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Cabin Fever Western Art & Collector Firearms Auction
Saturday, March 28 10 A.M.
New Date: SAT, MAY 30
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Our annual "Cabin Fever" Auction, featuring a private collection of over 60 Winchester & Colt Firearms, as well as Western Art & Books, Silver Coins, Indian Artifacts & more!
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LONG RIFLES
- Colt Lightning, large frame, .38-56-256, 28” oct. bbl., bright bore, excellent wood, s#4596, made 1890, sells with Colt letter
- Schuetzen-Stevens Model 47 Highwall Falling Block, .38-55, single shot, 30” bbl., mint bore, receiver shows case hardened, excellent wood, s#7451, made 1890
- Win. 1873 musket w/bayonet and case, .44-40, 30” rd. bbl, bright bore, 21” bayonet, sling swivels, s#369869B, made 1891
- Win. 1873 rifle, .22 short, 24” oct bbl, some blue on barrel, stock has few hand carved marks on left side, #524826B, made 1898
- Win. 1873 rifle, .22 short, 24” oct. bbl, good wood, sn#513450B, made 1898
- Win. 1873 rifle, .32-20, 24” oct. bbl., dark bore,s#352051B, made 1887, good blueing
- Win. 1873 rifle, .32-20, 24” oct. bbl., s#294426B, made 1889, average wood
- Win. 1873 rifle, .38-40, 24” rd bbl, bright bore, some pitting on receiver, crack on foregrip, s# 433691B, made 1892, barrel either new or reblued
- Win. 1873 rifle, .38-40, rare 30” oct. bbl, good bore, s#289297B, made 1888, crescent butt plate w/trap door
- Win. 1873 rifle, .38-40, s#246100B, made 1888, 24” rd. bbl, dark bore, good wood, some pitting, buckhorn sight, crescent butt plate w/trapdoor
- Win. 1873 rifle, .44-40, 24” oct bbl., bright bore, chip in foregrip, s#386393B, made 1890
- Win. 1873 rifle, .44-40, 24”oct bbl, bright bore, s#157517A, made 1884
- Win. 1873 rifle, .44-40, s#2264988B, made 1887, 24” heavy bbl, buckhorn rear sight, bright bore, crescent butt plate w/trapdoor, good wood
- Win. 1873 rifle, 32.-20, 24” oct bbl., bright bore, good wood, crescent butt with trap door, s#373573B, made 1890
- Win. 1873 SRC, .44-40, 20” rd. bbl, bright bore, s#34768B, made 1890
- Win. 1873 SRC, Custom Order, .44-40, 20” rd bbl, bright bore, good wood, s#676543B, made 1912
- Win. 1876 rifle, .40-60, 28” oct bbl, good bore, s#49399, made 1883
- Win. 1876 rifle, 2nd Model, .45-75, s#25237, made 1882, 28” oct bbl, custom stock, bright bore, crescent butt plate w/cleaning rod trap door
- Win. 1876 rifle, 3rd Model, .45-75, s#33678, made 1883, 28” oct. bbl, ladder sight, bright bore
- Win. 1876 SRC, .40-60, s#47796, made 1884, 22” rd bbl., bright bore, some pitting, ladder sight, cleaning rod trap door, nice wood
- Win. 1886 rifle, .33 WCF, s#147976, made 1909, Lyman #26 sight, 24” rd. bbl., case hardened loading gate, steel butt plate, bright bore, extra fine wood
- Win. 1886 rifle, .40-65, s#45880, made 1890, 26” oct. bbl, bright bore, case hardened, buckhorn sight, shows good blue, chip in stock
- Win. 1886 rifle, .40-82, s#30018, made 1888, 26” oct. bbl., bright bore, receiver shows case hardning, excellent wood, buckhorn sight
- Win. 1892 rifle, .25-20, 24” 1/2 oct. 1/2 rd barrel, s#436901, made 1907
- Win. 1892 rifle, .25-20, 24” oct bbl., buckhorn rear sight, crescent butt plate, s#658909, made 1912, pre-war
- Win. 1892 rifle, .25-20, 24” oct., bbl, bright bore, s#779170, made 1915
- Win. 1892 rifle, .25-20, s#866449, made 1918
- Win. 1894 carbine deluxe, .25-35, new 20” bbl by Winchester, dble stamped, special deluxe wood, checkered pistol grip, bright bore, s#155758, made 1898
- Win. 1894 Deluxe rifle, .25-35, s#152305, made 1899, special sight, 26” oct. new bbl. by Winchester, Lyman rear sight, good wood
- Win. 1894 Deluxe rifle, .30 WCF, S#50755, made 1896, 1/2 rd, 1/2 oct. 25” bbl., large buckskin sight, case hardened, 1/2 mag., bright bore, fine wood, bright bore
- Win. 1894 Deluxe rifle, .32 W. S., s#449257, made 1909, take down mdl., 1/2 rd, 1/2 oct. 26” bbl., fine wood, bright bore
- Win. 1894 rifle, .25-35, 26” oct. bbl, bright bore, excellent wood, crescent butt plate, s# 470837, made 1909
- Win. 1894 rifle, .25-35, 26” oct. bbl, bright bore, s# 845786, made 1919
- Win. 1894 rifle, .25-35, 26” oct. bbl., good bore but dark, excellent wood, s# 316086, made 1905
- Win. 1894 rifle, .25-35, s# 381912, made 1907, 26” new oct. bbl. by Winchester, bright bore, peep sight
- Win. 1894 rifle, .30 WCF, 26” oct. bbl, bright bore, s#159438, made 1898
- Win. 1894 rifle, .32-40, s#350705, made 1906, 26” rd. bbl., tang site, button mag., bright bore, good wood
- Win. 1894 rifle, .38-55, 26” rd, bbl, bright bore, buckhorn sight, s#200769, made 1900
- Win. 1894 rifle, .38-55, s# 96153, made 1897, 26” rd. bbl., tang site, bright bore, stock has chip near lever
- Win. 1894 rifle, .38-55, s#48044, made 1896, 26” rd bbl., bright bore
- Win. 1894 short rifle, .32 W. S., 22” 1/2 oct 1/2 rd bbl., bright bore, 1/2 mag button, special sight, s# 533465, made 1910
- Win. 1894 short rifle, .32 W. S., 22” rd. bbl, 2/3 mga, bright bore, good wood, s# 3458004, made 1906
- Win. 1894 take down .30 WCF, s#137791, made 1898, 26” rd bbl, tang sight
- Win. Model 94, .30-30, s#4802093, made 1970
- Win. 1895, .30-40 Krag, s#31026, made 1900, 28” rd. bbl, 1/2 deluxe, bright bore
- Win. 1906 rifle, .22 S, L, LR, 20” bbl, s#847407, made 1932
- Win. 1906 rifle, .22 Short, non-grooved grip, Lyman sight, bright bore, s#12948, made 1909
- Win. 62 rifle, .22 S, L, LR, 23” rd. bbl, s#10783, pump, made 1934, pre-war
- Win. 64 Deluxe rifle, .30 WCF, s#1619584, made 1949, 24” bbl, bright bore, good blueing
- Win. 74 rifle, semi-auto, .22 cal., 22” bbl, bright bore, good wood, s#236817A, made 1949
- Win. 74 rifle, semi-auto, .22 cal., 22” bbl, s#173999A, made 1948, bright bore, breech load
HAND GUNS & SHOTGUNS
- A. Righard stage coach shotgun, 12 gauge, dbl 18 1/2” bbl., laminated steel, good bores, tacked, external hammers, checkered wood, stock repaired
- Colt 2nd Gen 1862 Pocket Navy black powder revolver, modern, s#21571, excellent condition
- Colt DA revolver, New S., .44, s#16699, made 1895, 7 1/2” bbl, nice cond.
- Colt Model 1903 DA Army, .39 Long Colt, Made 1903, excellent condition, Armory rack #r “68” on grips, s# 207-868
- Colt Navy .38 DA, 6” bbl, hard rubber grips, s#94546, made 1898, parkerized by Colt
- J. Leller parlor pistol, Belgium made, .22, 8” oct bbl., engraved receiver
- Remington 870 Wingmaster, shotgun, 12 gauge pump, 2 3/4”, 30” bbl, some blue, s#142649V
- Stevens 37 single shot, .22, s#24474, 6” bbl
- Custom cap & ball pistol, .60 cal, belt pistol, made 1850, 8” bbl, w/rod
- European Naval flintlock pistol, .70 cal., made 1753
- Miniature caisson & artillary, 27” l x 7” h
- Miniature field canon, 27” l x 12” h
- Toledo 1896 sword, 32”, checkered wood grip
WESTERN GEAR
- Moran Bros., Miles City tooled SAA holster, 9”, single loop, good mark
- Moran Bros., Miles City cowboy cuffs, good mark
- George Lawrence 2-tone angora chaps, black & gold
- Hamley 2-tone angora chaps, floral tooled belt, stamped C. E. M.
- C. R. Wells shotgun chaps, fringed, outside pockets
- Al Furstnow shoulder holster, for 7 1/2” SAA
- Al Furstnow Saddlery advertising wooden folding chair, good condition!
- Eddie Hulbert silver mtd. spade bit, very rare
- Buermann “Tom Cat” bit, engraved, catalog #3224, very rare
- Buermann iron bit, #1376 dove bit w/welded rein chains
- Buermann iron bit heavy etched bit, #1886
- Miller Bit & Spur marked snaffle bit
- Tom Johnson silver mounted S shank bit
- Fancy filagree curb bit; Fancy silver mtd bit with dots
- Buermann buffalo head spurs, Hercules Bronze
- Buermann inlaid silver mtd. spurs
- Buerman’s OK spurs, a one piece design with 4 strap pins.
- Lario silver mtd. spurs, unmarked
- McChesney spurs
- Don Ricardo marked spurs
- Kelly Bros. silver mtd Bronc Buster spurs, once owned by Tom Tescher, Medora, ND, marked below button, heavy iron with large rowels
- Crockett double silver mtd leaf spurs, inside band marked, wagon wheel spoked rowels. Nice spurs.
- Crockett Spurs, silver & brass mounted, 8 pt. rowels, chap guards
- Crockett Renalde etched aluminum spurs
- Asst’d. vintage unmarked spurs, some silver mtd.
- (2) Ruana knives, 5” & 6”, stickers
- Early rifle scabbard, Valentine Jacky maker, Phillipsburg, Montana Territory, rare
- Ladies split riding skirt, Mayfair, Hollywood, CA
- Rawhide riata; Fancy braided leather quirt w/ bone handle
- Barrett & Jacky Makers slick-fork saddle, Butte, M.T., some restoration, good makers marks.
- (2) F. A. Meanea cinches, marked
- Sheridan, WY Bank of Commerce leather money bag
- Abrams Instrument Co. Magnifying Mirror Stereoscope SF-1, S# 553, U.S. marked
- 4 strand riata, made by Calvin Hochstradt of White Sulphur Springs, MT
- Steer horn hat rack, 28” x 28”
- Metal hall tree from Judge Paul Hatfield’s office, Great Falls
- 1942 Ario’s Cowboy Catalog #47, excellent condition
- 1948-49 Ario’s Ranchman Catalog #49, good condition
- (2) Visalia Stock Saddle Co. business cards
COINS
- 1908 Liberty $20 gold coin, no motto, PCGS MS65
- 1924 Liberty $20 gold coin, PCGS MS62
- 1927 Liberty $20 gold coin, PCGS MS62
- 1905 Liberty head $2.50 gold piece, BU
- Misc. Morgan Dollars, graded NGC, 10±
WESTERN ART
- Abbrescia, Joe, (1936-2005), original oil on canvas, Fall Buck, 12” x 16”
- Asti, A., framed pastel, Lady portrait, 24” h x 18” w
- (2) Barthelmess, C. Native American photos, reprinted by Huffman
- Belden, Charles, print, Bunkhouse Card Game, colored, 18” x 24”
- Belden, Charles, print, Hereford Cattle Drive, colored
- Bodily, Sheryl, oil on canvas, Young Boy portrait, 7” x 9”, framed
- Bohler, Joe, original watercolor, Winter Moods, 7 1/2” x 10”
- Brown, Don, oil on canvas, Early Snow, 12” x 16”, framed
- Burlington Route RR Depot photo, 24” x 34”, ca. 1940’s
- Butterfly, Violet, 2 original pastels, Indian Girls, 1966, 18” x 24”
- Carter, Gary, print, “490”, 14” x 24”
- Capser, Mike, signed & framed print, Sunrise Symphony, 12” x 31”, 943/999
- Capser, Mike, signed & framed print, A Day Well Spent, 27” x 27”, 303/999
- Cheek, C. R., original oil on board, Storm Is Coming, 16” x 20”
- Cheek, C. R., original oil, Cold Winter At Sunset, 12” x 14”
- Cheek, C. R., oil on board, Buck’s Saloon, 16” x 24”, framed
- Clarke, J. L., (1881-1970), bronze, Glacier Ram, 4 1/2” h x 5 3/4” w, #19/200
- Contway, Jay, (1935-2019), original oil on board, Chief Stick, 8” x 10”
- Cooper, Ash, (2) framed prints, Pack Train, 5” x 13”, 136/200, 1998; Six Mule Hitch, 5” x 13”, 13/200, 1999
- Cooper, Ash, (2) framed prints, Moving The Saddle Horses, 7” x 10”, 1993; Horse and Wagon, 5” x 14”, 137/200, 1998
- Dwyer, Anna, bronze, Horse & Rider, 9” h x 8” w, # 16/20, 1972
- Emerson, C. L., oil on board, Winter Cabin
- Farrar, Burton, oil on canvas, Winter Cabin, 11” x 14”
- Fellows, Fred, Winchester on the Frontier, Complete set of 9 Winchester paintings
- Gardipee, Shelly, pastel, Indian Girl, 1994, 16” x 20”
- Glazier, Nancy, signed & framed print, Whispering Wind, 22” x 28”
- Grende, Janene, print, Who’s Watching, AP with remarque, 14” x 32”
- Grende, Janene, print, Silent Observer, AP with remarque, 14” x 25”
- Greytak, Don, original pencil, Glacier Park Depot, 16” x 20”, framed
- Hanson, Ann, print, Scratch Right Here, 10” x 10”
- Hooker-Fay, Arlene, (1937-2001), pastel, Blackfeet Child, 9” x 13”, Northwest Rendezvous
- Huffman, L. A., photo, Untitled, 18” x 24”, framed
- Huffman, L. A., photo, A Snug Little Home Among The Big Cottonwoods, 12” x 16”
- Huffman, L. A., print, Drifter Sheep Wagon and Band On Winter Bedground, 1907, 8” x 10”
- Huffman, L. A., 12 photos & collotypes, framed, many 1909-1920 era.
- Hunter, Margaret, signed print, Main Street, Lewistown, MT, 12” x 18”
- Johnson, Frank Tenney, print, Night On The Range, 14” x 18”
- Johnson, Frank Tenney, print, Smoke Break, 14” x 18”
- Johnson, Frank Tenney, print, Looking Back, 14” x 18”
- Lyman, Steven, Fire Light Chapbook with signed print, Fire Light, 6” x 6”, 9294/10,000
- McEwan, Yvonne, oil on canvas, Cowboy Resting, 16” x 20”
- Michael, Judy, painting on glass & board, White Tail deer
- Michael, Judy, painting on board
- Milligan, L. B., oil on canvas, Camp At Elk Creek, 20” x 40”, framed
- Owen, Chris, framed print, Resting, 18” x 24”
- Pickthorn, Nadine, original acrylic, 3” x 5”, Pheasant
- Powell, Ace, (1912-1978), 7 etchings, all #100/100, found in Jay Moynahan Etching Catalog #2
- Rees, Howard, watercolor, Autumn Teepees, 12” x 8”
- Rienstra, Dick, Cowboy Herding Cattle, 10” x 20”
- Russell, C. M., framed print, In Without Knocking, 24” x 24”, open edition
- Seltzer, O. C., (1877-1957), original watercolor, Eleven O’Clock At The Elks’s, 9 1/4” x 5 1/2”, ca. early 1900’s. Private Montana collection. Conservation framed and matted. Tremendous piece.
- Shufelt, Shoofly, print, Snagged, 109/225, 14” x 20”, signed
- Standing, William pen and ink, Who’s Buying, 7” x 11”, unsigned
- Standing, William, signed and framed print, Herefords in The Hay, 12” x 15”, 966/1000
- Surber, Paul, signed print, Landscape, 6” x 10”, framed
- Walker, Jeff, oil on board, Fading Light, 10” x 15”
- Weighorst, Olaf, framed print, Packing In
- Weston Larson, Dorothy, original watercolor, Hobson House, 16” x 18”
- Urdahl, Ron, 3 Honkers, 7” x 5”, 1985
- Urdahl, Ron, Five Honkers, 5” x 8”, 1983
- Zabel, Larry, signed and framed print, October At Bullis Creek, 15” x 34”, 377/500
- Zabel, Larry, signed and framed print, September Bulls, 32” x 40”, 60/500
- Union Pacific RR photo, Triangle of The Rockies, 8” x 10”
BOOKS
- Burlingame & Toole, History Of Montana, 3 vols., 1957, near fine
- Cushman, Dan, Stay Away Joe, 1st, signed, dj
- Frost, Lawrence, General Custer’s Libbie, 1st
- Kleiber, Hans, Artist of The Big Horn Mountains, Mygatt and Cheney
- Kleiber, Hans, Wyoming Printmaker & Artist, Moreland and Temple, #54/167, signed, w/slip cover
- Johnson, Dorothy, Bloody Bozeman, 1st, dj
- Montana Magazine of Western History magazines, 1950-1060
- Peterson, Larry Len, Blackfeeet John L. Clarke and The Silent Call of Glacier Park, fine
- Rademacher, Verle L., The Drive of ’89, soft cover
- Shackelford, Wm., Buffalo Bill Cody, Scout & Showman pamphlet, excellent condition, 1944, 1st
- The Last of the Buffalo, History of the Buffalo Herd of the Flathead Reservation
- Vaughn, Robert, Then and Now, 36 Years In The Rockies, 1900
- (2) books, Horse Feathers and Shorty’s Saloon
INDIAN ARTIFACTS
- Assiniboine beaded vest and leggings
- Ute moccasins, beaded front
- Northern Cheyenne full beaded moccasins
- Nez Perce’ moccasins, ankle high, partially beaded
- Sioux full beaded moccasins
- Arapahoe full beaded moccasins, from Wind River Reservation, WY
- Sioux beaded moccasins, front beaded only, Standing Rock Reservation, ND
- Chippewa partially beaded moccasins, moose hide w/mink fur trim, from Turtle Mountain Reservation, ND
- Sioux partially beaded moccasins, Standing Rock Reservation, ND
- Sioux split hide moccasins, partially beaded, Pine Ridge Reservation, SD
- Chippewa 1/2 beaded moccasins, from Turtle Mountain Reservation, ND
- Arapahoe full beaded moccasins, XXL, Wind River Reservation, WY
- Crow full beaded moccasins, XXL, Crow Reservation, MT
- Arapahoe full beaded moccasins, Wind River Reservation, WY
- Arapahoe full beaded moccasins, XXL, Wind River Reservation, WY
- Shoshone partially beaded moccasins, Wind River Reservation, WY
- Northern Cheyenne bead trimmed moccasins, brain tanned, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, MT
- Blackfeet trim beaded moccasins, L
- Northern Cheyenne 1/2 beaded moccasins
- Shoshone full beaded moccasins, Fort Hall, ID, ca 1930’s, few beads loose or missing
- Sioux beaded moccasins, front and trim, old, from Pine Ridge, SD
- Crow 3/4 beaded moccasins
- (3) Trays of points, Madison County, Montana
- Blackfeet parfleche bag
BEADWORK, WEAPONS, KNIVES & LANCES
- Chippewa Cree smoke moose mitts
- Sioux beaded purse, 7” x 6”
- Cheyenne old bead bag, ca. 1930’s, Morning Star
- Salish bead bag, 12”
- Wind River Reservation pipe bag
- Wind River Reservation side drops, 20” x 10” each
- Crow dance belt, 33”
- Apache pipe bag
- Belt pouch, Spider Web, 7” x 9”
- Crow beaded purse, 6” x 8”
- Ladies leggings
- Lance point knife, 8”
- Hand made knife, 6” w/sheath, ca 1950’s, elk hide
- Old knife, 6”, horse rawhide sheath, old
- Timber rattler knife, 12”
- Beaver tail 7” dagger, elk hide sheath
- Lakota knife and sheath, very old, 51/2”
- Old 71/2” knife w/brain tanned & rawhide sheath, beaded
CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ARTIFACTS
- (3) Lances, 6’, Chippewa/Cree, Many Trails Collection
- (2) Tomahawks, 23”, deer hoof trim, Chippewa/Cree, Many Trails Collection
- Tomahawk, brass blade, 19”, Chippewa/Cree, Many Trails Collection
- (3) Tomahawks, 19”, Chippewa/ Cree, Many Trails Collection
- Rawhide sheath w/older knife
- (3) Tomahawks, 27”, spear head, Chippewa/Cree, Many Trails Collection
- (4) Buckskin purses, Chippewa/Cree, Many Trails Collection, 8”
- (2) Tobacco bags, Cree, Many Trails collection, 25”
- Turtle shell purse, 6” w, Apache Nation, Carl Pierce
- Sioux zipper purse, 5” x 7”
- Crow check book cover
- Wind River Reservation beaded purse, zippered, 6”
- (3) Breast plates, Apache
- Blackfeet shield -two feathers, 17” w
- (3) Turtle shell hoop dance sticks, 26”, Chippewa/Cree
- (2) Crow rawhide shields, I. Lion Shows, 30” w
- (2) Buffalo horn rattles, 24”, Chippewa/Cree, Many Trails Collection
- Bow with quiver, 45” bow, 2 arrows, iron points, Chippewa/Cree
COLLECTIBLES
- (2) Globe Wernicke oak barristers, 7 section, 36” w x 100” h
- 1904 Milwaukee Beer Calendar, S. S. Patterson, Dillon, MT, complete, 16” x 24, framed
- (5) French ornate figural clocks, unique
- (2) 1880’s walnut cased wall clocks
- (5) Vintage mantle clocks, all working
- 1917 Montana newspapers, Hilger, Denton, Lewistown, Fort Benton, Phillipsburg
- Tanned buffalo rug
- Graniteware camp coffee pot
- Western décor pot/kettle rack, hanging style, 29” w
- 8 pc. chamber set, pitcher/bowl and accessory pcs, hand painted, Alaska wildlife scenes, few hair lines, rare
- Sid Willis, Great Falls, MT advertising souvenir catalog, 1929, CMR, C. A. Bel, O. C. Seltzer, 5” x 7 ½”
- Poker chip rack, alligator leather cover, 400 +/- $5 clay chips, Circle Inn, Billings, MT
- Salesman’s sample wool trousers, 15”
- (22) Watt Ware advertising bowls, Apple pattern, N. Dakota, MT, Nebraska, S. Dakota
- Imperial 5 gal. water cooler w/lid, excellent cond.