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Historic Arms & Militaria

1 – 10 April 2025

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The Buyer's Premium for this auction is 17.5%.

With collectible arms and militaria spanning the 16th through the 20th centuries, Bonhams Skinner's Historic Arms & Militaria auction offers collectors a wide range of interesting material. Highlights include a rare mid-18th century William Allen Highland Pistol Attributed to the 77th Highland Regiment, a late 16th century elaborately inlaid English/Dutch Matchlock Musket, Harpers Ferry U.S. Model 1805 Pistols, a broad selection of bayonets from the 18th century and Civil War, important Trapdoor Springfield Rifles and Carbines, Martially Marked Colt Single Action Revolvers, a Rare 1945 Ticker Tape Announcing the Japanese Surrender Ending World War II, a selection of Fine Sporting and World War II Arms, and collectible revolvers form the Russell Ducette Ruger Bearcat Collection featuring a nearly complete selection of early Alphabet-prefixed serial numbered arms along with many other interesting and scarce pieces.

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Historic Arms & Militaria

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1096 — FOUR 19TH CENTURY U.S. BAYONETS.

1097 — FIVE AMERICAN SOCKET BAYONETS & A GERMANIC BAYONET,late 18th/19th century.

1098 — AN ARCHIVE OF BAYONET RESEARCH NOTES AND DRAWINGS.

1099 — TWO 19TH CENTURY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS.

1100 — AN ALLEN & THURBER PEPPERBOX PISTOL,Worcester, Massachusetts, mid-19th century.

1101 — A SHARPS SPORTING RIFLE,c. 1870s.

1102 — A ROBIN HOOD NO. 1 POCKET REVOLVER,c. 1880.

1103 — AN ENGRAVED D.T. SEELEY REVOLVING RIFLE,Bradford, Pennsylvania, c. 1880s.

1104 — A NEW ORLEANS DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION SHOTGUN,Theodore Leduc, mid-19th century.

1105 — A NEW ORLEANS DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION SHOTGUN,Julian Saget & Son, mid-19th century.

1106 — FIVE 19TH CENTURY PISTOLS.

1107 — AN ENGLISH IMPORT 10 GAUGE SIDE BY SIDE HAMMER SHOTGUN,marketed by F.J. Abbey & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1870s.

1108 — A RARE SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1870 TRAPDOOR CARBINE,1871.

1109 — A U.S. MODEL 1870 SPRINGFIELD "TRAPDOOR" RIFLE,1870-73.

1110 — A FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR RIFLE AND BAYONET,1873.

1111 — AN EARLY SECOND YEAR OF PRODUCTION SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR RIFLE,probably January/February 1874.

1112 — A 7TH CAVALRY SERIAL NUMBER RANGE SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR CARBINE,1874.

1113 — A SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR RIFLE,1880.

1114 — A SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR CARBINE,1882.

1115 — A SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 (1884) TRAPDOOR RIFLE,1892.

1116 — A RARE U.S. MODEL 1869 TROWEL BAYONET AND SCABBARD,Springfield Armory, 1869.

1117 — TWO U.S. MODEL 1873 TROWEL BAYONETS.

1118 — A U.S. MODEL 1873 TROWEL BAYONET AND SCABBARD.

1119 — TWO U.S. TROWEL BAYONETS,1870s.

1120 — THREE BLACK POWDER RIFLES/SHOTGUNS.

1121 — TWO ANTIQUE PISTOLS AND THREE REPRODUCTION PISTOLS.

1122 — FOUR 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN RIFLE BAYONETS.

1123 — TWO 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN SAWBACK BAYONETS.

1124 — TWO EUROPEAN RIFLE BAYONETS.

1125 — A GURKHA KNIFE, SPEARHEAD AND SIX BAYONET SCABBARDS.

1126 — A KNAPSACK, CARTRIDGE POUCH, AND CANTEEN,third quarter of the 19th century.

1127 — A GROUP OF FIREARMS RELATED ITEMS,19th century.

1128 — SEVEN ANTIQUE BLACK POWDER TINS.

1129 — TWO HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON GUNSTOCK BLANKS.

1130 — A MARTIALLY MARKED 1890s REFURBISHED COLT SINGLE ACTION "ARTILLERY" REVOLVER,1873/1895.

1131 — AN AINSWORTH INSPECTED AND MARTIALLY MARKED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER,1874.

1132 — A MARTIALLY MARKED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER,1882.

1133 — A COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER,1888.

1134 — DEPUTY SHERRIF HENRY O. BOYES' COLT SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER,1907. Curio or Relic firearm

1135 — A WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE,1904. Curio or Relic firearm

1136 — A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .243 WIN. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,1988. Modern firearm

1137 — A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .300 WIN. MAG. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,1988. Modern firearm

1138 — A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .338 WIN. MAG. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,1988 Modern firearm

1139 — A WINCHESTER MODEL 52C TARGET RIFLE MOUNTED IN A FREESTYLE STOCK WITH ACCESSORIES,1960.

1140 — TWO COLT MODEL 1892 NEW ARMY AND NAVY REVOLVERS. Curio or Relic firearm

1141 — A U.S. MODEL 1880 ARMY HUNTING KNIFE.

1142 — A U.S. MODEL 1898 KRAG BOWIE KNIFE BAYONET,1900.

1143 — THREE U.S. MODEL 1904 HOSPITAL CORP BOLO KNIVES AND SCABBARDS.

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1096 —
FOUR 19TH CENTURY U.S. BAYONETS.

1097 —
FIVE AMERICAN SOCKET BAYONETS & A GERMANIC BAYONET,
late 18th/19th century.

1098 —
AN ARCHIVE OF BAYONET RESEARCH NOTES AND DRAWINGS.

1099 —
TWO 19TH CENTURY PERCUSSION REVOLVERS.

1100 —
AN ALLEN & THURBER PEPPERBOX PISTOL,
Worcester, Massachusetts, mid-19th century.

1101 —
A SHARPS SPORTING RIFLE,
c. 1870s.

1102 —
A ROBIN HOOD NO. 1 POCKET REVOLVER,
c. 1880.

1103 —
AN ENGRAVED D.T. SEELEY REVOLVING RIFLE,
Bradford, Pennsylvania, c. 1880s.

1104 —
A NEW ORLEANS DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION SHOTGUN,
Theodore Leduc, mid-19th century.

1105 —
A NEW ORLEANS DOUBLE BARREL PERCUSSION SHOTGUN,
Julian Saget & Son, mid-19th century.

1106 —
FIVE 19TH CENTURY PISTOLS.

1107 —
AN ENGLISH IMPORT 10 GAUGE SIDE BY SIDE HAMMER SHOTGUN,
marketed by F.J. Abbey & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1870s.

1108 —
A RARE SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1870 TRAPDOOR CARBINE,
1871.

1109 —
A U.S. MODEL 1870 SPRINGFIELD "TRAPDOOR" RIFLE,
1870-73.

1110 —
A FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR RIFLE AND BAYONET,
1873.

1111 —
AN EARLY SECOND YEAR OF PRODUCTION SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR RIFLE,
probably January/February 1874.

1112 —
A 7TH CAVALRY SERIAL NUMBER RANGE SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR CARBINE,
1874.

1113 —
A SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR RIFLE,
1880.

1114 —
A SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 TRAPDOOR CARBINE,
1882.

1115 —
A SPRINGFIELD U.S. MODEL 1873 (1884) TRAPDOOR RIFLE,
1892.

1116 —
A RARE U.S. MODEL 1869 TROWEL BAYONET AND SCABBARD,
Springfield Armory, 1869.

1117 —
TWO U.S. MODEL 1873 TROWEL BAYONETS.

1118 —
A U.S. MODEL 1873 TROWEL BAYONET AND SCABBARD.

1119 —
TWO U.S. TROWEL BAYONETS,
1870s.

1120 —
THREE BLACK POWDER RIFLES/SHOTGUNS.

1121 —
TWO ANTIQUE PISTOLS AND THREE REPRODUCTION PISTOLS.

1122 —
FOUR 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN RIFLE BAYONETS.

1123 —
TWO 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN SAWBACK BAYONETS.

1124 —
TWO EUROPEAN RIFLE BAYONETS.

1125 —
A GURKHA KNIFE, SPEARHEAD AND SIX BAYONET SCABBARDS.

1126 —
A KNAPSACK, CARTRIDGE POUCH, AND CANTEEN,
third quarter of the 19th century.

1127 —
A GROUP OF FIREARMS RELATED ITEMS,
19th century.

1128 —
SEVEN ANTIQUE BLACK POWDER TINS.

1129 —
TWO HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON GUNSTOCK BLANKS.

1130 —
A MARTIALLY MARKED 1890s REFURBISHED COLT SINGLE ACTION "ARTILLERY" REVOLVER,
1873/1895.

1131 —
AN AINSWORTH INSPECTED AND MARTIALLY MARKED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER,
1874.

1132 —
A MARTIALLY MARKED COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER,
1882.

1133 —
A COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER,
1888.

1134 —
DEPUTY SHERRIF HENRY O. BOYES' COLT SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER,
1907.
Curio or Relic firearm

1135 —
A WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 LEVER ACTION RIFLE,
1904.
Curio or Relic firearm

1136 —
A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .243 WIN. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,
1988.
Modern firearm

1137 —
A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .300 WIN. MAG. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,
1988.
Modern firearm

1138 —
A WINCHESTER SPECIAL CUSTOM MODEL 70 .338 WIN. MAG. BOLT ACTION RIFLE,
1988
Modern firearm

1139 —
A WINCHESTER MODEL 52C TARGET RIFLE MOUNTED IN A FREESTYLE STOCK WITH ACCESSORIES,
1960.

1140 —
TWO COLT MODEL 1892 NEW ARMY AND NAVY REVOLVERS.
Curio or Relic firearm

1141 —
A U.S. MODEL 1880 ARMY HUNTING KNIFE.

1142 —
A U.S. MODEL 1898 KRAG BOWIE KNIFE BAYONET,
1900.

1143 —
THREE U.S. MODEL 1904 HOSPITAL CORP BOLO KNIVES AND SCABBARDS.