Second Annual 2010 IAA Live Auction Listing

For the Friday Night Live Auction, St. Louis, Friday April 2nd, 2010.

Lots 1-25

 Auction Rules

  1.  This is a live auction, which will be held immediately following the traditional Friday night banquet in the Renaissance Hotel Penthouse Ballroom.  The auction is open to the public, and attendance at the banquet is not required to attend the auction (but is highly recommended).

  2. This is a NO-RESERVE auction, and every lot will be sold to the highest bidder recognized by the auctioneer.  There is NO MINIMUM BID to open any lot, although the auctioneer will attempt to receive a reasonable opening bid in order to save time.

  3. There is NO BUYER’s PREMIUM or other buyer charge on any lot.  The hammer price is the final price.

  4. This is a CASH auction, meaning that payment for lots won will be made in U.S. CURRENCY or, by credit card (VISA or MASTER CARD only).  Other payment methods, such as personal cheques, may be approved in advance by the Auction Coordinator, Will Adye-White, 15 Core Cres., Brampton, ON, Canada, L6W 2G6,  (905) 459-3080 or e-mail at powdertin@sympatico.ca, if a request is received no later than March 10th, 2010.  Payments for lots won will be made immediately following the auction.  No exceptions.

  5. Winning bidders must take delivery of their lots at the auction.  As is tradition, lots won during the auction will be handed to the winning bidder or their proxy bidders, as they are won.

  6. Absentee bids will be accepted by the Auction Coordinator until Wednesday, March 10th, 2010.  A member of the auction team will make bids on behalf of absentee bidders.  Please contact the Auction Coordinator for details, including possible shipment of lots won following the auction (Continental US, WHERE LEGAL, ONLY).

  7. Payment to consignors will be made immediately following the auction to the extent cash flow allows.  Otherwise, payments will be made by cheque as credit card charges clear.

  8. This is a NO SMOKING auction.  Absolutely no smoking can be allowed in the Penthouse Ballroom, in the entrance to the ballroom, or at the auction.

  9. In the event of a dispute or question about any bid on any lot during the auction, the auctioneer’s decision is final.

  10. The IAA, Auction Coordinator, and auction staff assume absolutely no liability for anything whatsoever, period.   By attending the auction, you agree to abide by the rules.

  11. If you have a question about anything not addressed above, contact the Auction Coordinator in advance of the auction.  Estimates of value are given only as an aid to bidders, and their accuracy is in no way guaranteed.  Experts consulted sometimes had widely-differing opinions of value. 

  12. Auction lots may be viewed on the IAA website or at the show.  They will be at the Auction Coordinators tables and can be viewed when the table is staffed.

 

Lots 51-75

Lots 101-125

Lots 151-175

Lots 26-50

Lots 76-100

Lots 126-150

Lots 176-188

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Item No. Description Est. Value

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1 .45 Needham by National Arms and Ammunition Company. This unique cartridge was for a lever action Needham magazine rifle. The National Arms and Ammunition Company was in business from 1872 to 1896, however, it appears that they ceased ammunition manufacture by 1886. $125-175

2 Two 7.5 Swiss Experimental Assault cartridge dummies with 5 unknown links. (ex H. Woodend collection). Headstamp: 10 T T 54 100-125

3 .50 Meigs Rimless, copper cased NPE (no headstamp). Circa 1865. See Hoyem Volume two, CFR 27, page 24 150-200

4 .43 Spanish with ‘W.R.A.Co. .43 Spanish’ headstamp. Case and bullet have been lacquered 50-60

5 .40-40 Maynard 1865 percussion cartridge case with the copper rivet in the head. This is an unfired case 50-75

6 5.7mm P90 Experimental with Plastic case. This was one of the P90 experimental Series that led to the development of the Belgian P90 cartridge. This case is without primer and had a saboted bullet. 125-175

7 .43 Spanish Milbank Primed by WRACo. No headstamp. This cartridge is primed with the 1869 Milbank patent primer. These were the first Winchester centerfire cartridges, but the Milbank primer proved to be unreliable and was soon replaced. 100-150

8 .44 Henry rimfire by Ethan Allen with the typical Allen pointed bullet 100-150

9 .45 ACP ‘RHA Co 45 ACP’ headstamp. This is a very scarce headstamp by Robin Hood Ammunition Company of Swanton, Vermont. 100-125

10
Starter collection of 22 gyrojet rockets, some very rare:  

1. .30 cal. Empty case, made by Speer for MBA.
2. .49 cal. The first production gyrojet. Deep-drawn copper-plated steel, 4 ports.
3. .49 cal. Plain turned-steel dummy, four ports.
4. .49 cal. Zinc plated dummy, four ports.
5. 13mm Plain steel nozzle with four ports.
6. 13mm Test round, gold-painted base and nozzle seal. Four ports.
7. 13mm Copper-plated nozzle and four ports.
8. 13mm Wadcutter, copper-plated nozzle and four ports.
9. 13mm Copper-plated nozzle with two ports.
10. 13mm "Bundy Tube" soldered case, red tip on aluminum rivet. Four ports.
11. 13mm "Bundy Tube" soldered case, plain tip aluminum rivet. Four ports.

12.13mm Nickel-plated dummy for presentation sets.
13. 13mm Dummy, one hole in case. Two-port nozzle with nickel primer.
14. 13mm Dummy, no case holes. Two-port nozzle with snapped nickel primer.
15. 13mm Dummy, powder-metal nozzle with four straight slots and snapped nickel primer.
16. 13mm. Deep drawn copper-plated steel case by Winchester-Olin, East Alton plant, for MBA.
17. 12mm Long (carbine) empty case.
18. 12mm Case converted by centerless-grinding a 13mm case down to 12mm.
19. 13mm Model 201 Green gyro-flare.
20. 13mm Model 201 White Gyro-flare.
21. 13mm Model 201 Red Gyro-flare.
22. Fired .30 cal. delay-fused rocket. MBA factory souvenir.
800-950

11 .58 Joclyn Rimfire for the American Joclyn Civil War Carbine. This cartridge is without headstamp. 70-100

12 Full Sealed box of .22 Winchester Auto rimfire Cartridges. Great colors. 125-175

13 .50 Smith Rubber cartridge for the Civil War Smith Carbine. Very good condition 100-150

14 2 primer variations of the .36-.38 cartridge by USC Co. Both cartridges are without headstamp. One has a Farrington primer and the other a regular USC Co rounded copper primer. The consigner took both rounds from original boxes. 350-450

15 15mm Centre Fire Board Dummy by SFM. 50-100

16
4 different Gyrojets:
1) 13mm M201 Red flare, with ink markings added (not factory markings)
2) 13mm M201 Green flare
3) 13mm Dummy, red smoke. Black case with red band.
4) .50-Caliber "K.E." (Kinetic Energy) dummy
180-250

17 .50 Crispin Long. This is the 1867 patent cartridge made for a modified Smith Carbine. 350-450

18 .297/.230 Extra Long with no headstamp 250-350

19 .57 Snider by Dominioin Cartridge Company with stepped case. 75-100

20 Small Arms Ammunition at the International Exposition Philadelphia, 1876 by Berkeley R. Lewis, COL, Ord. Corps, U.S.A. Published by the Smithsonian Institution Press in 1972. Out of print. Excellent condition. This book covers the ammunition specimens displayed by the War Department at the Centennial Exposition. Each cartridge is photographed and described, and photographs of complete individual drawers are included. There are also illustrations of the Frankford Arsenal cartridge-making machinery set up at the exposition, including a draw set and box of the souvenir .45-70-405 blank and dummy with the USO intertwined headstamp. A classic reference rarely seen. Softbound. 8½ x 11, 68 pages. 75-125

21 Empty box of .280 Lancaster Rimless cartridges by Charles Lancaster 50-100

22 Partial box of .38 Short Center-Fire by Hermanos, Mexico. This caliber had previously been unknown by Hermanos. The label appears to be either UMC or Winchester made. There are 35 rounds in the box. 250-350

23 Full box (not sealed) of .22 Short by Remington, Windsor, Ontario (Canada) 200-250

24 Partial box of .46 Remington Rimfire Carbine by UMC. This is an early box which has the top (with label) detached from the rest of the box. With some TLC, this box could be put back together and would display nicely. 150-300

25 .42 Comblain Board Dummy from a UMC Cartridge Board. No headstamp. 175-225