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******************************************************************************************************************************************32 32 caliber Teat Fire pistol, Daniel Moore and Daniel Williamson, Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5 Pic6 Pic7 Pic8 $1595 Inscribed James D. Perkins who mustered
into the 14th Vermont, Co F on 9-3-1862 and was wounded at
Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. He
mustered out on July 30, 1863 probably due to his injuries. The consensus is that Perkins or his family
purchased the pistol in late 1863 or early 1864 and he may have used it as a
civilian. The Moore Caliber .32 Teat-fire, which used a unique
cartridge to get around patents owned by Horace Smith and Daniel
Wesson, proved very popular during the Civil War, with both soldiers and
civilians. Moore and Williamson operated both the Moores Firearms Company and National Firearms
Company.
This pistol is
inscribed on the cylinder D. WILLIAMSON’S PATENT JANUARY 5, 1864; it is
inscribed on the barrel MOORES PAT FIRE ARMS CO. BROOKLYN N.Y. It should be noted that both
of these inscriptions which are bold and complete are DIFFERENT than what
appears in Flayderman’s Guide. On this pistol, January
is spelled out, there is no ‘ before the S in Moore,
and there is no period after PAT. We
have not found any references to these inscription varieties.
The pistol is in
perfect working condition (the inner workings have been evaluated and oiled by
our expert colleague), has great patina and has nearly 100% silver, quite RARE
for a pistol of this type. As collectors
know, Moore and Williamson were sued by Smith and Wesson for patent
infringement. It is not easy to find a Moore pistol
inscribed with both names. This is an
opportunity to purchase a wonderful firearm at a modest price. The images give a good idea of this item but
our policy is a 3 day inspection and return if not satisfied after receipt of
full payment. If a return is made, a
full refund will be dispatched.
Robert E. Lee Pic1 Pic2 $2195 Excellent autograph, “Fort Hamilton, 31
December 1845, R.E. Lee CaptEngrs” clip taken from a larger document with
vertical red lines, someone’s initials at the left side, overall dimensions are
about 3x4 inches although the signature, place, date, and rank are in the upper
half of the clip. Backside shows some
minor mounting tape at the edges (archival) that could easily be removed or
trimmed off. Fresh
and VF. RELee
signature is bolder than the other writing, apparently the document was
prepared by an aide and that writing is a tiny bit lighter.
Robert E. Lee Pic1 Pic2 $395 Very nice CDV published
by E&H.T. Anthony, in uniform, extremely clean. Excellent backmark,
perhaps just a tad light but overall a solid
images. Compare to exact image on the
internet priced at $875, this one being a bit darker than ours. Some minor archival adhesive tape on back
upper left corner decided.
Abraham Lincoln –War Date
Autograph Note Signed August 20, 1864 that states “I
shall be glad if any Department of Bureau can give Mr. Waugh the desired
clerkship, A. Lincoln Aug 20, 1864” Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 $8450 Lincoln is responding to
a letter received by Sec. of War Stanton on August 20, 1864 from Mr. Waugh in
Georgetown DC stating that “…he is from Bainbridge Decatur County Georgia…is a
refugee without means or employment…desires clerkship…” Overall frame is 17x29 inches, matted area
about an inch smaller all around with 4 insets of engraving, legend, Lincoln’s
ANS on back of letter, and laser copy of letter to which Lincoln is replying
back to Stanton. This
item is investment grade and of the highest quality. A similar ANS on the web right now is
priced at $16,000.
It is interesting to note that
Ulysses S. Grant – War Date Autograph Letter Signed One page, 7.75x9.75
inches, February 9, 1865. Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5 $5450 Grant writes from City Point, Virginia to Maj.
Gen(s) Ord and Meade.
In full “City Point Va, Feb 9, 1865, I will
leave here at 12 m. for Washington to remain absent four or five days unless
sooner recalled. Please
inform Col. Bowers of all movements or changes so that he may keep me
advised., U S Grant, Lt. Gen.” He adds the word in upper left “Cipher”
indicating letter was to be encoded before transmittal,
also a pencil note upper right “11 am” in a different hand. At bottom is a copy print of Grant and his
two generals. Details surrounding the
date Grant wrote this letter are described in the Certificate of Authenticity. Fabulously framed 16x21 inches and ready to
hang.
Matched Pair
GEORGE II English Colonial, Light Military Flintlock Holster
Pistols, Marked T. Saunders Circa 1715 – 1735
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An extremely fine condition original pair of
military flintlock pistols. The pistols
have a sculpted/faceted and raised breech, round to octagonal 12
"cannon-form barrels, smoothbore .63 caliber, with proper King’s
inspection proof marks. Early
bridle-less flintlock mechanisms with matching gooseneck hammers and early 18th
century type accents. The frizzen-backs and lock
plates with smooth matching surfaces. Finely
sculpted, 18th century-type, full mounts: Brass stirrup-type butt-caps with
nicely turned pommels and long embossed side-stirrups. Finely detailed, classic
18th century etched and chiseled openwork brass Serpent-type side plate of
classic English form. The brass trigger-guards with sculpted and
nicely detailed and deep fluted bows. Two (2) baluster-turned ramrod-pipes
and matching brass tip wooden ramrods.Fine molded and
raised carved ebonized-walnut, full stocks with bulbous butt-caps and relief
carving around the locks, barrel tangs and the side plates. The barrels are smooth, choice
surfaces, clear markings, sharp contours, very good bores and some light patches
of discoloration. Strong lock mechanisms with all original components and
matching smooth surfaces with much finish. Fine, early type walnut full stocks
with 90%+ finish with expected minor hairlines and handling marks. A very nice, overall high quality pair of 18th
Century English Flintlock Military Holster Pistols made by well known maker T.
Saunders of
New Model 1863 Army
Remington Revolver, Surcharged with NJ Mark $1850
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71215, (made and delivered in 1864) .44 caliber. 8" octagonal barrel, very
good bore and hammer/trigger action. The State of
Civil War Drum, ID’d – Excelsior, Regt. Co. N.G.S.N.Y. Pic1
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$4995 A wonderful restored drum that belonged to Pvt. William Linde who had
transferred into “G’ Co, NY 10th Infantry on June 5, 1865 and
mustered out on June 30, 1865. He
had previously served in “M”
Imperial Albumen, Col.
Alexander Duncan Adams, Co B, 27th
A really nice imperial
albumen of Col. Alexander Duncan Adams, Col. 27th New York Infantry,
a two-year regiment, fought in Battles of South Mountain, Fredericksburg,
and Antietam to name a few; mounted in a nice
wooden frame about 24x30 inches which hung in Lancaster Hall, GAR #84. The image area is about 18x24 inches; frame
is in excellent condition. Quite
RARE and desirable for the image collector; comes with other
printed photos, paperwork, and summary of his career and that of the 27th
Civil War Model 1840
Medical Officer's Sword Pic1 Pic2 Pic3 Pic4 Pic5 Pic6 Pic7 $1550
A nice brass patriotic eagle handle medical officer's sword from the Civil
War. The sword is probably a European import, no maker's mark. The
handle displays a shield with the letters MS (Medical Staff) and 13 stars with
a fancy brass cross bow. The handle
back has another shield for a person's name/initials (none shown). The blade has a nice consistent light gray
color and is faintly etched on both sides with a floral motif. The front of blade has etched
words "
ALERT!
Box missing from Gettysburg Civil War Show June 26th 2011.
A $1000 reward
is being offered for information leading to the return of the box and its
contents. Detective Tim Guise is handling the case and
can be reached at tguise@cumberlandtownship.com
Here is a link to the
partial list of missing items Pic
Here are links to pictures of
some missing items
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Photo)
Pic4 (Picture of Mosby
Friend) Pic5 ) Picture of Mosby
Friend) Pic6 (
Pic7 (Great Britain stamp on
cover) Pic8 (Close up of Great
Britain stamp on cover)
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