United States

This section highlights American made firearms and related equipment, with an emphasis on well documented examples, family connections and professional conservation work.

Handguns & Sidearms

Savage North 1861 Navy Revolver (.36 Caliber) – Distinctive two trigger “proto double action” Civil War era revolver, associated with descendants of the brother of General Robert E. Lee.

Rifles, Carbines & Shotguns

Colt Model 1883 Hammerless Shotgun (Serial No. 2015) – High grade Colt hammerless double barrel shotgun, shipped in 1887 and documented with a Colt archive letter, period advertisements and a detailed modern restoration record.
U.S. Springfield Krag-Jørgensen Rifle, Model 1898 (Serial No. 4xxxxx) – U.S. service rifle of the Spanish–American War era, documented with ballistics context and Roosevelt-era historical notes.

Field Gear & Insignia

U.S. M1 Steel Helmet ("Model 1943" configuration) with Vietnam-Era Liner (1967) – Front seam, swivel bales, McCord heat lot 575C; includes Mitchell pattern and ERDL covers, a field-expedient inner-tube band, and a 1st Armored Division decal.
U.S. Army Signal Corps Field Telephone – EE-8-A (Stromberg-Carlson, 1942) – WWII portable field telephone in an early brown leather case, with TS-9-H handset and GN-38 hand-crank generator.
U.S. Army Signal Corps Field Telephone, EE-8-B (Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co, 1944) - WWII portable field telephone in an olive drab canvas case, with T-9 AP handset and GN-38 hand-crank generator.
U.S. Lensatic Wrist Compass – Model 1949 (June 1952) – Wrist-mounted lensatic compass by Superior Magneto Corp., dated 6-52 (Korean War era).
U.S. Rifle Cleaning Kit, M16 / M14 (1973) – Individual issue rifle cleaning kit in an olive drab roll pouch, intended for M16-family rifles and the M14, with clear military markings and standard rod and brush components.