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Proudly Presents REDDING AUCTION SERVICE 1085 Table Rock Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325 www.reddingauction.com PH: 717-334-6941 Pennsylvania's Highest Volume Gun Auction Service Your Professional FireArms Specialists With 87+ Combined Years of Experience Striving to Put Our Clients First & Achieving Highest Prices Realized as Possible! REDDING AUCTION SERVICE, A NO RESERVE & A NO BUYERS PREMIUM AUCTION FACILITY PROUDLY PRESENTS: The Dean S. Thomas Civil War Small Arms Ammunition Sale with Select Lots of Civil War Arms, Swords, Bayonets, Projectiles, a Revolutionary War British 4-Pdr. Cannon and the Only Known Revolutionary War Log Soldiers Hut. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2014 at 3 PM & th SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 , 2014 at 8:30 AM Dean has chosen Redding Auction Service to conduct this historic sale because of our proven past experiences, results, honesty, integrity, and our NO RESERVE AUCTION & NO BUYER’S PREMIUM (Buyer’s Penalty!!!) policies. So, bid accordingly and know that the “Hammer Price” is the Price!!! We have taken time to publish Presale estimates to help our customers understand the rarity and uniqueness of these seldom encountered items. As a reminder, these estimates are strictly a guide and do not reflect anything else. About Dean S. Thomas: Dean S. Thomas, today’s foremost authority on Civil War small arms ammunition first visited Gettysburg in 1960. Interest in the Civil War and the collecting of Civil War artifacts began with the start of the Centennial celebration in 1961, when he visited Gettysburg again – and found his first bullet. Page | 1 A graduate of Haddon Township High School, Westmont, NJ, in 1966, he attended Gettysburg College, then graduated from Glassboro State College in Glassboro, NJ, in 1972 with a B.A. in history. During this time he spent five summer seasons as a Licensed Battlefield Guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park. He founded Thomas Publication in 1981 with the authorship of Ready…Aim…Fire!, followed not long after by Cannons and Civil War Commanders. Round Ball to Rimfire is the result of a lifelong interest in, and study of, Civil War small arms ammunition, and has grown to a multi-volume set. Part One (1997) covers Federal rifle musket and smoothbore ammunition, as well as detailed information on the U.S. Ordnance Department, Northern arsenals, patents, designers, and manufacturers. Part Two (2002) fully covers Federal breechloading carbine and rifle ammunition, while Part Three (2003) is where you will find all you need to know about Federal pistol and revolver ammunition. Part Four (2010) relates the Confederate history of small arms ammunition while Confederate Arsenals, Laboratories, and Ordnance Depots (3 Volume set) immediately followed Bidding: We offer three ways for you to bid! 1. Live, In House 2. Absentee bids 3. Phone bidding Please contact us to set up Absentee and/or Phone bidding. KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS USED BELOW: T = Catalog Number in Dean S. Thomas Collection R-1 = "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part One" R-2 = "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Two" R-3 = "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Three" R-4 = "Round Ball to Rimfire, Part Four" CALOD = "Confederate Arsenals, Laboratories, and Ordnance Depots" SCK = from the Sydney C. Kerksis collection B. Lewis = from Berkeley Lewis collection or illustrated in "Small Arms and Ammunition in the United States Service 1776-1865" Pitman = from General John Pitman collection or illustrated in "The Pitman Notes on US Small Arms and Ammunition" *Note* - Bullets & Cartridges are listed by: Thomas Collection Catalog Number (T-); Specimen Number in Book (R1- etc.); & Page Number in Book. Battles in parenthesis (Gettysburg) = site of recovery To Order “Round Ball to Rimfire, Pt 1-4” and/or “Confederate Arsenals, Laboratories, and Ordnance Depots, Vol. 1-3” Call 1-800-840-6782 or, [email protected] Page | 2 Sale Preview: Thursday, November 6th, 12 PM – 8 PM Friday, November 8th, 9 AM – 3 PM Friday, November 7th 3:00 PM 1. Sharps – New Model 1859 Rifle – 52 Cal. Breech Loading Percussion Rifle 2. Sharps – New Model 1863 Carbine – 52 Cal. Breech Loading Percussion Carbine 3. Welch, Brown & Co (Norfolk, CT) – U.S. Mod. 1861 58 Cal. Percussion Rifle-Musket – Lock Marked U.S. Norfolk – 1863 (One of the Scarcer Contracts for This Model) 4. Ames – U.S. Mod. 1832 Foot Artillery Sword – Mfg. 1832 – 1st Year of Issue 5. German – U.S. Mod. 1850 Foot Officers Sword – Mfg. for U.S. Civil War 6. Bayonet – For Mod. 1842 Musket – Mfg. For The State of South Carolina by The Palmetto Armory – Columbia, SC Estimate Items #7 – #49 from “Round Ball to Rimfire, Part 1” ($30-$50) 7. .54 cal. round shot (2) A. T-1, R1-59 2nd Manassas, B. T-62, R1-60 2nd Manassas, p.109 .62 cal. round shot T-13, R1-126, p.117 .69 cal. round shot (2) A. T-3, B. T-4 ($20-$30) 8. .69 cal. Buck & Ball T-7, R1-88, p.112 ($20-$30) 9. .69 cal. Buck & Ball (2) A. T-6, R1-89, B. T-43, R1-90, p.112 ($20-$30) 10. Buckshot T-8, R1-91 to 97, p.112 Buckshot 12 assorted sizes ($140-$180) 11. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-49, R1-45, p.106 ($250-$300) 12. .69 cal. round shot cartridge w/ball (2) A. T-83, R1-48, B. T-84, R1-49, p.107 ($175-$225) 13. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-90, R1-51, p.107 ($150-$200) 14. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-56, R1-54, p.107 ($200-$250) 15. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-80, R1-55, p.107 ($200-$250) 16. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, T-89, R1-57, p108 ($200-$250) 17. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, pre-CW T-85 ($70-$100) 18. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, pre-CW T-91 (Rev. War?) ($75-$125) 19. .54 cal. round shot pistol cartridge w/ball T-16, R1-64, p.109 ($100-$150) 20. .54 cal. round shot cartridge, (CS?) T-20, R1-71, p.109 ($225-$300) 21. .54 cal. round shot cartridge, rifle T-81, R1-69, p.109 (hard cartridge to locate) ($40-$80) 22. .54 cal. round shot cartridge, no powder T-21, R1-128, p.117 ($40-$80) 23. .62 cal. round shot cartridge, no powder T-23, R1-129, p.117 ($600-$800) 24. .69 cal. Colt tinfoil musket ball cartridge, T-93, R1-73, p.110 (RARE – less than 10 have survived) ($50-$100) 25. Musket blank cartridge, T-57, R1-79, p.111 ($150-$200) 26. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-54, R1-80 (SCK), p.111 ($150-$200) 27. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-18, R1-81 (SCK), p.111 ($150-$200) 28. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, T-58, R1-82 (SCK), p.111 ($100-$150) 29. .69 cal. round shot pistol cartridge w/ball, A. T-24, R1-84, B. T-78, R1-83, p.111 ($40-$60) 30. Model of 1836 pistol blank cartridge, T-25 ($150-$200) 31. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, T-45, R1-98, p.113 ($150-$200) 32. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, T-58, R1-99 (SCK), p113 ($150-$200) 33. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, T-17, R1-100, p.113 ($150-$250) 34. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, T-50, R1-102, p.113 ($150-$200) 35. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, T-12, R1-103, p.113 ($150-$250) 36. .69 cal. Buck & Ball cartridge, Frankford Arsenal T-86, R1-104, p113 ($250-$300) 37. .69 cal. round shot cartridge, CS, no powder, A. T-51, B. “type shot” T-38, R1-118, p.116 ($1000-$1200) 38. .69 cal. Buckshot cartridge, 12 shot T-95, R1-114, p.115 (All Buckshot cartridges are very scarce & desirable – Especially Federal Examples) ($1000-$1200) 39. .69 cal. Buckshot cartridge, 15 shot T-96, R1-115, p.115 (All Buckshot cartridges are very scarce & desirable – Especially Federal Examples) ($1000-$1200) 40. .69 cal. Buckshot cartridge, 12 shot T-97 (All Buckshot cartridges are very scarce & desirable – Especially Federal Examples) Page | 3 ($40-$60) 41. .54 cal. rifle musket (6) A. T-34, R1-130, B. T-43, R1-131, C. T-1, D. T-5, E. T-6, F. T-7, p.125 ($40-$60) 42. .54 cal. rifle musket (6) A. T-4, R1-132, B. T-19, R1-133, C. T-8, D. T-9, E. T-10, F. T-11, p.125 ($40-$60) 43. .54 cal. rifle musket (6) A. T-21, R1-134, B. T-24, R1-135, C. T-12, D. T-13, E. T-18, F. T-20, p.125 ($40-$60) 44. .54 cal. rifle musket (5) A. T-40, R1-136 – Gettysburg, B. T-22, C. T-23, D. T-24, E. T-35, CS, p.125 ($20-$40) 45. .54 cal. rifle musket (4) A. T-14, R1-137 – Gettysburg, B. T-26, R1-138, C. T-29, R1-139, D. T-25, p.125 ($40-$60) 46. .54 cal. rifle musket (4) A. T-36, R1-140, B. T-31, R1-141, C. T-38, R1-142 – Chancellorsville, D. T-37, p.125 ($50-$100) 47. .54 cal. rifle musket (2) A. T-29, B. T-30 ($40-$60) 48. .54 cal. rifle musket (2) A. T-41, B. T-42 ($50-$100) 49. .54 cal. rifle musket (3) A. T-2 – Chancellorsville, B. T-28 – Gettysburg, C. T-39 50. Colt – Mod. 1860 Army – 44 Cal. Revolver – All Visible #’s Match – Traces of Cartouche Visible on Both Grips 51. Remington – Mod. 1858 – 44 Cal. Revolver – Cartouche Visible on Left Grip 52.
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