Western Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce Colt's Patent .31 caliber bullet mold in bronze. This mold dates from the 1850s and was meant for making bullets for the model 1849 Colt pocket pistol. When the handles are unfolded, cut-out spaces for both conical bullets and...

ARTIFACT: A bit of a mystery here, but with some great clues! This is a fabulous clan-type badge of early Rurales Captain F. J. King, possibly an American of Scottish descent, possibly worn by King in his duties as a Rurales Capitano, just as a Lawman in...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1905 pop-out Indian Head Penny badge. The center features a nicely detailed head with feather headdress and surrounding the outer edge it reads: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1905" in embossed detail. This example is scarce with: "PAT...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1857 California gold dollar that was fashioned into a stickpin sometime in the 1870s or 1880s. The dollar is in high karat gold and the pin is in gold-plated nickel. The front of the dollar, which measures only 7/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare circa 1870s Western Union telegraph messenger hat badge. Western Union was started in 1856, although it had been operating for five years already under the name New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful, early 20th century, possibly pre-statehood Red's Taxi Driver hat badge from the notorious, late "old west" frontier town of Perry, Oklahoma. The badge shows an antique automobile and surrounding it reads: "RED'S TAXI...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1900s - 1910s Special Deputy United States Marshal Badge. The six-point, star-shaped badge reads: "SPECIAL DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL" in stamped letters with painted details. George Washington named the first 13 U.S. Marshals in 1789,...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early 1960's (but made from a 1940's die) sterling and Blue Gem turquoise Native American Southwest Style ring that was made by Bell Trading Post. The center of the ring features a rectangular cut Blue Gem turquoise stone,...

ARTIFACT: This is a cool old circa 1930s or 1940s Mexican ring made in silver and enameled brass. The ring is heavy and large and about a size 11-1/It has two lion crests on the sides in addition to the Indian chief's head at center, which sports...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, circa 1920's ??? 1930's small woman's Navajo silver and turquoise ring. The center features a slim oval shaped, bezel set turquoise stone with rope-like detail around the edge and nice embellishments on the band. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1880s-1890s Elkhorn, Manitoba Indian Home brass button. Opened in 1888, the Washakada Indian Home at Elkhorn was a boarding school for aboriginal students, spearheaded by Reverend Edward Francis Wilson. Wilson was an Anglican...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1940s Levi's advertisement ink blotter. The blotter is in mint condition, and has never been used. There is a faint Army & Navy store name in the left-hand border. The blotter features a great scene of a cowboy...