December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
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1) A relic front-plate for a military cap or helmet, made of sheet brass or copper in a shield-shaped form, with edges turned, approximately a 1-1/2 inch square missing from the lower right corner. Excavated by Robert Curdy in 1970 at the Continental Barracks site at Fishkill, New York. This plate was probably painted, as with those worn by the New York Independent Companies (one of which survives as a Hessian souvenir in a German archive today) and may have had a device affixed to it as well, as the hole centered near the top suggests. PROVENANCE/LITERATURE: From the Robert Curdy Collection and comes with his storage box for the plate, on which he has annotated the notes related to its discovery. Illustrated (figure AMscPL1) and discussed in Troiani and Kochan, Insignia of Independence (2012), p. 256. CONDITION: the metal was found folded and unfolded by Curdy, who reinforced a crack from behind with cardstock glued to the reverse. WITH 2) A large felling axe made with ears and with an oblong cartouche stamped on the right face, which is either a maker's or ownership mark. It was recovered by Dutchess County historian Robert Curdy from Camp Robinson Farm in 1961, per his typed notes affixed to storage container that conveys with it. In it, he notes that the blade stamp is marked "MASS." to note that state's ownership/issue and he had highlighted the lettering with white paint, which was subsequently removed by me to see if the marking could be better seen without--it ended up worse. CONDITION: good; the axe heavily used during the period, with steel wedge blade mostly worn-out; it was apparently utilized as a wedge at some time by the troops, based on the heavy hammer marks that have pushed in the back edge; moderate to heavy pitting to surface. Both items purchased at the Curdy Collection sale held by Absolute Auctions on 12 APR 2015.
A REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAP PLATE AND AN MILITARY AXE HEAD. (2 PCS.)
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Minimum Bid: $100.00
Final Bid: $215.25
Estimate: $200 - $400
Number Bids: 5
Auction closed on Friday, December 13, 2024.
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