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Personal items from legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley to be auctioned March 18

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1926 check handwritten and hand-signed by Annie Oakley Butler, her married name

CLEARWATER, Fla. – On March 18, 2023, Blackwell Auctions will offer several items personally owned by Annie Oakley, including an engraved carriage clock gifted to her for her birthday during her European tour in 1901. Several other items will also be offered, including 16 books that were owned – and, in some cases, signed – by Oakley, including a book inscribed to her husband by the author, bandleader John Philip Sousa. The collection also boasts a personal check, signed by Oakley shortly before her death, made out to her niece.

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Sheriff Pat Garrett’s Smith & Wesson .38 hammerless revolver, estimated at $16,000-$24,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Weapons from heroes and villains alike presented at Heritage, Dec. 12

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Sheriff Pat Garrett’s Smith & Wesson .38 hammerless revolver, estimated at $16,000-$24,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Sheriff Pat Garrett’s Smith & Wesson .38 hammerless revolver, estimated at $16,000-$24,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – On Monday, December 12, Heritage Auctions will present some of the iconic implements of our history in its Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Military history comes to life at Morphy’s May 17-18 Firearms & Militaria auction

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Fine relief-carved flintlock Kentucky longrifle attributed to master gunsmith Leonard Reedy (Berks County, Pa., 1776-1837). Classic Reedy-style carving around the patchbox and barrel tang, and behind the cheekpiece. Pictured in ‘The Kentucky Rifle and Me’ by Edith Cooper. Estimate $40,000-$80,000

DENVER, Pa. – Antique and collectible firearms of superior quality and great historical importance await bidders at Morphy’s mid-May auction event, with two distinct sessions that, together, offer significant firearms and militaria from the 18th century through contemporary times. For the May 17 session, Morphy’s has prepared a 213-lot curated selection of early arms and militaria, followed on May 18 by a 405-lot offering of fine rifles, shotguns, 19th-century Colts and other handguns; military and NFA weapons; and much more.

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Milestone’s Oct. 23 Firearms Auction loaded with fresh-to-market one-off productions

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Iconic New Haven Arms Model 1860 brass-framed Henry rifle, manufactured 1863, .44 Henry caliber, 24¼-in barrel length. Wonderful example of the reliable, high-capacity lever-action rifle that was immediately pressed into service during the Civil War and later used during the westward migration. Untouched, never tampered with or cleaned, this is a recent discovery from a northern Colorado collection. Estimate $20,000-$30,000

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – A choice selection of recently discovered firearms that have never before appeared at auction will headline Milestone’s October 23, 2021 Premier Antique & Modern Firearms sale. After months of traveling extensively and visiting private collections, Milestone’s firearms team has secured a number of top prizes, including guns that were produced in very low numbers or for a specific agency, arms with a low survival rate, and early examples that display historically significant design innovations. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.

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