OBI Antique Firearms

Extremely rare Civil War Confederate Leech & Rigdon revolver, serial number 305. One of only approximately 300 made in Columbus, Mississippi before the factory was moved to Georgia. This particular gun is identified through family history to Pvt. John H. Sams of the 3rd SC Cavalry, Company I (also known as the "Rebel Troops"). Pvt. Sams was a wealthy plantation owner prior to the war. After serving from 1862 until the cessation of hostilities in 1865, he moved with his entire family to Florida. More information on John Sams regarding his post-war accomplishments can be found at the following link. His Florida house still stands to this day and was occupied by members of his family until 1995. The last picture is of John Sams in Florida. He passed away in 1923 -RR & GR Collection https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/17

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A pair of fairly scarce pattern 1858 Enfield Naval rifles, imported by the Confederacy during the Civil War. They featured 5 groove rifling (as opposed to the standard 3 groove rifling found on pattern 1853 muskets and 1856 short rifles). A total of 700 of these were purchased early in the war and brought through the blockade by The Gladiator. Both guns are JS/ anchor marked behind the trigger guard and have engraved inventory numbers on the buttplate tang...only 20 numbers apart! -GR & RR Collection

One of the most difficult of all the Confederate long arms to attain are the rifles produced in Tyler, Texas. Surviving examples are extremely rare. This one recently surfaced in CT. It features a single screw fastened lock and "Austrian" style front band. The gun appears to be a mixture of British and Austrian patterns. This gun is one of the "Texas Rifles". Of interesting note, the "E" in "TEXAS" was stamped on it's back. - RR & GR Collection

This is an exceptionally rare and interesting Confederate type II rifle made by H.C. Lamb of Guilford County, NC that was reworked at Florence Armory using Searcy & Moore parts. What sets this gun apart from the standard Lamb rifle is the use of Mississippi style bands, retained with springs. This gun has a long and well documented collection history and is published in a 1986 article by Michael Madaus on North Carolina Rifle Contracts. It is also featured in the Florence Armory section of Confederate Rifles and Muskets by Dr. John Murphy & Michael Madaus. - RR & GR collection

Very rare Confederate Clapp, Gates & Co. North Carolina contract .50 caliber rifle, type II. Unique 36 inch barrel with octagonal breech section and very distinct bolster. The Cedar Hill foundry and machine shop was established before the Civil War by Clapp, Huffman and Company. The manufactory was located on the Alamance Creek in Guilford County. These guns were made from 1862-1864 with a total estimated production of a little over 1,000 however there are not many known surviving examples. -GR & RR Collection

Rare Colt model 1905 .45 automatic pistol. This is the forerunner of the infamous model 1911. While Colt model 1905 pistols are hard enough to find, what makes this gun special is that it letters as having been ordered by a Mr. Peard, who was the plant superintendent for Colt during the 1911 military trials. This gun was then shipped to Capt. Thomas Holcomb Jr., USMC. He later attained the rank of General (the first Marine to do so) and became the 17th Commandant of The Marine Corps during WWII. Credited with shaping it into it's current role, he was instrumental of setting up its marksmanship program in Sea Girt, NJ. He received this pistol a few months after his appointment to Captain, and a couple months before being sent to Peking, China with the Legation Guard. - RR & GR Collection

This is one of only two maker marked Confederate Thomas Griswold, New Orleans saber bayonets. These bayonets closely copy the British Lancaster bayonets. - GR & RR Collection

Exceedingly rare Confederate C. Chapman musketoon. To date, including this example, there are only 3 known. Not much is known about C.Chapman, however it would appear that these guns were made in Tennessee. - GR & RR Collection

Wishing everyone a somber Memorial Day. This is the French made presentation sword of 1st Lieutenant Robert Crozier presented by Co. F, 6th NY Cavalry. Lt. Crozier was born in Ireland and was 19 at his time of enlistment into the Union Army as 2nd Lt Co F, 6th NY Cavalry on October 24, 1861. He was promoted to 1st Lt on July 21st 1862. He was killed in action while leading the men of Co. F in a charge against the enemy on May 7, 1863 near West Point, VA. ... All gave some, some gave all. -RR & GR Collection

Very rare Thomas Griswold & Co New-Orleans Confederate naval cutlass. Most of these are only marked with "T.G.&Co./ N.O." so to find one with the full maker name is extremely difficult. -RR&GR Collection

Been awhile since I've posted. Here are 2 Confederate Staff & Field swords. The top sword was made by B. Douglas of Columbia, South Carolina. The bottom sword was made by L. Froelich of Kenansville, North Carolina and has the original matching scabbard. Both swords originally featured the cutout CSA in the guard, however it was carefully removed in the crushed guard of the Froelich example. Neither one is maker marked, but there are subtle differences that tell the makers apart. - GR&RR Collection

After 6 months, finally got in this super rare Colt altered Russian contract 1816 musket from Italy. These muskets were altered under contract for the Russian Government by Colt for use in the Crimean War. The alteration included rifling and sighting the guns, conversion to percussion from flintlock utilizing Colt's Patented bolster, and a removal of the original lock markings and an 1854 date being stamped on them. Following the end of the war prior to Colt delivering any... of the guns, the contract was cancelled by Russia. Colt then attempted to sell the guns to the Sultan of Turkey but to no avail. In January of 1860 Colt sent 20 samples of the muskets to Giuseppe Albinola, an exiled Italian businessman in New York who was also working as an agent for Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. Unfortunately not much is known after that, however this gun having come directly from Italy may very well have been one of those sample guns! According to some reference works: "they are probably one of the scarcest of all Colt associated firearms, and are harder to find than the coveted Colt Patterson and Colt Walker handguns. In fact Howard Madaus, the late author, arms historian and former curator of the Cody Firearms Museum noted in his book The Warner’s Guide to American Longarms that the Colt Russian contract alteration muskets are exceedingly rare, and he defines that to mean fewer than 10 are known to survive. It would seem that a total of 3 (including this one) so far have turned up in the past couple years out of Italy. - RR & GR Collection See more