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REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD AMERICAN BRASS HILTED CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1001 (Sale Order 1 of 326)

For a nearly identical example, see plate 331.S on pg. 172 of "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution" by George C. Neumann. These open pierced-guard sabers resemble the hilts of weapon wheel swords. The saber features a Spanish-style curved blade with 3 fullers. Due to the crudeness of the fullers, the blade is most likely an American copy. Crossguard with open heart shaped designs on either side of the grip. Counterguard is slightly curved and terminates with a small circular quillon. The D-shaped knucklebow connects to the ball pommel above the pedestal base. Thick brass capstan atop the ball-shaped pommel. Grip appears to be maple. CONDITION: The blade has a mostly even gray patina with scattered areas of darker spotting. Hilt has a pleasing mustard patina with. Grip shows some minor scattered marks and a hairline age cracks bottom. This sword is featured on pg. 346 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 33 - 1/2" Overall Length: 38 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRASS HILTED AMERICAN CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1002 (Sale Order 2 of 326)

For a nearly identical example, see plate 331.S on pg. 172 of "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution" by George C. Neumann. These open pierced-guard sabers resemble the hilts of weapon wheel swords. The saber features an unfullered American manufactured blade that is nearly straight. Crossguard with open heart shaped designs on either side of the grip. Counterguard is slightly curved and terminates with a small circular quillon. The D-shaped knucklebow connects to the ball pommel above the pedestal base. Thick brass capstan atop the ball-shaped pommel. Grip appears to be maple and there is a thin brass ferrule at base of grip. CONDITION: The blade has a gray patina with scattered brown spotting. A couple battle nicks to edge. Guard has a pleasing dark mustard patina. Grip very good with a couple marks from use and a thin hairline crack. Hilt slightly loose to blade. A similar example is featured on pg. 346 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 30 - 1/4" Overall Length: 35 - 3/4"

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD AMERICAN IRON HILTED CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1003 (Sale Order 3 of 326)

Nice example of a Revolutionary War period cavalry saber which was crafted for use rather than show. The saber features a slightly curved unfullered blade with a flat spine. Interesting diamond-shaped crossguard which terminates with a rounded quillion with piercing in the center. Stirrup shaped knucklebow with sharp angle which travels to the end of the tang, which is pierced and secured with a crude washer capstan. The grip is of hollow bone which is revealed by a small hole at the crossguard. Various tool marks are noticeable on the grip which give it a nice rugged appeal. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with some light pitting and areas of delamination throughout its length. Very nice edge with minimal wear. Guard is in similar condition with minor pitting and delamination. The crudely shaped handle exhibits handling wear along with the tool marks and there are a couple insignificant chips. A very nice example of an American manufactured cavalry saber. Blade Length: 31" Overall Length: 36 - 1/2"

MASSIVE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1004 (Sale Order 4 of 326)

These sabers were usually crafted with iron or brass hilts and were used by light cavalry. The saber features a broad, straight blade with double fuller and a 6" false edge. The upper fuller is deep and spans most of the length of the blade. The secondary fuller is broad and shallow. The 4-slot iron crossguard with D-guard connects to the lemon shaped, high dome pommel. The grip is of yellow pine, featuring deep spiraled grooves. Leather wrap and brass wire once covered the grip. Iron ferrule at both ends. The maker of this sword almost certainly saw examples made by James Potter of New York; Potter was a prolific maker of cavalry sabers for loyalist troops. CONDITION: The blade has a brown heavy patina, tip rounded. Guard and pommel exhibit a matching patina. Ferrules are loose due to lack of leather wrap, but hilt is tight to blade. Grip shows some scattered chips and age cracks. This sword is featured on page 350 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Sword,s Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 35 - 1/2" Overall Length: 41 - 1/2"

AMERICAN IRON MOUNTED CAVALRY SABER WITH PIERCED HEART.

Lot #1005 (Sale Order 5 of 326)

Hilt construction is the same as was used on swords made in New York by James Potter. The saber features a long, slightly curved, double fullered blade. The hilt features a 4 slot crossguard and D-shaped knucklebow with prominent 1 - 1/2" cutout heart design. The crossguard terminates in a wide spade shaped quillon. Wood grip is wrapped with black leather and features 4 deeply spiraled grooves. 2 thick ferrules secure the grip. Typical elongated iron pommel. CONDITION: All of the iron components retain a dark, heavy, and pitted patina. Scattered nicks in the edge of the blade. Guard exhibits several breaks in cutout decorations and is slightly misshapen. Leather wrap is crazed, some losses above ferrule at base of grip. Some losses to iron ring at the top of the knucklebow, where it connects to the pommel. Guard produces a significant wobble when handled. A similar example is featured on pg. 350 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler, where these style sabers are discussed in detail. Blade Length: 34 - 1/4" Overall Length: 40 - 3/4"

EARLY AMERICAN LION HEAD POMMEL CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1006 (Sale Order 6 of 326)

This unusual and early example appears to be entirely American made, probably circa 1780-85. The long, nearly straight blade is unfullered and of American manufacture. Classic brass 4-slot guard with 2 additional piercings extending into D-shaped knucklebow. Cast 1-piece grip and pommel. Pommel decorations are entirely engraved. Lion head appears more seal-like than lion-like. Relief oval-shaped ears. CONDITION: Blade retains a spotted grey patina with scattered minor chips to cutting edge. Hilt retains a dark mustard patina and is tight to blade. Blade Length: 34" Overall Length: 39 - 1/2"

EARLY BRASS HILTED LION POMMEL CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1007 (Sale Order 7 of 326)

This unusual and early example is the predecessor to the later American Light Horse Dragoon or Pennsylvania Light Horse Dragoon marked sabers. It dates probably circa 1780-85. The long, nearly straight, blade is Spanish in style, with three narrow fullers along the top. Classic brass 4-slot guard with 2 additional piercings extending into D-shaped knucklebow. Cast 2-piece grip and pommel with a roped ring below head. Some crude sand casting marks to head, suggesting American manufacture. Pommel decorations are entirely engraved. Lion head appears more seal-like than lion-like. Relief oval-shaped ears. CONDITION: Blade retains a spotted grey patina with scattered minor nicks to cutting edge and some sharpening marks. Blade shows areas of original fire-blued finish. Some freckling to top 4" of blade, about 1/8" broken at tip. Hilt retains a pleasing mustard patina and is slightly loose to hilt. Knucklebow shows slight bends and a crack towards pommel. Blade Length: 33 - 1/2" Overall Length: 39"

THOMAS SPARROW HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED REVOLUTIONARY WAR SMALL SWORD WITH BALEEN GRIP.

Lot #1008 (Sale Order 8 of 326)

A native of Annapolis, Maryland, Thomas Sparrow traveled to Philadelphia in order to educate himself on the craftsmanship of small swords, which were quite popular amongst American and English military officials during the 18th century. After learning the trade, he returned to Annapolis where he was quite active throughout the latter end of the 1700s. By the time of the Revolutionary War, Sparrow was acting as a confidential agent on the Council of Safety and was later the 3rd sergeant in Middleton's Independent Company of Militia. This sword reflects the craftsmanship of Sparrow and, while not as ornate as some of his other works, reflects the elegance of simplicity. The sword features a plain triangular blade with partial fuller on back side. Shell guard which measures .037" in thickness and does not exhibit reinforced edges, but are instead decorated in raised chased panels of acanthus leaf designs, which compliments the edges of the guard as well as the border around the blade. The pas d'ane rings feature sharp edges and terminate in buds, which fit conveniently into the notches of the shell guard. The knucklebow is plain and features the correct Sparrow hallmark "T.S" on the obverse center. The baleen grip features wrapped strands of silver. Smooth, rounded pommel with a narrow pedestal neck topped with a doorknob capstan. CONDITION: The blade has a pleasing dark patina with one chip along the bottom edge of the right side and some scattered spots of heavier patina. Hilt retains what appears to be either generous amounts of a gilt wash or a yellowed lacquer. Capstan and ferrule at base of grip are possible replacements. The raised edge on the right side of guard has been re-attached. Grip wrap is tight, one worm holes to baleen on right side, towards pommel. This sword is featured on page 283 of Dan Hartzler's book "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I". Blade Length: 30 - 1/4" Overall Length: 37" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

WILLIAM FARIS SR. HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED LION HEAD POMMEL HANGER, EX-LATTIMER COLLECTION.

Lot #1009 (Sale Order 9 of 326)

Circa 1780 William Faris Sr. silver hilted lion head sword. The slightly curved American blade features a center fuller which travels its length and also features a smaller and deeper fuller which travels for about 3/4 of its length just below the spine. An elaborate silver guard features 11 piercings, including the 8 piercings on the guard. The total of 8 open slots are a notable feature of Maryland Revolutionary swords. "WF" in square hallmark is present on the left side of the blade, on front of guard. The knucklebow originates with a single bulge and features 3 open slots which meet the open slots of the crossguard. The grip is quite attractive and is constructed of ivory, dyed green, with ornately spiraled grooves of varying sizes. The grip is held by a small ferrule just beneath the crossguard, as well as the elegant 2 piece lion head pommel, portraying a dejected expression. The lion exhibits nice features including detailed eye sockets, nose with a bridge, and mouth with molding on both sides which approaches the nose. Extensive ornamentation of the eyebrows and lower eyelashes. The ears are slightly concave with the lush mane that resembles a petaled flower design. Doorknob capstan which has been indented. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina with scattered pitting, especially visible and deep towards the tip. Scattered edge wear with obvious delamination. The hilt is polished, scattered areas of dark patina. Some damage to lion head below capstan, slightly indented. Grip shows some age cracks and a small chip at base. A very nice lion head sword from an early Maryland silversmith. The sword is featured on pg. 161 of "Silver Mounted Swords, The Lattimer Family Collection: Featuring Silver Hilts Through the Golden Age" as well as pg. 281 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler and is accompanied by a past auction receipt from Sotheby's January 2014 Important Americana sale. Blade Length: 25" Overall Length: 30 - 1/2" Paperwork: Past Auction Receipt

AMERICAN SMALL SWORD BY JAMES GEDDY AND SONS OF WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, WOOD TESTED.

Lot #1010 (Sale Order 10 of 326)

This brass-hilted small sword is identified as the work of James Geddy or his sons in Williamsburg by the archeological recovery of identically decorated quillon blocks from the Governor's Palace, the property of carpenter James Wray and, most importantly, from the Geddy foundry site, all in Williamsburg. In addition, tests of the grip identified it as American grown wood of the Birch family. Often taken as an inexpensive gentleman's small sword, this pattern appears among those selected by British regimental commanders for infantry enlisted men from about 1720 to their abolition in 1768, and are shown in works such as Hogarth's March of the Guards to Finchley, painted 1749-50. An identical sword in the Williamsburg collection is so identified in Mullins, "Of Sorts for Provincials," pgs. 173-174, leading to the possibility it was a pattern selected at the company or regimental level for an American provincial or militia unit. The globe pommel mounts a capstan rivet and is decorated with classical full-standing figures and scrolling floral motifs. The floral elements are repeated midway on the knucklebow and quillon finial, which turns slightly to the right. The double clamshell guard is cast with classical and floral motifs as well. On both sides of the obverse guard reclining figures face one another with a globe between and arms hooked though a horn of plenty behind them. On the reverse guard the figures are turned away from one another and hold leafy C-scrolls. The upper edge of the guard on all sides bears a shallow basket or tray with 2 tiers of apples. This element is repeated on both sides of the quillon block with a figure carrying a similar tray or basket carrying apples, the obverse showing 2 tiers of apples and reverse, 1. The scene has been interpreted as Heracles or Atlas bearing the apples of the Hesperides, a fitting motif for a colonial American sword since the myth involves a journey west to the end of the world. The wood core of the grip is present with 4-strand turk's head knots of twisted brass wire present top and bottom, but the wire wrap missing. The blade is straight, double edged, tapering gently to a spearpoint, with a short, narrow, central fuller extending 3 - 1/4" from the guard, with "- I - - H - - I -" stamped in the fuller and a rubbed blade maker mark just below. CONDITION: Very good. The blade is silver gray in tone with good edge and point, having just scattered dark gray spots and areas of shallow freckling. The hilt is tight. The reverse grip had a 2" x 1/2" rectangle removed for analysis that confirmed the American origin of the wood. This could and should be restored by a competent conservator. The turkshead knots are undisturbed. The upper pas-d'ane ring is missing about half its length. The lower is full length, but the end is bent slightly and curves over the counterguard. The quillon finial curves to the right, probably intended. The sword is accompanied by a draft article by Hartzler on the sword and the few other known parallels, grouping it with 2 others showing signs of sand-casting and unrefined details in the brass elements indicating he was working from other examples. James Geddy I arrived in Williamsburg by 1733 and died there in 1744. Sons David and William carried on the gunsmith, cutlery, and foundry trade, but sons James II and John, silversmiths, would also have been capable of the work. Blade Length: 28 - 3/4" Overall Length: 35 - 1/4" Paperwork: Information

18TH CENTURY AMERICAN HALBERD.

Lot #1011 (Sale Order 11 of 326)

By the outbreak of the American Revolution, the halberd was being used as both a defensive weapon and a symbol of rank, especially for Sergeants. This example is American and is possibly a copy of British sergeant's halberd. The 2 edges of the convex spear point and the blade have been sharpened indicating that this example was used as a weapon and a badge of rank. The head is of 2 piece construction with the blade and beak separately forged from the spear point. Head is stamped with an illegible blacksmith mark. The blade measures approximately 4 - 3/4" and the spear point measures approximately 9 - 1/4". The head is secured to the haft by 2 iron straps which are held in place by 4 screws on each side. Straps measure approximately 10 - 1/4". The haft is most likely a replacement and measures approximately 71 - 1/2" without the butt. Approximately 91" overall. This halberd is featured on pg. 277 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I" and similar examples can be viewed in "American Polearms" by Brown and "The History of Weapons of the American Revolution" by Neumann. CONDITION: The head exhibits a gray patina with more of a chocolate appearance on the spear point. Smooth surface with noticeable forging flaws. Head is firmly attached to the haft but slightly offset. Butt is slightly loose. There is a significant crack in the haft at about half of its length. Drill hole in the wood under one of the straps which was possibly done for display. Blade Length: 4 - 3/4" Overall Length: 91"

AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD SPONTOON.

Lot #1012 (Sale Order 12 of 326)

A very interesting example of an American Revolutionary War period spontoon. Although unusual in appearance compared to other spontoons of the time period, this is a real fighting weapon, as all of the edges have been sharpened. The blade is double edged and resembles more of a spear or pike, and features a straight crossguard in the forms of spikes which each measure approximately 2 - 1/2". There is another cross section, which feature bridle cutter type points that are also sharpened. These pieces all appear to have been crafted separately and affixed to the long ferrule. The blade measures approximately 12 - 1/2" in length and approximately 19 - 1/4" with the ferrule. The head is secured to the scabbard by 2 iron straps which are affixed to the haft by 5 nails each. There are 2 circular cutout sections toward the butt, each penetrates directly through the haft that was most likely for a leather wrist thong. Iron butt with matching patina to head. A similar cruder example is featured on pg. 352 in "The History of Weapons of the American Revolution" by Neumann. CONDITION: The head exhibits a heavy dark patina and is firmly secured to the haft. Butt with matching patina and is slightly loose. The haft exhibits a dark patina with scattered blemishes from handling and age. Scattered bug holes at the end toward the butt, with overall dark patina with age commensurate wear. Blade Length: 12" Overall Length: 89"

SPONTOON HEAD WITH PIERCED "LIBERTY".

Lot #1013 (Sale Order 13 of 326)

Interesting example of an early colonial American produced spontoon head with Maryland association. The cutout word and decoration are associated to Valentine Creager and the Liberty Arrow Company. Creager was commissioned as a captain in the Maryland Militia and had organized the Liberty Arrow Company from the Manor district in November 1775. The spontoon could have been crafted by the Militia captain, who is listed as a blacksmith, as it was not uncommon for company commanders to finance and equip their troops during this time. This spontoon head is constructed of iron, and features a double edged leaf shaped blade with a spear point. The word "LIBERTY" is cutout along with the arrow symbol, pointing upward just after the Y. The crossbar has incisive lines on both the upper and lower sides as do the toggles. The base is cone shaped in order to accommodate the haft which would have been secured by two iron nails or screws. This spontoon was most likely mounted to a 6' haft with a metal butt so it could be inserted into the ground. By the time of the Revolutionary War, polearms were mostly discarded from European use but were used by American colonial forces as means of identifying officers, signaling troops, or, in some cases, as a weapon. This spontoon head is pictured on pg. 277 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I". CONDITION: Heavy brown patina with light edge wear. Light forging flaws with noticeable seam on cone. A great example of a colonial polearm head. Blade Length: 8 - 3/4" Overall Length: 12" Paperwork: Folder of Research

1739 DATED PIERCED IRON SPONTOON HEAD.

Lot #1014 (Sale Order 14 of 326)

Interesting example of an early colonial spontoon head with neatly executed punched decorations. The double edged blade measures approximately 11" in length and approximately 3 - 5/8" inches at its widest point. Each side of the ridge features punched circles, the first side is punched with 3 holes, followed by the year "1739" and then 2 more punched circles. The opposite side of the ridge features the same 3 circles followed by the letters IHS, with the H accommodating a cross, and 2 more circles. The letters IHS are used as a Christian symbol and monogram for Jesus. Due to the crossover between military, government, militias, and the churches during this time period it would not be uncommon for these edged weapons to display religious motifs. Notably, similar decorations are often encountered on other examples of colonial polearms, such as halberds. The book "American Polearms 1526-1865" by Robert Hilton Brown features such weapons on the cover, and they are also mentioned on pg. 35. A halberd with the date "1739" is mentioned to have been found in a colonial home in Guilford, Connecticut, on plate 30, and another featured on the same page with the letters "IHS" is mentioned to have been found near York, Pennsylvania, on plate 31. There is also a halberd mentioned on pg. 37, plate 32 which is similar in width to this example. Also see pg. 346 PA.28 in "The History of Weapons of the American Revolution" by Neumann. This spontoon head is pictured on pg. 277 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I". CONDITION: The spontoon exhibits a heavy chocolate patina with light wear along the edges. Scattered forging flaws. Crude seam on the long ferrule is coming apart towards the end. A nice example of a decorated spontoon head. Blade Length: 11" Overall Length: 14 - 1/4"

REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD OFFICER'S EPAULET

Lot #1015 (Sale Order 15 of 326)

Embroidered silver bullion strap 7" long from tip to edge of crescent, 1 - 3/4" wide, with 3" bullion. Strap is backed with white linen and has one buttonhole at the pointed tip. Crescent is sequin covered. Fringe is 2-layered with larger bullion coils over narrow twisted strands, the larger coils having a gold tone. Within the crescent is sewn a large 8-pointed star of sequins and narrow bullion coils, somewhat muted gold in tone. The reverse has 2 inked inscriptions, neither fully legible. One seems to be a price, with "doll" visible. The other, near the tip, may be a letter code or initials. CONDITION: Excellent. Nice color. Sequins in place. Reverse very good as well. Secured on a flat board by a plain period button placed at the point with shank through the buttonhole and secured by a wire. A very scarce example. The length of the strap suggests a wartime date, with later straps tending to be shorter to compensate for wider collars.

ENGRAVED 1762 DATED POWDER HORN OF JONATHAN FISK.

Lot #1016 (Sale Order 16 of 326)

This powder horn is featured on pg. 114 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler & Whisker. It is inscribed “IONathan FISK 1762.” Hartzler’s notes indicate only that he was a sailor on Chesapeake Bay and had a son who served in a Connecticut regiment in the Revolution. This suggests the owner of the horn may be Jonathan Fisk 1731-1810 born in 1731 in Windham, Connecticut, and died in Hartwick, New York in 1810. The horn measures 14" across the bow. It is quite large in diameter at the butt and has a curved body decorated with bands of foliate decoration, a ship, 2 fish, 2 buck, a dog, a tree, a horse, 2 birds and other foliate designs. Conical faceted spout with 2 relief rings below. Spout plug of turned horn. Slightly convex wood plug and a horn flange with 2 holes protruding at the butt. CONDITION: Dry untouched surface with a light honey patina. Some losses to rings below spout. A nice French and Indian War powder horn. Included are copies of the cover and page where this horn is pictured, as well as Dan Hartzler's identification record on his letterhead. DMG

POWDER HORN OF ALEXANDER HURLBAT.

Lot #1017 (Sale Order 17 of 326)

This powder horn is featured on pg. 112 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Daniel D. Hartzler. The horn, measuring about 13" across the bow, is crudely engraved “Alexander Hurlbat” along with “1776” and “MYd.” Hartzler interprets “MYd” as “Maryland.” Unfortunately, no strong candidates surface under that last name or variant spellings such as Hurlbut or Hurlburt. The wooden plug is slightly convex. The body is slightly curved and has a conical pouring spout followed by a relief ring. It appears top have engraved snake and floral designs. The horn is complete with copies of the pages where the horn is pictured and an edification record on Hartzler's letterhead. CONDITION: Shows some wear and a pleasing untouched surface. Some minor losses to relief ring below spot. A nice powder horn worthy of additional research, as names were often spelled phonetically. DMG

(A) DOCUMENTED AWARD WINNING 1776 DATED WILLIAM WHETCROFT MARKED MARYLAND COMMITTEE OF SAFETY MUSKET

Lot #1018 (Sale Order 18 of 326)

This musket won the Maryland Arms Collector's Association Award at the 2008 Baltimore Show for Best Single Weapon. It is accompanied by a large amphora that measures 8 - 1/2" tall. The weapon is very well documented and is featured in 3 publications, including page 15 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Daniel D. Hartzler & James B. Whisker, page 126 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler & Whiskers, and page 287 of "American Silver Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Daniel D. Hartzler. William Whetcroft was a documented silversmith and Committee of Safety musket maker for Maryland. Whetcroft was a silversmith in Cork Island, working near the town gate in Annapolis by March of 1776. According to a letter from the Council of Safety dated October 21, 1775, Whetcroft was to deliver 50 muskets per week for 2 years at a rate of 4 pounds per stand beginning next Spring. They were to be 3 - 1/2 feet (42") in barrel length with a 3/4" (.75) bore. The letter also states that the locks would be double bridled, the stocks of walnut or maple. The letter also agrees to allow Whetcroft to use imported locks on the first 800 stands of muskets, as long as the cost does not exceed 5 shillings each. It is stated that this agreement applies "provided the Differences continue between Great Britain and the Colonies". This musket meets all of those specifications exactly. The tapered 42", .75 caliber round smoothbore barrel is deeply stamped with a "WW" cartouche on the left side, towards the breech. The rectangular cartouche has rounded corners and serrated edges. The top of the barrel is also engraved with "MARYLAND" in block letters. Hartzler states that this mark was requested by the Council of Safety, but very few makers applied it. The lock is in the French style, flat with beveled edges, a bridled faceted pan, and a French type frizzen spring finial. The center is stamped with the same "WW" cartouche. The tail is engraved "1776". The inside of the lockplate also has a hand-engraved "W". The brass furniture includes an American manufactured S-shaped convex sideplate and a buttplate and trigger guard in the exact style of the British Pattern 1738 Sea Service musket. The ramrod ferrules are sheet brass and of American manufacture. Walnut stock resembling British form. Complete with an associated iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a grey patina with scattered darker spots and areas, heavy pitting at breech. Markings excellent. Lock retains a grey and brown patina and is in its original flintlock configuration. Some scattered pitting. Brass retains a pleasing patina. Stock shows scattered marks from use and has generous traces of original crazed finish throughout, some scattered age cracks. Ramrod slightly short. A very important identified, award-winning and well-published Revolutionary War Committee of Safety musket. DMG Accessories: Trophy Cup Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .75 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: William Whetcroft Model: Maryland Committee of Safety Musket Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TYPE FLINTLOCK MUSKET MARKED "SS" ATTRIBUTED TO SAMUEL SMITH.

Lot #1019 (Sale Order 19 of 326)

During the summer of 1775, the Maryland Committee of Safety set requirements for the local production of roughly Brown Bess "Short Land" patterned muskets for the impending Revolution. This example features a 42 - 1/4" .78 caliber round tapered barrel marked with a faint "M" on top of breech and an "SS" cartouche on left side of breech. Daniel Hartzler attributes this "SS" to Samuel Smith of Baltimore, a known arms maker fined by the Committee of Safety after selling arms to Virginia in 1776. This musket is fit with an unmarked convex lockplate with swan neck cock. The stock is knotty walnut, crafted somewhat roughly, possibly due to the immediate and dire need for arms in Maryland. The top of the comb is completely flat. The initials "TB" are deeply carved into the left side of the butt. Stamped with "SS" cartouche on flat area along breech, above sideplate. Mounts are brass and are characteristic of the Short Land Pattern Brown Bess muskets and includes 4 ram rod thimbles, trigger guard with acorn finial, wrist escutcheon secured by a central screw, and relatively plain butt plate. Musket is complete with an iron trumpet-tipped ramrod. This musket is featured on page 14 of Hartzler and Whisker's "Gunsmiths of Maryland". CONDITION: Good showing age and period use throughout. Iron components exhibit a pleasing dark patina. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and does not hold on on cock or half cock. Frizzen spring is a later replacement. The butt stock has several filled knot holes and some period abrasions, with some splits, splicing and repairs throughout the forend. BAS Barrel Length: 42 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .78 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Samuel Smith Model: Maryland Committee of Safety Style Musket Paperwork: Book Photo Copies Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BRANDED COMMITTEE OF SAFETY STYLE MUSKET WITH LOCK MARKED J. J. BEHR.

Lot #1020 (Sale Order 20 of 326)

Pressed with dire need for arms during the Revolution, in August 1775 the Maryland Committee of Safety called for the local production of British land patterned muskets. This example is consistent with the Long Land Pattern muskets, although it has a shorter barrel of 42 - 7/8". The barrel is marked at the breech with 2 encircled "P" proofs and a partially legible "MARYLD", with an additional "10" stamped on the tang. The underside of the barrel is also is inscribed with a somewhat illegible place name, likely Baltimore Town. The flat banana lockplate has beveled edges and is engraved "I. I. BEHR" in the center. Several other Maryland associated arms also bear this mark, with Daniel Hartzler attributing them to John Jacob Behr, who he believes worked in Frederick County. Musket is stocked in the British style in walnut with a large upside down "MARYLAND" in front of the sideplate. Relief beavertail carved around barrel tang in the British fashion. Relief panels around lock and sideplate, as well as a bulbous handrail, as found on Brown Bess muskets. Brass mounted with 4 brass thimbles, trigger guard, centrally retained wrist escutcheon, and butt plate engraved "R B N2". Convex serpentine Long Land Pattern type sideplate. Gun is complete with a period, probably original iron ramrod. It is pictured in Hartzler and Whisker's "Gunsmiths of Maryland", on both the cover and on pgs. 10-11. It is also featured on page 100 of "Maryland Longrifles". CONDITION: Barrel retains a light surface with scattered dark spotting. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and functions well. Lock has been cleaned and markings appear to be engraved over pitting, suggesting that they may be later additions. Cock probably a period replacement. Brass mounts have a pleasing mellowing patina with a crack present at the trigger guard screw and a missing butt plate screw. Chip to triggerguard bow and front tang slightly differs in color. Ball at back of sideplate is absent. Stock has been cleaned and has a crack at the toe, some splitting under the lock, and a few splits along the forend, with some expected bruises and repaired cracks throughout. An attractive Maryland musket. BAS Barrel Length: 42 - 7/8" Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Committee of Safety Style Musket Paperwork: Book Photo Copies Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TYPE MUSKET AND BELT AX HEAD ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS EWING.

Lot #1021 (Sale Order 21 of 326)

This musket featured in two books. It is shown on pgs. 12-13 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler & Whisker, and in "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Daniel D. Hartzler. Copies of the musket in these books are included. The musket is of the type attributed to the Maryland Committee of Safety. The musket closely follows the design of a British Pattern 1769 Short Land musket, which is what the regulations called for when ordering these muskets from several makers. The tapered round barrel is stamped with a bellflower or fleur-de-lis on the left side of the breech. This mark is is believed to be the proof mark used during the Revolutionary War by Captain Thomas Ewing and Major Gist for musket barrels made for Maryland troops. The convex lockplate is unmarked and has the signature long and pointed frizzen spring finial. Brass Short Land Pattern style furniture. Wrist escutcheon with signature screw head in center, long associated with Maryland Committee of Safety muskets. The plain walnut stock has relief panels terminating in a point around the lock, sideplate and barrel tang. Complete with an associated iron ramrod. Also included is an associated belt axe head measuring 5 - 3/8" overall with a 4" blade and 3 - 1/4" crescent cutting edge. The hand-forged head is stamped with large "US" in rectangular cartouche on the left side as well as the same fleur-de-lis or bellflower mark found on the barrel of this musket, suggesting an association. CONDITION: Barrel retains a light brown patina with some lighter areas, markings good. Heavy corrosion at muzzle. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and has a strong mechanism, but does not hold on half-cock. Lock retains a light brown patina that matches the barrel. Brass retains a pleasing mustard patina. Stock shows scattered areas of worm damage, heavier around lock and on wrist. Otherwise, some scattered chips and cracks. Notable area of loss at top corner on left side of butt. Ax head retains a dark pitted patina with visible cartouches and some cracks along cutting edge. A very nice group of important Maryland Revolutionary War Era items. DMG Accessories: Axe Head Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .75 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Thomas Ewing, Attr. Model: Maryland Committee of Safety Musket Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) SAMUEL SMITH ATTRIBUTED MARYLAND COMMITTEE OF SAFETY TYPE MUSKET.

Lot #1022 (Sale Order 22 of 326)

This musket is of the type attributed to those made for the Maryland Committee of Safety. The musket closely follows the design of a British Pattern 1769 Short Land musket, which is what the regulations called for when ordering these muskets. The tapered round barrel is stamped "SS" on the left side of the breech and has an "M" stamped on top near the breech. The convex lockplate is unmarked and has the signature long and pointed frizzen spring finial. Brass Short Land Pattern style furniture. Wrist escutcheon with signature screw head in center, long associated with Maryland Committee of Safety muskets. The plain walnut stock has relief panels terminating in a point around the lock, sideplate and barrel tang. The right side of the British style buttstock is carved with the initials "IM". There is an "M" stamped behind the trigger guard tang, as well. Complete with what appears to be its original iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a light brown patina with some corrosion at breech, markings good. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and has a strong, well-functioning mechanism. Lock retains a light brown patina that matches the barrel. Brass retains a pleasing mustard patina. Stock retains a light with some scattered marks from use and carved initials and marks. The last 12" of forend and 16" of barrel have been professionally restored. DMG Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .75 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Samuel Smith Model: Maryland Committee of Safety Type Musket Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND COMMITTEE OF SAFETY STYLE MUSKET ATTRIBUTED TO PHILIP SHEETZ.

Lot #1023 (Sale Order 23 of 326)

This musket is of the type attributed to those made for the Maryland Committee of Safety. The musket closely follows the design of a British Short Land Pattern musket. The tapered round barrel is stamped "PS" on the left side of the breech and has 2 dished out areas that appear to be period-removed proofs. The convex lockplate is unmarked and has the signature long and pointed frizzen spring finial. The British style cock has a double-line border. Brass Short Land Pattern style furniture. Wrist escutcheon with signature screw head in center, long associated with Maryland Committee of Safety muskets. The plain walnut stock has relief panels terminating in a point around the lock, sideplate and barrel tang. The right side of the buttstock has a British storekeeper's stamp of an intertwined "GR" over the date "1800". It is unknown why these have this marking and the cataloguer has seen at least two others marked the same. Perhaps they were captured and put into British service and somehow returned to America at a later time, such as during the War of 1812, where they were possibly recaptured. Complete with what appears to be its original iron ramrod. CONDITION: Dark untouched patinas overall. Barrel retains a dark brown patina with some corrosion at breech. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and has a strong, well-functioning mechanism. Lock retains a dark patina that matches the barrel. Brass retains a very dark mustard patina. Stock retains a dark surface with some scattered marks from use and a crack stemming from front tang of lock to barrel and one from front lock retaining bolt to barrel. A very nice untouched musket. DMG Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .80 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: PS Model: Maryland Committee of Safety Style Musket Paperwork: Photos Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BRANDED, DOUBLE US SURCHARGED, AND JOSEPH PERKIN MARKED FRENCH MUSKET.

Lot #1024 (Sale Order 24 of 326)

This musket began its life as a French Model 1771 musket. At some time, probably during the Revolutionary War, the musket went to the Philadelphia Arsenal for repairs, where it was inspected and marked by Head Armorer Joseph Perkin. It was also branded "NI" at the same time. The lock has been replaced with the current earlier and period-modified lock. The modified lock is from a 1763 or 1766 St. Etienne musket and is surcharged with a large "US" dating from early in the Revolutionary War. The barrel is surcharged with a different large and early "US" at the breech and has been shortened by about 1 - 3/4". The breech also is stamped on the left side with what appears to be the date "71" and a crown over "C*H". Standard French Model 1771/74 iron furniture. The original walnut stock is marked on the left side with stamped crown, fleur-de-lis, "S E / R E(?)". There is a period repair above the back tang of the lock using 2-iron nails. Branded "IP" and "IN" on right side of butt and on right side of forend with large "MARYLAND" brand. Complete with associated period iron ramrod and associated modified French bayonet with "US" and "M" marked at top of triangular blade. CONDITION: Barrel retains a dark brown patina with scattered areas of pitting, very good US surcharge and partially worn French markings. Uneven ring around touchhole, indicating either a converted barrel or rebushed touchhole. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and and markings are very good throughout. Post on cock is broken off, and top jaw and jaw screw are replacements, bottom portion of screw absent. Furniture retains a grey/brown patina. Stock shows scattered cracks, chips along forend, and chipping and period filling around lock. Crack from front lockplate tang through the Maryland brand. Bayonet shows scattered heavy pitting and severely deformed opening to socket. A profusely marked musket with a very interesting history. Complete with a Dan Hartzler file with Identification record on Hartzler's letterhead, complete with old black and white photographs, flint and leather and a copies of pages in "Arms of Makers of Maryland" where this musket is featured on pgs. 26 and 27. DMG. Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 43 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .69 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: St. Etienne Model: French Musket Paperwork: Hartzler File on Letterhead Serial Number: NSN

(A) FRENCH MODEL 1766/68 MAUBEUGE MUSKET WITH STATE OF MARYLAND PROPERTY BRAND AND CARVED IDENTIFICA

Lot #1025 (Sale Order 25 of 326)

One of the many foreign arms pressed into service during the Revolution, the French 1766 musket saw heavy service. This example is in standard form with a tapered 44 - 3/4" .69 caliber barrel with bayonet lug mounted on the underside and a stamped "V" that is possibly part of a worn "M", denoting Maryland ownership, at the breech. Lock has a flat plate with beveled edges and is marked in the center in script "Maubeuge / Manuf. Rle." with an additional crown over "B" stamp. Full length hardwood stock bears an "SMP" brand for State of Maryland Property behind the sideplate, in addition to several "G.A.D." inspector stamps throughout. Standard iron mounts include 3 spring retained bands, long pointed trigger guard, and butt plate. The name "DAVID MANTZ" is neatly carved into the right side of the butt, likely during the War of 1812. Musket is complete with an "M" stamped triangular socket bayonet and an original iron ram rod. CONDITION: Iron components exhibit an attractive, even dark brown patina. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration. Touch hole was rebutted in the period. The stock shows a pleasing surface with handling wear and scattered marks from use, some chips in from of lockplate. Pin on end of middle barrel band spring is broken off, so band now slides. Bayonet shows pitting overall and opening to socket slightly bent and ring at opening is missing at slot. A very nice Maryland marked musket with an identification. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 44 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Maubuege Model: 1766/68 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) REGIMENTALLY MARKED FRENCH MODEL 1766 CHARLEVILLE MUSKET, 69TH REGIMENT BRAND, MARYLAND "M" ON B

Lot #1026 (Sale Order 26 of 326)

This standard Model 1766 Charleville with Maryland markings. This musket features a standard tapered barrel with lug mounted on bottom, but turned slightly to the right side. Marked on the breech with an "S", an "M" and eagle head over "CT" in an oval cartouche. The flat lockplate of 6 - 1/4" has beveled edges and is inscribed "Charleville" in the center. Standard Model 1766 furniture. Walnut stock marked "69 REGT" on left side of wrist. Left side of buttstock marked with large "D" for Charleville arsenal inspection, as well as carved initials "DL" and "HM". Complete with a 28" portion of its original flared ramrod. CONDITION: All iron components retain a heavy dark patina with some scattered pitting. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and marking is clear. Mechanism is strong and functions well, lock retains a dark patina. Top jaw and top jaw screw are replacements. Furniture shows heavy patina and stock shows scattered marks from use and some staining from iron oxidation. Comb and wrist show hairline cracks and there are some scattered minor marks and chips to forend. A historic Maryland marked and regimentally marked Charleville musket. DMG Barrel Length: 44 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore Manufacturer: Charleville Model: 1766 Serial Number: NSN

(A) FRENCH MODEL 1766/68 MUSKET MARKED WINTERS AND MARYLAND.

Lot #1027 (Sale Order 27 of 326)

According to the correspondence between Elisha Winters and the Council of Safety outlined in "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Dan Hartzler, Winters made several hundred arms for Marylands use beginning in 1776. The Council often provided him with locks, barrels, and balls and powder for proving. He was then to stock the muskets. In a letter dated July 2, 1776, in a letter from the Smyth to Council, the Smyth explains that the gun barrels agreeable to his contract were not supplied to Winters. It also requests that he be furnished with locks from the Frederick Manufactory. With this, he would be able to complete 50 stands of arms per week. The musket is a standard Model 1766/68 Charleville. Barrel markings have been removed on left side of breech and a dished area can be felt with the finger. Now marked "EW" and top of barrel marked "MARYLAND". The lock is of the French type and is unmarked inside, although some polishing has occurred and a couple screws are modern replacements. Lock has a swan neck cock and is marked "WINTERS" in the center. Furniture is French, trigger guard stamped with large Charleville "R" inspectors mark inside bow. The walnut stock is French and marked on the left side of the buttstock the the Charleville "D". Someone at a later time has added "HOO" before the "D" and now it reads "HOOD". Complete with its period iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel and all iron components were cleaned and now retain a freckled surface with grey/brown surface. Lock appears to be in its original flintlock configuration. Stock shows scattered age cracks and marks from use. Barrel Length: 45" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Charleville Model: 1766/68 Serial Number: NSN

(A) RARE 1ST AMERICAN 1ST BATTALION MARKED SHORT LAND PATTERN BROWN BESS, EX STEVE HENCH.

Lot #1028 (Sale Order 28 of 326)

It is well documented that these Pattern 1759 Marine Militia muskets were issued to Loyalist troops. This example is possibly the only one still in existence with these markings, according to "Insignia of Independence" by Don Troiani and James Kochan, pages 169-172. In May of 1779 the Queen's Rangers were designated as the 1st American Regiment, this was the beginning of the Loyalist units. It is interesting to note that this musket came out of an attic in Long Island, which was a highly concentrated Loyalist stronghold. Round, steel barrel with bayonet lug mounted on top near muzzle. The top is engraved "1A No 1B" for 1st American 1st Battalion. Customary Government view and proof marks are partially visible; and crown over "FG" at breech. Lockplate is marked "TOWER" behind cock, crown over "GR" between the cock and pan. The lock is a second lock replaced during the period of use. Standard Pattern 1759 Marine Militia furniture including buttplate tang with a screw which is also inscribed with a series of punched dots forming the date "1778". At the time of issue, just as was done with the Queen's Rangers, a wrist escutcheon was added. The wrist escutcheon has a worn inscription which appears to read "E / 50". As this is the Pattern 1759, there is a brass ramrod entry ferrule. Walnut stock of classic British form with a bulge at the ramrod entry ferrule and a carved beavertail with an added incised line which was done during the period. There is also a partially visible crown stamped behind the trigger guard tang and a large "I" carved into the stock on the right side. Complete with its original iron ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a heavy brown patina with some scattered areas of pitting and some light wear to markings. Lock retains a matching surface, frizzen was resleeved during the period, and at the time the lock was replaced the sideplate was recessed slightly for fitting purposes. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration. Brass retains a very dark green, unpolished surface. Stock retains its original surface with some light added finish, showing scattered marks from use, age cracks, and a small in-period repair where the mainspring was broken out below the lockplate. There is some minor chipping around the back of the lock tang and one minor splinter on the left side of the forend towards the muzzle. A rare opportunity to own a regimentally marked and dated Loyalist musket in untouched condition. PROVENANCE: Ex. Steve Hench Collection, sold as lot 1141 on October 30, 2019 at Morphy Auctions. DMG Barrel Length: 41 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .80 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Tower Model: Short Land Pattern Brown Bess Paperwork: Provenance, Information Serial Number: NSN

CORRECTION: Please disregard the reference below, as the implication was incorrect.
"This example is possibly the only one still in existence with these markings, according to "Insignia of Independence" by Don Troiani and James Kochan, pages 169-172."

(A) MASSIVE GERMAN FLINTLOCK WALL GUN BY J.J. BEHR, C. 1750-1770.

Lot #1029 (Sale Order 29 of 326)

This wall gun is featured on pg. 9 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. For another example with similar hardware, see plate 14.MM on pg. 194 of "Battle Weapons of the American Revolution" by George Neumann. This circa 1750 wall gun was most likely used here during the Revolutionary War. It may be one of those purchased or procured by the Continental Congress from one of their many sources. The heavy swamped octagonal barrel features an iron front sight and a large iron rear sight. The early flat banana lockplate has beveled edges and a molding at the tail; center marked "I.I. BEHR". The iron furniture is of classic German form. There is an oval wrist escutcheon and serpentine sideplate. Large faceted ramrod ferrules. Buttplate tang extends nearly the entire length of the top of the comb. The walnut stock is carved with shaped relief panels around the lock, sidelock, ramrod entry ferrule, and barrel tang. There is also a relief molding along the ramrod channel. Complete with its original iron-tipped wooden ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a light grey patina with some scattered areas of light brown patina. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and the mechanism is very strong and functions well. Lock retains a mostly bright patina. Furniture retains a light patina. The stock is completely original, but has a straight cut 38 - 1/2" from the muzzle. The ramrod was also cut in the same place. Stock shows scattered cracks, bruises and other minor marks from use. A very nice signed wall gun. DMG Barrel Length: 57 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .80 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: J. J. Behr Model: Wall Gun Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MASSIVE GERMANIC FLINTLOCK WALL GUN MARKED J.J. BEHR.

Lot #1030 (Sale Order 30 of 326)

For an example with similar hardware, see plate 14.MM on pg. 194 of "Battle Weapons of the American Revolution" by George Neumann. This circa 1750 wall gun is most likely used here during the Revolutionary War. It may be one of those purchased or procured by the Continental Congress from one of their many sources. The heavy swamped octagonal barrel features an iron front sight and a large iron rear sight. The early flat banana lockplate has beveled edges and a molding at the tail; center marked "I.I. BEHR". The iron furniture is of classic German form. There is an oval wrist escutcheon and serpentine 3-screw sideplate. Large faceted ramrod ferrules. Buttplate tang extends nearly the entire length of the top of the comb. The stock is carved with shaped relief panels around the lock, sidelock, ramrod entry ferrule, and barrel tang. There is also a relief molding along the ramrod channel. Complete with an old wooden ramrod. CONDITION: Barrel retains a heavy dark brown patina with one area partially cleaned long ago towards the breech. Lock is in its original flintlock configuration and the mechanism is very strong and functions well. Lock retains a mostly brown patina with a couple areas of lighter patina. Furniture retains a dark heavy brown patina. The sideplate evidently took a heavy hit during the period and has a dent towards the front. The second ramrod ferrule from the muzzle has been somewhat flattened, probably from resting the gun while it was fired. Stock shows scattered cracks, bruises and other minor marks from use. Ramrod has been broken and repaired. A very nice as-found and untouched wall gun. DMG Barrel Length: 58" Caliber/Bore: .78 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: J J Behr Model: Wall Gun Serial Number: NSN

(A) I.I. BEHR FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

Lot #1031 (Sale Order 31 of 326)

Behr is recorded variously in Wurzburg, Liege, Wallerstein, and Darmstadt between 1700 and 1740, with most of his production between 1720-174. This example has a 12 - 3/4" round barrel with a flat sighting rib, light engraving, and 4 deeply stuck poincons, 3 depicting a crown over "DP" and a third that is indiscernible, but appears to have a "P" and a "V". Beveled edge banana lock engraved with scroll, faceted pan, bridled pan cover. Swan neck cock engraved en suite, with the head of a mythical creature. Full length stock with relief geometric carving around reinforced mouth, last 6" is a well-spliced replacement. Ramrod, probably the original, retained by a single faceted ferrule before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Plain iron trigger guard with an unengraved finial in the shape of an urn. Relief carving around tang. Elaborate sideplate with floral scroll, missing one lockbolt. Flared butt with faceted cap and long stirrups. CONDITION: Overall good. Iron is turning a chocolate brown patina throughout with flashes of dove grey. Stock is good showing evidence of use throughout, showing softness to the carving, and with some chipping and cracks, primarily to buttcap but a few others scattered about; reinforced ramrod mouth is missing the tip of the finial. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. Barrel Length: 12 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .65 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: I.I. Behr Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) I.I. BEHR FLINTLOCK COMMITTEE PISTOL.

Lot #1032 (Sale Order 32 of 326)

Behr is recorded variously in Wurzburg, Liege, Wallerstein, and Darmstadt between 1700 and 1740, with most of his production between 1720-1740. This example has a 13 - 1/2" octagonal-to-hexagonal-to-round barrel with a partially flattened sighting rib, 2 wedding bands at transition of faceted barrel portion to round portion. Beveled edge banana lock with faceted pan, unbridled pan cover, signed "I I BEHR". Swan neck cock. Ramrod, probably a replacement, retained by a single faceted ferrule before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Full length stock with pointed finial relief carving around reinforced mouth. Plain brass trigger guard with an unengraved finial in the shape of a bulbous urn. Relief floral carving around tang. Elaborate serpentine sideplate with a dragon's head engraved towards fore bolt. Flared butt with faceted cap and long stirrups. Dan Hartzler has attributed Behr as a gunmaker for the Maryland Committee of Safety. CONDITION: Overall good. Iron is turning a chocolate brown patina throughout with flashes of dove grey, primarily along stockline and on lock. Stock is fair showing evidence of use throughout, showing softness to the carving, and with some chipping and cracks, primarily to buttcap but a few others scattered about. More significant pieces missing on left side of barrel tang, and along buttcap. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. Barrel Length: 13 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: I.I. Behr Model: Committee Serial Number: NSN

(A) I.I. BEHR FLINTLOCK CAVALRY PISTOL.

Lot #1033 (Sale Order 33 of 326)

Behr is recorded variously in Wurzburg, Liege, Wallerstein, and Darmstadt between 1700 and 1740, with most of his production between 1720-1740. This example has a 13 - 1/2" octagonal-to-round barrel with 2 wedding rings at the girdle and a simple brass blade front sight. Beveled edge banana lock with faceted pan, plain swan neck cock, signed "I. I. BEHR" under pan. Ramrod, probably a replacement, with a brass tip retained by a single line-decorated ferrule before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Full length stock with relief pointed carving around reinforced mouth. Plain brass trigger guard with an unengraved finial in the shape of an urn, protecting a single tailed trigger. Relief carving around tang with a brass geometric thumbpiece and serpentine sideplate, engraved with a draconic head. Flared butt with raised staged cap and long stirrups. Dan Hartzler has attributed Behr as a gunmaker for the Maryland Committee of Safety. CONDITION: Overall good. Barrel is essentially dove grey with some even light oxidation. Stock is good showing evidence of wear throughout with some spots of dryness, handling, and pressure marks. Some spots of shrinkage away from furniture at buttcap and bottom of trigger guard tang. Some minor crazing to varnish and a crack near fore barrel pin. Wood has an extra layer of varnish. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. Barrel Length: 13 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: I.I. Behr Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) AMERICAN FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH LOCK STAMPED "PK", ATTRIBUTED TO PETER KEENER SR, PATTERNED AFTER

Lot #1034 (Sale Order 34 of 326)

For pistols of similar style and construction and attributed to various Committees of Safety, see "Historic Pistols" by Smith & Bitter, pgs. 14-19. Round barrel without sights proofed over the breach with "(Crown) / CP", "(Fleur de Lis) / I (?)" second character indistinct, possibly B for James Barber, and "(Crown) / V". Convex banana lock of a crude form, indicative of the kind of surreptitious activity that produced guns like this, with unbridled pan, double bolts, swan neck cock, and gradual teat at rear; stamped "P K" at rear, a mark that has been attributed to Peter Keener. Keener is recorded as manufacturing Committee of Safety firearms in "American Gunsmiths" by Sellers. Double lock bolts connected by a brass sideplate. Full length stock with a brass nosecap, ramrod retained by a single brass ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth with a pointed finial. Plain brass trigger guard with short trigger and a plain acorn finial. Tightly curved bag grip with brass buttcap. Accompanied by a number of photos of this pistol. CONDITION: Barrel has an even mottled patina with flashes of dove grey throughout, lock a more consistent chocolate patina with fewer flashes. Cock appears to have been cleaned. Stock is overall very good with several extremely well executed repairs and spliced in pieces, including an area ahead of lock, a sliver ahead of ramrod mouth, wrist, and behind trigger guard. Brass trigger guard has a well executed repair at rear. Brass has a pleasant deep gold color. Mechanically fine, bore is very good. Barrel Length: 10" Caliber/Bore: .62 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Peter Keener Model: Flintlock Pistol Paperwork: Photos Serial Number: NSN

(A) KEENER MARKED FLINTLOCK DUELING PISTOL, EX. WILLIAM LOCKE COLLECTION.

Lot #1035 (Sale Order 35 of 326)

There are multiple Keeners recorded in Stockel (all were working in Maryland); given the working dates it is most like a very late Peter Keener or a very early John (John was Peter's son). Octagonal barrel with bead front sight, light stiff leaf engraving over the breech underside with British CP proofs and a faint "TWISTED", key anchor has evidence of an interesting period brass repair. Gold touch hole. Flat stepped lock converted back to flintlock with single bolt, fenced waterproof pan, bridled pan cover, roller bearing frizzen, engraved with florals at rear, rays around end of lock bolt and signed "KEENER" under the pan. Push on English safety. Diminutive swan neck cock. Safety, cock, and gold bushing are replacements, possibly from a reconversion. Horn tipped ramrod with a jag on reverse, covered by a threaded cap, retained by a single ferrule feeding into a reinforced mouth. Half stock with silver forearm tip, silver barrel key escutcheon, Trigger guard with spur, engraved in with a stand of arms, and pineapple finial. Silver thumbpiece in the shape of a shield. Well checkered bag grip. CONDITION: Overall very good. Barrel has been cleaned to a bright silver with some spots of patina and polishing marks. Stock is good, with evidence of a mainspring kick underneath the lock, which has been repaired with a modern nail. Other light handling marks to stock. Checkering is very good with some abrasions to heads. Mechanics not checked to avoid worsening mainspring kick, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. PROVENANCE: This pistol is photographed in "The William M. Locke Collection", The Antique Armory, pg. 408. EMW Barrel Length: 8 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .65 Caliber FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Keener Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) PAIR OF HODGSON & THOMPSON FLINTLOCK PISTOLS WITH BRASS BARRELS MARKED "BALTIMORE".

Lot #1036 (Sale Order 36 of 326)

Hodgson & Thompson are recorded as being active in Baltimore, circa 1800-1804, as a dealer and importer. Manufactured as a pair and in identical configuration. Octagonal brass barrels signed "Baltimore" on top flat, with Tower private proofs and "IR" barrel maker mark on offset flat, retained by 4 pins. Horn tipped ramrod, probably the originals, retained by a single ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth. Double bolted flat stepped lock with bridled pan, roller bearing frizzen, swan neck cock. Lock has very light stiff leaf engraving at step, and is signed "Hodgson & Thompson" under pan. Double bolts with brass escutcheons. Silver thumbpiece. Simple brass trigger guard with a bell finial engraved with a United States eagle with the iconic arrows and olive branch clasped in its talons, and surmounted by 13 stars. Walnut bag slabside grips. CONDITION: Overall very good, brass has a deep untouched gold patina, barrels have numerous little handling marks and dings throughout. Locks are essentially chocolate patina throughout, with engraving softened. Stocks are very good, with some minor handling marks and pressure marks. There is an almost invisible repair to pistol (A) underneath the lock, probably from a mainspring kicking, and a less professional splice job at the rear of the back grip that measures approximately 1" across. Mechanically fine, bores are very good with a minimum of oxidation. EMW Barrel Length: (BOTH) 7 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: (BOTH) .58 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: (BOTH) Hodgson & Thompson Model: (BOTH) Flintlock Serial Number: (BOTH) NSN

(A) AN EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE PHILIP CREAMER FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH SILVER INLAYS AND COPPER BANDS, EX.

Lot #1037 (Sale Order 37 of 326)

Philip Creamer is recorded in Stockel as leaving Taneytown circa 1805, before being listed in Pennsylvania circa 1815-1820, Illinois in 1820, and 1859 in St. Louis. Octagonal barrel with copper inlaid panels, with a strip at breech, across the top flat, and a rebounding design at muzzle, with "P. Creamer" signed on top rib. Bead front sight, notch rear sight at tang. Ramrod with horn tip and attachment point at rear, probably the original, retained by a single ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth. Barrel retained by a single key with an escutcheon. Flat stepped lock with double lock bolts, swan neck cock, roller bearing frizzen, bridled pan cover, fenced waterproof pan, engraved with light wriggled borders, rays at rear step and behind fence. Trigger guard with an urn finial and a period added spur. Bag grips with checkered panels and a debossed medial ridge, accented with a silver band around the circumference of the grip and an elongated tear drop along the spine. Silver inlays throughout stock including a pair of cogs around lock bolts, a set of stylized waves in the form of a W, a thumbpiece. CONDITION: Overall very good. Barrel has been carefully cleaned in the European fashion with some scattered darkness, with copper turning a deep brown or ochre color. Lock is very good with some darkness and a very small area of wood infill at rear of lock. Stock is excellent with some minor handling marks and a few scrapes but free from cracks. Creamer was the gunsmith who made Andrew Jackson's pistols, the survivor of which was on display in the Smithsonian as part of their "Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations" exhibit, and John C. Calhoun, representing some of the finest American craftsmanship of the period. Accompanied by of folder of information on Creamer, including an inventory record, detailed photos, photocopies of where this pistol was illustrated in "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker, a photocopy of the Winter 1988 copy of the KRA Newsletter which includes the article "Philip Creamer: One of Maryland's and Illinois' Best" by Hartzler, and photocopy of the March 1989 Vol. 34 No. 10 The Gun Report with article entitled same. PROVENANCE: This pistol is photographed on pg. 412 of "The William M. Locke Collection", The Antique Armory, and pg. 40 of "The Kentucky Pistol" by Chandler and Whisker, Old Bedford Village Press. EMW Barrel Length: 9" Caliber/Bore: .60 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Phillip Creamer Model: Flintlock Pistol Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) STUNNING, NEVER PUBLICLY OFFERED, PAIR OF DANIEL MOORE PRESENTATION PISTOLS WITH SOLID SILVER MO

Lot #1038 (Sale Order 38 of 326)

Daniel Moore is recorded in Stockel as being active circa 1758-1800 after he was declared a master in 1758; Gunmakers of London by Blackmore expands on this, indicating that he apprenticed to John Markby starting in 1746, free of the company in 1756, proof piece and mark in 1758, and was the Furbisher for the Tower of London in 1754; he was recorded in 24 Fenchurch Street and 34 Lime Street circa 1767-1775, and began working for the East India Company circa 1790. This magnificent pair of pistols was owned by Edward Lloyd IV, also known by the epithet "The Patriot". Lloyd was born on December 15th, 1744 to Edward Lloyd III (with his own epithet of "The Councilor") and Ann Lloyd, nee Rousby. Lloyd IV was born at the original Wye House and, while details about his adolescence and his young adult life are scant, when he came of age undertook the management of the estate and expanded into the newly enlarged world of politics, cutting his teeth at the same time as the infamous Stamp Act. In 1771, after the General Assembly was prorogued by Governor Robert Eden, Lloyd became a member of the Lower House, a position he held until 1776; in 1777 he sat on the Assembly's Executive Counsel until 1779, and between 1781-1791 was the State Senator for Eastern Shore. In 1783 and 1784, he also served as a delegate to Congress and represented Talbot County at the Constitutional Convention of 1788. Edward Lloyd also made significant strides in cementing early American culture, purchasing an unfinished mansion from Samuel Chase and finishing it into the Chase-Lloyd house, still visible today in Maryland and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970; the Wye House was similarly designated as a National Historic Landmark and registered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. During the Revolution, Lloyd was also impressive, with his actions in the colonial militia earning him the rank of Colonel, aiding the formation of the Association of Freemen of Maryland (his signature is visible in the first column of The Declaration of the Association of Freemen of Maryland), and election to the Council of Safety. During the Revolutionary War he acquired his "The Patriot" epithet. After the war he served as a senator from 1786-1791; his death in 1791 terminated his second sitting. Lloyd also was responsible for the Wye House as it stands today, with a group of British looting and burning the house in 1781. Lloyd rebuilt the house, which is believed to be very near the original site. Lloyd died July 8th 1796, and is buried in the family cemetery, where his tombstone still stands. This pair of pistols, in identical configuration, are magnificent with half-octagonal half-round barrels separated by a wedding ring decorated with a beaded band and retained by a pair of keys. Silver spider front sights. Octagonal section of barrel is decorated with inlaid silver, with shell motifs over the breach and florals behind the wedding band. "D. MOORE LONDON" is engraved in a ribbon. Left side of barrels have deeply struck proofs that are partly obscured by the stock, but appear to be Moore's DM poincon and English proofs; due to the condition of the pistols we have elected to leave the barrel keys in place. Striking sideplate with pieced work depicting a finely detailed horse, a snake wrapped around a cannon (possibly a reference to the famous rattlesnake motif favored by early Americans), a pair of drums, a bed of flowers, a flag, and a helmet (which superficially resembles the Cromwellian lobstertail helmet); lock screws are connected via flowing silver cloth strips. Stepped lock with English push-on safeties signed in center "D. MOORE" with detailed engraving of a building (Wye House?) florals, a keg, and a flag. Cocks are replaced by William Bankard with two stories related regarding the cocks: in the notarized affidavit Elizabeth Schiller (10th generation Lloyd) says that the cocks were broken by children in the past. In a letter from Martin Urner, dated 1991, he relates a different story told to him by Harry Berry, who originally acquired them from the Wye House, that the pistols were damaged circa 1814 when the British were in Maryland and confiscating weapons that could be used against them. Click here to see the full description.

(A) AN EXCELLENT PAIR OF HIGH QUALITY JAMES HASLETT SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK PISTOLS.

Lot #1039 (Sale Order 39 of 326)

Haslett is recorded in Stockel as being active in Philadelphia and Baltimore circa 1773 - 1833, and immigrated to the US in 1798. Born in Ireland, Haslett initially trained with Robert McCormick of McCormick horse pistol fame, before he opened his own shop in 1803. Having trained in Europe, Haslett's pistols demonstrate a significant European influence, producing an extremely attractive form. This example is fitted with somewhat longer than usual 9 - 5/8" octagonal Damascus barrels, decorated with gold bvands at muzzle and breech, which are further accented by fine wrigglework. Top rib with a single long sighting flute with an elongated oval gold inlay over patent section of breech, and bead front sight. Ramrod sits in a half-length rib and is retained by a single ferrule before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Underside of barrels marked with a pair of eagle head proofs on either side of "NARROW / TWISTED" Damascus designation, "HASLETT / BALTIMORE" on underside of patent breech, and truing strike. Flat, stepped lock showing distinctly European traits with "HASLET" poincon deeply and clearly struck under the pan, roller bearing frizzen, fenced waterproof pan with gold lining, diminutive swan necked gold, and rays engraved at rear of step and behind pan; bevelled edges engraved with stiff leaf engraving. English push on safeties and single lock bolts. American walnut half stocks with bag shaped grips, checkered in two panels, and separated by a flat land on either side of the grip. Silver forearm cap engraved with floral borders, ramrod mouth with rays, plain barrel key escutcheon, trigger guard with spur and engraved with a patriotic stand of arms and extending into a pineapple finial. Single set triggers. Vacant silver thumbpieces. Of the two ramrods, horn tipped rod with worm is most likely original, while other is a period replacement. CONDITION: Very good plus, with approximately half of the browning remaining on the barrels, mixed with some patches of oxidation. Visible Damascus twist, and some rubbing to silver at stock line and underneath from contact with wood. Engraving is crisp throughout, silver mounts have some very mild tarnishing that could easily be cleaned by their new owner should they desire. One English safety is broken but other operates appropriately. Barrel keys with some minor chipping from improper handling. Stocks are very good, pistol with damaged safety has some openings in grain on left side of butt that appears stable. Mechanically fine (excepting set triggers, which need attention to set), bores are good with a minimum of oxidation. Accompanied by photocopies of pages of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Daniel Hartzler and James Biser Whisker and "Maryland Longrifles", also by Hartzler and Whisker, documenting these pistols. Haslett pistols are extremely well regarded and his pistols represent not only the finest echelon of American pistols but also the top tier of European craftsmanship. CF: The Renwick-Locke Halsett pistols, JDJ, Lot 2301, Fall 2013; Pair of Haslett pistols made for Jerome-Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother, JDJ, Lot 2366, Spring 2014. There are very few better pairs of American pistols in existence. EMW Barrel Length: (BOTH) 9 - 5/8" Caliber/Bore: (BOTH) .50 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: (BOTH) Halsett Model: (BOTH) Flintlock Paperwork: Photos and Copy of book page Serial Number: (BOTH) NSN

THOMAS WARNER HALLMARKED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD WITH FOLDING GUARD, SCABBARD AND

Lot #1040 (Sale Order 40 of 326)

An absolutely remarkable example of a Maryland silver hilted eagle pommel sword with stunning patriotic blade inscription. This attractive sword's hilt was crafted by Thomas H. Warner, who was born in 1780 and learned the trade from his father, later following in his footsteps and going into business for himself. Thomas and his brother Andrew Warner became partners during the early years of the 19th century and are known to have worked together through 1813, before Thomas closed their shop to become the city assayer of silver. In 1827, he is recorded as working on his own using three known hallmarks as signatures of his work. This sword is hallmarked "T WARNER" along with a separate eagle head cartouche and "STERg" inside the knucklebow. The eagle head cartouche designates sterling purity. According to the book "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I" by Dan Hartzler, in which this sword is featured on pgs. 326-327, it is believed that the "T WARNER" hallmark predates the Warner Brother's partnership in 1805. The eagle head is prominent, each feather is individual and features vague rachis and vanes. Significant crest with wide mouth, hooked beak, and football shaped nares. The eyes are in the shape of elongated football, with round centers and deep pupils. A doorknob capstan completes the pommel. The knucklebow is heavy and D-shaped, featuring a sophisticated, rotating hinged branch while the sturdy mainframe has four wonderfully executed slots in the guard. The crossguard terminates in a slightly forward-curved quillon. The folding branch also features similar smaller scaled open slot decorations. A low ferrule holds the center swelled spiraled ivory grip that accommodates twisted silver wire in its grooves. The blade is slightly curved with double fuller, a wide, shallow center fuller, and a deeper, short fuller just beneath the spine. The forte is adorned with the words "HONOUR ~ COUNTRY" on the obverse and "LIBERTY" on the reverse contained in a blued panel with scrolled ends, reading as a parchment scroll when viewed horizontally and a column when viewed vertically. The letters are gilded and terminate in a long stemmed tulip. The word "LIBERTY" is flanked by a leafy branch at each end which include an intertwined pole topped by a liberty cap towards the guard. Complete with its back leather scabbard with scalloped silver mounts. CONDITION: The blade is bright with generous traces of faded blue and strong gilding. A few minor shallow nicks throughout the length of the edge. Evidence of fire bluing remains towards the top of the panel while the lower half is rubbed, most likely from the friction caused by a tight scabbard throat. The hilt is mostly polished with scattered areas of dark patina. Folding guard functions properly. The ivory grip exhibits a pleasing honey patina with some hairline cracks, minor chipping above ferrule at base. The twisted silver wire is tight. The hilt is tight to blade. The scabbard is in 2 pieces, as the drag has separated. Center mount is missing the suspension ring while the top mount remains in place and has a damaged suspension ring. Seam remains tight with some minor cracking crazing. An attractive and patriotic example of an early and innovative eagle head sword. Blade Length: 28 - 3/4" Overall Length: 34 - 1/2" Paperwork: Book Exceprt

IDENTIFIED SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD BY WILLIAM FARIS, WAR OF 1812 USE.

Lot #1041 (Sale Order 41 of 326)

This impressive sword uses a double-fullered short saber or cuttoe blade made and marked on the spine by William Rose mounted in silver by Annapolis silversmith William Faris, using a beautiful silver eagle head pommel, shallow reverse-P knuckleguard, and an openwork counterguard in the shape of Federal eagle with raised wings, having feathers, eyes and beak finely rendered on both the interior and exterior. The pommel eagle uses a single-cut mouth with line decoration, prominent brow, and incised overlapping feathers. The flat knuckle bow has narrow depressed channel borders with a raised zig-zag or wavy interior line. This merges with the tail feathers of the eagle on the underside of the guard. The quillon is formed by the head of the eagle employed for the counterguard, which is open between the raised curve of the wings and the eagle's neck and between the lower curve of each wing and the eagle's outstretched leg, with its claw merging with its wing tip. Feathers are delineated by narrow, vertical roped lines. The eagle was also fashioned with a United States shield on its chest, portions of which are visible on either side of the blade. All 3 scabbard mounts are silver. The middle mount bears Faris's raised "WF" in rectangular cartouche. The upper mount bears a later engraved U.S. eagle and flag with delicate script inscription, "Harry Woodward / War 1812." Hartzler (Silver-hilted Rev. and Early Fed. Swords, 1. 332) attributes the sword to William Faris, Jr. (1762-?,) who left Annapolis by 1790 and was working in Edenton, NC by 1799 and at least to 1803, but there seems no good reason not to see it as the work of Willam Faris, Sr. (1728-1804.) Though sometimes thought to postdate 1810, the "W. Rose" blade mark is known on an officer's sword dated to 1805 by Peterson (Silver Hilt addendum to the American Sword, Plate 24.) The configuration of the sword is clearly early and the eagle used for the guard has a wonderfully early Federal period "chicken-legged" look. Hartzler reports Harry Woodward served in the Anne Arundel County militia in the War of 1812. A family connection to the owner is suspected through the wife of William Faris, Sr.: Priscilla Woodward. CONDITION: Very good. Blade is smooth metal with good edge and point, muted silver gray with some darker stains. Hilt is tight. Cream color grip with light brown spotting. Some narrow hairlines obverse. Some minor chipping near guard. Twisted wire binding in place with gold tone. Minor tarnish in places to silver. Scabbard good, minor scuffs, reverse seam good, lower edge separated for 4" starting about 9" from tip. Middle carrying ring missing with replacement simply wired in place. Blade Length: 29" Overall Length: 34" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA BALTIMORE EAGLE HEAD POMMEL HANGER WITH 1776 BLADE.

Lot #1042 (Sale Order 42 of 326)

Ornate Baltimore style eagle head sword with attractive completely silver-wrapped grip. The sword features a slightly curved blade with a single fuller below the spine. The blade features a running fox followed by the mark "X 1776 X" just below the fuller. The pierced and scalloped S-shaped guard is silver and is engraved and chased with shell designs and florals. Shell quillons compliment the guard. The downward quillon features a looped chain guard that connects to the beak of the eagle head pommel. The grip is wood, and is wrapped with alternating double twisted wire and smooth bands. The eagle head is of the Baltimore style which features deeply undercut plumage. The feathers on the top of the head flow backwards, while on both sides they start flowing vertically before transitioning to a horizontal pattern. Fine detail is exhibited on the feathers which feature neatly defined rachis, vanes, and barbs. As is typical of Baltimore style eagle head's, this eagle's eyes are in the shape of a football. CONDITION: The blade has a dark heavy patina with pitting throughout, especially towards the tip. The guard is polished bright with dark patina in protected areas. Double twisted wire and bands are tight. Hilt remains quite tight to blade. This sword is featured on page 294 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I". by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 28 - 1/4" Overall Length: 34" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

WILLIAM CAMPBELL HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED EAGLE HEAD POMMEL HORSEMAN'S SABER.

Lot #1043 (Sale Order 43 of 326)

Maryland silver hilts which utilized this large headed, wide mouthed profile eagle are most notably traced to William Campbell or Thomas Warner. This saber was crafted by the latter, and is marked as such on the interior knucklebow with the hallmark "Campbell" in script with a sweeping C contained in a rectangle. The saber is quite impressive and features an imported, curved blade with single, wide fuller. The blade is decorated on both sides with engraved floral designs and patriotic motifs. Silver stirrup hilt. The crossguard terminates with a small rounded quillon. Ivory grip with deep grooves, never had a wire wrap. The eagle head is distinctive with a large head and mouth, prominent beak, dominant forehead and molding comb, and long eye sockets in the classic Baltimore "football" shape. Doorknob capstan. The sword is complete with black leather scabbard with large scalloped mounts simply decorated with line engravings. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina with scattered areas of darker patina, some scattered pitting. The guard exhibits a light patina with areas of dark oxidation protected areas. Grip retains a honey patina with scattered age cracks. Scabbard remains firm with tight seam. Mounts show a matching patina to the hilt and remain firmly in place. Drag has a few dents. Ring on center mount is absent. This saber is featured on pg. 325 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 32 - 3/4" Overall Length: 38 - 3/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

AWE-INSPIRING GRIFFITH AND GAITHER HUGE SILVER HILT SABER.

Lot #1044 (Sale Order 44 of 326)

Perhaps Dan Hartzler phrased it perfectly when he described this saber as "Awe-inspiring". The weapon is quite impressive and would be desired by any mounted officer during the Federal Period as well as the modern collector. This saber features a curved blade with a wide fuller and narrow ricasso. The blade is decorated for about 30% of length with fire blued panels that feature elegantly gilded decorations. The decorations are mostly patriotic in nature, and although they only highlight a small portion of the blade, they emphasize the saber as a whole. The obverse panel features a shining sun above a crown of olive branches that are followed by a beautiful perched federal eagle with a banner draped over its head inscribed with the de facto national motto. The eagle is followed by a panoply of arms and the maker initials "K&S" which are presented in a rococo placard. The reverse panel features a panoply of arms, followed by the words "HONOUR / AND MY / COUNTRY" above a foliate spread and before the blade maker "Solingen" presented in a rococo placard. Nearly overshadowing the blade decorations is the massive silver hilt. The knucklebow and counterguard were made together, while the 3 heavy branches that terminate in buds are connected by being soldered on the sides. The lower portion of the knucklebow exhibits 5 lush leaves which are 3-dimensional and rise as they travel towards the buds. Grip is ribbed for about 2/3 of its length and terminates at the eagle head. Extremely well defined, bold eagle with a prominent mouth, forehead, and eyes. The large feathering is in high relief with a 2 line center vein which flow down. Engraved feathers are noticed under the beak. A small doorknob capstan tops the eagle's head. The knucklebow features the Griffith and Gaither "GG" hallmark in Old English letters contained in a rectangle on the reverse side. The saber is complete with its black leather scabbard which features 2 large scalloped mounts. The upper mount features a carry ring with evidence of a missing stud. CONDITION: The blade remains bright with scattered areas of pitting and spotting. Evident small areas of delamination. Fire blued panels exhibit fading and areas of loss. Decorations speak for themselves and are nicely preserved with scattered areas of fading. Saber remains tight with no wobbling when handled. Hilt exhibits handling wear with yellowing in areas and a few small casting flaws. Scabbard exhibits scattered scuffs and creases throughout its length with a tight seam. Leather loss in some areas, with 1 repaired crack. Mounts exhibit tarnishing with scattered blemishes. Overall very good. An alluring saber that would present well in any edged weapon collection. This sword is featured on page 612 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume II. Blade Length: 33 - 3/4" Overall Length: 39 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

FINE MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE HEAD POMMEL SWORD WITH LEATHER SCABBARD.

Lot #1045 (Sale Order 45 of 326)

A fine example of an unmarked late 18th century silver hilt eagle head pommel hanger. The sword features an English style blade with double fuller, narrow ricasso, and a small section of blade decorations. About 6" of the blade features rococo style foliate decorations on each side. Constructed of sheet silver, the crossguard is quite attractive and features a pierced bellflower on each side. Center swelled, spiraled cherry grip wrapped with thick double twisted wire that fits neatly into the grooves. The wire is so heavy that the silver ferrules at each end of the grip are notched to accommodate them. The eagle head features individual semi-rounded feathers detailed with rachis and vanes, turned capstan. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard with neatly tooled X designs and rectangles, as well as differently scalloped silver mounts. Upper and center mounts each feature a suspension ring. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with areas of pitting and spotting throughout its length. Shows edge wear and blade decorations are worn. The guard is mostly polished with some areas of dark patina. Grip exhibits handling wear with scattered age cracks. Hilt slightly loose to blade. Eagle head shows some high edge wear. The scabbard has come apart in 2 pieces between the middle mount and drag. Tight seam with scattered cracks and creases. Mounts exhibit some oxidation and remain secure, except for the upper mount which slides off the scabbard. This sword is featured on pg. 331 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 24 - 3/4" Overall Length: 30 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

IDENTIFIED SILVER HILTED WILLIAM BALL ATTRIBUTED PILLOW POMMEL SWORD WITH SCABBARD.

Lot #1046 (Sale Order 46 of 326)

Unmarked pillow pommel sword attributed to William Ball, who worked from 1790-1811 as a silversmith in Baltimore, Maryland. The sword features a double fullered blade with narrow ricasso. Blade inscribed with phrase translating to "Do Not Draw Me Without Reason" on the obverse and "Do Not Sheath Me Without Honor" on the reverse. The sword also features a silver crossguard which terminates into a teardrop quillon and a stirrup knucklebow. The guard features an open diamond design. Reeded ivory grip held in place between octagonal silver ferrules. The octagonal pillow pommel of this style is a signature of Ball's work. The sword is complete with its original black leather scabbard with plain silver mounts with scalloped edges. A stud is also present on the upper mount. The scabbard bears an old museum tag which reads "Loaned by W.H. Gassaway Annapolis Maryland". This sword is featured on page 336 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. The caption states that there was a further inscription which read "Ensign William Pitt Gassaway 4th Subsistence Legion" followed by the present caption. Ensign William Pitt Gassaway was from Anne Arundel County and was part of The Legion of the United States, a reorganization and extension of the United States Army from 1792 to 1796 under the command of Major General Anthony Wayne. He was listed as being killed in a duel between Lt. Daniel Jenifer and himself on March 22, 1793. CONDITION: The blade has a gray patina with scattered darker spots. Silver components of hilt show scattered areas of dark oxidation. Guard slightly loose to blade, shows some slight bends. Grip has a honey patina. Scabbard shows some crazing and wear, seam is tight with the exception of a 6" area which has separated near the drag. A 1 - 1/4" piece of leather is missing just above the drag on the back side. A very nice identified and Ball attributed sword. Blade Length: 29 - 3/4" Overall Length: 35" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

JOHN WALRAVEN HALLMARKED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE HEAD POMMEL SWORD WITH LEATHER SCABBARD.

Lot #1047 (Sale Order 47 of 326)

A very nice, early example of a John Walraven silver hilted eagle head sword. The sword is double hallmarked "JW" in Roman capital letters under the crossguard. Walraven's early hallmark was just his initials before he transitioned to his surname in a conforming cartouche that was often accompanied by an eagle head. This example features a slightly curved blade with single, unstopped fuller just beneath the squared spine. The imported blade is relatively plain but is stamped on both sides with a crude crescent moon and 3 5-pointed stars. The crossguard is somewhat narrow and features 4 shaped slots that taper into a twisted knucklebow. Grooved bone grip decorated with twisted silver wire. Walraven style wide-headed, short beaked eagle head with a bulging comb. His eagles exhibit many distinctive attributes to the classic Baltimore style eagle head. Nicely detailed feathers which flow backwards under a small capstan. The sword is complete with its original black leather scabbard with silver mounts. CONDITION: The blade retains a mostly dark patina for most of its length, some nicks to cutting edge. The silver hilt has scattered areas of black silver oxidation, hallmarks very good. Grip shows some scattered hairline age cracks and has a pleasing light honey patina. Hilt slightly loose to blade. Scabbard has detached at the drag. Middle silver mount is separating along the top, but is held in place by a single link. Mounts have scattered areas of silver oxidation and drag is heavily bent at the tip. Leather exhibits scuffs, chips, and areas of cracking with a tight seam. This sword is featured on pg. 320 of American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 26 - 1/4" Overall Length: 31 - 3/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

WILLIAM BALL HALLMARKED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD.

Lot #1048 (Sale Order 48 of 326)

William Ball elongated eagle head pommel with slight forehead with football shaped mask style eyes. Squared off mouth has similar stippling decorations as the eyes. Long feathers which flow downward and featured detailed rachis and vanes. Small doorknob capstan. The D-shaped knucklebow is connected to the pommel just under the beak and is almost squared as it meets the 4-slot crossguard. The hallmark "W BALL" is inside the knucklebow. Ivory grip is decorated with twisted silver wire. A red wool buffer rests between the crossguard and narrow ricasso. Like many Ball swords, this example features a Spanish blade with double fuller. The center fuller features the Spanish slogan "NO ME SAQUES SIN RAZON" on one side and "NO ME ENBAINES SIN HONOR" on the other. This translates to "Do not draw me without reason, nor sheath me without honor". CONDITION: The blade retains a brown patina with scattered areas of pitting and heavier patina. Hilt mostly polished, some typical silver oxidation with slight warps and bends to guard. Grip shows scattered age cracks and retains a honey patina. Tight wire, ferrule at base of grip is absent. This sword is featured on pg. 308 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 30 - 3/4" Overall Length: 36 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

SILVER HILTED MARYLAND EAGLE POMMEL SWORD WITH PATRIOTIC BLADE INSCRIBED "FOR MY COUNTRY".

Lot #1049 (Sale Order 49 of 326)

Patriotic silver hilted sword with Baltimore style eagle head pommel. The silver eagle head is small, the forehead band is like a ribbon while the mouth is decorated in 2 sections resembling long teardrops. Eyes are more rounded than football shaped and contain different accents than the brows. Feathers are individual and only slightly detailed, with no rachis, while the vanes appear to be a checkered type pattern. The knucklebow originates from below the beak and is quite narrow until it forms into the counterguard which features four slots. The outer branch and center are scalloped while the inside branch is plain. The ivory grip is center swelled and features straight spirals with thick twisted silver wire in the grooves, silver ferrule at base. Blade is slightly curved with 2 fullers through the midsection. The tops of the fullers are engraved with ornate gilded foliate scrollwork on both sides of the blade and are followed by a vignette flanked by more scrollwork at both ends. The center of the vignette features an arm holding a sword over a ribbon in which the words "FOR MY COUNTRY" are engraved. CONDITION: The blade retains a dark gray patina with scattered nicks to edge. The decorations still retain much of their gilt wash. Hilt mostly polished with some areas of yellow staining, crisp details remaining on the pommel. Ivory grip retains a nice honey patina with some dark patina. Twisted wire remains tight. No wobble when handled. Great example of a patriotic sword. This sword is featured on pg. 312 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 25 - 1/4" Overall Length: 31"

WILLIAM BALL HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED MARYLAND EAGLE POMMEL SABER.

Lot #1050 (Sale Order 50 of 326)

A handsome example of William Ball's craftsmanship. This eagle head saber features the conventional Baltimore eagle pommel, typical of Ball's work. Individual feathers decorate the head and each are finely detailed with rachis and vanes. The plumage flows down and then back, each with individual depth between them. Football shaped eyes compliment the small head. Turned capstan on top. Forehead molding extends across and there is a slight area with feathers underneath which travel towards the mouth, which is very typical of Ball's work. Rounded D-shaped knucklebow connects to the 4-slot crossguard. The hallmark "W BALL" is stamped inside of the knucklebow. A small ferrule rests at the base of the swelled ivory grip decorated with twisted silver wire accents. A leather buffer rests between the crossguard and narrow ricasso. The slightly curved blade features 3 unstopped fullers in the Spanish style and has a 8 - 3/4" false edge. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina with scattered areas of spotting and a few nicks to cutting edge. Guard mostly polished with some scattered dark patina. Hilt remains firm to blade, while the twisted wire is slightly loose. A very attractive William Ball saber featured on pg. 303 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 30" Overall Length: 36"

RARE "MARYLAND" BRANDED 1812 ERA YORK COUNTY SCREW TIP POWDER HORN.

Lot #1051 (Sale Order 51 of 326)

This powder horn was branded using the same brand found on War of 1812 and slightly earlier longarms branded "MARYLAND". The horn itself measures about 14 - 3/8" across the bow and has a turned bulbous wooden butt. The tapered beehive screw tip measures 2 - 3/4". The horn was made just across the Maryland line at one of the horn making facilities in York, Pennsylvania. For a similar example of the Fourth Generation York County horn, see horn number 58 on pgs. 184-85 in "Pennsylvania "Horns of the Trade" Screw-tip Powder Horns and Their Architecture" by Art DeCamp. The curved body has a large "MARYLAND" brand on the left side. Iron staple on wooden plug and near spout of horn. CONDITION: Tip excellent and probably a contemporary replacement. Wooden plug shows heavy wear and scattered minor chips and marks from use. Horn body shows some marks from use. A rare and desirable state-marked powder horn. The horn is accompanied by a file and includes an identification record on Hartzler & Sons letterhead and a copy of the cover and pg. 114 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler & Whisker, where this powder horn is featured. DMG

WELL PUBLISHED SCREW-TIP POWDER HORN OF JNO. MCCOMAS MARKED BALTIMORE TOWN.

Lot #1052 (Sale Order 52 of 326)

This powder horn is featured in 2 books. It is shown on pg. 115 of "Maryland Longrifle" by Hartzler & Whisker, and as Figure 93 on pg. 102 in "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Dan Hartzler. The horn includes copies of the pages and covers in the publications where it is featured and an identification record on Hartzler's letterhead. The horn itself has a curved body with a green hue, measures about 14 - 1/2" overall. Turned threaded horn tip and bulbous apple plug with an iron staple in the center. The main body features a relief-carved fouled anchor. It also has an engraved privateer and "JNO WM MCCOMAS / BALTIMORE TOWN". CONDITION: Tip shows some cracks and losses to lower rings, tip has been glued on. Body and plug are excellent. DMG

(A) BRITISH PATTERN 1779-S SHORT LAND MUSKET WITH CANADIAN BRAND AND BAYONET.

Lot #1053 (Sale Order 53 of 326)

Of similar form to the Emergency S pattern Brown Bess muskets supplied by Pratt during the Revolutionary War, this example appears to have been produced in a second batch in the 1790s for use in Canada. Musket is fit with a Short Land length barrel bearing proof and view marks at the breech. Convex lock plate is bordered with double engraved lines and is marked "TOWER" in a vertical arc along with a "GR" cypher. Lock is maker marked internally "GALTON". Musket is stocked in walnut with brass 2nd model mounts barring the characteristic P1779 "S" shaped lock bolt plate similar in style to those found on India Pattern muskets. Stock deeply marked "CUMBERLAND M / CLX" indicating ownership by the Cumberland County Militia of Nova Scotia. This musket is complete with a socket bayonet. CONDITION: Very good. Iron components exhibit a pleasing gray, salt and pepper patina with some areas of pinprick oxidation. Brass mounts are starting to mellow, having been polished at some point. Stock has a dark, rich appearance with some cleaning and added finish. A repaired split through the forend is present, with a few additional smaller splits near the lock and a few missing slivers along the forend edge. Musket appears reconverted and lock could use some adjustment, although is functional as is. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 41 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .78 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Tower Model: P1779 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) BRITISH 3RD MODEL BROWN BESS MUSKET WITH CANADIAN MILITIA BRAND AND BAYONET.

Lot #1054 (Sale Order 54 of 326)

Of classic 3rd Model or India Pattern form with 39" barrel marked at breech with proof and view stamps. Reconverted flintlock marked "TOWER" in a vertical arc at the tail and with a "GR" cypher ahead of the cock. The full length walnut musket stock is mounted with simplified brass India pattern mounts. The right of the stock comb is branded "9B.ANNAPOLIS.M" with an additional surplus marking on the left side. The brand indicates ownership by the 9th Annapolis Battalion, part of the Nova Scotia Militia, as it was arranged in the early nineteenth century. They saw service in the War of 1812. These muskets had a long service life with many remaining in use through the 1850s before being converted to percussion, and eventually being surplused. This example is pictured on pg. 26 of Hartzler's "Arms Makers of Maryland" and pg. 8 of Hartzler and Whisker's "Gunsmiths of Maryland". It is also complete with an "Osborn" marked socket bayonet. CONDITION: Very good overall. Iron components exhibit an attractive mellow patina with some cleaned oxidation from its period of use. Brass is starting to mellow. Stock shows honest wear with some cleaning, impressions, and an area of charring on the forestock. Lock could use some attention. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .80 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Tower Model: 3rd Model Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BRANDED 1800 DATED US SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1795 MUSKET WITH BAYONET.

Lot #1055 (Sale Order 55 of 326)

Classic 44 - 3/4" tapered barrel measuring approximately .75 caliber with "V" and "P" proofs visible near the breech. The Type I flat lock plate with beveled edges is marked in the center with a droop wing Federal eagle over a script "US " and "SPRINGFIELD" in a vertical arc behind the cock. Standard Charleville-like iron mountings including a butt plate dated "1800" on a full length American walnut stock branded "MARYLAND" on the belly. Complete with an iron ramrod and "US" socket bayonet. This musket is illustrated on pg. 26 of "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Hartzler. CONDITION: Very good overall. The barrel and bands display a pleasing dark gray brown patina with some heavy pitting near the touch hole and marring at the muzzle. Other iron components have a bronze tone with some evidence of cleaned older oxidation. Stock has been sanded with a few impressions retained and the Maryland brand left partially legible. Mechanically fine appearing to be a professional reconversion. Condition of the bayonet is somewhat less than the musket, displaying a gray patina with a some cleaned oxidation. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 44 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .75 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Springfield Model: M1795 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) EXTREMELY RARE US MODEL 1794 FLINTLOCK MUSKET WITH IMPORTANT 1798 SCHROYER ENDORSEMENT.

Lot #1056 (Sale Order 56 of 326)

After a 1793 congressional "Report of Arsenals and Armories", it became clear the fledgling Republic needed to procure more domestically produced arms, resulting in the funding for 7,000 additional muskets in 1794. These muskets were constructed by numerous contractors with both surplus and newly made components. While unmarked this example has been attributed to Mattias Schroyer of Taneytown, Maryland who was later contracted to produce 1798 contract muskets. It was found in Taneytown with an included 1798 document signed by John Ross Key, father of the famed Francis Scott Key, endorsing Schroyer as a capable gun maker for Federal contracts. The musket itself is fit with a 44 - 1/2" .69 caliber barrel proofed at the breech with an intaglio eagle head over "P" within a sunken oval. The tang, in addition to the lock, bears "US" surcharges. The lock itself has a flat plate with beveled edges, a sharply pointed tail, a Charleville-styled cock, and a faceted iron flash pan. The musket is stocked in walnut with the initials "TA" carved behind the lock bolt plate. Mounts are iron and of Charleville styling, including 3 spring retained barrel bands, long trigger guard, and butt plate. CONDITION: Fine showing some honest period use. Iron components have developed a silvery bronze patina. Stock has an age darkened appearance with some impressions. A period repair with an iron bolt is present, securing a section of wood behind the breech opposite of the lock in place. Lock remains in its original flint configuration with fine mechanics. The included endorsement of Schroyer remains in very good condition with some light creasing and a few minor spots of discoloration. Text remains legible, with a few added light pencil notes near the bottom. PROVENANCE: This musket and document were acquired from Al Carr in the 1960s, and were purchased by Hartzler from James Knowles. BAS Barrel Length: 44 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .69 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Schroyer Model: M1794 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) 27TH MARYLAND REGIMENT BRANDED US MODEL 1808/12 CONTRACT MUSKET BY J HENRY.

Lot #1057 (Sale Order 57 of 326)

Initially contracted to produce 10,000 muskets under the Militia Act of 1808, William and John Henry likely delivered less than half of the arms. Many of the muskets produced by Henry in addition to those he brokered were sold to Maryland during the War of 1812. This example is fit with a .70 caliber 44 - 1/8" tapered round barrel marked at breech with an intaglio "P" proof in a sunken oval. Lock plate is flat with beveled edges culminating in a sharp teat-like tail bears a Federal eagle mark in the center and vertical "J . HENRY / PHILA" at the breech. Low comb walnut stock with 2 "27 REGT" brands present on the belly which are attributed to the 27th Maryland Regiment. Standard iron mounts. Complete with iron trumpet ram rod. CONDITION: Overall very good. Iron components exhibit an aged silvery patina. Lock exhibits a chocolate patina and appears to be a professional reconversion. Stock displays evidence of period use throughout with some wear and impressions with a few minor splits at the lock bolts. Regimental brands are legible. BAS Barrel Length: 44 - 1/8" Caliber/Bore: .70 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: J Henry Model: 1808/12 Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND AND REGIMENTALLY BRANDED MODEL 1808 CONTRACT MUSKET BY NIPPES.

Lot #1058 (Sale Order 58 of 326)

The War of 1812 pressed Maryland to acquire muskets from scattered sources to arm their militia units under the Militia Act of 1808. A small number of muskets are believed to have been supplied with Nippes marked locks and were delivered by Daniel Henkels as noted by George Moller in Volume II of American Military Shoulder Arms. This flintlock is marked "NIPPES / & CO / PHILA" near the tail of the lock with a Federal eagle clutching a "US" within an oval. The 44 - 1/2" .69 caliber barrel marked over the chamber with a raised "P" proof in a sunken oval and a "M" Maryland ownership mark. Barrel is mounted with 3 spring retained iron bands to a full length American walnut stock branded behind the lock plate "MARYLAND" and on the belly "(?)2D. REGt.". CONDITION: Fine. Bright components are drifting to a brown patina. Stock retains its original surface with some scattered dings and a few minor chips. Brands are still largely legible. Lock is mechanically fine and remains in its original flint configuration. A good regimentally marked Maryland M1808 contract musket. BAS Barrel Length: 44 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Nippes Model: M1808 Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BRANDED US MODEL 1798 CONTRACT FLINTLOCK MUSKET BY ELI WHITNEY.

Lot #1059 (Sale Order 59 of 326)

Manufactured by Eli Whitney in New Haven, Connecticut from 1801 to 1809 for Federal use. Fit with a 42 - 3/4" .69 caliber tapered round barrel marked at breech with interlocking "CP" inspector proof for James Carrington. Type III flat lock plate with beveled edges marked in center with Federal eagle over "NEW HAVEN" and near tail in a vertical arc "U. STATES". Stocked in American walnut, branded "MARYLAND" ahead of the lock. Iron mounts are Charleville styled, similar to those found on M1795 muskets. Complete with an iron ramrod. CONDITION: Very good overall. Iron components exhibit a pleasing aged brown patina. Lock appears to remain in its original flint configuration but is a possible replacement, showing considerably more cleaned oxidation and faint markings. Stock has an overall dark appearance displaying period wear, with Maryland brand still largely legible, some burn out near the lock, and minor chipping. Action requires attention. BAS Barrel Length: 42 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Eli Whitney Model: M1812 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) DOCUMENTED MARYLAND BRANDED US MODEL 1795 MUSKET WITH WYE HOUSE PROVENANCE.

Lot #1060 (Sale Order 60 of 326)

Standard M1795 style musket fit with a 44 - 1/4" .69 caliber barrel marked at breech "PW", with the "W" perhaps being an upside down "M" Maryland ownership mark. Lock is an unmarked modern replacement. Stocked in walnut with standard Charleville-styled iron mounts. Stock is branded "MARYLAND" ahead of the lock with large "X / M" and "PD" markings near the lock bolt plate. Complete with iron ramrod and socket bayonet. This musket was found in Wye House, home of Governor Edward Lloyd V, with several other identical muskets, each missing their locks. Daniel Hartzler believed the locks were removed by the British in 1814. It is likely Lloyd acquired these muskets after he became governor of Maryland in 1809. An included 1989 dated notarized letter on Wye House stationary indicates that this musket was purchased from Wye House by Harry Berry Jr. in the 1950s, before ending up in Hartzler's collection. The musket is pictured on pg. 130 of Hartzler and Whisker's "Maryland Longrifles". CONDITION: Very good. National Armory Bright components have turned to a pleasing bronze brown patina. Stock has an honest age darkened appetence showing some light impressions and wear. Bayonet is slightly misshapen. An interesting War of 1812 related musket with stellar Maryland provenance. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 44 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: American Model: M1795 Paperwork: Provenance, Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BRANDED US MODEL 1808 MUSKET BY DANIEL HENKELS WITH BAYONET.

Lot #1061 (Sale Order 61 of 326)

Acquired by Maryland under the Militia Act of 1808 during the War of 1812. This musket is fit with a tapered 44 - 1/4" barrel measuring .69 caliber at the muzzle with an intaglio "P" proof within a sunken oval and a "M" Maryland ownership mark near the breech. The flat lockplate with beveled edges and a notably pointed tail is marked in the center "D. HENKELS" in an arc over "PHILA" and dated vertically near the tail "1814". Stocked in American walnut with a clear "MARYLAND" brand behind the lock bolt plate. Standard Charleville styled iron mounts. Musket is complete with a period replaced wooden ramrod and an "M" Maryland and "US" marked socket bayonet. This musket is pictured on pages 18 and 19 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Fine. Iron components have largely drifted to a pleasing brown patina with some areas of silvering. The trigger guard mounted sling swivel is no longer present. Stock is fine showing some light impressions and a few chips around the lock. Appears to be a reconversion and could use slight adjustment to the lock. Bayonet does not fit properly, with the socket appearing to have been misshapen at some point. A great published Maryland militia musket from the War of 1812 period. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 44 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Daniel Henkels Model: M1808 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BRANDED WATERS MODEL 1808 FLINTLOCK MUSKET DATED 1815 WITH BAYONET.

Lot #1062 (Sale Order 62 of 326)

Manufactured as part of a 5,000 musket contract secured by Elijah Waters, Asa Waters, and Nathaniel Whitmore. Springfield pattern with 43 - 1/2" barrel measuring .69 caliber marked over the breech with a "P" and 2 "M" Maryland ownership marks. Lock is a professional reconversion dated "1815" at the tail and marked with a Federal eagle clutching an oval containing "US" over "MILLBURY". Stocked in American walnut bearing a "MARYLAND" brand behind the lock bolt plate. Stock is mounted with 3 iron spring-retained bands and an unmarked butt plate. Complete with an iron trumpet head ramrod and "US" marked socket bayonet. This musket is pictured on page 131 of Hartzler and Whisker's Maryland Longrifles book. CONDITION: Very good overall. Iron components exhibit an even brown patina with some areas of light pitting. Stock has some bruises as would be expected with martial service. Mechanically fine. An attractive Maryland militia musket. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 43 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Waters Model: M1808 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) SCARCE HASLETT MARKED MODEL 1797 VIRGINIA CONTRACT FLINTLOCK MUSKET WITH PERIOD HASLETT SIGNED D

Lot #1063 (Sale Order 63 of 326)

1 of 600 M1795 pattern muskets produced to fill an 1801 Virginia contract by James Haslett, delivered in 1802. Fit with a 44 - 3/4" approximately .72 caliber barrel marked "US" at breech. Unlike other other Virginia contract muskets, this example does not bear regimental markings on the barrel. Lock plate is flat with beveled edges marked vertically near the tail "HASLETT" and fit with a gooseneck cock and integral iron flash pan. Stocked in American walnut with "V / CW" cartouche stamped by the lock bolt plate. Iron furniture is of Charleville styling standard for M1795 muskets along with Virginia contract guns. Complete with iron ramrod. According to Frederick Gaede in his American Society of Arms Collectors Bulletin article "James Haslett, Baltimore Gunsmith, and the War of 1812" which includes photographs of this musket, only 3 examples are known to have survived. This rare musket is also accompanied by an 1812 dated letter signed by James Haslett, addressed to a James Buchannan in which he reviews arms for acquisition. During the War of 1812, Haslett served several roles including involvement in the acquisition of arms for Maryland militia groups. CONDITION: Musket is very good overall. Iron components exhibit a pleasing, honest dark brown patina throughout with some areas of pinprick oxidation. Stock has a somewhat dark appearance, showing some scattered period impressions. Good mechanics, appearing to be a professional reconversion. Document is fine with some folding creases and a minor tear along the left edge. Ink has oxidized to brown with age remaining legible. BAS Barrel Length: 44 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .72 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Haslett Model: M1797 Virginia Contract Paperwork: Document, Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) IDENTIFIED AND MARYLAND MILITIA BRANDED WAR OF 1812 MODEL 1808 CONTRACT MUSKET BY NIPPES & CO.,

Lot #1064 (Sale Order 64 of 326)

As the War of 1812 progressed, the need for additional muskets to arm Maryland's militia units became clear, with nearly 6000 purchased during the war through various channels. Among them likely were a small number supplied with Nippes marked locks and delivered by Daniel Henkels, as noted by George Moller in Volume II of "American Military Shoulder Arms". This flintlock is simply marked "NIPPES / & CO / PHILA" behind the cock. 44" .69 caliber barrel marked over the chamber with a encircled "P" proof. Barrel is mounted with 3 spring retained iron bands to a full length American walnut stock branded ahead of the lock "MARYLAND". An additional "6MM" brand on the belly indicates issue with 6th Maryland Militia Regiment, with a set of carved initials "TP" behind the trigger guard attributed to Thomas Pilkerton. Paperwork includes a letter of provenance on Hartzler letterhead stating he purchased the musket in 1965 from Carroll Brice of Annapolis, who had obtained it from the Pilkerton family in the 1940s and placed in on loan to the Flag House Museum in Baltimore. The Pilkerton family confirmed to Brice that the initials “T.P.” and “6 M.M.” referred to their ancestor Thomas Pilkerton, who enlisted on August 19, 1814 in McDonald’s 6th Maryland Militia, fought in the North Point phase of the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, and was discharged on November 18, 1814. This is likely the same man listed in “The Citizen Soldiers at North Point and Fort McHenry” as Thomas Pilkington in Captain Sheppard’s company. Maryland Militia marked muskets are scarce. Finding one with a personal identification, let alone carried by a soldier with active service, is quite rare. The musket is accompanied by an original 6th Maryland Militia payroll listing Pilkerton, as well as several additional photocopied militia documents and a socket bayonet marked "K" on the blade. CONDITION: Very good overall. Iron components exhibit a pleasing chocolate patina with some areas of pitting. Lock remains in its original flint configuration with markings somewhat faint. Stock has some expected wear and cleaning, leaving brands somewhat faint, and a splice under the middle band. This musket is featured on pgs. 26 and 31 of his "Arms Makers of Maryland". BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 44" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Nippes & Co. Model: M1808 Paperwork: Provenance, Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) DOCUMENTED WAR OF 1812 PERIOD FLINTLOCK FUSIL MARKED ROBERT HODGSON AND THOMPSON ON LOCK.

Lot #1065 (Sale Order 65 of 326)

This fusil is published in 3 books: it is featured on pgs. 34 and 35 of "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker, pg. 331 of "American Silver-hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords: Volume I" by Daniel D. Hartzler, and on pg. 17 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler & Whisker. This fusil was retailed by Hodgson and Thompson of Maryland or assembled using a British Barrel. They worked at 72 Baltimore Street in Baltimore, Maryland in 1800 and at 215 Cross Forrest Street in 1804. 2-stage barrel with hooked breech marked on left flat with 2 Birmingham proofs. Small silver rear sight and teardrop front sight, bayonet lug mounted on bottom, towards muzzle. Flat lockplate with beveled edges and stepped tail with band of engraving. Center inscribed "Hodgson/Thompson". The brass furniture includes a full sideplate engraved with panoplies of arms. Trigger guard has a classic Baltimore bellflower front finial. Front 2 ramrod pipes are trumpeted. Plain walnut stock with brass nose cap. Iron ramrod appears to be original. Complete with a Dan Hartzler file including Identification Record on his letterhead and copies of pages in each book where this gun is pictured. CONDITION: Barrel has been cleaned and now retains a spotted patina. Lock is a crude reconversion. Brass furniture has a lacquer coating. Stock shows scattered marks from use and about last 4" restored on forend. A very nice War of 1812 period fusil. DMG Barrel Length: 37 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .67 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Hodgson and Thompson Model: Fusil Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

SILVER PLATED LION POMMEL CAVALRY SABER WITH BOLDLY ENGRAVED SCABBARD.

Lot #1066 (Sale Order 66 of 326)

Impressive silver plated American copy of a lion head saber. The hilt is cast brass and was silver plated. Crudely detailed lion with stippling around the ears and vague flowing mane. Grip is cast with shallow grooves that never accommodated twisted wire. The knucklebow connects to the pommel at the lion's mouth and is almost squared before it connects to the crossguard. The guard is quite distinctive, as it features 9 open slots of varying sizes from the quillon area to the lion head pommel. The blade is rather plain and features an obvious curve with a single, wide, center fuller which is halted at the ricasso. Unusually, there are no decorations, or evidence of decorations contained within the fuller. However, the scabbard is different, with the heavy solid silver mounts boldly decorated with engraved designs. The mounts are nicely scalloped and feature foliate and floral motifs with quaint 4 peddled flowers around the edges, with lush leaves sprouting from various angles on the mounts. The upper and middle mount each accommodate a carry ring and even the double ringed barrel studs are nicely stippled. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with areas of spotting and pitting throughout its length. Guard exhibits oxidation that is typical of silver plate and there are small areas of plate loss where the brass is peeking through. When handled, the guard produces a very slight wobble. Scabbard remains intact with mostly tight seam, as there is an area beneath the drag where the stitching has come loose. Various creases, scuffs, and cracks throughout, with the most significant crack causing a small hole below the drag. Upper mount is loose while middle mount and drag remain firmly secured to the scabbard body. Overall very good. This saber is featured on pg. 105 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 31 - 3/4" Overall Length: 37 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

AMERICAN RE-HILTED LION POMMEL SABER WITH SCABBARD.

Lot #1067 (Sale Order 67 of 326)

Post-Revolutionary War Period American Light Horse style lion pommel cavalry saber. This type of sword features a lion head pommel and grip which were cast in 2 pieces, lengthwise, and brazed together. This example features a guard, separate in construction, with solid knucklebow and crossguard with small quillon. The blade is American in style, with a slight curve, no fullers or ricasso. The sword has obviously been re-hilted, given the disproportionate nature of both pieces. The sword is complete with a leather scabbard with nice designs for about half its length and brass mounts. The middle mount is scalloped and features a carry ring along with the upper mount. Both sides of the mounts feature nice engraved designs around the borders. The scabbard fits the blade for most of its length but leaves approximately 1 - 1/4" exposed. CONDITION: The blade is bright and exhibits evidence of a heavy polishing. Hilt exhibits a pleasant patina with scattered marks from handling and age. The hilt remains firmly mounted to the sword. Scabbard exhibits various creases, cracks, and areas of loss which are typical of old leather scabbards. Upper and middle mounts are loose. Drag exhibits small dents. Overall good. Blade Length: 29" Overall Length: 33 - 3/4"

AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE STYLE LION POMMEL CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1068 (Sale Order 68 of 326)

Post-Revolutionary War Period American Light Horse style lion pommel cavalry saber. This type of sword features a lion head pommel and grip which were cast in 2 pieces, lengthwise, and brazed together. The brass guard is a separate piece and features neatly cast open slot designs. Lion head is nicely detailed with a thick mane which flows forward, deep rounded ears, stippling around mouth full of triangular teeth, and pronounced nose. The blade is massive with a significant curve, and 2 stopped fullers, 1 deep fuller just below the spine and a wide and somewhat deep secondary fuller towards the center of the blade. There are faint designs noticed on the blade, which travel for about half its length, starting with a leafy vine which terminates into decorated columns just before the guard. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with scattered edge wear, especially towards the tip. Decorations are faint on the reverse but mostly gone on the obverse. Several areas with forging flaws. Guard exhibits a pleasant patina and remains firmly mounted to the blade. Typical handling wear. Overall good. Blade Length: 33" Overall Length: 38 - 1/2"

ORNATE LION POMMEL CAVALRY SABER WITH ETCHED BLADE.

Lot #1069 (Sale Order 69 of 326)

Very nice Post-Revolutionary War period cavalry saber in the style of an American Light Horse saber. This sword features the typical lion head pommel and grip which were cast in 2 pieces, lengthwise, and brazed together. The brass guard is a separate piece and features neatly cast open slot designs. The lion head is nicely finished but rather crude in design, featuring long eyelashes, a lightly detailed mane, flat nose and star shaped ears. The blade is ornate and features a pronounced curve with 3 fullers which are signature of the Spanish style. There are also 2 wider fullers, one containing the 3 upper fullers and another beneath that towards the center of the blade. The blade is adorned with 2 neatly engraved and decorated vignettes that flank a stand of arms which features a drum, cannon, polearms, and percussion instruments on either side of the blade. There is also a nice decoration featuring scrollwork and a stand of trumpets on both sides of the blade. Narrow ricasso and polearm decoration on the spine. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a pleasant gray patina with areas of freckling and light forging flaws. Very light edge wear. The hilt exhibits a pleasant patina with marks from handling and age. No wobble when handled. Overall good. Blade Length: 34" Overall Length: 40"

AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE TYPE LION POMMEL CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1070 (Sale Order 70 of 326)

Brass hilted light horse sabers were produced in Germany for the United States market during the Post-Revolutionary period. These swords, and like this example feature a lion head pommel and grip which were cast in 2 pieces, lengthwise, and brazed together. Another design feature was that the guards were made as a separate piece and this example features that style of craftmanship. Neatly cast open slot designs on the guard. The blade features a slight curve with a single wide fuller which is typical of the German style blades that were imported and paired with these cast lion head hilts. Evidence of Wilhelm Tesche's signature marking "WILHELM TESCHE PETERS SOM IN SOLINGEN FECIT" is noticed on the spine. Another signature of Tesche is noticed just above the ricasso and is that of a decorative panel which are found on other examples of his blades. The lion's head is nicely detailed with a mane that flows forward, deep round ears, and a pronounced nose. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark gray patina with areas of pitting. Blade decorations and spine marking is faint indicating and older polishing. Tip no longer retains a point and is flat. Light edge wear. Guard exhibits a mustard patina and produces a wobble when handled. A very nice post-Revolutionary War sword. Overall good. Blade Length: 34" Overall Length: 39 - 1/2"

IRON MOUNTED "AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE" INSCRIBED CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1071 (Sale Order 71 of 326)

Nice example of a Post-Revolutionary War Period American Light Horse style lion pommel cavalry saber. Unlike other examples which feature cast brass hilts, this saber features an iron hilt with very nice grooved wood grip which is wrapped with sharkskin and double twisted wire that fits neatly into the channels. The lion head secures the grip which morphs into an iron backstrap and meets a thick lower ferrule. Although not as pronounced as other examples, the lion head is nicely detailed, with triangular teeth, pronounced nose, football shaped eyes, and line engraved mane which flows downward towards the backstrap. There are 4 neatly executed open slot decorations on the crossguard as well as 2 open tombstone cutouts on the knucklebow. The blade features a slight curve with a single wide fuller which are typical of the German style blades that were imported and paired with these lion head hilts. Excellent decorations adorn the blade for almost half of its length. The decorations feature neatly engraved scrollwork with an eye-catching spread winged federal eagle with patriotic shield protecting its breast and 13 6-pointed stars between its wings under radiating sun rays. The blade inscription reads "AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE" which is commonly encountered on these lion head swords. A nicely decorated vignette is engraved just above the ricasso which is a signature of Wilhelm Tesche. The spine is correctly marked "WILHELM TESCHE PETERS SOM IN SOLINGEN FECIT". The blade exhibits a gray patina with great, crisp engravings which remain unmolested. There is freckling throughout its length with light edge wear. The wear on the blade does not detract from the inscriptions. The hilt exhibits a pleasant dark patina with marks from handling and age. Hilt remains firmly mounted to the blade. A very nice saber. Overall good. Blade Length: 34 - 3/4" Overall Length: 40 - 1/4"

BRASS MOUNTED "AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE" INSCRIBED CAVALRY SABER WITH PARTIAL SCABBARD.

Lot #1072 (Sale Order 72 of 326)

Nice example of a Post-Revolutionary War Period American Light Horse lion pommel cavalry saber. This type of sword features a lion head pommel and grip which were cast in 2 pieces, lengthwise, and brazed together. The brass guard is a separate piece and features neatly cast open slot designs. The lion head is nicely finished but rather crude in design, featuring a lightly detailed mane, flat nose, and star shaped ears. The blade features a slight curve with a single wide fuller which is typical of the German style blades that were imported and paired with these cast lion head hilts. Excellent decorations adorn the blade for almost half of its length. The decorations feature neatly engraved scrollwork with an eye-catching spread winged federal eagle with patriotic shield protecting its breast and 13 6-pointed stars between its wings under radiating sun rays. The blade inscription reads "AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE" which is commonly encountered on these lion head swords. A nicely decorated vignette is engraved just above the ricasso which is a signature of Wilhelm Tesche. The spine is correctly marked "WILHELM TESCHE PETERS SOM IN SOLINGEN FECIT". The sword is accompanied by its partial leather scabbard which features a massive brass upper mount complete with stud. The scabbard is otherwise unadorned and is missing the drag. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with great crisp engravings which appear to have never been rubbed. There is freckling throughout its length with a few nicks in the edge. The wear on the blade does not detract from the inscriptions. The hilt exhibits a pleasant dark patina with marks from handling and age. The 2 bridges between the open slot designs on either side of the crossguard are cracked. Hilt remains firmly mounted to the blade. The scabbard exhibits creasing, cracking, and areas of loss throughout its length which are typical of these old scabbards. Tight seam despite missing drag and mount remains secured to the scabbard body. Overall good. Blade Length: 35" Overall Length: 41"

HODGSON & THOMPSON MOUNTED ARTILLERY SABER.

Lot #1073 (Sale Order 73 of 326)

Hodgson and Thompson were merchants working until 1804 in Baltimore, Maryland and either crafted or imported this artillery saber of the pre-1796 pattern issue. The saber features a curved blade with wide fuller which is terminated with the narrow ricasso. At first, the blade does not appear to be anything special, but upon closer inspection, gilded decorations appear through the patina. The blade decorations are patriotic in nature and the obverse features foliate scrolls followed by a spread winged federal eagle with patriotic shield protecting its breast and a banner that faintly displays the de facto national motto above its head. This is followed by a panoply of arms and the maker mark "Hodgson / Thompson" which is barely visible. The reverse also features foliate motifs, while the eagle is replaced by what appears to be lady liberty holding a spontoon and shield, followed by a panoply of arms just above the word "Baltimore" which is slightly legible on a gilded rococo placard. The crossguard is of brass with 4 open slots which develop into a solid D-guard which features a carry ring. The knucklebow connects to the urn shaped pommel and sits above the fluted ivory grip which is held in place by a thick lower ferrule. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark patina which mutes the decorations. Gilding in the decorations remains present but is only noticeable under a close inspection. Pitting and edge wear is noticed throughout the length of the blade. Guard exhibits remnants of gilding. Ivory grip exhibits a nicotine patina, various cracks and chips, with the largest measuring 1 - 1/4". Overall fair. A very nice example of an untouched late 18th century saber. This sword is featured on pg. 364 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I". Blade Length: 29 - 1/2" Overall Length: 36" Paperwork: Folder of Information

CRUDE IRON CAVALRY SABER IN THE FORM OF A NAVAL CUTLASS.

Lot #1074 (Sale Order 74 of 326)

Crude, yet interesting, cavalry saber which was crafted in the form of a naval cutlass. The saber features an American blade, broad and curved with wide, shallow, and unstopped fuller. Wide cutting edge. Broad, flat crossguard which terminates into a long, wide quillon. The knucklebow is D-shaped and features a rectangular slot which would accommodate a sword knot. A sturdy and rounded walnut grip with 4 deep slash indentations sits directly on the hilt. Complete with its black leather scabbard with brass mounts. Interesting wide hourglass design on left side below upper mount. This saber is featured on pg. 625 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume II". CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with scattered areas of pitting and spotting. Guard exhibits a chocolate patina and the grip exhibits handling wear with minimal blemishes. The scabbard seam remains tight. There are several scuffs and areas of leather loss as well as a few cracks towards the tip. Drag is cracked at seam. One 3/4" hole in scabbard towards drag. Overall good. A fine example of a circa early 19th century saber. Blade Length: 30 - 1/2" Overall Length: 35 - 1/2"

MARYLAND MARKED WAR OF 1812 PERIOD IRON HILTED SABER.

Lot #1075 (Sale Order 75 of 326)

Interesting War of 1812 saber which resembles the Nathan Starr Model 1812 Contract Calvary Saber. The saber features a wide, curved blade with single, unstopped fuller just below the flat spine. The blade is devoid of any decorations or markings with the exception of the letter "M" which is stamped spine just before the ricasso. The saber is thought to have been crafted or assembled in Maryland due to the "M" proof mark and similar examples of this saber are found in Maryland bearing the same marking. Iron crossguard which terminates into a small rounded quillon and a knucklebow similar to the stirrup style. Accommodation for a sword knot on the knucklebow towards the pommel. The grip is of wood which was grooved to accommodate twisted wire which is now mostly missing. Only small remnants of the wire remain around the edges and protrude from underneath the iron backstrap. A simple bird head pommel holds the grip in place with a lower iron ferrule. The saber is complete with its iron scabbard which features 2 small mounts and a drag. The upper and middle mount were constructed to retain a carry ring, however only the upper carry ring remains. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark patina with areas of pitting throughout its length. Scattered edge wear as well as delamination blemishes are evident. Hilt is heavily worn with wood grip exhibiting various chips, scuffs, and cracks. Scabbard exhibits a matching patina to the hilt with a few dents. Attic. This saber is featured on pg. 31 of "Arms Makers of Maryland". Blade Length: 33 - 1/2" Overall Length: 38 - 1/2" Paperwork: Hartzler Collection Notes

WAR OF 1812 ENLISTED MAN'S CAVALRY SABER ATTRIBUTED TO MOSES LUGENBEEL.

Lot #1076 (Sale Order 76 of 326)

Nice example of a War of 1812 period enlisted man's cavalry saber, attributed to a Maryland Militia soldier who acquired an interesting service record throughout the early 19th century. Moses Lugenbeel was born January 16, 1791 in Unionville, Frederick County, Maryland. Pay records indicate he served as Second Lieutenant in Magee’s company of infantry in Ragan’s 1st Regiment of Militia from July 22, 1814 until discharge at Annapolis on January 10, 1815. The regiment saw action as part of Stansbury’s 11th Brigade of Maryland Militia at Bladensburg in August, and at Baltimore and Hempstead Hill in September. Some sources credit him with earlier service as a private in Captain Hollingsworth’s company, of 2nd Maryland Militia Regiment, 1st Cavalry District of New Windsor in June 1812 and as an Ensign on April 27, 1813 in Captain Dutterow’s company of the 20th Regiment. Lugenbeel is listed as discharged at Annapolis on January 10, 1815. He married in 1826, is listed as a merchant in the 1850 census, and died on February 26, 1868 at Unionville. The saber is marked "M" on the spine, denoting a Maryland attribution. There are several examples of swords marked with the Maryland "M" which are part of the Hartzler collection and are featured in several of his books. This saber features an English style curved blade with double fuller, a wide, shallow, center fuller, and a smaller, deeper fuller just beneath the spine, as well as a narrow ricasso. The hilt is of brass, featuring a brass crossguard with open slot design which terminates into a rounded quillon. The stirrup shaped knucklebow connects to the unadorned teardrop shaped pommel with doorknob capstan. A brass backstrap supports the top swelled, grooved wood grip along with a thin brass ferrule. The knucklebow is adorned with a bullion knot, which was enhanced by 2 horse bit boss's that are decorated with federal eagles. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark gray patina with areas of pitting and freckling throughout its length. Hilt exhibits a mellow patina with scattered dings and age spots. Grip exhibits several cracks and appears to have been painted silver, as there are traces of silver paint within the grooves. No evidence of twisted wire. The hilt and grip are loose and produce a wobble when handled. Overall fair. Blade Length: 33 - 1/2" Overall Length: 39 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder of Research

MARYLAND MARKED BRASS HILTED MOUNTED ARTILLERY SABER ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES PIPER, UNITED MARYLAND ARTI

Lot #1077 (Sale Order 77 of 326)

According to Dan Hartzler's book "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I", in which this sword is featured on pg. 355, there are 4 mounted artillery brass hilted sabers marked "MD" in script that have Philadelphia style eagle pommels. These sabers feature an interesting stirrup guard, which are crafted as 3 separate pieces and joined together at the angles. Hartzler states that all 4 of these swords are identical with the exception of the overhanging length in the upper portion of the knucklebow, and that this example features the shortest overhang piece. The sword features a curved blade with single deep fuller just below the squared spine. A narrow ricasso meets the brass crossguard which features a center outboard lobe in the counterguard that his brazed into the knucklebow. The top of the knucklebow features an overhang where it is attached to the horizontal short section that is brazed and pinned. Correct knucklebow construction of 3 pieces, all of which are at right angles. The outside of the knucklebow is engraved with the letters "MD" in script. 2 large fullers hold the spiraled walnut grip that is grooved and adorned with double twisted brass wire which fits neatly into the channels. The eagle head is of the long crested Philadelphia style with individually engraved plumage. The feathers feature detailed vanes, flowing back and then down. The saber is complete with its black leather scabbard, which features scalloped brass mounts. The upper and middle mount accommodate carry rings with a large stud on the upper mount. Simple line engravings compliment the mounts. This handsome saber is attributed to James Piper, who served in several Maryland Militia units during the early 19th century. Piper began his military career in 1809 as the quartermaster sergeant in the Maryland Chasseurs. He achieved the rank of captain in 1813 when he served with the Third Brigade, First Artillery Regiment, Maryland Artillery when they were stationed at Hampstead Hill. Piper later commanded the United Maryland Artillery from August 19 till November 30, 1814, performing noble duties as an artillery officer during the War of 1812. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a chocolate patina with pitting throughout its length, and significant edge wear. Brass components of the hilt exhibit a mustard patina and the script letters remain crisp and legible. Grip exhibits handling wear including scattered chips and a 3/4" crack at the lower ferrule. Scabbard exhibits areas of leather loss, scuffs, creases, and other blemishes with no significant cracks. Upper mount will slide off of the scabbard, middle mount is slightly loose. Middle mount carry ring is bent. Overall good. This is a nice example of a scare Maryland related War of 1812 saber with attribution to an artillery officer. Blade Length: 31 - 1/2" Overall Length: 37 - 1/2"

STANDISH BARRY MARKED EAGLE HEAD SWORD WITH AMERICAN LIGHT HORSE INSCRIBED BLADE.

Lot #1078 (Sale Order 78 of 326)

Standish Barry was a craftsman working in Baltimore between 1784-1810 before Maryland's war resolution of 1811 called for the enlistment of all white male citizens between the ages of 18-45 to perform military duties in the militia. Barry was one of the many artisans who were called to duty, but before the service to Maryland and his country, he crafted quality swords with distinct eagle head pommels. This attractive sword is one of such examples, and is appropriately stamped "BARRY" on the back of the guard, towards the top. The sword features a slightly curved blade with a wide, shallow center fuller that travels the length of the blade. Blade inscribed "AMERICAN LIGHT.HORSE" within the fuller, as well as several patriotic designs, including crossed arms and a spread winged federal eagle protected by a patriotic shield with 13 stars and darting sun rays laid out between its wings. The crossguard is cast and features a chased dropped wing eagle that is clutching a serpent between its talons. The eagle is in relief on the superior side and incised on the inferior side, while the entire hilt is gilded. A small lower ferrule rests at the base of the grooved bone grip. The thick cast eagle head pommel is attractive and has some chased details. CONDITION: The blade retains a pleasing dark gray patina. Blade engravings remain crisp. Generous traces of gilt finish on hilt, mostly in protected areas. The grip retains a pleasing patina. The hilt produces a slight wobble when handled. An alluring Baltimore eagle head sword that is featured on page 357 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 28 - 3/4" Overall Length: 34" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

UNUSUAL PEWTER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD WITH SCABBARD.

Lot #1079 (Sale Order 79 of 326)

Pewter hilted swords are seldom encountered compared to their silver hilted counterparts. This sword is unmarked and crudely made, but features the Baltimore style eagle with a prominent brow between the beak and forehead. The feathers are individual and some feature rachis, while others appear cruder. Prominent eyes and crest. A small copper chain link guard connects from the beak to the crossguard which is a cross quillon with both ends turned back. The grip is of wood and is wrapped entirely with thick double twisted brass wire. The double edged diamond-section blade is early and of crude American blacksmith manufacture. The sword is complete with its brown leather scabbard with a pewter throat mount with line engraving and a shell stud. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina with some slightly darker areas, shows period sharpening. Guard and pommel exhibit retain a dark patina and show some scattered marks from use and some wear. Brass wire is mostly tight with hilt producing a slight wobble when handled. Scabbard has scattered creases and a cracks. Tight seam. Mount exhibits slight damage but remains secured to the scabbard body, drag absent. A similar example of this sword is featured on pg. 621 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume II" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 27 - 1/2" Overall Length: 32" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

(A) INCISE CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED IM FOR JACOB METZGER.

Lot #1080 (Sale Order 80 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior originally worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland working from circa 1765 to 1837. A splendid example of Metzger's work and one exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association, with his winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 43" slightly octagonal .46 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is stamped "I.M.". Rifle appears to be recoverted to flint with lock replacement and controlled with a single trigger. Curly maple stock with incised "C" scroll pattern on wrist, brass hardware including floral plate in front of trigger. Brass engraved 4 piece patchbox with 1 piercing and Metzgar geometric finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with light pitting with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well hidden wrist repair and burnout repairs both above and in front of lock. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. A nice and good looking rifle. DLM Barrel Length: 43" Caliber/Bore: .46 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY SIGNED J METZGER.

Lot #1081 (Sale Order 81 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland working circa 1765 to 1837. A plain but pleasing example of Metzger's work exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association with him winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 42" octagon .47 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is stamped "J. METZGER". Rifle appears to be replacement flint lock and controlled with a single trigger. Curly maple plain stock with brass hardware. Brass engraved 4 piece patchbox with 1 piercing and Metzger geometric finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a slightly cleaned pleasing patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well hidden repairs above and around lock with stress cracks through butt and a large old gouge in forestock. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .47 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) INCISE CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J METZGER.

Lot #1082 (Sale Order 82 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland working circa 1765 to 1837. Another example of Metzger's work was exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association with him winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 44 - 1/2" octagonal .50 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is stamped "J. METZGER" and is stamped "LS" for barrel maker Leonard Snider. Rifle appears to be a reconversion controlled with a single trigger. Fine incised carved 1 - 7/8" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, typical Metzger raised "Q" style wrist carving, dished beavertail pattern behind lock, and backplate with brass hardware. Lovely Federal Eagle engraved on oval silver plate on the cheekpiece which also has silver thumbpiece. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox with 1 piercing and Metzger geometric finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with some vise marks on barrel. Brass has a pleasing aged patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well hidden repairs above, below, and in front of lock with stress cracks through carving on butt. Forestock has been ended out from second to last ferrule to end with replacement nosecap. Areas of burnout still exist around lock. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 44 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) EXTRA FINE RAISED CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J METZGAR.

Lot #1083 (Sale Order 83 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland working circa 1765 to 1837. A really splendid example of Metzger's work and one of the best exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association with him winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 46 - 3/4" slightly swamped octagonal .50 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is stamped "J. METZGER". Rifle appears to be original flint, with some small springs possibly changed, and controlled with a single trigger. Fine raised carved 1 -7/8" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, typical Metzger raised "Q" style wrist carving, dished beavertail pattern behind lock, and backplate with brass hardware. 11 coin silver inlays including barrel escutcheon plates, silver thumbpiece, engraved Hunter's Star on cheek, and "Man in the Moon" inlay under cheek. Nicely faced brass cheekpiece with pick holder loops underneath. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox with 3 piercings and daisy finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet and KRA Trophy. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well hidden 3" repair above lock, front of lock with stress cracks through carving on butt. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. DLM Accessories: KRA Award Barrel Length: 46 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) FLINTLOCK FLINTLOCK BUCK AND BALL RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO JACOB METZGER.

Lot #1084 (Sale Order 84 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior originally worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland with working dates circa 1765 to 1837. An attributed buck and ball rifle exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association, with his winning of the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 48 - 1/2" half octagon to round .58 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is unmarked. Rifle appears to be a reconversion to flint with Ketland marked lock and controlled with a single trigger. Walnut full stock with dished beavertail pattern behind lock and backplate with brass hardware. Silver thumbpiece inlay on wrist. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox with 1 piercing and Metzger geometric finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with light surface pitting with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with chips missing and some stress cracks through butt. Dark bore and soft mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 48 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .58 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Buck and Ball Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) EXTRA FINE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY SIGNED J METZGER.

Lot #1085 (Sale Order 85 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland, with working dates circa 1765 to 1837. A later petite example of Metzger's work exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association with him winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 42 - 3/4" octagon .41 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is stamped "J. METZGER". Rifle appears to be a reconversion to flint and controlled with a single trigger. Curly maple stock with brass hardware. 6 coin silver inlays including barrel escutcheon plates, silver thumbpiece, and engraved oval plate with Federal Eagle on cheek. Incised carved floral molding line. Brass engraved 4 piece patchbox with 5 piercings and Maryland style bell tower finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing aged patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well-hidden repair above lock (burnout repair). Small chips missing along forestock. Replacement lock and gun has been reconverted to flint. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. A nice looking gun! DLM Barrel Length: 42 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .41 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) FINE RAISED CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO JACOB METZGER.

Lot #1086 (Sale Order 86 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland, with working dates circa 1765 to 1837. An odd example of Metzger's work, exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association, with him winning the Top Educational Award. With "odd" buttplate that exhibits more of a straighter Lancaster Style (Ex. Hagy), while carving and other attributes mirror Metzger's work. Rifle has 41 - 1/2" slightly swamped octagonal .50 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is unmarked. Rifle appears to be original flint, with some small springs possibly changed, and controlled with a single trigger. Fine raised carved 1 - 3/4" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, raised shell style wrist carving, dished beavertail pattern behind lock, and backplate with brass hardware. 2 coin silver inlays including silver thumbpiece and engraved hunter's star on cheek. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox with wave finial seen more on other Lancaster maker's rifles than Metzger's. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with pitting at breech with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with light burnout above lock. Stress cracks through carving on butt and through action. Small crack near muzzle on forestock. Dark bore and soft mechanics. A nice pleasing Kentucky. DLM Barrel Length: 41 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .50 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) EXTRA FINE FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE STAMPED IM FOR JACOB METZGER.

Lot #1087 (Sale Order 87 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland with working dates circa 1765 to 1837. An interesting example of Metzgar's work exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association, resulting in him winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 43" slightly swamped octagon .44 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is stamped "I.M." with what looks to be an eagle between the "I" and "M". Rifle has replaced flint lock and controlled with a single trigger. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox with 1 piercing and Metzger geometric finial. Patchbox has unique raised dome lid. Wrigglework incised molding line. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with excessive traces of what looks to be original finish. Signature on barrel looks to have been retraced. Dark bore and soft mechanics. Very good looking rifle. DLM Barrel Length: 43" Caliber/Bore: .44 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) EARLY FINE RAISED CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO JACOB METZGER.

Lot #1088 (Sale Order 88 of 326)

Jacob Metzger Senior worked originally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland with working dates circa 1765 to 1837. A really early example of Metzger's work and one of the guns exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association, resulting in him winning the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 42 - 1/4" swamped octagon .58 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Rifle appears to be original flint and controlled with a single trigger. Fine raised carved 2" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, raised feather tail style wrist carving, dished beavertail pattern behind lock, backplate with squiggle carved molding line, and brass hardware. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox and daisy finial with no toe plate and early wide triggerguard. Comes with hardwood ramrod, consignor research packet, and KRA Medallion from 2021 display. Pictured on pgs. 24 and 25 of "The Lancaster Longrifle" by Hornberger and Kolar. PROVENANCE: Ex. Stanley Hollenbaugh Collection. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a pitted brown patina with brass having a pleasing patina. Patchbox proud to wood. Trigger guard has been cleaned. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well-hidden repair on forestock 12" from muzzle, with wood grain opening and stress cracks through wrist and on butt. Forestock has shards and chips missing along barrel on both sides. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. A truly early gun! DLM Barrel Length: 42 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzgar Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) RAISED CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J. METZGER, EX. JOE KINDIG, PICTURED AS NO. 215

Lot #1089 (Sale Order 89 of 326)

Extra fine raised carved Kentucky Flint lock rifle signed in script "J. Metzger" and former Kindig Collection. Jacob Metzger Senior originally worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania then moved to Frederick Town, Maryland, with working dates circa 1765 to 1837. A really splendid example of Metzger's work and one of the best exhibited by Mr. Hartzler at the 2021 Kentucky Rifle Association, with his winning of the Top Educational Award. Rifle has 45 - 3/4" slightly swamped octagon .58 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is signed in light script "J. METZGER". Rifle appears to be original flint with some small springs possibly changed and controlled with a single trigger with provision for rear set trigger (missing). Fine raised carved 2" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, typical Metzgar raised "Q" style wrist carving, dished beavertail pattern behind lock, and backplate with brass hardware. 2 coin silver inlays including a silver thumbpiece and engraved hunter's star on cheek. Nicely carved cheekpiece with pic holder loops underneath. Engraved brass 4 piece patchbox with 1 piercing and large 4-point daisy finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. Pictured on pg. 112 of "Gunsmiths of Marlynad" by Hartzler and Whisker, and on pg. 515 no. 215 in "Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in Its Golden Age" by Joe Kindig, Jr. PROVENANCE: Ex. Joe Kindig. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with light pitting, brass has a pleasing unpolished patina. In Kindig's book, rifle is shown with brass repair behind tailpipe. This has been removed with cracks still showing. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with wood showing usage dings and marks. Dark bore and soft mechanics. Great rifle. DLM Barrel Length: 45 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .58 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Metzger Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

EARLY 19TH CENTURY JOHN LYNCH HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED SABER.

Lot #1090 (Sale Order 90 of 326)

A nice example of an early 19th century saber by John Lynch, a Baltimore silversmith and watch-and-clock maker. Features a curved, double fullered, imported European blade. Deep, unstopped fuller just beneath the spine with a shallow, wider fuller at the center of the blade. The blade exhibits 16 crude stars as well as 2 refined crescent moons with facial features on each side. There are 3 pierced holes in the center fuller. Silver guard terminates in a shell quillon and forms into a stirrup knucklebow. The front of the crossguard is hallmarked "J. LYNCH" towards the top in a rectangle. Red leather buffer between blade and crossguard. Octagonal reeded ebony grip with silver pommel cap and ferrule at base. Rounded doorknob capstan. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina with scattered areas of spotting. Grip has some minor marks from use and a hairline age crack. This sword is featured on page 333 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 26" Overall Length: 31 - 1/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

DOCUMENTED WILLIAM BALL MARKED SILVER HILTED PILLOW POMMEL SWORD WITH ROSE BLADE.

Lot #1091 (Sale Order 91 of 326)

Late 18th-early 19th century pillow pommel sword by William Ball, who worked from 1790-1811 as a silversmith in Baltimore, Maryland. The sword features a straight, double fullered, spearpoint blade. The spine is marked "W. ROSE". The stirrup knucklebow is composed of 2 branches separating further towards the guard. Guard has a has a forward turned quillon, guard has a counter guard on the left side, and a diamond shaped piercing in the center. Back of guard, below grip stamped with partially visible "W BALL" hallmark in a rectangle. Pillared grip is ivory with engraved line decorations at each corner. A small silver ferrule rests at the base of the grip. The silver 8-sided pillow pommel is a signature of Ball's craftmanship. A squared brass rests on top of the pommel. CONDITION: The blade retains a dark grey patina. Hilt mostly polished with some areas of dark heavy patina. Area where diamond meets guard is detached. Grip retains a pleasing honey patina with some chips and hairline age cracks. Hilt is loose to blade, capstan is a replacement. This sword is featured on page 335 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 31 - 1/2" Overall Length: 37 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

SILVER HILTED MARYLAND ATTRRIBUTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD WITH FOUR-SLOT GUARD.

Lot #1092 (Sale Order 92 of 326)

Unmarked silver hilted eagle head sword with interesting elongated pommel. The early blade is probably German and is slightly curved and features a single narrow fuller on each side, along the top. The top 7" of the blade feature an attractive European style sun on the obverse while the reverse features a crude panoply of arms followed by the profile view of a monarch on the reverse. The crossguard is of silver and features 4 open double tombstone shaped slots. The D-shaped knucklebow connects to the elongated eagle head with raised, hooked beak, and mask type eyes. Slight forehead with coarse down flowing feathers. Nares are in the shape of an eye. The eagle head sits above the swelled walnut grip which features grooves decorated with twisted silver wire. CONDITION: The blade has a spotted gray patina with a couple nicks to edge. The blade decorations remain crisp. The hilt exhibits scattered areas of dark patina. Grip shows some minor marks and hairline age cracks. Wire remains tight. This sword is featured on pg. 309 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I" by Daniel D. Hartzler. Blade Length: 29" Overall Length: 34 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

WILLIAM BALL ATTRIBUTED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD.

Lot #1093 (Sale Order 93 of 326)

Although unmarked, this sword exhibits the conventional small headed, short beak Baltimore style eagle head pommel which is a signature of the style of notable silversmith William Ball. The eagle head is small, but ornate and wonderfully detailed. The features of the eagle head are spectacularly engraved with detailed feathers which flow back on the side and each feature elaborate rachis and vanes. Nice stippling around the football shaped eye with pupil on right side. Fat doorknob capstan. The knucklebow connects to the pommel just below the beak and forms into the crossguard which features a 4-slot guard. A small ferrule holds the center swelled horn grip. Twisted silver wire rests neatly into the grooves of the brown horn. The slightly curved blade features a single deep fuller along the top on both sides. CONDITION: The blade has a mostly dark gray patina with some scattered spotting. Guard mostly polished with scattered areas dark patina, especially in protected areas. Hilt is tight to blade. Grip excellent. A very appealing example of a William Ball attributed Maryland sword. This sword is featured on pg. 305 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 26 - 3/4" Overall Length: 32 - 1/2"

WILLIAM BALL ATTRIBUTED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE HEAD POMMEL SWORD.

Lot #1094 (Sale Order 94 of 326)

This sword exhibits the conventional small headed, short beak, Baltimore style eagle head pommel which is a signature of the style of notable Maryland silversmith William Ball. The eagle head is ornate and wonderfully detailed. The features of the eagle head are spectacularly engraved with detailed feathers which flow down, then back on the side, and each feature elaborate rachis and vanes. Nice stippling around the eyes which are more rounded than football shaped. Doorknob capstan. The knucklebow connects to the pommel just below the beak and forms into the crossguard which features 4 open slots and terminates with a forward turned quillon. There is a small silver ferrule at the base of the grip. Twisted silver wire decorates the ivory grip. The slightly curved blade features 3 fullers. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark gray patina with sharpening to edge and scattered nicks. Guard mostly polished, retaining some dark spots of patina and scattered yellow lacquer stains. Guard slightly loose. Twisted wire remains tight. This sword is featured on pg. 305 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 28 - 3/4" Overall Length: 34 - 1/2"

JOHN LYNCH HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED MARYLAND EAGLE POMMEL CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1095 (Sale Order 95 of 326)

John Lynch produced a vast majority of silver pieces during his 62 years as an active silversmith and has at least 12 hallmarks attributed to his work. This stylish eagle head saber features one of those hallmarks, and the touchmark "I LYNCH" is located inside of the knucklebow in a rectangular cartouche. The sword features a non-crested Lynch style eagle decorated with single line engraving. Feathers are only slightly detailed with rounded eye and shallow capstan. The knucklebow connects to the pommel just under the beak and forms into a stirrup shape before forming into the crossguard which features a nicely executed open work diamond at the center and terminates into a wide quillon. The grip is of bone, accented with tightly spiraled with twisted silver wire. The curved blade features a double fuller. The center fuller features the Latin slogan translating to "Do not draw me without reason or sheath me without honor" contained in a vignette, which has been encountered on other Lynch swords. Narrow Ricasso. CONDITION: The blade retains a heavy brown patina with pitting throughout, some nicks to cutting edge. Slogan is partially obscured. Hilt mostly polished with scattered areas of silver oxidation, a couple slight bends to top of guard. Grip shows some hairline age cracks and tight wire. This saber is featured on pg. 317 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 33 - 1/2" Overall Length: 39"

WILLIAM BALL ATTRIBUTED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SWORD WITH SCABBARD.

Lot #1096 (Sale Order 96 of 326)

This unmarked William Ball style eagle head pommel sword features a slightly curved, unstopped single fullered blade with narrow ricasso. The rounded D-shaped knucklebow widens to a 4-slot guard. The silver eagle pommel features a small Baltimore style head with typical football shaped eye that display nice stippling and center pupil. Feathers are individually detailed and each feature rachis and ornate vanes. Forehead molding extends across and there is a slight area with feathers underneath which travel towards the mouth, which is very typical of Ball's work. Turned silver capstan. The grip is of marine ivory and is neatly spiraled with twisted silver wire decorating the grooves. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard with scalloped silver mounts with double line engraving. CONDITION: The blade has a light gray surface with a couple minor nicks to edge. Hilt mostly polished with scattered areas of dark silver oxidation. Grip shows some chips at pommel and base and a couple glued repairs, slightly loose wire. Scabbard seam remains tight with scattered scuffs. Mounts remain secured to the scabbard and also have some dark oxidation. A classic example of William Ball's work. Blade Length: 24 - 7/8" Overall Length: 30 - 3/4"

WILLIAM WILLIAMS HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED EAGLE POMMEL SABER.

Lot #1097 (Sale Order 97 of 326)

William Alexander Williams was an Alexandria, Virginia silversmith who was active during the Federal Period. He advertised as a gold and silversmith in May 1812, taking over the shop of Gaither and Griffith at the corner of Prince and Fairfax Streets, which he shared with Griffith until 1820 before departing the location. The sword is hallmarked "W.A. WILLIAMS" in a rectangle inside of the knucklebow. The prominent eagle head features a hooked beak with no nares and rounded eyes. The feathers are tiny and resemble a checkering pattern, flowing downward on the sides and backwards on top around the doorknob capstan. The knucklebow connects to the pommel underneath the beak, taking the shape of a D-guard before forming into the crossguard that features 4 slots. The grip is of ivory and features shallow spiraled grooves. Massive, curved blade features a single deep fuller just below the spine. The blade is marked "& Co" just above the guard on the right side. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina with scattered darker spots and some nicks to cutting edge. Hilt is polished bright and retains a crisp hallmark. Bridge between guard slots has broken on left side. Knucklebow and left side of guard show some slight bending. Grip retains a pleasing honey patina with scattered age cracks. Guard slightly loose to blade. A nice example of a sizeable saber from a well-known Virginia silversmith. Blade Length: 29 - 3/4" Overall Length: 35 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder of Information

SILVER HILTED MARYLAND EAGLE POMMEL SWORD WITH ORNATE GUARD AND BLADE INSCRIPTION.

Lot #1098 (Sale Order 98 of 326)

This unmarked Maryland attributed eagle head sword has several attractive features. The sword features a slightly curved, double fullered blade with thin, deep fuller below the spine and shallower, wide fuller at the center. Both fullers are stopped by a narrow ricasso. The center fuller features a partially visible inscription which reads "NO ME SAQUES SIN RAZON" on one side and "NO ME ENBAINES SIN HONOR" on the other, as this slogan is typically found on these Spanish style blades of the era. This translates to "Do not draw me without reason, nor sheath me without honor". The blade features an 8 - 1/2" false edge. The guard features ornate designs including 4 slots, as well as 2 pierced shield decorations on either side of the guard. The guard forms into the D-shaped knucklebow that connects to the eagle head just underneath the beak. The eagle features a slightly hooked beak with triangular nares and plumage which flows backwards. The feathers are individually detailed and feature nicely engraved rachis and vanes. Eyes are rounded and the top features a thick button capstan. The ivory grip is decorated with twisted silver wire that fits neatly into the spiraled grooves, silver ferrule at base. CONDITION: The blade has a dark gray patina with scattered areas of dark brown patina and spotting. There are a few scattered nicks to edge. Hilt retains a polished surface with scattered areas of dark patina. The guard shows one break on the right side of the bottom shield decoration. Guard slightly loose. The grip shows some scattered hairline age cracks and retains a pleasing patina. Blade Length: 31" Overall Length: 37"

IDENTIFIED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED EAGLE HEAD SWORD AND SCABBARD, ATTRIBUTED TO LT. EPHRAIM COOK.

Lot #1099 (Sale Order 99 of 326)

Very nice example of a silver hilted eagle pommel sword with attribution to an officer who served in the Maryland Militia during the war of 1812. According to page 322 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I", by Daniel Hartzler, this sword was carried by Lt. Ephraim Cook. Ephraim Cook appears as a Lieutenant in Capt. Gorsuch’s Company of the 15th Maryland Militia in October 1812, and is also listed as a First Lieutenant in Beale Randall’s Battalion of Riflemen, of which Gorsuch’s company was also a part. Additional listings have him with service as First Lieutenant in Schucht’s 2nd Regiment of Maryland Militia, which likely refers to continued service in the same company as part of another organization. He died in 1891. The sword features a distinct Chesapeake Bay eagle hilt with small beaked eagle head. The mouth is prominent and bowed, with forehead band that is concave and convex, and distinct long crest. The eyes are football shaped which is typical of Maryland eagle hilts. Feathers are individual and lightly detailed with rachis and the crest features long flowing plumage. Single silver band ferrule at the base of the ribbed ivory grip. There is evidence that the grip once accommodated twisted wire decoration. The D-shaped knucklebow connects to the 4-slot guard. The blade is in the English style with 2 fullers. The sword is complete with its black tooled leather scabbard with 2 scalloped, silver mounts. CONDITION: The blade retains a dark gray patina with scattered areas of spotting light nicks to cutting edge. Guard is loose and produces a wobble when handled. Grip shows hairline age cracks. Scabbard is separated in 2 pieces. The scabbard has scattered crazing and losses to surface. Blade Length: 24 - 1/2" Overall Length: 30" Paperwork: Folder of Research

(A) JOHN GRAEFF FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE

Lot #1100 (Sale Order 100 of 326)

Fine raised carved Kentucky flintlock rifle signed "J. Graeff" on the barrel. John Graeff worked in Lancaster, Pennsylvania working from circa 1773 to 1808. Rifle has 43" slightly swamped octagon .50 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Rifle appears to be original flint and controlled with a single trigger. Fine, raised, carved 2" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek and raised "Q" style wrist carving and dished beavertail pattern behind lock and backplate with brass hardware. Brass engraved 4 piece patchbox with daisy finial. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with light pitting with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has been lightly cleaned and has some shrinkage around lock, with period staple type repair to crack in front of lock. Stress cracks through carving on butt and through action. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. Hard to find maker. DLM Barrel Length: 43" Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: John Graeff Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) FINE INCISE CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE SCHROYER SENIOR.

Lot #1101 (Sale Order 101 of 326)

George Schroyer Senior worked first in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania then Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania with working dates circa 1758 to 1813. Rifle has a 42 - 3/4" swamped octagonal barrel with deep cut rifling, rifle sights, with void of signature. Reconversion flint lock with single trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware including an engraved early 2 piece patchbox with floral finial and release in comb. Incised "C" scroll design behind cheekpiece, raised shell pattern behind tang, incised fleur-de-lis pattern behind tailpipe, and beavertail carving behind both lock and lockplate. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 237 of "Gunsmiths & Allied Tradesmen of Eastern Pennsylvania" by Whisker, as Figures 91a-k in "Rifles of Colonial America, Volume II" by Shumway, and on pg. 126 of "Early American Flintlocks" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina, with replacement lock and barrel of questionable age. Forestock shows cracking and 2 foot replacement towards muzzle (an expertly executed, unnoticeable job). Lock has some shrinkage around lock. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 42 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: George Schroyer Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) INSCRIBED 1811 DATED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED M. SCHROYER.

Lot #1102 (Sale Order 102 of 326)

Carved Flintlock Kentucky Rifle signed by Mathias Schroyer, the younger brother of George Schroyer. Mathias Schroyer worked in Taneytown, Maryland with working dates circa 1796 to 1800. This rifle is probably a restock of Schroyer parts, possibly in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Rifle has a coffin shaped silver inlay on cheek dated "August 1811" with Masonic symbols and a name in script: "Jonathan Cesna Cumberland Vally". Family search lists a Jonathan Cesna in Cumberland Valley born in 1760 and died in 1853. The Cumberland Valley runs south of Bedford into Maryland and is also where Peter White worked. This rifle has many traits similar to Peter White's work who was still in that Valley in 1811. Rifle has a 43 - 1/2" octagonal, deeply rifled barrel, rifle sights, and is signed in script "M SCHROYER". Flint lock with single trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with plain finial and floral symbols engraved on lid with release in toe, 4 coin silver inlays, and a brass "Man In The Moon" inlay. Raised carved vine style carving often seen in Bedford County with raised floral wrist carving and incised squiggle carving on wrist. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 35 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina, with use of some older parts. Lock and wrist area show some heavy professional restoration. Lock is newer replacement. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Stress cracks through carving and patchbox areas. Dark, pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Period restock of a rare seldom seen maker. DLM Barrel Length: 43 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .52 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Mathias Schroyer Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) FINE CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J. RESOR.

Lot #1103 (Sale Order 103 of 326)

Consignor attributed to Jacob Resor who worked in Frederick, Maryland with working dates circa 1807 to 1836. Rifle has a 45 - 1/4" octagonal .54 caliber rifled barrel, rifle sights, and signed in script "RESOR". Unmarked flint lock with double set trigger control. Full curly maple stock with 2" wide butt with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with floral finial and release in toe. Raised "C" scroll carving behind cheek with shell tang carving and floral beavertail carving behind lock and back plate. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Lock is a replacement Forestock shows heavy restoration with joint at tailpipe. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing and some restoration around tang. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. A pleasing restored rifle of great quality. DLM Barrel Length: 45 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Jacob Resor Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND BACK AND BALL KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED PHILIP CREAMER.

Lot #1104 (Sale Order 104 of 326)

Philip Creamer worked in Taneytown, Maryland with working dates from circa 1800 to 1820. Rifle has a 48 - 1/4" octagon to round smoothbore .50 caliber barrel, rifle sights, and signed in script on brass barrel plate "P CREAMER". Flint lock with single trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware and 2 German silver inlays along tang. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina with converted lock. Forestock shows 1" replaced piece behind tailpipe, possibly done when made, for it looks to have been there a long time. Lock has repaired burnout around lock. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Nice clean looking rifle. DLM Barrel Length: 48 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .50 Smootbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Philip Creamer Model: Maryland Buck and Ball Rifle Paperwork: Info Serial Number: NSN

(A) EXTRA FINE RAISED CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED W. ROGERS.

Lot #1105 (Sale Order 105 of 326)

William Rogers worked in Frederick County, Maryland, circa 1765 to 18(??). A fine rifle by a rarely seen maker. Rifle has 46" slightly swamped octagonal .44 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is signed "W. Rogers". Rifle appears to be reconverted to flint and controlled with a single trigger. Fine raised carved 1 - 7/8" wide butt curly maple stock with floral "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, shell pattern style raised wrist carving, beavertail pattern behind lock, and backplate with brass hardware. 11 coin silver inlays including barrel escutcheon plates, silver thumbpiece, engraved shield with hole for touch hole pick, and "Man in the Moon" inlay on cheek. Brass engraved 4 piece patchbox with 5 piercings, floral finial, and owner's name "J. TROXEL" in script on patchbox lid. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing aged patina. Wood has some shrinkage around lock with well hidden wrist repair with some wood replacement and restoration in lock and trigger area. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 46" Caliber/Bore: .44 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: William Rogers Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Info Serial Number: NSN

(A) EARLY CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE.

Lot #1106 (Sale Order 106 of 326)

This rifle has heavy Germanic influence and is known by the consignor as "Draft of the Big Pipe Creek". Big Pipe Creek is an area around Taneytown, Maryland, and is where the rifle was originally discovered, and possibly meaning it may have been constructed in that area. Rifle has a 44" octagonal-to-round .70 caliber smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, and European style sling swivels. Unmarked Germanic style flint lock with single turned tail trigger control. Full, plain, walnut stock with brass hardware including early style flat butt with raised gargoyle or dragon carving behind cheek. Comes with steel ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 77 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker, pg. 186 of "Early American Flintlocks" by same, and as plates f8a - f8k of "Rifles of Colonial America, Volume I" by Shumway. PROVENANCE: Ex. Frank Kobilis Collection. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood around escutcheons and added 2' of wood towards muzzle. Stock has various cracks and damage, including possibly having the cheekpiece shaved down at one point in time. Lock mortise has some repaired burnout around lock with wood replaced and some missing wood behind lock. Lock has original Germanic plate converted back to flint using correct looking parts. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Early rifle with great look. DLM Barrel Length: 44" Caliber/Bore: .70 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: American Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) RELIEF CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE MARKED P. KEENER, BALTIMORE.

Lot #1107 (Sale Order 107 of 326)

Keener worked in Baltimore, Maryland circa 1750 to 1803. Rifle has 46 - 7/8" octagonal-to-round .54 caliber barrel with rifle sights and straight cut rifling. Barrel has gold semi-circle plate reading "BALTIMORE". Flint lock with "P. KEENER" signature chased in gold and controlled with a single trigger. Fine raised carved curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek and raised fleur-de-lis pattern on wrist and beavertail pattern behind lock and backplate with brass hardware and no patchbox. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. Pictured on pg. 25 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some slight burnout around lock indicating gun was likely reconverted to flint using original lock plate and period looking parts. Flash hole has been bushed with brass and lock mortise shows some evidence of shrinkage. Dark sharp rifling, soft mechanics with repaired top jaw screw. DLM Barrel Length: 46 - 7/8" Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Peter Keener Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) CARVED FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J. HAEFFER.

Lot #1108 (Sale Order 108 of 326)

Haeffer worked in Frederick, Maryland circa 1800 to 1827, spending 10 years of his career in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Rifle has 44 - 1/2" octagonal .50 caliber barrel with rifle sights and stamped with "J." and famous Indian head between "HAEFFER". Flint lock marked "DREPERT" controlled with double set trigger. Fine raised and incised carved curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek and incised fleur de lis pattern on wrist. Brass hardware and engraved daisy finial patchbox with coin silver thumbpiece and wreath cheek inlay. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some slight burnout around lock indicating gun was likely reconverted to flint using original lock plate and period looking parts. Wood has 3 nails above tailpipe on each side for unknown reason; end of tailpipe is missing with light stress crack out along forearm on right side. Lock mortise shows some evidence of shrinkage. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. Gun appears free of any major restoration exception of some light cleaning. DLM Barrel Length: 44 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .50 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Jacob Haeffer Model: Kentucky Rifle Serial Number: NSN

(A) FLINTLOCK KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED H. KOCH.

Lot #1109 (Sale Order 109 of 326)

Henry Koch worked in Cumberland County, Maryland with working dates from circa 1796 to 1820. Rifle has a 41- 1/2" octagon barrel with straight cut rifling, rifle sights, and signed in script "H. KOCH". Reconversion flint lock with single trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with floral ring finial, release in toe, and coin silver thumbpiece. Comes with striped hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on page 303 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina, with replacement lock. Forestock shows cracking and some missing strips of wood. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 41 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .45 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Henry Koch Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Info Serial Number: NSN

RICE AND RUTTER HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED SWORD WITH BALTIMORE STYLE EAGLE HEAD POMMEL.

Lot #1110 (Sale Order 110 of 326)

Very nice 18th century sword with Baltimore style eagle head pommel. The sword features a slightly curved blade with double fuller, a thin fuller at the top and a secondary broader fuller underneath. The blade is marked "PRAHL" on the left side toward the guard. The blade meets a wide sheet silver crossguard decorated around the edges with a stamped pattern which resembles delicate lace. The knucklebow tapers towards the pommel. The interior of the knucklebow is stamped with the hallmark "RICE.RUTTER" inside of a rectangle. A grooved ivory grip rests between 2 thin silver ferrules. According to Dan Hartzler's book "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords", the eagle head is the Rice and Rutter interpretation that conforms to the Baltimore-style eagle. The head was formed in a two-piece mold, has a forehead molding, and is decorated on the sides. The eyes are in the shape of a football, but are each slightly different. The feathers are ornately chased with detail, as the feathering on the top and sides are short and pointed on each end with a slight center rachis. Small capstan on top. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark gray patina and edge has been sharpened. Silver guard shows some bending and deformation. Hilt polished with scattered dark patina, especially in protected areas. Grip retains a pleasing honey patina, shows some hairline cracks and moisture staining to left side. Guard slightly loose. This sword is featured on page 319 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 29 - 3/4" Overall Length: 35 - 3/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

PUBLISHED MARYLAND SILVER HILTED SABER WITH SMALL EAGLE HEAD POMMEL.

Lot #1111 (Sale Order 111 of 326)

A stately example of an American silver hilted saber with a small detailed silver eagle head pommel. The sword features a curved clip point blade with a wide shallow center fuller. The spiraling ebony grip is wrapped with fine inlaid twisted silver wire. The eagle head pommel is quite detailed, featuring individual rounded feathers, a closed beak, and target shaped eye. Each feather is pleasantly elaborate featuring vanes detailed with rachis and barbs. A doorknob capstan rests atop of the eagle's head. Silver reverse-P knucklebow. CONDITION: The blade has a dark grey patina with scattered nicks to cutting edge. Hilt retains a pleasing polished surface with several areas of dark patina, especially in protected areas. Grip a couple hairline age cracks. Guard slightly loose to blade. A very attractive silver hit. This sword is featured on page 330 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 30 - 1/4" Overall Length: 35 - 1/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

DOCUMENTED ROBERT WEBB HALLMARKED SILVER HILTED SWORD WITH BALTIMORE STYLE EAGLE HEAD POMMEL.

Lot #1112 (Sale Order 112 of 326)

Eagle head pommel sword with hilt attributed to Robert Webb. Robert's life is a bit of a mystery, as his exact location and time he was actively crafting these swords have not been established. However, it is known that his 2 sons, James and John, followed in his footsteps and actively worked out of Maryland. This sword features a slightly curved blade with double fuller, a thin filler at the top and a secondary broader fuller underneath more towards the center. Each fuller features the same depth and the secondary fuller is slightly curved. The blade appears to be American made and features a small ricasso just before it meets the ornate crossguard which features 2 clamshell quillons. One quillon is bent downwards and is connected to a circular chained guard which connects to the pommel. The guard is visibly stamped with the hallmark "RW" contained in a square in 3 places. A ferrule separates the guard and the grooved wood grip. The twisted silver wire fits neatly into the grooves of the grip which terminates at the pommel, as there is no top ferrule. The eagle head is executed in the Baltimore style and features a rather wide capstan rivet. The mouth appears as a slash, and the forehead molding is plain. As is typical of the Baltimore style eagle heads, the eyes resemble the shape of a football. There is a small crest at the back of the head and the feathers at the top flow backwards toward the rear while the sides flow down. The feathers are nicely detailed and feature clear rachis and vanes. CONDITION: The blade shows a light gray patina with some areas of minor delamination. There are scattered nicks along the edge of the blade. Crossguard exhibits some scattered spots of dark patina, but is mostly polished. Top quillon has been professionally reattached. Grip exhibits handling wear with scattered scuffs and dents. There are several cracks with the largest measuring approximately 3 - 1/2". Eagle head pommel exhibits mostly dark patina and the details remain crisp. Guard slightly loose. This sword is featured on page 297 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 24 - 1/4" Overall Length: 30" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

BALTIMORE STYLE EAGLE HEAD POMMEL CUTTOE WITH DEMPSEY MARKED BLADE AND PARTIAL SCABBARD.

Lot #1113 (Sale Order 113 of 326)

This is a fine example of an 18th century Baltimore style eagle head cuttoe with partial scabbard. The sword features a narrow, slightly curved blade with double unstopped fuller. The ricasso on the right side is stamped "DEMSEY". A thick throat is above the crossguard. The s-shaped crossguard terminates in small eagle head quillons on each side. A decorated wheel that alternates with 15 curved spokes decorates the center on both sides of the crossguard. A round "8" link chain guard connects to the pommel from the eye on one of the eagle head quillons. The grip is of bone is decorated with thick smooth wire that fits neatly into the grooves of the grip. A Baltimore style eagle head pommel features large, deeply undercut, curved feathers which mostly flow backwards, featuring intricate details. The eye is tiered and in the shape of a football. The sword is accompanied by about 5 - 1/2" of its original scabbard. The throat mount and center mounts are present, both are scalloped and each features a suspension ring. The throat mount features the letters "TH" in script, which are presumably the initials of the original owner. CONDITION: The blade exhibits scattered areas of brown patina. Evidence of an older sharpening is exhibited. The guard and eagle head exhibit a nice patina with crisp details to the decorations, some losses to base of pommel cap. Chain is a probable replacement. Grip retains a honey patina, has some minor chips, age cracks and some moisture damage to right side. Pommel slightly loose. This sword is featured on page 291 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 26 - 3/4" Overall Length: 33" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

EARLY BALTIMORE STYLE SILVER HILTED EAGLE HEAD POMMEL SWORD WITH LEATHER SCABBARD.

Lot #1114 (Sale Order 114 of 326)

Nearly straight double fuller blade in the English style. The small silver S-shaped crossguard terminates in in feathered quillons. The simple crossguard is decorated with a primitive bird on the obverse and a circular target resembling a bird's eye on the reverse. Silver chain guard. A line decorated silver ferrule rests at the base of the spiraled bone grip. The silver eagle head pommel is consistent with the Baltimore style, especially with the football shaped eyes, brows, and forehead molding. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard with silver throat mount. Scabbard has tooled decoration. CONDITION: The blade retains a gray patina. Grip has a pleasing honey patina. Guard and pommel mostly polished. Hilt remains tight to blade, with no wobble. One retaining ring, holding chain to guard, is replaced. Scabbard broken in 2, below throat mount. The seam remains tight with visible creases, scuffs, and light cracks throughout its length. This sword is featured and described on page 298 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 27" Overall Length: 32 - 3/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

JOHN LYNCH HALLMARKED FEDERAL PERIOD MARYLAND EAGLE POMMEL SWORD.

Lot #1115 (Sale Order 115 of 326)

By the time of the Federal period, John Lynch had established his business in Baltimore, Maryland. He made the majority of his silver pieces over a period of 62 years. Over this time, he accumulated 12 hallmarks that are attributed to him, as well as 3 different style eagle head pommels. This sword exhibits the conventional small headed, short beak Baltimore style eagle head pommel which was made in 2 pieces and soldered together. There is no step from the beak to the forehead and the feathered outlines are crudely defined but give the appearance of layered plumage. Nice detailed stippling around the football shaped eye. Slightly offset mouth. The knucklebow connects to the eagle just below the beak and forms into the ornate open double-slotted crossguard which terminates into a short quillon which is stamped with John Lynch's "JL" hallmark using an incise strike on the front of the guard and a separate oval cartouche with an eagle on a shield. A small ferrule is at the base of the bone grip, which exhibits traces of the original jade green stain. Twisted silver wire decorates the grooves. The blade appears to be English and features a slight curve with a deep single fuller just beneath the spine. CONDITION: The blade retains a brown patina with scattered pitting. The guard shows areas of black oxidation and is bent in a couple areas. Knucklebow loosely connects to the pommel and produces a slight wobble when handled. Grip exhibits handling wear including scattered grain and minor age cracks. Wire remains tight. A nice example of a hallmarked Federal silver hilt. This sword is featured on pg. 315 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 25 - 1/2" Overall Length: 30 - 3/4" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

LOT OF 3: WAR OF 1812 BELT, FEDERAL PERIOD BELT, AND SHOE BUCKLES.

Lot #1116 (Sale Order 116 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) 1790s to 1812-era wide red morocco sword belt with an oval silvered shoulder belt plate fixed as a waistbelt plate. Belt is 3" wide with tooled line decoration and several very small eagle stamps. 2 small buckles on one end of the belt and the remains of 2 fastening billets inside remain. One end of the belt would overlap and hide them. The silvered oval plate is mounted vertically and retains its 2 studs and hook, showing its original purpose. 2 narrow sword slings hang from rings sewn to the lower edge of the belt. A long portion of the shoulder support belt, folded red morocco leather like the other straps is present, attached to the rear sling ring inside the belt. 2 short, thin tabs with button holes extend from the lower edge of the belt, perhaps to attach to trouser or overall buttons. CONDITION: Very good. Tarnish to the silver. Dust and dirt to the leather. Narrow straps fragile. (B) Narrow red morocco waist belt of folded leather over a web core. Rectangular eagle plate in place, dating 1818 to circa 1835. Belt shows tears and losses. Blue fabric storage case shows moth damage and losses. CONDITION: Plate very good. Belt fair. (C) Pair iron shoe buckles. 18th century. Plain, blackened frames. Tongues in place, showing some some thin rust.

LOT OF 4: AMERICAN AND FRENCH 18TH & 19TH CENTURY BAYONETS.

Lot #1117 (Sale Order 117 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) French & Indian War era French bayonet circa 1754. Plain socket with 3-step slot, rounded neck with slight curve. 6 - 1/2" top face fuller on blade measuring 14". Overall length 17" with a 2 - 1/2" socket. (B) M1795 socket bayonet marked "US" with an "M" inspector stamp underneath signifying a state of Maryland contract. 3" socket, 17 - 3/4" overall with a 14" blade that features an uneven 6" face fuller. (C) Nice example of an early State of Maryland "M" marked US M1798 contract socket bayonet. Cut for a top stud with a 17 - 1/2" overall length, 2 - 1/2" socket and a 14" blade. (D) State of Maryland contract M1798 contract bayonet. "M" marked blade measuring 17 - 1/2" overall with a 14" blade. CONDITION: 2 are turned dark oiled brown with other two cleaned to overall grey. Some light pitting, but overall a nice lot with desirable markings. BRM. Blade Length: Various Overall Length: Various

LOT OF 4: 18TH CENTURY BAYONETS.

Lot #1118 (Sale Order 118 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) British military plug bayonet circa 1680-1710, measuring 14" x 9" x 1 - 1/4". (B) Brown Bess bayonet of the basic pattern (1750-1810) with a 4" socket and 15" triangular blade. (C) German bayonet, circa 1750-1780 of the type used on German-Dutch muskets used in the US prior to the 1770s. Similar to British versions but slotted for a bottom stud, total length 19 - 1/4". (D) Crudely manufactured bayonet with pronounced convex spine, circa 1770 - 1800, most likely American. CONDITION: Typical mossing on blades with heavy period wear, very good overall. BRM. Blade Length: Various Overall Length: Various

LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD MARYLAND RELATED DOCUMENTS.

Lot #1119 (Sale Order 119 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) May 1778 date receipt signed by a Solomon Hamilton for work and maps supplied to the Connecticut Navy sloop Dolphin. (B) Provisions order receipt guaranteeing payment from the State of Maryland dated April 17, 1780 and signed by Captain John McClellan. Capt. McClellan represented the Westminster Hundred at the Association of Freemen on August 21, 1775, and was a lieutenant in Capt. Cox's Baltimore County Militia, 3rd Company, and became Capt. of the same upon the death of Capt. Cox in October 1777 at the Battle of Germantown. He took the Oath of Allegiance in 1778 before Hon. James Calhoun, and signed a letter to the Governor of Maryland, Sept 4, 1778, regarding suspicious floor shipments headed for the enemy. He served throughout the Revolutionary War. (C) Letter from attorney Jeremiah Chase to Baltimore country listing and requesting satisfaction for a client over a disposition of supplies or goods. (D) 1778 list of supplies for Continental soldier's families (to prevent them from coming to camp). Signed by a Richard Robbins. (E) Revolutionary War rolls of the Union Rifle Guards of Liberty under the command of Captain Charles Stansbury of Baltimore. Short section at the end listing officers being requested for commissions. CONDITION: All documents are solid and readable with some age toning commensurate with their age. Union Guards roll is in 2 pieces but all present. BRM.

LOT OF 2: NAVAL FIGHTING DIRKS CIRCA 1795-1815.

Lot #1120 (Sale Order 120 of 326)

Lot consists of 2 naval fighting dirks of the straight-bladed fighting style popular in the age of fighting sail, about 1795-1815. (A) Gently tapering single edged blade with narrow fuller along the back edge for two-thirds of its length, transitioning to double edge and spearpoint. Turned wood grip with silvered recurved flat guard, ferrule, mid-band, and pommel cap on turned pommel. Well made, likely American. CONDITION: Excellent. Some tarnish and wear to silver. Neatly peened tang. Blade smooth metal, brown, shallow freckling near the guard indicating transition point from iron tang to steel blade, and thus likely not a reused sword or hanger blade, but made for this weapon. (B) Double edge with narrow central fuller, narrow ricasso. Silvered flat guard with recurved disk finials, ferrule, and pommel cap with capstan finial. Reeded bone grip. CONDITION: Very good. Hairline visible on obverse grip; small chip reverse at ferrule. Pommel cap slightly loose. Both illustrated in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary, and Early Federal Swords", Vol. I, pg. 354, as then in a Fells Point, Maryland, collection. Blade Length: (A) 16" (B) 15 - 3/4" Overall Length: (A) 20 - 1/2" (B) 20 - 3/4"

LOT OF 3: SMALL NAVAL MIDSHIPMAN'S DIRKS.

Lot #1121 (Sale Order 121 of 326)

Lot consists of 3 small dirks, usually associated with Navy midshipmen circa 1820-1850, all with straight, double-edged spearpoint blades with median ridges. (A) Turned bone handle, gilt brass scabbard with button frog stud. Inside faces of the guard are rendered as eagles. CONDITION: Fair to good. Chips and crack to grip, pommel cap missing. Some gilt remaining on scabbard. Blade dark, traces of gold filled etched floral motifs. (B) Crudely replaced silver sheet wrap to grip. Thin silver guard and scabbard mounts. CONDITION: Fair. Scabbard almost broken through near tip. Blade dark. (C) Turned bone grip with stains and crack, but solid. Blade gray with dark stains. Nice open guard of interlocking loops with roped upper surfaces. CONDITION: Good. Illustrated in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Vol 1", pg. 354, when part of a Fells Point, Maryland, collection. The guards on A and C are particularly attractive. Blade Length: (A) 5" (B) 4 - 3/4" (C) 4 - 1/2" Overall Length: (A) 8" (B) 7 - 1/2" (C) 7 - 3/4" Paperwork: Book Exceprt

US FEDERAL PERIOD COCKADE.

Lot #1122 (Sale Order 122 of 326)

Illustrated on page 603, Volume II of American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, by Hartzler, this Federal period cockade has a 3 - 3/4" red, blue, red silk cockade, from which depend two red silk ribbons roughly 7/8" wide and 4 - 1/2" long. Fixed at center is a white metal, long-necked eagle with raised wings, looking to the viewer's left, perched on a leafy branch. The omission of white in the cockade likely represents the waning American sympathy for France in the 1790s, which had adopted the red, white and blue cockade, and Federalist sympathy for Britain, though retaining the urge for something uniquely American. The addition of the silver eagle seems to have been part of the answer, with it showing up on American military cockades about 1798. CONDITION: Very good. Muted colors, light wear and fraying to the outer edges of the cockade and ribbons. A very scarce piece from the early Republic. See also Bazelon's monograph on American cockades appended to Volume 2 of his Directory of American Military Goods Dealers.

STATELY EAGLE HEAD HORSEMAN'S SABER WITH LEATHER SCABBARD.

Lot #1123 (Sale Order 123 of 326)

An attractive example of an unmarked 18th century horseman's saber. The broad, curved blade has a wide shallow center fuller. Silver reverse-P hilt. The grooved ivory grip rests between the silvered ferrule and pommel. The grip was not made for wire decoration. The eagle head features plumage which is engraved in a shallow horseshoe pattern. The saber is complete with its original leather scabbard which features large scalloped silver. CONDITION: The blade retains a grey patina with scattered brown stains and few small chips, especially toward the tip. The hilt exhibits a nice patina and the metal components are mostly polished. Eagle head pommel also exhibits evidence of polishing, especially where some feathers were muted. Guard is loose to blade. Scabbard is intact with some crazing and losses to finish. The mounts show some denting. This sword is featured on pg. 328 of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords, Volume I" by Dan Hartzler. Blade Length: 28 - 1/2" Overall Length: 34 - 1/2" Paperwork: Excerpt from Book

(A) RARE 1813 MARYLAND CONTRACT PISTOL BY H. DERINGER WITH SCARCE "MARYLAND" BRAND..

Lot #1124 (Sale Order 124 of 326)

For a nearly identical example, see "Historic Pistols: The American Martial Flintlock 1760-1845" by Smith and Bitter, pg. 290-291. 10" round barrel with dovetailed front sight, "P" proof offset over breech; "M" proof for Maryland correctly not present as pistols with the full Maryland brand did not receive the "M" proof, and vice versa. Plain ramrod with worm at tail, retained by a single ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth with a pointed finial. "MARYLAND" brand stamped between reinforced mouth and trigger guard, oriented to be read with muzzle facing left. Flat banana lock with beveled edges, swan neck cock, bridled pan cover, and marked "H·DERINGER" under the pan. Interior of lock marked "K.H." and "14". Double lock bolts connected by a plain brass sideplate, with a "MII" stamp in a lozenge behind. Plain brass trigger guard and buttcap. Numerous parts numbered "14", including a drawing indicating that many internal parts are also marked, however due to consideration for condition many of these are unverified such as removing barrel. Accompanied by a folder of information including an inventory sheet, photos of interior of lock and Maryland brand, drawing indicating positions of "14" mark, photocopies of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker, where this pistol is mentioned. CONDITION: Very good. Barrel is essentially a dove grey with flashes of light patination and spots of darkness. Lock is commensurate with barrel with some oil staining in protected areas. Stock is good with numerous handling marks and bruises throughout. One pressure indentation that broke grain on left side of stock, and a well executed splice repair to grip. Stock has an extra layer of varnish, with some softness to Maryland brand. Mechanically fine, bore is excellent with a minimum of oxidation. A good example of a very scarce gun. Barrel Length: 10" Caliber/Bore: .56 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Deringer Model: Flintlock Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) RARE AND DOCUMENTED SILVER MOUNTED COACH GUN SIGNED HASLETT, BALTIMORE.

Lot #1125 (Sale Order 125 of 326)

Haslett is recorded in Stockel as being active in Philadelphia and Baltimore circa 1773 - 1833, and immigrated to the US in 1798. Born in Ireland, Haslett initially trained with Robert McCormick of McCormick horse pistol fame, before he opened his own shop in 1803. This example is a coach gun with a hexagonal-to-round barrel separated by a beaded wedding ring at the girdle. Beaded front spider sight. Top rib of hexagonal area marked "BALTIMORE" and an American eagle head proof on an offset rib. Captive ramrod on a half length rib with single ferrule, feeding into a reinforced mouth. Stepped flat lock with dual locking bolts, swan neck cock, fenced waterproof gold lined pan, bridled pan cover, roller bearing frizzen, and engraved with a stand of arms, feathers on the step, rays around rear lock bolt, and a deeply impressed "HASLETT / BALTIMORE" poincon. Trigger guard engraved with a boar's head amidst a stand of arms, pineapple finial, and Jaeger-ian sweep at rear. Checkered wrist with an armorial shield. Butt has an engraving of a deer at heel with a long topstrap. Accompanied by a folder of information including an inventory sheet, photocopies of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker where this gun was photographed, photocopies of "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords According to Their Geographical Areas of Mounting, Volume I" by Hartzler, where this gun was photographed and mentioned, a copy of "James Haslett: Baltimore Gunsmith" by Richard Randall, where this gun is discussed, and further photocopies from "Gunsmiths of Maryland". CONDITION: Overall very good, barrel is essentially dove-grey with some spots of oxidation, primarily towards muzzle. Silver mounts have some minor tarnishing from age. Lock is very good, essentially dove grey, crisp engraving. Stock is very good, possibly with an extra layer of varnish, and some handling marks throughout. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. EMW Barrel Length: 17" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: .72 Manufacturer: Haslett Model: Coach Gun Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) J. HAWKEN PERCUSSION PISTOL.

Lot #1126 (Sale Order 126 of 326)

Octagonal Damascus barrel with a diminutive bead front sight, "J. HAWKEN" stamped on top rib, with gold and silver bands at breech. Captive ramrod sitting in a German silver half-length channel before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Barrel marked "140 A29E" on underside. Hooked breech. Half length stock with German silver forearm tip, barrel key escutcheon, trigger guard with spur, and butt with trap. Trigger guard and butt lightly engraved with florals. Back action percussion lock engraved with scroll, dolphin form cock engraved en suite. Silver thumbpiece. Bag grip with point checkered panels. CONDITION: Overall very good. Barrel and ramrod has scattered even darkness, predominantly dove grey. German silver mounts are very good with some spots of darkness and staining. Stock is good with numerous handling marks throughout and a pair of cracks, one under the lock and one under the lock bolt. Checkering has a few abraded heads. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. EMW Barrel Length: 6 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: J. Hawken Model: Percussion Pistol Serial Number: NSN

(A) A VERY GOOD HASLETT DUELING PISTOL.

Lot #1127 (Sale Order 127 of 326)

Haslett is recorded in Stockel as being active in Philadelphia and Baltimore circa 1773 - 1833, and immigrated to the US in 1798. Born in Ireland, Haslett initially trained with Robert McCormick of McCormick horse pistol fame, before he opened his own shop in 1803. Having trained in Europe, Haslett's pistols demonstrate a significant European influence, producing an extremely attractive form. This example is fit with a Damascus twist, slightly swamped, octagonal barrel with single long sighting flute on top rib, gold front sight, top 3 flats decorated with delicately inlaid golden flowers. Hooked breech with deeply struck poincons reading "HASLETT" and "BALTIMORE". Remnants of American eagle head proofs on underside of barrel, more visible eagle head proof on offset of breech. Bottom of breech with faint Haslet markings. Percussion conversion achieved via drum. Brass tipped ramrod with jag on end, feeding through a ferrule on a half-length rib into a reinforced mouth. Flat banana stepped lock with "HASLETT" poincon deeply struck in center, beveled edges, gilt rays around lock screw. English push-on safety. Lock has evidence of replaced parts commensurate with conversion from flintlock to percussion. Half stock with horn forend with a checkered bag grip. Trigger guard with a stand of arms engraved and a pineapple finial. Accompanied by photocopies of pages from "Maryland Longrifles" by Daniel Hartzler and James Biser Whisker, a copy of an inventory record, and a copy of "James Haslett: Baltimore Gunsmith" by Richard Randall. CONDITION: Very good as converted. Barrel browning has been brought back up, with visible twist and some spots of oxidation throughout; one gold inlay at muzzle is missing. Stock is good, with numerous little handling marks throughout, but free of any significant cracks or chips; barrel key has a minor chip from improper handling. Mechanics need some attention as cock does not always actuate properly, bore is very good. A nice example of a premiere American maker. Barrel Length: 9 - 5/8" Caliber/Bore: .52 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Haslett Model: Percussion Dueling Pistol Paperwork: Photocopies of book pages, provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) FINE SILVER INLAID CHARLES EVERETT SILVER MOUNTED PISTOL.

Lot #1128 (Sale Order 128 of 326)

Octagonal-to-round barrel with a wide wedding ring at girdle. Barrel has 4 silver inlays; top rib has inlay reading "CHA EVERETT", silver inlay with simple engraving at girdle over top 3 facets, a lozenge ahead of girdle and a lozenge around front sight. Bead front sight, scoop rear sight at tang. Barrel retained by pair of keys with escutcheons in the shape of an ovoid and a folky eagle, lightly engraved. Horn tipped ramrod retained by a single brass ferrule before feeding into a reinforced mouth. Ketland & Co marked flat stepped lock with double locking bolts, conversion to percussion achieved via drum. Full length American walnut stock has silver wire inlays around locking bolt and tang, with silver thumbpiece. Brass trigger guard with light floral engraving and an urn finial. Engraving is not ostentatious but well cut. Accompanied by a Kentucky Rifle Association award for best pistol, dated 1995, made by Williamsburg Restoration and marked sterling. With a folder of information including an inventory sheet, photos, and photocopies of pages from "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker where this pistol is featured. This pistol is further pictured on pg. 47 of "The Kentucky Pistol" by Chandler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall very good to excellent, with barrel a smooth gunmetal grey with flashes of patination and spotting, more towards muzzle. Silver is clean and engraving is sharp. Lock commensurate with barrel. Stock is excellent with some minor handling marks and a few impressions throughout, free of cracks of chips. One minor repair to butt where it looks as though a cylinder was inserted to reinforce butt. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. A well presenting American silver mounted pistol. EMW Barrel Length: 11 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .56 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Charles Everett Model: Percussion Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) W. RYLAND FLINTLOCK PISTOL MARKED "BALTIMORE" ON BARREL.

Lot #1129 (Sale Order 129 of 326)

Round barrel with partially flattened sighting plane, engraved "Baltimore", and offset private Tower proofs and a "(Crown) / R" barrel maker mark. Lightly engraved barrel tang with floral. Plain ramrod retained by a single ferrule and feeding into a reinforced mouth with simple point finial. Flat lock with teat at rear, double locking bolts, swan neck cock with simple line engraving. Lock engraved "W Ryland" under pan, and decorated with simple line engraving. Brass sideplate with simple line engraving and a shell motif around one bolt. Brass trigger guard with shell motif, acorn finial. Bag grip with full length stock. CONDITION: Pistol has been reconverted to flintlock, with touchhole slightly askew. Metal is a smooth chocolate patina with some flashes of dove grey throughout, mostly towards muzzle. Stock has been extensively expertly repaired, with a long splice repair from midway of barrel and running nearly to grip, splices at butt, and astip from ramrod mouth back to lock. Repairs are almost invisible. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. EMW Barrel Length: 9" Caliber/Bore: .56 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: W. Ryland Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) ROBERT HODGSON FLINTLOCK PISTOL WITH BRASS BARREL AND SILVER MOUNTS, HALLMARKED FOR CHARLES FREE

Lot #1130 (Sale Order 130 of 326)

Octagonal brass barrel signed "Baltimore" in script across top rib. Tower private proofs and "(Crown) / R" proof on offset flat, retained by 3 pins, with a diminutive silver front sight. Lightly engraved barrel tang. Horn tipped ramrod retained by a single silver ferrule, feeding into a silver reinforced mouth. Silver trigger guard with silver hallmarks for Charles Freeth, 1798, engraved on bow with a floral and acorn finial. Silver buttcap with light engraving. Flat double bolted lock with bridled pan, roller bearing frizzen, swan neck cock, engraved "Hodgson & Co (?)", Co is indistinct; one lock bolt with a silver escutcheon engraved with a shell motif. Full length walnut stock with a silver thumbpiece and lightly slabsided bag grips. Accompanied by a folder of provenance including an inventory sheet, photos of this gun, and photocopies of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker where this photo is pictured and discussed. CONDITION: Brass has a lovely golden patina with some minor handling marks. Lock is essentially a smooth chocolate patina, lockbolts probably replacements. Stock is very good with some handling marks throughout, moreso on left side than right, 4 spliced repairs towards tip, and a crack under the lock. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. A nice silver stocked pistol. EMW Barrel Length: 9 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .54 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Hodgson Model: Flintlock Paperwork: Binder of Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) JAMES HASLETT ENGRAVED DOUBLE BARREL BRASS PISTOL.

Lot #1131 (Sale Order 131 of 326)

Haslett is recorded in Stockel as being active in Philadelphia and Baltimore circa 1773 - 1833, and immigrated to the US in 1798 after training in Ireland. Born in Ireland, Haslett initially trained with Robert McCormick of McCormick horse pistol fame, before he opened his own shop in 1803. This example has a cast brass construction with double barrels that have false rifling, normally used to twist off the barrels, but this example has barrels integral to frame, light cast decorations; there is a faint "V" proof on underside of barrel that may be remnants of a British proof. Simple boxlock action engraved on right side "James Haslett / Baltimore", left side "Warrented [sic]". Single trigger, with a sliding pan on left side to cover the touch hole if one wanted to shoot only one barrel. Reinforced cock with simple line engraving. Single piece birdshead walnut butt with brass wire inlay and a silver plated brass shield. Buttcap with an American eagle clasping an olive branch and bundle of arrows, surmounted by 11 stars. The quality of work is not up to Haslett's usual standard and the casting throughout may be indicative of a prototype or proof-of-concept piece. CONDITION: Brass has a deep golden patina with handling marks and some casting flaws throughout. Buttcap brass a deeper golden patina than frame. Stock is very good with some light handling marks, a few minor chips near frame. Trigger must be pushed forward to catch the cock, bores are very good. Accompanied by an inventory sheet and photocopies of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker, where this pistol is photographed. Barrel Length: 6" Caliber/Bore: .44 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: James Haslett Model: Double Barrel Pistol Paperwork: Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) JOHN GONTER BRASS BARRELED KENTUCKY FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

Lot #1132 (Sale Order 132 of 326)

Brass barreled Kentucky style flint lock pistol stamped "J. GONTER" on barrel and sideplate. According to consignor research John Gonter worked in Hagerstown, Maryland circa 1792 to 1810. This fine pistol has an 8" brass .60 caliber round smoothbore barrel, maker stamped, with German silver blade front sight and visible "M" stamping at breech with consignor indicating this as a marking for Maryland martial property. Maslin marked flint lock with single trigger control. Curly maple stock with brass hardware including maker marked sideplate and "M" stamping beside backplate, further indicating Maryland property. Brass cap is line engraved with trigger guard bow having possible image of a Black-Eyed Susan, the Maryland state flower, engraved on it. Comes with original ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 268 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker, and as pg. 52 of "The Kentucky Pistol" by Chandler and Whisker, Old Bedford Village Press. CONDITION: Overall good with brass barrel showing some aged spotting and lightly cleaned surfaces. Wood has been lightly cleaned with crack at tang. Lock appears to be a replacement of correct type. Dark bore with functioning mechanics. Neat pistol by a good maker. DLM Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .60 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: John Gonter Model: Flintlock Kentucky Pistol Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) MCKIM BROTHERS FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

Lot #1133 (Sale Order 133 of 326)

William McKim is recorded in Stockel as a hardware wholesaler in Baltimore who sold many rifle locks, with several known variants of signature including McKim & Brother Baltimore, circa 1819-1841. Barrel with diminutive brass front sight, with a flat sighting plane and faceted 6 - 1/2" section of barrel that transitions into a round barrel configuration. Lock with a small swan neck cock, roller bearing frizzen, and bridled pan cover, siged "Mc (indistinct) / BROTHERS / BALTIMORE" for McKim Brothers. Age has affected legibility of lock, with first line difficult to read. Flat lock with rounded stepped rear, with light floral engraving at rear. Double lock bolts connected by a brass sideplate. Horn tipped ramrod with worm on reverse, probably a period replacement as it is too short, feeds through a combination ferrule and reinforced mouth cast as one piece with a pointed staggered finial. Plain brass trigger guard with single trigger. Bag grip with a floral inlaid in potmetal. CONDITION: Overall very good. Metal is essentially a smooth chocolate patina with some flashes of silvering, most noticeable at high points such as pan. Some small screws on lock replaced. Lock has some softness to engraving and legends from patina. Stock is very good with some impressions and handling marks throughout, with some minor chipping visible around lock and pins, with a few smaller chips around grip. Mechanics are a little loose, particularly cock, bore is good with a minimum of oxidation. EMW Barrel Length: 10 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .62 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: McKim Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) HODGSON & CO FLINTLOCK PISTOL.

Lot #1134 (Sale Order 134 of 326)

Octagonal barrel with diminutive front sight, offset tower private proofs and "(Crown) / R", with light engraving at breech, retained by 2 keys. Barrel tang with rear sight and stiff leaf engraving. Gold bushed touch hole. Horn tipped ramrod with worm on reverse retained by a single ferrule, feeding into a reinforced mouth. Flat stepped lock with double locking bolts, bridled pan, roller bearing frizzen, swan neck cock, and English push-on safety. Lock signed "Hodgson & Co" under pan. Locking bolt escutcheons are lightly engraved. Trigger guard with a floral encased in a lozenge and a finely detailed pineapple finial. Full length stock of a lightly colored wood (fruitwood?) with silver thumbpiece and bag grip. CONDITION: Barrel has been carefully cleaned in the European style to a dove grey with some scattered oxidation and some oil staining. Lock essentially smooth dusk colored patina with some oil staining and flashes of dove grey; trigger guard en suite, with more silver to finial. Stock is good with several cracks and repairs throughout, with some other associated dings and handling marks. Mechanically fine, bore is fine with a minimum of oxidation. EMW Barrel Length: 9 - 1/8" Caliber/Bore: .65 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Hodgson & Co Model: Flintlock Serial Number: NSN

(A) 6TH MARYLAND MILITIA MARKED HARPERS FERRY MODEL 1816 FLINTLOCK MUSKET DATED 1828 WITH BAYONET.

Lot #1135 (Sale Order 135 of 326)

Second pattern M1816 flintlock musket with a 42" .69 caliber barrel marked at breech "V / P / (eagle head)". Lock is in original flint configuration with Federal eagle over small "US" marking at center and vertical "HARPERS / FERRY / 1828" at the tail. Standard iron furniture mounted to a full length American stock. Notably, the stock is branded twice, behind the lock bolt plate and on the belly, "6MM" signifying ownership by the 6th Maryland Militia Regiment. Complete with iron ramrod and a "US / AW" marked socket bayonet. This musket is a well constructed composite made built by Daniel Hartzler and was used by him to hunt turkey. CONDITION: Very good. Iron components display a pleasing dark brown patina with some areas of silvering and pinprick oxidation. Stock has some abrasions and chipping near the butt plate, with a few minor splits present near the lock plate. Markings remain legible. Very fine mechanics. BAS Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Harpers Ferry Model: M1816 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) IDENTIFIED ALTERED MODEL 1816 MUSKET BY JOHNSON OF BENJAMIN FLEAGLE.

Lot #1136 (Sale Order 136 of 326)

A well-constructed sporting arm converted from a scarce Johnson Type III M1816 musket. Johnson only produced 600 M1816 muskets between 1829 and 1834. This example retains its original 42" .69 caliber smoothbore barrel with an added brass blade front sight and a V-notch rear sight. Convex lock plate is marked in the center "US / (Federal eagle) / JOHNSON" with additional "1833" date and "MIDDL CONN." in a vertical arc near the tail. Converted to percussion in the Belgian cone style. The original walnut stock retaining a faint cartouche, "US" marked iron butt plate and trigger guard. The barrel bands have been removed with the spring retaining slots carefully filled in with splices and the stock pinned in place. 2 sheet brass thimbles have been added for the iron ramrod. This comes with a 1965 signed affidavit by a family member that the musket descended from Benjamin Fleagle, who was born on November 24, 1809. Fleagel lived near Taneytown, Maryland, and was remembered for his involvement as a church elder at churches in Uniontown, Mayberry, Frizzleburg, and Greenwood, occasionally riding the circuit when the preacher was not able. He lived a very fulfilling life and passed away on February 12, 1890. Before being altered for civilian use, the musket likely saw service in the Maryland militia. Also included is an older copy of a photograph of Fleagle. CONDITION: Fine as converted. Iron components have turned an attractive mottled silvery brown patina. Stock only shows some minor impressions with some evidence of light cleaning. Mechanically fine. BAS Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .70 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Johnson Model: M1816 Paperwork: Provenance, Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) MARYLAND STATE PROCURED US M1808 STYLE FLINTLOCK MUSKET WITH GHRISKEY MARKED LOCK.

Lot #1137 (Sale Order 137 of 326)

Manufactured circa 1815 with 43 - 3/4" barrel originally in .69 caliber with blade front sight integral to double strapped front barrel band and bayonet lug mounted to bottom of barrel. Barrel is marked with "M" near "P" proofmark above woodline on left side, indicating Maryland ownership. In addition to "M" proof, left side of stock opposite lock is marked "MARYLAND", also indicative of Maryland purchase. 1 piece walnut stock with 3 total barrel bands, bell sling swivels mounted at middle barrel band and front of trigger guard, and military buttplate. Fit with professionally reconverted lock marked "(Eagle head) / L. Ghriskey / PHILADA.". CONDITION: Very good, as professionally reconverted to flintlock configuration with barrel and bands turned a heavy brown patina consistent with their age. Lock has been refinished with a mixture of modern and replacement parts. Stock is very good as lightly cleaned with markings visible and small crack near front of lock mortise. Mechanically fine. Bore is dark as opened up to about 10 gauge (.775). Barrel Length: 43 - 3/4" Caliber/Bore: .775 caliber FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Maryland Model: Flintlock Musket Serial Number: NSN

(A) FLINTLOCK MARYLAND TRADE KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED T. CRABB.

Lot #1138 (Sale Order 138 of 326)

Thomas Crabb worked in Frederick, Maryland with working dates from circa 1796 to 1800. This rifle was built for the Indian Trade circa 1800. Rifle has a 47" octagon to round .50 caliber barrel with straight cut rifling, rifle sights, and signed in script "T. Crabb". Unmarked flint lock with single trigger control. Full plain maple, possibly cherry, stock with crude brass hardware. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on page 280 of "Arms Makers Of Maryland" by Hartzler. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood around escutcheons. Lock has some repaired burnout around lock with wood replaced. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Lock is a replacement. DLM Barrel Length: 47" Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Thomas Crabb Model: Trade Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) FINE FLINTLOCK BUCK AND BALL RIFLE SIGNED JOHN DEMUTH.

Lot #1139 (Sale Order 139 of 326)

John Demuth worked in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and later Frederick County, Maryland with working dates beginning circa 1790 and an unknown end date. Rifle has a 39" octagonal-to-round smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, and signed in script "John Demuth". Reconversion flint lock with single trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware, including an engraved trigger guard and tailpipe extension, coin silver thumbpiece, and barrel escutcheon plates. Interesting 2-piece stock. Unique raised carved wrist decoration and enhanced design around brass hardware. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured in "The Kentucky Rifle Assocation Bulletin" Vol. 33, No. 3 PROVENANCE: Ex. John Holmes Collection. CONDITION: Overall good, metal flaking and turning a pitted silvery patina, with replacement lock. Forestock shows cracking and some missing strips of wood with coat of wax. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .48 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: John Demuth Model: Kentucky Buck and Ball Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

WILLIAM HAHN MODEL 1832 FOOT ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD.

Lot #1140 (Sale Order 140 of 326)

Introduced as a short sword for use by artillerymen and by infantry sergeants, the 1832 pattern was eventually limited to use by foot or heavy artillery. This very nice example of a Model 1832 Foot Artilleryman’s Short Sword that was produced by William Hahn of New York and is marked as such at the center of the obverse crossguard with single cartouche that reads W. HAHN N.Y.". The artilleryman’s sword features a double-edged steel blade with 2 small upper fullers and a single lower and broader fuller that is crafted with a solid brass hilt. The brass hilt differs from Ames but is in similar configuration, with eagles absent on the pommel while the grip features similar imitation scales minus the usual 3 rivets. Larger capstan than encountered on Ames swords. The sword is complete with its leather scabbard that features brass mounts. Instead of the usual 4 brass retaining pins on each mount, the William Hahn manufactured scabbard feature mounts which are each retained by 1 small brass pin on the side. Ovular stud on upper mount. CONDITION: The blade remains bright and has an overall pleasant patina. There are no nicks along the double edged blade and the point remains sharp. The blade exhibits slight freckling, light pitting, and scabbard wear but remains clean. The brass hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with handling wear. The scabbard is solid, with mounts in place. upper mount produces a slight wobble. The leather surface exhibits a few scuffs and other expected blemishes with tight seam. Overall very good. A fine example of a Civil War era artillery short sword. Blade Length: 19" Overall Length: 25"

HODGSON & THOMPSON SPADROON IN THE STYLE OF A BRITISH 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD.

Lot #1141 (Sale Order 141 of 326)

A very nice example of an American spadroon in the style of a British 1796 Pattern infantry officer's sword. The spadroon features the typical straight edged blade with wide fuller and narrow ricasso. The blade is decorated for nearly half its length with a fire blued panel and eye catching gold washed decorations which adorn the fuller. Exquisite decorations which are very patriotic are each unique to the blade and both sides are different. The obverse features foliate scrolls which flank the head of an Indian Warrior, properly adorned in a traditional war bonnet. This is followed by a generous spread of arms topped with a liberty cap, followed by a simple flower which is above the full figure of a soldier, fully equipped with sword drawn. A pleasant palmette contained in a square vignette adorns the ricasso. The reverse features foliate and floral scrolls which form into a vague face followed by a spread winged federal eagle. its chest is protected by a patriotic shield and the eagle grips the tassel of a banner which bears the de facto national motto between its wings and just under 15 6-pointed stars. The eagle soars above lady liberty, with arms spread holding a polearm topped with a liberty cap. The ricasso is marked "HODGSON / and / THOMPSON / Baltimore" contained in a vignette. The ricasso meets the crossguard which features rococo inspired scrolls towards the center and a hinged inner guard so that the sword rested flush against the uniform when worn. Beneath the crossguard, the rest of the hilt is neatly cast with a D-shaped knucklebow which forms from the urn pommel that travels under the crossguard and terminates with a bud quillon. Pommel is neatly decorated with scrollwork and a doorknob capstan. Tiered ferrules secure the grip which is simulated twisted wire. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a light patina with scattered areas of spotting and pitting, mostly on the unadorned portion. Minimal edgewear. The decorations remain sharp and presentable with a few scattered areas of pitting on the fire blued panel. Gold wash is bright. Hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with scattered scratches and dark spots from age. Gilding is remains evident throughout the hilt. Hinged guard opens and closes properly. Guard produces a slight wobble when handled. A fine example of an American spadroon. Overall very good. Blade Length: 32 - 1/4" Overall Length: 38 - 1/2" Paperwork: Hartzler Collection Notes

AMES KNIGHT HEAD MILITIA OFFICER'S SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN RICHARD LILLY, BALTIMORE SHARP SHOOTER

Lot #1142 (Sale Order 142 of 326)

An exquisite example of an 1840 militia officer's sword which bears a very attractive presentation addressed to a militia officer. The presentation is located between the upper and middle mount and reads "Presented to / Capt. Richard Lilly, / by the Baltimore Sharp Shooters / July 5. 1847." Interestingly, the presentation seems to be engraved on a gold plaque which was applied to the scabbard. An article from 1847 reveals that Captain Lilly was quite respected by his men. "During the day the pleasing ceremony of presenting a beautiful sword to Captain Lilly took place. It was presented by Mr. R.A. McPherson, on behalf of the rank and file of the corps, as an evidence of esteem in which they hold their commander. It was a free gift of the men, the officers knowing nothing about it." Interestingly, Captain Lilly was nearly court martialed a month prior for not participating in a parade. He was to be suspended of command for 2 months but his men did not seem to care, as the sword was presented to him during this 2 month suspension. The Baltimore Sharpshooters were desirous to be sent to the Republic of Texas to assist in gaining independence from Mexico, however the unit was never sent to battle and resided in Maryland as State militia. Nonetheless, this is still a very attractive sword from a sharpshooter unit with a wonderful presentation. The sword features the standard 1840 style straight, double edged blade with single center fuller. As is typical with these swords, the blade is adorned with nicely etched designs which are patriotic and foliate in nature. The obverse features elegant scrolls followed by a federal eagle with a banner that reads "Liberty" between its beak underneath 11 stars and radiating sun rays. This is followed by more scrollwork intertwined with a bow and bundle of arrows, lush oak leaves, and more scrollwork which terminates at the guard. The reverse features floral scrolls, followed by a stand of arms topped with a liberty cap and sun rays, more scrolls, and the same lush oak leaves and more scrollwork which terminates at the guard. The sword is etched "N.P. Ames" followed by an address which is obscured by the languets. The crossguard features elegant cast designs of scrollwork and stars, with each end terminating in bud quillons. A double chain guard connects the crossguard to the knight's head pommel which features the signature militia heaume. The pommel morphs into a ferrule which connects to the backstrap that supports the beautiful mother of pearl grip scales. The sword is complete with its brass scabbard which also features neatly executed engraved designs on the obverse, featuring elegantly presented vignettes which compliment the presentation. A federal eagle with shield accompanies the plaque. The scabbard features 3 carry rings. CONDITION: The blade remains bright with crisp etched and frosted designs. There are a few scattered blemishes which do not detract from the appearance. Hilt exhibits a pleasant patina with scattered age related blemishes. Grip scales are slightly loose and exhibit a few chips and cracks. Scabbard patina is consistent with the hilt and retains a golden hue. Presentation plaque remains secured to the scabbard and exhibits scattered scratches. Scattered blemishes throughout the scabbard body. Slight bend. A very attractive militia officer's sword that is featured on pg. 365 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I". Overall very good. Blade Length: 31 - 1/4" Overall Length: 37" Paperwork: Folder of Research

ROBERT & ANDREW CAMPBELL 1840 STYLE MILITIA NCO/OFFICER'S SWORD.

Lot #1143 (Sale Order 143 of 326)

The backbone of the fighting force of the newly formed United States consisted of State Militias, thus resulting in an assortment of sword styles and patterns. This sword is in the style of an Ames 1840 militia sword with knight head pommel. The most likely militia-carried sword features a straight, double edged blade with single center fuller. As is typical with these swords, the blade is adorned with nicely etched designs which are patriotic and foliate in nature. The obverse blade features foliate scrolls followed by a federal eagle, a sizeable US shield with letters "US" on its face surrounded by a stand of flags over crossed olive branches, followed by a large budding flower surrounded by foliage, and a sunburst just above the ricasso. The reverse blade features foliate scrolls, followed by a federal eagle which is over the head of an Indian Warrior wielding a tomahawk and bow, followed by a large, budding flower surrounded by foliage which is on top of a sunburst just above the ricasso. The blade is marked "R.A. / CAMPBELL / Baltimore" in an etched vignette. The crossguard is in the typical militia style with straight crossguard that terminates with bud quillons at each end with a star at the center, flanked by cast scrollwork on all sides. A double chain guard connects the crossguard to the knights head pommel which features the signature militia heaume. The pommel morphs into a ferrule which holds the bone grip which features neatly executed carved line decorations and a palmette on either side. The sword is complete with its brass scabbard which also features neatly executed engraved designs on the obverse, including sections with lush foliage, a spread winged federal eagle on US shield, and an ornate shining star towards the tip. The scabbard features 2 fixed carry rings. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a light patina with scattered areas of freckling and spotting. Decorations remain crisp but are slightly muted. Guard exhibits a pleasant patina with matching patina to the knight head. Grip exhibits handling wear and a few hairline cracks. The scabbard reflects a matching patina to the hilt with crisp engravings. There are a few scattered blemishes, including scattered scratches and scuffs throughout its length, as well as a few small dents. The scabbard is bent and there are rubbed impressions at the guard where friction is created when the sword is sheathed and unsheathed. A nice example of a militia sword that is featured on pg. 365 in "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords Volume I". Overall good. Blade Length: 30 - 3/4" Overall Length: 36 - 3/4" Paperwork: Information Folder

AMES MODEL 1840 HEAVY CAVALRY SABER TAKEN FROM A CONFEDERATE CAVALRYMAN AFTER JEB STUART’S 1862 CHAM

Lot #1144 (Sale Order 144 of 326)

The Model 1840 cavalry saber, commonly referred to as the "wristbreaker”, was one of the most well used cavalry sabers by the United States mounted forces in the years leading up to, and throughout the Civil War. This model saber continued to be issued to Union cavalry forces, as they were more readily available than the newer M1860 cavalry sabers, and were obviously utilized in mass by the Confederacy as they were reliable compared to cruder counterparts. This example was manufactured by Ames and bears the markings “US / RC” on the obverse ricasso and “N.P. AMES / CABOTVILLE / 1847” on the reverse ricasso. The saber is in the standard Model 1840 configuration, with curved blade that features a double, stopped fuller, brass 3-band cavalry hilt with grooved wood grip, wrapped with leather and twisted brass wire. There is a leather knot attached to the knucklebow which is marked “5e ART.”. The sword is complete with its heavy iron scabbard. Although the saber appears as a usual M1840 at first glance, this example is documented to have been recovered from the Hammond Home in Libertytown, Maryland after Jeb Stuart’s raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in October 1862. James “Jeb” Stuart's Chambersburg Raid was a Confederate cavalry incursion in which the Knight of the Golden Spurs lead 1,800 men and a 4-cannon light artillery battery into Maryland and Pennsylvania on October 10–12, 1862 for the purpose of gathering supplies and disrupting Union activity in the area. The raid was successful, as the rebel force was able to secure fresh horses, arms, and supplies, destroy Union equipment, gather information, and capture civilian officials for future exchanges with Confederate prisoners. After the success of the raid on October 10, Confederate forces began their return movement the following morning. Their route would take them on a different route through Cashtown, Pennsylvania, and Emmitsburg, Maryland. At some point during their withdraw, some of the Confederate forces stopped to take rest and loot supplies at the home of George Claton Hammond who lived 3/4 mile from Libertytown. George was busy hiding his best horses in the nearby swamp while his wife Liza Bond and their slave Delphin Jenkins made bread and coffee for the raiders, until their supplies ran thin. Once supplies were exhausted, some of the raiders became unruly, and the soldier who carried this saber began using the weapon for “destructive purposes” until it was taken from him by an officer and left at the home as the rebel forces continued their extraction. The sword remained in the Hammond family and was passed down for several generations until it was sold to Dan Hartzler on March 3, 1967. It has since remained untouched in his collection. The saber is accompanied by a folder of information which contains the March 3, 1967 dated notarized letter which is signed by a Hammond descendent. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with scattered areas of freckling. Brass hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with nicely preserved gilding. Scattered spots from handling and age. The grip is missing almost all of its twisted wire with scattered traces towards the pommel. Leather knot exhibits scattered blemishes which are typical of old leather. The iron scabbard exhibits a chocolate patina but remains as sturdy as it was the day it was made. Pitting throughout its length which does not take away from its appearance. Overall very good. An excellent example of a wristbreaker with an interesting history. Blade Length: 35 - 1/2" Overall Length: 41 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder with Notarized Letter

US FEDERAL PERIOD EAGLE HEAD POMMEL SWORD INSCRIBED TO REAR ADMIRAL LOUIS “OLD GUTS” GOLDSBOROUGH WI

Lot #1145 (Sale Order 145 of 326)

Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough was born in Washington, D.C., on February 18, 1805, to a Navy family, the son of a chief clerk at the United States Department of the Navy. At the young age of 7, Goldsborough was appointed midshipman in the United States Navy on June 28, 1812, but due to his young age, he did not actually begin serving until February 13, 1816, when he reported for duty at the Washington Navy Yard at age 11. He married in 1831, and got his feet wet during the Aegean Anti-Piracy Campaign, when he led a 4-boat night expedition from Porpoise in October 1827 to rescue British merchant brig Comet from Mediterranean pirates. In 1830 he was appointed first officer in charge of the newly created Depot of Charts and Instruments at Washington, the crude beginning of the United States Hydrographic Office and was relieved after 2 years. In 1833 he took leave from the Navy to command a steamboat expedition, and later mounted volunteers in the Seminole War. After cruising the Pacific in the frigate United States, he participated in the bombardment of Veracruz aboard the USS Ohio during the Mexican–American War. He also led an attack on Tuxpan and after exploring California and Oregon he was promoted to Captain. His later pre-Civil War service included assignments of commander of a detachment in the expedition against Tuxpan, senior officer of a commission which explored California and Oregon from 1849–1850, superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1853–1857, and commander of the Brazil Squadron from 1859–1861. During the Civil War, Goldsborough assigned to command the Atlantic Blockading Squadron in September 1861. In October of that year the Atlantic squadron was split into the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in which Goldsborough took command of the North squadron. On January 3, 1862, he was promoted to the newly created rank of Flag Officer. During his command of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, he led his fleet off North Carolina, where in cooperation with troops under General Ambrose Burnside, he captured Roanoke Island and destroyed a small Confederate fleet. After aiding the capture of Roanoke Island, Goldsborough and his command were sent to Hampton Roads at the request of Major General George McClellan in order to help protect Union forces landing on the Virginia Peninsula at the start of the Peninsula Campaign. Goldsborough refused to be placed under McClellan's direct command, insisting that he would instead cooperate with the Major General. After sending 6 of his vessels to attack the Gloucester Point batteries, Goldsborough withdrew them, claiming the areas was too dangerous despite suffering any damage, as he was fearful that there would be a return appearance by CSS Virginia, which had laid waste to a Union naval force in Hampton Roads while Goldsborough was at Roanoke Island. At the start of the Seven Days Battles, Goldsborough was asked again, this time by President Abraham Lincoln, to come to McClellan's aid. The stubborn Old Guts continued to hold back his fleet, forcing Lincoln to accept a recommendation by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to detach ships under Goldsborough's command and place them under Commodore Charles Wilkes, who as a lieutenant had relieved Goldsborough at the Depot of Charts and Instruments. This move, coupled with newspaper accounts critical of the Navy, so seriously hurt Goldsborough that he requested to be relieved. Despite the controversy, he was promoted to rear admiral in August 1862, and in September passed command of the squadron, finishing the war performing administrative duties in Washington, D.C. In June 1865, Goldsborough became the first commander of the European Squadron, formerly the Mediterranean Squadron, later returning to Washington in 1868, where he took command of the Washington Navy Yard, a position he held until he retired in 1873 as a Rear Admiral. Goldsborough passed away in Washington, D.C. on February 20, 1877. The group includes Goldsborough’s Eagle Pommel sword which is inscribed “L.M. Goldsborough’ in script on the scabbard at the throat. The sword is quite attractive and was most likely presented to Goldsborough toward the beginning of his naval career. The blade features a single fuller which is stopped at the ricasso and at spearpoint. The fuller is decorated for over half its length with a fire blued panel that is ornamented with engraved and gold washed designs. Click here to see the full description.

MEXICAN WAR M1833 DRAGOON OFFICER'S SABER PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN THOMAS GRIGGS HARRIS, POTOMAC DRAGOON

Lot #1146 (Sale Order 146 of 326)

The upcoming presentation of this US M1833 Dragoon officer's saber, along with its inscription, is recorded in the Baltimore Sun on May 23, 1845 when it is mentioned as a surprise for Harris, perhaps for a recent promotion to Captain. “As a specimen of skillful workmanship the sword is well worthy of admiration, but its value is a thousand times enhanced by the circumstances under which it is about to be presented”. Born in Calvert County, Maryland in 1801, Thomas Griggs Harris was a resident of Washington County by 1840. The Potomac Dragoons are mentioned as early as 1842 when they escorted President Tyler in Baltimore. In March 1845 they were in Washington for the inaugural procession of President Polk, though commanded by a Lt. Banford at the time. Harris had been promoted to Major by January 1846 when the Potomac Dragoons offered their services for the Mexican War and was in command in December when they participated in the funeral procession in Baltimore of Marylander Samuel Ringgold who died of wounds received at Palo Alto. He is last found in command of the mounted troops of the Frederick area in a June 1848 parade. Harris’s wife seems to have come from Rockbridge County, Virginia, where Harris is recorded as dying in January 1868. The saber is a very scarce US M1833 Dragoon officer's saber. Congress re-established regular army mounted units only in 1833 with the First Regiment of Dragoons and the Second Regiment in 1836. The units played important parts in US westward expansion. The M1833 is modeled on the British 1822 pattern and features many similar characteristics. The hilt is of brass, with tiered pommel and backstrap, which meets a thick ferrule that secures the grip, wrapped with sharkskin and grooved to accommodate twisted brass wire. Classic open knucklebow and guard which is typical of mounted sabers. An officer’s brocade/portepee is wrapped around the knucklebow. Quillon is marked “WS”. The blade features a slight curve with single, unstopped fuller. Mostly devoid of decoration, the blade is nicely etched “N.P. Ames / Cutler / Springfield / 1837” in thin cursive on the obverse and “United States” over olive branches in the same font on the reverse. The scabbard is regulation only in style, not appearance. Constructed of brass, the scabbard is quite attractive and features thick, lush oak leaves at the center with foliate designs toward the drag. The presentation is contained in a square vignette between the mounts, and is flanked to the left by a gorgeous federal eagle, perched on a patriotic shield, contained in an oval vignette and a representation of Justice holding scales, but unblindfolded, with naval motifs in the background, also contained in an oval vignette. The presentation reads “Presented to / Capt. Thomas Griggs Harris / By The members of his Corps Potomac Dragoons / as a slight testimonial of their love for him as a Soldier / and a Citizen Sharpsburg Md. May 1845”. The reverse of the scabbard is also nicely engraved as it features vignettes containing scrolled flowers which flank the inscription “Potomac Dragoons / Organized Sept. 12th 1841 / Duler et decorum est pro patina mon”. This is truly a wonderful example of a Mexican War Dragoon Saber. CONDITION: The blade is bright with scattered blemishes from handling and wear. Oxidation from age with legible etched markings. The hilt exhibits typical wear from handling and age and exhibits a nice patina. Twisted wire is firm with excellent grip. Saber remains sturdy. The scabbard exhibits a pleasing patina yet remains bright and attractive. Scattered dents throughout its length with firmly secured carry rings. Typical blemishes from wear. There are 2 cracks, with the largest measuring approximately 3 – 3/4”. Presentation and engraved decorations remain legible with some faint areas. The sword fits about 75% in the scabbard before it is halted and struggles to fit the rest of the way. Overall good. Blade Length: 34" Overall Length: 39 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder with Information

A MARYLAND VOLUNTEER IN MEXICO AND THE DEFENSES OF CHARLESTON: MEXICAN WAR AND CIVIL WAR DOCUMENTS O

Lot #1147 (Sale Order 147 of 326)

Grouping consists of 3 items relating to Marylander Charles Collard Ross (1822-1869) who served in the Mexican War and the Confederate Army in the Civil War. (A) Maryland honorable discharge certificate for Ross as “private of Company [E] Capt. Geo. W. Brown Md & D.C. Regt of Volunteers,” listing his date of muster in, 26 July 1846, and muster out, 18 July 1848. “United States Service / Maryland Volunteers / in the Mexican War” at upper center with military vignettes and portraits in cartouches, names of officers on scrolls fastened around palm trees at lower left and right, a stand of arms and flags, etc. Faded red seal at lower left, 1855 dated signatures of Governor, Secretary of State, and Major General at lower right. CONDITION: Very good. Some wrinkling and soiling. 2 or 3 small holes not affecting content or presentation. (B) Sixth plate cased ambrotype of Ross in simple fatigue blouse, worn open at collar to show bowtie. He wears a waistbelt with oval plate (detail obscured) and the butt of a holstered pistol showing at his side. Accompanied by wartime Maryland patriotic envelope with period pencil notation: “Uncle Charlie likeness from a Charleston Harbor Gallery 1861 sent to mother.” CONDITION: Very good. Solarization to edges of image only affecting lower arms of sitter. Minor rubs. Some crazing to emulsion not affecting figure. (C) Ross’s 1865 certificate of release as POW from Pt. Lookout, Maryland, with signed oath of allegiance June 30 and July 1 US Provost Marshal stamp. CONDITION: Very good. Maryland and DC furnished 2 units of volunteers: a battalion (May 1846 –May 1847) and a regiment (May/June 1847 – July 1848.) Ross’s date of muster in on the document implies service in both units. The battalion served on the Rio Grande and was at the storming of Monterrey. The regiment, organized after discharge of the battalion was posted to Vera Cruz, saw some action at National Bridge and against guerrillas, and then garrisoned Jalapa. Ross clearly liked military adventure, making his way to South Carolina to enlist in Captain Winder’s battery of South Carolina Artillery at Castle Pinckney 16 April 1861, immediately after the bombardment of Fort Sumter. This battery subsequently became Captain Child’s Company South Carolina Artillery and in November 1862 became Company C of Lucas’s Battalion of Heavy Artillery. Notes on his Sept.-Oct. 1861 muster roll mention detached service at Fort Sumter, which may indicate he was part of the Confederate garrison of the fort. In any case, he was in the Charleston defenses for most of the war, which were repeatedly engaged and besieged by U.S. forces. He made corporal in 1863 and sergeant in 1864. He applied to transfer to the Maryland Line in April 1864 and his records indicate a transfer, but Hartzler’s notes indicate a lack of transportation kept him in South Carolina forces, which seems confirmed by his unit designation throughout the war. Paperwork: Folder of Research

MARYLAND MILITIA CAVALRY OFFICER’S EAGLE HEAD SABER, 1846 COMMISSION, AND DOCUMENTS OF CAPTAIN MATTH

Lot #1148 (Sale Order 148 of 326)

The grouping consists of the gilt brass eagle pommel officer’s saber and 1846 dated Maryland militia commission of Captain Matthew T. Goldsborough, of Talbott County, with a bullion helmet tassel, and some miscellaneous paper. The saber is quite attractive and features a curved blade with a single, wide ricasso, flat spine, and small ricasso. The blade is decorated for about half of its length with an elegantly fire blued panel that is ornamented with gold washed patriotic and foliate motifs. The panel terminates with an attractive fire blued rococo scroll. The hilt is of brass with straight crossguard that terminates with a thick circular quillon. The crossguard features 2 shield languets, each decorated with a federal eagle over top of a stippled background. The knucklebow is elegantly decorated and resembles an arch shaped stirrup, and is feathered right before it connects to the pommel. The eagle head features an open beak with thick individual plumage and pronounced forehead. The feathers flow to the backstrap which is smooth and connects to a wide ferrule that is decorated with leaf motifs. The grip is of grooved ivory and wrapped with twisted brass wire. The sword is complete with its gilded brass scabbard that features 2 bands, each of which accommodates a carry ring. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a pleasing patina with scattered freckling throughout its length. Decorations retain generous amounts of their original gold wash and remain crisp. Hilt exhibits a pleasing honey patina with scattered blemishes from age and handling. The grip exhibits a slight nicotine patina with handling wear and a few hairline cracks, as well as a significant chip toward the pommel. Slight separation from the back strap with tight wire. The scabbard retains a generous amount of its original gilding with scattered blemishes from handling and wear throughout its length and a few minor dents. Gilt brass trimmed sabers are still sometimes classified as artillery by collectors, but militia regulations varied by state and even by company. The commission appoints Goldsborough “Captain of a troop of horse attached to 9th Regiment Cavalry District M.M.”. This comes with a small bullion waffle with tassels on a short loop, likely from bullion helmet cords. Associated documents included a deed, and a copy of “The Navy of the United States from the Commencement 1775 to 1853” that is named to Goldsborough, etc. The paper items exhibit yellowing and blemishes that are typical of old documents. This is a group of very nice pieces that display well and are connected to prominent Maryland families. Matthew Tilghman Goldsborough (1812-1861) was the son of Nicholas Goldsborough and Elizabeth Tench Tilghman Goldsborough. Blade Length: 29 - 3/4" Overall Length: 34 - 3/4" Paperwork: Folder

(A) RARE AND FINE RELIEF CARVED KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED H. KOONS, WITH BRASS LOCK.

Lot #1149 (Sale Order 149 of 326)

Extra fine raised carved Kentucky rifle signed "H. KOONS". Henry Koons worked originally in Double Pipe Creek, Maryland, working circa 1800 to 1825. Koons rifles are rare and this particular rifle belonged to Albert M. Sullivan at one time and is pictured on pg. 48 in "The Kentucky Rifle: A True American Heritage" published by the Kentucky Rifle Association in 1967. This 1 of 4 Koons rifles known to this cataloger. Rifle has 42 -1/2" slightly swamped octagon .41 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Barrel is signed "H. KOONS" in brass plate on barrel. Rifle has rare brass percussion lock; rifle looks to always have been percussion and controlled with a single trigger. Fine raised carved 1 -7/8" wide butt curly maple stock with "C" scroll pattern behind cheek, raised shell pattern wrist carving, beavertail pattern behind lock, and backplate with raised fleur de lis pattern behind tailpipe with brass hardware. 2 coin silver inlays including a silver thumbpiece and engraved Hunter's Star on silver oval plate on cheek. Brass engraved 4 piece patchbox with 3 piercings, Koons typical "pinwheel" sideplates and horsehead finial with bone button release. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. Pictured in the red KRA. book on Page 48, "Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes: All New Volume II by Chandler and Whisker, Plate 232, and in "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker, pg. 47 and on pg. 100 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" Hartzler and Whisker. PROVENANCE: Ex. Albert Sullivan Collection. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has excellent looking, possibly original, finish. Dark sharp rifling and soft mechanics. A super rare and conditioned Kentucky. DLM Barrel Length: 42 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .41 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Henry Koons Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) HIGHLY CARVED PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED "J.M." FOR JOHN MEWHIRTER.

Lot #1150 (Sale Order 150 of 326)

John Mewhirter worked in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with working dates from circa 1815 to 1841. Rifle has a 38 - 1/2" octagonal .52 caliber smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, and signed in script "J.M." on lock plate. Bedford style high spur hammer on gunsmith made percussion lock with double set trigger control (rear trigger broken off). Full curly maple stock with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with floral ring finial, hidden release in toe, and 10 coin silver inlays including a combpiece (possible replacement) and Federal Eagle on oval on cheekpiece. Beautifully raised carved floral and vine pattern behind and around cheek with fleur-de-lis pattern on wrist, floral raised pattern in front of patchbox, and a very nice dished forestock moulding. Missing inlay on carry area behind tailpipe. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on page 112 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows cracking and some missing strips of wood. Missing rear trigger. Rifle probably cut back at one point in usage period. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Finely decorated rifle! DLM Barrel Length: 38 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .52 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: John Mewhriter Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) 1828 DATED PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED MATHIAS SCHROYER.

Lot #1151 (Sale Order 151 of 326)

Mathias Schroyer who was the younger brother of George Schroyer worked in Taneytown, Maryland with working dates circa 1796 to 1800. This rifle is probably a restock, and the 1828 date is possibly the restock date since Schroyer died in 1826. Rifle has a 39" octagonal smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, signed in script "MATHIAS SCHROYER", and dated 1828. Golcher percussion lock with single trigger control. Full plain maple (possibly cherry) stock with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with Lancaster style finial, Masonic symbols engraved on lid, release in butt, and brass thumbpiece. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 117 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina, with use of some older parts. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Period restock of a rare seldom seen maker. DLM Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .52 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Matthias Schroyer Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) PETITE PERCUSSION LADY'S OR BOY'S KENTUCKY RIFLE ATTRIBUTED TO PAUL MARKER.

Lot #1152 (Sale Order 152 of 326)

Paul Marker worked in Sharpsburg, Maryland with working dates circa 1817 to 1860. Rifle has a 36" octagon smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, and is unsigned. Percussion lock with single trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with turned bird's head finial, release in toe, coin silver thumbpiece, Federal eagle on cheekpiece in oval, brass saddle plate. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 338 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some chips missing strips around barrel pins. Lock has some burnout around lock and an interesting lead plate applied to burnout area. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. A unique petite rifle and a pleasure to handle. DLM Barrel Length: 36" Caliber/Bore: .41 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Paul Marker Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) RLIEF CARVED FLINTLOCK BUCK AND BALL KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J. ERNST.

Lot #1153 (Sale Order 153 of 326)

Jacob Ernst worked in Frederick County, Maryland with working dates from circa 1785 to 1820. Rifle has a 45 - 1/4"" octagonal-to-round .54 caliber smoothbore barrel, rifle sights, and signed in script "Jacob Ernst". Unmarked converted-to-percussion lock with single trigger control. Full plain maple stock with brass hardware, raised floral carving at wrist, and beavertails behind lock and backplate. Comes with steel ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on page 264 of Maryland Longrifles by Hartzler and Whisker. PROVENANCE: Daniel D. Hartzler collection. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood around escutcheons and small cracks along forestock. Buttstock has been sanded with brass hardware proud of wood. Lock has some repaired burnout around lock with wood replaced and some restoration in wrist and lock area. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Lock is an original flint plate converted to percussion in the period. A rifle of great workmanship and architecture. DLM Barrel Length: 45 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .54 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Jacob Ernst Model: Kentucky Buck and Ball Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE SIGNED J. H. JOHNSTON.

Lot #1154 (Sale Order 154 of 326)

John H. Johnston worked in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, circa 1830 to 1889. Rifle has a 41 - 1/2" octagonal smoothbore .45 caliber barrel, rifle sights, signed in script "J.H. Johnston", and dated 1828. Golcher percussion lock with double set trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware including an engraved 4 piece patchbox with floral "Q" finial, engraved lid with release in toe, and 17 coin silver inlays including a beautiful Federal Eagle on cheek. Typical Johnston "swoosh" style carving behind cheek and intercepted ditch moulding carving. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. Stock has been coated with linseed oil. DLM Barrel Length: 41 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .45 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: J. H. Johnston Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) RENNER AND THOMAS PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE.

Lot #1155 (Sale Order 155 of 326)

Renner and Thomas worked in Baltimore, Maryland with unknown working dates. This rifle is probably a restock of older parts. Rifle has a 32" octagon .45 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights. Renner and Thomas Baltimore marked percussion lock with double set trigger control (rear trigger missing). Full plain maple, possibly cherry, stock with recycled brass hardware. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on page 99 of "Maryland Longrifles" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall poor with metal flaking and turning a brown patina. Forestock shows some missing chips of wood around escutcheons with severe crack in front of lock and backplate. Lock has some repaired burnout around lock with wood replaced. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 32" Caliber/Bore: .45 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Renner and Thomas Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) GRAIN PAINTED PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE MARKED B EBERT.

Lot #1156 (Sale Order 156 of 326)

Ebert worked in Frederick, Maryland with working dates circa 1850 to 1880. Rifle has 40 - 1/2" octagonal .54 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights. Percussion lock marked "HENRY PARKER / WARRANTED", controlled with a single trigger. Fine, artificially striped, curly maple stock with brass hardware, including a keyhole finial engraved 4-piece patchbox. Stock also has 4 coin silver inlays with clipped thumbpiece, and shield on cheek, with wrist checkering. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has great condition with highly visible striping pattern, sharp wrist checkering, and excellent original finish. Dark bore and good crisp mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 40 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .54 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Ebert Model: Kentucky Rifle Serial Number: NSN

(A) HALF STOCK KENTUCKY PERCUSSION RIFLE SIGNED I SHUNK.

Lot #1157 (Sale Order 157 of 326)

Kentucky half stock rifle signed "I. SHUNK" on brass barrel plate. Shunk worked in Taneytown, Maryland, circa 1801 to 1850. Rifle was found in Western Pennsylvania and has a diamond inlay near patchbox marked "A.STRAWVICK"; A. Strawvick worked in Butler, Pennsylvania at and around the time Shunk was in Alleghany County, Pennsylvania, indicating a possible collaboration between master and student. Rifle has 37 -1/4" octagon .58 caliber smoothbore barrel with rifle sights and Shunk script signature brass barrel plate. Unmarked percussion lock controlled with a double set trigger. Fine curly maple stock with brass hardware including a daisy finial patchbox, brass saddle plate, and 25 silver inlays including fish, flowers, and a silver nosecap. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Metal has turned to a silvery brown patina with brass having a pleasing unpolished patina. Wood has some slight burnout around lock; gun has most likely always been both percussion and half stock. Lock mortise shows some evidence of shrinkage and some chips missing around mortise. Wrist shows evidence of old break and repair with repaired trigger guard. Dark bore and soft mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 37 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .58 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Shunk Model: Kentucky Rifle Serial Number: NSN

(A) HALF STOCK PERCUSSION RIFLE MARKED A. MCCOMAS, BALTIMORE.

Lot #1158 (Sale Order 158 of 326)

Made circa 1850. 30 - 1/4" octagonal .45 caliber rifled barrel marked "A. McCOMAS BALTIMORE" with patent breech, blade front sight, and rear Buckhorn style sight. Percussion lock marked "A. McCOMAS" with double set trigger control. Walnut checkered half stock with cheekpiece, iron hardware, iron barrel escutcheon plates, and nosecap. Interesting joint at wrist that almost appears to be intentional and possibly designed as a takedown point. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Overall good with traces of original varnish and some light dings. Stock has stress crack at wrist, along with unknown intentional or unintentional vertical cracks. Metal has turned to a nice shade of silvery patina. Dark bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 30 - 1/4" Caliber/Bore: .45 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: A. McComas Model: Half Stock Serial Number: NSN

(A) HALF STOCK PERCUSSION RIFLE SIGNED "J. C. J. MEYERS BALTIMORE M. D."

Lot #1159 (Sale Order 159 of 326)

Made circa 1850 to 1860. 33 - 1/2" octagon .40 caliber rifled barrel signed "J.C.J. MEYERS BALTIMORE MD" in script on top barrel flat, with post target type front sight, empty rear dovetail, and tang with a provision for a threaded lollipop type sight. Patent breech ignition system. Maker marked percussion lock with double set trigger control and protective flash shields around nipple. Walnut checkered 1-piece half stock with German silver furniture and a cheekpiece. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Overall good with metal turning a brown patina with some light pitting. Wood has traces of original finish with small chip at toe. Checkering still noticeable, but worn slightly flat. Silver hardware has coat of old linseed oil on it. Shootable bore with good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 33 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .40 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Meyers Model: Half Stock Serial Number: NSN

WILLIAM BOUCHER, JR., BALTIMORE CA. 1858 MILITIA SNARE DRUM

Lot #1160 (Sale Order 160 of 326)

Military rope-tension snare drum of typical Civil War and earlier configuration, 15" high and 15" in diameter. Red rims pierced for the rope, flesh hoops, heads, and snare in place. Natural wood body with bone lined vent hole surrounded by a circle of brass tacks, with another, slightly smaller circle above and below, between 2 vertical rows of tacks. CONDITION: Very good. Bottom head is torn but intact. Both heads are old. Rope is modern replacement. 4 leathers tighteners present, one broken but present. The interior preserves a full label for Boucher, "Musical Instruments / No. 38 E. Baltimore Street / Baltimore, Md.". Boucher worked at at that address from 1852 to at least 1872, but the label includes graphics for medals awarded for his banjos, violins, and drums, the latest of which is dated 1858, suggesting a date close to that for manufacture of this drum, typically military in configuration and likely produced for Maryland militia. Paperwork: Picture of Label, Collection Card

(A) BALTIMORE MARKED ANTON ESCHERICH DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION PISTOL.

Lot #1161 (Sale Order 161 of 326)

Anton Escherich is recorded in Baltimore circa 1859-1867, and was the father of both Francis and Ferdinand Escherich; Francis would follow in his fathers footsteps circa 1869-1871. Double barrel percussion construction with German silver mushroom front sight, flat rib engraved "A. ESCHERICH BALTIMORE" with bands of wrigglework engraving over breech and at muzzle. Darkwood ramrod with bone tip retained by a single ferrule and a clever little spring loaded retainer. Breeches engraved with florals and scroll, including an interesting tendril over the "blowouts". Boxlock action with further scroll, and a deeply relief cut vignette of a hunter with his fox catch over his shoulder, trigger guard with a hunter smoking his pipe in preparation for a hunt. Flated butt of an elongated octagonal buttcap with scroll en suite. Accompanied by a folder of research on Anton Escherich, comprising an inventory sheet, photos, and photocopies of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker showing this pistol. CONDITION: Overall very good. Barrels have some browning remaining, approximately half, with some spots of oxidation. Lock is very good, essentially gunmetal grey with some oil staining and a few spots of oxidation. Grip excellent with some handling marks and impressions, minor chip at toe. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. A nice American double barrel. EMW Barrel Length: 3 - 3/8" Caliber/Bore: .54 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Anton Escherich Model: Double Barrel Pistol Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) LOT OF 3: 3 UNDERHAMMER PERCUSSION PISTOLS IN VARIOUS SIZES RETAILED BY E. HUTCHINGS, 2 BY RUGGL

Lot #1162 (Sale Order 162 of 326)

All pistols were retailed by E. Hutchings & Co and are in the quintessential "boot pistol" underhammer configuration. (A) Largest pistol, 8" octagonal to round barrel with a wide wedding ring at transition, signed in front of rear sight "A. RUGGLES / STAFFORD / (CONN)" and "F. HUTCHINGS & COI / AGENT. BALT. MD". "CAST STEEL" on left side of octagonal section of barrel. Pistol grip with nice striping, banded in brass. Simple blade and notch rear sights. (B) Mid size pistol in largely same configuration, but void of brass bandings, and marked 'E. HUTCHINGS & CO / AGENTS BALTO" over breech, "QUINABAUG RIFLE. MG CO / SOUTHBRIDGE MASS" with federal eagle at rear, in front of rear sight. (C) Small pistol, same configuration as (A) just downsized. Markings in front of rear sight slightly stamped over each other. CONDITION: Overall very good. Barrels are largely dove grey with some light peppering, mostly near nipples, and some areas of darkness. Wood is good throughout, with some normal handling and use marks throughout; (B) somewhat worse than others with heavier marks and 2 repaired cracks that runs from either side of front of pistol near nipple to rear screw. Mechanically fine, bores are good. Accompanied by a set of inventory sheets and photos of these pistols. A nice Baltimore associated set. Barrel Length: (A) 8" (B) 6" (C) 3" Caliber/Bore: (ALL) .31 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: (ALL) E. Hutchins & Co. Model: (ALL) Underhammer Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: (ALL) NSN

FINE GERMAN AIR RIFLE BY ANTON ESCHERICH.

Lot #1163 (Sale Order 163 of 326)

Early air rifle (perhaps mid-19th century) marked "A: ESCHERICH" and "INB: KAMNITZ", which represents the gunmaker "Anton Escherich" in "Kamnitz, Bohemia" (the current Czech Republic). Air rifle is powered by a rear detachable reservoir, which has a more current leather cover, and would have used a tool which fits through the barrel to charge it. Receiver, hammer, and trigger guard are engraved with a large stag in a gold ring. Octagonal barrel has a fixed rear slight blade and a front post. Wood ramrod is attached, as well as 2 sling sling swivels/ attachment points. A modern sling is attached. A modern air tank also accompanies this lot. Rifle was featured in the book "Gunsmiths Of Maryland" by "Daniel D. Hartzler & James B. Whisker", published in 1998 by "Old Bedford Village Press". CONDITION: Overall good to very good. Rifle is completely covered in an dark brown freckled patina. Leather sling and reservoir cover have light to moderate wear. Condition of the bore is difficult to rate, and it is unknown as to how functional the rifle is. WEZ Barrel Length: 27 - 1/2" Caliber: .38 Manufacturer: Anton Escherich Model: Air Rifle Serial Number: NSN

JOHN BROWN PIKE CONVERTED INTO A BOWIE KNIFE.

Lot #1164 (Sale Order 164 of 326)

Abolitionist John Brown ordered 1,000 of these pikes from a Connecticut blacksmith, with intent for them to be distributed to Virginia slaves whom he wanted to rally in a slave revolt he hoped would kindle a general slave rebellion throughout the South. This pike head is one of the 954 pikes Brown actually received, which included those distributed and used during his 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry which resulted in disaster, with the capture of Brown and his small group of radicals. Interestingly, this example was converted into a bowie knife in order to be worn on a belt. The records of stored weapons found at the Kennedy Farm include “150 Broken Handles for Pikes”, indicating that this alteration could have been the result of a raider who wanted to carry a blade rather than a pike. These pikes originally measured 80” in length. The converted pike head features a 9 - 1/8” blade and measures 15 - 1/4” overall. This example is numbered “570” under the crossguard. A large iron ferrule with single heavy screw secures the pike head to its shortened haft, which exhibits several iron nails and nail holes littering its length. The pike is complete with a hand made leather scabbard which is sewn together with thick twin and strands of brass wire. A thick leather belt loop is affixed with wire to the reverse so the pike could be worn as a knife on a belt. CONDITION: The pike head exhibits a heavy chocolate patina with pitting and edge wear. Haft exhibits wear. Scabbard is supple with scattered dents and other blemishes from handling and wear. Traces of glue to the back of the belt loop and along the right side. Blade Length: 9 - 1/8" Overall Length: 15 - 1/4" Paperwork: Folder of Information

AMES MODEL 1832 SHORT ARTILLERY SWORD ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN BROWN’S RAID ON HARPERS FERRY.

Lot #1165 (Sale Order 165 of 326)

A very interesting example of an Ames Model 1832 Foot Artillery Sword with attributions to John Brown’s infamous raid at Harpers Ferry and provenance from renowned military goods dealer Francis Bannerman. The sword exhibits a heavy patina but despite the damages, is in standard M1832 configuration, and is marked “N.P. AMES / SPRINGFIELD” on the obverse blade and “UNITED STATES (upside down) / 1841 / WS” on the reverse blade. According to accompanying provenance, this short sword was taken to Harpers Ferry by John Brown and his assailants and later captured there after the insurrection was suppressed. John Brown was known to utilized these short swords and were a favored weapon among his forces during the slaughter of pro-slavery advocates, especially during Bleeding Kansas. It is also noted in the trial of John Brown that the arms captured at the Kennedy Farm included “boxes filled with Sharpe’s rifles, pistols, etc., all bearing the stamp of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Mass.” as well as “spades, pickaxes, shovels, and everything else that might be needed” with the official stores including “12 Old Artillery Swords”. A tag affixed to the hilt of this short sword sheds light on its story and reads “323-D A historic relic of John Brown's Raid on Harpers ferry Arsenal. One of a lot of pikes and swords captured and stored at Harper's Ferry Arsenal. When John Brown and his men surrendered, later taken by the Confederates early in the cont. the War and eventually given to a Texas Regiment, from whom they were later captured and stored at the U.S Arsenal Mt. Vernon, Ala. afterwards destroyed by fire the old metal in the Arsenal ruins sent to the rolling mill at Rock Island Arsenal, from whom we acquired them. A historical relic sword that helped precipitate the great Civil War.”. The tag bears the famous label of Francis Bannerman, who needs no introduction among arms collectors. It is known that after the capture of arms by the Independent Greys, the arms were then dispersed to Confederate units with the outbreak of the Civil War and it would not be uncommon for this short sword to have ended up in the armament of a Texas regiment and later captured by Federal troops. The sword was previously sold by John J. Hayes Historical Collectibles and is accompanied by prior listing information. CONDITION: Obvious fire damage, pommel missing. Relic. Blade Length: 19" Overall Length: 24 - 3/4" Paperwork: Previous Purchas Information.

(A) HIGH CONDITION MASSACHUSETTS ARMS COMPANY BELT REVOLVER AND KNIFE IN CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN BRO

Lot #1166 (Sale Order 166 of 326)

Massachusetts Arms Company Belt Model revolver with Maynard Tape Priming Device and manually rotating cylinder. When these revolvers were originally manufactured, the cylinder was automatically rotated and the ignition system were nipples behind each chamber, much like other revolvers of the period. Unfortunately for Massachusetts Arms Company, Colt saw this as an infringement on their patented revolver system and sued them. They were forced to essentially redesign this revolver, and came up with a push-button system to manually unlock the cylinder for turning of the cylinder and moved to a single nipple near the gas shield and attached a Maynard Tape Priming system for quick reloading. About 2,500 tape primed pocket revolvers were produced from 1851 to 1860. Of these 2,500 manufactured, it is known that 200 were used during Bleeding Kansas as well as Harpers Ferry by John Brown and his men, though the serial numbers were not recorded. The official inventory of arms captured by the Independent Greys states that “12 Mass. Arms Company’s Pistols” were recovered from the Kennedy Farm and reports of the capture of arms indicates “The arms consisted of boxes filled with Sharpe’s rifles, pistols, etc., all bearing the stamp of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Mass.” Reports from the Independent Greys state “The room was littered with Sharpe’s rifles, revolvers, and pikes” and that the “gallant Greys proceeded to possess themselves each man of a rifle and a pair of revolvers…” This belt model revolver features a 6" round barrel chambered in .31 caliber rifled with "pinched" screw-in front sight and top strap rear sight. Cylinder is acid etched with Naval motif featuring crossed cannon and anchor, floral scroll, and bands running the circumference of the cylinder. Top and both sides of receiver are engraved with large floral scroll pattern. Tape primer gate is marked with typically seen US Armory Eagle in shield with "MAYNARD'S PATENT / SEP. 22. 1845" above and below the eagle. Color case hardened top strap, cylinder arbor, frame, hammer, and front strap. 2-piece plain walnut grips with silver-plated backstrap and trigger guard. Accompanying this revolver is period knife with wooden handle and leather sheath. The knife features a clip point blade with wood grip scales, complete with leather scabbard. The knife was supposedly used during the Harpers Ferry Raid. The revolver and knife are both housed in a hardwood case with fitted brown cloth interior, and indents that accommodate both weapons. The inside of the lid features a silver medallion with portrait of John Brown that bears the phrase "SLAVERY THE SUM OF ALL VILLANIES / MARCHING ALONG" around the border. Inside of lid is serial numbered 184. CONDITION: Excellent for its age, with a majority of the original bluing remaining, beginning to mix with a brown-gray patina. Cylinder etching is complete. Frame has turned a dull gray patina with engraving sharp. Trigger guard and backstrap retain nearly all of their silver plating, with the exception of the high edges. Grips are very good with no major signs of distress and minor handling marks. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with well-defined rifling. Knife exhibits a blade with gray patina with pitting and freckling throughout. Wood grip scales exhibit scattered dents and handling wear. Scabbard exhibits creases and cracks with several openings on the seam. There are 3 holes at the end of the scabbard indicating there was once a belt loop affixed to the scabbard body. Case is good, with handling marks throughout. Accessories: Case Barrel Length: (A) 6" (B) 14 - 3/8 w/ 8 - 1/2" blade Caliber/Bore: (A) .31 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: (A) Massachusetts Model: (A) Belt Revolver Paperwork: Past Auction Description of similar example Serial Number: (A) 157

AMES PRESENTATION GRADE M1850 SWORD OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH P. WARNER, COMMANDER OF THE BALTIMORE CITY GUA

Lot #1167 (Sale Order 167 of 326)

Joseph Putney Warner was born in 1811 and became a Baltimore silversmith, jeweler, and the city assayer from 1844 to 1852. He was a member of a city militia company from the early 1840s, and is listed as part of the Baltimore City Guards as a Lieutenant from October 29, 1852, later rising to the rank of Captain on November 15, 1854. When the Baltimore City Guards expanded to a battalion consisting of 3 companies in 1857. He is listed as a captain until August 23, 1859 when he was promoted to major. In October 1859 they were part of Maryland’s “First Light Division” of militia and Warner led them to Harpers Ferry upon news of John Brown’s raid, 1 of 3 Baltimore militia units who journeyed there by rail and were joined along the way by Col. Robert E. Lee and a detachment of Marines. Their participation at Harper’s Ferry on the ill-fated day of insurrection was recorded in local newspapers including the Richmond Dispatch and the Wilmington Journal: “At quarter past three the companies began to arrive, and in a short time all were in the cars ready for the start. The following are the military from Baltimore:…The Battalion of City Guards, Major Joseph P. Warner, with three companies, commanded respectively by Capts. Lloyd B. Parks, John G. Johannes, and Woodburn, and numbering 82 rank and file.” They arrived in the early morning hours of October 18 and were present for the assault on the firehouse and capture of John Brown and his men. Given the date of the presentation and the fact that he was still a captain only a few months prior to the raid, he most likely carried this sword while putting down John Brown’s raid. 2 years later, Warner was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel in the Maryland militia on February 25, 1861 and during the Civil War Warner was decidedly pro-Union, though the Baltimore City Guard, like other state militia units was obliged to disarm at the Governor’s direction. He nevertheless was active in recruiting state three-year regiments for U.S. service, taking a commission as Colonel of the 4th Maryland until it was fully recruited and organized for field service, and then returning to militia service until his death in 1862. He was well respected by his colleagues and the men under his command as his obituary states, “He took a deep interest in his command, and was highly esteemed by those under him.”. Warner’s sword is quite attractive and merits that of a respected officer. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “Presented to / CAPT. J.P. WARNER. / of the / Baltimore City Guards / BY THE / Members of the Company / Oct. 18, 1854”. The upper mount is marked “AMES MFG CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS”. The blade decorations are as tasteful as the presentation and feature foliate and patriotic motifs. They begin just above the ricasso, with the etched Ames maker mark that reads “Ames / Mfg. Co. / Chicopee / Mass.” and a stand of arms, intertwined with foliate scrolls that lead to a panoply of arms and a spread winged federal eagle with a banner marked with the de facto national motto terminating with foliate scrolls which morph into floral vines. The reverse blade features similar motifs, with the eagle replaced by the large letters “U.S.” and another panoply of arms. The guard is equally ornate, gilded, and features pierced open foliate and floral scrolls, terminating with a leafy quillon. The grip is of wood, neatly grooved to accommodate twisted brass wire, and wrapped in high quality sharkskin. Pommel is decorated with laurel leaves leading to a tiered cap. Complete with the black leather scabbard which features beautiful gilded mounts. Upper and middle mounts each feature the typical band with carry ring. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a pleasing gray patina with areas of freckling. The decorations are only slightly muted and remain crisp. Hilt exhibits a generous amount of its original gilding. Twisted wire remains wrapped to the grip with nice sharkskin that exhibits handling wear. The scabbard is in 3 pieces, having cracked before the middle mount, and before the drag. It is held together by a piece of wood which was inserted into the scabbard in order to display it as 1 piece. Scabbard is otherwise in good condition, exhibiting blemishes typical of old leather. Mounts retain liberal amounts of original gilding. The sword was featured on pg. 154 of “Inscribed Union Swords 1861-1865”. Included with this sword is a folder of notes from the Hartzler Collection, as well as 2 documents pertaining to Warner’s service. There is also a photo of Warner in his militia uniform with this sword on Winterthur.org. This is a very nice sword inscribed to a militia officer who was present for one of the defining moments of the American Civil War. Blade Length: 29 - 5/8" Overall Length: 35 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder with Collection Notes and Documents

(A) WORLD CLASS SHARPS MODEL 1853 CARBINE TAKEN FROM JOHN BROWN’S ARSENAL AT THE RAID ON HARPERS FER

Lot #1168 (Sale Order 168 of 326)

John Brown is perhaps one of the most recognizable and controversial figures of the American Civil War Era. Brown was both famous and notorious as he made a name for himself with his infamous raids which added to the unrest of the time, and was often regarded as a martyr in the North and a villain in the South. His raid at Harpers Ferry on October 18, 1859 is perhaps one of the most defining moments for his life, but also the country, as it was one of the final sparks that ignited secession. Brown’s aggression and the controversy he caused still creates debate amongst historians to this day. Brown accumulated various weapons for his raids, and among his arsenal he and his followers used to overthrow the armory at Harpers Ferry, were 200 Sharps carbines. This Sharps carbine was captured and secured by the Independent Grays, who were 1 of the 5 Baltimore militia companies sent to Harpers Ferry, where they joined 3 companies from Frederick, already on the scene with the Virginia militia. The Independent Greys were organized on August 14, 1833 and first paraded on March 18, 1834, 20 men strong, under Captain J.M. Anderson and Lieutenants Gill and Cram. During the Mexican War 15 members of the Greys received commissions, and at least one company of Colonel Hughes’ Regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers, serving 1847-1848, had members of the Greys as Captain and all 3 Lieutenants. An 1858 newspaper noted membership had declined, but was again on the rise. They were part of Maryland’s “First Light Division,” based at Baltimore and consisted of 2 brigades, the Second, made of up the 1st Rifle Regiment, the Battalion of Baltimore City Guards, and the 53rd Regiment, of which the Independent Greys comprised 1 company, though there is also reference to an Independent Greys Band in the mid-1850s. Their defining moment would originate at Harpers Ferry in 1859 when Lieutenants Simpson and Kerchner led the detachment from the Independent Greys who were among the 201 Baltimore militia who took part in John Brown’s capture. The Greys were ordered to seize the arms that Brown had stored at a log cabin sometimes used as a schoolhouse and were each permitted to retain one of the Sharps carbines discovered there. A period article states that the room was “littered with Sharp’s rifles” and that “after satisfying themselves that the traitors had fled, the gallant Grays proceeded to possess themselves each man a rifle and a pair of revolvers, the remainder being placed, together with a large number of pikes upon a large new wagon.”. During the Civil War the nickname Independent Greys was used by Company D, of the 1st Maryland in Confederate service. The Sharps exhibits a beautiful inscription on the patchbox “Captured by the / Independent Greys, / At the Insurrection at Harpers Ferry / Oct. 18th 1859. R. Wm. Grahame” in elegantly engraved script. Hartzler’s notes identify Grahame as Robert W. Graham, who served in the Civil War as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in the 21st Texas Cavalry. His records are fragmentary. He was appointed Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in the CS Army on July 29, 1862, with rank from July 1 and assigned to the 21st Texas Cavalry. In September 1863 he shows up as Assistant Quartermaster for Carter’s Texas Cavalry Brigade at Pine Bluff, Arkansas and in May 1864 as Assistant Quartermaster in the Department of Texas. The 21st Texas Cavalry was organized in Spring 1862 by G.W. Carter, who envisioned a regiment of lancers, and then a brigade of 3 regiments. Despite occasional references to it as the 1st Texas Lancers, the regiment served as conventional cavalry and Carter’s other 2 nascent regiments were dismounted and served as infantry. The 21st served in Parson’s brigade, though Carter occasionally commanded some of Parson’s Texas units as a separate brigade. The regiment participated in Marmaduke's invasion of Missouri in the spring of 1863, taking part in the raid on Cape Girardeau between April 17 and May 2, 1863, and then returned to southern part of the state to picket the Arkansas River and later act as scouts and raiders after the fall of Pine Bluff. In 1864, the regiment saw its second major action in countering Union General Banks’s Red River Campaign, following the retreating Federal army down the Red River and fighting numerous skirmishes with Union cavalry and infantry, with its last action at Yellow Bayou on May 18, 1864. Click here to see the full description.

CIVIL WAR MARLAND SECCESSION COCKADE, TINTYPE OF SOLDIER WITH MISSISSIPPI.

Lot #1169 (Sale Order 169 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) Maryland blue secession cockade. Blue silk of 2 layers with short blue ribbons held at center by an Extra Quality cuff size Maryland state seal button. CONDITION: Very good. Minor wear to edge at upper right and lower portion of left ribbon missing. Slight soiling to ribbons. A very scarce early war badge. (B) Ninth plate cased tintype showing an early war armed volunteer wearing on his chest 2 similar cockades, tinted blue by the photographer. He is shown from the knees up in front of a plain backdrop, apparently improvised, wearing a gray frock coat and trousers, and an 1839 style wheel cap with rain cover. He has a narrow cartridge box sling over one shoulder, and a cap box shows on his waist belt. He holds up for the camera a rifle with sling. The photographer has light gilt not only two buttons on his coat front and cuff, but the lower barrel band of the rifle and the patchbox in its stock, the hinge of which is partly visible underneath the coloring. CONDITION: Very good. The clarity is excellent and the coloring is not obtrusive. This is a strong portrait of an early war pro-secession volunteer showing off one of the favorite weapons of southern militia companies. The image is framed and glassed, lacks a mat, and his housed in an embossed leatherette case with pad in place but separated hinge. The cockade is illustrated both in Arms Makers and in "Medical Doctors of Maryland in the CSA" by Hartzler. Paperwork: Folder of Research

LOT OF 2: RELICS FROM THE 1861 BALTIMORE PRATT STREET RIOT.

Lot #1170 (Sale Order 170 of 326)

Lot consists of 2 items (A) Paving stone with painted inscription reading, "BALTIMORE / PRATT STREET RIOT / PAVING STONE / APRIL 19, 1861.". (B) 24 May 1861 letter to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore from William Harris petitioning for them cover his losses amounting to $266 when his establishment on Pratt Street was "entered by a body of men, to him unknown, on Sunday 21st April last, who demanded and seized the Fire Arms enumerated below..." He goes on to list 2 rifles, 2 DB (double barrel) guns, 12 assorted pistols, and 2 Colts pistols ("fine".) The paving stone conveys the damage one could do when thrown and comes from initial riot when a mob, angered by Lincoln's call for troops to suppress the rebellion after Fort Sumter, attacked Massachusetts militia troops in transit to Washington while they moved from one train depot to another. Period accounts mention paving stones prominently among the missiles hurled by the mob, which also tried to grab soldiers' muskets, displayed weapons and fired random shots. Soldiers eventually opened fire. 3 soldiers, 8 rioters, and at least 1 bystander were killed, with numbers of wounded and injured adding to the total. The Governor and Mayor called out the militia in an effort to restore order, but Harris's letter, referring to the theft of arms just 2 days later, shows how unsettled the city was. In May, the city was placed under military rule. Whether Harris really did not know whom his weapons went to, was really robbed, or was trying to cover himself with the authorities as well as for a purported financial loss is an open question.

LEE’S SEPTEMBER 8, 1862 PROCLAMATION TO THE CITIZENS OF MARYLAND AND TINTYPE OF MARYLAND SOLDIER IN

Lot #1171 (Sale Order 171 of 326)

Lot consists of 3 items from the Dorsey family of Maryland. (A) Very scarce copy of R.E. Lee’s September 8, 1862 proclamation “To The People of Maryland.” Issued at Frederick, Maryland just 9 days before Antietam, Lee explains the entrance of Confederate Army into Maryland as an effort to protect their constitutional rights against the “wrongs and outrages” inflicted upon them as if they were a “conquered Province.” Lee’s hopes for an influx of Maryland volunteers were not fulfilled and the army would begin its return to Virginia just 10 days later in the wake of the bloodiest single day of the war. CONDITION: Very good. Minor fold lines. A very scarce document. (B) Tintype image in half case measuring approximately 3 - 1/8” x 3 - 5/8”, identified by the family in a notarized letter as “Frank Dorsey” who “before the war” was in the 1st South Carolina. The letter says he went “to Baltimore” to enlist, likely a slip for going “from Baltimore.” This is likely Francis Dorsey, who served in Captain Simkins’ Company, later Company E, Butler’s 1st Regiment South Carolina Infantry, appointed Corporal on March 5, 1861, indicating he joined up just months after South Carolina’s ordinance of secession. He was returned to the ranks as of April 13 and sentenced to forfeit his pay by a court martial and is listed as present and a private through October. He appears to have served his 1 year enlistment, then re-enlisted for another year in Company F Charleston Battalion of South Carolina Volunteers in March 1862. He is listed as present through the end of April, but deserted some time prior to July 23, 1862. The image shows a young man in U.S. style fatigue blouse and forage cap. CONDITION: Very good. (C) Autographed copy of Bradley T. Johnson’s 1884 address on the “First Maryland Campaign” made before the VA Division of the Association of the ANV. CONDITION: Good. Losses to paper wrap, and dedication, but full signature of Johnson.

CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD RECOVERED FROM CRUM'S FORD.

Lot #1172 (Sale Order 172 of 326)

Measuring 26 - 3/4” overall, with a 21 - 1/2” blade, this short sword exhibits a hilt with concentric ringed grip atop a sloping section, leading to the crossguard and a flattened globular pommel with spherical pommel cap, which is typical construction of E.J. Johnston or W.J. McElroy. The blade is constructed of steel, and features a double edge with no fuller. A note from the Hartzler Collection accompanies this short sword and states that this specimen was “obtained by souvenir hunters at Crum’s Ford at the Battle of Monocacy". The Battle of Monocacy was fought on July 9, 1864, in Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, and was the northernmost Confederate victory of the war. Confederate artillery played a crucial role during the battle especially when it prevented General Lew Wallace from reinforcing James Rickett’s men. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with several chips along the edges. The blade is mostly straight but appears misshapen, which would not be uncommon for Southern craftmanship. There is evidence of delamination, which is also another common characteristic. The brass hilt exhibits a pleasant patina with obvious casting flaws and wear from handling and age. There is a slight gap between the blade and guard. Distinguishing between artillery short swords made by Johnston and those made by McElroy, the other manufacturer in Macon, Georgia, is the subject of much debate in collector circles. Some attribute the unfullered blade and the better finished recessed panel of the guard, and turned sunken roundels at the crossguard ends to McElroy. There is no debate, however, that 1 of the 2 Macon makers produced this sword. Blade Length: 21 - 1/2" Overall Length: 26 - 3/4" Paperwork: Information Folder

LOUIS FROELICH CAVALRY SABER ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES E. GROGAN, 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, WOUNDED AND CAP

Lot #1173 (Sale Order 173 of 326)

Charles Edward Grogan was born in 1841 and was a clerk in Baltimore when the war started, but was described by Maryland soldier McHenry Howard as “having as little sense of fear and danger as any man he had ever seen.”. He certainly proved it with very active wartime service. Crossing back into his native Virginia, he enlisted in Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry, for 12 months service at Piedmont on July 20, 1861, just before Bull Run, where the regiment played a key role in defeating Union forces, earning its commander a battlefield promotion to general. After that service he gained an appointment as Aide-de-Camp to Generals R.E. Colston and Isaac Trimble. He was wounded at Chancellorsville and again at Gettysburg, along with Trimble, in Pickett’s Charge on July 3. Captured and imprisoned at Fort McHenry and Johnson’s Island, he managed to escape, return to Maryland and again head south, this time joining Mosby’s command and being chosen Second Lieutenant of Company D, organized in March 1864 and composed largely of Marylanders. Mosby’s exploits will be familiar. Grogan was in position to take part in their continual small unit actions, raids, and disruption of Union supply lines and communications. After Appomattox Mosby simply disbanded his command, but Grogan was among those who formally surrendered and were paroled April 22. He returned to Baltimore to become a merchant, dealing in groceries and later in fertilizer, and held civic office as a court bailiff before his death in 1922. An unnotarized note attributes this saber to Grogan as it states the saber was obtained from the Grogan family in the 1840’s (typo, 1940s) and was later sold to Dan Hartzler. Since in the Hartzler Collection, the saber was featured on pgs. 289-290 in “Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers” and pg. 184 in “A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy”. According to Hartzler’s notes, this unmarked brass hilted cavalry saber has been attributed to Confederate arms manufacturer Louis Froelich’s sword factory at his CSA arms factory in North Carolina by style and construction. It is known that Froelich produced 2700 officer sabers, 600 naval cutlasses, and 800 cavalry sabers before production was interrupted by Federal raiders. The saber features a knob shaped brass pommel that is knob shaped. The knucklebow originates from the end of the pommel and forms into a 3-band cavalry guard. The numerals “XVII” are noticed right as the bands connect to the guard which is eye shaped and features raised borders and center. The hilt does not feature any ferrules to help secure the reverse cone shaped grip that is wrapped with thick black leather and grooved in order to accommodate a thick band of iron wire. The blade is curved and features a single, stopped fuller, and no ricasso. An iron scabbard that is complimented by brass mounts completes the saber. The upper and middle mount are each a single brass band that accommodates a carry ring. Brass throat is also marked “XVIII”. The scabbard body exhibits traces of reddish-brown paint. The saber is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Grogan’s service, as well as page scans of the books it is featured in, and Hartzler’s notes. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with scattered freckling throughout its length. There are obvious forging flaws that are typical of Confederate blades. Hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with typical reddish-brown tint and exhibits scattered casting flaws. The grip exhibits areas of leather loss and handling wear with tight iron wire. The scabbard exhibits a dark, heavy patina with firmly secured mounts. There are scattered dents throughout its length. Crude seam with obvious wear from age, but the scabbard remains sturdy. Blade Length: 34 - 3/8" Overall Length: 40" Paperwork: Folder of Information

INSCRIBED 1834 PATTERN OFFICER'S SWORD OF JOSEPH MORT, CO. K 7TH MARYLAND INFANTRY.

Lot #1174 (Sale Order 174 of 326)

1834 pattern US officer's sword with brass hilt and gilt brass scabbard. Globe pommel with simple incised lines. Knucklebow with raised dot design, joining crossguard at quillon block, boat-shape guard slotted at bottom, and closed at top with an open heart. Wood core of grip present with good patina, stamped sheet silver faux-wire wrap missing. Blade is spadroon form, straight, single edge transitioning to double edge midway with single fuller tapering off at that point. Blade shows light traces of blue to about that point with etched martial and floral motifs: lance with pennant and drum on one side, with cannon on the other, both with thin scrolling vine above. Some gilt fill visible. Scabbard is gilt brass, made without frog stud, carrying rings missing. Reverse plain, obverse engraved with rosette and floral spray 4" long starting 5" from scabbard mouth. 12" section of flowing flowering vine with central rosette at bottom to within 5" of scabbard tip. Scabbard marked XII near mouth. No throat. With original bullion/brocade officer's sword knot. The inside of the guard is professionally engraved: "Joseph Mort / Company K 7th / Maryland Infantry" with the company letter and regimental number in block letters and the rest in script. Research with the sword posits Joseph Mort of Company B, 7th Maryland in the Civil War (died in 1864) as owner; however, not only is the company designation different, that Joseph Mort was a private. The unit was most likely pre-war Maryland militia, though an early family sword might have been carried later. Possible pre-war owners might include Joseph Mort, born in Maryland 1811, moved to Pennsylvania about 1840, and died in Ohio 1862, though we have not confirmed militia service. The sword is nevertheless interesting Maryland piece, the inscription real, and worthy of further research. CONDITION: Very good. Grip wrap missing as noted. Guard and scabbard with remnants of gilt and underlying brass bright. Blade Length: 30" Overall Length: 35 - 3/4" Paperwork: Folder of Research

(A) "STH MOUNTAIN" INSCRIBED MODEL 1836 WATERS PISTOL CONVERTED TO PERCUSSION.

Lot #1175 (Sale Order 175 of 326)

US M1836 single shot martial pistol manufactured by Waters and dated 1843. 8 - 1/2" barrel in .54 caliber smoothbore with brass blade front sight and integral backstrap notched rear sight near breech. Converted to percussion in a way identical to figure 15 of "A Pictorial History of U.S. Single Shot Martial Pistols" by James M. Kalman with text by C. Meade Patterson. This conversion was very common during the Civil War period, as a way to make older surplus arms like the 1836 usable again and were used by both sides. 1 piece walnut stock with iron mountings. Marked at left of barrel with "U.S. / NWP / P". Hand engraved on bottom flat of stock near trigger guard "Sth Mountain" (South Mountain) in a way consistent with hand engravings used to identify battlefield pickups. The Battle of South Mountain occurred September 14, 1862 and set the stage for the Battle of Antietam a few days later. CONDITION: Fair with wear consistent with long periods of exposure to the elements and potential heavy use with iron assemblies turned an even brown patina. Stock is in matching condition with 3 live cracks: one near rear of lock, one in middle of grip, and one near butt. Swivel ramrod is no longer present. Action functions correctly. Bore is dark with heavy abrasion. These US Martial pistols are fairly common, especially converted to percussion, but a M1836 likely picked up from an important US Civil War battle is a scarce and important find worthy of a museum or Civil War collection. Barrel Length: 8 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .54 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: A. Waters Model: 1836 Serial Number: NSN

RARE MCELROY CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD/NAVAL CUTLASS RECOVERED FROM THE BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUN

Lot #1176 (Sale Order 176 of 326)

Measuring 24 - 3/4” overall, with an 18 – 7/8” blade, this short sword exhibits a hilt with a thick beaded grip, consisting of 6 thickly cast globules, not including the ferrule and pommel, which leads to the crossguard, deeply recessed, and terminating with circular quillons. The crossguard is stamped “W.J. McELROY & CO / MACON GA.” A thick, globular pommel with spherical pommel cap tops the grip. Hilt is secured at the center of the grip with a rivet on each side. The blade is constructed of steel, and features a double edge with single center fuller. The sword is complete with its leather scabbard that features sheet brass mounts. William McElroy was a tinsmith and merchant in business in Macon, Georgia, since the 1840s. When the war broke out, he partnered with Cornelius Wall and Alexander Reynolds as “W.J. McElroy & Co.” as early as September 1861. With these partners and others, he produced a wide variety of military goods, including swords, knives, and cutlasses. This is 1 of just 2 or 3 known examples of this pattern, often classified as a naval cutlass, though use by other branches of service can’t be excluded: in 1862 the Macon Telegraph referred to “Foot Artillery Cutlasses” among the firm’s products. This comes with a 2003 letter of provenance to Hartzler from a resident of Middletown, Maryland, stating it was acquired by his wife’s family from a neighbor some time prior to 1973. The find location was at “The Gap above my home as a souvenir after the battle of South Mountain.”. From the writer’s address on Reno Monument Road, we can infer this was Fox’s Gap, which research in property records may confirm. The battle was a hard-fought affair between Reno’s 9th Corps and Hill’s Confederate division on September 14, 1862 as it struggled to delay McClellan’s advance against Lee’s scattered forces just before Antietam. Short swords occasionally show up in the context of light artillery and would have been useful in clearing firing positions and lines of sight. This is a scarce pattern of sword by a prolific and well-respected maker of edged weapons. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a heavy gray patina with evident delamination. Hilt exhibits a light patina with scattered spotting and handling wear. Blade and hilt both exhibit evidence of an older cleaning and the hilt has started to regain a mellow patina. Stamp in crossguard is mostly faint but legible. The scabbard exhibits cracking throughout its length with a 3” crack toward the upper mount and a smaller crack at the lower mount which measures approximately 1”. The seam exhibits scattered holes. Mounts exhibit a dark patina with scattered blemishes including warps and dents. The upper mount retains its 2 securing pins but is not secured to the scabbard. The lower mount does not retain its pins but is secured to the scabbard. There is a hole on the upper mount where a stud was once accommodated. A nice recovered example of a rare Confederate blade. Blade Length: 18 - 7/8" Overall Length: 24 - 3/4" Paperwork: Folder with Information

BOYLE & GAMBLE STAFF OFFICERS SWORD INSCRIBED TO COLONEL THOMAS SMITH RHETT, COMMAND OF RICHMOND DEF

Lot #1177 (Sale Order 177 of 326)

Thomas Smith Rhett was born on February 25, 1827 in South Carolina. As a young man, Rhett attended West Point Military Academy and graduated 14th in his class. Upon graduation, he was commissioned second lieutenant and served with the 4th Artillery until 1849. After spending a short time with the 4th Artillery, Rhett was assigned to the 2nd Artillery and served with them on the frontier. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1853 and resigned from the Army in 1855, after which he traveled to Maryland where he served as a bank clerk of Union Bank in Baltimore. By the fall of 1861, Rhett was in the Confederate capital and was appointed as an artillery captain on November 19, 1861. Rhett quickly climbed the chain of command and was promoted to Colonel on May 10, 1862, shortly after assuming command of Richmond defenses. Soon after, he was placed in charge of the Ordnance Bureau and in December of 1862 he was appointed as chief of artillery. Standing out amongst his peers, Rhett was recommended a promotion to Brigadier General by Major General Arnold Elzey on October 31, 1863. Shortly after the recommendation, Confederate President Jefferson Davis requested General Robert E. Lee send 2 artillery officers abroad in order to inspect and purchase artillery for the south. Rhett was chosen along with Colonel Richard Snowden Andrews of the 1st Maryland Artillery to be the necessary inspectors and ran the blockade in January 1864 from Wilmington to Europe by the way of Nassau. The 2 Confederate officers traveled the European continent visiting foundries, arsenals, and workshops. They also observed foreign military actions and forwarded the information to their superiors back in the Confederate States. Their objectives were complete in 1865 and Rhett and Andrews began their journey home. While stopping in Cuba on their way back to America to report the results of their investigations to their government, they received news of General Lee’s surrender. Their cargo of cannons they were planning to deliver to the Confederacy were sent back to England to be sold and the proceeds returned to those who had supplied the money. After the war, Rhett returned to Baltimore in 1866 and became the president of the Monumental Insurance Company. He also held the occupation as Engineer of the Mexican National Railroad. In 1877, Rhett again went into active service organizing and drilling the state artillery during the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad riots. Rhett built a house in Maryland and lived there until he passed away on December 26, 1893 in Washington D.C. at the age of 66 after falling off a step ladder and breaking his ribs which punctured his lungs. Inscribed “TS Rhett” in script on the pommel, the sword is does not exhibit any visible maker marks but is in the typical style of a Boyle & Gamble staff officer’s sword. The hilt is cast brass with pommel that features vague laurel leaves which flank the inscription. Smooth mushroom style pommel cap which connects to the mostly unadorned knucklebow. The mushroom style cap is 1 of 4 styles of pommel caps utilized by Boyle & Gamble. Crudely sand-cast guard which features the “CS and star” motif that is commonly encountered on Boyle & Gamble staff officer’s swords, surrounded by open floral scrollwork. Counterguard also features foliate motifs that are solid rather than pierced. The guard terminates with a crude teardrop quillon with rough broad leaf design. Grip is of wood, wrapped with leather, and features 7 grooves which accommodate single stands of brass wire. A bullion officer’s portepee is wrapped around the knucklebow. The blade is single edged and features a single, stopped fuller, and terminates with a spearpoint. Etched foliate and patriotic motifs adorn the blade for about half of its length. Each side features scrolled vines, with the obverse etched with several unmarked banners and the reverse etched with the script letters “C.S.A.” The sword is accompanied by a crude leather scabbard which features simple line decorated brass mounts. Obvious crude seam with mounts also exhibiting a seam. Click here to see the full description.

(A) FANTASTIC DOCUMENTED DOUBLE CSA SURCHARGED COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER MARKED TO ELIJAH V WHITE, 7TH

Lot #1178 (Sale Order 178 of 326)

1861 vintage Colt Model 1860 Army single action percussion revolver, serial number 7651. 8" round barrel in .44 caliber with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear. 1 piece plain walnut grips with 4 kill notches on left grip panel. Brass trigger guard with iron backstrap. 4 screw frame. Matching serial numbers include barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Marked on bottom of trigger guard in large font "C.S.A." with identical marking on right side of frame. Right side of barrel is marked "E V WHTIE VA BATTALION" in single-line single-stamped block font letters. A native of Poolesville, Maryland, Elijah White was born in 1832 and got his first taste of fighting by joining a Missouri company in the Kansas troubles of 1855. In 1861 he was living in Loudon County, Virginia, and joined Shreve’s Company of Cavalry as a corporal when the war started, then moving into Mason’s Company, which became Company C of Turner Ashby’s 7th Virginia Cavalry. While on leave he acted as a scout and courier during the Battle of Balls Bluff in October 1861. He applied for a captain’s commission in the CS regular army but was commissioned in the provisional army (i.e. the volunteer service for the war) to raise his own company in early 1862, formally organized in March, but busy causing trouble for Union forces since January. By April they were acting a scouts, couriers, and provost guards for Ewell and Jackson in the Valley and by October 1862 had reached battalion strength and were designated the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, and taking the nickname “Comanches”, initially 5 companies and later 6. Although intended for partisan service, the unit also took part in larger actions, fighting at Brandy Station, and moving north with Lee in the Gettysburg Campaign, taking part in the large battles of the 1864 Virginia Campaign as well as Early’s move against Washington and into the Shenandoah. The battalion ended the war serving with the Laurel Brigade, of which White was placed in command in the days just before Appomattox. Hartzler notes that he was wounded 3 times during the war. He returned to Loudon County after the war, farming, serving a term as Sheriff, serving as a bank president, and also operating a ferry. Death claimed White in 1907, however his exploits are not forgotten, as there are a number of published histories of this very active Confederate cavalry unit and its commander, copies of which are included with revolver. Also accompanying this lot is extensive paperwork including a reproduction photo of White, nicely presented in a period style case, an NRA Ten Best Weapons Award dated 1976, research regarding White's service history, notes on configuration, several letters of provenance tracing ownership of this revolver back to 1939, copies of White's service records including muster rolls, a copy of "History of the Battle of Ball's Bluff" written by Colonel E. V. White, and a copy of "A True Confederate Soldier - Col. Elijah Viers White" by George West Dahl. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray patina with light freckling throughout. Left side of barrel has a small split from a bulge. Brass trigger guard has turned a mellow patina. Grips are very good and fit well, with chip missing at toe. Action needs attention as cylinder does not advance when hammer is pulled rearward. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder with Provenance, Information, Photo Serial Number: 7651

(A) HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT CONFEDERATE LEECH & RIGDON REVOLVER AND FRENCH MODEL 1822 HUSSAR’S SABE

Lot #1179 (Sale Order 179 of 326)

Born in Maryland in 1838, Harry Ward Gilmor became famous during the war as a Confederate cavalry leader. A member of the Baltimore County Horse Guards, he was arrested following the Baltimore riots of April 1861. Upon release he crossed into Virginia and joined Turner Ashby’s Virginia cavalry regiment in August 1861. He was commissioned Captain in Company F, 12th Virginia Cavalry, formed from Ashby’s inordinately large 7th Virginia, and served in Jackson’s Valley Campaign. He was arrested Baltimore during the Antietam Campaign, spending 5 months in prison. He rejoined the army in time for the Battle of Brandy Station, for which he was cited in official reports and then promoted to Major and authorized to raise an independent battalion, but led the 1st and 2nd Maryland Cavalry during the Gettysburg campaign in the meantime, acting with Steuart’s Maryland brigade. By Fall 1863 he had 6 companies for his battalion, operated in the Shenandoah and West Virginia, and led an attack on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in February 1864. In summer 1864 he took part in Early’s raid against Washington and Baltimore, and led a detachment to destroy the railroad bridge at Magnolia Station, which he accomplished after stopping 2 trains and setting 1 of them on fire on the bridge. The Magnolia Station Raid was later regarded as one of the most audacious raids by detached cavalry during the war on either side. He was captured again in February 1865 while attacking the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines in West Virginia, and imprisoned at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor until July 1865. After the war Gilmor lived for a time in New Orleans, but returned to Baltimore to assume several prominent offices, including Police Commissioner and Mayor. He died there in 1883, suffering in later years from complications of a wartime injury. His wartime memoirs, "Four Years in the Saddle" are a fascinating reading. He is regarded by many as personifying the daring Confederate cavalier along with Stuart and Mosby. Lot consists of: (A) Leech & Rigdon single action percussion revolver manufactured in the early parts of the Civil War in Greensboro, Georgia with only a total of about 1500 total produced. 7 - 1/2" half octagon to round barrel in .36 caliber with 7 groove gain twist rifling with screw in cone front sight and hammer notch rear. Barrel is marked "LEECH & RIGDON C S A" on top flat of barrel with correct breaks in the letters seen on other examples. Rammer is of the pin type with small pins on either side of release. Matching serial numbers observed at font of rammer retainer stud, rammer, barrel, cylinder, cylinder arbor, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Left and right side of trigger bow near front are inspector marked "N". Cylinder has 6 cylinder stops, cylinder stop pins, and no cap relief cut in recoil shield. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Presentation inscription on brass backstrap reading "Col. Harry Gilmor. 2nd Md. Cav. C.S.A." in script. CONDITION: Good, with iron assemblies showing evidence of a heavy cleaning long ago with patina beginning to return. Discoloration on cylinder that lines up with cylinder's area where it sets on frame, believed to be where some patina blending took place and this spot was missed. Grips are excellent as lightly cleaned with no major signs of distress. Action is tight and crisp. Mechanically operable with no half cock notch present. Bore is frosted with pitting near muzzle and well-defined rifling. (B) Gilmor’s French Model 1822 Hussar’s saber. This is the saber that the M1840 “wristbreaker” was modeled after and is no surprise that it would be favored by a Confederate officer. The saber features a brass hilt with ornate pommel, decorated with lush laurel leaves which flank an engraved star, and lead to the tiered pommel cap. The knucklebow originates from the termination of the laurel leaves and begins in the form of a flower before morphing into the 3-band cavalry style guard, also decorated with leaves before joining the guard. “Harry Gilmor” is engraved at the center of the knucklebow in elegant script. The knucklebow is slotted at the pommel and accommodates an officer’s brocade with nice bullion knot. The guard is mostly plain with raised borders and a slightly curved quillon area. The underside of the quillon is nicely cast with a 4-petaled flower. A slight lower ferrule secures the stylishly polished wood grip, which features spiral grooves. A leather washer rests between the guard and the blade. The curved blade features a wide fuller that is stopped at the unmarked ricasso. Complete with its original iron scabbard that was painted black. The scabbard features iron mounts with throat firmly in place. The upper and middle mount consist of a single band that accommodates a carry ring. Click here to see the full description.

(A) CAVALRY ALTERED REMINGTON NEW MODEL REVOLVER AND BOYLE & GAMBLE OFFICER’S SWORD CARRIED BY CAMPB

Lot #1180 (Sale Order 180 of 326)

Campbell Graham Gilmor was born in 1842 and followed his brother, Harry Gilmor, in the Confederate service. He had first enlisted in Company B, 21st Virginia Infantry, but transferred on February 22, 1862 into Harry Gilmor’s company of Ashby’s 7th Virginia Cavalry, later designated as Company F, 12th Virginia Cavalry when Ashby’s large command was divided. He is listed as captured and paroled about December 29, 1862. When he returned to duty is unclear, but the regiment was active at Brandy Station, western Virginia, and in the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns. He was on sick furlough at the Harrisonburg hospital in March 1864 and was transferred to the Maryland Line in April serving in Company F, 2nd Maryland Battalion Cavalry, putting him once again under his brother’s command for some of his most famous raids, including The Baltimore County/Magnolia Station Raid. Records have him taking the oath of allegiance at Mount Jackson on April 21, 1865, as a member of Company A. Gilmor passed away in 1920, but is survived by his unmarked Boyle & Gamble foot officer’s sword and his New Model Remington revolver that is engraved with his name on the trigger guard. Manufactured for use in the American Civil War, with a total of approximately 122,000 manufactured to keep up with the demand for a quality revolver to compete with the very popular Colts, Gilmor’s Remington New Model revolver features an 8” octagon barrel in .44 caliber with added dovetail blade front sight and added globe type rear sight. Hartzler notes indicate that the revolver was reworked by a gunsmith during the war with the sight and lanyard loop added for the convenience of the cavalryman. Martially sub-inspector marked on regular parts. Matching serial numbers observed at bottom of barrel and left of grip frame near butt. 2-piece walnut grips with added lanyard loop near butt. Left grip panel bears a faint cartouche. Trigger guard is engraved “C.G. Gilmor” in script. This inscription was likely done during the period, with the font and age of the engraving matching previously known examples. C. Graham Gilmor, was Colonel Harry Gilmor’s brother, whose Leech & Rigdon revolver is also in this auction and was inscribed by noted collector Henry Steuart in the 1900-1915 era after he purchased it from the family to preserve the history of the piece. CONDITION: Very good, turned a brown gray patina with light freckling throughout. Markings are crisp. Brass is a mellow patina. Grips are very good with minor finish loss at low edge and handling wear. Cartouche is illegible. Hammer functions correctly, with cylinder not holding on full cock. Bore is dark with visible rifling. The Boyle & Gamble sword features a slightly curved blade with single, wide, stopped fuller and no ricasso. The blade is decorated for about half its length with nicely etched foliate and patriotic motifs. Cast brass hilt with guard that features open work foliate and floral scrollwork with small and slightly folded counterguard. The guard terminates with a steeply angled quillon. Plain knucklebow with open slot for accommodation of a sword knot. Pommel is crudely cast with maple leaves which lead to a tiered cap. Grip is of wood, wrapped with black leather and grooved to accommodate a single strand of copper wire. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina which gets heavier toward the tip. Etched decorations are muted but noticeable. Hilt exhibits a pleasing dark patina with scattered blemishes from age and handling. Grip exhibits creases in the leather and several scuffs with mostly tight copper wire. This is an excellent revolver and sword grouping identified to a Confederate cavalryman who participated in some of the most intense raids during the later years of the Civil War. Accessories: Sword, Show Award Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Remington Model: New Model Paperwork: Information Page Serial Number: 10464

(A) RARE IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE RIGDON, ANSLEY, & CO PERCUSSION REVOLVER OF FRANCIS SEVERE, 12TH ALA

Lot #1181 (Sale Order 181 of 326)

Rigdon, Ansley, and Company single action percussion revolver manufactured in Augusta, Georgia during the Civil War. Rigdon was the 2nd largest revolver manufacturer in the Confederacy, making around 2,400 total revolvers, with an estimated 900 total being Rigdon, Ansley, & Co. These Rigdon and Ansleys were basically a Leech & Rigdon revolver, just with some minor improvements such as 12 cylinder stops as an added safety measure as they were making these without cylinder safety pins. 7 - 1/2" half octagonal-to-round barrel in .36 caliber with screw in cone front sight and hammer notch rear sight. Barrel is marked on top barrel flat "CSA". Loading lever uses Colt Navy style catch. Recoil shield has cap release cut. Matching serial numbers observed at front of loading lever catch, rammer, wedge, barrel, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, backstrap of grips when removed, and butt. 1 piece walnut grips professionally inscribed "Frank Severe" / "Baltimore MD" on left grip panel. Hartzler’s notes indicate Francis M. Severe was born in 184 and was raised in Talbot County, Maryland, but enlisted in Company I, 12th Alabama on June 8, 1861 at Mobile. He later listed himself as a seaman and a steamboatman, so this may have been at Mobile by chance when he decided to join the army. In any case, it got him closer to home since the unit served in Virginia. He was last listed as being sent sick to Richmond in August 1861. If he returned to duty, he might have been with the regiment at Seven Pines and other engagements that included Antietam and Fredericksburg, until he enlists once again, on May 2, 1863 in Company A, 2nd Battalion Maryland Cavalry under Harry Gilmor, and is carried as Francis Sevier. This puts him with Gilmor in time for the Gettysburg Campaign where he operated with Steuart’s Maryland brigade. Payroll documents cover him at least to the end of February 1864, but he likely served throughout the war in Gilmor’s band, which expanded to a battalion and was designated the 2nd Maryland Cavalry in June 1864. They were a very active as raiders, acting with Early against Baltimore and Washington, and then fighting Sheridan’s cavalry in the Shenandoah, but were well known for striking supply trains, railroads, telegraph lines, and bridges, as well as depots and encampments, often acting in coordination with other Confederate partisan and ranger groups. Severe seems to have given the post-war US army a try, enlisting in Company E, 7th US Cavalry in August 1866, but deserting in late May 1867 and apparently returning to work as a seaman. His wife passed away in 1905 and in July 1909 he entered the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home in Pikesville, later passing away in 1919. A folder of research accompanies this revolver and includes configuration notes, a summary of Severe's service history, photos of the gun and inscription, copies of muster rolls, regimental returns, a copy of page 231 of "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" by Daniel D. Hartzler, and a copy of page 180 of "A Band of Brothers: Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" by Daniel D. Hartzler, where this gun is photographed. CONDITION: Very good, turned an even brown patina with light freckling due to age. Brass has turned a mellow patina. Grips are excellent as lightly cleaned with inscription easily legible and no major signs of distress. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with visible rifling. Barrel Length: 7 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .36 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Rigdon, Ansley, & Co. Model: Revolver Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 1864

HISTORIC CIVIL WAR KRAFT, GOLDSCHMIDT, AND KRAFT IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE MARINE CORPS OFFICER’S SWORD

Lot #1182 (Sale Order 182 of 326)

This sword is rare on many counts: as a Confederate sword, a high-quality officer’s sword, one made by a sought-after Confederate maker, one solidly identified to a C.S. Maryland officer, and to an officer serving in the Confederate Marine Corps, with active service in Stuart’s cavalry and Pelham’s horse artillery to boot. The sword is pictured and discussed the Military Collector and Historian 39.3 (Fall, 1987), as well as pictured on pgs. 192-193 of “Band of Brothers”, and pgs. 208-211 in “Confederate Presentation & Inscribed Swords & Revolvers”. The sword is impressive, and worthy of publication in multiple texts. Although the sword displays crude qualities which are typical of Confederate weapons, Kraft, Goldschmidt, and Kraft are desired for their superior quality. The hilt of this staff and field officer’s sword is of brass, with a pommel that is decorated with thick laurel leaves, center indentations, and berries on the obverse side. A center seam that was not completely polished out is noticed at the center and interestingly divides the laurel leaves from lush oak leaves and acorns which decorate the reverse side of the pommel, that leads to a tired cap, stamped with the number “33” twice. The cast D-shaped knucklebow originates from the base of the cap and starts with the face of a gargoyle and appears as a flower stem. The wonderfully pierced guard forms from the knucklebow, which resembles the head of a budding flower, with the beautifully cast foliate motifs springing to life on the rest of the guard. The guard features the small letters “CS” contained in a lush vignette. 3 types of leaves adorn the guard, with laurel leaves, alive with berries ornamenting the counterguard, while oak leaves surround the “CS”, and abstract acanthus leaves surround the base of the blade. The guard terminates with a thick, leafy quillon. The Roman numerals “VIII” are cast on the counterguard. The inside of the guard and knucklebow is smooth. A thick brass ferrule secures the grooved wood grip, wrapped with brown leather, and a single strand of brass wire accommodated by the spirals. The blade is broad, mostly straight, features a single fuller, and slightly rounded back. Decorated for about half its length, the blade features simple, yet attractive, etched decorations. The decorations begin with the maker mark, etched on the ricasso, and reads “K.G. & K.”. Broad maple leaves and clusters of line decorated cotton bolls lead to a Confederate shield with crossed halberd and spontoon and are followed by crossed cannons, a broad bundle of leaves, ending with broad maple style leaves and cotton blossoms. The etched panel terminates with a pointed spire. The reverse is similarly ornamented, with the decorations commencing just above the ricasso and features a sun with extended rays that contains the letters “SC” over the word “Columbia”. The sun rays point upward toward broad leaves that lead to the letters “C.S.” flanked by plush shell palmettes. A stand of cannonballs or perhaps more cotton bolls are followed by broad, leafy scrolls and a branch, plentiful with cotton that terminates with the panel in the shape of a pointed spire. The sword is complete with its iron scabbard that features a bell mouthed throat that is secured to the scabbard by 2 screws. The throat secures 2 pieces of wood inside the scabbard which appear to line the body. Mounts are of brass and are brazed to the scabbard body. Upper and middle mount consist of a line decorated band, each of which accommodates a carry ring. Brass drag is also brazed to the scabbard body. The scabbard is sturdy but features a crude seam which appears to have been brazed together with brass. Soldered to the scabbard is a Bottony Cross identification pin engraves with flourishes on the trefoil ends, “J.C. Murdoch” across the horizontal bar, “Lt.” at the upper tip of the vertical bar, and “Marines” below that, top to bottom. James Campbell Murdock (or Murdoch), born 1840, was from Baltimore and crossed the Potomac to enlist on June 14, 1861 at Leesburg as a private in a company of fellow Marylanders that became Company M, and then Company K, 1st Virginia Cavalry, commanded by Jeb Stuart and later by Fitzhugh Lee, who had noted service at First Bull Run. About April 15, 1862 Murdock transferred into Pelham’s battery, Stuart Horse Artillery. Click here to see the full description.

OUTSTANDING W.J. MCELROY FOOT OFFICERS SWORD NAMED TO 2ND LIEUTENANT DANIEL M. MCDONALD, 11TH NORTH

Lot #1183 (Sale Order 183 of 326)

This is an excellent example of a W.J. McElroy foot officer’s sword with fantastically etched blade and named to an officer who experienced the full length of the Civil War, from the first battle of the war at Big Bethel, to being captured in 1862, and paroled in 1865. The sword is quite attractive and features a brass hilt, with a pommel decorated with crudely cast laurel leaves which travel toward the tiered cap. It appears that the parting line has been polished out, but the structural depressions indicate that the pommel was joined together. The knucklebow originates from the pommel just behind the cast laurel leaves and is slotted in order to accommodate a sword knot before it forms in a D shape, which flows to the outer edges of the guard. The counterguard is plain while the guard features elegant open floral scrollwork which exhibits evidence of crude casting. The guard terminates with a teardrop quillon which is plain with 2 flat sides. The reverse cone grip is of wood, wrapped with thick brown leather, and grooved in order to accommodate twisted copper wire. There is evidence of a leather washer where the blade meets the guard. The blade features a slight curve with a vast fuller that is halted by the ricasso. The blade is decorated with deeply acid etched designs for about half its length. The obverse features a small panel of crosshatching and interlaced lines just above the unmarked ricasso. The maker’s name is incorporated into the blade decorations and reads “W.J. McElroy & Co. / Macon ___Geo__” and is followed by 4-petaled flowers. The letters “C.S.” are etched in gothic style at the center of the decorations and are followed by thick leafy lines which end before the panel is terminated in the shape of a crude column. The reverse is similarly etched with the same crosshatching just above the unmarked ricasso. A stand of 2 national flags and a drum is etched just above the crosshatching and leads to an ivy vine and is followed by a vine of oak leaves and acorns which end before the panel is terminated in the shape of a crude, pointed column. Like the firm’s name on the obverse, the officer’s name is also incorporated into the blade decorations and is supported by the etched ivy vine. The etching reads “D. McDonald” in elegant script. Daniel M. McDonald was first a corporal of the “Lafayette Light Infantry” when they tendered their services to North Carolina on April 17, 1861, were accepted the same day, and entered active service for 6 months, becoming Company F, 1st North Carolina Volunteers. They saw action in the first battle of the war at Big Bethel on June 10, a battle honor they later used on a flag and nicknaming the regiment the “Bethel Regiment” when it reorganized as the 11th North Carolina. McDonald reached Sergeant in the company and is specifically mentioned as present at Big Bethel in his service records. He mustered out on November 12 and re-enlisted on April 1, 1862, with a commission as Second Lieutenant, officially mustering in the Cape Fear Guards on July 2, 1862, which became Company B, 56th North Carolina. The unit served first in North Carolina, transferred to Northern Virginia after Manassas and saw action on the Peninsula at Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, and elsewhere, before transferring back to North Carolina to combat U.S. coastal operations. He was captured on May 22, 1862 at Gum Swamp when Federal forces made a demonstration against Kinston, surprising and surrounding a large group of Confederate pickets. He was confined at New Berne, Fort Delaware, and Johnsons Island for most of the war, being paroled in late February 1865 to be hospitalized for acute rheumatism in Richmond in March, where he was taken prisoner again and paroled on April 3, 1865. Hartzler’s notes indicate he had a connection with Frederick County, Maryland, though sources indicate he was born in Bladen County, North Carolina, and died at Fayetteville in 1891. The sword is complete with its brown leather scabbard that features a nickel-silvered upper mount with scratched letters “Co B / 56 NC Vols” The middle mount and drag are both of brass and are nicely gilded. Click here to see the full description.

DUFILHO PRESENTATION STAFF AND FIELD OFFICER’S SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN GEORGE GEIGER, JEFFERSON F

Lot #1184 (Sale Order 184 of 326)

Confederate Presentation grade swords manufactured by Agrider H. Dufilho of New Orleans are some of the finest blades that were created in the South during the Civil War. They are often regarded as "without equal" for the highest level of ornate embellishment, and the most desired are Dufilho "Pelican Feeding Young" Presentation Staff Officers swords. They are seldom found without presentation, let alone etched and presented. Dufilho is listed as a cutler in several locations in New Orleans throughout the 1850s leading up to the Civil War. Dufilho’s signature ornate embellishments of heavy gold gilding and die work are unrivaled. This sword was presented to a lucky officer, who was part of a short-lived New Orleans regiment and may represent the old tradition of breaking one’s sword rather than surrendering it intact to an opponent: a happy combination of pride and spite. The sword features an elegant hilt, with a pommel that is decorated with laurel leaves that flank an uneven blank center and lead to a tiered cap. The center seam was not completely polished out. The knucklebow originates from the pommel and forms into a D shape which morphs into the thickly cast guard, which is arguable the most attractive part of this sword. The guard features Dufilho’s signature pelican feeding its young, surrounded by a laurel leaf complimented by petaled flowers and dividing the highly relief cast letters “CS”. The letters are pleasingly smooth while the background is neatly stippled, furthering the emphasis on the letters and state symbol. The guard terminates with a thick teardrop quillon with high relief cast leaf on back and smooth sides. The wood grip with substantial center swell and grooves that accommodate thin strands of twisted brass wire. The grip was also wrapped with thin brown leather which was dyed black. A leather washer separates the hilt from the blade which is as attractive as the guard. The blade is straight and features a wide fuller with flat spine. The blade is decorated for all of its remaining length with the obverse featuring elegantly etched motifs. The designs begin just above the guard with intricate crosshatching that leads to rococo scrolls, followed by a stand of cannonballs and 2 crossed cannons, pointing upward toward a panoply of polearms and bunting. The rest of the blade is decorated with foliate scrolls that flank a patriotic banner with the letters “CS” in old English font. The decorations end with oak branches, lush with leaves and acorns before the blade was broken. The spine is marked "Zimmerman" with a chisel. The reverse blade is etched with a beautiful foliate scrolled vignette that spans the length of the remining blade which outlines the presentation. The presentation is massive and is beautifully etched, “by Jefferson Fire Guard to Capt. G. Geger of the Confederate States of America, March 24, 1862.” Geiger is listed as Captain Company C, Fire Battalion Louisiana Militia on a 23 November 23, 1861 report. A November 29, 1861 newspaper notice includes the Jefferson Fire Guards, with five other companies as comprising the “Louisiana Fire Battalion.” References to the battalion continue into late January 1862 with notices of drills. Hartzler’s notes indicate Geiger was from Hesse, Germany, and arrived first in Baltimore. The presentation took place exactly 1 month before Farragut managed to get ships past Forts Jackson and St. Philip and doom the city, which surrendered April 25. Neither Geiger nor the unit show up in subsequent records and Hartzler surmises they disbanded in the chaos that ensued upon Union forces entering the city. The broken blade looks very much intentional and likely represents a determination on Geiger’s part not to let a valued, and so recently presented, sword become a war trophy for a Union soldier. The sword is complete with its black leather scabbard that features brass mounts, which were nicely gilded. The upper and middle mount each accommodated a single band and carry ring. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a lovely gray patina with scattered freckling. Interestingly, there are file marks at the break, indicating that after the sword was defaced, perhaps it was repaired and retained by Geiger, or a trophy hunting federal soldier. The patina at the break matches the rest of the blade and there is even consistent freckling. The guard exhibits a beautiful patina with generous amounts of original gilding. The hilt exhibits scattered blemishes from age and handling. Grip with obvious handling wear and loss to the leather wrap which exposes the wood. Wire remains mostly tight. The hilt is loose and produces a slight wobble when handled. Click here to see the full description.

(A) IDENTIFIED BEAUMONT-ADAMS REVOLVER, WONDERFUL ARMED CS NAVY PHOTO, AND 7 DIARIES OF GEORGE PIELE

Lot #1185 (Sale Order 185 of 326)

An absolutely incredible Civil War Confederate States Navy grouping consisting of a revolver, ambrotype, and 7 diaries from to George Pielert. The group includes a Beaumont-Adams Model 1854 single action percussion revolver featuring a 6" octagon barrel, Kerr patent rammer, blade front sight, and non-adjustable frame notch rear. 1 piece checkered walnut grips. Frame and cylinder serial numbers match. English proof and view markings on barrel and over each chamber of cylinder. The pistol is accompanied by an archive of Pielert’s original diaries, transcripts, and a very rare, world-class, cased image of him in CS naval uniform holding a short sword/cutlass. According to Hartzler’s notes Pielert, born in 1840, emigrated from Germany to Catonsville, Maryland, and by 1860 was working at the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond. He enlisted there on July 7, 1861, as an artificer in the 3rd Company of Washington Artillery, listing his occupation as farrier. He was present at the Battle of Blackburn's Ford on July 18 and Manassas on July 21, his diary indicating he was stunned by shell fragment on July 18 and had his sword scabbard dented by a bullet. His entries are both intriguing and chilling, as he describes the horrors of the battle “I have often read the reports of olden times of the Battle of Waterloo or the massacre at the Bridge of Lody, but as I now behold it with my own eyes, it runs through my brain like a disagreeable dream, but it is stern reality. The crys of the wounded and the groans of the dying around me are not to be reckoned among visions. Woe be unto him who is the cause of all this sorrow. Woe be unto him wo caused the existence of so many widows and orphans. Close to me lay a Georgian who prayed for his wife and children. At his side lay a Texan who was crying for the mother he was about to leave alone in this world. This night I slept on the battlefield and made a fire of broken pieces of artillery.”. Compiled service records list him as transferred to the Maryland Line June 15, 1862, and he is picked up as private in the 2nd Company Maryland Artillery, the “Baltimore Light Artillery” as “Peilot,” joining June 13, 1862, for “three years or the war,” and as “Piclent,” absent without leave in December. Some of his diary entries are made in a Yankee journal captured in the Seven Days Battles in front of Richmond, confirming his continued Army service. Hartzler indicates he was captured returning from a visit to Baltimore in February 1863, which likely explains his absence without leave, and was exchanged in March, after which he joined the CS Navy and saw service on the CS steamers Torpedo and Drewry. Hartzler’s notes also indicate he surrendered in North Carolina with Johnston’s forces. Pielert married in 1866, fathered at least 6 children, the last of whom died only in 1970. In his later years he resided in the Maryland Line Soldier’s Home. A 1925 newspaper clipping shows him as 1 of the last 10 residents of that home. He died in 1927. A 1969 affidavit states that these artifacts were purchased from the last surviving son of George Pielert in 1956. Pielert’s diaries make excellent reading, as he describes the battles he was present for in great detail, from troop maneuvers, gear, and the carnage around him. Other entries are lighter in nature and describe his duties, daily routines, an interesting altercation between two officers who attempted to conduct a duel after a fiery argument, camp life, the condition of his health, and his friends. He also talks about various wounds and illnesses regarding his friends and officers, as he discussed who was wounded and when, who became ill, died of wounds, in battle, or of illness. Pielert seemed to be a skilled craftsman, as he often writes about how he constructed spurs, he records the construction of his artillery regiment’s battle flag, and grinding Bowie knives, some of which have a more human aspect to them. In December 1861, he makes several entries regarding the crafting of Bowie knives from Yankee bones. On December 15, 1861 he writes “Today Christ, Opel, Walter, Dan, and myself were on the battlefield. A great many human bones were lying about. I brought two shinbones of a New York Zouave to camp. I seen the skeleton of a horse which fell under Christ. Not far from the house in which Mrs. Henry was shot, is Francis Bartow tombstone on which are these words inscribed – “Francis Bartow-All My Boys Are Dead-But Never Give Up The Field” – it is white block of Marble about 10 inches in diameter about 3 ½ ft. high, and on the same spot where he fell. Christ found a coat with a letter in it. It belonged to a South Carolinian. Click here to see the full description.

BOYLE & GAMBLE OFFICER'S SWORD OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM INDEPENDENCE RASIN, COMPANY E, 1ST MARYLAND, CSA.

Lot #1186 (Sale Order 186 of 326)

William Independence Rasin was born on July 4, 1841 in Kent County, Maryland, living there until 1848, when he and his brother were sent to St. Louis to live with their uncle following the death of their father. The young Rasin attended school in St. Louis and then began his career in Leavenworth, Kansas 10 years later in 1858. Following the outbreak of the Civil War, Rasin enlisted as a Private in the Confederacy, serving in Price’s Missouri Army, and participated in the First Battle of Lexington also known as the Battle of the Hemp Bales. Although facing backlash from old friends he made in the north, his advancement through the ranks was swift, as an October 1861 letter written by Rasin states “I hope John you will not let the simple fact of my being a rebel turn the friendship you once had for me to hatred as it has done nearly all of those in the North who were once my friends…If you should be so foolish as to join Lincoln’s army never come to Virginia or Maryland. (signed) William I. Rasin, Major, Second Maryland Regiment, C.S. Army”. Rasin returned to his Kent County birthplace where he found the state shackled under Union control. He was arrested in February 1862 at Stoneton and imprisoned at the Old Capital Prison in Washington, DC, with the charge of espionage. Later sentenced to Fort Warren for the duration of the war, he escaped captivity on the night of April 23, 1862 with the help of fellow imprisoned Marylanders. He managed to cross the Potomac River in a fishing schooner while disguised, but was pursued by Union soldiers in King George County. He made it to the Rappahannock in haste where he was able to bribe a ferryman to aid in his crossing which lead to his freedom. After his ordeal, Rasin proceeded to Richmond Virginia where he rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia, and by December 1862, he was in Salisbury, North Carolina procuring horses necessary to outfit a cavalry company. On January 20, 1863, Rasin was elected as captain in Rasin’s Cavalry Company as part of the Winder Cavalry, which later became known as Company E, 1st Maryland Cavalry for the duration of the war. During 1863, Rasin and his company were participants in several battles and skirmishes, including the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia on June 9, 1863. Also known as the Battle of Fleetwood Hill, the clash was the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the Civil War, as well as the largest ever to take place on American soil. During the action at Brandy Station, Rasin received a serious head wound which caused his capture and subsequent recapture by Southern forces 3 days later. His obituary states “At Winchester, June 13, 1863, while he was leading his men against the Federals, he was shot from his horse by troops in ambush and left for dead on the field.” The severe wound would cause him distress for the rest of the war. From September 9, 1863-October 13, 1863, he was in a Chancellorsville, Virginia hospital suffering from complications and illness. For the rest of 1863, he spent his time in the Virginia Theater, participating in actions throughout Winchester, Fredericksburg, Orange, Culpeper, and Hanover. His health continued to plague him throughout 1864 and he spent several months of the year in various hospitals before participating action around the Battle of Peebles's Farm. After the battle he was admitted to another hospital for “V.S. left side of the head” and his obituary states that he was released in time as he “led the final cavalry charge at Appomattox Court House.” Rasin’s cavalry company did not surrender at Appomattox, but they were disbanded on April 28, 1865 and paroled as individuals. Following the war, Rasin established a successful business in Baltimore, Maryland and later served as a deputy collector of internal revenue of the city. He later moved to Newport News, Virginia, and worked for an English steamship company until his death on June 18, 1916. He must have been well-known in his home state as one obituary states “…Captain William I. Rasin, one of the best known Confederate veterans of Maryland”. Though unpresented, this Boyle & Gamble foot officer’s sword was obtained from the William I. Rasin’s estate and settled in the Hartzler collection. The sword is rather crude, and is the unetched version of the Boyle & Gamble swords. The single edged blade is slightly curved and features a single, stopped fuller which measures approximately 14”. Very long ricasso that measures approximately 5 - 1/4” which is typical of Boyle & Gamble blades. In order to expedite their time, the bladesmiths crafted the tang from iron, with blades cast from steel bars. Click here to see the full description.

LOT OF 2: CONFEDERATE CS QUILLON ARTILLERY SHORT SWORD AND DAMAGED US AMES 1832 ARTILLERY SHORT SWOR

Lot #1187 (Sale Order 187 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) A Roman style, and copy of the Northern 1832 Artillery Short Sword, Confederate CS quillon foot artillery short sword complete with its leather scabbard. The sword measures 24 – 1/8” overall with a 18 – 5/8” blade which is double edged, unfullered, and terminates with a spearpoint. The hilt features a concentric grip, crudely cast and adorned with simulated scales, resembling its northern counterpart. Pronounced ovular pommel with small cap. The crossguard terminates on each side with circular quillons that contain the letters “C” and “S”. The hilt is unriveted with bold "C & S" castings. Confederate short swords of this style are often attributed to Leech and Rigdon, but a similar example that was produced by Burger & Bros. can be found on page 155 of “Collecting the Confederacy” by Pritchard. Burger & Bros. was a Richmond based company that produced Confederate edged weapons between December 1861-October 1862. The sword is complete with its leather scabbard that features sheet iron mounts. Upper mount accommodates a globous stud. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a heavy patina with scattered edge wear. Blade was crudely crafted and is slightly uneven. The hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with dark age spots and wear from handing. The scabbard remains firm with tight seam and surface cracking throughout its length. There are 2 small holes on the reverse side which appear to have been caused by a tack mounting. Mounts are rudimentary but remain secured to the scabbard body. Upper mount exhibits traces of gold paint. This sword was sold at Morphy Auctions as lot 754 in the July 24-25, 2015 Premier Firearms Sale. (B) Model 1832 Artillery Short Sword in the standard M1832 configuration, but has suffered heavy damage. The brass hilt is missing both quillons and 1 side appears to have been splayed. The hilt seems to have suffered from fire damage with the pommel and guard appearing to have melted in opposite directions. Interestingly, there is a significant strike on the reverse crossguard. Blade markings are present, but illegible, as it is possible to identify a portion of the eagle and the “AMES / SPRINGFIELD” portion of the maker mark, as the rest is obscured by the heavy patina. A rough but puzzling example of an 1832 short sword, as it can only be speculated as to what caused the damage, whether it was battle, fire, or some combination of factors. CONDITION: Relic. These swords were displayed in the Hartzler Collection with a copy of a Danner Museum label in which they were labeled “ARTILLERY SWORDS MET AT GETTYSBURG / JULY 3, 1863 / across the Emmitsburg Road / C.S. 160 cannon U.S. 100 cannon”. Blade Length: (A) 18 - 5/8" (B) 18 - 3/4" Overall Length: (A) 24 - 1/8" (B) 24" Paperwork: Folder with copy of Museum Card.

PRESENTATION GRADE MODEL 1840 CAVALRY SABER PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN CHARLES M. SCHAD, 3RD MARYLAND, WOU

Lot #1188 (Sale Order 188 of 326)

Born in Prussia about 1830, Schad was commissioned Captain of Company D of the 4th Maryland, the “German Rifles,” on January 12, 1862. The regiment was consolidated with and redesignated as the 3rd Maryland on May 7, with Schad becoming Captain of Company E. They moved to Harpers Ferry on May 24, and took part in Pope’s operations in the Shenandoah and Northern Virginia, becoming part of the Second Corps under General Nathaniel Banks. On August 9, 1862, Schad was wounded in fighting at Cedar Mountain while leading Company E in a bayonet charge, he was shot in the right forearm and right lower jaw. At one point Union forces threatened Stonewall Jackson with defeat, who later regrouped and repulsed the Federal advances. He was invalided for his wound and resigned October 21 because of disability. His Declaration for an Invalid Pension reads: “Being in line of battle he has commanded the above name company to make charge with bayonets against the enemy who made an attack against an United States battery and in defending the same he was shot twice, receiving the aforesaid (gunshot wound in his right forearm) and following wound: A gunshot wound in his right lower jaw”. Lee’s advance into Maryland in the Gettysburg Campaign, however, brought him back into service, taking a commission as Captain in the 10th Maryland, recruited for 6 months’ service, serving from June 14, 1863, to January 29, 1864. The unit was posted to Harpers Ferry, guarding lines of communication along the upper Potomac, but did see some active service, on October 19 pushing Confederates out of Charlestown, where they had captured 5 companies of the 9th Maryland. Schad mustered out on expiration of his term of service. He was apparently in the hospitality business in civilian life, running a bar before the war and restaurant in Baltimore afterward. Due to the addictive effects of morphine caused by treatment from his war wounds, Schad died from an overdose on February 9, 1886. This presentation grade heavy cavalry saber is quite attractive and would compliment the uniform on an officer such as Captain Schad. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “Presented to/ Capt. Chas. M. Schad / by Co. H. 10th Regt. / Md. Vols.” in nice script engraving. Due to the unit inscription, this sword was most likely presented to Schad for his reintroduction to the Army after he was brought back into the service in 1863. The decorations are elegant, with the blade ornamented with etched motifs on each side. The obverse features a stand of arms, resting on the plain ricasso, complete with flags, fasces, drums, shield, and liberty cap. The flags point upwards towards neatly etched scrolls, followed by a spread winged federal eagle with “E Pluribus Unum” banner between the wings, leading to rococo scrolls which morph into lush foliate vines. The reverse also features a stand of arms, resting above the ricasso marked “CLAUBERG / SOLINGEN, the name resembling an oval frame around the signature Clauberg knight. The aforementioned stand of arms features a shield, surrounded by various weapons and crossed flags with a center patriotic banner topped with a liberty cap. The flags point upward toward elegant scrollwork which flanks the scrolled letters “U.S.” on each side. More scrollwork leads to a nicely draped banner which morphs into lush foliate vines. The decorations on each side are contained in a panel, appearing as a column which terminates into waves that resemble a burning flame. The hilt is attractive and features a 3-band cavalry guard, neatly cast and chased with laurel leaves. A nice wide quillon features a blooming flower on the underside. Pommel with laurel decorations and a domed cap. The grip is constructed of wood, grooved and wrapped with high quality sharkskin with strands of twisted wire that fit neatly into the grooves. Constructed of steel, the scabbard compliments the sword with its scalloped and gilded brass mounts. The upper and middle mount each feature a single band, each accommodating a carry ring. CONDITION: The blade remains bright with crisp decorations. Scattered areas of light freckling and traces of old oil which could be cleaned. Guard exhibits a pleasing patina with scattered blemishes from handling and age. Grip exhibits great sharkskin wrap with typical blemishes from handling. The scabbard features a nice finish with scattered areas of freckling and blemishes from wear and handling. Mounts retain a nice amount of gilding with unmolested presentation. Brass throat is in place. This is an excellent example of a presentation grade Model 1840 Cavalry saber inscribed to an officer who was wounded at Cedar Mountain. This saber is featured on pages 105-106 of “Inscribed Union Swords” 1861-1865” and is accompanied by a folder containing scanned pages of the text as well as research regarding the service of Captain Schad. Blade Length: 34 - 1/2" Overall Length: 40 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder with Research

US M1850 FOOT OFFICERS SWORD CAPTURED AT BATTLE OF WINCHESTER BY JOHN C. CARROLL 1ST MARYLAND CAVALR

Lot #1189 (Sale Order 189 of 326)

John Carroll was a Baltimore resident, and not yet 18, when he crossed the Potomac with 3 companions and enlisted at Richmond in Utterback’s company of Virginia Light Artillery on September 5, 1862 by his own account, though records say it was August 31. Variously known as the Warrenton Light Artillery, Brook’s Battery, etc., the unit saw action at Fredericksburg and at Gettysburg, where Carroll said he was present, suffering the loss of 5 men out of 58 as part of Poague’s artillery battalion in Hill’s corps. By then Carroll had already had enough of artillery service in a Virginia command, having applied to Harry Gilmore for transfer to his Maryland cavalry in May, and finally moved into Captain Schwartz’s Company F of the 1st Maryland Cavalry on July 24. He was later charged with desertion from the artillery, but cleared in April 1864 and continued to serve with the Maryland cavalry. He testified that he had been in Maryland on 2 raids, the last of which was Early’s raid on Baltimore and Washington in July 1864, followed by his move into the Shenandoah where Sheridan was tasked with driving him out. The (Third) Battle of Winchester (also “Opequon”) was fought September 19, 1864 and was the most important battle of the campaign, and a Confederate defeat, though not without active fighting by all branches of service and high casualties. Carroll was mistaken in his memory of the Union officer’s unit, as there was no 5th Rhode Island Battery and the 5th Rhode Island Infantry was not there. There were, however, other Rhode Island units there and several units from other northern states designated as “Fifth.” Some cross referencing of locations on the battlefield and official reports might narrow down or reveal the Union officer, since the “Lt. Thortin Charles” in which Hartzler’s collection notes states surrendered this sword, does not show up in records. Given the date of the sword, he might well have seen pre-war army service. Carroll’s own Confederate service did not last much longer. He claimed to have been homesick and looking for an opportunity to return home. After a 2-week bout of sickness, he crossed back into Maryland near Edwards Ferry on Christmas Day 1864 and turned himself into the U.S. Provost Marshal. He must have appeared a sympathetic character and his mother, alerted to his plan, may have had some effect: he was eventually released on oath with the condition that he leave and stay north of Philadelphia. His trophy sword presumably remained concealed at home. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “Captured at / Battle of Winchester / from 1st Lieutenant / 5th Rhode Island Battery / by John C. Carroll / 1st Maryland Cav. C.S.A.”. The blade decorations are as tasteful as the presentation and feature foliate and patriotic motifs. They begin just above the ricasso, with a stand of arms, intertwined with foliate scrolls that lead to a panoply of arms and a spread winged federal eagle with a banner marked with the de facto national motto terminating with foliate scrolls which morph into budding flowers. The reverse blade features similar motifs, with the eagle replaced by the large letters “U.S.” and another panoply of arms. The ricasso is marked on both sides with the obverse featuring inspector marks “US / A.D.K. / 1850” and the reverse etched “Ames Mfg. Co / Chicopee / Mass” The guard is equally ornate, gilded, and features pierced open foliate and floral scrolls, terminating with a leafy quillon. The grip is of wood, neatly grooved to accommodate twisted brass wire, and wrapped in high quality sharkskin. Pommel is decorated with laurel leaves leading to a tiered cap that is marked "J.W.R. / A.D.K.". Complete with the black leather scabbard which features beautiful gilded mounts. Upper and middle mounts each feature the typical band with carry ring. Upper mount is marked “AMES MFG. CO. / CHICOPEE / MASS”. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a pleasing gray patina with areas of freckling. The decorations are only slightly muted and remain crisp. Hit exhibits a generous amount of its original guiding. Twisted wire remains wrapped to the grip with nice sharkskin that exhibits handling wear. The scabbard remains in 1 piece with 1 significant flex between the upper and middle mount. Click here to see the full description.

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE ROSS WINAN PIKE HEAD.

Lot #1190 (Sale Order 190 of 326)

After the secession of Virginia, the Federal Army marched through Baltimore heading south in order to coerce the southern states back into the Union by force. Amidst the outrage caused by the passage of the 6th Massachusetts through the city of Baltimore, on April 19, 1861, the city's police commissioner, Marshall Kane, instigated a contract with Ross Winan, proprietor of a local ironworks, to supply the city with pikes for the city's future defense against the "Yankee invaders". Although these pikes were manufactured by Ross Winan, they are sometimes referred to as Marshal Kane pikes. At the time, Baltimore's citizens were pro-southern, some of whom were eager to draw the first blood of the Civil War. Winan immediately began crafting these pikes as they needed to be handed out to the eager citizens as soon as possible. Since they were made in such haste, these pikes are very crude and scarcely 2 of them were alike. However, they all bear the same configuration, that being a double edged wrought-iron head in the form of a peach leaf. The tangs were fitted to 8' hafts and secured by a thick iron ferrule. This example is in the correct configuration, exhibiting all of these characteristics, with the exception of the haft which has been shortened and measures approximately 6 - 5/8" including the ferrule. The blade is approximately 9 - 1/2" and there is a portion missing from the tip. CONDITION: Blade exhibits pitting, deep in some areas, as well as typical forging flaws. The blade's dark patina matches it to an identical shade of the haft. Chips along the double edges. There are several cracks in the haft, all originating from the ferrule with the largest measuring just over 3". Overall fair, considering the pike was not dug which would then make it relic. This pike is featured on pg. 102 in "Arms Makers of Maryland". Blade Length: 9 - 1/2" Overall Length: 16" Paperwork: Folder with Information

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE GEORGIA STYLE PIKE.

Lot #1191 (Sale Order 191 of 326)

Excellent example of a full length, uncut Georgia style pike with double-edge spearpoint blade and triangular ricasso bearing simple 8-point stake mark maker’s stamp on one side. Flat, narrow oval iron crossguard, ferrule, inlet riveted side straps and ferrule on butt all in place, and original shaft. Polearms could be issued to troops for drill or until firearms could be had, though they might be useful in defending gun embrasures, etc.. Georgia Governor Brown encouraged their production, along with side knives, as within the means of local metal workers throughout the state. They are quintessentially Confederate early war weapons that display impressively. CONDITION: Iron crossguard is a tad loose. Iron exhibits a pleasing chocolate patina with smooth surface. Blade is smooth metal, with good edge and point. The shaft has nice, old brown finish with several handling and storage marks. Overall very good. Blade Length: 11 - 1/2" Overall Length: 96"

(A) IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE CAPTURED BURNSIDE CARBINE OF JOHN L. WELCH, 2ND MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA, CA

Lot #1192 (Sale Order 192 of 326)

5th Model Burnside Single Shot American Civil War-era percussion carbine with 21" round barrel in .54 caliber with folding 2-leaf carbine rear sight and blade front. 2-piece walnut stock and forearm complete with single barrel band, staple with saddle ring, sling swivel, and military-style buttplate. Martial sub-inspector marked on major parts with left wrist of stock bearing a faint cartouche. Frame is serial number 28409 and breechblock is numbered 37987. Stock is deeply engraved "J. WELCH" on right side with a sharp instrument, likely a knife. Accompanying this gun is a brief handwritten note with provenance attributing the carbine to John L. Welch, who carried this captured Burnside percussion breech loading carbine. Hartzler collection notes quote John L. Welch: “I had among my luggage a captured Burnside carbine. I had to obtain cartridges from the enemy, it was not with me when I was captured by Averill’s division.”. Welch was from St. Mary’s County and served in Company A, 2nd Maryland Cavalry, CSA. Some records cite his enlistment as May 1863, the formation of unit, which was Gimor’s partisan battalion, though he may have served earlier in the 1st Maryland Infantry, where a John L. Welch of St. Mary’s County served from May 24, 1861 to June 9, 1862, which would place him at First Bull Run, and he may be the J.L. Welch serving in the Weston Guard, which had become part of that regiment. It is also possible he had earlier, unrecorded service with Gilmor, who had commanded a company attached to the 12th Virginia in 1862 before organizing his battalion, mostly Marylanders, which operated behind Union lines, sometimes along with other Confederate commands, launching raids on railroads, supply trains, telegraph lines, etc., and by late 1863 reached 6 companies in strength. Gilmor retained an independent command in the Shenandoah in 1864, fighting against Union forces under Sigel and then Hunter. Welch was captured at Piedmont, Virginia, on June 5, 1864, when Hunter’s forces clashed with those of Imboden as part of the Lynchburg campaign. The battle was a Union victory. Confederates stymied pursuit, but of an estimated 5,500 men lost, 1,500, including General “Grumble” Jones, were killed, and 1,000, including Welch, taken prisoner. Welch was sent to Camp Morton, Indiana, and released on his oath of allegiance on May 23, 1865. CONDITION: Good, with virtually all of the original bluing turned a freckled light gray patina. Frame is an even gray-blue patina. Stock is in fair condition with heavy handling marks throughout and buttstock has turned dark with time. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 21" Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Burnside Model: Carbine Paperwork: Folder with Collection Notes Serial Number: 28409

(A) SMITH SINGLE SHOT CARBINE IDENTIFIED TO WILLIAM MORT, 3RD MARYLAND CAVALRY.

Lot #1193 (Sale Order 193 of 326)

Massachusetts Arms Company manufactured Smith breechloading carbine with 21 - 5/8" round .50 caliber barrel with folding ladder carbine rear sight and German silver blade insert front sight. 2 piece walnut stock and forearm complete with single barrel band, staple with saddle ring, and military buttplate. Faint "JM" cartouche in an oval with "WXM" hand carved in to the stock on left side. The serial number on this carbine, 13955, is a match in a descriptive roll of the 3rd Maryland Cavalry as the weapon carried by William Mort. Paperwork includes data from Springfield Research Service. Mort enlisted in the 3rd Maryland in September 1863, at Frederick, mustering into Company I as a private on September 1 and being discharged for disability June 5, 1865. The regiment organized in late 1863 and early 1864 consisting of 10 companies, later consolidated to 6 (the company number on the descriptive list.) It served in Louisiana under General Banks in the Red River Campaign and then under Canby near Mobile, fighting at Mansura, Marksville, Yellow Bayou, and Morgan’s Ferry, losing 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, and likely several times that in men who were wounded and survived, or recovered enough to be mustered out. The regiment was also present at the taking of Forts Gaines, Morgan, Blakely, and Spanish Fort in Alabama. Mort seems to have been with them for all these actions. Muster rolls show him present with the company until he is absent for a short time on recruiting duty in September/October 1864, then back with his company by November and present until mustered out on a surgeon’s certificate of disability in June at New Orleans. Until then he apparently had managed to conceal epilepsy, from which he suffered even before enlistment. CONDITION: Good, with virtually all of the original finishes turned a brown-gray patina with handling marks throughout. Stock and forearm are good and have heavy handling marks throughout, especially on forearm. Mechanically fine. Bore is dark from use with corrosive black powder with well-defined rifling. An exciting opportunity to own a documented identified Civil War Carbine with wear consistent with use. Barrel Length: 21 - 5/8" Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Mass. Arms Co. Model: Smith Carbine Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 13955

(A) CONFEDERATE HAPPOLDT ALTERATION HARPERS FERRY MODEL 1841 MISSISSIPPI RIFLE WITH BAYONET AND CANT

Lot #1194 (Sale Order 194 of 326)

US M1841 Mississippi Rifle manufactured at Harpers Ferry and dated 1845. 33" barrel in .54 caliber with 7 groove rifling, rounded brass blade front sight and fixed rear sight. Fitted with the Confederate Happoldt alteration for saber bayonet, with lug brazed on right side of barrel, and left of barrel assembly numbered 107. Front barrel band has been partially cut away in a manner consistent with other Happoldt altered rifles so the barrel assembly can still be taken out of the stock with bayonet lug on side of barrel. 1 piece plain walnut stock with faint cartouche on left stock flat opposite lock, "GMR" hand engraved on left side of stock, likely with a knife, brass mountings, brass implement compartment on right side (compartment is empty) and brass buttplate. The rifle is complete with a correct pattern yataghan style bayonet with brass mount assembly numbered 101 manufactured by Collins & Co. of Hartford, CT. Hartzler’s notes indicate the rifle was documented in an early Sharpsburg museum as carried at Antietam by Henry Huff, 5th Virginia, and left behind with relatives when he returned to the regiment from sick leave in 1863. The 5th Virginia Infantry, part of the “Stonewall Brigade,” had organized in May 1861 for 12 months service and then reorganized in Spring 1862 for 3 years or the war when Henry C. Huff enlisted March 15, 1862, in Augusta County, mustering in Company F as a private. The 1860 census records him as a 35-year-old day laborer with a wife and 2 children. He is listed as present up to a sick leave given November 24, 1862, and is absent through April 1863, but reappears as present on the company June 30, 1863, muster roll. This covers May and June and does not say when he returned, but places him in the ranks in time for Gettysburg. He is absent sick again as of December 16, 1863, but does not return and is considered a deserter as of March 20, 1864, supposed to be at Churchville, Augusta County, Virginia. Records do not cover him further. A cemetery listing records a Henry Christian Huff, born 1825, as dying in Churchville in 1908. During Huff’s time with the regiment, they were present at McDowell and Front Royal, and under fire at Winchester. At Port Republic they lost 9 killed, 48 wounded and 4 missing and then saw action in the Seven Days Battles, including Malvern Hill, Groveton (against King’s Division and the Iron Brigade,) Second Bull Run, and Antietam. There the brigade mustered just 250 men and was in the terrible fighting at the Cornfield as Jackson staved off Hooker’s massive attack on the Confederate left wing, losing 88 of those present. Huff’s presence on the June 1863 muster roll implies he was back in time for the regiment’s service at Winchester and Stephenson’s Depot at the beginning of the Gettysburg Campaign. At that battle they were heavily engaged in the fighting on July 3, taking part in 3 attacks on Culps Hill and losing 14 killed, 33 wounded, and 11 missing out of 345 men on the field. Accommodating the rifle is a Spanish American war rewrapped canteen and display case with a plaque that reads “THIS RIFLE, BAYONET, AND CANTEEN WERE USED BY HENRY HUFF FROM CHARLESTOWN, W. VA. IN THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM SEPT. 17, 1862”. The canteen may have been acquired by Huff later in life and was given Antietam association by inexperienced museum staff. CONDITION: Very good, with barrel retaining a vast majority of its added brown finish with heavy freckling around bolster near breech area from use with barrel date no longer visible. Stock is very good as lightly sanded with finish added and no major signs of distress. Minor burnout consistent with use near bolster. Action is tight and crisp. Bore is dark and well worn (now measures close to .60 caliber) with visible rifling. Bayonet is very good, turned a dove gray patina with scattered areas of heavy freckling. Accessories: Display Case, Bayonet, Canteen Barrel Length: 33" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Harpers Ferry Model: 1841 Mississippi Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) CS RICHMOND PERCUSSION RIFLE MUSKET TYPE III ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES HITZELBERGER, 1ST MARYLAND IN

Lot #1195 (Sale Order 195 of 326)

1862 dated Richmond Armory Type III low hump rifle musket with 40" barrel in .58 caliber with 3 groove rifling, square base blade front sight, and 3 leaf folding rear sight. Full length tulip's head ramrod, possibly the original. Barrel is marked with VP Eagle head proof on left barrel flat above woodline and retains extremely faint traces of barrel date near breech. Lock is marked "C.S" / "RICHMOND, VA." ahead of hammer and is dated "1862" behind hammer. Inside of lock mortise has the correct mule's foot feature with no provision for Maynard tape primer arm. 1 piece plain walnut stock and forearm in proper configuration with brass nosecap, iron barrel bands featuring an off center "U" marking, and a brass buttplate. Accompanying this musket is a folder containing notes and research with a typed chain of provenance and purchase history that traces the musket to Charles F. Hitzelberger, who Hartzler Collection notes states carried this musket. Charles F. Hitzelberger was born in 1829 and did 2 tours of duty, enlisting in the First Maryland Infantry in May 1861, and mustering into Confederate service for 12 months in join. The unit needs no introduction, fighting at First Bull Run and playing a key role in the Confederate victory, earning is commander a battlefield promotion to General. In Spring 1862 the 1st Maryland served in Jackson’s Valley Campaign, fighting at Front Royal and Cross Keys, followed by the Peninsula Campaign with service at Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill. It disbanded in August 1862, with many of its men going into other units. Hartzler’s notes indicate Hitzelberger may have intended to join a company under Edmund Barry in the new 1st Maryland, but instead journeyed to Louisiana, where an uncle had business interests, returning in 1864 to serve in the Provost Martial’s Department in Richmond. He could have carried the musket at either point. The 1862 dated locks with low hump and beveled front edge came into production in March 1862, giving time for its issue for service on the Peninsula. Hitzelberger passed away in 1899. Also included in the folder are notes regarding configuration, photographs of the musket, research regarding Hitzelberger’s service, and a copy of pg. 178 of "A Band of Brothers" by Daniel D. Hartzler, where this gun is featured. CONDITION: Excellent for its age, with a speckled brown patina formed throughout with well protected areas such as underneath barrel bands retaining their original polished finish. Brass assemblies are a pleasant mellow patina. Stock is excellent with minor handling marks and no major signs of distress. Mechanically crisp. Bore is frosted with crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 40" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Richmond Model: Type III Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: NSN

CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION CANE CUT FROM THE ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD.

Lot #1196 (Sale Order 196 of 326)

A very interesting example of a Civil War souvenir cane which was cut from the Antietam battlefield and presented to a possible veteran. The cane is carved "ANTIETAM BATTLE FOUGHT SEPTEMBER 17, 1862. / PRESENTED TO MR. WILLIAM ALLEN." Unfortunately, the name William Allen is too common to permit certain identification of the owner. Nevertheless, this is still a nice example of a Civil War cane which are seldom encountered with presentation carvings. Measures approximately 36 - 1/2". CONDITION: The cane was lacquered and exhibits a pleasing finish. Scattered blemishes from handling.

US CIVIL WAR MODEL 1840 HEAVY CAVALRY SABER RECOVERED FROM ANTIETAM BATTLEFIELD BY JOSEPH H. TRUNDLE

Lot #1197 (Sale Order 197 of 326)

An interesting example of a Model 1840 heavy cavalry saber with ties to the Antietam Battlefield. The saber is in standard M1840 configuration, with a 34 – 1/4” curved blade and wide fuller, which is terminated at the ricasso marked ““SHEBLE & FISHER / PHILADA” on the reverse. Leather washer is in place above the brass hilt which features the typical 3-band cavalry guard that forms into the knucklebow. Brass pommel with tiered cap. The grip is of wood, grooved and wrapped with leather and twisted wire. The saber is complete with its iron scabbard. The sword is distinct from other wristbreakers because of the blade, which features an inscription that is painted in gold script letters “Antietam Battlefield Commander J.H. Trundle Alexander Young Camp”. The scabbard bands and throat are also painted gold, and this embellishment is commonly encountered on battlefield recovered swords, which were later hung as decorations in GAR halls, and other public gathering areas. The sword comes with an original tag from renowned Antietam Battlefield guide O.T. Reilly which reads “O.T. REILLY / Battlefield Guide / Guides, Post Cards and Relics / SHARPSBURG, MD” on the obverse and “SWORD FROM THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM / PURCHASED FROM J.H. TRUNDLE OF CAMP / #500 U.C.V. FREDERICK, MD.”. Born in nearby Keedysville, Maryland, Reilly, who claimed he witnessed the battle when he was 5, became a battlefield guide when he was 15. In 1890, he moved to Sharpsburg, where he opened a store on Main Street and sold novelties, groceries, battlefield guide books, postcards, and Civil War relics. He also offered tours of the Antietam Battlefield and served as a battlefield guide for 7 decades, often taking veterans on tours of the field. His relics are the Maryland equivalent of the J.A. Danner Museum in Gettysburg. As the tag states, Reilly purchased this sword from Joseph H. Trundle, who was born in 1844 in Montgomery County, but moved to Frederick County soon after and shows up at age 6 in the 1850 census as son of a farmer in the Buckeystown district. He had pre-war service in the Manor Mounted Guard of Carrollton Manor in 1860 but does not seem to have joined the Confederate service until he turned 18, enlisting at Leesburg in White’s 35th Battalion of Virginia Cavalry on September 15, 1862, just 2 days prior to Antietam. Records indicate he joined Company B, “Chiswell’s Maryland Exiles,” organized in Montgomery County. An obituary does not mention participation at Antietam but does record him detailed as dispatch bearer to Gen. John B. Gordon at Gettysburg and an anecdote records his father trying to catch up with him on the march north to deliver “a fine young riding horse.” The battalion saw action at Brandy Station and scouting ahead of Ewell as part of Jones’s brigade in that campaign and later served in the Bristoe and Mine Run campaigns, and in 1864 served in the Loudon Valley, where it had operated before Trundle joined it, and supported the ANV against Grant. They were present at Appomattox, but rode off before the surrender, preferring to simply disband. Trundle was paroled at Harpers Ferry in late April 1865 and after the war was an agent for the B & O Railroad, lived in Frederick, where he was commander of Camp #500 and held the position until his death in August 1924. Grove’s History of Carrollton Manor has an image of Trundle in his pre-war militia uniform. Although Trundle was most likely not present at the Battle of Antietam, he most likely acquired this sword when he was in the area, as the battlefield was littered with relics well into the post-war years. He most likely picked up the sword and decorated it with the painted blade inscription as well as the mounts in order to display as an ornament of the camp. The sword is accompanied by a gutta percha case that is decorated with patriotic motifs and contains a copy of a picture of Trundle in his pre-war Manor Mounted Guards Uniform. The case also contains a UCV medal which reads “OUR PRESIDENT / RICHMOND 1896” on the face with a nice ribbon featuring the Confederate Flag. Also accompanying the sword is a folder of information which contains a receipt from the Sharpsburg Arsenal stating that this saber was purchased by Dan Hartzler in 2001 at the Gettysburg show. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with freckling throughout its length. The blade inscription is faint but legible. Hilt exhibits a pleasant patina with nice leather wrap and slightly loose wire. Scattered blemishes from handling and age. Scabbard exhibits a chocolate patina retaining a generous portion of the era applied gold paint on the mounts. Gutta percha case is cracked in 2 pieces on the front. Medal ribbon is worn. This is a very nice example of an early battlefield recovered saber that was once in the possession of a Confederate veteran and distinguished battlefield guide. Blade Length: 34 - 1/4" Overall Length: 40 - 1/2" Paperwork: Photo and Medal, Folder of Information

(A) “A RELICT OF REBELDOM” INSCRIBED CONFEDERATE USED BELGIAN PJ MALHERBE & CO PERCUSSION MUSKET CAP

Lot #1198 (Sale Order 198 of 326)

This musket is a silent witness to the bloodiest day in American history, as it was “secured” from rebel forces by an officer who faced the harshness of combat on that somber day. The stock is inscribed “Antietam Sept. 17th 1862 / A relict of rebeldom / Secured by Lieut B C Wilson 107th Reg NYV”. Benjamin Carr Wilson had enrolled in the regiment at age 31 on August 9, 1862 for 3 years and mustered in as First Lieutenant of Company I on August 11. The regiment left the state on August 13 and served briefly in the defenses of Washington before being assigned to the 12th Corps on September 12. They were thrown into action at Antietam just 5 days later, suffering 12 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 46 officers and enlisted men who were wounded, and 5 declared missing. The regiment fought on the Union right. Their official report says of their initial advance: “During the whole time we had been under constant fire, and as we crossed the belt of woods were under a perfect hail-storm of shell, round shot, and musketry.”. While subsequently supporting Clothran’s Battery, Wilson’s Company I was 1 of 2 detached for skirmish duty: “Gen. Greene directed me to send two companies as skirmishers into the woods immediately in front . . . They did it in gallant style, but found the road and woods teeming with rebels.” Wilson likely recovered the rifle while going over the ground on which he had fought in the immediate aftermath of the battle or while visiting the field not much later. The 107th spent a brief time afterward posted at Harpers Ferry, but in November was doing picket duty at Blackburn’s Ford and Sharpsburg. Wilson contracted rheumatism during this period, one member of the company writing that he had to be carried on a march, and was hospitalized at the beginning of December. He submitted his resignation for health reasons and was honorably discharged on a certificate of disability. An 1882 affidavit submitted on his behalf for a pension claim indicated he suffered from it “ever since his return home from the army.” He died in 1888, aged 57. This “Relict of Rebeldom” features a 37” barrel in .58 caliber with brass blade front sight, 3 leaf flip up military rear sight graduated to 200, 400, and 600 meters, and bottom mounted bayonet lug for socket type bayonet (appears to be for an M1842 bayonet). 1 piece walnut stock with 2 double loop barrel bands and 1 single loop barrel band, sling swivels at middle barrel band and near trigger guard tang, cheekpiece on left side, and military style buttplate. Serial numbered on left side of barrel “11791” with matching full or partial serial numbers observed at buttplate, stock, all screw heads (screw head near breech is faint), rear sight, each barrel band, and both front and rear of trigger guard tang. Ramrod is numbered 973. Back action lock marked “PJ MALHERBE & Cie / A LIEGE”. Barrel is Belgian “ELG” proofed on left side of barrel with “(crown) / JH” on all major parts, this is a controller of proof (inspector) mark. CONDITION: Very good for its age in as found condition, with metal assemblies turned an even brown patina with original polish visible in well protected areas such as underneath barrel bands. Stock is very good with small handling marks throughout and minor crack near barrel tang and near hammer. Hammer will hold on half cock but not on full cock, falling forward immediately after being pulled to the rear. Bore is dark from period use with corrosive black powder with visible 4 groove rifling. This is an excellent example of an untouched battlefield recovered musket and would be difficult to upgrade. Barrel Length: 37" Caliber/Bore: .58 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: P J Malberle & Co. Model: Musket Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 11791

(A) SIGNED WILLIAM EVICK PERCUSSION KENTUCKY RIFLE WITH INSCRIPTION AND PRESENTATON FROM THE BATTLE

Lot #1199 (Sale Order 199 of 326)

This “Rebel’s Rifle” is a fine Kentucky Rifle signed "W. E" for William Evick. William Evick worked in Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia, circa 1820-1886. Rifle has a 32 - 1/2" octagonal .41 caliber barrel with deep rifling, rifle sights, with rear dovetail sight boss plugged and added notch sight mounted on tang, and signed in script "W.E.". Period conversion to percussion using original "C. ROBBINS" lock plate with double set trigger control. Full curly maple stock with brass hardware, including an engraved 4-piece patchbox with floral finial and release in toe. Complete with hardwood ramrod. The rifle bears a Virginia maker’s mark on one of the ramrod ferrules and bears a great capture inscription and presentation to a War of 1812 veteran as a battle trophy taken from someone who had tried to destroy the United States presented to veteran who had fought to preserve the country some fifty years earlier. The side plate is engraved, “A Rebels Rifle captured on the battlefield of Antietam 17 Sept. 1862.” The patchbox door bears a presentation inscription, “Presented to Samual Ward / Soldier of the War of 1812 by his nephews / L.W. Gosnell, M.T. Gosnell, / & Wm. L. Gosnell.” The Gosnells did not have military service at Antietam, but were from Maryland and were in a position to know or encounter many who did. Although they themselves were not in the military, they could have easily acquired the rifle from a Union soldier who captured it, bought it from an early relic hunter, or recovered it themselves since the battlefield would have been scattered with the remnants of battle. Samuel Ward is certainly the Samuel Ward referred to as an “Old Defender” of Baltimore in the War of 1812 when he died in Baltimore on July 29, 1867 at age 82. His sister Mary (1765-1826) had married Philip H. Gosnell about 1786, and one of their sons was Lemuel Ward Gosnell (1786-1876,) himself a War of 1812 veteran who served in Beasman’s company of Maryland militia in 1814. He takes first place in the presentation as nephew and his two sons, Matthew T. Gosnell (1825-1885) and William L. Gosnell ([unknown]-1899) follow as nephews once removed. There are several Samuel Wards in the Maryland forces during the War of 1812. Given his birth and death dates it should not take much to establish his unit. Regardless of his service, the rifle is great Antietam relic presented by the Gosnell’s to their uncle as a token of both victory and esteem from a key battle in the war to preserve the Union for which he had fought also. CONDITION: Overall good with metal flaking and turning a brown patina with some added browning on barrel, with period conversion. Brass shows evidence of old cleaning. Gun was most likely set back at one point in its career, possibly when converted to percussion. Forestock shows cracking and some missing strips of wood. Lock has some burnout around lock with wood missing. Dark pitted bore with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 32 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .41 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: William Evick Model: Kentucky Rifle Paperwork: Provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) IDENTIFIED 1853 PATTERN TOWER MUSKET, SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR, AND CDV OF THOMAS S. DAVIS, 1ST M

Lot #1200 (Sale Order 200 of 326)

British P1853 Tower percussion rifled musket manufactured by Joseph Wilson, an English government contractor, and dated 1863. 39" barrel in .577 caliber, nominal 25 bore, with blade front sight and military ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards. Barrel is Birmingham proof marked on left side above woodline. Marked on lock with "TOWER / 1863" forward of hammer with British Crown behind hammer. 1 piece stock in typically seen configuration with brass nosecap, trigger guard, and buttplate with iron barrel bands. Stock is extremely faintly marked Joseph Wilson on belly of stock with Birmingham Small Arms Trade Roundel on right side, and "(anchor)" / "S" Confederate viewer (inspector) marked near top of buttplate tang. Complete with an early 20th century era Southern Cross of Honor engraved to Thomas T. Davis (likely an inscription error). These medals were given to Confederate veterans by the United Daughters of the Confederacy for their service in the American Civil War. Engraved on the front with "SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR" on each arm of the cross with the Confederate motto "DEO VINDICE" (trans: With God as our vindicator) in the center followed by "1861 / 1865". Engraved on the back with "UNITED DAUGHTERS CONFEDERACY TO THE U.C.V." on each arm of the cross with a wreathed Confederate Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag in the center. Hanging tab is engraved on the front with Davis' name and the maker mark on the back "Charles W. Crankshaw / -Atlanta-". Thomas Davis was born in 1842 and, like many other Marylanders, crossed into Virginia to enlist in the Confederate army, joining Company D of the First Maryland Battalion of Cavalry on Sept. 20, 1862, at Winchester “for three years or the war.” The battalion started with 1 company of Marylanders from the 1st Virginia Cavalry who did not reenlist in that unit in May 1862, but decided to form a specifically Maryland unit. The battalion was officially organized in November 1862 with 4 companies and eventually reached regimental strength. They saw action in smaller raids and fights in the Valley into early 1863, taking part in Jones’s raid into West Virginia in April, then returning to the Valley to move north as scouts and reconnaissance for Ewell’s advance north in the Gettysburg Campaign. During Lee’s retreat to Virginia, Davis had his horse killed and was captured July 4 at Monterey Gap, placing him in a storied encounter when a small group from the regiment, estimated variously at just twenty to fifty men, aided by 1 artillery piece, fought a delaying action that kept Kilpatrick’s Union cavalry away from Ewell’s retreating wagon train for some 5 hours by launching spirited charges in the dark and rain and dismounting to open fire at close range against countercharges. Davis was incarcerated at Fort McHenry and Fort Delaware, was paroled, and exchanged in February 1865. He may have rejoined his unit or another one for the last few days of the war. Records are fragmentary. We know he was in Richmond on March 3 seeking payment for his horse and records have him surrendering May 4 at Ashland and taking the oath of allegiance in June. Hartzler’s notes indicate he was a medical student before the war. He gives his occupation as student to U.S. authorities in late 1865 and he is later identified as “doctor.” We know also that he ran a drugstore and was assistant postmaster in Libertytown before his death by accident in 1920. Paperwork includes a 1965 signed affidavit by B.C. Grabill that he obtained the rifle directly from Davis, who had returned from the war with it. This is presumably Bayard C. Grabill, who was a fellow resident with Davis of Liberty, Frederick County, Maryland in 1920 and died there in 1974. A wonderfully clear postwar copy photo of a wartime image of Davis in gray jacket and trousers, casually seated, and wearing a pair of tall cavalry boots, looking every bit the quintessential southern cavalryman, is also included along with a folder of research regarding Davis’s military service. CONDITION: Good, as heavily cleaned with areas of heavy abrasion around bolster from use and handling marks throughout with a protective layer of varnish added. Brass has been chemically cleaned and now retains a mellow patina. Stock is excellent as sanded and finish added with makers mark on stock belly and inspector mark near buttplate nearly illegible, and no major cracks. Top of wrist near hammer shows significant burnout from use with percussion cartridges. Bottom of stock near buttplate shows significant storage wear. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with visible rifling. Medal is a mellow patina with markings crisp. Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .577 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Tower Model: 1853 Rifled Musket Paperwork: Information, Photo, UCV medal Serial Number: NSN

(A) CONFEDERATE INSCRIBED TOWER P1853 MUSKET OF RICHARD SHEPHERD 2ND MARYLAND REGIMENT, CSA, FOUGHT

Lot #1201 (Sale Order 201 of 326)

Shepherd, sometimes listed as “Sheperd,” enlisted in Company D of the second iteration of the First Maryland Battalion in Richmond on August 29, 1862 “for three years or the war” and was 1 of just 59 survivors in the ranks when the regiment surrendered at Appomattox in 1865. He does not appear in the earlier version of the unit, which had begun forming in April 1861, mustered in for 12 months in June, and mustered out about August 17 1862, with veterans becoming the core of a new First Maryland in October 1862, redesignated the Second Maryland in January 1864. The only absence noted in his file is hospitalization for debility at Chimborozo Hospital from July 31 to August 17, 1864, after which he returned to duty. The regiment saw heavy service in the Army of Northern Virginia, first at the Second Battle of Winchester and then Gettysburg where they lost 56 killed, 118 wounded and 15 captured, amounting to a staggering 48% casualty rate. In 1864-65 they fought at North Anna, Cold Harbor, where they recaptured trenches taken by Union troops, and Petersburg, with particular fighting at the Weldon Railroad, Peebles Farm, Hatchers Run, Fort Gregg and Fort Davis, and were then in Lee’s retreat. Shepherd’s parole at Appomattox noted he had been a resident of Anne Arundel County and was headed back there. Records indicate he was born about 1842, married in 1871, and is listed in 1880 as a farm laborer. In attacking Culps Hill at Gettysburg they exemplified the Civil War in facing the Union 1st Maryland Eastern Shore, whose Colonel wrote: “The 1st Maryland Confederate Regiment met us and were cut to pieces. We sorrowfully gathered up many of our old friends and acquaintances and had them carefully and tenderly cared for.”. Theirs was the first Confederate monument erected on the field, a symbol of remembrance when brothers took up arms against one another. This British P1853 Tower percussion rifled musket was manufactured by C.W. James, an English government contractor, and dated 1862. 39" barrel in .577 caliber, nominal 24 bore, with blade front sight and military ladder rear sight graduated to 900 yards. Barrel is Birmingham proof marked on left side above woodline. Marked on lock with "1862" / "TOWER" forward of hammer with British Crown behind hammer. 1 piece stock in typically seen configuration with brass nosecap, trigger guard, and buttplate with iron barrel bands. Stock is extremely faintly marked with C.W. James roundel on right side, "J" furnisher marked ahead of buttplate tang, and buttplate tang marked "740" / "A" along the axis. Trigger guard is inscribed and reads “Pvt. Richard H. Shepard / Co. D 2nd Md Regt / C.S.A.”. Left side of stock is hand carved with his initials "RHS". Complete with unmarked socket bayonet. Accompanying this lot is a folder containing notes on configuration, a summary of Private Shepard's service history, various photos of the gun, copies of muster rolls, receipt roll for clothing, hospital records, prisoner roll, record of paroled prisoners, as well as a copy of pg. 176 of "A Band of Brothers: Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" by Daniel D. Hartzler in which this musket is photographed. CONDITION: Good, with barrel turned a speckled gray patina with heavy freckling near breech. Brass components were cleaned in the past but have regained a pleasing mellow patina. Stock is very good as lightly sanded and finish added, with repaired cracks near front barrel band and small crack near front of trigger guard. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with crisp rifling. Bayonet is very good with light freckling throughout and a protective layer of varnish added. This is a wonderfully inscribed musket that was carried by a soldier who experienced the true divide of the Civil War while fighting against his brethren during one of the decisive battles that shaped that Nation. Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .577 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: CW James Model: P1853 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) KENTUCKY RIFLE AND HEAVY CAVALRY SABER CARRIED BY CAPTAIN WARNER GRIFFITH WELSH 7TH VA CAVALRY,

Lot #1202 (Sale Order 202 of 326)

A fine Kentucky Percussion rifle made by Daniel Marker Jr. with an interesting history that is accompanied by an unmarked Confederate cavalry saber, both of which were carried by the same “Rebel Welch”, or, as he is known in the records, Warner Griffith Welsh. Daniel Marker worked in Sharpsburg, Maryland circa 1830 to 1891, which is roughly 34 miles from Libertytown, Maryland, where the owner of this rifle originated. Rifle has 40 - 1/2" octagonal .45 caliber rifled barrel with rifle sights signed in script "D. MARKER". Rifle has an "M.M. MASLIN / WARRANTED" marked lock that was originally flint, now converted to percussion, with single trigger control. The initials "W G W" are scratched crudely on trigger guard. Original hardwood ramrod. Walnut fullstock with 2-piece takedown feature and brass hardware including a Maryland style 4 piece patchbox engraved with floral pattern on lid, 3 piercings, "pinwheel" side plates, and floral finial, with coin silver oval plate on cheekpiece with a Federal Eagle engraved on it. An old strip of linen paper attached to the cheekpiece reveals the backstory of this rifle. “Taken from the Rebel Welch at Winchester, Va. Nov. 13th 1861 after being fired at Col. Ledlie.” The note may refer to James Hewitt Ledlie, Major, Lt. Colonel, and Colonel of the 19th NY (later 3rd Artillery) and allude to an incident their regimental history records as taking place in July 1861 when that New York unit expected to march under Patterson to Winchester and attack Johnston, but instead was ordered to Charlestown, allowing Johnston to join Beauregard at Manassas: “One night, while here, Major Ledlie’s life was attempted by a Rebel farmer. While posting pickets on a hillside, the farmer fired at him with a shot gun, but fortunately missed his aim. Our pickets promptly arrested him and sent him to camp.” (Cayuga in the Field, 63.). Hartzler collection notes identify the shooter with Warner Griffin Welsh (a not uncommon alternate spelling of the name,) whose cavalry saber he acquired separately, and who served as Captain of Company D, 1st Maryland Cavalry, and was also accused of firing on Union pickets as bushwhacker at Winchester, though in 1863. Welsh was 39-year-old merchant in Hayattstown when he enlisted and mustered into Company G, 7th Virginia Cavalry as a private on July 1, 1861. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant Company F, 12th Virginia Cavalry on April 10, 1862, and discharged for promotion, mustering in on September 20, 1862, as Captain, Company D, 1st Maryland Cavalry at Winchester, where he was also captured on May 10, 1863, accused of volunteering to “bushwack the pickets at Winchester.”. Welsh eventually escaped from Fort McHenry, Maryland, on June 10, 1863, and rejoined the regiment, serving to the end of the war and taking the oath of allegiance on May 1, 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina. He lived in Libertytown, Maryland, after the war and died in 1895. He spent much of his early service in the Shenandoah, but the 1st Maryland took part in the Gettysburg campaign in 1863 and other actions around Richmond until mid-1864, when they took part in Early’s raid around Baltimore and Washington, and the burning of Chambersburg, before returning to the Valley to face Sheridan. CONDITION: Metal surfaces have turned a pleasing brown patina with lock showing plugged with lead holes from conversion to percussion. Unpolished brass surfaces with most exhibiting a golden patina. Wood has usage dings and marks with some shrinkage around the lock and a stress crack between lock plate bolt heads. Wood exhibits traces of original finish with no visible restoration. Dark bore with visible rifling and crisp mechanics. (B) The saber that is attributed to Welsh is an unmarked heavy cavalry saber, and noticeably Confederate in appearance. The saber features a hilt, constructed of brass, with a rather large and plain mushroom style pommel that secures a cone shaped, grooved wood grip that is wrapped with black leather and a single strand of iron wire. The D-shaped knucklebow accommodates a cloth saber knot, and is marked with the number “7” with the pommel bearing the same numeral. Cavalry style guard with 3 bands and open slots, with small open counterguard that terminates with a crudely teardrop shaped quillon. The blade is also crude, slightly curved, and features a flat spine with a single, stopped fuller. Bearing the same crude features as the saber, the scabbard is constructed of iron and was formed by iron sheets wrapped around a standard core, hammered into place, with the edges being lapped. The seam is explicit and appears to have been soldered with a lead type material. Click here to see the full description.

(A) COLT 1851 NAVY REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM RYAN, ZARVONA ZOUAVES AND 3RD VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CAP

Lot #1203 (Sale Order 203 of 326)

1856 vintage Colt 1851 Navy single action percussion revolver, serial number 61796. 7 - 1/2" octagon barrel in .36 caliber with cone front sight, single line Colt New York barrel address, and hammer notch rear sight. 1-piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers observed at barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Comes with leather military flap holster maker marked on flap "J. Davy & Co. / Newark, N.J.". Revolver is inscribed “William Ryan” in script on the backstrap. William R. Ryan of Baltimore took part in more than one colorful scheme against Federal authorities in Maryland. He enlisted as corporal on June 15, 1861 in the Zarvona Zouaves, brainchild of Richard Thomas, a well-connected Marylander and soldier/adventurer who had added the exotic sounding Zarvona to his name. On June 28 Zarvona, disguised in a dress and pretending to be a French speaking woman, led band onto the steamer St. Nicholas, who then hijacked the ship with the intention of using it to board and take the USS Pawnee. The Pawnee escaped, but Zarvona took some other vessels, gaining a good deal of notoriety, accusations of piracy, and eventually a jail cell. Ryan and the rest of Zarvona’s men eventually become Company H, 47th Virginia, and briefly part of an Arkansas battalion until discharged in June 1862. Ryan enlisted again soon after, on July 22, 1862, as a private in Company A, 3rd Virginia Cavalry. The regiment saw a lot of action while Ryan was with it, both in small actions and larger affairs such as Kelly's Ford, Brandy Station, Aldie, Middleburg, and the Gettysburg campaign. He was captured on July 5, 1863 at Williamsport in the retreat from Gettysburg, and ended up incarcerated at Fort Delaware and Point Lookout, finally taking the oath of allegiance on April 27, 1865. The revolver is accompanied by a folder with notes on configuration, research regarding Corporal William R. Ryan's service history, copies of muster and prisoner of war rolls, photo copy of page 229 of "Confederate Presentation Inscribed Swords and Revolvers", copy of page 189 of "A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy", and a handwritten note from a family member of Corporal Ryan stating that he was next to Francis Maloney when he was killed during the Baltimore Riot of 1861. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned an even brown patina. Hammer and rammer assembly are modern replacements. Grips are very good with handling marks, chips at toe, and small gouge on right grip panel. Mechanically fine as rebuilt at time of repair. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Holster is good, with leather pliable, cracking and finish loss throughout, and tight stitching. Accessories: Holster Barrel Length: 7 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .36 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1851 Navy Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 61796

(A) COLT 1860 ARMY IDENTIFIED TO CAPTAIN JOHN W. LEWIS, 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY, CAPTURED AT CHICKAMAUG

Lot #1204 (Sale Order 204 of 326)

1863 vintage Colt 1860 Army single action revolver, serial number 122220. Standard barrel configuration with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear sight. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers observed on barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and butt. Martially sub inspected on all major parts with cartouches on either grip panel. Right grip panel is hand-initialed "JWL" near frame, which Hartzler collection notes and accompanying provenance identifies as John W. Lewis. Lewis was born in Frederick, Maryland, in 1836, but was working in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, as a carpenter when the war started. He enlisted there in the 4th (U.S.) Kentucky Infantry on July 17, 1861, receiving a commission as Second Lieutenant of Company C. During his time with the unit, they saw action in the battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky. He transferred in April 1863 to the 12th Kentucky Infantry to become First Lieutenant of Company A, (commissioned, but not mustered,) and in June transferred again to the 4th Kentucky Cavalry to be Captain of Company I. At the Battle of Chickamauga, the regiment marched to Crawfish Springs, where it was fiercely engaged with Confederate cavalry under General Wheeler. In that desperate fighting the regiment lost 4 officers and over 90 men wounded and missing. Lewis was 1 of the 4 officers lost, being captured and interned until mid-1864. A fellow veteran recalled his emaciated condition on his return. The regiment had continued active service in the Atlanta Campaign, fighting at Resaca and elsewhere. In Fall 1864 it was ordered to Nashville to fight under Thomas against Hood. Lewis was honorably discharged in January 1865 and saw subsequent service as a lieutenant in the regular army in the 14th and 23rd US Infantry from July 1866-January 1871, stationed in Arizona, Missouri, and Oregon. In his last years he was in a veteran’s home in Danville, Virginia, where he died May 1913. The folder with paperwork includes a 1967 letter from Lewis’s great-granddaughter, and research from his service including pension records. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray-brown patina. Brass trigger guard was lightly cleaned and is now regaining a mellow patina. Grips are very good with cartouches light. Left grip panel has 3 holes drilled in to it at bottom area. Right grip panel has 7 notches. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 122220

(A) COLT 1860 ARMY REVOLVER INSCRIBED TO DR. FREDERICK GARRETSON, CSN, ASSISTANT SURGEON ON CSS PATR

Lot #1205 (Sale Order 205 of 326)

1861 vintage Colt 1860 Army single action percussion revolver, serial number 4083. Classic 8" .44 caliber barrel with German silver blade front sight and hammer notch rear. Fluted cylinder. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers include barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, frame, trigger guard, and butt. The revolver is inscribed on backstrap in script "Frederick Garretson C.S.N.". A native Virginian, Frederick Garretson’s birth name was Van Bibber. He read medicine with an uncle in Baltimore, graduated from the University of Maryland Medical College in 1857, and was commissioned Assistant Surgeon in the US Navy on May 23, 1857, serving at one point on the sloop Vincennes. Apparently anticipating his resignation, the Navy instead dismissed him on May 6, 1861. He then changed his name to Garretson, his mother’s maiden name, and was appointed from Virginia to the CS Navy as Assistant Surgeon on June 10, 1861, passed Assistant Surgeon on September 17, 1862, and passed Assistant Surgeon in the Provisional Navy on June 2, 1864. He served in 1861-62 on the C.S.S. Patrick Henry, one of the supporting vessels in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862, where the Monitor and Merrimac encountered one another. He was assigned to the CSS Florida during 1862-1863, and the CSS Tuscaloosa in 1864, also doing shore duty at Augusta and Richmond according to Hartzler’s notes. The revolver is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Dr. Frederick Garretson's service with the Confederate Navy, notes on configuration, and a photocopy of a page from "A Band of Brothers Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy" where this revolver is featured. CONDITION: Good, with iron assemblies blended to a blue-brown patina with heavy freckling throughout. Grips are very good with handling marks near butt. Mechanically fine. Bore is lightly frosted with scattered areas of light abrasion and crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 4083

(A) COLT 1849 POCKET PERCUSSION REVOLVER OF PRIVATE GEORGE W. JONES, 18TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, 1ST MARY

Lot #1206 (Sale Order 206 of 326)

1851 vintage Colt Model 1849 Pocket single action percussion revolver, serial number 18626. 6" octagon barrel in .31 caliber with screw in cone front sight and hammer notch rear sight. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Matching serial numbers include barrel, rammer, cylinder arbor, frame, cylinder, trigger guard and butt. Wedge is a period replacement. Marked on butt "GWJ" in large font with "Co. G 4th R" on trigger guard. Trigger guard and backstrap are silver plated. Born in 1838, George W. Jones crossed from Maryland into Virginia to enlist, joining Company D, 1st Virginia Partisan Rangers, which became Company I, 18th Virginia Cavalry. He was captured at Middletown in the Antietam Campaign on September 13, 1862, and was held at Fort Delaware, later exchanged at Aikens Landing in November. He joined Company C, 1st Maryland Cavalry on August 1, 1863, at Culpepper. This put him in the unit in time for picket and skirmish duty as well as larger actions at Morton’s Ford and Brandy Station. An intriguing entry in his record is assignment to “secret service” at some point in November-December 1863 by a special order whose number is somewhat blurred in the records. In 1864 the unit was actively engaged in countering raids by Kilpatrick and Sheridan in Virginia and then moved with Early on his raids around Baltimore and Washington, followed by service in the Valley. He was captured at “Duff Field Station” on August 29, 1864, during a raid against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Incarcerated at Fort Delaware, he managed to escape and in November-December is listed as an escaped prisoner on furlough. Hartzler’s notes identify him as joining Company G of the 4th Texas Infantry for the rest of his service, but that seems to be another individual. He likely rejoined the Maryland cavalry, or another unit in the Maryland Line, but does not show up due to the fragmentary state of the records. After the war he worked as a mariner and in 1892 entered the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home later passing away in 1899. Accompanying this lot is a folder with notes on configuration, a brief summary of Private George W. Jones' service history, a notarized letter of provenance, copies of Jones' service records including Muster Rolls, and a photo copy of a page from "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" by Daniel D. Hartzler, where this gun is photographed. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled gray-brown patina with light freckling throughout. Front and backstrap retain an attractive amount of their original silver plating. Grips are excellent with no major signs of distress. Action is loose but indexes properly. Bore is heavily frosted with well-defined rifling. Barrel Length: 6" Caliber/Bore: .31 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1849 Pocket Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 18626

(A) REMINGTON NEW MODEL REVOLVER OF CAPTAIN JOHN WILLIAMS, CONFEDERATE PRIVATEER AND TENDER TO THE I

Lot #1207 (Sale Order 207 of 326)

Manufactured from 1863 to 1875, with the majority going to Civil War military contracts. Standard configuration with various inspector marks throughout. 8" .44 caliber octagonal barrel marked on top flat with 3-line address. Blade front sight and frame notch rear. 6-shot non fluted cylinder. Fit with 2-piece walnut grips, marked on left panel with an illegible cartouche. Hand carved with a flower with 6 petals inside a circle on top of cartouche area on left panel, with matching flower on right grip panel. Accompanying this lot is a folder of research and a notarized letter that attributes this revolver to Captain John Williams. Hartzler’s notes indicate John Williams was master of the schooner Mary Virginia out of Baltimore and took his vessel south for Confederate service. He connects it with the steamer Mary Virginia, under Captain John Williams, which is documented as a Confederate privateer in the Department of the Gulf by early 1864 and at one point served as tender to the Confederate Ironclad Tennessee. A 1973 affidavit identifies the pistol as descending from the grandfather of Vernon J. Phillips of Pikesville, who would be Captain John Williams, born in Pennsylvania in 1827 and died in Baltimore on December 19, 1883. The affidavit identifies him as master of a blockade runner “St. Mary’s,” purportedly destroyed in the St. John’s River, Florida, by Federal forces. Records are confused by varying and overlapping ship names, but the descent of the pistol from “Capt. John Williams” to Mr. Phillips through his mother, Margaret May Williams Phillips seems clear. This revolver is featured on page 335 of "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers" and a photocopy of the page is included. CONDITION: Good with vast majority of iron assemblies turned a speckled brown patina with areas of original bluing in well protected areas. Brass trigger guard has turned a pleasant mellow patina. Grips are very good with no major signs of distress. Action is loose, and will not hold on full cock. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Remington Model: New Model Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: 62515

PRESENTATION CIVIL WAR CAVALRY BADGE OF LT. L. H. GREENWALD, COLES MD CAVALRY.

Lot #1208 (Sale Order 208 of 326)

Beautiful silver identification badge consisting of a charging dragoon with pistol in relief in the middle of an open circle on which is professionally engraved in fine script, "Presented to Lieut. L.H. Greenwald / Co. M Coles Md. Cav.". Also designated 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Cavalry, the unit was extremely active and credited with 80 engagements. Initially organized as a battalion of Maryland companies, they were active in patrolling the Maryland side of the Potomac, and scouting the upper Potomac and the Shenandoah, engaging in small unit actions as well as covering the retreat from Winchester in 1863, etc. Expanded to a full regiment in early 1864, they served under Hunter at Lynchburg and then in Merritt's cavalry division of Sheridan's Army of the Shenandoah, finally mustering out in June 1865. Born in Darmstadt, Germany, Leonard H. Greenwald had prior wartime service as a private in the 12th PA Cavalry, mustering into Co. B 30 January 1862. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac and then under Averill in the 8th Corps on the upper Potomac, Department of Susquehanna, and Dept. of West Virginia. This prior experience likely helped put him in line for a commission in Coles Cavalry when it expanded to a full regiment. He enlisted and mustered into the unit at Baltimore 22 February 1864 as a private in Co. F and rapidly to sergeant and then on April 22 to 2nd Lieutenant of Co. M, which was then organizing and had reached minimum strength. On completion of the company he was promoted to its Captain 17 February 1865, with rank effective from Feb. 13, neatly bracketing the possible dates of the presentation of the badge, and served until mustered out with the regiment 28 June 1865. CONDITION: Excellent. The reverse retains a delicate T-bar pin. Pictured in "Arm Makers of Maryland", pg. 114. A very good looking badge presented to a cavalry officer with very active service. Paperwork: Folder of Research

LOT OF 3: CIVIL WAR CDVS OF CSA SOLDIERS WEARING MARYLAND CROSSES.

Lot #1209 (Sale Order 209 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) CDV image of Confederate Signal Corps officer George A. Henley. Photographer back mark reads: "CHS. E. REES & CO. / PHOTOGRAPHIC / ARTISTS / RICHMOND, Va.". Hand signed to the reverse in iron ink: "Respectfully, Geo. A. Henley / C.S. Army / August, 12th 1864". Henley is shown seated wearing a Richmond Depot style jacket with a silver Maryland Cross on his left breast. Taken after he returned from the Army of the West in Holbrook's Independent Maryland Artillery. Pictured in the book "Band of Brothers" by Hartzler, pg. 208. (B) Sepia toned CDV of a Confederate Officer wearing a Maryland Cross on his kepi. He is wearing a striking double breasted frock coat with high style riding boots and spurs. Back mark for Bendann Bros. Gallery, Baltimore. (C) CDV of a Confederate soldier wearing a shorter style depot manufactured jacket with a Maryland Cross on his left breast. Back marked Bendann Bros, 207 Baltimore St, Baltimore. CONDITION: Excellent with trimmed corners to allow fitting into CDV album at some point in their existence. BRM.

SUPERB MARYLAND 2-PIECE OFFICER'S BUCKLE OF CAPTAIN JOHN EAGER HOWARD.

Lot #1210 (Sale Order 210 of 326)

Historic and very high quality Maryland state seal officer's belt plate worn by CS Capt. John Eager Howard, illustrated by Hartzler, "Band of Brothers", pg. 200, and as Figure B, pg. 113, "Arms Makers of Maryland". 55 x 80 mm. Deeply detailed hollow back wreath and solid central disk with matching "XVII" Roman numeral bench numbers filed on the reverse. Well rendered state seal at center with eagle above and "MARYLAND" in raised letters at top, with nicely done Maryland armorial supporting figures at left and right, and fully legible state motto in raised letters on ribbon underneath, all on a finely lined ground. The wreath has very well defined oak leaves, acorns, and crossed bindings. The side bar belt loops are plain, but were carefully made concave to more comfortably fit the body curve. "No man in Maryland came of more distinguished ancestry," according to one obituary. One grandfather was John Eager Howard of Revolutionary War fame; another was Francis Scott Key. Born in 1834, he had gone to California in the 1850s and returned east, to Wheeling, West Virginia, when the war broke out. He enlisted as a private in the CS First Maryland 21 May 1861, and was promoted, sergeant, quartermaster sergeant, and then commissioned captain in the 2nd Maryland, eventually becoming Acting Asst. Quartermaster, and serving throughout the war. He spent about a year in India at war's end before returning the U.S. and Maryland. 4 of 5 brothers also served in the Confederate army and the fifth, a newspaper editor, spent some time in a Federal prison for his southern leanings, as did their father, President of the Police Board. John Eager Howard died in 1911. CONDITION: Excellent. Pleasing mellow, aged tones with great detail. An historic plate. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

CONFEDERATE ENLISTED MAN’S “HEAVY FRAME” BUCKLE.

Lot #1211 (Sale Order 211 of 326)

Classic Confederate fixed tongue frame buckle. Cast brass with flat exterior with 2 fixed and slightly raised, rounded teeth, and bar on the reverse, 2 - 7/8" x 2 - 3/8". Pleasing olive green patina with some thin grayish brown spots. No bends or breaks. The typical belt plate of a Confederate enlisted man, simple to make, practical, and robust. CONDITION: Very good. Some final finishing file marks are visible, as is typical. A small punch dot on the side bar might identify similar examples. No provenance given, but possibly a Maryland connection.

SILVER BULLION FRINGED EPAULET CAPTURED AT FIRST MANASSAS BY CAPT. CHARLES COLUMBUS EDELIN, FIRST MA

Lot #1212 (Sale Order 212 of 326)

This epaulet bears a period ink inscription on the underside "Capt. Edelin Maryland vols/ taken at / bull run / 21st July 1861.” Edelin was Captain of Company B, 1st Maryland, and led it at First Bull Run, where their brigade struck the Union right on Chinn Ridge and precipitated the collapse and retreat of the entire line, earning their Colonel a battlefield promotion to General by Jefferson Davis. Edelin is also credited with capturing the flag of the 1st Michigan from their wounded color-bearer. Born about 1828, Charles Columbus Edelin was Maryland native living in Washington, DC, when the war started. We find him in the early 1840s as a US Marine Corps drummer boy and he apparently used this, with some claims of Mexican War service and a promise to “fight” his men rather than just drill them, to be elected captain of a Maryland company organized at Point of Rocks, gaining a commission dated May 21, 1861. As 1 of the 2 earliest companies of the 1st Maryland, it became Company B. In addition to leading the company at Bull Run, Edelin took it to North Carolina while they were on furlough for reenlisting in March 1862, acting as heavy artillery in the defense against Burnside on the coast. They were presumably back in time for Jackson’s Valley Campaign, but Edelin’s records are fragmentary. He is listed as hospitalized in Richmond with a gunshot wound in July 1862, though place of wounding cited and other records indicating disease. He is listed as hospitalized again in January 1863 for 2 weeks, but returned to duty January 27 and only picked up again in December 1863 and early 1864 as hospitalized in Richmond. This may have lasted until May when he went to Castle Thunder “for field,” which may indicate he was among officers commanding a group of Confederate States prisoners who had volunteered to help defend Richmond against a raid by Sheridan, adopting the name, the “Wise Legion.” Edelin seems to have been something of a fire-eater, having been investigated before the war for announcing in Washington that he would shoot Lincoln, which likely explains why, after he turned himself into Federal authorities at Martinsburg, West Virginia, in October 1864, professing to no longer believe in the Confederate cause, he was required to take the oath of allegiance twice. That change of face certainly affected later recollections of him by former comrades and may have blotted out other actions. One officer had described him as short of stature, but “a very D’Artagnan” in dress and bearing, wearing tall boots and a heavy sword. Another later derisively referred to him as “puss in boots.” This is a very good Maryland related relic of First Bull Run, and we suspect there is a lot more to Edelin’s story than his service records reveal. This epaulet is featured on pg. 153 of “Band of Brothers” by Dan Hartzler. CONDITION: Dull patina with nice color and fringe. Padded underside with inscription exhibits flaking and areas of loss. Inscription is faint but legible. A fascinating battlefield relic. Paperwork: Folder of Information

LOT OF CIVIL WAR BUTTONS AND PRAYER BOOK INSCRIBED BY EUGENE BLACKFORD, CS SHARPSHOOTER COMMANDER.

Lot #1213 (Sale Order 213 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) 1864 Richmond published "Army and Navy Prayer Book," complete, 96 pages, plain paper covers, the front very nicely inscribed in brown ink script: "Eugene Blackford / Major 5th Ala. Inf. / Battle's Brigade / Rodes' Division / 2nd Corps / A.N.V.". CONDITION: Excellent. Some turned corners, minor soiling. (B) 12 Maryland state seal buttons, 11 backmarked "EXTRA [rose] QUALITY [rose]" between 2 roped border lines, and one using a star in place of the rose. CONDITION: Excellent. Blackford (1839-1908) had moved from Virginia to teach school in Alabama where he raised a company of volunteers at the outbreak of war who became Co. K of the 5th Alabama under Col. Robert Rodes. He saw action at Manassas, the Peninsula Campaign, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the 1864 fighting in the Shenandoah at Kernstown, Winchester, and Cedar Creek. Blackford's greatest claim to fame was his selection in January 1863 to command a select battalion of sharpshooters in Rodes' brigade, tasked with skirmishing, scouting, and picket line duties. This was expanded to include battalions in each of his brigades as Rodes reached division command and adopted army wide in 1864. Blackford effectively deployed his men at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the remainder of the war. Court martialed and cashiered on trumped up charges by rival officers after Cedar Creek, he was reinstated by Davis, though health problems sidelined him at the very end of the war. His connection with Maryland dates from before the war through his future wife, a Baltimore native. The couple later settled in Pikesville, Maryland, where Blackford engaged in teaching, land surveying, farming, and served as postmaster. He is prominently mentioned in books on the sharpshooter battalions and portions of his letters and papers have been published.

CIVIL WAR UNIFORM BUTTONS AND CABINET CARDS OF ENSIGN CHARLES HUNTER CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY.

Lot #1214 (Sale Order 214 of 326)

Wartime POW diary, CDV image, and uniform buttons attributed to Ensign Charles Hunter, Confederate States Navy, captured with Ewell's Corps and imprisoned at Fort Warren, Boston. Lot consists of 2 State of Maryland buttons, 1 cuff and 1 coat, and 2 CSN buttons, 1 cuff and 1 coat. The Maryland buttons bear correct Scovill back marks, while the CSN buttons bear Courtney & Tennet, Charleston, S.C. back marks. They retain over 90% fire gold gilt and are fantastic examples. The albumen carte-de-viste image measures 3 - 1/2" x 2 - 1/2" and features Hunter in his double breasted CSN officers short jacket, what appears to be a Confederate naval dolphin head sword and accompanying sword belt and CSN round buckle. Period iron ink on the reverse of the image reads: "Charles Hunter / Ensign C.S. Navy / from 1862 to 1866." Hunter was appointed from Maryland as an Acting Masters Mates in the Provisional Navy, where he served aboard the ironclad ram CSS Chicora. Keeled in Charleston in March, Commander John Randolph Tucker took command in November when the ironclad was commissioned. January 31, 1863, Chicora and fellow ironclad Palmetto State raided the Federal Blockade outside Charleston Harbor, with Palmetto State engaging USS Mercedita and Keystone Stone, while Chicora engaged other Union ships. Chicora later was involved in the defense of the forts at Charleston on April 7 when they were attacked Rear Admiral Samuel Francis du Pont, leading a squadron of ironclad monitors. Chicora was further employed during 1863 and 1864 around Charleston, including the evacuation of Morris Island and the bombardments at Forts Sumter, Gregg, and Wagner. Chicora was destroyed with the evacuation of Charleston. Hunter's POW diary diary begins with an entry on April 6th 1865: "I was captured at the Battle of Harper's Farm on the above named date & resolved to keep a record of events during my imprisonment." He lists CSN and CSMC officers captured with himself and former members of the crew of the Chicora, now in Ewell's Corps, fighting as infantry. Diary ends on June 14th, 1865 and covers marching through Grant's former lines in Petersburg, lack of rations, and supplies en route to the steamer USS Cossack which then dropped them in Washington D.C. They were then moved by rail to Boston and on to Fort Warren prison. He lists the daily intake of important prisoners to include the Vice President of the Confederacy and his fellow prisoners in his casemate. He also mentions the importance of taking the oath of allegiance as a condition of release. CONDITION: Diary retains only its Moroccan leather covered back board with front missing. Although cover is missing and first few pages are loose from the binding, the diary is intact. CDV has been trimmed but does not affect image, and buttons are excellent. Included are copies of his records found in the Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy 1861-1865, US Gov't Printing Office 1931, and a copy of a photo found in the National Archives that the cataloger believes shows Hunter in a group photo of Confederate officers taken at the end of the war of at Fort Warren, Boston. BRM. Paperwork: Research

CIVIL WAR MARYLAND BOTTONY CROSS T-BAR PIN.

Lot #1215 (Sale Order 215 of 326)

Constructed of brass, this is a plain example of a T-bar backed Maryland Bottony cross pin. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, this cross with 3 lobes on the tip of each arm became a meaningful state symbol for Marylanders serving in Confederate forces even though their state itself did not secede. These were all privately purchased and varied in quality following the buyers wants and means. This is a very good example of the plainer, simpler ones that could be afforded by private soldiers. Bradley Johnson used the Bottony Cross on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Evidence of older cleaning. T-bar pin in place.

MARYLAND CROSS OF GRESHAM HOUGH, 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, 1ST CAVALRY, AND MOSBY’S RANGERS, ONE OF THE

Lot #1216 (Sale Order 216 of 326)

This silver Bottony cross ranks at the top for the engraving and the history of the owner. Published in Hartzer’s 1983 article on Maryland Confederate Crosses, the cross is beautifully engraved on the obverse with the owner’s name and unit so as to function as an identification pin as well an emblem of state loyalty and pride. The engraving is a combination of block letters and script, reading from the top “Co. A / G. Hough / 1st/ Md / Cav” with initial letters given long decorative flourishes matching the curving floral spray at the top of the cross and the “eyebrow” palm fronds in the finial lobes of the horizontal bar. Between the company designation and his name, the engraver has added a small anchor: a symbol of steadfastness, faith and hope, partly religious no doubt, but partly political in his determination to fight in the name of his native state though it remained in the Union. A wartime photo in uniform shows a young man with the determined look of a fighter. He was certainly dedicated to the cause, serving through the war in no less than 3 Confederate organizations, all of them fighting units. Born in 1844, Gresham Hough enlisted first in the “Maryland Guards,” under Capt. W.H. Murray, accepted for Virginia state service as Company D, Weston’s Battalion Maryland Infantry at Weston & Williams Store on Pearl Street in Richmond on June 12, 1861, mustering 6 days for 12 months service and assigned as Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry. At Bull Run they helped cave in the right of the Union line, gaining their Colonel a battlefield promotion to General. Hough is present on existing muster rolls, placing him with the regiment also in Jackson’s Spring 1862 Valley Campaign and the battles of Front Royal, Harrisonburg, and Cross Keys. At discharge of the regiment in June 1862 Hough joined Company A, 1st Maryland Battalion of Cavalry, for “three years or the war,” in fact joining 3 days before his discharge was official. In this he joined a core group of Maryland veterans from the 1st Virginia Cavalry, with the company eventually growing to a battalion and regiment. They served with Jackson at Manassas and Antietam, then in the Valley on picket duty and small unit actions. In 1863 they raided into West Virginia and later scouted for Early’s advance in the Gettysburg Campaign. They saw action as a rear guard in the retreat from Gettysburg, and in Fall 1863 fought at Morton’s Ford, Brandy Station, and numerous skirmishes. In Spring 1864 they countered raids by Kilpatrick and Sheridan, and fought against Grant’s advance, including a fierce fight at Pollards Farm, defense of the South Anna bridge, and Trevilian Station, followed by Early’s raid against Baltimore and Washington in July. Records indicate Hough joined Mosby’s command in Fall 1864 having been on detached service from the 1st Maryland and discharged by August 31, 1864, indicating his term of service may have been calculated from his 1861 enlistment. In any case, this puts him in Mosby’s battalion in time for their raid on Merritt’s cavalry, the Manassas Gap Railroad Raid, the Greenback Raid, the Valley Pike Raid, the rout of Blazer’s command, the B&O Railroad raid, fight at Mt. Carmel Church, Munson’s Hill, Harmony, and the B&O Derailment raid. Mosby disbanded his command rather than surrender it and Hough is found paroled only later, on April 12, 1865, at Winchester, and taking the oath of allegiance 4 days later at Harpers Ferry. He went into mercantile business after the war, and in his final years lived in New York City, where he died in October 1894. This badge is a beautiful combination of art and history. CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder of Research

CIVIL WAR MARYLAND CROSS.

Lot #1217 (Sale Order 217 of 326)

The Bottony Cross is inextricably associated with Confederate Maryland troops. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, it became a state symbol on the level of the Palmetto Tree for South Carolinians, perhaps valued the more as the state itself did not secede. Bradley Johnson used it on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. Period photos show the symbol in cloth occasionally displayed on some headgear, but these pins are more usually seen. This example appears to be constructed of a silver alloy and has a long T-bar pin on the reverse. The obverse has a simple line border. A brass numeral “2” is sweated onto the obverse at center. This could be the 2nd Maryland Infantry, Cavalry, or the 2nd Maryland Battery. The 2nd Battery, known as the Baltimore Battery or Brockenbrough’s Artillery was very active, organizing in August 1861 and seeing action in the Valley in 1862 as well as on the Peninsula, at 2nd Manassas, Antietam, where it purportedly fired the first shot of September 17, Fredericksburg, Winchester, Gettysburg, and numerous other battles all the way to Appomattox, where the survivors were serving as infantry. The 2nd Maryland Cavalry was Harry Gilmor’s battalion of partisan rangers, who saw constant action against Sheridan. The 2nd Maryland Infantry was the second iteration of the old 1st Maryland, and officially redesignated the 2nd in January 1864. It saw heavy action under its new designation against Grant in 1864 at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Peebles Farm, and Hatchers Run, with 50 or fewer survivors to surrender at Appomattox. CONDITION: Very good.

EXCAVATED CS MARYLAND BOTTONY CROSS.

Lot #1218 (Sale Order 218 of 326)

A nice example of an excavated Bottony cross, representing the Crossland maternal line of George Calvert, first Lord Baltimore, and used on the state seal. Given that Maryland remained in the Union, many of the 20,000 or so Marylanders who joined the Confederacy went to some lengths to display their state affiliation. This is a fairly simple, unengraved example of the Bottony cross pin worn by many of those men, but leaves no doubt about the wearer’s home state or Confederate affiliation. CONDITON: Good excavated condition. Missing the pin, but signs of attachment on reverse.

RELIEF CAST BOTTONY CROSS PIN.

Lot #1219 (Sale Order 219 of 326)

This pin was cast with a raised Bottony cross in outline centered on a similar flat background lacking the arms but with foliate ends on the cross. Adapted from the Crossland arms of the state seal, the Bottony Cross was frequently displayed by Marylanders serving in Confederate forces. Perhaps the best known example is the red Bottony cross on the HQ flag of Maryland Major General Bradley Johnson. Some of these pins are crude, homemade or camp made; others, like this, were commercial products. CONDITION: Excellent. The T-bar pin is in place on the reverse.

VERY PRETTY MARYLAND BOTTONY CROSS WITH FACETED EDGE AND STARBURSTS.

Lot #1220 (Sale Order 220 of 326)

Silver Bottony cross with T-bar pin and catch in place on reverse, edges faceted in chip-carved fashion and obverse engraved with starbursts on each tip with larger, more complex starburst at center. As part of the quartered Calvert-Crossland arms, revived on the state’s Great Seal in 1854, the Bottony cross became a Civil War state symbol on the level of the Palmetto Tree for South Carolinians, and was perhaps valued the more by Marylanders in Confederate service as the state itself did not secede. Bradley Johnson used it on his headquarters flag while commanding the Maryland Line, and it is found on a guidon of the 4th Maryland (Chesapeake) Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Minor age tarnishing.

MARYLAND CROSS MARKED FOR M. BANE CO. F 1ST MARYLAND.

Lot #1221 (Sale Order 221 of 326)

This Bottony cross uses gradually widening arms and truncated trefoil ends with ric-rac and borders and chip-carved style engraved lettering reading vertically “1 / CO / F” vertically and “Pvt M. Bane” horizontally. The style of engraving and use of “pvt” may indicate a postwar piece. Records show a Martin Bane under the file of Martin Mahon, sometimes also Mihon, who enlisted at Harpers Ferry May 22, 1861, as a private in Company F of the First Maryland. He was hospitalized for syphilis in April 1862 in Richmond, but apparently deserted from the hospital to rejoin his unit and was discharged in August 1862 on the disbanding of the regiment on completion of its 1-year term. CONDITION: Good. Long T-bar pin is present on reverse.

CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE FORT MORGAN BATTLE FLAG FRAGMENT FROM THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY.

Lot #1222 (Sale Order 222 of 326)

Fought on August 5, 1864, the Battle of Mobile Bay was a crucial victory for the Union, as it aided greatly in constraining the Confederate Army in its last desperate campaigns. The Union fleet, commanded by Admiral David Farragut, was able to defeat Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan's forces which included several CSN vessels and Forts Morgan and Gaines. The defeat of Confederate Naval forces lead to a siege of Fort Morgan which was severely damaged by naval bombardments, forcing its capitulation several weeks after the battle on August 23, 1864. This flag fragment, which measures approximately 2 - 1/2" long at its widest point is a symbol of that defeat. This section came from an even larger fragment, which was cut into 45 pieces, from the Confederate flag which was shot down over Fort Morgan and retrieved by Fleet Surgeon James C. Palmer when Union forces entered the battered fort after the Confederate surrender. The fragment was professionally matted and measures approximately 11" x 14" and includes a photo of the flag fragment captured by Palmer before it was cut. This photo includes the original hand written note from Palmer which was attached to the fragment and reads "Battle Flag of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay, shot down by Admiral Farragut's fleet August 5th, 1864". The fragment is accompanied by the original receipt, from when this artifact was purchased by Dan Hartzler in 2013. CONDITION: The fragment exhibits discoloration and scorching, especially evident around the upper threads. Paperwork: Folder with Reciept

CIVIL WAR FRAGMENT OF COMPANY K, 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY BATTLE FLAG.

Lot #1223 (Sale Order 223 of 326)

A small silk Confederate flag relic beautifully presented in a rectangular thermoplastic figural photographic case with facing pad in place, brass frame and glass preserving a red and a blue silk fragment on inscribed and painted background paper. Inscription, in old brown ink, reads “Piece of the Battleflag / of Co “K” 1st Virginia / Cavalry, CSA April 1865,” over “Howard County/ Md / Dragoons” above crossed Confederate First and Third National flags on spearpoint lances with red ribbons. “1861” written below the former flag and “1865” below the latter; motto “DEO VINDICE” between. A rectangle of red silk is at bottom with a smaller rectangle of blue on top at lower center. A Maryland militia cavalry company, the Howard Dragoons went to Baltimore in April 1861 to restore civil order after the April riots, but was very much secessionist, scouting for Northern troops entering the state before refusing oaths of allegiance or muster into U.S. service and crossing into Virginia instead to become Company K of the 1st Virginia Cavalry about May 14, 1861. In May 1862, on the expiration of their Virginia state service, they formed the nucleus of the 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion in the C.S. service, and successively became part of the 1st and 2nd Maryland Cavalry. They saw action at Brandy Station, Gettysburg, Winchester and Cedar Creek, participated in General Jubal Early's raid on Washington, aided in General John McCausland's Burning of Chambersburg, served in the Shenandoah and acted as rear guard for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on the way to Appomattox. All indications are that the fragment was taken from the colors by a veteran of the company at the end of the war and treasured as a valued memento of service to the “lost cause.” CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder with photo

HISTORIC EARLY CIVIL WAR FLAG OF THE MARYLAND VANSVILLE RANGERS WITH BEAUTIFULLY PAINTED SEAL.

Lot #1224 (Sale Order 224 of 326)

This scarce Maryland militia flag dates to 1860 and was carried by the Vansville Rangers, commanded by Nicholas Snowden who was born in 1828, and became a prosperous Maryland farmer. The flag is silk and bears 13 red and white stripes, with 33 gold painted stars in a blue canton on one side, signifying the statehood of Oregon in late 1859 and predating the admission of Kansas in early 1861. This dating is confirmed by the painted Maryland state seal on the other side, which is signed Jeffreys and dated 1860. The seal is that officially replaced in 1854 (Todd’s dating) and consists of the Lady Liberty holding the sword and scales of justice with the bound rods and ax (the fasces) of the Republic at her feet next to a cornucopia, and behind her scenes of commerce and the sea. A scroll at bottom reads, “Industry the means and plenty the result.” Some scholars believe the earlier seal often indicated secession-minded militia companies, but it may well have been personal preference. A flag presented to the Maryland Planter’s Guard in 1861 used the post-1854 seal. The unit was likely formed in response to the John Brown raid and rising sectional tensions. Their sympathies were made clear as one of the Maryland units accused of attempting to cut off Washington at the outbreak of hostilities. Snowden, and certainly other members, crossed into Virginia to enlist in the Maryland battalion, which expanded to a regiment, and formed to join the Confederate army. He officially enlisted on June 1, 1861, when he was appointed Second Lieutenant of Company D, 1st Maryland Infantry. The regiment gained an enviable reputation for its key role in collapsing the Union line at Manassas, earning its commander a battlefield promotion by Jefferson Davis. In 1862 they were active in Jackson’s Valley Campaign and on June 6 were part of his rear guard in moving from Harrisonburg to Port Republic, when a stiff fight developed at Good’s Farm. Snowden was killed in the fighting, which involved the Pennsylvania Bucktails (the 1st Rifles or “original” bucktails.) Colonel Bradley T. Johnson's official report read, "Here also fell Second Lieutenant Nicholas Snowden, a true and brave soldier, who died as became his life, in the arms of victory, with his face to the foe. Near him fell the chivalric Ashby." Snowden reputedly died in the arms of his cousin and company commander Captain J.R. Herbert. He was buried in Cross Keys, but reinterred in Baltimore in 1884. Family tradition later mistakenly held the flag had been captured from the bucktails, (likely because it was substantially the stars and stripes) and then reinterpreted by some has having been captured by the bucktails and then recaptured. Johnson, however, reports only, “my colors fell twice, but were caught before they touched the ground.”. If a company flag was in use, it may have escaped his notice or mention, but it is a rare, early war southern militia flag and likely carried south into Virginia when Snowden and comrades joined the Confederate army. Testimony is clear that Johnson presented it 25 years later to Snowden’s son and it then remained in the family until 1979. The flag is displayed in a wood frame and preserved under glass, measuring approximately 55 – 1/2” x 37” inside the glass and 58 – 1/2” x 40 – 5/8” with the wood frame. The wood has separated, but the flag is still tightly contained under the glass. There is some fracturing to the silk with water stains and bleeding of color on the lower stripes as shown. The largest fracture measures approximately 1 – 1/2” x 2” and is located on the 8th (white) stripe. Excellent color to the state seal with areas of cracking paint. There is a paper with information that was affixed to the glass by a foam adhesive, which has also been affixed to the corner of the flag. The flag is accompanied by a folder of research including a 26-page scrap book of 1861 newspaper clippings from St. George’s County, at least one of which mentions the rangers, “commanded by Captain Nicholas Snowden” showing off their abilities at drill conducted by, “Lt. Wm. T. Magruder of the U.S. Army.”, whose presentation Ewer is also in this sale. CONDITION: Good. Paperwork: Folder of Information

CORRECTION: The artist, Thomas R. Jeffreys, also painted the "Planters Guard Flag."

CASED OPERATING SET OF SURGEON F.W. PATTERSON, 17TH MISSISSIPPI, BARKSDALE’S BRIGADE AT GETTYSBURG.

Lot #1225 (Sale Order 225 of 326)

This impressive 3-tier cased amputation set belonged to Surgeon F.W. Patterson of the 17th Mississippi, who was at Gettysburg and remained behind to care for the wounded of Barksdale’s Brigade when the army fell back. The set is a military style kit with latches and many of the tools are marked Hernstein, along with at least 2 marked “U.S.A. / HOSP. DEP’T,” indicating a possibly captured set. The case is lined in purple velvet and includes the amputation saw, tourniquet, bone nippers, knives, trephines, etc. A few tools may postdate the war, which is not uncommon in sets retained by doctors still practicing later, as Hartzler’s notes indicate Patterson did for some years. The oval lid escutcheon is engraved “DR. F.W. Patterson / Jackson, Miss.”; Francis W. Patterson began his medical practice at Jackson, Missouri, in in 1859 at the State Lunatic Asylum. Although a Connecticut native and educated in Ohio, he joined a Mississippi company, eventually part of the 18th Mississippi, at Jackson as a private April 22, 1861. Deemed more valuable as a doctor than private in the battleline, he was appointed an Assistant Surgeon September 2, 1861, and assigned to the 20th Georgia, joining it at Union Mills, near Manassas on September 12 and was with the regiment at Yorktown in March-April 1862. He was appointed full Surgeon and assigned to the 17th Mississippi in June 1862. (Some Georgia records indicate the transfer may not have happened until January 1863, but that may be more a matter of bookkeeping.) During his time with that unit, it fought in the Seven Days, at Antietam, losing 89 of 270, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where as part of Barksdale’s Brigade it took part in his charge of July 2 that finished off Sickles’s attempted salient at the Peach Orchard, losing 200 out of 469 on the field. When the Confederate army retreated, Patterson remained behind in the field hospital with the wounded of the brigade. Records indicate he was there until early August when he was taken in charge of the Provost Marshal and transferred to Fort McHenry in Baltimore, officially exchanged in November and back with the regiment by January 1864. The regiment saw continued hard service at Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and in the Valley under Early, where it fought at Cedar Creek, returning to the Richmond front in late November. It surrendered at Appomattox with just 3 officers and 62 men, having lost some 127 men killed and 779 wounded during its service. Records list Patterson as Surgeon with the unit into March 1865. Hartzler’s notes indicate he surrendered at Appomattox and moved to Catonsville, Maryland, after the war, eventually turning to farming. Patterson’s service is summarized on pg. 66 of “Medical Doctors of Maryland in the C.S.A.” and the kit is accompanied by research and notes from the Hartzler Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Paperwork: Folder of Information

CONFEDERATE NAVAL 1ST NATIONAL FLAG OF LT. JOHN W. BENNETT, CSS GAINES AT THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY.

Lot #1226 (Sale Order 226 of 326)

Published in Hartzler’s Band of Brothers, Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy, this Confederate First National flag was used as a navy ensign and belonged to Capt. John William Bennett, CSN, commander of the CSS Gaines at the Battle of Mobile Bay. The flag comes with his cased 1894 Richmond reunion Maryland cross, a smaller (likely wartime) T-bar backed Maryland cross, and family photo album with twenty images, 1860-1870, signed inside the front cover “Miss Harriet G. Bennett.” A separate paper mounted albumen photo shows Bennett in his CSN uniform. With the group is a letter from the original purchaser, respected Maryland dealer Tom Gordon, and letters from both noted flag authority Howard Madaus and textile conservator Fonda Thomsen, with approving historical and textile analyses of the flag as wartime. Madaus additionally suggests Mobile as place of manufacture from two parallel examples and that Bennett acquired the flag in evacuating the battle damaged C.S.S. Gaines during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864, taking it from a boat belonging to the Gaines or one of two from the C.S.S. Tennessee that he used in landing his men. Born in Talbot County, MD, in 1822 Bennett entered the navy as midshipman on February 10, 1840, graduated the Naval Academy in 1846, and in the Mexican War served on blockade duty, in the bombardment and landings at Vera Cruz, and land operations at Tuxpan and Tobasco. He was acting master of the Spitfire at war’s end and went to Japan with Perry in the 1850s, along with several expeditions to the West and East Indies. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1855, he was dismissed in 1861 rather than allowed to resign from reluctance to fight the south and on June 20, 1861 was commissioned a lieutenant in the Confederate Navy. He commanded entrenched batteries at Manassas and saw his first seagoing service on the CSS Nashville, which carried the Confederate flag into British waters, took two prizes, and later ran the blockade back into Beaufort, North Carolina. Assigned to the Mobile squadron from 1862 to 1864, he was appointed First Lieutenant in the CS Provisional Navy as of January 1864 and in August was the Lieutenant Commanding the CSS Gaines, a partially armored wooden side-wheel steamer carrying six guns. During the battle of Mobile Bay, he fired on a vessel he assumed to be the USS Hartford and later engaged with Farragut’s light draft steamers. With his ship hulled below the water line by a Federal shot, followed by a shell near the same point that exploded, Bennett was obliged to beach the ship near Fort Morgan and evacuate his crew. 2 crewmen died in the engagement, 3-4 were wounded, and 129 escaped to Mobile. Bennett and his crew rowed ashore in 6 boats from the stricken Gaines with the flag being offered. Later assigned to Battery Buchanan and then the ironclad ram Nashville, he was among the naval personnel who surrendered on the Tombigbee River at Nunna Hubba Bluff in May 1865 after the fall of Mobile. He made his way home to Maryland by way of New Orleans and Norfolk. He died at his home in Sykesville, Maryland, in 1902. The flag was reportedly used to cover his coffin. The flag is constructed of cotton, 50 by 80 inches, with a 34 by 33 inch canton, machine sewn with white thread and 11 five-pointed stars appliquéd to the canton on each side. The flag was secured to a staff by ties passed through seven equally spaced hand-whipped eyelets on the narrow, hemmed hoist edge. "Lieut. Bennett" is stamped in black on the heading on the obverse and reverse sides 4.5 inches from the bottom. CONDITION: Excellent with strong colors, some rust-colored stains on the stars at 4 and 5 o'clock, and some scattered light rust stains on the stripes (mostly concentrated near the center). A few tiny holes noted on the bottom stripe. Some wear to the fly edge at corners, a short tear on the upper stripe just forward of the canton and old, mended L-shaped tear on the bottom stripe just aft of canton forward edge. This is an exceptional Confederate flag, in a very displayable size and all the rarer for its connection with an active naval officer, its presence at famous Civil War battles, and construction details associated with Mobile-made naval flags. Paperwork: Folder of Research and Information

CORRECTION: This lot now includes an interesting example of a US M1852 Naval Officer's sword which was defaced to reflect service in the Confederate Navy. The sword was displayed with Bennet's flag. The sword is in standard M1852 configuration, featuring a blade etched with Naval motifs that are patriotic in nature. The intriguing part of the sword is the guard, which features the typical banner with letters "USN", except the "U" was defaced to form a "C" in order to form the letters "CSN". The sword accommodates a bullion knot on which is affixed to the knucklebow and is complete with its leather scabbard that features the standard brass mounts. The drag resembles a serpent,

S. KIRK & SON SILVER EWER PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM THOMAS MAGRUDER, ''FOUGHT FOR THE UNION, DIED

Lot #1227 (Sale Order 227 of 326)

A quite enticing ewer with an even more interesting history. Instead of carrying liquid, this ornate silver jug carries the legacy of a model soldier with an impressive service record. William Thomas Magruder was born in 1826 to a very patriotic family with lineage that dates back to Scottish ancestors who were exiled from Scotland. Keeping up with the tradition of his many relatives who served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and other conflicts throughout United States history predating William’s birth, he was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy and graduated 11th in his class of 1846. After graduating, Thomas was breveted to 2nd Lieutenant on July 1, 1850 and sent to the cavalry school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Upon completion of his duties there, he was sent to Fort Snelling, Minnesota with the 1st Cavalry and spent the next 10 years assigned to frontier duty. William, who was also referred to as his middle name, Thomas, quickly began making a name for himself and often had his experience featured in newspapers back home. His exploits of April 28, 1853 were applauded when printed in local Maryland newspapers when he was out of ammunition and killed a Chippewa brave with his bare hands at St. Croix Falls. Less than a year later, he was appointed as quartermaster of the 1st Dragoon Regiment, and after that, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant while on an expedition against the Utah and Apache Indians. Magruder’s reputation was further enhanced with skirmishes in Chawa-tak Pass, Punch Pass, and the Utah surprise at the head-waters of the Arkansas. It was in 1860, when this beautiful ewer was presented to him. The gift was crafted by Samuel Kirk and his son Henry Child Kirk, and is marked “S. KIRK & SON” on the bottom. Kirk was well known as one of the city’s finest silversmiths at the time and a piece such as this would merit that of an officer with Magruder’s record and esteem. The design work is well executed with depth and refinement that are superior to routine pieces. Constructed of solid silver, the ewer is decorated with hand chased designs which feature landscape scenes and flowers. The handle is a in the shape of an often-used dragon pattern, neatly detailed and morphs into the foliate scenes. The presentation is located at the center on a smooth surface and reads “Presented to / Lt. W. Thos Magruder U.S.A / by the Union Guard / of A.A. County / Maryland / 1860”. The entire body with the exception of the presentation is covered with relief sculptural ornamentation. The ewer is certainly an elegant gift, but Magruder’s service was not over, as with the outbreak of hostilities in 1861, he was placed in command of Company 11, 2nd US Cavalry with the duty of reconnoitering the Potomac River area. Magruder received a promotion to captain and was reassigned with his old unit, the 1st US Cavalry Regiment in California. Later that fall, while the war was still in its early stages, Magruder returned from Fort Vancouver to San Francisco and embarked for the east on a steamer with Company C and E of the 1st Cavalry, whose enlistment was reaching its expiration date. Magruder commanded several companies in the 1st Cavalry in the summer of 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign. It was during this time that Magruder found it increasingly difficult to draw his saber against Virginia, the sister state of his native Maryland. He received a leave of absence on August 3, 1862 and continued to struggle with his loyalties and where his allegiance should be. After learning of fellow West Point graduates and fellow Maryland officers serving with the Confederacy, as well as hearing of various brutalities which were carried out by federal troops in his home state, Magruder had made up his mind. Captain William Magruder resigned his commission on September 11, 1862 in a letter which he wrote “I am very unwell this morning, and respectfully request the permission of the Gen’l Com’dy to visit Bedford and the springs until my resignation can be heard from.”. His resignation was accepted on October 2, and 15 days later, he was in Richmond where he received a commission as captain in the army of the Confederacy. This was most likely a tough decision, as his relatives who carried the Magruder name fought on both sides during the Civil War. Click here to see the full description.

CIVIL WAR 6TH MARYLAND INFANTRY PRESENTATION REGIMENTAL FLAG.

Lot #1228 (Sale Order 228 of 326)

Fantastic center portion of the hand painted silk battle flag of the The 6th Maryland Infantry. This flag was presented to the unit on Christmas Day 1862. In the book Manly Deeds and Womanly Words, History of the 6th Regiment Maryland Infantry by James Fisher, he writes on pg. 37: "At dress parade on Christmas day the 6th Maryland Infantry was presented with a very special gift. The regiment was formed in a hollow square and was presented with a flag of rare beauty and workmanship from the loyal citizens of Elkton, Maryland. Their first regimental flag. It was royal blue silk with several unusual features. The size was regulation but the gold fringe was only on the top fly instead of all sides." The canton reads: From the loyal citizens of Elton, Maryland 6th Regt Maryland Volunteers". The 6th was organized at Baltimore, Md., August 12 to September 3, 1862. Moved to join the Army of the Potomac in Western Maryland September 20, 1862. Attached to Kenly's Brigade, Defences of the Upper Potomac, 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to March, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. Elliott's Command, 8th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, to June, 1865. One of the 300 recognized "battle regiments" of the Union Army, they were involved in the Defence of Williamsport, Md., September 20-21, 1862. Duty between Williamsport and Hagerstown, Md., till December 11. Moved to Maryland Heights December 11-12 and duty there till March 28, 1863. Moved to Berryville March 28. Action at Kelly's Ford June 10. Berryville June 13. Opequan Creek June 13. Retreat to Winchester June 13. Battle of Winchester June 14-15. Retreat to Harper's Ferry, W.Va., June 15-16; thence to Washington, D. C., July 1-4. Join Army of the Potomac July 5. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty on line of the Rappahannock till August 15. Detached for duty in New York during draft disturbances till September 5. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Culpeper Court House October 11. Bristoe Station October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 18-July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Ream's Station June 29. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 6-8. Battle of the Monocacy July 9. Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap July 14-24. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 6-November 28. Charleston August 29. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown till December. Moved to Washington, D. C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3-6. Siege of Petersburg December 6, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville, Va., April 23-27, and duty there till May 18. March to Richmond, Va., thence to Washington, D.C., May 18-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 20, 1865. The regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 107 Enlisted men by disease for a total of 236. The flag has been professionally cleaned, examined and stabilized by Fonda Thomsen of Textile Preservation Associates, Inc, and is accompanied by her forensic report. CONDITION: Fragmented center portion stabilized to very good for display. BRM. Paperwork: Folder of Information

CIVIL WAR 3RD MARYLAND INFANTRY POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE FLAG.

Lot #1229 (Sale Order 229 of 326)

Documented 35 star regimental US national colors brought home by Private Robert Moring of Co. E, 3rd Maryland Infantry Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade. This flag descended through the Moring family for roughly 90 years before it was ultimately obtained by a family friend who eventually sold it to noted collector and author Dan Hartzler in 1982. This information is detailed in a notarized 1985 dated letter. Materials and methods of construction of the flag is of typical style expected from a flag of the period indicated. This flag became the official United States flag on July 4th, 1863. A star was added for the admission of West Virginia (June 20th, 1863) and was to last until Nevada joined the Union and a 36th star was added. Entire flag is hand sewn with 35 five pointed stars appliquéd to both sides, measuring 48" heading, 72" on the fly, with a multi piece 26" x 29" canton. The 3rd Maryland Infantry Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade was organized at Cumberland, Hagerstown, and Baltimore, Maryland, beginning October 31, 1861, and mustered in on May 20, 1862, for 3 years under the command of Colonel Henry C. Rizer. The regiment was attached to the Railroad District of Western Virginia to January 1862. Lander's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. Railroad District, Mountain Department, to July 1862. Railroad Brigade, VIII Corps, Middle Department, to September 1862. Harper's Ferry, Virginia, September 1862. Annapolis, VIII Corps to July 1863. 3rd Separate Brigade, VIII Corps, to October 1863. 1st Separate Brigade, VIII Corps, to July 1864. John R. Kenly's Independent Brigade, VI Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, to August 1864. Kenly's Brigade, Reserve Division, West Virginia, to October 1864. Reserve Division, West Virginia, to April 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia, to May 29, 1865. The 3rd Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade mustered out of the service at Baltimore on May 29, 1865. Assigned to duty as railroad guard on Upper Potomac in Maryland and Virginia. Saw first action at Grass Lick, West Virginia, April 23, 1862. Next actions were at Wardensville May 7, Franklin May 10–12, Moorefield June 29, Siege of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, September 12–15. Surrendered September 15. Paroled September 16 and sent to Annapolis, Maryland. Duty at Annapolis and in the defenses of Baltimore until June 1863. Guard Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, June 28-July 10. At Annapolis, Relay Station, Annapolis Junction and Monocacy until July 1864. Operations against Early's invasion of Maryland July 1864. Frederick City July 7–8. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Pursuit of Early until July 30. Snicker's Gap July 18. Bolivar Heights August 6. Halltown August 8. Charlestown August 9. Berryville August 13. Duty in the District of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, until May 1865. Ordered to Baltimore, May 12. The regiment lost a total of 83 men during service; 1 officer and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 73 enlisted men died of disease. Accompanying the flag is an 1985 notarized letter detailing the history of the flag in the Moring family, August 1987 detailed condition report from Fonda Thomsen at Textile Preservation Associates. CONDITION: Excellent with some holes and stains indicative of being carried and field use wear. Paperwork: Folder of Information

CORRECTION: Please note that this flag has the imprint of the maker on the fly that reads "Seros Brothers" who were in Baltimore.

DIPLOMAS OF MARYLAND SURGEON THOMAS SARGENT LATIMER

Lot #1230 (Sale Order 230 of 326)

Lot consists of 5 items relating to Thomas Latimer. (A) 1877 commission as Surgeon on the staff of the 7th Maryland National Guard with the rank of Major. CONDITION: Excellent. (B) March 1861 certificate that he had been a resident student at the Baltimore Infirmary for 1 year. CONDITION: Very good. (C) Large blank diploma from the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland. CONDITION: Good. Small hole upper left. (D) 1873 diploma from the medical and surgical faculty of Maryland. Parchment. CONDITION: Poor, foxing and staining. Name illegible. (E) 1861 parchment diploma as MD, University of Maryland. CONDITION: Very good. Latimer joined the Confederate Army as a private in May 1861 and served in the 1st Maryland until detailed to the Mt. Jackson General Hospital in October and commissioned Assistant Surgeon in November and returned to the Maryland regiment. Appointed medical purveyor in the field for the Army of Northern Virginia in February 1862, he served in that capacity until late 1864 when he was appointed surgeon in charge at Robinson General Hospital in Richmond. After the war he went briefly to the West Indies, but returned to the practice of medicine in Richmond and then Baltimore.

J.H. GEMRIG SURGICAL SET OF ACTING ASSISTANT SURGEON GEORGE JOHNSON, SERVED AT POINT LOOKOUT.

Lot #1231 (Sale Order 231 of 326)

This red-lined cased surgical bears an oval brass escutcheon plate reading “Dr. Geo. Johnson” and comes with a family letter indicating the set had belonged to Johnson of Frederick, Maryland, (1832-1905) who practiced medicine from 1854 until his retirement in 1891, had acted as contract surgeon during the Civil War, and passed the set to Dr. Francis Fenwick Smith. Contract surgeons were civilian doctors hired to work at military hospitals, ranked as first lieutenants, and titled “Acting Assistant Surgeon,” but not formally commissioned and paid on a contract basis for services, often pursuing their regular practice as well. The case includes 14 instruments by Gemrig, a very well-known and respected Philadelphia surgical instrument maker working from 1845 to 1880 and the center key lock is typical of commercial surgical sets such as a civilian doctor would have. Union contract surgeons numbered more than 5,000 and are hard to track, but paperwork included with this set from Surgeon General files indicates Johnson was working at Point Lookout, Maryland, from at least August 1862 to March 1863. Hartzler’s notes indicates he received a commission, but we have not been able to confirm that. A CDV photo of a full surgeon identified as George Johnson comes with the set, but there was a Michigan full surgeon by that name. CONDITION: Excellent, but missing the saw and likely one instrument housed beneath it. A scarce set by a well-known maker and nicely identified to a known US Army Contract Surgeon. Paperwork: Folder of Research

US CIVIL WAR M1860 STAFF OFFICER'S SWORD INSCRIBED TO MAJOR ROBERT G. KING, PURNELL LEGION INFANTRY.

Lot #1232 (Sale Order 232 of 326)

Robert G. King was born in 1832 and enlisted as a Captain of the Purnell Legion where he is listed as a member of the Infantry in Company C starting on September 1, 1861. His time as a captain was short, as he resigned on December 5, 1862 in order to accept a commission as the unit’s major on February 10, 1863. The Purnell Legion, recruited in late 1861 and organized at Pikesville, consisted of 9 companies of infantry, 2 of cavalry and 2 batteries of light artillery, mustered in for 3 years. In February 1862 its different branches of service were converted to separate units and assigned to the 8th corps. As part of Lockwood's brigade, the infantry was posted at Baltimore, assisted in clearing the eastern shore of Virginia, and in May hurried to Harpers Ferry to check the advance of the Confederate army in the Shenandoah. It then joined Pope’s 2nd Corps, serving at Cedar Mountain and in reserve at 2nd Manassas. It joined the 12th Corps, Army of the Potomac, in time for Antietam, losing 3 killed and 23 wounded, was detached for duty at Frederick in December and returned to the 8th Corps in early 1863. In May 1864 it was assigned to the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, fighting in the Wilderness and Petersburg campaigns. Its battle honors included Harpers Ferry, Antietam, Shady Grove, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, the assaults on Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Peebles' Farm, Poplar Spring Church, and a number actions about Richmond and Petersburg. On October 24, 1864, the original members, except those who re-enlisted, were mustered out. As a field officer Major King was sometimes found in command of the regiment, as is found in the records, and served until muster out on October 24, 1864. While in service the legion lost 43 men killed in battle and 74 who died of disease. Robert King passed away in 1880 and is buried in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore. King’s sword is attractive and is named to him on the blade. The Model 1860 Staff Officer’s sword is in the standard configuration with double edged spearpoint blade and long ricasso. The obverse blade is neatly etched with foliate and patriotic motifs which surround the letters “U.S.” that are contained in a diamond vignette. The reverse blade features similar decorations with the letters “U.S.” replaced by “Robert G. King” in Old English, surrounded by the same motifs including a federal eagle which is perched above the maker mark “HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA” just above the ricasso. The ricasso is mostly plain, except for a shield proof on the reverse. Brass hilt with shell guard which is decorated with an eagle perched on and surrounded by a stand of US flags. Folding shell counterguard which is mostly plain except for stippling around the border. 2 ferrules adorned with laurel branches flank the simulated rayskin grip which is grooved to accommodate strands of twisted brass wire. The pommel is decorated with a spread winged eagle on 1 side and a shield on the other with a flower decoration on the pommel cap. The knucklebow also features floral decorations and forms into the guard, later terminating in a flowered quillon. A patriotic red, white, and blue portepee is tied around the knucklebow. The sword is complete with its steel scabbard which features brass mounts which are decorated with laurel leaves. The upper mount accommodates 2 carry rings while the middle mount accommodates 1 carry ring. The scabbard retains an old label which identifies it to Major Robert King. CONDITION: The blade remains bright with crisp decorations. Scattered blemishes, including areas of freckling mostly towards the tip. The hilt exhibits a pleasing, light patina with functioning folding counterguard. The grip exhibits typical blemishes from handling wear and age. The scabbard is also bright, with scattered blemishes from wear throughout its length. Sturdy mounts with brass throat in place. Brass throat is loose. The sword is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Major King’s service. Overall very good. Blade Length: 29" Overall Length: 36" Paperwork: Folder of Research

US CIVIL WAR M1840 MEDICAL STAFF SWORD PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT SORIN BAKER, EASTERN SHORE INFANTRY.

Lot #1233 (Sale Order 233 of 326)

Although using a “Medical Staff” etched blade, this sword omits any branch of service designation on the languets. The same hilt pattern was used on the 1840 pattern Pay Department, Ordnance Storekeeper’s and Military Storekeepers’ swords, and so might have been thought appropriate by Sorin S. Baker, who initially enlisted as private in Co. A of the Maryland Second Eastern Shore Infantry in October 1861, but was quickly promoted to Commissary Sergeant on the regiment’s non-commissioned staff, serving at that post until promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company E on May 10, 1862. He served in that position until he mustered out October 1864. Born about 1840, he attended Washington College in Chestertown and was a teacher in Kent County in the 1860 census. Baker served in the regiment for all of its active service. The 2nd Maryland, Eastern Shore regiment was mustered into service December 28, 1861 and served on the eastern shore of Maryland until March 1862, at Baltimore until October 1862, and the eastern shore of Maryland until June 1863. It joined Lockwood's Brigade at Frederick, Maryland, July 6, 1863, and began its illustrious combat chronicle starting with taking part in the pursuit of Lee from July 6–14 and Falling Waters on July 14, assigned to duty at Maryland Heights on July 17 with duty there and guarding the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad until April 1864. Later the regiment was active in Hunter's Expedition to Lynchburg, Virginia, May 26-July 1, the advance on Staunton May 26 – June 6, action at Piedmont and Mt. Crawford June 5, the occupation of Staunton June 6, Lexington June 12, Buchanan June 14, Liberty June 16, Lynchburg June 17–18, Retreat to the Ohio River June 19 – July 1, Salem June 21, moved to the Shenandoah Valley July 1–17, Snicker's Gap July 18, Battle of Winchester July 24, Martinsburg July 25, Strasburg August 14–15, Bolivar Heights August 24, and Berryville September 3. After Baker left the regiment in October, 1864, it did guard duty in West Virginia until February 1865, when it was consolidated with the 1st Eastern Shore infantry. During its service it lost 9 killed and 63 mortally wounded or died of disease. After the war Baker ran a mercantile business, entered the ministry as a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, from which he resigned, and later worked in the Custom House and superintended the Fruit and Produce Exchange. Unfortunately, Baker had fallen ill with malaria and the treatment had resulted in an addiction to opiates. He died of an overdose in 1890 after being well regarded throughout is life. “He was a good soldier and a sincere friend,” in the words of one obituary. Baker’s sword is quite attractive and merits that of a well-regarded soldier. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “LT. SORIN BAKER / CO. E / S.R.E.S.I. MD.”. Once unsheathed, the ornate blade decorations are revealed, and begin with lush oak leaves, followed by delicate scrolls which flank the etched words “Medical Staff”, which lead to even more oak leaves lush with acorns, which lead to etched line designs which disappear behind the languet. The opposite side of the blade features similar decorations, starting with similar oak leaves, 2 single leaves which flank a spread winged federal eagle. Followed by more oak leaves lush with acorns, which lead to etched line designs which disappear behind the languet. The decorations on both sides are contained in a column which terminates with a cross. The hilt is of cast brass and chased with equally ornate designs. The pommel is topped by an acorn shaped finial and the grip exhibits a circle filled with a bold federal eagle on each side perched on top of thickly cast and chased floral motifs. The crossguard features equally ornate detail with branches that are formed as scrolling leaves. Shield shaped languets extend downward from the quillon block and as mentioned, are devoid of markings. The scabbard compliments the sword with its neatly browned body which highlights the brass mounts which are decorated with stars and laurel leaves on 1 side which are commonly encountered on this pattern. The mounts are neatly cast and terminate with leafy borders and acorns. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with bright decorations which highlight the blade. Scattered blemishes with light edge wear are noticed throughout. The hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with wear from handling and age. Languets are slightly bent outward. The scabbard exhibits scattered blemishes throughout its length with scattered blemishes from wear and age. Mounts remain secured to the scabbard and exhibit a pleasant patina. Brass throat in place. Great finish. Overall very good. The sword is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Baker’s military service. Blade Length: 29 - 1/2" Overall Length: 34 - 3/4" Paperwork: Folder of Research

EXTENSIVE CIVIL WAR AND MILITIA ARCHIVE OF CAPTAIN EDWARD D. DANNER.

Lot #1234 (Sale Order 234 of 326)

This large grouping descended intact in the direct family line of Edward Danner until released by his granddaughter in 1965. Danner served in the Civil War and later organized and commanded the “Linganore Guards,” Co. C 1st Infantry Maryland National Guard. Included is material from his Civil War service, post-war National Guard service, G.A.R., fraternal and masonic material, as well as personal papers. Included along with documents, manuals, insignia, and photographs, are a Colt pocket revolver, 2 swords, an inscribed drum from the Linganore Guards, and their 38-star flag framed with the original 1881 silver presentation plaque from its staff, as well as 2 storage trunks with painted Linganore Guard identifications. Danner enlisted in Co B, 7th Maryland Infantry, U.S., in October 1862, was promoted to Regimental Commissary Sergeant and served with the unit until June 1, 1865, transferring briefly to the 1st Maryland Vet. Volunteers before muster out on June 12. The regiment served at Baltimore, Williamsport, and the defenses of the upper Potomac in the 8th Corps until joining the Army of the Potomac in July 1863, serving in the 1st Corps until Spring 1864 and then the 5th Corps. It saw action in 1863, but particularly hard and continuous service starting with Grant’s Overland Campaign, fighting at Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and the pursuit of Lee, including the Battle of Five Forks, losing 79 officers and men killed in battle and another 110 who died of wounds or disease. (A) The Colt Pocket has mismatched 4" barrel and lacks a loading assembly, but other parts with matching 28511 numbers indicate 1852 manufacture. Barrel is brown and gray, good address, worn sight. Markings are clear. Metal is smooth. Grips have good varnish and fit. There are light traces of case on the frame and substantial remnants of silver. Cylinder with numerous dings, no scene, but good patent and serial number stamps. Mechanics good. Slight wear to grips around lower edges. CONDITION: Fair. (B&C) 2 swords are included: 1852 US Navy officer’s sword and a pre-war Indian Princess pommel militia sword. The navy sword is standard configuration, good condition, no maker’s marks, but with gold sword knot. Hilt good, but slightly loose, wrap in place, wire binding present, but loose. Blade etching with standard USN motifs is light, but visible. Blade shows nicks along the forte. Scabbard is good, drag is loose and will slide once the sword is unsheathed. Mounts with standard knotted rope ring mounts and sea monster drag on obverse, plain on reverse. Blade is engraved with unknown owner’s initials “J.G.B.” just beyond the fuller. The Indian Princess pommel sword dates 1821-1850 and has silvered hilt and scabbard. No maker marks. Silver wash excellent on hilt and very good on scabbard with minor rubbing. Mother of Pearl slab grips bound with 3 strands of silver wire over backstraps. Counterguard with seated Columbia, US shield, eagle, etc. CONDITION: Blade is fair, smooth metal, gray with dark gray spots, but traces of blue with etched martial and floral elements. Edge and point good. Scabbard with one middle and two upper carrying rings. Engraved with bands and floral motifs at the carrying rings, semicircular border designs, floral motifs at drag with button tip. Throat present, but loose. Reverse plain. Minor dent just below upper rings. Likely a family sword, its counterguard and scabbard are visible at Danner’s side on parade with the Linganore Guards about 1881. Civil War material also includes a typical Civil War soldier’s housewife sewing kit and 1863 rifle and infantry tactics manual with his name several times inside in pencil and a post-war copy of wartime image of Danner and a corporal Wilson in uniform. Post-war material includes a half-dozen military manuals and notebooks, as well as the First Sergeant’s roll book, the initial enrollment roster of the Linganore Guards, an arms list, his 1881 Captain’s commission, officer’s sword belt with plate, his captain’s epaulets and shoulder straps, a large photo of his company on parade with tissue paper overlay noted with some identifications. Danner also retained a small triple-twist brass bugle and short brass snare drum, painted on the bottom head: “LINGANORE GUARDS / No. 1 / M.N.G. INF’Y.” This comes with a card identifying it as belonging to Merton Peare, 1 of 2 company drummers, who is pictured and identified in the company photograph with the drum. Drum is complete, with heads, rims, snare, 2 drum sticks, and has a waistbelt with plain rectangular plate tucked behind the tension rods. Additional material includes 2 Company C, 1st Inf Click here to see the full description.

CORRECTION: The Model 1852 sword is no longer included with this lot, and correctly belongs with the flag that belonged to John William Bennett in Lot 1226.

PRESENTATION GRADE MODEL 1852 NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD PRESENTED TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MOREAU FORREST

Lot #1235 (Sale Order 235 of 326)

Born in Maryland on January 29, 1841 to a father who was a general physician, later the Marshal for the state of Maryland, and a mother who was previously married to a ship’s captain. Forrest gained an interest in ships and the sea at a young age and was destined for a promising naval career. He was appointed as an acting US Navy midshipman on September 22, 1858, and was immediately ordered to the US Naval Academy. Following his graduation, and with the outbreak of the Civil War, Forrest was assigned to the USS Keokuk as the vessel’s executive officer. The USS Keokuk was an experimental ironclad screw steamer named for the city of Keokuk, Iowa and was a revolutionary warship for its time, as she was one of the first warships to be almost completely constructed of iron, with the exception of the wood deck and filler for the armor cladding. The vessel was outfitted with 2 stationary, conical gun towers, each pierced with 3-gun ports, housed 1 11" Dahlgren shell gun, with the tower often causing the Keokuk to be mistaken for a double turreted monitor. The ship was commissioned in March 1863, and departed New York on March 11 of that year, steaming south in order to join the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron for the attack on Charleston, South Carolina. On March 17 her port propeller became fouled in a buoy anchor line, an incident which was recorded by Forrest in a letter written that day, as a report to Keokuk’s captain. The ironclad rejoined Union Naval forces on March 26, and aided the USS Bibb in laying buoys to help guide Rear Admiral Samuel Du Pont’s ironclad flotilla. At around noon on April 7, 1863, the First Battle of Charleston Harbor commenced with difficulties in clearing torpedoes from the path of Du Pont's ironclads. Progress slowed due to the torpedoes, as well as a strong flood tide making the ironclads virtually unmanageable. Southern obstructions also did not help, and shortly after 3 p.m., the flotilla came within range of Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter and the firefight began. Due to the tide and obstructions, the Union formation scrambled while accurate fire from the forts relentlessly preyed upon them. At one point, the Keokuk was about 600 yards from Fort Sumter, and received undivided attention from the fort’s guns. It was estimated that Keokuk was struck by approximately 90 projectiles, many of which hit at or below her waterline, causing immense flooding. Her thin composite armor was completely inadequate to protect her from the onslaught and she was completely riddled with holes. Despite the damage and intense circumstances, Keokuk was able to withdraw under her own power and anchor out of range. The crew was able to keep her afloat through the night, but a breeze that picked up on the morning of April 8, she began to take on more water. The brand-new vessel filled rapidly, and sank off Morris Island after only a month of commissioned service. After the destruction of the Keokuk, Forrest was assigned to the USS Lehigh and is listed there as of June 1863, serving on that ironclad until 1864. The USS Lehigh was also a battle-hardened ironclad which accumulated an impressive record. In August 1863, the Lehigh headed south and joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Charleston, South Carolina and took part in the attacks on Fort Sumter of September 1-2, being struck several times. She also engaged Sullivan's Island on September 7, Fort Moultrie September 8, where she suffered 29 hits, covered a landing party attacking Fort Sumter on September 9. Lehigh then engaged Fort Sumter almost daily for nearly a month from October 27-November 20, running aground November 16 off Sullivan's Island under heavy enemy fire. Forrest was writing from the USS General Burnside by this point, which was the flagship of the upper Tennessee River Fleet, Mississippi Squadron, as Forrest was ordered to assume command of the 11th District Mississippi Squadron. Due to his new role, Forrest was later placed in command of the USS General Thomas, which served as a patrol vessel on the Tennessee River. The gunboat played a crucial role in repulsing Confederate forces by engaging strong batteries from General Hood's army. After passing the batteries downstream and sustaining several hits, General Thomas rounded to and poured such a withering crossfire into the emplacements that the Confederates were forced to withdraw. The General Thomas continued to harass Confederate operations and was turned over to the War Department on June 3, 1865. After this, Forrest was assigned to the USS Savannah which was in use as an instruction and practice ship at the United States Naval Academy. Click here to see the full description.

EXCEPTIONAL TIFFANY & CO PRESENTATION GRADE 1850 OFFICER’S SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN FREDERICK MEMM

Lot #1236 (Sale Order 236 of 326)

An absolutely eye-catching Tiffany & Co. non-regulation sword presented to a Maryland officer with a stimulating history. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads ‘Presented to / CAPT. F. MEMMERT / by the members of Co. H / 5th Regt. Md./ Vet./ Vol. Inf.try / as a token of their esteem.” Born in Bavaria, around 1828, Frederick Memmert became a U.S. citizen about 1856 and worked as a piano maker and agent. He enlisted as a Captain and mustered into Company H of the 5th Maryland on October 24, 1861 at age 32. The regiment served in Dix’s Division, Army of the Potomac, the 7th Corps, Army of Virginia, and in the Antietam Campaign, were part of the 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac, where the unit fought at the infamous Sunken Lane where an outnumbered, but strongly dug in, force held back the Union advance which would leave 5,500 soldiers killed or wounded after 3 hours of fighting. The area became more appropriately known as Bloody Lane, and the 5th Maryland lost 39 killed and 109 wounded, though Memmert seems to have been on detached service at the time. In June 1863 the regiment was part of Milroy’s Division of the 8th Corps at Winchester, where it was engulfed by Lee’s advance north in the Shenandoah at the opening of the Gettysburg Campaign. Memmert, along with most of the regiment, was taken prisoner. He languished in Libby Prison, the former food warehouse which gained an infamous reputation for the harsh conditions in which Union officers were imprisoned. Memmert was imprisoned for 10 months and 17 days until he was paroled in April 1864. The inscription on the sword is not dated, but the regimental designation of “Vet. Vol.” Infantry points to a date after his return in 1864, likely between May and July. The regiment joined the 18th Corps in June and Memmert, for some reason, fell afoul of General Butler, who ordered him dismissed as of July 31. Butler seems to have dismissed several officers about the same time who had offered resignations, which may have been the case with Memmert, who had medical issues earlier, that could not have been helped by imprisonment at Libby. In any case, this dismissal was revoked on May 18, 1865, and he was allowed to resign as of July 31, 1864, the date of his dismissal. Interestingly, just a week after his reinstatement, he testified on May 25, along with Lt. Col. Marsh of the 5th Maryland, on prison conditions at Libby in the trial of the Lincoln conspirators. If he appeared in uniform, the sword may have been at his side. He passed away in 1882 at the age of 54. This presentation grade model 1850 officer’s sword is beautiful and is worthy of an officer such as Captain Memmert. The blade is elegantly engraved with foliate and patriotic motifs which consume most of the length of the stopped fuller. The motifs are contained in a column which terminates in rococo designs. The obverse features a wonderfully scrolled pedestal which supports the figure of a uniformed officer, chiseled in a striking pose with rank epaulettes visible on shoulders and hands rested on a sword. Foliate scrolls form just above the officer’s head and intertwine with a dashing stand of arms which features a suit of armor, surrounded by spurs, swords, and maces which lead to crossed flags and a spontoon with curled banners traveling down its haft. The spontoon points upward to delicately engraved laurel leaves which form a bow and branch out to leaves and fit neatly into the curves of the column before it is terminated with a point. The reverse blade is equally impressive and features a similarly scrolled pedestal marked “TIFFANY / & CO. / N.Y.” which supports an enlisted man in full uniform, standing at attention and holding a guidon, with bayonet on his side. The tip of the flag pole points towards delicate foliate scrolls which lead to the script letters “U.S.” which form into lush vines at each end. The vines flow into more foliate scrolls which form into a sturdy oak branch, rich with leaves and acorns, and fit neatly into the curves of the column before it is terminated with a point. Click here to see the full description.

HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT INSCRIBED US NAVY MODEL 1860 CUTLASS OF ADMIRAL DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT’S FL

Lot #1237 (Sale Order 237 of 326)

The phrase “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” is perhaps one of the most significant quotes to echo through United States Naval, and military, history. Admiral David Glasgow Farragut uttered these words when he was famously lashed to the rigging of the USS Hartford during the Battle of Mobile Bay, a great victory for the Union, as Mobile, Alabama, was then the Confederacy's last major open port on the Gulf of Mexico. Mobile Bay was heavily mined (tethered naval mines were then known as "torpedoes") when Farragut commenced his attack on the bay. At the beginning of his attack, the monitor USS Tecumseh struck a mine and sank, causing slight disarray amongst the Union flotilla which was commanded by the courageous Admiral. As the story goes, it was the halting of his forces that caused Farragut to shout through a trumpet and ask the USS Brooklyn “What's the trouble?" "Torpedoes", was the shouted reply, in which Farragut bellowed his famous order. "Damn the torpedoes, four bells, Captain Drayton, go ahead. Jouett, full speed." Farragut’s pronounced encouragement succeed in motivating his forces to press their attack which resulted in the capitulation of Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, resulting in the defeat of Admiral Franklin Buchanan’s rebel forces. Abraham Lincoln would later promote Farragut to vice admiral on December 21, 1864, making him the senior ranking officer in the United States Navy. This cutlass reflects the actions of that day with the fabulous 12-line inscription located on the cup guard that reads “Cutlass of the Hartford / Admiral Farragut’s Flagship / Steamer 2900 Tons / Carrying 18-9 Guns / 1-30 Pounder / 3-12 Pounders / This was used in the battle of Mobile Bay / When Farragut was lashed to the main shoards / and made the memorable remark / When told the Bay was full of torpedoes / Dam the Torpedoes / Full Speed Ahead”. The cutlass is in standard M1860 configuration with slightly curved blade, that features a flat back, and wide, stopped fuller. The blade is devoid of markings with the exception of the obverse ricasso which is stamped with the date “1862”. Standard cup guard is heavy sheet brass riveted to the knucklebow which was often referred to as the "soup ladle" due to its cup shape. Underside of quillon area is stamped "19M / 517". Grip is of grooved wood that is wrapped with leather. No twisted brass wire. Brass pommel with tiered cap. The cutlass is complete with its brown leather scabbard that features a brass stud and riveted seam. This historic naval cutlass was originally owned and included in the renowned American sword collection of Philip Medicus and was eventually sold by his estate following his death. The collection, including this sword, was purchased by prominent collector Norm Flayderman. A letter which was drafted and signed by Flayderman accompanies this cutlass and states “As a personal collector of naval weapons as well as Civil War artifacts, I always prized my ownership of this cutlass during the 53 years that I personally owned it. I acquired it in 1955 when I purchased, in its entirety, the collection of the late Philip Medicus of New York City, what was then, and to this very day considered the world’s largest and finest collection of American swords ever assembled.” The letters include the details of publications that this cutlass is pictured in and comes with photocopies of the publication excerpts, including pg. 24, plate 8a, in “American Swords from the Philip Medicus Collection” edited by Stuart Mowbray which includes photographs that were taken in 1956, as well as pg. 48 in “Small Arms of the Sea Services”. Also included is one of the special tags that Flayderman produced for the sale of the Medicus collection, in order to “preserve their “Medicus provenance”. The tag was sent to Dan Hartzler when this letter was drafted in September 2008, and is not original to the cutlass, as Flayderman thought the new caretaker would like to have one. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a heavy brown patina. Cup guard exhibits a pleasing mustard patina with excellent, unmolested engraving. The hilt exhibits scattered blemishes from age and wear, with the grip exhibiting 1 significant chip and light handling wear. Scabbard remains firm and supple with scattered creases an scuffs throughout its length, exhibiting age, yet sound. There is verdigris around the stud and rivets. Extreme tip is missing. This is an outstanding, and heavily documented Civil War naval cutlass which was once prized by some of the most advanced collectors in American history. This cutlass is without a doubt one of the most historically significant Civil War blades. Blade Length: 26" Overall Length: 32" Paperwork: Folder with Research, Flayderman Letter

EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION GRADE OFFICER’S MODEL 1860 NAVAL CUTLASS, PRESENTED TO JOHN H. FERRELL, CON

Lot #1238 (Sale Order 238 of 326)

A unique and once in a lifetime chance to own a sword that was presented to 1 of only 8 civilians to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Born on April 15, 1829, in Bedford County, Tennessee, Ferrell was living in Illinois when he was hired as a civilian employee of the United States Navy. Due to his familiarity with the local waterways, Ferrell was hired as a pilot serving as one of the many members of the Brown Water Navy. He was appointed as pilot of the USS Neosho, named in tribute to the Neosho River which flowed through Kansas and Oklahoma. Neosho was laid down in 1862 and was the lead ship of her class of Neosho-class ironclad river monitors. Outfitted with a steam powered gun turret at the bow which contained 2 Dahlgren guns, the Neosho was a formidable adversary to the Confederacy. She was launched on February 18, 1863 and commissioned at Cairo, Illinois on May 13, 1863, under the command of Commander John C. Febiger and pilot John Ferrell at the helm. After completion, Neosho departed Cairo on July 14, 1863 and set a course for Vicksburg, arriving just over a month after the inundated city had surrendered after a lengthy siege. Neosho was assigned to Admiral David Porter’s Mississippi Squadron and patrolled the Mississippi River and its tributaries with other warships in order to prevent Confederate raiders and flying batteries from causing disruptions among Union supply ships. On December 8, 1863 a Confederate shore battery attacked and disabled the merchant steamer Henry Von Phul. The Neosho and USS Signal were able to aid the crippled vessel and destroy the rebel battery. Ferrell continued to skillfully pilot the Neosho and from March 12-May 22, 1864, he and the crew participated in the unsuccessful Red River Campaign. During the retreat down the Red River, Neosho along with most of the other ironclads of the Mississippi Squadron, were trapped above the falls at Alexandria, Louisiana, when the river's water level unpredictably began to diminish. Baily’s Dams known were built and helped to raise the water level high enough to allow the ironclads to proceed downstream. After the escape, Neosho participated in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign in December 1864 and bombarded Confederate artillery batteries on the Cumberland River, near Bell's Mills, Tennessee, on December 6. It was on that day that Neosho and her pilot were cemented into American Naval History. During an engagement with Confederates at Bells Mills the Neosho’s flag was shot down when the ship was bombarded by enemy fire. Ferrell, without hesitation, exited the pilot house, joining Quartermaster John Ditzenback, and braved intense and constant fire to reraise the vessel’s colors. Despite being hit over 100 times, Neosho was not seriously damaged and successfully suppressed the Confederate batteries. For this action, both he and Ditzenback were awarded the Medal of Honor 6 months later, on June 22, 1865. Ferrell's official Medal of Honor citation reads: “The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Mr. John H. Ferrell, a United States Civilian, for extraordinary heroism in action on board the U.S. Monitor NEOSHO during the engagement with enemy batteries at Bells Mills, Cumberland River, near Nashville, Tennessee, 6 December 1864. Carrying out his duties courageously during the engagement, Civilian Pilot John Ferrell gallantly left the pilothouse after the flag and signal staffs of that vessel had been shot away and, taking the flag which was drooping over the wheelhouse, make it fast to the stump of the highest mast remaining although the ship was still under a heavy fire from the enemy.” Neosho continued to harass rebel forces and bombarded the Confederate right wing during the Battle of Nashville on December 15-16, 1864. This was her last major action before being decommissioned and placed in reserve on July 23, 1865. Ferrell survived the award and retired to his home in Illinois where he passed away on April 17, 1900, at age 71. The presentation grade cutlass is striking and is worthy of a pilot of Ferrell’s quality. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “To Pilot / John H. Ferrell / From The Officer’s / And / Men of The USS Neosho”. The lower half of the upper mount is also engraved with the retailer's name “James Gould / Baltimore, MD”. Not only is the upper mount engraved, but the basket hilt is also engraved to the pilot on the thick edge which reads “Pilot John H. Ferrell” in tasteful script. The blade is absolutely sophisticated, crafted of stylish Damascus and marked “EISENHAUER ECHT DAMAST”. Click here to see the full description.

US CIVIL WAR CLAUBERG PRESENTATION GRADE M1850 FOOT OFFICER’S SWORD PRESENTED TO LT. J.H. ABBOTT COM

Lot #1239 (Sale Order 239 of 326)

Professionally engraved in script on the upper mount “Lieut. J.H. Abbott / from the B.C.G. Co. G 13th Regt. / Baltimore June 1862.”. The presentation would certainly be from the Baltimore City Guard (B.C.G.). No likely Lt. J.H. Abbott shows up in Maryland or Confederate records. The recipient is perhaps Lt. Josiah H. Abbott, Company G, 13th New York. The regiment served from April to August 1861 at Annapolis and Baltimore, and was called up again from May to September 1862, during which Abbott served as 2nd Lieutenant of Company G. At that point the regiment served in the 7th Corps at Suffolk, Virginia, but it is possible that friends made earlier in Baltimore may have presented him the sword during his 1862 service. The 13th New York accumulated an impressive combat chronicle, serving in many campaigns in the Eastern Theater. The regiment lost a total of 100 men during service, including 4 officers and 67 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, and 29 enlisted men succumbing to disease. The sword is attractive, and would compliment the accoutrements of a field officer. The blade is decorated for nearly half its length with brilliantly engraved designs that are inlaid with gold. Decorations include elegant scrollwork intertwined with foliate vines which flank an excellently detailed spread winged federal eagle, with patriotic shield protecting its breast and a banner which reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM” clutched in its beak. The designs are contained in a well-executed column which terminates in rococo scrolls. The reverse blade features the same designs with the eagle replaced by the letters “U.S.”. The ricasso bears the proper Clauberg markings, with the obverse featuring the signature Clauberg knight, and the reverse stamped “W. CLAUBERG / SOLINGEN”. The hilt is neatly cast, with a guard that features neatly executed open floral scrollwork, which terminates with a leafy quillon and morphs into a D-shaped knucklebow. The pommel is adorned with leafy branches which flank a flower and lead to the tiered cap. A leather portepee is affixed to the knucklebow. The scabbard compliments the sword and features beautiful gilded mounts which match the gilding of the hilt. The leather is wrapped with a high-quality sharkskin, much like the wrap on the grooved wood grip that is held in place by twisted wire. Mounts each feature bands with carry rings. CONDITION: The blade exhibits an admirable patina and seems to reflect a golden hue at some angles due to the highlighted decorations. Ample amounts of the gold inlay remain and the decorations are crisp. Hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with light blemishes from handling and wear. The grip is slightly loose and produces a wobble, but the sharkskin wrap remains secure with tight wire. Wear from handling. The scabbard is very nice with no cracks and a generous quantity of gilding remains on the mounts. Upper mount is loose with unmolested presentation. The scabbard body and mounts exhibit scattered blemishes from wear and handling. This is a very attractive example of a presentation grade foot officer’s sword. Blade Length: 30 - 1/4" Overall Length: 36 - 1/4" Paperwork: Folder with Collection Notes

PRESENTATION GRADE MODEL 1850 STAFF AND FIELD OFFICER’S SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN STEPHEN H. BOGARD

Lot #1240 (Sale Order 240 of 326)

The sword is a wonderful token of esteem from one Civil War officer to another. Stephen H. Bogardus, Jr., and Edward F. Foster had served together in Maryland’s Purnell Legion earlier in the war. Bogardus first joined up with the 5th New York, the Duryee Zouaves, who spent late 1861 and early 1862 in Baltimore. He initially enrolled on April 25, 1861 for 2 years and mustered in as corporal Company C, 5th New York on May 9, was promoted to Sergeant in October and discharged December 19 for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant, Company H Purnell Legion Maryland Volunteers. He mustered into the 192nd New York as a “conditional 2nd Lieutenant” of Company E on January 26, 1865, was appointed Captain March 10, mustered in as such March 28, and mustered out with the company on August 28 at Cumberland, Maryland. He later received a brevet to Major and served in the U.S Army from 1866 to 1871. The 192nd left the state in detachments in March and April 1865 and served in the Army of the Shenandoah. The 5th New York, Duryee Zouaves, had a colorful and good record, seeing action early in the war at Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. They were posted to Baltimore in September and remained there until May 1862 when they left for the Peninsula Campaign. Bogardus was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Company H of the Purnell Legion on December 19, 1861 and given rank from October 19 in some records and from November 11 in others. His service records show he was wounded on September 17, 1862 at Antietam, where the Purnell Legion infantry was serving the 12th Corps and lost 3 killed and 23 wounded in fighting near the Dunker Church. The nature of his wound is not recorded, however, thankfully Bogardus corresponded with a local newspaper throughout the war and he recorded his experience in a letter dated September 19, 1862, 2 days after the battle. His letter is moving and provides insight to the horrors of that day, in which he describes “I had, together with my regiment, the honor to participate in the fray…We were ordered to take the cornfield and support the 124th Pennsylvania Volunteers, a new regiment which we did till about noon. That cornfield was a horrible sight. A live rebel soldier is a disgusting sight, but a dead one surpasses description. And that field was full of them, lying in all positions. Here, one shot through the heard; there, one with his leg torn off; and still farther on, a trunk without a head. At noon we were sent to a piece of woods on the advance of the right—and here we remained until about 2 P.M., at which time I was wounded and carried to the rear. I was hit by a musket ball coming from a party of rebels carrying our flag. This was the second time I saw the same treachery during the battle. What the world thinks of a foe that in the disguise of a friend shoots you down, I know not; but it seems to be their style of fighting. Our forces have captured a great number of rebel battle flags, while I think we lost none. Our loss in wounded is almost innumerable, but in killed small in portion. The rebel loss in killed far exceeds ours, but in wounded I think not. This is accounted for by the rebels using the old buck and ball, while our boys use the minie balls altogether, and they kill when they hit. I was shot off my horse and lost him. But we whipped them—and I would give another horse for such a victory.”. It was later revealed that Bogardus was severely wounded in the mouth. He survived to be promoted to 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant on January 2, 1863, serving at that rank until muster out with the regiment on October 24, 1864. During Bogardus’s time with the Purnell Legion they served in the Army of the Potomac, Army of Virginia and the 8th Corps, Middle Department, seeing action also at Front Royal, Catlett Station, 2nd Bull Run in 1862, in 1864 at Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and the Weldon Railroad, losing 1 officer and 42 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded. Edward F. Foster, the giver of the sword had mustered into the Legion as Quartermaster Sergeant in October 1861 and was promoted Regimental Quartermaster in July 1862. The 2 men likely knew one another early and from Bogardus’s appointment as Adjutant would both be on the regiment’s staff. They served together until muster out of the Legion in October 1864. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “Presented to / Capt. S.H. Bogardus Jr. / Co. D 192d N.Y.S.V. by /Lieut. E. F. Foster Late / Q.M. Purnell Legion / Md. Vols. April 1st / 1865.”. This sword is probably the most serious April Fool’s Day gift that Bogardus received throughout his life. Click here to see the full description.

M1850 STAFF AND FIELD PRESENTATION SWORD OF MAJOR JOHN J. BRADSHAW, WIA WILDERNESS, BREVET MAJOR FOR

Lot #1241 (Sale Order 241 of 326)

John J. Bradshaw was born in Ireland in 1840, a time in Irish history blackened by The Great Famine. Luckily, he and his family were able to escape the harshness of Ireland and immigrate to the United States. With increasing hostilities and the division of the United States, Bradshaw enlisted in the 6th Maryland, U.S., as 2nd lieutenant of Company C, on July 30, 1862 and mustered in as captain of Company H, redesignated Company I, on August 30, 1862. The regiment served in the 8th Corps until July 1863, when it joined the Army of the Potomac, and saw heavy action thereafter in the 3rd and 6th Corps in both the Army of the Potomac, and the Army of the Shenandoah. Except for brief leaves of absence, Bradshaw was present with his company throughout the war in all their major engagements. He was wounded in the wrist at the Wilderness, during the first day on May 5, 1864, when the fighting was so fierce and only ended for the evening because of darkness with inconclusive results, as both sides attempted to maneuver in the unforgiving woods. He may have received a 30-day leave after being wounded. Bradshaw was brevetted Major of Volunteers “for gallant and meritorious services before Petersburg, Va.” to date from April 2, 1865, the final assault on the city, where the regiment was involved in heavy fighting around Fort Gregg. He mustered out with the regiment in June 1865 and is recorded to have died in Maryland in 1910. The regiment’s service history is illustrious and is as follows: Defense of Williamsport, Md., September 20-21, 1862. Action at Kelly's Ford June 10, 1863. Berryville June 13. Opequan Creek June 13. Battle of Winchester 14-15. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Virginia, July 5-24. Wapping Heights, Virginia, July 23. New York draft disturbances. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Culpeper Court House October 11. Bristoe Station October 14. Kelly's Ford November 7. Brandy Station November 8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 18-July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23 Ream’s Station June 29. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap July 14-24. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 6-November 28. Charleston August 29. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher’s Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Siege of Petersburg December 6, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Mustered out June 20, 1865. Though worn, Bradshaw’s Canfield Brother & Co. non-regulation Model 1850 Staff and Field Officer’s sword is quite attractive and is fitting for an officer of his caliber. The presentation is located on the upper mount and reads “To / Capt. J.J. Bradshaw / 6th Md. Regt. Vol. / from the / members of his company / Sep 1, 1862”. Once unsheathed, the blade reveals its elegantly etched decorations. The obverse features a bundle of arms and flags, followed by a spread winged federal eagle, a marching soldier in armor carrying a flag at the center, and a patriotic banner with drum and crossed arms, followed by neatly etched scrollwork just above the ricasso, which is etched with a Maryland Cross. The reverse exhibits similar patriotic motifs including a panoply of arms, covered with a patriotic shield and crossed arms, followed by a scrolled vignette which contains the letters “US” which are separated by a patriotic shield. The forte features a beautiful scene of artillerymen, with mounted officer and soldiers ready to man their cannon contained in a foliate vignette. “Canfield / Brother / & Co. / Baltimore / M.d.” is etched just above the ricasso which is decorated with a large flower. All of the blade designs are intertwined with ivy vines. Click here to see the full description.

PRESENTATION GRADE MODEL 1860 CAVALRY SABER PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN JOHN W. KRAFT, COLE’S CAVALRY.

Lot #1242 (Sale Order 242 of 326)

John Wesley Kraft is sometimes recorded as enlisting August 10, 1861, which may actually be the date of muster of the company he eventually commanded, not his own. His first certain record is in the 1st Maryland Heavy Artillery, US, mustering in April 28, 1864, as 2nd Lieutenant of Company A. The regiment did not complete its organization, however, and Kraft transferred with recruits for it into Cole’s Cavalry, a battalion of 4 companies that had expanded into a full regiment, the “First Maryland Home Brigade Cavalry,” becoming Captain of Company H on October 8, 1864. That unit had very active service, credited with more than 80 skirmishes and battles during the war. By the time Kraft joined it they had been serving under Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley against General Jubal Early and he replaced an officer killed in action. His record shows him to have been present into January 1865, and he would have been present for duty in West Virginia when his unit was operating against Mosby and guarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. He was later placed on court-martial duty, but present in February and March, and then on Special Duty at Brigade Headquarters in late April 1865. He mustered out with the regiment June 28, 1865, at Harpers Ferry. The regiment lost 2 officers and 45 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, as well as 2 officers and 120 enlisted men died by disease. He was born in 1842, worked as a clerk in both excavation and oil companies after the war, and died in Baltimore in 1905. Kraft’s saber is inscribed between the upper and middle mounts and reads “Presented to / CAPT. J.W. KRAFT / BY CHARLES VANPELT / Sept. 28th 1864.”. Once unsheathed, the wonderfully frosted blade decorations are revealed. The obverse features a small frosted vignette which contains a variety of scrollwork just above the plain ricasso. A slight gap in the decorations leads to a larger vignette which contains scrollwork that flanks a nicely detailed spread winged eagle that is perched on a banner which reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM” The reverse blade features similar decorations with the eagle being replaced by the bold letters “U.S.” with intricate scrolls contained in the letters. Reverse ricasso is marked “W. CLAUBERG / SOLINGEN” around the signature Clauberg knight. The hilt is also attractive, and features the standard 3-band cavalry guard which is nicely cast and decorated with laurel leaves at the top. The guard terminates with a wide quillon area that features floral decorations on the underside. Laurel leaves flank a patriotic shield on the pommel which lead to a domed cap. Constructed of wood, the grip features a typical M1860 swelled center, wrapped in high quality sharkskin with grooves that accommodate twisted brass wire. The scabbard compliments the sword and is constructed of nickel-plated brass and features mounts lush with oak leaves and acorns. The upper and middle mounts each accommodate a carry ring. CONDITION: The blade remains bright and reflect generous amounts of its original finish with scattered freckling throughout its length. Frosted decorations remain unmolested. Guard exhibits a pleasing patina with nice amounts of original gilding and scattered blemishes from age and handling. Grip remains secured with tight wire and 1 chip in the sharkskin wrap at the pommel. The scabbard retains its nickeled finish on the side of the presentation. Mounts remain firmly secured to the scabbard body. Scattered blemishes from age and wear. This is a very attractive non-regulation, presentation grade M1860 cavalry saber with a nice inscription on the scabbard. The saber is accompanied by a folder of research regarding Captain Kraft and Cole’s Cavalry. Blade Length: 32" Overall Length: 38 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder of Research

US NON-REGULATION MODEL OF 1847 OFFICER’S SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN GEORGE CLARK, 5TH NEW YORK.

Lot #1243 (Sale Order 243 of 326)

The upper mount is engraved “Capt. Geo. Clark / [location effaced] Md. / from his uncle / Geo. Clark / Rochester, / N.Y.”. Hartzler collection notes identify the officer as George Clark who served in the 5th New York, Duryee Zouaves, and was discharged to receive a commission in the 3rd Maryland. Muster roll abstracts indicate he was born in New York City, enlisted there on April 25, 1861, at age 23, and mustered into Company D of the 5th New York, as a private for 2 years service on May 9, 1861, and was promoted corporal at a date not stated, and confirm that he mustered out January 31, 1862, “to enable him to receive commission in 3’ Md. Vols.” The 5th New York had been posted in Baltimore since the preceding September and during that period the 3rd Maryland was actively organizing. Clark may have had some combat experience, fitting him for the commission: the 5th New York fought at Big Bethel in June 1861, losing 24 men. He does not appear, however, in any records of the 3rd Maryland, which has a strong fighting record. It is possible that the commission did not come through or he was not mustered in. Paperwork includes a copy of a note indicating the 3rd Maryland had just 5 companies at the time, all with a full complement of officers, and even some of those were not full and thus not entitled to them. Nevertheless, the sword is still an attractive example, and is a extravagant gesture from uncle to nephew. The blade is decorated for most of its length and features neatly etched foliate and patriotic motifs. A palmette flourishes from the ricasso and leads to a nice panel of rococo scrolls, followed by a panoply of arms and terminating with another panel of scrolls. The spine is marked in signature Klingenthal script and the obverse ricasso is stamped with Klingenthal proof marks. The hilt is of brass and features a guard, neatly cast and chased that is adorned with a federal eagle, perched on a patriotic shield, in front of a stand of 8 flags with a banner of 7 stars in between the flags and over the eagle’s head. Small counterguard with open work 4 leaf clover. The guard terminates with a thick tiered quillon and morphs into the knucklebow, which starts with open slot teardrop designs before forming into a narrow pillar that connects to the pommel. Foliate rococo motifs adorn the pommel with a leafy vine that travels down the backstrap. The grip is constructed of wood, wrapped in high quality sharkskin and grooved in order to accommodate the twisted copper wire. The scabbard is of leather and features brass mounts which feature engraved decorations around the edges. The lower mount is adorned with lush leaves and scrolls. Upper and middle mount each accommodate a single band with carry ring. This sword is featured on pgs. 122-124 of "Inscribed Union Swords 1861-1865". CONDITION: The blade exhibits a light patina with scattered freckling and blemishes from age. Crisp etchings and markings. Hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with scattered blemishes. Grip exhibits handling wear with some strands of loose wire. The scabbard is somewhat supple but is misshapen. A metal rod has been inserted in the scabbard in order for it to keep its shape. Mounts remain firmly secured to the scabbard body. Verdigris is visible around the edges of the mounts. The scabbard exhibits scattered blemishes from handling and age with scattered cracks and 1 attempted repair toward the lower mount. A very nice example of a Klingenthal presentation sword. Blade Length: 30 - 1/4" Overall Length: 36" Paperwork: Folder of Research

US 1834 PATTERN OFFICER’S SWORD OF MARYLAND GENERAL TENCH TILGHMAN.

Lot #1244 (Sale Order 244 of 326)

Tilghman, grandson of Washington’s Aide-de-Camp, was born in Talbot County, Maryland, in 1810. He graduated West Point in 1832 and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th US Artillery in the Seminole War in Florida, resigning November 30, 1833. One source refers to him as having been a friend of Jefferson Davis in the army. He was commissioned as a Brigadier General on August 8, 1837, and rose to the rank of Major General in the Maryland militia by 1861, when he was stripped of his commission by Governor Hicks due to a “bellicose order” issued to his division when Massachusetts troops entered the state at the beginning of the war. Arrested and investigated as a Southern sympathizer by federal authorities, he was eventually released on parole, which was lifted in late 1863. His son, Tench F. Tilghman, was one of several Marylanders serving as Jefferson Davis’s escort at the fall of Richmond in 1865. In civilian life he served twice as President of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad. The elder Tilghman died unexpectedly at Baltimore in 1874. A small folder of information accompanies the sword, and comes with an old museum tag which states this 1834 Pattern sword belonged to General Tilghman and is marked as appraised in 1983. The sword is a standard 1834 pattern US officer's sword with brass hilt. Globe pommel with simple incised lines. Knucklebow with raised dot design, joining crossguard at quillon block, boat-shape guard slotted at bottom, closed at top with an open heart. Wood core of grip present with good patina, stamped copper faux-wire wrap. Blade is spadroon form, straight, single edge transitioning to double edge midway with single fuller tapering off at that point. Etched designs decorate the blade, which are foliate and patriotic in nature. The designs included potted plants which scroll into vines that flank crossed cannons and federal eagles, all contained on panels in the shape of columns which terminate in domed and crowned spires. The sword is accompanied by its leather scabbard which features brass mounts that are nicely line engraved. No carry rings, just a single brass stud on the upper mount for the accommodation of a leather frog. This was most likely the sword General Tilghman carried from the beginning of his career. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina which has obscured most of the etched designs. Hilt exhibits a pleasing honey patina with scattered blemishes from handling and age. Wrap remains tightly bound to the wood grip. Scabbard exhibits creases and scuffs which are typical of old leather. Mounts exhibit a matching honey patina to the guard and are firmly attached to the scabbard body. A metal rod was inserted in the scabbard in order to keep it straight. The rod is difficult to remove therefore the sword is stored outside of the scabbard. The sword is accompanied by a small folder of collection notes and research, and most importantly, the original manilla tag attributing this sword to the General. Overall good. Blade Length: 31" Overall Length: 37 - 1/4" Paperwork: Folder of Information

US CIVIL WAR M1850 FOOT OFFICERS SWORD PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. JORDAN, BALTIMORE MILITARY SC

Lot #1245 (Sale Order 245 of 326)

Patinaed presentation grade Model 1850 foot officer’s sword that features a slightly curved blade with small fuller just below the spine and wider center fuller that is halted by the ricasso. The blade is devoid of maker markings but is nicely decorated with etched motifs for more than half of its length. On the obverse, the etchings form just above the ricasso, beginning with foliate scrolls which travel toward a stand of arms, spread winged federal eagle, and patriotic banner, ending with more foliate scrolls contained in a column that terminates with sun rays. The reverse features similar motifs with a stand of arms above the scrolled letters “US” at the center of the blade. The brass guard features neat open work foliate and floral scrolls, terminating with a leafy quillon. Knucklebow is rather plain and connects to the pommel which is decorated with laurel leaves that flank a patriotic shield and lead to a tiered cap with nice stippling. The grip is of wood, wrapped with high quality sharkskin, and grooved in order to accommodate double twisted brass wire. The sword is complete with its brass mounted leather scabbard. The upper and middle mount each feature a single band which accommodates a carry ring. Middle mount and dray are simply line engraved, while the upper mount features nicely engraved scroll designs and stippling. The sword is nicely inscribed on the upper mount, “Presented to / Capt. Wm. H. Jordan / By the Members of the /Baltimore Military School / as a token of respect as a Military Teacher.” contained in a shield. Jordan remains unidentified, but the presentation likely dates 1850 to 1870 from the pattern of the sword. Several officers are possibilities, but none with certain connections to military schools and his rank may derive from a state, U.S., C.S., or even school appointment. The Baltimore Military School is believed to have been the Catonsville Military Institute, formerly St. Timothy’s Hall. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with scattered freckling throughout its length. The guard exhibits a pleasing dark patina with scattered blemishes and spotting from age and wear. Handling wear is evident on the grip with scattered scuffs and tight wire. The scabbard remains as 1 piece with obvious loss, scuffs, creases, and other blemishes throughout its length. Mounts have a pleasing dark patina. Drag exhibits a significant dent. The presentation remains crisp and legible. The sword was displayed outside of its scabbard and is challenging to sheathe. A nice example of a Civil War era presentation school which deserves further research. Blade Length: 30 - 3/8" Overall Length: 36 - 1/2" Paperwork: Folder of Information

PRE-CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL WAR COLLECTION OF 3 NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORDS CARRIED BY CAREER OFFICER RICHARD

Lot #1246 (Sale Order 246 of 326)

Richard Lloyd Tilghman served 30 years in the U.S. Navy and from 1845 to 1849 he served as a lieutenant on the Congress, Commodore Stockton’s command ship in the Pacific Campaign, during which combined operations by the Navy, Marines, and Army seized California for the U.S. We have not verified specific actions, but his short biography in "Men of Mark in Maryland" says, “In his campaign, Lieutenant Tilghman was conspicuous for his gallantry, and more than once distinguished himself in action.” Born in 1811 at the family estate “Grosses Coat” in Talbot County, Maryland, Tilghman was educated at an academy in Easton, became a midshipman on October 27, 1830, and passed midshipman on June 4, 1836. He was commissioned lieutenant on September 8, 1841, serving at that rank until resigning on April 23, 1861, declining to serve against his native state according to Hartzler’s notes, and did not serve against the U.S. He died in Talbot County, Maryland, on September 19, 1867, age 56. His ship assignments include: 1831, the Warren and the John Adams; 1834, the Constitution; 1835, detached to the naval school; 1837, the Independence; 1842, the Vandalia; 1843, the Yorktown and the Plymouth; 1845, the Columbus and the Congress (on which he served until January 1849). Aside from blockade duty, the fleet sent out landing forces of sailors and marines on several occasions. Tilghman’s Men of Mark biography mentions the conquest of California, but also the capture of Guaymas (Sonora), Mazatlan, and LaPaz in Baja California, though without details. Upon return from the Pacific, he was assigned to the receiving ship at Baltimore and the Germantown. In July 1851, he was given command of the Preble; April 1855 ordered to the Cyane and then to the Potomac, and then given command of the Fulton. From December 1857 to June 1860, he commanded the Perry on the Brazilian Station during the Paraguayan War, and was then placed on waiting orders, submitting his resignation May 13, 1861, dating April 23. Tilghman’s swords are quite attractive, and merit that of a career naval officer. (A) The first of 3 swords is Tilghman’s circa 1830s eagle head pommel naval officer’s sword. The sword features a straight blade with single, wide fuller, and terminates with a spearpoint. The blade is decorated for about half its length with a beautiful panel that is fire blued with alternating etched portions. The fire blued portions feature beautiful stands of arms topped with liberty caps, and elegant scrollwork, all of which is gold washed. The etched panels featured equally attractive scrolls and floral motifs. No visible maker mark. Flat oval crossguard which terminates with a beautiful serpent quillon. 7-bead P-shaped knucklebow which connects to the base of the eagle head pommel, just under the beak. Pommel is adorned with a flowered capstan. The pommel and lower ferrule secure a fluted bone grip. The sword is complete with its leather scabbard that features brass mounts that are line engraved and beautifully scalloped. The upper mount features a flower stud. Middle and upper mount each accommodate a carry ring. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a light gray patina with scattered areas of freckling throughout its length. Evidence of a leather washer at guard. Hilt exhibits a pleasing honey patina with scattered light blemishes. Hilt is loose and produces a slight wobble. Pommel is offset. Scabbard is in 3 pieces with loose mounts with flaking leather. (B) The second sword is Tilghman’s 1841 pattern naval officer’s sword. The sword features a thin blade with rounded spine and slight curve. The blade is adorned with nicely etched naval, patriotic, and foliate motifs. Reverse is etched “United States Navy” in a star vignette. Very nice guard with folding languets, with the obverse decorated with nicely cast and chased oak leaves and acorns. Folding counterguard is plain. Very nice acorn cross quillons and stirrup shaped knucklebow that connects to the eagle head under the beak. 6-pointed star capstan on top of the eagle head. The plumage of the eagle head forms into a backstrap that connects to a lower ferrule which secures the fluted and decorated ivory grip. Click here to see the full description.

LOT OF 2: MARYLAND M1860 SWORDS.

Lot #1247 (Sale Order 247 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) Model 1860 Staff Officer's sword from Oehm & Company, who were military outfitters in Baltimore, Maryland from 1860-1889. The sword is in standard M1860 configuration, with spearpoint blade and is marked "OEHM / & Co. / Baltimore / MD". The blade is adorned with patriotic and foliate motifs including scrollwork, panoplies of arms, The letters "US", and a Federal eagle. The guard is downturned, and features a colonial soldier in a tricorn hat with a long coat and musket. Oval quillon. The background is neatly stippled and the guard forms into a knucklebow which is cast with floral motifs. Pommel cap with floral decoration and Federal eagle underneath. The grip is wrapped in sharkskin and grooved in order to accommodate the twisted brass wire. The sword is complete with its steel scabbard, which is nicely blued and features brass mounts. Drag features a star decoration. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark gray patina with heavy pitting at the tip. Decorations are visible but muted. The hilt exhibits a pleasing patina with handling wear and skin loss on the grip. Scabbard retains most of its original finish with sturdy mounts. Overall good. (B) Barnard & McAinn M1860 Staff Officer's sword. Standard configuration with blade marked "Knights of St. Vincent" as well as correct maker mark. The guard features a soldier holding a swaddled child with buildings in the background. Oval quillon with knucklebow adorned with floral motifs. Pommel cap with floral decoration and Federal eagle underneath. The grip is grooved and wrapped in leather with thick single band wire accommodated by the grooves. There is a leather sword knot attached to the knucklebow. Complete with its steel scabbard with brass mounts. Drag features star decoration. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina. Guard exhibits a pleasing patina. Grip exhibits handling wear with scattered blemishes on the letter. Scabbard appears to have been nickeled and features pitting and oxidation. Mounts are secure. Overall good. Blade Length: (A) 30" (B) 28 - 1/2" Overall Length: (A) 35 - 1/2" (B) 34" Paperwork: (Both) Information Folders

(A) COLT 1849 POCKET .31 PERCUSSION REVOLVER PRESENTED TO JAMES SNOWDEN PLEASANTS, TRAGICALLY CAUGHT

Lot #1248 (Sale Order 248 of 326)

This Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver is an example of how a brutal war can inflict despair amongst neutral parties. The revolver is 1860 vintage as per serial number, 183143. 4" octagon barrel in .31 caliber with screw-in cone front sight and hammer notch rear. Matching serial numbers observed on rammer, barrel, wedge, cylinder arbor, frame, cylinder, trigger guard, and butt. 1 piece plain walnut grips. Presentation inscription on backstrap reading: "James Snowden Pleasants / of Md. -From Grateful Friends- 1862". The “grateful friends” who presented this revolver to James Snowden Pleasants in 1862 may well have been Marylanders in Confederate service who visited his farm on clandestine trips home, or on scouting missions, though he seems to have been genuinely and generally well regarded. Located near Poolesville, his farm was large and he reportedly maintained friendly relations with Union forces posted nearby, selling food and even hosting officers at his house. Things took a turn in March 1863 when three Confederate soldiers disguised in civilian clothes were found at his house. His defense of being generally hospitable did not carry much weight at his trial, and he was sentenced to hang for providing relief to the enemy and “knowingly harboring enemies of the U.S. in the service of the Rebel Armies.” According to research notes in the paperwork, Lincoln, however, took a more generous view, commuted the sentence to imprisonment, and may have responded to an April 1863 appeal for clemency by his Union neighbors by releasing him on an oath of allegiance. Incarceration at the Old Capitol Prison, however, took a toll on his health and he died at Poolesville in November 1863. Further research may clarify the affair, but he may well have been tragically caught between contending forces with little sympathy for attempts at neutrality. Accompanying this revolver is a folder with notes on configuration, records of Snowden's trial, and details about Fort Delaware as well as other pivotal places in the details of this account. CONDITION: Good with nearly all of the original finish turned to a gray patina. Brass components have turned a mellow patina. Grips are very good with finish loss at high edges and no major signs of distress. Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with visible rifling. Barrel Length: 4" Caliber/Bore: .31 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1849 Pocket Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 183143

(A) CIVIL WAR ERA MERRILL 1ST MODEL BREECHLOADING SINGLE SHOT CARBINE.

Lot #1249 (Sale Order 249 of 326)

22 - 1/8" barrel in .54 caliber with blade front sight and fixed replacement rear sight. 1 piece plain walnut stock with brass trigger guard, barrel band, buttplate, and implement compartment (compartment is empty). Serial numbered 1101 on lock with matching serial number on outside of loading lever. Assembly numbered "76" on inside of implement compartment lid, inside of loading lever on retaining spring, lever, on plunger lever, and plunger arm. Accompanying this carbine is a folder with notes on configuration and a photocopy of pg. 72 of "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Daniel D. Hartzler where this gun is photographed. CONDITION: Very good, with barrel retaining an attractive amount of its original National Armory Bright polish with consistent light speckling throughout and brown patina formed on lock and loading lever assembly. Brass components have been polished bright. Stock is good with repairs on each side of loading lever near wrist, small crack at front of lock, handling marks throughout, and a protective additional layer of varnish. Mechanically fine. Bore is dark from period use with corrosive black powder and crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 22 - 1/8" Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Merrill Model: Carbine Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 1101

(A) SCARCE WELL DOCUMENTED JAMES H. MERRILL 1ST MODEL BREECHLOADING SINGLE SHOT RIFLE WITH BAYONET.

Lot #1250 (Sale Order 250 of 326)

1862-1865 vintage Merrill 1st model breechloading rifle with total estimated quantity manufactured of 800. 33" round barrel in .54 caliber with blade front sight, military folding leaf rear sight, and bayonet lug on right side. Brass mountings including barrel bands, nosecap, lockplate, trigger guard, storage compartment (compartment is empty), and buttplate. 1 piece plain walnut stock. Added shield on right side of stock for a presentation inscription with "H.W. ELM" engraved into it with a sharp instrument, likely a pen knife. Patchbox is inscribed with the letters "SERGT", appearing to have been presented to a Sergeant at some point with no other pieces of the inscription visible. Serial numbered on right side of lock and on outside of loading lever assembly "10694". Matching assembly markings ("0" / "23", also seen as "230") observed inside of patchbox, loading lever spring, loading lever, plunger tail, and front of nosecap. Complete with correct M1862 Merrill navy rifle yataghan style bayonet numbered "30" and dated 1862. Comes with a paperwork folder that includes notes on configuration, and a photocopy of pg. 72 of "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Daniel D. Hartzler, where this gun is photographed. In addition, this rifle is photographed on pg. 26 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Daniel D. Hartzler and James B. Whisker. CONDITION: Very good, with iron assemblies turned a speckled dove gray patina with areas of heavy freckling near breech consistent with use. Brass components are very good as polished bright with minor handling marks throughout. Stock is excellent overall, with no major cracks or heavy gouges, and diamond shaped repair on left side of stock measuring approximately 2 - 3/4" by 1 - 1/2". Mechanically fine. Bore is frosted with crisp rifling. Bayonet is excellent as cleaned with brass assemblies turned a mellow patina. A nice example of a relatively rare rifle complete with bayonet and documentation in 2 books. Accessories: M1862 Merrill Navy Rifle Bayonet Barrel Length: 33" Caliber/Bore: .54 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Merrill Model: 1st Model Rifle Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 10694

(A) CIVIL WAR ERA PERCUSSION MILITIA MUSKET MARKED D. T. HAPGOOD, BALTIMORE.

Lot #1251 (Sale Order 251 of 326)

Possibly made for militia or guard use by Baltimore gunsmith David T. Hapgood, who worked around and after 1840. Barrel is stamped at rear "D.T. HAPGOOD / BALTIMORE" with Golcher marked flint plate converted to percussion. Walnut stock with brass musket style hardware and steel ramrod. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal showing some light pitting and turning a brown patina. Wood has traces of original finish with heavy usage dings and marks. Toe is cracked. Bore is dark and pitted with good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 42" Caliber/Bore: .69 Smoothbore FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: T. D. Hapgood Model: Militia Musket Serial Number: NSN

(A) SCARCE AND FINE IDENTIFIED JP MOORE P1853 RIFLE MUSKET WITH BAYONET OF JONATHAN L. ALLISON, 165T

Lot #1252 (Sale Order 252 of 326)

Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle musket manufactured by JP Moore of New York, New York and dated 1863. Moore was a subcontractor for Colt. Originally thought to be Confederate, these rare rifled muskets have been more recently researched and accepted as being made by Moore for the United States with a combination of English and American parts. 39" barrel in .58 caliber with blade front sight and folding ladder military rear sight. Barrel is unmarked with the exception of "T&B" on the left side above the woodline. Upon inspection of the inside of the lock, an identical "T&B" marking can be found on the right upper edge of the plate. Lock is marked "1863" forward of hammer with a spread winged eagle on top of a starred and striped shield with a small "M" marking inside it. 1-piece plain walnut stock with brass nosecap, 3 iron barrel bands, brass trigger guard, and unmarked brass buttplate. Complete with US marked socket bayonet. Accompanying this lot is a folder which includes notes on configuration, a summary of Private Johnathan L. Allison's service history, including copies of his muster rolls and pension records. Most importantly, the folder also contains a handwritten letter dated April 3, 1966 attributing this rifled musket to Private Johnathan L. Allison. The letter was drafted by his granddaughter and states that this rifled musket was “the property of Jonathan L. Allison”. Born in Pennsylvania in 1834, Allison was a 31-year-old farmer in Adams County, when he enlisted in the 165th Pennsylvania Militia at Gettysburg and mustered into Company F as a private on November 10, 1862. The unit moved to Washington on December 8 and then to Suffolk, Virginia, where it joined the 7th Corp. Elements of the regiment took part in the expedition to Blackwater, the fight at Deserted House, the defense of Suffolk against Longstreet, the Weldon Railroad raid in May 1863, and movement toward Richmond during Lee’s absence in the Gettysburg campaign. Allison mustered out with the regiment at Gettysburg on July 28, 1863. He reenlisted on March 13, 1865, mustering into Company G of the 101st Pennsylvania, which was reorganizing after losing most of its members as prisoners in the siege and surrender of Plymouth, North Carolina, in April 1864. He mustered out with the unit on June 25, 1865, and returned to civilian life and later moved to Maryland. Allison passed away in 1916. CONDITION: Excellent for its age and in untouched attic condition, with barrel formed an even brown patina with heavy freckling near bolster from extensive use. Brass components have turned dark with age. Stock retains a large majority of its original finish with 2 small cracks near buttplate. Mechanically fine. Bore is dark with visible 3 groove rifling. Bayonet is good as turned a dark patina with scattered areas of heavy freckling. Accessories: Bayonet Barrel Length: 39" Caliber/Bore: .58 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: JP Moore Model: P1853 Paperwork: Folder with Research Serial Number: NSN

(A) IDENTIFIED ALTERED MODEL 1861 SPRINGFIELD MUSKET OWNED BY DENNIS COOKSON.

Lot #1253 (Sale Order 253 of 326)

Originally manufactured for use in the Civil War in 1861 by the Springfield Armory, this M1861 rifle musket has been converted into a sporting piece sometime after the War. The original barrel has been shorted to 28" with the rear sight removed and a small bead front sight added. The percussion lock dated "1861" remains intact, although heavy use has largely obscured the arsenal markings. The original walnut stock has also been shortened, retaining the original nose cap, 2 spring retained bands, and "US" marked butt plate, with a period repaired broken wrist. According to Daniel Hartzler, this converted musket was owned by Dennis Cookson of Uniontown, Maryland with an included typed copy of his Civil War era diary entries. CONDITION: Good as converted. The barrel has started to drift to a bronze patina with some cleaned oxidation around the lock. The stock has a few minor marks, remaining very serviceable with the period repaired wrist. Mechanically fine. BAS Barrel Length: 28" Caliber/Bore: .58 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Springfield Model: M1861 Paperwork: Information, Diary Copy Serial Number: NSN

CORRECTION: This 1861 rifle musket was originally an infantry musket that was cut down for cavalry use, shortened to 28”, rear sight removed, and a small bead front sight added. Dennis Cookson picked this musket up 2 days after the battle of Antietam.

(A) JOHN RIDER PERCUSSION CARBINE WITH NAME INSCRIBED UNDER THE BUTTPLATE.

Lot #1254 (Sale Order 254 of 326)

Interesting falling block percussion carbine made by John H. Rider of Frederick, Maryland in 1861, possibly a gift for his brother George Rider who rode with Company C, 2nd Maryland Cavalry C.S.A., or, as stated by consignor, made as a prototype to the Confederacy, with gun insufficient to handle large military powder charge and was turned down. Gun has 12" octagonal-to-round blued .45 caliber rifled barrel with blade front sight and unusual rear sight. Falling block single shot percussion action similar to a Cosmopolitan carbine in looks with latching lever and push button release. Walnut stock with iron hardware. Gun is unmarked except under buttplate it is stamped "J.H. RIDER MAKER 1861, FREDERICK, MD". Comes with consignor research. Pictured on pg. 27 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Metal turning a brown plum patina with some light pitting. Wood has dark finish with light scratches and dings. An interesting piece of Americana. DLM Barrel Length: 12" Caliber/Bore: .45 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: John Rider Model: Percussion Falling Breech Paperwork: 2 Folders of provenance Serial Number: NSN

(A) MASSACHUSETTS ARMS SMITH CARBINE WITH PHOTO.

Lot #1255 (Sale Order 255 of 326)

Smith single shot carbine manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Company with German silver blade front sight and flip up carbine rear sight mounted just forward of top latch. 2 piece walnut stock and forearm with single barrel band mounted with sling swivel, carbine staple and saddle ring, rear mounted sling swivel, and carbine buttplate. Stock is carved "R. E. WELSH / CO. D" on left side. Accompanied by a laminated cabinet card featuring a well dressed period man holding a Smith carbine in his left hand on one side and then an image of a family of 13 on the other side. CONDITION: Good, with iron assemblies turned a freckled brown-gray patina with areas of freckling throughout. Stock and forearm are very good as sanded and finish added with small cracks at forearm retaining screw mortise, bottom tang, and top of buttplate. Mechanically tight and crisp. Bore is dark with visible rifling. Cabinet card is good with images clear and no signs of major distress. Barrel Length: 21 - 5/8" Caliber/Bore: .50 Rifled FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Massachusetts Arms Model: Smith Carbine Paperwork: Photo Serial Number: 863

(A) CIVIL WAR COLT 1849 POCKET REVOLVER PRESENTED TO 2ND LIEUTENANT HENRY H. JONES, 2ND DELAWARE, 3

Lot #1256 (Sale Order 256 of 326)

A wonderful token of esteem given by Company C, 5th Maryland (US) Infantry to their temporary commander, twice-wounded Lt. Henry H. Jones of the 2nd Delaware. Jones enlisted in the 2nd Delaware as a Second Lieutenant in June 1861 and was later mustered in to rank from May 21. Records have him in both Company I and Company K. The 2nd was a hard-fighting unit in the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, that saw heavy action in Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Fredericksburg, where Jones was wounded, and Chancellorsville, where he was wounded and captured. He was paroled at City Point on May 23 and reported back to the regiment on June 7 or 8, but it is unclear if he was back on duty in time for Gettysburg, where the regiment fought in the Wheatfield. The presentation of the pistol would date to Fall 1863 or early 1864. He was detailed in September 1863 for duty with the 5th Maryland at Camp Du Pont, near Wilmington, and in February 1864 was sent to the general rendezvous at Lafayette Barracks in Baltimore and given charge of volunteer recruits. He was back with the 2nd Delaware for Grant’s Overland Campaign and was likely carrying this pistol when he was wounded a third time at Cold Harbor, June 5, 1864, by a gunshot wound in the left calf. He was hospitalized at Carver Hospital in Washington, but contracted Tetanus and died in the early morning hours of June 20. His wife retrieved his body, and buried him under a tombstone marked “my husband” next to their infant daughter, who had died the year before. This revolver was manufactured by Colt in 1863 during the Civil War. Fit with a desirable 6" octagon barrel with New York address, pin front sight, and hammer notch rear. 6-shot percussion cylinder roll stamped with the stage coach hold up scene. Large style brass trigger guard with 1-piece smooth walnut grips. The backstrap bear the period inscription "Presented by the Members of Co. C 5th Md. Vols / to their Commander Lieut H. H. Jones / 2nd Del. Vol.". Jones’ Colt is accompanied by a folder of research detailing his service. CONDITION: Very good overall. Iron components exhibit a dark patina with markings soft. Grip straps have been polished bright with some abrasion around the inscription, with it remaining mostly legible. Grips are very good showing some expected abrasions, fitting slightly shy to the grip straps. Dark shootable bore showing defined rifling. Mechanically fine. Matching full or partial serial numbers throughout. Barrel Length: 6" Caliber/Bore: .31 Percussion Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1849 Pocket Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 236827

(A) WONDERFUL CAPTURED AND PRESENTED REMINGTON NEW MODEL REVOLVER FROM A DELAWARE TROOPER IN THE 9TH

Lot #1257 (Sale Order 257 of 326)

A very nice example of a Remington New Model Revolver that was presented to a father, from a son in fighting for the Confederacy. These revolvers were manufactured from 1863 to 1875, with the majority going to Civil War military contracts. Standard configuration with various inspector marks throughout. 8" .44 caliber octagonal barrel marked on top flat with 3-line address. Blade front sight and frame notch rear. 6-shot non fluted cylinder. Fit with 2-piece walnut grips marked on left panel with an illegible cartouche. This Remington was captured by Charles Palmer Rust, born in 1841, and served in the 9th Virginia Cavalry, the unit he was assigned to, when this revolver was captured and given to his father, Catesby F. Rust (1819-1894,) in July 1864. The right grip is carved: “Captured & Presented by / CPR.” The left grip reads, “C F Rust / July 2nd 1864.” The Rusts were a southern-leaning Delaware family. Charles P. Rust enlisted on June 2, 1861 for 1 year, in Captain L.T. Beale’s Company Virginia Cavalry, subsequently Murphy’s Company 1st Battalion Virginia Cavalry and Company C, 9th Virginia Cavalry. He reenlisted for the war in Spring 1862, served as a courier at Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters in May and June, returned to the regiment and transferred to Company H in July-August. He served until discharged on July 15, 1864, as not a resident of the Confederate States. The 9th Virginia Cavalry served in the Army of Northern Virginia and was incredibly active. CWData lists over 350 points at which it suffered losses of some sort. Aside from his duties as courier, he seems only to have been briefly absent on sick leave some time in May-June 1863. A September 30, 1864 muster roll lists him as absent without leave, which is probably a clerical error since he seems to have already been discharged. Rust passed away in 1885. The revolver is accompanied by a folder of research regarding configuration, Private Charles P. Rust's service, as well as letters of provenance dated 1974 and 1955. There are also copies of pg. 228 of "Confederate Presentation and Inscribed Swords and Revolvers", and a copy of pg. 183 of "A Band of Brothers: Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy", where this revolver is photographed. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining a vast majority of the reapplied blue finish with scattered areas of light wear and freckling. Brass is a mellow patina. Grips are very good with no major signs of distress. Mechanically fine. Bore is mostly bright with freckling throughout with crisp rifling. Barrel Length: 8" Caliber/Bore: .44 Percussion FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Remington Model: New Model Paperwork: Folder of Research Serial Number: 61511

(A) RARE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE INSCRIBED SMITH & WESSON FIRST MODEL BABY RUSSIAN REVOLVER.

Lot #1258 (Sale Order 258 of 326)

Beginning in 1876, the Baltimore City Police began replacing their percussion Colt revolvers with modern top break Smith & Wesson .38 Single Action First Model Baby Russian revolvers, which are believed to have been used into the twentieth century. An included 1966 dated letter on Smith & Wesson letterhead indicates that this example was shipped July 30, 1880 to M. W. Robinson of New York. Like other known examples, this revolver is nickel finished with a 4" barrel. Standard half moon front sight and notch rear. Other features include a 5-shot fluted cylinder, spur trigger, and 2-piece checkered hard rubber "S&W" monogram grips. The backstrap is engraved "Balto. City Police". A Baltimore City Police button also accompanies this lot. CONDITION: Excellent. Bountiful amounts of factory applied nickel are retained with some thinning on the backstrap and some other expected light wear. Grips likewise show some wear. Fine bright bore and good mechanics with the ejector a little sticky. BAS Accessories: Button Barrel Length: 4" Caliber/Bore: .38 S&W FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: S&W Model: .38 SA First Model Baby Russian Paperwork: S&W letter, information Serial Number: 4921

(A) INSCRIBED SMITH & WESSON BABY RUSSIAN REVOLVER PRESENTED TO COLONEL HENRY W. JAMES, AN UNFORTUNA

Lot #1259 (Sale Order 259 of 326)

Nickel finished .38 Single Action First Model Baby Russian revolver shipped February 19, 1881 to M. W. Robinson of New York per included 1966 dated Smith & Wesson research. Features include 4" barrel, half moon front sight, notch rear, top break action, 5-shot fluted cylinder, spur trigger, and 2-piece checkered hard rubber "S&W" monogram grips. The backstrap is engraved, “From Col. Harry Gilmor to Col. Henry W. Janes U.S.A.”. The presentation likely dates from 1875 to 1878 when Janes was in charge of the Baltimore Depot and Gilmor was Baltimore City Police Commissioner. Henry Warner Janes was born in New York but served as a 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 55th Illinois, from October 31, 1861 to August 10, 1863. He was promoted to Captain and Assistant Quartermaster U.S. Volunteers on July 31- November 17, 1863, and to the same rank in the regular army October 30, 1863. He was promoted to Major and Quartermaster in June 1879 and retired in July. He was breveted Major US Army and Lt. Colonel US Volunteers to date March 13, 1865 for faithful and meritorious service in the war. Janes had been an efficient and respected army officer by one newspaper account, though of a “nervous temperament,” reportedly suffered mental problems after suffering a near fatal fever while serving on the frontier after the war, and was further affected by the death of a daughter from typhoid during his posting at Baltimore. During a subsequent assignment in Montana, he reportedly destroyed a large amount of government supplies, and at one point was found wandering the plains alone, having dismissed his escort and chopped up the ambulance in which he was traveling with an ax. After several months in asylums, he tried to be reinstated in the army, even publishing a booklet titled, “Military Record of Henry W. Janes, Major and Quartermaster, Retired Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. A. What was Done to Him, and what He Desires to be Done for Him.” He attempted suicide in New York with a sword cane in 1881 and was again committed to an insane asylum. He died at an asylum in Poughkeepsie on February 16, 1883. It should be noted that this revolver is of the same configuration as those acquired for the Baltimore City Police starting in 1876, with Gilmore serving as the police commissioner from 1874 to 1879. Revolver was formerly of the Norm Flayderman Collection and is accompanied by copies of numerous Civil War documents relating to Janes. Also included are several photographs of Janes, including a copy of the iconic photo of General Grant's staff taken at City Point in 1864, which shows Janes standing with the General. CONDITION: Excellent. Revolver retains nearly all of the bright factory nickel finish showing a few minor spots of loss and a lightly scratched surface. Hammer also retains significant portions of original faded case colors. Grips are especially fine displaying sharp checkering. Good bore showing defined rifling. Tight lockup. BAS Barrel Length: 4" Caliber/Bore: .38 S&W FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: S&W Model: 2nd Model, 1st Issue Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: 20604

(A) RARE CIVIL WAR BACON NAVY REVOLVER PRESENTED TO COL. WILLIAM SCHLEY BY THE 8TH MARYLAND.

Lot #1260 (Sale Order 260 of 326)

An approximated 900 large size Navy revolvers were produced by the Bacon Manufacturing Co. during the early 1860s, with only an estimated 400 first type revolvers made. This early example, serial number 95, is fit with a 7 - 1/2" octagon barrel with 1-line address, blade front sight, and frame notch rear. 6-shot cylinder chambered in .38 rimfire. Scroll engraved spur trigger iron frame with 2-piece smooth walnut grips. The backstrap is inscribed "Presented to Col. Wm. Louis Schley as a / testament or the reward of the Officers of the / 8th Regt. Md. Vol. Baltimore Aug. 19, 1862". William Louis Schley was born in 1823 and served in the Mexican War as Sergeant Major of the 3rd US Dragoons, later serving during the Civil War when he helped organize not only his own 5th Maryland for the Union, but also the 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th regiments, officers of the latter presenting him with this revolver. Schley’s military career was not entirely happy. The 5th had organized at Baltimore in September 1861. Schley’s commission as Colonel dated to September 4. The regiment remained there until posted to Fort Monroe in March 1862, and only saw action in September when it joined the Army of the Potomac just before Antietam, suffering severely in the battle: losing 39 killed and 109 wounded. Schley had been absent, returned to find the regiment demoralized and desertion rampant. He tendered his resignation, but remained in command, certainly hoping for some improvement in fortune, but in 1863 was no better to him or the unit: most of the regiment and 28 of its officers were captured in Milroy’s defeat at Winchester at the beginning of the Gettysburg campaign, leaving Schley with but 3 line officers for the next year and relegated to garrison and guard duty. In the fall of 1864, the regiment was serving in the 18th Corps in the Petersburg campaign and Schley was busy commanding a brigade when quarrels among recently released officers broke out and General Butler, who must have been fed up, took action by relieving Schley of command and accepting his resignation on October 6, 1864. It is unclear if he got much relief in returning to Baltimore where his pro-Union sentiments and actions had caused him quite a bit of trouble, though those joining the Union army in the regiments he helped raise clearly thought well of him. William and his wife had 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren whom he was able to spend time with before his death in 1898. This revolver is accompanied by a folder of research which includes 3 original Civil War muster rolls for the 5th Maryland Regiment signed by Schley, copies of other documents related to his service, a photograph copy, and a commemorative aluminum advertising token with his likeness. CONDITION: Overall very good. Iron components display a pleasing gray patina with some minor areas of older oxidation. Hammer retains traces of case colors. Grips are very good showing some minor impressions throughout Strong bore with some moderate black powder pitting. Mechanically fine. Included period documents have some creasing and wear, remaining good overall. BAS Accessories: Store token Barrel Length: 7 - 1/2" Caliber/Bore: .38 RF FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Bacon Mfg Model: Navy Paperwork: Muster Rolls, Information Serial Number: 95

(A) RARE JAMES REID REVOLVER MODEL 4 CONVERTIBLE POCKET REVOLVER CARRIED BY SOUTHERN SYMPATHIZER J.

Lot #1261 (Sale Order 261 of 326)

Between 1863 and 1865 James produced around 1000 Model 4 single action revolvers which cleverly could be used a percussion revolver or with .32 rimfire ammunition by unscrewing the removable nipples. Revolver is in standard configuration with silver plated finish, 4" octagon barrel, German silver half moon front sight, hammer notch rear, 6-shot cylinder, spur trigger, and 2-piece smooth rosewood grips. Revolver is accompanied by a nipple wrench and period leather flap holster secured with a Federal infantry “I” button. This revolver was carried by civilian farmer J. Thaddeus Starr during the Civil War. J. Thaddeus Starr was born in 1836 and seems to have been determined not to get caught up in the war, but instead to defend his property. Born in 1836, he was a farmer in Howard County, Maryland, in 1864 when he managed to avoid being drafted into the Union army by providing a substitute. Family tradition, repeated in a 1965 affidavit, indicated that when forces of either side were near, he made it a point to take his pistol and conceal his horses in the woods, seizure of which could have spelled ruin for a farmer. It is an indication of the toll and stress the war inflicted on Marylanders regardless of their political views. Starr passed away in 1920. Included with the pistol is Starr’s original 1864 draft exemption certificate and a post-war photograph. CONDITION: Very good. Significant portions of factory silver plate are retained with the balance exhibiting a mottled patina with some signs of cleaning. Grips shows some light impressions and abrasions remaining fine overall. Bore has some pitting from period use of period black powder. Mechanically fine with all 6 nipples intact. BAS Accessories: Holster, L tool Barrel Length: 4" Caliber/Bore: .31 Percussion / .32 RF FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: J. Reid Model: 4 Paperwork: Folder of Provenance Serial Number: 2340

MODEL 1860 PRESENTATION SWORD OF CAPTAIN CHARLES W. ADAMS, 1ST MARYLAND, US VOLUNTEERS, SPANISH AMER

Lot #1262 (Sale Order 262 of 326)

An attractive example of a Model 1860 presentation sword with ornate blade and inscribed counterguard. The sword is presentation grade, but in the standard M1860 configuration with double edged spearpoint blade and long ricasso. The blade is embellished on both sides and features elegant decorations which includes ornate scrollwork that is gold washed. The scrolls flank a panoply of arms on the obverse and a suit of armor on the reverse. Ricasso is marked "HORSTMANN / PHILADELPHIA" on the obverse and a shield proof on the reverse that is partially obscured by the gold wash. The hilt is of cast brass with a guard that features an eagle perched in front of a stand of flags. The grip is also of cast brass decorated with nice stippling and cast wire which is accommodated by the grooves. Nice foliate ferrules compliment the floral motif on the D-shaped knucklebow which leads to the pommel, decorated on 1 side with a shield and an eagle on the other. Pommel cap features a blossoming flower. An officer's portepee is tied around the knucklebow. The sword is complete with its original iron scabbard which was nickeled and features gilded brass mounts. Mounts are neatly decorated with scroll designs with 2 carry rings on the upper mount and 1 carry ring on the middle mount. The folding counterguard is professionally engraved in simple sans serif block letters, “CAPTAIN CHARLES W. ADAMS / COMPANY F FIRST MARYLAND US VOLS INFANTRY / BY THE MEMBERS OF HIS COMPANY.” This sword was presented to Adams by his company during its service in the U.S. Volunteer Forces called for by President McKinley in April 1898 to augment the regular army at the start of the Spanish American War. Maryland fielded 2 infantry regiments, 1 formed around the First Regiment of Infantry, Maryland National Guard. The First was scattered around the state with Co. F based at Easton, where Adams, born in Tennessee in 1858, had lived since 1889. He served as the company’s captain twice before the war: September to December 1893 and April 1893 to April 1897. In April 1898 he organized the company to enter the volunteer service and was again elected captain, activating it May 3 and mustering it into US service May 16 with his own commission dating May 17. They journeyed with the rest of the unit, now titled “First Maryland USV (First Regiment I., M.N.G.,)” to Fort Monroe, Virginia, on May 19. Expectations of joining the invasion of Puerto Rico were thwarted by the August 1898 armistice and the regiment spent the remainder of its service at Camp Meade, Pennsylvania, and Augusta, Georgia. Adams mustered out with the regiment in February 1899 after the signing of the peace treaty, but joined the national guard regiment as captain once again in 1902, being promoted to major in 1905, and lieutenant colonel in July 1909. As lieutenant colonel he was with the regiment during its Mexican Border service in 1916 and at the beginning of its transformation into the 115th US Infantry at the beginning of World War I, being honorably discharged for physical disability in February 1918 and dying in October from Bright’s Disease, which he was said to have contracted during his Mexican Border service. He was also noted to having served at some point as Second Lieutenant in the Mississippi National Guard, perhaps before he took up residence in Easton. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with generous amounts of the gold wash that remain. Hilt features a pleasing patina with scattered blemishes from age and handling. The scabbard features most of the original nickel finish with scattered oxidation throughout its length. Brass mounts retain nice amounts of gilding. A very presentable M1860 sword. Accompanying the sword is a folder of research regarding Adams' service. He was originally misidentified as Civil War veteran Charles W Adams of Alexander's Baltimore Battery. There is research for both Adams in the folder, as well as enlistment card for Civil War veteran Charles Adams and a nice 8x7 photo of the Maryland National Guard marching in formation, dated 1888. Blade Length: 30 - 1/2" Overall Length: 37 Paperwork: Folder of Research

CIVIL WAR FIFE OF SAMUEL W. EDMONDS, 9TH VA CS AND 3RD MARYLAND US.

Lot #1263 (Sale Order 263 of 326)

Black ebony fife with silvered brass ferrules from the effects of "Galvanized Yankee" Samuel W. Edmonds (sometimes William S. Edmonds.) Born in Virginia, Edmonds enlisted in Co. F 9th Virginia Infantry in May 1861. Edmonds later claimed to be a sailor by background. The regiment organized at Portsmouth and served in the Department of Norfolk. He was absent sick at a General Hospital from February 28th, 1862, had not been heard from by April, and is listed as deserted in July. By April 1863 he had been captured and was awaiting trial for desertion, but rejoined the ranks for the Gettysburg Campaign and is listed as deserting to the enemy on July 5. The regiment was engaged in Pickett's Charge on July 3, which may have influenced his decision, though he may have departed earlier or simply lain low. U.S. records indicate he "gave up" at Chambersburg and appears on an August 1863 roll of Confederate prisoners of war at Fort Delaware, "desirous of entering the service of the U.S.". He enlisted in the U.S. 3rd Maryland Cavalry at Fort Delaware on September 18th, 1863 and mustered into Co. F as a private on September 24th. He was initially assigned as cook to the regimental hospital though April 1864, but was present with his company from May, and was transferred to Co. F as part of a consolidation in December 1864. The regiment was then sent to Louisiana and served under Banks in the Red River Campaign, and later under Canby in operations against Mobile. From then to April 1865 he was assigned to the personal escort and bodyguard of General Granger and was discharged September 5th, 1865, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Interestingly, his file contains an August 1864 order from Granger for his arrest and confinement, though with no cause or outcome noted. CONDITION: Very good. Some minor rubbing to the silver wash of the ferrules. Paperwork: Folder of Research

CIVIL WAR CARVED PIPE FROM DANVILLE PRISON.

Lot #1264 (Sale Order 264 of 326)

A great looking Civil War relief carved pipe bowl made by a prisoner of war at Danville, VA. The aperture for the stem is ringed by raised carving of an officer's hatcord that extends down either side of the back and curves up to display its typical acorn ends. The motif is repeated in smaller form by a second officer's cord that encircles the owner's initials "JHC" on the very front of the bowl, with its ends, also with acorn tips, curving down under the front of the bowl. On either side of the circled initials is a star, repeated at the upper edge on either side near the stem. An arc of raised letters along the upper front of the bowl reads, "PRISON No. 5 Danville Va." Danville's P.O.W compound consisted of 6 former tobacco warehouses, one of which still stands. In use from 1863 to 1865, the prison population reached 7,000 at points, some held there permanently and others on the way to other facilities, but crowded conditions, short rations, sickness and disease cost some 1,300 their lives in the course of the compound's operation. CONDITION: Very good. Pleasing patina. Some burn through at upper right edge of bowl affecting just the letter "o" and a small, old chip on one strand of the officer's cord on the back, with small divot and short hairline over one acorn. Research might narrow down the owner from the initials, but this is a telling piece of folk-art and soldier carving in any case, both visually pleasing and historically important.

ORNATELY CARVED CIVIL WAR PIPE.

Lot #1265 (Sale Order 265 of 326)

The pipe bowl is relief carved with crossed U.S. flags at front center, flanked by a star on either side near the rim, and framed by tall leaves slanting to the rear. At bottom center the soldier carved his initials "G.S.C." in raised letters in a sunken cartouche. To this he added a stem carved in one piece with a field gun resting on top with fully realized cannon barrel, trail, and spoked wheels, carefully rendering even the small ring or lunette at the tip of the carriage trail. Something of a tour de force that must have impressed other members of his battery. CONDITION: Very good. Nice color. Slight wear to the mouthpiece. Upper rim of left wheel and tips of 2 spokes missing. Right wheel shows glue repair to similar break.

LOT OF 5 PIPES AND RELATED PARAPHENALIA, INCLUDING CARVED PIPE OF SURGEON J.C. SHIMER FREDERICK MD G

Lot #1266 (Sale Order 266 of 326)

Lot consists of 5 items: 3 broken clay pipes (one mended), 1 partial pipe case, and 1 very nice Civil War soldier's carved pipe reading, "U.S.A. GEN. HOSP. FREDERICK CITY Md FEB 22 1863" in raised letters along the upper edge of the stem and bowl from one side to the other. Along the top edge of the bowl, is incise carved, "J. C. Shimer Surg U.S.A.". The Army's General Hospital at Frederick covered 18 acres, by 1865 consisted of 38 wooden buildings, including 13 hospital wards and treated more than 30,000 wounded and sick soldiers, with Confederates among its patients as well as Union soldiers. Shimer turns up as an Acting Assistant Surgeon there as early as September 1862 when he treats a wounded soldier of the 27th Indiana, a report of which is included in the Medical and Surgical History of the War. He is also listed as contributing specimens to the US Army Medical Museum. A June 26, 1862, newspaper article reports him among the medical staff accompanying wounded on board the USS Commodore from Fortress Monroe and indicates he was from Massachusetts. Designation as Acting Assistant Surgeon indicates he was likely a civilian contract surgeon, whose records are difficult to access. CONDITION: The 2 clay pipe bowls are broken at the stem. The other shows a crack on the stem near the bowl and numerous brown stains. The case is one half of a leather covered wood case lined in light blue silk that likely once held an nice meerschaum. The Civil War pipe is very good, with some slight rubs to the finish. Shimer appears to have given the bowl a thin metal lining.

BEAUTIFULLY CARVED MEERSCHAUM PIPE DEPICTING ZOUAVES WITH CASE.

Lot #1267 (Sale Order 267 of 326)

19th century meerschaum pipe, most likely custom made for an affluent veteran of the Franco-Prussian War. Main vignette features 2 Zouave infantrymen bayoneting 2 Prussian troops on the ground. Measures 5 - 1/2" x 3". Missing the amber stem but retains original custom fitted purple silk lined case covered in red Moroccan leather. CONDITION: Meerschaum has aged to a pleasing creamy ivory/yellow patina with only light age cracks that do not detract. Amber stem is missing but threaded attachment nipple is present to allow adding a new stem easily. Case is very good and relatively solid with one small brass hinge separated. BRM.

CIVIL WAR CDV: THE SMEDBERG BROTHERS, NY & DC MILITIA AT WASHINGTON, 1861, BREVETS FOR GETTYSBURG AN

Lot #1268 (Sale Order 268 of 326)

The reverse of this carte-de-visite is inscribed in old brown ink: “maj. W. Renwick Smedburg / U.S.A. Retired – Taken in 1861 / when a private in D.C. / National Rifles.” Overlapping this is a period pencil inscription reading: “Will Baldwin / comps of / W. Renwick Smedburg.” The image shows 2 armed militia soldiers in different uniforms, but both armed with M1855 rifles with bayonets fixed and wearing knapsacks with blanket rolls. The figure at left shows white crossbelts and lets his canteen hang prominently to the front, hinting at field service. Both have been activated for the defense of Washington in the opening days of the Civil War. A modern note in the paperwork transposes the identities of the 2 men. A companion view formerly in the McAfee collection published in Todd correctly identifies William Renwick Smedburg of the National Rifles at right and his brother, Charles G. Smedberg, at left, wearing the uniform of the 7th NYSM, which rushed to Washington in April 1861 to reinforce local defenders like William. The National Rifles had organized in November 1859, but most of the company joined Confederate forces. The remainder reconstituted the company and mustered into U.S. service as Company A, 3rd Battalion D.C. Infantry. Both brothers subsequently joined the regular army. Charles served as private and sergeant in Company H 14th US from May to August 1, 1862, and Second Lieutenant June 30, 1862 to his death on June 1, 1863. William served in the 3rd DC from April 15 to July 4, 1861; First Lieutenant in the 14th US May 14, 1861; Captain July 25, 1861; unassigned July 22, 1869; retired on December 15, 1870. Brevet Major July 2, 1863 for gallant and meritorious service at Gettysburg and Lieutenant Colonel May 5, 1864 for the Wilderness. CONDITION: Clear image. Rounded top corners. Slight creasing. Very good. Paperwork: Consigner Research

LOT OF 5: US CIVIL WAR AND POST CIVIL WAR LEATHER GEAR.

Lot #1269 (Sale Order 269 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) Circa 1820 militia "belly box" style cartridge box, 24-hole wood block, black leather, simple tooled line decoration, 3 narrow belt loops reverse, partial latch tab, simple brass stud finial. On a narrow black leather replacement waist belt with brass oval buckle for display. CONDITION: Excellent. (B) Maryland National Guard (MNG) cartridge box, MNG plate, 18-hole block for metallic cartridges, partial latch tab, brass buttons on reverse for shoulder belt. 2 partial billets in place. CONDITION: Very good, some dust and dirt. (C) Civil War cap box. Faint E. Gaylord stamp on inner flap. Some loose caps. No fleece. Belt loops with rivets show crackling and stress, but in place. One ear missing. CONDITION: Good. Minor wear and rubbing to finish and crazing, but no flaking. (D) Civil War cap box, 2-piece front, latch tab broken with end held by thread. Belt loops show wear and finish loss, but in place. Minor stains and rubs, but no flaking. (E) 1839 style US oval plate. Ill defined stamping, back with one stud at either side. Date unknown. CONDITION: Fair. Possibly artificially aged.

LOT OF 3: CIVIL WAR CANNONBALLS AND BRICK FROM FORT MCHENRY.

Lot #1270 (Sale Order 270 of 326)

Lot consists of 3 items. (A) Exploded 12 pound case shot. Shell split in 2 pieces, and is now neatly displayed filled with lead shrapnel shot. Fuze and fuze plug missing. CONDITION: Excavated. Pitted brown surface to the iron, but solid. Oxidation to the balls. B) 6-pound shell. Non-excavated. White paint label: "MOUNT AETNA / FURNACE.". Located near Hagerstown, the furnace produced cannon during the American Revolution. This shell would date early or mid-19th century. (C) Red brick with black ink notation that it came from between Bastions No. 1 and No. 2 at Fort McHenry. CONDITON: All 3 pieces good. Excavated case shot shows expected corrosion. Shell is displayed on modern wood sabot.

INTERESTING CIVIL WAR CANE "A RELIC FROM THE MERIMAC."

Lot #1271 (Sale Order 271 of 326)

Civil War souvenir cane reflecting an interesting part of Civil War history. The cane is constructed of a wood shaft, lower brass ferrule, silvered brass collar, and a circular ivory handle. The silvered collar sheds light on the significance of the cane, as it is engraved "A relic from the Merimac" in reference to the steam frigate USS Merrimack, often misspelled "Merrimac" like the engraving although lacking the second R. The USS Merrimack is perhaps best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed, which points to the brass plaque that wraps around the diameter of the haft towards the center. The plaque measures approximately 10" in length and reads "Mders on the C.S. Virginia at the Battle of the First Iron~Clads". The rest of the plaque is engraved with approximately 22 names, all of who were Maryland native sailors who served aboard the CSS Virginia. Their names are all mentioned on the CSS Virginia's muster roll from November 1861-May 1862, and a folder with this information accompanies the relic. The top of the ivory handle features a small silvered capstan which bears the initials "FBH". These are perhaps the initials of the owner, however there are no crew members listed with such initials. The cane was most likely crafted from the wood of the Merrimack's hull as a souvenir of the steam frigate. The CSS Virginia was destroyed by Confederate forces on May 11, 1862 and the it is possible that the cane was obtained and crafted after the war, since reports from the era indicate that her wreck was heavily salvaged following the war. Measures approximately 34 - 3/4" CONDITION: The handle exhibits several hairline cracks with a pleasing honey patina. Plaque exhibits a dark patina with spotting from age and wear. The haft is sturdy with slightly loose ferrule and collar. Overall very good. Paperwork: Folder of Research

US CIVIL WAR SOUVENIR CANE FROM SOUTH MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD.

Lot #1272 (Sale Order 272 of 326)

Knode Newcomer (1841 to 1904) was born and died in Beaver Creek, Washington County, Maryland. He is sometimes found as “Knud” and “Neukommet,” but was a farmer and storekeeper and does not seem to have had military service. The cane was likely a relic acquired as a battlefield visitor or a gift from someone who was. South Mountain was a key engagement in the runup to Antietam, fought to delay McClellan until Lee’s scattered forces could unite. The cane is nicely carved and reads "CENTENNIAL / KNODE NEWCOMER / CUT OFF SOUTH MOUNTAIN BATTLEFIELD". Measures approximately 29". CONDITION: The cane is neatly lacquered and presents a nice, smooth finish. Wear from handling. Chip at the bottom.

HIGHLY DECORATED CIVIL WAR GAR SOUVENIR CANE OF LOUIS THOMSER, 68TH NEW YORK.

Lot #1273 (Sale Order 273 of 326)

Born about 1842 in France, Louis Thomser was a glassmaker by profession and eventually made his way to the United States. He was a member of the 68th New York, enlisting at age 19 at New York City and mustering in as a private in Company I on August 16, 1861. He was promoted to corporal in 1862, then to sergeant and first sergeant in 1863. He reenlisted as a veteran on January 1, 1864, and was promoted to 2nd lieutenant of Company F in June, and survived to muster out on November 30, 1865 at Fort Pulaski, Georgia. Known as the Second German Rifles, the regiment served in the east in the First and Eleventh Corps, transferring west with the latter organization and becoming part of the Twentieth Corps. It saw a good deal of action, including Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, but was posted at Centerville during the Maryland Campaign of 1862. Thomser died in Brooklyn, New York, in 1910. The cane is neatly crafted and features a stag handle which is adorned with several nails. The shaft is carved "LOUIS THOMSER 68 NYSV BIRDS OF A FEATHER WILL FLOCK TOGATHER IN GOD WE TRUST" and is adorned with corps badges for its length. The lower haft is carved "WHEN THE ROLE / IS CALLED WE / WILL BE THARE". Brass heel. Measures approximately 34 - 1/2". CONDITION: The cane was nicely lacquered and exhibits a pleasant finish. Scattered blemishes from handling.

US CIVIL WAR NAMED SOUVENIR CANE FROM THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM.

Lot #1274 (Sale Order 274 of 326)

Alonzo Frye (Fry in some records, including the 1860 census) was born in Sharpsburg in 1859, son of carpenter Daniel Fry, and just 3 years old at the time of the battle. He is pictured in a photo online with a notation that the original was taken in Sharpsburg in 1862. The image is pictured with the same information on p. 77 of Steven Cowies 2022 “When Hell Came to Sharpsburg: The Battle of Antietam and Its Impact on the Civilians Who Called It Home,” where Cowies wonders how the terrifying experiences of the battle affected the mental health of children in the area. He had moved to Steelton, PA, by the 1890s, where he died in 1951, but likely kept up some connections with his home town and retained the cane as a memento and reminder of whatever he had experienced in 1862. He seems to have spelled his name consistently with a final “e,” indicating he was given the cane rather than carving it himself. The cane is neatly carved and reads "ALANZO.FRY / A MEMENTO OF THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM. FOUGHT SEPT. 17 1862." Also carved on the shaft is Union General name's "MEAD", "McCLELLAN", and "HOOKER". Measures approximately 36". CONDITION: The cane exhibits a nice patina with scattered blemishes from handling and age.

ORNATE CIVIL WAR EAGLE HEAD SOUVENIR CANE DECORATED WITH CARVED CORPS BADGES.

Lot #1275 (Sale Order 275 of 326)

Ornately carved Civil War eagle head souvenir cane, neatly decorated with carved corps badges throughout its length. The eagle head handle is quite pronounced featuring detailed eyes, a hooked beak, and small area of plumage on the forehead. A carved collar in the shape of the eagle's neck is detailed just above the date "1861". A small pair of crossed cannons rest between 2 painted US flags followed by a painted GAR medal. The date "1865" is carved between the flag poles. The rest of the haft is adorned with carvings of Federal corps badges which are intertwined with a banner that reads "IN GOD WE TRUS. AND UNION FOREVER. N.M.H. FOR D.V.S." The banner and badges extend to the end of the haft which features a carved eagle just above a silvered ferrule. Measures approximately 34". CONDITION: The haft exhibits several cracks at the center but the cane remains sturdy. Typical wear from handling and age. Overall good.

A WONDERFUL BASEBALL, FIRE COMPANY, AND CIVIL WAR THEMED CANE.

Lot #1276 (Sale Order 276 of 326)

An interesting souvenir cane with ties to Civil War, early firefighting, and baseball history. The cane features a carved handle that is in the shape of a hand holding a baseball. Nice detail with fingernails and stitches. The upper portion of the haft is decorated with an early fire engine that is carved above a banner that reads "American Co. I". There is also a carved fire helmet and the letters "S of V". The following portion features a carved and painted patriotic shield, crossed sabers and cannonballs, and a small scene with 2 figures, 1 of which appears to be wearing a kepi. The name "M. Fredericks" is carved just beneath the patriotic scenes. The “S. of V.” likely identifies the owner, M. Fredericks, as a member of the Sons of (Union) Veterans, one of the auxiliary groups aiding the G.A.R.. “American Company I” might refer to “American Fire Company No. 1” of Landsford, Pennsylvania, or a similarly named organization. The rest of the haft is decorated with foliate motifs and scrollwork which intertwine and appear to grow out of the brass ferrule. A very nice cane with various motifs which are all important parts of American history. Measures approximately 36". CONDITION: Several small chips and other blemishes from handling and age. Nice dark patina. Ferrule is loose. Overall good.

LOT OF 2: US POST CIVIL WAR MARYLAND HAT PLATES.

Lot #1277 (Sale Order 277 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) Helmet or shako plate for the 5th Maryland Regiment, state seal on sunburst at top, wreath at bottom and sides. Motto "Decus et Praesidium" and "1867" in belt surrounding a cut-out "5" backed with black material. CONDITION: Good, all loops in place on reverse. Modern tape helps hold the fabric in place behind the "5." Wear to the gilt finish on high points on the face. Medium tone to the brass. (B) Helmet or shako plate, simple state seal with supporting figures at left and right, and crown at top of enameled shield. CONDITION: Good. Wear to gilt finish on high points. Loops and cotter pin fastener in place on reverse.

MARYLAND CDV OF A SOLDIER AND INSCRIBED GAR BADGE.

Lot #1278 (Sale Order 278 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) Full standing view of a Union soldier in CDV format backmarked by Marken’s Gallery of Frederick, Maryland. The soldier wears a 9-button frock coat and has a wide trouser stripe indicating he is a sergeant. CONDITION: Good. Minor stains. 2 abrasions on figure’s left sleeve. (B) Privately made presentation G.A.R medal with top bar engraved “FCL,” the G.A.R motto of "Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty.”. The medal obverse shows the goddess Minerva, associated with justice, wisdom, and victory, standing over a soldier and sailor clasping hands representing Loyalty and Fraternity, with 2 children receiving protection, representing Charity. Around the vignette the border reads "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC" and "1861 VETERANS 1866,” the dates referring to the official start and end dates of the war that qualified veterans for membership. At the corners of the star are branch of service insignia. Founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1956 with the death of its last member, the organization reached a membership of 410,000 in 1890 and was an national political force with a natural interest in veterans’ affairs. Instead of bearing the usual corps emblems, the reverse is engraved “P.P.” at top in block letters, and “M.A.E.,” likely the owner’s initials, in script below. CONDITION: Very good.

POST CIVIL WAR MARYLAND PINS.

Lot #1279 (Sale Order 279 of 326)

Lot consists of 3 enamel and brass Maryland Bottony Cross pins. 20th century. (A) Clutchback pin for the 5th Maryland Infantry with number 5 on light blue ground at center and regimental motto. CONDITION: Excellent. (B) Pinback with cross mounted on brass starburst back with gold star mounted at center. CONDITION: Very good, muted gold tones to brass. (C) Simple pinback cross. CONDITION: Excellent. All 3 are illustrated by Hartzler in his article on Maryland Crosses in North-South Trader, November/December 1983.

LARGE LOT OF CIVIL WAR MARYLAND UNION-RELATED DOCUMENTS.

Lot #1280 (Sale Order 280 of 326)

Lot consists of 17 Maryland or Maryland related items, some accompanied by modern copy photos of the individuals: (A) General C.E. Phelps, very interesting petition to Baltimore City Council signed by Phelps and others against a proposed Confederate monument not as a memorial to "the gallant dead who devoted their lives in a sacrifice for a cause which they in their conscience believed to be a just one," but because it could be construed as a public endorsement of their cause and condemnation of Marylanders who remained loyal to the Union. (B) General E.O.C. Ord, amusing note asking rank for a staff officer appointed to a thankless task. (C) Very interesting General J.E. Duryee, Document signed regarding Baltimore resident in US service. (D) General D.L. Stanton, clip signature. (E) General J.M. Deems, clip signature. (F) General E.S. Otis, clip signature (damage to upper left) (G) General R.S. Bowerman, clip signature. (H) General W.H. French, 1876 letter signed from Ft. McHenry regarding furnishing artillery for a salute (I) General P. Leary, note signed as lieutenant 1863 (J) General W.H. Emory, signature clip (K) General J.W. Horn, signature clip. (L) General J.S. Berry document, signed. (M) General A.W. Denison, 1866 signed letter of thanks to Mayor of Baltimore for presentation sword. (L) Note to Mayor and Baltimore City Council regarding pay to Captain Ross, later General E.W. Ross (loss to right edge). (M) Civil War discharge of John R. Clemm as First Sergeant, 3rd Maryland Infantry, for promotion to lieutenant, 20 February 1863. Clemm died 3 months later of wounds received at Chancellorsville (N) Civil War discharge of Joseph Arthur, 3rd Maryland, Potomac Home Brigade, 29 May 1865. Arthur served as private in Company G from 18 February 1864. (O) 2 signed CDVs of Charles J. Morrison, 1 civilian bust view, 1 three-quarter standing in field grade frock coat signed "Major Charles J. Morrison." Both with family notes on reverse. Morrison served first in the defense of the Washington as captain in the DC 4th Militia Infantry 17 April 1861. He was then commissioned Major 1st DC Infantry 23 July 1861, serving until 23 April 1863. Very nice tones and clarity to both images. CONDITION: Good overall, but with some documents and signatures showing glue stains from mounting and display cards. Photos with some document are modern copies mounted on old postwar cards. The Morrison images are period CDVs.

LOT OF CIVIL WAR MARYLAND CONFEDERATE-RELATED DOCUMENTS.

Lot #1281 (Sale Order 281 of 326)

Lot consists of 6 Civil War paper items. (A) March 30th, 1861 enlistment of Richard F. Biddle, Baltimore native. Signs up for 3 years in CS Army at Castle Pinckney just 2 weeks before bombardment of Sumter. Served in Lee's Company South Carolina Artillery. In January 1865 joined 1st Maryland Potomac Home Brigade, 13th Maryland US. (B) Envelope, unaddressed, "Confederate States of America / Adjutant and Inspector General's Office / Official Busines". (C) CSQMD receipt May 15th, 1864 for 2168 pounds of corn to the camp of Early's division (D) Gen. Orders Wharton's Brigade May 4th, 1864 appointing Lt. Selby 30th Virginia Battalion Sharpshooters, Provost Marshal at the post at the narrows of the New River, along with orders regarding the proportion of 12-hour and 24-hour passes allowed in the brigade. (E) Pay receipt of Maryland Surgeon S.A. Raborg, July 4th, 1862. Raborg served July 3rd, 1861 to August 22nd, 1862 at Culpepper, Richmond and Lynchburg. (F) Sheet music, "Maryland! My Maryland" published by Miller and Beacham, Baltimore, 1861, with embossed retailer stamp of Henry McAffrey, Baltimore at bottom, personal owner "Plummer" at upper left in brown ink. Cover with Maryland seal, etc. Page with music incorporating first 2 stanzas. Stanzas 3 to 8 on text sheet. Stains and losses to left edge. Disbound. CONDITON: Good to very good overall.

LOT OF 8 CIVIL WAR AND POST-CIVIL WAR MARYLAND MILITIA DOCUMENTS.

Lot #1282 (Sale Order 282 of 326)

Lot consists of 8 items: (A) 6 disability certificates, all dated November 1862, from examining surgeons of the enrolled militia for Frederick County for exemption of different men from military service, all with the handwritten annotation "Not" added before printed word "exempt," indicating they had no medical complaints, or that one's "nervous headache" and another's "weak back" were not enough to get them off the rolls. (B) 1 blank discharge for a member of the Frederick Riflemen. (C) 1887 21 page manual "Guard Duty for National Guardsmen" by Page, Lippincott publishers Philadelphia, with enclosed 1889 invitation to a reception and ball held by the Jackson Guard, Co. D, 1st Maryland National Guard. CONDITION: Very good.

LOT OF 5: CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE SIGNATURES AND CDVS.

Lot #1283 (Sale Order 283 of 326)

Lot consists of 5 items, all with display cards. (A) Anthony bust view of CS General Archer, Maryland native, Regiment of Voltigeurs in the Mexican War, 9th US Infantry 1850s. Captain in CS Army, Colonel 5th Texas under Hood, Brigadier General 1862, captured at Gettysburg. Exchanged 1864 and resumed command at Petersburg, but died in Richmond, October 1864. CONDITION: Fair. Some fading. Glue and tape marks reverse. (B) Clip signature CS General J.L. Brent. With modern copy photo. (C) CS General Isaac R. Trimble, note signed. Division commander wounded and captured in Pickett's Charge. CONDITION: Fair, tape remains reverse. Display card taped to bottom. With modern copy photo. (D) CS General Arnold Elzey, note signed as Major General, and British copy CDV bust view in uniform. West Point 1837, surrendered the August Arsenal in 1861, Colonel 1st Maryland CS, promoted on the field to General by Jefferson Davis. Wounded at Cross Keys and Gaines Mill, later supervised defenses of Richmond and briefly Chief of Artillery Army of Tennessee. (E) Engraved portrait bust CDV, "Capt. R. Semmes of the "Alabama" C.S.A." CONDITION: Fair. Losses to left edge. Most items show tape or glue residue on reverse. Some attached to display cards.

LOT OF CIVIL WAR-RELATED MARYLAND DOCUMENTS.

Lot #1284 (Sale Order 284 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) Remembrance booklet about the Union prison at Point Lookout. Written by G.W. Jones of Martinsville, Pat. Co. H, 24th Virginia Cavalry. (B) 7 Maryland related trade cards for sewing machine, stove, and hotels, 2 post cards, and a receipt. (C) 2 1850s era Maryland maps. (C) Document dated April 22, 1858 related to payment to an officer in a Baltimore militia company. (D) Civil War era cancelled cover and misc. letters sent to Old Point Pleasant, Virginia, "Under Flag of Truce" from a mother to her son. CONDITION: Trade cards and receipts are very good. 1 map has a few edge tears, rest is very good. BRM.

CIVIL WAR TINTYPE OF SOLDIERS WITH REVOLVERS AND CAVALRY SABERS.

Lot #1285 (Sale Order 285 of 326)

Very strong sixth-plate tintype of 2 armed cavalrymen seated side by side in a very clear and detailed knees-up view showing drawn M1860 Colt Army revolvers, cavalry sabers, and accouterments. Both wear dark forage caps and light colored trousers. Each holds a Colt M1860 Army revolver across his chest and grasps an upright cavalry saber at his side. The left figure wears an issue shirt and shows suspenders. The man on right wears a checked shirt and bowtie. Both wear sword belts. On the left the belt plate shows. On the right the soldier shows his cap pouch and pistol cartridge box at front. Both sabers are fitted with leather sword knots. At left the shoulder support belt is visible. A nice portrait of a pair of new, enthusiastic, and well-armed recruits. CONDITION: Very good. Small bit of freckling to emulsion between pistol and sword of left figure. Slight rubs at upper center and right, not affecting figures. Matted and framed, but without glass. Housed in leatherette case with separated hinge.

GETTYSBURG BATTLE HONOR DOG TAG AND PHOTO OF ABRAM HAHN 1ST MD POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE

Lot #1286 (Sale Order 286 of 326)

THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION / WAR OF 1861 identification disk, stamped on the reverse for, "ABRAM I. HAHN / LEWISTOWN. MD. / CO. D. / 1ST MD . REG / P.H.B. / E.S. AUG. 20 / 1861." The obverse bears a raised United States shield at upper center with "BAT" [short for battles) / "GETTYSBURG" stamped just below. The army did not yet provide means of personal identification, this being one of several patterns of commercially produced identification badges purchased by Civil War soldiers and usually worn on the chest suspended from a pin-back upper mount, usually in the form of an eagle or patriotic bust. Hahn entered service ("E.S." on the badge) in the Potomac Home Brigade ("PHB") by enrolling 20 August 1861 at Frederick, Maryland, age 22 and a carpenter by profession. Company muster rolls are defective for much of 1862 and early 1863, likely due to the regiment's capture at Harpers Ferry in September 1862. It had served under Banks in the Shenandoah, guarded railroad lines and was at Harpers Ferry, posted on Maryland Heights, when the garrison was surrendered in the Antietam campaign. Hahn is listed only as on a sick furlough in late 1861 and in the hospital in January and February 1862. He seems to have been back in the ranks thereafter, and is only recorded as fined a half-month's pay for some reason in May/June 1862, among those captured at Harpers Ferry, and marked absent without leave in November. The regiment was paroled, exchanged, and returned to active duty in time for the Gettysburg campaign in the 12th Corps. Posted on the right side of Culp's Hill they saw action on July 2 and July 3, at points engaged with the Confederate 1st Maryland, and suffered 23 killed, 80 wounded, and 1 missing out of 739 officers and men in the battle. In 1864 they took a prominent part in the Battle of Monocacy, Maryland, and were also credited with participation in 8 skirmishes. Hahn served with the regiment for the entire war, mustering out with them May 29, 1865, having reenlisted in the regiment as a Veteran Volunteer in January 1864. He is shown in the very clear sixth-plate tintype accompanying the badge standing arm in arm with a woman and wears an enlisted infantry frock coat with a veteran's stripe clearly visible on each cuff. Hahn died in 1918 and is buried at Arlington. CONDITION: Excellent. The badge has expected scratches and small dings on the reverse from actual wear, but the markings are clear and fully legible. The tintype is extremely clear and is matted, glassed, and cased in a leatherette case with US flag on the cover, showing some rubs and a tape-repaired hinge.

POCKET WATCH WITH CONFEDERATE CAVALRY BRIDLE ROSETTE AS WATCH FOB.

Lot #1287 (Sale Order 287 of 326)

This pocket watch with gold chain uses a Confederate cavalry bridle rosette as a fob and came from the Blackistone family of St. Mary's, Maryland. Several soldiers with that last name, or reasonable mistakes for it, show up in Confederate records. The 2 most likely men in the immediate family, however, both served in the First Maryland Infantry, so the owner remains uncertain, but the fob is a classic Confederate hollow stamped bridle rosette with petal edge and raised "C" for cavalry. The watch case is engraved on the front with an eagle with raised wings perched on crossed branches, rather than clutching arrows and an olive branch. The case measures 57mm and is marked "L. Perrin / Locle / Fine Silver." The cuvette is also marked with the same Swiss maker and town, along with "No. 134152" and "Patent Lever." Movement marked "L. Perrin, Locke". The bar on the back of the rosette has been removed and its base used as a stud for anchoring the watch chain. The lower edge of the rosette shows some damage, indicating it might be a souvenir from a close call, though it could be from removing the bar as well. CONDITION: Very good, though watch is not running. A very interesting memento of wartime service in the CS cavalry, with some potential for further research.

LOT OF 3: NAMED CIVIL WAR CDVS WITH RESEARCH.

Lot #1288 (Sale Order 288 of 326)

Lot consists of 3 items (A) Full standing view, Ewing & Co, Cumberland, Maryland backmark. Full standing soldier in short jacket. Signed ink bottom "Michael Spice Co. D 2d MD. Vet. Vols.". He is listed as a corporal Co. D, 2nd Maryland Potomac Home Brigade, 28 Feb. 1865 to 29 May 1865. (B) Johnston, Lancaster, Pennsylvania backmarked period CDV copy of tintype showing a young soldier in US enlisted frock coat and forage cap, full standing in front of a painted backdrop, showing an army camp with tents and US flag on pole. Period ink reverse, "For Grandma." Dubious modern pencil ID as "Thomas Jefferson Flack," 1st Maryland CS and 43rd Virginia cavalry KIA. (C) Period CDV engraving of CS General Mansford Lovell with clipped signature. Lovell was born in the District of Columbia, graduated West Point 1842, served in the artillery, was wounded in the Mexican War, resigned in 1854 to join Quitman's expedition to Cuba, and later worked in New York. Joined the CS Army as Major General and was blamed for the fall of New Orleans in 1862. Paperwork: Research

LOT OF 3: POST CIVIL WAR MARYLAND MILITIA EPAULETTES.

Lot #1289 (Sale Order 289 of 326)

Lot consists of (A) 1880s-1890s 1st Regiment Infantry captain shoulder knots. US staff buttons, white ground, numeral "1" and captain bars in silver embroidery on raised pads with loops of gold bullion cord. Blue wool backs with steel hinge and flat hook. CONDITION: Very good. Some soiling to white wool. A very small moth nips to the blue reverse. (B) Set of 2 blue and white wool epaulets. One with Maryland National Guard button, wear to white silk underside, and edges. The other lacks a button. The roped border of the pad shows wear and is greenish brown in color. Small moth nips. Hooks in place on both. CONDITION: Good, minor soiling. (C) Pair of blue and white epaulets as above but with brass edges to the straps and Maryland state seal buttons. Polished cotton undersides. Hooks in place. CONDITION: Very good. Minor push to one button.

CIVIL WAR UNION PATRIOTIC MAYLAND COCKADES AND TINTYPE.

Lot #1290 (Sale Order 290 of 326)

Lot consists of 2 red, white and blue Maryland Union cockades and tintype: (A) Red, white and blue silk cockade with the blue portion extending in 2 short ribbons with forked tails. Secured at center by stitching to a circular web disk though which is fixed a small, cuff sized Maryland seal button. (B) Red, white and blue cockade made by 3 silk ribbons folded and stitched to a white web square though which passed the shank of a coat size Maryland state seal button and extending about 2" down. The button is surrounded by a narrow bullion coil. (C) Ninth plate tintype, matted, glassed and framed in half a leatherette case, showing a young boy, waist up, wearing a large cockade with ribbons on his chest at viewer's left. CONDITION: Very good. Button backmarks not examined. Type is slightly dark with rubs at right, touching figure's shoulder, but not affecting face or cockade at left. Smaller cockade illustrated in "Arms Makers of Maryland", pg. 114, Fig. 98. Paperwork: Book Exceprts

LARGE LOT OF MARYLAND STATE SEAL BUTTONS BY VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS.

Lot #1291 (Sale Order 291 of 326)

Lot consists of 34 Maryland non-excavated state seal buttons, 24 coat and 10 cuff size. Manufacturers and dates vary. Almost all are likely post-War, but lot includes a 3-piece "Canfield Bro. & Co. / Baltimore" Maryland militia staff, Tice MD200A2, familiar from its presence on one of R.E. Lee's uniforms. CONDITION: Good overall. The Canfield button has bright gilt on the face is usually regarded as Confederate. Paperwork: Book Exceprt

MARYLAND OVAL BELT BUCKLE.

Lot #1292 (Sale Order 292 of 326)

Maryland adaption of the US 1839 pattern oval infantry belt plate, stamped, rolled brass with the 1854 Maryland state seal. Lead solder filled back securing 2 arrow-shaped studs and a belt hook. The state seal is nicely detailed, with the state seal figures pushed to the foreground, clouds in the background on the upper plate and turned soil and plants at bottom with the raised letters "MNG." The arrow studs and Maryland National Guard designation point to a slightly post-War date. Illustrated in "Maryland Arms Makers", pg.113, figure I. CONDITION: Excellent. Crisp detail. Some very small brown age spots, medium patina. A scarce plate. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

EARLY MARYLAND BELT BUCKLE.

Lot #1293 (Sale Order 293 of 326)

Sheet brass oval belt plate, concave, 55 x 80mm, with 3 bent flat brass belt hooks soldered in place on reverse. The central panel with Maryland state seal on an octagonal lined background is a shako plate, double stamped and nicely detailed, affixed by brass wires passing through holes in the plate and bent over on the reverse. CONDITION: Excellent. Nice, even aged patina to the brass. All 3 belt hooks in place. 1 of 4 brass wires securing the state seal panel is missing, but the plate is firmly in place. The seal was adopted in 1854 and the plate is likely a prewar or very early war adaptation. Illustrated in "Band of Brothers", pg. 199, and "Maryland Arms Makers", pg. 113G. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

US CIVIL WAR MARYLAND TWO-PIECE BELT BUCKLE.

Lot #1294 (Sale Order 294 of 326)

Originally purchased at a Shenandoah Valley estate sale in the 1930s, this Maryland state seal plate follows the round interlocking waist belt plates worn by US officers from about 1835 and by state militia with frequent substitution of state emblems for the U.S. eagle. This shows to have been sand cast, with some softening of details in the process and casting flaws on the reverse, but nevertheless with very visible lined background, fully legible "MARYLAND" at top and state motto in raised letters on the raised scroll at bottom. The wreath has a hollow reverse. The central disk is solid. In addition to the flaws and evidence of sand casting in recesses on the reverse, the belt loops have been left fairly flat, all of which points toward wartime Southern production. 56 x 87 mm. Illustrated as Figure E., pg. 113, "Maryland Arms Makers". CONDITION: Excellent. A very scarce Maryland sword belt plate. Similar plates are worn by Maryland Confederate officers in period photographs and known from identified examples. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

US CIVIL WAR PERIOD MARYLAND OFFICERS BELT WITH TWO-PIECE BUCKLE.

Lot #1295 (Sale Order 295 of 326)

A very handsome Maryland officer's interlocking state seal belt buckle on its original folded leather waist belt with sword slings. The buckle uses the 1854 state seal with eagle at top and supporting figures of a plowman and fisherman on either side of the shield, with "MARYLAND" at top and the state motto on a ribbon below, on a separate, thin central disk attached to the side bar with flat belt loop. The wreath has a hollow back and is 1-piece with the belt loop. The belt is of typical Civil War period construction using for officer's belts, using a high quality leather folded and sewn over a (likely web) core, and then stitched down along the upper and lower edges and along the middle with two pairs of decorative interweaving wavy lines. Both sword slings are present, full length, fixed in place on the belt and given small snap swivels at the ends for attachment to a sword scabbard. The belt plate has a now muted silver wash. The belt may have been red morocco, but has oxidized to a reddish brown. The slings have identical color and simpler, single wavy line of stitching running between border lines. CONDITION: Excellent. Some minor rubs to the leather finish. No tears or breaks. An impressive belt rig.

US CIVIL WAR MARYLAND OVAL BELT BUCKLE.

Lot #1296 (Sale Order 296 of 326)

Maryland militia infantry waist belt plate, circa 1860. 1854 style state seal at center on a finely lined background at top and finely stippled background at bottom. Die struck gilt rolled brass with lead solder filled back securing 2 studs and 1 belt hook. See O'Donnell and Campbell, Plate 584, for the type. This plate illustrated "Maryland Arms Makers", pg. 113, Figure F. CONDITION: Excellent. Minor small dings to rim. Very slight bend lower left. Even lead fill reverse showing rectangular stain from removed label. Face with pleasing mellow aged tone. 55 x 86 mm. A very scarce plate. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

US CIVIL WAR MARYLAND RECTANGULAR BELT PLATE.

Lot #1297 (Sale Order 297 of 326)

Maryland state seal version of the US Model 1851 sword belt plate for officers, NCOs, and privates of cavalry, artillery, etc., armed with swords. 50 x 90 mm with integral slotted belt loop at side and single narrow belt hook on the reverse. Reverse with stamped bench number "90" for mating with hasp before final mounting on a belt. Finely stippled background for 1854 style state seal which has the state motto in raised letters on a raised oval border and fine lines in the upper sky area of the motif and well rendered ground and plants on the lower portion. Illustrated in "Maryland Arms Makers" pg. 113, Fig. A. Likely pre-War militia purchase. Similar plates with known wartime use are noted as worn by a private in the 2nd Maryland and a Marylander Lt. Col. James Breathed in Stuart's Horse Artillery. CONDITION: Very good. Slight stress bend to side bar. Pleasing medium patina with minor age stains. A very scarce plate. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

US CIVIL WAR MARYLAND RECTANGULAR BELT PLATE.

Lot #1298 (Sale Order 298 of 326)

State seal version of the US M1851 sword belt plate worn by officers, NCOs and enlisted men armed with swords, i.e. cavalry and some artillery. Measuring 48 x 85 mm this bears that state 1854 seal with the motto on a raised oval around the central motif. This retains the slotted loop for the belt and on the reverse a flat hook with squared tip for the belt hasp. The central panel shows it was sand cast, as does the loss of detail on the state seal figures indicating this is very likely a wartime Southern made example. Illustrated in "Band of Brothers" pg. 196 and "Maryland Arms Makers" pg. 113, Fig. D. CONDITION: Very good. Medium patina with some dark stains. Reverse around belt hook shows some brightness and wear indicating it retained its hasp, now missing, for some time or was filed to mate with a replacement. Paperwork: Book Excerpt

LOT OF 2 CIVIL WAR ERA TELESCOPES, 1 WITH PRESENTATION.

Lot #1299 (Sale Order 299 of 326)

Lot consists of 2 mid-19th century telescopes. (A) Leather and cord bound with a beautiful engraved inscription: “Chas F. Thomas / 1858 / TO / Chas. I. Gould 1879.”. The dates and placement of the flourishes suggest that Thomas acquired it for his own use in 1858 and later presented it to Gould. Their connection is undetermined, but likely nautical. CONDITION: Optic is cloudy with front lens exhibiting chips and a few cracks. Front lens becomes loose when extended. Nice patina to the brass components with a few small dents. Minor rubbing to cording. A very well-done inscription. (B) Leather bound single draw with lens cap. CONDITION: Wear to the tube covering as shown. Optic is slightly cloudy. Nice patina with scattered blemishes.

CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION TELESCOPE AND WATCH TO EDWARD F. DEVENS, GULF SQUADRON SO. ATLANTIC SQUADRON,

Lot #1300 (Sale Order 300 of 326)

Nice group of Civil War naval related pieces consisting of a telescope and watch, both inscribed to a Civil War Untied States Navy officer. Born in 1833 in Charlestown, Mass., Edward Fesser Devens listed himself as a seaman by occupation. He was Second Lieutenant of Company B, 3rd Battalion of Riflemen, Massachusetts Militia, a unit activated on April 18, 1861 and sent to Annapolis and Ft. McHenry just 2 days later, not even mustering in until May. Devens’s experience made him valuable to the Navy. He was given leave of absence from June 12 and actually appointed Acting Master in USN temporary service as of June 11. In 1863 he was in command of the steamer “Stettin” off the South Carolina coast when he spotted the blockade runner “Aries,” pursued it, forced it aground, and then towed it back out to sea. As reward he was promoted Acting Volunteer Lieutenant and given command of that ship as the U.S.S. Aries, though perhaps only for a voyage to prize court. In June 1863 he was in command of the US Steamer Howqua, submitting a report of officers attempting to arrest a deserting sailor being beaten by a pro-Southern mob at Halifax when they put in for coal: “As the vessel proceeded down the harbor crowds collected on the end of the wharf, cheering for the rebels and Jeff Davis. Men came down and tried to induce my men to desert, while others came around the ship with Secession flags and singing Secession songs…” He was promoted again, to Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commander on February 7, 1865 and is in command of the USS Huntsville at the Philadelphia Navy Yard when he received a 5-month furlough August 30, 1865 in expectation of an honorable discharge, which he received November 19, 1866. He married in March 1865 and died in New Hampshire in 1885. The watch case bears floral and geometric motifs on the case and is marked “Deubner” and “coin” inside. The watch chain is made of brass copies of Liberty dollars dated 1864. The watch is professionally engraved in script on the reverse, “Lt. E.F. Devens / Gulf Squadron / U.S.N.”. The telescope is professionally engraved in script and Old English, “Presented to / Lt. E.F. Devens / May 25 1863 / By his friends.” Below this in script is “Gulf Squadron” followed by “So ATLANTIC SQUAD” and “No. ATLANTIC SQUAD” in differently sized block letters. All 3 differ in engraving style and appear period additions as his assignments changed. CONDITION: The telescope offers a pleasing patina with scattered blemishes from handling and age and crisp inscription. Leather is supple and exhibits creasing throughout. The lower portion is not secured to the body and detaches when the telescope is expanded. Optics are slightly clouded with no cracks on the lens. The watch exhibits a pleasing patina with scattered blemishes from handling and age. This is a very nice pair of engraved pieces belonging to an officer who saw some active service. Paperwork: Folder of Research

VINTAGE SILVER MEXICAN CONCHO BELT WITH NAVAJO INDIAN BUCKLE.

Lot #1301 (Sale Order 301 of 326)

Circa 1940s, impressive Southwest style concho belt with 11 massive 3 - 1/4" silver conchos over a scalloped leather rosette. Each one features an overlaid gold Mexican eagle perched on a cactus clutching a snake. 51" overall length with a sterling 4" x 3" Navajo buckle with typical feather and stamped designs. CONDITION: Excellent with no dings or dents to silver. Appropriate patina and wear overall. Verdigris to copper attachment loop areas, belt itself is supple and wearable. BRM

LOT OF 2: US INDIAN WARS M1872 CAVALRY SABERS.

Lot #1302 (Sale Order 302 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) Jacob Gminder M1872 cavalry saber. This example is in the standard configuration with curved, single false edged blade, with single fuller, and no ricasso. The guard is the standard 3-branch cavalry guard and is devoid of decoration. Pommel is also plain. Leather and cloth portepee is attached to the knucklebow. Grip is of wood with leather wrap and twisted brass wire that fits neatly into the grooves. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a gray patina with areas of pitting and spotting. Guard exhibits a dull patina with scattered spotting. Grip exhibits heavy leather loss with tight brass wire and wood with scattered blemishes. Overall good. (B) M1872 cavalry saber in the standard configuration with curved, single false edged blade, with single fuller, and no ricasso. Blade is nicked and nicely decorated with patriotic and floral motifs. marked "GERMANY" on the ricasso. The guard is the standard 3-branch cavalry guard, decorated with cast laurel leaves, and the interior of the counterguard is cast with an American eagle while the outside of the guard is decorated with a burst of sun rays radiating outward. The grip is wood, spiraled and wrapped with leather, with twisted brass wire neatly accommodated into the grooves. The brass hilt features a pommel cap with patriotic and floral motifs. The saber is complete with its steel scabbard which is nickeled. The upper and middle mount are each decorated with laurel leaves, while the drag is adorned with a flower and stippling. CONDITION: Blade remains bright with areas of nickel loss and chipping. Guard is significantly bent. Grip exhibits leather loss with slightly loose wire. Scabbard exhibits nickel loss with areas of rust, especially towards the drag. Overall good. Blade Length: (A) 33 - 3/4" (B) 32" Overall Length: 39 - 1/2" (B) 37 - 1/4" Paperwork: (A) Information Folder

US INDIAN WARS J. ARTHUR LIMERICH M1872 CAVALRY SABER.

Lot #1303 (Sale Order 303 of 326)

This pattern of cavalry officer’s saber was adopted in 1872 and was regulation for 30 years until the 1902 pattern officer’s sword was adopted for all branches of service. The blade is the correct, slightly curved single edged blade with false edge, that is lighter version of the 1860 pattern. This example features a single fuller and is devoid of decorations. The guard is the standard 3-branch cavalry guard, decorated with cast laurel leaves, and the interior of the counterguard is cast with an American eagle crouching and perched at the top of the interior clutching arrows and an olive branch, with a row of stars around the lower edge while the outside of the guard is decorated with a burst of sun rays radiating outward. The grip is wood, spiraled and wrapped with leather, with twisted brass wire neatly accommodated into the grooves. The brass hilt features a pommel cap with floral decoration and a US shield on its face with crossed sabers underneath. A bullion portepee adorns the knucklebow. The saber is complete with its steel scabbard which is nickeled and features brass mounts. The upper and middle mount are each decorated with laurel leaves, while the drag is adorned with radiating sun rays. The drag is marked "J. ARTHUR LIMERICK / BALTIMORE, MD." Brass throat is in place. CONDITION: The blade exhibits a dark gray patina with areas of spotting and pitting. The brass hilt has a nice mellow patina. Guard wobbles when handled. Areas of loss on the leather wrap with several chips to the wood grip. Scabbard retains most of its nickeling with obvious loss on half of one side. Overall good. Blade Length: 32" Overall Length: 37 - 1/2" Paperwork: Information Folder

(A) MASSIVE CIRCA 1820 ENGLISH FLINTLOCK PUNT GUN WITH BARREL MARKED BALTIMORE.

Lot #1304 (Sale Order 304 of 326)

36" octagon-to-round 8 gauge barrel marked "BALTIMORE" with British proof marks at breech and bead front sight. Unmarked flint lock with single trigger control. Walnut checkered half stock with engraved iron hardware, silver thumbpiece, and silver barrel escutcheon plates. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Overall good with pitted metal surfaces having been cleaned long ago. Dark bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 36" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 8 Bore Manufacturer: English Model: Punt Gun Serial Number: NSN

(A) SILVER MOUNTED FLINTLOCK FOWLER MARKED HASLETT, BALTIMORE.

Lot #1305 (Sale Order 305 of 326)

Made circa 1810. 34 - 3/4" octagonal-to-round 16 gauge barrel, marked "BALTIMORE", with British proofs at breech and bead front sight. Single trigger control flint lock marked "Haslett". Walnut checkered half stock with engraved silver hardware. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal surfaces turning brown with light coat of pitting. Wood has dark oil soaked appearance with missing front ramrod ferrel and has some burnout around tang. Stock has usage marks and dings. Lock appears to be original flint. Dark pitted bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 34 - 3/4" Gauge: 16 Bore Manufacturer: Haslett Model: Fowler Serial Number: NSN

(A) EXTREMELY RARE CHARLES W. SNEIDER DOUBLE RIFLE.

Lot #1306 (Sale Order 306 of 326)

Extremely rare hammerless side by side double rifle made by Charles W. Sneider, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1880. 24" Twist steel sleeved shotgun barrels fitted with rifled .45-70 caliber liners, globe ramped front sight and rear 4 blade express type sight, extractor, and engraved rib extension marked "SNEIDER"S PATENT". Floral engraved case hardened sidelock action with unique sliding barrel lock, double triggers, and offset tang safety. Figured walnut checkered capped round knob pistol grip stock with beavertail carving behind locks and hard rubber buttplate. Matching full coverage checkered walnut splinter forearm with push button release and carved forend tip. Unusual gun, ahead of its time. CONDITION: Traces of Damascus finish, 2 minor dents in right barrel, with finish fading to a plum patina. Traces of case coloring in protected areas with balance turning a silvery patina. Wood retains 90% original varnish, checkering worn flat with usage marks and dings, with missing vanity plate. Good bores and mechanics. A super rare gun with this being the only known double rifle by this maker. DLM Barrel Length: 24" Caliber/Bore: .45-70 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: Sneider Model: Double Rifle Serial Number: 717

(A) W. FAVIER OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND PERCUSSION 8 BORE SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN.

Lot #1307 (Sale Order 307 of 326)

Massive percussion side by side shotgun made by W. Favier in Baltimore, Maryland circa 1850. 39" steel 8 gauge barrels with concave rib marked "W. FAVIER BALTIMORE", bead front sight, and 2 platinum bands on rib at breech. Unmarked percussion locks with double trigger control. Walnut checkered 1-piece stock with iron furniture and 4 German silver escutcheon plates. Comes with original ramrod and consignor research. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal having some light surface pitting and turning a brown patina. Wood has oil soaked appearance with dings and scratches with large split in left buttstock and chips missing behind lock plates. Dark pitted bores with good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 39" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 8 Bore Manufacturer: W. Favier Model: SXS Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) ARTHUR BAXTER OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 6 BORE PERCUSSION SIDE BY SIDE SHOTHGUN.

Lot #1308 (Sale Order 308 of 326)

Massive percussion side by side shotgun made by Arthur Baxter in Baltimore, Maryland circa 1840. 38" steel 6 gauge barrels with concave rib marked "A.T. BAXTER BALTI" with bead front sight and 2 platinum bands on rib at breech. Engraved, A. Baxter marked back action percussion locks with double trigger control. Walnut checkered 1-piece stock iron furniture, 4 German silver escutcheon plates, and German silver cap box in toe. Comes with original ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 283 of "Arms Makers of Maryland" by Hartzler. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal having some light surface pitting and turning a brown patina. Wood has oil soaked appearance with dings and scratches, large split in left buttstock, and added coat of finish. Dark pitted bores with good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 38" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 6 Bore Manufacturer: Arthur Baxter Model: SXS Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) JOSEPH GAFFORD OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND PERCUSSION SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN.

Lot #1309 (Sale Order 309 of 326)

Early Maryland percussion side by side shotgun made by J. Gafford in Baltimore, Maryland circa 1816-1829. 32" steel 16 gauge barrels with concave rib marked "J. GAFFORD BALTIMORE" with bead front sight and patent breech. Floral engraved unmarked percussion locks with double trigger control. Walnut checkered 1-piece stock with cheekpiece, iron furniture, and 4 German silver escutcheon plates. Comes with original ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 40 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal having some light surface pitting and turning a brown patina. Wood has oil soaked appearance with dings and scratches and chips missing behind lock plates. Dark pitted bores with good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 32" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 16 GA Manufacturer: Joseph Gafford Model: SXS Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) CHARLES C. O'BRIEN PERCUSSION SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN.

Lot #1310 (Sale Order 310 of 326)

Massive percussion side by side shotgun made by Charles O'Brien in Baltimore, Maryland circa 1840. 45 - 1/2" steel 18 gauge barrels with concave rib marked "C .O'BRIEN BALTIMORE", bead front sight, and 3 platinum bands on rib at breech. "O'Brien Baltimore" marked back action percussion locks with double trigger control. Walnut checkered 1-piece stock with iron furniture and 4 German silver escutcheon plates. Comes with original ramrod and consignor research. Pictured on pg. 43 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal having some light surface pitting and turning a brown patina. Wood has oil soaked appearance with dings and scratches with traces of original finish and slightly worn checkering. Dark pitted bores with good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 45 - 1/2" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 10 GA Manufacturer: Charles C O Model: SxS Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) KENTUCKY BUCK AND BALL WITH BRITISH BARREL.

Lot #1311 (Sale Order 311 of 326)

Stocked in curly maple by an unknown gunsmith circa 1810. 37 - 1/4" half octagon-to-round smoothbore 16 gauge barrel with bead front sight and marked with British proofs and what possibly says "SHARPES TOWER PROOF" on top barrel flat. Commercial percussion lock with single trigger control. Curly maple half stock with iron hardware, raised Q-shaped wrist carving, beavertail design behind lock and lock backplate. Wrist has clipped silver thumbpiece inlay with initials "OHC" and dated "1871". Consignor has attributed these initials to Oliver Has Crumpacker of Maidensville, Maryland. Gun comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Gun has been cleaned and converted to percussion with evidence of a larger lock once existing. Barrel and wood have both been shortened and gun made into a halfstock with a ramrod through extension. DLM Barrel Length: 37 - 1/4" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 16 Bore Manufacturer: American Model: Buck and Ball Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) SCHAEFFER & LONEY PERCUSSION FOWLER.

Lot #1312 (Sale Order 312 of 326)

Made circa 1850. 35" octagonal-to-round 20 gauge barrel marked "LONDON" with 2 platinum bands at breech and bead front sight. Percussion back action lock marked "SCHAEFFER & LONEY BALTIMORE" with single trigger control. Walnut checkered half stock with engraved iron hardware, silver thumbpiece, silver barrel escutcheon plates, and nosecap. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Overall good with layer of varnish applied over entire gun. Dark bore, smashed nipple, and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 35" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 20 Gauge Manufacturer: Schaeffer & Loney Model: Fowler Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) HODGSON & COMPANY PERCUSSION FOWLER.

Lot #1313 (Sale Order 313 of 326)

Percussion fowler with lock marked "HODGSON & Co", made circa 1840 with Hodgson working in the Baltimore, Maryland area. 44" octagonal-to-round 20 gauge barrel marked with British proofs at breech and bead front sight. Percussion lock marked "HODGSON & Co" in script with single trigger control. Walnut figured checkered half stock with engraved German silver hardware, silver thumbpiece, silver barrel escutcheon plates, and nosecap. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. Gun is pictured on pg. 41 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with traces of original varnish and metal turning to a silvery patina. Dark bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 44" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 20 GA Manufacturer: Hodgson & Co. Model: Fowler Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) LEVI CROMWELL PERCUSSION FOWLER.

Lot #1314 (Sale Order 314 of 326)

Percussion fowler with lock marked "L. CROMWELL F.P. BALTIMORE", made circa 1850. 48 - 1/4" octagon-to-round 8 gauge barrel, unmarked, with 2 platinum bands at breech, patent breech, and bead front sight. Single trigger control. Walnut figured checkered half stock with engraved iron hardware, silver thumbpiece, and silver barrel escutcheon plates. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. CONDITION: Overall good with layer of varnish applied over entire gun. Dark bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 48 - 1/4" Gauge: 8 Bore Manufacturer: Levi Cromwell Model: Fowler Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) PERCUSSION HALF STOCK FOWLER, LOCK MARKED "WM. TYERYAR FREDERICK CITY, MD".

Lot #1315 (Sale Order 315 of 326)

Made circa 1850. 45 - 3/8" octagon-to-round .52 caliber smoothbore barrel marked with British proofs and equipped with a bead front sight. Percussion lock with single trigger control. Walnut checkered half stock with engraved brass hardware and nosecap. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. Pictured on pg. 120 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with wood having been lightly cleaned, some chips missing behind lock and around barrel pins. Small crack directly behind lock bolt that proceeds to triggerguard (seems solid). Metal has dark brown patina with some light pitting. Barrel is missing 1 ramrod ferrule. Dark bore and sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 45 - 3/8" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: .52 caliber Manufacturer: Wm. Tyeryar Model: Fowler Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) ALEXANDER MCCOMAS OF BALTIMORE SIDE BY SIDE PERCUSSION SHOTGUN.

Lot #1316 (Sale Order 316 of 326)

Percussion side by side shotgun with locks marked "ALEXANDER McCOMAS", made circa 1850. 36" steel 10 gauge barrels with concave rib marked "ALEXANDER McCOMAS No 51 CALVERT ST. BALTIMORE" and fit with bead front sight. Percussion locks with double trigger control and unique brass clean out plugs. Walnut figured checkered half stock with engraved iron hardware. Comes with hardwood ramrod. Pictured on pg.41 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall good with layer of varnish applied on wood. Metal has turned to a brown silvery patina with some splotchy pitting. Dark bores and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 36" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 10 Bore Manufacturer: Alexander McComas Model: SXS Serial Number: 2190

(A) UNSIGNED HALF STOCK PERCUSSION FOWLER.

Lot #1317 (Sale Order 317 of 326)

Percussion fowler made circa 1850. 34" round 10 gauge barrel, unmarked, with 2 platinum bands at breech, patent breech, and bead front sight. Single trigger control unmarked back action percussion lock. Walnut figured checkered half stock with iron hardware, silver thumbpiece, and silver barrel escutcheon plates. Comes with hardwood ramrod. CONDITION: Overall good with traces of original varnish. Metal turning brown with light surface oxidation. Dark bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 34" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 10 Bore Manufacturer: Unsigned Model: Fowler Serial Number: NSN

(A) MASSIVE PERCUSSION FOWLER MARKED HASLETT.

Lot #1318 (Sale Order 318 of 326)

Percussion fowler with lock marked "Haslett" in oval gold plaque on lock, made circa 1810. 47 - 1/2" octagon-to-round 6 gauge barrel, marked "HASLETT BALTIMORE" in gold, with 1 gold band at breech, patent breech, and bead front sight. Single trigger control percussion lock. Walnut checkered half stock with engraved iron hardware, silver thumbpiece, and silver barrel escutcheon plates. Comes with hardwood ramrod and consignor research packet. Pictured on pg. 41 of "Gunsmiths of Maryland" by Hartzler and Whisker. CONDITION: Overall fair with metal surfaces turning brown with light coat of pitting. Wood has dark oil soaked appearance with period brass plate and nail repair in front of lock with some burnout around tang. Some of the gold is missing from name on barrel with several stress cracks in stock and between lock bolts. Dark pitted bore and good mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 47 - 1/2" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 6 Bore Manufacturer: Haslett Model: Fowler Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) DELICATE FOWLER IDENTIFIED TO A E WARNER, MADE BY HASLETT.

Lot #1319 (Sale Order 319 of 326)

Round browned Damascus barrel with bead front sight, short (approximately 4") sighting plane with "BALTIMORE" poincon at tang (probably originally included "HASLETT"), with an 8-pointed starburst at end of plane. Underside of barrels with "700", American eagle head proofs, "ARROW", and a half-legible "TWISTED", indicative of Damascus construction. Bone tipped ramrod, possibly the original, retained by a pair of ferrules on a half length rib, before feeding into a reinforced spearpoint finial. Barrel retained by pair keys through German silver escutcheons. Banana lock, originally flint, with beveled edges and light floral scroll, stepped, with stiff leaf line engraving at step. "HASLET" poincon in center of lock. Single lockbolt with gilt rays around male end and simple escutcheon. Percussion conversion achieved via drum and dolphin form cock. Some engraving appears to have been added post conversion to percussion as engraving is cut over replaced small parts. Trigger guard with a spray of florals, pineapple finial, with traces of gilding. Flowing, jaeger-ian trigger guard with an 12 pointed star. Checkered wrist, iron buttplate with spearpoint heel that has a single stroke of gold. Silver oval on toe line that reads a softened "AE Warner"; research indicates that Andrew Ellicott Warner was a silversmith in Baltimore, born 1786 and died 1870. Warner's touchmark was also A E Warner, and its possible that this was a special order by the silversmith. Accompanied by an inventory sheet and photos of this gun. CONDITION: Barrel with regilt areas that have softened the legibility and sharp edges, with balance a fairly smooth patina with patination at muzzle and around drum, with flashes of grey at mid-point that reveals Damascus twist. Lock is heavily softened as reconverted, and poincon regilt. Stock good with evidence of heavy field use, including numerous bumps and chips, crack through lockbolt escutcheon. Trigger guard revarnished, as silver is lacquered. Mechanically fine, bore is very good with a minimum of oxidation. A nice example of what was clearly a well-loved piece, as the gun was brought to the percussion age when it became appropriate. Barrel Length: 34 - 3/4" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 16 Bore Manufacturer: Haslett Model: Fowler Paperwork: Information Serial Number: NSN

(A) CLARK & SNEIDER SIDE BY SIDE HAMMER SHOTGUN.

Lot #1320 (Sale Order 320 of 326)

Made by Duncan C. Clark & Charles E. Sneider and of Baltimore, Maryland circa 1885. 30" Damascus 12 gauge steel barrels with smooth concave rib marked "CLARK & SNEIDER BALTIMORE MD" with extractors and bead front sight. Sidelock, floral engraved, case hardened action with "Clark & Sneider" logo and double triggers. Walnut round knob pistol grip checkered stock, hard rubber buttplate, and German silver vanity shield (missing). Matching checkered walnut splinter forearm with push button release and missing ebony tip inlay. Comes with consignor research. CONDITION: Barrels have faded to a silvery gray patina with some light plum spotting. Action has faded to a silvery patina. Wood shows traces of varnish with handling dings and marks with some finish starting to craze. Approximately half of the buttplate is missing. Pitted but shootable bores with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 29 - 3/4" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 12 Gauge Manufacturer: Clark & Sneider Model: SxS Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 510

(A) RARE CHARLES E. SNEIDER HAMMERLESS SHOTGUN.

Lot #1321 (Sale Order 321 of 326)

Made by Charles E. Sneider of Baltimore, Maryland circa 1885. 30" Damascus 12 gauge steel barrels with smooth concave rib marked "SNEIDER'S PATENT BALTIMORE MD MADE FOR MURRAY ELLZEY BY C.E. SNEIDER 1885" with extractors and bead front sight. Sidelock, floral engraved, case hardened action with unique barrel locking system, unique roller safety on opening lever, and double triggers. Walnut round knob pistol grip checkered stock with ebony grip inlay, hard rubber buttplate, and German silver vanity shield with letter "E" engraved on it. Matching checkered walnut splinter forearm with push button release and ebony tip inlay. Comes with consignor research. CONDITION: Barrels have faded to a silvery gray patina with some light plum spotting. Action has faded to a silvery patina. Wood shows traces of varnish with handling dings and marks with some finish starting to craze. End of right barrel slightly caved in. Pitted but shootable bores with sticky mechanics. DLM Barrel Length: 30" Chamber: 2 - 3/4" Choke: Full and Unknown Drop at Comb: 1 - 1/2" Drop at Heel: 2 - 1/2" FFL Status: Antique Gauge: 12 GA Length of Pull: 14" Manufacturer: Charles Sneider Model: Hammerless SXS Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 608

(C) RARE D GRADE BALTIMORE ARMS CO. SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN.

Lot #1322 (Sale Order 322 of 326)

Made by the Baltimore Arms Company, Baltimore, Maryland made between 1902 and 1904. 30" Damascus steel 12 gauge barrels with matted rib, extractors, and bead front sight, with engraved barrel breeches. Case hardened, finely engraved boxlock frame with "D" grade marking on water table, engraved "BALTIMORE ARMS CO" on right and left sides of action, with engraved blued trigger guard, automatic safety, and double triggers. Engraving features scenes of dogs at point with fine line and floral full coverage engraving. Highly figured walnut scalloped knob ribbon checkered pistol grip stock with checkered side panels, hard rubber buttplate, and German silver vanity plate. Matching ribbon pattern checkered walnut splinter forearm with ebony tip inlay and friction release. Comes with consignor research packet. CONDITION: 90% remaining Damascus barrel finish with 90% vivid case colors and areas worn to silver at carry points. 90% original varnish with light coat of added linseed oil with small chip missing behind tang and small chip repairs behind lower action corners and some usage dings and dents. Checkering wore slightly flat in grip areas. Excellent bores and mechanics with tight lockup with bores exhibiting remnants of engine turn. Trigger guard is slightly bent backward for unknown reason. Screws have been turned. Rare and hard to find gun with condition. DLM Barrel Length: 30" Chamber: 2 - 3/4" Choke: Full and Mod Drop at Comb: 1 - 1/2" Drop at Heel: 2 - 1/2" FFL Status: Curio & Relic Gauge: 12 Gauge Length of Pull: 13 - 7/8" Manufacturer: Baltimore Arms Model: D Grade Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 1732

(C) RARE, HIGH CONDITION, A GRADE BALTIMORE ARMS COMPANY SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN.

Lot #1323 (Sale Order 323 of 326)

Made by the Baltimore Arms Company, Baltimore, Maryland made between 1900 and 1904. 30" Twist steel 12 gauge barrels with matted rib, extractors, and bead front sight. Case hardened boxlock frame with "A" grade marking on water table, stamped "BALTIMORE ARMS CO" in front of blued trigger guard, with automatic safety and double triggers. Walnut round knob checkered pistol grip stock with Baltimore Arms Logo hard rubber buttplate. Matching checkered walnut splinter forearm with ebony tip inlay and friction release. Comes with consignor research packet. CONDITION: 90% remaining twist barrel finish with 90% vivid case colors and areas worn to silver at carry points. 90% original varnish with light coat of added linseed oil. Excellent bores and mechanics with tight lockup. DLM Barrel Length: 30" Chamber: 2 - 3/4" Choke: Full and Full Drop at Comb: 1 - 1/2" Drop at Heel: 2" FFL Status: Curio & Relic Gauge: 12 Gauge Length of Pull: 14" Manufacturer: Baltimore Arms Model: A Grade Paperwork: Information Serial Number: 4989

(A) LOT OF 2: PAIR OF SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1866 ALLIN CONVERSION AND MODEL 1870 TRAPDOOR RIFLES WITH BR

Lot #1324 (Sale Order 324 of 326)

Lot consists of: (A) Model 1866 Second Allin Conversion trapdoor built at Springfield Armory from leftover M1863 musket parts as a .50-70 centerfire breechloader. Fit with the correct 36 - 5/8" sleeved barrel with added trapdoor breech block marked "1866" over an eagle head proof. Standard musket front sight and 2-position rear sight. Lock plate is dated "1864" and bears "U.S. / SPRINGFIELD" and Federal eagle markings. Stocked in walnut with butt marked "Co 1137 / 15328". Mounted with standard M1863 steel mounts including 3 spring-retained barrel bands and a "US" marked butt plate. CONDITION: Very good overall. Steel components exhibit a silvery brown patina. Stock has a dark, aged appearance showing some scattered impressions. Shootable bore and good mechanics. (B) Early Model 1870 trapdoor rifle built at Springfield with a 32 - 5/8" barrel chambered in .50 centerfire. Breechblock marked "1870 / (eagle head) / US". Fixed front sight and ladder rear. Fit in a full-length walnut stock bearing faint rack numbers on the comb and mounted with 2 spring-retained barrel bands and a "US" marked butt plate. These rifles come with 2 period framed photos of armed Maryland National Guardsmen identified in Hartzler’s notes as uncles of Walter Leslie Brandenburg (1986-1987.) One maternal and one paternal uncle seem candidates: Stewart Johnson Brandenburg (1865-1935) and John S. Burall (1855-1935,) both with connections to Carroll County. The note also indicates the rifles had been stored at “Bachman’s Hall,” located in Taneytown, also Carroll County. A later photograph of one of the men armed with a Krag also accompanies this lot. This pair of rifles was purchased from the attic of a Maryland hardware store with an included Federal belt, socket bayonet with frog, and McKeever cartridge box. CONDITION: Fine. Iron components exhibit a silvery gray patina with the stock having been lightly cleaned. Shootable bore with good mechanics. Accessories: Framed Photos, Belt, Cartridge Box, and Bayonet Barrel Length: (A) 36 - 5/8" (B) 32 - 5/8" Caliber/Bore: (Both) .50-70 FFL Status: Antique Manufacturer: (Both) Springfield Model: (A) 1866 (B) 1870 Paperwork: Information Serial Number: (A) NSN (B) 48555

(C) COLUMBIA ARMS CO. NO. 2 BREAK ACTION SHOTGUN.

Lot #1325 (Sale Order 325 of 326)

Single shot break action exposed hammer 12 gauge shotgun with 30" barrel marked "COLUMBIA ARMS CO. BALTIMORE, M. U.S.A. PATENTED AUG. 11. 1896". Plain walnut forend and stock with smooth steel butt plate. CONDITION: Fair displaying a silvery gray patina with some cleaned spots of oxidation. Stocks have have been lightly sanded with some chipping on the forend. Fair bore. Mechanically fine. BAS Barrel Length: 30" FFL Status: Curio & Relic Gauge: 12 Gauge Manufacturer: Columbia Arms Co. Model: No. 2 Serial Number: 1349

LOT OF 22: BOOKS WRITTEN BY DANIEL D. HARTZLER.

Lot #1326 (Sale Order 326 of 326)

Lot consists of the following books: "Maryland Longrifles"; "Maryland Clockmakers"; "The Northern Armory: The United States Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, 1795-1859"; "Indians of the Chesapeake & Hance Steelman Carol County, Maryland First Anglo Colonist"; 2 copies of "Arms Makers of Maryland"; "Firearms from Europe", Second Edition; "The U.S. Model 1861 Springfield Rifle-Musket"; "Arming the Glorious Cause: Weapons of the Second War of Independence"; "Early American Flintlocks"; "Gunsmiths of Maryland"; "U.S. Martial Single Shot Pistols"; "U.S. Civil War Carbines"; "Silver Mounted Swords: - The Lattimer Family Collection-"; "Confederate Presentation & Inscribed Swords & Revolvers"; "A Band of Brothers: Photographic Epilogue to Marylanders in the Confederacy"; "Medical Doctors of Maryland in the C.S.A."; "Carroll County Maryland Baseball: Men's Amateur and Semi-Pro Baseball 1850-1999"; "American Silver-Hilted, Revolutionary and Early Federal Swords" Volumes I & II; "The Groff Book" Volumes I & II. CONDITION: All books appear to be complete with all pages. Several exhibit wear from shelf life and reading use.


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