The Ray Howser Firearms Collection, 1931-2026
Updated November 1, 2026
| Date | November 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Lewis & Grant Auctions |
| Location | Newport, Kentucky, 41011 · more auctions in Newport |
| Lots | 381 |
| Estimates | $150 – $500,000 |
What's in this auction
381 lots, mostly firearms & militaria (261), sporting goods & outdoors (11), fine art & prints (4), antiques & furniture (3). 381 lots have photos and 381 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $150–$500,000 across 381 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog, closing November 20, 2026.
Highest-estimated lots
- Edgar Samuel Paxson's Highly Important Rosebud/Little Bighorn Associated Plains Indian Buckskin Coat — est. $300,000–$500,000
- The Most Documented and Historic Sharps Buffalo Rifle Owned by Buffalo Hunter Frederick "Doc" Zahl — est. $30,000–$50,000
- A Magnificent High Art Tschinke Wheellock Sporting (Birding) Rifle Ca. 1625 — est. $20,000–$40,000
- Rare Nordenfelt Model 1889 Five Barrel Argentine Rapid Fire Gun — est. $20,000–$40,000
- An Early and Remarkable Example of a Genuine J&S Hawken Percussion Plains Rifle — est. $20,000–$40,000
From the auction house
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In this auction (381 lots)
Categories: Firearms & Militaria (261) · Sporting Goods & Outdoors (11) · Fine Art & Prints (4) · Antiques & Furniture (3) · Pottery, China & Glass (1)
- Lot 0001 — A Remarkable And Historic Siege Weight English Civil War Period Blackened And Painted Burgonet
- Lot 0002 — A Good English Civil War Period 'Cromwell' "Pot Helemt" Of New Model Army With Bar Visor
- Lot 0003 — A Fine Late 16th Century Italian High Comb Morion Circa 1590
- Lot 0004 — A Good Quality And All Original Cromwellian Lobster Tail Pot Helemt English Civil War Period
- Lot 0005 — 16th Early 17th Century Medium High Comb Continental Burgonet
- Lot 0006 — A Good Early 17th Century Continental Peaked Cabasset Helmet With Everted Brim
- Lot 0007 — An Unusually Good Quality Siege Weight English Civil War Period Burgonet (Pot) Helmet
- Lot 0008 — A Handsome Victorian Close Helmet With The Form Of An English Or Flemish
- Lot 0009 — A Fine Quality Late 19th Century Qajar Helmet
- Lot 0010 — A Scarce And Desirable English Civil War Period Pikeman’s Breast And Backplate As Worn By
- Lot 0011 — A French Cuirassier Steel Breastplate
- Lot 0012 — A Good Continental Swept Hilt Rapier Circa 1610
- Lot 0013 — A Fine And Rare Homegenous Silver Inlaid Italian Swept Hilt With Fine Hernandez Blade Circa 1600
- Lot 0014 — A Good Early Composite 17th Centruy Hilt Raper With Engraved Pommel And Hilt
- Lot 0015 — A Good Early 17th Century Continental Swept Hilt Rapier Circa 1600
- Lot 0016 — A Fine and Complete Staghorn Inlaid German Sporting Crossbow Late 16th/Early 17th Century
- Lot 0017 — A Rare Early 17th Century Solid Silver Medal Given By Zendorf
- Lot 0018 — A Finely Scrimshawed Pressed Horn Wheellock Powder Flask Dated 1616
- Lot 0019 — British Napoleonic Wars Naval Cannon Primer Powder Horn
- Lot 0020 — 17th Century Swiss Halberd
- Lot 0021 — A Good Early 17th Century Continental Halberd
- Lot 0022 — A Fine And Rare All Steel 18th Century Indian Talwar
- Lot 0023 — A Good Gold Damascened Indo-persian Tabarzin (Axe)
- Lot 0024 — 19th Century Indian Spiked Mace
- Lot 0025 — A Good Late 18th Century Indian Axe.
- Lot 0026 — A Fine Silver 19th Century Ottoman Suma (Ramrod)
- Lot 0027 — Japanese Bronze Hand Cannon
- Lot 0028 — Indian Matchlock "Torador" Rifle Circa 1780
- Lot 0029 — Japanese Tanegashima Matchlock Rifle Converted to a Murata Bolt Action System
- Lot 0030 — Japanese Edo Period Tanegashima Matchlock Rifle
- Lot 0031 — 17th Century German Wheellock Sporting Rifle
- Lot 0032 — Fine Mideastern Snaphaunce Moulaka
- Lot 0033 — A Very Fine High Art Tusco-Emelian Italian Snaphaunce Sporting Gun With Barrel By Antonio Franzino
- Lot 0034 — A Magnificent High Art Tschinke Wheellock Sporting (Birding) Rifle Ca. 1625
- Lot 0035 — A Good Tusco-Emilian Snaphaunce Belt Pistol Circa 1745
- Lot 0036 — A Very Rare Ball Reservoir English Air Pistol By William Wilson
- Lot 0037 — Pair of J.A. Kuchenreuter Flintlock Holster Pistols
- Lot 0038 — A very Fine Pair Of 18th Century Full Silver Mounted Hightly Carved Ottoman Flintlock Pistols
- Lot 0039 — Flintlock Holster Pistol by H. Nock of London
- Lot 0040 — A Fine Late 18th Century Ottoman Flintlock Holster Pistol
- Lot 0041 — Early German Flintlock Military Pistol Circa 1760-1790
- Lot 0042 — 18th Century British Flintlock Pistol by David Collumbell With Gordon Clan Crest (1712-1777)
- Lot 0043 — 18th Century Italian Tiger Maple Stocked Flintlock Pistol by Chinelli
- Lot 0044 — French Model 1777 St Entienne Flintlock Pistol
- Lot 0045 — A Scarce Revolutionary War British Tower Flintlock Pistol (1756-1777)
- Lot 0046 — US Marked Model 1795 Type III Harpers Ferry Flintlock Rifle
- Lot 0047 — US Simeon North Model 1817 Flintlock (Common) Rifle
- Lot 0048 — U.S. Artillery Saber (1793-1803) with Inscription Honoring "Gen Israel Putnam"
- Lot 0049 — Northwest Trade Rifle By I. Hollis and Sons
- Lot 0050 — U.S. Pattern 1790-1803 Eagle Pommel Artillery Officers Sword
- Lot 0051 — First Quarter 19th Century US Naval Cutlass From The U.S. Chesapeake
- Lot 0052 — US Cavalry Saber by N. Starr Pattern 1812-1813
- Lot 0053 — U.S. Silver Hilt Mounted Officers Saber Circa 1800
- Lot 0054 — US Model 1826 Naval Cutlass by N. Starr
- Lot 0055 — US 1818 Non-Commissioned Officers Sword by Starr
- Lot 0056 — U.S. Model 1798 Cavalry Saber By N.Starr
- Lot 0057 — US Cavalry Saber with Metal Scabbard 1814 BY N.Starr
- Lot 0058 — War of 1812 Repainted for Civil War Wooden Canteen
- Lot 0059 — U.S. Model 1840 Stock With 1815 Dated Harpers Ferry Lock
- Lot 0060 — US Model 1840 Pomeroy Coverted Percussion Musket
- Lot 0061 — US Springfield Model 1847 Cavalry Musketoon
- Lot 0062 — US Model 1840 Hall North Breech Loading Percussion Cabine (Fishtail)
- Lot 0063 — US Model 1841 Harper's Ferry Rifle
- Lot 0064 — US Model 1842 Springfield Percussion Musket
- Lot 0065 — US Model 1842 H. Aston Percussion Pistol
- Lot 0066 — US Model 1836 Robert Johnson Flintlock Pistol
- Lot 0067 — Ames Model 1832 Foot Officers Sword
- Lot 0068 — An Extremely Early First Production Colt First Model 1855 Revolving Rifle
- Lot 0069 — A Rare Henry Gross Harmonica Rifle
- Lot 0070 — Rare First Model P.W. Porter of New York Revolving Turret Rifle
- Lot 0071 — Sharps Model 1853 Percussion Sporting Rifle
- Lot 0072 — U.S. Model 1866 Second Allin Springfield Trapdoor
- Lot 0073 — Fourth Model Burnside Civil War Carbine
- Lot 0074 — A Finely Decorated Full Stock Percussion Rifle by Hale Family
- Lot 0075 — Model 1864 Trainer Rifle Marked US Eagleville
- Lot 0076 — US Navy Model 1861 Sword Bayonet
- Lot 0077 — Kenansville Cavalry Saber By Louis Froelichs Confederate States Armory Seize by Private Henry Baumer
- Lot 0078 — US Non Commissioned Model 1840 Officers Sword by Emerson and Silver
- Lot 0079 — Rare 1825 Pattern US Marine Officers Sword
- Lot 0080 — Exquisite US American Eagle Mounted Artillery Officers Sword From C. and I.D. Wolfe of New York
- Lot 0081 — Rare Remington-UMC .44 Henry Flat Rimfire Cartridges
- Lot 0082 — Rare U.S. Life Saving Service Powder Flask
- Lot 0083 — US Fort Douglas Civil War Era Absterdam Patent Artillery Shell
- Lot 0084 — Civil War Period Confederate D Guard Bowie Knife
- Lot 0085 — Civil War US Officers Silver Grip Sword Presented to 1st Lt Daniel L. West 1863
- Lot 0086 — US Mounted Artillery Sword Circa (1820-1840)
- Lot 0087 — 1st Leiut. George W.F. Wood Presentation Sword by N.P. Ames
- Lot 0088 — US Military Staff Officers Sword by Ames Circa 1840-1860
- Lot 0089 — General And Staff Officers Presentation Sword by the Pulaski Guards 1839
- Lot 0090 — US Military Or MIlitia Artillery Sword (Ca. 1820-1840)
- Lot 0091 — Second Model Maynard Civil War Carbine
- Lot 0092 — Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver Marked PMSS Co
- Lot 0093 — Scarce Colt Late 3rd Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver with Hartford Address
- Lot 0094 — Rare "Group 2" Colt Model 1851 Navy Inscribed to Confederate "Colonel H.G. Bunn 4th ARK. M.R."
- Lot 0095 — Savage Navy Civil War Percussion Revolver
- Lot 0096 — Third Model Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver with a Shorten Barrel
- Lot 0097 — N.P. Ames Presentation Sword 1850 By "The Academy Club"
- Lot 0098 — Presentation Officers Pattern 1840 Sword to Lieutenant Simpson P. Moses
- Lot 0099 — US Military Infantry Officers Sword (1820-1840)
- Lot 0100 — Revenue Cutter Service Sword 1870
- Lot 0101 — US 1840 Medical Staff Sword Attributed To Brevet Colonel Oliver A Judson
- Lot 0102 — Civil War US Staff And Field Officers Sword Given To Gent Chas M. Josylyn
- Lot 0103 — Pattern 1850 Ames Staff Field Officers Sword
- Lot 0104 — Ketchem Civil War Hand Gernade
- Lot 0105 — Colt U.S Single Action Army Artillery Revolver
- Lot 0106 — US Army Indian Wars Era Intrenching Tool
- Lot 0107 — **US Springfield Model 1899 Krag Carbine
- Lot 0108 — US Springfield Model 1873 Carbine marked "The Ziegler Polar Expedition"
- Lot 0109 — Model 1873 Trapdoor Socket Bayonet
- Lot 0110 — **Model 1912 Steyr Austria Chilean Mauser Rifle
- Lot 0111 — **US Model 1917 Remington Model Rifle
- Lot 0112 — US Remington M1917 Bayonet
- Lot 0113 — US Army Officers Full Dress Belt with Buckle
- Lot 0114 — US Marked Hospital Corp. Model 1904 Bolo Knife
- Lot 0115 — Mauser Modelo Argentino 1891 Bolt Action Rifle
- Lot 0116 — **US Springfield Model 1903 A4 Sniper Rifle
- Lot 0117 — Rare Nordenfelt Model 1889 Five Barrel Argentine Rapid Fire Gun
- Lot 0118 — **US Springfield Armory M1 Garand Type II NM Rifle
- Lot 0119 — **Mauser Modelo Argentino 1909 Military Bolt Action Rifle
- Lot 0120 — **Remington Model 1901 Mexican Military Rifle
- Lot 0121 — US Army Colt Model 1896 Double Action Revolver
- Lot 0122 — A Rare Colt Double Action U.S. Navy Model 1889 Double Action Revolver
- Lot 0123 — **Colt U.S. Marked Model 1902 Philippine/Alaskan Revolver
- Lot 0124 — **Glisenti Model 1910 Semi-Auto Pistol
- Lot 0125 — **Reising Arms Co. Automatic Target Pistol
- Lot 0126 — Astra 600/43 Pistol
- Lot 0127 — **A Very Early First Year Production USMC Colt Model 1905 Double Action Revolver
- Lot 0128 — **Luger 1916 DWM Pistol
- Lot 0129 — ** 1906 American Eagle DWM Luger Pistol
- Lot 0130 — **Steyr Model 1908/34 Pistol
- Lot 0131 — **Husqvarna Model 1907 Pistol
- Lot 0132 — ** World War II German Sauer Model 38-H
- Lot 0133 — **Belgian Bergman-Bayard Model 1910 Pistol
- Lot 0134 — **Japanese Nagoya Arsenal Type 14
- Lot 0135 — ** Original World War II Liberator Pistol
- Lot 0136 — World War II Japanese Three Barrel Navy Nambu Type 90 Flare Pistol
- Lot 0137 — International Flare Signal Co. Flare Gun
- Lot 0138 — Imperial German WWI Beilpicke Entrenching Tool
- Lot 0139 — A Rare And Highly Desirable Pre-Culloden (1746) Scotish Flintlock Belt Pistol
- Lot 0140 — German Flintlock Pistol Marked A. Oberndorf
- Lot 0141 — Rare Flintlock Pistol By Edward Bate of London
- Lot 0142 — MaskButt European Flintlock Pocket Pistol
- Lot 0143 — Early Flintlock Blunderbuss Pistol
- Lot 0144 — Early Brass Barrel Flintlock Pistol By Caissaignard
- Lot 0145 — A Pair of French Percussion Over/Under Pistols with Two Hammers
- Lot 0146 — A Very Rare Alexander Forsyth Patent Roller Primer “Scent Bottle?? Sporting Gun By Forsyth &
- Lot 0147 — Early German Flintlock Blunderbuss (Circa 1720)
- Lot 0148 — Fine German Side by Side Percussion Shotgun by G. & W. Pistor of Schmalkalden
- Lot 0149 — Full Stock Percussion Fowler by Lane and Read
- Lot 0150 — A Very Early 18th Century Germanic Jeager Flintlock Rifle
- … and 231 more lots
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