This is a rare, very desirable, fine condition and all matching Model 1900 American Eagle Luger in 7.65 mm manufactured by Deutsche Waffen-Und Munitionsfabriken (“DWM”).  Only about 8,000 of the Model 1900 American Eagle Luger were manufactured in 7.65 mm caliber.  These Lugers were manufactured especially for the US market beginning in 1900 and this particular Luger, serial number 8059, was manufactured towards the early-middle of production as the serial number range for the Model 1900 is 2,000 to 20,000.  This Luger was probably manufactured in late summer 1901.The Bar..

This is a very fine condition and very rare Colt Government Model 1911A1 Pistol that incorporated the Swartz Safety mechanism.  This particular Colt was ordered by the Argentine Navy in 1941 and remains in its original Colt high polish blued finish with the Swartz Safety mechanism still in place. Argentina, like many countries in South America, had only a nascent arm manufacturing capacity in the 19th century and primarily relied on American and European arms manufacturers to outfit is military and police forces.  As a result, the Argentine Government purchased 21,616 Co..

This is a rare and antique fine condition Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Military Rifle that remains in its original percussion configuration.  This particular Rifle is in the serial number range of those New Model 1863 Rifles issued to the 6th United States Veteran Volunteers.  Serial number C 37687 was issued to Daniel H. Collins in Company H, and serial number C 37696 was issued to two different soldiers, John Kuhen and Christopher Rrehr, both in Company E.  The story of all Sharps firearms begins with Christian Sharps who lived from 1811-1874.  Christian Sharp..

This is an historically significant, very rare and documented U.S. Model 1902 Revolver, known as the Philippine Constabulary Revolver Model of 1902.  This particular revolver is one of the two official pre-production sample revolvers sent to General William Crozier, the Chief of Ordnance, in January 1902, which are the first revolvers incorporating the new longer trigger and larger triggerguard.The origin of the U.S. Model 1902 Revolver begins with the Colt Model of 1878 Double-Action Revolver.  The Model 1878 Double Action Army Revolver itself followed closely on the heels o..

This is a very good and original condition Springfield Armory Model 1898 Krag Rifle that was manufactured in June 1899.  This particular rifle is documented to have been issued to Private Joseph Korros, Company I, 44th U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which fought in the Philippines from December 19, 1899 until May 27, 1901. There were two phases to the Philippine-American War.  The first phase, from February to November of 1899, began when Philippine nationalists learned that the United States did not intend to leave the Philippines after deposing Spanish rule, and na..

This is a scarce and original condition Model 1870 Trapdoor Rifle in .50-70 caliber. While the American Civil War was predominantly an Infantryman's war using muzzle loading, percussion cap ignition rifles, the use of breech loading, cartridge firing weapons (principally carbines) left an indelible mark on both the US Army and weapons designers in the United States. The Army's experience during the Civil War left post-war Army leaders with two distinct impressions. First, the accuracy and long-range of modern infantry rifles made the linear, Napoleonic-style of infantry tactics ob..

This is an extraordinarily rare and exceptional condition, Springfield Armory Model 1903 Rifle in its original .30-03 caliber that was manufactured in 1905.  This rifle is very rare because it was one of the very few Model 1903 Rifles manufactured that remains in its 1905 modification configuration.  Almost all of those rifles manufactured as 1905 modification rifles were subsequently modified to the .30-06 transition configuration.As Lieutenant Colonel William S. Brophy wrote in his landmark book, The Springfield 1903 Rifles, “As fine a rifle as it turned out to be, it surel..

This is a very rare Robert & J. D. Johnson U.S. Model 1817 Flintlock Common Rifle manufactured in 1825.  The Robert & J. D. Johnson Model 1817 Rifles are the rarest of the five manufacturers of what is already a rare model rifle. This particular Model 1817 was manufactured by Robert & J. D. Johnson as part of their only Model 1817 Contract with the Ordnance Department of only 3,060 rifles and was manufactured and delivered in 1825.  Robert & J. D. Johnson entered into its contract on December 10, 1823.  It only manufactured the Model 1817 for five years:..

This is an antique fine condition, scarce and historically significant US Model 1842 Navy Percussion Pistol manufactured by Nathan P. Ames of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1845.  Only about 2,000 of these pistols were manufactured for the U.S. Navy. This pistol is historically significant because it was the first percussion pistol adopted and ordered by the United States Government, specifically for the U.S. Navy.  The history of US percussion pistols starts, naturally, at the end of the flintlock period and the transition was not a quick one.   The history of t..

This is a rare WWI Colt Model 1911 Pistol that was originally a Commercial Government Model, which was converted to an Army Model 1911 at the Colt plant in Hartford in 1918.  Only a very limited number of these weapons exist and all from only two months during the summer of 1918. According to Colt shipment records, this Colt 1911 is in the serial number range of one of three shipments sent in August and early September 1918 to the American Expeditionary Force Ordnance Officer at Bush Terminal in Brooklyn, New York for shipment to the AEF in France.  The three shipments were..

This is an excellent condition and quite rare Walther PP Pistol that was manufactured in 1940, and which was issued to, and marked by, the Reich Justice Ministry.  This pistol is in 7.65 mm Browning caliber, also known as .32 ACP.   The Waffenfabrik Walther was founded by Carl Walther in 1886 in Zella St. Blasii, Thuringen Free State, Germany.  After World War I, in 1919, the city of Zella St. Blasii was combined into the adjoining town of Mehlis to form the Twin Cities of Zella-Mehlis.  Walther was known before WWI as a manufacturer of fine small pocket pistol..

This is a documented, fine condition, rare and all original Nippes Contract, Maynard Lock Alteration of a US Model 1840 Musket. In early 1848, Daniel Nippes, whose factory was in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, began producing the final 600 US Model 1840 flintlock muskets under a 1,600-musket contract received from the Ordnance Department in 1846.  On February 23, 1848, Nippes received a new Ordnance Department contract to alter 1,000 of these muskets to percussion using the Maynard tape priming system for $4.00 per alteration.  At the time of this..

This is a very early, very good condition and very scarce Springfield Armory Model 1873 Trapdoor Rifle in .45-70 caliber that was made in early 1847, which is the first full year of Model 1873 production.  This particular rifle is New Jersey surcharged.   The serial number on this rifle is 31099, which places the date of manufacture of the receiver to late 1874.  Serial number production in 1874 started at number 1,943 and ended at 35,217.  Only 22,397 Model 1873 rifles were manufactured in 1874, with the balance being carbines and cadet rifles.  The Barre..

This is a fine condition and all original, early Model 1903 Rifle manufactured by Rock Island Arsenal in 1913 that was purchased through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship and is marked “NRA.”. The Model 1903 Service Rifle was officially adopted on June 19, 1903 and it was initially chambered for the .30-03 round and had an internally-stored rod bayonet, similar to the rod bayonet design used on the Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle. When the design was finalized, the Ordnance Department ordered both national armories, Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal to begin preparing for p..

This is a scarce and fine condition Parker Brothers PHE Grade, 12 Gauge hammerless, side-by-side shotgun from 1928.   This shotgun comes with a Parker Brothers Historical Letter indicating this shotgun was completed on July 23, 1928.  The information on this shotgun is found in Parker Brothers’ Stock Book No. 78, and listed it as a PHE hammerless shotgun, 12-gauge, with Parker Steel barrels with a length of 30 inches.  The stock configuration is confirmed as capped pistol grip and the length of pull is specified as 14 ¼”, the drop at heel at 2 5/8”, the weight at 7 ..

This is a scarce and original condition Springfield Armory Model 1868 Rifle in .50-70 Caliber that was manufactured in 1870.  The genesis of the Model 1868 was the earlier Allin alterations. At the end of the Civil War, the Ordnance Department realized that a breech loading infantry rifle was needed to replace the obsolete muzzle loading percussion arms used during the late war. With so many Model 1861, 1863 and 1864 percussion rifled muskets on hand at war’s end, Springfield Armory Master Armorer Erskine S. Allin developed the U.S. Model 1865 Rifle, also known as the First Allin ..

This is a an original and very good condition Springfield Armory Model 1899 Cavalry Carbine.  The Model 1899 Krag Cavalry Carbine was the last of the Krag Cavalry Carbine designs.   Model 1899 Krag Carbine production began in September 1899, at serial number 226,701.  This carbine, serial number 346796, was manufactured in September 1901.   The Model 1899 Krag Carbine incorporated several changes from the Model 1898 Carbine.  The Model 1899 Carbine Stock is approximately 2” longer than the Model 1898 Carbine Stock.  The Model 1899 stock also omitt..

This is a very good and original condition Springfield Armory Model 1898 Krag Rifle that was manufactured in May 1899.  This rifle was manufactured two months before Springfield increased rifle production to 200 per day in response to beginning of the Philippine-American War.   There were two phases to the Philippine-American War.  The first phase, from February to November of 1899, began when Philippine nationalists learned that the United States did not intend to leave the Philippines after deposing Spanish rule and nationalist leader Emilio Aguinaldo’s attempted ..

This is a scarce and original condition Springfield Armory Model 1868 Rifle in .50-70 Caliber that was manufactured in 1870.  The genesis of the Model 1868 was the earlier Allin alterations. At the end of the Civil War, the Ordnance Department realized that a breech loading infantry rifle was needed to replace the obsolete muzzle loading percussion arms used during the late war. With so many Model 1861, 1863 and 1864 percussion rifled muskets on hand at war’s end, Springfield Armory Master Armorer Erskine S. Allin developed the U.S. Model 1865 Rifle, also known as the First Allin ..

This is scarce, Spanish American War, unit identified Springfield Armory Model 1873 Trapdoor Rifle in .45-70 caliber.  This particular rifle was issued to the 202nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which deployed to Cuba in 1898 and served in Havana and Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. The serial number on this rifle is 146876 [star], which places its date of manufacture to 1880.  Springfield Armory only produced 9,830 rifles that year, which was the lowest production year other than 1877 when there was essentially no rifle production, so 1880 dated rifles are rarely seen.  ..