In the opening months of the American Civil War, large numbers of troops were assembled in the Mobile, Alabama -  Pensacola, Florida area.  These troops were poorly armed at best.  The State of Alabama collected all manner of sporting rifles and shotguns and established at the Mobile Depot, a repair and refurbish facility, to militarize these guns before they were issued to the troops.  A significant number of the arms issued were no more than sporting shotguns which were adapted at the Mobile Depot in order to mount a bayonet.  The bayonet and shotgun combinations are today extremely rare.  This bayonet is one of those made at the Mobile Depot which was adapted to shotguns, both single barrel and double barrel.  It is a very scarce Confederate Bayonet and not often encountered.  SOLD!!

This is a very nice condition Cook & Brother Naval Cutlass made in New Orleans prior to the end of 1862.  The blade is bright and in nice condition with some pitting and clearly discernable forging flaws in the metal.  The brass guard is pleasantly patinaed and clearly marked Cook & Brother in the correct place.  The scabbard is old and in nice condition, opening up at the tip, but otherwise sound.  The neat part is that written on the scabbard, in his own hand, is "Corporal Isaac Flowers of Company F, 28the Michigan Infantry's death bed wish.  While his penmanship is pretty good, his sentence construction is failing.  However it basically says that this is a relic of the "Rebellion of 1861" captured by him and that at his death he wants it given to his youngest child to keep as long as he lives and transferred to his descendants, if he has any.  This has recently come out of a family who has dutifully kept it.  It is accompanied by a small monograph, which is the record of the 28th Michigan Infantry and appears to be published by the State of Michigan.  Corporal Isaac Flowers is listed in this book as having enlisted in Company F, 28th Infantry as Corporal, August 29, 1864 to serve for three years.  He mustered out at Raleigh, North Carolina June 5, 1866.  There is also a book published by Robertson titled Michigan in the War, 1861-1865.  This was published by W. S. George & Company, State Printers in 1882.  A really nice, historic grouping with very interesting history attached.   SOLD!!

This is the only totally complete Benjamin Flagg Model 1842 Musket I have ever seen.  They are extremely rare.  Everything about this gun seems to be correct and contemporary with its origins.  The barrel and stock do not have U.S. proof and inspection marks and they should not.  Various component parts are marked with what looks more like a cryptic mark than an inspection mark.  The butt plate is marked U.S. turned sideways.  The lock is marked with an Eagle over US forward of the hammer and B. Flagg & Company over Millbury over Mass over 1849 to the rear of the hammer.  There is a brass escutcheon on the wrist of the stock, behind the barrel tang with the number 70 engraved on it.  The gun is in a solid, very good condition with all its component parts, sound wood and metal.  Jack Meyer's book "William Glaze and the Palmetto Armory" indicates that William Glaze of South Carolina had a contract for muskets with the State of South Carolina.  He purchased, under contract, 660 muskets from Benjamin Flagg in 1849.  They were delivered to the State of South Carolina by December of 1850.  Twenty of the muskets failed to pass inspection and he was eventually paid for 640 Benjamin Flagg muskets in November of 1851.  Further, I suspect he bought machinery from Benjamin Flagg for the production of the Palmetto musket.  Although, there is just as much evidence to indicate that he was buying parts from Benjamin Flagg or wherever he could get them and finishing them to assemble the Palmetto musket.  At any rate, when South Carolina entered into their contracts with William Glaze, it intended that he produce a stand-alone industry capable of producing weapons in the state.  When it found out he had not, there was much turmoil and he remained out of favor and without contracts throughout the Civil War.  A rare gun with a neat bit of history.  SOLD!!

This is an 1807 J. Henry Contract Flintlock Pistol which has been converted to percussion and certainly seen better days.  These 1807 guns were used up during the War of 1812 and are today very difficult to find.  This one has lost a part of its forearm but still retains very nice lock markings.  There is a sailor's heart tacked onto the wrist of the stock and it does look like a belt hook may have been mounted on it.  I guess it could actually be one of Henry's Navy contract pistols.  As you can tell, it will need a lot of TLC.    SOLD!!

This is one of 73 carbines manufactured by Greenwood & Gray of Columbus, Georgia for the State of Alabama.  The payment records for these carbines still exists in the Adjutant General's records in the State of Alabama Archives.  There is some confusion about whether these guns should be called "Columbus Armory", "Greenwood & Gray" or "J. P. Murray."  Whatever you call them, existing records indicate that production is far more limited than one might think.  From the records, production may not have exceeded 1000 guns total, 1500 would be the maximum.  Both long guns and carbines were built for the State of Alabama and there was a 1000 gun contract for Confederate Ordnance, which may not have been fulfilled.  I prefer to call them Greenwood & Gray.  They were the founders of the company.  J. P. Murray was an Englishman, a master armorer who supervised production.  Why his name wound up on some of them, nobody knows.  None of the 73 carbines purchased by the State of Alabama have any lock markings.  The barrels are marked on the left rear "PRO over FCH."  This is the proof mark of Major Frederick C. Humphries, who was the Confederate ordnance inspector at the Columbus Arsenal.  The State of Alabama acceptance mark, which is STATE OF ALA. 1864 is also found on the left rear of the barrel.  This gun appears to be 100% intact and of the period.  It is in .58 caliber with strong rifling in the bore and all markings are sharp.  The tang screw, one lockplate screw, the hammer and the inside of the lockplate are stamped with serial number 7.  The rear lockplate screw is an original Greenwood & Gray screw, which is stamped serial number 11.  That is the only deviation from original configuration that I can find.  There is some stressing of the wood around the lockplate but it is still solid.  An extremely rare Alabama Contract Carbine.   SOLD!!

This is an attic condition Leech & Rigdon Foot Officer's Sword.  The blade is slightly cleaned but with no major disfiguring.  The scabbard is original, missing the upper mount and the drag.  The grip wrap, both leather and wire, is 100% intact.  The brasses are all heavily tarnished and uncleaned.  The guard has a CS in an oval cast into it, on the left side.  A really solid, honest Leech & Rigdon which might respond to a little TLC.  SOLD.

This is a London Armoury Company Adams Revolver which is marked on top of the frame "Robert Adams, 76 King Street, London."  The gun has no finish, basically cleaned to bright but still a sharp gun with good markings and excellent grips.  The London Armoury Company sold the Confederate Government Adams Revolvers, Kerr's Patent Revolvers, Enfield Rifles and Kerr's Patent .451 Sharpshooter Rifles.  Now Robert Adams was one of the founders of the London Armoury Company and a major shareholder.  His brother, John Adams made the Webley Wedge Frame Revolver, which was shipped into the South.  It seems that if you were a Confederate purchasing agent, Robert Adams was the go-to guy in London.  He seems to be behind the scenes and connected to the sale and transport of a large quantity of arms into the Confederacy.  This gun is 12 serial numbers below 35,000.  Two of these London Armoury Company Adams are listed on the Pratt List in the 36,000 range.  This gun is more than like historically associated with the Confederacy.  SOLD!!