LOT OF POSTERS. (1) Winchester Western leaping deer, 1955, rolled, somewhat brittle. Torn lower edge. (2) Same as #1, better condition, no tears. (3) Winchester Western 1955 running rabbit. Slightly brittle, rolled. Good edges. (4) Same as #3. (5) Peters high velocity cartridge chart. Rolled torn edges. CONDITION: As noted. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55154 FS279 (150-250)
WEIMER PURSELL (1906-1974) WESTERN WINCHESTER. 1955.
39 1/2x25 1/2 inches, 100x64 1/2 cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears and abrasions at edges and in image.
*Winchester Model 12 Slide Action Shotgun 16 gauge 28" Mod. barrel S/N 1535773. Re-blued finish walnut stocks 1955 date of mfg. Condition: Very good condition with an excellent bore.
WEIMER PURSELL (1906-1974) WESTERN WINCHESTER. 1955.
40x25 3/4 inches, 101 1/2x65 1/2 cm. Olin Matrieson Chemical Corporation.
Condition B+: repaired tears and abrasions in margins, some affecting image.
Set of Four Vintage Winchester Store Posters consisting of Pheasant & Hunter Squirrel & Hunter Buck & Hunter Rabbit & Hunter all approximately 40'' x 28'' image size all marked in margins copyright 1955 - Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation Especially Painted for Western - Winchester all framed under glass
ULTRA-RARE EXTREMELY EARLY PINCHED FRAME COLT SGL ACTION ARMY REVOLVER. Cal. 45 Colt. SN 2. Yes, that's correct! This revolver is the second production sgl action Colt Army revolver made in the line of this famous model of which there were over 250,000! It has the rare pinched frame with nickel finish. Bbl has been reduced to 5-1/2" & it currently has wonderfully carved raised ox-head 1-pc ivory grip with ruby eyes (one missing) & gold covered horns with a small oval plaque at the top of the right side inscribed "NO.2". When the bbl was reduced in length the sight was relocated and has been slightly altered with notches cut in the front & rear. The serial number "2" is clearly visible on the frame, trigger guard, backstrap, cylinder and bbl. Bbl has 1-line address in small slant letters with a serif at each end & it has 2-line July patent dates on the left side of the frame. It has its orig 1st type ejector rod housing with bull's eye ejector rod head. There is no evidence that the caliber was marked on the trigger guard. It is readily apparent that this revolver has seen hard service. It spent virtually of its life in Mexico & possibly the southwest. Accompanied by several Colt Factory letters identifying this revolver as having been shipped Oct. 1, 1877 to Wexel & DeGress, Mexico City, Mexico in a shipment of 30 like revolvers. Also accompanied by a letter dated Jan. 18, 1992 from prominent collector Enrique E. Guerra of Linn, TX wherein he states that in about 1952 he purchased this revolver from a detective of the City of Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, named Jose Medina for about $650.00, which was a considerable amount since Colt single actions with little finish could be purchased for $20 – 25. He also states in the letter that at the time it had wood grips. Mr. Guerra states that he replaced the wood grips with the carved steer heads with the gold oval and later sold it to someone he can't recall. He states that he did not have the "NO.2" engraved on the plaque. Also accompanied by a 1968 dated collection sheet from the collection of Robert Q. Sutherland fully identifying this revolver. He states that the plaque on the grip was engraved for Gerald G. Fox by A.A. White & that it was item #22 on pg 27 of Evolution of the Colt and was displayed at a number of shows in 1966 & 67. The revolver is also pictured in The Book of Colt Firearms by R. L. Wilson, page 238. Also included is a note from Ron Wagner, former curator of the Winchester Museum, listing a few of the serial numbers which accompanied this revolver when it was shipped. Also accompanying is a copy of the Nov. 1955 issue of Modern Man magazine which on p. 32 features three Colts from the Gerald Fox Collection which includes #1 & #2. And finally accompanying are copies of the cover & pages from The Texas Gun Collector, Fall 1987 which has an article regarding serial #2 and also the collection of Charles Schreiner III which includes #2. This revolver is well-known, having passed through many famous collections to our present consignor. CONDITION: Good, as noted, all matching including the bbl & cylinder. Retains 20-25% orig nickel with the balance a very dark attic patina. Few of the screws are battered & the cylinder pin is pretty chewed up but probably orig. Cylinder pin screw is an old replacement. Hammer has a crack by the firing pin on each side. Mechanics are fine, with a strong dark bore that may clean better. This revolver is completely authentic as found in Mexico with period modification of shortened bbl (from 7-1/2" to 5-1/2") and replaced grips of carved elephant ivory. A truly rare single action revolver. 4-56804 JR786 (100,000-200,000)
*RARE PIGEON GRADE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN W33943. Spectacular little '21' with 26" bbls choked WS1/WS2 with tapered matted ventilated rib, Bradley red ivory bead with ejectors & gold plated sgl selective trigger. Rib is marked "CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER". Flat side receiver is wonderfully engraved with Style 21-6 vignettes of a setter on left side, pointer on right side & two pheasants on floorplate all surrounded with very fine patterns of foliate arabesque engraving. Fences are deep relief engraved with oak leaves & acorns. Trigger bow has a small vignette of a spaniel's head. Opening lever, top tang & forend iron are engraved to match. Engraving patterns extend about 3" up bbls. Standing breech, bbl flats, bbl face, ejectors, lug & forend lug are jeweled & water table & bbl flats have lightning cuts. Mounted with very beautiful, very highly figured, flame grain, center crotch cut, American walnut with black insert 21-B carved beavertail forearm & straight stock, 14-3/8" over a checkered butt. It has a blank gold initial plate on bottom. Accompanied by an orig yellow & red ovoid shaped hang tag over-stamped "SPECIAL PIGEON" & "SELECT WOOD". Accompanied by a brown leather leg-o-mutton case & its orig 2-pc cardboard box marked on the end label same as tag & with serial number stamped in proper place. Also accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter which states that no record was found for this shotgun. However serial numbers 31313, 31314 & 31316 are all Model 21 410's shipped in 1955. Also accompanying, from the Cody Firearms Museum, are the final inspection reports of all three of those shotguns which indicated final inspection 6/10/55. This then would make this '21' one of the very earliest 410's ever made. Additional research is being conducted & any results will be made available to successful buyer. Drop at heel: 2", drop at comb: 1-3/8". Bore diameter: left - .405, right - .415. Weight: 6 lbs. 10.24 oz. CONDITION: Extremely fine. As new, does not appear to have been fired. Retains virtually all of its fine factory finish to both metal & wood with no discernible flaws. Box is crisp with one minor water stain on end. Leg-o-mutton case is fine. Crisp mechanics, bright shiny bores. 4-55555 JR111 (40,000-50,000)
**Winchester Model 12 Pump Action Shotgun.
Serial # 1500226 Manufactured in 1955. This is a beautiful all original field grade chambered for the 12 gauge, full choke, 3" chamber, made for the Superspeed and Super-X shotshells. Has a 30" barrel, blued finish and walnut stock. Barrel retains 98% original factory blue with a couple minor rubs. Frame retains approximately 97% original factory high polish blue finish with a couple of minor marks. 14 groove flat bottom corn cob forend is near mint with light varnish loss. Excellent buttstock with no cracks or chips. 13-3/4" LOP to vintage solid red Winchester recoil pad. Fine bore and action. Nice condition classic.
WINCHESTER MODEL 77 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 22 lr caliber, 22" barrel, blued finish, walnut stock, tube magazine, charging handle is on the left forward of the receiver, open sights, non serialized, manufactured 1955-1962. Lot requires FFL or background check.
J. G. WOODS (DATES UNKNOWN) WESTERN WINCHESTER. 1955.
40x25 7/8 inches, 101 1/2x66 cm. Olin Matrieson Chemical Corporation.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins; restored loss in bottom right corner.
WINCHESTER MODEL 77 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLEWINCHESTER MODEL 77 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 22 L. caliber, 22" barrel, blued finish, walnut stock, push button bolt lock, left hand charging handle, eight shot detachable magazine, open sights, hard plastic butt plate, non serialized, manufactured 1955-1962. Lot requires FFL or background check.
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUNWINCHESTER MODEL 12 SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUN, 12 gauge, 30" full choke barrel, blued finish, walnut stock and forend, tube magazine, takedown action, front trigger guard safety, rubber recoil pad, serial #1477593, manufactured 1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
WEIMER PURSELL (1906-1974); Two posters in colors, 1955: "Western Winchester Squirrel" and "Western Winchester Rabbit"; Printed by Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation; 42" x 28"
Condition Report:
WEIMER PURSELL (1906-1974) WESTERN WINCHESTER. 1955.
42 1/4x28 inches, 107x71 cm. Olin Matrieson Chemical Corporation.
Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image.
HANS ERNI (1909-?) WESTERN WINCHESTER. 1955.
42 1/4x28 1/4 inches, 107x71 1/2 cm. Olin Matrieson Chemical Corporation.
Condition B+: repaired tears and wrinkles at edges; minor restored loss in bottom right corner.
LOT OF 16 MAGAZINES AND A BBL. The magazines consist of two Husqvarna 380’s, blue. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Colt 1902 38 ACP, blue. CONDITION: Very good. Two Colt 38 Super, blue. CONDITION: Extremely fine & fine. Colt pre-war Woodsman, all blue. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Browning 1955 380 ACP. CONDITION: Extremely fine. High Standard Angle Grip 22, all blue. CONDITION: Very fine. Savage or Stevens 10-shot curved 22, like Winchester. CONDITION: Very fine. Early Winchester single shot, 22. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Late Winchester single shot, 22. CONDITION: Very fine. Early Winchester Model 52, 69 or 75 5-shot, 22 with "1919" patent date. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Two Ruger 10-22 magazines. CONDITION: Very fine. European 380 magazine. CONDITION: Fine. Gov’t Model Colt 45 ACP. CONDITION: Fine. And a late Colt Woodsman or Huntsman 6" bbl with fixed front sight. CONDITION: Extremely fine. 4-52444-1118 JR727 (200-400)
STERLING & SILVER-PLATE FLATWARE (15) Pieces of Assorted Flatware, incl: Hammered sterling mustard spoon by Macefield (William Mace and Leonard Field, Winchester, MA, 1950-1980s), 5 1/4" long; Coin silver salt shovel by Roswell Hopkins Bailey, Woodstock, VT (1842-1945), PHC monogram, 3 3/4" long; Whiting sterling cream ladle, 5" long; Set of (6) Sterling demitasse spoons, Lily pattern by Whiting Mfg. Co.; Tiffany & Co. sterling salt spoon with gilt washed bowl, 2 7/8" long; Sterling olive fork by Frank M. Whiting, 4 3/4" long; Coin silver salt spoon, illegible marks, 4 1/4" long; English sterling sugar tongs, by J Sherwood & Sons, Birmingham, 1955, 3 1/4" long; and (2) Pieces of silver-plate: 19th c. English Sheffield mustard spoon, 4 7/8" long and Baby spoon by Wm. Rogers, engraved 'Harold', 4" long; 5.01 ozt tw (silver items only). Good condition.
*RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 21 SMALL FRAME SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN 31325. Custom field grade dbl with 26" ventilated rib bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL with ejectors & sgl selective trigger. Rib has dbl silver beads & is marked "CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER". Built on a flat side lightweight frame with lightning cutouts on water table & bbl flats. Fitted with highly figured center crotch cut American walnut wood with checkered beavertail forearm & pistol grip stock, 14" over a Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this shotgun with completion date Aug. 4, 1955. Also accompanied by an orig Winchester Model 21 2-pc cardboard box with cardboard sleeves without end labels. Drop at the heel: 2-1/2", drop at the comb: 1-9/16". Weight: 6 lbs. 15.68 oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Retains virtually all of an extremely fine professionally restored finish to both metal & wood. Receiver is slightly plum colored. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bores. Box is crisp. 4-55554 JR20 (10,000-15,000)
WINCHESTER MODEL 74 RIFLE, .22L CALIBER, SCOPEWinchester Model 74 rifle, mfg. 1955, .22L caliber, auto load, tubular magazine, 21.5" barrel, blade front sight,
adjustable rear sight, mounted Redfield 4X scope, hardwood stock likely refinished, metal in 98% condition, likely re-blued, scope optics seem good, action good, bright bore with good rifling, SN 400773A *REQUIRES FFL TRANSFER* *PROVENANCE: Estate of a former U.S.A.F. officer who later served as a Texas Game Warden for more than 20 years* **Shipping Note: Austin Auction Gallery handles the packing and shipping via USPS of modern firearms that require an FFL transfer. The gallery will be closed from July 31 to August 4. There will be no shipping during this week. Please email your FFL to ross@austinauction.com**
WINCHESTER MODEL 50 SEMI AUTOMATIC SHOTGUNWINCHESTER MODEL 50 SEMI AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN, 12 gauge (2 3/4"), 30" vent rib full choke barrel, blued finish, checkered walnut stock and forend, tube magazine, metal pistol grip cap, rubber recoil pad, bead sight, serial #46184, manufactured 1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
A boxed Winchester Model 62 slide action rifle
Serial no. 356130 for 1955, .22 Long or Long Rifle. 23 inch tapered round barrel. Blued finish. Varnished walnut stock and grooved slide. In factory pasteboard carton numbered to gun with hang tag and literature.
Condition: Excellent to NIB. Barrel with several small scratches. Buttstock with few light storage marks.
WINCHESTER MODEL 62A SLIDE ACTION RIFLE, 22 s,l or lr caliber, 23" round barrel, blued finish, straight grip walnut stock and forend, tube magazine, takedown action, external hammer, barrel drilled and tapped for scope plus open sights, serial #339591, manufactured 1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
A .375 H&H Winchester Model 70 bolt action rifle
Serial no. 383555 for 1955, .375 H&H caliber. 25 inch tapered round barrel with adjustable rear sight. Blued finish. Action mounted with Kollmorgen 2 3/4X telescopic sight. Checkered pistolgrip stock of figured walnut. Black rubber buttpad.
Condition: Fine to excellent. Retaining virtually all blued finish. Excellent bore. Generally clean stock showing series of scratches and deep dents at left of wrist.
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*Winchester Model 71 Deluxe Lever Action Rifle .348 cal. 24'' barrel S/N 41628. Blue finish walnut checkered stocks receiver peep sight 1955 date of mfg. Condition: Very good condition with an excellent bore. It retains ca 85% original blue finish with some pitting along the right side of the barrel near the rear sight. The receiver shows some thinning and is starting to turn brown.
WINCHESTER MODEL 77 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 22 L. caliber, 22" barrel, blued finish, walnut stock, push button bolt lock, left hand charging handle, eight shot detachable magazine, open sights, hard plastic butt plate, non serialized, manufactured 1955-1962. Lot requires FFL or background check.
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUN, 12 gauge, 30" full choke barrel, blued finish, walnut stock and forend, tube magazine, takedown action, front trigger guard safety, rubber recoil pad, serial #1477593, manufactured 1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
Winchester Model 94 . 32 Win Lever Action Rifle: This lot features a Winchester Model 1894 . 32 Winchester Lever Action Rifle. The rifle features a 20" barrel. Blue'd finish, tang sight, and a great patina. Probably the most famous, and certainly the most popular, hunting rifle in history is the Winchester Model 1894. The Model 94 was the first sporting rifle to sell over 1, 000, 000 copies. Sales ultimately totaled somewhere around 7, 000, 000 before the Model 94 was discontinued when the U. S. factory was shut down in 2006. No other sporting rifle has approached those numbers, and it is unlikely that one ever will. But back in 1894 when John Browning completed his design and Winchester began to market it, none of this success was assured. In fact, the Model 1894 was a ground breaking sporting rifle; the first chambered for the (then) new smokeless powder cartridges. It was a big leap forward, and a big gamble. The Model 1894 could, like the first Colt double action revolvers and many other firearms that were ahead of their time, have been a commercial flop. In which case it would be only a historical footnote today. But, as it turned out, the Model 1894 appeared at exactly the right time, and the rest is history. The rifle is in good condition showing honest wear from use. The stock has been engraved with a deer and floral design while the receiver has been engraved as well. The bore is bright with strong rifling. This rifle was manufactured in 1955. Serial Number: 2130607. This firearm qualifies as a Curio & Relic Long Gun, and requires FFL Transfer or NICS Background Check. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
*Winchester Model 43 Bolt Action Rifle with Scope .22 hornet cal. 24'' barrel S/N 37589A. Blue finish walnut stock Weaver K4-C3 scope 1955 date of mfg. Condition: Excellent condition with an excellent bore. The receiver has been drilled and tapped but this gun is otherwise in like-new condition with a couple of minor scratches on the stock. It appears to be unfired.
*VERY RARE, VERY EARLY CASED WINCHESTER MODEL 21 CUSTOM GRADE DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN 31315. Built in 1955, among the very earliest of the Model 21 410's, this little beauty has 27-1/16" bbls choked FULL/MOD with tapered matted concave rib, sgl bead, ejectors & blued sgl selective trigger. Rib is engraved "CUSTOM BUILT BY WINCHESTER". Flat side receiver has custom engraving pattern nearly identical to that found on SN W24125 as pictured on p. 284 WINCHESTER'S FINEST / THE MODEL 21, Schwing. Water table has lightning cuts with none on bbl flats. Mounted with spectacular exhibition quality flame grain American walnut with Hession style beavertail forearm with black insert & trap style checkering with custom grade checkered wrist & capped pistol grip, 14-1/4" over a checkered butt. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter dated May 15, 2002, stating that there is no record for this shotgun. However serial numbers 31313, 31314 & 31316 are all listed in the records as being caliber 410 produced in 1955. An additional search of the records in November 2005 disclosed no additional information. Also accompanying are the final inspection reports on those three shotguns. A chart on p. 157 of Schwing's book discloses that there were 37 Model 21's in caliber 410 made in the period 1951 to 1959, with 26 of them having no engraving, five with gold only engraving, two with 21-6 gold engraving, two with 21-3 engraving & one with 21-1 engraving. It also lists one engraved outside the factory. Therefore this shotgun could only be either the one engraved in 21-1 pattern with extra flourishes or the one engraved outside the factory at customer's request, ultimately making it an extremely rare Model 21. Also accompanied by an orig 2-pc cardboard box with yellow & red end label, containing two cardboard dividers & wax paper with wooden end reinforcement. Also accompanied by a chocolate brown oak & leather trunk case. Drop at heel: 2-1/4", drop at comb: 1-3/8". Bore diameter: left - .396, right - .401. Weight: 7 lbs. 2.24 oz. CONDITION: Extremely fine, as new. Appears to be unfired, retaining virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Blue is crisp & bright with no visible flaws & slight ejector scrapes on standing breech. Wood is sound with bright orig varnish & no visible flaws. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. Case is as new, box is fine with a couple of small breaks in sides & fuzzed edges. 4-56559 JR118 (40,000-60,000)
WOODS, J. G.WESTERN WINCHESTER lithograph in colors, 1955, condition A, backed on linen.40 x 26 in (102 x 66 cm).[WITH:] WESTERN WINCHESTER by W. PERCELL. (2) (2)
WINCHESTER MODEL 12 SLIDE ACTION SHOTGUN, 12 gauge, 30" full choke vent rib barrel marked Simmons Gun specialties, 49 1/4" overall, blued finish, plain walnut stock and forend, serial #1514994, manufactured 1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
WINCHESTER MODEL 50 SEMI AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN, 12 gauge (2 3/4"), 30" vent rib full choke barrel, blued finish, checkered walnut stock and forend, tube magazine, metal pistol grip cap, rubber recoil pad, bead sight, serial #46184, manufactured 1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
Richard TAYLOR.Original autograph manuscript of his published memoir Destruction and Reconstruction. [New York and Winchester, VA: c. December 1877 to July 1878]. 354 pp., mostly on tall 4to sheets ruled paper but including one section on smaller stationery (principally: 310 x 200 mm). Signed within the text. Written in four distinct sections, the first two paginated continuously 1-56 and 57-65, the next section paginated 1-209 and the final section paginated 1-79. Preceded by a dated 1-p. "Header" and followed by a dated 1-p. "Post Scriptorum.” Cross outs, corrections and additions in his hand throughout, suggesting this to be an early and likely first draft of the manuscript. the original manuscript to one of the finest published memoirs of the civil war written by a confederate general.First published in April 1879, Richard Taylor's Destruction and Reconstruction is widely regarded as one of the finest memoirs of the Civil War written by a Confederate general. The present manuscript is a complete draft of the work. Although the final printed text contained a few sentences and brief passages not included in this manuscript, these are minor additions amounting to no more than two or three pages of printed text in total. Further, the present manuscript bears some text which did not appear in the published version (including, for example, a description of William L. Yancey, a delegate to the national Democratic Convention of 1860).It appears that this manuscript was Taylor's first draft of his book. The earliest pages are written on small leaves of stationery, some of which bear a printed Madison Avenue, New York address. According to Taylor's biographer, T. Michael Parrish (Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie, 1992), Taylor at first resisted the idea of writing his memoirs, despite the urging of Dabney Maury, the editor of the new Southern Historical Society Papers, and Samuel L. Barlow, a prominent New York attorney, influential Democrat, and Taylor's employer. By the end of 1877, Taylor reported to Barlow that "Your nagging has driven me to scribbling" (quoted in Parrish). His "scribbling" evidently began in New York on stationery readily available to him. As he became more serious, we presume he began to complete his memoirs on the large ruled sheets. By January 1878, Taylor told Barlow that he had completed 165 pages of foolscap manuscript. In the same month, Taylor published portions of what would become the first four chapters of his book in the North American Review under the title "Reminiscences of the Civil War." The same journal published in March 1878 a second article by Taylor: "Stonewall Jackson and the Valley Campaign" which would become the fifth chapter of the eventual book. It appears as if the type for both of Taylor's North American Review articles was set from the present manuscript. Taylor was a member of the Louisiana secession convention of 1861, where he supported secession and preparations for war. In July 1861 he was commissioned colonel of the 9th Louisiana Infantry. Rising to brigadier general in October 1861, Taylor commanded his brigade in Jackson's Valley campaign as well as the Seven Days battles the following spring. Promoted to major general in July 1862, Taylor moved to Louisiana where he harassed federal supply trains and destroyed Union gunboats. In 1864, Taylor repulsed Bank's Red River expedition. Destruction and Reconstruction is an indispensable source for all of the operations in which Taylor participated, especially the defense of Louisiana and the Red River campaign. It is also highly valuable for the rich descriptions of the people and places he encountered during his war-time service. He praises some of his Union adversaries, including McClelland and Grant, where praise is due, and condemns those guilty of unsoldierly conduct, especially Sherman and Sheridan. His discussions of Confederate commanders are candid and detailed. His portrait of Stonewall Jackson is one of the finest in the literature, evidencing a deep respect for the general as well as a droll appraisal of his eccentricities. Taylor also describes his dealings with many of the leading figures of Reconstruction America. His efforts to secure the release of Jefferson Davis led him to meet with William Seward, Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, Henry Winter Davis, and Andrew Johnson. All of these interviews are described in detail, as well as his meeting with Jefferson Davis. Taylor's Preface to the first edition (the original manuscript present here, simply labeled "Heading") states: "These reminiscences of Secession, War, and Reconstruction it has seemed to me a duty to record. An actor therein, accident of fortune afforded me exceptional advantages for an interior view."In reviewing the 1955 edition of Destruction and Reconstruction, Dumas Malone writes: "The temptation to quote Taylor is practically irresistible…Nobody has ever described more vividly the 'nectar' of Virginia, the mint julep served before breakfast. It was said of Taylor that his style was as brilliant as the gleam of his sword. His memories are filled with anecdotes, epigrams, witty sayings, classical and literary allusions…whether one may agree with him or not his memoirs are a delight." [With:] William B. FRANKLIN. Autograph letter signed to Taylor, discussing his estimates of the number of Confederate troops engaged at various stages of the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, adding at the end, "I can forgive you everything but shooting the best man I ever rode [with]." Hartford: 4 January 1878. 2 pp. (202 x 250 mm).
Saint Cross-Winchester, 1953
Bone, Muirhead Sir (Scottish 1876-1953)
1953
Drypoint Etching
8.75 x 11.2 inches
Inscribed Gertrude and Muirhead Bone, To Mrs. David, Christmas 1955
In good condition apart from two creases in the upper margin not extending into the image, some rubbing in the paper on the margins, with paper hinges on top reverse. A rich pull with good plate tones. Charles Rosenbloom collector’s mark on reverse. Margins measure: ½” all sides.
Provenance: Allegheny College, Meadville, PA; Gift of Suzanne Schlenger
Silver metal
15.75 x 18 inches
WINCHESTER MODEL 74 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE 22 short caliber 24'' barrel blued finish plain walnut stock metal butt plate open sights rear loading tube magazine serial #12966 manufactured 1939-1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
(lot of 33) Collection of firearms books, comprising: (1) "Sporting Guns," Richard Akehurst, 1968, color illustrations, 120 pages; (1) "Gun Collecting," Charles Edward Chapel, 1947, illustrated, 236 pages; (1) "Public Auction: The Karl F. Moldenhauer Collection of Remington Arms," 1980, illustrated; (1) "Ten Old Gun Catalogs for the Collector," complied by L.D.Satterlee, 1940, illustrated; (1) "American Arms and Arms Makers," Robert E. Gardner, 1944, 167 pages; (1) "Colt Percussion Pistols: A Pictorial Review of Model Variations; Facts about their Manufacture and Use," James E. Serven and Carl Metzger, 1947, illustrated, 59 pages; (1) "Colt Dragon Pistols: A Saga of the Six-shooter, and the Trails it Blazed," James E. Serven and Carl Metzger, 1946, illustrated, 55 pages; (1) "Colt-Root Model 1853: An Illustrated Monograph," John J. Fluck, 1950, illustrated, 24 pages; (1) "Loan Exhibitions of Percussion Colt Revolvers and Conversions," John E. Parsons, 1942, illustrated; (2) "The Confederate Brass-Framed Colt & Whitney," William A. Albaugh, 3rd, 1955, 105 pages; (1) "A Century of Achievement: Colt's 100th Anniversary Fire Arms Manual," 1937, illustrated, 96 pages; (1) "The Evolution of the Colt: Firearms from the Robert Q. Sutherland Collection," R.L.Wilson, 1955, illustrated, 54 pages; (1) "Colt Guns," Martin Rywell, 1957, illustrated, 134 pages; (1) "Colt Fire Arms: The Arm of Law and Order," 1932, illustrated, 40 pages; (1) catalogue, "Wisconsin Gun Collectors, Third Annual," illustrated, 42 pages; (1) "Wisconsin Gun Collectors Association, Inc., Annual Volume 4," illustrated, 49 pages; (1) "Remington Double Derringer Alias Remington Over and Under," G. Robert Lyles and Karl F. Moldenhauer, 1982, illustrated; (1) "Remington Handguns," Charles Lee Kar, Jr. and Carol Robbins Karr, 1956, illustrated, 152 pages; (4) pamphlets, "Winchester World Standard Guns and Ammunition," illustrated, 56 pages; (1) "Famous Guns from the Winchester Collection," Hank Wieand Bowman, 1958, illustrated, 142 pages; (1) "The Winchester Model Sixty One," C.H.Key, 1987, illustrated, 94 pages; (1) "The Winchester Model Twelve," George Madis, 1982, illustrated, 174 pages; (1) catalogue, "Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Catalogue No. 58," illustrated, 130 pages; (1) pamphlet, "The Greatest of Them All: A Series of Outstand Double Guns by Winchester," colored illustrations; (1) catalogue, "Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Catalogue No. 72," illustrated, 170 pages; (1) "The History of Winchester Firearms," Dean K. Boorman, 2001, colored illustrations, 128 pages; (1) catalogue, "Winchester Gun Museum," illustrated; (1) "The Winchester Model 42," Ned Schwing, 1990, illustrated, 160 pages; (1) "Winchester: The Gun that Won the West," Harold F. Williamson, 1965, illustrated, 494 pages; largest: approx 11.5"h, 8.75"w, 25.5lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Dr. James R. Lucie, a well-known knifemaker, retired physician and author. He had a several-year waiting list of people wanting to purchase his hand-forged knives at the time of his death and at one point, had the largest collection of knives and ironwork made by William Scagel. Dr. Lucie is the author of "Scagel Handmade," published in 2010.**
Paper Western Winchester Poster.
Description Copyright 1955. Depicts a hunter and a ring necked pheasant flying. Impressive poster.
Condition (Excellent). Size 42" x 28".
**Fine Savage Model 99-R Heavy Lever Action Rifle.
Serial # 959188 This rifle is chambered for the .308 Winchester cartridge that was added to this line in 1955. Other features include 24" barrel, factory sporting sights, blued finish, checkered oil finished walnut stock, metal serrated steel buttplate, case colored lever, jeweled bolt and quick detachable sling swivels. The barrel and frame retains approximately 96% original factory blue finish with minor frame high edge wear. Has the brass cartridge counter. Lever retains approximately 30% case colors. Checkered walnut stocks are excellent with no cracks or chips and pistol grip cap. Rifle was factory tapped for scope base. Filler screws have been removed. Near mint bore and action. Very rare and desirable Savage in a popular caliber. Beautiful rifle.
Winchester Model 12 Shotgun.**
Description Serial #: 1537015. Cal/GA: 12 gauge. Manufacture date: 1955. Chamber length: 2 - 3/4". Bluing is 75%. Bore is good and mechanically okay. Original buttstock has poorly added Recall pad. All serial numbers are matching.
A Winchester Model 52 bolt action rifle
Serial no. 90296C for 1955, .22 Long Rifle. 24 inch tapered round barrel. Blued finish. Action drilled and tapped for scope and mounted with Lyman adjustable peep sight. Checkered pistolgrip walnut stock. Pachmayr buttpad. Sling swivels.
Condition: Fine. Barrel refinished. Stock with minor marks.
WINCHESTER MODEL 74 SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE, 22 lr caliber, 22" barrel, blued finish, walnut stock, rear fed tube magazine, metal butt plate, open sights, charging handle at rear of receiver, serial #355337A, manufactured 1939-1955. Lot requires FFL or background check.
WINCHESTER MODEL 62A TAKE DOWN .22 RIFLEWinchester Model 62-A Take Down rifle, mfg. 1955, slide action, tubular magazine, .22S,L,LR caliber, 22.5" barrel, blade front sight, adjustable rear sight, hardwood stock, metal and wood with scratching, action good, bore bright, good rifling, SN 386513 *REQUIRES FFL TRANSFER *PROVENANCE: Estate of a former U.S.A.F. officer who later served as a Texas Game Warden for more than 20 years* **Shipping Note: Austin Auction Gallery handles the packing and shipping via USPS of modern firearms that require an FFL transfer. The gallery will be closed from July 31 to August 4. There will be no shipping during this week. Please email your FFL to ross@austinauction.com**
Original 1955 Western-Winchester Whitetail Poster: Up for bidding is an original Western-Winchester advertising poster from 1955. The poster shows wonderful action with a whitetail deer jumping over a rock as the hunter prepares to take aim. The piece shows good overall condition. The poster is in a solid oak and glass frame. Case measures 41" x 29". Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer?s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
(lot of 20) Collection of historical fiction and firearm books, comprising: (1) "Boys in the Revolution," Jack Coggins, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1967, illustrations, 96 pages, small tears to cover; (1) "Firearms in American History," Charles Winthrop Sawyer, published by author, Boston, 1910, 126 pages, missing back cover, front cover and some pages detached, in poor condition; (1) "Life on the Mississippi," Mark Twain, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1903, Author's National Edition, 481 pages, small tear to spine; (1) "Roughing It Volume I," Mark Twain, Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1899, Author's National Edition, 326 pages; (1) "The American Eagle-Pommel Sword: The Early Years 1794-1830," E. Andrew Mowbray, publication of Man at Arms magazine, 1988, personal note from author on inside cover page, photography, 244 pages, small tears to cover; (1) "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - An Indian History of the American West," Dee Brown, Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, Inc., Canada, 1970, 487 pages, some loss to paper cover; (1) "Indian Cession of 1819," made by the Treaty of Saginaw, Seemann & Peters, Printers, 1895, 29 pages; (1) "Border Comanches - Seven Spanish Colonial Documents 1785-1819," translated, edited, and introduction by Marc Simmons, Stagecoach Press, 1967, Historian's Edition, personal library stamp on inside cover, 41 pages, tears and loss to paper cover; (1) "Luger Variations Volume One," Harry E. Jones, published by author, 1959, illustrated, 304 pages, some loss to paper cover; (1) "A History of Spanish Firearms," James D. Lavin, Arco Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1965, personal library stamps to inside cover, 304 pages; (1) "Proceeding on to the Lewis & Clark Airgun," Robert D. Beeman, Ph.D., handwritten note at top of cover page, illustrations, 20 pages; (1) "Air Guns," Eldon G. Wolff, Milwaukee Public Museum Publications in History, 1958, personal library stamps to inside cover page, 198 pages, creasing and small tears to cover; (1) "Precision Airgun Guide," Beeman Precision Firearms Inc., photography and illustrations, 106 pages; (1) "Cast Iron Toy Guns and Capshooters," Samuel H. Logan and Charles W. Best, May 1990, author signature on inside cover page, 251 pages; (1) "Cartridges - A Pictorial Digest of Small Arms Ammunition," Herschel C. Logan, Standard Publications, Inc., third printing, 1954, hand written note to inside cover, 204 pages, significant loss to paper cover; (1) "The Collecting of Guns," edited by James Serven, The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1964, photography and illustrations, 272 pages, slip cover; (1) "The First Winchester - The Story of the 1866 Repeating Rifle," John E. Parsons, William Morrow Company, New York, 1955, photography and illustrations, 207 pages; (1) "The Texas Gun Collector: The Forerunners of the First Winchester," Thomas E. Hall, Esq., The Texas Gun Collectors Association, June 1955, Issue 59, library stamp on inside cover, 40 pages; (1) "Forked Tongues and Broken Treaties," edited by Donald E. Worcester, Western Writers of America, Inc., 1975, illustrated with photographs, 470 pages; (1) "Indian Doctor Book," compiled and published by Nancy Locke Doane, stamp to inside cover page, 54 pages; largest: 12.25"h, 9.5"w, 1"d, 28.25lbs total **Provenance: From the estate of Dr. James R. Lucie, a well-known knifemaker, retired physician and author. He had a several-year waiting list of people wanting to purchase his hand-forged knives at the time of his death and at one point, had the largest collection of knives and ironwork made by William Scagel. Dr. Lucie is the author of "Scagel Handmade," published in 2010.**
Winchester Western store poster depicting a pheasant and hunter dated 1955 shrink-wrapped on corrugated board inscribed Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation some yellowing and wear primarily in margins