Guernsey’s Auctioneers’ Harrisburg Auction will be taking place July 15-21 in Harrisburg, Pa. The auction categories will include: The Wild West: which ranges from items relating to specific historic figures including Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, Annie Oakley, Wyatt Earp, … More
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Militaria at Auction.
Auction offers USS Monitor gun turret experience
The Virginia museum that is home to the USS Monitor‘s turret is offering the opportunity to be inside the revolving gun housing of the Civil War ironclad on the anniversary of the final hour before it sank 150 years ago. … More
Keep ’em Rolling: But where to next?
As directed by the 2005 round of the the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, many significant historic vehicle (HMV) collections at U.S. Army facilities are being relocated. For example, the process is evident at Aberdeen Proving Grounds where a … More
Final salute: Captain Bligh’s medals sold
HMS Bounty captain earned them after losing ship Two gold medals earned by Captain William Bligh during his exploits at sea during the late 1700s were auctioned in July in Australia and were expected to fetch more than $272,500 (U.S. … More