Civil War Artifacts 2024-10-27 Auction - 458 Price Results - John Kruesel's General Merchandise in MN - Page 16
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CSA 1850s cherry/cedar canteen lined with beeswax
leather cartridge box with shoulder strap and breastplate
McClellan saddle
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Rochester, MN, United States
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Civil War Artifacts

John Kruesel's General Merchandise

Approximately 450 lots featuring leather, McClellan saddle, 20+ swords, 20+ long guns, kepi hats, soldier letters, carbines, 30+ revolvers and hand guns, buckles and firearm accessories from the lifetime collection of a retired Naval Officer's Civil War (Union & Confederate) artifacts.
SOLD
Spencer saddle ring carbine: Boston 1860, serial #18845, overall 39 and 1/8, barrel to breach 20 and 5/16, with reference binder about Spencer carbines
0861: Spencer saddle ring carbine
Est.
$3,000
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$6,000
SOLD
Cosmopolitan Gwyn & Campbell saddle ring carbine .52 cal.: (AKA grapevine) serial #2694, issued to federal cavalry (Western Theater), overall length 39, barrel to the breach 19; with reference binder
0862: Cosmopolitan Gwyn & Campbell saddle ring carbine .52 cal.
Est.
$3,000
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$5,000
SOLD
double barrel side-by-side .20 gauge percussion shot gun: engraving, inlaid stock, serial #29011, overall length 45; barrel to breach 30 and 5/8
0863: double barrel side-by-side .20 gauge percussion shot gun
Est.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
dug socket bayonet: no marks, w/ locking band, found near Richmond, Virginia, battlefield dug, overall 20.5, socket 2 and 5/8, outside diam. of bayonet 1, locking ring
0864: dug socket bayonet
Est.
$40
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$50
SOLD
blanket: modern manufacture by Woolrich Woolen Mills, Woolrich, Pennsylvania, 66 x 80, 85% wool
0865: blanket
Est.
$100
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$200
SOLD
Whitney converted musket: E. Whitney Model 1816, full barrel, first style conversion, carved cartouches, barrel length 42, overall with tang 44 and 1/8, overall length 57 and 5/8, w/ two percussion nipples (original nipple is
0866: Whitney converted musket
Est.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
Harper's Ferry Model 1816 (?) musket: .69 cal., leather sling, barrel with tang 42 and 1/8, overall barrel ;44 and 1/8, overall 57.5, overall bayonet length 19, FILE?
0867: Harper's Ferry Model 1816 (?) musket
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
SOLD
British P1853 .577 cal. 3-band Enfield style musket w/ bayonet & leather scabbard: lock doesn't index correctly, overall 54 and 7/8, barrel to breech 39 and 1/8, 40.75 to tang, with large file
0868: British P1853 .577 cal. 3-band Enfield style musket w/ bayonet & leather scabbard
Est.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
Harper's Ferry Model 1837 (on lock plate) musket: Harper's Ferry, crack in wrist, sight probably added, overall length 57 and 3/8, barrel 42, barrel w/ tang 43.75, missing front band, cf. T.J. Moore file
0869: Harper's Ferry Model 1837 (on lock plate) musket
Est.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
Colt Special Model 1861 contract musket with Model 1855 bayonet and scabbard: lock plate dated 1863, overall 56, barrel 40, barrel w/ tang 42, bayonet 21.25; with photograph; cf. Arnold Vetter Lasher "AVL" file
0870: Colt Special Model 1861 contract musket with Model 1855 bayonet and scabbard
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
SOLD
Austrian (?) rifle with US Model 1855-1864 iron angular bayonet, .58 cal.,: overall length 57.75, barrel 32.5, barrel w/ tang 44.75, with Austrian combination gun tool, and early primer powder flash pan, leather sling
0871: Austrian (?) rifle with US Model 1855-1864 iron angular bayonet, .58 cal.,
Est.
$1,500
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$2,000
SOLD
framed engraving of US Grant family: John Dainty, Philadelphia, in late 19th century walnut and gilt frame
0872: framed engraving of US Grant family
Est.
$200
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$300
SOLD
Model 1861 contract musket: Wm. Mason, Taunton, MA. (contractor), lock dated 1863, missing rear sling swivel, overall 55.75, barrel 40, barrel w/ tang 41 and 7/8
0873: Model 1861 contract musket
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
SOLD
W. Grant .32 cal. pistol: made by W. Grant, serial #1559, 5 inch octagonal barrel, rosewood grips, identified on backstrap "J.L. Conner Co. I, 4th Minn. V.V.I." cf. J.L. Connor file
0874: W. Grant .32 cal. pistol
Est.
$1,000
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$2,000
SOLD
cased tintype of Oren Carter: thermoplastic ["gutta percha"] case containing tintype of Oren Carter, 186th New York Infantry, in uniform; with two other Carter family tintypes cf. Oren Carter file
0875: cased tintype of Oren Carter
Est.
$100
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$200
SOLD
Union infantry knap sack: Model 1853/1855 non-ridged knapsack of black enameled linen canvas, with leather shoulder slings, E. Robinson, New York; numerous repairs, fragile
0876: Union infantry knap sack
Est.
$400
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$800
SOLD
wood box: with bullets and percussion caps
0877: wood box
Est.
$75
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$150
SOLD
wood box: wood box
0878: wood box
Est.
$75
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$150
SOLD
cast iron horse head: contemporary
0879: cast iron horse head
Est.
$40
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$50
SOLD
Victorian side chair: painted scenic back splat
0880: Victorian side chair
Est.
$150
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$200
SOLD
4 Harper's Weekly illustrations: dating 1859-1863
0881: 4 Harper's Weekly illustrations
Est.
$50
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$75
SOLD
14 Currrier & Ives Civil War prints: vintage (but not period) colorized, each approximately 10.75 x 15
0882: 14 Currrier & Ives Civil War prints
Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
Grant Memorial Service broadside: broadside announcing memorial servicr for U.S. Grant, Ripon, Wisconsin, 1885,10.25 x 14.5
0883: Grant Memorial Service broadside
Est.
$100
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$150
SOLD
Daily Alta California and Illustrated London News, December 26, 1863: Daily Alta California, June 23, 1864, and Illustrated London News, December 26, 1863
0884: Daily Alta California and Illustrated London News, December 26, 1863
Est.
$50
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$75