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Cincinnati, OH, United States
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Frontier Firearms: Collection of Larry Ness
Cowan's, a Hindman Company is pleased to offer Frontier Firearms from the Lifetime Collection of Larry Ness of Yankton, South Dakota.
Assembled over the course of nearly 50 years, the collection is one of the most comprehensive offerings of Native American used and related frontier era arms to ever come to market. More than 200 lots from this landmark collection will be sold at Cowan's new Cincinnati office at 5030 Oaklawn Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 on June 8th.
The sale contains firearms from the Battle of the Little Big Horn, including an Indian Captured 7th Cavalry US Model 1873 Trapdoor Carbine (lot #215), a Relic Colt US Model 1873 Single Action Army With Possible Reno 7th Cavalry Association (Lot #218), firearms used by the US Interior Department?s Indian (Tribal) Police (Lots #219-223), and a Winchester Model 1876 Rifle attributed to Sitting Bull (lot #226). The sale also includes an impressive array of arms made for the Indian fur trade. Rifles from the Hudson's Bay Company and the American Fur Company and others are well represented.
Also included is a nice selection of frontier arms from the great St. Louis makers of the Western Expansion period including Hawken (Lots #158-163 and Lot #193) and Dimick (Lots #164-166).
This sale offers a rare opportunity to acquire some of the most desirable firearms from American history.
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0028: British Board of Ordnance Marked Brass Barreled Flintlock Trade Pistol by SharpeEst. $1,500-$3,000
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0030: Restored Board of Ordnance Marked Flintlock North West Trade Gun by WhatelyEst. $800-$1,200
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0031: British Board of Ordnance Marked Percussion Altered Trade Fusil by MoxhamEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
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0032: Percussion Altered Chief's Grade Board of Ordnance Trade Gun by SutherlandEst. $2,000-$3,000
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0033: British Board of Ordnance Marked Percussion Altered Trade Gun by GaltonEst. $6,000-$9,000
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0034: Percussion Altered British Board of Ordnance Marked Northwest Trade Gun by MorrisEst. $1,500-$3,000
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0035: Percussion Altered British Board of Ordnance Trade Gun by DawesEst. $1,500-$3,000
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0036: Percussion Altered British Board of Ordnance 1813 Contract Trade Gun by RolfeEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0038: Red Painted Percussion Altered Smooth Rifle with Powder Horn & Pipe TomahawkEst. $8,000-$12,000
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0041: Percussion Altered 1813 Board of Ordnance Contract Chief's Grade Trade GunEst. $3,000-$4,000
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0042: Percussion Altered British Board of Ordnance Marked 1813 Contract Trade Gun by GillEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0043: Percussion Altered Chief's Grade Board of Ordnance North West Trade Gun by SutherlandsEst. $5,000-$7,000
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0045: Relic Composite Harpers Ferry Model 1795 Percussion Conversion MusketEst. $800-$1,200
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0048: Period Restocked and Percussion Altered Trade Gun by Robert WheelerEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed
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