Bruneau & Co.'s Online Winter Historic Arms & Militaria Auction is Set for Wednesday, February 22nd

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Cranston, RI, USA, February 12, 2023 -- Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers? online-only Historic Arms & Militaria auction scheduled for Wednesday, February 22nd, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, is a well-rounded sale, with objects that are affordable for the beginning collector as well as the most advanced. Areas of focus include the Civil War, World Wars I and II and modern firearms, for a total of 300 lots.

?This auction contains everything from single and grouped bayonet lots to magazines, holsters, WWI and WWII militaria, revolvers, bolt-action rifles and martial arms of all types and from many countries,? said Joel Bohy, Bruneau & Co.?s Director of Arms & Militaria. ?There are also groupings of hard-to-find parts for a variety of military arms.?

Four items could end up vying for tot lot honors. The first is a circa 1919 Colt model 1902 military pistol ? a famous ?.38 special ? serial number 40010, with black checkered hard rubber grips marked ?COLT?, 9 ? inches long with a 9-inch barrel, sporting a blued finish and marked to the left and right sides as well as the magazine (est. $3,000-$4,000).

The second is a mid-17th century German Wheelock sporting carbine, 24 inches in length (the barrel 16 ? inches), with a .65 caliber rifled bore, a walnut stock with raised cheek piece on the left side of the butt and a patch box on the right side of the butt, two carved lines near the barrel chamber and a brass cloud-shaped side plate (est. $2,000-$4,000).

The third is a Spanish circa 1760 Miquelet musket fusil with a .69 bore at the flared muzzle, 51 inches long (the barrel 35 ? inches), boasting an ornately carved walnut stock with foliate designs on the apron near the barrel tang and at the ramrod entry, and a steel butt plate, side plate and trigger guard with engraved foliate designs (est. $2,000-$3,000).

The fourth is a pre-WWII, circa 1937 9mm Polish VIS-35 Radom pistol, serial #5515, with matching frame, slide and 4 ? inch barrel, black checkered Bakelite grips marked ?FB?, a blued finish and marked to the left side of the slide with a Polish eagle, plus a slotted black strap for shoulder stock and a ?G/2? marked magazine (est. $2,000-$3,000).

Four German model 1898 sword-bayonets ? a pipe back dress bayonet and scabbard; an 1898 n/A bayonet and scabbard with unit markings; and two 1898 n/A bayonets and scabbards, overall 25 ? inches in length ? will be offered as a group lot (est. $200-$300).

Two World War II-era German pistols are expected to attract keen bidder interest. One is a 9mm Black Widow Luger pistol and holster, circa 1941, serial #5535, all matching, with black checkered Bakelite grips, a black/blue finish and marked #41? on the ring and ?byf? on the toggle, with a waffenamt on the right side of the barrel (est. $1,500-$2,000).

The other is a 9mm P-38 pistol and holster, serial #9112y, all matching, with Bakelite grips, a dark blued finish and marked on the left side of the slide ?P38 cyg? with waffenamt markings on the right side. The magazine is marked ?jvd? with a waffenamt and the black leather holster is marked ?41? and ?P38? on the back (est. $400-$600).

An American-made, circa 1857-1861 Massachusetts Arms Co. .36 caliber Adams patent revolver and holster, serial #90, checkered with a walnut grip, overall 11 ? inches with a 6-inch barrel, marked on the left side of the frame (?Adams?), the loading lever (?Kerr?), the top strap (?Mass. Arms Co.?), and leather holster (?Havana?) should hit $800-$1,200.

Before purchasing a firearm at auction, Bruneau & Co Auctioneers recommends having it examined by a qualified gunsmith to determine whether or not it is safe to use. FFL transfers are handled by Lost Treasures in Pawtucket, RI, and are subject to a $35 fee.

To learn more about Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers and the online-only Historic Arms & Militaria auction planned for Wednesday, February 22nd at 6pm Eastern, visit www.bruneauandco.com.