HISTORIC LOT RELATING TO THE RENOWN CIVIL WAR MARTYR COLONEL ELMER ELLSWORTH.

HISTORIC LOT RELATING TO THE RENOWN CIVIL WAR MARTYR COLONEL ELMER ELLSWORTH. An extremely historic lot related to one of the most famous Civil War officers. A good friend of Abraham Lincoln, Colonel of an elite New York zouave unit, Ellsworth was martyred on the staircase of the Marshall House Hotel in Alexandria, VA, after hauling down the Confederate flag from the rooftop. His death was avenged by Sgt. Brownell. This May 1861 event launched Ellsworth into national fame as a symbol for the U.S. flag and the union of the country. Lot consists of a small pearl handled dagger or dirk with insert German silver plaque on handle which reads, “ELLSWORTH”. The tooled and gilt leather scabbard with a very old paper label which reads, in ink, “THIS BELONGED TO COLONEL ELLSWORTH”. The knife measures 8-1/2″ overall with 4-3/4″ blade. Markings are weak. Makers name is illegible, but address reads, “36 HOWARD STREET, SHEFFIELD”. German silver crossguard. This is together with a very old framed collage including a 1″ x 2″ fragment of flag together with a small piece of blood-stained oil cloth and a stamp image of Sgt. Brownell who shot the rebel assassin. In old ink script beneath the collage, “A PIECE OF THE REBEL FLAG WHICH THE HERO ELLSWORTH SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR IN TAKING IT DOWN FROM THE MARSHALL HOUSE,ALEXANDRIA AND A PIECE OF BLOOD STAINED OILCLOTH UPON WHICH HE FELL WHEN SHOT. ALSO A PHOTOGRAPH OF BROWNELL WHO SHOT THE REBEL ASSASSIN. Signed B. F. Kudron?” The collage and text is framed in an old, simple dark old wood frame. CONDITION: Blade with dark spots and light pitting. Tip broken. Scabbard scuffed and bent. Condition generally good. 4-32252 (3,500-5,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1388	$3,450.00	HISTORIC LOT RELATING TO THE RENOWN CIVIL WAR MARTYR COLONEL ELMER ELLSWORTH. An extremely historic lot related to one of the most famous Civil War officers. A good friend of Abraham Lincoln, Colonel of an elite New York zouave unit, Ellsworth was martyred on the staircase of the Marshall House Hotel in Alexandria, VA, after hauling down the Confederate flag from the rooftop. His death was avenged by Sgt. Brownell. This May 1861 event launched Ellsworth into national fame as a symbol for the U.S. flag and the union of the country. Lot consists of a small pearl handled dagger or dirk with insert German silver plaque on handle which reads, “ELLSWORTH”. The tooled and gilt leather scabbard with a very old paper label which reads, in ink, “THIS BELONGED TO COLONEL ELLSWORTH”. The knife measures 8-1/2″ overall with 4-3/4″ blade. Markings are weak. Makers name is illegible, but address reads, “36 HOWARD STREET, SHEFFIELD”. German silver crossguard. This is together with a very old framed collage including a 1″ x 2″ fragment of flag together with a small piece of blood-stained oil cloth and a stamp image of Sgt. Brownell who shot the rebel assassin. In old ink script beneath the collage, “A PIECE OF THE REBEL FLAG WHICH THE HERO ELLSWORTH SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR IN TAKING IT DOWN FROM THE MARSHALL HOUSE,ALEXANDRIA AND A PIECE OF BLOOD STAINED OILCLOTH UPON WHICH HE FELL WHEN SHOT. ALSO A PHOTOGRAPH OF BROWNELL WHO SHOT THE REBEL ASSASSIN. Signed B. F. Kudron?” The collage and text is framed in an old, simple dark old wood frame. CONDITION: Blade with dark spots and light pitting. Tip broken. Scabbard scuffed and bent. Condition generally good. 4-32252 (3,500-5,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2008 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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