the company produces special issue limited edition firearms. America Remembers purchased the antique arms division of the U.S. Historical Society on April 1, 1994
Original Antique Nautical Ships Wheel (WRM)
Lot # 11 (Sale Order: 12 of 252)
Low Estimate: 150High Estimate: 225
An original 24" Antique Nautical Ship's Wheel that has been professionally restored to near new condition.
Original Antique Nautical Ships Wheel (WRM)
Lot # 12 (Sale Order: 13 of 252)
Maker: 250Low Estimate: 175Condition: Good to Very Good
An original 35" Antique Nautical Ship's Wheel that has been professionally restored to near new condition.
US Revenue Service/US Coast Guard Grouping for James W. Lee (JQ)
Lot # 13 (Sale Order: 14 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 1,000High Estimate: 1,200
Naval Constructor James W. Lee was born in 1858. He attended Johns Hopkins University and then went to work at Reeder & Sons Shipyard. While at Reeder & Sons, Lee worked as a designer on the USRC APACHE (later the GALVESTON). The APACHE, an iron-hulled, twin screw steamer 190-ft. in length, was delivered the Revenue Cutter Service in 1891. On 15 August 1895 he was appointed Naval Constructor, Office of Superintendent, Construction and Repair, US Revenue Cutter Service, Baltimore, Maryland by President William McKinley. When the Spanish American War erupted on 21 April 1898, President William McKinley directed the temporary transfer of the Revenue Cutter Service to the direction of the Secretary of Navy. The Revenue Cutter Service rushed to make its cutters available for sea service with the North Atlantic Squadron. James Lee’s first assignment associated with the Revenue Cutter Service’s wartime preparations was when he was detailed to New York to supervise the cutting of the USRC GRESHAM, USRC ALGONQUIN AND USRC ONONDAGA in two and pontooning the sections down the St. Lawrence Canal to Montreal where the cutters were to be rejoined and then sent to join the North Atlantic Squadron at the Norfolk Navy Yard. The 205-ft. cutters were the pride of the Revenue Cutter Service and designed for alteration for wartime naval service. The steel-hulled single screw Brigantine rigged vessel had a triple expansion steam engine with a crew of 103. Fitted out as a torpedo boat destroyer with four Driggs-Schroeder rapid-fire guns, six machine guns and two Whitehead torpedo tubes. His service during this conflict earned him a Department of the Navy Spanish Campaign service medal. Lee’s excellent service on the GRESHAM project prompted the confirmation in1898, of his commission as the only Revenue Cutter Service naval constructor. In his duties as naval constructor, Lee was responsible for supervising the design, construction, conversion, maintenance and repair of Revenue Cutter Service vessels.His next major board service took him to the northwest Pacific coast where he was detailed to Washington, to survey the cutters of the Bering Sea Patrol. The vessels included the USRC BEAR, THETIS, FESSENDEN and McCULLOCH. The cutters and crews of the Bering Sea patrol performed critical law enforcement and rescue operations while on the Alaskan station. It was a hazardous and harsh environment and the cutters required continual maintenance when off station during the winter months. The USRC BEAR was originally acquired by the US Navy to rescue the US Army’s ‘Greely’s Expedition to the Arctic.’ This expedition became stranded by pack ice with insufficient clothing, shelter or food in November 1883. The BEAR was originally built in Dundee, Scotland as a sealer. The Barquentine-rigged steam cutter’s hull was reinforced with 6 inches of teak backing for operating in light ice. She was 198’4” in length with a draft of 17’11” and was armed with three 6-pounder rapid-fire guns. The BEAR was condemned by the US Navy; however, the US Revenue Cutter Service secured the cutter and made the vessel one of the mainstays of the Bering Sea Patrol. From 1885 to 1894, the BEAR was commanded by Captain ‘Roaring Hell’ Mike Healy. One of Healy’s most notable accomplishments was moving herds of reindeer, often at his own expense, from Siberia to Alaska to provide a source of winter food. These reindeer became a godsend when the BEAR, then under the command of Captain Francis Tuttle, was called from Port Townsend, Washington to organize the rescue of 275 men from eight whalers trapped in pack ice off Point Barrow, Alaska. Tuttle was forced to turn the BEAR back near Cape Nome due to ever thickening ice. Accordingly, an overland relief party, commanded by the BEAR’s executive officer 1st Lieutenant David H. Jarvis, was landed on 6 January 1898 on Nelson Island, near Cape Vancouver to begin a 1,600-mile trek through the frozen wilderness. Jarvis, along with 2nd Lieutenant Ellsworth P. Berthoff, Surgeon Samuel J. Call and Seaman F. Kotchoff, walked most of the way in temperatures that reached to minus 45 degrees. On 21 April 1898 they reached the despairing whalers. The ‘Overland Expedition for the Relief of Whalers in the Arctic Ocean’ became an epic tale of the North. Jarvis, Berthoff and Call each received a Congressional Gold medal authorized by President William McKinley. The shoe shoes were given by Mrs. James W. Lee (Emma Kronau Lee) to her brother John Lusk Kronau. These shoes have hung in my family’s farm house since 1948. All of the documents and medal were given by Emma Kronau Lee to her sister Helen Kronau Bannvart. -Snow-shoes, pair, presented to Constructor James W. Lee by Lieutenant David H. Jarvis, USRCS, Port Townsend, Washington, December 1900. --Photograph, James W. Lee, Principal Surveyor, American Bureau of Shipping, c. 1918. --Medal, Spanish American War Service, awarded to Naval Constructor James W. Lee.
Fine Group Lot of early Daguerreotypes and CDVs (WHS)
Lot # 14 (Sale Order: 15 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 100High Estimate: 200
A fine Group Lot of early Daguerreotypes and CDVs in very good condition.
Unmarked Military "Bosun's" Jack Knife (A)
Lot # 15 (Sale Order: 16 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 30High Estimate: 45
This unmarked Military "Bosun's" Jack Knife is in very good condition.
US Military WWII Custom Fighting Knife (CPD)
Lot # 16 (Sale Order: 17 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 75Year - Range: 1941-1945High Estimate: 115
This unusual US Military WWII era Custom Fighting Knife was probably a ship or shop made example. It has a 6.5" blade, an overall length of 11.5" and a nice leather sheath.
US Military WWII Custom Fighting Knife (CPD)
Lot # 17 (Sale Order: 18 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodYear - Range: 1941-1945Low Estimate: 100High Estimate: 150
This extremely well-made US Military WWII era Custom Fighting Knife was probably a ship or shop made example. It has a 7" blade, an overall length of 12.5" and a nice heavy leather sheath.
US Military WWII Style M3 Fighting Knife (JEG)
Lot # 18 (Sale Order: 19 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 75High Estimate: 125
This US Military WWII Style M3 Fighting Knife is in very good condition. It is probably a high-quality reproduction.
US Military Korean War era M1A5 M1 Garand Bayonet (JEG)
Lot # 19 (Sale Order: 20 of 252)
Condition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 55High Estimate: 100
A Milpar-production US Military Korean War era M1A5 M1 Garand Bayonet in very good condition. Comes with a transitional M8A1 scabbard.
Colt Trooper III .357 Magnum Double-Action Revolver - FFL # 55440J (FAC)
Lot # 20 (Sale Order: 21 of 252)
Make: ColtCondition: ExcellentLow Estimate: 550High Estimate: 700
This beautiful 6" barrel Colt Trooper III .357 Magnum Double-Action Revolver is in excellent condition with an excellent bore. It comes with the original box.
Colt Frontier Scout .22 LR Single-Action Revolver - FFL # 208824F (SGF)
Lot # 21 (Sale Order: 22 of 252)
Make: ColtCondition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 300High Estimate: 400
This desirable 1966-dated Colt Frontier Scout .22 LR Single-Action Revolver is in very good+ condition with a very good bore.
German Hawes JP Sauer Western Sixshooter" .22 LR Single-Action Revolver - FFL # 446412 (SGF)
Lot # 22 (Sale Order: 23 of 252)
Make: SauerCondition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 200High Estimate: 300
This nickeled German Hawes JP Sauer "Western Sixshooter" .22 LR Single-Action Revolver is in very good condition with a very good bore.
Colt Model 1908 .25 ACP Semi-Automatic Pistol - FFL 242543 (SGF)
Lot # 23 (Sale Order: 24 of 252)
Make: ColtCondition: Good to Very GoodLow Estimate: 300High Estimate: 400
This 1920-dated nickel Colt Model 1908 .25 ACP Semi-Automatic Pistol is in very good condition with a good bore. Two-tone magazine and aftermarket plastic grips.
Custom US Navy SEAL Commemorative Sig-Sauer P226 Mark 25 9mm Semi-Auto Pistol - FFL #47AO87342 (XJW)
Lot # 24 (Sale Order: 25 of 252)
Make: Sig SauerYear: 2015Model: P226Condition: ExcellentLow Estimate: 2,500High Estimate: 3,000Other: SEAL issue
Wow! A new-in-the-box limited-edition custom engraved US Navy SEAL Commemorative Sig-Sauer P226 Mark 25 9mm Semi-Automatic Pistol in excellent condition with the original box and three 15-round magazines. These are special pistols commemorating the "31 Heroes" US Navy Seals and Spec-Ops troops were tragically killed in Afghanistan when their "Extortion 17" Chinook was shot down. It is engraved with the US Navy SEAL Anchor, the "31 Heroes" logo, "Never Forget 06AUG11" and the quote: "Remember the Fallen - Treasure the Living - Honor them All". The P226 MK25 is identical to the pistol carried by the U.S. Navy SEALs-the fleet’s special warfare operators. The railed P226 chambered in 9mm and engraved with an anchor on the left side of the slide is the official sidearm of the SEALs (with the Certificate of Authenticity). The SIG SAUER P226 is the pistol that set the standard by which all other combat handguns are measured. The exceptional ergonomics and balance make this fullsize pistol easy to handle. Its longer barrel yields better ballistic performance and accuracy. This P226 comes in a beautiful custom display case. with LED lighting and engraved quote. Note that the case has a rare band of "Purple Heart" wood and was custom made by a US Navy SEAL Officer. It is numbered 19 of 31. All proceeds from the sale of this pistol will go to the WAVE Church in Virginia Beach.
