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 1170
- A RARE FIND, SWIVEL CANNONBALLS WITH TRACES OF THE CLOTH CARRYING
BAG ATTACHED, We have several 1# to 2# swivel cannonballs that
came from the Lake Erie NY Region from a Rev. War site that have
traces of the cloth carrying bag these balls were transported in.
Undoubtedly this bag was dropped with the balls inside and remnants of
the bag weave are embedded in the sides of the ball. Have four to
sell..........................................................$95.00/each
1171 - SWIVEL
CANNONBALLS FROM THE LAKE ERIE REGION, 1# - 2# solid shot
swivel cannonballs from a Lake Erie Revolutionary War site, all have
nice prominent seams. Have three to
sell........................................$69.00/each
120712 - YORKTOWN, VA, 2
pound solid shot, excavated near Yorktown. Nice cast seam evident,
some light deposits as dug, surfaces fine, have
two.................................$169.00/each
120713 -
YORKTOWN, VA, 1 pound large swivel shot, excavated near
Yorktown. Good surfaces, dug with the above
balls.....................................$149.00
 120714
- FORT WILLIAM HENRY, French & Indian War. Swivel shot
excavated near Fort William Henry. Fort William Henry was a
British fort at the southern end of Lake George in the province of New
York. It is best known as the site of notorious atrocities committed
by Indians against the surrendered British and provincial troops
following a successful French siege in 1757, an event which is the
focus of James Fenimore Cooper's novel The Last of the Mohicans,
first published in January 1826. The fort's construction was ordered
by Sir William Johnson in September 1755, during the French and Indian
War, as a staging ground for attacks against the French fort at Crown
Point called Fort St. Frédéric. It was part of a chain of British
and French forts along the important inland waterway from New York
City to Montreal, and occupied a key forward location on the frontier
between New York and New France. It was named both for Prince William,
the Duke of Cumberland, the younger son of King George II, and Prince
William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, a grandson of King George II and a
younger brother of the future King George III. Following the 1757
siege, the French destroyed the fort and withdrew. Have three
examples, un-cleaned as found......................................$100.00/each
 120715
- BATTLE OF SARATOGA, Revolutionary War, American ramrod
holders for an American musket, excavated near Saratoga, 1777. Nice
brown patina with good form
remaining.................................................$95.00/the
pair
 120716
- VIRGINIA REV. WAR SHOTBAG, overall 7", leather shot bag
with wooden stopper, horn carved neck, contains numerous shot pellets
as found. These were used for a buck and ball paper cartridge, from an
old Virginia collection.
Fine.......................................................$125.00
 120717
- CROWN POINT, NY, FRENCH MUSKETBALL WORM AND FLINT, two
items, one large musket flint, one French style musket ball worm for
extracting balls/debris from the barrel of a musket, worm is great
form, excavated near Crown Point, NY. Very
scarce......................................................$125.00
120719 - FORT
GEORGE, PENOBSCOT EXPEDITION, CASTINE, ME, Excavated at
Castine, ME. Rev. War 5 pound American shot excavated at The West
Bastion of Fort George. The cannon ball was fired from an American
redoubt under the command of Col. Paul Revere. The siege
was called the "Penobscot Expedition," nice surfaces, usual
casting flaws. Quite
nice......................................................$350.00
 120720
- SUPERB ORIGINAL COLONIAL PERIOD AMERICAN SADDLEBAGS, EX-DON TRIOANI
COLLECTION, overall 36" X 13". Troiani's description
is as follows, "Great set or original Colonial saddlebags
found here in New England from an old estate. Untouched, un-cleaned as
found, think they are probably pigskin. Excellent condition, no
cracking, flaking, or tears. Beautiful russet patina. Great attic
smell with three original 18 Century iron frame buckles without
rollers. The large buckle actually broke free when I was taking the
pictures but with a little TLC can be easily fixed. Obvious wear from
use with some staining. The exact type that could have been used
during the Revolutionary War. Nearly impossible to find these type of
accoutrements. This opportunity for those who like Colonial Cavalry
will not come again." An amazing set with great
provenance. His descriptive list is
included..................................................$895.00
 11164
- SCARCE REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANTEEN, "Cathedral
style", 7" X 9.75", two interlocking wooden bands with
peg stopper. Dark walnut attractive finish with two leather straps
accompanying the canteen, one intact, one needs restoration. It is
extremely rare to have the leather straps for any Rev. War period
canteen with the canteen today, very fine with a beautiful finish. See
Neuman page 64/#27 for an example "Collector's Illustrated
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution"..........................$595.00
 1039
- MUSKET BALLS FROM THE BATTLE OF CARILLON OR KNOWN AS THE 1758 BATTLE
OF FORT TICONDEROGA was fought on July 8, 1758, during the
French and Indian War. It was fought near Fort Carillon (now known as
Fort Ticonderoga) on the shore of Lake Champlain in the frontier area
between the British colony of New York and the French colony of Canada
(roughly the present day Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and
mid-Western states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin). In the battle, which took place primarily on a rise about
three-quarters of a mile (one km) from the fort itself, a French army
of about 4,000 men under General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and the
Chevalier de Levis decisively defeated an overwhelmingly numerically
superior force of British troops under General James Abercrombie,
which frontally assaulted an entrenched French position without using
field artillery. The battle was the bloodiest of the war, with over
3,000 casualties suffered, of over 2,000 were British. We have a
hand full of French musket balls that were dug years ago by Tom Jones
of Fort Ann, NY. Each will come with a copy of the collector's tag. 6
available..........................................................$35.00/each
 9217
- MUSKET BALLS FROM THE BATTLE OF STONY POINT, The Battle
of Stony Point was a battle of the American Revolutionary War
fought on the night of July 15-16, 1779. A select force of Continental
Army infantry made a coordinate surprise night attack and stormed
a fortified position of the British Army on the Hudson River
south of West Point, New York. The position was taken in 25
minutes with the loss to the British of nearly an entire regiment of
infantry. Although the position, commanding a key ferry crossing point
of the Hudson, was abandoned three days after its capture. British
commanders later in the year concluded that it was defensibly
untenable and evacuated it permanently. The crossing was used by the
Continental Army in its march to Yorktown, Virginia, two years
later. Nice brown patina to the
balls.......................................$18.00/each 2@ $30.00
 9251
- FELLING AXE FORT TICONDEROGA, Revolutionary War period
felling axe. 7" X 5" blade, old white paint markings, "Ticonderoga".
Very nice surfaces, from an old New York
Collection............................................$235.00
RARE STONE GRAPESHOT FROM THE
BATTLE OF NODDLE ISLAND, BOSTON HARBOR MAY 1775
9132
- BATTLE OF YORKTOWN, BRITISH MUSKET FLINT, Excavated near
Yorktown, VA. Gray British
flint............................................$30.00 9133
- FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WAR PISTOL FLINTS, typical of the
French flints being honey - brown in color. These are smaller flints
used for pistols that were excavated in Virginia in the Peninsula
corridor of action by the French but attributed obviously to the
Yorktown campaign............................................$20.00/each
$35.00/for two
 801901
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR RIFLEMAN'S BELT AXE,
4", triangular socket, excavated in the Boston area, nicely
preserved, oxidation quite stable on
surface..........................................................................$195.00  801902
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAMP AXE, 3.5"
x 5.5", excavated in a village encampment in the Hudson
Highlands, NY. Nice surfaces, excavated by noted collector Wendell
Lang..................................................$145.00
 801903
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR TRADE AXE, c
1760, 6" X 2.75". The popular tomahawk style with French
marking, excavated in an Ottawa Indian site, Muskegon City, Michigan.
Excellent surfaces for this fine axe....................$250.00
SOLD
 801904
- EXCAVATED AT FORT TICONDEROGA, NY,
5" X 2.25", American hammer poll axe, excavated at Fort
Ticonderoga, NY by noted collector Frank Kravic. Great
surfaces...................................................$245.00
 801905
- ATTRACTIVE INDIAN TRADE POLL AXE, c
1790, 4.5" X 2", excavated Wayne City, NY area, small petite
axe used as a belt axe, smooth
surfaces...................................................................$225.00
 801911
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR HAND GRENADE,
3.5" cast hand grenade excavated at Fort Ticonderoga in the
1940's. Old white paint TICONDEROGA. High seam, very thin walls, sprue.
A very early style, choice condition, from a old New York
Collection.....................................................................$695.00
 801912
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH POMMEL CAP FOR A DAGGER,
Brass decorative pommel [end of handle grip] excavated at Savannah,
GA. Nice
patina..................................................................$49.00
801823
- FOUR REVOLUTIONARY WAR LEAD BALLS,
three musket balls and one pistol ball, musket balls from Savannah,
Charleston, and Yorktown and a pistol ball from Saratoga. Three
Southern sites and the important Saratoga site in New York. Lot of
4......................$60.00  801825
- AMERICAN SCREW BASE SPONTOON HEAD EXCAVATED AT CROWN POINT, NY,
REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 5.5" blade hat
screwed into a threaded socket. Superb condition. This item was in the
Presidential exhibition in the Herbert Hoover Library,
"Revolutionary America 1763 - 1789". Extremely
rare......................................$425.00
 801826
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPONTOON - FORT TICONDEROGA, NY,
American iron spontoon head overall 7.5", typical wrapped socket,
excavated by noted collector Frank Kravic with his noted white paint
marking Tic-17, Very fine....................$350.00
 801827
- HUGE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SPONTOON - FORT TICONDEROGA, NY,
a huge spontoon head 11" with a 3" extension that separates
the blade from the socket, early style hat dates to the French and
Indian War. Great
surfaces.....................................................$425.00
 71140
- FINE COLONIAL AMERICAN POWDER HORN WITH ATTACHED MEASURING DEVISE,
2" X 8 3/8" powder horn with a high domed oak base lathe
turned with a ring decoration. Conical spout over disk form ring,
original cording. Finely turned wooden powder measure attached. Used
to powder charge a musket or pistol. 18th Century. Horns with the
original cording and measure are quite
rare...............................................$245.00  71141
- QUEEN ANNE STYLE HORN POWDER FLASK, this wide base horn
flask has a finely designed wooded neck with a turned neck. 3.5"
X 5.0". At the base on one side is an old metal repair. Brass hob
nails decorated the top. The color is a mellow olive green and dated
from the mid 18th Century - shows good honest
usage........................................................................$225.00
  5035 - REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN
PERSONAL CANTEEN, 3" wide, 4.75" in a semi oval
design, decorated grooved channels, carried on a linen strap that went
around the rim of the canteen [wear marks of such a strap still
visible]. Ultra-light and the type really carried by Continental
soldiers contrary to the heavy iron banded canteens seen on the
market that when filled with liquid would weigh near 20 pounds. This
personal canteen would have carried perhaps a pint of water or liquid.
Has original stopper, choice condition, and with a very attractive
brown
surface..............................................................$595.00  5039
- 18TH CENTURY RIFLEMAN'S POUCH, 6" X 5", black
leather rifleman's pouch with a double compartment interior, original
leather "button" for holding the flap down, remnant of
carrying strap on verso, nice surface to the
leather..............................................................$435.00
 5044
- 18TH CENTURY NAVAL DIRK WITH ORIGINAL SHAGREEN SHEATH,
overall 9", smooth wooden handle with brass trim, fluted blade.
Shagreen sheath in excellent condition and appears to be designed to
carry in a boot rather than on the waist. Quite a nasty
blade..................................................$395.00
 5045
- MOHAWK INDIAN TRADE KNIFE, 18th Century, overall 10"
with a 2" wide blade at the base, burl wood wooden handle. The
blade is a spear point double edged blade with great forge marks
evident. The handle is quite heavy and massive. An exceptional
example.....................................................$495.00
 5046
- QUEEN ANNE STYLE DAGGER WITH WOODEN SHEATH, Mid to late 18th
Century. 11.5" overall. This fine example has a 'Queen Anne'
styled cherry wood handle with a superb single edged beveled blade of
exceptional quality. The original sheath is made of wood with brass
mounts and trim. Designed to be worn on a belt with brass catch to the
rear of the sheath, high quality worthy for an
officer....................................$395.00
 5051
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR AMERICAN HAND GRENADE, CROWN POINT, NY, 2
7/8" diameter, marked in old white paint "Crown Point",
good surfaces with light oxidation. Ex-Bob Thebert Sr. Collection [New
York]..........................................$675.00
 5053
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, Rev. War, 4 pound iron artillery shot,
has very high seams, excellent surfaces, old white paint markings.
Ex-New York Collection. An excellent
example..................................................$295.00
 5062
- ARTILLERY OR STORAGE HORN, C 1770-1790, A very large powder
horn 3.5" X 16" with wooden plug with a carved tip. Walnut
stained finish, from upstate New York. These large horns were not
personal horns but were used for storage of a quality of powder or for
artillery usages. Very
fine................................................$250.00
 32203
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD BELT AXE DUG BY FRANK
KRAVIC, 6" with a 4.5" flared cutting blade, squared
poll. Marked in white paint in his typical style T - 709 by Kravic.
Accompanying card states "T - 709 on his map as outside the fort
but on the grounds." Oxidized surfaces but
solid.....................................$175.00
 32206
- CROWN POINT, NY, POLL FRENCH - INDIAN WAR - REVOLUTIONARY WAR AXE
DUG BY FRANK KRAVIC, 5.5" poll axe excavated at the fort
at Crown Point, NY with Kravic's white numbering system evident [C Ft
7 - 77]. These numbers denote [attached card] dug at Area 7, away from
Lake, left of Fort, further right of huts Ft. Gage redout area.
Oxidized, small chip to bottom of blade, great site location
notations.............................................$165.00
 32207
- CROWN POINT, NY, FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE DUG BY FRANK
KRAVIC, 5.5" square poll, tapered blade. Noted by Kravic
in white paint, C - 460. This style was carried by light infantry,
excellent form and surfaces...............................$195.00
32210 - LAKE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, FRENCH & INDIAN WAR, 6
pound solid shot with the typical British sprue marking. Noted on the
ball in very old white paint is the site location. From an old
collection near Syracuse, NY.....................................$295.00
32215
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR LARGE CARTRIDGE BOX,  5.5"
X 9.75" X 2", leather cartridge box designed to be worn on
the waist, wooden block interior with holes drilled for 17 large
cartridges
[holes are 21mm] for the .75 caliber "Brown Bess" muskets.
The cover flap still retains the leather tab to keep the top closed.
The cover is scalloped in design. The waist belt tabs are missing from
the rear [as usual] but the leather covering is quite nice and
pliable.......................................$695.00 32216
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR LARGE CARTRIDGE BOX, 3" X 10.5"
X 2.5", leather  cartridge
box designed to be worn from a linen sling over the shoulder. The
drilled wooden block has holes for 25 cartridges with
an opening of 18mm for cartridges of probably the .69 caliber [Charlesville]
which were popular with the American troops. The leather is pig skin
and there is a small remnant of the linen strap that supported the box
from the shoulder. Some minor flaking at the very bottom of the rear.
The cover flap is very long around the front of the box. Overall fine
and a nice example of a shoulder
box..........................................$695.00
 2235
- COLONIAL SHOT POUCH 1760 - 1780, 6" overall with wooden
carved neck and wooden stopper, linen shot pouch for birdshot. These
linen pouches are rare as most are made of leather as the linen ones
had a short life. This specimen is intact; some holes to the
linen.....................................................$85.00
 2238
- 4 POUND CANNON SOLID SHOT, CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
Excavated from a Revolutionary War camp near Charleston. 4 Pound solid
shot. 4 Pound shot was fired from field pieces known as "gallopers."
Good surfaces.......................................................$175.00
 2239
- COLONIAL ERA BRASS SWORD BELT CLIP, 2.5" worn on a
leather belt to hang a short sword, excavated near Williamsburg, VA.
Ex-Bob Oswald, nice green
patina................................................................$85.00
 2093
- THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, The Battle of Waterloo took place
near Waterloo, Belgium on June 18, 1815. In this battle, the forces of
the French Empire under the leadership of Michael Ney and Napoleon
Bonaparte were defeated by the Seventh Coalition and a Prussian Army,
which was commanded by Bebhard Won Blucher. The forces were also
defeated by an Anglo - Allied Army commanded by the Duke of
Wellington. The Battle of Waterloo puts an end of the Hundred Days of
Napoleon from exile return. The battle was regarded as an influential
battle of all time marking the Bonaparte's last and Waterloo Campaign.
Two musket balls recovered from the Battle of Waterloo site, a
British musket ball fired from a Brown Bess, and a French musket ball
fired from a Charleville musket, 2 distinct different caliber balls in
a display box....................................................$65.00
 12160
- BRITISH CANNONBALLS FOUND ON SITE OF THE FLORA MACDONALD PLANTATION
IN NORTH CAROLINA, 4 pound cannonballs excavated on the site
of the Flora MacDonald Plantation near the mansion in Pekin Township,
North Carolina [Montgomery County] in 2007. The MacDonald's were
Loyalists who provided materials to the British Army and these
cannonballs were found buried in groups near the mansion site as
ammunition for Loyalist troops. On
6 November 1750, at the age of 28, she married Allan MacDonald of
Kingsburgh, a captain in the army and the eldest son of Alexander
MacDonald VI [2]. The couple lived at Flodigarry on the Isle of Skye
where they subsequently parented five sons and two daughters. Upon the
death of Allan MacDonald's father in 1772, the family moved into the
MacDonald family estate at Kingsburgh. In 1774, they immigrated to
North Carolina. During the American War of Independence, Captain
MacDonald served the British government in the 84th Regiment of Foot
(Royal Highland Emigrants).  Legend
has it that she exhorted the Loyalist force at Cross Creek, North
Carolina (present day - Fayetteville) that included her husband,
Allan, as it headed off to its eventual defeat at the Battle of
Moore's Creek Bridge in February, 1776. He was captured after the
battle and was held prisoner for two years until a prisoner exchange
occurred in 1777. He was then sent to Fort Edward in Windsor, Nova
Scotia where he took command of the 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal
Highland Emigrants), Second Battalion. After her husband was taken
prisoner, Flora remained in hiding while the American Patriots ravaged
her family plantation and took all her possessions. When her husband
was released from prison in the fall of 1778, she reunited with him at
Fort Edward. IN 1779, Flora and her daughter Fanny, returned to
Scotland. Flora resided at the homes of various family members,
including Dunvegan, her daughter Anne having married Major General
Alexander Macleod. After the war, in 1784, Allan also returned and the
family regained possession of the estate in Kingsburgh. Cannonball
comes with a letter of provenance from the excavator at the site.......................................$185.00
  2003
- SEMINOLE WAR PERIOD CARTRIDGE BOX, A wooden block cartridge
box covered in leather designed to wear on the belt on loops. 4"
high, 2 3/4" deep, and 9" wide. Wooden block for 24 - .64
caliber cartridges for the Model 1818 smoothbore. Wooden block boxes
were done away with after 1828 in favor of tins and the caliber of
this box puts it in the period 1818 - 28. The brass Eagle insignia is
the style of that period to 1840. The box is in excellent condition
with only the two leather small loops missing on the back of the box. Period
of the Seminole War to the militia units of the Mexican War........................................$495.00
1115
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, French & Indian War to
Revolutionary War. Two cannon strap rings set in pins for attaching
ropes to cannon carriages for moving in position. 2" rings
attached to 2" pins that were set into the wooden frames of the
carriages, both marked Ft T in old white paint, in excellent
condition. The pair.........................................$80.00 1116
- CROWN POINT, NY, 6" long wrought iron eye hook for
attaching ropes for moving an object such as a cannon carriage, old CP
in white paint denoting the locale found, quite solid, Revolutionary
War period...........................................$40.00 1117
- IRON STRIKER EXCAVATED IN VIRGINIA, French & Indian War
period, c 1750-1770, wrought iron striker 2 1/4", nice and
solid......................................$30.00  1119
- 18TH CENTURY NAVAL AXE, 12" across with a rounded
8" blade with original haft with rope trim at the top. Overall
length of the haft is 34". The axe shows heavy forge markings and
the blade is thin for repairing masts on sailing ships. Ex-Oswald
Collection. A beautiful example that is untouched......$350.00
 11092
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BULLET MOLD EXCAVATED NEAR YORKTOWN, VA,
half of a mold for a pistol ball excavated near Glouster, VA, near
Yorktown, VA. Site of a French encampment during the Yorktown
Campaign.................................................$85.00
 1100
- BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, Three very significant
battles of the Revolutionary War were Saratoga, Brandywine, and
Yorktown. On September 9 - 11, 1777 at Brandywine, the British under
General Howe drove Washington and his 10,500 towards Philadelphia. At
the Battle of Saratoga on October 7th, 1777, American forces defeat
Burgoyne at Freeman's Farm. Finally at the Battle of Yorktown,
Cornwallis surrendered 8000 troops to Washington which effectively
shut down British military operations in America, although there were
minor skirmishes until 1782. From left to right are lead pistol/musket
balls excavated near Saratoga, Brandywine, and Yorktown. Displayed in
a 5" X 7" Riker box........................$85.00
(1 left) 1101
- BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, Three very significant
battles of the Revolutionary War were Camden, Brandywine, and
Yorktown. The Battle of Camden was a major victory for the
British in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War. On
August 16, 1780, British forces under Lieutenant General Charles, Lord
Cornwallis routed the American forces of Major General Horatio Gates
about 10 km (six miles) north of Camden, South Carolina, strengthening
the British hold on the Carolinas following the capture of Charleston.
On September 9 - 11, 1777 at Brandywine, the British under
General Howe drove Washington and his 10,500 towards Philadelphia.
Finally at the Battle of Yorktown, Cornwallis surrendered 8000
troops to Washington which effectively shut down British military
operations in America, although there were minor skirmishes until
1782. From left to right are lead pistol/musket balls excavated near
Camden, South Carolina, Brandywine, and Yorktown. All displayed in a
5" X 7" Riker
box............................................$85.00
 9210
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 9 POUND CANNONBALL, 9 pound solid shot
excavated beside the old military road in Queensbury, NY. This road
ran between Fort Edward and Lake George. It was built by Sir William
Johnson in the summer of 1755. Quite nice and rare, so large as most
seen today are 4# - 6#
balls........................................................$395.00  9213
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, American copy of a British bayonet
excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Had digger's marking on it
"T-10/14/77. 14.5" blade, overall 17.5", large caliber
bore, nice pleasant patina, old collector's
tag..............................................................$325.00
 9214
- CROWN POINT, NY, American copy of a British bayonet found in
an old barn in Weybridge, VT, 10 miles east of Crown Point, NY.
16" blade, 19" overall, old collector's tag, great surfaces,
ex - PA Collection...................$295.00
 9215
- CROWN POINT, NY, American copy of a British bayonet found in
the rafters of a house in Vergennes, VT, approximately 10 miles from
Crown Point, NY. 13.5" blade, 16.5" overall, nice surfaces,
old collector's
tag.........................................................$295.00
  9218
- AMERICAN LARGE SOCKET BAYONET, 14" triangular blade
with barbed point, 19" overall, Ex-Bill Guthman Collection
auction. [Bonhams & Butterfield, October 2006]. Item #50 with an
estimate of $500 - $800. Also pictured in his book. "US Army
Weapons" plate #19. Nice patina, light pitting
[trifle]........................................................$395.00
 8184
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE, 2.5" X 3.5",
unusual shaped eye with interesting scallop design at bottom, ex-Tom
Wnuck Collection-Rochester, NY, "CANADA" in black paint on
back, in all probably French manufacture, [7] Rare
type...................................................$250.00
 8186
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR - REVOLUTIONARY WAR BELT AXE,
3" X 5.5", excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Great flared
"tomahawk" blade, [9], excellent
style..........................................$255.00
 8189
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE, 4" X 4.75",
excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY from an old 1960's collection.
Wide blade marked T-0019, blade is very thin and unusual. Very nice
[12]................................$250.00
 8190
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE, 2.75" X 4",
excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Great tomahawk design, marked
T-71150, from an old 1960's collection. Large round eye design. Nice
[13].........................................$265.00
 8191
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR CAMP AXE, 3" X 6",
excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Eye smaller at top than bottom,
quite heavy
[14]............................................................$200.00
 8196
- AMERICAN COPY OF A BRITISH BROWN BESS BAYONET, 3.75"
socket, 14" blade, 19" overall. Ex-Norm Laser Collection. A
nice example of an American made bayonet copying the popular Brown
Bess model. Nice
surfaces..................................................$295.00
 7162
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH BAYONET NON DUG, "Brown
Bess" 2nd model. Crown over "40", stamped Osborn, 21
1/2" length, non excavated with a nice
finish...................................................$295.00  7163
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH BAYONET, "Brown Bess"
stamped a crown over 40", also marked R6, 21 1/2" in length,
gun gray
patina..................................................................$295.00
 7164
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH BAYONET, "Brown Bess",
21 1/2" in length, excavated in New York, nice brown even
patina.......................$295.00
 7165
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH BAYONET, "Brown Bess",
2nd model, 19 3/4" in length, excavated in Eastern Penn., nice
form and surfaces............................................$295.00
 7166
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BAYONET, AMERICAN COPY OF A BRITISH 2ND MODEL
BROWN BESS BAYONET, 21 1/2" in length, excavated in New
York, definite imitation of the popular British issue, nice form and
patina..........................................................$295.00
 7167
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH BAYONET, "Brown Bess",
2nd model, numerous markings, #87 [rack], Crown over 19, snake emblem,
non-dug and very
nice....................................................$295.00
 7219
- BRITISH REVOLUTIONARY WAR BAYONET EXCAVATED NEAR YORKTOWN, VA,
"Brown Bess", socket bayonet 21 1/2" in length,
nice markings, bayonet has excellent form with a even brown patina to
the metal. Fine for
type............................................................$295.00
 5060
- GREAT TICONDEROGA AXE, 1760-80, 3.75" X 7", a nice
utility axe found near Fort Ticonderoga with really old white paint
markings as commonly done by old collectors. Moderate oxidation and
very solid, getting difficult to find these well-marked trade axes,
quite nice.............................................$225.00  5061
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD FLINTLOCK PISTOL MOLD AS WELL AS A FISHING
WEIGHT CAVITY, Scissors grip iron gang mold that has four
cavities for a small pistol ball and one designed for a fishing
weight, from an old Maryland collection. The caliber of the balls are
approximately 40 cal. Very fine...................................$225.00
 5063
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR SINGLE CAVITY BRASS MUSKET BALL MOLD,
6.75" brass single cavity musket ball mold that is approximately
48 cal. for making flintlock pistol balls or for a smaller caliber
musket. Has the original wooden grips, from upstate New York. Brass
molds are rare especially with the wooden
grips.........................................$250.00
 5064
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRASS GANG MOLD, 8" overall. A four
cavity approximately 48 cal. brass flintlock musket ball mold with the
original wooden grips, from the Virginia area. Rare to have the
original wooden handles, really a well preserved
example...........................................$275.00
 50618
- STRAP FROM A GUN CARRIAGE OR WAGON CROWN POINT, NY, 18th
Century 10" in length iron strap for a wagon or gun carriage.
Large white paint C.P. (Crown
Point)......................................$45.00
 138
- RARE WOODEN PERSONAL CANTEEN WITH SPIGOT OPENING, 3.5"
X 7.5" wooden canteen with wooden bands interlocking. This is an
unusual and seldom seen personal canteen with a square opening for a
small iron spigot. The wood is a lovely honey brown and this type is
not usually seen. Ex-George Neumann Collection. An outstanding canteen
with rich brown tones and in excellent
condition..............................$595.00
140 - NICE 18TH CENTURY RUNDLET, 3.5" X 5", known as
a rum keg or swigler. Hollowed out log with turned designs, commonly
used for carrying "Spirits" by soldiers, usually rum. Nice
brown finish. Fine......................$275.00
141 - IRON BANDED KEG STYLE CANTEEN, 4.5" X 8.0",
late 18th Century. Two iron bands hold the staves together. Nice color
of wood, hole for spigot evident. An economical
canteen...........................................$250.00
142 - CAMP CANTEEN WITH CARRYING HANDLE, 8" X 9.5",
large red pained camp canteen with iron bail handle and turned handle.
Late 18th Century, in excellent condition. Has stopper and old cloth
gasket..........................$450.00
 143
- OVAL SHAPED LARGE LOG CANTEEN, 6.25" X
10.5", late 18th Century. Hollowed out log canteen with turned
designs, similar in design to the way a rundlet was made, but oval
shaped, dark brown patina, old crack due to drying out after use,
otherwise intact and nice for display, top hole for stopper. Would
have been carried with leather or linen straps, nice for the
money......................$350.00
 92800
- ENGLISH OFFICER'S DAGGER, 14" in length with two sided
spear point dagger blade, hardwood handle with brass guard, original
brass scabbard with keeper hook, mid to late 18th Century. The blade
and scabbard are in excellent
condition..........................................$695.00  92801
- AMERICAN SIDE KNIFE, 12" overall, long slender blade
with antler handle, pewter mountings, slight curvature to the antler
handle, really nice and a typical Revolutionary War period side knife.
Fine..................................$225.00
 92803
- 18TH CENTURY BONE HANDLED KNIFE, Large 8" blade that
was fashioned from a file, tang extends 1/4" from end of blade,
bone or antler handle (4.5") and blade have nice patina and are
original. Blade is semi-spear point in design. Excellent
example.........................................$250.00
 92807
- 18TH CENTURY BONE HANDLED DAGGER, 11" overall, bone
split handle mounted on tang with brass pins, brass S shaped guard,
decorative blade definitely made for stabbing and not cutting. Blade
oxidized in some spots, very unusual style. From an upstate New York
Collection................................................$295.00
 92811
- LARGE AMERICAN PIKEHEAD, 7" blade and 10.5"
overall, Revolutionary War, blade 2" wide, American forged
example. Excellent condition for being
excavated...................................................$295.00
 92812
- AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY PIKEHEAD, 8" overall, American
forged iron, excavated near Crown Point, NY. Nice brown
patina..................................................$250.00
 92813
- 18TH CENTURY "PENNY JACK KNIFE", 6.5"
overall, wooden grooved decorative handle, maker's mark "T"
on the blade. 18th Century, excellent blade, popularly carried by most
men as a small utility
knife...........................................................$135.00
 92814
- 18TH CENTURY JACK KNIFE WITH CURVED WOODEN HANDLE, 9"
overall when opened, mid to late 18th Century. Graceful wooden curved
handle..............................................................$125.00
121
- 18TH TRADE AXE WITH WOODEN HANDLE, Hammer Poll axe with wide
blade which narrows to the eyelet. Poll end quite flattened by
constant usage. Overall blade measures 8" with a 5" blade,
18" X 1" hardwood handle, difficult to find with period
handles..............................................$220.00
POWDER HORNS
 150
- NICE SMALL PISTOL POWDER HORN, 7.5" honey-brown horn with
carved spout, c. 1770. Remnants of old linen ties. A nice inexpensive
example...........................$125.00
151 - OLIVE GREEN HORN, 8" olive green powder horn with
rounded plug, c. 1770. Old original
stopper.....................................$145.00
152
- LARGE POWDER HORN, 10.5", very wide horn with rounded
wooden plug, carved spout, c. 1770. Quite nice, comes with carved
stopper...............................$175.00
153 - EXCEPTIONAL HORN POWDER FLASK, 1760 - 1780, an exceptional
3.5" X 5" horn powder flask with a screw top, craft fully made with
small nails. The horn has a beautiful patina of several shades of olive and
brown. Condition is excellent and could date as early as 1760, but definitely
Revolutionary War. No damage which is unusual on these horn
flasks..................................................$250.00
 155
- RARE PRINCE OF WALES BRITISH REGIMENTAL BADGE, Revolutionary War, 23rd
British Regiment "The Prince of Wales Regiment",
excavated near Saratoga, NY. Incised design of the three plumes characteristic
with this famous regiment, brass 1 1/4" shield design, lovely green patina,
extremely rare and noted in Troiani's Book on Revolutionary War buttons
describing the badge of this regiment as being the devise of the Prince of
Wales. The three plumes coming out of a prince's coronet. Rarer than any button
from this regiment. Excellent condition, partial hooks on
verso...............................$750.00
FORT
TICONDEROGA AREA, 12# SOLID ROUND SHOT, Revolutionary War.
Excellent finish to the ball's surface. 12# solid shot excavated near
Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Ex-Professor Dunn
Collection..................................................$275.00 
BEAUTIFUL
QUEEN ANNE STYLE HORN POWDER FLASK, Mid-18th Century through
the Revolutionary War. 6" high with a 3" base with flat
bottom. A beautifully tapered horn powder with a screw horn top. The
flask is toned to a lovely olive-green and tan finish. Quite nice and
perfect in condition..................................................$225.00
18TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS
GUNNER'S RULER,
7",
hand engraved artillery gunner's ruler with tables with French legends
market BUTTERFIELD. Beautiful engraving used to
calculate artillery elevations. Choice
condition..........................$375.00 BATTLE
OF YORKTOWN, VA - 1781, where
Cornwallis surrendered his army. Musket balls that came from the
vicinity of the Yorktown battlefields in Virginia. Ex-Bob Oswald
Collection. Have very few available...........................$20.00/each MOUNT
INDEPENDENCE, musket
balls from the vicinity of Mount Independence near Lake Champlain in
Vermont where American troops built fortifications to prevent a
British attack from Canada in 1776. Later captured by the British and
Germans.................$15.00/each
large 1" grapeshot, rare.........................$30.00/each CHARLESTON,
SC, musket balls
recovered from a site near Charleston, SC where the British captured
and moved north finally resulting in the Yorktown Campaign of
1781..................................$15.00/each CROWN
POINT, NY, large 1"
- 1.5" iron grapeshot with some of the larger ones possible being
for small swivel cannon. Crown Point was captured by the British and
held most of the Revolutionary War
(10)...................................$30.00/each FORT
TICONDEROGA, NY, dates
back to the French and Indian War through the Revolutionary War. One
of the most famous of the early forts in the Hudson Valley have the
following: (a) fired pistol balls (13)............$15.00/each
(b) iron grapeshot........$30.00/each BATTLE
OF BRANDYWINE, PA, (a)
musket balls from the vicinity of the Brandywine Battlefield of
1777........$20.00/each
(b) pack of 3 buckshot (4)......$15.00/each
(c) grapeshot...................$30.00/each 17TH
CENTURY MUSKET BALLS, very
large caliber musket crudely cast that came from an unknown 17th
century American site. We have about seven in total to sell. These are
very early examples of musket balls used in the colonies. Similar ones
were excavated along the James
River...................................$20.00/each BROWN
BESS RAMROD ASSEMBLY, both
sections of the the ramrod assembly for a Brown Bess musket. Brass, in
excellent condition from an unknown Colonial
site....................................$85.00 BRITISH
TROOPS ON DAUPHIN ISLE, AL, British
musket balls recovered from a British camp at Dauphin Isle, AL. Where
the British mounted an offensive against Mobile after their departure
from New Orleans in January 1815.......................$25.00/each
 120718
- NARROW BLADE REV. WAR AMPUTATION KNIFE, overall 13", long curved
narrow blade, wooden turned handle [see Neumann & Kravic for examples],
dark hardwood handle, forged iron blade. Very good,
scarce...........................................$245.00
SOLD
 9130
- The Battle of Noddle Island was the second military
engagement of the Boston campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
It is also known as the Battle of Chelsea Creek, Battle of Hog
Island, and the Battle of the Chelsea Estuary. This battle
was fought on May 27 and 28, 1775, on Chelsea Creek and on salt
marshes, mudflats, and islands of Boston Harbor, northeast of the
Boston peninsula. It was an American victory as the Americans stood
their ground and repelled the British regulars. The British colonists
met their goal of strengthening the siege of Boston by removing
livestock and hay on those islands from the reach of the British
regulars. The British armed schooner Diana was also destroyed
and its weaponry was appropriated by the Colonial side. This
skirmish was
apparently the first use of field pieces by the Colonists in the
American Revolution. They suffered no fatalities, with only a
small number of wounded, and their morale was greatly boosted by the
successful capture and destruction of Diana. The action was
also a boost to Israel Putnam, whose appointment by the Second
Continental Congress as a General in the Continental Army was
unanimously approved, in part due to reports of this skirmish. We have
a grouping of American made stone grapeshot from that early battle
site. These are extremely rare and were used to supplement the small
amount of shot available to the Americans at this early battle and the
first skirmish that artillery was used by the Americans. We have
the following in stock: Stone grapeshot 19 -22mm ............................$40.00/each SOLD
 8229
- 2ND MODEL BROWN BESS MUSKET WITH BAYONET, Model 1777
Short Land Pattern. Used during the Revolutionary War into the
Napoleonic Wars. 42" barrel, 58.5" overall. .75 caliber
barrel. This fine example of a 2nd Model Brown Bess has excellent eye
appeal and is original in every respect with the firing mechanism in
excellent condition. The bayonet fits perfectly on the barrel and is
marked with a Crown 6 inspector's mark. Musket marked with crown and
J. Probin. There is an "8" etched in the barrel top that has
been partially removed for some reason, possibly a captured gun of the
8th Foot. The Short Land was accepted by the ordinance board in
1768 and was issued starting in 1769 until stocks ran out in the early
1800's. This model was used from the mid-end of the American
Revolution, right into the Napoleonic era. The Short Land did not have
as long a life span as the Long Land, as it was quickly superseded by
the EIC model, (3rd model), Bess in 1793. The 1768 model Short Land,
(2nd model), was modified slightly in 1777, due to demand during the
American Revolution period, as Britain was fighting wars with several
other nations at the same time. The metal is smooth and has a even
gray tone, woods stock and forearm is solid. An excellent matched pair
[musket and bayonet] and a wonderful example of the musket used by
both Americans and British during the Revolutionary War, have seen
similar 2nd Models with bayonets in similar condition [excellent].
Sell as high at $8500, a great
buy.......................................................$5,950.00
SOLD
 801910
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR 6 POUND SOLID SHOT, FORT GEORGE, CASTINE, MAINE,
American made 6 pound solid shot [obvious with casting flaws],
excavated at Fort George, Castine, Maine. Paul Revere was in charge of
the artillery and ordnance at hat battle July - August of
1779................................................$255.00
SOLD
 5048
- CROWN POINT, NEW YORK, UNUSUAL STANDING BULLET LADLE, Marked
in old white paint, Crown Point, NY, 18th Century. 13.5" iron
forged pouring ladle with two small iron peg legs to stand upright
between use, dark black patina to the iron. Very
good.........................................................$195.00
SOLD
 5052
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR HAND GRENADE, FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, 3"
diameter, marked in old white paint, "TICONDEROGA". Huge raised seam,
found within the fort in the 1940's. Extremely early style, very rare. Ex-New
York Collection..............................................................$750.00
SOLD
 32205
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, POLL REVOLUTIONARY WAR AXE EXCAVATED BY FRANK
KRAVIC, 6" rounded blade, square poll, marked in white
paint T - 556 by Kravic in the 1960's, nice
surfaces...................................................$195.00
SOLD
 5054
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, Rev. War, 6 pound solid shot, marked
in old white paint "Ticonderoga". Nice seam, a scarcer size,
fine..........................$325.00
SOLD
 5058
- 18TH CENTURY PA STYLED POWDER HORN EX - GEORGE NEUMANN,
14.5" in length, large wooden plug with carved tie knob. Large
hob nails used in decoration the horn. Ex-George Neumann Collection
[provenance tag], mellow tan surfaces. Very
fine.......................................................$250.00
SOLD
  12121
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD SWORD CANE, REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO ONE
CARRIED BY WASHINGTON, Sword and cane made of ribbed bamboo
with a carved acorn decorative head, dark walnut finish. These canes
were carried by gentlemen and officers during the Colonial period and
this one is very similar to an engraving of one of Washington's canes
at Mount Vernon [acorn head with ribbed bamboo cane body]. The blade
is tri-lobed steel blade and locks into the cane with a right turn. In
exceptional
condition...........................................................$850.00
SOLD
9212 - FORT MONTGOMERY, NY, one of the twin forts of the
Popolopen [Clinton was the other] 1775 - 1777, both were assaulted
October 6th, 1777. Set of one grapeshot and two musket
balls...................................$49.00 SOLD
 137
- FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WAR LEATHER CARTRIDGE BOX, 18th
Century, black leather cartridge box with large over flap front,
wooden interior with no block as cartridges were simply laid in the
wooden tray. Pick and flint pouch under flap, two buckles on base with
brass finial. Very fine
condition....................................Was $795.00
Now $650.00 SOLD
REVOLUTIONARY
WAR BRITISH LARGE BELT KNIFE, 7" blade with stag handle,
brass pommel with the head of a British lion. Superb double edged
blade. Just an outstanding example. Very
fine......................................................$495.00
SOLD
 148
- MASSIVE CARVED POWDER HORN, 18TH CENTURY, 18" overall,
near 4" wooden plug. Wooden stopper, initials "NA"
carved into the horn as well as NAIMOND in period block
carving. "Naimond" was probably his first name. Leather strap
attached, irregular 18th Century iron nails attached the plug to the
horn itself. Unusually large and a relatively inexpensive carved 18th
Century horn with a name carved into it................................$450.00
SOLD
149 - 18TH CENTURY HORN WITH DEERSKIN STRAP, 8" olive green
powder horn with high wooden plug. A little restoration to strap at
hook, but original. Rare to find intact as such.........................$225.00
SOLD
 71142
- DUTCH IMPORTED SHORT SWORD FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD,
c 1774, 31" overall, blade is slightly tapered upwards, heavy
brass stirrup handle design. The wooden handle is either rosewood or
cherry with grooves cut in for gripping, small fissure in handle but
very tight and consistent with drying out over the years. The blade is
a singer fuller blade with no stopper showing moderate wear. This type
of sword was popularly imported and used by Colonial troops during the
War, a very nice example [see Neumann 168-S for a similar
example - Swords & Blades of the American Revolution - pg. 117]....................................$695.00
SOLD
 71143
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BRITISH SHORT SWORD, overall 23.5",
the handle is dyed green horn with a silver spiral band within a
groove. While designed after the earlier hunting swords, this one has
no decorative trim and has a heavy iron cross guard. The type carried
by a mid level officer. The blade is tapered upward and has two
fullers. The light curving blade is consistent with blades found on
light sabers in the second half of the 18th Century. [See
Neumann 100-S, Page 95 Swords and Blades of the American Revolution].
The blade has nice surfaces................................$695.00
SOLD
 5047
- AMERICAN RIFLEMAN'S HUGE SIDE KNIFE,
18th Century, 16" overall with a 10.5"
blade, wooden handle, iron file blade made into a huge heavy blade,
with iron ferrule. Blade 1.75" width. Typical of the side knives
carried by Revolutionary War soldiers. A perfect example and unusually
large.............................................$365.00
SOLD
 5057
- FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR POWDER HORN, 11" overall with the
typical high domed wooden plug. The carved tip is the popular "Rattlesnake
design" with the tip similar to the rattle tail of a
rattlesnake. Originated from upstate New York with some dark paint
marking possibly indicating Indian usage. Very
fine......................$295.00
SOLD
 32202
- BELT KNIFE BLADE, FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK, 8" forged belt
knife blade with part of a flat tang remaining. Old tag from the 1930's
states "from the ruins of old Fort Edward" denoting the French
& Indian War period of the fort's usage. The fort, built in 1755 at
the start of the French and Indian War, forerunners of today's U.S.
commandos. The fort was used again during the American Revolution, and
then fell into disrepair. The blade has great form with moderate
oxidation............................................................$175.00
SOLD
 32204
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR POLL AXE FROM THE FRENCH
LINES, 6" overall, 4.5" flared blade, square back,
noted in very old white paint, Ft. T, French Lines has good form with
light oxidation. Great identification showing French usage prior to
the Revolutionary War at Fort Ticonderoga, from a old collection near
Syracuse, NY.........$265.00
SOLD
 32208
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR BAYONET USED BY JOSIAH FISH, NEW HAMPSHIRE MILITIA,
16" overall, American copy of a French bayonet with a short
2" socket and 6" blood groove at the tip. Old tag states
acquired from a descendant of Josiah Fish [also listed as Fisk]. Card
states that he marched to he relief of Fort Ticonderoga in June 1777
and in August 1778 he marched from New Hampshire and joined the
Continental Army in Rhode Island. Records show he was a private and
fifer in Colonel Moses Nichols Regiment. A scarce American copy of a
French model bayonet. Very
fine.................................................$395.00
SOLD
 8192
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE, excavated near Fort
Ticonderoga, NY. Great flared tomahawk style, old Albany Collection.
Marked Ti-77909 in gold paint, super surfaces, unusually rounded
elongated eyelet,
[15]....................................................................$265.00
SOLD
 147
- GREEN PAINTED OVAL WOODEN CANTEEN, 6" X 7". A most
unusual canteen that at first appearance resembles a cheese box
canteen, but the wood on this canteen is much thicker and heavier. The
wood is painted a medium green consistent with many militia canteens
of the period. Three metal brackets would have supported a linen strap
for handling. Late 18th Century, in excellent
condition......................................$495.00
SOLD
 92806
- SUPERB 18TH CENTURY FOLDING KNIFE, 10 1/2 overall, ebony wood
decorative handle, near 2" brass bolster, copper hanging hook,
clipped pint blade lend to very late 18th Century. Lots of good honest
wear, but completely functional. A very large example that could be used
for defense, fine condition, from an upstate New York
Collection.................................................$245.00
SOLD
 5040
- CROWN POINT, NEW YORK, A massive iron pulley hook used for
lifting heavy objects in the fort such as cannons, flats of iron
cannon balls, or other heavy machinery, noted excavated at Crown
Point, New York. 8" overall, 18th
Century.................................................................$95.00
SOLD
  5041
- 18TH CENTURY DATED RUNDULET, 6" x 2.75" wooden
decanter rundulet with the date "1779" and the owner's
initials A. W. cut into one side. On the other side is engraved a
house with a chimney with a star above. The wood appears to have
traces of red oxide staining [many military canteens were painted
green or red]. This example has good honest wear and is in fine
condition. Revolutionary War
date...............................................................$475.00
SOLD
 5049
- AMERICAN SINGLE CAVITY BULLET MOLD, Revolutionary War
Period. 4" overall, original wooden handles with brass single
mold cavity. Nice and compact and carried by militia soldiers for
manufacturing musket balls. Excellent
condition......................................................$225.00
SOLD
  5059
- MASSIVE NEW YORK CARVED POWDER HORN, MOHAWK VALLEY, NY,
3.75" X 18.5", a huge storage or artillery horn with a
stained green wooden plug with hob nail decorative trim, concentric
circular designs delicately carved. Originated from the Mohawk Valley,
New York. Mid to late 18th Century......................$395.00
SOLD
 5063
- LARGE WALL SPIKE FROM FORT STANWIX, NY, Iron spike square in
design used for fastening logs for the walls of the fort/buildings
together. Marked in old white paint, "1777 Fort Stanwix."
Fort Stanwix was a colonial fort whose construction was started
on August 26, 1758, by British General John Stanwix, at the location
of present - day Rome, New York, but was not completed until about
1762. The fort guarded a portage known as the Oneida Carrying Place
during the French and Indian War. Fort Stanwix was abandoned in 1768
and allowed to go to ruin. The fort was reoccupied by Colonial troops
under the command of Colonel Elias Dayton on July 12, 1776. They began
reconstruction and renamed it Fort Schuyler, although many continued
to call it Fort Stanwix. Colonel Peter Gansevoort took over command of
the fort on May 3, 1777. On August 3, 1777 the fort was besieged by
The King's 8th Regiment, Loyalist, and Indians, under the command of
Brigadier General Barry St. Leger, as part of a three-pronged campaign
to divide the American colonies. Gansevoort refused the terms of
surrender offered by the British and the siege commenced. According to
local folklore, when the Colonial troops raised the flag over the fort
on August 3, 1777, it was the first time that the Flag of the United
States was flown in battle. It is more likely that the flag flown at
Fort Schuyler was one that consisted only of thirteen stripes, a early
version of the Flag of New York, or the Grand Union Flag. The Battle
of Oriskany was fought a few miles away when an American relief
column, under the command of General Nicholas Herkimer, was ambushed
by Tories and their Indian allies. While many of the besiegers were
attending to that battle, the defenders of the fort sallied forth and
attacked the enemy camp, looting and destroying enemy stores.
Demoralized and reduced in strength, the British withdrew when they
heard reports of the approach of yet another relief column, led by
General Benedict Arnold. The British forces withdrew through Canada
and joined Burgoyne's campaign at Fort Ticonderoga. The British
failure to capture the fort and proceed down the Mohawk Valley was a
severe setback and helped lead to the defeat of General John Burgoyne
at the Battle of Saratoga. The fort burned to the ground on May 13,
1781 and was not rebuilt. The excavator's old notation dates
this spike to the building of the fort in 1777 when its name was
changed to Fort Schuyler. The spike measures 17" in length;
condition is solid with some erosion to one side, old white paint
markings clear. Only the second fort spike we have ever had, from a
old NY collection................................$145.00
SOLD
 32213
- FORT EDWARD, NY, FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR HAND GRENADE, 3"
diameter British hand grenade, nice seam, .75 fuse opening. Excavated
in the 1960's by Hile Hall, Ex-New York Collection. These early c
1750's grenades are truly rare. Fine.........................$650.00
SOLD
 2234
- FRENCH BULLET EXTRACTOR, excavated at Glouster Point across
from Yorktown at the site of a French army camp, used to extract
musket balls from the Charleville musket, very nice, scarce
Revolutionary War gun tool......................................$85.00
SOLD
 2241
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA WOODEN PISTOL BARREL CLEANER, 12"
hardwood barrel cleaner carved from one piece of wood with a tip
designed to attach a cleaning pad or hemp wad to clean a pistol
barrel. Has a small piece of hemp fiber attached. Ex-Tom Wnuck
Collection. Very fine................................................$135.00
SOLD
 2091
- FORT GEORGE, CASTINE MAINE, 6 POUND SOLID SHOT, 1779, 6
pound American made solid shot from the battle site in 1779 of Fort
George at Castine, Maine. This Revolutionary War siege was one of the
worst naval defeats in US history. The War Department of Massachusetts
sent 42 ships and 400 Marines and about 1000 ill trained militiamen to
bombard the British outpost. The American succeeded in gaining the
heights of the cliff side approach but could not take the fort. The
Americans shot a large amount of Cannon shot and stayed in Penobscot
Bay until a stronger British fleet drove them up the river where they
scuttled their ships and fled inland leaving 900 dead and the fleet
destroyed. This ball is a crude cast American ball with obvious
casting flaws, overall fine and very
solid..............................$265.00
SOLD  2092
- POWDER HORN OWNED BY TWO SOLDIERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE LEXINGTON
ALARM IN APRIL 1775, 13" powder horn with carved tip,
hardwood stopper at but end. Initials carved in the horn are "EJP"
and "BP" for Benjamin Perkins and  Ebenezer
Perkins, both fought at the Lexington Alarm in April 1775. Benjamin
Perkins fought as 1st Lt at the Lexington Alarm, then Captain
of Little's Mass. Rgt. 19th May to December 1775, Captain 12th
Continental Infantry January 1st to December 1776. Ebenezer Perkins
was a Sergt. at the Lexington Alarm, Sergt. 8th Connecticut July 10th,
1775. Ensign  September
18th to December 10th, 1775, 2nd Lt. 17th Cont. Infantry January 1st,
1776, 1st Lt. First Connecticut January 1777, Captain January 1st
1778, resigned July 1st, 1780. This horn was passed down in the
Perkins family near Lexington, Mass. Ex Bob Oswald Collection.
History of each provided from Rev. War records, fine with a nice
patina...........................................................$650.00
SOLD
 1110
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR NEW ENGLAND INFANTRY OFFICER'S SWORD, A
slightly curved 26 3/4" blade with single fuller on each side. A
brass hilt with a ball pommel. Received knuckle bow with four cutouts,
maple oval grip handle with simple brass ferrules. The blade has a
gray mottled patina  with
traces of blue near the recasso. A beautiful example of a New England
style American Revolutionary War sword. Ex-William Guthman
Collection sold at auction October 12th, 2006 lot #127 [Bonhams &
Butterfield sold for $3500 not including the selling
commission]. An excellent value today
at............................$2,995.00
SOLD
 9216
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, American copy of a British bayonet
found in a collapsed shed on an old farm in Putnam Station, NY, south
of Fort Ticonderoga. Old collector's tag, 14" blade, 18"
overall. Very nice surfaces.......................................$295.00
SOLD
 8178 - ICE CREEPERS - FRENCH
& INDIAN WAR - REV. WAR, 4.5", a matched pair of iron
ice creepers that originated out of upstate New York. All hand forged,
a must for every soldier in that area in the winter. Comes with old
collection ID tag showing it sold for $70 in 1995. Choice
condition...........$89.00
SOLD
 5065
- BRITISH SWORD BELT EMBLEM FOUND AT FORT HALDIMAND, 1.5"
X 1.75", Excavated near Fort Haldimand on Carleton Island built
by the British in 1779 on the St. Lawrence River. Brass sword belt
emblem shaped in the form of a heart with the owner's initials J.J.
engraved on the face. Definitely worn on a leather belt due to the
mounting remnants on the verso, fine.................................$250.00
SOLD
 50617
- IRON AXE FOUND NEAR CROWN POINT, NY, A rounded blade
mid-18th Century axe located near Crown Point, NY that has the socket
bent back from the blade. I would suspect something heavy rolled over
this nice artifact. White paint markings denoting the Crown Point area
as the discovery point. An inexpensive Crown Point artifact ir-regardless,
priced accordingly....................................$69.00
SOLD
 92802
- GREAT 18TH CENTURY INDIAN TRADE KNIFE/DAGGER, 9.5"
overall, spear point trade blade with a carved wooden handle with
notches carved in the wood. Typical trade blade with a Indian made
handle, nice patina to blade and
handle................................................$275.00 SOLD
 92805
- QUEEN ANN STYLE BONE HANDLED SIDE KNIFE, 11" overall,
super blade un-cleaned with a two-piece ivory-green shaded bone handle
in the Queen Anne style, a very attractive mid-18th Century side
knife. Very fine.....................................................$395.00
SOLD
 92808
- EARLY 19TH CENTURY DIRK, 14" overall, 10" blade,
fashioned from an early sword cane shorted into a push handle dirk,
with the blade tapered into a dagger blade, turned American style
wooden handle, designed to slip into a boot. Unique
design.....................................................$125.00
SOLD
 92810
- AMERICAN BELT KNIFE, 6" blade and 10" overall,
18th Century, hardwood handle fashioned on a hand-forged blade, a
small secondary use knife for the American
militiaman.........................................$100.00
SOLD
 92815
- 18TH CENTURY JACK KNIFE WITH ENGLISH BROAD ARROW ON BLADE,
9" overall, mid 18th to late 19th Century. Dark stained horn
handle with the English Military "broad arrow" on the blade,
these marked English knives are scarce and this blade and handle is
exceptional............................$250.00
SOLD
 1118
- EARLY COLONIAL FELLING AXE, A wonderful 18th Century hand
wrought felling axe measuring near 10" across with a 6"
blade, hammer poll to the back of the axe that has seen much use.
Original wooden haft. The tapered blade is similar to the broad axe
concept. The axe surface shows the markings of a crude forging. Handle
measures 22" in length...............................$250.00
SOLD
  11090
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENGLISH STYLE HANGER SWORD, 25"
slightly curved blade, 31" overall. 1751 pattern which served
from the French & Indian War through the Revolutionary War. This
sword is unmarked by English marks or militia marks and the crudeness
suggests manufacture in the Colonies. See Neumann 16 - S. Spiral grips
brass handle and hilt with a heart shaped guard. Blade shows usual
light pitting but really trivial as the form of the blade is solid
with good detail. An excellent example of a sword used during the
period 1751 - 1782 at a really moderate
price..............................................................$795.00
SOLD
9211
- FORT TICONDEROGA, NY, SWIVEL SHOT, 1#, fired from small wall
based cannons on ramparts, Ft. Ticonderoga area. Very
fine........................................$95.00
SOLD
 9217
- BRITISH LIGHT HORSE CARBINE BAYONET, Model 1773, Elliott
British carbine. 13.5" blade, 17.5" overall, used by British
cavalry on the Elliott Carbine. Ex-George Neumann. Excellent surfaces,
rare..............................$395.00
SOLD
 8179
- ICE CREEPERS - FRENCH & INDIAN WAR - REV. WAR,
4.5", a matched pair of creepers with large eyes for strapping to
a boot. Excavated near Fort Stanwix, NY with old markings. Old
collector's tag states purchased in 9/97 for $125.00. ID # shown as XS
1417 under each creeper. Quite a nice
pair........................................................................$125.00
SOLD
 8181
- ICE CREEPERS - FRENCH & INDIAN WAR - REV. WAR,
5.5", an unusually large matched set of ice creepers designed for
heavy boots, popular with Rangers and light infantry. Upstate NY, old
tag states purchased for $125 in 1995. Really
nice.............................................$125.00
SOLD
 8185
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE, Excavated near Fort
Ticonderoga, NY, 2.75" X 5 1/2", reinforced blade nicely
pinned over, marked in red T-8371 [Albany Collection], round socket
with great "tomahawk look" [8], very
nice..........................................................$265.00
SOLD
 8188
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR BELT AXE, 3.25" X 5",
excavated near Fort Ticonderoga, NY. Marked in red T-61413, from an
old Albany, NY collection formed in the 1960's. Axe has a very nice
flared head [10]........................$250.00
SOLD
 8197
- HESSIAN BAYONET, REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 13.5" blade,
17" overall. Great example of this long neck bayonet used by
Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War. See a similar example
in Neuman, great surfaces and extremely
scarce...................................................$395.00
SOLD
 8202
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR, MORTAR BALL FRAGMENT, CROWN POINT, NY,
noted by digger Frank Kravic, CP 2 denoting found east of the French
Village. 1/4 of what was a 4" - 6" mortar shell, over half
of fuse hole
evident...............................................................$79.00
SOLD
 5062
- REVOLUTIONARY WAR PERIOD BUCK SHOT GANG MOLD, Scissors grip
iron handled gang mold with 8 cavities for the buck shot used to make
buck and ball paper cartridges. Nice hand forged iron frame, overall
8.5"..............$225.00
SOLD
 72204
- HUNTING BAG WITH 12" POWDER HORN, A wonderful pair!
Late 18th Century bag with a large 12" powder horn with an early
rounded plug, original cording still attaches the horn to
the flair shaped leather bag that measures 9" X 14" that has
a decorative leather fringe. Good honest wear marks where the horn
rubbed against the leather. An excellent pair for
display........................$695.00
SOLD
 116
- INDIAN SPIKED TOMAHAWK, 1750 - 1820, 6" length,
1.5" straight blade edge, rounded ears, slightly tapered spiked,
9" hardwood handle, narrow eye. 1.25" X 5/8", typical
English trade tomahawk, excellent
condition.............................................$495.00
SOLD
 115
- GREAT CHEROKEE TOMAHAWK, A most unusual item to describe as
this tomahawk dates in terms of manufacture to the late 1790's
to the early 1820's. 2" X 5", hand-wrought blade of
the pipe tomahawk with the added bowl missing either by use or
intention. Forge marks are obvious in the blade with has a great
tapered appearance (see Neumann 45A for similar style). The hardwood
handle is engraved "1820 (Star) Cherokee Indian -
1941" placing the handle's dating to 1941, but the blade
is absolutely early 19th Century. The handle is hardwood with some
restoration and was probably a later replacement, but gives a great
provenance to the Cherokee Nation. Ex-Tom Wnuck
Collection........................................$495.00
SOLD
FORT
HALDIMAND, CARLETON, ISLE, grape
shot excavated from the Rev. War site of Fort Haldimand. Old digger
reports that they were found in a single hole probably a broken
case..........................$20.00/each
SOLD
SARATOGA,
NY, musket balls
recovered from a site near Saratoga, NY. Battles near Saratoga in 1777
led to the defeat of an army of near 6000 men with seven generals.
Fired balls.............................................$20.00/each
SOLD
A BEAUTIFUL REVOLUTIONARY WAR
HORSEMAN'S SABER 8285
- AMERICAN MADE HORSEMAN'S SABER, A beautiful American made
horseman's saber. c 1775 - 1780 with a bone handle and an iron framed
basket with a large heart design cut out. The blade is 31" long and
the blade is also American made with crude blacksmith markings and an
unbalanced fuller on both sides. From an established and knowledgeable
Virginia collector friend whom I have been trying to buy this fine
example from for several years. Honey-brown patina to the bond handle.
Nice gentle curve to the 31" blade. A beautiful example of a
complete American made sword..........................................$1,999.00
SOLD
 8183
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR SOLDIER'S BELT AXE, Excavated at
Crown Point, NY. 2.5" X 6", early profile [see Neuman 3A -
6A], tight fissure in eye wall. Has a great "tomahawk look".
[6], from a recently sold PA collection. Nice
surfaces............................................................$265.00
SOLD
 8187
- FRENCH & INDIAN WAR HAMMERPOLL TOMAHAWK BELT AXE,
1.5" X 6", ex-Tom Wnuck Collection [auction] old note states
purchased 6/04 at $275. A very rare style, excavated near Lake George,
NY [10].........................$225.00
SOLD
 8198
- AMERICAN COPY OF THE FRENCH MODEL BAYONET OF 1763, 14"
blade, 18" overall. Found at Bolton Landing, NY near Lake George,
much scarcer than the Brown Bess American copies. Nice surfaces, very
scarce..............................................................$295.00
SOLD
 72201 - CENTURY WOODEN BATTLE
RATTLE, 5.5" X 12". With 7" handle, all
dove-tailed construction with early cast screws, used to signal troops
of movement or call to action. We have seen these as high as $450+,
works perfectly with a nice patina to the
wood...................................$350.00
SOLD  72203
- CENTURY RIFLEMAN'S POUCH WITH ACCESSORIES JUST AS IT WAS FOUND,
1760 - 1780, 3.5" X 6". Early rifleman's pouch worn on the
waist with a period leather button used as a keeper, includes a powder
horn, gunpowder measure with leather thong, iron striker, iron prick
with carved wooden handle, old cording attached to pouch. Ex-NY
Collection (Palitin Bridge, NY). French & Indian War to
Revolutionary War. Quite nice and all items original to the
pouch................................$595.00
SOLD
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