Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Historic Firearms and Militaria Auction

Thu, Dec 6, 2018 03:00PM EST
Lot 138

Field Glasses, Bayonets, and Assorted Militaria

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American/French for American market/Indian for British market, 19th/20th century, lot of 13 objects, comprising one Civil War era ebonised brass bodied pair marked "Marchand/Paris" at eyepieces, "Day & Night/U.S. Signal" at tubes, with adjustable screw extension, leather-gripped blinders, removable lenses, [good optics, lacking leather grip surfaces, remaining grip with crazing, shrinkage, dent at one eyepiece, finish loss, other typical wear and distress]; two unknown socket bayonets (possibly British), one with scabbard, 17 in. (blade), [both with light wear, corrosion, some rust]; three Civil War era bullet molds, one marked "Colts Patent/44R/4", one marked "Manhattan Firearms/manufg./NY", one unmarked, [all with typical rust and corrosion, surface dirt, second missing locking screw, third with tape residue]; one deeply patinated brass dispenser powder flask, with flint compartment and slide at base, unmarked, 4 in. (flask only), [typical surface wear, abrasions, dents, all parts intact and functioning]; modern reproduction part, one brass knob with leather seal on a cross-hewn tapered wood plug, 2 in. (plug only), [good condition with minimal wear]; together with five antique metal ramrods, one probably US 1863 "tulip" straight form, one probably Enfield "slotted jag" form, longest 37 in., [all with patinated surfaces with typical corrosion, rust, no bends]

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