Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(16) Firearm & Related Books
- Price realized
- $98
- Pre-sale estimate
- $100 – $200
- Hammer price
- $80
- Category
- Books, Manuscripts & Archives
- Sold
- July 11, 2024
- Sale
- SPECIAL DAY 1- The Billy Wayne Dickey Collection of Flare Guns
Lot description
(lot of 16) Firearm and related books: (1) "German Infantry Weapons, Vol 1", edited by Donald B. McLean, 1967, 190 pages; (1) "The History of W. & C. Scott, Gunmakers, 2nd Edition", H.A. Crawford, P.G. Whatley, 1985, 92 pages; (1) "Pistols, Revolvers and Ammunition:, Michel H. Josserand, Jan Stevenson, 1967, 341 pages; (1) "Revolving Arms", A.W.F. Taylerson, 1967, 123 pages; (1) "The Shotgun, History and Development", Geoffrey Boothroyd, 1985, 240 pages; (1) "Gun Collecting", Charles Edward Chapel, 1939, 232 pages; (2) "The Gun Collector's Handbook of Values, Charles Edward Chapel, 11th edition, 462 pages, and 14th edition, 503 pages; (1) "The Firearms Dictionary", R.A. Steindler, 1970, 288 pages; (1) "Service Handguns, A Collector's Guide", K.P. Konig, M. Hugo, 1983, 260 pages; (1) "The History of the German Steel Helmet, 1916-1945", Ludwig Baer, 1985, 448 pages; (1) "Firearms Curiosa", Lewis Winant, 1955, 281 pages; (1) "Shotguns and Gunsmiths, The Vintage Years", Geoffrey Boothroyd, 1986, 240 pages; (1) "Guns of the Empire, Firearms of the British Soldier 1837-1987", George Markham, 1990, 159 pages; (1) "Pageant of the Gun", Harold L. Peterson, 1967, 352 pages; "Firearms Encyclopedia", George C. Nonte, Jr., 1973, 341 pages, for shipping largest measure 11.25" x 9.5" x 9", total of all 24.35lbs *Provenance: Collection of Billy Wayne Dickey, USN, (Texas, 1936-2022)
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.
