Hunting, Fishing, Weapons & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1930's Ð 1940's State of Maine Fish and Game Warden hat badge #'d 2The badge shows the Great Seal of the State of Maine, with its motto "Dirigo" (I lead). The badge is slightly convex and is numbered 25 on the reverse...

ARTIFACT: This is an early American shooting medal. The front reads PRESENTED TO GEORGE W. PUTNAM FOR THE BEST SHOT AT TARGET FIRING. VINTAGE: Circa 1839. SIZE: 1-1/2" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Coin silver. ATTACHMENT: Link available to...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War I worker badge for the International Arms & Fuze Co. (Shell Division). The badge is numbered 49860 and is in the shape of an artillery shell. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, the company was founded in 191Live...

ARTIFACT: This is a Remington over and under Derringer Type 1 .41 caliber pistol from the 1870s. The top of the barrel is engraved with two lines: the upper one with the Remington company information and the lower with the Elliot patent date marking of...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s or 1920s mechanical pencil in wood, nickel and brass which is in the shape of a musket. The pencil is retractable: there is a peg on the right-hand side that pushes back on an internal spring. The hammer also moves...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 19th century tin for Imperial Gunpowder. The tin has a wonderful reddish-orange paper label in an ornate design with a mournful hunting dog and sly fox gracing the front. The powder was manufactured by the Eureka...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare NRA Endowment Member pin ca. 1950. VINTAGE: Circa 1950. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with black paint accents. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "drop-in" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold 1950s Savage Arms 25 years of service tie bar. The bar shows a Native American bust and reads SAVAGE ARMS 25. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 5/8" height and 1-1/8" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold with red...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold 1950s Savage Arms 30 years of service pin. The pin is round, shows a Native American bust at center and reads SAVAGE ARMS 30. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 5/8" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: 10 karat gold with red...

ARTIFACT: This is a handsome Model 1842 or 1856 United Kingdom Cavalry service pistol. One reference lists this as a Model 1842, probably produced circa 1850, and another lists this as Model 185If this gun is the earlier model (1846), it could easily...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare, beautiful and untouched World War II Australian-made survival knife used by the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force. This example is not marked to the USAAF, but marked and unmarked examples were issued to...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1925 Canadian .303 Enfield leather cartridge bandolier. The Enfield, named for the community in which the Royal Small Arms factory was located, was standard issue for the British Army as well as its Commonwealth forces for the first...