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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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1144 — A U.S. MODEL 1915 BOLO BAYONET AND SCABBARD,Springfield Armory, 1916.

1145 — A U.S. MODEL 1880 ENTRENCHING TOOL AND THREE WORLD WAR I BOLO KNIVES.

1146 — THREE U.S. ROD BAYONETS.

1147 — A RARE 1945 TICKER TAPE ANNOUNCING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENDING WORLD WAR II.

1148 — A LIKELY SAILOR MADE EMBOSSED COPPER BISMARK BATTLESHIP BADGE,c. 1939-41.

1149 — A WORLD WAR II COLT COMMANDO REVOLVER,1944-45. Curio or Relic firearm

1150 — A WORLD WAR II SMITH & WESSON .38 SPECIAL VICTORY REVOLVER,1942-45. Curio or Relic firearm

1151 — A WORLD WAR II SMITH & WESSON .38 SPECIAL VICTORY REVOLVER,1942-45. Curio or Relic firearm

1152 — A U.S. MODEL 1941 JOHNSON RIFLE BAYONET.

1153 — AN UNDERWOOD M1 CARBINE,c. 1943-44. Curio or Relic firearm

1154 — AN INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER M1 GARAND SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE,1953. Curio or Relic firearm

1155 — SIX UNITED STATES WORLD WAR II BAYONETS.

1156 — TWELVE US FIGHTING KNIVES/BAYONETS AND TEN LOOSE SCABBARDS.

1157 — A DAISY NO. 40 MILITARY MODEL AIR RIFLE SOCKET BAYONET,c. 1920.

1158 — SIX WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES AND BRITISH BAYONETS.

1159 — AN AUSTRALIAN PATTERN 1943 MACHETE BAYONET,c. 1943.

1160 — A STEYR MODEL 1912 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,1917. Curio or Relic firearm

1161 — A DWM 1920 COMMERCIAL LUGER SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL. Curio or Relic firearm

1162 — A WALTHER MODEL PP SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH GERMAN MILITARY MARKINGS,1941. Curio or Relic firearm

1163 — A WALTHER P.38 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL.1942. Curio or Relic firearm

1164 — A JAPANESE NAMBU TYPE 14 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,Kokura Arsenal, May 1932. Curio or Relic firearm

1165 — A JAPANESE NAMBU TYPE 14 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,Kokubunji factory, October 1937. Curio or Relic firearm

1166 — A JAPANESE NAMBU TYPE 14 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,Kokubunji factory, January 1938. Curio or Relic firearm

1167 — A JAPANESE ARISAKA TYPE 38 BOLT ACTION CARBINE.Tokyo/Kokura arsenal, first half of the 20th century. Curio or Relic firearm

1168 — TWO WORLD WAR II JAPANESE RIFLE BAYONETS.

1169 — FOUR 20TH CENTURY U.S. BAYONETS AND KNIVES.

1170 — FIVE 20TH CENTURY RIFLE BAYONETS.

1173 — AN ITHACA GRADE 4E 12 GAUGE TRAP GUN,1972. Curio or Relic firearm

1174 — AN L.C. SMITH HAMMERLESS GRADE 2 SIDE BY SIDE 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN,Syracuse, New York, late 1880s.

1175 — AN L.C. SMITH CROWN GRADE 12 GAUGE TRAP GUN,c. 1921. Curio or Relic firearm

1176 — A PARKER BROTHERS GRADE 0 (VH) SIDE BY SIDE 20 GAUGE SHOTGUN,1917. Curio or Relic firearm

1177 — A PARKER GRADE GH 16 GAUGE SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN,1924. Curio or Relic firearm

1178 — THREE PARKER BROTHERS SIDE BY SIDE 12 GUAGE SPORTING GUNS.

1179 — A BENNELLI SUPER BLACK EAGLE SPORTING GUN WITH SECOND BARREL. Modern firearm

1180 — A BELGIAN BROWNING AUTO-5 LIGHT TWELVE SPORTING GUN,1965. Curio or Relic firearm

1181 — A BROWNING BT-99 12 GAUGE TRAP SPORTING GUN. Modern firearm

1182 — TWO EARLY REMINGTON SIDE BY SIDE 12 GAUGE SHOTGUNS. Curio or Relic firearm

1183 — THREE SPORTING SHOTGUNS. Modern firearm

1184 — THREE SPORTING ARMS. Curio or Relic firearm

1185 — THREE RUGER 10/22 SEMI AUTOMATIC .22 CALIBER RIFLES. Modern firearm

1186 — FIVE .22 CALIBER RIFLES. Modern firearm

1187 — THOMPSON CENTER ENCORE SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. Modern firearm

1188 — THREE SPORTING ARMS. Modern firearm

1189 — TWO SHOTGUNS AND A RIFLE. Modern firearm

1190 — A COLT POLICE POSITIVE .38 REVOLVER WITH RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY MARKINGS,1930. Curio or Relic firearm

1191 — A COLT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER,1932. Curio or Relic firearm

1192 — A COLT DIAMONDBACK DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER,1970. Curio or Relic firearm

1193 — A COLT AND A SMITH & WESSON SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL. Modern handgun

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1144 —
A U.S. MODEL 1915 BOLO BAYONET AND SCABBARD,
Springfield Armory, 1916.

1145 —
A U.S. MODEL 1880 ENTRENCHING TOOL AND THREE WORLD WAR I BOLO KNIVES.

1146 —
THREE U.S. ROD BAYONETS.

1147 —
A RARE 1945 TICKER TAPE ANNOUNCING THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ENDING WORLD WAR II.

1148 —
A LIKELY SAILOR MADE EMBOSSED COPPER BISMARK BATTLESHIP BADGE,
c. 1939-41.

1149 —
A WORLD WAR II COLT COMMANDO REVOLVER,
1944-45.
Curio or Relic firearm

1150 —
A WORLD WAR II SMITH & WESSON .38 SPECIAL VICTORY REVOLVER,
1942-45.
Curio or Relic firearm

1151 —
A WORLD WAR II SMITH & WESSON .38 SPECIAL VICTORY REVOLVER,
1942-45.
Curio or Relic firearm

1152 —
A U.S. MODEL 1941 JOHNSON RIFLE BAYONET.

1153 —
AN UNDERWOOD M1 CARBINE,
c. 1943-44.
Curio or Relic firearm

1154 —
AN INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER M1 GARAND SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE,
1953.
Curio or Relic firearm

1155 —
SIX UNITED STATES WORLD WAR II BAYONETS.

1156 —
TWELVE US FIGHTING KNIVES/BAYONETS AND TEN LOOSE SCABBARDS.

1157 —
A DAISY NO. 40 MILITARY MODEL AIR RIFLE SOCKET BAYONET,
c. 1920.

1158 —
SIX WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II UNITED STATES AND BRITISH BAYONETS.

1159 —
AN AUSTRALIAN PATTERN 1943 MACHETE BAYONET,
c. 1943.

1160 —
A STEYR MODEL 1912 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,
1917.
Curio or Relic firearm

1161 —
A DWM 1920 COMMERCIAL LUGER SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL.
Curio or Relic firearm

1162 —
A WALTHER MODEL PP SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL WITH GERMAN MILITARY MARKINGS,
1941.
Curio or Relic firearm

1163 —
A WALTHER P.38 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL.
1942.
Curio or Relic firearm

1164 —
A JAPANESE NAMBU TYPE 14 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,
Kokura Arsenal, May 1932.
Curio or Relic firearm

1165 —
A JAPANESE NAMBU TYPE 14 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,
Kokubunji factory, October 1937.
Curio or Relic firearm

1166 —
A JAPANESE NAMBU TYPE 14 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL,
Kokubunji factory, January 1938.
Curio or Relic firearm

1167 —
A JAPANESE ARISAKA TYPE 38 BOLT ACTION CARBINE.
Tokyo/Kokura arsenal, first half of the 20th century.
Curio or Relic firearm

1168 —
TWO WORLD WAR II JAPANESE RIFLE BAYONETS.

1169 —
FOUR 20TH CENTURY U.S. BAYONETS AND KNIVES.

1170 —
FIVE 20TH CENTURY RIFLE BAYONETS.

1173 —
AN ITHACA GRADE 4E 12 GAUGE TRAP GUN,
1972.
Curio or Relic firearm

1174 —
AN L.C. SMITH HAMMERLESS GRADE 2 SIDE BY SIDE 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN,
Syracuse, New York, late 1880s.

1175 —
AN L.C. SMITH CROWN GRADE 12 GAUGE TRAP GUN,
c. 1921.
Curio or Relic firearm

1176 —
A PARKER BROTHERS GRADE 0 (VH) SIDE BY SIDE 20 GAUGE SHOTGUN,
1917.
Curio or Relic firearm

1177 —
A PARKER GRADE GH 16 GAUGE SIDE BY SIDE SHOTGUN,
1924.
Curio or Relic firearm

1178 —
THREE PARKER BROTHERS SIDE BY SIDE 12 GUAGE SPORTING GUNS.

1179 —
A BENNELLI SUPER BLACK EAGLE SPORTING GUN WITH SECOND BARREL.
Modern firearm

1180 —
A BELGIAN BROWNING AUTO-5 LIGHT TWELVE SPORTING GUN,
1965.
Curio or Relic firearm

1181 —
A BROWNING BT-99 12 GAUGE TRAP SPORTING GUN.
Modern firearm

1182 —
TWO EARLY REMINGTON SIDE BY SIDE 12 GAUGE SHOTGUNS.
Curio or Relic firearm

1183 —
THREE SPORTING SHOTGUNS.
Modern firearm

1184 —
THREE SPORTING ARMS.
Curio or Relic firearm

1185 —
THREE RUGER 10/22 SEMI AUTOMATIC .22 CALIBER RIFLES.
Modern firearm

1186 —
FIVE .22 CALIBER RIFLES.
Modern firearm

1187 —
THOMPSON CENTER ENCORE SINGLE SHOT RIFLE.
Modern firearm

1188 —
THREE SPORTING ARMS.
Modern firearm

1189 —
TWO SHOTGUNS AND A RIFLE.
Modern firearm

1190 —
A COLT POLICE POSITIVE .38 REVOLVER WITH RAILWAY EXPRESS AGENCY MARKINGS,
1930.
Curio or Relic firearm

1191 —
A COLT POLICE POSITIVE SPECIAL DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER,
1932.
Curio or Relic firearm

1192 —
A COLT DIAMONDBACK DOUBLE ACTION REVOLVER,
1970.
Curio or Relic firearm

1193 —
A COLT AND A SMITH & WESSON SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL.
Modern handgun