The Price of a Medicine Robe, #1/10, 9.5’l x 31”h x 32”w, w/ table & authentic buffalo skull from Milk River area, Montana. Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000. Nominal Starting Bid: $10,000. Sells to the highest bidder at $10,000 or above.

Prairie Princess, bronze lamp, #15/50, 15”h x 12”l, Almost Home, #14/50, 14”h x 8”w x 20”lAll Around, #9/24, 2003, 18” h x 5”w x 12” l Bareback Rider, #7/24, 1997, 17”h x 8”w x 18”lThe Bear and the Bull, 50/100, 1991, 9.5”h x 8”w x 14.5”lCow Horse, #5/100, 1995, 12.5”h x 7”w x 14”lCoyote Pups, #78/100, 3 pcs., 5”h x 3.5”diam.Changing Horses, #12/50, 16”h x 15”w x 32”lI’ll Tell You A Tale, #9”h x 5”w x 8”wI’ll Sing You A Song, #23/250, 7.5” x 7”w x 7”wLittle Joe The Wrangler, #10/100, 20”h x 8”wMalta Mustang, #120/250, 13 ½” h x 5” w x 9” lTurning ‘Em North, Montana Centennial, #95/100, 15”h x

11”w x 17”lMustanger, #12/50, 17” h x 9” w x 43”lNature’s Own, #8/24, 9”h x 11”lNew Life (Miniature), #218/500, 5”h x 3”w x 6” lSchool’s Out, #25/50, 13”h x 8”w x 15”l30 Years Gatherin’, #10/25, 22 ½”h x 17”w x 32”lTravois, #42/50, 14”h x 11”w x 17”l

16 Will James sketches & drawings, assorted sizes, some signed, some framed. From the Virginia Snook Estate, Billings, MT.

Ace Powell, 4 etchings, with remarques & signature, all 1/100, framed in pairs

Ace Powell, 4 original etching plates, from etchings above, framed in pairs

4- Ace Powell etchings, signed, all 91/1003- C.R. Cheek oil paintings, framed2- C.R. Cheek pen & inks, framed

2- Bob Hall, (1895-1970) original pen & ink drawingsWm. Standing, pencil sketch, 1946, note to Jake Myers, foreman

of Coburn and Phillips ranches Wm. Standing, oil, horses in pastureLone Wolf, pen & ink, 6” x 6”Harold Hopkinson, oil, The War Bonnet, 24” x 36”Glen Hopkinson, oil, Seasons of Moving, 24” x 30”Jay Contway, oil on board, Big Sky, 2006, 8” x 10”Jay Contway, pen & ink, cowboy, 2010, 8” x 10”Barbara East, watercolor, 3 cowboys & 3 cowdogs, 7” x 10”,

framedBrian Morger, oil, Vaughn Mansion, 30” x 48”, framed2- Arlene Hooker Fay pastels, Indian boy and girl, 12” x 9”, framedHank Lawshé, Glacier Bear, etching #12/20, 6” x 3”Hank Lawshé, Mountain Man, 3.5” roundSheryl Bodily, Fall Stagecoach, oil on canvas, 12” x 16” Sheryl Bodily, Summer Camp, oil on canvas, 16” x 20”R.F. (Bob) Morgan, Canadian Geese, pencil, 9” x 7”Jim Moyer, oil on board, Spring Lake Wyoming, 8” x 10”Elmer Sprunger, oil on canvas, Mission Mountain Buck, 18” x 24”Bart Walker, oil on board, Smith River Canyon, 10” x 9”J.K. Ralston etching plate of Gen. George CusterDave Hodges, oil on canvas, Lets Go Girls’, 16” x 20”, framedClarence Cuts The Rope, oil on canvas, Indian Camp, 25” x 48”

WIN 1873 rifle, .22 short, 24” barrel, s#201507B. Made 1885. Wood shows minor handling marks. The 1873’s are very rare in the .22 caliber. This gun is “possibly unfired.” If it has been shot, it has been shot very little and has been very well cared for. Blueing is 90% (+/-). All original. Sells with Winchester letter & walnut display case.

WIN 1886, 12 ga., lever action, wood stock, wear mark left side of barrel s#12245

WIN 1892 .25-20 WCF, lever action, octagon barrel, s#229698, excellent condition!

WIN 1894, .30-30 carbine, s#188557, made in 1900, rare “Browning Brothers” mark on barrel

WIN 1895 .30-40, new 24” barrel, new bluing, mfg. 1895, s#53290

WIN 1894 Deluxe .32 WIN, mfg. 1901, ½ magazine takedown, 32 special sight, s#228710, checkered grips

WIN 1903 .22 WIN Auto, semi-auto, stock load, 20” barrel, s#94721, minor cracks in stock, otherwise excellent condition!

WIN 1906 .22, pump, s#328720, s#509063BWIN 1906 .22, pump, inlaid wood diamond in stock, s#234636WIN 52B,.22, bull barrel, target rifle, hardwood stock, target peep

sights, adj. sling mounts, bolt action, s#64575BWIN 721 .270, bolt action, refinished stock, Weaver scopeWIN 94AE, .356 WIN, 20” barrel, rubber butt plate, s#5528346,

Excellent Condition!COLT Model 1860 Army revolver, .44, ivory grips, engraved

cylinder, s# 166440. Engraving (ships) & patent date still quite visible on cylinder. For its age, this piece is in excellent condi-tion; well above average.

COLT Frontier Army revolver, .38COLT single action revolver, .44-40, 4 ¾ “barrel, mfg. 1900,

s#194282HENRY General Robert E. Lee Commemorative, .44-40 iron

frame, s#LEE008, selectively plated in 24-K gold, in glass fronted wooden display case w/ letter of auth. & 5 bullets

Hudson Bay-era flintlock pistol, Barnett maker, British proof marks

MARLIN, .22, octagon barrel, pump actionS&W .357 mag., double action, wood grips, 3” barrel, s#k982261 S&W New Departure, .38, DA, nickeled, 3 ¼”, w/ original box,

s#113831. The gun appears to be unfired. It is in near-mint condition. S&W New Departure, .32, DA, nickeled, 3 ½”,w/ original box,

s#242915. Excellent condition. S&W Military Police Model, .38, DA, nickeled, 5”, w/ box,

s#202721. Possibly never fired.RUGER .22 cal., SA, 5 ½” barrel, s#72461 RUGER .22 cal., SA, 6 ½” barrel, s#60-80286RUGER New Model Blackhawk, .357 Magnum, w/4 power

Leopold scope, s#32-40802, mag-na-postedRUGER Blackhawk, .30 carbine cal., SA, 7 ½” barrel, s#50-

06117, mag-na-postedRUGER New Model Blackhawk, .41 Magnum, w/ Leopold 4 power

scope, s#47-26126, customized by Hamilton Bowen, Louisville, TN, finger case hardened, barrel mag-na-posted, custom grips

SAVAGE Sporter 1917 .25-20, bolt action, wood stock, bb, clip, fair condition, s#90157

H&R ARMS CO. 1896, .38 cal. revolver, stainless, hammerless, s#72656

J STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO., 22 cal. “Crack Shot”, s#0240, Excellent condition!

MAUSER 32 ACP, MDL 1914, s#181756, leather holsterMAUSER military rifle, caliber not known, made early 1890’s,

s#OT-46276CIMARRON REPEATING 1866 MDL 66, .44 W.C.F., Vernier sights, s#71972

Al Furstnow high back saddle, catalog #100, floral tooledAl Furstnow saddle bags, match saddle, catalog #100, missing one cover

Jack Connolly saddle, Livingston, MT, free-wheeling rig (his patent), fully tooled

Keystone Bros., San Francisco, saddle 14”, floral toolingH.H. Heiser saddle, 14.5”, w/ tapaderos, metal horn, Provenance:

Dusty Rhodes CollectionMiles City Saddlery saddle bagsVictor Ario saddle, double rigged, LH brand on cantleVictor Ario chapsVictor Ario’s Cowboy Catalog, Great Falls, MT, New Catalog

No. 47, 1942G.D. Hyatt, Vale Oregon, batwing chapsJohns & Hallinan batwing chaps, made Glendive, MT, nickel

conchosGeorge Lawrence fishing creel strap, near mintC. P. Shipley leather saddle pockets, some restorationMiles City Saddlery saddle bagsA. Buermann spurs, drop shank, moon & star pattern, chains &

straps4 pr.- Buermann spurs, iron & bronzeE. Garcia spurs # 39-10, drop shank, jingle bobs, card suits silver

inlayE. Garcia spurs #47-12, drop shank, jingle bobs, silver inlayKelly Bros. & Parker spurs, silver inlay, short shankBuermann Star Steel Silver arrow shank spurs w/swastika &

cloverleafs, rare3 pair Buermann Star Steel Silver arrow shank spurs, heart &

brass buttonsKelly silver & brass mtd. gal leg bit McChesney iron bit, U. S. Cavalry bit, Indian Wars era, high portEddie Hurlburt silver inlaid bit, early, some silver missingFleming bit, sterling inlaidDeer Lodge Prison aluminum bit, ca. 1930’s, sterling silver inlaid

diamonds & engraved butterfliesU.S. officer spurs, bronze, eagle head shankU.S. bridle, eagle conchos, w/ Shoemaker US bitU.S. work horse bridle w/ US rosettes U.S. Saddle bagsPrison-made leather braided headstall w/ iron bit

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Leather Bronc Belt, tooled, 3 buckleBates – Switzer, Great Falls, MT 1 gal. crock jug,

very good cond., orig. paper labelC.L. Wheeler scale model Stage Coach, very de-

tailed, excellent condition, in showcaseColt humidor w/lid, celluloid, chip on lip, embossed

“Colt” on bottomRoundup Coal porcelain sign, 14” x 18”Cattonaugus Cutlery Co. 1882 Pocket knife2- Promotional calendars, Red Star Garage, 1923

&1924, framedNewhouse traps, 2- #4; 2- #48, 1- #4 ½Original photograph of the Society of Montana

pioneers, taken in 1899 on the Virginia City Court-house steps, 8”h x 10”w, framed

Crow beaded pipebag, ca. 1930’s, made from brain tanned deer hide & porcupine quills, beaded on both sides, sinew sewn

1940’s Blackfeet beaded pouch, excellent condition Assumption sash of the Metis People, 63” x 4.5”4Navajo rug, Chinle, 27” x 48”Navajo rug, Open Field/“Ghost Rug”, double saddle

blanket, 32” x 47”

James, Will, Scorpion, 1st, signed by author to Great Falls School library, (ex lib)

James, Will, Sand, 1st, signed by author to Great Falls School library, (ex lib)

James, Will, Sand, 1929, signed “To Mary W. Stephen-son, Sincerily from the author. Will James, ‘29”, with pen & ink horse, dj.

James, Will, Smokey, 1928, signed “To Jack Jaffin, Sincerily as hell, Bill- Will James ’29. First one to day…” Story goes that Jack Jaffin was WJ’s dentist.

Russell, C.M., Trails Plowed Under, 1927, djRussell, C.M., Good Medicine, 1929 Edition, djRussell, C.M., Trails Plowed Under,1899 Montana brand book, hard bound, good conditionAinsworth, Ed, The Cowboy Art, 1st2- Dippie, Brian W., Charles M. Russell, Word Painter,

1993, signed, 1 leather bound ltd. ed.Fletcher, Robert H., Free Grass to Fences, good cond. McCracken, Harold, George Catlin and the old

Frontier, djMoynahan, J.M. & Tromp, A., The West of Sandy

Ingersoll, signed & inscr. by Sandy Ingersoll Popovich, John A., The Voice of the Curlew, J.K.

Ralston’s Story of His LifePost, C.C., Ten Years A Cowboy, 1st, worn cover, bind-

ing needs repairRenner, Frederic G., Charles M. Russell, 1966 EditionRenner, Ginger, A Limitless Sky, signed by Ginger

Renner and personalized, dj, 1986, 1st edSchultz, James Willard, Floating on the Missouri, 1st, dj

Schultz, James Willard, Sinopah, early editionSchultz, James Willard, Many Strange Characters, djSeltzer, Charles Alden, The Boss of the Lazy Y, Illus.

by J.A. St. JohnSeltzer, Charles Alden, The Trail Horde, 1920Price, Con, Trails I Rode, Illus. by C.M. Russell, 1st Coburn, Wallace David, Rhymes from a Roundup-Up

Camp, Illus. by C.M. Russell, 1903, ex lib.Siringo, Charles, Riata and SpursAbbott, E.C., We Pointed Them North, 1939, signed by

Mrs. Mary Stuart Abbott Bower, B.M., Chip of the Flying U, Illus. by C.M. RussellKennedy, Michael S., The Magazine of Western His-

tory, Cowboys and Cattlemen, dj Murphy, Clyde F., The Glittering Hill, 1st, dj Johnson, Dorothy M., The Bloody Bozeman, 1stMcClintock, Walter, The Old North Trail, 1910, djAdams, Ramon & Britzman, Homer E., C.M. Rus-

sell, The Cowboy Artist, A Biography, 1st 1948Warden, R.D., C.M. Russell Boyhood Sketchbook, 1st1956 North Dakota Brand Book, excellent condition

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