WA053-GROUP OF GRIPSAll of these grips are for Colts and most are for First Generation Colt Single Action Army models. Over the years I have purchased a nice pair of grips when I can find them at a reasonable price. A difficult task anymore. I purchase them to put on a gun that I want to keep in my collection and the grips on that gun are not the correct ones for the gun. The old ivory grips on the lower right are off of a Model 3 first model that is the rare Henry caliber. I purchased that gun years ago at one of the Vegas shows. Later I saw a Model 3 first model at auction at the Rock Island auction in Moline, Ill. That was a poor gun with great snake and eagle grips. I love those style of ivory grips so I paid $1700 for that gun even back then. I put those grips on the gun I wanted to keep and then discovered the ivories on that firearm were actually numbered to the firearm. I still liked the snake and eagle grips on the gun so left them on the gun and kept the original ivories to the gun. Then I sold the gripless Model 3 to someone else. I was not going to put the numbered ivory grips on that Model 3 and sell it. Now I just have two pair of grips for the same gun. If I every would sell my keeper Model 3, I would put the original grips back on the gun and add the Snake and Eagles to my grip collection. NFSPicture

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WA050-PRINT OF INDIANS ON THE MOVEThis is an attractive print depicting Native Americans on the move. It is double matted and ready for framing. Outside measurement are 19-1/2 x 26-1/8. The print inside the matt measures 12x18. I acquired it at the Old West show in Albuquerque. I did not want to tear it out of matting to see if I could find an artist name. PRICE: $125Picture

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WA046-WA049 SET OF 4 PRINTSThis is a very attractive contempory set of 4 number prints by artist Richard Hall. The artist was born in England and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and post-graduate teaching certificate from Brighton Art College. The artist became enchanted with Native American Art through his wife, a resident Arizonan with a background of culture and art of the area. Richard Hall’s originals are in collections around the world and his work is represented in selected galaries throughout the Southwest. This is a set of 4 prints all numbered 271 of 1000 and signed by the artist. They were created in a litho offset four color process on 185# Archival Museum Board, acid free with neutral PH. A colorfast ink was used, fade resistant, with permanent inks specially formulated for fine art reproductions. Arizona lithographers used a Heidelberg Kord 46 x 64 cm offset printing press. They are all framed and matted. The frame is oak and outside dimensions are 15-1/2 x 19-1/2. The print is 8-1/2 x 11. This is a beautiful set and I hate to admit it but my camera work did not capture the complete essense of their beauty. I have each one shown seperately below with one picture showing the complete framed print and a second picture showing a close up of the print. PRICE FOR SET: $395.

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WA045-APACHE WARRIORSThis interesting painting was done by Douglas Miles, an Apache Artist who lives on the Resevation at San Carlos, Az. The matting measures 24 x 31. The picture is 14 x 21. PRICE: $495 Picture

WA044-TWO POST CARDS OF RODEO SCENESThese two post cards depict rodeo scenes: one bulldogging and one saddle bronc riding. They are all old and never mailed. PRICE: $22Picture

WA043-FOURTEEN POST CARDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SCENESThese fourteen post cards depict Native Americans. They are all old and there is no hand writing on the backs of 10 of them. Two just have some writting but never mailed. One was mailed it what looks like to be 193? with a one cent stamp. Cannot read when the other one was mailed and it was mailed with a two cent stamp. All the other post cards say “place one cent stamp here” Nine are shown in the image after the price. The remaining five are shows in below in WA043A. PRICE: $115Picture

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WA042-NINE POST CARDS OF RODEO SCENESThese nine post cards depict rodeo scenes, i.e. six saddle bronc riding, 2 bulldogging and one calf roping. They are all old and there is no hand writing on the backs of six of them. The three were sent from Riverton, Wyoming; Kearney, Nebraska; Sidney, Nebraska, in 1949, 1950, and 1943 respectively. All were sent with 1 cent stamps. PRICE: $95Picture

WA041-SIX POST CARDS OF ANIMAL SCENESThese six post cards depict animals in the West. Two at Yellowstone, three in the Rockies and one on the Plains. They are all old and never mailed. PRICE: $40Picture

WA040-SIX POST CARDS SHOWING RANCH SCENESThese six post card Cowboys and Cattle. One has been used and mailed to someone in Denver in 1943. It was mailed with a one cent stamp. PRICE: $70Picture

WA039-FIVE POST CARDS OF WESTERN AMERICAN SCENESTwo of these post cards show buffalo; one shows elk; one shows deer and one show a forrest fire scene in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Never used and mailed. PRICE: $35Picture

WA038-SEVEN POST CARDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SCENESThese seven post cards depict Native Americans. They are all old and there is no hand writing on the backs of any of them. PRICE: $60Picture

WA037-POST CARD OF OLD FORT CASPERThis is on old post card showing old Ft. Casper on the banks of the North Platte just outside of Casper, Wyoming. PRICE: $20Picture

WA032-TWO OLD PHOTOS OF MINERSThese are black and white photos. The picture shows men, horse and wagon in front of an old buidling. The sticker on the plastic holding the photos says, “Huarhued Copper Mine.” PRICE: $25Picture

WA038-SEVEN POST CARDS OF NATIVE AMERICAN SCENESThese seven post cards depict Native Americans. They are all old and there is no hand writing on the backs of any of them. PRICE: $60Picture

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WA022-CHINESE BRONZE VESSELThis a very interesting antique Chinese bronze animal vessel. The bronze has the green coloring on it that comes with decades and centuries of aging. It measures 8 inches in length, 6 inches in height and 2-1/2 inches in width. I am not sure what animal figure this bronze represents. In Chinese history during the Shang Dynasty bronze vessels of many types in the shapes of animals and birds were created for use in burial ceremonies. Such ceremonies created such a demand that the technology of metallurgy advanced rapidly. I am not for certain that this item is from the time of the Shang Dynasty but it does have the look. Regardless of what period it is from, it is an archaic work of Chinese Art and is very attractive. On the bottom there appears to have been a round tag stuck to it at some point in time. I do not know when or why. PRICE: $975Picture

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TM073-MATTED SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINT OF SHARPS PERCUSSION LOCKSThis print is entited SHARPS PERCUSSION LOCKS. It is signed by Winston O. Smith (W.O.S.) who was the author of Sharps books and materials. It is numbered 21/200. The inside dimensions are 16" x 21". The outside of the matt dimensions are 20-3/4" x 25-3/4". The print has been triple-matted to add a three-dimensional effect. The matting is of museum-quality. The matt is an off-white color. It has been shrink-wrapped. The following four Sharps Percussion locks are depicted in detailed drawings: 1) Model 1851 - Maynard Primer; 2) Model 1855 - Maynard Primer; 3) Models 1852 & 1853 - Sharps Pellet Primer; and 4) Model 1859 & Later - Sharps Pellet Primer with Cut-Off. The drawings are very professionally done. PRICE: $195Picture

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