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The Cobbs Auctioneers
Sporting Auction April 9th 2004 at 10am
In Historic Noone Falls Mill

    

Big Game Mounts by James L. Clark ~ Firearms ~ Fishing Rods, Reels & Lures ~ Sporting Books, Calendars & Ephemera ~ Golf Clubs ~ Sporting Prints ~ Sporting Accessories

 

 

 

Big Game Mounts By James L. Clark: Includes: Antelope, Cinnamon Grizzly rug, Antelope, Mountain Goat, Big Horn Sheep and Grizzly mount all from the Mount Pleasant Plantation House near Georgetown South Carolina previously owned by Thomas Yawkey (owner of the Red Sox for 44 years).

Firearms: Colt model 1849 pocket revolver; Colt model 1851 Navy - 3rd issue; Belgium Browning 16 ga. auto w. rib; Chas. Daily 12 ga. auto; Weatherby Mark V Deluxe 30-06 w. Leupold scope; "Jos. Drasche, Ferlach" 20 ga. percussion cap side x side engraved; 12 ga. engraved Ithica SKB model 860 w. 26" barrels; 12 ga. Bernadelli I.C./Mod heavily engraved w. 25" barrels; Mossberg 183 KC .410 ga. bolt action w. 24" barrel w. adjustable choke; 2 x Remington model 740, 30-06, one factory engraved; Marlin model 336KA, lever action 30-30 w. lyman peeps; Remington model 788 bolt action .222 mag., 22" barrel, never fired; 2 x 12 ga. Franchi one w. 24" poly choke barrel and the other 25"; 20 ga. Franchi w. 25.5" poly choke skeet bar-barrel; H & R single shot .410 ga NIB; Stevens .410 ga. model 311-A; Belgium model 1851 Navy in it's case; Remington military carbine; NIB Taurus .22 mag revolver; Wamo Powermaster .22 cal target pistol; "T. Barker" DBL barrel shotgun; Winchester model 42 shotgun; 12 ga. Westly Richards shotgun w. Churchill barrels; .410 ga. English hammer gun; 11mm Belgian pin fire revolver; S&W model 2 revolver; Remington model 34 NRA target; Winchester model 1885 in .32 long; Mannlicher model 1891, 6.5mm sniper rifle and more.

Fishing Rods: F E Thomas Brownstone Special dry fly light salmon w. butt ext., 10 ft, 7.5 oz, 3/2 w. original hang tag; Orvis light salmon #18542, 9ft, 6 oz, 2/2 exe condition in orig. tube; F E Thomas Special Fly/Spin rod w. detach. butt ext. to hold spin. reel, F.F. 335; 8.5 ft F E Thomas rod refinished; 8 ft FE Thomas Sagamore Iver Johnson rod w. 2 tips; 9ft Abby & Imbrie Riverside bamboo rod, 3/1; 5.5ft Heddon Dowagiac bamboo; Shakespeare wonder rod; Wright & McGire trail master; Montague H grade Manitou Grilse, 13ft, 3pc. w. 2 tips;

Fishing Reels: "Murta Appleton & Co." German silver and bakelite reel; "Edward Vom Hofe Maker, N.Y., pat. July 96" model B271 4/0 reel; 4 5/8" "Meisselbach" vertical version of amateur #15 circa 1886-1919; Pflueger medalist; Pflueger reels #'s1495, 1495DA, 1598RC and others; 1920's Shakespeare Wondereel; Shakespeare president; Cast Orino #5 Southbend; Ocean City #40 and more.

Fishing Lures: Framed salesman sample of "Rattle Trap" lures; Carter Bait Co. "Old Black Joe" 3" and 2.5" lures; Paw Paw Pike Castor; "Lazy Ike" and Lazy Ike "Kautzky" silver jointed Rebel Humpback; Pair of Shannon twin spinner Buck Tail Lures, one red, one black; Spring loaded lures; and more lures and tackle boxes still to be unpacked.

Books & Magazines: "American Sportsman" June and July of 1873; Derry Dale Press "The Western Angler" by Rodrick L. Haig-Brown, 1939, 13 of 950, vols 1 & 2; "Catskill Rivers" by Francis M. Autin, 1983 Deluxe edition, 161 of 300 in slip case, exe. Cond.; 1st ed. "Fishing with Lee Wulff" 1992; "Atlantic Salmon Flies and Fishing" 1970, limited to 600 copies; "A Hard Look at Some Tough Issues", #6 of 50 signed and numbered copies; Lot of Julia Auction Catalogs; Lot of Man at Arms Magazines from 1980's to 1995; Various arms reference books and price guides.

Calendars: "Savage Stevens" calendar illus. by Philip R. Goodwin; "Peters Cartridge Co.", 1915 & 1930 calendars.

Antique & Vintage Prints: 5 pencil signed prints by Hans Kleiber; chromolithos and prints by Arthur Burdett, A.B. Frost, S.F. Denton, Percival Rosseau, Fredrick Remington, Lynn Bogue Hunt, Arthur Fuller and others.

Modern Prints: Prints by J. Gould, Richard Lowe, J. Pollard, David Maass, Edwin Megargee, Henry Siegal; a print signed by Maynard Reese (1995) with 1995 waterfowl stamp and a print signed Larry Torchik (1987) with 1987 waterfowl stamp both offered by Ducks Unlimited.

Original Artwork: (The most important of the sporting art will be sold in Saturday's session) 2 lg W/C's of waterfowl signed "Richard Lowe".

Reproduction Bronzes: a P.J. Mene bronze of 2 hunting dogs pointing at a grouse; a "Frasier 1894" bronze of a Native American on horse back.

Miscellaneous Sporting Items: Cobalt glass target ball "Van Cutsem"; Amber flask w. pewter mount of Marlin; several early 20th c. creels; Antique Outters gun oil can; early 20th c. snow shoes "Norway, ME"; 5 "Seagull" 1950's gas outboard engines and 1 modern 5 HP outboard; box lots of ammo and reloading equipment; gun cleaning kits; Winchester 12 ga. shot shell knife; Herters jig mold; small grouping of vintage decoys by various makers; Pflueger sucker spear; wood fish carving on plaque and much more.

Golf Clubs: Rare "The West Point" hand made sterling silver putter "Probst USA"; "Super Stick, 19th Hole" adjustable wedge with true temper collapsible handle and dozens of other newer and vintage golf clubs.

 

   

Previews: Thursday April 8th 10am to 7pm, Friday April 9th  8am to 10am or by appointment.  Buyers premium 18% discounted to 15% for cash or good check

 

 


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