$175.00 Gilted cast brass with applied center having silver lion over crown attached. Both pieces benchmarked 6. Approximately 49mm by 85mm.
Author: Robert Simmons
German WW2 Civil Air Defense Honor Decoration – 1st Class
$650.00 Instituted by Adolph Hitler on January 30th, 1938. For German personnel serving in the Civil Air Defense of Germany. Fairly heavy. I believe this is brass or bronze with gold gilt.
Spencer Carbine Bridle & Screw
$25.00 Made by Spencer Repeating Rifle Company of Boston, Massachusetts. One of the most colorful, widely used and popular Civil War firearms. Bridle & Screw in excellent original condition. Original Spencer parts.
Spencer Carbine Forearm
$120.00 Spencer forearm in excellent original condition with both escutcheons present. I believe this is for the 56-50 Conversion. Original Spencer parts.
British 4th Regiment Buckle Half
$95.00 May be from Crimean War. Not sure if silver or silver plated. Disk portion attached to bar. Belt loop height approximately 46mm.
German WW1 Era Ring
$125.00 Patriotic Silver ring featuring the Imperial German Flag colors along with an Iron Cross. Marked inside with 80. I am thinking this is 800 silver.
Hugh Wishart Tongs
$225.00 Coin silver approximately 6 inches in length. Kovels list as New York, NY (c. 1784-1819). Listed in Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers by Bazelon & McGuinn as gold & silversmith starting in 1793 and a maker of US Army and Navy buttons c.1805-1815.
Charles A. Burnett Tongs
$350.00 Southern coin silver. Approximately 6&1/2 inches in length. Kovels list as Georgetown, D.C. & Alexandria, VA (ca. 1785-1849).
T.J. Brown Tongs
$95.00 Approximately 6 inches in length. Well known Baltimore, MD silversmith.
Hartman & Phillips Tongs
$1500.00 Southern partnership of William Phillips & John Foster coin silver. Nice monogram and maker touch mark of H&P. Approximately 5&3/4 inches in length. Catherine B. Hollan in her book VIRGINIA SILVERSMITHS list as Winchester, Virginia ca. 1802-1816.