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LOT 1135
Unmarked
Confederate “Dog River”
LOT 1134 Desirable and Rare Civil War Confederate Morse Breech Loading Carbine - Serial no.
729, 50 cal., 20 1/4 inch round bbl., blue/brass finish, hardwood stock. Only around 1,000 Morse carbine were manufactured by the State Military Works in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1864 using machinery
captured from the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Most of the Morse carbines were issued to the South Carolina Militia, and limited
numbers of the carbines were also issued to other Confederate forces. This rifle has the breech locked by a latch
that engages the bolt head. The brass breech plate and bottom of the
brass frame are marked “729.” The round barrel has dovetailed brass blade front and iron notch sighs. It is mounted with a long butternut forearm with brass forend cap and stock with thick brass buttplate with the rod attachment. CONDITION: Fine with attractively aged patina on the brass which has some voids/casting pits, gray patina and mild pitting on the barrel, and moderate overall wear. The wood is very good with loose fit at and some hairline cracks visible at the junction with the back of the frame, some chips at the top edges of the forearm, general mild scratches and dings, crack in a knot ahead of the toe, and smooth oiled finish. Mechanically fine. Estimate: 12,000 - 18,000
Style Cavalry Saber and Scabbard - This saber has no visible markings, and the maker of these swords remains unknown. The rougher quality of the casting and finishing is typical
of Confederate made swords. 35 1/2 inch curved blade with broad, unstopped fullers. The overall length is 41 inches like the U.S. Model 1860. The hilt is brass with a brown leather and single strand brass wire wrapped wood grip shaped more like the Model 1840’s pattern but a Model 1860 style pommel. The scabbard is iron with an overlapping seam along the reverse and undecorated brass hardware.
CONDITION: Very good “attic condition” with moderate overall wear from use and age, dark gray and brown patina on the blade which has numerous deep nicks on the blade edge and other wear indicative of battlefield use, dark aged patina on the brass, some play in the hilt fit, and dark brown along the scabbard which has a few dents and some material along the seam. Overall a very solid representative example of a rare Confederate cavalry sword.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
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LOT 1136
Massive “E. T. Henry” Etched Bowie Style Knife with Sheath - Manufactured by an unknown party, this massive knife measures 18 3/8 inches overall with a 13 3/8 inch clip point blade with a 4 3/4 inch false edge. The right side of the blade is acid etched with the name “ET Henry” in script lettering. The guard is scalloped brass with a leather washer on top. The grip is bone with a pair of decorative grooves cut just below the guard and a gentle furrow on one side near the pommel, which is a brass plate cut to the shape of the bone retained with a gently domed nut. Includes a black leather sheath, lightly tooled with a floral design and fitted with brass. CONDITION: Good, the blade mostly an dark grey patina with extensive heavy dark pitting visible near the middle of the blade carrying into the edge and mostly visible etched marking. The brass shows an attractive artificial aged patina. The grip is very good with a hairline crack running its length on the right and otherwise light handling marks. The sheath is good with an applied black finish and artificially aged brass. Estimate: 950 - 1,500