REGISTER & BID NOW - Pre-Bidding is Open. Live Online Webcast Auction (Realtime online bidding) Begins: Thursday November 30th at 11am Eastern.
Militaria / Military Collectibles Auction - Selling a comprehensive offering of wartime military collectibles, to include: Civil War, Indian Wars, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and most other 19th & 20th C. Military Conflicts. Items are consigned from estates, individuals, lifelong military collections, and private collections across the United States. Online Catalog is posted now and available for absentee / pre-bidding. Register and Bid Now on more than 800 Lots of Military Wartime Collectibles. Live auction and auction webcast for real-time online bidding begins at 11am Eastern on Thursday September 30th 2017. Highlights: - IMPORTANT WWII D-DAY FLOWN FLAG OF LCT 530 - UTAH BEACH, Lot 25362, Est. $30,000 - 50,000: 48 Star Ensign was flown aboard LCT 530 on June 6th, 1944 as it took part in Utah Beach Operations during the invasion of Normandy (D-Day). It was recovered and kept by Gunner’s Mate Second Class Harry William Heckman, who served aboard LCT 530 on D-Day. Very few Flown D-Day Ships Flags are known to exist. Consigned by the Family of Harry Heckman and accompanied by complete file of provenance. - EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF JAPANESE EDGED WEAPONS & ACCOUTREMENT, Lots 25522 through 25670: Consisting of consignments from 3 large private life-long collections and being one of the finest offerings of Japanese Edged Weapons and related Japanese Accoutrements to market, the comprehensive offering includes Mounts, Kashira, Fuchi, Menuki, Tsuba, Jitte, Kozuka, Percussion Pistol Tanto, Tanto, Wakizashi, Shin-Gunto and Katanas. Many early signed pieces, and most finely crafted with utmost attention to detail. - CONSIDERABLE COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH EDGED WEAPONS & PISTOLS, Lots 25671 through 25687: Consigned from a single decedent collection, a beautiful selection of highly desirable Dirks, Brooches, Sporran, Sgian-dubhs and Percussion Pistols. - LIFELONG COLLECTION OF A CIVIL WAR RELIC HUNTER - DR. W. CULLEN SHERWOOD, Lots 25002 through 25085: Collection of Dr. W Cullen Sherwood - Geologist, Historian, and Civil War Relic Hunter. Dr. Sherwood was a Geology professor with a lifelong passion for the history and material of the American Civil War. Growing up in rural Virginia his interest in Civil War Relics spanned his lifetime. He was well-known for his captivating field trips, where he would regale students with stories that linked the geologic landscape with Civil War troop movements and actions. He developed his relic collection as a true scholar, studying maps and other archival information, combined with his extensive knowledge of the capabilities of various weapons, tactics, and movements. Dr. Sherwood carefully documented all discoveries throughout his collection. These studies led Dr. Sherwood to many little-known locations, where he enjoyed meeting private landowners while asking permission to access their property. All of Dr. Sherwood’s material originated on private land. The Sherwood American Civil War Relic Collection is large and comprehensive, representing decades of careful study, a strong passion and in-depth knowledge of history. The Auction Also Includes A Vast Offering Of: - Headgear: Helmets, Hats, Visors - Edged Weapons: Swords, Bayonets, Daggers, Fighting Knives, Bowies, Bolos, Machetes - Orders & Medals - Awards - Uniforms - Cloth: Flags, Pennants, Banners, Patches - Gear & Personal Equipment - Political Memorabilia: Pins, Buttons, Ribbons, Printed Material - Named Veteran Archives - Optics: Binoculars, Scopes, Periscopes - G.A.R & Reunion Medals, Ephemera & Ribbons - Posters & Propaganda - Photography, Photos, Art