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Identified Wallet/Pocketbook Purchased in Boston the Day after the British Evacuated the City, c. 1776, leather and pasteboard wallet with a brass clasp and incised leather lines, inside the wallet

Identified Wallet/Pocketbook Purchased in Boston the Day after the British Evacuated the City

Lot:: 1
Sold for:: $800

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Two Tobacco Boxes, c. 1770s, a pewter box identified to Joseph Fox, engraved

Two Tobacco Boxes

Lot:: 2
Sold for:: $1,046

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Bronze British Victories of 1759 Medal and a Bronze British Victories of 1758/1759 Medal Mule, Betts-418, dia. 43.3 mm, (holed), and Betts-419, dia. 43.3 mm. Provenance: The collection of

Bronze British Victories of 1759 Medal and a Bronze British Victories of 1758/1759 Medal Mule

Lot:: 3
Sold for:: $308

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Two 18th Century Silver Medals, a Betts-169 1736 Jernegan Cistern medal, dia. 38.5 mm, and a Betts-572 1780 Treaty of Armed Neutrality medal, dia. 31.6 mm. Provenance: The collection of Nicholas

Two 18th Century Silver Medals

Lot:: 4
Sold for:: $338

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German Flintlock Wall Gun, c. mid to late 18th century, .77 caliber, walnut stock with a

German Flintlock Wall Gun

Lot:: 5
Sold for:: $1,230

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French Model 1763 Conversion Pistol, c. early 19th century, walnut stock, brass fittings, lock converted to percussion, rack numbers on the top of the barrel, barrel lg. 8 1/2, overall lg. 15 in.

French Model 1763 Conversion Pistol

Lot:: 6
Sold for:: $554

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New England Fowler and Saber, c. late 18th century, cherry stock with engraved brass trigger guard (damage) and butt plate, brass ramrod pipes, Thomas Ketland lock converted to percussion, and an

New England Fowler and Saber

Lot:: 7
Sold for:: $1,476

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American Dog/Lion Head Saber, c. 1760-80, brass hilt with brass branches, a crude brass dog's head pommel, oak grip with brass ferrule, iron blade with a single fuller, blade lg. 26 1/4, overall lg.

American Dog/Lion Head Saber

Lot:: 8
Sold for:: $2,583

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Continental Army Line of Battle for West Point, New York, Owned by Major Moses Ashley, 2nd Massachusetts Battalion, c. 1780, laid paper map with layout of the army, showing all of the infantry

Continental Army Line of Battle for West Point, New York, Owned by Major Moses Ashley, 2nd Massachusetts Battalion

Lot:: 9
Sold for:: $18,450

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Revolutionary War Major General Jedediah Huntington's Shoulder Straps, c. 1783, gold metallic tape with two embroidered stars on each epaulet, gold bullion braid, reverse is backed with buff

Revolutionary War Major General Jedediah Huntington's Shoulder Straps

Lot:: 10
Sold for:: $23,370

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Early 18th Century Cannon Found in Boston Harbor, cast iron cannon tube, probably a four-pound gun, overall lg. 68 in. Note: According to information accompanying the cannon, it was raised by a

Early 18th Century Cannon Found in Boston Harbor

Lot:: 11
Sold for:: $1,968

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Carved Powder Horn Identified to Conrad Frederick Keck, c. 1781, ornate powder horn carved with a panoply of arms and cannons over

Carved Powder Horn Identified to Conrad Frederick Keck

Lot:: 12
Sold for:: $431

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Collection of Revolutionary War Buckles, Padlocks, Buttons, and Knives, eleven shoe buckles, two square iron buckles, seven plain buttons, a padlock, a chest lock, and nine folding knives, one shoe

Collection of Revolutionary War Buckles, Padlocks, Buttons, and Knives

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Nine Pairs of Mourning Shoe Buckles, late 18th century, japanned frames decorated in a variety of floral and pierced patterns.

Nine Pairs of Mourning Shoe Buckles

Lot:: 14
Sold for:: $338

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15th Regiment of Foot Cartridge Pouch Plate, c. 1790s, brass plate with a crown over a circular banner marked

15th Regiment of Foot Cartridge Pouch Plate

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British Cartridge Pouch Plate, c. early 19th century, round banner marked

British Cartridge Pouch Plate

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Schively Bowie Knife with Statesman Henry Clay and Davy Crockett Provenance, c. 1830, silver pommel, grip pins and washers, and guard, checkered horn grip, unmarked steel blade, scabbard with silver

Schively Bowie Knife with Statesman Henry Clay and Davy Crockett Provenance

Lot:: 17
Sold for:: $116,850

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Brattleboro Light Infantry Knapsack, c. early 19th century, Spanish brown-painted linen bag, the obverse painted with a gold sunburst and

Brattleboro Light Infantry Knapsack

Lot:: 18
Sold for:: $3,321

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Engraved Artillery Belt Plate, c. 1820, brass cross belt plate with an eagle on top of a cannon and a stack of cannon ball, with four brass attachment tabs on the back, ht. 3 1/4, wd. 2 1/4 in.

Engraved Artillery Belt Plate

Lot:: 19
Sold for:: $800

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Militia Shako and Accessories, c. 1840s, a black-japanned militia shako with silver-plated fittings, paper label inside the crown marked

Militia Shako and Accessories

Lot:: 20
Sold for:: $2,952

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Pair of Miniature Bronze Signal Guns, probably Spain or Portugal, early 18th century, the barrels with dolphins and floral decoration at reinforce rings, mounted on long trail field carriages, (some

Pair of Miniature Bronze Signal Guns

Lot:: 21
Sold for:: $984

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Six Small Asian Artillery Pieces, a long cannon, three fireworks mortars, and two nine-barreled pole guns, lg. to 30 1/2 in. Provenance: The collection of Nicholas A. Penachio.

Six Small Asian Artillery Pieces

Lot:: 22
Sold for:: $338

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O. Churchill-made Albany Kentucky-style Rifle, c. mid-19th century, figured maple stock with a checkered wrist, a cheek piece, a silver inlaid eagle, and silver, brass, and iron fittings, lock

O. Churchill-made Albany Kentucky-style Rifle

Lot:: 23
Sold for:: $677

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Full Stock Kentucky-style Conversion Rifle, c. early 19th century, figured walnut stock with raised cheek piece, engraved brass side plate and brass fittings, lock plate engraved with foliate

Full Stock Kentucky-style Conversion Rifle

Lot:: 24
Sold for:: $615

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L.E. Williams Custom-built Flintlock Rifle and Ball Mold, late 20th century, .80 caliber, brown-stained figured maple stock with sliding lid patch box, iron furniture, aged octagonal barrel signed

L.E. Williams Custom-built Flintlock Rifle and Ball Mold

Lot:: 25
Sold for:: $584

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Framed Original Don Troiani Pen and Ink Figure Study of a Pennsylvania Militiaman, c. 1990s, depicted as he would have appeared in 1777, matted and framed with conservation glass, ht. 21, wd. 17 3/8

Framed Original Don Troiani Pen and Ink Figure Study of a Pennsylvania Militiaman

Lot:: 26
Sold for:: $431

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Two Benson J. Lossing Works and L'Album de la Guerre, Benson J. Lossing Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution, two volumes (Harper Brothers: NY, 1859); Benson J. Lossing Our Country. A Household

Two Benson J. Lossing Works and L'Album de la Guerre

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Framed Original Don Troiani Pen and Ink Study of a Continental Artilleryman, c. 1990s, depicted as he would have appeared in 1780, matted and framed with conservation glass, ht. 21, wd. 15 in.

Framed Original Don Troiani Pen and Ink Study of a Continental Artilleryman

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Framed Original Don Troiani Watercolor Figure Study of an African American, 3rd Connecticut Regiment, c. 2000, the soldier depicted as he would have appeared in 1778, matted and framed with

Framed Original Don Troiani Watercolor Figure Study of an African American, 3rd Connecticut Regiment

Lot:: 29
Sold for:: $492

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Framed Original Don Troiani Watercolor Figure Study of a Spanish Soldier from the Louisiana Regiment, c. 2006, depicted as he would have appeared from 1778-82, matted and framed with conservation

Framed Original Don Troiani Watercolor Figure Study of a Spanish Soldier from the Louisiana Regiment

Lot:: 30
Sold for:: $1,353

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