VERY RARE CS 3” IRON NOBLE BROTHERS & COMPANY ORDNANCE RIFLE.

VERY RARE CS 3” IRON NOBLE BROTHERS & COMPANY ORDNANCE RIFLE. Iron tube. Bbl. is 58” long (overall). Mr. Anderson’s letter of provenance accompanying this lot states, “This Noble Brothers & Company, Rome, Georgia, Three Inch Ordnance Rifle was purchased from the estate of Mr. Edward Kelley of North Aurora, Illinois. During 2004, I had Tom Bailey of Woodstock, Georgia replace the vent and clean the barrel. The front and rear sights were made and added in 2004. The cannon is mounted on an Original Confederate Carriage. The carriage was found in the basement of a building in Atlanta, Georgia.” Also accompanying this lot is a copy of a letter dated February 1997 from E. A. Kelley regarding the proposed sale of this cannon to Mr. Anderson. The following is from C. W. Anderson’s article on Noble Brothers & Company. “Noble Brothers & Company, Rome Ga. was organized and built in the summer of 1855. By 1861 Noble Brothers & Company had expanded operations in include stationary steam engines of any size or pattern, railroad work, iron bridges, hot blast for furnaces, rolling mills, iron castings of any size, etc. In March 1861, Col. C. M. Pennington, of the Cherokee artillery, received “A fine iron cannon from the Nobles’ foundry”. This cannon was made from iron obtained from Round Mountain Iron works near Centre, Alabama, and shipped by river steamers up the Coosa River to Rome, Ga. The Nobles built iron cannons of the following sizes: 3 inch rifled; 6 pdr. Smooth Bore field pieces; 12 pdr. Smooth Bore field howitzer; 8 inch siege & garrison howitzer; and bronze Smooth Bores of the 6 powder and 12 powder sizes. U.S. General Jefferson C. Davis captured Rome, May 17, 1864, closing down the Noble Brothers & Company foundries and machine shops.” On a mostly orig restored carriage that was found in an Atlanta, Georgia building. Wheels were rebuilt in 1965 by Atlanta Carriage and are believed to be CS iron. Bore very good condition and rifling is worn and appears to have had a lot of battlefield use. Muzzle diameter is 6-3/8”. Having six lands and grooves. Reproduction irons are painted gloss black. No manufacturer’s numbers can be seen on iron tube. The trunion diameters are 3-5/8”. The authentic wooden carriage (not orig to this tube) has some deterioration and cracking on the trail. Having a bronze vent. There are very few Confederate cannons in private hands today and this is an extraordinarily rare opportunity to buy not only a very rare genuine Confederate cannon, but also one on a period Confederate carriage! CONDITION: Light salt & pepper pitting over surface of bbl. No deep scars or any damage to the bbl. 4-56030 (125,000-225,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2052	$63,250.00	VERY RARE CS 3” IRON NOBLE BROTHERS & COMPANY ORDNANCE RIFLE. Iron tube. Bbl. is 58” long (overall). Mr. Anderson’s letter of provenance accompanying this lot states, “This Noble Brothers & Company, Rome, Georgia, Three Inch Ordnance Rifle was purchased from the estate of Mr. Edward Kelley of North Aurora, Illinois. During 2004, I had Tom Bailey of Woodstock, Georgia replace the vent and clean the barrel. The front and rear sights were made and added in 2004. The cannon is mounted on an Original Confederate Carriage. The carriage was found in the basement of a building in Atlanta, Georgia.” Also accompanying this lot is a copy of a letter dated February 1997 from E. A. Kelley regarding the proposed sale of this cannon to Mr. Anderson. The following is from C. W. Anderson’s article on Noble Brothers & Company. “Noble Brothers & Company, Rome Ga. was organized and built in the summer of 1855. By 1861 Noble Brothers & Company had expanded operations in include stationary steam engines of any size or pattern, railroad work, iron bridges, hot blast for furnaces, rolling mills, iron castings of any size, etc. In March 1861, Col. C. M. Pennington, of the Cherokee artillery, received “A fine iron cannon from the Nobles’ foundry”. This cannon was made from iron obtained from Round Mountain Iron works near Centre, Alabama, and shipped by river steamers up the Coosa River to Rome, Ga. The Nobles built iron cannons of the following sizes: 3 inch rifled; 6 pdr. Smooth Bore field pieces; 12 pdr. Smooth Bore field howitzer; 8 inch siege & garrison howitzer; and bronze Smooth Bores of the 6 powder and 12 powder sizes. U.S. General Jefferson C. Davis captured Rome, May 17, 1864, closing down the Noble Brothers & Company foundries and machine shops.” On a mostly orig restored carriage that was found in an Atlanta, Georgia building. Wheels were rebuilt in 1965 by Atlanta Carriage and are believed to be CS iron. Bore very good condition and rifling is worn and appears to have had a lot of battlefield use. Muzzle diameter is 6-3/8”. Having six lands and grooves. Reproduction irons are painted gloss black. No manufacturer’s numbers can be seen on iron tube. The trunion diameters are 3-5/8”. The authentic wooden carriage (not orig to this tube) has some deterioration and cracking on the trail. Having a bronze vent. There are very few Confederate cannons in private hands today and this is an extraordinarily rare opportunity to buy not only a very rare genuine Confederate cannon, but also one on a period Confederate carriage! CONDITION: Light salt & pepper pitting over surface of bbl. No deep scars or any damage to the bbl. 4-56030 (125,000-225,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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